Homemade Router Spiral Cutting Jig: How It's Built

[@AllenBrosowsky]

I was thinking that if you played around with the gear ratios and size of the timing belt pulleys you could get quite detailed in your carvings. Then I realised you probably already did that and just left those details out of the video so you didn't bore the audience. That idea is now stuck in my head because this idea is brilliant.

[@Jay2525Jay]

Alex, you are clever. As always I'm so impressed with site. I know young people like you will make our world a better place to live. Thank you for sharing your time and skills.

[@emuller5591]

Really creative way to connect the lathe with the router-case.

[@MRrwmac]

Excellent innovative engineering! I remember back when you built and were using the duplicator. Using it this way is just genius!

[@HolzMechanikerUSA224]

Yep, you are certainly becoming an engineer... Bravo!

[@thiswoodwork]

HolzMechanikerUSA Thanks Drew, it appears I am! I'm actually beginning a "year in industry" pretty soon.

[@francisbarnett]

Great prototype, good resourceful solution using the bike bits.

[@docjsbrewster]

you really have woodworking savvy----very nice presentation and table project

[@matthewjohnson7933]

That is so cool! That's gonna make some interesting cuts! Cant wait to see part two. Great work man!

[@HeavyboxesDIYMaster]

Great use of old and new parts to create synchronized movement.

[@Trees2Pens]

Very fine engineering and explanation of the build. You continue to impress.

[@thiswoodwork]

Trees2Pens Thank you!

[@mwoodturner54]

Sorry - Please ignore my last question. Have figured it out - quite ingenious !

[@Retroweld]

Great job. I always enjoy watching your videos.

[@thiswoodwork]

RetroWeld Thank you, I'm very glad!

[@Jer_Schmidt]

Very cool! I like the use of a bike chain and sprocket set to allow ratio changes. It's something most people have access to so they can replicate your machine.

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@Jorge Rene Instablaster ;)

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[@luciadasilvabaro2079]

Gente jovem bem preparada e ainda tendo a generosidade de ensinar. Amo...apesar de minha idade .60 anos..

[@ferchoroa1294]

man congratulations super ok very ingenious thanks for sharing your wit, I'm from Colombia

[@Perspectologist]

Wow! That is very impressive looking. I'm looking forward to the next video.

[@carloscastilla154]

Awesome and clever set up. You're very talented mate, thanks for sharing your great ideas

[@Ivaldeps]

...meu brother, não entendo nada que voce fala, mas entendo tudo que voce faz , muito obrigado pelas aulas, voce é um artista...

[@gunterschone8402]

Beautiful video, Alex. Since you've had what "tinker" to quite nicely. Then press of thumb that your "machine" to work. Looking forward to part 2: -D

[@AndreaArzensek]

That is just MEGA awesome! Or bloody brilliant - with that British accent :)

[@shellyjones1601]

fantastic, great idea and utility of available parts (re purposing) I love it.

[@drferry]

You are to be congratulated for your skills in making all of this work! It's too bad, however that Legacy opted several years ago to quit making their manually-driven Legacy mills and go to only CNC rigs. I have an old Revo which cost me about $900 15 years ago and turns every kind of spiral you can imagine with pitches from 1/2" to 15" on stock up to three feet long. You can still find the old Legacy mills on Craig's List, so if you don't have the skills to build a machine like Alex's, get a used mill. I'm saying up for their CNC machine.

[@JeremyMcMahan]

Quite creative. Great job!

[@mansourazarakhsh9955]

بسیار خوب.از دیدن این فیلم آموزشی لذت بردم.پیروز باشید.

[@davidmurphy1653]

Very nice work dude

[@malcolmoxley1274]

well done,as a true yorkshireman i never throw anything away so as a result i usually end up with loads of bearings,gears etc all from old washing machines,micro waves etc,they are a great source of reusables,just thought i would pass on the info,keep the projects coming regards malc.

[@magicrobharv]

Great video. It's like you did a Vulcan mind meld with Mattias Wandell for this project. Looking forward to see the projects this tool makes. :)

[@tooljunkie555]

So this is what u been doing besides college...pretty cool! Looking fwd to seeing it in action..

[@68jacen]

Wow simple, but very complex

[@caetanog.6517]

felicitaciones!! es un prototipo espectacular y fácil de fabricar,lo saludo desde Clombia la linda.Cahetano G.

[@SteveFrenchWoodNStuff]

Very, very cool!

[@petershelper]

Hi, Good to see you are still doing interesting things with and to wood. I noticed that the 90 degree direction attachment in your design (for using with a drill) was wobbling a bit as you operated your device. I don't know if your design would be improved if you could in some way grip the 90 degree attachment to remove the wobble. Then again, perhaps the wobble would just be transferred to some other part of the design!

[@calisdad3]

Brilliant. Can you gear it tight enough to cut threads? Craftsman made a tool to do this years ago called the 'Router Crafter'.

[@thiswoodwork]

calisdad3 Thanks! Not easily. The best thing to do would be to replace the timing belt with a lead screw or threaded rod. That should provide a much lower linear, travel making it more suited to cutting threads.

[@jaf5094]

Thank you for the inspiration, Dough Masters.Excellent thank invention

[@cwhussey5432]

Very Cool.... If I may, why not install another bearing just at the edge of the box to stabilize the hand crank? ...

[@thiswoodwork]

Cw Hussey Thank! Yes, I probably will, thanks!

[@DemasShopforEverything]

smart design, good job

[@junardial-bantuly9691]

Great Job and smart design

[@julianoalberto]

Man, you are really smart!

[@RexusKing]

I like this, a little rough but seems to do the job!

