I'm sorry, this probably isn't the answer you want, but as cheap as
dowels are, why not buy the size you want, cut them to length? Dowels
are available in almost any size and any wood you could want, and I
can't see how you could make them any cheaper than you can get them
for already "finished".
hth
On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 15:51:37 -0500, "DennisD" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I need to make some dowels to specific lenghts/diameters. I will be using
>both round and square stock, sizes will be from 1/8" to 3/8" x 8"-10 long.
>Now the question, what would be the best tool- lathe or doweling machine
>(Veritas or such). TIA
>
Remove the nospam from my address to email me!!
Bob McConnell wrote:
> On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 22:14:52 GMT, Xlat
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 15:51:37 -0500, "DennisD" <[email protected]>
>>wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I need to make some dowels to specific lenghts/diameters. I will be using
>>>both round and square stock, sizes will be from 1/8" to 3/8" x 8"-10 long.
>>>Now the question, what would be the best tool- lathe or doweling machine
>>>(Veritas or such). TIA
>>>
>>
>>I'm sorry, this probably isn't the answer you want, but as cheap as
>>dowels are, why not buy the size you want, cut them to length? Dowels
>>are available in almost any size and any wood you could want, and I
>>can't see how you could make them any cheaper than you can get them
>>for already "finished".
>>
>>hth
>>
>>Remove the nospam from my address to email me!!
>
>
> Anybody know where I can get some 3.25mm maple dowels? My wife wants
> some 'D' size crochet hooks.
I could have sworn I saw then at my local Woodcraft store. Not on their
web site though, Maple anyway. Woodworkers supply carries them slightly
bigger than you require on their web site.
I needed some mesquite dowel a few weeks back. Fortunately, a friend has
the dowel making kit from Lee Valley. It works great. The dowel were sized
exactly and came out like they had been polished. Only con is the set is
expensive. Check out -
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?SID=&ccurrency=2&page=42331&category=1,180,42288 .
Another alternative is to drill a proper sized hole in a piece of plate
steel and drive the dowel stock through it. Here is such a plate -
http://www.lie-nielsen.com/tool.html?id=DP&cart=107591644818872888 .
Preston
"DennisD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I need to make some dowels to specific lenghts/diameters. I will be using
> both round and square stock, sizes will be from 1/8" to 3/8" x 8"-10 long.
> Now the question, what would be the best tool- lathe or doweling machine
> (Veritas or such). TIA
>
>
Lee Valley has a "dowel making kit" I ASSuME you want to make dowels from
some type of exotic hardwood.
"DennisD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I need to make some dowels to specific lenghts/diameters. I will be using
> both round and square stock, sizes will be from 1/8" to 3/8" x 8"-10 long.
> Now the question, what would be the best tool- lathe or doweling machine
> (Veritas or such). TIA
>
>
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If your after 'exact' sized dowels, go to http://www.modelexpoinc.com/
and search for draw plate.
DennisD wrote:
> I need to make some dowels to specific lenghts/diameters. I will be using
> both round and square stock, sizes will be from 1/8" to 3/8" x 8"-10 long.
> Now the question, what would be the best tool- lathe or doweling machine
> (Veritas or such). TIA
>
>
On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 22:14:52 GMT, Xlat
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 15:51:37 -0500, "DennisD" <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>I need to make some dowels to specific lenghts/diameters. I will be using
>>both round and square stock, sizes will be from 1/8" to 3/8" x 8"-10 long.
>>Now the question, what would be the best tool- lathe or doweling machine
>>(Veritas or such). TIA
>>
>I'm sorry, this probably isn't the answer you want, but as cheap as
>dowels are, why not buy the size you want, cut them to length? Dowels
>are available in almost any size and any wood you could want, and I
>can't see how you could make them any cheaper than you can get them
>for already "finished".
>
>hth
>
>Remove the nospam from my address to email me!!
Anybody know where I can get some 3.25mm maple dowels? My wife wants
some 'D' size crochet hooks.
Bob McConnell
N2SPP
You are correct- I want to make dowels out of exotics and make them "fairly"
consistent in size. So you did not have to live up to the old ASSuME adage!
"> Lee Valley has a "dowel making kit" I ASSuME you want to make dowels from
> some type of exotic hardwood.
>
>
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> >
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