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**bobj3** · 07-05-2008, 01:01 PM

Thanks Harry and ED

" realism? " hahahahahaha LOL,, yep shows realism hahahahaha..

I don't have a standrad lathe anymore that why I got the router lathes, I got feed up with making bows,hammers,pens,etc. and it could do only one job make things round and the router lathe can do most of it plus more (flutes,indexing,rope left or rght hand,etc.try turning something on a standard left hand way...backwards,,,) and I don't need to keep all the tools razor sharp now I can put in a new bit that I many of on hand.

The Canada

Shipping cost is the prime but many others things got me ticked off,,I call and ask if I could get a tracking number after a week and they said it's still on our dock and we are about to ship, and I said ABOUT ?,,,well it's goes on and on and on, the last word I had with them was, SHIP THE DAM THING..! ,well they did and I was waiting for a box from UPS and at 4:30 PM the US Post Office pulled up 10 days after my ship it quote ,,with a 60 lb.box ,I guess they don't have UPS or they don't use it, this is a big company in Canada but very small in my mind ,,,

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Originally Posted by harrysin

A first class photo-shoot Bj. don't you agree that the sawdust adds realism? I am a little surprised that you did the turning on the router lathe rather than the more conventional method of turning close to size on the standard lathe then taking the final cut on the router lathe prior to routing the spirals. Now that there is sawdust in your shop, how about a tapered spiral.
What went wrong in buying from Canada?

karateed · 07-05-2008, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by harrysin

Hi Ed., there has been something wrong with the forums programme for ever, photos. can be downloaded in the correct order and appear in any order at all. The secret when viewing is to place the cursor on each shot in turn and it's number shows.

Hi Harry,

Actually, I got that from being a long time computer geek, I was just thinking of those that don't understand the popups cause they hate computers as a necessity these days. Also, I saw you numbered your pictures on the pictures with text so I thought I would copy you and do that too.

Hey BJ,

What bit do you use when 'rounding down' the wood before putting in the spirals? Also, what type of bit are you using for the spirals? May I ask what that machine cost (if you don't want to air that maybe a PM or link)?

Thanks guys,

Ed......:-)

**bobj3** · 07-05-2008, 05:11 PM

Hi Ed

I used a tee-slot bit

it has a cutter on the bottom side but just about any bit will do the job the last time I used a 1 1/8" pattern bit.

the spirals are put in with a
1/2"Ovolo Bit 1/2" sh
http://www.sommerfeldtools.com/products.asp?dept=10

The other bits , strait 1/4" carb. upcut...
7/32"Classical Plunge Cut Bit 1/2" sh
http://www.sommerfeldtools.com/prodi...number=162542A

Price 120.oo US dollars plus 75.00 shipping, but I'm sure you can kill that shipping charge with a pickup/will call order

I have playing with it all day long I must say I like it alot ..it's well made over the pond...It has the CE sticker on the box so it's hard to say where it's made...the only thing that I didn't like is a SHARP edge on the bolt for the handle and wing nut, it has a slot the the shaft and it's sharp as hell, I now have a new cut on my thumb

LOL..and I just got a old one to heal up right next to it DAM... ..tools will get you all the time.. LOL..

I did add 3 more shots just for kicks..on the other post..

Just a note I tried numbering the pictures but it was waste of time you still need to open them up to read the number so I just stopped doing the extra step...most will be lost in the maze of the web data base server...so I try and give them short file numbers in place of names...most of the time.

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Originally Posted by karateed

Hi Harry,

Actually, I got that from being a long time computer geek, I was just thinking of those that don't understand the popups cause they hate computers as a necessity these days. Also, I saw you numbered your pictures on the pictures with text so I thought I would copy you and do that too.

Hey BJ,

What bit do you use when 'rounding down' the wood before putting in the spirals? Also, what type of bit are you using for the spirals? May I ask what that machine cost (if you don't want to air that maybe a PM or link)?

Thanks guys,

Ed......:-)

**bobj3** · 07-06-2008, 02:22 PM

HI Ed

This is just one more update

that you may get a kick out of .

I did find a sewing machine motor and put it on today

It now has a VS motor and floor control device, it had a 3 step pulley that worked out just great for adding a motor, it turns 0 to 800 rpm just right for sanding and a bit of router lathe turning..

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Tach.
http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&key...l_7h0ck8hx7t_b

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**bobj3** · 07-06-2008, 10:43 PM

**harrysin** · 07-07-2008, 04:57 AM

I really do like your motor conversion Bj., but is it powerful enough, if it is , it's a great way to round a log so that it is truly parallel before going into a standard lathe.
I see that you purchased two router lathes, one blue and one black.

karateed · 07-07-2008, 09:36 AM

Hi BJ,

Now that is an interesting innovation. As Harry has noted, how is the power on it?

