Bart leetch
20th January 2012, 05:03 AM
Is there a way to set this hand-wheel up for vacuum chucking? Thanks
Here is my version of a hand wheel for the models of lathes previously discussed .
As anyone knows that has one of these lathes , there is a 5" square steel plate on the end of the head stock with a 2 5/8" hole in the center of it that has a plastic cover to keep out shavings and sawdust. When removing the 5" square plate it exposes a 4.5" round hole (approx) and the shaft of the lathe with the pulley on the outer end. The pulley has two 8 mm threaded holes in it .
My idea was to make use of those holes as a way to fasten the hand wheel on and also to leave the steel plate off and make a part of my hand wheel fill the 4.5" hole in order to keep shavings out. .
I know some have made some nice versions of the hand wheel using a combination of steel shafts and wood . Some have modified the 5 "x 5" cover plate to make a bigger center hole in it but that is heavy gage steel plate and I didn't want to try to change the size of it. I do not have access to a metal lathe and machine shops charge a lot so I use wood whenever possible .
So this is my version .
I used oak because I had some scraps left over from other jobs . Any good hardwood will work well for this. .
I turned a piece the same diameter as the hole in the end of the lathe with the plate removed and drilled a hole in the center as well a couple holes to put 8 mm (approx 5/16") hex head bolts into. .
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/WillysWoodcrafting/Tutorials/CT128Handwheel1.jpg
I recessed the two holes to allow room for the bolt heads as well as the outer diameter of a socket wrench .
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/WillysWoodcrafting/Tutorials/CT128Handwheel2.jpg
I fastened it to the end of the lathe and tightened it up to make sure I had a good fit.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/WillysWoodcrafting/Tutorials/CT128Handwheel3.jpg.
Then I took it off and turned a piece of 3" thick oak on the lathe and got it roughly to the shape I wanted for a hand wheel . I left a flange on the bottom that I could drill countersunk holes in to hold that piece to the first piece.
Screwed the two pieces together with 4 screws and mounted the whole assembly on the lathe to true it up and sand and finish.
Here is what it looked like at that stage.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/WillysWoodcrafting/Tutorials/Ct128Handwheel4.jpg
Took it apart and mounted the base plate onto the pulley with the bolts and tightened with a socket wrench . Then screwed the outer piece on with the four screws.
Here are the two parts and the hardware used.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/WillysWoodcrafting/Tutorials/CT128Handwheel5.jpg.
Here are a couple views of it mounted on the lathe .
The recess in the hole in the center is to accommodate the tapered part of the bearing housing for my Hold Fast vacuum chucking system.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/WillysWoodcrafting/Tutorials/CT128Handwheel7.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/WillysWoodcrafting/Tutorials/CT128Handwheel6.jpg
Here is my version of a hand wheel for the models of lathes previously discussed .
As anyone knows that has one of these lathes , there is a 5" square steel plate on the end of the head stock with a 2 5/8" hole in the center of it that has a plastic cover to keep out shavings and sawdust. When removing the 5" square plate it exposes a 4.5" round hole (approx) and the shaft of the lathe with the pulley on the outer end. The pulley has two 8 mm threaded holes in it .
My idea was to make use of those holes as a way to fasten the hand wheel on and also to leave the steel plate off and make a part of my hand wheel fill the 4.5" hole in order to keep shavings out. .
I know some have made some nice versions of the hand wheel using a combination of steel shafts and wood . Some have modified the 5 "x 5" cover plate to make a bigger center hole in it but that is heavy gage steel plate and I didn't want to try to change the size of it. I do not have access to a metal lathe and machine shops charge a lot so I use wood whenever possible .
So this is my version .
I used oak because I had some scraps left over from other jobs . Any good hardwood will work well for this. .
I turned a piece the same diameter as the hole in the end of the lathe with the plate removed and drilled a hole in the center as well a couple holes to put 8 mm (approx 5/16") hex head bolts into. .
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/WillysWoodcrafting/Tutorials/CT128Handwheel1.jpg
I recessed the two holes to allow room for the bolt heads as well as the outer diameter of a socket wrench .
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/WillysWoodcrafting/Tutorials/CT128Handwheel2.jpg
I fastened it to the end of the lathe and tightened it up to make sure I had a good fit.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/WillysWoodcrafting/Tutorials/CT128Handwheel3.jpg.
Then I took it off and turned a piece of 3" thick oak on the lathe and got it roughly to the shape I wanted for a hand wheel . I left a flange on the bottom that I could drill countersunk holes in to hold that piece to the first piece.
Screwed the two pieces together with 4 screws and mounted the whole assembly on the lathe to true it up and sand and finish.
Here is what it looked like at that stage.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/WillysWoodcrafting/Tutorials/Ct128Handwheel4.jpg
Took it apart and mounted the base plate onto the pulley with the bolts and tightened with a socket wrench . Then screwed the outer piece on with the four screws.
Here are the two parts and the hardware used.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/WillysWoodcrafting/Tutorials/CT128Handwheel5.jpg.
Here are a couple views of it mounted on the lathe .
The recess in the hole in the center is to accommodate the tapered part of the bearing housing for my Hold Fast vacuum chucking system.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/WillysWoodcrafting/Tutorials/CT128Handwheel7.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/WillysWoodcrafting/Tutorials/CT128Handwheel6.jpg