DIY Metal Lathe (Under $500) Powell Fab Style. Scraps come in handy on this project.

We built a 8x20 ish lathe for under $500. We took a motor out a scrap pile, I-beam left off a job site, scrap pieces of plate and slapped together this super handy little lathe that any little shop would benefit with. We literally rummaged though every scrap pile we could, metal, electrical and hardware. We tossed around the idea of buying a big lathe but didn't have a good way of making it pay for itself. So what better way to justify it then using JUNK to make another cool tool for our tool box. We watched numerous videos and went with the Lets Learn Something video to base our lathe platform off of. Simple, Cheap, Easy 3 things we love here at Powell Fab. Parts List Chuck https://amzn.to/4bnll1P Tooling Holder https://amzn.to/4br8dc2 Tooling https://amzn.to/4q2GQZj Pulley x2 https://amzn.to/3MdPsyn Pillow Block https://amzn.to/4rpDpgw Rails Short https://amzn.to/4rkeMlh Rails Long https://amzn.to/4rkeGdp Motor 1 HP https://amzn.to/49QVLR Ball Screws https://amzn.to/3NW3O70 https://amzn.to/46jeCSY