How To Build A Lathe
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- čas přidán 24. 10. 2013
- How To Build A Lathe woodworking video educates you on the design process in building a foot powered treadle lathe using no power tools It is the sequel to the video "The Foot Powered (Treadle) Lathe". I took an old corn auger flywheel with some reclaimed lumber and made a lathe that can run at 1500 RPM's using it to turn wood for all kinds of projects. I review the design, tools, materials, and the techniques without the use of screws or nails. I hope you enjoy. Be sure to watch related videos below:
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2. Watch my projects progress on Instagram: / chopwithchris
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Pretty good stuff. I'm a pole lathe turner, so i generally find flywheel lathes to be too complicated. However, I do appreciate the use of on-hand resources to solve practical problems. The fact that you solve these issues with hand tools and other human powered methods is to be commended. The fact that your lathe actually works is merit in and of its self. I have seen a number of foot lathes that really don't work. I also like you style of presentation and humor.
+Rick Schuman Well thank you very much. I will rewarding to use my hands and head to find solutions. Chris
funniest woodworking tutorial ever thanks so much
You are most welcome
The bike part - best of all.
And I've always used my leg to clutch big wood blocks while working them. Successfully yet hardly. You workshop is a Land of Oz, with all its accomodations, facilitations and short cuts...
I think you're about to amaze us with a marvel, practical or not, to remember.
Those elegant solutions truly are elegant. I love engineering and whatnot
I know I'm a bit late to the party but this is one of the best hand-made, hand/foot-powered tool video I've seen on CZcams so far. And I've spent at least 10 hours total looking at these kind of videos.
Thank you and well done!
+Charles Fernandez (Chad) Thanks so much. Please let me know if you have any questions
How heavy, roughly, are those flywheels? Cheers!
+Charles Fernandez (Chad) 40 pounds
+Chop With Chris thanks!
Your passion for woodworking motivates me, I don't think I've ever seen anyone so happy with their hobby.
Was very nice to see your video go "viral" and hit the big numbers. Been following your channel a long time before that though! People need to see this kind of stuff instead of just computer game videos.
Parks n rec is one of my all time favorite shows
It's a classic.
I love the end of the video, that was funny stuff. I like the lathe as well. I think my favorite part about the lathe build is there are no bolts, nuts, screws, or nails. I've done small projects with that same concept and the are still holding strong. Excellent video.
+Wayne E. Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it
Awesome!!! Just what I was looking for... a machine that does not need electricity. You are a really creative person! Keep it up!
+Anubis Jubatus Thanks. More to come.
Thank you for the compliment. We're novices when we start and our passion is what makes us masters.
Chris
You sir, are an absolute genius. After seeing the original video I was in a absolute amazement and just had to take a look at this one for more details. You are the epitome of an absolute master craftsman and a true inspiration. Outstanding proof you don't need an elaborate shop full of expensive power tools to make something beautiful. I tip my hat to you, sir. Amazing job!!!
+Jeremy Gore Thank you very much! So glad you enjoyed it. I enjoy sharing my work with people like you.
DUDE! You are a kindred spirit. I adore hand powered tools, as evidenced by my hand cranking grain mill, my spinning wheel and my spindles (I'm a fiber artist). Now I'm branching into wood carving (since most of my fiber tools are made from wood). Thanks for sharing your world with all of us who are just discovering wood as a medium :)
+Christi Dea Thanks so much. I've got several carving videos on my channel (bowl, The Walking Dead) and now working on Game Of Thrones). Good luck!!
Thanks. I will do my best! My shop was in planning for a few years collecting all the components and finally putting it all together. Take care.
Chris
all i can say is Roy Underhill !!!!!!!!!!!! Your reinventing the wheel!!!!
Yep!
Yep!!
WoW...just slow'en my breathing here...lol....first time watcher and long time woodworker...ONE of thee BEST videos I have seen..Thax...from a small community in Northern Ontario.Can...I bow my head to a fine craftsman>>>> will do a search for your timber frame construction....
David Noonan David,
Thank you very much! I enjoy canoeing in southern Ontario annually (Quetico) - wonderful country you have up there. You may also enjoy "How To Build A Table (The Priceless Gift".
Take care.
