Table Top Questions for Cylinder Arm Machines

[kgg]

39 minutes ago, CdK said:

I sense some Fusion 360 and 3D printing in my future...

Necessity is the mother of invention. Let those creative juices run.

kgg

[Wizcrafts]

@Patrick1 I'd like to have a slide-on/bolt-under flat table attachment for my Adler 30-7 patcher. I sometimes have to sew patches on the back of vests that have a zip open lining that must be preserved. An small flat table would support the patch areas better than the narrow arm does, keeping everything aligned.

[dikman]

Looks like it's back to the drawing (thinking) board for me. While Patrick's table is a reasonable price in the US the exchange rate for our dollar is pretty pathetic, plus shipping rates from the US have skyrocketed in the last couple of years so it's not a viable option.

[RockyAussie]

5 hours ago, dikman said:

Looks like it's back to the drawing (thinking) board for me. While Patrick's table is a reasonable price in the US the exchange rate for our dollar is pretty pathetic, plus shipping rates from the US have skyrocketed in the last couple of years so it's not a viable option.

Just checking if you know the dealers here make a stainless steel plate one that is not all that expensive. I could print you up a good one but I doubt it would be much cheaper.

[Doc Reaper]

I have a Cobra 2915 patch stitcher that I use,  I made a table top to use so I can still use it to do pockets and sleeves . The table was constructed to take the weight off the working area that I'm working on.

post pic later

[Patrick1]

Well if it's any comfort, the shipping rate to Australia is cheaper than me sending something to Canada. I don't know what the rates are for the table yet but it weighs 2 lbs. or .907 kilos. @Wizcrafts would need more detail on the Adler 30-7 patcher. Like pictures of what the current plate is off the machine. One other thing on using aluminum, all the ones I ship will have an epoxy clear coat. Will probably offer some in Cerakote but that will cost more. The Cerakote is awesome, better than anodize in my opinion. Redid all my rifles in Cerakote, doesn't scratch as easily. Table works with the stock plate and feed dog also.

[DieselTech]

6 hours ago, Patrick1 said:

Well if it's any comfort, the shipping rate to Australia is cheaper than me sending something to Canada. I don't know what the rates are for the table yet but it weighs 2 lbs. or .907 kilos. @Wizcrafts would need more detail on the Adler 30-7 patcher. Like pictures of what the current plate is off the machine. One other thing on using aluminum, all the ones I ship will have an epoxy clear coat. Will probably offer some in Cerakote but that will cost more. The Cerakote is awesome, better than anodize in my opinion. Redid all my rifles in Cerakote, doesn't scratch as easily. Table works with the stock plate and feed dog also.

I will 2nd the Cerakote. Tuff sh@@!! wears like steel if applied right. I use it on firearms. 

Dang even more intrigued on purchasing a table top. 

[dikman]

That's bizarre, Patrick, as Canada is your next-door neighbour!! 

Brian, thanks, it never occurred to me to check where I bought the machine from. Looks like it should do the job and at $98 shipped it's not worth stuffing around.

[kgg]

12 hours ago, dikman said:

That's bizarre, Patrick, as Canada is your next-door neighbour!! 

Nah, once stuff hits that magic line the shipping goes to hell, duty, taxes, brokerage fees and whatever else they can think of. A lot of us that live close to border have a US address and drive across to pick items up that way we only usually have to pay at most the taxes.

Example: If I was to buy a new Consew 206RB-5.

Option 1: Buy from a US vendor at retail for about $1500 US and ship to my US address the cost would be $1500 plus say $250 USD or about $2400 CAD then add $312 in Taxes to drive it across the border for a total of about $2700 CAD.

Option 2: Have the Ontario Consew distributor bring one in and the price goes to $3600 CAD (tax in) plus either drive 4 hours each way or pay another $300 for shipping for a total of $3900 CAD.

Hum which option???

kgg

[toxo]

This is the table top I ordered with my LS 341. It's 48cm long and 39cm wide and 25.3cm from the front to the start of the cutout. The perspex is 8mm and the metal bit is 3mm. The two thumbscrews do a good job of holding it in place and there's a hole at the right hand side of the machine which is handy to drop in any old screw to help keep it in place although I have to say, before I put the screw in the T/T only moved a maximum of around 2mm. I like it very much. It's quite robust enough and although I've leant on a couple of times I wouldn't like to stand on it.