Looking for better ideas for moving large stainless steel parts

mazrimtaim · Nov 13, 2022

So there may be a thread for this already and I'm sorry if that's the case. So I'm going to have a make a 26 inch tube sheet in a couple weeks and am wondering what yall might use to lift a piece of stainless steel that weighs over 200lbs onto and off of a flat table. I've got access to a fork lift at the moment but I was hoping for a better ideq to take it on and off the table without marring anything inside of the machine.

matt_isserstedt · Nov 13, 2022

Not intended to be sarcastic but...3 other guys? Did you slip a zero there and it was 2000 (?) I'm not sure exactly what needs to be protected but cardboard comes to mind as a cheap and readily available solution if its 200#. Wood blocking would be my choice if its 2000.

mazrimtaim · Nov 13, 2022

The parts are 250ish pounds. I'm going to have to lift the part onto a base plate that's on top of a small rotary table inside of a haas vf2. Just seeing if anyone has a solution that might stop me from messing the base plate up when taking the part on and off.

matt_isserstedt · Nov 13, 2022

Is the part able to be lifted thru the center hole? meaning is there enough structure in the plate to lift it flat or does that cause issues with deformation? I don't have a good handle on how thick it is relative to the diameter and number of holes within it.

I'm picturing something like a top-hat piece you turn on a lathe out of something soft like aluminum, that just waits in a counterbore in the fixture while the job is processing. The top hat has a center tapped hole for a lift ring.

You might have to get clearance underneath with a strategically placed pry bar until you could block it up with something like a 1x2 (flat) and then slide the top-hat underneath.

mazrimtaim · Nov 13, 2022

it won't be able to be lifted with a center hole till after the first op. It's 1.5in thick and won't have any issues being moved by one of the holes after the first op. Just haven't had to get a piece this big into a small machine before and my normal plans which would work on a lathe where I've got more open space don't work as well here.

Superbowl · Nov 13, 2022

Try an engine crane. You can always find them cheap $100-$150 on Craigslist. Then you can resell it.

Shaybuilder · Nov 13, 2022

Can you drill the center hole undersize on another machine and use a eye bolt to lift the part and then drill the center hole to size once mounted?

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