I picked up this power feeder at an auction a while back, before the new house and the basement shop build, so this was a few years ago. I finally drilled and tapped the holes in the shaper table and put it in place. I went with 7/16-20 bolts, I could have used 1/2" instead, but I figured a little extra room for alignment error might come in handy.
I drilled 1/8" holes followed by 5/32" holes before the final 25/64" holes for the 7/16-20 tap.
Bolted the mounting bracket to the table using the newly tapped holes.
Power feeder in place. My wife helped me lift get it in place. I said "this is the last time I will ask you to help me move this power feeder". It has been moved around a bunch of times.....
A little adjustment to put it in place. It has hand wheels for lateral and vertical movement of the head which is nice.
I need to replace the missing piece that tightens the base to the column. A bolt will work until I find a replacement. The manufacturer replacement part isn't available, but I should be able to find something.
The power feeder has forward and reverse with 4 total speeds. I haven't used it yet, I need to take my time to get things setup properly. It will be interesting to see the difference in cut quality compared to what I would get hand feeding on a router table.
https://photos.google.com/u/0/photo/AF1QipMXU1NcVLg5aO623nw2Sgh-ndjd9tzoGQEJWimm
I drilled 1/8" holes followed by 5/32" holes before the final 25/64" holes for the 7/16-20 tap.
Bolted the mounting bracket to the table using the newly tapped holes.
Power feeder in place. My wife helped me lift get it in place. I said "this is the last time I will ask you to help me move this power feeder". It has been moved around a bunch of times.....
A little adjustment to put it in place. It has hand wheels for lateral and vertical movement of the head which is nice.
I need to replace the missing piece that tightens the base to the column. A bolt will work until I find a replacement. The manufacturer replacement part isn't available, but I should be able to find something.
The power feeder has forward and reverse with 4 total speeds. I haven't used it yet, I need to take my time to get things setup properly. It will be interesting to see the difference in cut quality compared to what I would get hand feeding on a router table.
https://photos.google.com/u/0/photo/AF1QipMXU1NcVLg5aO623nw2Sgh-ndjd9tzoGQEJWimm