After alot of playing, and adjusting, and more than my fair share of cursing, I may finally be getting the hang of this machine. These are some spindles we copied and turned for a couple customers on the Shopbot.
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Spindles
After alot of playing, and adjusting, and more than my fair share of cursing, I may finally be getting the hang of this machine. These are some spindles we copied and turned for a couple customers on the Shopbot.
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Tell me how you got the designs just right? How did you match the profiles? Did you turn these on an indexer? Good job...
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Nice Job! How did you set up the job? Did you cut one of the originals in half to get the profile?
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They look really good, this is one of the reasons I got an indexer. I haven't had much time to mess with it and would also like to hear your process.
2005 PRT Alpha 48x96
2013 Colombo 3hp spindle
Indexer (converted lathe)
Aspire 9.0
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check out his site http://www.mrspindle.com/
Words of Wisdom:
“Words that sink into your ears are whispered…… not yelled”
“The biggest trouble maker you’ll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every morn’n”
“The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth”
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Just remember...when it's time for the hearse to pull up..there's no luggage rack on top!
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The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it...Thomas Jefferson
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Looks good, and thanks for the info
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Thanks guys.
They were turned on the indexer. To match the profile, I measure them and plot out the points in my old Bobcad(because I am more familiar with it) then save a dxf to transfer into Aspire. I finish the file in Aspire, and run it through the PP. Then it is a matter of getting all of the feed and turning speeds right for an optimal turn.
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what bit did you use or was it a collection of bits . thanks
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Gene,
It all depends on the spindle we are copying. For these I use an 1/8" bit because of the small beads.
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