Working on behalf of the customer we can design columns to suit their exact needs

create a test piece for confirmation

and to allow dimensioning of the timber sizes for delivery by the specialist timber merchant

The CNC work was based on two cutters 18½mm and 3½mm ball nose cutter

In order to guarantee that each quadrant 'blank' was placed exactly in the same place on the machine bed. A 'false' bed was located on the table and registration lines cut on the X and Y axis 2mm deep with a vee cutter.

the 'blanks' were then located against these registration lines and secured with screws from underneath

The 'blank' alined with the X axis registration

and with the 'Y axis registration which was at 1200 x 350 where the X and Y axis were zeroed

To facilitate the stripping of the machine to allow other work to take place the whole false bed sistem was registered to a point on the 'fixed' machine bed.

The square edged blanks ready for machining

the roughing toolpath with the 8½mm cutter

the completed roughing toolpath

Then the finished toolpath with the 3½mm cutter

the face sanded

before the flutess ate cut with the 18½mm cutter

The blanks were then processed and stored accordingly

a cramping jig was fabricated to guarantee the jointing of the segments

which were joined in halves

before being formed into completed columns

plywood cramping jigs allow the joints to be pulled up tight

the columns of course will be stood upright when in their final position