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kirsten Kone

oskar kirsten

I came upon this website when searching "kirsten Kone" and was pleasantly surprised, but saw that the name "Kristen" was substituted for "kirsten" in the articles of 2010. I have been subjected to this almost all my life, so I had to chime in on the proper spelling. That way, people could get the right info. My website is "oskarkirsten.com" where under articles, the description can be found for that Kone. May I emphasize, that the Kone does NOT drive, but just centers so no load on the vessel's rim. All the load is at the bottom driver disc which puts pressure onto the tailstock.

I am always ready to talk about my "new" design which I formulated 2 years ago. In quick notes, the shaft is ground pump shafting, therefore very straight. The Kone is polypropylene with a CNC generated bore for a smooth drag fit and proper centering. The locking shaft collar slides up and engages a "dog point" on the Kone to drive it.

There are still some in stock. I am just another wood shaver and not in business. I have not patent desire, so if you can duplicate a good functioning M2, go for it. Otherwise e-mail me for a price and delivery.

cheers,

Oskar Kirsten

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Thanks Kirsten *LINK*

john lucas

I did build a homemade version of your kone. I'm sure it's nowhere close to the tolerances you have but it seems to do the job for me. Wonderful device. I added a link below so the users of this site can find it easier.


http://www.oskarkirsten.com/kirsten-kone

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Don Orr

Thanks for the clarification and for a truly great design. I also stole your idea and made a version that works quite well.

Nice website too! And beautiful work.

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Roger in MO

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Roger in MO

Really a nice description of the product and its use. I too made something similar some time ago using a wood cone and cold rolled rod. Not as accurate to be sure but suits my needs.

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oskar kirsten

Thank you Roger, Don and John on your comments.

I had forgotten to mention that the images you see on my website show an aluminum Kone which did not happen on my watch. The San Diego group had those made in an original run in the early 2000s. I guess the shop had extra 3 diam aluminum in stock. My design, in contrast, never had a metallic Kone due some to cost, ease of fabrication, but mostly because plastic runs cooler and leaves no oxide residue that needs heavy sanding out.

I am a retired oceanographic engineer and tend to get anal on some the details. Once in the blood, i guess. That was the reason for researching the center less ground steel materials and the machining processes. I also had a great machine shop who responded well to my requests, particularly on runout and the nice drag fit on the bore. Plastic likes to "walk" so drilling would not have given either the runout control or the nice fit.

Just some extra lore.

Thanks again for your comments. I am glad the Kone is still appreciated out there. I might add that I still have about 100 or so available from the last run of 1000.

cheers and may your shaving always be curls,

Oskar