• Congratulations to Alex Bradley winner of the December 2024 Turning Challenge (click here for details)
  • Conversations are now Direct Messages (click here for details)
  • Congratulations to Gabriel Hoff for "Spalted Beech Round Bottom Box" being selected as Turning of the Week for January 6, 2024 (click here for details)
  • Welcome new registering member. Your username must be your real First and Last name (for example: John Doe). "Screen names" and "handles" are not allowed and your registration will be deleted if you don't use your real name. Also, do not use all caps nor all lower case.

Busted lathe and fluting questions

G

Gary Gronborg

Joined
Sep 20, 2005
Messages
8
Likes
0
Location
Festus, MO
My Delta 1445 lathe motor just bit the dust after over five years of good use. Any suggestions on getting a new motor, or does anyone have a good lathe for sale?
Also, I know I have seen articles on how to make a routing jig for fluting a newell post, but I can't seem to find it. Anyone remember where it is?
 
Can't help you with the motor but I can help with fluting.
http://www.cumberlandwoodturners.com/tips.asp
I've put up an article on 2 different fluting jigs. One to use off the lathe and one that fits on the lathe with the router riding sideways. If you have a straight shaft to flute the off the lathe system works well or you could build a box in similar fashion to fit on the lathe. The system that mounts the router on it's side is more useful for fluting odd shaped pieces because it's easy to make a fence of any shape for the router to follow. If you have any questions feel free to ask.
 
I agree with Gary. Nice jig! I thought the tapers on the ends to provide a graceful end for each flute was an especially nice touch. Simple and absolutely effective. What could be better?!
 
Dean the tapered ends were built out of frustration. I built the jig because I was turning some fluted columns out of cherry. I could not turn off the router or lift it out without burning the wood. The tapered 2x4s allowed me to rise out of the wood while moving the router at the best speed to stop the burning. As the saying goes "necessity is a mother" or something like that.
 
Necessity, mother, or what, nonetheless, they're a terrific addition that sparks lots of creative juices in making the ends of the flutes consistent and graded without a whole lot of complexity. That's always a good thing, IMO.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top