Homemade lathe improvements
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Making various refinements to my homemade lathe
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* Easier tool rest adjustments
* Tailstock screw adjustment
* Reducing rattle on the headstock
* Motor mount and belt tensioning
Plans for the lathe available here:
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I love this whole series. What started as a "I don't need a lathe, so I've never made one" has turned into an awesome series of videos. I love that you share your bad ideas and show us what you are thinking.
I agree with your sentiments - this is very educational and has renewed my interest in attempting to make a powered lathe.
It is amazing how you can put so much information, but well explained, in just 7 minutes :)
+Enredando No Garaxe Agreed! Matthais' videos are perfectly edited...super efficient to watch - thanks Matthais!
+Torsten Tiedtke he's originally from Germany... of course he's efficient.
+therealpanse As a German constantly trying to make efficiently watchable videos ... I just had to laugh out loud! If there is one sterotype that's completely true it's this one about Germans and their [our] constant desire to improve efficiency ;)
werkzeugcheck.com (EtienneTestet) We always take our time to save time later.
Last summer it took me 2 weeks to build a motorized crane on my balcony just to save time every time I want to get something heavy up the stairs. Worth every minute.
+Enredando No Garaxe Indeed, I love content producers who don't waste their viewers' time. And Matthias is one of the best in that regard.
Matthias, You sir are a smart man. I'm often impressed by how resourceful you are and the way you solve problems.
+Joe Will .. hi Joe , like you I found his method to be enjoyable & easy to digest ..
It takes tools to make tools. I have enjoyed your videos over the few years I have been watching your channel but the ones of you building tools are the ones I enjoy most. Sometimes you think outside the box and sometimes you don't and that's what make them so enjoyable.
That butterfly nut that acts as a lock for the threaded rod was an awesome idea! Really nice upgrade in general!
+Scrap wood City I was quite surprised he didn't make a wooden knob for a nut :)
No denying the soundness of what he did though.
I used to work with someone who looked almost exactly like you Matthias. He has a soft voice too. This person was a genius in electronics and engineering. He has since retired and I have moved on from the job too. But amazing when I watch your videos I think of this person.
I learned a lot on their channel. God bless you and your family. I'm always watching your videos here in Honduras.
Matthias you're absolutely one of my favorite youtubers. Every video is just a joy to watch. All the best wishes to you from Bavaria. :)
+Thomas Huber Another Bavarian here - and I agree, Matthias' videos are just great :)
Your ability to visualise solutions and work your way through issues is amazing. Thanks for all that you do and share!
Tom
Those changes / ajustments are the reason why I am a fan of your work. You have an idea, you work with it and improve where needed. Nothing fancy...
Love it...
Thanks again...
Paul.
I like the incremental improvement. Also how you are keeping this build to just simple tools.
Even though I have a lathe and will probably never build one, I really enjoy this series. I like the way you share your thinking and the dead ends that don't materialize as well as the final solutions. It illustrates how you just have to try things until the right idea emerges. Well done.
Matthias is definitely gifted in his ingenuity. I'm always amazed how he can build things or make machines that work well with just odd pieces of lumber.
My father's old lathe that he got from my grandfather has pretty much the exact same arrangement for the tailstock. The tailstock was a sharpened bolt with a metal crank and a wingnut to lock in place. At some point my father found a live center that fit the bolt so then he didn't need to oil the wood.
The lathe is also made of wood but has a machined head stock with a proper MT 1 taper and threads. No ball bearings, just two oil reservoirs filled with cotton on top of the pillow blocks.
Thanks, Matthias, enjoyed hearing your design / thought process regarding the tailstock shaft. xox
I will never build a lathe. But I will never stop watching your videos, so much good information and tips to learn from. Many thanks, great job as always!!!!
I love the fast-motion sound effects, and we see everything without watching a few hundred filing strokes or thread turns. Nice trim videos. Thanks.
I really like what you did with the wheel to adjust the tail piece, using the lathe to make the point was a good idea.
That wheel somehow makes it look more like a lathe. Good job with the improvements.
Man, you make that all seem so easy, It's fascinating watching make projects, as well as create things such as the lathe or pantograph router.
Excellent and inspirational stuff!
I'm always inspired by what you can do with a few inexpensive tools, some scrap wood, and a sharp mind!
Good improvements. A suggestion for the tail stock. I would have made the whole tail stock variable so you can slide and lock it anywhere along the lathe chassis. Have 2 x hex nuts embedded in the front and rear tail stock which would accomodate the all threaded spindle (spike). You could then finely adjust the point of the spindle into the work piece by screwing the threaded spindle. If you want to get rid of the floppy ver belt. Run a spring loaded jockey wheel. Two x bearings would place less friction than the design you have now which will generate heat and wear. If you use bearings you can slot the shaft and put cur lips on to iliminate travel. Bearings are about $5.00 each new.
+Danny Haehae A suggestion to you: Build your own lathe, and you can do all those things.
