Hello,
I am in the process of designing a treadle lathe and have a question for everyone. I am planning on using a 1/2" shaft to drive the thing (See crappy MS paint drawing attached). My question: do I have to have the end of the shaft threaded, or tapered, or whatever to accept a spur? I am just looking for a simple way to attach the work. Would the end of the shaft be ok if I simply had it ground to a point? I'm not planning on doing production work, mainly just turning tool handles, a few spindles, and maybe an ornament or two.
Any ideas will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Dave S