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Wally, my company was a consultant to mythbusters on wood dust explosions. for this video
https://youtu.be/fJ4A6bnzxvs The sawdust was final sanding dust ariated by 125 PSI compressed air. Particle...

1 horsepower (750watts) will draw 750watts divided by 110 volts results in 6.8 amps
1 horsepower (750watts) will draw 750watts divided by 220 volts results in 3.4 amps
now consider that if you use...

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This turning is 14 feet long turned between lathes lol. I have made a few of the dummies in the past. They were constructed staved and the rectangular holes were made prior to gluing the...

I dont know of a metal lathe with babbit bearings that run pressurized oil systems.LOL Atlas was available with plain bearings as well as timkens. with the timkins properly lubed you could simply...

The logans and south bends typically have babbit bearings. these will not take the long term rpms and the thrust bearings dont take the thrust load that is needed to keep the spur engaged with the...

Here is what I called a curtain knife lathe. It actually has three cutters. The first takes off the square corners and sizes the blank to fit a traveling steady of fixed diameter.he one in the video...

https://youtu.be/P12E08byJ6k

for the handles in the vid there is a drilled hole. a pilot has been used in lieu of the pointed center on the drive and just a standard cup center with a point for the other end. I also use a jig...

I looked up your lathe... it is probly on legs. you would ave to fasten spport to the bottom of the bed, but still simple. I have a few videos on you tube. Look up Oreos40.

the way the cutting edge is ground makes a difference. most of the duplicators end up with a tool that us more like a pointed scrape. purpose built duplicating lathes often use two bits fitted back...

Scott that is the way they used to turn bowling pins : full profile knives counter rotating to the workpeice. the problem is longitudinal grain. When the cutter gets a bite between the winter growth...

Your going to believe what you want regardless of your options.

these are a little larger than yours. They take about a minute@. yours could possibly take less time. I asked in another forum for particulars. Type of wood plays a huge part in the small stuff. Most...

Coat hangers, fencing wire, anything will work. thicker wire is easy to hold. never wrap the wire around your fingers.
https://youtu.be/5PycgbO4tK0

I am production turner from small to large turnings. I was more than mildly impressed with his mastery. even with a steady the spindle whipped between supports and he didnt baby the cuts.

lol next time your in the neighborhood you'll have to show me how you turn a piece this long with that 180 finish off the tool in four minutes or so.

Thanks for the vid! very interesting robo!

There is a ship company that has moved to Washington state that does ship masts and the like. I read an article about two months ago. I can do that size. solid or staved? Send a print.
Roger

do the bearings in the headstock spin freely with the belt off?

I started in my dads shop in 1967 on one of three converted Atlas metal lathes turning bait casting bobbers and spear fishing handles. over the years we did a large portion of 5 million bobbers and...

Even vfds are rated for number of starts and stops over a period of time. its what you have to do I guess. I have out fitted one newly built lathe with an air operated clutch and break and a lever...

the problem I have noticed with duplicators is the way the tool is ground most of the time. too much relief and they will self feed. not enough and they don't want to cut. same goes for the cutting...

https://youtu.be/5PycgbO4tK0 pretty hard to beat a GOOD duplicator. The parts are identical. Its fast. I get a good finish off the tool LOL.

this is a 1949 10" atlas purchased new for turning wood! Turn a taper adapter for a #7- #2 mt on your lathe and remove the chuck. ...

If you want to maintain its antique value then leave it be and buy a different machine lol. the reamer will self pilot on the existing hole. there is a "close enough" and a "not close enough" range....

Buy the reamer on Ebay and chuck it up in the tail stock, Ream it yourself. Same with drilling through. the Babbitt bearings should be fine in load radially but this set up is not good for thrust...