robalo01 Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff465/Robalo01/WP_20140703_0051.jpg http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff465/Robalo01/WP_20140703_004.jpg http://s1237.photobucket.com/user/Robalo01/media/WP_20140703_0061.jpg.html http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff465/Robalo01/WP_20140703_007.jpg I made this little lathe a few years ago while looking for an easy way to turn Bass Poppers. It uses 1" dowels and runs on two sewing machine motors. It is crude but it made a ton of little wooden baits in its time. It is tough to find dowels made of light wood in my area, though. I bring it out of retirement from time to time to turn something I need ( e.g. I made plug lid for an olive oil bottle for my wife last week.) I though some of you might get a kick out of it. Edited July 4, 2014 by robalo01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 I like it. There may be better ones to purchase, but I like the way you think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubs Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Looks good. What does the dowel support use for a bearing? bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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robalo01 Posted July 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Looks good. What does the dowel support use for a bearing? it is a bearing. I think it came off a staring column. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubs Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 Thanks, resourceful. bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
