home built ornamental mill

[sbell111]

A while back, I saw a thread that showed a shop-built ornamental mill. The only thing that I really remember is that it looked like it was built on a lathe and used what looked like bicycle chain as a drive. A search of the forum suggests that I am completely insane.

I would love to try to build one of these, but I need to be pointed in the right direction. Does anyone remember this thread?

 

[pssherman]

Yep. I remember that thread. Don't remember where it was though.

 

[Aderhammer]

Search rose engine under other things we make, it was a thread by low 48. His was only a rose engine lathe, no milling operations, give me about a month and a half and i'll have the one i'm working on up hopefully.

 

[DCBluesman]

http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=31078

 

[Ron in Drums PA]

http://www.ornamentalturners.org/index.php


About halfway down there are 3 PDFs on making a rose engine
http://www.woodturner.org/products/aw/

 

[Chuck Key]

Originally posted by sbell111

A while back, I saw a thread that showed a shop-built ornamental mill. The only thing that I really remember is that it looked like it was built on a lathe and used what looked like bicycle chain as a drive. A search of the forum suggests that I am completely insane.

I would love to try to build one of these, but I need to be pointed in the right direction. Does anyone remember this thread?

I remember that [}]

http://162.42.234.18/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=16148&SearchTerms=twistit

Chuckie

 

[sbell111]

Originally posted by Chuck Key

Originally posted by sbell111

A while back, I saw a thread that showed a shop-built ornamental mill. The only thing that I really remember is that it looked like it was built on a lathe and used what looked like bicycle chain as a drive. A search of the forum suggests that I am completely insane.

I would love to try to build one of these, but I need to be pointed in the right direction. Does anyone remember this thread?

I remember that [}]

http://162.42.234.18/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=16148&SearchTerms=twistit

Chuckie

That was exactly what I was thinking of. I'm going to pick up a copy of 'Router Magic' and see what I can come up with.

Have you made any more modifications to your machine?

 

[Chuck Key]

Originally posted by sbell111

Originally posted by Chuck Key

Originally posted by sbell111

A while back, I saw a thread that showed a shop-built ornamental mill. The only thing that I really remember is that it looked like it was built on a lathe and used what looked like bicycle chain as a drive. A search of the forum suggests that I am completely insane.

I would love to try to build one of these, but I need to be pointed in the right direction. Does anyone remember this thread?

I remember that [}]

http://162.42.234.18/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=16148&SearchTerms=twistit

Chuckie

That was exactly what I was thinking of. I'm going to pick up a copy of 'Router Magic' and see what I can come up with.

Have you made any more modifications to your machine?

I changed out the long side chain and sprockets with a Acme lead screw but got into a lot of gearing issues and the project is on the back burner for a while.

A rose engine head is in the distant future for it also.

Chuckie