Thread: bowl lathe

Hi mate structure certainly looks robust.
Did you bring back any good timber from Vanuatu, they have some interesting stuff there.

Nels

welded the top on today,fitted the bearings/pulley /and 40mm shaft,its going to be one solid lathe thats for sure...............bob

Hi Bob,
Looking very solid so far could you tell me where you got you're stepped pulley's from and what speed's do you expect to get from the set up you have.
Regards Rod.

Originally Posted by Rod Gilbert

Hi Bob,
Looking very solid so far could you tell me where you got you're stepped pulley's from and what speed's do you expect to get from the set up you have.
Regards Rod.

looked everywhere for the pulleys then the guy next door asked if these would be any good to me ,so they will do till i get a bigger set but these will give me about 700 rpm hopefully



and i couldnt bring any wood back on to the ship, worse luck......bob

Wow
I going to be following this built
Looks great so far

Looking good! Will you be putting more bracing between floor and headstock?

Bob
I've been thinking about doing what you are for quite a while.
Even looking at the original pic
And doing something similar.
I take it you found that on the net.
I'm a little while off building something like that for now.
But would you mind sharing some more information ie bearing size steel used spindle ext ext.
Matt

Do it.

I built one a long time (last century) ago & it doesn't look that neat.

I have a new (bigger) motor & EVS control for mine when I get around to upgrading it.

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Do it.

I built one a long time (last century) ago & it doesn't look that neat.

I have a new (bigger) motor & EVS control for mine when I get around to upgrading it.

Hi cliff,
I see you are going to wipe it down with the rp7

Originally Posted by Simplicity

Bob
I've been thinking about doing what you are for quite a while.
Even looking at the original pic
And doing something similar.
I take it you found that on the net.
I'm a little while off building something like that for now.
But would you mind sharing some more information ie bearing size steel used spindle ext ext.
Matt

just pm me and i will give you my email and i can send you all you want.....bob

Originally Posted by smiife

Hi cliff,
I see you are going to wipe it down with the rp7

The RP7 can is to give you an idea of the size.

some more ideas i can borrow from, like the idea of having a tailstock if i need one that can be removed easily if i dont.......bob

this is what i am up to at the moment,and i have actually worked out how i will finish it drawing following later this afternoon....bob

ps, simplicity i havent forgotten you i have only just worked it out this morning,and all will be revealed ,it came to me in a flash this morning..bob

this is basically how i will finish the lathe i have added a removable tailstick and the banjo will go through the bed where i can tighten from underneath bed