Looks like you have done a fine job making your own drive motor the only
problem with that type of motor for me is the reduction gear is a worm drive
and not strait gears they don’t let you turn the leadscrew by hand for fine
adjustments or creeping up to a stop without disconnecting it is more
What can you say wow doesn’t seem enough well done buddy
Bill
From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com
On Behalf Of Tim Ziegler
Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2024 12:05 PM
To: LOM Group ; Tim Ziegler
Subject: Re: Rounding the pen blank on the REVO
Well I finished the Pen and I must s
Hey Ed,
Thanks for keeping the discussion going. As for a machinist, that would be
more Bill.
He was a machinist for many years. I was a tooling tech for 20 of my 27
years at WoodCraft Industries.
I can do a lot of different things, and have some basic metal equipment. My
brother is the machinist
Hi Tim,
Thanks for reaching back to me. I bought a 1500 (?) that the original owner
never unpacked. I retired 5 yrs ago, downsized our home & built a new shop
at new place. I am still in final phases of putting it together (1300 sf)
with all sorts of tools for metal, woodwork & granite. (I have no
