Fredosantana Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 I recently purchased a workbench wood lathe from harbor freight and so far its been treating me pretty well. I've been researching turning plugs for quite sometime now, and today I finally turned my first two lures. The top lure was supposed to imitate a Hula Popper, and the bottom is going to be a pencil popper. The Hula Popper is made from basswood and the pencil popper is made from eastern red cedar. Any critiques would be greatly appreciated. Also if anyone could provide some info on how to cut the angle for the pencil popper mouth I'd also appreciate that. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoonpluggergino Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) I own a Harbor Freigth lathe, it's been 3 years and runs really good, very heavy duty made from heavy cast iron. I am really happy with it. Harbor freight does not have the best tools and machinery, but this particular lathe it's really good. I make musky size Bomber baits and the Hellbenders, these are baits made back in the 1940 for bass, but musky love them too. Happy turning Gino Edited February 18, 2015 by spoonpluggergino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 I like the looks. It seems to me that you need someone to test them out for you, and being a dedicated tester, I ...... Just kidding. You will do great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 They look great! Please tell me you're an experienced turner, or else I'm going to go out to my garage and burn my lathe! If you do a search for Diemai (Dieter Maiberg) in this forum's search tab at the top right, it should take you to some of his lathe turned lures. He has a bunch, and a lot of great ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass100 Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Those look great. I have been looking at the Craftsman lathe for a while now but I haven't pulled the trigger yet. Mark, have you tried the lathe on PVC yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Bass100, I haven't. My lathe is buried behind a bunch of crap right now, and I'm too lazy to dig it out. Sorry. I just posted two pictures in the Hard Baits Gallery of a rat with 3D eyes that I made using Solarez to get the clear bulge over the painted portion. Thank you again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass100 Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Please!!!! Someone try some PVC on a lathe and let us know. I am dying to know if it will work. Again, Fredosantana, those do look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) tried pvc on lathe . forget it. we run 2 copier lathes here my old craftsman is hurtin. my craftsmen duplicater lathe is strong. if you need cutters there not cheep.. here in Canada 60.00 a piece. Edited February 19, 2015 by woodieb8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 tried pvc on lathe . forget it. we run 2 copier lathes here my old craftsman is hurtin. my craftsmen duplicater lathe is strong. if you need cutters there not cheep.. here in Canada 60.00 a piece. Woodie, Is the PVC hard on cutters? I've machined it, and it doesn't seem to be hard on bandsaw blades, drill bits, circular saw blades, or hand saw blades. It does heat up when sanded if I apply too much pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 we ran some. it got hot/rubbery . not worth it for us. . lathe turning at 2000rpm. it heats up . I like pvc in some ways ,not this app though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowhunter Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Very nice first turns on the lathe, I really like the Popper. Douglas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 we ran some. it got hot/rubbery . not worth it for us. . lathe turning at 2000rpm. it heats up . I like pvc in some ways ,not this app though. Thanks Woodie. It's great when someone who knows their stuff shares with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedyarb Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 My lathe doesn't get spinning that fast. I have made a few top water baits with pvc. And yes it really gets hot and dulls chisels really quick. But it can be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 My lathe doesn't get spinning that fast. I have made a few top water baits with pvc. And yes it really gets hot and dulls chisels really quick. But it can be done. Have you tried shaping it with a belt sander, and then wood rasps? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedyarb Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 No Mark I havent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 I used both for some turning, years back. The belt sander worked to smooth some crappy wood that looked like a Wookie after I'd roughed it out with a chisel. The wood rasp was the size/shape I needed for one part of a turning I was trying to match for an antique chair rung, so I tried it and it worked, but it loaded really quickly, and I had to clean it too often. As I said, my lathe is now buried behind a bunch of other stuff, so I don't see getting a chance to turn PVC any time soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Stay tuned folks. I can see a Discovery Channel expedition into Mark's garage in the near future. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Stay tuned folks. I can see a Discovery Channel expedition into Mark's garage in the near future. Ben You're a cruel mon, Skinner!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 I can't help it Mark. It's in me and it HAS to come out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Hahaha I only use that excuse when I have gas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
