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I used the 70-100 model Rikon lathe. Brad

Daren - Below are some answers for you.

1) The higher the gear ratio, the higher your resolution will be. You will also gain more torque. The drawback is that you lose speed at the indexer. You...

Jon - The belts and pulleys come from mscdirect.com. Just go on there and look to see if they have a pulley combination that will work for you. The part numbers that I used are in this thread if...

Jim - See posts #22 and #25. The only other parts are custom machined plates that I made out of aluminum.

Doug - Here are a couple of pics. The first one shows how I attached the plywood deck to the Shopbot legs. I used two pieces of uni-strut and attached one to the front and one to the back of the...

I bought an AS98AA drive/motor package that included an ASM98AA motor and an ASD30A-A driver. I had to buy a ribbon cable and motor extension cable from Shopbot also. I was able to get both to work...

I bought both pulleys and the belt form MSC Industrial Supply. They are common parts, so any industrial supplier should carry them. The MSC part numbers are 35375864, 35376003, and 35369743. You can...

Donald - That looks good! How did you model the horse leg? Artcam?

I got mine from mscdirect.com, but I'm sure McMaster sells them also. They are the XL style pulleys.

Donald - I don't mind at all, glad to help. The outside width of the legs are 7-1/2 inches. That measurement is the same for the lathe and the extension table.

Just in case you needed this...

Donald - I measure mine to be 13-1/2 inches. Let me know if you need anything else.

Hello all - I just wanted to share my indexer/lathe combo setup that I recently completed for my 9648 PRT Alpha. I call it an indexer/lathe combo because I can easily switch between a stepper...