BUG-O Systems CW-5 - Manual (Page 28)

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SETUP INSTRUCTIONS FOR CW-5 / CB-1P USED IN SPRINKLER FABRICATION
SUPPORTING FIXTURE AND PIPE STANDS
The first priority should be given to where the fixture is to be placed. The burning of the holes and
welding of the couplings should be the last part of the operation performed on the pipe. It is important
that a flow pattern or line be looked at, so that when the pipe is taken out of the fixture, it is finished and
ready for shipment.
The mono rail consists of a 4" x 8" x 1/4" wall rectangular tubing with a 3/8" x 3" flat bar welded to the
tubing (See pg. 27). The flat bar has to project 1" above the top of the tubing. “C” clamps are to be used
to hold the flat bar against the tubing with no gaps. The “C” clamp may be walked down the tubing as it is
being tack welded. If the beam has a bow in it, take to following steps:
1. Determine exactly where the center of the bow is. This may be accomplished by putting a string
along the front side of the monorail. Place 1/2" nuts between the string and the monorail and
measure the gap between the string and the monorail. Always measure on the same side of the
string.
2. After you have determined where center of the bow is, take a hand torch and heat the outside of
the bow. The outside of the bow should be the side the flat bar is welded to. Take a piece of chalk
and draw a triangle with a 2" base under the bottom of the flat bar with the top or point of the
triangle pointing down. Do the same on the top of the monorail against the flat bar with the top or
point pointing towards the face of the monorail. Heat these two areas so that they become cherry
red in color. After the heat has been applied, take a large rag and a bucket of water and cool the
heated area. After the area has been cooled, check the beam again. Repeat as necessary.
PIPE STANDS
The pipe stands consist of 3" pipe in floor flanges with a 2-1/2" or 3" angle welded to the top of the pipe,
and they should be spaced and aligned as shown (See pg. 27). The two stands should have some sort
of clamping device to hold the pipe in place. The clamping device can be anything from a pipe vise to a
chain and boom. The clamping device must be staggered.
After the pipe stands and supporting columns are in place, the monorail is to be placed on the supporting
columns. The pipe stands and the supporting columns must be level and plumb. These items may have
to be shimmed. With these items level, the monorail may be put in place on the supporting columns and
held in place by two “C” clamps. Put a level on the face of the beam in the vertical position and on the
bottom in the horizontal position. The beam should be level both ways, and if not, the beam will have to
be shimmed. If the monorail has a twist, which may occur, level one end so that the other end needs to
be pulled back.
Next, put a piece of 8" pipe in the pipe stands and clamp down. Take a center head and find the center of
the pipe on each end and in the middle. You can now use two methods to check to see if the monorail is
aligned with the pipe below. They are as follows:
1. Use a plumb bob off the face of the monorail and measure from the center of the pipe to the plumb
bob. The distance should be 5-11/16" in all three locations.
2. The second method is to put one carriage on the monorail and attach the CB-1P to it. With the
center pin in the burning machine, check all three locations. The burning machine must be plumb
on the carriage if this method is used.