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Post by tusses on May 30, 2008 11:37:20 GMT
I have a Junior Whitehead TS with a cast iron top. It is surplus to requirements so I am wondering what to do with it. It owes me £140 inc petrol to collect it. now - the table tilts and also it is in two halfs and seperated on sliders where the saw blade would be. Looking at it just now, I wondered if there would be any milage in turning it into a router table. Nice flat cast iron table top. It tilts so I have access to the router for changing bits etc. It has a good sturdy fence with micro adjuster. I could make an attachment to the fence to make it suitable for the router bit aperture and guards etc I would have to take out the arbor and rise/fall mechanism, but apart from that its just a case of making an insert and fitting it in the top. so ..... what do all you lot think  |
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Post by engineerone on May 30, 2008 11:49:09 GMT
great idea for some logical re-cycling ;D question is i guess how much the conversion will cost, and whether it makes sense in terms of time and effort. but it is a shame to waste a nice cast iron table. paul  |
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Post by tusses on May 30, 2008 12:40:30 GMT
well as for time and effort - I was going to build myself a proper router table anyway. As for cost - none , if I make my own insert ! I could even use the switch gear on the front for the electrics  |
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Post by tusses on May 30, 2008 21:18:33 GMT
hmmmm....... thinking now I have never even seen a spindle moulder but ... I have the arbor from the table saw - it's 30mm. and all the pulleys etc are there. would there be any advantage or disadvantage of making it into a spindle moulder rather than a router table what size arbor is on a spindle moulder ? ta Rich |
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Post by Scrit on May 31, 2008 5:29:59 GMT
Are you sure that the arbor is 30mm? As an older British machine (i.e. pre-1980s) it will almost certainly have a non-metric arbor, either 1in (25.4mm) or 1-1/4in (31.75mm). The UK didn't start going metric until well into the 1970s
The standard diameter of spindle on a British spindle moulder is 1-1/4in although lightweight machines were often supplied with a 1in arbor up until the 1970s (when the smaller size was dropped and 1-1/4in became the standard). Continental standards vary a lot with 30mm being a common size, although heavier machines often have 40mm or 50mm spindles and for some reason the French seem to favour 35mm..... In any case any good tooling supplier or sharpener (i.e. a proper trade outlet not a DIY place) should be able to supply appropriate bushings to take 30mm or 1-1/4in bore tooling.
But I think you'll have a couple of problems..........
1. How are you going to arrange the required arbor rise and fall?
2. How are you going to arrange for a fence? Even a low cost item such as the shaper fence from APTC will set you back over £100. Second-hand? Not a chance!
3. I bet you'll find that the spindle rotates in the wrong direction. Spindle moulders rotate anti-clockwise when viewed from above and work is fed right to left across the cutter when viewed from the front of the machine. Your saw spindle rotates the other way (which means that even if you reverse the rotation direction the locking nut will unscrew itself at every opportunity)
Scrit
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Post by tusses on May 31, 2008 7:24:00 GMT
Hi Scrit Thanks again ! As I said - I've never even seen a spindle moulder so I just through the question out there. I'm pretty sure about the arbor being 30mm as I tried a 30mm blade on it, I'll double check when I go back up there. I have the ardor and pulleys and wondered if I could use them ! I'll put it all in a box and in my anti-clutter shed ! Rich |
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Post by tusses on Jun 1, 2008 20:16:54 GMT
Hi Scrit - Ive been and had another look at the arbor and we are both right ;D
it was originaly about 5/8 by the looks of it, but its had a bushing fitted to up it to 30mm
Just thought I'd update you
Rich
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