Green Newb here. Why do I need a rotary table?

george wilson said:
Ah,yes. Gears. I had forgotten about gears. I don't understand this,but click on the blue line of info for a different view. These are those pesky tapered gears.
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Another example of your outstanding work. Thanks for posting that George.
 
drs23 said:
I'm not sure exactly what style/type this particular RT is. It's pictured mounted on the mill in the other thread if anyone can tell by looking at it.
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The RT pictured on the birmingham can be mounted either way.




Mr. Wilson, You are a fine craftsman!
 
drs
Another green newbe here. This week I got to use my Yuasa 10" rt for the first time. I needed a 2.1" hole in a large irregular shaped 1" plate. It worked out great. Indicatiing and workholding can be a bit trying the first time, but it just takes a little patience.

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drs23 said:
That's kinda the dividend(s) I was alluding to Ron. I do a lot of broken lip repair on LH cases. The one that receives th 0-ring between the motor and inner primary. I've always had to have Tom do them at his shop because my lathe won't swing the case. I can now do these on the spot "in house". No waiting and at the same time not feeling like I'm a burden on a good friend who's working 50-65 hours a week already.

I'm not sure exactly what style/type this particular RT is. It's pictured mounted on the mill in the other thread if anyone can tell by looking at it.
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I had to have that done for the same Shovel build I mentioned earlier (it's been an expensive build). At the time I had no mill and my lathe only has an 11" swing so I farmed it out to a guy I trusted down in Florida (did a nice job btw). I'm not sure if that RT you're looking at will be big enough for that job on it's own but you can most assuredly make a plate/fixture to hold the case half and mount it to the RT. The bigger the RT the better! At least until you have to pick them up. ;) My little 9" Troyke RT weighs about 75 lbs they go up from there real quick.

As already mentioned, the one in the pics is a horizontal/vertical model and will hopefully come with a tailstock.

-Ron
 
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