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Homemade Shop Turntable


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shopdogsam on youtube.com
DESCRIPTION:
Homemade shop turntable constructed by welding a swiveling caster mount to a flat steel plate.
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Jan 23, 2014 3:18 PM
DIYer
I've seen positioners with more elaborate mechanisms but if you don't need to rotate your workpiece on different planes, then this should work quite well.
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DIY Shop Turntable - comment on how to build a Shop Turntable - 1 comments
DIYer says:
Jan 23, 2014 3:18 PM
I've seen positioners with more elaborate mechanisms but if you don't need to rotate your workpiece on different planes, then this should work quite well.

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