Homemade Lathe Tool

Looks good. My knockout bar is still the crappy plastic handled thing that came with the lathe. Guess I need to upgrade mine as well.

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Very nice : ) I will have to ditto David’s comment LOL

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

Hello friend, I have the same lathe I want to restore it and not as I was seen when it was new. might you to show me more photos of your lathe?

Nice proyect.

-- El azar favorece a una mente preparada.

Great job. Nice to make your own tools.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

DOMINAS EL MANEJO DEL LATHE CHRIS Y ESA HERRAMIENTA TE QUEDÓ MEJOR QUE COMPRADA ;-D

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-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Clirb,

Do use this lathe for the pens? Seems I just can’t quit tinkering with mine(lathe) To turn out any projects

-- "ButI'mMuchBetterNow"

Thanks all for the comments. My lathe did not come with a knock out bar and as soon as I saw Cap’n Eddie’s video I knew I needed one. I have a plan though to make a slight modification to the lathe cover as I want a hole in it to put the knock out bar through with out having to lift the cover, it is just to awkward to hold the lid the knock out bar and catch the part I am knocking out. I’ll post something on my blog when I come up with it.

@medpall, I will track down some pics or take a few more and send them along, the biggest trick I have found is getting #1 Morse Taper parts. Woodcraft carries a few parts and I was able to get a new live center there, need a new drive center though.

@ whitewulf- I have done a ton of pens on my lathe, I ma just now branching off to try other things. I do love to tinker with it and just see how things come out though.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

Look at Penn State Industries for MT1 stuff. Lots of variety.

For better metalworking type, Sherline has MT1 on their spindles. They have a little wood turning stuff as well.

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What do you do if the taper wont come out, even with the rod? :)

@DC- haven’t yet had that issue since I made this, did before though and just got a bigger hammer :)

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."