[Chris] found inspiration in an antique flywheel he found. He decided he was going to construct something with it and began rounding up parts. The flywheel, along with some old sewing machine parts ...

It’s a treadle lathe! No, it’s a power lathe! It’s a wood lathe! No, it’s a metal lathe! Actually, [Uri Tuchman]’s homebrew lathe is all of the above, and it looks pretty snazzy too. To say that [Uri] ...

The workshop where William Herschel ground his mirrors and built his telescopes has been reconstructed as it might have appeared when the astronomer lived there. Replicas of his furnace and mirror ...

<br> <P> At right, Wood turner Nicholas Parr of Lusby demonstrates his foot-powered treadle lathe Saturday at the annual Artsfest at Annmarie Garden. It was Parr's first time at the show and the first ...

Before the late 18th century, machine parts were made by hand, and no two were alike. For instance, a bolt was manufactured on a treadle-powered lathe by a workman holding a cutting instrument and ...

View A VINTAGE DRUMMOND BROTHERS TREADLE LATHE with two trays containing tools and parts including a By Drummond; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

The lathe is the oldest and most important machine tool, on which most other machines and instruments can be made. This is a fine example of the nineteenth century English lathe designed for making ...

The workshop where William Herschel ground his mirrors and built his telescopes has been reconstructed as it might have appeared when the astronomer lived there. Replicas of his furnace and mirror ...