ken,
i have to say that i was impressed with the photos you posted of
your pattern maker...very well done...and certainly did not look like it
was "cobbled" together...as far as making any mod look good, it's very
simple...years ago i would say to my fellow business acquaintances, "no
worries, just spending the kids college money!"...now that i finished with
the college tuition(youngest just graduated this past sunday!), i now
say,"no worries,just spending my kid's inheritance!"...point being, throw
some time and money at something and it will look great!(as well as work
great!)...you would be surprised what a can of spray paint will
do...LOL!...anyway, being in a manager mode, and there not being much work
these days, allows me the time to really think through these mods, research
quite a bit to get the right pieces and/or hardware at the right price, to
get the job done...the latest being spending hours on the computer
researching the linear bearing mod for the legacy...and i'm still not done
researching yet!...anyway, show us whatcha got, ken!...thanks for the
comments...joe
On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 2:44:47 PM UTC-5, Old Mill wrote:
>
> I certainly agree with Tom on the "nice clean up and mod", I wish you
> would make something a bit more "Rube" on occasion Joe. Your work sets the
> bar so high, I find find myself uneasy about showing pictures of anything I
> cobble (You would use the word fabricate, of course.) together in a wood
> shop. Very nice and inspiring, so please keep them coming.
> Ken
> PS Like many I would guess, I have been "lurking" for a while. I
> hesitated to join discussions due to unfamiliarity with the machines, but
> finally decided to jump in because I needed advice. I think that if I am
> going to have the nerve to share ideas, (or show any machines in my shop)
> there will need to be a new level of participation. Something like the
> "Cobblers Club" would fit me well at present. (Maybe there already is one.
> ??)
>
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 12:14 PM, 'joe biunno' via Legacy Ornamental Mills
> <legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>> wrote:
>>
>> hi tom,
>> yes the center and right spindles are adjusted as they should
>> be, which is centered over each, small faceplate...i removed the typical
>> spur drives(like what you would see on a typical wood lathe) and opted for
>> the faceplates...less chance the workpieces can rotate while they are being
>> machined...screwing the workpiece to the faceplate solves that
>> problem...the round metal piece between the two spindles can be rotated to
>> adjust the distance from spindle center to spindle center...and then the
>> far left spindle that holds the profile follower can be adjusted and
>> centered...seems the photo angle distorts it a bit to look like they are
>> not centered...and it is a flat belt drive but one of the first things we
>> did was to make belt covers...safety first, always...not sure of the
>> RPM...i'll look into that as i am a bit curious myself...the cutters are
>> two wing cutters...not many options there, as you need a left cutting bit
>> to match the right cutter...one nice thing about this machine (and most of
>> terrco's other models) is that it broke down very easily for an easy
>> transport...i took my small bed pickup to cleveland, and had it apart in
>> about an hour or so...my research shows that the gunstock people are still
>> using these quite a bit...but, like a lot of things, the computer machines
>> are making these obsolete...i might have a job coming up where i will be
>> using the machine...let's see if i have any video skills...LOL!...thanks
>> for the compliments...joe
>> On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 11:19:41 AM UTC-5, Tom Dotta wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Joe
>>>
>>> Neat machine, nice cleanup and mod. Are the center and right spindles in
>>> their proper orientation relative to each other? It looks like they would
>>> have to move toward each other and away from each other in order to stay in
>>> contact with the workpieces. Looks like a flat belt drive, what is the
>>> approximate RPM. Thanks for sharing and cheers Tom D
>>> P.S. Love to see a U tube of the machine in action?
>>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 12:27 PM, 'joe biunno' via Legacy Ornamental
>>> Mills <legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> curtis...here is the model 10-2R carving machine made by terrco...this
>>>> terrco line was designed for commercial use and with the introduction of
>>>> computerized equipment, the company no longer makes this line of
>>>> equipment(sound familiar!)...although they do make a lower end type of
>>>> machine that can do the same type of work...but that line is intended for
>>>> the occasional user...the 10 represents the largest diameter of a piece
>>>> that will fit the machine(they also made machines for larger
>>>> diameters)...the 2 is for the number of pieces that can be worked on at
>>>> any
>>>> one time(they made machines in upwards of 24 spindles)...the R is
>>>> interesting and the reason i bought this machine( i really wanted a 4
>>>> spindle machine)...it stands for "reversing" which means you can have a
>>>> carving that has a specific direction to it( like a face looking to the
>>>> right,for example) and from a right hand carving model, you can carve a
>>>> right and a left(the same face but looking to the left), all at the same
>>>> time...a nice time saving feature when making chairs, for example, that
>>>> have different shaped arms or rear legs...this machine can handle work
>>>> pieces 48" long(machines capable of longer pieces were available...perhaps
>>>> a future mod for my machine!...lol!)...the pieces used to do the reversing
>>>> are in the fourth photo...you can remove the "reversers" and simply do
>>>> straight forward carvings...in the third photo your model would be mounted
>>>> to the left, and the rough-sized wood blanks would be to the right of the
>>>> model...they mount between centers, much like we mount work on the legacy
>>>> or a typical lathe...there is also a set up to do flat panel work, where
>>>> the work pieces are clamped down onto a flat table...there are left and
>>>> right cutters with a corresponding, shaped follower bit in various shapes
>>>> and sizes, all the way down to a pencil point bit for fine detailed
>>>> carving...the cutters spinning left and right are set up so their forces
>>>> will counter each other and provide for a smooth operation of the head
>>>> that
>>>> rolls front to back...the second photo shows a mod i did to rotate the
>>>> model and work pieces in unison when cutting all around a work
>>>> piece...this
>>>> was previously done with a crank handle but the manufacturer did offer an
>>>> upgrade to a motorized set up...the last photo shows a caster and leveling
>>>> system we set up to give the machine some mobility and the ability to
>>>> easily level it, which is a must...the overall footprint of the piece is
>>>> approx. 5ft.X 5ft....just about done setting up this piece and will the
>>>> get
>>>> back to the legacy...hopefully...any questions, fire away!...joe
>>>>
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