How To Make a Drill Lathe

I turned a cheap drill into a mini lathe. It works quite well for small projects.

[pdelmercado]

I've watched several DIY lathe videos, but yours is the best. Yours is Thank you for the tutorial and plans.

[brianjordan]

I was looking how to make a simple lathe for the exact same reason you made yours. I have two 5 gallon water bottles filled with wine corks doing nothing but just sitting around, and I go fishing a few times a week. So I want to make bobbers out of the corks as well.
Your video is exactly what I needed for the reason I needed it.👍 Thanks so much!

[KBBAKTHA]

I chanced upon your channel and watched the Router Fence and this lathe with drill projects and really impressed by the simple designs and crisp narration and videos to go along with it. Thanks for sharing. This would greatly help all those DIY woodworkers, who are into baby steps as well as others who want to do a quick contraption for some specific project they are doing very much.

[theof]

Just struck me the other day. Change the tailstock on this to a small flat table, use a sanding pad in the drill, and viola, you've got a bench disc sander. Two tools in one. There's plenty of videos on making disc sanders, but most are long, over complicated, or not so great. I think a video on making a table for your lathe would be a good one.

[theof]

Agree, very simple, fast to make, easy to make, and it works. Took a lot less video time than others basiclly making the same lathe. I've been wanting to make one for awhile now, but didn't like the thought of having to reinvent the wheel. This showed, and told, me all I needed to know. Great job. Thanks.

[larryrh]

Thanks for the inspiration. Built one this week and I am know turning boppers and shaping poppers. Had to modify the drill holder a fare bit because of it's shape and used zip ties to hold it in place.

[TheGonzo]

the one of the many things I like about your Channel is the way you show people how to build things without having a big shop. I do have to pick up some better clamps the ones I have come from Harbor Freight and they're not doing the job

[Nulfinator]

An excellent video. I recently made a similar "lathe" using an old drill. I am still working on the tail stock. When I get it done I'll post a vid. Keep up the good work.

[richardbarnes]

Good on you! I need to turn a one off small piece, knew there were ways to do it with a drill and your design will do just fine as a solution. Thanks!

[easemailboxes]

Wow! Awesome Drill hole saw bits for the drill. They are fantastic, they look tough as and easy to clear and to sharpen.

[LondonPredatorAngler]

i have been looking for ages for something like this for the very same reason u made one, I what to make pike and perch fishing floats, all other VTs I have found on making a home made lathe using a drill are still far far complex and you proved it doesn't need to be! I will be using u idea this week to make one!

[themovie]

I would never think of utilizing a name like 'makify' for a wood workers name

[goga]

Been looking around and finally found a video that’s simple and just what I need thanks for uploading

[CharlesNolanArt]

I have had something like this floating in .my head for sometime. You did an excellent job. Thanks for sharing.

[ronmckickass]

I really like your video. The content was interesting, and very easy to follow. Your directions were easy to follow as well, and your idea was magnificent. On top of that, the video itself was enjoyable. I want to see more, so I subscribed!

[Becka_Harper]

Nicely done, this would be ideal for anyone who does much model building. I mean I so wish I'd had one when I was making model aircraft to order a few years back; there are definitely jobs that would have been infinitely easier with this...I might now have quite so much carpal tunnel now too.

[dgale]

Man you did a great job, taking the time to show this and taking effort. Please more  videos as I need a lathe and now I'm going to make one. Thank You

[tarmac]

Thank you. Easy build using a couple of hand tools. I center corks using " Center Finding Trick- Den Mittelpunkt" Cosmas Bauer.

[johnywhy]

Best drill lathe ever. SIMPLE! But why is it wobbling, even after you removed a lot of material?

[Shopbuilt]

Great video, thanks for sharing. I would also like to know more about the dimmer speed control.