Thanks Very Much for the additional pictures and further details aphilipmarcou! First off, my bad on the Aussie reference, I clearly misread the post title. :rolleyes: Second, I couldn't tell it had a knurl ring and set screw from the first picture but it makes good sense, and it is clearly a Quick brand of older style. Thanks for the very kind offer to take some pics of yours apart but wouldn't consider asking because the concept is clear and by the look of your Fabulous Artisan Planes on you website, your great skill and craftsmanship is an honor to witness! Hope you post some of your work when you have time as they are works of art imho!!!
It seems to me that if one could make one like the left hand picture I posted one could do almost any type of knurling (straight, convex, etc) by just changing wheels. It may also be possible on yours to get a straight knurl if the wheel offset angle matches the L or R hand wheels you might use, but would need 3 wheels the same angle. The trick I think, to making something like this may be in whether to hold the work stationary or turning it and the mounting of the knurling chuck. I have considered in the past mounting a small 3 jaw chuck in the tail stock and this might be the opportunity for something versatile, by just changing jaws. It seems to me that using a standard key chuck with some modifications to allow locking the scroll would be relatively easy but do like the incremental adjustments for each jaw shown in the pictures to set the depth and on yours.
Your method of sneaking up on the depth is always good in my book. I would think that you could get the specs of the cut depth on your knurl wheels (much more precisely made than standard CP wheels), then it would be only necessary to touch off, then increment the correct number of marks on the scroll to get the correct depth.
One of my considerations since I went through
my dissertation on knurling and the
spreadsheet caclulator I developed was to build a rack and pinion type scissor tool and use cut knurls in it. They are available but pricey for my budget...but if I had a mill I would be off to it.
The Quality and Look of the knurls you are getting with your Quick tool are inspiring. Hopefully some of the other folks who have expressed interest in knurling and cut knurling will chime in here.
Thanks again for lighting the candle here on HMT! ~PJ