Thanks for the idea on the xtream I just put one on order. It solves a number of problems for me and my setup. As far as testing goes my professional life is centered around product development and quality so I am "trained" to continually try new things looking for improvements. To me it is half the fun. With the dust shields the bag is not really helpful and will probably be removed eventually. It does help catch the chips which I put in brown lunch bags to use as fire starters in my woodstove. i also use the chips mixed with paraffin for firestarters. I don't like to waste much if I don't have to. I see this LOM as similar to the chop saw in that it is a sawdust monster with not too many good ideas of how to control it. Anything that forces chips down vs out/up is an improvement in my book. Either way I still wear a nice 3M dual canister mouth/nose filter whenever I run the LOM or in he past my sawmill/chainsaw mill.
On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 9:46:24 PM UTC-6 Tim Ziegler wrote: > you will never go back to the old chuck if you add the extension. Once you > get the chuck in its sweet spot you have a friend for life. > I got them on all my LOM"s > > Kind Regards, > > Timothy J. Ziegler > Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty > 14171 160th Ave. > Foreston MN 56330 > > 320-294-5798 <(320)%20294-5798> shop > 320-630-2243 <(320)%20630-2243> cell > > On Sun, Feb 12, 2023 at 8:26 PM Mike Newman <mrnew...@outlook.com> wrote: > >> That router bit adapter looks interesting. I have seen a few videos >> online that show that accessory in action. Also my thin stock design is >> the problem. It is an upward facing V which is simple in concept but can >> catch sawdust and force it behind the material. There is another thread >> that already has photos of my design. I may be able to add sawdust >> clearing slots to the current design, but now that I have the material I >> can easily make a legit Legacy type version. >> >> On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 6:39:08 PM UTC-6 bulk...@mmnet.com.au >> wrote: >> >>> Can you please post a pic of your thin stock support it may be the >>> design you used causing you problems >>> >>> >>> >>> Bill >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com <legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com> >>> *On Behalf Of *Mike Newman >>> *Sent:* Monday, 13 February 2023 10:31 AM >>> *To:* Legacy Ornamental Mills <legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com> >>> *Subject:* Re: Productive Saturday in the shop >>> >>> >>> >>> I tested my new dust shields while making a new walking stick today. >>> Here is what I learned. Dust shields kept 90% of the dust in the bag which >>> was great. I also tried the rounding method today where you use a handle >>> on both the x-axis and the spindle for the first time. I had two issues. >>> the strips that I had hanging down around the walking stick wrapped >>> themselves around the stick at the thin stock support which raised it up >>> and created a problem with the rounding. Cut those off and solved that >>> problem and then found that the sawdust collected on the thin stock >>> support. The rotational movement of this method allowed the sawdust to >>> pile up and get pulled behind my stock support which once again raised up >>> causing an inconsistent rounding. I went back to my original rounding >>> method of going along the x-axis and everything worked fine again. I now >>> have a block of hdpe that I bought to make an actual legacy thin stock >>> support so I may go ahead and build one like that for future use. I was >>> using a scrap piece of oak hand rail today and really do not like working >>> with that kind of open grain wood. Alot of sanding afterwards to get a >>> smooth surface. >>> >>> On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 9:34:24 AM UTC-6 Ccm Ccm wrote: >>> >>> Nice >>> >>> On Saturday, February 11, 2023, Mike Newman <mrnew...@outlook.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Spent most of the day doing various projects in the shop on and with the >>> LOM. Started off with making a new carving mallet out of hard rock maple. >>> This was the first time I used the rails to produce a tapered shape which >>> worked pretty well. I have a tote full of these chunks that a local >>> factory was throwing away so I'm always looking for things to make out of >>> them. After that I wanted to add chip skirts that would hang down on all >>> 4 sides of the router sled to minimize throwing chips outside of the >>> bed/bag. I found a roll of heavy duty clear vinyl material at my local >>> salvage store that turned out to be exactly what I needed for this >>> project. Next I added a simple magnetic tool holder to the lower rail of >>> my LOM to hold the various items I'm using regularly. Then to finish out >>> the day I put a length of old oak handrail on the LOM and rounded it off to >>> make a new walking stick. 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