The lathe itself - an indispensable assistant in the household.

The lathe is one of the first metalworking machines, which was created mainly for the processing of bodies of revolution with the removal of chips from the workpiece. There is a huge variety of lathes for processing products from any materials. They can be used to obtain details of the most complex shape when machining the outer surface, drilling and boring holes, rolling the corrugated surface, threading, and so on.

A lathe with its own hands can be assembled by any craftsman. It is simple in manufacturing and reliable in work. On it it is possible both to grind and make the parts, and to use it for sharpening the cutting tool. In order to make a lathe with your own hands, you can take any low-power engine that is available, or purchase at an inexpensive price previously used engine. An abrasive or grinding wheel is placed on the protruding end of the motor shaft. With their help, the lathe made by one's own hands can freely perform both tool sharpening, grinding and polishing of surfaces. If instead of these wheels you install a special adapter into which a drill chuck is inserted, then you can use a machine for drilling holes and even milling grooves in parts made of wood. At home, a lathe made by yourself will prove to be an indispensable assistant when repairing a motor vehicle, making wooden small parts and in other domestic work that you need to do on your own to the owner of the house or cottage area.

Currently, manufacturers produce a huge number of various lathes for the processing of metal products, wooden, plastic and other materials. But often such machines for homework are too complex, bulky and expensive. An alternative is to make a self-made lathe on wood.

Its main node is an electric motor of 250-500 watts. The remaining parts are selected from available materials.

First of all, from a set of high-quality rolled metal - corners, channels, beams and sheet material - a frame is used to mount an electric motor, a tailstock and a pod. In this case, the electric motor replaces the front headstock. It is attached to the faceplate or metal center with threaded threads. It is necessary that the axis of the motor shaft and the tailstock axis are at the same level. Running such a machine on its own will not be difficult for any craftsman who has a desire and a little experience in working on such a machine.

In a home environment it is very convenient to have a self-made wood machine. It uses the principle of operation the same as on metal-cutting equipment. The part is fixed in the fixed front headstock, and the tool is fed along the guide's rear tailstock.

At home, on a self-made wood machine tool, you can cut out wooden wheels, for hand tools , handles for household tools, small parts for furniture and much more.