Treadle

[Fred Strumpf]

Hi all,

I will build a treadle lathe this summer. I am not really a turner, but would use it for spinning wheel and loom restorations.

I do have some details published in the Woodwright Apprentice series, but would like other options before I proceed.

I looked at the lathe in the carving shop at Mystic Seaport. I could build one with the flywheel in my rafters, so that's an option as well.

I am a Neander when it comes to woodworking, stuck in the 18th and 19th century.

Any help/enlightenment would be greatly appreciated.

For me, it's the journey more than the destination. No schedules, just theraputic woodworking.

Regards

Fred

[Jim Underwood]

Finewoodworking has a couple of good articles on treadle lathes in their book "Making and Modifying Machines". I've built the flywheel for one, but haven't gotten any farther.:p

There are also several good articles on the internet on making treadle lathes. Just Google it and you'll come up with a bunch of stuff.

Here are a couple links to get you started:

http://www.inthewoodshop.org/methods/trlathe.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/estuary1/estuary/PhotoAlbum4.html

[Fred Strumpf]

Jim,

Thanks for the leads, I will follow up.

Regards

Fred