Looking for any help with info on shop made router fluting jig for bowls.
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Shop made router fluting jig
- Thread starter Charles Chaloupka
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john lucas
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John's videos are really informative. I think you're a natural teacher John. Thanks for doing them.
Thanks John! Do you have anything posted on construction of the jigs?
Very nice John.
john lucas
AAW Forum Expert
Each router is different so you kind of have to use your imagination when making the cartiage.
Here is one that can follow a contoured or curved spindle, simple shop made ji.
Pics of mine. Had all the stuff around the shop.
HF trim router, and std template guides ( change guide dia depending on bit). The bottom of the guide rides on the wood.
Made a new router base bottom (the base screws together) out of plastic sheet that could fit the guides.
The std router depth adj works to adjust cut depth.
The router base can be removed and the wood base front used against a template if desired.
Use a piece of melamine shelf board mounted in the tool rest post hole.
HF trim router, and std template guides ( change guide dia depending on bit). The bottom of the guide rides on the wood.
Made a new router base bottom (the base screws together) out of plastic sheet that could fit the guides.
The std router depth adj works to adjust cut depth.
The router base can be removed and the wood base front used against a template if desired.
Use a piece of melamine shelf board mounted in the tool rest post hole.
john lucas
AAW Forum Expert
Nice looking rigs. Always good to see what others have done.
Here's some flutes with a varying radius down the part. Most older furniture uses this style of flute done on complicated Rube Goldberg type machines. They traced a pattern as the part rotated. For one-offs they may have been hand carved since setting up the automated fluting machines was too time consuming.
The variable radius flute to my knowledge can't be done on any of the common fluting designs I've seen. It can be done with an ornamental turning lathe, not so simple there either though. I did some fluting like this when I was into ornamental turning. When you realize how simplistic it is on a CNC the OT route becomes way too tedious.
CNC, with a slight spiral, again needing little if any sanding.
The variable radius flute to my knowledge can't be done on any of the common fluting designs I've seen. It can be done with an ornamental turning lathe, not so simple there either though. I did some fluting like this when I was into ornamental turning. When you realize how simplistic it is on a CNC the OT route becomes way too tedious.
CNC, with a slight spiral, again needing little if any sanding.
I thought I had a unique jig......but than I see Leo has nearly the exact same thing.
john lucas
AAW Forum Expert
I originally made a depth stop like that. Found it too limiting.
You might find this video useful From my Instagram