[captainlee]

Hi all,

I posting this here because I have mostly HF equiptment,

anyway I want to build a rotary table but dont have the expertise to make the gears necessary can I buy them some where??? Thanks in advance
Cap.

[howiesatwork]

I'm doing the same thing, and wormgears are a hard thing to find, unless you want to go with Boston Gears. They are pricey.
There are some articles on gear hobbing out there. I forget where, though.
Some of the telescope sites have wormgear info on them.
I'm getting some 52100 to make mine. going to be about a 6" one.
My 140 lb Moore rotary is a bit much for me too deal with.
There were some gear sets on eBay that would work for a small table, but might be too fragile.
On making gears, here's an interesting article.
A nice pictoral here.
Making Worm Wheels on the Lathe...
More stuff here...

That of any help?

[wwendorf]

Go to Stock Drive at www.sdp-si.com, they have the best prices for cheap. You can get everything from Pulley's to Gear's, Couplers to Motors.

Wade