Premium Tool Post Mount Sky Hooks

Model #: 8700

Premium Chain Sky Hook with Base to Fit Quick Change Tool Holder

• #35 Steel Roller Chain
• Consistent Drive Rate
• Chain Stored Inside Vertical Tube
• Chain Travel: 55”
• Rate of Lift: 1”/ Hand wheel Revolution

Weighing just 23 lbs, the Premium Sky Hook with Tool Holder Base is the ideal one-handed lifting solution for chucks, vises, and heavy work pieces on lathes, mills, benches, and other equipment.

Its dovetail-style base mounts quickly to your lathe’s tool post, or - using the optional bolt-down adapter -to any flat surface such as a mill table or bench. Refer to the selection chart to choose the correct model for your tool post.

As part of the Premium Sky Hook line, it features the LoadLock clutch brake, enabling secure, effortless lifting up to 500 lbs.Unlike friction brakes, the LoadLock design requires no lever - simply crank the hand wheel to lift and reverse to lower smoothly and safely.

Premium Tool Post Mount Sky Hooks Features & Benefits:

• Prevents lifting injuries
• Bases to fit most quick change tool holders*
• Uses one hand operation that does the work of four people
• Safely lifts and positions up to 500 lbs. with one person
• Designed for precision positioning
• Operates in tight working conditions
• Easily detached and carried to different locations
• Constructed of high strength steel
• Maintenance free
• Limited manufacturer’s warranty
• Meets applicable O.S.H.A. & ASME requirements
• Made in the U.S.A. since 1969
• Bolt down adapters available for easy mounting to any suitable flat surface
• CE marking available upon request

Premium Tool Post Mount Sky Hooks Specifications:

• Load limit 500 lbs. / 227 kg.
• Brake style: LoadLock clutch brake
• Overall height (including base): 25.8”
• Overall reach (centre of hook to centre of vertical tube): 21.3”
• Sky Hook rotation in base: 360°
• Weight: 23 lbs.
• Simple crank up to raise the load/crank down to lower the load operation
• Brake locks automatically
• Custom modifications available