Treadle lathe

Craig riley

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Has anyone here got any info on plans for a treadle lathe ? I saw a bloke using one at a market once , I'd like to build one .


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Craig
 
Underhill uses a spring pole lathe on a lot of his shows. For portability I think you could make one of those that would be a fair bit lighter than the flywheel variety (although it would require a bit of setup/teardown). On the other hand I reckon a flywheel would be easier to use (or at least more similar to a modern lathe for using).

Here's Roy's setup: http://www.woodwrightschool.com/make-the-spring-pole-lathe-w-r/ - and an eposide of the show talking about both types: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD_PBkV7Ovg
they ain't rocket science either way.

Will be interested to see what you come up with :thumb:
 
Shannon Rodgers has detailed his building of a treadle lathe on his blog and I believe his pay for content website. Also I believe that Bob Easton also built one on his blog. From these two bloggers, you can continue your journey.
 
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