*Yes, I do like innovation*, but the use of wood seems to make it look a bit heavy/ ugly (my opinion ) I bought a Woodrat 900 when the Person who had changed his mind on selling his Revo The Dewalt router was on it and also the plunge bar, which I like. My old Woodchuck.. I have fitted the Large Triton router and that is very easy to control the up and down movements. Unfortunately the Plunge Bar can't be fitted easily to the Tritons, Richard
On Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 7:13:17 PM UTC+1, yknotwood wrote: > > Everybody does it differently. This has worked for me and I spent less > than $20 in total. How much does the Woodrat plunge bar cost? How long > does it take to attach and set up the Woodrat plunge bar? Not sure what > you mean by “wood for Z Axis fittings”. > > > > > > *From:* legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> [mailto: > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com <javascript:>] *On Behalf Of > *Richard > Ellis > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 27, 2017 12:52 PM > *To:* Legacy Ornamental Mills > *Subject:* Re: Z axis advantage or disadvantage ?? > > > > My Router has a Woodrat plunge bar fitted, it would be quite easy to > control the pinch effect by making a screw thread and half nut, > > Video--- not too keen on wood for Z Axis fittings > > Richard > > On Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 5:54:48 PM UTC+1, yknotwood wrote: > > FYI, I have downloaded a video to youtube on my channel (russ veinot) > about the improved Z axis control. Please leave comments. > > > > *From:* legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com [mailto: > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Russ Veinot > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 27, 2017 9:12 AM > *To:* legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* RE: Z axis advantage or disadvantage ?? > > > > > > I posted this last September but I felt the need to show this again. > Bill’s version is awesome but seems to be a lot of work. Since I have the > PC plunge router. I take advantage of the spring action of the router. It > is just 2 upright pieces of plywood and a cross piece between them. I > mounted a shop fox press screw above the router and the screw action pushes > the router down and the router springs lift it back up up. Less than an > hour to make this and I have accurate control of depth of cut (Z axis) even > while running. I still lock the router height when cutting. It was simple > to make and cost only about $15 for the screw press. I only have travel > based on the router capacity but never found a need for more since I also > have table height adjustability. I mounted a pointer on the router and a > magnetic base on the upright bracket so I can use a metal 6” ruler to > monitor cutting depth accuracy. I set the router on the top of the work > piece and “zero the ruler out” and then watch the plunge depth. > > > > I have started a channel on Youtube and have several videos out there > already (none about the LOM yet). I plan on doing a series of videos on > all the improvements to my LOM if I get an interest from my subscribers. > If you are interested in this you might want to subscribe to my channel > (named: “russ veinot”) and leave a comment expressing your interest. The > improvements on my LOM are numerous and might be of interest to other LOM > owners. FYI, I think you will love my design improvement for the table > height adjustment. If you watch my channel, I will put out a video showing > details of my Z axis adjustor. Comments (any input) on my channel are > always welcomed. If anyone here has a youtube channel, let me know, I > would definitely be interested in view your videos. > > > > > > [image: cid:20160913_084514.jpg] > > > > *From:* legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com [ > mailto:legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Bill > Bulkeley > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 27, 2017 7:41 AM > *To:* legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* RE: Z axis advantage or disadvantage ?? > > > > I’d love to tell you Richard but unfortunately along with all my original > legacy stuff it was lost in the fire that took everything I owned > > > > I had to start all over again it on my list of things to remake > > Bill > > > > *From:* legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com [ > mailto:legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Richard > Ellis > *Sent:* Tuesday, 27 June 2017 9:54 PM > *To:* Legacy Ornamental Mills > *Subject:* Re: Z axis advantage or disadvantage ?? > > > > > > Bill What are the dimensions and size of the alloy plate/s?? I think that > tilt is a great idea. > > Richard > > http://ornamentalmills.com/Bill_Bulkeley/tilting-z-axis/index.html > > > > which let me do things like in this > > http://ornamentalmills.com/Bill_Bulkeley/Candlestick/index.html > > > > and also this could be made as well even though i did it on a modified revo > > http://www.ornamentalmills.com/Bill_Bulkeley/bolts/index.html > > > > having a z axis and tilting it opens up a whole new area of ornamental > milling. in my opinion that’s what is the advantage of a z axis > > > > Bill > > > > > > *From:* legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com [ > mailto:legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com <javascript:>] *On Behalf > Of *Richard Ellis > *Sent:* Tuesday, 27 June 2017 7:52 PM > *To:* Legacy Ornamental Mills > *Subject:* Z axis advantage or disadvantage ?? > > > > Can someone explain the advantage of having an Z axis as opposed to a > plunge router. > > I have both the Woodchuck and the Revo, and the best, in my opinion and it > may be only my opinion and not others!!! > > > > These two LOM's seem to work well together. Although the Revo rails could > be a little longer > > > > I have set the wheels in motion for getting a drive motor/ speed control, > limit switches etc for the Revo, > > I already have the leadscrew motor on the Woodchuck,, absolute godsend and > even more so with the spindle drive motor that I have > fitted------------Vari.speed. > > As Curtis mentioned in a past post it allows for a more relaxed time in > the shop and allows one time to do other things.--------such as keeping out > of the way of wood chips and router dust!!!!!????????? > > In my next post I will say how I have mounted my Revo to a bench, in an > effort to save space, and get to front and rear of it > > Regards > > Richard > > -- > 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 > <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > https://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > > Virus-free. www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > > > > > -- > 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-orna...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > https://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > > Virus-free. www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > > > > > -- > 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-orna...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > https://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > 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-orna...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > https://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > 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 > <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:>. > Visit this group at > https://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. 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