Wall Mounted Cast Holder
Greg Hamaoka
Description
Collection
Title:
Wall Mounted Cast Holder
Creator:
Greg Hamaoka
Date:
2/27/2001
Text:
Thanks to everyone who responded. It seems that there is a commercially
made cast holder made by OTS. The phone number and website are listed below
in one of the responses I received. I also included below responses from
our colleagues who have designed and built their own holders.
Thanks again to all who responded
Greg Hamaoka R.T.P.O.(c)
Orthotics Department
Bloorview MacMillan Centre
Toronto, Ontario
M4G-4R8
(416) 424-3826
OTS makes a rack called a wall library. We ordered a couple for our new lab.
Were a central fab and save casts for several months and use 5 of these
racks.
They work great and were supplied by OTS phone number (800) 221-4769. Good
luck.
OTS or Orthotic Technical Components in the US make a very nice unit that is
only 16 inches deep and 36 inches wide. The height is 84 inches. I believe
it
sell for about 400.00. If you need their phone number please e-mail me back
In our facility we took two 2x8's of lumber and nailed them
together, we then attached them to a floor to ceiling beam, then drilled
holes down into them the size of the pipes. We staggered our holes down the
face of the board to hold roughly two across, floor to ceiling. This cost
about twenty dollars.
I've never seen a commercially available cast rack. Most everyone I know
has
just made their own. Mine is a 4x4 post bolted to the wall that has holes
dilled into it at an angle and in a variety of positions. Packs a lot of
casts into a minimum of space.
If you are just wanting to hold casts. We just use a big chunk of timber
6x12 with holes a little larger than pipe drilled in it. This allows for
lots of storage, while in the production stage. If we are modifying etc. we
have gas pipe fittings that allow the 1/2 pipe to slip into. Then we have
tapped finger screws into the top of the T fitting to hold it down inside
the
fitting. This is actually a cheaply made vise.
I don't know of any body who is making a cast holder. If you find out
please
post or let me know directly.
I was going to build one. Basically it would be like a staircase, but
instead
of the stringers running at an angle, It would be fastened flat against
the
wall. Now, as the steps or treads angle downward away from the wall, I
will drill large diameter hole to accept the pipes of the models (casts).
I'd rather buy on than build one.
The company I work for uses removable mandrills in the orthotics. When I
started with them 3 years ago I never thought it would work. Now I don't
think I would ever go back to permanent pipes. The way we do it is poor the
molds with a greased (vegetable shortening) copper pipe slightly larger
than
the standard pipe you use now. The pipes are suspended above the sand box
with a crutch tip and string with a sliding not. Put these pipes only to
the
distal aspect of the larger portion of the calf (6-8 inches) not to the
ankle, to the knee for Kafos. Then keep the old standard pipes(as long as
they are not flattened) in the vices at the work stations and vac stations.
You should be able to work on the as you normally would. Sometimes as you
modify you may have to support the mold with your stomach to keep the toes
from spinning downward. We find the molds fracture less at the ankle and no
problems with pipes coming through the end. For storing the mold gets
turned
up side down and the name and date gets placed on the foot. The mold is
stored on the floor in the corner. When it is time to discard they get
thrown away. No more breaking pipes out!
We have a wall mounted cast holder we bought from OTS the supplier of the
Steplock knee joints. Ask for Rob Faust.
Sounds like our Mold Library you are describing! You can see a
picture on our website at www.ots-corp.com cost is $395. Let me know if you
would like to order one, or I can help you further. 800-221-4769;
828-626-3623.
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made cast holder made by OTS. The phone number and website are listed below
in one of the responses I received. I also included below responses from
our colleagues who have designed and built their own holders.
Thanks again to all who responded
Greg Hamaoka R.T.P.O.(c)
Orthotics Department
Bloorview MacMillan Centre
Toronto, Ontario
M4G-4R8
(416) 424-3826
OTS makes a rack called a wall library. We ordered a couple for our new lab.
Were a central fab and save casts for several months and use 5 of these
racks.
They work great and were supplied by OTS phone number (800) 221-4769. Good
luck.
OTS or Orthotic Technical Components in the US make a very nice unit that is
only 16 inches deep and 36 inches wide. The height is 84 inches. I believe
it
sell for about 400.00. If you need their phone number please e-mail me back
In our facility we took two 2x8's of lumber and nailed them
together, we then attached them to a floor to ceiling beam, then drilled
holes down into them the size of the pipes. We staggered our holes down the
face of the board to hold roughly two across, floor to ceiling. This cost
about twenty dollars.
I've never seen a commercially available cast rack. Most everyone I know
has
just made their own. Mine is a 4x4 post bolted to the wall that has holes
dilled into it at an angle and in a variety of positions. Packs a lot of
casts into a minimum of space.
If you are just wanting to hold casts. We just use a big chunk of timber
6x12 with holes a little larger than pipe drilled in it. This allows for
lots of storage, while in the production stage. If we are modifying etc. we
have gas pipe fittings that allow the 1/2 pipe to slip into. Then we have
tapped finger screws into the top of the T fitting to hold it down inside
the
fitting. This is actually a cheaply made vise.
I don't know of any body who is making a cast holder. If you find out
please
post or let me know directly.
I was going to build one. Basically it would be like a staircase, but
instead
of the stringers running at an angle, It would be fastened flat against
the
wall. Now, as the steps or treads angle downward away from the wall, I
will drill large diameter hole to accept the pipes of the models (casts).
I'd rather buy on than build one.
The company I work for uses removable mandrills in the orthotics. When I
started with them 3 years ago I never thought it would work. Now I don't
think I would ever go back to permanent pipes. The way we do it is poor the
molds with a greased (vegetable shortening) copper pipe slightly larger
than
the standard pipe you use now. The pipes are suspended above the sand box
with a crutch tip and string with a sliding not. Put these pipes only to
the
distal aspect of the larger portion of the calf (6-8 inches) not to the
ankle, to the knee for Kafos. Then keep the old standard pipes(as long as
they are not flattened) in the vices at the work stations and vac stations.
You should be able to work on the as you normally would. Sometimes as you
modify you may have to support the mold with your stomach to keep the toes
from spinning downward. We find the molds fracture less at the ankle and no
problems with pipes coming through the end. For storing the mold gets
turned
up side down and the name and date gets placed on the foot. The mold is
stored on the floor in the corner. When it is time to discard they get
thrown away. No more breaking pipes out!
We have a wall mounted cast holder we bought from OTS the supplier of the
Steplock knee joints. Ask for Rob Faust.
Sounds like our Mold Library you are describing! You can see a
picture on our website at www.ots-corp.com cost is $395. Let me know if you
would like to order one, or I can help you further. 800-221-4769;
828-626-3623.
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Citation
Greg Hamaoka, “Wall Mounted Cast Holder,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/216003.
