Ted Beyer
Plastic
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2012
- Location
- michigan, USA
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Hi, recently acquired nice looking Goodell Pratt lathe. I really like the idea of using. Is this lathe a novelty antique or can I use for light woodworking (knobs/ handles/small spindels)? I attached picture.
Yes, this lathe is a novelty antique.
Sold as a toy for the 12 to 16 year old market, the GP lathe is functional - but not especially so.
I think the GP lathes are at their best when mounted on the treadle stand. But these are not common. By the time of the GP lathe, electric motors were more or less a standard and treadle lathes something everyone was trying to get away from.
Hi, recently acquired nice looking Goodell Pratt lathe. I really like the idea of using. Is this lathe a novelty antique or can I use for light woodworking (knobs/ handles/small spindels)? I attached picture.
I can't tell you how useful that would be for metal working, not having a cross slide, lead screw, feed, etc, but it would work perfectly well for woodworking, particularly since I think it is actually a woodworking lathe.
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