SIMPLE DRILL LATHE

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Such a simple lathe can be done by everyone at home, with a conventional drill. All parts of the machine are home-made and made of wood, except for the bearing and screws. Almost nothing more, just everything you need.
So, what is needed for a lathe:

First you need to determine the size of the countertop of the machine. I took such sizes, you may have others.

The dimensions of the tabletop are determined by the size of your drill and the dimensions of the workpieces that you will need to process in the future.
The first thing to do after you have decided on the size is to find the center of the drill. To do this, put it on the countertop and measure the distance from the center of the cartridge to the countertop.
Then we take a square piece of wood and drill a hole in it under the neck of the drill. The center for the hole is the distance we just measured. This is necessary in order to fix the drill smoothly.

We cut off the excess and while we remove this mount to the side.

Now we collect two corner parts. These are two, rectangular glued together.

The smaller part is the headstock of the machine, which will hold the rotating workpiece, on the other hand. And the part is wider - this is the bed on which the woodworking tool will rest. The height of this bed should be approximately equal to the size from the center of the drill to the countertop. And the headstock’s height is more than one and a half times so that the bearing can be fixed in the centers.
With a drill with a drill, we make guides at the headstock and bed. To do this, we make holes along the line and then connect them at an angle.

All three important details are ready. You can paint them from a spray can if you wish.

In the headstock, we do not make a through hole for the bearing. We insert a bolt into the bearing and tighten it with a nut. Lubricate the seat with glue and install the bearing, nut out.

In the countertop we fasten the guides for the headstock from ordinary battens. We drill holes for long bolts, you need three pieces. Also fasten with a self-tapping screw mount under the drill. Plus a small wooden rectangle under the handle of the drill. We fasten the details.

We insert a drill and fix it with self-tapping screws so that it sits rigidly and does not turn.

The wood lathe is almost ready, it remains only to make a latch that will hold the workpiece. To do this, we’ll cut the round, screw the screws and the bolt with nut into it.

Fix the drill chuck.

We fix the workpiece and pinch the tailstock, pre-drill holes for mounting in the workpiece. Turn on the drill and hold the latch on the handle so as not to hold the button.