{ "time": "< 1 week", "title": "Ease molds handling", "moderation": "awaiting-moderation", "_deleted": false, "_createdBy": "thomas", "files": [], "tags": [ "mould", "sheetpress" ], "_modified": "2021-07-12T15:09:48.718Z", "creatorCountry": "fr", "_id": "fYPVLWAwgRcQduWr4Mxm", "slug": "ease-molds-handling", "steps": [ { "text": "We decided to use a manual winch (Einhell TC-WI500) to pull molds instead of pushing them.\nThe winch has been installed on a wall behind the Coldpress, 1m50 above ground, routhly 30cm above the preparation table in our case. Feel free to adapt these dimensions to your machines.\n\nNote that our 3 workstations are all lined, and both Setup Table and Coldpress equipped with wheels and brakes.\n", "title": "Installing a winch", "_animationKey": "unique1", "images": [ { "fullPath": "uploads/howtos/fYPVLWAwgRcQduWr4Mxm/20210708_161616.jpg", "name": "20210708_161616.jpg", "size": 42940, "type": "image/jpeg", "contentType": "image/jpeg", "downloadUrl": "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2FfYPVLWAwgRcQduWr4Mxm%2F20210708_161616.jpg?alt=media&token=98e769c5-375c-4bb3-81f0-fd3382217ac2", "timeCreated": "2021-07-12T14:32:42.366Z", "updated": "2021-07-12T14:32:42.366Z" } ] }, { "text": "Let’s focus on the link between the winch’s cable and the mold.\n\nWe changed the conception and the format of our mold’s sheets. They now are 120*125cm so our linking system can outreach the hot plates of the Sheetpress once the mold is installed.\n\nOur linkage system is made of 2 cables on edges of the mold sheets forming loops. The witch's cable tip is looped the same way. A steel rod can go through these 3 loops to pull together the mold and cable, as you can see on the picture. You can note the presence of grooves in which the cables get stuck, to prevent them from slipping along the rod.\n", "images": [ { "contentType": "image/jpeg", "type": "image/jpeg", "timeCreated": "2021-07-12T15:03:39.005Z", "downloadUrl": "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2FfYPVLWAwgRcQduWr4Mxm%2F20210712_165951.jpg?alt=media&token=bfca8563-db26-4112-a208-d74d3c1de3b3", "size": 62756, "name": "20210712_165951.jpg", "fullPath": "uploads/howtos/fYPVLWAwgRcQduWr4Mxm/20210712_165951.jpg", "updated": "2021-07-12T15:03:39.005Z" }, { "timeCreated": "2021-07-12T15:03:39.869Z", "type": "image/jpeg", "updated": "2021-07-12T15:03:39.869Z", "fullPath": "uploads/howtos/fYPVLWAwgRcQduWr4Mxm/je deviens fou.jpg", "contentType": "image/jpeg", "name": "je deviens fou.jpg", "downloadUrl": "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2FfYPVLWAwgRcQduWr4Mxm%2Fje%20deviens%20fou.jpg?alt=media&token=b65c5007-2d89-48f9-abde-9d7ea64aa81b", "size": 90596 } ], "_animationKey": "unique2", "title": "Link winch and mold" }, { "text": "Once the mold is filled, sitting on the setup table and the Sheetpress is at working temperature, we unwind the winch letting the cable through the Coldpress and the Sheetpress, before attaching it to the mold. Then, we wind the cable around the winch to pull the mold into the Sheetpress.\n\nOnce the mold is ready to be cooled down, we push the Coldpress close and pull in the mold.\n\nOnce the Coldpress loaded with a mold, the cable cannot go through it.\n- To load a mold into the Sheetpress, let it above the Coldpress.\n- To unload a mold into the Coldpress, detach the cable, let it through and reattach it.\n", "images": [ { "timeCreated": "2021-07-12T15:04:38.411Z", "name": "20210702_114835.jpg", "downloadUrl": "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2FfYPVLWAwgRcQduWr4Mxm%2F20210702_114835.jpg?alt=media&token=854fb73c-23b7-43c8-8a1d-e153ba8b9d33", "updated": "2021-07-12T15:04:38.411Z", "contentType": "image/jpeg", "size": 89438, "fullPath": "uploads/howtos/fYPVLWAwgRcQduWr4Mxm/20210702_114835.jpg", "type": "image/jpeg" }, { "type": "image/jpeg", "downloadUrl": "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2FfYPVLWAwgRcQduWr4Mxm%2F20210702_114659.jpg?alt=media&token=8a93df5a-cf7e-486c-b7b5-c610ba512fee", "fullPath": "uploads/howtos/fYPVLWAwgRcQduWr4Mxm/20210702_114659.jpg", "timeCreated": "2021-07-12T15:04:38.986Z", "name": "20210702_114659.jpg", "updated": "2021-07-12T15:04:38.986Z", "contentType": "image/jpeg", "size": 83388 } ], "title": "Transfers and handling", "_animationKey": "unique3" }, { "_animationKey": "uniquemnpjfm", "text": "To limit friction, we equipped the setup table with a plastic sheet (instead of a wooden surface).\n\nWhen doing any transfer, we recommend letting the starting table slightly above the arrival one to avoid any collision and lower friction (around 2cm)\n\nHaving your workstations lined right on the cable’s axis eases transfers and avoid the molds from spinning when t is being pulled.\n", "images": [ { "size": 72851, "updated": "2021-07-12T14:32:49.957Z", "downloadUrl": "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2FfYPVLWAwgRcQduWr4Mxm%2F20210712_114039.jpg?alt=media&token=70db76f7-9e16-4dde-bf83-1454efd179d6", "contentType": "image/jpeg", "fullPath": "uploads/howtos/fYPVLWAwgRcQduWr4Mxm/20210712_114039.jpg", "type": "image/jpeg", "timeCreated": "2021-07-12T14:32:49.957Z", "name": "20210712_114039.jpg" } ], "title": "General tips" } ], "_created": "2021-07-12T14:32:51.002Z", "difficulty_level": "Medium", "description": "Up to this point, to move a mold, we used kind of a shovel to push it from a workstation to another. A rather tedious and imprecise method.\n\nIn this tutorial, we will show you how we made the handling of our molds easier using lightweight materials and a winch to pull them around.\n\n- Easier and less tiring method.\n- Can be done by a single person.\n", "cover_image": { "timeCreated": "2021-07-12T14:32:40.578Z", "updated": "2021-07-12T14:32:40.578Z", "contentType": "image/jpeg", "type": "image/jpeg", "downloadUrl": "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2FfYPVLWAwgRcQduWr4Mxm%2F20210708_155400.jpg?alt=media&token=3723e8e9-fe68-406d-885a-9ac513666ecc", "fullPath": "uploads/howtos/fYPVLWAwgRcQduWr4Mxm/20210708_155400.jpg", "name": "20210708_155400.jpg", "size": 162424 }, "user": { "location": { "lat": 44.7383, "lng": 4.9748 }, "_deleted": false, "_created": "2021-07-12T15:22:31.231Z", "moderation": "accepted", "_id": "thomas", "_modified": "2021-07-12T15:22:31.231Z", "subType": "sheetpress", "type": "workspace" }, "images": [] }