Dowel making machine
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Hi,
Doweling machines are expensive but are very efficient and turn squares to round in seconds.
They are hard to find used.
My machine new with 4 carbide cutting size set ups was just under $ 8000.00 with shipping if my memory serves me. It weighs over 750 lbs.
Rick
Doweling machines are expensive but are very efficient and turn squares to round in seconds.
They are hard to find used.
My machine new with 4 carbide cutting size set ups was just under $ 8000.00 with shipping if my memory serves me. It weighs over 750 lbs.
Rick
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Do you get a dog leg at the end of your dowels Rick? I do and the dowels I received from Cue Components had the same..bend.
Randy,
It depends on the thickness. On a 1.5 cutter set up you can go .125 over or under.
If you have a perfect 1.5 x 1.5 it should come out perfectly round end to end. If the dimension are of a little you can get a flat spot.
You have to put centers on and true them anyway so no big deal.
Rick
On the 1 incher. It didn't seem to matter how i set it up.. All my shaft dowels had a boot leg.
Don't let there be a gap between square blanks, have all your blanks ready and push the ends together as they feed into cutter head one after another also your vee rest may need to be adjusted on the round side.
I put a garbage can on the finish end and let dowels fall into it.
I put a garbage can on the finish end and let dowels fall into it.
This is what I mean although these are not shafts I run shafts the same way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AigIie8E-0w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AigIie8E-0w
I've seemingly tried everything, including that.
I'll experiment more with your suggestions.