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Self-extracting E-Book:
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This format is more interactive and effective on-screen but has limited printing capability. (not intentionally)

When you click the Download button you will be asked if you want to save to disk; say Yes. Download time at 56K should be less than 5 minutes but time will vary depending on the quality of your Internet connection. When the download is complete, just double-click on the file icon, Lathe.exe and the E-Book will display.

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This format is less interactive on-screen but does print better. Download time for this file is just a coupe of minutes at 56K. In general I think you will like the E-Book format better, but if a complete printed copy is important to you, then download the PDF version.

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The treadle lathe E-Book has been downloaded an average of 450 times a week lately and a special thanks to those of you who have sent along a contribution to help with this project or purchased the CD or print versions of the book.

Since publishing this little E-Book I have heard from quite a few folks who have built a treadle lathe from the book. Most have been a bit creative and made some design changes, which is fine with me. The folk process at work! In this spot I thought I would post any significant improvements or enhancements of the lathe (as pointed out by the best editors I could ask for - You!)

Date / Subject	Comments
November 2006 Flywheel Crank Bearing	Bill Yeates, wrote from Louisiana to let me know that he had tried my suggestion for a crank you can build yourself. He followed the drawing, top-right, exactly and after about 50 hours of use the hole in the washer had elongated and the shaft had become grooved badly enough that his treadle was hitting the frame on the down stroke. Not good. He is going to try to locate a rod-end bearing to replace the failed components. I agree with his decision but would add a bronze bushing between the shaft and bearing as rod-ends are not designed to be rotational bearings. Just checked on line and you should be able to get a decent rod-end bearing for less than $10. I have seen the bronze bushings at our local hardware store. Click Here to see a few shots of Bill's Lathe and the problem described above. Nice job on the lathe, Bill!	Design from e-book Bill Yeates' Crank (Click image for enlarged photo) Suggested upgrade