Want to have your own lathe and milling machine? It is not necessary to go to the store for a purchase, you can make a homemade lathe from the engine of the washing machine.
From this article you will learn how to make the main parts of the device, assemble them and connect the machine.
Instruction: how to make a lathe from the washing machine engine
Consider how to make a lathe for woodwork out of the engine of a washing machine. With it, you can cut blanks, drill holes, grind.
The machine has the main parts and components:
- front headstock;
- tailstock;
- the handicraft;
- frame.
An asynchronous electric motor from a washing machine can be used for operation. Two speeds - at 400 and 3000 rpm - will be enough.
Now, we will consider in detail how to make each unit and assemble an integral structure with your own hands.
Front headstock
The device’s operating parameters and the size of the workpieces will depend on the device of the headstock, as well as the power of the motor. The spindle must be reliable because it is subjected to radial and axial loads when it is tightened by the tailstock.
Proceed as follows:
- The body is made of 140 channel, which is cut into parts and welded into a single structure at an angle of 90 degrees. The case should go out 300x265 mm.
- On the smaller side, a connector is made for the bearing assembly. The device itself can be taken from the washing machine, only adjusted to the required dimensions.
- The bearing assembly is installed in the hole through a paronite gasket, bolted to the housing.
- Bearings from the washer remain in the assembly, but the stuffing box is removed. Install a thrust bearing instead.
- A pulley for a belt, with a diameter of 70 mm, and a shaft with the provided places for landing bearings are separately manufactured.
- Inside the channel structure, the basis for fixing the electric motor is installed.
- V-ribbed belt is pulled - to do this, move the motor along the mount.
- The back of the motor is attached to the channel.
With the manufacture of the headstock finished.
Tailstock
One of the main elements that allows you to press a wooden blank to the headstock. The reliability of fastening the tailstock determines how much work will be of high quality and safe. The dimensions of the parts to be drawn will depend on the length of the headstock drawer.
Get started:
- Take two channels with a width of 140 mm. Connect them using four strips of metal.
- Weld two partitions to the bottom of the cabinet using a welding machine.
- In the partitions, fix two bushings measuring 14x20 mm. One sleeve is welded and the other is fixed with two screws.
- The shaft is manufactured for bushings: diameter 20 mm, edges 14 mm, center shifted by 2 mm. After installation, the shaft should lower and rise during rotation. During movement from above and below there should be a gap of 4 mm, which will allow clamping and releasing the headstock.
- Take two pieces of pipe with a length of 30-40 mm and a diameter of 21-23 mm. Weld them to the heads of the M12 bolts. Weld the tubes together by connecting wire 3-4 mm thick.
- Attach the handle to the end of the shaft that comes out of the sleeve.
Assemble the device as shown in the photo and attach the bolts to the plate.
Tighten it with nuts so that the structure locks on the support when you turn the handle away from you. When moving towards itself, it should lower and move along the support. This will allow you to quickly rebuild the machine for processing various parts.
Now you need to make a pin with a rotating center:
- Take three straight bearings and one thrust.
- Pineol is made from a thick pipe with a square section and dimensions of 30x30 mm. Cut faces up to 29x29 mm. Fix it with an M12 nut at one end and a 12 mm long rod at the other. Press three bearings onto the shaft.
- Make a casing for pintles from a pipe with a square section of 29x29 mm. At one end, the housing closes completely, leaving only the center hole. On the other hand, a cut is provided where a nut with an eye is welded. Thus, by inserting the bolt into the nut with the eye, you can fix the pinol.
- Take a hairpin, where M12 thread should be on one end and M8 thread on the other. A flywheel is screwed onto the end of the M8 and the M8 nut is secured.
- Weld two pieces of the corner to the pinoli body and fix it on the tailstock.
- Adjust the tailstock accordingly so that its center axis rotates to coincide with the spindle axis of the headstock.
The hand of
From the correct manufacturing of the handcuff depends on how safe and convenient the device is in operation. In order to easily rebuild the handrail and securely fasten, you need to make an eccentric clamp.
From the motor of the washing machine you need to make a starting device. Therefore, the connection is made according to the scheme.
Be sure to make a cover for the engine. You can make it from pieces of laminate. Install a speed regulator on the case, which will allow you to perform work of varying complexity.
How to make a milling machine
It is possible to make a milling machine with an engine from a washing machine according to the same scheme as a lathe. Use the headstock and tailstock in the construction. Parts can be machined with a chisel, chisel or milling cutter.
Homemade products from the motor of the washing machine are reliable and easy to use. The main thing is to prepare detailed drawings, since everything must be accurate in these designs.
Use homemade lathe and milling machine for wood processing and other domestic needs.