08-19-2012, 11:46 PM
Thanks Bill - what I meant was is there any reason not to use the full size I have (i.e. 14" less the diameter of the bearings)?
I doubt I will ever turn anything that large but you never know. I designed it at 18" ext. diameter as that matched the swing and the made it an easy task to incorporate the base. As I had originally intended to use slotted fingers (with bearings) I made the distance between diameters 2".
Perhaps the question I should have asked is whether there is a minimum safe size for the bearing tubes?
I doubt I will ever turn anything that large but you never know. I designed it at 18" ext. diameter as that matched the swing and the made it an easy task to incorporate the base. As I had originally intended to use slotted fingers (with bearings) I made the distance between diameters 2".
Perhaps the question I should have asked is whether there is a minimum safe size for the bearing tubes?
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