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At Mike Allen's request here is a bit of information on the over head rail I'm putting up in my workshop to enable loading lathe and mill from work bench with tooling or material. Basically it is 2.5"x0.5" flat bar supported from the ceiling as a rail and a gate system to enable changing direction of a slider with chain block attached. See attached photo for progress so far.
Think of it as the old type of rail system used in a meat processing factory where each carcass is on a sliding hook that runs along the rail and has gates that close between rails to move product to different areas. This is actually what I have, my property is an old bacon and small meat goods factory which still had some of the rails and gate systems left in it when I got the place. I've cut it down and moved it to the area I use as my metal workshop.
Even though I had everything, it has still take a lot of time to get it cut to size and everything lining up correctly. I've had to modify the gate lengths to make everything fit in the right place. I won't be able to easily change the configuration of things once it is all done so I've spent a lot of time measuring twice and cutting multiple times too! Realistically it is over kill for what I need, it will easily handle 100kg (220lbs), but it was free since I had all the materials.
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Thanks for getting back Steve . I've seen the rails in the meat
shops but never looked at the junctions . I had 4 back surgeries go bad
& when they cracked my chest after my heart attack
??? ??? my lifting stalled real bad . I can still lift? 100 something
after it gets up to my shoulders . I ended up with one of those HF truck
cranes & been thinkin about putting it between my mill &
?? ??? ? big lathe? .? I like the idea of a shop that smells like
beacon , but I live in bear country . Hate to argue with a bear over a
lathe chuck .
??? ??? thanks
??? ??? animal
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On 11/7/2022 2:41 AM, steve nicholson wrote: At Mike Allen's request here is a bit of information on the over head
rail I'm putting up in my workshop to enable loading lathe and mill
from work bench with tooling or material. Basically it is 2.5"x0.5"
flat bar supported from the ceiling as a rail and a gate system to
enable changing direction of a slider with chain block attached. See
attached photo for progress so far.
Think of it as the old type of rail system used in a meat processing
factory where each carcass is on a sliding hook that runs along the
rail and has gates that close between rails to move product to
different areas. This is actually what I have, my property is an old
bacon and small meat goods factory which still had some of the rails
and gate systems left in it when I got the place. I've cut it down and
moved it to the area I use as my metal workshop.
Even though I had everything, it has still take a lot of time to get
it cut to size and everything lining up correctly. I've had to modify
the gate lengths to make everything fit in the right place. I won't be
able to easily change the configuration of things once it is all done
so I've spent a lot of time measuring twice and cutting multiple times
too! Realistically it is over kill for what I need, it will easily
handle 100kg (220lbs), but it was free since I had all the materials.
|
Nice! Should work well for you when you get it all installed!
And you can’t beat the price!?
I had a friend of mine who picked up the leftovers of a similar monorail system from a mill they tore down. He installed it in his shop, which started it’s life as a 4-car garage.?
I notice as I’m gettin’ older, things like my 6” mill vise, and my angle table, are gaining wait. I’ve been thinking on using unistrut for a small trolley & lift.
Other Bill
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On Nov 7, 2022, at 2:42 AM, steve nicholson <steve@...> wrote:
? At Mike Allen's request here is a bit of information on the over head rail I'm putting up in my workshop to enable loading lathe and mill from work bench with tooling or material. Basically it is 2.5"x0.5" flat bar supported from the ceiling
as a rail and a gate system to enable changing direction of a slider with chain block attached. See attached photo for progress so far.
Think of it as the old type of rail system used in a meat processing factory where each carcass is on a sliding hook that runs along the rail and has gates that close between rails to move product to different areas. This is actually what I have, my property
is an old bacon and small meat goods factory which still had some of the rails and gate systems left in it when I got the place. I've cut it down and moved it to the area I use as my metal workshop.
Even though I had everything, it has still take a lot of time to get it cut to size and everything lining up correctly. I've had to modify the gate lengths to make everything fit in the right place. I won't be able to easily change the configuration of
things once it is all done so I've spent a lot of time measuring twice and cutting multiple times too! Realistically it is over kill for what I need, it will easily handle 100kg (220lbs), but it was free since I had all the materials.
