curtis,
yes, the rotary table can rotate the router 90 degrees, but you
would have to drop the assembly down below the carriage rails first...it
was for this reason that i added the aluminum plate...this could allow some
interesting work on faceplates or bowls, perhaps...another member of the
group(i can't remember his name for the moment) has done the same set up as
i did...and did it well, i might add...but the way i did this i feel is
very easy to do as it was not much more than buying the rotary table and a
bit of driling, tapping and some hardware from mcmaster carr...in guessing
the total monetary outlay, i would say less than $300.00...that does not
include labor and the fact that i had that second router mounting plate and
some extra railing, which made the mod easy to do...widening the carriage
is a must for this set up...but not sure how widening the carriage might
effect how close i can get router bits to the headstock...going to be
checking on that soon...thanks for the response...joe
On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 7:34:39 PM UTC-4, Curtis wrote:
>
> Hello Joe.
> Very nice work.
> Can you tell me if your router can go beyond the 45 deg. mark? and go,
> Lets say a 90 deg.'s ?
> I understand the reason why you made this Z axis, I'm just tiring to
> see the potential for future idea's/projects. I am impressed on what you
> have done, I cant wait to see and hear how this modification works out tor
> you.
> Thank you for sharing.
> C.A.G.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* joe biunno [email protected] <javascript:>
> *To:* [email protected] <javascript:>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 22, 2013 4:07 PM
> *Subject:* Re: z axis upgrade progress
>
> last of the photos...
> photo #1...mounting rings in place...nothing special here
> photo #2...router in place...heavy duty porter cable, variable speed with
> a quick chuck...the router is now 3 3/4' further towards the front of the
> machine due to the rotary table and two mounting plates added...and
> widening the carriage was definitely a must, as you
> can see...possibly toying with the idea of making it a bit wider and while
> i am at it going taller as legacy did on the model 2000, for large diameter
> work...if i did go taller, i can always make up for
> it with the adjustments built into the mounting plates...will the added
> inches of the router being away from the z axis vertical rails cause any
> chatter in the cut or other problems?...only time will tell...but it is
> exceptionally rigid and strong so my initial
> guess is to say no...should there be any i might guess taking lighter cuts
> would solve that problem...but the trade of is worth it, in my opinion, as
> doing certain cuts with different bits that
> will then produce a smooth finish requiring no sanding is worth any
> adjustment necessary to the speed of getting a job done...long story short,
> SANDING SUCKS! and eats up profits
> photo #3...router tilted on a 45 degree angle...need to make a mod or two
> to allow the router to drop down further...the extended router bits will
> help here...or widening the carriage will also do the job...will wait and
> let the machine make some money before
> considering that modification
>
> next up is setting up the long lead screw i had made and the lead screw
> supports that pivot out of the way when the carriage reaches them...almost
> done with that mod so pictures should be coming soon...i welcome any
> comments and/or suggestions...thanks, joe biunno
>
> On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 3:25:03 PM UTC-4, joe biunno at
> [email protected] <javascript:> wrote:
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