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Re: Need a spare paddle?
By:Paul G. Jacobson
Date: 10/26/2001, 11:01 pm
In Response To: Re: Need a spare paddle? (John Monfoe)

: I will set it up and check it out sometime. I am thinking the one to one
: ratio wouldn't reach far enough from the tracer to the cutter to reach the
: other paddle you are cutting but I might be wrong.

I'm thinking you could mount the original paddle and the wood blank to a "tray', which is just a strip of 3/4 plywood about 12-18 inches wide and 8 feet long, keeping the two items parallel. The router mounted on the pantograph is bolted to your workbench and the "tray" of original and wod blank are worked on in sections. Do a foot of paddle length and then slide the whole assembly down a foot. As long as the two pieces stay locked in alignment you should be able to cut an unlimited length.

You may need to mount a strip of wood to your worktop as a fence so you have a fixed line to slide the tray past.

Paddles being about 4 to 8 inchs wide you should have enough reach over the width with the pantograph, otherwise, do half and slide the 'tray' so you can do more.

PGJ

Messages In This Thread

what to do with my rock
Don Beale -- 10/22/2001, 7:15 pm
Re: what to do with my rock
Bob Kelim -- 10/25/2001, 2:19 am
Add a spine, not a spline
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/25/2001, 7:53 pm
Re: routing in a spline
Don Beale -- 10/25/2001, 11:54 am
Re: routing in a spline
Bob Kelim -- 10/25/2001, 9:18 pm
Re: what to do with my rock
daren neufeld -- 10/23/2001, 9:00 pm
Re: Mold for Carbon Paddle *NM*
Mike Hanks -- 10/23/2001, 5:40 pm
Re: Mold for Carbon Paddle
Don Beale -- 10/23/2001, 6:10 pm
Re: core it out?
Dean Trexel -- 10/23/2001, 5:25 pm
A hollow rock? Jess! :D Go for it, Don! *NM*
risto -- 10/24/2001, 1:36 pm
give away the paddle-- or trade it for varnish
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/23/2001, 4:07 pm
Re: A tool I dont have?!?!
Don Beale -- 10/23/2001, 4:36 pm
Go get one :) *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/24/2001, 8:01 pm
Re: Go get one :)
John Monfoe -- 10/25/2001, 6:39 am
Need a spare paddle?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/25/2001, 1:56 pm
Re: Need a spare paddle?
John Monfoe -- 10/26/2001, 6:48 am
Re: Need a spare paddle?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/26/2001, 11:01 pm
The width reach could be the problem with 1 to 1.
John Monfoe -- 10/27/2001, 5:32 am
buy one today!!!!!!!!!! *NM*
Bob Kelim -- 10/23/2001, 11:19 pm
Re: Multi-use item
Mike Hanks -- 10/23/2001, 1:41 pm
Hang it over the mantle...
Brian Nystrom -- 10/23/2001, 1:28 pm
Re: :(
Don Beale -- 10/23/2001, 1:54 pm
Re: what to do with my rock
risto -- 10/23/2001, 1:07 pm
Re: what to do with my rock *Pic*
Don Beale -- 10/23/2001, 1:40 pm
paddles to fill the earth...
risto -- 10/24/2001, 1:53 pm
Re: paddles to fill the earth...
Don Beale -- 10/24/2001, 3:31 pm
Re: paddles to fill the earth...
risto -- 10/25/2001, 12:53 pm
Re: Shoulders and tilt
Don Beale -- 10/25/2001, 3:10 pm
Re: Shoulders and tilt
risto -- 10/27/2001, 5:12 am
Re: Shoulders and tilt
scott e davis -- 10/29/2001, 1:26 pm
Re: what to do with my rock
Ben Staley -- 10/23/2001, 11:34 am
Re: what to do with my rock
Rehd -- 10/22/2001, 9:13 pm
Re: good rolling practice too! *NM*
Don Beale -- 10/22/2001, 10:00 pm