Pedal Power

[The Merry MillerParticipant @themerrymiller]

[The Merry MillerParticipant @themerrymiller]

Afternoon all,

For all the worriers who wouldn't dare to take a cut on their lathe greater than a few thou' read the text in the pic. below.

Image was extracted from a Drummond publication issued in 1930 entitled "Lathe Work, by some amateurs"

Nice food for thought innit.

Len.

P.S. Sorry the text is a bit dodgy, that's how it is in the publication and using photoshop it's the best I can manage.

[magpieParticipant @magpie]

3/4" down to 1/4" with pedal power only !!!! WOW, bet that bloke had muscles on his spit.

Cheers Derek.

[martin perman 1Participant @martinperman1]

My Grandfather built two scale tugs and a traction engine on a Brittania treadle lathe, not to sure what his maximum cut was, my brother has the lathe well wrapped in his loft.

 

Martin P

 

Edited By martin perman on 01/10/2014 20:46:35

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