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    Does anyone have their mill/drill on a stand like this ?

    https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/M135A

    I'd just like to know how high it is where the machine sits.
    My machine's stand has been made from 75mm square tube and has wheels under it. I think it would be better to get rid of the wheels and put some legs there instead but I don't know what is considered to be the ideal height for the milling table.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave J View Post
    Does your one have the reversable jaws?
    Looks the same as mine, just the sticker missing on the chuck.
    Yep, jaws reversable, just the chuck only says made in china. and my graduation strips are bronze.

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    There a great little rotary table for small
    Jobs.
    I have a 10inch rotary table but getting it out of the box for a small job is a pain, that's why I bought this one.
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    That Stanko milling machine I wanted to buy months ago had a turn table around 12 or 14 inch. I would've needed to use my crane to handle that lol

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    That's clever I've never seen that style of reversible jaw, I guess it's weaker but super convenient

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    Quote Originally Posted by caskwarrior View Post
    That's clever I've never seen that style of reversible jaw, I guess it's weaker but super convenient
    Yep and a bonus for me.
    When I was fiddling with it I kept thinking it's a shame the other set of jaws is missing, ha ha

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    Quote Originally Posted by phaser View Post
    That Stanko milling machine I wanted to buy months ago had a turn table around 12 or 14 inch. I would've needed to use my crane to handle that lol
    You don't realize what you have until it's gone.
    I lost my last crane I posted up here years ago as I left it behind in my old shed. I haven't had the large rotary table out since moving here over a year ago because it's to heavy. I fitted lifting eyes on anything heavy including lathe chucks, everything is ready to go..

    I am only a couple of weeks away from putting my new one up which I've been building over the last 3 months, which is bigger and better than the last one of course, lol
    It's a 3.2m jib crane built out of 200-29kg/m beam, with a homemade low overhead trolley/winch combo.
    My ceiling is only 2.5m, so every mm of room was needed.

    Have you posted your crane up here?
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    Hi Phaser,

    Quote Originally Posted by phaser View Post
    Does anyone have their mill/drill on a stand like this ?

    https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/M135A

    I'd just like to know how high it is where the machine sits.
    My machine's stand has been made from 75mm square tube and has wheels under it. I think it would be better to get rid of the wheels and put some legs there instead but I don't know what is considered to be the ideal height for the milling table.
    Yes ! I have the same stand, from memory its 32" inches tall, but I'll measure mine and check later. I have mine sat on a piece of rubber conveyor belting. Otherwise it rocks slightly. Mine was supposed to have a lock in the door handle but it doesn't and there is no provision for one.
    Best Regards:
    Baron J.

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    Hi Ralph,

    Quote Originally Posted by caskwarrior View Post
    That's clever I've never seen that style of reversible jaw, I guess it's weaker but super convenient
    The small "Emco" chucks have the same jaw arrangement and use Tommy bars to open and close them.
    Best Regards:
    Baron J.

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    Quote Originally Posted by caskwarrior View Post
    That's clever I've never seen that style of reversible jaw, I guess it's weaker but super convenient
    First time I'd seen this type of thing was 7 years ago when I bought this rotary table, and also wondered why another set of jaws where not included until I looked closer.
    For the size of the chuck there more than strong enough as there hardened.
    I don't like not having a chuck key though, and the small knurled wheel needs a handwheel and a scale. One day I'll get around to it.
    I have a dividing plate set for it I bought from a guy in UK years ago to suit a small Vertex rotary table.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave J View Post
    You don't realize what you have until it's gone.
    I lost my last crane I posted up here years ago as I left it behind in my old shed. I haven't had the large rotary table out since moving here over a year ago because it's to heavy. I fitted lifting eyes on anything heavy including lathe chucks, everything is ready to go..

    I am only a couple of weeks away from putting my new one up which I've been building over the last 3 months, which is bigger and better than the last one of course, lol
    It's a 3.2m jib crane built out of 200-29kg/m beam, with a homemade low overhead trolley/winch combo.
    My ceiling is only 2.5m, so every mm of room was needed.

    Have you posted your crane up here?
    Oh my crane is just an engine crane but it was the largest one supercheap had so it's pretty big.

    I made another one for over my lathe years ago from a boat trailer winch to handle the very heavy chucks.
    The hook on the cable is a C shape made from 25mm square and a length of 25mm bar that rotates on a pin to accommodate for the screw on chucks.
    I just loosen the chuck from the spindle then insert the bar and tighten the chuck, then I can spin the chuck off while taking the weight with the crane.
    There is a simple storage trolley for my chucks that sits on the floor under the lathe so I can roll it out, lower a chuck into it and pick up the next one with ease.

    Funny thing is, I didn't make any attempt to make the trolley in any way accurate but it has been rolled out and in more times than you can poke a stick at, and it always tracks back to the exact same spot under the lathe every time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave J View Post
    First time I'd seen this type of thing was 7 years ago when I bought this rotary table, and also wondered why another set of jaws where not included until I looked closer.
    For the size of the chuck there more than strong enough as there hardened.
    I don't like not having a chuck key though, and the small knurled wheel needs a handwheel and a scale. One day I'll get around to it.
    I have a dividing plate set for it I bought from a guy in UK years ago to suit a small Vertex rotary table.
    That's interesting.
    What does your dividing plate set look like ?

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    Another thing I discovered last night.
    A broken motor pulley. I will lose my lowest speed.
    Any ideas for repair or where to get one ? ... maybe if I can find someone locally to build up the aluminium and I can machine it back to normal. Maybe that can't be done if it's magnesium ?

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    It's pretty small, just buy some aluminium and make one. Don't even have to make a form tool you can just set your compound to the angle and use a grooving tool.

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    Quote Originally Posted by caskwarrior View Post
    It's pretty small, just buy some aluminium and make one. Don't even have to make a form tool you can just set your compound to the angle and use a grooving tool.
    Not so small really. 100mm x 100mm long, around $65 for a billet on ebay.
    I'd cast it if I had a descent way of heating it. I've got heaps of scrap aluminium saved up. Not good at the moment anyway with the total fire ban.

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