{"id":6412,"date":"2018-11-19T21:36:47","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T02:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/?p=6412"},"modified":"2021-09-19T18:52:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-19T22:52:16","slug":"other-peoples-lathes-joseph-henson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/other-peoples-lathes-joseph-henson\/","title":{"rendered":"Other People’s Lathes – Joseph Henson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some time ago, I asked all the purchasers of my Treadle Lathe ebook<\/a> if they would like to show us the lathes they have built. A few responded with pictures and information. This is the third in a series of those responses. (1st one here<\/a>, 2nd one here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Joesph Henson appears to live somewhere in Virginia, USA.<\/span><\/p>\n

Joseph and I have exchanged few words, neither of us starting a talkative email series. On the other hand, Joseph sent quite a few pictures. He has gone well beyond a simple practical implementation with niceties like a spoked wheel, extra curves here and there, heavily reinforced supports for the drive wheel, an idler wheel for belt tensioning, and a very nice handwheel on the end of the head shaft. (Makes me feel like a neanderthal for hand turning my head shaft using the belt.) Note also the index head, which Joseph used when fluting some columns you’ll see a bit later.<\/p>\n