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23rd August 2014, 01:40 PM #31human termite
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23rd August 2014, 05:15 PM #32
Looking fantastic
But I think some racing stripes are needed
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24th August 2014, 02:07 AM #33GOLD MEMBER
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Robyn,
It is looking very nice. You might want to replace the wing nut on the motor adjusting bracket with something like the knob I made from a nut that is used to join threaded rod.
I made it to go under the lathe bed to tighten the tool rest banjo. I turned a piece of salvaged oak, drilled slightly undersize for the nut, drove the nut in with a 60 degree tail center, then packed CA and sawdust into the voids. When that set up overnight, turned it around in the chuck & finished the other side. See fuzzy photos below.So much timber, so little time.
Paul
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24th August 2014, 12:57 PM #34
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24th August 2014, 05:27 PM #35human termite
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food for thought,the wingnut is a bit of an underkill,will see what i can come up with,i like the oak idea ,looks great........bob
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24th August 2014, 11:26 PM #36
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Hi Bob,
The lathe is looking great now all painted up, the set of nover pulley's was a great score they will give you a great range of speed. What is the major diameter you can swing in you're lathe and the depth to the tail stock when you fit it. I really like what you have done with the head to house the bearings, I was thinking along the lines of flange mounts in a build I hope to start soon but the way you have done this is far superior I believe and no bearing lining up problem's and it looks great as well. The hardest part I am finding is sourcing stepped pulley's.
Regards Rod.
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25th August 2014, 05:08 PM #38human termite
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i have a set of step pulleys here if you cant find any,i can turn 650H and 300 long, with the tailstock on ,i made this lathe to make hat crowns and brims and also the odd bowl,but i can still do lidded boxes,even pens if i had nothing else in the world to turn and was desperate,the hardest part was getting the whole thing exactly lined up, ended up turning a spindle on the other lathe the size of the inside of the tailstock block then put it(chuck and all on the new lathe )slid the block over it which gave me a straight line all the way through then built the back upright of tailshaft to suit, it came out pretty good,(about 1/32 '' out but thats fine i dont make watches,here are some more photos.......bob (have the next one planned already using some ideas i got along the way)
paul39 changed the wingnut to a descent knob ,thanks for the idea
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25th August 2014, 10:14 PM #39
Top job Bob If I didn't already have the Stubby . . . . .
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27th August 2014, 05:26 PM #40human termite
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lathe had its first run today,love it,especially when you get the tailstock out of the way,it gives you a great freedom to work ,time to remove the tailstock is less than 10 seconds,same to put it back ,and it always locates exactly because of the four large locator pins, cant wait to make my next one after all the ideas i got for a new one along the way,cant wait to get a good piece of wood to attack.......bob
ps you think i would have packed up before attempting a bowl
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28th August 2014, 01:14 AM #41GOLD MEMBER
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Robyn,
I assume that you loosen the nut holding the tail stock in place, pull it out away from the locating pins, rotate down, and tighten. Reverse the process to put tail stock up.
That is slick!
There is some question in my mind as whether you are a bowl turner, machine builder, or both.So much timber, so little time.
Paul
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