Make A Homemade Wood Lathe

I used a chisel as a crude lathe cutting tool.

Make a homemade wood lathe. 4 of pine 1 x 8 x 4. My lathe is similar to Matthias but I decided to add some different parts to ease assembly and make it more reliable. This will cost about 20.

This costs about 20. Homemade Woodworking Lathe Make A Drill Powered Wooden Lathe. The homemade wood lathe may not be high-tech but its perfectly functional.

This was great fun and allowed me to make a few small turned wooden items. Drill holes through the metal 4-inch by 4-inch by ¼-inch thick metal base plate around the center weld and dowel so that you can attach your stock wood piece to the base plate passing 4 two-inch wood screws through the holes in the base plate and into the stock wood piece to be turned with your new homemade wood lathe. Build a Wood Lathe from Scratch and Start Turning.

A hand-drill provides the motor and the faceplate is simply a square of steel. Here is what youll need to make what I made. Glue the tool rest on the base in front of the metal rod.

About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features. This wood lathe is made from wood metal soldering iron miter saw glue electric sander and screws. Cut the wood into pieces and screw a steel rod on the base piece.

Building your own power tools is a specialized skill but with the right planning and patience you can DIY everything in your workshop. Heres how I made my first wood lathe from scratch at very little cost. Poplar wood about 10 feet size.