I think it sounds like a good idea, I think mounting the templates could
be as simple as the ShopSmith actually or mine on my big lathe has a slot
with multiple wing nuts. I have the Vega. Do you have any LOM rail? you
could
make a nice system using that?
My biggest concern is getting it all to
HI Tim
Making a new template follower is my goal. I'm not sure how or what I will
change to do so. My template follower that I made is pretty neat already, I
used Uni-strut and ran it through my rails. T bolts hold it onto the Extruded
alum. I made it so my templates were in the front of the
Hey Curt if you can get something modified so it follows a template as
smooth
as the Weing Grinders I spent more then 20 years grinding tooling on I'm
all for it.
I also had a Terrco Carver that floated super smooth. Thats what I would
see in the
future of making it better.
the problem of course
I agree on all points curt I’m just getting the ball rolling so to speak
Bill
From: 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills
Sent: Sunday, 14 November 2021 11:53 AM
To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: The Legacy template follower?
HI Bill
Legacy did
HI Bill
Legacy did that on there clock molding. If I'm not mistaken?I agree with you,
but I don't think this is practical for most template work. On this topic I
have more questions then answers. I'm hoping someone in the group may come up
with something new/different form what we have done in
Trouble with template following on the legacy is saddle movement or slop
So I think a closed template mounted as close to the router bit as possible
would be a good place to start also vertical following instead of horizontal
would help too just my opinion
Bill
From: 'Curt George' via
