Top 10 Homemade Metal Lathes

Published 2023-03-17
In this installation of Top 10 Homemade Tools, we look at the top 10 homemade metal lathes on YouTube, with Lucia of ‪@luciasworkshop‬ a metalworker and Homemade Tool of the Week winner on the HomemadeTools.net Forum.

In this video you'll see some of YouTube's best homemade metal lathes, built by the following builders. Check out their channels below:

Makercise - ‪@Makercise‬
Curt Van Filipowski - ‪@CurtVanFilipowski‬
Sek Austria - ‪@SekAustria‬
HOMEMADE MADNESS - ‪@homemade_madness‬
Made In Garage - ‪@MadeInGarage‬
Rolandvanroy - ‪@Rolandvanroy‬
Homemade lathe machine - ‪@Homemadelathemachine‬
Lets Learn Something - ‪@letslearnsomething30‬
CHELLDONZ Crafts and DIYs - ‪@CHELLDONZCraftsandDIYs‬
Dexter144 - ‪@dexter1448‬

If we missed any good metal lathe builds, please post them in the comments below. Homemade tool builders - contact us for a free HomemadeTools.net premium forum membership, and you can post your videos on our forum to grow your channel. We have many YouTubers already on board.

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All Comments (21)
  • @guloguloguy
    WOW!!!!!! THIS ENTIRE VIDEO IS STUNNING, FASCINATING, MEZMERIZING, AND INSPIRING!!!!...THANKS FOR ALL OF THESE HONORABLE MENTIONS!!!:face-red-heart-shape::face-red-heart-shape::face-red-heart-shape::face-red-heart-shape:
  • Thank you for all those lathe shots and descriptions. They like YOU have spent MANY HOURS building all you machines. Now.......time to start working again on the Skid Steer.......that is one heck of a project. I wish you the best.
  • @AndrewSRapp
    My favorite new lathe you can find in a video called "Worlds First DIY Wire EDM Lathe!". Yes, he uses Electrical Discharge Machining wire with a lathe that is submersed. It is next level machining.
  • They're all cool. Not sure if its the most functional, probably not, but the Gingery lathe is cool in that it teaches many skills. The concrete lathe perked my interests.
  • @RRINTHESHOP
    Great overview of some ingenious and creative people and the shops.😊😊😊😊😊
  • @TheFlowstate
    This was incredibly insightful and helpful :) thank you 🙏
  • @2love437
    Awesome video! Thank you. Truly a mind bender.
  • @ozb2006
    thank you i wanted to build a Lathe for a long time!
  • That is a perfect idea So amazing... Also very clear explanation thank you for sharing 👍
  • @hampopper3150
    I was thinking about making a dovetail style lathe like the Sherline 8 inch lathe. the lathe bed would be made with a 4x1x40inch cool rolled steel and a 3x3x1/4inch steel tube. Grinding and scraping will be required to get it as straight as possible. This is a good video that make my creativity turn right round. I like the ginger lathe because of the use of casted parts and I was thinking about doing a loss PLA casting method but I live in a apartment.
  • I built a Gingery Lathe in high school, early 80’s. A lot of work to pull it off, with a metal shop, and help from the machine, I worked in part time, after school.
  • @un-factory
    Top 10 Home made lathe . good video. Thank you 👍👍👍👍 support all engineers.
  • @tony49PA
    Dearest Lucias, I am a hobby mechanic enthusiast. I have seen some of your videos, I must say that you are really good and you manage to keep the laboratory clean as only ladies can do. I must tell you however that you have not mentioned Mr. CARLOS EDUARDO who built a perfectly functional and precise jewel only with a quak manual hacksaw, file and a small drill. Then with incredible patience he shared the list of materials and measurements on the net. I also saw all the videos you mentioned; but, for me Carlos remains the No. 1. I wish you all the best. Your fan
  • @NikolaiAstaf
    Интересные станки! Отличный обзор на станки! Классное видео получилось! Мне понравилось! Круто Круто!!!
  • @1crazypj
    I had almost forgotten I joined Homemade Tools when it first started ? years ago. I didn't know there was a You Tube channel even though many people had posted video's of their builds