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Jim Jakosh
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Special Trim
This is a little woodworking and a little metal working.
I had an order for 7 trim pieces for an 1800's screen door that is being restored and these had to be grooved to make it original. The V grooves are at a .167 pitch. I looked at all my router bit suppliers and no one had one. Then I found this one on Temu, but it had .315" shank and it was at .160 pitch.. I knew I could turn it down if I could hold it to get a center drilled into the end. The cutting end was too big for all my 5/16" collets so I had to do it deep in a 3 jaw chuck on the metal lathe. Then it was easy to turn it down to .250"
The 3/4" pieces are mahogany and the 1 1/4" piece is mesquite.
I had an order for 7 trim pieces for an 1800's screen door that is being restored and these had to be grooved to make it original. The V grooves are at a .167 pitch. I looked at all my router bit suppliers and no one had one. Then I found this one on Temu, but it had .315" shank and it was at .160 pitch.. I knew I could turn it down if I could hold it to get a center drilled into the end. The cutting end was too big for all my 5/16" collets so I had to do it deep in a 3 jaw chuck on the metal lathe. Then it was easy to turn it down to .250"
The 3/4" pieces are mahogany and the 1 1/4" piece is mesquite.
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
5 Comments
Holy moly! Machining the hard bit must have been fun.
The Other Steven
😳
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
Wow Jim.
Thats a router bit I don't have.
I have an old wooden hand plane that can do the round overs (manual fence) The "V" groove is unique.
You have some real skills. Impressed
Thats a router bit I don't have.
I have an old wooden hand plane that can do the round overs (manual fence) The "V" groove is unique.
You have some real skills. Impressed
Petey
jim always comes through for the win !
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Jim,
Nice work you did.
Nice work you did.
daveg, SW Washington & AZ
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