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:
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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.
