On 26 May 2010 10:48, Mark Wendt <[email protected]> wrote: > The design of the machine more or less precluded spring loaded mounted > hold downs because they had to be fairly close to the saw blades, and > with the cutting head moving up and down, it would have been a nightmare > to design a hold-down that could maintain a constant pressure against > the bamboo when the head could move up and down almost 3 inches.
Your project prompted me to watch a number of Youtube videos of the process of rod making, it looks an interesting and exacting process. I found myself thinking that a machine consisting of roller-guides and saw blades (all CNC controlled, of course) through which the strips are passed could work well. It might take a little work to "slave" the roller heights to the strip position. It strikes me as potentially easier than trying to hold down a very thin strip. (thinking aloud) Could you fill a cane with wax and place it between centres, taking alternating tapered cuts as a third axis rotates the temporarily solid rod?. You might need to invent an "in the round" joint flattener as a prior stage. -- atp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
