Make My Own Wood Lathe

Using a combination square scratch a center line down each tool.

Make my own wood lathe. Slip one of the pulleys onto the spur end of the mandrel and slide the tailstock spindle shaft into the other end of the pulley. Cut the wood into pieces and screw a steel rod on the base piece. You should still paint the end grain to slow drying but this material can be stacked and stickered to.

If youre interested in putting together your own low-buck lathe youll first have to come up with a 12-horsepower two-speed washing machine motor with a clockwise rotation looking at it from. Tools and materials I proposeBandsa. This was great fun and allowed me to make a few small turned wooden items.

Glue the tool rest on the base in front of the metal rod. You can find quality scrap metal at your local junk or salvage yard. Cut it to a blank when youre ready to use it.

Since then Ive wanted to try replaceable carbide lathe tools. I used niangon wood for this project. A hand-drill provides the motor and the faceplate is simply a square of steel.

It came with a set of alright traditional tools but nothing special. If you want to have square turning blanks you can process the log on a bandsaw and make 2 x 2s 3 x 3s or bowl blanks. I purchased my lathe second-hand about a year ago.

All in all a fun start to an interesting woodworking hobby. This wood lathe is made from wood metal soldering iron miter saw glue electric sander and screws. Keep in mind that you can source any kind of scrap material when making your own lathe tool rest.