Chris
Thank you for posting this! It was really interesting seeing the progression of your designs. I grew up using an electric powered lathe as a kid (hanging out with my grandfather). Keep up the awesome work, and good job inspiring countless individuals across the world.
For the freewheel use a coaster brake bike hub. Remove the brake. They are silent and you can adjust the slack inside the hub. The hubs work just as a clutch in a transmission, with pressure they engage and without pressure they release. Awesome job on the lathe!!
Thanks. I will look into this.
Chris
Thank you you are a leader and give good presentation, a gift of humour with good teaching of your gifts. This is very important to help us get out of the global consumer system and become self sufficient, Thank you for sharing with us and our best wishes and blessings to you and your family. Look forward to looking at more of your work, Take care my freind
John,
Thank you for the kind words. I have many videos. I hope you enjoy all of them. Take care.
Chris
Thank John! More on the way.
Chris
You are a genius, I envy you're capabilities. Great video, great shop.
Thanks
Awesome real craftsmanship at its finest
Thanks
I was looking for an old paddle technique to make it. This made everything clear to me. Thank you.
Glad it worked.
Very interesting, you sir are a very fine craftsman. I like the old world ways of doing things when people had a lot of time and labor was cheap. Thanks for posting and greetings from northern Saskatchewan, Canada. Cheers
MrSageflyfisher Thank you again :).
Chris
One of the best videos of any kind I've watched in a long time, in so many ways.
Thanks so much. I have many more How To videos. I hope they are helpful to you.
Chris
WOW...Other then your design is awesome your personality makes the vid. And...your speeding up the vid as you work on a piece is very appreciated at least by me...you get us to the end result without havin' to go get a beer...and drink it in it's entirety as you carve a mortise...awesome
Well thank you so very much for the fine compliment. More to come.
Chris
OMG LEGIT RIGHT WHEN HE EXPLAINED THE CHISSEL FOR THE LOG CABIN I THOUGHT hmm what a respectable man... reminds me of ron swanson...
I get that a lot.
Chris, that is awesome brother! I am working on a treadle lathe right now as well... I just finished the mechanism today. When I get it finished I guess I'll have to upload some video for it... My mechanism is much different and I think you might actually like some of the features I've incorporated that you can use to help you. I look forward to seeing a ton more about this lathe. Keep up the good work!
Love your videos! Appreciate the attention to detail and your commitment to excellence! Please keep them coming. If you ever decide to build a log cabin on your own please show us your own woodsman adventure!
You've evolved into a truly skilled and unique craftsman.
Ballowall Thanks - and with my next project you will see I have progressed even more.
Chris
This is intense, no power tools or anything... It's very cool.
Glad you enjoyed it.
this is one of the best videos I ever watched.
+Antonio Sanher Well thank you very much. Check out The Priceless Gift video on my channel.
The ending is awesome
Thanks - I enjoy all aspects of this unique hobby.
Chris
I like the big Axe!! :D Nice lathe builded. I realy like on the end, the solution for both feet.
Thank you!
Thanks and more to come.
Chris
This could be something that people could think about cause you are not using expensive machinery instead you are showing us that it could be made by our own. good job. Any way my hobby is pencil sketching, still i find sometime to watch a few videos like this. What you are doing is a nice piece of art.
Thanks. I appreciate your comment.
You had my full attention for 12:05 mins. , loved the ending , lol .
The last 8.5 seconds are the best. The rest was very good as well.
Symon Fobbester Thanks
You should never run with an axe. Safety is not an accident.
Clayton Holthaus Words to live and die by.
i.rodriguez Its okay i.rod, I think Clayton's statement was "tongue in cheek". By the way, your statement "not impose your criteria to others, that's just rude", is contradicted by your last paragraph. Yes, everyone learns differently. Some don't need to get burned. Some do it knowing they will get burned. Some get burned over and over. Some get injured and some die. "Safety is not an accident", get it? Man, that was a great comment. I gave him a thumbs up. Happy New Year!
It's the way of life that many people will refuse to learn from others despite of the consequences. But that is their right to do so, no one should impose their believes to them. Of course is wiser to learn from other people's mistakes and from our own, but that's just not the way most people act, and that is just a fact of live. I'm sure you have seen this yourself time and time again.
Yeeees! I've been looking for a lathe design just like this thank you! Next project!
