A glassworking lathe is a specialized lathe for manipulating glass. A torch is used instead of a cutting tool for shaping the glass. The glass, usually in the form of a tube, is held by two rotating chucks. The chucks face each other and rotate in sync. One chuck is mounted on a tationary headstock while the other
is mounted on a moving one. The chucks and headstock shafts are hollow so that
the glass and/or a blowhose may be passed through them.
The glassworking lathe described here is designed around TAIG metalworking lathe
kit components.
The design goals were:
1) Low cost.
2) Simplicity.
3) Optional headstock de-synchronization.
Two headstocks and two scroll chucks were ordered instead of the normal
one of each, and no tailstock was purchased as that was replaced by the second, moving headstock.
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Homemade Mini Glassworking Lathe
Homemade Mini Glassworking Lathe (Design notes appear at the bottom of this page.) Design Notes A ... lathe is a specialized lathe for manipulating glass. A torch is used instead of a cutting tool ...
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