An outboard tool rest for the mini-lathe

Love it Russ!!

Dave Peebles Lyons,Ohio

>Anything outside the box is good with me. Very creative, whoever it was....

Dave

Re: An outboard tool rest for the mini-lathe

John Lucas

>Russ

I like the never say die attitude. I built a free standing boring bar secondary tool rest for my mini lathe. Got a lot of nasty comments on another news group but it works great and allows me to demonstrate hollowing with a boring bar anywhere I can take my mini lathe.

Re: An outboard tool rest for the mini-lathe

Peter Teubel

>Got a picture of that setup? Sounds interesting!

Where there's a will, there's a way

Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL

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Re: Where there's a will, somebody will inherit .

Fred L. - North Carolina

>I am used to new ideas being ridiculed by others. This is the price we pay for innovation. Most of the great inventors had problems getting their ideas accepted at first.

Moreover, when a new idea comes from somebody who has already been accepted as an expert, that idea is more likely to be accepted.

Many useful ideas come from newbies, who are not bound by dogmas. Not knowing that something cannot be done is sometimes an asset. Often the new ideas fail, which is to be expected. Once in a while one succeeds.

Most of the turning equipment and accessories we take for granted today were not available 50 years ago! Hollowing systems with replaceable tips and laser pointers are an example.

The wise man keeps an open mind . . .

FredL

Re: An outboard tool rest for the mini-lathe

John Lucas

>I'll try to get a photo. I modified it to fit my Powermatic so I'm not sure all the screw holes are still there. I'f not I'll jury rig the setup. You'll be able to tell what I did pretty easily.

Re: An outboard tool rest for the mini-lathe

Don Evans

>I recognize the sticker on the bed as Rockwell's but not the Homecraft but this lathe says Delta all over it's design. Was the Homecraft one of Delta's for home market?

Someone was thinking with the toolrest mod., always admire that.

Don

Re: An outboard tool rest for the mini-lathe

Brad Vietje

>Russ, and all,

This photo is much like one on Bill Tarleton's web site, so he might possibly be the originator (?) He has made such a modification to his old Delta Homecraft lathe from the mid-50's. His site can be found by searching under "Bill's Wood Creations" -- I don't have the URL at hand.

Safe Spinning,

Brad Vietje

Thetford, VT