Ed......:-)

**bobj3** · 07-07-2008, 10:23 AM

Hi Ed and Harry

It's fine on power

, because it's not needed like a standard lathe the router has the power for the cutting job,all the little motor needs to do turn the stock..and spin it for sanding...at low,med.and high speed...the little sewing machine have alot of power because of the small pulley on the motor and a big on on the stock harbor....it's 1/4" diam. to 3 1/2" ,3",2 1/2" pulley setup...I realy like the VS speed contol on the floor it frees my hands up...so I can control the router or sanding block with my hands...I have not found out the best way to pull or push the router it works great both ways..I guess I like to pull it ,,in that way I can see whats going on under the router base...

HaRRY ,Yes I have one black one and one blue one...I would like to have one like Doug's but it's 2500.oo bucks so I guess I will use the black one and blue one for now...now I'm looking for a live center for both and thinking of a way to store them I think I'm going to build a cabinet that works like the old iron boards cabinet, that dropped down out of the wall...

Harry or anyone ,,,do you know of anyone that sells or makes a live center with a shaft that has 3/8-16/38-24 threads on the one end ( male or female) ...I have 5 or 6 of the morse taper type but it would be more work to get them to fit this router lathes...
I get my live centers from the Little Machine shop, because the price is right.

and they are made right.

http://littlemachineshop.com/product...Product+Search
Great sale on the item below
http://littlemachineshop.com/product...ProductID=3385

Below you will see a snapshot of (kp91) Doug's high end router lathe machine ....
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Originally Posted by karateed

Hi BJ,

Now that is an interesting innovation. As Harry has noted, how is the power on it?

Ed......:-)

gregW · 07-07-2008, 12:29 PM

Hi Bob,
Your motorized router lathe looks like a real neat tool

could you adapt the live center from the grizzly drill press lathe adapter to work with it?

It looks like it mounts the same way in the picture.

http://grizzly.com/products/H8071

**bobj3** · 07-07-2008, 02:03 PM

Hi Greg

Thanks ,, that should do the trick

That's what's neat about this site, two or more heads are always better than one.

I just order it and it's on the way more or less ..

THANKS

Bj

It looks like they have a hole in the center of the plate that the live center fits into (standard morse taper hole ) that slips into the hole of the drill press base table...but that should be fine...

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Originally Posted by gregW

Hi Bob,
Your motorized router lathe looks like a real neat tool

could you adapt the live center from the grizzly drill press lathe adapter to work with it?

It looks like it mounts the same way in the picture.

http://grizzly.com/products/H8071

07-06-2008, 02:22 PM	#54
bobj3 Forum Contributer Supreme Forum King Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Littleton,Colorado U.S.A. Posts: 8,095 View bobj3's Gallery	Report This Post! HI Ed This is just one more update that you may get a kick out of . I did find a sewing machine motor and put it on today It now has a VS motor and floor control device, it had a 3 step pulley that worked out just great for adding a motor, it turns 0 to 800 rpm just right for sanding and a bit of router lathe turning.. ========= Tach. http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&key...l_7h0ck8hx7t_b ========= Attached Thumbnails __________________ PodCast videos RWS on YouTube http://www.routerforums.com/86898-post1.html Besure and click on the Up Arrow key ▲ on the Youtube video, you can select other youtube videos on router tables http://www.woodworkingonline.com/?s=dovetail Machine Cut ▼ http://www.woodworkingonline.com/200...cut-dovetails/ http://www.woodworkingonline.com/woo...podcast-store/ http://www.woodshopdemos.com/menu2.htm Bob J. Last edited by bobj3; 07-08-2008 at 11:24 AM.
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bobj3 Forum Contributer Supreme Forum King Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Littleton,Colorado U.S.A. Posts: 8,095 View bobj3's Gallery	Report This Post! Bump __________________ PodCast videos RWS on YouTube http://www.routerforums.com/86898-post1.html Besure and click on the Up Arrow key ▲ on the Youtube video, you can select other youtube videos on router tables http://www.woodworkingonline.com/?s=dovetail Machine Cut ▼ http://www.woodworkingonline.com/200...cut-dovetails/ http://www.woodworkingonline.com/woo...podcast-store/ http://www.woodshopdemos.com/menu2.htm Bob J.
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harrysin Forum Contributer Supreme Forum King Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,238 View harrysin's Gallery	Report This Post! I really do like your motor conversion Bj., but is it powerful enough, if it is , it's a great way to round a log so that it is truly parallel before going into a standard lathe. I see that you purchased two router lathes, one blue and one black. __________________ *Harry*
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karateed Registered User Forum King Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Squamish, BC Posts: 704 View karateed's Gallery	Report This Post! Hi BJ, Now that is an interesting innovation. As Harry has noted, how is the power on it? Ed......:-)
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gregW Registered User Forum Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: California, USA Posts: 147 View gregW's Gallery	Report This Post! Hi Bob, Your motorized router lathe looks like a real neat tool could you adapt the live center from the grizzly drill press lathe adapter to work with it? It looks like it mounts the same way in the picture. http://grizzly.com/products/H8071 Attached Thumbnails __________________ Greg -------------------------------
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