Oval may have been the wrong word, what you will end up with will be close to the same shape you would have for log siding
Jeff Becker ----- Original Message ----- From: "Begat" <bega...@gmail.com> To: "Legacy Ornamental Mills" <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 4:06:21 AM Subject: Re: What the World Needs Now: TK Extra Large Pilaster Dogs Jeff, That's a great tip! I have been thinking along those lines for making deck balusters. I've been milling both sides of the 1.5 inch thick pilasters creating somewhat of an oval effect. You have made it plain on how to take this all the way oval or as far as one might one to go. Begat On Feb 11, 3:59 am, Jeff Becker <jwb...@insightbb.com> wrote: > If you are using the larger pieces of wood one way to let the wood dogs last > longer would be to use pocket holes, with this you will not be screwing into > the wood dog, you will be screwing into the waste part of the project. > > Another thing you may want to try is to use a larger dog with a smaller piece > of wood, instead od getting a round design you get an oval design > > Jeff Becker > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Begat" <bega...@gmail.com> > To: "Legacy Ornamental Mills" <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 10:02:23 PM > Subject: Re: What the World Needs Now: TK Extra Large Pilaster Dogs > > Bill, > > Yes, pilaster dogs could be made of wood, especially if you were only > trying to make a few parts. But if you're trying to make lots of > them, then screwing the parts to the same wooden blocks won't do for > long. Today I was using the dogs to make some pickets for a fence > project. I started by saying that purchasing the dogs when I bought > the 900 was a mistake. 20 pickets into the project I realized that I > would probably be making new wooden dogs. Imagine all the enlarged > holes in the dogs. > > Begat > > On Feb 10, 9:52 pm, "Bill Bulkeley" <bulke...@mmnet.com.au> wrote: > > couldn't you make plaster mounting dogs your self out of blocks of wood ? > > > what am I missing here please explain > > > Bill > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tim Krause" <artmarb...@comcast.net> > > To: <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> > > Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 12:56 PM > > Subject: Re: What the World Needs Now: TK Extra Large Pilaster Dogs > > > > Just tell me the size you want and I will make them. It's well within my > > > realm. Keep in mind the added stock required to make the pilaster when > > > figuring out the width of the dogs. It might interfere with something on > > > the mill. > > > > Just a quick gestimate, your 11" diameter would need a 7-3/4" square and > > > your stock would be 1-5/8" thick to make it happen. Also, double check > > > your > > > numbers on the 900, it should only swing 9 inches on a stand in the stock > > > form. The slots in the legs limits the diameter. If it's on a bench it's > > > only 8" as the stock would hit the bench. > > > > I'm going to be doing a batch of laser parts Monday so now is a really > > > good > > > time to sneak something simple like this in. > > > > -Tim > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Begat" <bega...@gmail.com> > > > To: "Legacy Ornamental Mills" <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> > > > Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 5:07 PM > > > Subject: What the World Needs Now: TK Extra Large Pilaster Dogs > > > >> Hello All, > > > >> The largest diameter pilaster dog that Legacy sells mounts wood 4 > > >> inches wide. Now I'm aware that I could make my own wooden dogs, > > >> etc. But my 900 swings 10inches and I have a Legacy CNC that swings > > >> 11. Is there a reason why there are not pilaster dogs that match the > > >> swing diameters. Am I alone in wanting them? Can you not see the > > >> commercial possibilities?! > > > >> This would be good for both the ornamental mill and the cnc crowd. And > > >> by the way, Legacy does not advertize it well, but they make CNC > > >> machines with a 15" swing capacity. Imagine those dogs!!!! > > > >> Tim, Go to the Dogs!!! > > > >> Begat > > > >> -- > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > > >> To post to this group, send email to > > > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. > > > > ----- > > > No virus found in this message. > > > Checked by AVG -www.avg.com > > > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4801 - Release Date: 02/10/12 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. 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