On Sat, 22 Jan 2022, Ralph Hulslander wrote:
John, thank you, what a good idea!
Ralph
On Sat, Jan 22, 2022 at 12:16 AM Jon Rus via groups.io <byghtn5@...> wrote:
How about you plop this rotary table down on your mill table in a couple
of different orientations and take a couple of photos, (top down, front
& side views, standing vertical and horizontal with the controls facing
your most convenient direction), and post them them to us here. Then we
can guide you with our very best gleaming shiny ideas...
John
On 1/21/2022 7:28 PM, fxkl47BF via groups.io wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Jan 2022, Bruce J wrote:
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>>? ? ? ? On Jan 21, 2022, at 4:42 PM, fxkl47BF via groups.io <fxkl47BF@...> wrote:
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>> On Fri, 21 Jan 2022, mike allen wrote:
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>>? ? ? ? ??? ??? you can get a 3" tilting rotary table on Amazon for @ $ 70.00 & a 4" starting @ $150.00 . Either of those would give you a nice working area on
>>? ? ? ? a mini mill .
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>>? ? ? ? On 1/21/2022 11:29 AM, Miket_NYC wrote:
>>? ? ? ? I have to admit I didn't even notice this in the original?email.? Yes, probably too big for a mini-mill.
>>? ? ? ? Mike Taglieri?
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>>? ? ? ? On Fri, Jan 21, 2022, 1:06 PM Ralph Lehotsky <ralphlehotsky@...> wrote:
>>? ? ? ? An 8" rotary table seems awfully large for a mini-mill, even in the horizontal position.? The x-y table? is only about 4" wide, so an 8" rotary would
>>? ? ? ? limit
>>? ? ? ? the y-axis motion of the mill severely, and the height (& weight) would be quite cumbersome.? I would go no larger than a?5" rotary table, and a 4" is
>>? ? ? ? probably the most useful on a mini-mill.
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>>? ? ? ? That said, if you have or are panning on obtaining a larger mill, then the 8" would be an excellent addition, especially with a dividing plate.
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>> OK let's see a show of hands.
>> You already own this piece of hardware.
>> You would leave it sit'n on a shelf and buy new.
>> That goes against my grain. :)
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>> Hmm, a rotary table in the hand that I cannot use versus a rotary table on Amazon that I can?
> Or may challenge my creativity.
> In no way do I intend to offend.
> I have a piece of Harare.
> I asking y'alls input about the best way to make what I have useful.
> I'm just a hobbiest.
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>> (actually I?d leave it sitting on the shelf only if I firmly intended to get a bigger mill along the line)
> Something for the future.
What I have that passes for a shop is a small unheated metal building.
As soon as this arctic weather moves back north I'll get some photos.
