Wood Turning on an Emery Grinder
The Hand Emery Grinder of the Home Workshop Used as a Substitute for a Lathe
The experimenter often requires small turned-wood pulleys, circular bases for switches, etc. To produce these it is not necessary to have recourse to a wood lathe, if a good emery grinder is at hand. Simply clamp the grinder firmly to the workbench, remove the grinding wheel, and fasten on a block to serve as a faceplate. This may be held in place by the nut that holds the wheel and should be trued up with a small chisel when in place. A tool rest may be improvised by temporarily nailing one or more blocks of wood to the bench. The article desired should be first roughed out with a saw and then fastened to the faceplate with screws or brads, after which the actual wood turning will require very little time.