| This blog is written by Rick M. | 18 entries so far |
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Craftsman/King Seeley 9x30 Lathe #3: Measuring lathe speed with an ink jet printer and fluorescent light
After switching my lathe to a variable speed DC motor I had no way of knowing it’s range so...
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Craftsman/King Seeley 9x30 Lathe #2: Shop made disc sander lathe attachment
I picked up some 6” psa sandpaper at the Borg, cut a couple MDF circles and attached them t...
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Craftsman/King Seeley 9x30 Lathe #1: Stand finished and first turning
I happened across this Craftsman lathe, the previous owner hated it and wanted $50 for it so ...
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Goodell Pratt 125 Bench Lathe #7: DC Motor upgrade
Last update I had given up on the lathe stand and moved everything to the workbench but I still d...
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Goodell Pratt 125 Bench Lathe #6: Over complicating things [updated]
[UPDATE: Scrap this idea, it doesn’t work. When I first tested the vibration was minimal bu...
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Debarking maple with a drawknife
One of our maples went down in the storm last night and I salvaged a few pieces. A couple years a...
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Goodell Pratt 125 Bench Lathe #5: Pulley glue-up and guess the wood.
Just a quick update to anyone following along so you don’t think I abandoned the project. ...
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Goodell Pratt 125 Bench Lathe #4: The Stand
Credit where it’s due, I basically copied this guy’s stand except I modified the top ...
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Goodell Pratt 125 Bench Lathe #3: Motorin' - or How to wire a 3 speed AC motor.
You’re motoringWhat’s your price for flightIn finding mister rightYou’ll be alr...
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Goodell Pratt 125 Bench Lathe #2: Ye olden lathe
Cleaning up a 7×12 Goodell Pratt bench lathe. Some before/after pics. The prev...
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Goodell Pratt 125 Bench Lathe #1: The Beginning and history.
A lathe has been in the back of my mind for some years and in the last year my love of vintage to...
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Prairie Tool Co. Model 85 Grinder Restoration #3: Grinder tool rest
Inspired by Rmac’s tool rest here: http://lumberjocks.com/projects/44468 After building ...
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Prairie Tool Co. Model 85 Grinder Restoration #2: Elbow grease and regular grease, applied.
After disassembling, cleaning, greasing, oiling and reassembling, I scraped and wire brushed the ...
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Prairie Tool Co. Model 85 Grinder Restoration #1: Revitalizing a hand crank grinder
This came in today, a hand crank grinder, model 85, from Prairie Tool Co. Prairie du Chien, WI.; ...
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First Cigar Box Guitar Builds #4: Gettin' close... very close.
Old school dulcimer frets. Holes drilled, 12 gauge copper wire hammered into a staple, then pound...
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First Cigar Box Guitar Builds #3: CBG after 2 coats of lacquer
I know it doesn’t look like much progress but it feels like a lot because a lot of learning...
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First Cigar Box Guitar Builds #2: Got a little further today
Glued on the heel and fingerboard, made cut outs in the box, then dry fit everything. Tomorrow I ...
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First Cigar Box Guitar Builds #1: First Cigar Box Guitar Builds
A family project, my wife and I are making ours first but my fifteen year old daughter also p...
