You gotta be hating the spindle thrust bearings in your bridgeport to do
this. I have a couple of them and none of them deserve this treatment.
beside if you own a welder and a bridgeport and the wheels are available why
not just build an english wheel?
Dave
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of John Burk
> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 1:43 PM
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Fw: English Wheel Idea
>
>
> Mount a big caster on the table of a Bridgeport and rig up
> somthing to hold a
> crowned track roller in the collet - The axis of the wheels could
> be in line
> with the table or 90 deg to it - With the ram all the way up
> raise the table
> to press the wheels against the panel - The McMaster Carr number
> for a 2 1/4"
> dia. (1 1/4" wide 9600# capacity) plain bore track roller with a
> crowned face
> is #3689k23 - The price in my book is $28.50 .
> John Burk joyseydevil@comcast.net
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