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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: dkanen on July 31, 2010, 03:25:22 pm
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I?m looking for a tool that might not exist. I have a kid?s project that will require 15 rounded 1 inch dowels. Is there a tool that can round over a dowel like the end of a broom handle? If so does anyone know where to buy one?
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You can use a router with a round over bit to do it. If the dowel is 1" use a 1/2" roundover bit on the end of the dowel and it will round over the end of the dowel like a broom handle.
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Can't you just sand it down?
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When I make Steve's little clown that "walks" down the ladder it has a number of dowels that I round over. I use my disc sander and just round them by slowly spinning them around. You could also just put a piece of sand paper flat on your bench and sand them by hand. Neither of these will give you the consistent look that a router will, as Chief mentioned, but they look good enough for government work :) Depending on your project and the size of the dowels used you can get them looking pretty good with a little effort and it won't cost much.
Barry
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Take a look at this: www.highlandwoodworking.com/dowelballerset.aspx
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Thats what I was thinking of dg. I have also seen some that connect to a drill.
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I have used an old pencil sharpner to get the sharp corner/edge knocked down real fast and then using a stationary sander to smooth the dowel end to a ball shape. I usually do most of the work on a longer dowel and then cut to length. Then do the next one.
It takes awhile that way but they generally look nice.
Rog
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I have that set. I used the one for 1" to do the eyes for this grasshopper pull toy. For the eyes I rounded the end of a 1" dowel then cut it to size, painted black then glued into the body.
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Aww... that is so cute dgman!
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Thanks Janet, I made several of these for our annual toy drive of our woodworking club last Christmas. We usually make about 1200 toys a year for local needy children.
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I just use my sander. Works great. 8)
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It could be done on a lathe.
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Thank you all for the information it will help with what I am making.