How To Make A Wood Lathe Out Of A Washing Machine Motor

I found belt sanding first followed by rotary wire brush worked best.

How to make a wood lathe out of a washing machine motor. Both motors come on in a low speed high torque mode. I made a cam shaft thats around 32 long out of 1 14 4041 steel. It should provide plenty enough power to drive a small wood lathe like the one I am planning.

If the odor from the stain subsides its okay to machine-wash the item at this point so long as you wash it alone to avoid the risk of the stain transferring and hang dry afterward. You can use these motors to build a wind or water turbine and turn the motion of a. Once your lathe is up and running you can start wood turning immediately and begin making.

Cheap angle grinder does the job but annoys neighbors. That thing is beefy and it works great. Can use 36 42 or 48 sanding belts.

After the tub comes up to speed the second motor drops out. While the lathe is still spinning sand the bowl using 100 150 and 240 grit sandpaper. She aint pretty but shell get the job done.

Ive seen washing machine moters used to build wood lathes. Clean off any sawdust on the bowl. Doing this outside is a good idea as there is lots of rust dust.

The picture shows an old washing machine motor salvaged from a machine my parents were throwing out. Some types of washing machine use large DC motors that can be removed along with their axles and bearings and reused as generators. Washing Machine Motor Tach Coil In the back side of the motor you can find the tacho coil with we will not use but is good to know if you need to replace it with a spare parts if this one is gonna breakBy the name i am guessing that with this component the washing machine controller is sensing the rpm of the motor and it regulates the speed accourding to the faze of the programm.