creating a 90degree spiral chute 3

[eloggains]

Hello,

I have a project creating a 90 degree spiral chute for a food manufacturing facility. The top conveyor to which the chute takes product from is 24" across and it narrows down and exits to a 18" conveyor. The issue I run into is there is a 11" drop from the top of the chute to the bottom. I have AutoCAD and need to give drawings to our maintenance guys can anyone help?

Thanks in advance,
Eric

 

[JMirisola]

Print the drawing and hand it to the maintenance guys?

Perhaps a bit more of an explanation of what you're trying to accomplish would help.

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
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[PeterCharles]

If you're doing sheet metal then you need this book, The Geometry of Sheet Metal Work by Dickason !!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Geometry-Sh...=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1279569344&sr=1-2

 

[MiketheEngineer]

Or make one from cardboard and hand it to the maintenance guys.

Thats what we used to do!! NOT that many years ago!!

 

[PeterCharles]

Here's a few pages from Dickason on spiral chutes

 

[KENAT]

Cardboard Aided Design - the original solid modeling;-).

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(probably not aimed specifically at you)
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[MiketheEngineer]

Or DTREPP --- duct tape repair procedure

 

[arunmrao]

Pardon,for being off topic.

Please go to the supreme Court in Washington D.c and take a look at the spiral stairs that were built. There is an interesting commentary too about them,more on the lines of suggestion by Kenat. It is just marvellous.