November 5, 2011 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Instructables user Random_Canadian turned a power drill and miscellaneous other power tool parts into a ...

It’s a cliche that the only machine tool that can make copies of itself is the lathe. It’s not exactly true, but it’s a useful adage in that it points out that the ability to make big round things ...

It’s a treadle lathe! No, it’s a power lathe! It’s a wood lathe! No, it’s a metal lathe! Actually, [Uri Tuchman]’s homebrew lathe is all of the above, and it looks pretty snazzy too. To say that [Uri] ...

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Mini-lathes are designed to turn bowls, table legs, and posts, but they are much too large for turning very small wood pieces. The YouTuber Scrap Wood City didn't let that stop him, though. He built ...

June 20, 2014 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google If you want to turn wood to make spindles or decorative chair legs, you're going to need a lathe. Rather than ...

Roy Underhill shows how to use an 1889 foot-driven metal working lathe. Make your own darn metal screws with this 1889 foot-powered lathe! Roy shows how to cut perfect threads, cones and tapers in ...