Aug 1, 2008 · Harry, my impression of what a router lathe is, is pictured in bobj3's post immediately following your post. Am I wrong? I may have misunderstood how skalynuik intended to use the router. I was trying to suggest a way to use a router to do lathe-type things. I recently found two brands of router lathes, Canwood and Trend, and there may be more.

Jun 14, 2019 · Two of the things I like about the Router lathe in Bill Hylton's book, is the ability to turn really long pieces of wood, and the ability to use bicycle gears to change the pitch of the spiral. a shortcoming of most of the router lathes is that you mostly cannot take an existing item. and use it as a template. let us say an existing table leg.

Mar 14, 2010 · I can no longer find the link. Trend used to produce a router lathe. It was relatively flimsy, but enabled you to turn a work piece under control while a router mounted above it performed various functions on the work piece. It flutes, does …

Mar 5, 2012 · That is called a router lathe and there are a variety of brands and sizes as well as a variety of shop built versions available. It is one of 25 primary methods of using a router. It must be noted that there are jigs and fixtures available that will work with the router lathe to add effects and capabilities. Hope this helps.

Jun 4, 2009 · A number of things effect prices Bj,we only have a population of about 21 million, a production run of say band saws for Australia in a Chinese factory would probably be completed by mid morning tea break and barely fill one container.

Jan 25, 2011 · Yes, the router lathe is one of the more common methods of mounting a router. There are 25 ways to mount a router in all. There are also several home made versions of the router lathe. The current commercial version is the Trend. Sears used to package the Trend. There are also several more, one made in Australia, one that used to be made in Canada.

Jun 27, 2008 · I am very excited about BJs knobs, So, I purchased a Craftsman router lathe from eBay. It was supposed to be new-in-box and never-used. (like we should believe it) I also downloaded the Craftsman Router Lathe Manual pdf that was offered by BJ. My question is: The router carriage has about 3/64...

May 6, 2004 · Bill Hylton's Router Magic contains a 29-page chapter on how to build and use a standalone "Router Lathe". It looks nothing like a woodturning lathe; more like a fancy router sled. It's a pretty slick-looking unit, made from MDF, plywood, bicycle chains and sprockets, a stout metal rod, bevel gears, angle iron, etc.

Mar 21, 2013 · Thanks Harry, I liked you indexing info. I'm thinking about a table that will sit on the lathe bed. On which my router laying on its side attatched to a sled witch i can slide along the bed free hand or with a guide pin, follow a template. I'll post pictures when I get it built. Paul

Feb 5, 2009 · I have just spent minutes looking up router+lathe on eBay and google. Amazon uk have details. 86,300 images, ok 73,423 are relevent! Get the student to do the work!