A thought comes to mind. Since the Revo cannot use a double locking collar, I would make the stock an octogon on the Revo, then make your waves. I'm still trying to figure out the wandering wave problem. I think photos will reveal the mystery.
-Tim On Feb 27, 2018, 12:38 AM, at 12:38 AM, Richard Ellis <rchrd.ell...@gmail.com> wrote: >Yes Tim >The peaks were indeed deeper on the outside as I expected. Now how to >get >the wooden object level. When I screwed the drive dog/plate on It was >not >leaving the flat of the octagon level with the carriage, The 24 hole >drive >plate did not quite line up,, I may in future have to do a light >planing >cut . >Or find a plate with more index holes. >My last wave was not only off center it wandered to one side, and of >course >it went deeper ------looked a bit strange. I could not see the reason >When >I take a pic. I will high-lite with a marker pen I don't think the >carriage moved as I pencil marked it position before starting >The wood I am using is very wooly maybe willow or poplar------ only fit >to >practise with >Richard > >On Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 1:24:23 AM UTC, Tim wrote: >> >> I'm waiting for photos before commenting. Putting waves on a flat >surface >> was never in the plan so this could be a very interesting thread. >> >> The first thing that comes to mind is the depth of the cut would be >deeper >> at each peak of the waves. The center of the wave is of course the >> original depth set. This is because of the arc of the cut. Does this >make >> sense? >> >> Tim >> On Feb 26, 2018, at 9:15 AM, 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental >Mills < >> legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>> wrote: >>> >>> Richard The wave attachment is one tool that I know pretty well. >>> >>> There is one trick that most people do not use, when using this >>> attachment,The trick is to mark your gears before you start, after >the cut >>> has been made, >>> you dis-en-gauge your lead screw, and bring the unit back to the >starting >>> point, Then drive your machine until the marks on the gears are in >line >>> again, then re-en-gauge your drive screw or index for the next cut. >>> >>> If you want to do a number of indexes, it is safer to start form the >same >>> point, and then index to the next cut instead of relining on the >gears to >>> keep a constant... >>> >>> Is this all necessary? No. But on the wave attachment if the arm >has >>> moved on the other side of the swing of your starting point was, >your >>> wave/pitch will be cut in a different direction. >>> >>> I hope this helps? >>> >>> I have to get to work now. >>> talk to you all more latter. >>> >>> C.A.G. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Monday, February 26, 2018 11:50 AM, 'Curt George' via Legacy >>> Ornamental Mills <legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>> >wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Richard Ellis <rchrd.ell...@gmail.com> <javascript:> >>> To >>> Legacy Ornamental Mills <javascript:> >>> Today at 8:37 AM >>> Hi Curt >>> The last Wave certainly did not work out, and I am at a complete >loss as >>> to why. Will get a pic later. >>> It is bright sunshine here @ 13.30 and is starting to snow. The >worlds >>> gone mad!! >>> Richard >>> >>> On Monday, February 26, 2018 at 1:15:23 PM UTC, Curt George wrote: >>> >>> Hey Richard. >>> can you send us a picture, even if it did not work out as planed, I >would >>> like to see what you did. >>> C.A.G. >>> >>> >>> On Monday, February 26, 2018 3:42 AM, Richard Ellis ><rchrd....@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Yesterday I had a 2 1/2 inch square piece of wood in the Revo 20 >inches >>> long. Used a planing cutter to make it into a octagon , then using >Tims >>> Recprocator I did trial runs of waves on different faces, I think I >should >>> have moved one of the gears one tooth as the waves were just off >center. >>> Why did I do it????????? who knows!! 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