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Wanted Axminster morticer riser block?
- Thread starter Hsmith192
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Rutlands used to do one too, but recently the associated page is now showing 404(cannot find page you were looking for)
So stuffed there.
Only solution I can see is a diy with an alloy block. It's probably going to be parallel, and just a case of drilling out the four corners.
But if you feel it is out and not parallel you can buy shims that are 0.25mm
https://www.biketart.com/products/h...Vq5hQBh3ZTSbvEAQYASABEgJlqfD_BwE#gad_source=1
So stuffed there.
Only solution I can see is a diy with an alloy block. It's probably going to be parallel, and just a case of drilling out the four corners.
But if you feel it is out and not parallel you can buy shims that are 0.25mm
https://www.biketart.com/products/h...Vq5hQBh3ZTSbvEAQYASABEgJlqfD_BwE#gad_source=1
Phil Pascoe
Established Member
It's only a spacer, surely, can you not make something up?
It does not need to be a rectangular block. The manufactured version is that way as it is cheap to mass produce using a casting.
You could make four cylindrical risers, one for each corner, maybe 2" diameter each, with clearance hole for the securing bolts. They could be made from 50mm PVC pipe filled with epoxy concrete. They are in compression, so the epoxy would work. Any height discrepancies after casting could be sanded away.
If you bought a piece of 2" or 50mm square cold rolled steel, cut four cubes out of it and drilled, the manufacturing tolerances of the cold rolled over an 8" length of bar would mean the height difference between each part would be negligible.
You can buy a whole lot of shims for not much money, all grouped together and labelled. They are called feeler gauges.
You could make four cylindrical risers, one for each corner, maybe 2" diameter each, with clearance hole for the securing bolts. They could be made from 50mm PVC pipe filled with epoxy concrete. They are in compression, so the epoxy would work. Any height discrepancies after casting could be sanded away.
If you bought a piece of 2" or 50mm square cold rolled steel, cut four cubes out of it and drilled, the manufacturing tolerances of the cold rolled over an 8" length of bar would mean the height difference between each part would be negligible.
You can buy a whole lot of shims for not much money, all grouped together and labelled. They are called feeler gauges.
Phil Pascoe
Established Member
A pile of scrap ply or MDF. It's only a bloody spacer.
The problem with that is the riser block needs some resistance to compression. Given the small bearing area (the machined surface in the original picture), MDF or plywood alone are unlikely to be suitable materials.
Perhaps MDF or plywood topped and bottomed with 6mm steel plate would work, or as above, a steel tube directly surrounding the securing bolt and then wooden surround for better looks. If the bolts were M10, for instance, M16 allthread coupling nuts could be used. It would be easy to verify all four were the same length using a pair of calipers and adjust any miscreants to the length of the shortest.
Phill05
Established Member
What is the size you are looking for?
