skot
23rd February 2014, 10:42 AM
I have a Vicmarc VL175 and I want to turn a nice bit of timber to attach to the handbrake wheel.
There are 2 options open for me and am seeking some advice from the more experienced. I know I have to remove the handbrake wheel from the lathe to attach the timber through the screw holes in the existing metal handbrake wheel. I have an outboard turning attachment which came with the lathe but I have never tried using it..
This may be a the stupid part of the question and should be up to me for my preference but:
Option 1) Fix the timber to the handbrake wheel and turn it on the outboard side..I have never done outboard turning...are there any tricks, hints or problems to watch out for.
Pros...........No real limit to finished wheel diameter.
Cons..........Never done outboard turning
Option 2) I am hoping that the thread of the handbrake wheel is the same as the thread of the headstock on the inboard side and therefore I can attach it as I normally do to the inboard side and turn it as I am used to doing.
Pros.......Used to inboard turning
Cons......This limits my wheel diameter to approx 350mm diameter but I am thinking this would be of a sufficient max size.
All comments welcome as usual.
There are 2 options open for me and am seeking some advice from the more experienced. I know I have to remove the handbrake wheel from the lathe to attach the timber through the screw holes in the existing metal handbrake wheel. I have an outboard turning attachment which came with the lathe but I have never tried using it..
This may be a the stupid part of the question and should be up to me for my preference but:
Option 1) Fix the timber to the handbrake wheel and turn it on the outboard side..I have never done outboard turning...are there any tricks, hints or problems to watch out for.
Pros...........No real limit to finished wheel diameter.
Cons..........Never done outboard turning
Option 2) I am hoping that the thread of the handbrake wheel is the same as the thread of the headstock on the inboard side and therefore I can attach it as I normally do to the inboard side and turn it as I am used to doing.
Pros.......Used to inboard turning
Cons......This limits my wheel diameter to approx 350mm diameter but I am thinking this would be of a sufficient max size.
All comments welcome as usual.