Thanks for the advice. I will start playing with it and see how it goes. I am buying my friends mill and will take what I want from it for mine then part out the rest. Good idea to keep a lot of those drive hubs
On Sat, Jul 31, 2021, 6:50 PM 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills < legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Hello Again. > One more small note. > > Uniformity is the name of the game when working with more then one > machine, > > I made my own, Legacy hub adaptors for my lathe. by using all the same > parts will give you better control of the process of going from one machine > to the next. I like to cut profiles on my lathe, then rope or add Legacy > details, and then go back to the lathe for sanding. by using the same hub > adaptors greatly speeds up the process and gives you better results. > > Between you and me. I think the Legacy drive hub are one of the best tools > out there. they take up less room, will not slip, and make easy adjustments > to any spindle when using a tail rest for support. > I own some 30 hub drives, and use them on both my Lathe as well as the > Legacy, all the time. > > NOTE: No one tool is good for every job. But I do try to use what I have, > to the Best of my ability, THE DRIVE Hubs, are one tool that many look down > apron, > > Just my two cents worth. ;-) > > Have a good day/night everyone. > > C.A.G. > > On Saturday, July 31, 2021, 09:09:18 PM EDT, 'Curt George' via Legacy > Ornamental Mills <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > > Hello Chris > > The Legacy and the Lathe can and do work well together. > > Of a matter of course there is a slight learning curve to both machines > that need to be understood, in order to get the most out of them. > > For your friend, I would suggest the 1 1/4" and 1 1/2" flat bottomed > plaining bit, They are the work horse of the machine, They do the most of > the cutting, to get the wood round for the most point. > A barley twist or roping bits are always nice. as well as some side > cutting reeding and coving bits. are nice for fine details, > If you or your friend have any experiences in milling machines/metal > working machines, the Legacy works very much like its metal cutting cousin > in many elements of the milling process, > Also understanding the router table and how the rotation of the cutter > will effect the cut. (climb milling vs under cutting.) will also help speed > up the learning curve. > > I highly recommend to "Play with the Legacy as much as you can to get the > feel of the machine before you try to make anything for real. > I also suggest to use cheap wood, things like fire wood, scrap > construction timber... before using good wood, that you have to pay for. > Depending on if you have a motor drive or manual. will effect how you plan > your work out. A a General rule of thumb , the faster the wood spins to > the slower it moves over the wood will give you the best quality of cut. > > Always take light cuts, for the best quality for cut, hogging off the > wood, is faster but often will cause problems. > > Legacy made a lot of videos on VHS tapes, as well as on the web. that may > be helpful for understanding the basic function of the machine. > https://ornamentalmills.com/turningaround/index.html has some neat > topics that might help? as well as looking in our archives (It is not as > user friendly but there is a lot more info. there for the having. > > Here are three videos done by Mike Pung. There are some very good incites, > that may help you get a better understanding of how the Legacy works. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjcFpO51upw > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHgzEKnON-o&t=53s > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI_QyBna7Ac > > Wish you luck. look forward to talking to you more in the future. > > C.A.G. > On Saturday, July 31, 2021, 05:52:43 PM EDT, Chris Smith < > smithin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I purchased a Legacy Mill (1100 I think) with a motor drive several years > ago. I made a couple of things but then put it aside. When my friend > asked me to help him sell the one he bought at an estate sale it got me > interested again. The problem is I feel lost. Any clues on the best way > to learn to use it? What router bits should I definitely have and what are > nice to have? > > I am a turner and would like to incorporate the mill into my turnings, > maybe carving some spirals into a vessel or bowl? 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