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EsnRedshirt Special user Newark, CA 895 Posts 
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Self-proclaimed Jack-of-all-trades and google expert*.
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Wizard of Oz Inner circle Most people wish I didn't have 5180 Posts
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Awesome.
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.
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Magic is great Regular user 134 Posts
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Pretty neat!
 Almost makes me feel like I'm cheating now using my Record lathe...
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Magic is great Regular user 134 Posts
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Pretty neat!
Almost makes me feel like I'm cheating now using my Record lathe...
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ClintonMagus Inner circle Southwestern Southeast 3997 Posts
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... and it only took him six minutes to built it and turn his first piece!
Things are more like they are today than they've ever been before...
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gimpy2 Special user 960 Posts
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WHy?
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EsnRedshirt Special user Newark, CA 895 Posts
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Quote: Maybe he's too broke to pay his power bill?
On 2013-04-24 22:04, gimpy2 wrote: The real answer is, "Why not?"
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Magic Researcher Elite user 406 Posts
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On 2013-04-24 22:04, gimpy2 wrote: Because he can and wants to. That is reason enough. MR
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CardMaker Inner circle Ludwigsburg/GERMANY 1063 Posts
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Awesome!
CardMaker/Bernd Maucksch
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts
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Sounds like a woodpecker with that chisel!
I saw some guy on PBS once (maybe Roy Underhill) make a treadle lathe outdoors, using a living sapling as the spring.
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hugmagic Inner circle 7674 Posts
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Floyd Thayer used a treadle lathe. The skill is the worker not the machine.
Richard
Richard E. Hughes, Hughes Magic Inc., 352 N. Prospect St., Ravenna, OH 44266 (330)296-4023
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jay leslie V.I.P. Southern California 9500 Posts
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I have a few cousins from Pennsylvania. I'm going to call and see if he escaped from an Amish Village. They need a barn, raised.
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Magic Researcher Elite user 406 Posts
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A lot of precision machines are hand or foot powered. This allows the required control and feel. There is nothing unusual nor weird about a treadle lathe.
MR
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Leland Stone Inner circle 1204 Posts
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Oh, the irony! "Why [is he spending so much time building a lathe using 19th C. skills when he can simply buy any of a number of ready-made alternate products]," being wondered by persons who spend countless hours perfecting skills that could be easily duplicated in moments with rudimentary computer graphics programs!
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Anverdi-museum Inner circle 1201 Posts
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Beautiful! He did it because he can Leland!!
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Jon Blakeney Special user Australia 657 Posts
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Give a man a shed and any thing is possible !
'What the eye's see the heart must believe"
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Shane Cobalt New user 91 Posts
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Two things stand out.
First, no glue. Which means, reversible or more importantly, easy to disassemble. Second, key sections were held together with wedges. These are tap in and tap out sort of pieces. Making the lathe modular and easy to setup. This points to portability. He made it to be able to move around with it. But there is one more thing that leads in to the portability. The true strength of the device lies in the fact that it is completely powered independent of any electric power source. Why did he make this? Likely to be able to do his work anywhere and anytime without having to rely on anyone or anything. I.e power supply. I'd guess he is using this at fairs to make stuff on the spot where power is not always easily had. |
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Torque75 New user 55 Posts
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Gotta give you props, pretty impressive, does your leg get tired?
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Posted: Apr 24, 2013 10:02 pm 