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