How I built my HOMEMADE Lathe!

Here's how I built my on lathe with basic hand tools, out of stuff I mostly already had lying around! This build took me about 10 straight days of work, and a month of planning to complete, but here we are! I plan on doing a fair bit of upgrading and improving in the future, but for now this thing absolutely rocks!

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[stanfischer]

I have a whole garage full of real machines that I've acquired over 30 years. I admire what your doing greatly! A little suggestion, if you were to make a lathe all over again design the fabricated bed in such a way you could fill it with concrete! This would greatly add to its rigidity and dampening ability. During WW1 Lathes were needed so quickly there was no time for foundry work so beds were tubular/bushing slides and concrete.

[dustinweatherby]

I think the hand made gears were the most impressive for me, i had no idea gears could be handmade with enough precision to be worth a darn. Awsome job on the entire project, i feel alot more confident in trying to build my own now

[thechronicgeneralist]

That works way better than I expected when I saw you welding the heck out of parts that are expected to drive tight tolerances. Shows the value of not overthinking things I guess ;-)

[jbaker]

Really great work brother. Many ppl don’t want to put 400 hrs and thousands of dollars when it’s used for hobby or small jobs for convenience. Well done!!

[jaisonmahadev]

Great build, actually magnificent, perfectly suited for a tight budget.Hell man it does the job, You got my subscription.

[ARMYStrongHOOAH]

Your video editing skills are remarkable

[backyardmachinist]

After I was first introduced to machining I wanted to build something like this. I eventually got a mini lathe, but it's interesting to image what can be achieved with such humble material. Well done

[markhedquist]

Welp, you got a sub outa me! That's the jankiest lathe I've seen yet, and I love it! I read your response to another comment about "dipping your toes..." and, I totally get it. I have gobs of machines I want to build. Some half started and set aside to start another. Lots of respect from me for bringing this one the distance of actually making chips! Gonna check out the rest of your videos, and hope for more! Keep on chuckin!

[mishman]

Simple and creative plus you welded it with stick. Very inspiring!

[chrisfreeman]

I think you got the right idea.
if anything the best way to learn to use a lathe is probably to build one so I think you've got the right plan.
I find you to be quite inspiring thank you. Keep up the good work.

[ashpelser]

People forget the lessons learned during a project like this. Keep it up. You got my sub.

[flyiniowan]

I know this video is old but i have a 14.5"x36" lathe and a 10"x50" mill. Ive been building a 10"x24" benchtop lathe for the last 7 months. Granted ive been machining every part from scratch and using acme screws for all the slides and leadscrew. This build really puts thing into perspective for me:) Well done.

[hhkk]

With that kind of craftsmanship - everything is possible 💪

[Γιαννης]

Ok, i have passion with lathes, but reason for subscribing is the AWESOME SONGS !! that covers your video. I loved that. So, no mute for your channel..

[Soulliom]

I've seen you've been replying to recent comments so I wanted to ask a few questions before I attempted this at home.

1. What is the thickness/height of the steel tubing you used? I have some 1/16-inch thick and 1.25-inch tall tubes, but I'm not sure they will hold up to the task.
2. What tolerances were you able to achieve with your build? +/- .1-inch?
3. Why was the framing as long/spacious as it is? Such as the area where the motor sits? Or how high the chuck lies from the base of the frame.

I'm in the process of making a smaller version with many of the design concepts you've used, as they are (scuffed yet) beautifully simple. The only complaints I have are how there aren't any shots at the end of the video with the build fully complete, or a list of the materials you used. Other than that, really awesome video and super inspiring. Thank you.

[flyback_driver]

4:55 man I am crying I can see that wobble from here. Jokes aside very well done man.
Hey I wanted to add a few things that might be helpful. If you do turn crankshafts or anything that will require really tight tolerances I would take really shallow cuts until you are certain the maximum runout your machine has. Also, while chain drives are very good at not slipping you actually want the opposite on a lathe. If your belt is tensioned correctly it will only slip if something goes horribly wrong. One thing that can fix some of the runout would be replacing that needle thrust bearing you heating with a new one. Make a jig to install it perfectly square on the shaft and if it's a tight fit either freeze the shaft and then try or have it press fit. Other side of that coin is the chuck was welded on which added some distortion. I really like what you did with that bench grinder motor. Mine always got way too hot and I actually rounded a small radiator from a window ac to pull heat from mine but your method seems much easier. Still very well done man .
Last thing I promise you can used a start capacitor with a little more microfarad to give that motor more of a lunch when starting. Please, be careful spinning that be hand it will take your finger like nothing.

[alphaindustries]

Amazing video! I thought you'd need something more precise then a length of stud for moving the carriage but I guess I was wrong! Making a carriage that could be swapped out and put on a drill press to make it into a mill sound like a pretty neat idea, I might have to try it out!

[raa]

I'm impressed with your skills and I'm in the same position, I wanna get into this but no way i'm going to spend 2k on a lathe. You inspired me to look into building it.

The quality of your video is also very good.

[witchyphil]

Ace job man. I'm going to build one but with a solid shaft and pillow block bearings, but with ideas stolen from your build. Thanks in advance for the ideas, but if you've already patented it disregard all I have just written.
Well done.

[michaelsimpson]

Well done, shows what can be achieved with basic stuff.