I fabricated the base out of square steel tube. The lathe head was from an asian lathe. The brand name was "Bulldog" but it is probably made by the same factory in China as the Harbor Freight or Grizzly lathes. Virtually any similar lathe head will do.
Mark, I love your video. I am wanting to build my own Banjo, and am currently stopped from lack of a way to turn the pot. Can you provide any information on the cross slides you are using? Where can I get them?
Dial "indicator". Caliper was the first measuring tool. Not bad, but taking the turning passes W/O benefit of Half-Nuts, could make one "old" before his time! LOL!
You are producing a great rim but I have to make a comment as a woodturner, I hope you take this as constructive criticism. You are effectively standing at the back of the lathe, it is not good practice to reach over the moving workpiece to switch off, I would advise working from t"this" side as we view the video. If you are standing at the back so that we can see I apologise but please take care.
Mark .... mark...mark. Your making work for yourself. You have verniers. Measure you tone ring height with that not your scale. Get your desired depth. Bring your cutter in till you touch the wood. Set up ur dial indicator and zero it out the move the desired depth. Also the tool your using to do you id depth is to small and hanging out to much. That's why it's chattering on you. Just trying to help. Later, Bob
@blueholygrass Did you see my web page? Someone did a Shopsmith conversion. My regular email is hicklerbanjo@gmail.com. Easier to communicate directly.
I fabricated the base out of square steel tube. The lathe head was from an asian lathe. The brand name was "Bulldog" but it is probably made by the same factory in China as the Harbor Freight or Grizzly lathes. Virtually any similar lathe head will do.
Enjoy your videos. I'm wondering what brand and length caliper your using?
Hi Mike, I bought it at Harbor Freight. The exact one is probably not available, but any digital 12" cheapie from Harbor Freight will do the job!
Thank you Sir!
This is an excellent series!
I’d like to know more about your cross slides.
Mark, I love your video. I am wanting to build my own Banjo, and am currently stopped from lack of a way to turn the pot. Can you provide any information on the cross slides you are using? Where can I get them?
great video Mark
Dial "indicator". Caliper was the first measuring tool. Not bad, but taking the turning passes W/O benefit of Half-Nuts, could make one "old" before his time! LOL!
Do you have any videos showing how to build a laminated pot?
You are producing a great rim but I have to make a comment as a woodturner, I hope you take this as constructive criticism. You are effectively standing at the back of the lathe, it is not good practice to reach over the moving workpiece to switch off, I would advise working from t"this" side as we view the video. If you are standing at the back so that we can see I apologise but please take care.
Hey mark! What type of cross slides are those? Do you need to get the tool holder separate from the cross slide?
What rig is this?
Mark .... mark...mark. Your making work for yourself. You have verniers. Measure you tone ring height with that not your scale. Get your desired depth. Bring your cutter in till you touch the wood. Set up ur dial indicator and zero it out the move the desired depth. Also the tool your using to do you id depth is to small and hanging out to much. That's why it's chattering on you. Just trying to help. Later, Bob
how many rpm are you running?
@blueholygrass Did you see my web page? Someone did a Shopsmith conversion. My regular email is hicklerbanjo@gmail.com. Easier to communicate directly.
Why didn’t you just use a metal lathe