As easy as flipping a lever...I think not!!!
Hi Guys,
Well, I'm glad you managed to "see" thro' the fog of my words...and that the penny has dropped...into how the Vertical Slotting Attachment was driven by the Bull Gear driving pin.
...and of course...the icing on the cake was that you were still able to adjust the stroke...by adjusting the stroke changer...The only difference being that the "ratio" was altered.
Full end to end adjustment on the stroke changer, now went from 0.25 inch to 9.5 inch when using the Slotter...as opposed to a full 14 inch of stroke when using the Horizontal Shaper Ram with Rocking Lever.
Brilliantly simple concept...however...as a few guys have realised...you have some seriously heavy lumps of metal to lift off...and on...
...and as Bryan has "sussed"...as I have "two" 14 inch Elliotts (luxury!)...I can leave one machine permanently set up as a "beast" of a Vertical Slotter.
...and I will let you into a little secret...
...Pssst...That's why I have the two 14M's...As this was always my dastardly plan...
...however, for a long time there...I was beginning to give up hope of ever finding a Vertical Slotting Attachment as they are so hard to find!
Make no mistake...Set up as the Slotter, this isn't a "toy"...you are still taking about having a serious bit o' kit at your disposal (3hp with a stroke of 9 inches)...within the same "floor area" as the Shaper.
I will however, still have to make/fabricate the "Y" axis table for use with the Slotter...as they are even rarer than the Slotter.
But...just think about the machine set-up as a Slotter with the "Y" axis table...with my ten inch rotary table mounted on top...lovely!!!
Don't cha' just love it when a plan comes together...even tho' it has taken me three years to achieve it!
Best Regards,
Neebs