Project question/dilema

mrhart · Post by **mrhart** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 11:51 pm

Good idea but I left them at 5/8 so they would be a little stronger. I guess I could mount them back up and take them down to 1/2 unless there's another way.

allsas · Post by **allsas** » Tue Nov 06, 2012 12:12 am

>>>what other methods I might use to accomplish the task <<<<
1.
Put the stock in a tube (or pipe ) that holds it tightly. Clamp a block beside the blade to rest the stock + pipe against. Nibble the corners off the stock while turning the pipe to round the stock. Set the fence on the right side of the block and blade to be the depth (guage) stop. Lower the table until the diameter is 1/2" .
2.
Find and mark centers on the square stock. Make a stop w/ a nail sticking out of it, clamp the stop with the nail parallel the sanding disk. put the center of the stock on the nail point and sand the material off the stock by rotating the stock and moving the sanding disk against the stock.

Second method may yield a rounded shoulder.

I made round tenons on square stock w/method 1 on a table mounted router. Method 2 was used on irregular stock that needed a tenon. Good Luck, and if you can believe it, Work Safely.

jbergen · Post by **jbergen** » Tue Nov 06, 2012 3:09 am

mrhart wrote:I started a project over the weekend. I'm working with a piece of walnut 3/4 x 3/4 and about a foot long. I need to turn the ends into 1/2" round about 2 full inches or so. When I'm done it would be a square rod thats round on the ends.
I don't have anything for turning but the SS standards, no fancy chucks ect.

Can someone tell me what other methods I might use to accomplish the task.

Router table and a round over bit?

tdubnik · Post by **tdubnik** » Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:32 am

One method I've used to get a round tenon on square stock doesn't involve turning at all. You could cut your stock to finished length, drill a 1/2" hole centered on each end and then cut and glue in a length of 1/2" dowel. You now have round tenons on each end and a square center section.

terrydowning · Post by **terrydowning** » Tue Nov 06, 2012 11:14 am

You could also glue waste blocks onto the ends of your blank. They should hold for turning between centers. This has the added advantage of not marring up your ends with center holes and spur marks.

mrhart · Post by **mrhart** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 6:10 pm

With some tips from each of you and little more thought, I documented the fix. Here is a few pics.

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JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 6:16 pm

Hooray!!!!!!:)

terrydowning · Post by **terrydowning** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 11:35 am

Good job, that's thinkin'

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