Wood Lathe Build Process

7/4/2024

I did a couple of little jobs on the lathe this morning. Firstly, I took the tailstock off and used a couple of different flap disks (40 grit and 80 grit) to round off all the corners a bit. Part-way through...

... and done:

It doesn't look super pretty, but it'll do the job (and will look a lot better if I ever get round to painting it, assuming I do a better job of painting than I normally do!)

I also modified the tool post handle to have a sliding tommy bar rather than a fixed one:

The fixed handle worked well for spindle work but in one case when I had the toolpost at a very strange angle for making a bowl, it got in the way a bit. Having a sliding tommy bar seemed the easiest solution.

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