/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1745725
I needed some micro fishing lures.

>>1702127

>>1639745
Wait, you are making an electric lathe attached to an engine block or using the engine block as the power?

>>1614290
>mini lathe
>Or for lower investment

>>1564643
Make a mini lathe for it. Make sure the workpiece spins so the top spins away from you, not towards you then lay the Dremel bit on top or facing you to remove material. If it spins towards you it will whack the Dremel bit.

>>1564669
It really depends on the wood. Shit wood will produce shit results. A nice dense hardwood that doesn't have tear out problems will be easy to work with for precision. Fruit woods are good for detail work and material removal is slow so you don't mess up quite as fast as say a soft pine wood. Check the Wood Database and read the notes below to find out the basic properties for woodworking. Look for, "tear out," and avoid ones that have bad tear out in their general structure or with whatever part you want to specialize in.

https://www.wood-database.com/wood-finder/

>Workability: Areas with straight and clear grain are easy to work with hand or machine tools. Care must be taken when surfacing irregular grain or knots to avoid tearout. Plum glues, turns, and finishes well.