New shop equipment

[lkorn]

This time I really upgraded my lathe. It's an old school shop Powermatic that has been rebuilt and modified with a VFD for electronic speed control. It also runs backwards. Someday I hope to figure out why I need backwards

The first pic is my original Craftsman. Note that it is resting on sawhorses. Lots of vibration. The second is my new toy. Note my TImberwolf "AYLA" investigating!

 

[Old Griz]

Lary, the ability of a lathe to run backwards comes in real handy when sanding bowl interiors and also, if you are real careful, in using a scraper to smooth out a bowl interior... sometimes you just really really need that ability to get it "JUST RIGHT"... now of course if I were making bowls instead of "designer funnels", I would look into a lathe that runs backwards for my next one...
BTW, that is one ferocious looking Timberwolf you got there.. especially with that pink scarf... LOL... nice looking pup..

 

[PenWorks]

Boy, does that look familar [)]
I think I turned my first bowl on that in 7th grade []
Mr Darr......are you out there........??????

I guess you just solved the vibration problem. []

 

[ryannmphs]

Nice upgrade!! My wife also has a wolf, she's a mix of Husky, Malamut (sp?) and Timberwolf (about 65%), with one blue eye and one brown & blue eye. I try not to let her into the shop, since the shop is also my garage, there's just too many chemicals that she could get in to.

Ryan

 

[lkorn]

Hey Griz! Tell me more about the designer funnels [}].

Ayla is 3/4 Timberwolf and 1/4 malamute. 105 lbs of pure love. She a breast cancer foundation activist, hence the pink scarf[:I]. She's only in the shop when I'm puttering and can keep an eye on her. Never while equipment is running.

 

[Doghouse]

Backwards is great! You can also turn backwards, looking into the inside of a bowl without having to lay ontop of the lathe to see what you are doing. Nice machine!

 

[MDWine]

If you run it backwards, can you put the wood back on ????[][]

 

[JimGo]

I think so Mike. Kind of like Superman spinning the world backward to go back in time.

 

[MDWine]

Hey Jim! We missed you at Woodcraft on Saturday. Lou and I had a great time, ([]at least I did) I was lucky to have him help me pick out a few things. I even got to see (and handle) some of his pens... wow... really...WOW...

I've been inspired...Hope I can live up to it...

Maybe we'll try another rendezvous the middle of next month (right after payday?)

Thanks again, Lou!!!

Michael

 

[esheffield]

Nice upgrade! Your old Craftsman is pretty much identical to my Ridgid. Both sourced by Emerson I think.