Speaking of rotary tables....

[dbb-the-bruce]

Another "advice needed".
I'm in the market for one to use on my smallish Seig x2.7 variant mill. This one is nearby-ish and looks (to me) like a decent price. But I know nothing about rotary table brands etc.

- Is it too big for my mill?
- Is the price decent?

market place rotary table

Thanks for any advice.

 

[tjb]

Can't offer anything about specifics for your application, but Palmgren is a great brand.

 

[Winegrower]

Cut out an 8” circle, place on your mill table and see what you think. You want the biggest feasible table. Price seems high to me.

I don’t think the XY function is important, needed or desirable for mill use. You can save money looking longer.

 

[dbb-the-bruce]

Checked in with another friend. Yeah, because I'm going to mount it on my mill I really don't need the X/Y and the X/Y doubles the height and weigh of something is already too big for my mill just makes it not worth it.

Thanks for the quick response.
I'll keep looking for a 6" horizontal/vertical in the New England area.

 

[C-Bag]

Can’t see it because I don’t faceplant, but if it’s what I think it is, a Palmgren 8”XY RT, I‘d look elsewhere if you are wanting to do precision work. My brother gave me one and it’s a good drill press RT. It is not a good mill RT. It has slop that can’t be tuned out of it and it’s nowhere near a real RT quality and build wise. Too much overhang from the XY.

 

[dbb-the-bruce]

How about a Phase II from MSC:
https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/00921171

I think I've narrowed it down to a 6" H/V table. I don't mind spending more if I'm getting more quality for the extra money. There doesn't seem to be a lot of options on the smaller end for rotary tables.

Shars has this for less than half the price:
https://www.shars.com/6-horizontal-and-vertical-rotary-table-3-slots

 

[C-Bag]

Shars has this for less than half the price:
https://www.shars.com/6-horizontal-and-vertical-rotary-table-3-slots

+1

 

[markba633csi]

The Phase II is/was made in Taiwan, I suspect the Shars is made in China and may be of lesser quality. Buyer beware
I would like to believe the extra money gets you a better quality product, but 750$ is steep for a 6" unit
-M

 

[RJSakowski]

My 6" 4th axis RT is a rebadged Phase II RT with stepper drive for CNC use. The problem that I have with it is when used in the vertical position, it leaks lubricant as it has no seal between the base and the table. Although I could probably replace the oil with grease, it still will get coolant into the RT interior.. Not good.

 

[dbb-the-bruce]

I went with this one: https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/00921171

Joe Pie has a Phase II - so hey.
I'll see how it works out. @RJSakowski - I already added a stepper to my indexing head, I'm going to consider doing the same for this RT after I try it out manually.