Tim, The cost is real enough, and I imagine the lead screw will have a similar additional cost.
Despite the additional shipping cost, remember the baseline is: $1,400 for a 900. $1,500 for additional parts and shipping 3K for a 9 foot machine. That's less than the price of a model 1200. Begat On Jan 18, 9:15 pm, "Tim Krause" <artmarb...@comcast.net> wrote: > I'm starting to get some quotes on this project and one thing that did not > come to mind when all of this started is the cost of shipping. UPS has a > limit of 97" when it comes to shipping. So, a 10 foot piece of 80/20 or a > long acme screw then gets upgraded to overland shipping. That means > trucking rates my friends. To have 2 10' pieces of 80/20 shipped from > Indiana to Oregon I'm looking at $150 in freight. The rail itself is only > $131.10. So, going big definitely has some consequences. > > -Tim > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Krause" <artmarb...@comcast.net> > To: <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 2:48 PM > Subject: Re: Doubling the length of a model 900 > > > The 900 diameter limit is 8" on the bench and 9" on a stand. The > diameter > > is limited by the rails. Lowering the spindle would increase the diameter > > even further. > > > -Tim > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Begat" <bega...@gmail.com> > > To: "Legacy Ornamental Mills" <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> > > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 1:03 PM > > Subject: Re: Doubling the length of a model 900 > > > 4 degrees are a lot. And if I recall correctly, your legs remove the > > 10 inch swing limit, making the new limit the diameter of the inner > > rails or 11 inches. > > > Roughly 108" center to center max > > 4 degree taper > > 11 inch diameter max > > > That's a serious upgrade. > > > Begat > > > On Jan 15, 7:26 pm, "Tim Krause" <artmarb...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > If I use the same design as my legs I offer for the lift kit for the > 900, > > > you would have close to 4 of taper. > > > > -Tim > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Begat" <bega...@gmail.com> > > > To: "Legacy Ornamental Mills" <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> > > > Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 1:01 PM > > > Subject: Re: Doubling the length of a model 900 > > > > Hello Tim, > > > > For the record, a $1K conversion kit to turn the 900 model into a 9 > > > foot column maker sounds like a winner to me. Count me in. > > > Reconversion means no problem with resale!!! > > > > I don't know what any of this means for tapering, etc. but a true 9' > > > foot between centers turning capacity means that you can make > > > standard columns for homes with 9 foot ceilings. > > > > I'll get to working on the platform. I just happen to have 8 castors > > > that can handle 750 lbs per!!!! > > > > Why not call it the Column-Maker Conversion Kit for the Legacy 900? > > > > Best, > > > > Begat > > > > On Jan 15, 3:35 pm, "Tim Krause" <artmarb...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > Hello All, > > > > > The other thread about storing a long machine is hijacked beyond > belief! > > > We are really talking about making a machine longer. Begat has really > got > > me > > > thinking and some legitimate ideas have been formed in my head. I can > see > > a > > > way to extend a model 900 to be capable of turning a 9' hollow column > with > > > 11" diameter capacity. It would remain a bench model. At any time it > could > > > be converted back to a stock length machine and no holes would have to > be > > > drilled in the factory parts. > > > > > It would be a hybrid that would use Legacy's rails and gearing with no > > > additional purchase of parts from Legacy. I can offer the legs and > > brackets > > > as a kit to make this happen. You would have to purchase a longer acme > > > screw, 20' of 80/20 aluminum railing and you would have to make a flat > > level > > > base for the machine to sit on. > > > > > I would suggest the total cost would be under $1000 (drunk estimate) > but > > I > > > need some honest feedback before I invest in mocking this up. I have no > > need > > > or room for such a machine but if others are interested I will offer a > > bolt > > > on solution. > > > > > Please contact me off the list using my info@ornamental mills.com > > address > > > if you are serious. If you are only marginally serious, let me know as > > well. > > > > > -Tim > > > > > PS. Non-USA customers might have a problem getting 80/20 shipped to > > them. > > > I will leave that up to you to figure out as this idea progresses. 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