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Alex Yeilding

09-10-2005, 10:52 PM

Anyone have any experience making one of these and have any design ideas/insights they could share? What I am looking for is a poor man's #71. The ones I have seen have an "iron" ground from an allen wrench, which moves in a vertical notch, and is held at desired depth by an eye bolt. And with that, I could probably cobble up a passable one, but I am not above learning from others' experiences! Any plans or photos you are aware of on the net or in books, or that you would be willing to share?

Thanks.

Alex

Mike Wenzloff

09-10-2005, 11:11 PM

There's not much to them. Just takes a picture or two. I would look at bunches of them on the web and decide on the shape and details.

Mike

Alice Frampton

09-11-2005, 4:39 AM

Mike Wenzloff

09-11-2005, 1:46 PM

Hey, Alice...forgot about that article on your site. I should be flogged, or simply go out to the shop and do something productive.

Mike

Alex Yeilding

09-11-2005, 2:33 PM

Alex,

Popular Woodworking had a simple but effective design a few years ago; dunno if the pics here (http://www.cornishworkshop.co.uk/album/displayimage.php?album=3&pos=17) and here (http://www.cornishworkshop.co.uk/album/displayimage.php?album=3&pos=18) will give you enough info. Alternatively you could make a proper Old Woman's Tooth (http://www.cornishworkshop.co.uk/wwrouterplane.html).

Cheers, Alf

Thanks, ALF, that is just what I was looking for. And I enjoyed a quick perusal of your site; I look forward with a little more time to a "tour" your shop.

The "proper" old woman's tooth is a little more than I want to take on for my very occasional needs (which is also why I'm too cheap to just buy a #71). But the other is what I had in mind. This one has two differences from others I have seen: looks like a separate circular base--is it glued, or is it replacable--, and the cutter being retained by a bolt pushing from the back rather than an eye-bolt pulling. No problem with the threaded insert working loose with force being applied in this direction?

Alice Frampton

09-12-2005, 5:22 AM

This one has two differences from others I have seen: looks like a separate circular base--is it glued, or is it replacable--,
Screwed on IIRC. The original article used clear acrylic, again, IIRC.

and the cutter being retained by a bolt pushing from the back rather than an eye-bolt pulling. No problem with the threaded insert working loose with force being applied in this direction?
Nope, not so far. Originally I just threaded directly into the wood, which worked fine too, but as I had the insert, I thought why not? The bolt doesn't have to do much, the cutter being a snug fit in its hole anyway. Just stops it dropping down as much as anything.

Cheers, Alf

P.S. Mike, save the flogging for gloating about already having the L-V catalogue and PWW. :p