Okay.Here's the problem. A graceful curving swan neck, cut from nice clear pine, 20" from base to top of head. Cut on jig saw and I want to turn (roundover) edges. I've watched Rick n'Bob do it a million times on the table, using the "safety pin" etc. but I have never done it. My Rockler table insert has no provision for a pin, so I will try a pointed stick clamped in place. If I am standing in front of my table and my bit is turning clockwise, it will be coming toward me on the right hand side of cut out. So where does safety pin go? Can I round the entire shape in this manner; it gets a little "curvy" up around the head and bill. IS there a better way. I know I can ALWAYS sand the edges, but they are never as nice an uniform. All suggestions will be appreciated.
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Round over completed-all fingers intact!
Okay fellas, got the job done. And I really appreciate all the suggestions. It turned out I was able-because of the large size of the piece-do use a clamped on "finger" as a safety pin and I might not have needed that once I got the feel for the work. I AM going to come up with a way to add a pin to my Rockler table insert.
BUT here's the interesting part. I have an old Crafstman router table, complete with router, that was given to me a year or so back. I pulled it out, cleaned it up and put a bit in it. Clamped it to my big bench with a proper bit in it. Proceeding cautiously I completed my job. And I now have a convenient set up, tossed back in the corner where it had rested for a year, for quick roundover jobs. I would not expect too much from that little rig, but it sure as heck can do the roundover work. Turns out its a handy little piece of gear....and the price was RIGHT! Same guy tossed out a big ol' Delta miter saw and I started fooling around with it one day, cleaned it up, checked it out, adjusted it etc. Fired it up and wouldn't you know....cuts just fine!! And he thought it was JUNK! Thanks again for the help fellas.
Okay fellas, got the job done. And I really appreciate all the suggestions. It turned out I was able-because of the large size of the piece-do use a clamped on "finger" as a safety pin and I might not have needed that once I got the feel for the work. I AM going to come up with a way to add a pin to my Rockler table insert.
BUT here's the interesting part. I have an old Crafstman router table, complete with router, that was given to me a year or so back. I pulled it out, cleaned it up and put a bit in it. Clamped it to my big bench with a proper bit in it. Proceeding cautiously I completed my job. And I now have a convenient set up, tossed back in the corner where it had rested for a year, for quick roundover jobs. I would not expect too much from that little rig, but it sure as heck can do the roundover work. Turns out its a handy little piece of gear....and the price was RIGHT! Same guy tossed out a big ol' Delta miter saw and I started fooling around with it one day, cleaned it up, checked it out, adjusted it etc. Fired it up and wouldn't you know....cuts just fine!! And he thought it was JUNK! Thanks again for the help fellas.
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