[@Robbiethewoodturner]

smart design,

[@chrisseats]

Very very clever!!

[@tompritch56]

Clever idea...Thanks for sharing.

[@twlson49]

excellent job

[@evovanner]

Hi could you build a support the hand crank to stop it bending ?

[@thomazneto58]

Hi, Alex. I really enjoyed your Router Spiral Cutting Jig and I would like to know how can I purchase the project? Thank you and big hug

[@asdf35750]

Cool rig. BTW, the links at the end of your videos aren't working.

[@raulaguirre71]

You're a genius!!!

[@8320ruben]

Hi Alex!!! awesome and congratulatons. And i am trying to do something like that, but i wanna ask you something, Could you please tell me , what is the name of that orange thing , the piece that is like a drill. ?

[@pH7oslo]

I think they're just called right angle drill adapters.

[@rumenrashkov3012]

Where I can to find this driving belt and the coupe cogged wheels from?

[@richardebbole1]

remarkable..congradulations.

[@franciscogastardelli2395]

Prazer amigo ,que idéia boa ,"Deus" é muito bom por colocar pessoas inteligente no mundo como você, obrigado amigo ,posso copiar ???

[@lasivianleandros3558]

Nice. If you're anywhere near Seattle i'll be happy to 3D print you some parts to help take out that wobble. :)

[@thiswoodwork]

Lasivian Leandros Thanks, that's very kind, although I don't imagine I will be.

[@kierondesmond7791]

I think I'll try something simpler. All thread to move the router. Then it's easy to pully or gear between that and the lathe spindle. Idler gear and tensioner if needed. =D I might mount the router behind or above the lathe so it can stay in place while the lathe is used as normal. =D

[@homemadetools]

Good job!

[@TonyFonzerelli]

very fascinating

[@MarkGarth]

Good idea. Like the videos, please keep them coming :-)

[@proffd972]

BRILLIANT!

[@ITSAWOODTHING]

wow, looks complicated, but awesome...............

[@PIPERJIM2024]

I wish i could do something like this..! How nice it is to dream. Top$

[@Joregecarpintero]

Muchas gracias

[@hosseinhayati9820]

It looks like your lathe has a servo motor with encoder/break at the rear part. If so, why not digitalize your lathe? Using for instance Arduino and some servor motor driver.

[@sergiokiwon6688]

very good

[@mahboobwahab8315]

Fine very good . i like this

[@Aeidotronics]

Very clever.

[@edgarcesarjimenezherera4133]

felicidades que ingenio

[@willford8475]

Shimano gears - the dog's bollocks!

[@doylemetzinger1774]

Just look for WoodPrix page and build it too.

[@stringmanipulator]

nice job !!

[@CarlomarMontes]

Great buddy!

[@mrbaboon3500]

Wow! Where can I get a brain like that? Awesome mate! You'll go far!

[@khalidalkharusi1]

Good job...Thanks

[@vietthangha3516]

that's great!!!thank you!

[@lolatmyage]

That cassette/freewheel wouldnt wobble on an actual rear hub of a bicycle. Mounting it would be difficult though, most front forks cant fit a rear hub (maybe a fatbike fork would work) and mounting half of a bicycle into this jig wouldnt be easy either. Using a rear fork is probably easier, the bottom bracket could work as a pivot to put tension onto the chain or as just a mount. A folding bike with the right clearance would be perfect.

[@xiniatiti]

simplemente genial😲

[@voltzchristophe7792]

bonjour Harold pourrais je avoir les plans de montage pour faire le même outil que le tiens? Je voudrais me construire une machine à travailler le bois comme la tienne. Merci d'avance.

[@carlospassolongo9129]

Very good nao falo nada de ingles sou do brasil eu tenho 2 tupias gostaria de fazer um guia desses e muitas peças --ABS Alex

[@madozman666]

Cool project. Wouldn't want to accidentally turn your lathe on with all that connected. Would make for an awesome video though I suppose :-)

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

I just subscribed to your channel :)

[@Bstewe69]

nagyon cool

[@inoxmentel]

SUPER!

[@franciscogastardelli2395]

Me mande as medidas desta correia dentada ,isto é possível, grato filho.

[@Eduardo20049]

não tem legenda?

[@aksmith68]

That's a lot cheaper to build than a Legacy Ornamental Mill!

[@frankbellinger7160]

Wow!

[@حمودمنصر]

اول يوم اشوفه هذا العنجليزي بس عجبني حلو روعه جميل

[@kevinbeitz1469]

Google a zero-max gear box. You won’t need extra sprockets.

[@KevinSmithGeo]

Impressive, but you're actually cutting a helix, not a spiral. If you worked at an angle so that the radius is changing as it turns (say if you started with a cone instead of a cylinder), then it would technically be a spiral.

[@sajidullah]

super

[@oliversalop1154]

WOOOOOOOOW

[@noelcampos9432]

Bem bolado!

[@peterfranz1650]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@mattthie9993]

Please tell me you're going to college for engineering of some sort.......if not, you're missing your calling. :)

[@dennisharold5030]

I made it by myself. I used woodprix scripts for that.

[@romeliapolly5242]

Go to Woodprix if you'd like to build it yourself.

[@ghettasbouhafs5673]

is goooooood job good leck

[@ياسرشعبانشعبان-ل6د]

ياسر شعاب شعبان

[@ياسرشعبانشعبان-ل6د]

👍👍

[@romaineathey6512]

My works too. Used Woodprix handbooks and build it with no problems.

[@kalimmalik7227]

EARAR

[@SamuraiWilko]

does shimano knows about this??? :))) awwwweeeesssoooooommmmeeeeee!!!!

[@FabiansTinyWorkshop]

Very creative, good job!