myxpykalix
04-08-2007, 10:50 PM
Ok what i wanted to do was to make a traditional fluted column. Bill Young answered a lot of questions and here is what I did to achieve results.
I have a 6" diameter glue up of 4 2x6's.
I didn't know how many flutes and how far apart and how wide i wanted them.
I created the fluting file using the indexer virtual tool.
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Because i had 4 joints that i didn't want a flute to fall within I zeroed above the first joint.
I then drew a line on both sides of the bit.
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Then I did a MB 15 drew another set of lines. I did this marking every 15 degree increment around the circumference of the column.
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Then when i went to cut them i moved the B to the first 15 degree mark and rezero'ed B. As you can see it missed the joints. I'm not concerned about the quality of that joint anyway becase 1/4th of this column is going to be cut away so that it sits on a 90 degree outside corner of a wall.
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The result is a 70" tall column with the flutes starting and stopping 3" from top and bottom using a 1" round nose bit going 1/4" deep flutes.
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I have a 6" diameter glue up of 4 2x6's.
I didn't know how many flutes and how far apart and how wide i wanted them.
I created the fluting file using the indexer virtual tool.
7778
Because i had 4 joints that i didn't want a flute to fall within I zeroed above the first joint.
I then drew a line on both sides of the bit.
7779
Then I did a MB 15 drew another set of lines. I did this marking every 15 degree increment around the circumference of the column.
7780
Then when i went to cut them i moved the B to the first 15 degree mark and rezero'ed B. As you can see it missed the joints. I'm not concerned about the quality of that joint anyway becase 1/4th of this column is going to be cut away so that it sits on a 90 degree outside corner of a wall.
7781
The result is a 70" tall column with the flutes starting and stopping 3" from top and bottom using a 1" round nose bit going 1/4" deep flutes.
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