FILENAMES: table.dxf table1.jpg table2.jpg table3.jpg table4.jpg table5.jpg table6.jpg table7.jpg table8.jpg table9.jpg table10.jpg table12.jpg table14.jpg table15.jpg table16.jpg table17.jpg table18.jpg table19.jpg table20.jpg table21.jpg table22.jpg table23.jpg table24.jpg DESCRIPTION: These are pictures of a sturdy stand for a RF40 mill drill. Posted by Jason R. North . Jason provided the following description: ================================================================= These are pics of the Mobile Machine Stand I built for my RF40 Geared Head Mill/Drill. The construction consists of 2"x4"x0.187" rectangular tubing, and .125" steel sheet for the shelves. This is a very robust frame, capable of supporting far greater mass than the Mill. This was done to add mass to the bottom of the machine, lowering the fundamental frequency and reducing vibration. Dimensions: Base 40x33.5 top 16.5x26 overall height w/castors 30.5" The 45° miter cuts for the base and table top were made on the venerable 4x6 saw, while the compound miter cuts for the front and rear struts were produced with an 8" HF compound miter saw and metal cutting abrasive blade. Note that the front struts have a 6" (70.5°) backset, while the rear struts have a 3" (80°) backset. The struts ange in towards the top at 53°. The STEALTH TECHNOLOGY incorporated into the angled panels reduces the machine table's radar signiture and deflects the targeting radar from hostile machine tables in rouge machine shops. The casters are 6" units with a 1"x4" mounting stud. These slip into 1" ID tubing sections welded in to the corners of the base frame. The casters top plate rides on 6"x6"1/4" plates, which truss the base frame corners. The toe brakes on the castors lock both the tire, and the pivot bearing, solidly locking the Stand in place. Nuts for the MILL mounting bolts (6.5x7/16x24) are welded to the bottom of the table top, and locate inside the struts when assembled. The lower shelve rests on 1"x1" angles which are placed in the bottom of the base, and reston the castor plates. The middle shelve was more difficult to fix. I used small triangular sections of the frame tube, sawn on the 4x6. These were welded into a frame of 1" angle, and the struts were drilled/tapped for mounting bolts. The upper shelve is notched where it meets the struts, so the shelve projects to the outside of the struts. The doors are .0625 copper sheet. This was sheared on the 30" shear/brake/roll, as was at the maximum the machine could handle. Mucho effort was invested in polishing the panels. Theyr'e not perfect, but look good. These were mounted to the base frame with 6" sections of brass piano hinge. 2 sections per panel. Plain steel rivets were used to attach the hinges to the frame, but I used copper rivets and washers to attach the panels. 6" brass handle are installed near the top of the panels, and brass stops are fitted to the struts, which locate the panels in the closed position. The Table is painted with gloss black epoxy. The slide out shelves for the 8" rotary table and 5" machine vise are constructed with a 1/8" steel base, onto which are bolted 2"X16" ball bearing drawer slides. 1/8" aluminum diamond plate forms the shelve top, and are pop riveted to the slides. This provides a minimum bearing surface, on which the tools can be easily positioned. The bolts which attach the slides to the base pass through the base panel, and are used to attach the shelve units to the center shelve. Although the slides are intended for vertical installation, they work well for horizontal loads, with reduced capacity. They support the weight of the table and vise, but these cannot be placed roughly down onto the tables. This would cause the slides to deform. They work very smoothly, and deploy the tools for easy accessability. Note in the later pics, how the panels allow complete viewing and accessability to the contents of the Mill Stand. No more fumbling around in a dark, greasy mahine stand back corner, looking for that elusive edge finder. The Pics: table01: The table top squared up for welding table02: Clamping the table top corners while welding table03: Detail of the upper shelf support tabs table04: The assembled upper shelf support frame table05: The basic Machine Table assembly is finished table06: Loading onto the truck table07: Polishing the copper door panels table08: The mill test mounted on the Machine Table table09: Painting is finished table10: With the copper doors installed Table12: Detail of the panel mounting table14: The components of the slide out shelves table15: The slide out shelves assembled table16: The shelves installed in the Mill Table table17: Another view table18: The Rotary Table shelve deployed table19: With the Rotary Table in place table20: The Vise shelve deployed table21: Both shelves deployed table22: Another view table23: Another view table.dxf A dxf 3 view of the Machine Table JR North