I got a recurring job in where I needed a new rotary tabel, NOW. I
had no time to take chances on EBay for something that could have been
left in the rain for a few years.
Like many people I have had my disappointments with tools and
equipment from a " certain place where they eat cats", etc. but felt
the price was right enough and there was a local WT who may have
forgotten that they asked me to leave a few years ago when I did a
stand-up comedy routing in their showroom ridiculing some of their
imported lathes...

I went out a bought their 8" Table, stock number 1990-007, for
$175.00, feeling that if it lasted a few months to get the job done, I
could just throw it away afterward.

I have been using it for a month now. And since I have never failed
to dish out ridicule and abuse when a tool let me down, I shall be
enough of a gentleman to tell the World that I was a prejudiced
asshole.

This rotary table is as good as any I have used, made by anyone
anywhere at any of my employer's shops. The fit and finish is the
equalt to any in any detail, from the flawless enamel finish to the
little oil level window, to the 10" vernier. The machining was NOT
done with a wood rasp, unlike some of those imports we have seen.
The worm gear and wheel is VERY silky- smooth operating, the locks
work fine, and the worm disengages and engages smoothly.
This particular tabel was made by "Universal Group", and they identify
it as the "TS Series".
I am aware that WT and others often get things from diferent
suppliers, so perhaps things could change in the future, but at
present, if you have been needing an 8" rotary table, give this one a
close look. A really close look. At this price, it's crazy to go
without one.

I was cutting disks out on my lathe, one at a time. THEN things took
off and I had to cut hundreds of them. I can stack up the work and do
ten+ at once now, and effortlessly cut them out in a few minutes with
just a little easy hand motion.

(Something I have been doing a LONG TIME, anyway, so it does not even
feel like work!!!!!!)

"Grunty Grogan" wrote in message
...
I got a recurring job in where I needed a new rotary tabel, NOW. I
had no time to take chances on EBay for something that could have been
left in the rain for a few years.
Like many people I have had my disappointments with tools and
equipment from a " certain place where they eat cats", etc. but felt
the price was right enough and there was a local WT who may have
forgotten that they asked me to leave a few years ago when I did a
stand-up comedy routing in their showroom ridiculing some of their
imported lathes...

I went out a bought their 8" Table, stock number 1990-007, for
$175.00, feeling that if it lasted a few months to get the job done, I
could just throw it away afterward.

I have been using it for a month now. And since I have never failed
to dish out ridicule and abuse when a tool let me down, I shall be
enough of a gentleman to tell the World that I was a prejudiced
asshole.

This rotary table is as good as any I have used, made by anyone
anywhere at any of my employer's shops. The fit and finish is the
equalt to any in any detail, from the flawless enamel finish to the
little oil level window, to the 10" vernier. The machining was NOT
done with a wood rasp, unlike some of those imports we have seen.
The worm gear and wheel is VERY silky- smooth operating, the locks
work fine, and the worm disengages and engages smoothly.
This particular tabel was made by "Universal Group", and they identify
it as the "TS Series".
I am aware that WT and others often get things from diferent
suppliers, so perhaps things could change in the future, but at
present, if you have been needing an 8" rotary table, give this one a
close look. A really close look. At this price, it's crazy to go
without one.

I was cutting disks out on my lathe, one at a time. THEN things took
off and I had to cut hundreds of them. I can stack up the work and do
ten+ at once now, and effortlessly cut them out in a few minutes with
just a little easy hand motion.

(Something I have been doing a LONG TIME, anyway, so it does not even
feel like work!!!!!!)

And just who might "WT" be?? Also is this the table you are referring to
http://en.yantai-universal.com/newEb...shParent=false ?

Roger

There is always a certain degree of chance of getting a really crappy piece
of tooling from any of the importers of goods from the China and India
regions.
The better sellers will replace any item which isn't working correctly, and
without cost to the customer.

Quality control doesn't seem to exist in these manufacturing industries,
which seem to be aimed at the home shop consumer or small businesses.
Sometimes one may get a nearly perfect version of a piece of tooling,
although it's not a good idea to expect near-perfection, since it may
actually be as low as about 10% of everything made in those places.

I believe you were referring to WT, Wholesale Tool, not WTC.

The stock/model number would be 1990-0007, a 8" horizontal RT.

http://www.wttool.com/product-exec/p...les_WT_Import_

The $175 price isn't a lot for an 8" RT (but it is horizontal only, not
H/V), and the WT shipping would be $17.30 anywhere in the continental USA
(based on purchase price, not weight/distance).

WT seems to use the same image for various models of their RTs, so it's not
easy to distinguish any features that may be different between models.
The higher priced models of the same sizes are horizontal/vertical models.

I don't know how a rotary table helps you increase your production rate of
disks that were previously cut on a lathe, as you suggested.

Are you stacking flat stock and cutting disks with an endmill?

--
WB
..........
metalworking projects
www.kwagmire.com/metal_proj.html


"Grunty Grogan" wrote in message
...
I got a recurring job in where I needed a new rotary tabel, NOW. I
had no time to take chances on EBay for something that could have been
left in the rain for a few years.
Like many people I have had my disappointments with tools and
equipment from a " certain place where they eat cats", etc. but felt
the price was right enough and there was a local WT who may have
forgotten that they asked me to leave a few years ago when I did a
stand-up comedy routing in their showroom ridiculing some of their
imported lathes...

I went out a bought their 8" Table, stock number 1990-007, for
$175.00, feeling that if it lasted a few months to get the job done, I
could just throw it away afterward.

I have been using it for a month now. And since I have never failed
to dish out ridicule and abuse when a tool let me down, I shall be
enough of a gentleman to tell the World that I was a prejudiced
asshole.

This rotary table is as good as any I have used, made by anyone
anywhere at any of my employer's shops. The fit and finish is the
equalt to any in any detail, from the flawless enamel finish to the
little oil level window, to the 10" vernier. The machining was NOT
done with a wood rasp, unlike some of those imports we have seen.
The worm gear and wheel is VERY silky- smooth operating, the locks
work fine, and the worm disengages and engages smoothly.
This particular tabel was made by "Universal Group", and they identify
it as the "TS Series".
I am aware that WT and others often get things from diferent
suppliers, so perhaps things could change in the future, but at
present, if you have been needing an 8" rotary table, give this one a
close look. A really close look. At this price, it's crazy to go
without one.

I was cutting disks out on my lathe, one at a time. THEN things took
off and I had to cut hundreds of them. I can stack up the work and do
ten+ at once now, and effortlessly cut them out in a few minutes with
just a little easy hand motion.

(Something I have been doing a LONG TIME, anyway, so it does not even
feel like work!!!!!!)

I think the reference was to Wholesale Tool, Roger.

http://www.wttool.com/product-exec/p...les_WT_Import_

WT is using the same image for all of their RT models, so it's not easy to
see what any particular model actually looks like.

The link that you provided looks like it may be the same manufacturer that
makes the Phase II machine accessories, and one of their pictures shows the
Phase II nameplate on it (the X-Y table).

That particular RT image from your link appears to be identical in every
detail, to a 6" Phase II RT that I have.
The horizontal model I have was found on eBay several years ago, and after a
few minor spot scrapes on the table gear teeth, it performs as smoothly as
the one Grunty described, like silk.
Additionally, it's a low profile design, which is maybe an inch shorter than
the previous one I had (a crappy H/V version from India).

--
WB
..........
metalworking projects
www.kwagmire.com/metal_proj.html


"Roger Paskell" wrote in message
...


And just who might "WT" be?? Also is this the table you are referring to
http://en.yantai-universal.com/newEb...shParent=false ?

Roger