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Rigid KAT® Tracks

Item # GK-165-54 — Rigid KAT® Tracks

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Kat Track is manufactured in "Standard" and "Deep" sections...each designed to suit a specific range of applications. Both are made to the highest quality levels and incorporate the following top performance features:

Precision Extruded Aluminum Track - made from aluminum that is solution heat treated and artificially aged to produce an alloy having excellent mechanical and corrosion resistant properties. The track is light but strong and the standard section can be readily formed to suit the work contour.
Supporting Steel Rack - is securely fixed to the Kat track to provide a smooth, positive drive. The long-life rack easily supports the Kat carriage under maximum load when used in a vertical plane.
Interchangeable End Design - enables any two lengths of track to mate accurately and, because of symmetry of design, track lengths can be turned end to end. It is even possible to mate standard and deep track sections.
Fast, Easy Joining - with combined dovetail and taper screw that provides accurate location between mating track lengths. The track can be joined in the time it takes to tighten two knurled thumb screws.
Versatile Mounting - Both standard and deep section tracks have fixing holes on 6" (152.4 mm) pitch along their entire length to provide ample means for mounting or securing brackets.

Also Available...Custom Formed Ridig Track
Gullco provides complete Kat Track forming services to customer specifications. Contact Gullco for detailed information.

For use with the Gullco Kat P-Type Travel Carriage Model GK-191 in most portable applications. Standard track sections are supplied in 48, 96 and 120 inch(1219, 2438 and 3048 mm) lengths complete with rack and interlocking ends. Standard track can be hard anodized and also formed to desired contours by Gullco or the customer.

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Standard Section Track

Forming Standard KAT Track

The following information is provided as a guide to customers ordering Standard Section track pre-formed to the desired contour by Gullco, or to be formed in their own shop.

1. "Track Datum" always refers to the track surface to which the rack is fixed.

2. When the rack is on the outside of the curve, the "Track Datum Radius" must be greater than 12".

3. When the rack is on the inside of the curve, the "Track Datum Radius" must be greater than 24".

4. Always specify whether rack is on the inside or outside of the curve.

5. Standard formed track lengths are 3 ft. and 7 ft. This is because the first 6" at either end of a track cannot be formed and is therefore removed after bending.

6. When calculating the "Track Datum Radius", allowance must be made for the method of fixing the track to the work. The minimum allowable work to "Track Datum" distance (to permit free movement of the "KAT" carriage) is 1-1/2" and when using the standard magnet assemblies this distance is 2-7/8".
"KAT" formed track may be held in position by the usual track mounting devices (i.e. magnets, steel brackets tack welded in position, or vacuum cups), or it may be permanently attached to framework alongside the workpiece.
If your formed track is of a very permanent nature, it is often advisable to have a section formed and stiffened with welded aluminum side plates. This gives the stiffness of a deep section track in a formed shape. This method is often used in complete ring sections for cutting or welding large diameter pipes.