copy turning thingy

**weisyboy** · 10th February 2009, 07:23 PM

i need to turn 10 spindles for the back of sompthing or other and they all need to be identicle.

we all know the copy turning attachments leave ????? finish and the amount needing to be sanded makes them not so identicle.

what do you guys think about making sompthing up for a router to fit in. a v grove bit should be able to cut most profiles and leave a reasonable finish.

is is doable?

**echnidna** · 10th February 2009, 07:56 PM

google router crafter and have a look at the pics

**weisyboy** · 10th February 2009, 08:22 PM

interesting......

**Jim Carroll** · 10th February 2009, 09:13 PM

10 is easy to do all the same.
Give it a go.

**echnidna** · 10th February 2009, 09:57 PM

I agree with Jim, 10 is easy enough to do,
copy attachments are a whole lot of messing around

**weisyboy** · 10th February 2009, 10:51 PM

yer yer i know.

but i also have plans to make some other things tht require a lot more.

but they are in the things id like to do box not the thigs im gunna do.

**joe greiner** · 10th February 2009, 11:29 PM

All 10 IDENTICAL? Everything is easy for the man who doesn't have to do it. How much variation is required along the spindle profile?

Consider this instead: http://www.delorie.com/wood/tips/parallax-jig.html

Joe

**Slow6** · 11th February 2009, 12:06 AM

Gday Carl

I'm always surprised how much you can deviate in a batch of spindles and get away with calling them identical.

The hardest part is remembering that 99.9% of the population aren't wood turners and can't see where you strayed... and the other 0.1% will just appreciate the fact that the job was done by hand.

If a job entailed enough spindles that i really couldn't face standing in front of a lathe for days I think I'd outsource.. I used to use classic woodturning in melbourne who spit out rails posts and knobs by the thousand for hardware chains and whatnot, for custom jobs there's a small charge for the on site turner to knock up the first one and then a machine spits out the rest. I'm sure there would be a similar mob near you.

but anyway, for 10 I reckon you can fudge it easy.. my moneys down for 11 spindles for 10 keepers

**echnidna** · 11th February 2009, 10:11 AM

this is where the much belittled symtec wood lathe would come into it's own

**killerbeast** · 11th February 2009, 06:29 PM

10 identical... ?? turn 15 choose the ones that look most alike

) (I do that it works...) or tur and keep turning till you hit the spot... makes gooooood pratice

**weisyboy** · 11th February 2009, 07:26 PM

10 identical... ?? turn 15 choose the ones that look most alike ) (I do that it works...) or tur and keep turning till you hit the spot... makes gooooood pratice

sounds a good idea only teh bloke is suplying 10 peices of walnut.

**munruben** · 11th February 2009, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by weisyboy

sounds a good idea only teh bloke is suplying 10 peices of walnut.

That could be a problem.

**killerbeast** · 11th February 2009, 08:10 PM

ah.... yes.. then you get to play measure measure measure

) but still only 10 pices is a risk.. one could be bad or split...

**weisyboy** · 11th February 2009, 10:47 PM

thats what i told him.

he got this stuff especialy adn there is sompthing special about it or sompthing.

i might tell him i cant do it.

seems like to mutch risk.

**killerbeast** · 11th February 2009, 11:32 PM

nope dont tell him you cant tell him (like i do) tis gonna be EXPENSIVE !! hehe

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