Lathe - this is one of the first metalworking machines, which was created mainly for the treatment of bodies of revolution with removal of chips from the workpiece. There is a huge variety of lathes for processing products from any materials. They can receive parts of the most complex shapes when machining the outer surface, drilling and boring holes, knurling the corrugated surface, threading, and so on.
Any craftsman can assemble a lathe with his own hands. It is characterized by ease of manufacture and reliability. On it, you can both grind and make parts, and use it to sharpen a cutting tool. In order to make a lathe with your own hands, you can take any low-power engine available, or purchase a previously used engine at an inexpensive price. Abrasive or grinding wheels are mounted on the protruding end of the motor shaft. With their help, a self-made lathe can freely perform both tool sharpening and grinding or polishing surfaces. If, instead of these circles, a special adapter is installed in which a drill chuck is inserted, then you can use the machine for drilling holes and even milling grooves in parts made of wood. At home, a made lathe with your own hands will prove to be an indispensable assistant in the repair of a car, the manufacture of small wooden parts and in other household tasks that you need to do yourself by the owner of the house or summer cottage.
Currently, manufacturers produce a wide variety of lathes for processing metal products, wood, plastic and other materials. But often, such homework machines are too complex, bulky, and expensive. An alternative is to make a homemade wood lathe.
Its main unit is an electric motor of 250-500 watts. The remaining parts are selected from available materials at hand.
First of all, from a set of long products of metal - angles, channels, beams and sheet material, a frame is made on which an electric motor, a tailstock and a handrail are mounted. In this case, the electric motor replaces the headstock. A faceplate or metal center with threaded threads is mounted on it. The axis of the motor shaft and the axis of the tailstock must be at the same level. Performing such a machine on your own will not be difficult for any craftsman who has a desire and a little experience in working on such a machine.
In home use it is very convenient to have a homemade woodworking machine. It uses the principle of operation the same as on metal-cutting equipment. The part is mounted in a fixed front headstock, and the tool is guided by the tailstock along the guides.
At home, on a self-made woodworking machine, you can carve wooden wheels, handles for hand tools , holders for household equipment, small furniture parts and much more.