Overhead Crane Blog

Cranes are large machines, generally used on construction sites to lift, move or work on heavy or inaccessible areas. These machines are meant to be used to help make the work site safer for construction workers by not requiring them to try to lift a heavy object or get into an unsafe work area. Cranes must be periodically inspected for safety and maintained to ensure that they are helping to keep workers safe rather than posing a possible hazard.

Cranes are traditionally used in the construction industry or where there is a need to move heavy items. Cranes use a pulley system to reduce the strain and increase the weight that can be moved. Some cranes have magnets rather than hooks to grab items and move them. A model crane can be built using simple craft items and supplies from around the home. This model can be built with either a magnet or hook.

A crane is a large, powerful device used to lift heavy objects. There are a large number of different types of cranes, each with a different use and application. Model makers like to re-create things from the real world, and a model crane is a complex project. Making one of these to scale, where it is the same proportions as a real crane, adds an extra element of challenge.