Gravity roller conveyor

[Glory]

Searched the forum but found nothing on the subject.

In the market for some used gravity roller conveyors. Need heavy duty units, probably 12-16” wide, they will be used at a steel cutting station.

Can anyone reccomended good brands or what to look for (or lookout for)?

Thanks

 

[matt_i]

My experience is the larger the diameter of the roller, the more weight it can handle.

The tubes are easily shortened if you have a steady rest for your lathe, frames and shafts are just cutoff & realign.

 

[lis2323]

Any material handling outfit will have various sizes, capacities and configurations. It would be cost prohibitive for most applications.

Craigslist would be your best bet. I found all of mine used. I can get by with lighter units on my outfeed tables. Your needs may be different though.

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[lis2323]

If you are cutting a lot of heavy stock personally I would add ONE motorized roller on the end of the infeed table closest to your saw.

Maybe make it easily height adjustable so that you can drop it a fraction of an inch when you don’t need the powered feed for lighter stuff.


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[Glory]

If you are cutting a lot of heavy stock personally I would add ONE motorized roller on the end of the infeed table closest to your saw.

Maybe make it easily height adjustable so that you can drop it a fraction of an inch when you don’t need the powered feed for lighter stuff.


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Great info and thanks for the pics. I would have not thought of one roller to help feed, that’s something I need to consider.

Any opinions on width of rollers? I am limited by space but I don’t want to go to narrow and regret it.

I understand each application is different, but for general fab would say 12” cause issues by being to narrow?

I’ve worked in a shop with 16” rollers but I have no other experience to compare it to.

 

[lis2323]

Great info and thanks for the pics. I would have not thought of one roller to help feed, that’s something I need to consider.



Any opinions on width of rollers? I am limited by space but I don’t want to go to narrow and regret it.



I understand each application is different, but for general fab would say 12” cause issues by being to narrow?



I’ve worked in a shop with 16” rollers but I have no other experience to compare it to.

Depending if how long and heavy your material is you may require a drive roller with a rubber coating. Vulcanized perhaps.

I wouldn’t worry about 12” rollers. Don’t forget they will accommodate material widths EXCEEDING the roller’s width.




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[lis2323]

This is what I did the other day to DEFEAT the roller’s function.

Sometimes I like to use the infeed table for layout. Having the material move is annoying.

I found a piece of angle iron with suitable dimensions and oriented it in the VEE position and placed it like so..

Quick and easy

Nice to NOT have the material sliding around when you don’t want it to.

A properly sized block of wood would work better providing more friction but requires accurate measurements and cutting. My woodworking skills **** so I’ll use the piece of angle iron until I accidentally grab it for something else.


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[joe49]

Nice idea.

 

[joe49]

Searched the forum but found nothing on the subject.

In the market for some used gravity roller conveyors. Need heavy duty units, probably 12-16” wide, they will be used at a steel cutting station.

Can anyone reccomended good brands or what to look for (or lookout for)?

Thanks

I have some I would part with. Will dig them up and advise on info about them.

 

[Glory]

Los2323
I like your setup and nice trick with the angle, I’ll be copying that one.
I like the stand you built for it, nice and not overkill so you can still move it around.

So for under $300 (shipped) I can just buy a new rack.
https://www.globalindustrial.com/p/material-handling/conveyors/roller-gravity/hytrol-10-ft-16-inch-w-1-9-inch-dia-galvanized-rollers-13-inch-between-rail-6-inch-rollers-centers

Thinking that’s the vest route, build my own stand. since the used prices around here are about $300 for the same rack I posted a link to but with the legs.


Joe49 if you want to make a deal send me pics of what you got.
Thanks

 

[jmindustrial]

Searched the forum but found nothing on the subject.

In the market for some used gravity roller conveyors. Need heavy duty units, probably 12-16” wide, they will be used at a steel cutting station.

Can anyone recommended good brands or what to look for (or lookout for)?

Thanks

Hello Glory,

Well, I would suggest to go for power conveyor, it would be a better choice than gravity conveyor. Powered roller conveyor is most useful for regularly sized, heavier items. The main difference between gravity roller and powered rollers, then, is that powered rollers can convey items across greater distances without using elevation changes.

if you're looking for large steel pipes or structure to convey, then I would suggest go for Power roller conveyors.

 

[briann898]

Well, I would suggest to go for power conveyor, it would be a better choice than gravity conveyor. Powered roller conveyor is most useful for regularly sized, heavier items. The main difference between gravity roller and powered rollers, then, is that powered rollers can convey items across greater distances without using elevation changes.

It depends on many factors, I think. When I've been facing some serious problems with my conveyor rollers, after some analyzes I understood that I should completely replace them by new ones and these gravity rollers from well-known manufacturer - helped me a lot with it. Do you know some other manufacturers, who produce goods for conveyors?

 

[Steve from Socal]

Depending on how much weight you expect to table even heavy material moves pretty easy if the rolls are just higher than the saw table. Motorized rollers add a lot of complexity that may not be needed.