06-20-2012, 07:17 PM
(06-20-2012, 03:18 PM)doubleboost Wrote: Hi
Tee bolts well not snap or break the slot lifting this way
The lifting load is nothing compared to the normal clamping load
The best way to break a tee slot is to use a nut and screw the bolt through it down to the base of the slot
John
I know the clamping load is greater but the clamping load is also perpendicular to the table, not pulling on the T-bolts/nuts at a 30 degree angle. Now if you were to somehow arrange for the force on the bolts to be straight up or close as one can, I would have no concerns with it.
Yep, I may be over-cautious but that's also why I tend to over-engineer things.
-Ron
11" South Bend lathe - Wells-Index 860C mill - 16" Queen City Shaper