Homemade Tools Engine Stand

[Tom Wesenberg]

Having an engine stand makes storing and transporting Model A engines much easier and safer than using an old tire.
I cut four pieces of 2 x 6 seventeen inches long, and four pieces of 2 x 6 eight and a half inches long.
I used four #8 x 2 1/2" square drive screws to fasten each vertical board to the horizontal board.
I used only 2 screws on each end of the bottom boards to secure each of the ends of the horizontal and vertical boards.
Space the uprights 7 3/4" to 7 7/8" apart to clear the oil pan sides.
I had a gallon of free green paint from the recycling center, so that's the paint I used.
I like to use 2 drills, so I don't have to change bits when drilling a pilot hole for the screws.
These two drill were less than $5 each from swap meets.

[BNCHIEF]

Tom that is pretty nice. great idea.

[Big hammer]

Thank you for sharing Tom !
your such a handy and giving man !

[Mitch]

Thanks Tom for the detailed specs, very nice job
can i borrow some of your paint?:

[tbirdtbird]

hey no fair having 2 separate drills together at the same time

I think one is used for metric holes.

[BudP]

I made something similar, had the bottom sized to the dimensions of a Harbor Freight moving dolly, placed it on that dolly, and moved the engine where ever I wanted.

[cpf240]

Cool, but where's the action shot? :D

[Dennis]

Great idea and thanks for sharing. You could take that plywood you have underneath it and make gussets for the ends to make it a little more rigid.

[Tom Wesenberg]

Great idea and thanks for sharing. You could take that plywood you have underneath it and make gussets for the ends to make it a little more rigid.

This is plenty rigid for storing engines. If I was using it through the U.S. mail, then no amount of gussets could stop the damage they cause.

[Tom Wesenberg]

Several weeks ago I finished the dog house I will use to store the Delco Light Plant, and my Model A engine. This is the engine I started working on last summer, and I still need to paint the oil pan before it's ready to install as a temporary engine in my 28 Phaeton. I've been storing this engine outside by my pine tree and under 3 plastic tarps since last October, and you can see I should have oiled the flywheel.

I still had the engine 1/4" off the stand, but you can see how it fits, and as Bud said, it will set nicely on a Harbor Freight dolly if you want to roll it around.
BTW, I have to thank Dave Gerold for the idea to make this stand. He pictured the one he made for engines a couple years ago, and I like it. Dave is our local engine rebuilder and a member of our Model A club.

[DaWizard]

Any dog would be proud to call that home Tom, excellent job!!