Hello,
I’m interested in building a system that can rout wooden cylinders of up to 12” deep. Final outside diameter of a cylinder is about 14”. Final wall thickness can range between 1/2” to 1/4”.
Can you offer any information or advice? Thank you
I’m not sure, but I don’t think that you are going to find a CNC machine on this site that can reach 12" into the center of a >14" wide block of wood to create the ID of a cylinder, or to cut the outside of the >14" block into a round shape for the OD.
My guess is that a lathe may be what you will need.
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A lathe.
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Sorry, I should have been clearer—
I’m starting with a wooden shell constructed of vertical staves; NOT a solid chunk of wood. The stave shell then needs to be machined smooth on inside and out.
I think a lathe might still be the best tool for the job. The challenge would be to keep the assembled staves intact while cutting both inside and out with the lathe.
I don’t think it would be possible to pre-shape the individual staves to the correct shape before assembly using a CNC machine. You might get one side of the staves close, but I doubt you would be able to finish both sides of the staves to the tolerance you would need.
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