I have a whole garage full of real machines that I've acquired over 30 years. I admire what your doing greatly! A little suggestion, if you were to make a lathe all over again design the fabricated bed in such a way you could fill it with concrete! This would greatly add to its rigidity and dampening ability. During WW1 Lathes were needed so quickly there was no time for foundry work so beds were tubular/bushing slides and concrete.

I think the hand made gears were the most impressive for me, i had no idea gears could be handmade with enough precision to be worth a darn. Awsome job on the entire project, i feel alot more confident in trying to build my own now

Really great work brother. Many ppl don’t want to put 400 hrs and thousands of dollars when it’s used for hobby or small jobs for convenience. Well done!!

Great build,actually magnificent ,perfectly suited for a tight budget.Hell man it does the job,You got my subscription.

That works way better than I expected when I saw you welding the heck out of parts that are expected to drive tight tolerances. Shows the value of not overthinking things I guess ;-)

Your video editing skills are remarkable

Simple and creative plus you welded it with stick. Very inspiring!

Welp, you got a sub outa me! That's the jankiest lathe I've seen yet, and I love it! I read your response to another comment about "dipping your toes..." and, I totally get it. I have gobs of machines I want to build. Some half started and set aside to start another. Lots of respect from me for bringing this one the distance of actually making chips! Gonna check out the rest of your videos, and hope for more! Keep on chuckin!

After I was first introduced to machining I wanted to build something like this. I eventually got a mini lathe, but it's interesting to image what can be achieved with such humble material. Well done

People forget the lessons learned during a project like this. Keep it up. You got my sub.

I think you got the right idea. if anything the best way to learn to use a lathe is probably to build one so I think you've got the right plan. I find you to be quite inspiring thank you. Keep up the good work.

You are incredible

Awesome video, crazy creativity ☺️☺️

very glad i found your channel. Keep up the great work.

Holy shit, thought you had 100k subs easily. Great job. Good video!

That was dope man!

Thanks for sharing , you impressed me with your lathe, believe you will make it better. I didn't think it was gonna work all that well , but pleasantly surprised keep up the good work ,new sub as well. I've bought a lathe chuck 2 years ago, with seeing your results , looks promising and will try it too. Try turning with some cheap Chinese lathe tools . Loved how nice the cross slide worked.

That was cool! Thx for sharing!

This is my first view of your channel and I'm impressed. I can realyvtelate to the self incredulism when i get something right yhe first time! It's like... Whoa... I actually might he better at certan things than i uave previously considered....... 😮

I love your videos, keep it up!

A video so awesome I had to subscribe!!

Man, I subscribed thinking/hoping you had more improvements to the Lathe. Its a great starter for me, hopefully you add more.

Damn awwsome content bro. Subbed instantly

That’s pretty amazing that you built that from scratch. Really cool. Takes quite a bit of time to fabricate all the parts and pieces for that lathe👍🙂

Well done, shows what can be achieved with basic stuff.

Good on ya bro, keep at it

Good stuff. Cool.

Amazing video! I thought you'd need something more precise then a length of stud for moving the carriage but I guess I was wrong! Making a carriage that could be swapped out and put on a drill press to make it into a mill sound like a pretty neat idea, I might have to try it out!

Ok, i have passion with lathes, but reason for subscribing is the AWESOME SONGS !! that covers your video. I loved that. So, no mute for your channel..

Alright dude, ya got my attention, im subbed

Wow! After watching you make this all on your own, I’m feeling much more confident that i cannot make my own lathe and i will be going to Harbor Freight as soon as the beer fund is refilled!

4:55 man I am crying I can see that wobble from here. Jokes aside very well done man. Hey I wanted to add a few things that might be helpful. If you do turn crankshafts or anything that will require really tight tolerances I would take really shallow cuts until you are certain the maximum runout your machine has. Also, while chain drives are very good at not slipping you actually want the opposite on a lathe. If your belt is tensioned correctly it will only slip if something goes horribly wrong. One thing that can fix some of the runout would be replacing that needle thrust bearing you heating with a new one. Make a jig to install it perfectly square on the shaft and if it's a tight fit either freeze the shaft and then try or have it press fit. Other side of that coin is the chuck was welded on which added some distortion. I really like what you did with that bench grinder motor. Mine always got way too hot and I actually rounded a small radiator from a window ac to pull heat from mine but your method seems much easier. Still very well done man . Last thing I promise you can used a start capacitor with a little more microfarad to give that motor more of a lunch when starting. Please, be careful spinning that be hand it will take your finger like nothing.

