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Machine moving skates
When my mill was delivered the crew used 4 small object that I can only
describe as skates. They were made of a steel angle with two axles on the bottom with ball bearings for wheels. used a pinch bar to lift the mill about an inch and slipped two in on one side then two on the other. Rolled that puppy across the shop floor smooth and easy. A big advantage was the machine only had to be lifted an inch or so to get them under. Does anyone know who sells these? Jim |
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"Jim Dincau" wrote in message ... When my mill was delivered the crew used 4 small object that I can only describe as skates. They were made of a steel angle with two axles on the bottom with ball bearings for wheels. used a pinch bar to lift the mill about an inch and slipped two in on one side then two on the other. Rolled that puppy across the shop floor smooth and easy. A big advantage was the machine only had to be lifted an inch or so to get them under. Does anyone know who sells these? Jim Pert' much everybody who deals in equipment. They're called "roller dollies" or "roller-track dollies", depending upon the design. McMaster carries them, among others. LLoyd |
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Jim Dincau wrote:
When my mill was delivered the crew used 4 small object that I can only describe as skates. They were made of a steel angle with two axles on the bottom with ball bearings for wheels. used a pinch bar to lift the mill about an inch and slipped two in on one side then two on the other. Rolled that puppy across the shop floor smooth and easy. A big advantage was the machine only had to be lifted an inch or so to get them under. Does anyone know who sells these? Aw c'mon, Jim. Make some! They're easy .. I did, got the 6" casters from cheapcasters.com, can post my design if you want. GWE |
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On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:02:57 -0700, "Jim Dincau"
wrote: When my mill was delivered the crew used 4 small object that I can only describe as skates. They were made of a steel angle with two axles on the bottom with ball bearings for wheels. used a pinch bar to lift the mill about an inch and slipped two in on one side then two on the other. Rolled that puppy across the shop floor smooth and easy. A big advantage was the machine only had to be lifted an inch or so to get them under. Does anyone know who sells these? Jim Leigh at MarMachine makes very very nice ones Gunner "Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire. Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us) off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give them self determination under "play nice" rules. Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you for torturing the cat." Gunner |
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I am, I just didn't remember how big the bearings were. These were ball
bearings with the outer races running on the floor not casters. Jim Aw c'mon, Jim. Make some! They're easy .. I did, got the 6" casters from cheapcasters.com, can post my design if you want. GWE |
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On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 11:02:35 -0700, with neither quill nor qualm,
Grant Erwin quickly quoth: Jim Dincau wrote: When my mill was delivered the crew used 4 small object that I can only describe as skates. They were made of a steel angle with two axles on the bottom with ball bearings for wheels. used a pinch bar to lift the mill about an inch and slipped two in on one side then two on the other. Rolled that puppy across the shop floor smooth and easy. A big advantage was the machine only had to be lifted an inch or so to get them under. Does anyone know who sells these? Aw c'mon, Jim. Make some! They're easy .. I did, got the 6" casters from cheapcasters.com, can post my design if you want. Yeah, Grant. Please toss the design up in the dropbox. ================================================== =================== -=Everything in Moderation,=- NoteSHADES(tm) glare guards -=including moderation.=- http://www.diversify.com ================================================== =================== |
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It's just a concept drawing, I made it from I-beam because I had a bunch of
scrap. Hopefully you'll get the idea. http://www.tinyisland.com/images/temp/machrollers.pdf Grant Larry Jaques wrote: On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 11:02:35 -0700, with neither quill nor qualm, Grant Erwin quickly quoth: Jim Dincau wrote: When my mill was delivered the crew used 4 small object that I can only describe as skates. They were made of a steel angle with two axles on the bottom with ball bearings for wheels. used a pinch bar to lift the mill about an inch and slipped two in on one side then two on the other. Rolled that puppy across the shop floor smooth and easy. A big advantage was the machine only had to be lifted an inch or so to get them under. Does anyone know who sells these? Aw c'mon, Jim. Make some! They're easy .. I did, got the 6" casters from cheapcasters.com, can post my design if you want. Yeah, Grant. Please toss the design up in the dropbox. ================================================== =================== -=Everything in Moderation,=- NoteSHADES(tm) glare guards -=including moderation.=- http://www.diversify.com ================================================== =================== |
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On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 20:24:00 -0700, with neither quill nor qualm,
Grant Erwin quickly quoth: It's just a concept drawing, I made it from I-beam because I had a bunch of scrap. Hopefully you'll get the idea. I sure wish you had shown a third view. Those two leave me cold. What/where are the rollers, what slides under the machine, etc?!? http://www.tinyisland.com/images/temp/machrollers.pdf Which view is which? Is the upper view the end view, with the casters the bottom pieces, one to each side (with no connecting bolts shown)? If so, that makes the thing over a foot tall. (Doesn't work for me.) I can almost decipher it several ways, none of which works out logically. I can usually grok simple drawings easily enough to actually build something from them, even undimensioned drawings. But there doesn't seem to be enough info in yours to do that. More info, please! ================================================== =================== -=Everything in Moderation,=- NoteSHADES(tm) glare guards -=including moderation.=- http://www.diversify.com ================================================== =================== |
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Sorry, it ain't a blueprint, that's for sure. Try this, these are the skates I
copied with a slight redesign: http://www.dogpatch.com/bobp/shop/mover.htm GWE Larry Jaques wrote: On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 20:24:00 -0700, with neither quill nor qualm, Grant Erwin quickly quoth: It's just a concept drawing, I made it from I-beam because I had a bunch of scrap. Hopefully you'll get the idea. I sure wish you had shown a third view. Those two leave me cold. What/where are the rollers, what slides under the machine, etc?!? http://www.tinyisland.com/images/temp/machrollers.pdf Which view is which? Is the upper view the end view, with the casters the bottom pieces, one to each side (with no connecting bolts shown)? If so, that makes the thing over a foot tall. (Doesn't work for me.) I can almost decipher it several ways, none of which works out logically. I can usually grok simple drawings easily enough to actually build something from them, even undimensioned drawings. But there doesn't seem to be enough info in yours to do that. More info, please! ================================================== =================== -=Everything in Moderation,=- NoteSHADES(tm) glare guards -=including moderation.=- http://www.diversify.com ================================================== =================== |
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On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 12:47:18 -0700, with neither quill nor qualm,
Grant Erwin quickly quoth: damnedtoppostingcorrectedyalazybutthead Larry Jaques wrote: I sure wish you had shown a third view. Those two leave me cold. What/where are the rollers, what slides under the machine, etc?!? http://www.tinyisland.com/images/temp/machrollers.pdf Sorry, it ain't a blueprint, that's for sure. Try this, these are the skates I copied with a slight redesign: http://www.dogpatch.com/bobp/shop/mover.htm OhhhhhK. The top is a "front" view and the bottom a "side" view with just plain ol' rectangles for casters. Got it. That one detail omission made a real difference. Also, I was thinking "side-mount" while you built front/rear mounts. ================================================== =================== -=Everything in Moderation,=- NoteSHADES(tm) glare guards -=including moderation.=- http://www.diversify.com ================================================== =================== |
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