Lathe Handles Wood Up To 10 Ft. Long
Conventional wood lathes uses knives to shape wood and spin at high speeds. As a result, they can handle stock only up to about 4 ft. long. A new 12-ft. long wood lathe uses a power cutter and can handle stock up to 10 ft. long and 15 in. in diameter.
"It can do everything a small lathe can do, but it will also handle very large objects," says inventor Owen Vaaler.
The lathe mounts on four castor wheels and is powered by a 1 1/2 hp electric motor. The power cutter is a Makita offset grinder equipped with a special blade for carpentry work. The grinder is supported by a specially designed metal holder.
"Conventional lathes work great for making small chairs, spindles, etc. My lathe can also be used to make porch posts, yard light posts, wood columns, bed posts, etc.," says Vaaler. "It's easy to operate, and if I want I can use a pattern board to duplicate the piece as many times as I want. A metal point attached to the cutter follows a pattern that I cut out of a 1-in. thick board. The board is laid out underneath the stock and can be moved anywhere along the lathe."
Sells for $2,950.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Vaaler Co., Box 117, Spring Grove, Minn. 55974 (ph 507 498-5577).
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Lathe Handles Wood Up To 10 Ft. Long WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous 26-4-32 Conventional wood lathes uses knives to shape wood and spin at high speeds. As a result, they can handle stock only up to about 4 ft. long. A new 12-ft. long wood lathe uses a power cutter and can handle stock up to 10 ft. long and 15 in. in diameter.
"It can do everything a small lathe can do, but it will also handle very large objects," says inventor Owen Vaaler.
The lathe mounts on four castor wheels and is powered by a 1 1/2 hp electric motor. The power cutter is a Makita offset grinder equipped with a special blade for carpentry work. The grinder is supported by a specially designed metal holder.
"Conventional lathes work great for making small chairs, spindles, etc. My lathe can also be used to make porch posts, yard light posts, wood columns, bed posts, etc.," says Vaaler. "It's easy to operate, and if I want I can use a pattern board to duplicate the piece as many times as I want. A metal point attached to the cutter follows a pattern that I cut out of a 1-in. thick board. The board is laid out underneath the stock and can be moved anywhere along the lathe."
Sells for $2,950.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Vaaler Co., Box 117, Spring Grove, Minn. 55974 (ph 507 498-5577).
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