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Re: table legs

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mezalick wrote:This was cut from a 6" diameter piece of wood.
Square ends are possible to cut on the rotary.
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how did you draw it?
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It takes a bit of thinking but "dealguy11" gives a real good explaination in the above messages.
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Frank, I left you a PM with step-by-step instructions.
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Hi mezalick,

I know this is an old thread, but I wonder if you could tell me how to get the shoulder on the rectangle part of the leg?
Couldn't figure out how to PM you!

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but I wonder if you could tell me how to get the shoulder on the rectangle part of the leg?
It is similar to the tapered Octagon, but with 4 sides instead of 8: Tapered Octagon Thread
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Re: table legs

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Vectric has a video on how to model a spindle using the un-wrapping process.

https://www.vectric.com/support/tutoria ... _Machining

I would use the cnc to do the work. Then re-mount it in the lathe for sanding. I have done this many times for rotary projects and it works really good. Of course, if you have really good lathe skills and/or a duplicator for the lathe it would be much faster to just use a lathe as long as you don't need a multi-faceted shape other than a square.
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