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8th Dec 2019, 11:34 AM #16Senior Member
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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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8th Dec 2019, 11:45 AM #17Senior Member
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8th Dec 2019, 11:51 AM #18
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.Using Tapatalk
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8th Dec 2019, 12:35 PM #19Senior Member
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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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8th Dec 2019, 01:16 PM #20Most Valued Member
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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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8th Dec 2019, 04:40 PM #21Senior Member
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8th Dec 2019, 05:00 PM #22
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?Using Tapatalk
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8th Dec 2019, 08:51 PM #23
Hi Phaser,
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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8th Dec 2019, 08:54 PM #24
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8th Dec 2019, 11:14 PM #25
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.Using Tapatalk
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9th Dec 2019, 10:51 AM #26Senior Member
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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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9th Dec 2019, 10:59 AM #27Senior Member
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9th Dec 2019, 11:08 AM #28Senior Member
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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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9th Dec 2019, 11:28 AM #29Most Valued Member
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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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9th Dec 2019, 12:29 PM #30Senior Member
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