Vevor 6" rotary table

[mickri]

I have thought about getting a rotary table for years. I have no projects even in the far reaches of the back of my mind that I would need a rotary table for. Even so I occasionally look at them. Was looking at them last week on Ebay. Saw a 6" Vevor. Watched some videos and read some threads on here about them. Overall they get good reviews. So I put one on my watch list. This morning the Ebay seller sent me an offer at $147.

I think that a 6" inch is the right size for my RF30 mill/drill clone. Would not go bigger or smaller.

Yea or nay? What do you learned souls think? I have 24 hours to make a decision.

 

[Manual Mac]

The 6” has worked well on my RF30/31.
I’m not sure about the Vevor part though.

 

[C-Bag]

It’s another one of the many tools I have that I don’t use it a lot but I needed it for a project and one popped up on CL. A 10” Chinese HD horizontal/vertical for $180. Has to weigh at least 120lbs. The old guy who was getting rid of it was going to a 6” because of the weight. The bigger RT’s seem to be cheaper than the 6” because of that. Mine is stored right next to the mill/drill and I put a HF mini chain hoist on the rafter above it to weasel it onto the mill when needed. For milling curves and doing bolt circles it’s indispensable.

 

[mickri]

I hear you on the weight C-Bag. My mill/drill came with a 15" Walther rotary table. I could barely move it. It wouldn't even fit on the table. Sold the Walther to a local machine shop for a $1,000. The guy who picked it up carried it to his truck like it was no big deal.

 

[Winegrower]

I suppose experiences differ...but every single rotary table project I've done in say, 15 years has used about all of my 12" Bridgeport brand rotary table, especially when I turned a 14" diameter Bridgeport riser slightly. Possibly this is true because for smaller work I've been able to use either a spin indexer or a dividing head. So while the weight is significant, and it takes some commitment to set it up, I still don't think anything smaller would be too worthwhile. Be sure to compare the capabilities you anticipate to what you would get with either of those options, spin indexer or dividing head.

 

[Makintrax73]

I was just using my 6" vevor for my first real project this morning. Rounding over a model engine connecting rod. For the price it works well. On a small machine I don't want to deal with an 8".

 

[Pevehouse]

I recently purchased a 9” Troyke off eBay. Have yet to use it . Had to take it apart and clean it up first,lol

 

[mickri]

Size is definitely an issue. I think that the biggest rotary table that I could fit on my mill/drill would be an 8". An 8" RT is going to weigh 50 lbs or more. That's a bit much for an old fart like me.

Anybody else have or used one of these Vevor rotary tables?

 

[mickri]

I should mention that it comes with 3 dividing plates. I always have thought that using dividing plates is a bit complicated compared to diving 360 by the number of holes and then moving the table by the degrees that you calculated. I must be missing something.

 

[Charles scozzari]

I suppose experiences differ...but every single rotary table project I've done in say, 15 years has used about all of my 12" Bridgeport brand rotary table, especially when I turned a 14" diameter Bridgeport riser slightly. Possibly this is true because for smaller work I've been able to use either a spin indexer or a dividing head. So while the weight is significant, and it takes some commitment to set it up, I still don't think anything smaller would be too worthwhile. Be sure to compare the capabilities you anticipate to what you would get with either of those options, spin indexer or dividing head.

I posted my winch used to handle all my heavy tools to the mill table and got mixed reviews because its mounted to the mill table. When its said and done I no longer have to put off work because of lifting a R/T or vise or anything to my mill table. As for the table itself the Vertex 10" or other brand is a must. In some cases I needed to use my 16" adaptor. I feel a 6" R/T will prove a bit small.