I would do the inner curve with something like this pendulum router jig attached to the rails over the rotary table an idea I been working on but not finished yet the outer curve I'm still thinking about which is why I have not finished this mod yet
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Krause To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 5:52 AM Subject: Re: Bowls It appears bowls, plates and similar shapes are left to the lathe guys since there is no response. The more I started to think about making platters I started to wonder if the Legacy and the rotary table are really up to the task. Let's talk about this simple elegant design. It's 9" in diameter and less than a 1/2" thick. How would we make such an elegant curve on the inside or outside? In the example above the curve is a 22" radius. There's no stock bit that comes close to this. My first though for the inside is to use a z-axis template to create the curve. Basically mount a story board to the back rail to enable setting the height of either a crown moulding bit or the 808 2" cove bit. Then proceed slowly carving out the shape making adjustments along the way. The outside could use a similar method. Followed up with a hand sander, the shape might be plausible. Has anyone tried this? Is there another approach we could take to make this or is this job not possible on the Legacy? I've always felt the Legacy style of turnings Achilles heal is elegant turnings. Hopefully we can get past this stereotype! -Tim No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2411/4967 - Release Date: 04/29/12 -- 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 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.
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