Good luck. Let me know if you have any questions.
I've been enjoying your videos - thanks for making them!
001photo You are most welcome - more to come/
Chris
I like your design and build, best I've seen
Well thank you so very much.
Chris
Wow! Thats great - make sure you let me know when you upload the video.
Chris
From the beginning I was looking for a challenge for my mind and body. This seemed like a good approach.
Chris
Thanks my friend - good luck to you.
Chris
Awesome! Thank you so much for sharing your process! Truly inspiring!
I'm amazed I just found your channel I've learned so much in one video
MrFarmer Kid Thanks. I have many more and even more on the way. I hope you enjoy all of them.
Chris
i certainly do im not at a very hi scale atoll with wood work though i really enjoy it dues to my lack of knowledge i do use screws and nails but as i learn more ill start experimenting a shave horse is my goal right now being that i acquired my grandfather very nice draw knife but its a struggle to use it as far as holding it goes and i use a cheap mint craft hatchet i have taken off the varnish and have made it to my liking with some tong oil and of course sharpened it, it has been ok but the head is starting to work off a mint craft ax did that to and now its a wedge so will the hatchet once it finally bust or i get another one im probably going for a grandforsebrookes long bearded hatchet i geuss that could be a littel background
MrFarmer Kid Good luck with your woodworking and let me know if you have any questions.
Chris
thanks you will be my go to for it
Sooo inspiring this is! I love hand cranked machinery and the beauty of wood crafting! Your amazing, such skills!
Thanks. More to come.
+Chop With Chris www.geocities.ws/claw.geo/jigsaw.jpg
Great video and an amazing prototyping project with great results. Love the slick and all your ingenuity, keep on doing what you do it is great.
Thanks - I sure will.
Chris
No new bike for rachael. Lol that was funny. Nice video. Nice lathe.
Also I'm loving the assortment of ND shirts :) as a fan living in Indy I approve! Love your videos
Go Irish!
Thanks. I'll check it out.
Chris
Thank you for making these videos they always give me ideas on my projects thanks for everything keep it up :D
Chris your video's are awesome! I love how you limit yourself to no power tools. Its kinda like me when I build something I limit myself to building tools that only use parts that are super easy to get...like hockey pucks and bolts and nuts. Keep the awesome vids coming.
You do some beautiful turning. I tried turning a large bowl (20") wide and it just took too much force when I was working the outer edges. I also tried putting on a larger flywheel on the driven shaft. Still working on this. But I agree that there are limits to this lathe unless I get some more people to peddle with me.
Chris
Great work! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Tom Goffnett You are most welcome
Thanks and thanks.
Chris
Thanks - more on the way.
Chris
improvement, I like the idea very much.
You got some talent man, both for woodworking and for video editing.
Enjoyed the video.
Thanks - I will.
Chris
Estupenda herramienta , una gran creatividad . gracias por expandir
tu conocimiento .
Alejandro Vallade Gracious
I dont understand a single thing about woodworking and it will probably never be something for me but your videos are so wellmade and interesting, especially your calm and instructive manner of talking.
What I want to say is thank you for these great videos, and happy halloween from a small village in Sweden!
Hey Chris, looks like you have invented a new dance at the 5:28 mark.The treadle lathe boogie.
I guess you're write.
I just subscribed to his channel. Thanks my friend for the reco.
Chris
Loved your video, thanks.
Like the thought process you took us along on. I love the "elegant" problem solving. Sub'd
+Thomas Russell Thank you and welcome. I recently made a foot powered jigsaw you may enjoy.
Yeah, watched and commented on that one too. Nice work.
You sir, made my ending weekend complete
LOL omg just the end itself made me a superfan. lol
+Heather Kiser Luckily no one was injured.
Very nice work Chris, thank you for sharing and you just got a new subscriber. I hope to have other videos soon. All the best!
Thanks. More to come.
I like the end of the video. xD
greetings from germany.
Danke. They all survived!
+Chop With Chris xD
if at first blah blah blah
Love it!!!
Man! You make amazing videoes! I wish I had space to make these things!
+Cameo Shadowness I am very lucky no doubt!
