Hi,
Keep your eye open for an old treadle sewing machine base. Should be easy to
hook up to the lathe. Are there any jewelers or watchmakers treadle lathes
still on the market?
Keep your steam up!
Walt
O.K. Casey;
I understand. Just a thought.
Phil
ltiple recipients of sslivesteam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: MACHINING CAST IRON (was MATERIALS FOR PROJECT)
>Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 08:43:34 -0400
>
>Casey;
>
> I'm not that familiar with the melting point of cast iron, but you
>could
>make a few bucks and he
Casey;
I'm not that familiar with the melting point of cast iron, but you could
make a few bucks and help some fellow live steamers out if you could make
cast iron wheels. I'm planning on building a Reading K1 in 1". It's a big
project and a big engine. 2 of the drivers are box poc wheels the
Keith,
Much thanx for the advice. I live in Maryland, about halfway between
Washington, DC and Annapolis, and just south of Baltimore. I belong to the
Chesapeake and Allegheny live steam club in Baltimore, so I should be able
to find someone in the group with a lathe big enough to handle the
