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lathe alternative?
Posted by:
William Cunningham
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Date: June 10, 2005 07:57PM
Novice question:
I am interested in turning my own handles for a couple of rods that I am building, however, I don't want to shell out the $$ for a lathe. Anyone have any bright ideas for an alternative? Could it be done with a drill lathe? Re: lathe alternative?
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: June 10, 2005 09:35PM
Plans to convert a drill press into a vertical lathe were in a not so far past issue of RodMaker.
Grizzly sells an inexpensive hobby lathe which is powered by a hand drill. It may be what you're looking for. Less than $50 I think. Do a search as I'm sure it's been mentioned here many times. ....... Re: lathe alternative?
Posted by:
Jay Lancaster
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Date: June 10, 2005 09:59PM
Bought the hobby lathe from Grizzly AND one of their hand drills to fit for less than $100. Perfect for the occasional turner like me. Look at their web site & read about that lathe. You may already own a drill that will work. If so, Tom's right...you're looking at less than $50. Best of luck.
Jay Re: lathe alternative?
Posted by:
William Cunningham
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Date: June 10, 2005 10:05PM
Thanks for the suggestions I will take a look.
I built a lathe for turning cork out of a drill and was wondering if anyone knows if I could turn wood handles on it using a Dremel tool instead of chisels? Re: lathe alternative?
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: June 10, 2005 10:09PM
Wood is going to require a bit more substance - more heft and more power. Not saying you couldn't do it, but sometimes making do with less than is required only make the job more frustrating. When you come right down to it, you can turn/carve a wood handle with a pocketknife, but there will be some drawbacks.
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Posted by:
Mike McGuire
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Date: June 12, 2005 12:21AM Re: lathe alternative?
Posted by:
Randy Parpart (Putter)
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Date: June 12, 2005 01:15AM
I used my hobby lathe from Grizzly for the first time tonight. Worked great. Sets up fast and easy; having Andy's mandrels made it a snap, too, of course. Thanks to Stan and Mike for ideas on the hobby lathe!! Putter Williston, ND Re: lathe alternative?
Posted by:
William Cunningham
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Date: June 12, 2005 01:16AM
Thanks for the link. I have made a similar lathe with a drill but without the bearring. It gave me an idea to try. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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