Headhunter Posted February 18 Report Posted February 18 On the FB Ringmaster group there has been quite a few posts about homemade PAGs. So, I had to take a stab at it. Been meaning to try this for a while and finally got a 'round tuit'. Mesquite and 1/4" brass rod. Built so I have the option to make shallow, wide ring bowls from thinner stock. Probably won't ever use it but 'better to have and not need than to need and not have.' Gerald, Grandpadave52, lew and 1 other 4 Quote
lew Posted February 18 Report Posted February 18 Thanks! What does PAG stand for? Fred W. Hargis Jr, DuckSoup and Grandpadave52 1 2 Quote
Headhunter Posted February 18 Author Report Posted February 18 Precision Angle Guide It's for setting the angle on the Ringmaster to cut the rings. It's based on measurements made to .001" on the thickness of the initial blank. The Ringmaster has a degree scale that will get into the ballpark but the PAG dials it into a much tighter tolerance. The company that makes the Ringmaster has temporarily suspended production so these are hard to find. There's a FB group that has been looking into making these at home and I just had to give it a try. Gerald, Grandpadave52, lew and 1 other 3 1 Quote
Grandpadave52 Posted February 18 Report Posted February 18 Where did you get the 1/4" brass threaded rod Tony? Quote
Headhunter Posted February 18 Author Report Posted February 18 12 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said: Where did you get the 1/4" brass threaded rod Tony? Ordered a set of 4 1/4" x 12" rods from Amazon. Then threaded it myself. Boy, was that a pain in the posterior. It was exactly .25" diameter and all of the factory made bolts I had were .245". Took forever to get the die started until I sanded down the end of the rod to .245. Gerald, DuckSoup, HandyDan and 1 other 3 1 Quote
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