Saw this over at rec.crafts.metalworking.
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basilisk
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10 years ago
foot powered lathe(pay attention Nick)
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10 years ago
A lot of skill and craftsmanship went into that lathe. Thanks, I enjoyed that. That guy is FAST!
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10 years ago
That was great! Can a lathe like that turn non-green wood (I know that Roy's spring-pole lathe is designed to only turn green wood)?
Bill
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10 years ago
Great video, worthy of the bow that guy takes at the end. I have a version of that same Dunlop lathe, though set up for electric motor of course. Anyone interested in tools like this who is near Haver de Grace, Maryland should check out the Stepping Stone Museum in Susquehanna State Park. They have an original foot-powered lathe and other 19th century tools on display. There's also a working water-powered grist mill in another part of the park that they demonstrate during weekends in the summer. The overshot water wheel, as I recall, is around 20 some feet in diameter.
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