Yet Another G4003g Delivery

[abrace]

The rustoleum hammered green finish is pretty close. That is what I used, but I painted the whole stand to make sure it would match.

 

[Ironken]

Here is one more option that has worked well for me. I could have welded but didn't want to paint so I riveted aluminum angle.

http://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/new-g4003g-lathe-alignment-problem.18734/

I'm seriousely eyeing a G4003.....I really like your solution. Can you get to the inside of the stands where you riveted to use nuts and bolts? Alternatively, how thick are the stands directly behind your Alum angles? When I finally pull the trigger on this machine, I was also considering a setup similar to yours with the exception of using steel angle and rosette/plug welding the angle to the stand. Lemme know what you think.

 

[jmarkwolf]

The rustoleum hammered green finish is pretty close. That is what I used, but I painted the whole stand to make sure it would match.

Couldn't find the hammered green. I think I read somewhere that it has been discontinued. I'll do some "Googling" and see what I come up with. Might even take a sample of the sheet metal down to the paint store and see what kind of match they can come up with.

The paint I found looks like it is just a flat color, but the "hue" looks pretty close.

 

[Steve Shannon]

Couldn't find the hammered green. I think I read somewhere that it has been discontinued. I'll do some "Googling" and see what I come up with. Might even take a sample of the sheet metal down to the paint store and see what kind of match they can come up with.

The paint I found looks like it is just a flat color, but the "hue" looks pretty close.

http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0002YVWJW
The deep green is still shown. The silver looks light green to me, about the color of my Unimat SL.


Steve Shannon, P.E.

 

[abrace]

It is actually the deep green that I got. Ordered it from home depot in a 2 quart pack for $27.06 and had it shipped to the store for free. Just ordered it a couple of months ago, it was still an available item at that time.
It is a PITA to work with, requires Xylol for cleaning/thinning.

 

[frostheave]

Gunrunner you need to order a set of these for the Z axis hand crank. Bill did you just spit coffee on your monitor? :rofl:

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[Ironken]

Gunrunner you need to order a set of these for the Z axis hand crank. Bill did you just spit coffee on your monitor? :rofl:

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[frostheave]

Ironken - Yeah, I'm actually not too worried about the rivets. It has been a while since I did this so I checked my install again. As it turns out, there is only about 1/2" of meat below the bottom of the stand. Look at this picture from coolidge.


So, there is plenty of room for nuts & bolts inside the stand but only about a 1/2" available below the bottom on the outside of the stand. This is because of the cutout seen in the picture. Thanks for the picture coolidge.

jmarkwolf - Sorry for all the posts. I hope I haven't hijacked your thread.

 

[Ironken]

Makes perfect sense frost. Thanks again.

 

[coolidge]

Couldn't find the hammered green. I think I read somewhere that it has been discontinued. I'll do some "Googling" and see what I come up with. Might even take a sample of the sheet metal down to the paint store and see what kind of match they can come up with.

The paint I found looks like it is just a flat color, but the "hue" looks pretty close.

Ace Hardware carries a hammered green that is an exact match for the G4003G. Kilz brand Hammerite Rust Cap 41165 Hammered Deep Green