A friend of mine owns a business where he designed and markets a steel blade for attaching to a backhoe bucket for grading purposes. He has them manufactured...
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davidshobby
Jun 1, 2008 10:37 pm
Will be purchasing soon and was thinking I'd like to have the stand built before it arrives. What is the height of the RF 45 clone that Enco has on sale now?...
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fignoggle
Jun 1, 2008 10:55 pm
hi david- it's roughly 10" from base to top of table and 41" to top of column. keep in mind that when the head's moved up to the top of z travel, the motor ...
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davidshobby
Jun 1, 2008 11:15 pm
And how tall from the bottom of the base to the top of the motor when the motor / head is cranked all the way up? That's the dimension I need. Thanks!...
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Leschwartz
Jun 2, 2008 8:32 pm
I have a fairly simple job: To mill 3 slots onto a shaft, where the slots are 120 degrees apart. At first, I thought I would just get a 4" H/V rotary table...
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Mike Klotz
mklotz70
Jun 2, 2008 9:07 pm
have you checked with these guys? http://www.lathemaster.com/RotaryTables.htm ... From: Leschwartz To: mill_drill@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008...
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Gene Furr
genefurr
Jun 2, 2008 9:49 pm
Give http://www.littlemachineshop.com a try. I just ordered a H/V 6 inch Phase II from them with very good service. Shipped out the same day I called. Very...
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Stan Stocker
stanstocker
Jun 2, 2008 9:49 pm
Hi Larry, Rotary tables can: 1) Be used with dividing plates to generate just about any typical divisions (I know, prime numbers require the prime number in...
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davidshobby
Jun 2, 2008 10:09 pm
Finally got an answer from Enco . The height of the unit with head fully raised is 57"...same as Griz...
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Ed
ekdadlec
Jun 3, 2008 12:13 am
Dave, Thanks for posting that. It will be useful to me also. Ed...
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corey renner
corey94945
Jun 3, 2008 1:01 am
I'm sure that others will do a good job of explaining about the rotary table and spin index, so I'm going to talk about something else that I've found to be...
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Rick Kruger
rick_kruger
Jun 3, 2008 1:44 am
Good idea, Corey. And what is cool about it besides its simplicity, is that you can use parallels between the collet block and the mill table and clamp the...
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rexarino
Jun 3, 2008 2:34 am
One quick addition to the use of the 6 sided fixture, If the workpiece can be held close to the collet, i.e., unsupported on the other end, you can get 12...
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davidshobby
Jun 3, 2008 2:50 am
Ed, You have yours by now right? how do you like it?...
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Leschwartz
Jun 3, 2008 3:31 am
Thanks to everyone for their replies! Based on Stan's reply, I think the spin indexer is the way for me to go. However, I don't see where either Enco or LMS...
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John Hansford
kz1927
Jun 3, 2008 3:58 am
Did you check Grizzly? I'm pretty surprised at the amount of stuff they have....and good prices too! ... John...
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Ed
ekdadlec
Jun 3, 2008 11:42 am
Hi Dave, Yes, I have my mill but it's still in the garage bolted to the pallet. I just finished up the plates for the levelers last night so I think I have...
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Ed
ekdadlec
Jun 3, 2008 5:33 pm
Rick, Can you please elaborate on the reason why you think using steel square tubing is a bad idea? I'm in the process of designing a steel stand for my mill....
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C.S. Mo
h2o2k
Jun 3, 2008 5:38 pm
Ed, here's some picture of the stand I had for my RF40... <http://www.smidgie.com/928/machineshop/frankie/> --C.S....
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rgsparber@...
rgsparber
Jun 3, 2008 5:48 pm
Ed, I was envisioning you having long tubes supported on the ends with the mill in the middle. The weight of the mill would cause the tubes to sag and be ...
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Ed
ekdadlec
Jun 3, 2008 5:58 pm
C.S., Nice job on the stand! That steel must have cost you an arm and a leg or two. I priced out 2" steel tubing in both 1/8" and 3/16" wall and was floored by...
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C.S. Mo
h2o2k
Jun 3, 2008 6:07 pm
Well.. It was a long time ago. Steel was much cheaper then! If I remember correctly, I was paying around $2/ft then. The last time I quoted 2x2x.25, it was...
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Ed
ekdadlec
Jun 3, 2008 6:11 pm
Rick, I think what you are envisioning is what I had planned on doing. Here is a link to the file that has a preliminary front view of the stand with the mill...
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Ed
ekdadlec
Jun 3, 2008 6:21 pm
C.S.. OK, that explains the lack of cross bracing that I was wondering about. 2" square, 1/4" wall tubing is going for $9.63 per foot now. Next week it will...
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C.S. Mo
h2o2k
Jun 3, 2008 6:27 pm
Holy crap. Maybe I should sell some of my stock!!!! I think I have about 50 linear feet of it. Maybe even more. On the other hand, if I just hang on to it, in...
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C.S. Mo
h2o2k
Jun 3, 2008 6:28 pm
I think that you'll find that the 48" wide steel will, indeed, be quite springy. I also don't think you need a 48" wide stance - 30-36" width would be fine....
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Ed
ekdadlec
Jun 3, 2008 6:35 pm
I don't think you'll need to wait 4 years. Probably 4 months. Ed...
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C.S. Mo
h2o2k
Jun 3, 2008 6:42 pm
Yeah really. Instead of a 401k I should have just bought steel. Let's see - 100% increase per year. Yikes! On the other hand, if I start thinking about all the...
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Ed
ekdadlec
Jun 3, 2008 6:42 pm
C.S., I'm not dead set on any width, just dead set on getting it right the first time. It needs to be stable and strong. As far as the springiness goes,...
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pacer8020
Jun 3, 2008 6:57 pm
Ed, this isnt EVEN a mill stand, but if you can get an idea off it that'll be great... Like some of you guys, the lathe stand that came with the Birmy wasnt ...
