rustym
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- Jan 22, 2007
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Lentze,
For a lathe I have one of the small Jet lathes that I have had for a long time. You can get them in variable speed models or ones you have to move a belt to change speeds. Also if that is what you want make sure to get one that you can put an extension on in case you ever decide to turn chair legs or something longer. As for the mandrel, let me think about it. I'm sure you could take a piece of maple or hickory would be ideal and turn a mandrel on the lathe with a very small taper and a shoulder that would hold the ring just fine. I'll try to draw up something and post it later. It doesn't take much to hold a small item like a ring to turn a little grove into it. Let me work on it some more.
Rusty
For a lathe I have one of the small Jet lathes that I have had for a long time. You can get them in variable speed models or ones you have to move a belt to change speeds. Also if that is what you want make sure to get one that you can put an extension on in case you ever decide to turn chair legs or something longer. As for the mandrel, let me think about it. I'm sure you could take a piece of maple or hickory would be ideal and turn a mandrel on the lathe with a very small taper and a shoulder that would hold the ring just fine. I'll try to draw up something and post it later. It doesn't take much to hold a small item like a ring to turn a little grove into it. Let me work on it some more.
Rusty