spiralling
success
turning on the Trend Routerlathe
The ease and creativity afforded by the Trend Routerlathe
in turning tapered, fluted and barley twist work has appeal
for both amateur and professional woodworkers.
T
he Routerlathe’s appeal for
amateur woodworkers lies in
its ability to produce turned,
tapered, fluted and barley twist work,
quickly and effortlessly, while
requiring only a basic knowledge of
turning techniques. For the
professional, the Routerlathe offers
an economic, time saving method of
producing occasional work, either in
batches or as one-off components.
Tailstock
Mounted on a pivoted plate, the
threaded tailstock centre allows the
workpiece to be tightened between
centres and facilitates the cutting of
tapered work.
Centre to Centre
As with a conventional lathe, the
workpiece is held between two
centres. The maximum timber length
that can be used is 930mm and the
maximum spiral length that can be
cut is 630mm. The minimum square
section that can be used is 26mm and
the maximum 79mm. Fitted to a
sliding carriage, the router is hand fed
along the workpiece for parallel,
tapered or fluted work, or cable fed
for spiral, roping or barley twist
operations.
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Router Carriage
The sliding router carriage is slotted
to accommodate the most popular
routers. The depth of cut is set using
the routers own depth gauge and
turret stop and adjusting the levelling
feet fitted to the sliding carriage.
Winter 1997