Riser Blocks for a Wood Lathe? Yep!!

BRILLIANT!

-- How it happened that Mastro Cherry, carpenter, found a piece of wood that wept and laughed like a child.

Have you noticed an increase in vibration? If you have you may want to consider a bit of leather between the metal and wood.

I agree with Hybridwoodwork This is BRILLIANT! This is one slick trick! Leave it to you Lee! You have done some great thing and I love your ideas!
Nice Job!
Tony

-- Tony C , My high school shop teacher said "You can do it"... Now I can't stop!

Outstanding job on that riser. If you can find that color paint, no one would know it is on a riser and not part of the original machine.
Did you also raise the tail stock?
Necessity is the mother of invention!................Jim

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!

Very ingenious, a magnificent solution to your situation, which apparently wasn’t a problem for you.

-- "I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The point is to bring them the real facts." - Abraham Lincoln

Deycart, I haven’t noticed any vibration, but I haven’t gotten to use it much. If I do I will certainly give your suggestion a try.

Thanks Tony your comments are always appreciated.

Jim, I do have that color paint. I just hate painting wood :) Yes, both the head and tail stock have risers.

Oldtool, I had to try it :)

-- Lee~"If the women don't find you handsome, at least they ought to find you handy"~ Red Green

Give the man a mechanical problem or challenge, and just stand back. Great solution as always! Always a joy to see what you come up with. Thanks for sharing.

-- John C. -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth." George Washington

Wow, I’ve seen a wooden bed extension but never a wooden riser block. Great ingenuity!

-- Mauricio - Woodstock, GA - "Confusion is the Womb of Learning, with utter conviction being it's Tomb" Prof. T.O. Nitsch

Great Idea. I have been looking at the Ring Master as well, but the free standing unit. I have made lots of flat board bowl on the scroll saw, but this allot easier. You might want to check out this woodworking forum under the heading of Ring Master….there are several people on that site that have the tool

-- Hawaiilad Larry

Way Kool!

Very ingenious indeed and the concentric cutter sure makes for a quick bowl with no waste. Great idea.

Thank you all for your comments, I really appreciate the encouragement.

-- Lee~"If the women don't find you handsome, at least they ought to find you handy"~ Red Green

Dude, that’s a double WIN! Nice score on the Ringmaster and clever lathe update :) Thanks for sharing!

-- Thomas - There is no such thing as a problem, there only are solutions.

Clever and resourceful.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Sweet
must remember for future projects

-- I have the Saw Dust Fever