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| philf:
Jon, I've seen worse. I once saw one advertised locally at a good price. When I went to see it I was horrified to see that the table had been severed completely and a piece of 3mm aluminium sheet had been screwed on the top to hold the two parts together. Needless to say I didn't buy it. I later picked up a good one for £80 which has since been upgraded to a Fobco 7-8. I would second Rob's fix of a plate fastened on top. :thumbup: If you haven't got the facility to cut the slots or don't know a friendly supplier with a waterjet or laser cutter I would think you could use 3 bits of plate - a piece with a hole in the centre to match the width between the insides of the two slots and two narrower pieces of plate for the outsides. When I was in the training school we did a repair on a bigger pillar drill where we bolted several T shaped bars to the wrecked table to make it T-slotted. Good luck. Phil. |
| Jonfb64:
Phil, I only paid £80 for the drill and I really like the idea of fabricating a T-slotted table. Will have to have a rummage through the stock room aka junk pile and see what I come up with. I only paid £80 for the drill which needs other work doing, but I think it will be worth it considering what some dealers are asking for machines in not much better condition. It really is a solid bit of kit compared to the Chinese drill I've been using. Keep the ideas coming guys, the best one may get a prize! :D |
| Rob.Wilson:
Good idea Phil :med: T slotted table would do the job :thumbup: Rob |
| rleete:
JB Weld. It won't be pretty, but it will fill the holes and last for decades. You'll probably have to do it in steps because of shrinkage, but you can sand down the whole thing afterwards. |
| pjf134:
I would clean up the holes for some press fit metal plugs and maybe a little machinable weld and grind for some strength as the table is almost cut in half. I asume the table is cast, if so they make two kinds of weld rod, soft and hard for this kind of project. You could add a little JB Weld to make it look better after the plugs and weld. Pre-heat cast before welding and it will work good. Paul |
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