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The Shop => Wood & Stuff => Topic started by: bry1975 on August 07, 2011, 05:16:25 PM

Title: Diamond Knurled Wood bowl thingy
Post by: bry1975 on August 07, 2011, 05:16:25 PM

I must say the diamond knurled bowl looks rather nice. :drool:

(http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/848/timpowersblackwalnut05.jpg)

Title: Re: Diamond Knurled Wood bowl thingy
Post by: Jasonb on August 08, 2011, 02:29:53 AM

Same method may work on the plastic you were wanting to knurl. Its done with a "star" shaped cutter that is free to rotate and offered up to the work at an angle which sets it rotating. just like a cut knurler but a lot cheaper.

http://www.robert-sorby.co.uk/spiral_texture.htm

J

Title: Re: Diamond Knurled Wood bowl thingy
Post by: bry1975 on August 08, 2011, 04:30:10 AM

Thanks for the link Jason,

Looks very interesting with the different textures than can be achieved on wood.

Title: Re: Diamond Knurled Wood bowl thingy
Post by: Miner on August 29, 2011, 11:58:22 AM

Bry,
If items like that interest you then try Googling "Ornamental Turning". Some hugely complex work has been done even hundreds of years ago. Also try "Geometric Chuck". There is a few books around dealing with the subject. T.D. Walshaw wrote one some years ago that's pretty good and it's still avalible thru Tee Publishing in the U.K.

Pete

Title: Re: Diamond Knurled Wood bowl thingy
Post by: bry1975 on August 31, 2011, 11:54:02 AM

Thanks Pete.

Title: Re: Diamond Knurled Wood bowl thingy
Post by: Miner on August 31, 2011, 02:39:38 PM

Bry,
Your welcome, I forgot to mention to Google "Rose Engine". There are some shop built ones around. A few websites around that show how  to build one.

Pete

Title: Re: Diamond Knurled Wood bowl thingy
Post by: HS93 on August 31, 2011, 04:11:23 PM

I saw something on how its made and they did that type of knurling with a lazer on gun stocks.

peter

Title: Re: Diamond Knurled Wood bowl thingy
Post by: Jonny on September 01, 2011, 03:48:30 PM

Only the cheap guns HS93, proper jobs are still done with chequering tools.
Guns its chequering, most other things its knurling.

Title: Re: Diamond Knurled Wood bowl thingy
Post by: bry1975 on September 02, 2011, 05:24:21 PM

Interesting I'll have to read up on chequering be good to know the difference.

Bry