Have a Legacy Steely 900/1200 Manuel CNC - Metro St. Louis, Mo. East side just 15 minutes off 255. Come see all the goodies for sale.
On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 10:51 AM, MWF <mwfos...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Ira, > Nice sofa table. I notice that all 4 legs have their "twist" going the > same direction. On a Legacy Ornamental Mill (LOM), if you have the > adapter/gear piece (don't recall its proper name) that is placed into the > gear train, you are able to produce twists in the opposite direction. > That's a really nice feature. > As regards sanding: Check out two products that should make that task > MUCH easier. There's a company called Nyalox that makes a FANTASTIC > product line for cleaning up/smoothing things (metal and wood). They are > similar to a wire wheel brush - but 100 TIMES BETTER!! Our local Ace Hdwe > store carries a few of their products - and can possibly order others. I > will probably never ever buy/use a wire wheel brush again in my lifetime. > Nyalox is THE way to go. > Second great product for "sanding/smoothing" is the sanding mop. There > are several product lines/makers of them out there. They come in a wide > variety of sizes, styles, and grits. Pick a few and try them - I find them > very useful and a time saver. > We look forward to seeing pics of the end tables you referenced. Would > even appreciate pics in the various stages of progress - as you have time. > Have a Wonderful week. > Mac > > PS: Somehow, I feel the SUBJECT line for this thread should be changed to > one more relevant to the discussions. > ------------------------------ > ------------------------------ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shannon Vest > Sent: Jan 22, 2018 8:21 PM > To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: New Members and Moderation > > Mac and Bill can you use parts like the z axis off say a 900 on a 1200? > Also guys there is another thing I have been wondering about. Is there a > lot of sanding and forming still after you run a design. I have done some > spiral legs in the past on a old Craftsman Router Crafter. I end up > spending about 2 hours per leg doing the finishing forming with a rasp then > sanding. I am looking to be able to do these legs in a lot less time. I am > currently working on 2 end tables with spiral legs right now. So basically > looking at 16 hours of work just to get these legs done. The bad part about > the Router Crafter is you are stuck doing only one twist. You can't make > them tighter or longer. plus you only have about 30 inches at max of > twist.I will try and attach a photo of one of the sofa tables I done with > the twist legs. It was made from American Chestnut. I got the wood from a > old barn. As you well know American Chestnut has pretty much been extinct > since the 30's. It is a beautiful wood but very brittle . Thanks guys for > all the info you are giving me. I am trying to figure out if the cost of > these machines is worth it as far as saving time and energy . > > On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 4:06 PM, MWF <mwfos...@earthlink.net> wrote: > >> Ira, >> That's the Z-Axis. >> Many Mill users have this set-up. They install a plunge router on the >> Y-Axis "gantry"/router mount plate and set the depth (Z-axis) by >> raising/lowering he plunge depth. >> Mac >> ------------------------------ >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Shannon Vest >> Sent: Jan 22, 2018 2:11 PM >> To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: New Members and Moderation >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 11:44 AM MWF <mwfos...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >>> Ira, >>> >>> There is an older version of a LOM 1000 in the Washington, DC area >>> (Annandale, VA). >>> Here is the link to it on CraigsList: >>> >>> https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/tls/d/legacy-1000- >>> woodworking/6438941195.html >>> >>> As others has conveyed - Welcome to The Group. >>> Mac >>> >>> Mac thanks for the info on the 1000. One thing I noticed about it though >>> is it doesn’t have the crank on top to raise and lower the router. I know >>> that is considered a axis but not sure if it is x , y , or z. Is that >>> something I need or is that something I can do without? Thanks Ira >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Shannon Vest >>> Sent: Jan 22, 2018 6:31 AM >>> To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: New Members and Moderation >>> >>> Yeah I saw that one. I live in eastern Ky so that would be a little to >>> far of a road trip to do. I've looked at all of them on eBay. Thanks for >>> looking for me though. >>> Ira >>> >>> On Sun, Jan 21, 2018 at 8:58 PM, Bill Bulkeley <bulke...@mmnet.com.au> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> You saw this 1200 for sale right? >>>> >>>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Legacy-1200-Woodworking-Ornamental- >>>> Mill-with-Router/152843483615?hash=item23962e79df:g:JRgAAOSwSRpZsbaF >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Bill >>>> >>>> *From:* legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com [mailto: >>>> legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Ira S. Vest >>>> *Sent:* Monday, 22 January 2018 8:51 AM >>>> *To:* Legacy Ornamental Mills >>>> *Subject:* Re: New Members and Moderation >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi I'm Ira.I have been doing woodwork for going on 15 years now. I >>>> have been considering buying a Legacy Mill. I'm not real good with >>>> computers so not really thinking a cnc is for me. The Legacy 1200 is what >>>> I'm really looking for but so far have only found a 900 for sale. It is >>>> however missing a few parts. It's missing a hand wheel, and slides that go >>>> in the rails. I have never been around or even seen one of the mills in >>>> person only on the computer and youtube. I can get the 900 for a really >>>> good deal. I figure this will get my feet wet so to speak then in the >>>> future maybe find a 1200 to buy. Any info or warnings would be greatly >>>> appreciated considering my ignorance with these machines. I mainly build >>>> furniture and cabinets but would like to also have the option to go with >>>> columns if I decide to. Thanks for any and all help. >>>> >>>> Ira S. Vest >>>> >>>> On Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 8:07:09 PM UTC-4, Tim wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello New Members, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> This is a reminder that until you post a message, your messages must be >>>> approved by either an owner or moderators of this group to be >>>> posted. Google sends an automated message to the people that >>>> are responsible for approving messages, but please be aware it can be a >>>> very long delay. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Getting off the moderated list is easy as posting a message introducing >>>> yourself. Asking a question related to the equipment or posting a photo is >>>> always good for getting instant approval. I still believe this is a family >>>> friendly place so please don't be shy. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> As of today, there are 63 members that have joined since 2010 that have >>>> never posted a message. I sure would like to hear from them either here in >>>> this thread, or feel free to send me a note off the list so I can update >>>> your status. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -Tim >>>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/legacy-ornamental-mills/lmVeoLm7Tr0/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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 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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