Hi fellas, I've been working on a plug for the outboard end of my spindle wich nI will attach a handle to. My question to you all is how long did you make the crank radius? Any suggestions are welcome.
Thanks, oscer
That really depends on the lathe - minilathe takes a lot less than a 12x36.
For my 10" lathe I got a 10" handwheel from Grizzly. I don't know if that's a good rule of thumb or not. I've certainly seen some with more leverage.
Thanks for the replies fellas, I should have mentioned it's on a SB 10L. I guess I'll try a 12" swing and then If I can give up some leverage I'll shorten it up a little. I really didn't have any idea where to start, I was trying to visualize reaching to the back of the handle's swing while trying to see what the cutter was doing and then it hit me,I'll just talk my wife into cranking it for me. I told her to just pretend she making ice cream. 8) And then it hit me again
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