Hi Curt I still can't get my head round as to what gears to use for a 1 1/2/ pitch Richard
On Sunday, October 25, 2020 at 1:51:53 PM UTC Curt George wrote: > Good morning Richard. > As a general rule of thumb, the best looking ropes are 3-4 x the dia. of > the work piece. So your 1.25 (1 1/4") spindle should have 6" or 5"pitch. > But this is just a rule of thumb, there are no rules that you have to use. > Bills suggestion of using a core box bit would work as well as a roping or > barley bit, or even a "V" bit, would also work well. all depending on the > look you want. > Wish you luck. Cant wait to see how it turns out for you. > > C.A.G. > > On Sunday, October 25, 2020, 09:31:03 AM EDT, Richard Ellis < > rchrd....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I can't think what gears I need for a 11/2 inch pitch. > > On Sunday, October 25, 2020 at 12:27:48 PM UTC aussiman wrote: > > At 1 ¼ inch dia 13 inch long you will most likely need some sort of thin > stock support to mill the spiral, a 1 ¼ corbox bit run down a piece of > timber and attach it to the revo rails and let the blank run in that as you > mill the spiral would work as a support I should think. With out a support > it might be very difficult to mill . good luck please take pics when you > finish it. > > > > Bill > > > > *From:* legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com <legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com> *On > Behalf Of *Richard Ellis > *Sent:* Sunday, 25 October 2020 10:06 PM > *To:* Legacy Ornamental Mills <legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* Re: Rope molding > > > > Bill, It is 11/4 inches I have just found a WEALDON cutter T7732 that is > for true barley twists for 41 mm dia round wood. I may have to try to give > it a sharpen!! When I asked about using a straight cutter I would have to > have worked out how to step by indexing and then a lot of sanding!! > > Richard > > On Sunday, October 25, 2020 at 10:44:31 AM UTC aussiman wrote: > > What dia did you say? > > > > Bill > > > > *From:* legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com <legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com> *On > Behalf Of *Richard Ellis > *Sent:* Sunday, 25 October 2020 7:39 PM > *To:* Legacy Ornamental Mills <legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* Rope molding > > > > I have been asked to make a Rope molding light/ lamp stem 13 inches tall > by about 1/14 dia. Is it possible to use a straight 1/2 inch cutter to cut > from the side > > Or if not what cutter do I need? > > Thanks > > Richard > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/72fa3906-f0b6-4916-93c2-425d5aa227fdo%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/72fa3906-f0b6-4916-93c2-425d5aa227fdo%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > > Virus-free. www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/b30afb11-9cce-47ae-a5c8-b4162204b4fen%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/b30afb11-9cce-47ae-a5c8-b4162204b4fen%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > > <#m_-932599897315913073_m_8309277597871042608_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/420b6fe4-1263-44a3-a890-bb3e75c64bddn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/420b6fe4-1263-44a3-a890-bb3e75c64bddn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. 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