JB

Joe Bleau

29/01/2007 11:52 PM

Old Sears gadget for turning spirals with router

Some years ago Sears used to market a device for turning spirals on
legs. I am sure it had other uses as well. It was a bed with some
sort of mount above for seating a router. It had a crank on the end
and I believe was wire driven. You could turn the crank while running
your router and do spiral work quite easily. I am looking to buy one
but need to know what they are called first.

Joe


This topic has 12 replies

JJ

in reply to Joe Bleau on 29/01/2007 11:52 PM

31/01/2007 12:33 PM

Mon, Jan 29, 2007, 11:52pm [email protected] (Joe=A0Bleau) doth
sayeth:
Some years ago Sears used to market a device for turning spirals on
legs. <snip>

I'm not interested in one myself, but last time I looked in a Sears
catalog, or maybe it was last time I was in a Sears, they still carried
them. Admitted that was quite a bit back, but I'm wondering if anyone
has checked to see if they still carry them.

However, somewhere, I have seen, or have, plans to make a jig that
will do the same. Somewhere I've got plans for a jig for routing flutes
too, but something like that would be a lot easier to figure out. So
some googling might come up with plans so you can make one - be a lot
more flexible in use than a store-bought one, and you could paint it any
color you wanted - I recommend yellow.. .



JOAT
Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will
acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.
- Johann Von Schiller

Ww

"WConner"

in reply to Joe Bleau on 29/01/2007 11:52 PM

01/02/2007 5:18 PM

If you don't get something worked out here, contact me, I have one that
hasn't been used much with instructions I might part with. I hate to think
about boxing it up to ship.

Walt Conner
wconner5 at verizon dot net

En

"EXT"

in reply to Joe Bleau on 29/01/2007 11:52 PM

31/01/2007 10:52 AM

Got one, never used it. A friend had one but needed space in his basement so
gave it to me. So now I just store it in case I find a need for it.

"<<<__ Bob __>>>" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Joe Bleau wrote:
>> Some years ago Sears used to market a device for turning spirals on
>> legs. I am sure it had other uses as well. It was a bed with some
>> sort of mount above for seating a router. It had a crank on the end
>> and I believe was wire driven. You could turn the crank while running
>> your router and do spiral work quite easily. I am looking to buy one
>> but need to know what they are called first.
>>
>> Joe
>
>
> Router crafter .. .. .. surprisingly, they are selling in new or like-new
> condition on e-Bay for $175-$250

Cc

"Charley"

in reply to Joe Bleau on 29/01/2007 11:52 PM

01/02/2007 9:43 AM

I've got one of these.
It was given to me by a co-worker. I've never used it. I'm not even sure
that it's all there, but if you want it contact me off the newsgroup and
we'll arrange something.

--
Charley



"Joe Bleau" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:52:48 -0500, "EXT"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Got one, never used it. A friend had one but needed space in his basement
so
> >gave it to me. So now I just store it in case I find a need for it.
> >
>
> I can not find one on eBay. Interested in selling yours?
>
> Joe

Bb

"<<<__ Bob __>>>"

in reply to Joe Bleau on 29/01/2007 11:52 PM

29/01/2007 11:58 PM

Joe Bleau wrote:
> Some years ago Sears used to market a device for turning spirals on
> legs. I am sure it had other uses as well. It was a bed with some
> sort of mount above for seating a router. It had a crank on the end
> and I believe was wire driven. You could turn the crank while running
> your router and do spiral work quite easily. I am looking to buy one
> but need to know what they are called first.
>
> Joe


Router crafter .. .. .. surprisingly, they are selling in new or
like-new condition on e-Bay for $175-$250

Nn

Nova

in reply to Joe Bleau on 29/01/2007 11:52 PM

01/02/2007 9:06 PM

Joe Bleau wrote:

>
> I can not find one on eBay. Interested in selling yours?
>
> Joe

You couldn't find one on eBay? There's four of them being auctioned
now. Search for "router crafter".

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=router+crafter&category0=&submitSearch=Search

--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
[email protected]

DH

Dave Hall

in reply to Joe Bleau on 29/01/2007 11:52 PM

31/01/2007 1:41 PM

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:33:55 -0500, [email protected] (J T)
wrote:

>Mon, Jan 29, 2007, 11:52pm [email protected] (Joe Bleau) doth
>sayeth:
>Some years ago Sears used to market a device for turning spirals on
>legs. <snip>

I believe that the router crafter is a Vermont America device that
sears branded and sold. Might check with Vermont America to see if
they still sell them, also.

