aquan8tor
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Hey there folks. I've been doing some searching on the net for plans for a ripsaw carriage. I'm relatively handy, and don't think I want to pay $800 for the SIR/Better Built carriage assembly. Some of my future milling will have to be done in the woods, but I'd love to do as much as possible at home, where I can sticker it and put it right under cover immediately.
The betterbuilt brand carriage is relatively simple--welded galvanized pipe over a polypropylene or similar rolling wheel system. I can't quite picture how to fashion a double threaded rod system to hold the mill up. I get how to mount the threaded rods, and grease them, with washers to hold the mill at a certain height; but I can't quite figure out how to turn both rods at the same time; adjusting the height by a few turns on each side at a time doesn't seem like a good plan. Anyone done this themselves?? Thanks fellas.
The betterbuilt brand carriage is relatively simple--welded galvanized pipe over a polypropylene or similar rolling wheel system. I can't quite picture how to fashion a double threaded rod system to hold the mill up. I get how to mount the threaded rods, and grease them, with washers to hold the mill at a certain height; but I can't quite figure out how to turn both rods at the same time; adjusting the height by a few turns on each side at a time doesn't seem like a good plan. Anyone done this themselves?? Thanks fellas.