charlese
06-24-2009, 04:42 PM
Do you remember the thread about MiterSet? They make two MiterSets for the Shopsmith. One for setting miter degrees very accurately, and another for making segments. Well, that was Last January - How time flies! If you are a newer forum member, or don't remember, here is a link to that thread. http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showthread.htm?t=2662&highlight=Miterset
I got both sets and was very happy with them, although they have not been used to great advantage, YET.
Dick Pattee, the inventor and company exec. is a super guy as you will find out reading the above referenced thread. Sandi, the inventor's wife and Secretary challenged me to make a 17 segmented piece and I told her (e-mail) that I would, as soon as I finished the projects I was working on. Sandi, I apologize for not hurrying faster, but us old folks take things slowly.:o Glad she didn't hold her breath, waiting!;)
Well, a few weeks ago I broke out the segment jig and cut 20 segments, each about 3 inches long. When I put them together on the bench they made a circle a little larger than 20 inches. Having no use for that, I left it sit around for a while held together by a strap clamp. Was going to snap a photo, but spaced that out of my brain.
Thinking that 17 segments wouldn't produce a much smaller circle, (unless I fiddled with way shorter pieces) I decided on making 11 (still an odd number) segments. So using 11 of the original segment pieces, made a new one. After keeping this 11 segment piece on the bench for a while - decided to glue it together. No joinery other than butt joints. In both trials the joining edges fit very closely. It has not yet been sanded at all -so some glue marks show. Any deformities are from fumbling around with the parts like dominoes on the bench and occasionally dropping some.
The segments are almost 3" long x 1 1/2" high x 3/4". It forms a circle about 13" in diameter. It came out like this - (shown below) (Really - the kitchen floor isn't dirty - that's a shadow!)
Now I am still wondering what to do with it. I'm thinking of it as a frame. Tentative solutions are to put a clock in it - frame a picture or an embroidery design/done by my wife. I've seen that the inner bottom edge could be rabbeted and the other could be routed to various shapes. Could saw kerfs through the joints and insert splines. Could even carve designs into the outer edges. Any added suggestions?
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I got both sets and was very happy with them, although they have not been used to great advantage, YET.
Dick Pattee, the inventor and company exec. is a super guy as you will find out reading the above referenced thread. Sandi, the inventor's wife and Secretary challenged me to make a 17 segmented piece and I told her (e-mail) that I would, as soon as I finished the projects I was working on. Sandi, I apologize for not hurrying faster, but us old folks take things slowly.:o Glad she didn't hold her breath, waiting!;)
Well, a few weeks ago I broke out the segment jig and cut 20 segments, each about 3 inches long. When I put them together on the bench they made a circle a little larger than 20 inches. Having no use for that, I left it sit around for a while held together by a strap clamp. Was going to snap a photo, but spaced that out of my brain.
Thinking that 17 segments wouldn't produce a much smaller circle, (unless I fiddled with way shorter pieces) I decided on making 11 (still an odd number) segments. So using 11 of the original segment pieces, made a new one. After keeping this 11 segment piece on the bench for a while - decided to glue it together. No joinery other than butt joints. In both trials the joining edges fit very closely. It has not yet been sanded at all -so some glue marks show. Any deformities are from fumbling around with the parts like dominoes on the bench and occasionally dropping some.
The segments are almost 3" long x 1 1/2" high x 3/4". It forms a circle about 13" in diameter. It came out like this - (shown below) (Really - the kitchen floor isn't dirty - that's a shadow!)
Now I am still wondering what to do with it. I'm thinking of it as a frame. Tentative solutions are to put a clock in it - frame a picture or an embroidery design/done by my wife. I've seen that the inner bottom edge could be rabbeted and the other could be routed to various shapes. Could saw kerfs through the joints and insert splines. Could even carve designs into the outer edges. Any added suggestions?
5162