[J Hulsey]

Just got my new notcher (TN-250) and am trying to find a good spot and height for it. I dont want it perm mounted to anything. And dont want it in vise cause i use it too much. Thinking bout putting it in a reciever tube under work bench. Where is yours? What height would you put drill at? Im thinking waist high for control, but will that be too low for say a bent piece of tube?

 

[waynehartwig]

I have mine C clamped to my TM3 table. I unboxed it, needed right away, so that's where it went. It's worked very well there for the nearly 2 years I've had it, so I haven't thought about moving it. When running the drill, it's shoulder height.

 

[J Hulsey]

Thats about where mine would be if i clamped it in vise. But that puts the useless (very poor design, almost an afterthought) degree pointer totally out of sight.

 

[waynehartwig]

This is the one I have and don't have any problem reading/adjusting the angle when it's mounted
http://www.pro-tools.com/hsn501i.htm

 

[J Hulsey]

I see now. We have dif notchers.

 

[Brian1]

I have mine on a receiver hitch that slides into my fab table. It also rotates to a few positions and locks in place with a pin. Mounted a little above waist high. Works great.

 

[xj9140]

Mine is mounted to a wheal bearing hub. Stands upright until its setup, then I lay it down so I can put my weight on the drill.

 

[J Hulsey]

Thanks guys, I was thinking there would be some problem with bent tube. Just gonna mount it in reciever tube under work bench with swivel. ALways can move it if have to.

 

[johnmcd]

Mine is mounted to a wheal bearing hub. Stands upright until its setup, then I lay it down so I can put my weight on the drill.

link to build thread?

 

[xj9140]

link to build thread?

None for the notcher but my XJ build is in my sig.

 

[johnmcd]

Looks like a simple notcher build, just keeping the center of the tube and center of the bit at the same elevation should be the only hurdle. Thanks

 

[carslut]

i toss my notch master into a vice when i need it. not enough room in the shop to give it an permanent home so this works for now.