WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP WITH THIS RESTORATION?
For those of you who may not have seen this wood lathe before, take a look at it now. Former guild member Bill Warner donated it to the York County Heritage Trust. Lacking any York County provenance, the museum would like to use it for demonstration purposes. This is where you come in.
The lathe now sit up on it's own platform thanks to the time and materials supplied by Marlin Hartman. It has been bolted down securely and now awaits a few replacement parts.
A machining jig has been attached to the lathe and a router is truing up the flywheel. Shrinkage through the centuries had left the flywheel badly out of round. Once completely rounded, the flywheel will spin nicely and a new belt can be purchased. After a few simple items are fabricated, the only real mystery is the action of the treadle. A representative from the Early American Industries Association visited the Agricultural and Industrial Museum recently. He was scouting for a location to hold one of their shows. While there, he examined our lathe and was impressed with our progress and lauded our efforts.
The new tool rest holder is ready to go to the blacksmith. Two square-tapered angled holes have been cut to accept the old iron supports that will have to be heated and straightened out. After the blacksmith fits the iron into the holes, he will clinch them over on the bottom like the original.
