Just about the first thing I do when I set up a new lathe is turn a large handwheel. I hate the dinky handwheels that lathe manufactures install. Especially true with mini lathes. The handwheel I turned for my Oneway is about 9 inches in dia.
Living in Arizona, it's great to get away for a couple of months in the summer. Most of our family lives in Portland, Or, so that's where we head. This year my wife had serious surgery while we were in Portland so that's where we still are. My wife will be in rehab for another few weeks. (She celebrated her 91st birthday there yesterday)
My daughter urged me to set up a turning shop in her basement so I did. I bought a Delta 46 460 and lots of other stuff for my shop-away-from home. I like the lathe except for the tiny handwheel. Being used to a large one, this one drives me nuts.
All of my prevoius lathes had outboard LH threads with faceplates available, so making a handwheel was easy My new Delta is threaded with what looks like 10-16 LH threads for the handwheel. The present handwheel would be difficult to use as a faceplate.
Question....has anyone turned and installed a handwheel for the Delta? If so, please tell me about it..
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Originally Posted by Wally Dickerman
