Building a lathe from scratch

By Scott | Published: June 13, 2010

This lathe is another Gingery based creation.  The framework is made of 1″ x 1″ square tubing and the bed is 3″ x 3″ x 1/4″ steel tubing.

The builder melted 50 bricks worth of aluminum, each weighing approx. 2.2 pounds in preparation to build the lathe.  Take a look here for the details of the build.

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2 Comments

  1. COSTAS
    Posted July 18, 2011 at 11:03 am | Permalink

    it seems like a good construction .Any other picture?

  2. Scott
    Posted July 18, 2011 at 11:23 am | Permalink

    Yes, he has several more pictures on his site (link above) or http://sourpuss.net/projects/lathe/

    Scott

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