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??? ??? Other Bill , if you can get your hands on a Unistrut or a
Beeline catalog they have ( or used to have ) weight & span
& other tables for construction . Unistrut is just a toy for
big kids .
??? ??? animal
On 11/7/2022 6:47 PM, Bill Armstrong
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Nice! Should work well for you when you get it all installed!
And you can’t beat the price!?
I had a friend of mine who picked up the leftovers of a
similar monorail system from a mill they tore down. He installed
it in his shop, which started it’s life as a 4-car garage.?
I notice as I’m gettin’ older, things like my 6” mill vise,
and my angle table, are gaining wait. I’ve been thinking on
using unistrut for a small trolley & lift.
Other Bill
On Nov 7, 2022, at 2:42 AM, steve
nicholson <steve@...> wrote:
? At Mike Allen's request here is a bit of
information on the over head rail I'm putting up in my
workshop to enable loading lathe and mill from work bench
with tooling or material. Basically it is 2.5"x0.5" flat bar
supported from the ceiling as a rail and a gate system to
enable changing direction of a slider with chain block
attached. See attached photo for progress so far.
Think of it as the old type of rail system used in a
meat processing factory where each carcass is on a sliding
hook that runs along the rail and has gates that close
between rails to move product to different areas. This is
actually what I have, my property is an old bacon and small
meat goods factory which still had some of the rails and
gate systems left in it when I got the place. I've cut it
down and moved it to the area I use as my metal workshop.
Even though I had everything, it has still take a lot of
time to get it cut to size and everything lining up
correctly. I've had to modify the gate lengths to make
everything fit in the right place. I won't be able to easily
change the configuration of things once it is all done so
I've spent a lot of time measuring twice and cutting
multiple times too! Realistically it is over kill for what I
need, it will easily handle 100kg (220lbs), but it was free
since I had all the materials.
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Beeline…..I forgot about those guys! Thanks! I got an old Beeline catalog somewhere, from back when I worked for a livin’! Global Supply is another one that often has good pricing.
Far as I’ve got so far, is looking at McMaster Carr. They sell the trolleys and strut etc., but they are not where I want to buy from. They always have stock, but seldom the best price.?
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On Nov 7, 2022, at 7:39 PM, mike allen <animal@...> wrote:
?
??? ??? Other Bill , if you can get your hands on a Unistrut or a Beeline catalog they have ( or used to have ) weight & span & other tables for construction . Unistrut is just a toy for big kids .
??? ??? animal
On 11/7/2022 6:47 PM, Bill Armstrong wrote:
Nice! Should work well for you when you get it all installed!
And you can’t beat the price!?
I had a friend of mine who picked up the leftovers of a similar monorail system from a mill they tore down. He installed it in his shop, which started it’s life as a 4-car garage.?
I notice as I’m gettin’ older, things like my 6” mill vise, and my angle table, are gaining wait. I’ve been thinking on using unistrut for a small trolley & lift.
Other Bill
On Nov 7, 2022, at 2:42 AM, steve nicholson
<steve@...> wrote:
? At Mike Allen's request here is a bit of information on the over head rail I'm putting up in my workshop to enable loading lathe and mill from work bench with tooling or material. Basically it is 2.5"x0.5" flat bar supported from the ceiling
as a rail and a gate system to enable changing direction of a slider with chain block attached. See attached photo for progress so far.
Think of it as the old type of rail system used in a meat processing factory where each carcass is on a sliding hook that runs along the rail and has gates that close between rails to move product to different areas. This is actually what I have, my property
is an old bacon and small meat goods factory which still had some of the rails and gate systems left in it when I got the place. I've cut it down and moved it to the area I use as my metal workshop.
Even though I had everything, it has still take a lot of time to get it cut to size and everything lining up correctly. I've had to modify the gate lengths to make everything fit in the right place. I won't be able to easily change the configuration of
things once it is all done so I've spent a lot of time measuring twice and cutting multiple times too! Realistically it is over kill for what I need, it will easily handle 100kg (220lbs), but it was free since I had all the materials.
