Leland Frayseth
07-11-2019, 9:35 PM
I have had my Grizzly G0462 for almost 2 years now and I wanted to share these enhancements I found helpful to me.
I can get the speed down to 540 rpm with a link belt, removing links as the belt stretches and wears. I find the reeves pulleys are hard on the belts but so what I know guys with expensive lathes that have problems with their variable frequency drives not running at all or requiring a dedicated circuit or worse yet a 220 volt dedicated circuit I just don't have that kind of room in my sub panel.
412631
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A9ZNCJM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
And just arrived today this bowl tool rest on sale at Grizzly which will handle a bowl 8" high by 30" diameter on a faceplate. I have a 24" American elm I am going to level with the router sled and cut into circle with a router mortesing flute before mounting so it is fairly well balanced. I need to weld up 2 clamp blocks for my 1-1/2" ways on my lathe bed because the ones that came with the bowl tool rest are for 2" ways. I may also hollow out the blank with a angle grinder and my carving disk and 36 grit disk turning the spindle by hand to get the weight and angular momentum down.
412633
412632
https://www.grizzly.com/products/Grizzly-Bowl-Turning-Tool-Rest/T28011
Happy turning Leland
I can get the speed down to 540 rpm with a link belt, removing links as the belt stretches and wears. I find the reeves pulleys are hard on the belts but so what I know guys with expensive lathes that have problems with their variable frequency drives not running at all or requiring a dedicated circuit or worse yet a 220 volt dedicated circuit I just don't have that kind of room in my sub panel.
412631
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A9ZNCJM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
And just arrived today this bowl tool rest on sale at Grizzly which will handle a bowl 8" high by 30" diameter on a faceplate. I have a 24" American elm I am going to level with the router sled and cut into circle with a router mortesing flute before mounting so it is fairly well balanced. I need to weld up 2 clamp blocks for my 1-1/2" ways on my lathe bed because the ones that came with the bowl tool rest are for 2" ways. I may also hollow out the blank with a angle grinder and my carving disk and 36 grit disk turning the spindle by hand to get the weight and angular momentum down.
412633
412632
https://www.grizzly.com/products/Grizzly-Bowl-Turning-Tool-Rest/T28011
Happy turning Leland