How To Make A Treadle-operated Wood-turning Lathe

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How to make a treadle-operated wood-turning lathe. With the exception of turned wooden pulleys and the form to cast a flywheel you can build this efficent treadle lathe with a few hand tools. Distance between centers can be increased to accommodate turnings more than 30 inches long but in doing so the tradle which must be lengthened s apt to twist when pedaling is done at the tailstock end. Materials I wanted to use materials I had on hand to build the lathe.

Brand new How to Make a Treadle-Operated. The axle and offset crank is intriguing providing great stability without the need for a third leg to support the flywheel. A treadle lathe with its continuous cutting action was my next project.

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This machine would be a very useful addition for any woodwork shop enabling new products to be made without the use of electricity. All orders get full access to our online status tracking service allowing you to view realtime order progress. Make Your Own Treadle Lathe.

Hide other formats and editions. How to Make a Treadle Operated Wood-Turning Lathe Series 06 Paperback July 2021 This machine would be a useful addition to any woodwork shop enabling new products to be made without the use of electricity. By Bob Ingham Author Paul Smith Author 47 out of 5 stars.

How to make a treadle operated wood-turning lathe. An easier way to demonstrate the use of a lathe to turn the tubes of a series of wooden flutes I was making. In the past I have made lathe flywheels like wagon wheels with hubs spokes fel-lows and such.