Vega lathe

Re: Vega lathe

Bill Boehme

Lyle Jamieson will share plans with you if you want to build your own captive bar hollowing rig or he will sell you any or all parts if you are not able to fabricate some of the parts.

Floor standing secondary tool.rest

John C Lucas

I had a Nova mini whenni built my copy of Lyles captive bar system. I just built the stand and captive bar secondary tool rest out of wood. I made the height adjustable which paid off when i bought a new lathe. The whole thing just sits on the floor and i moved it as necessary to help hollow the odd shaped vessels. I still have all the parts so i could sort of clamp it together and take a phot later today. I still ise the wooden secondary rest but made a shorter stand that fits o the brd of my powermatic. I usr the floor stand to support my dust collector hose.

If i wefe to build another one for a mini lathe i would attach it to the lathe with an hinged arm the way Vicmarc toes their floor stand. Im on my phone and dont know how to postna link to their site.

Here it is- sorta

john lucas

I forgot that I dissassembled the wooden secondary rest when I built this metal rest. The wooden was almost exactly the same except the bottom bar was 4" wide x3/4 wood that was rounded over and waxed so there was very little friction on the bottom. I used the wooden rest for about 10 years and all I ever had to do was wax it periodically to keep it slick.

To build the captured bar on the first one I didn't have a welder. I used a 3/4" sleeve that I bought from Lowes for the insert. I drilled and used roll pins to secure it to the bar and drilled and tapped 2 holes for set screws to hold the various tools. The first bar was held together with all thread through the hollow square tube and nuts and lock washers on both sides. This worked incredibly well. Eventually I welded it. The cross bars are about 5". I originally had them 8" but found out they don't need to be that wide. On the next one I'll probably just weld two bars together like Steve Sinners and see how that works.

The laser has been jury rigged several times which is why there are so many different holes in the end. This time around I bought a small laser module and then modified a small tube flashlight to hold the batteries and added a seperate switch. This works much better. The dot is smaller and the laser is much tougher as is the switch.

Rear rest isn't that challenging.

Steven Antonucci

Basically, you need something that can be set to the same height as your tool rest, give or take. It could be a free-loading box like John's, or just a wooden extension to your lathe bed.

Personally, I would make it attach to the tailstock attachment holes when you pull the tailstock off, and just make a deadman to carry the load to the floor.

Mine is a box that slides on the ways. MDF.

Re: Vega lathe

Lyle Jamieson

I have made systems for the Vega bowl lathes. Pretty simple. I disagree with John. I prefer to have the back rest attached to the lathe for safety and stability.

Re: Vega lathe

Don Tewell

Are those plans on your website? Just need some guidance on the best way to attach to lathe. Thanks in advance for any help.

Re: Vega lathe

Lyle Jamieson

No, it takes custom parts. Id be glad to give you my 2 cents worth. Give me a call.

Re: Vega lathe

Don Tewell

You available tomorrow? Time zone?

Re: Vega lathe

Lyle Jamieson

Yes, I am home now, If you get my machine leave a message Ill get right back to you.

Re: Vega lathe

David Walser

Lyle -- Your generosity with your time amazes me. You're not the only one in the woodturning community to be so generous, but you consistently go well beyond what mere courtesy would demand. Thank you.

Helping

Lyle Jamieson

The turning family is that way. Others helped me and all I do is pass it on.

Re: Helping

Joe Dickason

I support everything said about Lyle. He spent quite some time on the phone with me one day. Helped me get going with a homemade (gift from friend) hollowing system that I was afraid to bother with. I keep trying to find time on my schedule to spend a day or so in his shop to gain more knowledge. Certainly a kind gentlemen & very professional

Re: Helping

Lyle Jamieson

Thanks Joe, you make my day.

Re: Helping

Don Tewell

Lyle, I haven't forgotten to call. Just been extremely busy. Will try tomorrow. Again thanks for offering to help. The wood turning community unlike some of the professional photographers I have dealt with that thinks everything they do is a national secret.