Foot powered lathe build (with very little narrative structure!)

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Foot powered lathe build (with very little narrative structure!)

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3 жыл бұрын

Making a foot powered lathe! It's a "this should work in theory, let's figure it out as I go" kind of build. I'm no professional and I don't have anything to teach, this is just me, sharing my thoughts and my work. Join me as I'm learning fine woodworking!

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@nolasolimanstaff4013 3 жыл бұрын

I also have an old singer sewing machine and have kept it - with the same idea- to make a foot powered lathe! I feel more confident to try this project now. Thanks

@Heronacs 6 ай бұрын

Very beautiful idea! Bravo from Greece!

@TheIntermont 3 жыл бұрын

The original belt was a round leather one, joined at the end with a staple. So no need to disassemble to change belts.

@GillisBjork 3 жыл бұрын

Correct, the confusing thing is how they got it assembled in the first place. At the point where I couldn't get the shaft out, it was no longer contacting the screw; it's literally too long for the frame!

@rosemarykriegel3226 3 жыл бұрын

You can use the leather belts made for treadle sewing machines. They are not expensive so if you need to use two of them it would still be under $12 including shipping. If you used them you would not have to disassemble the treadle base to replace the belt. Also, for anyone else building one of these they do not need an entire elongated hole for the belt, but only two round holes for the belt to pass through.

@GillisBjork 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your thoughts, Rosemary! You could, but I don't know if a round leather belt thin enough to fit on a sewing machine pulley would transmit the torque a lathe needs, and I'd rather not use an animal product for experimentation. Rubber V-belts are a safe bet, much more contact surface. And it looked like it would be so easy to take the pulley out! Two round holes would of course work with a stapled belt (not with the type I used) but you'd have to be sure on the hole placement, a slot gives more room for adjustment. I would make a slot even if I made another with a stapled belt.

@HobbsBhipp 3 ай бұрын

I just discovered your channel and I have to sub - I like your problem solving skills

@douglasschafer6372 5 ай бұрын

Original treadle sewing machines used a round leather strap/cord that was held together by a metal clip. Like a pig nose ring or perhaps one used in furniture restoration.

@luvdub1 3 жыл бұрын

Another cool project. Thanks for sharing!

@FranconiaFriend 2 жыл бұрын

I've been thinking about doing this same thing. Glad you posted this. Learned how to sew on one of these old pedal machines when I was very young!

@FranconiaFriend 2 жыл бұрын

Just picked up a Singer base & cabinet... will see how it goes!

@docrumpel1260 3 жыл бұрын

You are crazy 😁 But well, I think that is the smartest idea ever when you don't have electricity in your workshop. And as I am a huge fan of your style to work, I also like your "muscle strength lathe" 👍😉🔨

@GillisBjork 3 жыл бұрын

Haha maybe just a little! Thanks a lot :D

@jamescodling8641 Жыл бұрын

Excellent work sir. Inspirational

@skonandreas Жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@josecancino2825 Жыл бұрын

Excelente trabajo Estimado. Es una herramienta totalmente reciclado,

@koscarico 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome idea and a great video! Ive seen some other hand driven lathe builds but the torque on this one seems crazy! Have to build one my self!!

@GillisBjork 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Pretty happy with the torque for sure, the v-belt is really good at transmitting it and a heavy chuck gives lots of momentum to power through the cut too. Glad you got inspired to build one!

@RGRGJKK Жыл бұрын

Pura vida Gillis great project and also you can do exercise at the same time

@stuffbywoody5497 Жыл бұрын

This would be a good lathe build. I just need to source the same kind of lathe that you have there.

@sevigal 10 ай бұрын

Привет!Отличный получился станок!Молодец!Лайк!!!👍👍👍

@CarlosCruz-rs7we 3 жыл бұрын

I'm impressed by you are so smart 🤓 👦 🕴 Thanks for sharing yourself and invents. Keep and going forward.

@orhanrufatkaragol4956 3 жыл бұрын

Great job 👍

@GillisBjork 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@animatysfrance7549 Жыл бұрын

Passionnant!!!!!

@sideshowbob2421 11 ай бұрын

Very nice. A live center will create less drag though

@vonscheer3993 9 ай бұрын

very cool!!!

@The_Bearded_Lady 3 жыл бұрын

congratulations. it is beautiful ;)

@GillisBjork 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@andregiroux5199 3 жыл бұрын

LOVE this. Hopefully find the parts to make one just like it this year. :)

@GillisBjork 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Awesome, good luck!