Here’s your sub bro, keep making content like this. Stick welding and scrap material, Couldn’t relate more🙌🏽

Really nice job!!

Awesome vid, I'm going to build mine soon

Great job

good job man 👍👍👍🛠

Good job 👏

Funny and entertaining! You're so talented, hope to see you once on tv with your own show! Go for it....you're getting better and better! ( don't forget the german # for more fans! 🤭😏Your Aunt from Germany.

Ace job man. I'm going to build one but with a solid shaft and pillow block bearings, but with ideas stolen from your build. Thanks in advance for the ideas, but if you've already patented it disregard all I have just written. Well done.

Nice job!

Good show and fun 😊

xtreem well done

I wish I had the tools and space to make fun stuff like this.

Wow ! That's great man. I hope that you are are going to build a guard around that metal chain. I would treat the metal and spray it with high sheen epoxy pain on the frame and other applicable parts . Compliments from South Africa. 👍

Awesome Job! Are your plans available for purchase?

I've seen you've been replying to recent comments so I wanted to ask a few questions before I attempted this at home. 1. What is the thickness/height of the steel tubing you used? I have some 1/16-inch thick and 1.25-inch tall tubes, but I'm not sure they will hold up to the task. 2. What tolerances were you able to achieve with your build? +/- .1-inch? 3. Why was the framing as long/spacious as it is? Such as the area where the motor sits? Or how high the chuck lies from the base of the frame. I'm in the process of making a smaller version with many of the design concepts you've used, as they are (scuffed yet) beautifully simple. The only complaints I have are how there aren't any shots at the end of the video with the build fully complete, or a list of the materials you used. Other than that, really awesome video and super inspiring. Thank you.

dank build 10/10

I'm impressed with your skills and I'm in the same position, I wanna get into this but no way i'm going to spend 2k on a lathe. You inspired me to look into building it. The quality of your video is also very good.

Nice content loved it. Im from Philippines

Very good job

Взял и слепил))))посмотрел с удовольствием))))спасибо!

Well done

Great. Don't pay any attention to untalented detractors. I think you are definitely a genius, no kidding. I knew, as you did, that by using the materials and tools you had on hand that this machine was not going to be incredibly precise or powerful. But, it is incredible; a very handy tool for turning down stock. If you need super precision for a project you can always take your stock to a machine shop. I think you should have taken the pipe to a machine shop and had the ends turned down for a good bearing fit though, it would have made it run truer. Also, don't heat a bearing any warmer than 150 degrees Fahrenheit, that should be lots to slide it on a shaft at room temperature, without damaging the bearing. Again, excellent work!

Here I am trying to turn one of my 5 angle grinders into a small wood lathe and stumble upon this bullshit... I'm more than impressed how bloody well that worked 😂 makes me want to be a bit more ambitious than making a simple wood lathe hahaha but I haven't welded in years so mine would never slide and would probably be banana shaped from too much heat

I like a lot!

You are a smart cookie fella and your videos are great watching. Can I ask where you sourced the hollow spindle from...the bicycle???

The cutting result is better than i expected, i though the mechanism, rigidity were suitable for 3D printer only. Good work

you lit yourself on fire and your reaction was just omg im on fire haah

Can I suggest a solid shaft and pillow block bearings for a more true turn.

Great

Mann deserve the Ultima-Gizmo-lord title

It is interesting how were made first rotary parts of the first machine tools in the world like spindles or shafts without using a machine tool

Extra points for setting yourself on fire, but not making a big deal out of it. I have a pile of shirts with smallish crusty holes in the lower right side.

NICE MAESTRO

This is f'n great. Please use cutting oil/fluid do I don't cry. :) Re. milling with drill press: I just picked up a '40s era Craftsman benchtop press to make a mill for 'light' work. The thing weighs ~280 lb. The head is a big honking' (tech. term) chunk of cast iron. I love the irony (pun) of needing a lathe to re-size the rod to make the lathe. Nice work using a grinder on that and everything else. +10 for the use of layout fluid!

Yor are very talent and genious

That's a brilliant idea, greetings from Indonesia, friend

The fact that your bearing is purple-blue, means that you have heated it too much, its life will be more limited, Away that, bravo for the job done !