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??? ??? Thats funny , my Global Supply cat showed up on Saturday
. I have tried to quit them & sill keep getting them . My kid
says you leave a Global cat on a table at a party someone is
??? always pick it up & start showing things to their bud's .
You can get the trolly's on Amazon , not sure about the prices . I
bet its been 20 years since I bought any for a customer .
??? ???
??? ??? animal
On 11/7/2022 7:55 PM, Bill Armstrong
wrote:
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Beeline…..I forgot about those guys! Thanks! I got an old Beeline
catalog somewhere, from back when I worked for a livin’! Global
Supply is another one that often has good pricing.
Far as I’ve got so far, is looking at McMaster Carr. They
sell the trolleys and strut etc., but they are not where I want
to buy from. They always have stock, but seldom the best price.?
Other Bill
?
?
??? ??? Other Bill , if you can get your hands on a
Unistrut or a Beeline catalog they have ( or used to
have ) weight & span & other tables for
construction . Unistrut is just a toy for big kids .
??? ??? animal
On 11/7/2022 6:47 PM, Bill
Armstrong wrote:
Nice! Should work well for you when you get it all
installed!
And you can’t beat the price!?
I had a friend of mine who picked up the leftovers
of a similar monorail system from a mill they tore
down. He installed it in his shop, which started it’s
life as a 4-car garage.?
I notice as I’m gettin’ older, things like my 6”
mill vise, and my angle table, are gaining wait. I’ve
been thinking on using unistrut for a small trolley
& lift.
Other Bill
On Nov 7, 2022, at 2:42 AM,
steve nicholson
<steve@...> wrote:
? At Mike Allen's request here is
a bit of information on the over head rail I'm
putting up in my workshop to enable loading lathe
and mill from work bench with tooling or material.
Basically it is 2.5"x0.5" flat bar supported from
the ceiling as a rail and a gate system to enable
changing direction of a slider with chain block
attached. See attached photo for progress so far.
Think of it as the old type of rail system
used in a meat processing factory where each
carcass is on a sliding hook that runs along the
rail and has gates that close between rails to
move product to different areas. This is actually
what I have, my property is an old bacon and small
meat goods factory which still had some of the
rails and gate systems left in it when I got the
place. I've cut it down and moved it to the area I
use as my metal workshop.
Even though I had everything, it has still
take a lot of time to get it cut to size and
everything lining up correctly. I've had to modify
the gate lengths to make everything fit in the
right place. I won't be able to easily change the
configuration of things once it is all done so
I've spent a lot of time measuring twice and
cutting multiple times too! Realistically it is
over kill for what I need, it will easily handle
100kg (220lbs), but it was free since I had all
the materials.
|
Some of those outfits must spend 47 kazillion dollars on flyers and catalogs.?
Enco was good for that. I started getting two of everything they mailed out, after my wife ordered some stuff from them. She used my account, but used her name on the ship to address, so she got added to the mailing list.?
Couldn’t stop em. I tried. Finally ended when Enco was fully absorbed by MSC and went away.?
I was planning on getting this style of trolley:?
Real bearings, not the garage door roller things!
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On Nov 7, 2022, at 8:22 PM, mike allen <animal@...> wrote:
?
??? ??? Thats funny , my Global Supply cat showed up on Saturday . I have tried to quit them & sill keep getting them . My kid says you leave a Global cat on a table at a party someone is
??? always pick it up & start showing things to their bud's . You can get the trolly's on Amazon , not sure about the prices . I bet its been 20 years since I bought any for a customer .
??? ???
??? ??? animal
On 11/7/2022 7:55 PM, Bill Armstrong wrote:
Beeline…..I forgot about those guys! Thanks! I got an old Beeline catalog somewhere, from back when I worked for a livin’! Global Supply is another one that often has good pricing.
Far as I’ve got so far, is looking at McMaster Carr. They sell the trolleys and strut etc., but they are not where I want to buy from. They always have stock, but seldom the best price.?
Other Bill
?
?
