Lift on the side of a Mill

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Has anyone ever tried bolting some sort of a lift to the side of their mill?
My Cincinnati dividing head is way to heavy for one man to move around.
Thanks

[MarkBall2]

I would think the weight of the lift (used to lift the dividing head) would throw off the tram of the table. I've seen photos of different ways of doing this, but they were either on a tram attached to the ceiling, or a mobile lift that would roll around the floor.

[SMG]

I was thinking of something I could fab up that would bolt to the lower mill base side and that would swing backwards to remove the dividing head from the table.

[J. R. Williams]

I fabricated a jib crane for my mill for the same reason. The arm is a section of 'uni-strut' and I installed a chain hoist . The boom is about 6 ft long and easily handles my weight, 250lb, without any problems. See the attached link for more details. I have a fixed rail with a block for lifting the chucks for my lathe.

JRW
http://www.homemetalshopclub.org/new...aug04.html#jib

[MarkBall2]

If I don't get in trouble for referencing another shop oriented website, here is a link: http://www.shopfloortalk.com/forums/...ead.php?t=1980

A jib crane used in a machine shop to lift things on/off the tables.

[Bob Ford]

This might be too complicated. It works well and it is easy to move things.
http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/showthread.php?t=35492

Bob

[oldtiffie]

Has anyone ever tried bolting some sort of a lift to the side of their mill?
My Cincinnati dividing head is way to heavy for one man to move around.
Thanks

All I can see on the OP is a small recessed button with a diagonal cross in it in the bottom left the OP - ie no pic image.

I tried to reposted it here but got the same result, but when I cut and pasted it into my browser it works fine.

Just click on this link and it should be OK.

http://s1041.photobucket.com/albums/...t=DSCF2944.jpg

That is a big dividing head. Many of them have a tapped hole for an eye-bolt for lifting.

I have the same trouble with my "Vertex" 8" which weighs 70Kg ~ 155 # if all together.

https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/Pr...stockCode=R004

That is a big lift and I don't lift it any more.

I have this lift which I use for move my rotary table as well as my small (X3 and super X3) Sieg mills and my lathe if necessary.

https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/Pr...stockCode=J055

I have no problem lifting my dividing head onto my HF-45 mill table as I just put it on wooden rails and slide it across. My dividing head lives on a shelf under one of my benches. It just slides onto and off the trolley and the shelf. The trolley can move to and be used at any accessible point in the shop.

All of my stuff is pretty small by the standards of some here.

I have my hydraulic shop press, my oxy-acet set and my shaper all on castors to that I can easily move them between their storage areas and any place in the shop - including the car-port - that I wish to use them in/at.

[oldtiffie]

I have a 500Kg (1/2 ton) electric "PullzAll" hoist-cum-puller:

http://www.pullzall.com.au/default.a...rt=asc&limit=0

http://www.pullzall.com.au/default.a...article&ID=106

It is a great tool - very light and small - and rugged too and does all it has to do and does it very well.

I connect it to a shackle at the ridge-point on the portal frame in my car-port to lift various stuff - including on and off my trailer.

I am going to modify my 1 ton engine hoist to take the "PullzAll" so that it is on the back of the vertical leg of the hoist and the cable will run up to and along the engine hoist jib and over a sheave at the end (hooking point). I can leave the jib in or out or as high or low as I like for convenient access with maximum head-room and control. I have already modified the castors on the engine hoist and have retro-fitted a new "air-over-hydraulic" lifting ram to it. Great convenience with maximum safety, convenience and control/

I did look seriously at fitting a jib or other crane/lift for the mill but it was simply not worth the effort or cost as my loads are relatively small - less than 1/2 ton and mostly less than 300>400#, plus I still have full use of it all without tying it all up on an occasional-use-only crane/hoist. The 1/2 ton trolley (previous post) working in conjunction makes it all worth-while - and easy and safe.

[SMG]

Has anyone ever tried one of these?

Sorry about the small pics. here's the linkhttp://www.penntoolco.com/catalog/pr...ategoryID=3971

[John Stevenson]

Has anyone ever tried one of these?

What a postage stamp ?

Sorry couldn't resist.

I have this on the POS Bridgy.



I reckon it has increased the value of the Bridgy 10 fold having this fitted so it's now worth 8 pound 15 shillings and 7 pence.

That rotor weighs 250# BTW.

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