I have been working on the Treadle Lathe for at least 7 months. It is finally complete and it actually works! Check out the short compilation video of the build. Thanks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkCQec9BhCQ
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I have been working on the Treadle Lathe for at least 7 months. It is finally complete and it actually works! Check out the short compilation video of the build. Thanks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkCQec9BhCQ
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Thanks LastingBuild! We've added your Treadle Lathe to our Wood Lathes category,
as well as to your builder page: LastingBuild's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:
<div id="blocks"> <div class="block b1 pngfix"> <div class="bimg"> <div> <a href="http://www.homemadetools.net/homemade-treadle-lathe-9"> <img src="/uploads/221773/homemade-treadle-lathe-9.jpeg"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="head pngfix"></div> <div class="left pngfix"></div> <div class="right pngfix"></div> <div class="blockover b1 pngfix"> <div class="title"> <a href="http://www.homemadetools.net/homemade-treadle-lathe-9">Treadle Lathe</a> <span> by <a href="http://www.homemadetools.net/builder/LastingBuild">LastingBuild</a></span> </div> <div class="tags">tags: <a href='http://www.homemadetools.net/tag/lathe'>lathe</a>, <a href='http://www.homemadetools.net/tag/wood'>wood</a>, <a href='http://www.homemadetools.net/tag/turning'>turning</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>
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Wow. That certainly defines hand made. You have one nice machine there.
Only one question, why wasn’t the belt grove on the flywheel cut with the flywheel installed lathe like?