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I made a 10X scale micrometer as a project in junior high shop class. We threaded the 4 tpi micrometer thread with a router and 60 deg. V bit. Made a mount to set the router to the compound. It worked well, I recall using mohagany (fairly open grained) for the spindle.
My son makes exotic wooden chop sticks on my Grizzly G0709 (with a taper attachment). We use a HF die grinder with a carbide bit mounted to the compound, does a really nice job and leaves a smooth finish. The G0709 has a top speed of 2000 rpm, probably need 5000 for wood 1/4" diameter. So instead of spinning the work to speed against the tool, we spin the tool to speed.
Bruce
My son makes exotic wooden chop sticks on my Grizzly G0709 (with a taper attachment). We use a HF die grinder with a carbide bit mounted to the compound, does a really nice job and leaves a smooth finish. The G0709 has a top speed of 2000 rpm, probably need 5000 for wood 1/4" diameter. So instead of spinning the work to speed against the tool, we spin the tool to speed.
Bruce