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Bobs rolling table is, of course, the answer to horsing around a hefty rotary table or dividing head. (Somewhere in internet space there is a design for an elevating multiple shelf version which can successively bring any shelf to the top so that the heavy vice, rotab, dividing head or whatever on that shelf can be slid onto the mill. Gotta be the complete answer. Muggins here lost the bookmark and, so far hasn"t able to come up with a neat replication.)

In practical terms an 8" is generally too small for 12" to the foot work, especially once space lost to clamps is taken into account. Clamp losses are always vastly disproportionate to diameter for smaller tables. A 10" table has around half as much again useful; area as an 8" one whilst a 12" has nearly double. A 10" horizontal vertical is about the largest generally practical size to use vertically on a Bridgeport and tends not to be silly heavy. Its what I have and am well pleased with so possibly I"m biased.

Cost of course is an issue, especially if buying new or having shipped from a distant used dealer. An intermediate sub table is a good way of winning extra space. The 8" Vertex I have about the place will accommodate nearly 14" diameter and still permit the dial to be read, albeit with a bit of peering round the edge. Possibly a use for an old car or small truck flywheel. If the piggy bank will stand the strain the 1/2" solid aluminium breadboards sold by Thor Labs (Thorlabs, Inc. - Your Source for Fiber Optics, Laser Diodes, Optical Instrumentation and Polarization Measurement & Control) and not unaffordable. UK catalogue price for a 12" x 12" which will sit nicely on an 8" rotab is around £110, I imagine the $ price is pro rata. These are decently flat, although not perfect the 6 thou per square foot error quoted is very conservative in my experience, and have a grid of 1/4 UN tapped holes at 1" intervals which are a great help when mounting things and a great curse when de-swarfing! The anodised coating is tough too and well up to shop use.

A rotary table has no stops so it is not convenient to do large numbers of things at equal intervals because you would have to painstakingly determine the interval. Also, the rotary table does not divide the circle. For example, if you were making 13 equally spaced operations using a rotary table you would have to calculate some wierd angle for each operation and dial it in--a tedious process. For example, here are the 13 angles for a circle division:

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Hofmann Rotary Tables has developed a solid reputation for high-quality and affordable indexing devices, rotary tables, and tailstocks. Superior Spindle is proud to be a factory service partner for all, including the HPRS, HTH, R, and WR series.

Our Repair ProcessDisassembly &  Free Evaluation: When you send your Hofmann rotary table to us, our team will fully disassemble it in our HEPA Class 10,000 cleanroom and evaluate all components for signs of wear and tear or damage.

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