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I still haven't purchased a rotary table. I don't have the luck some of you have in finding good used stuff. I've got some cheap Chinese tooling. Some OK, some a waste of metal. I'm leery of buying cheap and being disappointed. But by the time I put together the entire package from Taiwan it looks like a lot of $. 8" HV, dividing plates, tailstock, 8" 3 jaw chuck …. I'd rather have the 10" version but they weigh too much. And yes it would be possible to devise a way to put it on the mill but that would take up more space in a tight shop. I haven't ruled out the 10" yet though. This is getting to be one expensive hobby. What are your experiences with Chinese RTs? I see some come W/O the ability to disconnect the worm from the table gear, that seems like you'd get really tiered of cranking it for some operations. Any suggestions/experiences would be appreciated.