My new creation
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 10:16 am
Here is another project I am almost done with. I use my band saw a lot but didn’t have the funds to shell out for a power station, so was looking for other options. Through my searching I came across an old Brodhead Garrett – J-Line lathe very cheap. At some point Brodhead Garrett bought the J-Line brand and sold these machines through their catalogs, from what I can find the quality wasn’t all that great after they took over the production and sale.
Anyways this started out as a full length lathe with the ½ horse motor mounted in the cabinet with a belt drive coming through the table top to the four step cone pulley on both the headstock and motor. The leg which is now on the left hand side was originally on the right to hold the end of the lathe bed, which made it easy to access the motor and change pulleys. Since I cut the lathe bed down to 25” and added the band saw on the output drive I moved the leg to the left for the added support. Since I cut it down I now only have 10” of work space between the head stock and tail stock but I already have a 10er and a 510 so I didn’t need another full length lathe. The purpose for this one was a standalone band saw and sanding station, with the occasional use as a bowl lathe or mini lathe for small turnings. The nice thing is that there is an rpm range from 635 to 1230 to 2430 to 4650 depending on the pulley setup I am using. The downside of this is if I want to run at higher RPM’s I need to remove the band saw, but only being four bolts not too big of a deal.
The original table top I used on my 10er restoration which had to be ripped and biscuited back together because of the hole for the belt, also I wanted a wider table than what was originally there. I painted the base with a Rustoleum Smoke Gray by hand and rattle canned the lathe with Rustoleum Gray. All in all I think it came out pretty decent and serves the purpose I needed. I am in the process of building a table for the sanding disc that is easily removable and will update with pics later.
Comments and questions appreciated…
Anyways this started out as a full length lathe with the ½ horse motor mounted in the cabinet with a belt drive coming through the table top to the four step cone pulley on both the headstock and motor. The leg which is now on the left hand side was originally on the right to hold the end of the lathe bed, which made it easy to access the motor and change pulleys. Since I cut the lathe bed down to 25” and added the band saw on the output drive I moved the leg to the left for the added support. Since I cut it down I now only have 10” of work space between the head stock and tail stock but I already have a 10er and a 510 so I didn’t need another full length lathe. The purpose for this one was a standalone band saw and sanding station, with the occasional use as a bowl lathe or mini lathe for small turnings. The nice thing is that there is an rpm range from 635 to 1230 to 2430 to 4650 depending on the pulley setup I am using. The downside of this is if I want to run at higher RPM’s I need to remove the band saw, but only being four bolts not too big of a deal.
The original table top I used on my 10er restoration which had to be ripped and biscuited back together because of the hole for the belt, also I wanted a wider table than what was originally there. I painted the base with a Rustoleum Smoke Gray by hand and rattle canned the lathe with Rustoleum Gray. All in all I think it came out pretty decent and serves the purpose I needed. I am in the process of building a table for the sanding disc that is easily removable and will update with pics later.
Comments and questions appreciated…
