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9th Feb 2020, 10:52 AM #16
The drill mill looks a lot like the the one the high school had. Of course there were no DROs in those days and the machine is so old ,designwise it was never intended to have one.
Ok! if you are constantly getting up and down to change belts, I would be fabbing a sturdy shelf off the LH side. The cover could be lifted up and swung over and set aside on the shelf while belts were swapped. It is a matter of setting the right height for the shelf.
It appears there is not real good access from the right if the DRO happens to be fixed so a compromise has to be made.I would assume belt changes would be made from the LHS.
Anyhow its way better than being perched on ladder rung.
Grahame
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9th Feb 2020, 01:36 PM #17Diamond Member
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Looks like an RF-30? (Rong-Fu)
My dad got one in the late 1980s as payment for some patterns for the company (might have even been patterns for a casting on that machine).
He said it was a better drill press than a mill
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9th Feb 2020, 10:11 PM #18Most Valued Member
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Apply the hierarchy of control at a higher level. Yours are engineered controls, fit a VFD and there is next to no requirement to alter belts to change speed, meaning no reason to be on a ladder or perform any manual handling tasks associated with such... Elimination is king of the hill
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9th Feb 2020, 11:12 PM #19
Hi Adam,
I completely agree with that solution.
Grahame
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10th Feb 2020, 09:09 AM #22Most Valued Member
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Possibly no reason why you couldn’t leave the lid off other than having the potential for entanglement in rotating belts. Just chuck an old towel over it when not in use. I cover my RF45 with an IKEA barbecue cover when not in use for extended periods or I’m using a grinder/wood butcher tools at the other end of the garage
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10th Feb 2020, 06:50 PM #23Senior Member
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The first thing I did when I bought my similar drill/mill about 30 years ago was to take that PITA cover off.
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10th Feb 2020, 08:52 PM #24Most Valued Member
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By taking the cover off, you could get a slap in the face, if a belt breaks.
To grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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Not this bloke, he needs a ladder to get too the lid.
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10th Feb 2020, 09:22 PM #26Most Valued Member
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OOPS forgot about that one
KrynTo grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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I knew I’d seen latches that the loop stayed out of the way when you open them.
Found them today - on a laser level case.
It’s simply a spring that bears against the latch and stops it free falling.
Steve
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22nd Feb 2020, 10:00 AM #29New Member
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Zip tie them in the open position and let gravity keep the lid down, i hide my dro batterys in there all covered in black rubber fluff.
Derek.
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22nd Feb 2020, 08:13 PM #30
Hi Guys,
I keep my spare calliper and mic batteries stuck to a magnet, the magnet is stuck to the lathe cabinet, so I know where it/they are.Best Regards:
Baron J.
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