Simple tilt table

SEK_22Hornet said:
Another option might be to use a table that already has T slots cut in it - LMS has a 9.5 x 4.25 cast iron table with three 12mm (7/16) T slots running the length of it for less that $30. Since I don't have any suitable scrap to use for this project, I'm thinking about using one a a starting point.

Just go to their website and search for table and you can find it easily.
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That's a good idea. I have one of those tables from LMS. I can't remember what I paid for it years ago at Cabin Fever, but somewhere between $30 and $60. WORTH IT! It's good for a lot.



Bernie
 
itsme_Bernie said:
That's a good idea. I have one of those tables from LMS. I can't remember what I paid for it years ago at Cabin Fever, but somewhere between $30 and $60. WORTH IT! It's good for a lot.
Bernie
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$27.95 web price, more or less the price of a same size aluminum blank, here… plus $65.30 shipping to Italy :bawling:
If someone is planning a trip to NW Italy/SE France… please PM me ;)

The dimensions for that table are here: http://www.littlemachineshop.com/products/drawings/1664MillTable.pdf.
IMHO the support for a 4"/6" vise can be placed on both short and long sides (not at the same time, of course!), to have the greatest flexibility. Also, the long side allows you to have the support in the center (better) or asymmetrical, for difficult setups.
If LMS guys are reading this I suggest them to add this gizmo as "optional", for who don't want to machine the stock.
 
I finally got around to building one of these tilt tables.
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I blatantly stole all the great ideas I could from this thread ;)
I added a second bar to the bottom of the plate so that it can be easily positioned perfectly flat on the vise.
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Used a short pivot round so that it can be rotated in the vise:
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And stole Randy and Harvey's T-slot mount idea:
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Thanks for the great ideas guys!

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Ray C said:
Nice work... I'm really looking forward to making one myself. Such a nice idea and it will last a lifetime. I was thinking of putting some swivel screw mechanisms so it could be precisely positioned and held fimly to hold-up under milling pressures... I have some ideas in mind... Y'a gotta love stuff like this...

Ray
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Ray

Any further thoughts or progress on this project? Making a list of stuff I need to do for/with my incoming mill and this looks like it should be high on the list

Thanks

Paul
 
That looks really handy, definitely something to add to my "rountouit" list.
Thanks for sharing.

Paul
 
It can be made to be a sine plate. if the round clamping bar is 2 3/4 diameter, the plate is 1" thick, a 3/8 bar mounted six inches from the center of the clamping bar and that (the clamping bar) is located so that the plate is horizontal and the clamping bar can pivot around it's center, it can be used as a sine plate, putting a stack of joe blocks under the 3/8 bar.

I'm not sure this is a good explanation, but if you're sharp enough you can figure it out. I did.
 
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