Disassembly, Restoration and Setting backlash on Troyke Rotary Table. BH-12 and BH-9

Lots going on here in this video: Evaporust, tape peeling, using the post drill, metal lathe, arbor press, 20 ton press, Scotch-Brite wheel!

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[BROCKWOOD]

I'm 5 minutes in. I've all ready hit the Like & I've subscribed. Guilty, I too have a Troyke BH-12 that hasn't weathered it's storage spot very well. Makes me wonder why anyone can have 3.3K views with 33 comments & not have more subscribers. I'm a hobbyist at machining just as I suspect most are. Come on people, let the guy make a lil sumthin for his taking the time to share!

Really just curious how many viewers are here because too have a Troyke BH-12?

[wrstew]

160 views, only fifteen likes? PUSH THE BUTTON! It’s FREE!!! 😂. Gratitude from the viewers help defray the cost of the paint…..😊

[jimdean]

I really like that drill press. Perfect for small tasks. Nice job on the rotary table.

[crazyjoe]

I happened to come across your channel. And loved the content of this I actually had just bought the same thing and I appreciate you sharing this cause now I’m more confident that I can make it happen 😊thank you.

[geoffthiel]

I bought the exact same table yesterday for $80! Pretty much same condition as yours. The seller left it out in the rain the past few weeks and it was FULL of water. I blew it apart this morning and was relieved to find the inside was well oiled and protected. The parts are soaking in evaporust now. Thanks for posting this! It was a huge help! Sub’d!

[Bobs-Wrigles]

I believe you'll find that one rotation of the drive wheel will be 4 degrees (of 60 minutes each) which equals the 240 around the dial, which means you will have to rotate the wheel 90 times for one rotation of the table.
Which is a little untidy when you want to rotate the table 90/180/270 degrees, each 90 degrees of the table will be will be 22.5 turns (or 22 turns plus 120 minutes), But is really good if you are making something 6 sided ie 60 degrees each side, then you just have to rotate the wheel 15 times exactly.
My 2 cents on the chips inside, I reckon they got in via the hole in the bottom of underside of the base plate, which I think you may also be able to see the worm drive working, this was probably from someone using air to clean up their chips and they get blown along the slot on the bottom or the T nut slots on the mill table it was probably on.
Really enjoyed the refurbish👍

[thomasstover]

Great job! I have an old 9 in Troyke, and I’m going to give it the treatment! Thanks…

[Mad-Duk_Machine_Werkes]

Shop Crane - Either overhead on rails (Uni-Strut) or some sort of rolling gantry, or converted Harbor Freight cherry picker, etc will help with moving around stuff like that! even the "Tubal-Crane" that Mr. Pete made would work

[ronmurphy]

I don’t have a troyke but I love the experience. Thank You

[KUGW]

I found your channel in the feed, very cool channel I think I'm going to subscribe and watch all your video.... thanks for sharing

[charleskutrufis]

Really I'm very impressed the way you manhandled the weight. Those days are gone for me. Would you please tell which paint you used. I like the finish. Looks like acrylic enamel. Thank you for the video.

[richb]

Hi you can remove rust with a mix of molasses and 9 parts water, I have used Evapo-rust and the molasses and really can't see much difference, the
Evapo-rust work a bit quicker maybe it just has a little soap or something
Rich

[jimsvideos]

Perhaps adding a spring to the backlash adjuster would help remove the last minutes out of it?

[Dwarfracer]

watching you adjust the backlash made me scream at my tv, "Just make the adjustment, then put in the lock screws!"

[georgestone]

This is a good example of why you don't use Air to clean your machine. Use Air carefully when blowing off your pants. By the way I enjoyed the video. Well done!

[jimscheltens]

what was the path that allowed all the chips into the device prior to you cleaning it?

[mattkim]

First time on your video. Great restoration. Only difference between other famous channels would be they alomost shout😂

[EmoticonFury]

Im restoring a BH15 the 15” version of this table. I removed the table lock handle but I cannot get that rock rod out. I tried threading a bolt into it. I tried threading a threaded rod into it and slide hammering it out. It wont budge. Not even a little bit. I turned the table on its side and filled the hole with evaporust. Still nothing. I have everything else apart except this one thing. I keep ripping the heads off the bolts I thread into it trying to pull it out.

[erick]

If you are interested, I have original drawings from Troyke for the diving disks attachment and the dial for a 15” version. Both as pdf

[davecreer]

Can't believe all them chips inside