| Project by David | posted 03-28-2011 07:41 PM | 24279 views | 17 times favorited | 81 comments |  |
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So sitting around BS’ing the other day and my buddy turns to me and says, “You know, I’d like to do some turning. Do you think you could make a lathe?” LOL he obviously knows how to challenge me. A few days later this is what I come up with. The frame is made from scrap 2×6’s we had. The head is a 1/2” HD Dewalt drill, which spins at 600rpm. Its single speed but who cares, I’M IN AFGHANISTAN, lol. To hold the stock, we have a lag screw in the chuck of the drill, which acts like a screw chuck. and on the tail we fashioned a bolt, sharpened to a point, mounted in some bearings we found.
For a tool rest I used a piece of 3/8 steel bar that was lying around. For now all we have is a bench chisel, which I’m going to lengthen the handle and regrind, and we have a gouge made out of some pipe we had. This things works WAY better than I had expected, lol.
-- “Don’t tell me what can’t be done, tell me what you want done then shut up and get out of my way and let me do it!”
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wood_maestro
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#1 posted 03-28-2011 07:55 PM
yankee inginuity at it’s best. keep up the good work, and please stay safe.
God Bless you all.
-- wood maestro....... Be Well, Do good work, and Stay in touch
MRlonghorn
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#2 posted 03-28-2011 07:58 PM
carry on!!! that is amazing stay safe and dont forget the PPE.
mafe
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#3 posted 03-28-2011 08:01 PM
So cool.
Inovative and well done.
Best thoughts,
MaFe
-- MAD F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.
dbray45
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#4 posted 03-28-2011 08:03 PM
Well done and Keep safe.
-- David in Damascus, MD
David
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#5 posted 03-28-2011 08:06 PM
nice job improvising with what you have access to!
Thank You for your service.
-- "Delay is preferable to error." ~ Thomas Jefferson
ChrisK
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#6 posted 03-28-2011 08:18 PM
Great job! Thanks to you all for your service!
Chris
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woodman1962
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#7 posted 03-28-2011 08:45 PM
That looks like it will do under the conditions keep up the good work and stay safe
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Mike Gager
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#8 posted 03-28-2011 08:58 PM
nice job!
Verna
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#9 posted 03-28-2011 08:59 PM
Where there’s a will, there is a way!!! Great way to keep the gray matter working.
Thank you ever so much for your service, and please be safe.
-- Verna -- Indianapolis, IN
Charles Maxwell
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#10 posted 03-28-2011 09:03 PM
That’s American ingenuity! God bless every one of you. Thanks for your courage to serve the nation.
Maxwell
-- Max the "night janitor" at www.hardwoodclocks.com
drsongs
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#11 posted 03-28-2011 09:09 PM
That’s very cool – Nice job.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!
God Bless.
-- Respect your tools so you keep all your fingers to play guitar... and Thank God daily.
Dennisgrosen
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#12 posted 03-28-2011 09:27 PM
good work and under the condition´s very well done :-)
thank´s for sharing
stay safe
Dennis
QuietStorm81
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#13 posted 03-28-2011 09:37 PM
God. This makes me want to donate tools to you men just to aid the effort. Hell, all that time in the sun out there why NOT turn some stuff?
Godspeed men. Well done.
Dale
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#14 posted 03-28-2011 09:51 PM
Woodworkers are everywhere, nice lathe. Thank you for your service and I wish you “all” a safe return to the good old USA.
-- Dale West Central Pa. Do it all, before last call.
ptweedy
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#15 posted 03-28-2011 10:08 PM
you might go to the local blacksmith and have him make you some tools. the cost wouldn’t be much. phil
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