In my opinion one of the key items lacking on the Gingery Lathe are the handwheel graduated collars that give you a rough idea of depth of cut, and/or distance traveled, etc… Obviously there are many ways that this can … Continue reading →

My Gingery Lathe really needed some work in preparation for the Champlain Mini Maker Faire, and I’ll go over the upgrades / fixes in this post just to keep everyone on board with where the Lathe is at. I was … Continue reading →

A new tool post was well overdue, the DIY lawn mower axle lantern style had served it’s purpose. I really wanted to be able to get the tool bit as close to the chuck as possible, with little to no … Continue reading →

When I started building my Gingery Lathe, the end goal was to have something similar to a 7×12 Chinese Lathe. Since those come stock with a small 3″ universal chuck, it was an early requirement of mine to at least … Continue reading →

With the lathe pretty much done per Gingery’s Lathe Book, I was fully capable of turning stock between centers, but that can leave a lot to be desired. A chuck is really needed for drilling and boring on the lathe, … Continue reading →