Make My Own Wood Lathe
I used niangon wood for this project.
Make my own wood lathe. The base should be sturdily built in order to prevent vibration and to deal with the pressure exerted on it during the operation. 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. Tools and materials I proposeBandsa.
This was great fun and allowed me to make a few small turned wooden items. Cut it to a blank when youre ready to use it. This wood lathe is made from wood metal soldering iron miter saw glue electric sander and screws.
You should still paint the end grain to slow drying but this material can be stacked and stickered to. Glue the tool rest on the base in front of the metal rod. Using a combination square scratch a center line down each tool.
First you have to laminate 2 pieces of ¾ birch plywood together. I purchased my lathe second-hand about a year ago. Ad High Quality Precision Metal Lathe with Competitive Price.
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. However at a price of more than 100 per tool I couldnt justi. Then weld the tailstock box to its runner.
All in all a fun start to an interesting woodworking hobby. To Build Your Own Wood Lathe in 30 Minutes You Need. Cut the wood into pieces and screw a steel rod on the base piece.