Being scotch irish and from texas alot of us already have a variant of an irish accent. It shows up in the way we say certain words, like "Horse". We put almost an "Ahh" sound instead of the O, Much like the irish.
You build chisel handles and milk stools. I build windmills and small engines that run on compressed air. Almost the same. I use a motor-driven metal-cutting engine lathe. I can only imagine using a lathe like yours. I am patient, but YOUR lathe would drive me to drink!
Awesome video! Eoin enjoy watching all your videos keep up the grind! Always a great watch and seeing the quality of your videos improve over time is great too! Here’s to many more great educational videos 🫡
I would usually consider myself someone with a lot of patience. But knowing that there is an electric powered lathe would make me absolutely despise using something with as many inconveniences as a pole lathe. It really makes watching the videos that much more fun because he makes it seem like it's so much more fun and easy than it really would be. I can enjoy the process without having to actually go through it.
Idea for a possible future improvement/iteration: have one of the chucks mounted through one of the legs, extend the spike to pass through the leg and spin freely, then add a decently sizes fly wheel to the free end dangling off the side of the lathe. Now replace the pedal/tree/rope combo with a pedal running to a crack that turns the flywheel (might need to use a secondary shaft running under the lathe and belted to the chuck/flywheel shaft to be able to place the crank near where you'd want to be standing). Finally change the chuck to be a kind that locks onto the wood rather than holding it at a single point so that work piece is rigidly tied to the rotating flywheel via the chuck. While mechanically more complex, it would yield the benefit of requiring less space, maintaining the direction of rotation, and result in smoother, more uniform, and more precise cuts (at least to the limit achievable by hand held cutting tools).
Great work! The book I have on pole-lathes suggests a leather strap to turn the piece you have on the lathe. I never got around to switching out the rope I used though, so I don't know how good that is.
Great video, Eoin! A chisel is one tool I'd still really love to get! I haven't seen many brands here, but do you have any recommendations on decent chisel brands or what to look for in a tool?
Look for old chisels! They are abundant. Lots of the old ones are made from very hard Sheffield steel. Most moderately priced modern chisels are pretty decent. But any cheese chisels are going to suck.
@@EoinReardon I didn't actually think about that, thanks for the reply! I know of a few auction houses around my town that usually have old hand tools, so I'll check those out
Head on down to the nearest livestock/farm supply store and grab yourself a tin of pine tar. You'll find no better thing for coating wood, especially tool handles. It was the tradition long before linseed oil came around and is leagues better, imo.
West and Southwest hiberno English dialects are really quite beautiful aren't they. At least i think it's that but i could be wrong. I'm second guessing myself now 😅.
hey mate love your vids watching this vid now thanks for the joy
Thank you very much!
Aww, mate, the look of absolute sadness when the A frame fell. I know that look oh so well.
Watched so much of your stuff that I’ve realised I’m developing a Irish accent 😂
Me too! I'm from Kansas!
I think I might be too! 🤣
Me too, South African living in Canada….. developing an Irish accent 😂
How true
Being scotch irish and from texas alot of us already have a variant of an irish accent. It shows up in the way we say certain words, like "Horse". We put almost an "Ahh" sound instead of the O, Much like the irish.
Another great video! This video made me appreciate my Laguna lathe soooo much more.
Cheers Eoin! Keep at it! I love the pole lathe stuff
You build chisel handles and milk stools. I build windmills and small engines that run on compressed air. Almost the same. I use a motor-driven metal-cutting engine lathe. I can only imagine using a lathe like yours. I am patient, but YOUR lathe would drive me to drink!
Awesome video! Eoin enjoy watching all your videos keep up the grind! Always a great watch and seeing the quality of your videos improve over time is great too! Here’s to many more great educational videos 🫡
Love your content can't wait to see what the future holds for you❤
I enjoy your videos and content. Keep it coming. Viewing and subscribed all the way from Hawaii. Cheers 🍻
I would usually consider myself someone with a lot of patience. But knowing that there is an electric powered lathe would make me absolutely despise using something with as many inconveniences as a pole lathe. It really makes watching the videos that much more fun because he makes it seem like it's so much more fun and easy than it really would be. I can enjoy the process without having to actually go through it.
The part where your spring branch fell down had me chuckling.
Nicely done! I expect getting used to the intermittent cut on the spring pole lathe takes a while!
Idea for a possible future improvement/iteration: have one of the chucks mounted through one of the legs, extend the spike to pass through the leg and spin freely, then add a decently sizes fly wheel to the free end dangling off the side of the lathe. Now replace the pedal/tree/rope combo with a pedal running to a crack that turns the flywheel (might need to use a secondary shaft running under the lathe and belted to the chuck/flywheel shaft to be able to place the crank near where you'd want to be standing). Finally change the chuck to be a kind that locks onto the wood rather than holding it at a single point so that work piece is rigidly tied to the rotating flywheel via the chuck. While mechanically more complex, it would yield the benefit of requiring less space, maintaining the direction of rotation, and result in smoother, more uniform, and more precise cuts (at least to the limit achievable by hand held cutting tools).
Crafts like this are dying out, I'd die just to be apprenticed by someone like this. Amazing work lad
I'm a trained Joiner and we never know/understand everything. Love the old skool practices
Great job brother! Love your work!
Great work! The book I have on pole-lathes suggests a leather strap to turn the piece you have on the lathe. I never got around to switching out the rope I used though, so I don't know how good that is.
Next time you're up in Dublin I've a rake of linseed oil your very welcome to.
Genuinely
Great work
Great video, Eoin!
A chisel is one tool I'd still really love to get! I haven't seen many brands here, but do you have any recommendations on decent chisel brands or what to look for in a tool?
Look for old chisels! They are abundant. Lots of the old ones are made from very hard Sheffield steel. Most moderately priced modern chisels are pretty decent. But any cheese chisels are going to suck.
@@EoinReardon I didn't actually think about that, thanks for the reply!
I know of a few auction houses around my town that usually have old hand tools, so I'll check those out
Head on down to the nearest livestock/farm supply store and grab yourself a tin of pine tar. You'll find no better thing for coating wood, especially tool handles. It was the tradition long before linseed oil came around and is leagues better, imo.
Eoin your content is an absolute joy :). Love to see it. Also, what’s that sweater? I love it.
Defiantly need a linseed old tap in the shop
That's a fly ass sweater
Wood working really seems like what you’re meant to do!! I wouldn’t waste my time with college if I were you.
Keep it up man
Oh that horrible screeching noise! I wasn’t prepared for that!
Like nails on chalkboard or styrofoam
Does Eoin have any hair left? Or has he shaved it all off with chisels and planes?
Soon he will have to start posting on other platforms 😅 it wont be okay for youtube with the hair test
If i had to change sll mine id go long oval shaped with a oblique flat spot near ferrule to stop it rolling off like mick jagger
Maybe you could gear that turning rope or pedal to get more revolutions per stroke. Anyway, job well done.
I also pick ballygowan as my water of choice
cool
Would it be too modern to replace the pole of your lathe with a bed/trampoline spring?
2:51 - RIP headphone users.
Mortal sin of buying from Amazon. ROTFLMAO!!!
West and Southwest hiberno English dialects are really quite beautiful aren't they.
At least i think it's that but i could be wrong. I'm second guessing myself now 😅.
2:50 anyone else cringe 😂