Beautiful turnings Art. I'm trying to get into lathe work and am setup to use my Shopsmith, at least to get started anyway......
My First Lathe
I built my first lathe at about the age of about 14. I hammered a piece of copper tubing over the end of an old motor's shaft. I used hacksaw and file to shape teeth for a spur chuck. I made the tailstock center from a large spike driven through a 2x4 and clamped to the plank that the motor was screwed on to. Tools were made from old files, you get the idea. No photos.
With this I was able to replicate the spindle / spokes of my mom's old spinning wheel, which I had wrecked as a younger child.
I built several larger and very productive lathes over the years, No photos here either. I had been making small turned boxed, bowls etc. on a $50 lathe salvaged from the rust bin. I began to loose interest and decided I wanted to do something more significant. I built a large face plate only, bowl turning lathe and made a few plates and bowls including a 22 inch tray in which I tried to incorporate bits of all the species of woods I had laying around.
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Art S
With this I was able to replicate the spindle / spokes of my mom's old spinning wheel, which I had wrecked as a younger child.
I built several larger and very productive lathes over the years, No photos here either. I had been making small turned boxed, bowls etc. on a $50 lathe salvaged from the rust bin. I began to loose interest and decided I wanted to do something more significant. I built a large face plate only, bowl turning lathe and made a few plates and bowls including a 22 inch tray in which I tried to incorporate bits of all the species of woods I had laying around.
Take a look. Is there a limit to the length of my posts?
Art S
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Here's a little box I made for my grand daughter. It's amazing how much color you can get with just varnish on Wisconsin Red Cedar.
Turned on my old lathe which purportedly came a workshop owned by Henry Ford in Michigan. I took it apart, every nut, bolt and screw. I cleaned it , painted it, replaced the wood components, lubed it and went to work. I'll see if can show a photo next time.
Art S
Turned on my old lathe which purportedly came a workshop owned by Henry Ford in Michigan. I took it apart, every nut, bolt and screw. I cleaned it , painted it, replaced the wood components, lubed it and went to work. I'll see if can show a photo next time.
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Thanks I'm glad you liked it. As you might have guessed, all the work is in the glue up. I unfortunately have a ton of videos showing the complete process, but not much I can show here.
Here is an older cherry bowl that the bottom fell out of while it was still on the lathe. I cut out the bottom with a slight taper to the sides of the cut, then made a walnut plug with matching taper to the outside edges. I was able to just push the glued up plug in, let it dry, and then continue turning.
Here is an older cherry bowl that the bottom fell out of while it was still on the lathe. I cut out the bottom with a slight taper to the sides of the cut, then made a walnut plug with matching taper to the outside edges. I was able to just push the glued up plug in, let it dry, and then continue turning.
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