+Matthias Wandel its constructive criticism don't be an ass
Matthias be respectful to those that admire your work.
+Rick Grossman
as far as i remember he is trying to build it simple and with only few tools.
he probably meant that danny's ideas were fine, but maybe he has thought about some of them already.
and if danny wants to do it that way, then he should do it
+Matthias Wandel Hey Matthias. Thank you for the reply. My background is mechanical Engineering so my lathe is for metalwork. Having said that. I totally admire all of your You Tube posts and I would thankfully refer to your ideas if I wanted to make or retrofit a specific workshop machine. In the mean time. Keep up the good work.
\_/belt shakes because pulleys are not done properly and you need more tension on it.How to explain this the best ?
\ _ / belt needs to touch pulley just with \ / sides.The _ thing on pulley needs to be deeper ,that way belt will not skip and it wont dance hula hoop.
Hope this helps,i am qualified lathe operator and i have made many V belt pulleys for machines trough years.I recommend using a profile knife for making pulleys in wood,you can make one out of scrap metal ,since wood is soft compared to steel.Use bevel gauge on your belt and transfer the angles just like you are doing dovetail.
Nice and fun video as usual.
Moving the motor to give a belt some tension is perfectly fine :) That or using some idler that presses the slack side ( one side of a functioning belt with a load always slacks).
Pretty amazing what you can do with simple ideas , and of course a good execution. It's a pleasure to see your work. No unnecessary fluff, clean working space, step by step ...
Fantastic improvements! I really like what you've done so far. You are one of the most creative minds in with woodworking community and it's greatly appreciated.
This is just so interesting. Honestly it's pretty calming to watch
You show your thinking very well. You'd make a good industrial designer!
Matthias your videos are great. It is like watching the Flintstones do woodwork but in a great way!
Nice Modifications Matthias.
I love how you admit shortfalls and look at different better ways.
Matthias!!!!!! That lathe is really cool. Your ability is amazing. Thanks.
Hey wow, thanks for that bit at the end about the motor! I inherited an old lathe; I had to make a motor mount, and did what you warned about with a hinge, and indeed my lathe does shake all over the place but I hadn't really thought about why. I think I'll follow your advice and build a new static motor mount for it, maybe my vibration problems will go away (though I also need to replace the front end bearing).
+puddingpimp You might try shimming under your motor with a wood block padded with rubber to take out the bounce.
A very ingenious way to make a very useful tool. Thanks for sharing.
I'm looking forward to the plans of the finished product . Nice job as usual.
Having just purchased your gear generator software and previously big print also, I hope to reach genius level woodworking! :) thanks Matthias for the weekly videos of pure woodworking inspiration. Keep them coming!
Matthias, you are a genius ! I love watching your videos.
I'm glad you finally made one if only so I could see how you would do it. Thanks!
I don't even have an interest on woodworks but I enjoy watching these videos...
Thanks for sharing ideas on how to make things like this without conventional or "proper" tools and materials. I will put this to use soon enough. kudos!
You are too good man, excellent craftsmanship, finding simple solutions from what you have at hand. Keep it up!
Love the motor tensioning mechanism, gonna steal that!
definately solved a lot of the issues you had previously. how are the wood bearings holding up in the headstock?
if you're wanting to do bowl turning, that is REALLY asking a lot of your headstock...most production bowl lathes have a 3-point bearing for the headstock spindle to deal with the stress. It must hold the entire weight of the bowl as well as withstand the forces induced from actual turning so it deserves to be as strong as you can make it. I would suggest making a duplicate headstock, but making it taller so you get more distance between the spindle and the ways (that distance ultimately is your upper limit on the size of bowl you can turn) and beef up the spindle support there, with adding another bearing block (possibly two!).
I'm gonna watch your channel from beginning to end one of these days.
I'll know it's done when it's painted green. Nice job looks awesome
As a wood turner I'm really enjoying this.
I like your tailstock I'm thinking about doing something similar as an extension for my 900mm lathe so I can have a go at pool/snooker cues. keep up the good work :-)
Another great video, I appreciate the limited tools aspect.
I really like the projects you come up with. Keep them coming!!!
very inspiring .. all possible with basic tools & must compliment you on your presentation .. job well done
A spring tensioned idler pulley, such as on a lawn tractor deck should provide tension and dampen belt vibration.
Nice improvements. Nice work as usual.
If the V-belt flopping is an issue, you can always add an adjustable idler/tensioner pulley that is mounted on a vertical board. With no slack you will have less chance of your tool stopping the work piece from spinning suddenly.
Its always a good day when you post a video.
Really cool build, great improvements!
Always good to see developments through use, certainly seems to be improving with every iteration! Why not just use pillow bearings though? They are so cheap and will give more precision and durability. Threaded bar was definitely the way, maybe T nuts in the tailstock rather than cutting a thread in the wood?
On the headstock, I would delete the spurred center block, and make a faceplate that has holes to pass machine screws. That way, you could make up various other faceplates and chucks that could be attached to the permanent faceplate.
