Treadle Lathe - from Misty Hollow Carving with Murray Lincoln-WS - March 17, 2010.wmv

This is my first Treadle Lathe made almost entirely of wood. In February 2010 I built my first Sping Pole Lathe. The Treadle Lathe is one step further than the Spring Pole Lathe with the wood turning always going in the same direction. The Spring Pole Lathe makes a forward and back turning with each pump of your leg. The Treadle Lathe made of Iron dates back to the Queen Anne days(1702 - 1714) and the Queen Anne chair. The Wooden Treadle Lathe dates to Queen Anne's time - where the Spring Pole Lathe hailed from an earlier time in the late 1600s(the 17th Century) and the Windsor Chair. Earliest Plans for the Treadle Lathe date back to drawings by Leonardo da Vinci.
I produced this video with the thought of demonstrating for others some of the features I have placed in this machine. Perhaps it will help others that might like to make one as well. I am sure that yours will be an improvement over this model.

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[murraylincoln]

You guessed right on that account. Yep. I need to weight the wheel with some lead plugs/metal chunks to help that way. The other thing that is a possibility to help is to make the drive wheel to mounted on a shaft that extends across the unit underneath... mount one more fly wheel on that end. This one was constructed to be portable and fit in the van to transport. Still in the R&D mode for sure.... the slipping belt has been cured with another idler pulley and spring

[carp1844]

It appears that the fly wheel doesn't have enough mass.

[murraylincoln]

@carp1844 You guessed right on that account. Yep. I need to weight the wheel with some lead plugs/metal chunks to help that way. The other thing that is a possibility to help is to make the drive wheel to mounted on a shaft that extends across the unit underneath... mount one more fly wheel on that end. This one was constructed to be portable and fit in the van to transport. Still in the R&D mode for sure.... the slipping belt has been cured with another idler pulley and spring

[Philipcanny94]

Hi there. this is a great lathe and i am interested in using a very similar design to build my own. However, i cannot understand how the wood is secured at the tailstock end!! can you help me please?

[murraylincoln]

@Philipcanny94

Hi Philip... contact me at murray.lincoln@gmail.com - I tried to explain how I made it here - but ran out of words. Here are a few that might help. A threaded 3/8 inch shaft is crewed through two nuts. The nuts are counter sunk into the 4X4 post. the post is shaped at the bottom to fit into the lathe bed - with a hole drilled in the lower part... that is partially covered with the lower lathe bed... a tapered dowel is hole to secure it all. Use email - makes it is easier.

[murraylincoln]

I have added a belt tightener to the treadle lathe - that is not seen in the video... maybe later... run out of time - too much demonstrating!!! Argghhh!

[whitedwarf29]

it would not let me post a link here so i e-mailed you

[murraylincoln]

If you would like more info you can email me at murray.lincoln@gmail.com or mistyhollowcarving@gmail.com as well. Both email addresses are on the video at the end. Happy to help anyone wanting to create one of these lathes.

[murraylincoln]

CHUCK - run the video through to 5:02 minute mark. stop it. you can see the mechanism. It is a pipe fit over the drive shaft - the hard wood dowel I cut the dowel so this fit would remain fairly tight. I filed the Pipe on left end notched to press into a hard wood chuck made from a piece of oak The chuck has four screws that protrude out into the wood turning to give it grip New chucks can be added The next one I make will also have a center screw My Email me address is at end of the video

[whitedwarf29]

how did you make the chuck on the lathe.. its really hard to tell how the set up is on the lathe for that part