??? ??? 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

On Nov 7, 2022, at 8:22 PM, mike allen <animal@...> wrote:

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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 .

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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

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On Nov 7, 2022, at 7:39 PM, mike allen <animal@...> wrote:

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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 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.