My Homemade Cresting Lathe
01-28-2008, 05:36 PM
#1
Giant Nontypical
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin/Michigan
Posts: 9,679
My Homemade Cresting Lathe
Well I finally got my cresting lathe up and running! I used an old sewing machine motor and the foot switch, some scrap wood from the shop at one of my theatres and some stain that was laying around!
Motor= $12.00
Foot Switch=$15.00
Testors paint=$7.50
Hairline Camel hair Brush=$3.00
1/8 Camel Hair Shade Brush $3.50
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$41.00 dollars and some change and I'm cresting arrows!
I was having problems at first with the dimmer switch, all it would do was turn it on/off no speed control. Then I tried a ceiling fan speed control, same thing. I then said hell with it and I'll try the Foot switch from a sewing machine. I'm so glad I did. Much easier to control, tap it and the arrow spins enough times to get it keep it under control and stop on a dime! I thought this way was going to be a hassle but much to my surprise its much better! Anyway I took a few pics and I'm going to crest some arrows and see how it goes!
Motor= $12.00
Foot Switch=$15.00
Testors paint=$7.50
Hairline Camel hair Brush=$3.00
1/8 Camel Hair Shade Brush $3.50
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$41.00 dollars and some change and I'm cresting arrows!
I was having problems at first with the dimmer switch, all it would do was turn it on/off no speed control. Then I tried a ceiling fan speed control, same thing. I then said hell with it and I'll try the Foot switch from a sewing machine. I'm so glad I did. Much easier to control, tap it and the arrow spins enough times to get it keep it under control and stop on a dime! I thought this way was going to be a hassle but much to my surprise its much better! Anyway I took a few pics and I'm going to crest some arrows and see how it goes!
01-28-2008, 05:45 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 4,911
RE: My Homemade Cresting Lathe
ORIGINAL: BowHuntingFool
Motor= $12.00
Foot Switch=$15.00
Testors paint=$7.50
Hairline Camel hair Brush=$3.00
1/8 Camel Hair Shade Brush $3.50
Motor= $12.00
Foot Switch=$15.00
Testors paint=$7.50
Hairline Camel hair Brush=$3.00
1/8 Camel Hair Shade Brush $3.50
Good work, looks great.
01-28-2008, 08:23 PM
#9
Giant Nontypical
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin/Michigan
Posts: 9,679
RE: My Homemade Cresting Lathe
Here are a few arrows I finished in an hour! I still might crest over the Carbon Express logo with the same pattern but just bigger to cover it up!
