how to get sheeets onto shop bot efficiently

[Alan m]

how are you getting 8x4 sheets onto the bed and off again without damaging them or yourself.
iv a small shop so it is awkward to do.
I'm looking at building some kind of cart that will roll them in and tilt them up level with the bed

[Gary Campbell]

Alan...
If they are prefinished and you slide them, you scratch them. Here is one from my archives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsFt-CMsbvs

[Alan m]

Alan...
If they are prefinished and you slide them, you scratch them. Here is one from my archives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsFt-CMsbvs

com on now that's just teasing. ;)
I wish I could fit and afford such a system.

I would be happy with a bog standard set up

[Alan m]

not prefinished but you never know. mostly bare mdf or plywood.

[dlcw]

I lean them against the table and carefully slide them on. After they are cut, I have a mobile outfeed table that I slide the sheets onto for sorting and labeling parts. This way I've got a clean table ready to start cutting the next sheet while I'm sorting the previous sheet. I use a 1/8" piece of MDF as a sacrificial board under the sheets. This way my spoil board is never cut and the sacrificial board doesn't seem to effect the vacuum hold down.

[dmidkiff]

There are a couple of ideas here.

http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/showthread.php?11139-my-vacuum-lift&highlight=Air%2FVaccum+sheet+lift

[Alan m]

is that a home made set up or is it fully off the shelf.
is it really expensive

[waynelocke]

Shop Carts are a bit pricey, near $1500 with shipping, but allow you you to load or unload vertically or horizontallly and have a hydraulic jack so they can be set to the height you need. They will hold 11 or 12 sheets of 3/4” material and. The pivot point allows one person to tilt a full load eithe6r direction. The casters are large and high quality. I have two, one purchased at an auction, and they have been trouble free for 15 years or so.

You can slide prefinished onto the bot with ease and no damage.

[bill.young]

This is how Rob Bell does it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe0GHflYyT0

[nat_wheatley]

+1 for the Shop Carts. Pricey, as mentioned, but invaluable if you're in a production environment.

[tri4sale]

Poor man's Shop cart :)

Portamate PM-1800 Panel Carrier
https://www.amazon.com/Portamate-PM-1800-Carrier-Allows-Person/dp/B01AWI8ILW/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1506878822&sr=8-5&keywords=portamate

[Alan m]

http://www.laoekspert.ee/products/trolleys-for-special-purpose-board-trolley-1900x700x1470mm-500kg-t1389

I'm thinking more like this .

[Alan m]

http://www.laoekspert.ee/products/trolleys-for-special-purpose-board-trolley-1900x700x1470mm-500kg-t1389

I'm thinking more like this .

its a shame its so expensive. that's plus vat and delivery.
I'm going to try and make one similar

[tri4sale]

http://www.laoekspert.ee/products/trolleys-for-special-purpose-board-trolley-1900x700x1470mm-500kg-t1389

I'm thinking more like this .

Weld a couple of the PM-1800 together and save a few hundred bucks.

[chiloquinruss]

I have a roll around workbench that I use for doing my buildups. It is slightly higher than my trailer I haul lumber in and just about the same height as my table saw, and the Bot. Heavy duty casters make moving the workbench relatively easy. If I am using materials that are prefinished I have an old Army blanket I throw over the workbench. Russ

http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=30713&stc=1

[knight_toolworks]

a vertical cart takes up a lot less room. I only have to lift one end on the table then the other. I can fit a sheet cart in my shop and get around it. if the material is heavy I have a overhead lift I setup. I have three of these.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JMP1KK8/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=30714&stc=1

[Ajcoholic]

$1500 is not expensive. Hurting your back is a life changing event you can’t buy back for $1500.

I’m only 47 now but invested in one of the US made carts last year. Best decision I made, every kitchen we do ( this current one was almost 35 sheets of 3/4 particle core veneer) I thank myself. And we’re more productive as well.

[Alan m]

$1500 is not expensive. Hurting your back is a life changing event you can’t buy back for $1500.

I’m only 47 now but invested in one of the US made carts last year. Best decision I made, every kitchen we do ( this current one was almost 35 sheets of 3/4 particle core veneer) I thank myself. And we’re more productive as well.
I'm considering making one.
I'm thinking about making a double sided one so that I can bring in sheets on one side , run each through cnc and then put it on the other side.
I was mocking it up this evening on a bit of mdf to see the moving parts.
it should work. hopefully.
might get a chance next week to build it

[Ajcoholic]

I'm considering making one.
I'm thinking about making a double sided one so that I can bring in sheets on one side , run each through cnc and then put it on the other side.
I was mocking it up this evening on a bit of mdf to see the moving parts.
it should work. hopefully.
might get a chance next week to build it

One thing I’d say is not to cheap out on the casters. Ive tried many imported knock offs, even though they had a high load rating... they sucked. Now I only buy made in North American made.

[Alan m]

One thing I’d say is not to cheap out on the casters. Ive tried many imported knock offs, even though they had a high load rating... they sucked. Now I only buy made in North American made.

I thinking to make it on a steel frame I made up like a pallet. then use my pallet truck