Antique treadle-powered lathe - photo

Antique treadle-powered lathe.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...788#post136936

That's a pedal, not a treadle.

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Originally Posted by IntheGroove

That's a pedal, not a treadle.

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I agree, definitely pedals there although I have seen plans for a treadle powered lathe (wood) with a big concrete flywheel.

I'd like to take it for a test drive.

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Originally Posted by high-side

I'd like to take it for a test drive.

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Could be exhausting.