Mike Goetzke
01-11-2015, 11:58 AM
First thanks to all here that helped me get going on this especially Peter Fabricius.
Besides a few pens this is also my first real spindle work too. My wife bought these fancy wood blanks for salt/pepper mills. I found out after roughing that they were green wood and need drying so I took this hunk of oak a friend gave to me years ago and went at it. It looked like a big leg with two face glued boards. I see others getting ready to make Crushgrind mills so I'll include quite a few photos of how I combined Peter's and Chris West's methods:
Start with a plan. I looked online and then used Deltacad a 2-d drafting program to make a drawing:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0001_zps96305c07.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0001_zps96305c07.jpg.html)
Then cut the post to length - I may get two mills. (did you ever start the BS w/o the blade tensioned?):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0002_zpsa509345e.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0002_zpsa509345e.jpg.html)
Mount between centers:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0003_zps771da5e5.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0003_zps771da5e5.jpg.html)
Turn round and part off top (I cut so deep then used the BS to cut through:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0004_zps594370ce.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0004_zps594370ce.jpg.html)
Body & top:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0005_zpsdd0391a5.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0005_zpsdd0391a5.jpg.html)
Mounted body bottom with DT jaws using live center to line it up:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0006_zpsb8b2d98a.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0006_zpsb8b2d98a.jpg.html)
After cleaning up the face (I found gouges don't make good face cleaning tools - must be the end grain. I ended up using my parting tool):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0008_1_zps62bd1383.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0008_1_zps62bd1383.jpg.html)
Drill 1-3/4" diameter to 7/8" deep:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0009_zps3a2f030f.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0009_zps3a2f030f.jpg.html)
Then drill 1-1/2" hole to 2-3/16" deep:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0010_zps72ff7a92.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0010_zps72ff7a92.jpg.html)
Using the bottom of this bore as a stop insert Crushgrind recess tool and cut relief. Found you need to cut and clean out the chips a few times. I made this recess tool myself:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0011_1_zps4e41eb88.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0011_1_zps4e41eb88.jpg.html)
Recess complete:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0012_1_zpsb7d19a34.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0012_1_zpsb7d19a34.jpg.html)
Now drill, in my case, 1" hole past center. I had this 1" auger bit it worked fine:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0013_1_zpse8fda786.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0013_1_zpse8fda786.jpg.html)
I used my stepped jaws to reverse mount the body:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0014_1_zps6e0da202.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0014_1_zps6e0da202.jpg.html)
Peter pushed me hard into creating a M&T between the top and bottom. Here is the 1-1/2" mortise. I cut it a little more than 1/4" deep to receive the 1/4" tenon from the top. This was an error - I should have bored this hole much deeper because the Crushgrind top piece didn't like fitting into a 1" hole drilled next (sandpaper took care of this):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0015_zps409573c4.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0015_zps409573c4.jpg.html)
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Besides a few pens this is also my first real spindle work too. My wife bought these fancy wood blanks for salt/pepper mills. I found out after roughing that they were green wood and need drying so I took this hunk of oak a friend gave to me years ago and went at it. It looked like a big leg with two face glued boards. I see others getting ready to make Crushgrind mills so I'll include quite a few photos of how I combined Peter's and Chris West's methods:
Start with a plan. I looked online and then used Deltacad a 2-d drafting program to make a drawing:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0001_zps96305c07.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0001_zps96305c07.jpg.html)
Then cut the post to length - I may get two mills. (did you ever start the BS w/o the blade tensioned?):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0002_zpsa509345e.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0002_zpsa509345e.jpg.html)
Mount between centers:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0003_zps771da5e5.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0003_zps771da5e5.jpg.html)
Turn round and part off top (I cut so deep then used the BS to cut through:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0004_zps594370ce.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0004_zps594370ce.jpg.html)
Body & top:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0005_zpsdd0391a5.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0005_zpsdd0391a5.jpg.html)
Mounted body bottom with DT jaws using live center to line it up:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0006_zpsb8b2d98a.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0006_zpsb8b2d98a.jpg.html)
After cleaning up the face (I found gouges don't make good face cleaning tools - must be the end grain. I ended up using my parting tool):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0008_1_zps62bd1383.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0008_1_zps62bd1383.jpg.html)
Drill 1-3/4" diameter to 7/8" deep:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0009_zps3a2f030f.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0009_zps3a2f030f.jpg.html)
Then drill 1-1/2" hole to 2-3/16" deep:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0010_zps72ff7a92.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0010_zps72ff7a92.jpg.html)
Using the bottom of this bore as a stop insert Crushgrind recess tool and cut relief. Found you need to cut and clean out the chips a few times. I made this recess tool myself:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0011_1_zps4e41eb88.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0011_1_zps4e41eb88.jpg.html)
Recess complete:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0012_1_zpsb7d19a34.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0012_1_zpsb7d19a34.jpg.html)
Now drill, in my case, 1" hole past center. I had this 1" auger bit it worked fine:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0013_1_zpse8fda786.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0013_1_zpse8fda786.jpg.html)
I used my stepped jaws to reverse mount the body:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0014_1_zps6e0da202.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0014_1_zps6e0da202.jpg.html)
Peter pushed me hard into creating a M&T between the top and bottom. Here is the 1-1/2" mortise. I cut it a little more than 1/4" deep to receive the 1/4" tenon from the top. This was an error - I should have bored this hole much deeper because the Crushgrind top piece didn't like fitting into a 1" hole drilled next (sandpaper took care of this):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0015_zps409573c4.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mbg/media/Projects/Salt%20and%20Pepper%20Mills/IMG_0015_zps409573c4.jpg.html)
...continued