--- product_id: 9605784 title: "The Metal Lathe (Build Your Own Metal Working Shop from Scrap)" brand: "david gingerydavid j. gingery" price: "VT7562" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/9605784-the-metal-lathe-build-your-own-metal-working-shop-from store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # The Metal Lathe (Build Your Own Metal Working Shop from Scrap) **Brand:** david gingerydavid j. gingery **Price:** VT7562 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Metal Lathe (Build Your Own Metal Working Shop from Scrap) by david gingerydavid j. gingery - **How much does it cost?** VT7562 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/9605784-the-metal-lathe-build-your-own-metal-working-shop-from) ## Best For - david gingerydavid j. gingery enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted david gingerydavid j. gingery brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Metal Lathe (Build Your Own Metal Working Shop from Scrap) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/717SJZ0vXjL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Read all the Gingery stuff *by B***R on August 14, 2024* For all you home founders out there, and excellent do-it-yourself job and I got started years ago with a Gingery furnace. Be very careful about what crucibles you buy on Amazon, and I would consider going with a thicker top and not using the pop gate he recommends, but you can find the myriad variations on Gingery lathes on the internet. As much fun as you can have doing something nerdy and dangerous. Use good PPE and for God's sake get with someone with metalcasting experience, then have a blast. Everything Gingery is baller. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book for beginners! *by T***E on May 17, 2009* This is a very well written book for anyone that would like to make a hobby lathe, is interested in casting, or would like to learn more about machining. The book clearly goes thru all the steps required to build your own hobby metal lathe. Some of the manufacturing techniques are old and/or out of date but that is not a problem so much as an advantage. If you have literally nothing when you start you can follow the book exactly as is and build the lathe. If you have some basic tools or more advanced tools, then you can follow the main idea in the book but use what you have to make the work go faster and easier. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awesome *by F***T on June 25, 2013* More than anything else, this book and its predecessor have taught me how raw metal becomes productive machinery. It's difficult to imagine a better education in machinery than building your own lathe, or at least thinking about it. I strongly recommend this book to aspiring or novice machinists.However, this book is not without shortcomings, and I worry that other reviewers have not adequately guided reader expectations.This book does not introduce the lathe. It does not explain lathe terminology. It does not explain lathe accessories. It does not explain lathe operation. It does not explain ancillary tools and skills. It does not explain the properties of materials involved. The reader needs to have prior knowledge of these things.Furthermore, unless the reader is fortunate enough to live near one of the world's industrial centers, and down the street from a junkyard, the fabrication of a lathe may not be a cheap affair, as the author implies. In many cities or countries it is now difficult to obtain scrap metal, tools, and materials.The book jacket, and other reviewers of the book, suggest that the reader will require only basic hand tools to build the lathe. Unfortunately, what were once considered basic hand tools are becoming scarce. Machinist grade drill bits, taps, dies, reamers, and tapping fluid are neither widely available, nor inexpensive, in many parts of the world. Weak demand for these items has made them somewhat costly and rare, even in industrialized nations. While some of the required tools may be found in common hardware stores, the quality of tool may be so poor as to make the buyer wonder if he will have to make those, himself, too!Having been written in the U.S. around 1980, this book uses the inch/foot system of measure, and U.S. thread standards, instead of the metric system. Aspiring young engineers may find this archaic, but the book is worth the trouble.Buy and read the preceding book in the series, The Charcoal Foundry, prior to this book. This book relies upon knowledge and skill with the foundry.The preceding caveats and warnings aside, this book is an impressive contribution to the literature. I strongly recommend it to aspiring or novice machinists/engineers. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Metal Lathe (Build Your Own Metal Working Shop from Scrap) - The Charcoal Foundry (Build Your Own Metal Working Shop from Scrap, Vol. 1) - The Metal Shaper --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/9605784-the-metal-lathe-build-your-own-metal-working-shop-from](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/9605784-the-metal-lathe-build-your-own-metal-working-shop-from) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-17*