Die table for roller, bender and Iron worker

[firestopper]

I have been storing heavy dies in large bins on the floor over the past years making it a PITA. The real issue is loading large tooling onto the iron worker. Seems the older I get, the heavier the tooling gets so I designed a rolling die support table. The entire project was built utilizing remnant pieces of steel. The castors where the only items purchased.
The large pins turned on the lathe came from a fubar hydraulic cylinder that I replaced on a customers dump trailer some time back.

The front business end of the table indexes onto the iron worker for a positive lock keeping the table into position when sliding heavy tooling on and off machine.

 

[firestopper]

I can only post five photos per post so I apologize for my lack of computer skills.

The overall wight of tooling for three machines is well over 1000 pounds so the table is stout. I will also use the table to move long heavy pieces around the shop when the fork lift can't be used. In a single person home shop, I can use all the help I can get to stay efficient and productive.

The top was cut manually with a plasma and a 5" flap wheel used to create a radius all around the edge.

Securing the top was done using six angle clips that interlock around the inside portion of the frame. A snug fit but easily removable by lifting straight up.

 

[firestopper]

A push bar/
handle was laid out for knurling and two 90º bends.

A creative lathe setup utilizing a follow rest. The stock is 1" round tubing 12 gauge and had to be fed in from the headstock end and supported by a spider I recently build for the lathe. Both spider and chuck where indicated.

The tail stock end was supported with a live center.

Knurling was preformed at 500 RPM with .042" deep plunge single pass. The proximity carriage stop was used to stop machine for a good looking knurl termination. A light coat of cutting oil was brushed on prior to feed.

 

[firestopper]

The finished knurling.

Bending the 90º's was simple with the Ercolina super bender. Simply input the angle and spring back, and step on the foot pedal. This is a 110VAc rotary bender capable of repeated accurate bends for production work.

Cut at 40º on band saw (left and right)

The handle/bar was welded. The top of the bar is the same elevation as the top surface of the table. This will allow the cart to be loaded with long heavy pieces requiring to be moved around the shop.

This photo shows the table indexed to Iron worker for tooling swap.

 

[firestopper]

The mating surfaces of the table and iron worker allows the sliding in of the heavy break tooling. My back really likes the finished product.

Once in place you unlock the castors and pull the table straight back. It rolls very smoothly and maneuvers nicely.

Primer/Paint will have to wait until the winds subside. The other machines that share die storage table. Profile roller and pipe/tubing bender.

Ercolina controls for spring back,angle and ramp down.

Thanks for viewing, I hope someone can use the information to preserve your back.
Paco

 

[FJ60Seth]

I have to go change my underwear.

 

[firestopper]

I have to go change my underwear.

I won't s*** myself lifting the heavy tooling any longer haha! my undies stay clean now!

 

[e9999]

beautifully done
and what a clean lathe (and shop)!

 

[firestopper]

beautifully done
and what a clean lathe (and shop)!

Thanks, sometimes I feel like a janitor, but the effort is with it.

 

[KLF]

Some day I want a lathe that can cut parts with no cuttings left over all over the machine and floor.

VERY nice work, as usual.