How To Make A Wood Lathe Out Of A Washing Machine Motor

Doing this outside is a good idea as there is lots of rust dust.

How to make a wood lathe out of a washing machine motor. Archivo de música Homemade lathe machine using washing machine motor Homemade lathe machine using washing machine motorsubido hace 8 mesespor Handmade Creative Channel. While the lathe is still spinning sand the bowl using 100 150 and 240 grit sandpaper. Made from scrap metal lawn mower wheels and bits of other broken power tools.

Im in need of a lathe but am. Slip one of the pulleys onto the spur end of the mandrel and slide the tailstock spindle shaft into the other end of the pulley. Well broke too often.

I found belt sanding first followed by rotary wire brush worked best. Cut to length in this case in half. Built my own wood lathe about 35 years ago using a washing machine motor and a pair of stepped pulleys for a speed range still working to this day.

If the odor from the stain subsides its okay to machine-wash the item at this point so long as you wash it alone to avoid the risk of the stain transferring and hang dry afterward. Some types of washing machine use large DC motors that can be removed along with their axles and bearings and reused as generators. The picture shows an old washing machine motor salvaged from a machine my parents were throwing out.

It should provide plenty enough power to drive a small wood lathe like the one I am planning. Otherwise its always a safe bet to hand-wash the. The motor is mounted on a hinged board and the initial plan was that the weight of the motor would tension the drive belt which is an old car fan belt but it turned out not to be heavy enough so I added some springs.

Simply hold the sandpaper against the bowl and let the lathe do the work. Once your lathe is up and running you can start wood turning immediately and begin making. Then weld the tailstock box to its runner.