Couple of Stoppers

[Chuck Key]

Work in progress:

 

[jleiwig]

Work in progress:

Have you thought of branching out into restoration hardware? Seriously they look like the doorknobs of a victorian era house.

Nice either way. I'd thing with a cabuchon on the end would be pretty nifty as well

 

[Skye]

Ok, now I need an indexing machine, greeaaaaaaaat!

Very cool man. How do you sand in the crevices? I alway have a problem with that.

 

[jttheclockman]

I too would like to know how you polish these??? You showed a brief picture of your setup and I think with using a router bit you would get chatter maks. Did you dye the green one and if so what did you use??? Are you using a preasure pot for these ??? Is it possible to do a tutrial n your method??? It is an interseting aspect and done without a fancy lathe thingy. Curious how you get the consitancy throughout. Thanks for showing and thanks for sharing.

 

[Chuck Key]

I'd thing with a cabuchon on the end would be pretty nifty as well

Cabuchons are a great idea but I am not planning to use them. The end of the stopper is prime real estate for router bit designs.

How do you sand in the crevices? I alway have a problem with that.

I sand all and polish all the areas that will not be routed to make sure they will show a good finish. The routed areas are polished with the Beall compounds.

I too would like to know how you polish these??? You showed a brief picture of your setup and I think with using a router bit you would get chatter maks. Did you dye the green one and if so what did you use??? Are you using a preasure pot for these ??? Is it possible to do a tutrial n your method??? It is an interseting aspect and done without a fancy lathe thingy. Curious how you get the consitancy throughout. Thanks for showing and thanks for sharing.

I am getting my setup to where there is very little chatter and hope to improve that more.

I used blue dye for the green one. I was trying to get and Ice Blue and it does show the blue better when looking at it.

Not ready to do a tutorial yet. Still trying to figure things out.

Consistancy comes from the use of the index wheel.

 

[jttheclockman]

I understand the use of the indexing wheel giving you the spacing but you are moving the router to some degree so my question is are you doing this on a track of some sort with a stop to give depth??? Sure would like to see the setup because it got my mind curious. I have another project I want to use a router on but do not have an idea how to set up consistant routing system yet. I am looking for ideas. Sure hope you do a tutorial.

 

[bitshird]

Index Head and Rotary table and Milling machine????

 

[Chuck Key]

Index Head and Rotary table and Milling machine????

It is worse than that, mini wood lathe and router.

 

[angelofdeath]

those are awesome...and they do look like old door knobs....very unique great finish on them too...