CEB Press/Manufacturing Instructions/Roller guides

New Roller Guide Design - July, 2011

See also CEB Press/Bill of Materials

Tools Required

• Hole punch or drill with 1/2” bit
• Welder
• Angle Grinder

Materials Required

You need 2 roller guides. Each one requires the following:

Steel:

• 1/2”x3”x12” plate (1)
• Spacer plate (1) (One roller guide will use a 3/8" thick plate, and the other will use a 1/2" plate)(these can be scrap, but need to be smaller than 3”x9.5”)

Bolts:

• 1/2”x2” bolt (1)
• 12mm x 50mm bolts (2)

Nuts:

• 1/2” nut (1)
• 12mm nuts (2)

Washers:

• 1/2” washer (1)
• 1/2” lock washer (1)
• 12mm lock washers (4)

Bearings:

• V Groove bearing 12mm Buy

Diagrams

Fabrication Steps

Main plate:

• Punch 1/2” diameter holes in 1/2”x3”x12” plate. (3 holes) See diagram.
• Put 1/2” bolt thru the center hole and weld it in place.

Spacer plates:

• Punch a hole for the bolt welded to main plate. This should be centered horizontally, and placed vertically so that the plate doesn't stick out from the main plate.

12mm bolts:

• Grind off the top of the bolts so that the head is 1/4” thick or less. (This is so that the bolts will not be touching the drawer as it slides in and out.)

Assembly:

• On the 12mm bolts, place, in the following order, the V groove bearings, one lock washer, the main plate, one lock washer, the 12mm nut. The bearings should be on the side of the 1/2” bolt head.
• Place one of these on each end of the main plate.
• Tighten them down.
• On the side with the 1/2” bolt threads, place the spacer plate** on the bolt.

• • The two roller guides will be identical, except for that one will have a 1/2” spacer plate, and the other will have a 3/8” spacer plate (this is to properly space the guides to the rails on the drawers).