Comments on: Spring Pole Lathe http://www.badgerwoodworks.com Hand crafted environmentally responsible wooden objects. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:42:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul Fowler http://www.badgerwoodworks.com/articles-and-information/spring-pole-lathe/comment-page-1/#comment-10664 Paul Fowler Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:55:02 +0000 http://www.badgerwoodworks.com/wp/?page_id=24#comment-10664 – Badger I have been working along the same lines as your lathe. I have metal lathe & wood lathe, so I have some experience with wood turning. For a tool rest, I mounted posts on puppets, with tops 1 1/3" below center of centers. I use a2x2"with dadoes in the ends to set the rest @ centerline, 1/8" above & below by cutting shallower dadoes around the 2x2. Other heights as needed. Paul "Make chips not sparks" – Badger

I have been working along the same lines as your lathe.
I have metal lathe & wood lathe, so I have some experience with wood turning.
For a tool rest, I mounted posts on puppets, with tops 1 1/3″ below center of centers. I use a2x2″with dadoes in the ends to set the rest @ centerline, 1/8″ above & below by cutting shallower dadoes around the 2×2. Other heights as needed.

Paul

“Make chips not sparks”

]]> By: mitchell http://www.badgerwoodworks.com/articles-and-information/spring-pole-lathe/comment-page-1/#comment-8294 mitchell Tue, 31 May 2011 15:57:23 +0000 http://www.badgerwoodworks.com/wp/?page_id=24#comment-8294 Just curious. But what if you used a longer lag bolt that actually went through the headstock, then attatched it to wooden pully, say four to six inches in diameter. Then you wrap your rope around the pully. I know its not traditional. But it should operate smoother and make for quicker work. Must've sure to grease the hole somehow, or the friction from the bolt might cause burning. Just curious. But what if you used a longer lag bolt that actually went through the headstock, then attatched it to wooden pully, say four to six inches in diameter. Then you wrap your rope around the pully. I know its not traditional. But it should operate smoother and make for quicker work. Must’ve sure to grease the hole somehow, or the friction from the bolt might cause burning.

]]> By: Badger Woodworks» Blog Archive » Hook Tools http://www.badgerwoodworks.com/articles-and-information/spring-pole-lathe/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Badger Woodworks» Blog Archive » Hook Tools Fri, 21 May 2010 20:52:46 +0000 http://www.badgerwoodworks.com/wp/?page_id=24#comment-358 [...] just ordered a set of Traditional style hook tools from Hilton Handcraft.  For use on my Pole Lathe.  I had been considering these a while ago, then I lost this site.  I am going to bust out the [...] [...] just ordered a set of Traditional style hook tools from Hilton Handcraft.  For use on my Pole Lathe.  I had been considering these a while ago, then I lost this site.  I am going to bust out the [...]

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