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Homemade headstock lathe
Listing #137 Listed on: 02/14/2015
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Since I couldn’t bring myself to spend $4,000+ on a professional lathe, I decided to build my own over the past year or so. I used a variable speed 3hp DC treadmill motor and treadmill controller. The most expensive single piece was the machined driveshaft - $300. The lathe weighs about 700 pounds, and the tool rest weighs about 150lbs. I can use handheld chisels or the xy slide table vise with a router or mini grinder.
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Viewer Comments:
Posted By:
Allen Ganser [03/19/2015]
do you have additional photos or plans of your lathe? I can't quite figure it out from the photos you posted and would like to do the same.
Posted By:
Nelson Collar [08/12/2015]
I would like to see more of your lathe. What are you using it for and what have done so far?
Thank you
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