Thanks Richard, I will have to do some experimenting and try that.
Kind Regards, Timothy J. Ziegler Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty 14171 160th Ave. Foreston MN 56330 320-294-5798 shop 320-630-2243 cell On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 3:54 AM Richard Ellis <rchrd.ell...@gmail.com> wrote: > What I did, was to drill a hole dead center of the table and have a rod > about 8 inches long with a point at one end and a knob at the other end.The > rod a nice tight fit. and also to make > sure it did not slip I glued a rare earth magnet under the table. That > just touched the rod > The bit of wood had a small indent underneath . Now when I used hot melt > glue,the rod protruding above the table I did not have to worry about where > the wood will slide to. The resistance of the magnet will keep it in place > > On Sunday, April 11, 2021 at 4:46:55 AM UTC+1 Va Oak wrote: > >> Tim, >> I think what Curtis is pointing out is: >> You may have marked DEAD Center on the Rotary Table - BUT, if you don't >> have that point *perfectly* in line with the center line of the LOM, >> when you start milling (cutting rosettes), that slight misalignment will >> make itself known to you quickly. >> Be Safe & do Good! >> Mac >> ------------------------------ >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Tim Ziegler >> Sent: Apr 10, 2021 11:38 PM >> To: legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: finding DEAD center on Rotary Table >> >> Thanks Curt, >> >> Ok that all sounds good then finding the center to start your rosette is >> the challenge. >> I even started with center lines and set the bit in the exact dead center >> so I thought. hmmmm. >> better sleep on it. lol its getting late here. >> Kind Regards, >> >> Timothy J. Ziegler >> ------------------------------ >> >> On Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 10:30 PM 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental >> Mills <legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >>> HI Tim >>> >>> I have found the easiest way for me, is to use the "drill center hole" >>> idea. Then use a pointer mounted in the router of the Legacy. and align >>> the table and the router, then you can use that for your 0 mark/ reference >>> point, Once this table and Router are aligned you can touch off any know >>> point, to take you measurements from. >>> >>> C.A.G. >>> ------------------------------ >>> On Saturday, April 10, 2021, 11:13:34 PM EDT, timjz...@gmail.com < >>> timjz...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Ok all you rosette guru's or rotary table users, >>> I have a question and I want some serious input >>> here on my subject. My whole WoodCraft Ind. career >>> I worked in the tool room as a Tooling Tech, so with >>> that said I worked with 10/thousands and even tighter >>> tolerances much lick anyone out there that is a machinist. >>> Ok so my point is even with cross marks on my table and >>> lining up a perfectly square piece with corners to lines >>> Its still hard to find dead center. Now I have considered >>> boring a centering hole in my work piece but should not >>> have too. I also find the center of my work piece and center >>> the bit. So my point is I have a lot of skill centering but >>> some how I am not always hitting the center. >>> Yes I have a square work piece. >>> What are some of your secrets for finding DEAD center. >>> Has anyone tried touching off the corners or????? >>> Usually you don't realize your out of center until you go around it >>> with a bit especially if you are doing a sunburst or something. >>> Lets dig up some good suggestions I need repeatability not hit >>> and miss. >>> Thanks >>> >> -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/40da6155-1bea-4881-b926-9ee8c3cd2104n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/40da6155-1bea-4881-b926-9ee8c3cd2104n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/CAMBiJLEr%3DGcpkqt6%3DyDj6XgbfXi61f63OS0Nifot%2BnGyJM6xeQ%40mail.gmail.com.
