Does anyone have any info on lathe or the cutting tool used in the following links?
John
The lathe looks very much like a basic, cheap chinese lathe sold by a number of budget tool companies. Usually 4-speeds.
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Saweyes is right - these lathes are badged and marketed in the UK by people like Clarke and Machine Mart. I picked one up at an auction a number of years ago, reckoning that at least it would do for turning doorknobs etc. However it is just plain nasty, and has no saving graces at all, other than its cheapness. The beds are flimsy square light-gauge steel tube, the headstock is pressed steel and has only one bearing, the toorest adjustments use single-start bolts, so the adjusting handles have to spin through 360 deg, so they often foul the headstock/tailstock. The tool rest height adjustment uses a radio-type knob, which makes it almost impossible to tighten it enough to secure the toolrest unless you have fingers like mole-grips. I couldn't get rid of it quickly enough, and would earnestly advise you to have nothing to do with it - you'll either outgrow it or become terminally frustrated with it within a week.
As for the tool, I can't see one in the pictures, only the toolrest, so I assume that the turner would have used either a scraper or a roughing gouge on the outside and a scraper or a bowl gouge on the inside.
The joints used in the coopered work are called bird-mouth joints (in UK, at least). They're mechanically stronger than plain butt joints and also increase strength by giving a larger gluing area.
HTH
Frank
Thanks for all the great info, frank. Much appreciated.
John
gouge. As for the lathe, that tag looks suspiciously like "Central Machinery"; i.e. Harbor Freight cheapo lathe. Avoid.
them specifically for segmented and "coopered" style joints, although I can't remember who it is - maybe I've seen them in Woodcraft.
Lee Valley carries a couple of different ones.
djb
Also, do a search on stave construction.
UA100
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