[geeks] Tools (Was Adventure in A/C)

[Kurt Huhn]

Joshua D Boyd wrote:
> It probably wouldn't even be that hard to build one.  I'm thinking of
> my father's lathe, and it consists of 3 pipes and 3 cast iron pieces.
> One is a tool rest (or whatever it is called where you actually work),
> one holds one end of the wood, and the other one holds the motor...
> Or was this a belt driven unit meant to be driven by a not included
> motor...  Well, I'd have to look to remeber which way it is (but it is
> buried in his shop that has never really been properly set up since we
> moved 1.5 years ago) , but I can't imagine that that unit would really
> cost so much, especially used at something like an estate sale.
> 

All true.  Most likely it was belt-driven, as direct drive would cause
all sorts of problems.  Anyway, I haven't had time to really look for
one lately.  Can't afford it at the moment anyway.  I just got the
desire to get one not too long ago, and it's scheduled behind a good
drill press and a good table saw.  So many tools I want....
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Kurt
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