I think most of the commercial ones have an "air float table" so that a cylinder head can be slid around almost effortlessly to re-position from seat to seat or guide to guide and then locked down somehow …

Jan 21, 2010 · For head work on my drag bike engines? Has anyone ever made one>? Alsohow ecactly does it work? I am thinking air is between two ground platesd? Ant tips appreciated guys Thanx I …

Sep 5, 2006 · I still want to look at maybe using one of the 5C spin indexes for the air float spindle, anybody tried that? Another promising candidate that I like the looks of has arisen out of the …

Air Float Table by madman Started by madman, 10-03-2012, 06:13 AM 6 responses 2,741 views 0 likes Last Post by cuslog 10-06-2012, 11:10 AM Is there a spring in a lever-type collet closer? by …

May 4, 2016 · Gravity, oil viscosity and differential air pressure forces along the ways are the only things holding the table down. Gears can generate substantial separating forces. I agree with your theory, …

May 6, 2019 · The microfilm covered models are for indoor freeflight. IMO the epidomy of model aviation. There is a new documentary about it just out called Float.

Oct 17, 2025 · I have a 6" Vertex rotary table. There is an index ring on the main body which is in a difficult location. There must be some way to turn that so that the markings are on top instead of off …

I'm thinking of buying an x-y table to mount on my rotary table. Something like this one. I figure it'll make it a lot faster to work on parts that would need multiple setups on the rotary table. I can center the …

Jun 18, 2018 · BTW, if you are getting into CNC, you need to get your axis nomenclature correct. On your 3-in-1, the movement of the table left-to-right is X axis when it is a mill, but Z axis when it is a …

Feb 21, 2011 · Here it is as the main frame came out of heat treat. 1800 deg F for 20 min. Air cool and 1100 deg F temper for 2 hrs. Then I turned 10-32 threaded rod for the ball end, turned a small stop …