8" rotary table rehab

[JABgj]

I have had this little guy sitting under my bench for over 30years. I have a use for it and hauled it out of it's nest. The label is gone and it has several coats of grey enamel on it. Hosed it off with WD40 and everything moves now. It has a number stamped in it "8416" so I have to guess the first number is for the table diameter. Anyone have an idea as to who made this? It needs some new hand wheels and it would be handy to know what the original wheel size was so I can buy some or make some. Seems pretty solid with not a bunch of slop and the table had no rust on it so it might be nice to take it apart and clean everything up and put a fresh coat of paint on it.

 

[2oolhound]

I say it's a Palmgren cross slide rotary table.

Here you go:

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[JABgj]

Made a prototype hand wheel to test out. At 2" diameter is is a bit small, might try a bit bigger and see how that goes.

 

[jimreed2160]

Nice table. My guess is that the only limitation on wheel diameter is the bottom and clearance for your fingers. Maybe 2 1/2" or 2 3/4" is the right size.

 

[Htscheg]

Definately worth fixing up

 

[ndnchf]

Nice little rotary table. I could use one like that for my bench mill.