Home made lathe

[Dennis Ford]

Hello all
I am new to Sawmill Creek, have been woodworking as a hobby for a long time. I sometimes build my tools, really enjoy making something with a home made tool. Here is a picture of a wood lathe I finished recently. It was clearly inspired by Oneway, 21" max swing and 1-1/2 hp motor with variable frequency drive.

[Chuck Lenz]

Very nice Dennis, how long would you say it took you to build it ?

[John Shuk]

Welcome Dennis,
You will enjoy The Creek.
That lathe is really nice. I'd love to see more pics of that and other tools you've built. Very nice.
Welcome again,
john

[Bernie Weishapl]

Welcome Dennis. Great looking lathe. Would like to see more pictures of it and other tools you have made.

[Mike Vickery]

That is really something. Look forward to see what comes off of it.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Dennis...........Welcome to the Creek! Excellent work on that lathe!

[Jim Kountz]

Wow really nice Dennis, great job. I tried the small wooden lathe found in Shop Notes a few years ago but I could never get the darn centers lined up right. I finally ended up trashing it but had fun making it.

Jim

[Bruce Page]

Welcome Dennis....ah, we need more pics of your great looking work. Bigger pics too! ;) :D

[Allen Neighbors]

Welcome to the forum, Dennis. Glad you decided to post. That is certainly a nice looking lathe... 21" Swing... Man! You don't do things half-way, do you? :) Looks like it ought to fill the bill !
I'm like the others... I'd like to see some more pics... bigger pics... and also something that comes off this new lathe. Great job!

[Patrick Taylor]

That a beautiful piece of machinery. I'm also curious about the build time, as well as the materials cost. Thanks for sharing!

[Brian Myers]

:eek::eek::eek: Great job!

[Terry Quiram]

Welcome to the forum. I have to add my voice for more/larger pictures.

[Bill Wyko]

Nice job! How much for one?:D

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Welcome Dennis!!! I have to agree with Bruce and Terry about the pics. It is great, we want to see more and more detail. Great Job!!:)

[Brett Baldwin]

Welcome Dennis. Those must be some hefty spindles you've got planned for that machine.;) Ingenuity is always a favorite around here.

[Dennis Ford]

Thanks for the compliments.
* I did not keep a record of build time, started on it in March and finished in June. I work offshore 14 days on, 14 days off and spent a few days on this project each time I was home.

* I had to buy the motor, VFD, bearings and some of the steel. My cost was somewhere around $800. I don't have the machining tools or skills to build for sales - just an old metal lathe and small horizontal mill.

* Check out the tips section of this web site for info on the VFD http://www.easttexaswoodturners.org/

here are a couple more pictures, will have to sweep up shavings before taking more.