@augusthermann5111 3 жыл бұрын

Smart ide!

@GillisBjork 3 жыл бұрын

Danke!

@lindsaydickson47 3 жыл бұрын

Bravo 👏

@giorgosroumeli4782 3 жыл бұрын

Super Arbeit

@someotherdude 8 ай бұрын

Green wood turns much better- it's what you want to use.

@hetedeleambacht6608 10 ай бұрын

i think the lathe belts they just pulled them through and sewed them together on the wheel itself. No need to put half the machine apart

@hetedeleambacht6608 10 ай бұрын

why on earth use noisy energy-consuming electrical lkathes when you can work like this? Brava. Not all inventions of the past are for the museum. Lets bring them back to (new) use!!!

@nemo1987b 2 жыл бұрын

i had the exact same idea but in germany the only thing you can get dirt chap is the old sewing machine, the old lathe is practicaly impossible to get under 300 euros.

@GillisBjork 2 жыл бұрын

I think I got pretty lucky with the lathe, haven't seen something similar for sale again since then. But if you have the base, it would probably not be impossible to build the lathe from wood. I bet Mathias Wandel has some videos that could help with that

@nemo1987b 2 жыл бұрын

@@GillisBjork thx

@Montezuma03 3 жыл бұрын

I have an old sewing machine in my basement that I want to make a lathe out of also. Someday!

@GillisBjork 3 жыл бұрын

Cool! Good luck!

@leoszes 2 жыл бұрын

thats a nice build and lucky you had one of the heavy type singer flywheels. man I wish I had seen this video years ago, there are some good ideas here that I should've opted for on mine but oh well, why makes it easy if you can break your back and take 5 more days, right?! XD

@CraigsWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic :-) I look forward to seeing you incorporate turning into your work. Have you seen the channel "Chop with Chris"?

@GillisBjork 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Yep that's a great channel! Every time I wear a yellow t-shirt I feel like I must swing an axe

@CraigsWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

@@GillisBjork 😂

@bernardhvanengen5002 Жыл бұрын

I like the idea of yhe sewing machibe base, but I thiink the chuck can be rather dangerous when you get too close with your chisel

@vincentlagnes8160 Жыл бұрын

Salut super vidéo. Je recherche des éléments similaires pour le tournage. J ai deja la table a coudre, il me manque la structure du tour a bois. Serait tu où je pourrais trouver ce type de matériel ? Passe une bonne journée

@miles-de2zr Жыл бұрын

i am trying to make this exact thing. i cant find a lathe that is just like this anywhere. i only can find one thats are $500 and really small can you help me?

@RichardBuckman 3 жыл бұрын

Could you chase threads with this to make threaded boxes? Or does it not go fast enough?

@JuanGarcia-1125 3 жыл бұрын

Excelent project my friend. How many RPM? Gracias por tu respuesta!

@GillisBjork 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! RPM is as fast as the user can pedal

@user-ds1kd4rb5y 5 ай бұрын

What is the lathe mechanism and where did you get it?

@GillisBjork 5 ай бұрын

No visible brand, found on local ebay equivalent

@joseluispolobettin4504 2 ай бұрын

Que sea en español

@john-markharris6068 2 жыл бұрын

What length belt did you use?

@user-nz2tg6iv1j 2 ай бұрын

پرائس مینشن

@emonsahariar9292 Жыл бұрын

What about a metal lathe?

@Kikilang60 3 жыл бұрын

If you were not in Norway (Finland?), I would give you the DC motor, out of my wife's broken tread mill. Then again, you don't have any power, in your place in the woods, do you?

@augusthermann5111 3 жыл бұрын

Göteborg is the second largest town of sweden with more than 500 000 people. I think they have more power than they need there😂

@GillisBjork 3 жыл бұрын

That's nice of you! But indeed, there's no electricity in my shed so foot power is the best I can get!

@GillisBjork 3 жыл бұрын

Lol that's true August, though my workshop is not on the grid :)

@canaldoportugues10 Жыл бұрын

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯👍👌🤝

@agustinmiguelperezperez6464 Жыл бұрын

Me parece que sin un volante de inercia eso se para al tornear seguro.

@JohnDoe-qg6hm Жыл бұрын

WHY ? Never cut the lathe casting. Totally ruined this for me. I would have gone for a larger pulley possibly on the lath spindle to get the clearance past the lathe foot. Perhaps a longer spindle might have worked but that might have put added strain on the bearings. Cutting the foot casting is a horrible way to resolve the clearance issue. :/