Stand for milling machine?

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We used a stand that was originally built for an oven at our old PCB factory, I
think it's made from 40mm square X 5mm box, and we have 1" ply top covered in
16g Zintec. Frame was powder coated.

I'll see if I can check dimensions later.

Peter
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It's 50 X 50 Box, 36" square and 34" high including the top. A half-height ring
of box section runs round to stiffen the legs and we had 4" square feet welded
on. The oven was scrapped when we closed the factory but the stand was too good
to throw.

Peter
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On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:58:34 +0000, Peter Fairbrother


I made mine out of 19mm MDF - constructed a box with an open front,
using 2X2 timber to reinforce the joints, used 2 thicknesses of MDF
for the top & a couple of coats of varnish to seal, It now provides
storage as well as support. Worked a treat.

Regards,
Tony

Tony Jeffree gebruikte zijn klavier om te schrijven :

Haha, I did almost exactly the same..! 4x 60mm square garden timber
poles and waterproof 18mm plywood, doubled on top. Screws and
construction glue. Wide plywood braces, a drawer too.
Holds a 250kg drillmill nicely and...does not rock and roll ;-)
Dirk

Peter,

I have a Centec 2 sitting on a steel 2 drawer filling cabinet with a piece
of 3/4 ply cut to go between the mill and the cabinet, the height is good
and it is solid and the draws hold milling equipment. Cost £0 at I got it on
Freecycle.

Martin P

How about the CWB80 bench from Machine Mart see
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cwb80-tool-bench-cabinet
It's 70.48 pounds but only 59.98pounds if you wait for one of their sale
evenings when they take off the VAT. I have used their larger bench
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cwb1250-workbench
to support both a mill and a small lathe. They come as a flat pack which
fit in the back of a small hatch back car.

Alan

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Using an Acorn RiscPC

First, thank you all for your suggestions and help.

Here is my milling corner as of today, with a stand for the X3 mill
approximately as discussed - 2x2 legs and 4x2 top frames, all morticed,
well glued and screwed, with 18 mm flooring board top and sides.

I was going to double up the top, but it doesn't seem necessary in this
case as the ends of the mill base rest over the frame.

I think 2"x2" timber is a bit too small for the legs though, it does
wobble a little, but not too much. I'll use 3"x3" when I do it again -
I'll eventually use that stand for the BCA, and make a new 3"x3" based
stand for the X3.

The BCA is in bits, as usual - the workpiece on the X3 table is going to
be an adapter for CNC converting the BCA.

The beige thingy under the stand is a 4 lpm DeVilbiss oxygen generator,
good for brazing and small-scale welding. It also provides almost silent
compressed air, though only to about 80 psi, but enough to drive the
alternative 60k rpm air spindle for the BCA. It will also eventually
serve as a source of oxygen for my liquid oxygen making plant when
that's completed.

http://www.zenadsl6186.zen.co.uk/mill_corner.png

Thanks all once again,


-- Peter Fairbrother

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What about a panel for the back? That may add the required stiffness.


Mark Rand
RTFM

Mark Rand wrote:

There is a panel on the back, it also goes all the way down. I might
extend the side panels further down tho', they only go down a bit. Also
a panel on the floor might help - but I think 3x3 legs will be best! :)

-- Peter Fairbrother

Given the extreme top-heaviness of the setup a little wobble is surely
inevitable whatever the construction. I have the factory stand for my
SX3. Despite its solid appearance it wobbles like crazy when I crank
the Z axis handle fast. Putting 40kg of steel stock in the bottom made
absolutely no difference, I'm planning to fill the bottom half with
cement next time I have cause to mix some.

The base we used was about 4ft X 4ft plan, with 4" square feet on the box
section. Rock solid.

Peter
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wrote:


I have either the factory stand, or at least a contemporary stand, for my
Excel Motel 0/BCA 2 clone. It's made entirely with eighth plate including the
door, except for the top, which is 1/2" Tufnol. It don't wobble under any
normal provocation :-)


Mark Rand
RTFM