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rotary table
- Thread starter bedwards
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Bedwards,
Measure from the center of your table to the back of the throat of the machine and see what the measurement ends up being. That will help you to visualize the table moving through the different extremes of available movement and let you judge whether 8 inch would be too large or still fit nicely. Being unfamiliar with the exact machine you have refered to I would use this approach or better yet I would make a cardboard mock up of the RT and move your machine around with it installed in the position you intend to mount it in later. That will definitely prove or disprove that is it satisfactory for your use and purposes. Just a thought before you plunk down any hard earned and decide you don't like the result.
Bob
Measure from the center of your table to the back of the throat of the machine and see what the measurement ends up being. That will help you to visualize the table moving through the different extremes of available movement and let you judge whether 8 inch would be too large or still fit nicely. Being unfamiliar with the exact machine you have refered to I would use this approach or better yet I would make a cardboard mock up of the RT and move your machine around with it installed in the position you intend to mount it in later. That will definitely prove or disprove that is it satisfactory for your use and purposes. Just a thought before you plunk down any hard earned and decide you don't like the result.
Bob
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A 8" rotary table will be approximately 12" x 12" x 4" plus the crank handle sitting out the front. Make a cardboard template and sit it on the mill table to see how it fits.
I agree with these suggestio.az
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I agree with these suggestions. You need to visualize the size before making a decision. For what it's worth I have an Enco RF30 clone and a 6" rotary table. There are times I wish I had an 8".
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I agree with these suggestions. You need to visualize the size before making a decision. For what it's worth I have an Enco RF30 clone and a 6" rotary table. There are times I wish I had an 8".
