Thank you John You still have to be careful using this method as well on contoured shapes, If you set your stops on the high side of a tapered spindle you will loose contact with the wood at the low spot, and if you set your stop to the low spot, and are not using a bearing, you will cut to deep on the high spots. But for a straight turning, your method is the easiest. Sometimes The easiest method is all to easy to over look. ;-) Thank you. C.A.G. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Hennen To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 6:06 PM Subject: Re: Cutting Reeds on a Tapered Spindle
Reeds on a tapered spindle... Way to much overthinking going on so I thought I would pipe up and tell you how Tracy taught me to reed tapered parts. After the spindle is tapered: 1- re-level the bed (once the bed is level the center plane is now level with the bed. the top is now tapered but that does not matter as we are reeding from the side) 2- free float the y axis (unlock the split nut) 3- set your stops 4- set the point of the cutter even with the point of the tailstock 5-reed the part you will notice that the spacing changes as the diameter changes. see the link http://legacywoodworking.com/galleryItem.cfm?project=482 you can even use this on contoured parts as well to flute and reed. side reeding or fluting is all based on centerline and with the bed flat the centerline is parallel to the side reeding/fluting bit On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 2:49 PM, curt george <curtgeo...@wowway.com> wrote: Hello Brandon I cant wait to see what you come up with. As far as using the template and setting it up, I would do it the way you describe.I dont see any problems with that set up. Good luck on your project, take a lot of pictures! Have a good day. C.A.G. ----- Original Message ----- From: Brandon Khoury To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 12:54 PM Subject: Re: Cutting Reeds on a Tapered Spindle Thanks for the info. I considered using a template, but that raised another question. Is there a reliable method for setting up the straight edge to ensure it is perfectly parallel to the spindle? My initial thought would be to rest the bearing against the side of the spindle, then place the template aginst the template follower, at one end of the spindle, and secure it in place. Then do the same thing at the opposite end. This is becoming a really fun project. It is requiring me to use new techniques. Side reeding and template following will be a first. I'll also be making sliding dovetail joints and breaking out my new handheld router to use on my Rockler dovetail jig that has been sitting in the box for about 5 years... As for the questions, I'll be sure to keep them coming. I'll do my best to fill the forum with my vast lack of knowledge ;-) And a word of advice to the new group members. Read as much as you can, watch as many videos as you can find, and don't hesitate to ask questions here. Google han't made it very easy to find solutions in the groups, so ask away. Thanks, Brandon -- 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. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
