Anyone with a router near Chelmsford?

[gooseholla]

Hello,

I'm on a bit of a scrounge to be able to finish my scope. Bit of a long shot but is there anyone near Chelmsford who has a router and would be willing to swing it about to cut me two arcs for my side bearings to run in please?

Much appreciated.

John

[Tinker1947]

I'm near King's Lynn if you want to pop in......

Not sure how many routers in the workshop you would run out of fingers counting them....

[gooseholla]

Hello,

Thank you for the kind offer sir. I may take you up on it but it might be a bit far? Don't know if there is anyone closer?

Thanks

John

 

[Tinker1947]

You can hire one the kitchen worktop type shouldn't be to expensive.....your welcome all the same just not to close though....

[Astro Imp]

Hi, it might be worth a look here, http://www.essexcraftguild.org.uk/ I know quite a few of the members and they are a great bunch.

[gooseholla]

A Guild? I'm not going to have to give secret codewords, do funky handshakes and be initiated via fine hand crafted paddles am I?!!!

[mapstar]

I'm near King's Lynn if you want to pop in......

Not sure how many routers in the workshop you would run out of fingers counting them....

Lovely bit of Kit the ELU/ dewalt is too Tinker1947, mines been faultless since I bought it 14yrs ago

Is that American white Oak it's on? 

Damian

[Tinker1947]

French properly, i have 2 of the Dewalts and a 177e Elu, then there's Boche, Porta Cable, and 5 or 6 other brands, i do like Tools....     

[Soupy]

Come on Chelmsford... Someone's gotta help John out otherwise he'll be moving up north to Yorkshire!

[gooseholla]

Come on Chelmsford... Someone's gotta help John out otherwise he'll be moving up north to Yorkshire!

When I used to go up to Yorkshire, the natives debated in our meetings whether Lancashire or Yorkshire was God's county. We Essex lot knew better though  However, I will swear allegiance to whichever county has a router!!

John

[Davey-T]

I'm near Dartford, Kent side of crossing, welcome to use mine but there must be someone closer.

Dave

[gooseholla]

Hi,

Thanks for the offer. Yes I would have thought that someone in Essex would have a router and could cut a couple of quick arcs. Maybe not! We'll see... if not looks like a road trip!

John

[gooseholla]

Well thank you for the offers guys but my dad sent me some money so I picked up a router from screwfix which will hopefully do the job..

[Tinker1947]

Maybe you could explain what and how you are going to do the job, there's people on here can give good advice.....

[gooseholla]

Hello,

I am going to swing two part circles into the sides of the rocker box for the bearings to run on ala this picture http://www.obsessiontelescopes.com/telescopes/18/18-Andreas-Hybl.jpg

How am I going to do it? First mark out the radius I want onto the wood with a stick compass, making sure it subtends only 70 degrees as the Kriege and Berry book says. I'll then clamp the bit of wood to the bench and set up the circle cutting jig of the router in the same hole the compass used, so that the edge of the router bit is up against the mark. I will then swing it to make a cut then lower it and do it again until it goes all the way through the wood.

John

[Soupy]

Sounds good John, slowly slowly catchy monkey, remember measure twice cut once!

[gooseholla]

I thought it was cut then measure

[Soupy]

I thought it was cut then measure

I think this works as well, at least that's what my other half thinks!