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    Default Mill table width information needed

    I'm trying to design up a device* to fit on a mill table. My mill is larger than most home mills with a table width of 235mm, so I'm not sure it is the best thing to base a design around. I would like to know what others have got. If you can respond with
    • table width
    • T-slot width
    • T-slot centres

    That would help me understand what is out there.

    As per the rotary table sizing rule, I don't want to be specifiying a base size that overhangs enough to reduce travel.

    *Encouraged by the success of the free vice, I'm trying to knock a few more projects off the 'if only I had something that would hold this' list. This is to make work holding easier for me on those odd occasions but if I'm going to have parts cast, I may as well make them so that they have wide utility.

    Michael

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    Hello Michael,
    My table sizes are,

    Width 240 mm
    Centres 45 mm
    Tee slot width 15 mm
    5 Tee slots

    Width 210 mm
    Centres 45 mm
    Tee slot width 16 mm
    4 Tee slots

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    Michael take a look at specs on such as H&F site the variety of sizes is amazing.

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    My RF 45 is 730x210, 4 slots on 50mm centres, nuts are 14mm wide.
    The RF 30 round column I moved on had the same table, and I believe the RF 46 also shares the same table.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wheelinround View Post
    ...take a look at specs on such as H&F site the variety of sizes is amazing.
    That's the problem - if I worked on the full range of equipment available then I could have anywhere from a table 150mm wide to 400 or perhaps even 600mm. At least doing things this way gives me a chance of working out what the common sizes are.

    Right now with 2 data points (3 if you include me) it is shaping up that 200mm is a nice number

    Michael

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    Width 235
    Tee slots 12.7
    Centers 54
    3 slots

    Steve

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    X2 Mini mill table width 93mm, 3 T slots, 12mm wide with no mention of their centres.
    Kryn
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    Hi Michael,

    My two mills have the following;

    ZAY 7045 (common 45 size Chinese geared head mill):

    table width: 240mm
    T slot size: 15.8mm (5/8")
    Spacing 60mm x 3 slots


    Pacific FTV-2 (AKA Lagun FTV-2):

    table width: 230
    T slot size: 16mm
    Spacing 60mm x 3 slots

    Hope this helps...

    Simon
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    Default Mill Table Width

    Hi Michael

    My Taiwanese Bridgeport type Mill, Branded Delta has the following sizes

    Table. 254mm
    T slot Width. 15.9mm
    T slot Centres. 63.5mm

    Hope this helps

    Kind regards

    Col

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    Quote Originally Posted by colnjulia View Post
    Table. 254mm
    T slot Width. 15.9mm
    T slot Centres. 63.5mm
    Ditto

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