In order to successfully process cylindrical and cone-shaped wood blanks, it is imperative to have a wood lathe. It’s quite possible to assemble such an assembly with your own hands. In addition, the cost of materials for assembly will be significantly less than the purchase of a finished product.
Unit Features
It is important to understand that the design of this device is considered quite simple. However, it will not be enough just to assemble it correctly. It is very important to know the features and specifics of its use.
In order for a homemade wood lathe to successfully perform basic operations, it must have a reliable bed, two types of headstock (rear and front), an electric drive, a device for monitoring and changing the number of revolutions, as well as fixing elements, one of which is driven, and the other is the lead. In order to carry out more precise processing, it is necessary to additionally have stops for cutters with different configurations. If it is necessary to perform even more complex operations, then a mechanism must be provided that allows the workpiece to be moved to the side relative to the axis of rotation.
In addition, you need to follow the general principles of working with a homemade wood lathe:
- Choose the right speed for the job.
- The workpiece is mounted on the machine for work with the help of the spindle, which is the leading one, as well as with the help of the tailstock quill.
- A wooden blank is processed using various types of cutters.
- During operation, you need to stop periodically and check the actual dimensions of the workpiece until it acquires the desired shape.
General Description of Lathe # 1
When assembling a lathe on wood with your own hands, the most optimal approach is the integrated production of all parts. This is especially true for the assembly of the bed. A thick-walled steel profile is used as the main raw material for the assembly of the bed. In order to increase the reliability of the structure, it is mounted first on several supporting elements, on which the base for the unit is then mounted. The connection of these elements is through the grooves. In addition, platforms for mounting the front and rear headstock are manufactured in a separate order.
What is needed for assembly?
In order to successfully assemble a lathe on a tree with your own hands, you must have the following materials:
- It will require a power unit. The most optimal is the installation of an electric motor from a washing machine or pump. You can buy an ordinary one, but so that it matches the power of such devices.
- Need a front headstock. In this case, it is best to buy a factory spindle that has three or four pins. The presence of these elements will help to shift the workpiece relative to the axis of rotation.
- As the tailstock, experts are recommended to install the head from a powerful hand drill.
- A pulley is required to connect the shaft of the electric motor and the headstock.
- The last thing you need is a support table for incisors. There are no clear parameters, since everyone selects for himself, so that it is convenient. This is the basic requirement.
Homemade Design Properties
The main disadvantage of homemade designs is that it is rather difficult to change the number of revolutions. In order to successfully carry out this operation, you will need to make several cutters with different diameters. Alternatively, you can use a belt drive instead of installing pulleys. Such a transmission is easily adapted to any model of a wood lathe with its own hands.
Tools for work
In order to successfully assemble a model of a lathe, you need to have a drill with a large number of drills of different diameters, files with different grain sizes, a grinder with several removable disks for cutting and grinding material, a small welding machine that works well with diodes "and the troika.
Independent work
Getting started is best done by drawing a drawing of a wood lathe. It will help not to make a mistake in further work.
The tailstock is best collected from the cartridge and the front that were removed from the electric drill. In order to significantly increase the life of the equipment, it is recommended to remove these things from a metal drill.
In order to achieve maximum quality of the workpiece, it is necessary to achieve complete and reliable stability of the machine. For this, much attention is paid to the rear rack. It should be installed on the bed so that the employee has the ability to move the connection nodes longitudinally.
How to make a wood lathe reliable? For this, it is necessary to use the channel as the main material for the assembly of the bed. All connections of channels are carried out by welding, since any bolted connections will loose over time due to vibration during operation of the machine. To install the headstock, you must immediately install a thick sheet of plywood.
How to make a wood lathe with your own hands powerful enough? For this, great attention must be paid to the electric motor. Its power should be enough to maintain a fairly high speed. In addition, the drive itself is installed on a separate bed.