Not so much "metal working" but it does involve some metal parts, and
a small bit of machining. Guy builds a foot powered treadle wood
lathe. This is just so neat.

http://www.wimp.com/footpowered/
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pyotr filipivich.
Discussing the decline in the US's tech edge, James Niccol once wrote
"It used to be that the USA was pretty good at producing stuff teenaged
boys could lose a finger or two playing with."

On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:58:57 -0700, pyotr filipivich
wrote:


Not so much "metal working" but it does involve some metal parts, and
a small bit of machining. Guy builds a foot powered treadle wood
lathe. This is just so neat.

http://www.wimp.com/footpowered/
--
pyotr filipivich.
Discussing the decline in the US's tech edge, James Niccol once wrote
"It used to be that the USA was pretty good at producing stuff teenaged
boys could lose a finger or two playing with."


Bravo!! Thank YOU!!

Very nicely done!!

Gunner

On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:58:57 -0700, pyotr filipivich
wrote:


Not so much "metal working" but it does involve some metal parts, and
a small bit of machining. Guy builds a foot powered treadle wood
lathe. This is just so neat.

http://www.wimp.com/footpowered/

It makes my heart glad to see a truly Neanderthal woodworker. Man,
did you see all those axes on his wall? And did you notice the
beautiful slick he had? He made the handle for it on the completed
lathe.

Now, if I were him, I'd have chosen a different paint scheme for the
metal bits, and I sure as hell wouldn't have used that song in the
background...

--
Stain and poly are their own punishment.

On Apr 22, 12:58*am, pyotr filipivich wrote:
Not so much "metal working" but it does involve some metal parts, and
a small bit of machining. * Guy builds a foot powered treadle wood
lathe. * This is just so neat.

* * * * http://www.wimp.com/footpowered/
--
pyotr filipivich.
Discussing the decline in the US's tech edge, James Niccol once wrote
"It used to be that the USA was pretty good at producing stuff teenaged
boys could lose a finger or two playing with."

Nice job! Reminds me of projects by Matthias Wandel (but he's not
Neander). His motor-driven wooden air raid siren was featured on
hackaday recently: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAfvO...layer_embedded
also:
http://woodgears.ca/reader/walters/planetary.html

On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:29:45 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:58:57 -0700, pyotr filipivich
wrote:


Not so much "metal working" but it does involve some metal parts, and
a small bit of machining. Guy builds a foot powered treadle wood
lathe. This is just so neat.

http://www.wimp.com/footpowered/

It makes my heart glad to see a truly Neanderthal woodworker. Man,
did you see all those axes on his wall? And did you notice the
beautiful slick he had? He made the handle for it on the completed
lathe.

Now, if I were him, I'd have chosen a different paint scheme for the
metal bits, and I sure as hell wouldn't have used that song in the
background...
Sure is nice to have all those antique, pre built parts on hand.
---

Gerry :-)}
London,Canada

"Denis G." on Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:55:19
-0700 (PDT) typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
On Apr 22, 12:58*am, pyotr filipivich wrote:
Not so much "metal working" but it does involve some metal parts, and
a small bit of machining. * Guy builds a foot powered treadle wood
lathe. * This is just so neat.

* * * * http://www.wimp.com/footpowered/
--
pyotr filipivich.
Discussing the decline in the US's tech edge, James Niccol once wrote
"It used to be that the USA was pretty good at producing stuff teenaged
boys could lose a finger or two playing with."

Nice job! Reminds me of projects by Matthias Wandel (but he's not
Neander). His motor-driven wooden air raid siren was featured on
hackaday recently: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAfvO...layer_embedded
also:
http://woodgears.ca/reader/walters/planetary.html

Oh coool.
--
pyotr filipivich
"With Age comes Wisdom. Although more often, Age travels alone."