Re: Balls

2016-09-30 Thread MAX LATHAM
Great lesson for the learners out here!! thanks Peter From: parr454 via Legacy Ornamental Mills <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2016 9:14 AM To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Balls Here is a

Re: Balls

2016-09-30 Thread parr454 via Legacy Ornamental Mills
t of the cavity -it will not stick admire your matching stylus next to your bit. Peter -Original Message- From: Okla Mike (Liltwisted) <legacym...@iglide.net> To: legacy-ornamental-mills <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> Sent: Fri, Sep 30, 2016 12:48 am Sub

Re: Balls

2016-09-30 Thread Richard Ellis
Mike I totally agree, otherwise to many stylus or bearings needed. Curt I did think of flipping the pattern over so as to make a planing cut on the first part of the ball. instead of chopping into end grain, makes for a much smoother finish However it means a lot of setting up and more so with

Re: Balls

2016-09-29 Thread Okla Mike (Liltwisted)
Sure they should in a perfect world. I have only one stylus and many sizes of bits, It's good to know what to do about it when they don't match. On 9/29/2016 7:38 PM, Cole Andrews wrote: Should'nt the stylus and the bit be same size? On Thursday, September 29, 2016, Richard Ellis

Re: Balls

2016-09-29 Thread CURTIS GEORGE
when I need a clean edge.   Gota run now. C.A.G. - Original Message - From: "MWF" <mwfos...@earthlink.net> To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2016 9:02:59 PM Subject: Re: Balls That's my way of thinking too.  UNLES

Re: Balls

2016-09-29 Thread MWF
That's my way of thinking too.  UNLESS, you want/need to intentionally "modify" the size/ratio.Mac-Original Message- From: Cole Andrews <coleandrew...@gmail.com> Sent: Sep 29, 2016 8:38 PM To: "legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com" <legacy-ornamental-mills@

Re: Balls

2016-09-29 Thread Cole Andrews
Should'nt the stylus and the bit be same size? On Thursday, September 29, 2016, Richard Ellis wrote: > Thanks Mike for the explanation. > Today I put a piece of ash in the chuck --same dia. template in the same > place as the forsythia and it came out a smaller size,

Re: Balls

2016-09-29 Thread Richard Ellis
Thanks Mike for the explanation. Today I put a piece of ash in the chuck --same dia. template in the same place as the forsythia and it came out a smaller size, maybe the wood pulls the cutter towards it. The cutter is on the side nearest the leadscrew and the rotation of the spindle is

Re: Balls

2016-09-28 Thread Okla Mike (Liltwisted)
One thing I do when figuring out the path is to draw the ball on a piece of paper, then draw the follower then draw the bit diameter centered on the follower. If there is a smaller bit than your follower, the follower's center will be farther away from the radius path need to accomplish the

Re: Balls

2016-09-28 Thread Richard Ellis
Well I have just about cracked it,, should have had the template a little nearer to the chuck. Then the end of the ball would not have been flat The wood I used was a bit of forsythia out of my garden. The cutter 1/2 inch milling and the pattern follower 3/4 inch dia Richard On Friday,

Re: Balls

2016-09-26 Thread Richard Ellis
you are either moving over too far, or the > diameter of the stock is too small. > > -Tim > > > - Original Message - > *From:* Bill Bulkeley > *To:* legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Monday, September 26, 2016 2:34 AM > *Subject:* RE:

Re: Balls

2016-09-26 Thread Tim Krause
is too small. -Tim - Original Message - From: Bill Bulkeley To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, September 26, 2016 2:34 AM Subject: RE: Balls I think the lowest cost method to do a wooden ball is to go back to your lathe and follow this method

RE: Balls

2016-09-26 Thread Bawdsey 64
/watch?v=3lConTQ-cUw]   Bill   From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com [mailto:legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Ellis Sent: Monday, 26 September 2016 6:35 PM To: Legacy Ornamental Mills Cc: curtgeo...@wowway.com Subject: Re: Balls   Hi Curtis I like the idea

RE: Balls/Spheres

2016-09-26 Thread Michael Kratky
@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Bulkeley Sent: Monday, September 26, 2016 5:35 AM To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Balls I think the lowest cost method to do a wooden ball is to go back to your lathe and follow this method https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lConTQ

Re: Balls

2016-09-26 Thread Richard Ellis
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lConTQ-cUw > > > > Bill > > > > *From:* legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com [mailto: > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com ] *On Behalf Of > *Richard > Ellis > *Sent:* Monday, 26 September 2016 6:35 PM > *To:* Legacy Ornamen

RE: Balls

2016-09-26 Thread Bill Bulkeley
, 26 September 2016 6:35 PM To: Legacy Ornamental Mills Cc: curtgeo...@wowway.com Subject: Re: Balls Hi Curtis I like the idea of a round over bit, but far too costly. At present I am using a 12 inch 2 flute milling cutter. When I round over a square bit of wood it leaves an almost perfect

