Thread: Why have reverse?

Mick,

I have briefly used a spindle moulder where reverse was used. It was used on a chair leg for shaping the chair leg. Because of the curve of the leg, the grain changed place a couple of times or to put it another way, the curve crossed the grain a couple of times.

If you used the spindle moulder in one direction for the length of the leg, half of the leg would have tearout. You mould the leg in two runs, first one in forward for the sections where you are cutting with the grain and then you flip the cutter and reverse the motor and complete the other parts.

In other words, all the leg is cut with the grain.

The chap who was showing me this makes large batches so it is not as inconvenient as it sounds.

Rob's dead right Mick.
However you can do the same work in a single direction if you climb cut. To climbcut safely means you must use a power feed. Which is a great accessory to a spindle moulder anyway. You can climb cut everything and it doesnt matter which end of a stick you put in first to get no-tearout moulding.

I bought the spindle moulder for making doors and windows (so no curves) and I already have a power feeder so I don't think I'll bother about the reversing switch.

Mick

Reverse is for puting back on material, that you took off by mistake.


Al

Originally Posted by ozwinner

Reverse is for puting back on material, that you took off by mistake.


Al

WE WISH

Why have reverse?

My guess is that the reverse function would be used to go backwards.

You can also get some of the older imported cutters are "handed". Some are made to clockwise and some anti-clockwise. We have some of both in the workshop.

Originally Posted by echnidna

Rob's dead right Mick.
However you can do the same work in a single direction if you climb cut. To climbcut safely means you must use a power feed. Which is a great accessory to a spindle moulder anyway. You can climb cut everything and it doesnt matter which end of a stick you put in first to get no-tearout moulding.

Is climb cut the some as backcut or back fed? Would really like to know as the lingo from shop to shop does change but sometimes means the same thing.

Is climb cut the some as backcut or back fed? Would really like to know as the lingo from shop to shop does change but sometimes means the same thing.[/QUOTE]

Back feeding against the cutter direction as you have said WoodButcher.

Extremely dangerous even with a router.
But with a router one has to brace oneself against the 'throw' of the router.


Whereas with a power feeder throw is controlled.

Cheers

Originally Posted by ozwinner

Reverse is for puting back on material, that you took off by mistake.


Al

In that case I'd like to get reverse on my table saw, thicknesser, jointer, dropsaw etc etc!

Mick