Indexed Rolling Pins

[rb99]

Have these been posted before?

[myxpykalix]

I had thought about that a long time ago, just never did anything about it. Good idea.

[chiloquinruss]

Those of you with and indexer, how about a guesstimate about how long to cut one of these. They are fantastic. Talk about a unique craft show project, wow! This may be the product / idea to get my indexer on the drawing borad. Thanks for posting. Russ

[rb99]

Notice the small lettering around the handle^.

[bill.young]

Hey Russ...I think I remember seeing a setup that held a round blank directly below the bit and traveled back and forth with the gantry. Seems like the blank just rolled on the table and you cut it as a flat file who's length was the same as the circumference of the blank/rolling pin.

Anyone else remember that, or did i just dream it?

[Burkhardt]

Those of you with and indexer, how about a guesstimate about how long to cut one of these......

Should not be any difference in cut time than carving the same pattern from a flat sheet of the same surface area. My best guess for my own machine would be 10-20 minutes with a vcarve and flat bottom bit, plus roughing the precise dowel diameter. But there are a lot of variables.

I have seen such rolling pins but was always wondering why they usually only imprint the surface pattern and not the cutout shape of the cookie. I guess that would be easy enough to do as well? And while not looking as nice, making from HDPE might be easier to clean.

[steve_g]

Yes, Bill, that sure sounds familiar!
Are these laser cut?
SG

[phil_o]

Very nice.
Phil

[rtfosmoe]

I believe most of these are made using a laser cutter with an indexer.

[Joe Porter]

Bill, I think the indexer you are talking about is something someone came up with on the Shark Forum. Also I think someone on the CarveWright Forum has something similar...joe