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Ajcoholic
10-29-2012, 08:11 PM
I know for a lot of you guys, this wont be new - but for some who have Aspire and dont use the capability to two rail sweep - it is a GREAT and fast way to do complex shape moldings.

Some friends of mine, who have an older home, had a bathroom window replaced. Of course, none of the hardware stores here will have anything close to what was in the home.

I did another window previously as well. Just drew out the profile of the straight section (which I cut on my spindle shaper) and within minutes the Bot' was cutting the 1/2 round part.

And the blocks as well. For for custom stuff it can't be beat!

AJC

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Bob Eustace
10-29-2012, 11:45 PM
One of these would be great on the end of Gibsons kennel! Seriously nice work Andrew!
gene
10-30-2012, 12:00 AM
Thats very nice work. I did one that i matched the trim in a 120 yr old house.
myxpykalix
10-30-2012, 01:19 AM
beautiful work....AGAIN! :rolleyes:
kurt_rose
10-30-2012, 11:05 AM
I do a lot of curved moldings. I'm surrounded by old Victorian homes in Cape May and am just starting to get my name out there. Heck of a niche if u can get it.
pappybaynes
10-30-2012, 12:52 PM
I do a lot of curved moldings. I'm surrounded by old Victorian homes in Cape May and am just starting to get my name out there. Heck of a niche if u can get it.
Kurt you must be surrounded by water today!!
kurt_rose
10-30-2012, 02:09 PM
Why yes! Yes I am!!!!! It hasn't made it to the spoil board yet so I'm gonna keep on cutting!!!
Simops
10-30-2012, 04:32 PM
Andrew.....interested in what type of cutter you used to cut the profile?

Cheers

MT
Ajcoholic
10-30-2012, 08:14 PM
Andrew.....interested in what type of cutter you used to cut the profile?

Cheers

MT

For this one, a 1/8" round nose bit. It has some sharper edges in the profile (like a 1/2 cove up against the beads), and it was necessary to get the detail. I have used 1/4" ball end bit for others where it was enough to make the pattern.

AJC
bcondon
10-31-2012, 08:32 AM
Andrew,

I have never done curved moulding... I am assuming that you need to
use rough cut and then a final cut -or- or would you be using pockets in Aspire?

Does the cutting go in raster or does it cut along the full line of the moulding?.

Thanks for the answers

Bob Condon
Ajcoholic
10-31-2012, 07:00 PM
Andrew,

I have never done curved moulding... I am assuming that you need to
use rough cut and then a final cut -or- or would you be using pockets in Aspire?

Does the cutting go in raster or does it cut along the full line of the moulding?.

Thanks for the answers

Bob Condon

Bob,
I actually cut this one in one pass (finish) and used the method (sorry I forget the terminology) that had the cutter starting at one end, and traveling the full length of the 1/2 round molding, and then stepping over 5%, and doing the pass again, etc. Worked from the inside radius outwards.

I think it took about 20 minutes?

AJC