06-19-2009 02:14 AM
by Ampeater |
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Degoose showed us how to make the jig that uses a bandsaw to make the spiral sections of his “Lazy Larry”.
Well I made the jig, but my old small bandsaw just wasn’t up to the task. I wasn’t about to quit, so I decided to try to make a jig that I could use with my router. It took me awhile to figure it out (using Sketchup), but once I did, it was rather easy to make the jig.
Here is how to make the jig.
Picture 1.
1. Cut a 3/4” thick piece of MDF ...
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03-17-2008 12:44 AM
by Alex Lane (Custom Guitars & Basses) |
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I have completed preliminary stages of machining a custom helical cutterhead for my DeWalt 733 Planer.The design is what I came up with from looking at other companies’ designs. This is what I created in my CAD software.
Here is a video of the machining process to this point… DON’T WORRY, THERE’S MORE TO COME!
This video is over 16 Minutes, but I think you’ll enjoy it.
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See my first T...
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08-05-2008 03:13 PM
by Alex Lane (Custom Guitars & Basses) |
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Well, it’s installed in the planer. Watch the videos below to see how things turned out. I still haven’t finished editing the machining video, but I’ll get to it.
See my first Topic SHELIX CUTTERHEADand Part I and Part II of this blog entry
Here I begin inserting the teeth.......and here I finish. I didn’t want to bore you with watching me insert every tooth....Here is the first time I actually power up the planer. Pretty intimidating, if you ask me. I was r...
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06-03-2008 04:20 AM
by Alex Lane (Custom Guitars & Basses) |
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IT’S DONE!!!!!!!! I am editing the final video of the machining process….
I have completed final stages of machining a custom helical cutterhead for my DeWalt 733 Planer.The design is what I came up with from looking at other companies’ designs. BIG THANKS TO BYRD TOOL AND HERMANCE TOOL for the inspiration and great ideas. THANKS ALSO TO Dave at www.conicaltool.com for the custom tapered end mills used to machine the pockets for the carbide teeth, and for having the te...
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