Thread: A query ?

Years ago there was a Sears Craftsman Router Crafter that had a set of cables and pulleys.

When you turned a crank it would pull a router along a guide while slowly turning the piece between centers.

See: Google

The posts could have been laid out and carved by hand. Some folks have much more patience than I.

There are also ornamental turning lathes. There is a section on this site: https://www.woodworkforums.com/f22/

Thanks for that Paul, that one makes nice spirals, but it's a bit big for what I want to do.

Here's another photo showing it attached to a TAIG lathe.

Sorry about the photos, only managed to save the thumbnails from a hard drive that decided to quit and lost ALL info about this set-up.

You say it's from a dolls house so I'm assuming quite small, You might try the pen turners for advice but here's a pen version of the Sears Router Lathe.

Beall Pen Wizard

It might be small enough for what you want.

Originally Posted by dr4g0nfly

You say it's from a dolls house so I'm assuming quite small, You might try the pen turners for advice but here's a pen version of the Sears Router Lathe.

Beall Pen Wizard

It might be small enough for what you want.

That is neat!! The price not so.

(Says I who bought an $850 used 20 inch Woodfast and a $268 chuck to put on it.)

For companions to the 12 inch Delta, 350mm Hegner, and South Bend Heavy 10 metal lathe.