Re: Dovetails...can I buy these off the shelf?

thanks,

not big enough...I did find a company selling much bigger units, but
the cost was 3x-5x higher....

i just ordered the quadralift and will find a way to be happy with it.

Mike

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Doug Harrison" <prototype@c...> wrote:
> Reid Tool has them but they aren't cheap. $299 for 4" wide and 5"
travel.
> $355 for 9" travel. Smaller sizes are also available. These are
grade 40
> cast iron with sliding (end adjusted - the best kind) gibs.
>
> www.reidtool.com
>
> Doug
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mueller914" <mmueller@n...>
>
> > For my shoptask 3-n-1, I need to fix the very poor design of the
> > swinging millhead unit. I'm not too keen on thier newest design
> > option using the 4 posts (quadralift) to move the millhead up and
> > down. I've tried to find off the shelf dovetails with no luck. It
> > seems everyone sells linear rails but not a dovetail rail in the
size
> > I'd feel comfortable with.
> >