As I get older, my wife constantly reminds me that my height is not the only thing getting shorter. I argued it for a while, but as time goes on, I am starting to see her point of view. I'm talking about the length of my memory of course.
To compliment the table cover with trays that I made, I also wanted a carousel of some type to hold some R8 collets, and a drill chuck or two. Something that didn't hold all the chucks and collets, only what I am using on a project. I thought it would be nice to have them some place to set other than the chip pile. My memory is so short that I spend most of my day trying to find a tool or cutter that I just had in my hand a second ago, and likely walked into the bathroom with it because I forgot it was in my hand. Couple that excuse with an aluminum bracket that was mounted to the machine doing nothing when I bought it. For years it had been begging me to do SOMETHING with it.
This was also a great way to relocate a couple pieces of scrap to the other side of the garage. I made this out of a piece of 1/2"x 7"x7" cutting board left over from a previous project. Seemed sturdy enough and wont draw moisture or give me any other grief. The end mill holder is a piece of 2.5" al that was about 1.25" long. The kind of scrap that my eye draws to every time I look in the al bin. The bar that holds it at a 45 degree angle is a piece of .625 hot rolled. The reason the screw in the center has a red head is because it is a harbor freight cheap-o left over from a painting project.
The carousel swivels out of the way if I need that space for any reason. The pictures show the cutters, business side out. In reality, I will likely turn them around, or mount a first aid kit next to the carousel full of band-aids.
Using the bolt circle pattern program on the DRO made this an easy project. Other than trying to figure out where I left the mill in the garage, it went pretty quick.
To compliment the table cover with trays that I made, I also wanted a carousel of some type to hold some R8 collets, and a drill chuck or two. Something that didn't hold all the chucks and collets, only what I am using on a project. I thought it would be nice to have them some place to set other than the chip pile. My memory is so short that I spend most of my day trying to find a tool or cutter that I just had in my hand a second ago, and likely walked into the bathroom with it because I forgot it was in my hand. Couple that excuse with an aluminum bracket that was mounted to the machine doing nothing when I bought it. For years it had been begging me to do SOMETHING with it.
This was also a great way to relocate a couple pieces of scrap to the other side of the garage. I made this out of a piece of 1/2"x 7"x7" cutting board left over from a previous project. Seemed sturdy enough and wont draw moisture or give me any other grief. The end mill holder is a piece of 2.5" al that was about 1.25" long. The kind of scrap that my eye draws to every time I look in the al bin. The bar that holds it at a 45 degree angle is a piece of .625 hot rolled. The reason the screw in the center has a red head is because it is a harbor freight cheap-o left over from a painting project.
The carousel swivels out of the way if I need that space for any reason. The pictures show the cutters, business side out. In reality, I will likely turn them around, or mount a first aid kit next to the carousel full of band-aids.
Using the bolt circle pattern program on the DRO made this an easy project. Other than trying to figure out where I left the mill in the garage, it went pretty quick.
If I only ..........................................eh heck , forget it . 