??? ??? Other Bill , if you can get your hands on a Unistrut or a Beeline catalog they have ( or used to have ) weight & span & other tables for construction . Unistrut is just a toy for big kids .
??? ??? animal
On 11/7/2022 6:47 PM, Bill Armstrong wrote:
Nice! Should work well for you when you get it all installed!
And you can’t beat the price!?
I had a friend of mine who picked up the leftovers of a similar monorail system from a mill they tore down. He installed it in his shop, which started it’s life as a 4-car garage.?
I notice as I’m gettin’ older, things like my 6” mill vise, and my angle table, are gaining wait. I’ve been thinking on using unistrut for a small trolley & lift.
Other Bill
On Nov 7, 2022, at 2:42 AM, steve nicholson
<steve@...> wrote:
? At Mike Allen's request here is a bit of information on the over head rail I'm putting up in my workshop to enable loading lathe and mill from work bench with tooling or material. Basically it is 2.5"x0.5" flat bar supported from the ceiling
as a rail and a gate system to enable changing direction of a slider with chain block attached. See attached photo for progress so far.
Think of it as the old type of rail system used in a meat processing factory where each carcass is on a sliding hook that runs along the rail and has gates that close between rails to move product to different areas. This is actually what I have, my property
is an old bacon and small meat goods factory which still had some of the rails and gate systems left in it when I got the place. I've cut it down and moved it to the area I use as my metal workshop.
Even though I had everything, it has still take a lot of time to get it cut to size and everything lining up correctly. I've had to modify the gate lengths to make everything fit in the right place. I won't be able to easily change the configuration of
things once it is all done so I've spent a lot of time measuring twice and cutting multiple times too! Realistically it is over kill for what I need, it will easily handle 100kg (220lbs), but it was free since I had all the materials.
|
??? ??? That is a pretty darn good price there . That style gives
you a few extra mounting options . I think of the ones I have left
some have a eye bolt & the others have a small vertical plate.
??? ??? There's a lot moor options on that link I sent then when
I used to buy them , & some of the options I could have used
years back . Unistrut is kinda like drywall screws 1000 & 1
uses .
??? ??? animal
On 11/8/2022 6:24 AM, Bill Armstrong
wrote:
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Some of those outfits must spend 47 kazillion dollars on flyers
and catalogs.?
Enco was good for that. I started getting two of everything
they mailed out, after my wife ordered some stuff from them. She
used my account, but used her name on the ship to address, so
she got added to the mailing list.?
Couldn’t stop em. I tried. Finally ended when Enco was fully
absorbed by MSC and went away.?
I was planning on getting this style of trolley:?
Real bearings, not the garage door roller things!
Other Bill
?
??? ??? Thats funny , my Global Supply cat showed up on
Saturday . I have tried to quit them & sill keep
getting them . My kid says you leave a Global cat on a
table at a party someone is
??? always pick it up & start showing things to their
bud's . You can get the trolly's on Amazon , not sure
about the prices . I bet its been 20 years since I bought
any for a customer .
??? ???
??? ??? animal
On 11/7/2022 7:55 PM, Bill
Armstrong wrote:
Beeline…..I
forgot about those guys! Thanks! I got an old Beeline
catalog somewhere, from back when I worked for a livin’!
Global Supply is another one that often has good pricing.
Far as I’ve got so far, is looking at McMaster Carr.
They sell the trolleys and strut etc., but they are not
where I want to buy from. They always have stock, but
seldom the best price.?
Other Bill
?
?
??? ??? Other Bill , if you can get your hands
on a Unistrut or a Beeline catalog they have (
or used to have ) weight & span & other
tables for construction . Unistrut is just a toy
for big kids .
??? ??? animal
On 11/7/2022 6:47 PM,
Bill Armstrong wrote:
Nice! Should work well for you when you get
it all installed!
And you can’t beat the price!?
I had a friend of mine who picked up the
leftovers of a similar monorail system from a
mill they tore down. He installed it in his
shop, which started it’s life as a 4-car
garage.?
I notice as I’m gettin’ older, things like
my 6” mill vise, and my angle table, are
gaining wait. I’ve been thinking on using
unistrut for a small trolley & lift.
