Building your own power tools is a specialized skill, but with the right planning and patience you can DIY everything in your workshop.

Wood turning on a spring pole lathe is all about reciprocation, all about back and forth. For example: Q: “Don’t you get tired of standing on one leg?” A: “Sure, but if you try to work the treadle…

Homemade Wood Lathe: I wanted a lathe because of all the stuff you can make with it and how fun they looked, I knew I could get one for about $250 (excluding tools) but that was beyond my budget. So instead I decided to make one. I stumbled upon a YouTube video by Matth…

This awesome mini lathe can be made in just a few minutes. Having a mini wood lathe around for small woodturning projects can come in very handy. With this simple build, we can make all kinds of amazing woodworking jigs. Be sure to subscribe to see what else we can do with this mini wood lathe project.

Homemade lathe milling attachment constructed from mild steel plate.

100% Homemade Lathe: Although I know other people have built lathes themselves, after an enormous amount of looking on Google, I saw most homemade lathes involve casting and milling, as well as using off the shelf components like chucks and tapers. Being only a high sch…

100% Homemade Lathe: Although I know other people have built lathes themselves, after an enormous amount of looking on Google, I saw most homemade lathes involve casting and milling, as well as using off the shelf components like chucks and tapers. Being only a high sch…

100% Homemade Lathe: Although I know other people have built lathes themselves, after an enormous amount of looking on Google, I saw most homemade lathes involve casting and milling, as well as using off the shelf components like chucks and tapers. Being only a high sch…