Hello and good evening Dustin.
As far as large posts go. I would do some fluting, not roping. You see a lot
of smaller split and spindle rope and barley twist stuff in most old towns,
but I find on the big stuff fluting is more prevalent.
To save time/money and effort, I would use 4x4's or 2x4"s with a paper
joint, as your base wood. and run a bunch of different posts and split
turnings.
If it was me, I would go around town and take some pictures of articles in
your town and then make a few samples to show your skill, See the original
and my copy! stuff like that.
I personally find that the old timers on the most part keep things simple
for outdoors stuff. The high quality goods were made for the rich, not for
the masses,and made for the inside parlor not the porch.
There are a few ways to speed up production as well. if you go out and buy a
home depot womanized post (they are cheep) and then rope or flute it, It
would save a lot of time. Its almost always easer to modify something
already made to fit, then it is to make the hole thing your self.
Exp. a 4" post 48" tall, roped. Starting form scratch, would take me,
something like 2 hrs to make. But if the profile was already done? maybe 30
min. to rope. Its a real time saver.
Its past my bed time.
talk to you more latter.
C.A.G.
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From: "Chainlink" <[email protected]>
To: "Legacy Ornamental Mills" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 8:22 PM
Subject: I've been asked to make some samples, advice please
Hey everyone!
I've been asked to make a sample of some columns to demonstrate what I
can make on the legacy. The person that I'm making the samples for has
branched out into home remodeling and does a lot of things like
rebuilding dilapidated front porches and stairways--we live in a town
that has a lot of historic properties. I suggested to him that I could
do 4 sided straight tapers and spiral columns up to 6 feet, solid or
hollow.
I am hoping to discuss profiles as well as accessories for the Legacy
that will help me achieve this goal.
What kinds of samples would you all suggest I make to demonstrate what
I could make for him? Since I'm limited to 6 feet, I was thinking of
making 4 different sections, kind of like a totem pole, with 4
different designs. I believe that my 1200 will turn 11" diameter, but
isn't it more like 9" from square stock?
I'm going to assume that for 9" diameter columns that the 2X gear set
is a necessity to get nice looking rope twists that aren't squashed
looking? Would you agree or suggest another alternative?
I also want to make some baluster samples. Do you think it's necessary
to create ultra ornate samples, or is a simple barley twist in the
middle of a post sufficient? I get the impression that too ornate
isn't really feasible from a time perspective. I can't foresee hollow
spirals being anything he'd use, but should I still make one as an
example?
What size router bits do I need to move up to to make designs in 9"
columns that look proper in scale? I have a 2" bit ( I think it's a
rope, still waiting on my design kit to verify), but do I need to be
looking at larger bits?
Do you recommend ordering direct from Magnate for accessories? It's
been 2 weeks since I ordered my design kit and index set through
legacy, and it hasn't arrived yet.
Thanks everyone for the advice. I'm hoping to have something to
present him around June 15th.
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