+Chop With Chris
You are extremly lucky! Seriously! I wish I had space to do this! T~T
Nice ending, lol. As a wood turner ( I use an electric lathe), I would love to see some more in-depth footage of you turning a bowl with your lathe. I'm really interested to see how you face the challenges like position and ability to "treadle", throughout your turning of a bowl. I know that I could not use such a lathe for my work. The position that I use for certain operations would make it very difficult to stand on one foot and treadle with the other. Very nice design on the lathe by the way
Chris its all good and very funny. I loved it. Humor is what keeps us going. Don't change and don't stop.
You sir are talented in many ways, that makes an all around show and to me that is why your videos do so well.
I am headed over to watch the set-up video.
Do you have a web site or blog?
thank you for the video Chris, keep making these videos, and I guarantee that your popularity on the internet will spread like wildfire.... Actually, a wildfire and wood doesn't really work well together. And I loved the little bit at the end, it's nice to have a sense of humor, when everyone is so uptight nowadays!
Grazie amico mio.
Chris
Wow! Just found your channel. Fantastic stuff! Thanks!
Thank you. How did you find it?
It just popped up in my youtube recommended feed. Glad it did!
+John Van Ess Me too!
This is brilliant. I used the same design and had some of the same issues with it. I'll definitely be adding a flywheel to the spindle now. I had been wondering of that would help. I also love the final foot pedal design and the way you made it all easily disassembled. I'll be stealing those ideas for improvements and maybe a second lathe, if you don't mind! Love your videos, man!
Good luck and please send pics or post a video so I can see your design.
Chris
Will do! I changed out the treadle yesterday, using your video as a rough guide. I also added a flywheel to the spindle, too. It works so much more smoothly now with just those two changes. Thanks for the ideas.
You bet.
hey chris just started watching some of your content and i am hooked. Not that you need my support but great job great vids and amazing woodwork.
+lawrence marsh Thanks. Glad you enjoy it.
Thanks again CHRIS. :)
that was awesome!! good work!!!!
Thanks.
ALL manual work! You are VERY Skilled! Would love to have 1/4th of your skills. Subscribed!
Thanks. I started with just passion and it turned into something real.
Chris
Very Inovative! Nice Job!
Thanks!
WOW! Awesome.
+T Mill Thanks
Sincere congratulations!
Thanks.
OK the end MESSED me up.
I forgot my questions.
Dang.
Nice work, demo and show.
Loved it.
Oh.
I want to know about your workbench.
Thank you for all you do.
Carry on!
Great video..... Going back to the old days...... Love it. Keep up the good work. Let me know how that clutch came along.
Ii never got the clutch to work but the lathe runs perfect.
Chris
Great vid, thanks
Semper Fi
Thanks! You need to watch my video called "Tribute To The Troops".
This is awesome!!
Gand Alf thanks
Chris, I've been collecting these tools and teaching myself to build from found lumber and cutting my own timber. I just found you this morning and was curious where you are and if you teach workshops??!? Finally someone with the same hobby as mine!!
Brother, I live in the Midwest and I have not thought about having a seminar. Too busy with work and kids but maybe someday. Feel free to ask me any questions. Maybe you should do a video on your next project.
Chris
funny end! great work!
+Julio Di Felippo Thanks. No one was injured. 😄
You are most welcome.
Chris
Your solutions are very creative - I think I will repair after all my electric lathe that I made with my dad, and maybe I'll incorporate some of your design features. I have yet to figure out how to install the axle, that's the main problem...
+Dumitru Ursu Thank you and good luck.
alright, with this you got me subscribing!
Thanks and I hope you enjoy all my videos.
Hey Chris, this is the first video that I have found of yours. Thank you firstly, it is a great design. But, as an avid, possibly rabid Axe & Adze collector, I could not help but notice he one behind you that we can see. The are very cool, I have my granddads small hewing hathchet. its about 3.5 - 4 inches across the cutting surface. I think the total count on the lot is about 42 different types and makers. thanks for your work, keep'em comin. phred
+Fred Duvall Thanks so much. I'm a sucker for an old axe!
Your amazing!
Thanks my friend
I totally love your machine. I want to build one too :D
Glad you like it. It was fun building it.
Great vid ! Hope you learned them noisy folk proper! Keep up the good work! 8)
Thanks and I will.
Chris
Brilliant
Thanks