by Retired and Bored » Fri Feb 19, 2021 8:37 pm
Hello Dan!
Those are doable pivots but you might need a little bit of custom tooling to make it happen.
If you have the Ultra Course and haven't already viewed Bobs Lathe Learn to Turn lesson 2
videos then you might find what you need there. He shows how to make some simple tooling
to hold and drive arbors for pivoting and pivot polishing. Very helpful tooling and real easy
to make out of brass and wood dowels. You can make a simple dog to drive the wheel and
a runner? I think that's what he calls them, out of wood to put in the tail stock and support the
pivot while polishing.
I made most of what I needed in a couple of evenings and I'm still fairly new at clock repair!
You can change the design to accommodate the job you are doing. I had to get a little creative
but it worked out perfectly.
Video 3 and 4 in Learn to turn lesson 2 cover the tooling.
Let me know if that works out for you. Good luck Dan, Howard ~ from the chat on LearnTimeOnline