This Week’s Retro DIY Project – Pedal Driven Lathe

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This Week’s Retro DIY Project – Pedal Driven Lathe

October 9, 2014 by TidiousTed

Whether you’re planning on going green in your workshop or prefer working with traditional hand tools, here’s some old plans for a pedal driven lathe.

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Posted in DIY project, Retro DIY projects, Retro technology, Vintage Science | Tagged Do-it-yourself projects, Homemade tools, Pedal Driven Lathe, Retro Do-It-Yourself project | 2 Comments

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on October 9, 2014 at 10:11 pm | Reply Howard Peters

In the US, we have a Public Broadcasting TV show called “The Woodwright’s Shop,” and if you can get a chance to watch some of these shows you might want to do so.

The host, Roy Underhill, uses ONLY human-powered tools, no power tools. (Although sometimes he visits people who use steam or water power). It’s fascinating how he does some of the most intricate work using techniques and tools from, in some cases, hundreds of years ago.

He uses a lathe like the one in your plan.
- on October 9, 2014 at 10:19 pm | Reply TidiousTed
  
  Thank you very much for that information Howard, I’ll try to see if I can find a way to catch it on the net 🙂