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| Author: | Chris Ensor [ Thu Jun 01, 2017 10:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | A Serious Circle Cutter |
Inspired by Burton LeGeyt (and with his permission), I've been working on developing a precision circle cutter. After lots of trial and error, buying a bridgeport milling machine, and a couple of so so prototypes, I've finally come up with something I'm happy with. It can cut circles from about 3"d - 28"d on center (depending on which trimmer is used), allows the user to dial in the cut to the thousandth, and works with 3 different trimmers and 5 different bases- including two plunge bases. Attachment: circle cutter.jpg I used the circle cutter last night and got amazing results. I was able to extract a rosette from a top a client decided they didn't like and inlay it into a new top flawlessly. The tool is incredibly rigid and incredibly precise. This should make my rosette inlays a breeze. I can also use it to cut out other circle inlays and even radius dishes. |
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| Author: | mikemcnerney [ Thu Jun 01, 2017 10:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Serious Circle Cutter |
Nice work Chris especially with the indicator too MM |
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| Author: | James Orr [ Thu Jun 01, 2017 10:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Serious Circle Cutter |
I love it. I've been wanting to add the dial indicator to my Bishop Cochrane since seeing Burton's. I was actually looking at them on Amazon just yesterday. Are you going to be putting yours into production? |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Thu Jun 01, 2017 10:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Serious Circle Cutter |
Nice. I'm ready for a new one. |
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