Author Topic: Dowel cutters for making shafts, a few ??? (Read 15661 times)

TurtleCreek · « **Reply #15 on:** January 25, 2012, 06:07:15 am »

That's a neat idea Bubby, thanks for sharing

zdogk9 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 26, 2012, 12:04:23 am »

It looks like you're using a 4TPI blade I bet if you used an eight or 12 tooth per inch blade you would come out with a lot smoother shaft. Thank you for the idea, I'm going to use it since I've got a bunch of broken band saw blades.
Z

bubby · « **Reply #17 on:** January 26, 2012, 07:44:15 am »

you are right going with more teeth, there is a guy on youtube that made one from a piece of flat steel, drilled two 1/4" holes3/8" apart and one 3/8" in the center, then countersunk the smaller holes, it worked very nice, Bub

crooketarrow · « **Reply #18 on:** January 26, 2012, 09:31:30 am »

Seams like a metal blade with more smaller teeth would work better on square stock.

Jim Davis · « **Reply #19 on:** January 27, 2012, 01:08:40 am »

Just for perspective, it will be unlikely that more than two teeth of a saw blade can be in contact with the dowel stock, since the saw blade is straight.

Here is how quite a few of us make dowels.

Jim Davis

bubby · « **Reply #20 on:** January 27, 2012, 07:19:17 am »

asharrow i agree, but the more teeth per inch means smaller teeth, and it does make for a smoother cut, i don't have the room to set up like you have i got too many iron's in the fire and very little room, Bub

CraigMBeckett · « **Reply #21 on:** January 27, 2012, 10:00:11 am »

Asharrow,

Although I believe I have seen a photo of your jig before I don't think I saved a copy, any chance of a better photo, even when blown up the writing remains illegible.

Craig.

Jim Davis · « **Reply #22 on:** January 27, 2012, 05:26:45 pm »

This should be better.

CraigMBeckett · « **Reply #23 on:** January 29, 2012, 09:54:51 am »

Thanks Jim.

Craig.

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