Rotary table storage (Box)

[Davo J]

Hi,
I was just going through the pictures and thought I would post these up as it may give others ideas.
I was given a heap of ply off from the son inlaw that he got from his works (pallet/crate company) so I made a heap of boxes last year for my 10 inch rotary table, chucks, face plates etc. It is something I have wanted for years but never got around to it. After getting a load of ply I needed to use it up to get it out of the way, LOL.

They only started off to be simple ply boxes glued/nail gunned together to keep the rust off the gear and I used hardware I had laying around for years. After some thought I decided to paint them to seal it up with grey house paint I had. After sanding/priming it took 3 coats to make them look anything,  I hate house enamel, LOL
I sealed the inside with PVA glue water down 75/25, which went on much easier than the paint.
It is on caster wheels so it can be stored away easy.

2nd picture
For the inside I used 3 layer of different thickness ply to build it up. Some parts needed to be routed for extra depth. I put a few finger holes in to be able to get things out.

3rd picture
Here the dividing plates etc are in, the sub plate match's all the chucks I own,

4th and 5th picture
And everything in and finished. I added the chains to stop the lid ripping the hinges off.
The sliding compartment in the lid is for the instructions and other rotary table related paper work. It fits a A4 sheet with room to spare.

6th picture
Is of the crane I use to lift the rotary table out and onto the mill. I did make a post about it here a while back
http://madmodder.net/index.php?topic=2787.msg29597#msg29597

Dave

[Rob.Wilson]

Hi Dave

I really like the way you have all the cut outs for all the parts to fit neatly ,,, very professional  job 

Rob

PS,,,I still have not got round to building my shop crane     

[dsquire]

Dave

Looks really great. A place for everything and everything in it's place. It doesn't get any better than that. Thanks for sharing with us. 

Cheers 

Don

[Davo J]

Thanks,
I had plenty of time to plan it as it was a thought in my head for many years and I did do a bit of researching online, but there is not much around other than a few that have been sold over the years.
The lid has a lip on it that interlocks with the box so hopefully it keeps the air out and rust away. I have only had the box for a few months so time will tell because my shed is a magnet for rust with the up and down in weather and humidity.

Dave

[Tony Wells]

You might check around and see if you can find some desiccant packs to toss in the box. I know they are available for firearms enthusiasts to keep in their gun safes, in larger packages. I have some 2 lb packs around here some place. The will need to be placed in wifey's oven @200 def for an hour about once a year to dry them out.




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[Brass_Machine]

Good idea Tony on the packs...

Davo... Very nice box. Definitely thought out and laid out. 

Eric

[DaveH]

Dave,

One smart box - nicely made

Just thinking along the lines of Tony's post.

Buy a couple of tons of it and line your shed with it.
 
DaveH

[wheeltapper]

Very nice and neat.
I made one for my 4" rotab but it's knocked up from MDF.
all the bits fit in and I threw half a dozen desiccant packs in, my workshop is the garage and it's a damp magnet.

Ill see if I can get a pic of mine, if it's not too cold.

Roy