outboard on the 1236??

You'll probably break it.

Jay in TX

>Mike,

You'll probably break the stock extender device thingie. I've never tried mine, as I want to keep in shape for appearence at resale (soon!). You can get away with outboard turning if it is just a 14" platter/seat, but I'd use a floor stand as a tool rest. Not being the one to advocate "cavalier" practices on power equipment, I'll just say that I've used steel pipe with a 1 - 1.25" I.D. cut to the appropriate length and inserted into plywood/2x4 frame. It is an exciting (not the good kind) and workable solution...Not one I'll willingly try again.

Re: You'll probably break it.

mike hamilton

>Thanks Jay,

It had crossed my mind that I might put a support post directly under the point where the tool rest enters the extender -- kind of a mono-pod setup. No quick revelation how I'd attach it and keep it out of the way of the turning (and the turner).

Regards,

Mike Hamilton

Re: You'll probably break it.

William Duffield, on the Cohansey

>If you do other kinds of woodworking in your shop, you might have an infeed/outfeed roller stand for feeding sheetgoods through your TS, etc. If it's sturdy, it will work as a toolrest for table tops, platters, etc.

Re: outboard on the 1236??

Bill Howatt

>I had a cheapie that looked like a Jet 1236. I did a platter that was at least 14". I think I rotated the headstock such that the platter was turning on the opposite side of the bed and this made supporting the tool rest a lot easier. I may be wrong but I don't think I needed that goofy toolrest extension.

Bill

Re: outboard on the 1236??

Barry Turner

>All those other guys who answered are pessimists. I'm betting their glass is always half empty.

I say give it a shot. Use sharp tools. Take light cuts and go slow. I'll bet you can do it without breaking anything.

Re: You'll probably break it.

Anthony Y

>No way!!!

Re: You'll probably break it.

Glenn Madsen in the SF Bay area

>None of my outfeed stands would hold up to that kind of use/abuse for more than a few minutes. They use a clamp that just wasn't made for that.

I haven't solved the problem yet for my 1442...

or shoot your eye out

Mike Schwing from Md.

>Sorry, couldn't resist.

Re: outboard on the 1236??

Brad Vietje

>Mike,

When it comes to pushing the limits of a 1236 I AM a pessimist -- I'm not convinced the machine works well WITHIN its limits, much less beyond them, and I'm getting real sick of mine...

That said, I think you CAN do this safely on the 1236, but I would NOT use that stooooopid and dangerous trolling weight* included with the lathe as a banjo extension. If you rotate the head just right, you should be able to reach it pretty well with the standard banjo and the 12" tool rest. You can also lock it down a little past 90 degrees (no detent there), and move the banjo and toolrest to the short outboard bed section. This will only work up to about 14" in diameter -- bigger than that and you can't get the rest in front of it without the extension arm, which I truly believe to be a health hazzard.

Safe spinning,

Brad Vietje

Thetford, VT

* Can also be used as a window weight if you have old double-hung windows ...

I've done it.

Joe T. - Parma, Ohio

>I turned a 14" chip bowl on mine. I was able to do most of it without the extension. Watch when you do use the extension as it vibrates pretty bad. Definitely use light cuts cause I think it will land on your foot if you get a nasty catch.

I need to turn another one and I'm thinking of propping up the rest with a piece of oak 2x2 to see if that would help.

Joe