Compound table conversion of an old Deckel mill

[routercnc]

I looked at those Axminster xy tables a long time ago when planning my drill press upgrade. In the spec they said it was not a precision table and was only for general xy movement. I also tried one out in the shop and also wasn’t sure about it.

I also looked at a few of those more expensive red and green ones but wasn’t convinced about the quality from the few videos I looked at. Also travel was quite limited especially Y. So I will be making my own but it depends what you are going for.

Also looked at spare xy tables for ArcEuro milling machines but they had limited travel and the price was going up.

I would be interested to know if the ways are tight and straight on yours and if you have swept them with a DTI to say how good they are and if they are close to 90 degrees.

[John11668]

Am not quite in a position to give you an answer on that Router but I will check and come back to you.
At the moment I am fitting a new BoB with spindle control which has turned out to be a bit more complex than just a swop .
When i get all the axes running again I will clock the traverses and let you know.