Quite often there is a need for wood processing. After all, it is from this material that decorative elements are made - balusters, handles, etc. And if some parts can be made using only an ax or a planer, then more complex ones need to be processed on lathes or milling machines. In our short article, we will consider homemade woodworking machines. Making them with your own hands is not very difficult, but you have to try - accuracy is extremely important.
Lathe
The bed plays an important role in the manufacture of a homemade wood lathe. With your own hands, it can be made from a corner or a profile pipe. It is allowed to manufacture a frame from wood, but this design is not reliable - the material can be deformed due to drying out. In order toto make a machine, you will definitely need an electric motor. The rotor speed must be 1500 rpm, and the power must be at least 250 watts.
This is the minimum requirements for an electric motor, if you plan to process large workpieces, then it is worth increasing the power. You will need an unnecessary hand router when making a homemade wood lathe. It is impossible to make this detail with your own hands. The milling cutter must be installed on a plywood platform: thickness - 12 mm, size - 200 × 500 mm. But first, you need to make several holes in the bar, with the help of which you subsequently install the cutter and fasteners. Stops made of bars will be installed on the same plate.
Example of making a lathe
Make a homemade woodworking machine is not very difficult, you can take a typical drawing. You can make the design strictly according to the dimensions indicated in the figure. But you can also recalculate all dimensions in order to fit the design to specific parameters. As a base, it is best to use a thick-walled profile pipe. To increase reliability, it is best to use two supports on which the frame will be mounted.
Procedure for making a machine
First you make platforms for installing the headstock and tailstock.
In order to make a homemade woodworking machine, you will need the following parts:
- The drive is an electric motor, we mentioned its parameters above. The engine from the washing machine is ideal. It has high performance, and most importantly, it can be easily started from a 220 V household network.
- As a tailstock, you can use a drill chuck and a sharpened metal rod clamped in it.
- To make a headstock, you need a spindle with 3-4 pins. It is with their help that you can shift the workpiece relative to the axis.
- The supporting structure is a table for mounting the cutters. The configuration can be any, the main requirement is convenience.
- Using a pulley and belt, torque is transmitted from the motor to the workpiece.
To work, you need to use a set of cutters. If you have a tool, then the incisors can be made with your own hands. Such home-made fixtures for a lathe will cost less, and will work no worse than the factory version.
Simple machine design
This machine is suitable for those who urgently need to process 1-2 workpieces. You need a drill for work, it will be the basis of the whole structure. You can use the machine when working with small workpieces. Wooden blocks are used as a bed. The tailstock can be replaced by a shaft mounted on a support bearing from the car. To fix the workpiece, you need to make or buy a nozzle.
But the machine has the following disadvantages:
- High error in the processing of workpieces. Therefore, making many identical elements will not work.
- Low reliability.
- It is not possible to process large workpieceswood.
But despite all these shortcomings, the machine still performs the main function.
CNC routers
Software is an essential part of any CNC milling machine. Next, we will look at how to make a homemade manual wood router, as well as the possibility of automating it. Of course, a purely handmade design is unlikely to meet all needs. Therefore, it is worth considering upgrading the machine.
Therefore, add the following elements to the usual construction:
- CNC unit.
- LPT port.
By the way, if you decide to make a milling copy machine, you can use old carriages from printers.
It is on their basis that you can make a mechanism that will move in two planes. True, the reliability will not be very high for such a home-made woodworking machine. It is not very difficult to make it with your own hands, but industrial designs are more reliable and durable. But their cost is very high.
Simple milling machine
First you need to draw up a drawing, in which you must specify all the information about the design. For example, the dimensions of the entire structure and individual elements, the methods of connection, the material from which the manufacture is carried out. After that, you need to assemble a frame from pre-prepared pipes. For fasteners, it is best to use a welding machine. After making the frame, be sure to check everythingdimensions and angles. Only after that you can start making the machine with your own hands.
Homemade woodworking machine can be made by following this instruction:
- Mark the board on the fiberboard and cut out the countertop.
- In the event that you plan to place the cutter vertically, make a cutout in the plate for it.
- Mount the spindle and the electric motor. Be sure to take into account that the spindle must not extend beyond the working surface.
- Mount the restrictive bar.
That's all, the machine is ready. But before you put it into operation, you need to test and identify possible defects. The main thing is that the milling machine should not vibrate very much. In order to get rid of extraneous vibration, additional stiffeners are installed. You can make any craft with the help of such homemade woodworking machines. With your own hands, you can make beautiful boxes, paintings on wood and much more.
