I have the same Lathe,made the wheel out of bloodwood looks great,I was proud of myself till I realized I forgot to drill the hole,lol,looks great now,awesome videos ,I am a subscriber,thanks Mike
Hi Mike. Great meeting you today! Thanks for the drill press. Thanks for letting us tour your shop. Very impressive and can't wait to get back into woodworking and turning again.
I did the same thing on my lathe. It didn’t come with a hand wheel or anything for that matter. So I built a 10” hand wheel and affixed it to my lathe. I made it out of Rock Oak that is found in New York State.
That little lathe looks so cute and useful. My woodturning lathe, a record CL4 doesn't have the ability for a knock out bar or a hand wheel, but one would be very useful. I get jealous re things like vacuum chucks. Anyway, love your videos as you don't cut the mistakes we all make out of them.
John Heisz did a video today where he made a sharpener for his lathe, I'm thinking about doing similar but make a hybrid of this also and perhaps a disk sander also.
Hi, Mike I have wanted to make a wheel for lathe but don't dare , It a Harbor Freight 10x18. Will the lathe have the power to carry the larger wheel and not lose power.
Hi Mike. At the start of the video at time stamp 1:12 you are threading on your face plate to the lathe. I noticed that when it came to the bearing in pushed the bearing back it to the head stock as if to re-seat itself. Is it that loose that it can float in or out? The reason I ask I have seen another YTuber that has had a lot of wobble trouble with a Laguna 12/36 I think. I suspect it will not be any trouble for you, but I was just curious. Nice add on for your Mini lathe.
It has what it called a floating bearing. The outboard spindle requires something on it to lock it. This could be the OEM handwheel or a a custom handwheel or a faceplate or chuck for outboard turning. It is the way it is designed. I am not seeing any problems with this design. I am not seeing any wobble when secured. No play whatsoever.
@@harperjb Yes, although that would be a bit large for my taste since I am accustomed to this size since it closely matches my PM handwheel which I have been using for many years.
I have the same Lathe,made the wheel out of bloodwood looks great,I was proud of myself till I realized I forgot to drill the hole,lol,looks great now,awesome videos ,I am a subscriber,thanks Mike
Easy fix when it is already mounted to a face plate. Thanks for your support.
Excellent how-to Mike, my Delta 46-460 needs one of these larger wheels and you've just inspired me to put it on my to-do list.
Easy feature to add, Ken. Stay safe my friend.
Nice tip Mike. I had to make one for my Delta DL-46. I used a piece of 1 inch MDF and it works very well. Thank you for sharing.
Using what is readily available often works. I hate turning MDF though.
Hi Mike. Great meeting you today! Thanks for the drill press. Thanks for letting us tour your shop. Very impressive and can't wait to get back into woodworking and turning again.
Great to meet you as well, Jason. I have you on my email list when I schedule that neighborhood open shop event.
I turned MDF 8 inched round and put adhesive sand paper. Love it
I can see how handy that would be for a lot of turners.
That would be so useful, great idea.
Thanks for another good video demo and the live demo at GA Tech last night for GAW. By the way I made a spindle lock for my Laguna.
Thanks, Tim. Can you provide a picture of your spindle lock?
Mike Peace Woodturning, I was going to attach but didn’t see the option.
I did the same thing on my lathe. It didn’t come with a hand wheel or anything for that matter. So I built a 10” hand wheel and affixed it to my lathe. I made it out of Rock Oak that is found in New York State.
That is a big handwheel!
That little lathe looks so cute and useful.
My woodturning lathe, a record CL4 doesn't have the ability for a knock out bar or a hand wheel, but one would be very useful.
I get jealous re things like vacuum chucks.
Anyway, love your videos as you don't cut the mistakes we all make out of them.
Thanks for your support.
Another good informative video , thanks.
John Heisz did a video today where he made a sharpener for his lathe, I'm thinking about doing similar but make a hybrid of this also and perhaps a disk sander also.
Keep in mind that John is a Maker and not really a woodturner. Just saying...
That's nice. Is your knock-out bar still long enough to reach and do its job? (Thicker hand-wheel and all.)
You made me worry for an instant, Thomas. No problem, I turned a box Wed in preparation for a demo.😜😜
that video was PIMP!
Thanks, Aaron.
I really like that tip...I have a Laguna 1836. How many lathes do you have anyway?
Three if you count my Jet 1014 which I use as a dedicated Beall Buffer!
Great ideal
Thanks!
Hi, Mike I have wanted to make a wheel for lathe but don't dare , It a Harbor Freight 10x18. Will the lathe have the power to carry the larger wheel and not lose power.
The extra weight is not that significant. No problems.
@@MikePeaceWoodturning ok thanks
That's suck a great idea!
Hi Mike. At the start of the video at time stamp 1:12 you are threading on your face plate to the lathe. I noticed that when it came to the bearing in pushed the bearing back it to the head stock as if to re-seat itself. Is it that loose that it can float in or out? The reason I ask I have seen another YTuber that has had a lot of wobble trouble with a Laguna 12/36 I think. I suspect it will not be any trouble for you, but I was just curious. Nice add on for your Mini lathe.
Sharp eye Ed. I'm curious too.
It has what it called a floating bearing. The outboard spindle requires something on it to lock it. This could be the OEM handwheel or a a custom handwheel or a faceplate or chuck for outboard turning. It is the way it is designed. I am not seeing any problems with this design. I am not seeing any wobble when secured. No play whatsoever.
@@MikePeaceWoodturning Thanks for letting us know that fact Mike. It does relieve my mind. -Mike (too)
@@MikePeaceWoodturning Thanks for the info Mike. Glad to hear it is normal. Still makes you wonder what is the advantage to a press fit.
So the size of the handwheel does not effect the balance of the headstock or performance of the motor?
No. It is round and balanced.
@@MikePeaceWoodturning So you could have made the handwheel twice as big with no ill effect?
@@harperjb Yes, although that would be a bit large for my taste since I am accustomed to this size since it closely matches my PM handwheel which I have been using for many years.