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Nice setup.
Martin

On 3/5/2017 11:49 AM, Dr. Deb wrote:
On Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 9:23:48 PM UTC-6, Electric Comet wrote:
got some multi ply that is very stiff
i think it is 3/8 and made a steady jig along with some roller blade
skate wheels

used wing nuts on the bolts to secure it to the bed and then made a
small wrench out of wood or course


not sure how i got by without but i found anything over 13 or 14 inches
depending on the species was not producing good results and this jig
really makes a big difference

had not thought much about the speed of the wheels and it turns out that
it did not matter as the wheels are going slower than when they were on
the skates


I finally got time to take a couple of pictures of mine. If you look, you can see the fitting that goes between the ways on the bed.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0q8quo7bwv..._2391.JPG?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/oe2dz3zvqh..._2392.JPG?dl=0

The ring is doubled up 3/4" ply, the arms are 3/4" walnut and the rollers are off an inline skate.