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   jazzdogg | May 17, 2005 07:41pm | #1

   Sounds like a perfect question to post on the T.O.H. website!

   -Jazzdogg-

   Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right.

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   chills1994 | May 18, 2005 07:31am | #2

   I'm so dumb, now why didn't I think of that?

   Of course if it does come up on their website, they'll want to sell my a copy of the episode.

   Just being a cheapskate, hoping maybe somebody out there knows how to do it and wouldn't mind passing it along for free.

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   JohnWW | May 18, 2005 05:35pm | #3

   Chills,

   The technique you are looking for was described in a booklet that was first published by Delta Machinery in 1937.  It was titled "Getting the Most Out of Your Table Saw and Jointer"  I've never seen it described anywhere else.

   You should be able to find a copy of the booklet on the Old Woodworking Machines site, OWWM.com or send me your address and I'll send you a copy of the page describing the technique.

   The original method was done entirely on a table saw, but you could probably do the initial cut, which determines the spiral, on a table saw and then shape the final profile on a router table.  In the Delta booklet the final shaping was done with a molding head on the saw. 

   John W.

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   BWTull | Dec 05, 2015 04:37pm | #6

   Hi John, I was hoping that you would still have a copy of this page and technique. I've tried looking throught all the junk online but nothing is really helping. (also tried sending a private message but new users cannot.) 

   Thanks for the assistance.

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   notDusty | May 19, 2005 05:30pm | #4

                Chills ,

                         There are several methods that can be used . The book that John mentioned and I believe the old Sears table saw book has a bit on this as well . Sears made what was called a router crafter , a carriage like a lathe that enabled spirals and combo turnings to be made . Also I when I apprenticed I saw it done by taking masking tape and winding around in a spiral along the round blank. A hand saw was used to start the cuts on each side of the spiral . It was then put on the TS against the miter gauge skewed on an angle, the blade may have been on a bit of an angle also . Once the rough shape was formed it got chucked up on a lathe and filed and sanded to the desired twist .

                            be creative  good luck                 dusty

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   chills1994 | May 30, 2005 06:07am | #5

   thanks everybody for the info.

   i'll get a hold of TOH this week, see what they want for a video.

   i'll also try OWWM.

   Chills