My cousin is a mad keen fisherman and this is something that we had talked about around the table at family gatherings. The concept of a fishing rod lathe.
This is a piece of equipment that is used to rotate a fishing rod blank or a damaged rod to fit the fairleads or eyes on the fishing rod. The eyes are held on by a whipping then coated in resin. Ideally the lathe is left spinning while the resin dries to ensure and even and drip free finish.
My design was based around a plywood structure and some cheap components from eBay.
The chuck, spindle and motor block.
The chuck utilises Tee nuts to secure the chuck jaws. I had looked at 3D printing a complete 3-jaw scroll chuck, like a typical metal lathe. But deemed this simple CNC router cut idea to do the job in the time frame.
The shaft is an M12 x 200 hex head bolt. The hex is bonded into the chuck with "knead it" quick putty from Bunnings. (The "knead it - steel" is very handy to have laying around).
The spindle runs in deep groove ball bearings which are counter bored into the upright pieces. The motor is a 60 RPM motor from ebay for about $10. Then a simple PWM DC motor controller from ebay - $10.
The top roller is spring loaded to make it easy to install the rods. The middle support also can slide to any point on the base plate so you can place the support next to where you are working.
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