1/4 Scale 1895 St. Joseph Iron Works veneer lathe

[The Ignoble Troll]

If you get some rare woods like birds eye maple, you could sell the veneer to buy more stuff to make engines

 

[Mike N]

I would imagine that some of the hardwoods will really make that steam engine do some serious work. That's got to take some power and a razor sharp blade to cut the veneer off the full width of the blank.

I tried a pc. of White Oak. It actually worked pretty good, but the driver lugs stripped out of the ends of the log & started to slip. Softwoods work the best. The blade is razor sharp.

 

[Mike N]

If you get some rare woods like birds eye maple, you could sell the veneer to buy more stuff to make engines

I'm looking for some black walnut to try.

 

[Mike N]

I know it's a big ask, but do you have some drawings with dimensions? Wonderful build!

Just one very large AutoCad file. No dimensions or notes. Drawn to scale. Most everything is CNC programmed from my master drawing file.

 

[gbritnell]

If you would be willing to share the file I have Autocad and Solidworks. My email address is [email protected]
Thanks,
George

 

[cheepo45]

What a cool machine!
Excellent work!
Scott

 

[Mike N]

First Threshing Show for my veneer lathe. Rose City, MN
7/27/2024

https://photos.app.goo.gl/iJvUDxaXjQzLo981A