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| kvom:
I'll be up in Oak Ridge next weekend. Anywhere near you? |
| Dean W:
Chuck, a few suggestions; Do you have usable welding skills? If so, you could weld up two pieces of angle iron or four pieces of flat iron to make the base. Then square and true it on the mill. If welding is not an option, you could screw these pieces together. The 1/4" wall square tubing I used is a standard structural size. You may be able to get a scrap piece at a welding fab shop for a couple bucks. You can sometimes find worm and gear sets on ebay at a fair price. I mentioned it in the article, but it's worth repeating. Try to find round stock to use for the table. I used a piece of flame cut HRS flat plate, and it was a chore to bring to size. Lots of tool sharpening exercise getting rid of the flame cut. The large bearing is pretty cheap at NAPA. About $9 for bearing and race. Hopefully a few other guys will chime in with material suggestions. Getting everything gathered and scrounged up is half the battle! What size is your lathe? Dean |
| Chuck in E. TN:
KVOM, I'm in E. TN, near Kingsport. Dean, I didn't realize you were on this list! Great article on the rotary table. I have a 7x14 Micromark Lathe and an HF X2 mill. I spent yesterday working on the cross slide travel mod for the lathe. Had the materials for that at hand and figured I'd need the extra travel to work the table. Got the cross slide milled out, and the spacer made, but messed up on the lead screw extention. My crap-o-cad working drawing confused me... I'll have a new start on the screw extention tonight. It's o'dark early here, the dog has a possum cornered in the back yard and won't leave it be. Got to go intervene... Chuck in E. TN |
| Chuck in E. TN:
Got the 4" square tube, 4" round stopc, and 3/8" plate. Only problem, I didnt pay attention to the dimentions. Got a lot of facing/milling to get to size! Chuck in E. TN |
| Dean W:
You'll get it, Chuck. Just more practice making chips! Dean |
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