RE: Input Needed

2014-08-18 Thread maxmd
Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone Original message From: rookie Date:08/18/2014 20:51 (GMT-06:00) To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Cc: Legacy-Ornamental-Mills@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Input Needed I'm guilty of being one of those LOM lurk

RE: Input Needed

2014-08-18 Thread maxmd
Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone Original message From: rookie Date:08/18/2014 20:51 (GMT-06:00) To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Cc: Legacy-Ornamental-Mills@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Input Needed I'm guilty of being one of those LOM lurk

Re: Z-axis

2014-08-18 Thread Bill Bulkeley
a definate possability max that would not take much to make happen i think Bill - Original Message - From: MAX LATHAM To: legacy Sent: Monday, August 18, 2014 10:02 PM Subject: Z-axis Hi folks, Recent talk of disbanding chilled my spine. I enjoy the chatter and frequent

Re: Input Needed

2014-08-18 Thread rookie
I'm guilty of being one of those LOM lurkers who rarely chimes in but enjoys this forum. I greatly appreciate the effort Tim and others have put into this group. Summer is when I put my Legacy into hibernation to enjoy fair weather activities here in the Midwest area, but come Fall, out she c

RE: Shop made Z-axis

2014-08-18 Thread Bill Bulkeley
I think you will find gravity might be enough to hold the z axis to a template in fact you might need a spring the other way to make it all lighter to more easily follow a template trial an error will still be the best to determine that one. I envy your sketch up program I don’t have one it all

Re: Shop made Z-axis

2014-08-18 Thread Stan Shuford
Here is a link to a shop made router lift. Turn it over and and it could be a Z axis. At least some of the mechanics could be part of a Z axis design. http://www.americanwoodworker.com/blogs/projects/archive/2009/04/21/the-aw-shop-made-router-lift.aspx A good Z axis cannot have any flex or give wh

Re: Z-axis

2014-08-18 Thread Tim Krause
There's no reason that the style you are showing would not work. The exact one you are showing is too light and too short of travel. If I recall, I think our target range is 5-7". This allows you to use a small 1/4" bit on the floor of a flat bed, and allow the changing of a long two flute cu

Re: Shop made Z-axis

2014-08-18 Thread Brandon Khoury
Thanks for all the material suggestions. I think at this time I'm going to stick with simple plywood construction. At least until I have proof of concept. I can always switch materials later and use the plywood as a template. I also have a trick up my sleeve that I think you all will like. I'm

Z-axis

2014-08-18 Thread MAX LATHAM
Hi folks,Recent talk of disbanding chilled my spine. I enjoy the chatter and frequently learn something helpful. As a neophyte, things that are beyond my skills are challenging and I have appreciated the dialogue about the z-axis. Leading me to explore the possibility of building something, e-ba