Craigslist Rotary Table Find.

[Cheeseking]

Interesting. Maybe the adjusting nut on mine needs to be tighter? There are no 'seals' just metal to metal on underside of table to the base. Looks like baby brother to yours! . Rag absorbs the oil.

 

[Jay-z]

Still no problems here. It's been sitting in the upright position all evening since I muscled it up on the table. Dry as a bone . Still a little bit jealous of yours, looks a lot lumbar friendlier .

 

[Cheeseking]

Starting to think maybe I just over filled it. How are you planning to mount work to it?
So far I found it most useful to use a square sub-plate and mount up a lathe chuck. Lots of threads on guys making adapters and also base plates with tapped mounting holes.
Nice part with a square base when not using in the rotab is you can bolt directly to the mill table or even easier clamp the square base in the vise. Not dead nuts precise but close enough.
6" 4 jaw and a little baby 3" 3 Jaw mounted to 6" sq x 1/2" plates. The holes in the base plate are for mounting to face of rotab.

 

[Jay-z]

Not really sure yet . I guess a lot of that will depend on the types of chucks I can scrounge up for it. Probably a 3jaw 8" will work. Definitely going to need an adapter plate so I can re-center it easily after being removed .

 

[mikegt4]

Jay, Troyke was one of the best. I do not know if they are still in business today, but years ago they manufactured Rotary Tables, Diving heads, vices and quality steel tooling. I had the chance to use a smaller one 48" table when working for a Major pump manufacturing in Portland. Those Rotary Tables by Troyke were right on the mark!

They are still in business and located about 5 miles from me. Old school "just over the tracks back by the railroad yards multi-generation family business" type of place.
http://www.troyke.com/index.html

 

[toolroom]

Wow, Mikegt... I checked the link, and I was amazed at the quality of their products...very high tech. It's great to see someone that is still Here in the good Ol' U S of A instead of China.

 

[mikegt4]

Wow, Mikegt... I checked the link, and I was amazed at the quality of their products...very high tech. It's great to see someone that is still Here in the good Ol' U S of A instead of China.

I agree

For the OP: on the Troyke website (link above) under "service" there is an "adjustments" tab with info on maintenance and adjustments. Hopefully you won't need any but it is still good to know.

 

[mikegt4]

It just so happens that today I went to J&N Auto Electric to get some starter brush tension springs for my 1957 Oliver OC46 track loader. J&N is near Troyke so I went over there a took a photo. It is back in an old pre-war neighborhood (which surprisingly enough is still well kept) along the old Sharonville railroad yards. There are still a few old school businesses back in there. BTW, J&N had my springs, I have been going to them for 45 years, not the cheapest but they have everything auto, truck, tractor electric. http://jnelectric.com/startpage.asp

Troyke is in the unassuming building at the end of the street.

 

[toolroom]

THAT, my friend, brings tears to my poor old tired eyes. Just think, some of these great quality manufactures, did not knuckle under to cheaper products off shore... Because their name was riding on it.
KUDOS, and raisin pie to Troyke!
thanks for brightening my day!
toolroom

 

[mikegt4]

THAT, my friend, brings tears to my poor old tired eyes. Just think, some of these great quality manufactures, did not knuckle under to cheaper products off shore... Because their name was riding on it.
KUDOS, and raisin pie to Troyke!
thanks for brightening my day!
toolroom

Yeah, it makes you want to go out and buy a Troyke table even if you don't need it.