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Pedal-operated lathe.
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Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...475#post154867
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...788#post136936
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...833#post129268
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...194#post121231
I would call that a treadle operated lathe. But why is he on the back side with that grin?!
I guess it’s because this is a two man lathe.Quote:
Originally Posted by thevillageinn
One man provides the power and the other does the machining.
The overall quality of it is overkill for a treadle lathe.
Alphabet figures on the lower left tell me all there is to know, goofy grin included.
I see little chance of producing a feedrate or significant depth of cut. A single treadle might [did] power sewing machines, anything similar had compound or duals.