Other Bill
On Nov 7, 2022, at
2:42 AM, steve nicholson
<steve@...> wrote:
? At Mike Allen's request
here is a bit of information on the over
head rail I'm putting up in my workshop to
enable loading lathe and mill from work
bench with tooling or material. Basically
it is 2.5"x0.5" flat bar supported from
the ceiling as a rail and a gate system to
enable changing direction of a slider with
chain block attached. See attached photo
for progress so far.
Think of it as the old type of rail
system used in a meat processing factory
where each carcass is on a sliding hook
that runs along the rail and has gates
that close between rails to move product
to different areas. This is actually what
I have, my property is an old bacon and
small meat goods factory which still had
some of the rails and gate systems left in
it when I got the place. I've cut it down
and moved it to the area I use as my metal
workshop.
Even though I had everything, it has
still take a lot of time to get it cut to
size and everything lining up correctly.
I've had to modify the gate lengths to
make everything fit in the right place. I
won't be able to easily change the
configuration of things once it is all
done so I've spent a lot of time measuring
twice and cutting multiple times too!
Realistically it is over kill for what I
need, it will easily handle 100kg
(220lbs), but it was free since I had all
the materials.
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Yes the far end of the building still smells like bacon, the old smoking room is still there. That was back when they used salt to cure, with real fires and wood smoke to favour the bacon, rather than the nitrates and artificial flavour liquids.
I've seen others that have used jib cranes to load equipment on to mills. One was small and could be moved/reattached to each machine round the shop, that was a clever idea. Otherwise you just have to position your equipment in the right place for the crane to reach each machine.
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On 8/11/22 15:02, mike allen wrote: Thanks for getting back Steve . I've seen the rails in the meat
shops but never looked at the junctions . I had 4 back surgeries go bad
& when they cracked my chest after my heart attack
??? ??? my lifting stalled real bad . I can still lift? 100 something
after it gets up to my shoulders . I ended up with one of those HF truck
cranes & been thinkin about putting it between my mill &
?? ??? ? big lathe? .? I like the idea of a shop that smells like
beacon , but I live in bear country . Hate to argue with a bear over a
lathe chuck .
??? ??? thanks
??? ??? animal
On 11/7/2022 2:41 AM, steve nicholson wrote:
At Mike Allen's request here is a bit of information on the over head
rail I'm putting up in my workshop to enable loading lathe and mill
from work bench with tooling or material. Basically it is 2.5"x0.5"
flat bar supported from the ceiling as a rail and a gate system to
enable changing direction of a slider with chain block attached. See
attached photo for progress so far.
Think of it as the old type of rail system used in a meat processing
factory where each carcass is on a sliding hook that runs along the
rail and has gates that close between rails to move product to
different areas. This is actually what I have, my property is an old
bacon and small meat goods factory which still had some of the rails
and gate systems left in it when I got the place. I've cut it down and
moved it to the area I use as my metal workshop.
Even though I had everything, it has still take a lot of time to get
it cut to size and everything lining up correctly. I've had to modify
the gate lengths to make everything fit in the right place. I won't be
able to easily change the configuration of things once it is all done
so I've spent a lot of time measuring twice and cutting multiple times
too! Realistically it is over kill for what I need, it will easily
handle 100kg (220lbs), but it was free since I had all the materials.
|
I figure I can get the rail & hangers etc at Home Depot, next
time I make a trip to the big city. Not something anyone is going to
ship for free, 'less a guy buys a truckload of it!
They don't carry the trolley like I want at most places, but that
does seem like a decent price for a couple from the Amazonians. Hard
to build 'em for that price I think.?
Other Bill
On 11/8/2022 10:59 AM, mike allen
wrote:
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??? ??? That is a pretty darn good price there . That style
gives you a few extra mounting options . I think of the ones I
have left some have a eye bolt & the others have a small
vertical plate.
??? ??? There's a lot moor options on that link I sent then
when I used to buy them , & some of the options I could have
used years back . Unistrut is kinda like drywall screws 1000
& 1 uses .
