The lathe bed, head stock, tail stock, tool rest and motor mount are all made from 3/4″ plywood. ... It’s a nice little mini-lathe for turning wood. But unless you scrounge the parts, ...

[Tim Nummy] used his cheap, Chinese, bench mini-lathe to make a non-terrible mailbox flag holder (YouTube video, embedded below). Tim posts videos on his channel about garage hobby projects, many o… ...

It should be noted that of all the mini tools you can get at Harbor Freight, the 10- and 12-inch benchtop metal lathes are among the most similar to their industrial big brothers.