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.

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/est...otoAlbum4.html

[Fred Strumpf]

Jim,

Thanks for the leads, I will follow up.

Regards

Fred