Re: Balls

2016-09-25 Thread CURTIS GEORGE
Richard instead of using a template, have you tried to using just a round over bit on this spindle? If you cut one edge with a round over bit, then just move the carriage over to make your second cut, if you do things right, you should have a pretty close to perfect ball, with just a nub to

RE: Balls

2016-09-25 Thread Bill Bulkeley
: Monday, 26 September 2016 2:55 AM To: Legacy Ornamental Mills Subject: Re: Balls Here are a few pics of the ball setup On Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 5:12:15 PM UTC+1, Richard Ellis wrote: Bill I understand where you are coming from. the ball needs to be finished off. When the last cut

RE: Balls

2016-09-25 Thread Bill Bulkeley
ly any pelt damage but devastating to the body underneath Bill From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com [mailto:legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Ellis Sent: Monday, 26 September 2016 2:12 AM To: Legacy Ornamental Mills Subject: Re: Balls Bill I unde

Re: Balls

2016-09-25 Thread Richard Ellis
> > > > > > > > *From:* legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com [mailto: > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com ] *On Behalf Of * > rchrd@gmail.com > *Sent:* Sunday, 25 September 2016 6:52 PM > *To:* Legacy Ornamental Mills > *Subject:* Re: Balls >

RE: Balls

2016-09-25 Thread Bill Bulkeley
: Sunday, 25 September 2016 6:52 PM To: Legacy Ornamental Mills Subject: Re: Balls Bii Would your set up be able to cut a complete round ball 1.5 inches dia without removing the stock from the chuck . How do you find the smaller Tritons are they as well equipped as the TRA 001 ?? On Sunday

Re: Balls

2016-09-25 Thread rchrd . ellis1
7 PM > *To:* Legacy Ornamental Mills > *Cc:* mwfo...@earthlink.net > *Subject:* Re: Balls > > > > Bill > > Mac I also agree > > I have seen your set up with the Triton mounted on the swing brackets > , excellent idea, What I am thinking is ,what if the router

RE: Balls

2016-09-25 Thread Bill Bulkeley
Mills Cc: mwfos...@earthlink.net Subject: Re: Balls Bill Mac I also agree I have seen your set up with the Triton mounted on the swing brackets , excellent idea, What I am thinking is ,what if the router is able to cut the complete ball, maybe tilt the router body somehow so that it does

Re: Balls

2016-09-25 Thread rchrd . ellis1
> From: Bill Bulkeley > Sent: Sep 24, 2016 10:48 AM > To: legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Balls > > Richard have you considered using a roundover bit like > > https://www.magnate.net/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=7517 > > assuming your ball you

Re: Balls

2016-09-24 Thread Tim Krause
That's our site, not Legacy's. -Tim - Original Message - From: MWF To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2016 8:15 AM Subject: RE: Balls Bill, I did not know about your project page on the Legacy site. VERY NICE! The "

RE: Balls

2016-09-24 Thread Bill Bulkeley
] On Behalf Of MWF Sent: Sunday, 25 September 2016 1:15 AM To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Balls Bill, I did not know about your project page on the Legacy site. VERY NICE! The "ball" (object) at the very end is gorgeous! What wood did you use? Thanks for sh

RE: Balls

2016-09-24 Thread MWF
ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Balls <zzz!--[if !mso]=""> <zzz![endif]--> <zzz!--[if gte="" mso="" 9]=""> <zzz![endif]--><zzz!--[if gte="" mso="" 9]=""> <zzz![endif]--&

RE: Balls

2016-09-24 Thread Bill Bulkeley
] On Behalf Of CURTIS GEORGE Sent: Saturday, 24 September 2016 10:46 PM To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Balls Good morning Richard I call it "House Rules" You need to work with your equipment, and learn all for its quirks. Every machine handles just a little d

Re: Balls

2016-09-24 Thread CURTIS GEORGE
..@gmail.com> To: "Legacy Ornamental Mills" <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2016 2:40:51 AM Subject: Re: Balls Hi Curt I have no trouble turning a ball between centers on my normal lathe, exactly as you described, between two jam chucks,

Re: Balls

2016-09-24 Thread rchrd . ellis1
Hi Curt I have no trouble turning a ball between centers on my normal lathe, exactly as you described, between two jam chucks, made out of some very hard boxwood (Buxus ) What I am trying to do is use the Woodchuck instead of the Lathe. I have done a few mods to it . The way I do pattern work

Re: Balls

2016-09-23 Thread CURTIS GEORGE
Hello Richard I have not tried making balls on the Legacy, but I have done them on the Lathe. perhaps the same method would work for the Legacy?   Here is a video that shows it better then I can explain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pAFXUhKz4E   I would think this set up would make some