How To Make A Wood Lathe

In This Instructables I Am Going to Share a Brilliant Idea About How to Make a Power DIY Mini Lathe.

How to make a wood lathe. Two headstock clampsmade from 34 X 5 12 X 7 hunks of plywoodhold that block to the bed on each side. Here are the functions of each of these parts. Building your own power tools is a specialized skill but with the right planning and patience you can DIY everything in your workshop.

4 of pine 1 x 8 x 4. Build a Wood Lathe from Scratch and Start Turning. Add Tip Ask Question Comment Download Step 2.

Glue the tool rest on the base in front of the metal rod. My lathe is similar to Matthias but I decided to add some different parts to ease assembly and make it more reliable. The headstock consists of the drive train including the motor pulleys belts and spindle and for a right handed turner will be located on the left end of the lathe.

Cut the wood into pieces and screw a steel rod on the base piece. After this attach other components and youre good to go. This wood lathe is made from wood metal soldering iron miter saw glue electric sander and screws.

This costs about 20. The bearing mandrel bolts directly into the surface of the headstock perfectly. Secure a stock piece of wood to be turned onto the lathe base plate using 4 two-inch wood screws through the back of the lathe base plate on the end of the shaft through the 4.

This will cost about 20. Here is what youll need to make what I made. ¾ x 3 ¾ x 10.