Re: Re: wing post sanding tool
Thanks a bunch, Bill. When I get back from a short vacation trip I will
look them up and give it a try - got to start thinking indoor again -
nothing going on around Chicago at this time of the year. I just looked
through the EuroTool catalog online and they have more neat things than a
person can throw money at. I never saw so many different types of pliers
and tweezers, got to look at it in detail and get an order off to them.
Thanks for the heads up and passing along all the useful info.
LeRoy Cordes
AMA 16974
Chicago, IL
In God We Trust
On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:01:25 -0400 "Bill Gowen" <b.gowen_at_earthlink.net>
writes:
> Leroy
> I went ahead and put 2 versions in the files section. The post maker
> measures 1 1/2" x 2" in the plan view. There are 2 rods in the
> bottom section. The top part slides on the rods. There's a spring to
> separate the 2 parts. I've added a paper dial marked in thousandths
> to reference when I'm making posts.
>
> In the first operation shown I'm feeding a square balsa stick into
> the tapered area of the tool using my thumb under the stick to keep
> it from moving up and down. Then I feed the stick in from the side
> where the sanding faces are parallel to remove the taper. I use a
> Dremel on a fairly slow speed to turn the wood. The operation goes
> pretty quick as you can see. I usually turn them a little oversize
> at first and then reduce the diameter in small steps until I get
> what I want.
>
> It might be really good to use a draw plate as others have suggested
> to take off the last thousandth or two. The Eurotool catalog shows a
> bunch of draw plates of varying prices.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: LeRoy C Cordes
> To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 10:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [Indoor_Construction] Re: wing post sanding tool
>
>
> Looks pretty straightforward, Bill - is it about 2" x 3" in size
> ?
>
> If it's not too much trouble, could you upload the movie to me ?
>
> LeRoy Cordes
> AMA 16974
> Chicago, IL
> In God We Trust
>
> On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:13:45 -0400 "Bill Gowen"
> <b.gowen_at_earthlink.net>
> writes:
> > Leroy
> > Wayne Johnson made it for me a couple of years ago. It's
> basically 2
> > blocks of aluminum with sandpaper on the inside faces and an
> > adjustment screw that controls the separation. I just put a
> picture
> > of it in the photos section under Tools. I tried to talk Wayne
> into
> > making them to sell but wasn't successful. I used to have a movie
>
> > posted of turning a post with it. If anyone wants to see it I'll
> put
> > it up again.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: LeRoy C Cordes
> > To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 3:40 PM
> > Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Re: wing post sanding tool
> >
> >
> > Bill, what is your "wing post sanding tool" ?
> >
> > LeRoy Cordes
> > AMA 16974
> > Chicago, IL
> > In God We Trust
> >
> > On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:32:54 -0400 "Bill Gowen"
> > <b.gowen_at_earthlink.net>
> > writes:
> > > I've found a few uses for bamboo skewers. You can buy a big
> bag
> > of
> > > them for a couple of dollars. If you're going to use them for
>
> > > anything in an indoor model be sure to weigh them first. They
>
> > seem
> > > to have about as much density variation as balsa. The lightest
>
> > ones
> > > might be half as heavy as the heaviest ones. I use the heavy
> > ones
> > > for things like mixing sticks for epoxy.
> > >
> > > You can split them down to whatever size you might need. I've
>
> > also
> > > used my wing post sanding tool to reduce the diameter but this
>
> > is
> > > hard going unless they're about the right size to begin with.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Neil Dennis
> > > To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 8:42 AM
> > > Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Re: Wing Post Socket Mounting
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> > > FWIW, I have the students make wing posts from a planed down
> > piece
> > > of
> > > bamboo skewer instead of balsa, not much weight difference and
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> > > they take
> > > rough handling. (;-')
> > >
> > > We also use round toothpicks for prop spars.
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LeRoy Cordes
AMA 16974
Chicago, IL
In God We Trust
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