Because they aren't built for the speed a router goes. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Schwery To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 4:33 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting a circle
Dale, you mentioned something a router that looked like a drum sander? Why not take one of those drum sanders that go in a drill and put it in your router? earlier, Bob Kennedy, wrote: >It probably has something to do with how fast the Vette goes. >There's always some kind of string attached. >----- Original Message ----- >From: Larry Stansifer >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 7:48 PM >Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] cutting a circle > >I know... Santa Clause and I had a long discussion about a combination >Lincoln arc and wire feed welder to no avail. >I asked her "just how good do I have to be???" *Stand by for response* > >-----Original Message----- >From: ><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >On Behalf Of Bob Kennedy >Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 5:37 PM >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting a circle > >Darndest thing. I tried using my welder on the wood and never could start >an ark. I get mad and smack it with a big hammer and it breaks. Not at all >like the metal you can weld and flatten back out after a laps in judgment >(loss of temper). > >I'll have to get with you some time on the phone and go over some ideas on >buying a few machines. I almost choked when I saw what my trusty Amco brake >lathe sells for now. I got mine used years back for under a grand. $6100 >now? Wish I still had it... >----- Original Message ----- >From: Larry Stansifer >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 7:25 PM >Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] cutting a circle > >Bob, > >Long before you joined this list I proclaimed my deep and profound dislike >of wood. You can't weld it, bend it, mold it into fender flairs or wheel >tubs, make spoilers out of it, work it with a trip hammer or English wheel >and just about the time you get a good finish on it this thing they call >grain jumps up and screws up the hole project. therefore my sum total of >wood exposure is cutting it into 16" lengths so that it will fit into the >average wood-stove. That is in the day when I needed to perform that fall >ritchual known as gathering fire-wood. >I have since traded FWD pickup chain saw and wood splitter for a beer mug >and the care and feeding of a Corvette and of course my El Camino. > >-----Original Message----- >From: ><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >On Behalf Of Bob Kennedy >Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 4:48 PM >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting a circle > >If you cut through a hood and it turned out well, wood won't give you a >problem. A very good description too. >----- Original Message ----- >From: Larry Stansifer >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 7:45 AM >Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] cutting a circle > >Roger, > >This whole wood thing is really new to me but I can tell you how I cut a >hole in the hood of my El Camino to accommodate a cold air package. > >1. Determine the total diameter of the hole you want to cut. In my case I >needed an 18" hole. >2. Divide this number by 2 this will give you diameter. >3. Find the dead center of the piece you want to remove. In my case I used >two pieces of "Mechanics wire laid from opposite corners of the hood >forming >an X. Where the two wires intersected was the center of the hood. Because >1980 El Camino hoods are pretty much made of unobtanium I checked this >measurement several times. >4. Drill a small hole at the dead center point. >5. Get a piece of flat strap slightly longer than the diameter of the >circle >you want to cut. >6. Drill the same sized hole in the flat strap you drilled at the center >point of your circle. >-7. Now take whatever cutting device you are going to use and remove the >blade from it so that it will set flat on the material and position it >with >the blade chuck exactly where you want your cut and mark it. At this point >secure the other end of the flat-strap to your center point >8. Pivot your flat strap guide around and attach it to your saw any way >you >are comfortable with. I already had a couple of holes drilled in the shoe >of >my saws-all and simply ran a flatheaded fastener through the strap and >through the saw shoe and threaded on a nut and washer just tight enough to >hold the saw steady. Now before you reinstall the blade or plug in the saw >move it around your intended circle to make certain nothing slips or binds >up on you. >9. Remember that mark you made in line with your blade chuck? Now drill a >starting hole that your blade will fit through. With the other end of the >flat-strap bolted in place Very carefully begin your cut around the >circle. >If ever there was a measure twice and cut once situation this is it. >I understand we are working in different materials but hopefully this will >at least give you some ideas. > >-----Original Message----- >From: ><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >On Behalf Of Rodger Hood >Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 9:46 PM >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] cutting a circle > >Can anyone tell me how to cut a circle out of a sheet of plywood for a >table? I have all the saws and tools for most things but am still learning >from your shows how to use them in different ways. >I need to make a few different jigs for different shapes and could enjoy >hearing from you on how to make them. >Thanks for your helping advice. > >Rodger Hood in Fresno, CA > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >To listen to the show archives go to link ><http://acbradio.org/handyman.html>http://acbradio.org/handyman.html >or ><ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/>ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > >The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. ><http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday>http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > >Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various >List Members At The Following address: ><http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/>http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > >Visit the archives page at the following address ><http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > >If you would like to join the Blind Computing list, then visit the >following >address for more information: ><http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.com>http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.com > >For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man >list >just send a blank message to: ><mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Yahoo! 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