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Roper whitney pexto brake
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isb cornbinder
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Your press and the beautiful base are pictured on Home Shop Machinist.I've fabricated several lowboy designs. They can stabilize a top-heavy machine while keeping it less than an inch off the ground.
Here is the latest one I made to fit a Famco 3-1/2C arbor press on factory stand.
It's a rectangular angle iron frame, two strongbacks, and four caster plates bent to a 90% and punched to bolt on the casters. I added some little gussets with 3/8-16 tapped holes in case I ever want to positively stop the thing from rolling. I'm very happy with this design and plan to use this design style from now on. Notice how the casters are spaced out far enough from the frame so that they cannot foul.
In case you're curious about what the machine looks like sitting on this lowboy rolling base, see the next image.
That machine isn't light, but it moves easily and feels very stable.
metalmagpie
I like the simple bolt through the base for a brake. Good Job.
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isb cornbinder
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You do some really nice work.I've fabricated several lowboy designs. They can stabilize a top-heavy machine while keeping it less than an inch off the ground.
Here is the latest one I made to fit a Famco 3-1/2C arbor press on factory stand.
It's a rectangular angle iron frame, two strongbacks, and four caster plates bent to a 90% and punched to bolt on the casters. I added some little gussets with 3/8-16 tapped holes in case I ever want to positively stop the thing from rolling. I'm very happy with this design and plan to use this design style from now on. Notice how the casters are spaced out far enough from the frame so that they cannot foul.
In case you're curious about what the machine looks like sitting on this lowboy rolling base, see the next image.
That machine isn't light, but it moves easily and feels very stable.
metalmagpie
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isb cornbinder
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My not so big arbour press is a MANLEY. Yah, sure. Little dog with a little bite. I would but a bigger AP is a good vintage machine becomes available. No eastern machines here. I I/we but used machinery made in North America we continue to support our manufacturing by not buying foreign competition.
