He built his own small lathe using a Dremel rotary tool and some wood blocks. View full post on Youtube He carved a head and tailstock from a 2 x 4 and sharpened and carved a spindle from steel rod.

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And for those times when his feet are tired, he added a surplus electric motor to turn the spindle. We especially like the two settings on the motor speed control: “0” and “>0”. Classic [Uri].

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I used to have one of these little lathes and a 5″ chuck is more than I would ever want to spin on that spindly of a spindle. Those THK linears are nice but he should have mounted it upside down ...