??? ??? animal
On 11/8/2022 6:24 AM, Bill Armstrong
wrote:
Some of those outfits must spend 47 kazillion dollars on flyers
and catalogs.?
Enco was good for that. I started getting two of everything
they mailed out, after my wife ordered some stuff from them.
She used my account, but used her name on the ship to address,
so she got added to the mailing list.?
Couldn’t stop em. I tried. Finally ended when Enco was
fully absorbed by MSC and went away.?
I was planning on getting this style of trolley:?
Real bearings, not the garage door roller things!
Other Bill
?
??? ??? Thats funny , my Global Supply cat showed up on
Saturday . I have tried to quit them & sill keep
getting them . My kid says you leave a Global cat on a
table at a party someone is
??? always pick it up & start showing things to
their bud's . You can get the trolly's on Amazon , not
sure about the prices . I bet its been 20 years since I
bought any for a customer .
??? ???
??? ??? animal
On 11/7/2022 7:55 PM, Bill
Armstrong wrote:
Beeline…..I
forgot about those guys! Thanks! I got an old Beeline
catalog somewhere, from back when I worked for a livin’!
Global Supply is another one that often has good
pricing.
Far as I’ve got so far, is looking at McMaster
Carr. They sell the trolleys and strut etc., but they
are not where I want to buy from. They always have
stock, but seldom the best price.?
Other Bill
?
?
??? ??? Other Bill , if you can get your
hands on a Unistrut or a Beeline catalog they
have ( or used to have ) weight & span
& other tables for construction . Unistrut
is just a toy for big kids .
??? ??? animal
On 11/7/2022 6:47
PM, Bill Armstrong wrote:
Nice! Should work well for you when you
get it all installed!
And you can’t beat the price!?
I had a friend of mine who picked up the
leftovers of a similar monorail system from
a mill they tore down. He installed it in
his shop, which started it’s life as a 4-car
garage.?
I notice as I’m gettin’ older, things
like my 6” mill vise, and my angle table,
are gaining wait. I’ve been thinking on
using unistrut for a small trolley &
lift.
Other Bill
On Nov 7, 2022, at
2:42 AM, steve nicholson
<steve@...> wrote:
? At Mike Allen's
request here is a bit of information on
the over head rail I'm putting up in my
workshop to enable loading lathe and
mill from work bench with tooling or
material. Basically it is 2.5"x0.5" flat
bar supported from the ceiling as a rail
and a gate system to enable changing
direction of a slider with chain block
attached. See attached photo for
progress so far.
Think of it as the old type of rail
system used in a meat processing factory
where each carcass is on a sliding hook
that runs along the rail and has gates
that close between rails to move product
to different areas. This is actually
what I have, my property is an old bacon
and small meat goods factory which still
had some of the rails and gate systems
left in it when I got the place. I've
cut it down and moved it to the area I
use as my metal workshop.
Even though I had everything, it has
still take a lot of time to get it cut
to size and everything lining up
correctly. I've had to modify the gate
lengths to make everything fit in the
right place. I won't be able to easily
change the configuration of things once
it is all done so I've spent a lot of
time measuring twice and cutting
multiple times too! Realistically it is
over kill for what I need, it will
easily handle 100kg (220lbs), but it was
free since I had all the materials.
|
If I didn't already have the rail I would probably use unistrut
or Henderson rails (I have some of these too), they are a bit more
difficult if you need to change directions but every problem can
be over come if enough thought goes into it. I have the rails
gates, only the one chain block and wanted to be able to move
stuff between equipment, however you could do it in straight runs
between each machine and have multiple chain blocks.
Another option if you only require light weight lifting, say less
than 100lbs would be the rails for overhead sectional garage
doors. You could have two rails opposite each other if you wanted
to make it stronger and a dual wheel truck between the two rails
using the little wheels/axle from the door section. I'll bet this
stuff gets dumped fairly often when people change the colour of
their garage door and could get it free or cheap!
On 8/11/22 15:47, Bill Armstrong wrote:
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Nice! Should work well for you when you get it all installed!
And you can’t beat the price!?
