I purchased the accompanying tail stock for this purpose, and one realizes how small their table is with the RT and the tail stock mounted together!
Mounting to a plate fixture will be my last resort I think- I have considered this option.
Cheers
Tim
--- In GrizHFMinimill@yahoogroups.com, Harvey White <madyn@...> wrote:
> For really long work, I've seen people have an end support similar to
> the tailstock of a lathe. That might help quite a bit here.
>
> If you want to, you might take a half inch thick piece of steel, make
> a clamp on bed that can be aligned to the table, then mount the rotary
> table on that. This gives you the effect of a small lathe with the
> rotary table serving as the headstock. Do bear in mind that the work
> will be springy regardless, and the use of a center rest may be
> desired.
>
> Vary the measurements to fit common sense and your design.
>
> Harvey
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