On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 9:53 PM, Jon Elson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Kirk Wallace wrote: > > As cool as the rotary table is, I would not want that much weight on my > > Bridgeport, let alone my Shizuoka. Igor, I would seriously consider > > putting that Hobart to use and make a crane so you can put the table on > > only when needed. Now that you have one table done and know how to do > > it, I would also consider looking for another small one to convert, so > > that you have one that you won't mind using. Again, I don't want to > > detract from your deserved victory, but that's how I see it from my > > vantage point. > > > I have a universal dividing head which weighs about 50 Lbs, and is > pretty much ideal for gear making, etc. > Since you have a CNC, there really is little use for a true rotary > table. Now, our shop at work uses a pair > of stacked rotary tables to do the insane geodesic structures my boss > comes up with for nuclear detectors, > but I doubt that Igor is going to make too many such items. For gear > cutting, putting hex bolt heads on things, etc. a relatively small RT or > dividing head should be quite adequate, and not need the darn CRANE to > move it around. > > One of these days, I REALLY need to hook a motor to that dividing head, > too. > > I would also prefer to have a smaller RT, but alas, this is all I could find at acceptable price ($149). I do not think that using a crane is that big of a deal, I have a crane and this area is crane accessible. I just need to get the crane out of the snow. i > Jon > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! > Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better > price-free! > Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires > February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
