Thread: bowl lathe

change of pulleys today got them from an old teknatool i picked up today,they have eight speeds,the original ones i was going to use only had three,motor will be lowered down more to be right away from turning object and leave room for gulp,had to give it a run anyway ,just to hear it turn, now i will work out the motor mount and how i will move it up and down......bob

nothing like making a plan then sticking to it,sat there pondering as i do when i make something ,and i changed my mind again,one reason was the bearing place wanted $80 for a longer belt and had to get the motor away from the spinning object,came up with this ,i,m pretty happy with it so far.next job is to design removable tail stock and tool post/banjo, install the switch then paint it ,blue?,white?.green? or maybe black .....bob

$80 for a belt?

Maybe you should have gone to Supercheap Auto for a look around.

Maybe you said it & I didn't pay attention & maybe I can't see it written anywhere now but... is that motor reversible?

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Maybe you said it & I didn't pay attention & maybe I can't see it written anywhere now but... is that motor reversible?

yes Cliff it was my saving grace, switch on square box on top of motor....bob

Looking good Bob
Are you planing a guard for the belt and motor for dust ?

Originally Posted by Simplicity

Looking good Bob
Are you planing a guard for the belt and motor for dust ?

yep still working on that as well .love the gear pulleys compliments of an old teknatool lathe i bought yesterday,i will also use the tailstock quill and wheel ,plus i am going to use the tool post,well maybe if i can modify it enough,all i need now is for someone to buy my other nova lathe to fund further mods to it ,just thought of another thing turning tool holder and gulp holder
.......bob

got a bit more done today,tool post was pretty easy then the rear removable tail stock was a bit of work,cut two plates tack welded together,four corner holes for location to lathe and one in the center for tightening bolt ,i then welded 3/4 bar in each corner hole locators welded a small bit of square tube which i will weld the actual tail shaft pole to then a gusset as soon as the quill gets back from the machinists Monday ,then i can finish tail stock and hopefully every time i mount it ,it should be in exactly the same position (well that's the plan anyway).....then paint, guard,mount switch, and whatever else i forgot.its actually starting to look like a lathe....bob

ps if anyone is chasing a lathe ,the one in the photo is for sale $275

Robyn,

That is looking very good. One thing you might want to change is where the tail stock attaches to the end of the bed. You have a long bolt sticking out when the tail stock is removed that might poke you in a sensitive part of the body.

You might want to put a hole and a nut welded in the end of the bed and have the bolt in the removable tail stock.

Nice job. You might want to keep the other lathe until you have used the new one for a while.

I have a 20 inch swing short bed Woodfast, and a 350mm swing long bed Hegner. They both get used.

Originally Posted by Paul39

Robyn,

That is looking very good. One thing you might want to change is where the tail stock attaches to the end of the bed. You have a long bolt sticking out when the tail stock is removed that might poke you in a sensitive part of the body.

You might want to put a hole and a nut welded in the end of the bed and have the bolt in the removable tail stock.

Nice job. You might want to keep the other lathe until you have used the new one for a while.

I have a 20 inch swing short bed Woodfast, and a 350mm swing long bed Hegner. They both get used.

have made a dummy piece that goes on the end to protect my vital bits,plus the bolt is way too long at the moment ,will definitely be shortened as well and it takes a big rounded mag wheel nut...bob

old lathe went to new home..........bob

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Maybe you said it & I didn't pay attention & maybe I can't see it written anywhere now but... is that motor reversible?

any motor is reversible.

stopped the flex in the motor by adding some ply to motor cradle,so today a bit of paint ,really starting to look like a woodlathe,maybe build the guard this weekend,and hopefully the sleeve for the tailstock quill will be ready monday ,i would say a bowl by wednesday if i can find some cheapish chisels(not cheap in quality just price) oh and i have to make a longer tool rest, every time i think about it there is something else
........bob

You may want to put some holes in the base so it can be bolted to the floor.