territorialmillworks Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I needed 32 similar spirals so I ran 1/4" rnd thru the veining dies and then used this jig to make the spiral. Start to finish about 6 minutes each (once I firgured it out) lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenbeast Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 i assume you turn it to take it off the jig? Why the second stage of stretching it out, why not build the jig to the finish dimensions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
territorialmillworks Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 Yes, I turn it off the jig with light hammer taps. I tried different diameters and both tight and loose wraps. Stretching it allowed me to control the 'collapse' into a more natural elliptical look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenbeast Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 fair enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gaddis Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Dog-gone neat approach! carry on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 How about a jig where you can fit the end on a catcher and then crank the pipe winding it on. (I've done some variations of this making chain mail rings from steel wire.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Why do you need the bar on the former?, You could just wind it around the tube and then pull the ends, easier/quicker to heat a short section than an extended open coil; If you have a set up like Thomas suggests you could probably even do them cold after texturing the bar and allowing it to cool slowly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenbeast Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Why do you need the bar on the former?, You could just wind it around the tube and then pull the ends, easier/quicker to heat a short section than an extended open coil; If you have a set up like Thomas suggests you could probably even do them cold after texturing the bar and allowing it to cool slowly My questions were actually because i've used a similar method but without the guide bar on some bottle holders recently. I like the idea of a more even, repeatable curve but perhaps i just need to apply more care in my pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Strongly suggest you leave some variability in your work to differentiate it from cold formed industrial work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenbeast Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 yeah that is a good point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 My questions were actually because i've used a similar method but without the guide bar on some bottle holders recently. I like the idea of a more even, repeatable curve but perhaps i just need to apply more care in my pieces. Its not so much care, as even heating over the range you need to manipulate. If you want to make something like a courting candle holder (adjustable), just wrap two bars adjacent to each other on the mandrel (tube or bar of appropriate size) then when you remove and unwind them you will have two even open spirals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canada goose Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 This is very interesting? I wonder what size the stock you are using is. You wrapped it cold around the pipe jig ? I wonder if its a method for making tomato spirals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
territorialmillworks Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 It's 1/4" round and wrapped using a torch...Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Keith, nice work!!! Great idea. I love your wire wheel too, for a second there thought you used that shaft to wrap em, heat it stick it in the bolt then turn it on and hang on!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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