Well, Jeff, if you flip the stock over and put it back onto the dogs and mill, you are right about the oval-ish shape. That's what I was doing with the deck balusters.
And I just realized what you meant by using pocket holes on wooden pilaster dogs. That would certainly extend the life. I think that's what I'd do if I ever need some great than 6 inches. I wish I could do the same with the dogs I've made to make birdsmouth spars for columns. With a permanent mounting hub on one and a plastic piece for the tailstock hub, they work fine, but I wonder how long it'll be before I'll be making more. They've already taken a few screws! Begat On Feb 11, 4:11 am, Jeff Becker <jwb...@insightbb.com> wrote: > 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. 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