Here she is, all mounted up. This thing is as solid as the rock of Gibraltar and the way it pivots allows the rest to be positioned anywhere, even behind the chuck if necessary. Because of the constant moisture and rust problem with my tent shop, I've gotten into the habit of painting everything that does not absolutely need to be raw steel. But the tolerances on this rig are so close that one thin coat of paint prevented the post from sliding into the fixture so I had to strip the paint off the bottom part. Now that this is mounted, I'm seeing how something similar could be made but it would take 1/2" steel plate to get anywhere this stout. I literally cannot move it once it's locked down. But with the locking handles loosened, it just glides around to wherever I want it. SWEET!
Now all I have to do is get a "real" motor and a VFD and this baby is gonna hum.
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