+Bob Blarney That's a cool idea!
I can't get enough Matthias.
Thanks for the update... looking great!
Did you know Adam savage gave you a compliment on your work and loves how you do it with such limited tools?
Where did this happen?
+The Bees Knees Facebook at least.
+Chuck Norris yup fb of adam or was it tested
+VampireOnline
He saw it,. He replied to it. Nobody really noticed he replied lol.
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Nice improvements. Interested to see you make a chuck!
wow,I love each single video that u uploaded sir,god gave u a brilliant mind,peace
Using the lathe you are building to build the lathe you are building. Nice.
Next: Machines that build themselves.
Good improvements
Greetings from Brazil my friend, plus brain you are a very dear person. All the best!
Fantastic ideas. I like to see how your mind works. Simple problem solving.
I wouldn't make a sliding motor base. Instead, I would just make it possible to screw it into two different positions, as you only need two positions for the motor. I love your videos, and this project is AMAZING!
+Oscar Scheepstra It looked like the base was bolted to the main frame, so I think he basically did what you're saying.
Все что ты делаешь это круто.All you're doing is cool.
Excellent work Weldon
Khalid
I'm going to wait till it's completely done then hopefully he puts plans on his website. I've been wanting to do something like this with a motor I have laying around and I would love to buy plans instead of taking the time to do my own. Plus his would be better than mine anyway.
Just a thought, One way to remove vibration from the belt without transferring it to the lathe might be a spring loaded belt tensioner arm/ idler pulley, as long as the spring wasn't too strong. The vibration would cause the tensioner to continuously automatically adjust and remove vibration. But it's probably overkill and not really necessary here.
Very nice work, as allways. Best to you and your family.
The block that locks in place the shaft of the pulleys, does it make the shaft vibrate? I'm saying this because by the shape it has, it can't be much balanced. Or is it?
+johnnyq90
It's wood (so quite light), not that out of symmetric shape and the RPM aren't high. So I'm quite sure that it's a non-issue.
A light spring loaded pully on the belt, made of a nice ball bearing will tame that shake down.
Wonderful! Great job! Now...you need to come up with some sort of guard around the belt and pulleys to keep little fingers out (Harriet's SP?).
Skilled beyond belief.
I love watching you figure shit out.
Always fascinating, Matthias...
Looks great. like the improvements.
sir you are genius ... I like to watch your videos and learn thank you for sharing ..
great idea i am suggesting to put short belt to the motor it is make it very good and nice
To reduce the friction between the work piece and tail shaft, you could make your own live center out of wood. You could fix a bearing in it that screws into your threaded shaft, then insert the point from your first shaft in the bearing.
parabéns Matthias, você é um grade artista! alem de ter um grade talento, seus trabalhos são ricos em detalhes e perfeição! obrigado por compartilhar sua experiência
you can also add two idle pulleys on the outside top and bottom of the belt which I think will help with the flapping of the belt and in return will produce more or better contact between belt and pulleys. good job anyways
The belt should be tighter, unless you're designing to stop the piece at the slightest tool catch. Also, if you're going to get into faceplate turning, you're going to need better thrust bearing support.
you are a thinker, good job, well done!
Lovely work as always, brilliant.
The first vid I've seen by you. Wow your amazing. You really think things through and see issues before the happen jus amazingly
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Dennis Gibson im fishing for what?
zero dislikes!!
The fury of Tutankhamun will fall on whoever dares to press the thumbs down!!
Also, very nice work Matthias.
some fool did just that
Interesting construction.
I did it both ways. Hanging the motor via a hinge onto the belt produces less vibration in the lathe than rigid mounting the motor to the lath stand.
+Big Fat Tony's I'm almost certain he used that method for a router lift he made years ago. But that machine was much heavier.
Awesomeness, can't wait 'till you're turning bowls like a boss
Great improvements!
we watched your wood drying vid in school and everyone said i looked like you :)
I love these diy videos you do
Good idea Mathias---an idea,project that anyone can afford to make and then turn out a reasonable article safely..People in really poor countrys could afford to make that lathe and thats good..Perhaps aid organisations could get kits made up of this style lathe and ship them to where they are really needed?????
You can use a drill and belt sander to do point sharpening. Put the rod in the drill, take it down on the belt sander. It's how i sharpen my TIG electrodes.
nice upgrades!
hard maple can make for satisfactory spindle bearings when saturated with oil, but you might notice that sintered bronze bearings are not too expensive at the hardware store. that's progressing from the 1920s to 1950s.
Very clever solution for the tailstock. You could also use threaded inserts rather than cutting threads into the wood.
+Eicles True, but cutting threads into the wood does the job and is so much easier.
Great upgrades!
I'd be interested in seeing your machinist-level accuracy put towards something like segmented turning and the like. It seems like they'd be a good fit, even if it's not the most utilitarian of ideas.
Matthias' adaptors and jigs are better than my actual work pieces.