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The possibilities are endless with the SB1364 6" Rotary Table as you repeatedly cut circular slots, radius corners and drill any pattern of holes. It was designed with a MT#2 Morse taper and can be mounted vertically or horizontally depending on your needs.

The handwheel scales, degree and vernier, can be easily aligned with each other and adjusted for easy viewing. The vernier scale is used to measure table rotation by ten arc seconds at a time.

When fully tightened, the table locks keep the table from rotating to reduce the strain on the gears during operation. The backlash adjustment lock secures the backlash adjustment ring in place. The backlash adjustment ring lever controls the backlash adjustment ring for adjusting the backlash between the gears.

The manual was written by our U.S. based Technical Documentation Department and is packed with useful information. The complete and easy to read manual provides full instructions on how to assemble and maintain your rotary table.

A rotary table is a really nice accessory to have for your mill, but one that you can delay purchasing for a while until you master the basic milling operations. The rotary table is driven by a worm-gear and is accurately calibrated in degrees and fractions of a degree.

Finding a rotary table of the right size for the mini-mill has been a lille problematic. 8-inch tables are really much too big. Even a 6-inch is pushing the limits. I have one from Grizzly. It is well made and works well, but mounting it to the table was a little bit of a challenge.

The first rotary table I purchased was made in India and was of really poor quality. I returned it to the vendor for a refund. Unfortunately, the return shipping on a heavy object like this is not cheap, so be careful what you buy!

Sherline makes a beautifully finished 4″ rotary table which I got to see first hand at Cabin Fever 2001. I was very impressed by the high quality of this item, but It was a little small for my needs.

The table I currently use is a Grizzly G1049 6-inch model. As of 03/02 it sells for $199 plus shipping. It is well-made, and I have been very satisfied with it, although it is a little large for the mini-lathe as you will see in the photos below.

After cleaning off the packing grease with kerosene, a painbrush and a rag, I mounted it on the mini-mill table using 3/8″ carriage bolts that I also use for my 3 1/2″ Grizzly milling vise. The center hole is a #2 Morse taper.

The RT is really a little oversize for the mini-mill, but still provides enough clearance to be practical. I did not feel that the weight was beyond the capabilities of the mini-mill table.

Here’s a picture showing the table with a 12″ rule and a 1/2″ mill in an end mill adaptor. Mounting the mill in a collet would provide another 2″ or so of working room. The head is at the top of the column. Also shown is the 3″ chuck from the 7×10 mini lathe. As you can see, there is adequate clearance for most operations.

The casting has mounting lugs for both horizontal or vertical mounting. This makes it potentially much more flexlible, but the table of the mini mill is small compared to the RT which makes mounting the rotary table in the vertical orientation a little tricky.

One problem is that the lower edge of the handwheel for the RT is lower than the base of the RT, so it must be positioned off the edge of the table. If the RT is positioned perpendicular to the X-axis, the mounting holes in the RT are outside the limits of the T-slots in the mill table.

For the price, I was pretty impressed by the quality of the table. I would rate it somewhat lower in quality than the Sherline 4″, but much better than the Victor 6″.

The handwheel is satin-finish steel with cleanly etched divisions. Each full rotation of the handwheel rotates the table by 4 degrees. A brochure included with the RT illustrates an indexing plate accessory which can apparently be attached to the RT, but I’m not sure whether or not Grizzly sells this accessory.

An eccentric cam between the handwheel and the table permits you adjust the meshing of the worm-screw to minimize backlash. A screw with a T-handle locks the cam in place once it is set.

Here’s a nice little 4″ imported rotary table offered by LMS for $134.95. They offer several other models, including the Sherline 4″. I don’t have any first-hand experience with this one, so I can’t really comment on quality or capabilities.

Our rotary tables are ideal for indexing, milling and boring with your milling machine. Suitable for vertical and horizontal positioning for a high degree of accuracy and precision with your work.