Hello All, I got an answer off-list regarding the rotation of the rotary table. A clock wise rotation of the handle creates a counter clockwise rotation on the rotary table. Originally I thought I needed to have the rotary table moving in the direction to get a conventional cut (eliminates backlash), but now I realize there's material on both sides of the router bit so rotation of the table is not important. The bit is seeing both climb and conventional at the same time.
To make my cut, I would start the router in the center of the piece and the cut would progress to the outside of the rotary table as I rotate the spindle handle clockwise. This has the advantage of starting in the absolute center rather than trying to sneak up on it at the end of the cut. The only reason I would need a directional gear would be to change the direction of the spiral. I think for simplicity I'll skip it but I'm open to input at this stage. -Tim ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Krause To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 12:50 PM Subject: Re: Creating spirals on the rotary table The last thing I need to consider is the rotation of the rotary table and the travel of the carriage. This setup would have the carriage traveling from tailstock to headstock if the spindle is rotating in a clockwise direction. -- 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.
