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I've wanted a good cross slide RT for some time now. Something like an Advance or a Troyke. I had a Palmgren but I felt it was too lightly built so I got rid of it.
Today in a local online auction I won the bidding for a Troyke DMT-12. This is the smallest of the Troyke cross slide RT's with a 12" diameter and a 9"x9" top with 7" of travel in each direction.
This is a stoutly built table which weighs upwards of 200 pounds. I like that!
I was impressed that these are made with full length tapered gibs for taking up any wear rather than flat gibs with setscrew adjustments.
Anyway, here are a few pics from the auction.
I already have a very nice Japanese made Kamakura 10" RT with which I've been very pleased but I think that this Troyke will supplant the Kamakura.
The Kamakura may well show up in our classifieds here and I'd be looking to trade it for a decent dividing head or to sell it outright.
I got a few other things at this auction too and I'm very anxious to inspect the contents of a 400 pound pallet of bits, arbors and whatnot. My experience with these mixed lots has been great as there always seems to be a few gems included and these lots go for pretty small money.
Here's a pic or two of the mixed lot.
Today in a local online auction I won the bidding for a Troyke DMT-12. This is the smallest of the Troyke cross slide RT's with a 12" diameter and a 9"x9" top with 7" of travel in each direction.
This is a stoutly built table which weighs upwards of 200 pounds. I like that!
I was impressed that these are made with full length tapered gibs for taking up any wear rather than flat gibs with setscrew adjustments.
Anyway, here are a few pics from the auction.
I already have a very nice Japanese made Kamakura 10" RT with which I've been very pleased but I think that this Troyke will supplant the Kamakura.
The Kamakura may well show up in our classifieds here and I'd be looking to trade it for a decent dividing head or to sell it outright.
I got a few other things at this auction too and I'm very anxious to inspect the contents of a 400 pound pallet of bits, arbors and whatnot. My experience with these mixed lots has been great as there always seems to be a few gems included and these lots go for pretty small money.
Here's a pic or two of the mixed lot.
Just remember to return the crate to the MTS Machine Shop, wherever that may be 