The project shown here is a nice addition to any lathe, which is a dial indicator mount for the lathe bed. This allows for precision movements of the lathe carriage during the machining process.
Category Archives: LatheMetal
Modified or home built metal lathes including CNC mods
Building a lathe from scratch
Here is a great home-built Gingery Lathe with some updated modifications.
Mini Lathe Tachometer
This is a great add-on to your mini-lathe for determining the RPM your lathe is running at.
Quick Change Tool Post
Beautiful Quick Change Tool Post design for mini-lathes
Varmit Als Mini Lathe
Varmit Al’s mini lathe site, which has a ton of information on improvements he made to a Harbor Freight 7×10 mini-lathe.
Construction of My Gingery Style Lathe
Gingery lathe bed made from steel tubing
Easier Gingery Lathe Bed Casting
An alternative method for casting a Gingery lathe bed
Building the Gingery Lathe
Excellent Gingery Lathe build with pictures of the wooden patterns used to build the sand molds for casting the metal parts.
Homemade Metal Lathe Project
Home built Gingery lathe cast from scrap metal using a home built foundary.
Dans Home Built Gingery Lathe
Home built Gingery lathe with illustrations as it was going together
