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RF30 Basement Install
- Thread starter YYCHM
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I was hoping I could just flip it over, but the screws aren't long enough to accommodate that.
Looks like all I have to do is swap those two inner switches.
It's tight in there. You would have to remove the switches to disconnect and swap the wires so it was just easier to swap the switches around.
Excellent. Now don't be like me and just sand it down and stick it on... give it a coat of latex primer and top coat.
Otherwise it will be grimy in two seconds.
Looks like I need to relieve the hole a little. How does it attach to the power feed?
Ok, so the cover spins then?
Yup, it's a friction fit over the brass gear hub.
I acquired a 6" HV Rotary Table, nothing special, just your plain jane BB RT. Ordered indexing plates on Amazon that were delivered within a week from India. The plates fit ok, but had to make up a mounting collar for the plates in order to get the crank handle to work acceptably. Since I have a 5" 3J chuck sitting on the shelf under my lathe doing nothing, I decided to make an adapter plate....
Starting with 6" X 6" X 1/2" plate.
The setup on my mill turned out to be a bit of a challenge. I decided to drill a centering hole and mill mounting slots in one go.
Finally, with 4 slots, but not after having the plate move in the vise once @@@#$%$%&*(()()
Here it is mounted on my face plate (Thanks @Brent H ). Initial thoughts were to turn her round on the lathe, but milling it round on the RT is another option.
Suggestions? Lathe or RT?
Starting with 6" X 6" X 1/2" plate.
The setup on my mill turned out to be a bit of a challenge. I decided to drill a centering hole and mill mounting slots in one go.
Finally, with 4 slots, but not after having the plate move in the vise once @@@#$%$%&*(()()
Here it is mounted on my face plate (Thanks @Brent H ). Initial thoughts were to turn her round on the lathe, but milling it round on the RT is another option.
Suggestions? Lathe or RT?
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I'd cut off the corners in the bandsaw first and finish on the rotary table.
historicalarms
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Craig, I'm curious, did those elevated vise jaws that allow you to use the full size of the vise slide with spacers involved come factory with the vise or was it a personal addition....if personal, very well done. I would have never thought of doing that until I seen it here and many times I needed "just a little more jaw opening" to grab something.
I'm with john...cut the corners off first bandsaw, cut-off saw or third choice, torch. Actually torch is quite viable, just bench grind the hardened outside edge a bit with bench grinder to ease pressure on lathe or mill cutter.
I'm with john...cut the corners off first bandsaw, cut-off saw or third choice, torch. Actually torch is quite viable, just bench grind the hardened outside edge a bit with bench grinder to ease pressure on lathe or mill cutter.
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I think it's a factory feature. @Dabbler can you comment?
The jaws are secured with recessed hex cap screws that allow the jaws to be moved to the outside of the fixed and moving portions of the vise.
Normally I use it in this configuration with the jaws on the inside.
