Coal Bunker Slicer

[brianle]

We have two slicers that we use to break up coal in our coal bunkers. The slicer plate is dropped onto the coal in the coal bunker. The slicer consists of a thick steel plate, roughly 24" x 18" x 4", attached to a wire rope (about 1/2" diameter). The wire rope runs from an air operated Ingersoll Rand winch mounted on a moveable base, and then up and over a 6 foot tall A-Frame mounted to the same base. The slicer plate is raised by the winch, and then dropped again to break up the coal. I believe the slicers are original from circa 1950, but I can't find any company name on them. They don't appear to be "home-made". Do you know any company that made such a device?

 

[rmw]

Post this over in the Power Generating facility engineering forum. But, I'm not sure that the geezers over there are old enough to remember something like this. Sorry, but it sounds homemade to me.

rmw

 

[unclesyd]

If you desire to make the breaker from a work hardening alloy I would look at Astralloy-V. The use of AV or similar alloy would cost a little more but would never wear out.

http://www.astralloy.com/products/av/astralloy-v.asp

 

[MikeHalloran]

Well, not 'never', but maybe another 60 years, in which case it wouldn't be your problem...



Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

 

[arunmrao]

There is a possibility that it could be a casting. Check if it is non magnetic and let us know. You can cast it in high manganese steel and continue to use for the next half decade.(over statement)


If you think education is expensive, try Ignorance.
- Andy McIntyre


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[brianle]

As suggested, I posted this in the Power Generating forum. I should have been clearer in what I wanted to know. What I was actually wondering about was whether the whole device with the hoist, frame, cart, slicer, etc. was made by a slicer manufacturing company. The slicer itself is made of layers of plate steel welded together.

 

[MikeHalloran]

I think we're trying to say that we don't know who might have made it, and since they didn't put their name on it, you may have to copy it and make it yourself.



Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

 

[arunmrao]

mike! briefly, reverse engineering minus IPR issues!


If you think education is expensive, try Ignorance.
- Andy McIntyre


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