Visteonguy

I am putting the finishing touches on this machine I made,. I always wanted a full sized air plane propeller with a clock in the hub to hang on the wall,, and could never figure out how to form the blades of the prop so they looked real,,, and I stumbled on an article in a magazine about some guy that makes props for air boats,,, and over his shoulder was the machine he used to make them,,, so I searched on the net and found some machines and used a combination of them to come up with my version of a machnine,, While I was researching, I seen exhamples of projects that were being made in these machines, that I never dreamed of before,,, so this machine should be a ball to play with once its up and running.
The router is a porter cable purchased off Ebay. And I still have to fabricate the attachment that you will mount the pattern and your workpiece on, that will allow you to rotate them, both to the same degree, so you can duplicate just about anything in wood, in 3-D.

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Terry

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-Sam-

Wow, very interesting set up you have there. Nice job!

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NewMontanaWorkshop

Terry,
'Very ingenious' design on your part. I have one if the sign carvers you are referring to as you based your design on.

If you need/want any other measurements off of mine -- feel free to ask away and I'll check on mine.




Again, good job on coming up with your own design. I think your way ahead in your design with the solid base yours sits on, that is one issue that I have with mine is the 'tabletop' flex's just a bit due to the weight of the slides and arms. A thicker top such as yours should take care of that though.

Visteonguy

Thank you Sam, and Stan. And, yes Stan, I did see your machine on the net,,it is a variation on the same theme. I made this so the router and stylis are exactly 15 inches apart, and will make a project about 4 feet long, ( in the case of the prop,, it will make a prop about 8 feet long by turning it end to end and carving one end at a time ) that would probably work for most situations,,, but now that I have it in the " real bones",, I am thinking I may make another one down the road, that will have a longer and wider table, to handle longer objects. like antique moldings and things like that. Have to fool with it a while and see if its really needed.

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Terry

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NewMontanaWorkshop

Sounds like a good plan Terry! I'm sure others would like to hear your construction methods and decisions -- looks like something I think others may want to tackle.

kp91

Great looking project!

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GoonMan

WOW Terry it is looking Good. I like the set up. Time to make some dust fly.

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Glenmore

Terry looks really great. Keep us posted on the projects you come up with this. Endless possibilities.

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Julie

Cool, Terry! Wish I had your mechanical abilities.
Can't wait to see what you make.
~Julie~

presumed_druid

Wow! I mean, just.... WOW!!

But the thing is, it's not 'wow' about the machine. It's about the passion you have for the project! It looks like there is no means that can't be justified by the ends.

A true example of ..... WOW!