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23rd January 2014, 03:48 PM #16
Noice!
The legs are square stock, not tapered? How 'bout making some sleeves (folded plastic?) around each leg? Slide 'em up to adjust the feet, then let 'em go to drop back down to floor level in operation. Could use a pin thru a slot in ea. sleeve so they don't slide off if/when the leg's lifted off the ground.
Quick'n'nasty, I know, but they'd mitigate the cable snagging problem and make it easier to quickly sweep around the legs in mid-job.
- Andy Mc
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24th January 2014, 10:56 PM #17
Coming very soon! - working out pretty damn good if I do say so myself Decided the table was too heavy for a lever-type lift so settled for a wind-up. I already keep a battery drill fitted with a quick-connect chuck handy at all times and use it to raise and lower the table on the thicknesser (pictured) when it has to go the 5" or so to switch to planing mode, so the same drive for the table-lift seemed logical.
Thicknesser-quick-connect.JPG
Set myself the following criteria and initially thought it was impossible but it ticks all the boxes...
1. Nothing to kick the toes on whether it's on the wheels or not.
2. No modifications to the table - makes it easier to adapt it to other gear.
3. Want to be able to sweep/poke stuff underneath when the wheels are up.
4. Must be able to raise it from more than one spot - don't want to get painted in to a corner so to speak.
5. KISS principle to be strictly adhered to.
6. Must not cost more than $100.
Took longer to design than build but well worth the brain-drain
Agreed This bench will be MY ultimate bench if nobody elses . . . . . but the table-lift mechanism could suit just about every bench
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24th January 2014, 11:00 PM #18
Thought of an easy solution tonight As it's only the outer corner that's a problem I'll drill a hole just off the edge of the flat and glue a dowel into it to floor level - it will give a nice rounded area for the leads to slide over (without a hell of a lot of work )
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24th January 2014, 11:10 PM #19
How the hell did you spot that?!?!?!? Couldn't see the point in getting the Hammer outfeed table - just another flat surface for crap to accumulate on!! Took some pics tonight for you - pretty simple setup - fine adjustment on each end of the rollers (salvaged from old printers in a past life ) 8mm threaded rod through the lengths of stainless tube lock the whole thing together.
The alumium plate was a 'post-enhancement' - was running a pile of short pieces through, using the next piece to push each one out and if I didn't get there in time, some were tipping down and butting into the roller, jamming things up. The plate sorted that no worries and it just clips on/off.
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27th January 2014, 04:22 PM #20
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16th February 2014, 08:24 PM #21
The Table-mobilizer finished!
Laid up for a few days so I finally got around to putting the table mobilizer up on the website - wouldn't have been much point putting it up here without a video of how it works.
Here's the link to the details of how it's put together.
There's a video of it in action at the bottom of the page but I couldn't work out how to link to it here
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