Oneway Coring Laser aid.

[Pete Blair]

This is so simple I almost feel guilty posting it at all.
Like a lot of you I have the Oneway Easy Core System and I really love it.
I'm not here to bash any of the others as I'm certain some of the others are as good or better but this is the System I use.
Before purchasing it I did a little research and decided it was the one for me, simple, robust, easy to set up etc. (emphasis on the simple!)
I watch the video on the Oneway web site and made the spacers as recommended. It all worked just fine but because I use various chucks and don't always want the cutter pivot centred on the blank I was forever trying to guess exactly where the cut would go and was always a little concerned about going through the bottom as a result, I usually wound up with a thicker bottom than I wanted.
A few days ago I was doing some coring and decided it was time to do something about the situation.
I am now using a laser (actually the one that came with my Kobra) to show me exactly where the cut will be throughout the whole activity. It was a simple set-up for me but a similar system could easily be made by anyone. I'm not too sure how it would work on other coring systems but I suspect it could be easily adapted to them as well.
Here are photos of the one I now use
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Here are some shots of a mockup I made from wood.
Click image for larger version.

Sooo simple and easy to make.
If anyone is interested I have a little more information on my blog, which can be seen at
https://woodbowlsandthings.wordpress...ore-laser-aid/

 

[Owen Lowe]

So simple yet so unthought of for a lot of us, I bet.
I tried visiting your blog but the link isn’t working — it appears it was abbreviated at some step with the (…) and that just won’t work. 🙂
What are the flats just above the base post on the metal version for?

 

[Joe Greiner]

Here's the complete link: https://woodbowlsandthings.wordpress.com/2016/03/06/oneway-easy-core-laser-aid/

[I don't know why it was clipped in the OP.]

 

[Bill Boehme]

Here's the complete link: https://woodbowlsandthings.wordpress.com/2016/03/06/oneway-easy-core-laser-aid/

[I don't know why it was clipped in the OP.]

Some text editors such as Notepad strip out formatting such as BB code and HTML if you copy text in WYSIWYG view.

 

[Pete Blair]

Flats

So simple yet so unthought of for a lot of us, I bet.
I tried visiting your blog but the link isn’t working — it appears it was abbreviated at some step with the (…) and that just won’t work. 🙂
What are the flats just above the base post on the metal version for?

Hi Owen, glad you find this interesting. I'm so sorry that the link didn't work. I see it has been fixed now.
The flats on the metal section are used to tighten(with a wrench) the laser rig into my Kobra.