Re: TK Made Items

[MWF]

I realize you can determine the max diameter that will fit, starting out, on your Mill.  That is determined by the width between your rails.  Thinking about it -  that max will also be influenced by the finished "edge" you want.  If you want there to be a 1/2" or 3/4" edge vs having it taper down to essentially no edge - you will have different limitations.  Those "results" will drive the width and thickness of the stock you can mount on your respective Pilaster Mounts.  Tim sort of have the right idea for calculating it - on the drawings in his posting of:

Subject: RE: TK Made Items

Date: Sep 18, 2019 7:15 AM

Maybe someone has created a table for turning various stock sizes when using the 5 sizes of Pilaster Mounts that Legacy sold - and could post it here.

Mac

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-----Original Message-----
From: "jwb...@windstream.net"
Sent: Sep 18, 2019 4:04 PM
To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: TK Made Items

It has been a few years since I have used mine.  But when I did I drew a circle slightly smaller than the turning capacity of the machine, then made sure the parts would fit inside it.  

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From: "MWF" <mwfos...@earthlink.net>
To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 3:46:47 PM
Subject: RE: TK Made Items

Has anyone calculated what are the largest sized pieces of 2x material you can run with Pilaster mounts on a LOM?  Assuming a 4-sided Pilaster Mount.

It appears to me that if you go to a pentagon shaped (or more) Pilaster Mount, you will reduce the max size that will fit between the rails.

Mac

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-----Original Message-----
From: bulke...@mmnet.com.au
Sent: Sep 18, 2019 7:15 AM
To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: TK Made Items

Cool

 

Bill

 

From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Tim
Sent: Wednesday, 18 September 2019 7:39 PM
To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com
Subject: TK Made Items

 

 

 

These custom parts were created for a member that wanted to make larger pilasters. Although we suggested make a core box to turn them, he thought it would be better to create metal mounts like Legacy’s but in the 5” and 6” range. So I created these.

 

 

 

To turn the 6” pilaster trimming of the wood on the table saw was required.  I also suggested to flip the mounts for the inner rails to gain an extra ½ which was all that was needed. I don’t have a picture of that.

 

I even did a quick study of being able to turn more pilasters at once.  I looked at 6 and 8 and decided the added cost of material and difficult level off setting up the brake was not worth it.  If the modern models had more space between the rails and depth under the rails, the 8 sided model could have worked, but again, it was expensive to build.

 

 

 

 

Another custom template that I made for the same member wanted a simple way to mark his wood stock.  He wanted to be able to see if he could get the most out of his wood.  So, I created this tool.  It was good for up to 6”.  The Legacy bolt pattern was also easy to mark out.

 

 

 

 

In the case where the wood is a difficult shape is where this tool comes in handy.

 

 

That’s it for today.  I hope it gives some food for thought.

 

Tim

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