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Wood Lathe

TOOL:

BUILDER:

Graeme on centauriaudio.com.au

DESCRIPTION:

Homemade wood lathe constructed from 1" square tubing, flat bar, steel plate, a surplus drill chuck, and a hand drill.

RATING:

(2)

Mar 15, 2015 5:32 PM

Altair

I love seeing complex machines made simple.

Mar 11, 2015 8:33 AM

MarcV3la

Cool Graeme, I like how you build it. I think this is the minimal expression of a lathe. Build it as you do, with metal tubes, give to the structure a light appearance but a heavy strength. I think I will copy it! Thanks

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lathe, chuck, drill, wood

LEVEL OF DETAIL (1-5):

3

URL:

http://www.centauriaudio.com.au/diy/lathe.html

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DIY Wood Lathe - comment on how to build a Wood Lathe - 2 comments

Altair says:

Mar 15, 2015 5:32 PM

I love seeing complex machines made simple.

MarcV3la says:

Mar 11, 2015 8:33 AM

Cool Graeme, I like how you build it. I think this is the minimal expression of a lathe. Build it as you do, with metal tubes, give to the structure a light appearance but a heavy strength. I think I will copy it! Thanks

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