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Howard Fluting Jig Manual Rev 4
Howard Fluting Jig Manual Rev 4
Ho
oward Fluting JJig
Suits lathes with spindle heights from 80mm to 310mm (3.25” to 12”)
Greater spindle height can be achieved by using a base plate on the lathe bed.
A base plate or board is recommended for a lathe with round bed bars.
Base boards made from 20mm MDF or scrap Kitchen Work Tops are ideal.
Routers that are removable from their base with a standard 43mm or 65mm
collar.
Reducer collars can be supplied to suit die grinders or other tools with a
parallel collar can be provided. The Trend T3 has a 42mm collar so 0.5mm
shim can be supplied. The Trend T4 has a 43mm collar.
Base fitted with plastic liner.
Router carrier can be adjusted along the length of the base.
Height and length adjustment for guide bush.
Router not included.
Safety
Important PPE (personel protection eqipment) must be worn when using this
jig.
Eye and full face protection must be used.
Router cutters rotate up to 27000 RPM.
Ensure lathe power is disconnected when using the jig.
Ensure all trailing power cords do not cause a trip hazard or become trapped
between the jig and the lathe bed.
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Gettinng Started
The jigg will be su
upplied with the Ro outer Carriier and Guuide assem mbly remo
oved.
Fit thee router too the carrieer block checking th
he collar ssize is corrrect.
Routeer Clamp SScrew
Cutter Guide Asssembly
Clamp Screw
Cutter Guide Asssembly
Routeer Clamp 4
43mm Ho
ole
Refit thhe Block into the Caarrier as shown belo ow and thhen fit the assemblyy onto
the base in the rrequired pposition depending on the type of fluting to be ccarried Adjustt the guidee bush to ssuit the cu
utter, guid
de bushess are madee to suit the
out. Fit screws ffinger tight first, theen using th
he allen keey provideed tighten
n type of cutter ussed. Bush design an nd dimenttions are shown at tthe end off the
lightly. DO NOT OVER TIG GHTEN. manuaal.
Fit thee Cutter Guuide Assemmbly. Hoorizontal G
Guide Bussh
Cllamp Screw
Veertical adjjustment llocking
sccrew.
h Locking SScrew
Guide Bush
Guide Bush Asseembly
Centraalise the bush so thee cutter iss free runn
ning with aabout 1mm (1/16”))
clearence aroun nd the cuttter.
The Guuide Bush will have a groove machined d into it to
o stop the bush push hing
back, o
only tighteen bush lo
ocking screew with ligght pressu ure. Set th
he grain veertical
if wooden bushees are useed.
Settingg up on Laathe.
Routerr Cutter seet to Center Height. One hand supportting Routeer one han
nd
holding base plaate firmly onto lathee bed.
Using aa Base Board for Fluuting or Drilling faceeplate wo
ork.
Base Boaard With aa
back sto
op fitted to
o
work to a constan
Importtant nt
position.
op.
Back Sto
Gru
ub screw loocated in the
mid
ddle of thiss part (So
ome
Models Only))
Imporrtant
Severral small light cutts in the correct d
direction
n will givee very go
ood
resultts and arre much easier to o controll.
Disconnect Laathe Pow
wer Beforre Using Jig.
New ooffset buush holdeer. The bush ring stem is h
held in place by aa grub
screw middle off the short 16mm
w in the m m extensioon bar, to get to the
screw
w if needeed removve the shhort extension annd removve the reaar
he grub sscrew can now bee accesseed from tthe samee
grub sscrew. Th
hole.
Includ
ded with the Jig iss a 6mm threaded rod nu uts and w
washers, tthese
are ussed as a micro heeight adju
ustment if needed. The ro od is passsed
through the hole in the top bloock and sscrewed into the router
moun nting blocck and th
he lockedd in placee with a n
nut and w
washer. A A nut
and wwasher caan then bbe used oon the toop of the threadeed rod forr
adjusttment (the rod iss 1mm pitch so on ne turn o
of the nut=1mm)
The bottom off the fron
nt plate h
has also been mo
odified to
o allow a drill
with aa 43mm collar to be fitted
d.
Pass chuck th
hrough att this possition.
Simplle Swivell Base
Examples
Hollo
ow form with fluttes. End stops weere fitted
d to lathee bed to gget an evven startt
and finish po
oint. The Guide Bu
ush followed the shape of the form to givee an even n
deptth.
Centre Star made with
h the jig.
If the cutter iss to go beelow the surface of the w
wood, in oother wo
ords
no maaterial left betweeen flutess, then a guide sttop is useed.
If no sstop is ussed the ffinal flutee will be undersizze.
Guidee bushes can be m
made from wood nylon orr plastic, only ligh
ht
pressu hen tightening thee lockingg screw.
ure is needed wh
1‐1.5m
mm (1/16‐1/18”)) Clearance aroun
nd the cu
utter.
Base Plate Fixxings
Thee base platte is suppllied with 6
6 CS
M6 screws an nd these ccan be mo oved
to vvarious positions deepending o on the
position usedd for the roouter carrrier
asseembly.
Largger base p
plates can be made to
givee more staability if neeeded or ffor
special types of work.
We suggest iff you makke a base itt
should be of sufficient strength aand
the holes are drilled acccurately aat
7mm m diameteer and thee counterssunk
to eensure screw heads are below w the Contaact Detaiils
surfface.
Paul H
Howard W
Woodturrning
Thee pitch dim
mensions aare 60mm
m
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