The wooden lathe uses wooden sleeve bearings with smooth steel shafts, eliminating the need to find bearings. The lathe is very light and easy to put away when you are not using it.
I have produced a detailed set of drawings for this lathe. You can see a preview of the plans so you can get a better sense of what's inside before buying.
Included with the plans:
Detailed drawings of every part of the lathe
10 assembly drawings
Full-scale printable templates of most parts.
Detailed building instructions for the lathe, with over 100 photos
More photos of the finished lathe
A SketchUp model of the lathe, which allows you to view the lathe from any angle, disassemble it, or regenerate each of the views in the plans by clicking on the 'scene' tabs in SketchUp.
