Gingery lathes are borderline to put it nicely. Here is a good youtube series documenting the build of one: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZPW_dvK6ZS

Gingery lathes are borderline to put it nicely. Here is a good youtube series documenting the build of one: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZPW_dvK6ZS-rZsqef3OXERKj9m5P6Jxb https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZPW_dvK6ZS-rZsqef3OX... It's very interesting, looks like a lot of fun to build, but the end result is barely usable.