Now here's a gentleman that realizes that not everyone is rich. Most videos showing how to make a home made tabletop lathe, involves the use of, "or access to" expensive machines and tools, that most people do not have. Plus this version involves the use of simple wood that is also not hard to find, and is easy to work with in the construction and fabrication of parts. Background music is nice and NOT overbearing and doesn't drown out the host. Thank you for this video sir.

I really appreciate the honest and straightforward nature of this video. A couple things didn't work out quite like you expected, and none of that is hidden. Awesome work!

You made some really neat things integrated into this, it looks lik you don't need expensive metal tracks, just plain old wood and bolts to "get your groove on". Some groovy innovations in this video. Badumtish

as an apartment-dwelling woodworker, these builds are a great find. And Hazard Frought is having a sale right now lol

one thing I might add is that the tool rest ideally should be exactly level with the spinning axis of the lathe. I think you'll find you will get even better results if you do that :)

Get this! I told a customer of mine of this upload, AND he said, "I've got some mini lathe tools I've had for years" He went to his shed and GAVE them to me, u gouge, skew chisel and parting tool. I was really blown away. Glad I found your channel or the conversation never would have happened so, thanks again. ;-)

I've watched some other videos on how to make a lathe using a drill. As well as other jigs for other things. Yours looks like the best lathe jig. Good work.

Nice seeing you work through problems. Love that you show and address mistakes.

Not only is this a great video about doing a lathe (when I finish 15 other great projects I have seen lately - too many builds to do and too little time), I may try this build.

Very nice - I’m thinking about making a lathe too and this was a big help. I really like the speed control on the drill and how you minimized wobble in the bearings.

My sister just bought a house next door which belonged to a woodworker, so free lathe! But I learned like 15 new things from this video, thanks!

Only thing I would suggest for anyone trying to build this project, I would label your peices as to not get them mixed up like I would, I’ve made many projects and used the wrong pieces and end up with a build that doesn’t work or looks terrible, lol thankfully this guy is smart enough to remember what goes where 😂😂😂

Love this; I’ve been searching around for inspiration for turning my drill into a small lathe. This is the best I’ve come across. Thanks

Very cool project. I like that you show what didn’t work as well as what did. Great job.

I am in the process of building a banjo. As you probably know, it’s a round instrument. But I didn’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on a professional lathe. This video was so helpful. I wish I could like it more than once !!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

This was perfect for my son’s 8th grade science fair project. This table is surprisingly sturdy and I will be able to use it for many other projects. I love how easily it folds up and it is easy to store in the garage. Great purchase.

Pretty cool little lathe, i liked the “speed control” setup that is a good idea Izzy has lot of them

I like it! You engineered and built a very inexpensive and usable tool. Thanks for the clear and comprehensive video.

I just built one and while being different it is essentially the same idea.

I admire your stamina to answer all comments, even the bad ones.