Homemade Vertical Lathe Build
2 videos • 300 views • by Ray MAKES DIY, Homemade Vertical wood lathe - Are you planning on building a homemade lathe? I have built a few but they were quite technical. i thought it would be interesting to build a lathe where the turning axis is oriented in the vertical plane. the idea initially was suggested by a member of the homemade lathe facebook group (link below). the vertical lathe has been around since the industrial revolution and in fact we have one in our machine shop. however i have never seen one built for wood turning.... until now. i have no idea if this is going to work but since i had the parts already in my shop, i decided to go ahead and build one! the parts are simple: 1- slewing bearing - eBay for 125.00 1- Cadillac ring gear - eBay for 15.00 1- Spur Gear - McMaster Carr for 30.00 1- 1:1 gearbox - eBay for 100.00 4- heavy duty swivel feet - FREE! laying around the shop 1- Heavy duty steel base - FREE! SAVED FROM THE SCRAP PILE obviously the little lathe will be for woodturning and wood turning only. i would not attempt to turn anything other than wood on this "little" lathe. #homemadelathe #lathe #woodlathe #woodturning #verticallathe if you are interested in homemade lathes, please visit our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/homem...