> I'm not interested in one myself, but last time I looked in a Sears
>catalog, or maybe it was last time I was in a Sears, they still carried
>them. Admitted that was quite a bit back, but I'm wondering if anyone
>has checked to see if they still carry them.
>
> However, somewhere, I have seen, or have, plans to make a jig that
>will do the same. Somewhere I've got plans for a jig for routing flutes
>too, but something like that would be a lot easier to figure out. So
>some googling might come up with plans so you can make one - be a lot
>more flexible in use than a store-bought one, and you could paint it any
>color you wanted - I recommend yellow.. .
>
>
>
>JOAT
>Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will
>acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.
>- Johann Von Schiller

JJ

in reply to Dave Hall on 31/01/2007 1:41 PM

31/01/2007 3:34 PM

Wed, Jan 31, 2007, 1:41pm: [email protected] (Dave=A0Hall) posted what I
posted, thusly:
On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:33:55 -0500, [email protected] (J T)
wrote:
Mon, Jan 29, 2007, 11:52pm [email protected] (Joe=A0Bleau) doth
sayeth:
Some years ago Sears used to market a device for turning spirals on
legs. <snip>

And,you then proceded to say:
I believe that the router crafter is a Vermont America device that sears
branded and sold. Might check with Vermont America to see if they still
sell them, also.

I already said I'm not interested. By picking my post to respond
to, people might now get the idea I 'am' interested. That's just
confusing.



JOAT
Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will
acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.
- Johann Von Schiller

DH

Dave Hall

in reply to Dave Hall on 31/01/2007 1:41 PM

31/01/2007 4:13 PM

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:34:11 -0500, [email protected] (J T)
wrote:

>Wed, Jan 31, 2007, 1:41pm: [email protected] (Dave Hall) posted what I
>posted, thusly:
>On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:33:55 -0500, [email protected] (J T)
>wrote:
>Mon, Jan 29, 2007, 11:52pm [email protected] (Joe Bleau) doth
>sayeth:
>Some years ago Sears used to market a device for turning spirals on
>legs. <snip>
>
>And,you then proceded to say:
>I believe that the router crafter is a Vermont America device that sears
>branded and sold. Might check with Vermont America to see if they still
>sell them, also.
>
> I already said I'm not interested. By picking my post to respond
>to, people might now get the idea I 'am' interested. That's just
>confusing.
>
>
>
>JOAT
>Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will
>acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.
>- Johann Von Schiller

Sorry JOAT. I tried to post between the OP and you to show I was
responding to the OP's question as well as to your suggestion that
Sears may still be selling their rebranded version. That makes sense
to me and doesn't seem confusing from my vantage point. Your mileage
DID vary and others' MAY vary. If you get a major rush of people
sending you personal email trying to sell you a router crafter, blame
me and have the woodworking gods curse my woodworking forever,
otherwise, "quit yer bitchin'" ;-)

Dave Hall

JJ

in reply to Dave Hall on 31/01/2007 4:13 PM

01/02/2007 2:44 AM

Wed, Jan 31, 2007, 4:13pm [email protected] (Dave=A0Hall) will lament his
words:
<snip> have the woodworking gods curse my woodworking forever,
otherwise, "quit yer bitchin'" ;-)

You just had to give 'em ideas, didn't you? Well, you're SOL now.
Blame it on you.



JOAT
Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will
acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.
- Johann Von Schiller

JC

J. Clarke

in reply to Joe Bleau on 29/01/2007 11:52 PM

31/01/2007 2:21 PM

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:33:55 -0500, [email protected] (J T)
wrote:

>Mon, Jan 29, 2007, 11:52pm [email protected] (Joe Bleau) doth
>sayeth:
>Some years ago Sears used to market a device for turning spirals on
>legs. <snip>
>
> I'm not interested in one myself, but last time I looked in a Sears
>catalog, or maybe it was last time I was in a Sears, they still carried
>them. Admitted that was quite a bit back, but I'm wondering if anyone
>has checked to see if they still carry them.
>
> However, somewhere, I have seen, or have, plans to make a jig that
>will do the same. Somewhere I've got plans for a jig for routing flutes
>too, but something like that would be a lot easier to figure out. So
>some googling might come up with plans so you can make one - be a lot
>more flexible in use than a store-bought one, and you could paint it any
>color you wanted - I recommend yellow.. .

Looked for one a while back--not on the Sears site or in the Sears
store or in the Sears catalog--it's an ex-product.

Legacy makes a number of ornamental mills that are somewhat upmarket
but serve a similar function <http://www.legacywoodworking.com/> and
there's a cheap clone
<http://www.houseoftools.com/product.htm?pid=169889>.

The Craftsman was a relabelled Trend Routerlathe or some ancestor
thereof <http://www.trendmachinery.co.uk/routerlathe/> but it appears
to have been discontinued. The manual is available for download from
Trend and they claim that they still stock all spares.

Here's a description of a big one that someone built for his own
use--no plans though
<http://www.castlesimon.com/Projects/OrnamentalMill/tabid/56/Default.aspx>.

<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0762101857> contains plans for
a shop made spiral turning jig.

JB

Joe Bleau

in reply to Joe Bleau on 29/01/2007 11:52 PM

31/01/2007 10:55 PM

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:52:48 -0500, "EXT"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Got one, never used it. A friend had one but needed space in his basement so
>gave it to me. So now I just store it in case I find a need for it.
>

I can not find one on eBay. Interested in selling yours?

Joe


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