b'IndexREADY Plain andBall Bearing ComponentsINCH Plain BearingIn the following pages, you will see a number of innovative ideas Componentsdesigned to increase the performance of your stamping tools, 6reduce your inventory costs, simplify die assembly and mainte- Precision Guide Pins.nance, and maximize available die space.Demountable Pins. 6Here are some of the highlights: Demountable Sintered Each Ready pin serves a dual function - it can operate as a Bronze Bushings. 7plain bearing pin or a ball bearing guide pillar. This saves you Demountable Steelthe cost of a dual inventory. Bushings. 7 Readys Selective Fit TM system matches each pin to the correct Double Diameter Pins 8bushing to achieve the proper t. Each part is color-coded(white, blue, or yellow), so as long as the color spot on the pin INCH Ball Bearingmatches that of the bushing, the running clearance in each Componentspin/bushing pair in your tool will be identical. Precision Guide Pins. 12Since the clearance grows in proportion with the pin diameter, Ball Bearing Cages. 12Selective Fit TM automatically gives you the proper running t for Straight Sleeve Bushings. 13your application.Demountable Bushings 13 You now have a choice of clamping methods with our demount- Demountable Pins. 14able pins. You can secure the ange with traditional toe clampsand screws, or you can hold the pin in place with a stopwasher mounted in the underside of the die shoe. By eliminat- Selecting the ProperOperating Conditions 16ing the toe clamps you gain extra die space.Selecting the Correct Another innovation which saves space is Readys patented Components. 18Ring System. In effect you can now use our ball bearing sleeveGuide Pins Sleeve Bushingsbushing like a demountable bushing. Since the sleeve bushingCagesand Ring System clamps have a smaller footprint than a tradi-tional demountable bushing you save on die space. Please Selection Chart. 19refer to page 11 for details.3'