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   donbutler | Apr 16, 2005 03:48pm | #1

   Try:

    

   http://www.legacywoodworking.com/

    

   Regards,

   Don

   I'm not the man I used to be, but then I never was!
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   user-450633 | Apr 16, 2005 04:38pm | #2

   Thanks Don I know about Legacy though they are geared to ornamental turning etc. and in addition I would need much wider capacity.

   I was referring to shop built x -y track system. I design woodworking devices but thought I would refresh my memory from article(s)

    

   Norm

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   eldubya | Apr 16, 2005 06:35pm | #3

   Stormin, there is a horizontal mortising machine that works on an x-y axis as you described. Similar to a multi -router. It is in issue 68  vol 12 of "shop notes"( March 2003) Is that what you had in mind??? Try  http://www.shopnotes.com you may find some info.      Len

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   user-450633 | Apr 16, 2005 09:54pm | #5

   Thanks no It was planfor x y router travel over the length and width of board to fly cut it flat when boards are wider than jointer at hand or too big for "sled" jointing in planer. One article was over 20 yrs ago and I thought another was more recent.

   I invented the xyz mortiser that was theinspiration for the Leigh mortise and tenon machine.

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   forestgirl | Apr 16, 2005 07:02pm | #4

   The only recent article I noticed was in Wood magazine's current issue.  There were no rollers involved though, just a router-carrying sled with handles, which slides on referencing boards that the stock is wedged into.  We've had a couple of vigorous discussions about the technique, LOL. 

   The magazine should still be at your newstand.  Not sure why you would need rollers.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   user-450633 | Apr 16, 2005 09:57pm | #6

   Thanks Too prevent binding when flycutting surface of large board it is best to have roller or linear bearings. As we have woodworking and machine shop it is no problem to make one just wanted to see what others had done.

    

   Ocean boy