Lucas Rotary Tables have been manufactured for many years and the designs of the earlier tables is quite different from the design of the newer tables. The newest design of standard rotary table used a pair of Timken bearings mounted on a central stud (or post), a ring-shaped circular way and uses the Lucas-proprietary 'air lift' system to reduce friction. The tips in this document are known to apply only to this design of rotary table; however, the tips may be useful on earlier designs as well. You will need to make the final determination.

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