MFS trammel jig for arched doors

[spikfot]

Pretty self explanatory. Have a few arches to build, the doors are easy, its the arched jams/casings that take the time. used an up-cut 12mm spiral with an OF1400 and took the 40mm stock down in 3 passes. the last picture shows a finished piece, 3-40mm pieces glued together. the inside stop is milled from a wider piece, not glued on.
And no comments on the wallpaper please.

 

[harry_]

William,

I would love to see the finished unit!

 

[monte]

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Very well done!
I like your use of the "extended mft sub-base" to use your Festool cam clamps.

two questions.......
It's hard to see from the photos, what did you use for the pivot point at the other end?
I take it that the workpiece is double face taped to your mdf base?

cheers...
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[spikfot]

When you purchase a "MFS set" it comes with an 8mm sleeve/ stud to use as a pivot, I used a simple squeeze clamp to hold it in place.
The cam clamps hold the workpiece down, no tape involved. 

 

[monte]

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thanks,

I've had the mfs set for a while - I forgot that it came with the pivot inset.

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[spikfot]

I agree, that little bugger is easy to miss, it took a bit of digging through "spare parts" to make sense of it- but that is my fault for waiting "'till all else fails" before reading the instructions.

 

[woodguy7]

But now that you mention it, that is some pretty funky wallpaper  [tongue]
Are you routering that in your living room ?

Woodguy

 

[Brice Burrell]

But now that you mention it, that is some pretty funky wallpaper  [tongue]
Are you routering that in your living room ?

Woodguy

If he was do you really think he'd admit it? ;D

Great project William. I'd love to see some more pictures.

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

Glad I wasn't the only one to wonder about that wall paper.

 

[spikfot]

I don't know what is wrong, but my mac wont allow me to post pictures right now.  And is the wall paper so important around here? last I checked this site was for woodworkers, where'd the Martha Stewart types come from?

 

[harry_]

I would not have given the wallpaper a second thought, however you point it out. Which in this crowd seemed more like a taunt than anything else.

 

[woodguy7]

Sorry William  [embarassed]
I like the arch you made. When i make arched door frames i always make a former & laminate the head up from thinner layers, but your meathod looks much easier.  Is that the 2m rails you have ? I was thinking about getting some & thought i would get the bigest ones Festool do & add some smaller ones later.  I read through Brice's review & didn't realise you could do so much with them. 

Cheers, Woodguy.

 

[spikfot]

I still can't post more picts, but if you want to see where the doors (4) will be hung, you can go here:

http://s271.photobucket.com/albums/jj128/igelkottet/Jordkallare/

 

[Brice Burrell]

I don't know what is wrong, but my mac wont allow me to post pictures right now.  And is the wall paper so important around here? last I checked this site was for woodworkers, where'd the Martha Stewart types come from?

William, sorry if my comments were offensive. I didn't intend them to be. I'm looking forward to seeing more pictures. Thanks for showing us your project. [thumbs up]

 

[Brice Burrell]

Are these things going to be for wine storage?

 

[spikfot]

No worries. I'm stuck in 3 rooms in my basement right now. The decor is the last thing to worry me.
As a side note, the arched forms for the ceiling in the passive earth cellar were jointed with dominoes- 4, 10x50s in each joint, 16 in each truss. they worked out great and can be reused. they held up a lot of weight for the few weeks the mud was setting.

 

[spikfot]

Are these things going to be for wine storage?

I wish!
The passive earth cellar is for a Waldorf school that makes lunches from scratch. Around 120 kilos of potatoes, carrots, cabbage etc. per week
The design is traditional for Sweden and most old farmhouses have a earth cellar somewhere close to the house. These old efficient designs are making a comeback with todays gas/electricity prices.