Two things i'd change to the recipe 1. rigidity 2. rigidity Basically A frame for the spindle bearing supports. Not a box frame. That's not only not rigid, but it's also something that can build resonance. The riser for the tool block, that'd have to be more rigid as well, with a wedge put inside (there's a woodworking channel that built a cheapo vise, and that's how he did his vise jaws. Tube + wedge inside - aka triangle). Finally, the ways of the lathe, i would build them in a triangulated fashion, as close as possible to straight (but i wouldn't put too much effort into it at first) and parallel. I'd also make them such that the "legs" could be buried inside a large concrete block that spans the width and length of the lathe. Once those are in set, to make things parallel, square, even whatever, i'd choose where cuts could be made from the sub frame (the concrete) and before making the cut, i'd weld a nut and a plate and cut between them. That way, if you want to tighten or expand that joint to brings to even, you can use a bolt to push or pull based on its position, before welding the cut back. All welds done in this operation would have to be very quickly chilled, so a wet towel should be in place. This could yield a bigger lathe, on the cheap.

I could cry as well!

Paradise

Hello instead of using bicycle transmission, it uses auto timing belt. tempering pieces is with water, the piece must receive heat until it is between red and bright red. then let it cool for a few seconds to lower the temperature slightly and submerge in water. do the test with a piece of metal, bar, axle... the same material in water and another in oil.... then try to file

I was going to make one by using a front wheel drive car hub bearing and a drive shaft which will be connected to a zxr400 engine and gearbox.

Hey. Fabulous job man. I'm wondering if you are willing to share your design drawing?

It looks very interesting ! Where are you from?

Being set on fire with an angle grinder, I can relate; I have a scar where my wife set me on fire when we were cutting rebar!

AWESOME man, awesome. i will try myself to replicate your work. Just a tip: the eccentricity of the shaft is due to the grinding @3:44

​ @Neally Thanks for pinning Alex Bucjanan his comment. Me, a 3 year student dropout (to become a Master machinist) was having internal thoughts. I wont share those tho cause after 10 years becoming a programmer, and not touching a lathe anymore... I would love getting into welding and build a lathe myself (or buy... if I have the coin). His book recommendation is on my to get list, welding equipment, and some other tools.

throw an ac capacitor on it that will kick the engine into running. when your ac kicks on outside that initial jolt of sound and hum is the capacitor jumping the motor... definitely just subscribed though!

Well done bro. I like the video only mechanical engineer will understand your idea and project

Great job looks awesome. If you were blackening those gears u r good but if you were hardening them then need to be red hot before you put in oil

An dir geht verloren ein guter Schauspieler ! Gut gemacht !

How did you stop the topslide raising up from the base?

Lap your surfaces together to try and get a little slop out

A lathe is a machine that can turn square metal round and round metal square!

what is the purpose of that copper tube wrap in the motor?

Awesome build dude, i must make something similar but will use v belt drive, its a bit more forgiving and easier to make slip for soft starting and emergencies, i was trained to use lathes and safety is a massive priority, things like don't wear a tie or your face may take a beating, this was the first thing i was taught, second thing was remember to take out the chuck key ;) and where is the emergency stop button.

I see you used your drill press as a mill, how did you keep the chuck on the taper with all that side load??

washing machine rear bearing mount solid as

What do you mean it’s not as good as a store bought lathe ?!! Yours is better than my vevor 8x14” lathe !! Suggestion, if you want smooth finishes and no bumpy bumps it’s incredibly important that you get your x and y axis as rigid as possible with absolutely no movement. That way when you go to turn your part the tool post doesn’t move and your chuck needs to be extremely rigid with zero give. Also bolt your lathe to the table or tack it in place if you have a steel table . If you do this you will be able to make incredibly accurate parts down to the thousandth and below.

Dude i used to do "that" with just a drill in my bathroom and a file in the other hand in my underpants

how long did it take you to build it?

bro i just witnessed a murder lmaooo

Dave Gingery has a great series of books on this type of thing. Check it out.

BTW, конструкции катастрофически не хватает жёсткости. Необходимо выровнять станину и добавить дополнительных рёбер жесткости. Также было бы неплохо использовать трубу без продольного пропила в узле крепления подшипников вала. Также не помешала бы самая простая задняя бабка с самым простым конусом на подшипнике. Это значительно увеличит качество обработки и повысит точность. Лично я бы ещё использовал не цепную передачу, а ременную, т.к. это исключит риски поломок в случае застревания резца в заготовке и снизит количество используемых деталей для передачи, что повысит надёжность и КПД системы. I am too lazy to translate all of this, so pls do it by yourself. It will be more accurate, than my own or online translation. Have a nice day!

This is my kinda youtube

Dude. Add some caste parts in there. Add a bit of finesse and refinement to your build. Make it look PURDY. Like, I'm pretty sure a caste tailstock would be badass.

Ayo this rocks for real , Would you mind if I asked for your blueprints or weather I can like use your ? Thanks for the response , hope it'll be alright with you .

C est bien