Meeting A Shopbot Owner

[genek]

Today I Had a visitor to our shop from Michigan. Rich and I spent most of the day talking about what all one could do with a shopbot. I Think he was impressed With my production runs of Product. We talked about how to set up a 8 foot power stick for the Buddy, and we made him a template to drill his holes in his spoil board and we also drilled holes in his base plywood so that he could mount the two 5 x 5 Baltic birch to the power stick. Rich got to see our new shop and all of the rooms and all of the inventory we keep on hand.

Any time any of you are coming down I-75 past Lexington, give us a call and run out.. We are just about 40 Minutes off Of *I-75. or is you are going east on I-64 gives a call we are about 30 minutes off I-64

Our phone number is 606-663-8211..
I did up date our new address.

[genek]

This is what I was making when Rich came by.

[Tim Lucas]

Hi Gene

I would like to see your process in making those. It looks like your prepare your board to a certain thickness, cut the back side, (do you use tabs or ?? ) Then set what looks like 5 or 6 in your jig to complete the front side. (are they held in by the strips on the handles??)

Just curious as when I make my little racks I bring my material down to around 9/16 thick, cut them on the bot then sand the backside down to release the parts.

Thanks
Tim

[genek]

Tim Those are turned on a duplicating lathe, then split on the band saw, then I scoop the spoon bowls out with the cnc. These are for another company that I do work for. I clamp those down with a strip of scrap wood.
The jig I use is held in place with dowel pins. I install the jig every time I need to dip those spoons. I have different jigs that I use for different projects. I do not use tabs on these. I do use taps on other products.






Hi Gene

I would like to see your process in making those. It looks like your prepare your board to a certain thickness, cut the back side, (do you use tabs or ?? ) Then set what looks like 5 or 6 in your jig to complete the front side. (are they held in by the strips on the handles??)

Just curious as when I make my little racks I bring my material down to around 9/16 thick, cut them on the bot then sand the backside down to release the parts.

Thanks
Tim

[Tim Lucas]

That is cool, I like how we all find unique was to get this done.

Thanks
Tim

[genek]

Here are the picture of the clamping jig for the spoons.