Wall mounted rotary table platform

[melsdad]

Some of you may remember. A while back I got a 16" troyke rotary table and this thing is 200+pounds. Since I got it I have been thinking of a storage solution that would allow me to move this from the machine and back myself.

We recently scrapped a machine at work that had a swiveling arm that the control was mounted to. My wheels began to turn!

Here is the table and the method I use now:


This is the arm I am going to mount to the wall. Lucky for me this was grossly over built for a machine control:



Mounting plate that will be attached to the wall:

 

[melsdad]

I made this tap collet so I could power tap the eight 5/8-11 threaded holes. It fits a 3/4" collet:

 

[chuckorlando]

That must have been a heavy control ahahaha. Those are some good parts to start with

 

[melsdad]

Parts are sand blasted, painted an ready to install.

 

[melsdad]

Here we go:

 

[Terrywerm]

Nice installation of the arm, Brian, but how do you move the RT between the swing arm and the mill table? I assume the swing arm will swing right up to the table? The only drawback I can see is that I wouldn't want to be near that thing if it ever gets knocked off of there, it'll make a crater in the floor!

 

[Andre]

Is it attached to the mount in any way? I hope it doesn't fall! If it does it's a goner for sure knowing cast iron.

 

[melsdad]

There is a clamp that holds it to the arm. Were it is located it should never get knocked off.

 

[ray hampton]

can the rotary table be use without removing it from the support ?

 

[melsdad]

can the rotary table be use without removing it from the support ?

No it can't