I had a friend of mine who picked up the leftovers of a
similar monorail system from a mill they tore down. He installed
it in his shop, which started it’s life as a 4-car garage.?
I notice as I’m gettin’ older, things like my 6” mill vise,
and my angle table, are gaining wait. I’ve been thinking on
using unistrut for a small trolley & lift.
Other Bill
On Nov 7, 2022, at 2:42 AM, steve
nicholson <steve@...> wrote:
? At Mike Allen's request here is a bit of
information on the over head rail I'm putting up in my
workshop to enable loading lathe and mill from work bench
with tooling or material. Basically it is 2.5"x0.5" flat bar
supported from the ceiling as a rail and a gate system to
enable changing direction of a slider with chain block
attached. See attached photo for progress so far.
Think of it as the old type of rail system used in a
meat processing factory where each carcass is on a sliding
hook that runs along the rail and has gates that close
between rails to move product to different areas. This is
actually what I have, my property is an old bacon and small
meat goods factory which still had some of the rails and
gate systems left in it when I got the place. I've cut it
down and moved it to the area I use as my metal workshop.
Even though I had everything, it has still take a lot of
time to get it cut to size and everything lining up
correctly. I've had to modify the gate lengths to make
everything fit in the right place. I won't be able to easily
change the configuration of things once it is all done so
I've spent a lot of time measuring twice and cutting
multiple times too! Realistically it is over kill for what I
need, it will easily handle 100kg (220lbs), but it was free
since I had all the materials.
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Another option is pipe- I installed a short section of 1.5"OD (I think) between the mill drill and the Nichols horizontal mill.? I also made the trolley which supports the chain hoist.? It doesn't get used very often, but it's nice to have when I need it.? Capacity is probably around 150lbs.??
-Dave
On Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 12:02:52 PM PST, steve nicholson <steve@...> wrote:
If I didn't already have the rail I would probably use unistrut
or Henderson rails (I have some of these too), they are a bit more
difficult if you need to change directions but every problem can
be over come if enough thought goes into it. I have the rails
gates, only the one chain block and wanted to be able to move
stuff between equipment, however you could do it in straight runs
between each machine and have multiple chain blocks.
Another option if you only require light weight lifting, say less
than 100lbs would be the rails for overhead sectional garage
doors. You could have two rails opposite each other if you wanted
to make it stronger and a dual wheel truck between the two rails
using the little wheels/axle from the door section. I'll bet this
stuff gets dumped fairly often when people change the colour of
their garage door and could get it free or cheap!
On 8/11/22 15:47, Bill Armstrong wrote:
Nice! Should work well for you when you get it all installed!
And you can’t beat the price!?
I had a friend of mine who picked up the leftovers of a
similar monorail system from a mill they tore down. He installed
it in his shop, which started it’s life as a 4-car garage.?
I notice as I’m gettin’ older, things like my 6” mill vise,
and my angle table, are gaining wait. I’ve been thinking on
using unistrut for a small trolley & lift.
Other Bill
On Nov 7, 2022, at 2:42 AM, steve
nicholson <steve@...> wrote:
? At Mike Allen's request here is a bit of
information on the over head rail I'm putting up in my
workshop to enable loading lathe and mill from work bench
with tooling or material. Basically it is 2.5"x0.5" flat bar
supported from the ceiling as a rail and a gate system to
enable changing direction of a slider with chain block
attached. See attached photo for progress so far.
Think of it as the old type of rail system used in a
meat processing factory where each carcass is on a sliding
hook that runs along the rail and has gates that close
between rails to move product to different areas. This is
actually what I have, my property is an old bacon and small
meat goods factory which still had some of the rails and
gate systems left in it when I got the place. I've cut it
down and moved it to the area I use as my metal workshop.
Even though I had everything, it has still take a lot of
time to get it cut to size and everything lining up
correctly. I've had to modify the gate lengths to make
everything fit in the right place. I won't be able to easily
change the configuration of things once it is all done so
I've spent a lot of time measuring twice and cutting
multiple times too! Realistically it is over kill for what I
need, it will easily handle 100kg (220lbs), but it was free
since I had all the materials.
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