Ann Brink on sun 14 mar 04
Hello Michael,
About your tubular steel frame:....I am picturing something like a coping
saw frame, but without the handle, made of tubing. Or let's call it an
upside-down "U" shape. And is it made in two pieces, with the central part
having one tube slide into another, to make the frame adjustable? Does it
have holes, with pins to go through them?
Ann Brink in Lompoc CA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Wendt"
snip: > "I also constructed a tubular steel frame to carry the tile cutting
wires. It
> is adjustable so you can cut any size or shape that requires straight
sides.........."
Michael Wendt on mon 15 mar 04
I have posted pictures of the tile cutter on the clayart section of my web
site.
Regards,
Michael Wendt
Wendt Pottery
2729 Clearwater Ave
Lewiston, ID 83501
wendtpot@lewiston.com
www.wendtpottery.com
Me challenged... me want picture..... need picture.......
Gayle Bair
Bainbridge Island, WA
http://claybair.com
Michael Wendt on mon 15 mar 04
It has 4 threaded rods at right angles supported by 4 short pieces of angle
iron with holes the size of the rods drilled in them. Wires are clamped
between pairs of nuts tightened to guitar string tightness. To assure the
arc of the cutter is true, I used a tubular steel frame hinged with 1"
shafting running through ball bearing pillow blocks. The registration of the
cuts is so precise the wire comes back out the same cut without hanging up.
Mine also has a jig to hold the bat in place to assure the wires always make
a cut that doesn't leave the tile round and a stamp holder for the rubber
stamp that contains the required Lewis-Clark Peace Medallion imprint. I use
Vince's cloth bat technique under the tiles so they don't need to be wired
at all!
Regards,
Michael Wendt
Wendt Pottery
2729 Clearwater Ave
Lewiston, ID 83501
wendtpot@lewiston.com
www.wendtpottery.com
claybair on mon 15 mar 04
Me challenged... me want picture..... need picture.......
Gayle Bair
Bainbridge Island, WA
http://claybair.com
-----Original Message-----
From: MichaelWendt
It has 4 threaded rods at right angles supported by 4 short pieces of angle
iron with holes the size of the rods drilled in them. Wires are clamped
between pairs of nuts tightened to guitar string tightness. To assure the
arc of the cutter is true, I used a tubular steel frame hinged with 1"
shafting running through ball bearing pillow blocks. The registration of the
cuts is so precise the wire comes back out the same cut without hanging up.
Mine also has a jig to hold the bat in place to assure the wires always make
a cut that doesn't leave the tile round and a stamp holder for the rubber
stamp that contains the required Lewis-Clark Peace Medallion imprint. I use
Vince's cloth bat technique under the tiles so they don't need to be wired
at all!
Regards,
Michael Wendt
Wendt Pottery
2729 Clearwater Ave
Lewiston, ID 83501
wendtpot@lewiston.com
www.wendtpottery.com
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