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captainjsw Wed 07 January 2009 21:31

How to route these moldings
 
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Hi everyone,

I'm building a 57' sailing catamaran. There is a need to route some moldings to act as a rebate for cabin doors, cupboard doors and maybe draw fronts.

I'm sure the MechMate could do this but I guess holding down the part would be the hard thing. I guess I just want some advice on how to make moldings like these shown in the attachment.

The previous boat we built door rebates out of beech and cut the straight sections using a table saw and I hand routed the curved parts by hand - not easy to get right.

Thanks John

sailfl Thu 08 January 2009 00:25

Capt John,

Very nice and I would like to see some photos of the outside.

I don't have a solution for your problem.

captainjsw Thu 08 January 2009 01:19

Hi Nils thats not my boat - its a picture of what I am trying to achieve - I can send you updates of the new boat as we move along - pictures included. If you take a look at my web site you can see the old boat - well not that old - now I cant post urls but if you do a google search on john watson catamaran you will or should get my site- a few pictures on there or send me your e-mail and I'll shoot you a few pics etc.

Cheers John

gixi Thu 08 January 2009 07:59

For this kind of operation the MM is not the best because you'll lose a lot of time just to setup the machine.
F 500 Professional Tilting Spindle Moulder is an example.
Also see their site: http://romania.felder-gruppe.at/?PHP...id=ENG#tblHead
FELDER is the producer and is from Austria.
On their site you can find a movie on how it works.

Marius

hennie Thu 08 January 2009 08:48

John I would try and use the MM to do the frame as long as you can hold the workpiece in place.
You can use a spindle but you first need to make a jigg to hold the frame in and depending on the cutter you will need to take real care as the spindle is one serious machine to do small woodwork with ( can lose fingers ).
Try looking at the Triton router table it is cheaper and you can use your router. my 1 cent

Gerald D Thu 08 January 2009 09:39

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Using a CAD program, draw the corner pieces (red) and nest them onto a plank:


Screw plank to spoilboard

Cut blue profiles until nearly right through - do not cut through

Undo screws

Put plank through a thicknesser.

Do rounding over with table or hand router

Marc Shlaes Thu 08 January 2009 16:01

I checked out the website. YOU SIR ARE A CRAFTSMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whose designs are you building? I am curious. Post more pictures!

Thanks,

sailfl Thu 08 January 2009 17:09

Capt John,

Marc is right!! That is one nice boat. I like the picture of you in the rain slicker -- Your smile tells every thing. I am enjoying what I built!

If you didn't live so darn far away, I would invite my self for sail. I would love to drive your boat. What size is it?

Yes, post more photos.

May you have strong wind on your windward side...

Greg J Thu 08 January 2009 17:48

John,

Very nice work. Anyone who quotes Mark Twain is alright in my book.

From John's website -

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails."
"Explore. Dream. Discover". - Mark Twain.

Marc Shlaes Thu 08 January 2009 20:00

Where the wind don't blow, you really shouldn't go.

-Led Zeppelin

captainjsw Thu 08 January 2009 20:06

Thanks to everyone advice and praise
 
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With regard to using the MM to cut the mouldings I think I will go the way of Gerald's suggestion - last time I cut the curve with a band saw, also somewhat of a challenge as far as getting an accurate cut is concerned..

The last boat (now sold) was a Tony Grainger design from Queesland / Australia. The new boat is a custom design based closely on the gunboat series of sailing catamarans. The new boat is 17.5m long (57.5') the most famous of the gunboat series is Safari - do a google on it. A forward cockpit design. Here is a few jpgs - have heaps more of course but don't think this is the forum for this, anyone who is interested I can send updates to their e-mail addresses, as things progresses. My e-mail address is on the contact page of my site. A new site is half written, just waitin to get a bit further with constuction - we will be sort of fitted out by the end of April - maybe.

Cheers John:)


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