Very well done. I don't think I will build a copy though, I think the lathe would still beat it out for ease of finishing.
If I didn't have a lathe, that would certainly do the trick.
Very creative! Shifting the bearings side to side (opposite directions) would yield a range of shapes where the center of the column is narrower than the ends - if one ever needed that… Thanks for sharing.
hi big tiny
i used a router jig setup some time ago to make table pedestals wich had designs like fluting and beads etc
and it also worked very well but was very noisy i love using my table saw with different jigs
wich is safer i dont know ?
i would use a bowl and try bit but i find that the finish is better coming off the table saw less chipping
and no radial tool marks once you get the hang of it
but both tools work well
hi DON
yes the columns turned out very well
i measured the first one and is true to size on both ends
the second one is tapered made by lowering the front bearing
and i cut 2 coves into by simply locking the sled and rasing the blade and turnig the blank
the design possibillitys are endless
You can change the cove shape by angling the sled and tilting the blade (and combinations of both). You'll have to clamp an aux. fence to the saw top at an angle. Here's an explanation and a link to his "cove cutting calculator" on Matthias Wandel's page. http://woodgears.ca/cove/asymmetric.html
Let's see; if we could put a cam on each end of the rotating cylinder …...