Brian Holcombe
02-21-2018, 10:36 AM
Morning gents, I have a project I'm working toward and I'm at the planning stage for the legs. The overall length is about 26-27" and these legs have a cut tenon on them.
I'm debating process currently and a bit unsure of how to proceed. The legs are blanked square section currently, I will cut mortises in them at this stage. After which I need to begin turning them into the appropriate shapes.
I will be using the duplicator feature to rough out the turning then refining from there by hand to remove marks left by the duplicator. I'm OK with that process.
Where I'm stuck is that I would like to cut a tenon on the end of the leg and the best way to do that seems up in the air. I found a tenon cutter which will bring it to an exact size quickly:
https://www.fine-tools.com/zapfenschneider.html
However this requires a support system for the leg while the tenon is cut. Alternatively I can create a square cutter for the duplicator and use that to make an exact size tenon.
I'm open to suggestions/experience in handling this situation. I'd like to avoid buying more things, but that is the usual direction these things go. :D
I have a four jaw Talon chuck, oneway live center with various adapters, drill chuck and chuck spur.
I'm debating process currently and a bit unsure of how to proceed. The legs are blanked square section currently, I will cut mortises in them at this stage. After which I need to begin turning them into the appropriate shapes.
I will be using the duplicator feature to rough out the turning then refining from there by hand to remove marks left by the duplicator. I'm OK with that process.
Where I'm stuck is that I would like to cut a tenon on the end of the leg and the best way to do that seems up in the air. I found a tenon cutter which will bring it to an exact size quickly:
https://www.fine-tools.com/zapfenschneider.html
However this requires a support system for the leg while the tenon is cut. Alternatively I can create a square cutter for the duplicator and use that to make an exact size tenon.
I'm open to suggestions/experience in handling this situation. I'd like to avoid buying more things, but that is the usual direction these things go. :D
I have a four jaw Talon chuck, oneway live center with various adapters, drill chuck and chuck spur.