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My 1st Lathe!
Posted by:
Harry Bell
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Date: February 25, 2012 04:55PM
Hey Folks,
Well, I did what I said I wouldn't do, and put togrther a lathe using my drill. 50 plus yr. old drill no less. All I used was a cardboard box, duct tape some styrofoam from a shipping box and a piece of terrycloth. The mandrel is a 24" length of threads-all. Total cost under 5 bucks. It ran true and worked great! Getting to LOVE rod building. Re: My 1st Lathe!
Posted by:
Russell Brunt
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Date: February 25, 2012 05:37PM
Hey, I need a picture. I robbed some aluminum castings and a smooth rod out of an old pneumatic door operator for mine. Bolted it all down to a 2" by 8" and used a cordless drill. Got a little carried away and forgot to oil it and it seized up on me. Total cost was zero...LOL! Russ in Hollywood, FL. Re: My 1st Lathe!
Posted by:
John Straight
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Date: February 25, 2012 09:36PM
My home made lathe, not my original idea, copied from someone elses picuture. Cheap but it works. Bought a dedicated drill ($25) and hose clamp ($1.50), rest were scrap materials laying around, about 2hr time and "away-you-go"
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Posted by:
Harry Bell
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Date: February 27, 2012 12:20AM
Great Job! Re: My 1st Lathe!
Posted by:
Harry Bell
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Date: February 27, 2012 12:22AM
Took it apart after I finished. When(if) I make again I'll try to send a pix. Not the most adept at that however. Re: My 1st Lathe!
Posted by:
Ben Hutton
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Date: February 27, 2012 05:23PM
John, I am working on building something similar to what you have. I attached my drill in the same manner and have been using 1/4in all thread rod for a mandrel. I was wondering if you used a bearing inside of the metal piece that you attached to the wood at the tail of the lathe. Re: My 1st Lathe!
Posted by:
John Straight
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Date: February 27, 2012 07:59PM
Ben,
Just drilled a hole in aliminium plate, slightly larger than 1/4" allthread mandrel. A bearing of some kind would be a worthy improvement. Let me know what you come up with. John j JLS Custom Rods Cassadaga, NY Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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