Well, I was online late last night and surfed the net and stumbled upon a few people making their own lathes.
So, I figured, oh well, let's try to make one.
It costed me $10 bucks to make this Cue Lathe. I wanted to install and cut cue tips without using the old Razor trick. So, I had some wood left over from a previous home improvement project. The wood is not too great, but this is just a prototype.
I had an old Craftsman corded drill, a mini drill press thingie that I bought years ago, a wooden bench that no one ever uses. I went to Homedepot and bought a 1/2" x 48" steel galvanilzed piping for $10 bucks. And it was fun. Here are the pictures, It took me 2 hours to "improvise." the design because I was way too lazy to jump on Solidworks, maybe the next one, I'll make a 3D drawing....=)
I works pretty darn good, and more than what I expected. There isn't much run out when going high speeds. There's a chuck on the Tailstock and it's suppose to act as a Live Center. If you have comments or ideas, let me know, I am always willing to learn.
So, I figured, oh well, let's try to make one.
It costed me $10 bucks to make this Cue Lathe. I wanted to install and cut cue tips without using the old Razor trick. So, I had some wood left over from a previous home improvement project. The wood is not too great, but this is just a prototype.
I had an old Craftsman corded drill, a mini drill press thingie that I bought years ago, a wooden bench that no one ever uses. I went to Homedepot and bought a 1/2" x 48" steel galvanilzed piping for $10 bucks. And it was fun. Here are the pictures, It took me 2 hours to "improvise." the design because I was way too lazy to jump on Solidworks, maybe the next one, I'll make a 3D drawing....=)
I works pretty darn good, and more than what I expected. There isn't much run out when going high speeds. There's a chuck on the Tailstock and it's suppose to act as a Live Center. If you have comments or ideas, let me know, I am always willing to learn.
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Props to you.
