Category: Uncoiling Process | Updated: 6/8/2007 4:22:57 PM | Owner: The Professor | Read: 1327 (Last: 9/4/2010 7:48:47 PM)
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You say you switched material suppliers at a significant cost savings, but you can’t run your material now because the inside diameters are larger. Or maybe you intentionally obtained I.D.’s to reduce the severity of coil set and possibly eliminate straightening. Most stock reels can be equipped with so-called coil arm spacers. They are a simple bolt-on, piggy back arrangement to increase the expansion range of your reel. They can be readily removed if you should revert to the lower I.D. Don’t shove 2 x 4’s between the coils and the arms. They are obviously unsafe, put the load off balance and can damage the equipment.
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