YWY Mini Lathe Machine Tool DIY Woodworking Wood lathe Milling machine Grinding Polishing Beads Drill Rotary Tool Set

The lathe itself is pretty well made, but the accessories are junk. Small hand carving knives dull very quickly, and regular lathe tools are too big. For what I do, wood hand chisels work best. I can turn pool cue ferrules to within 0.001" of what I want. It takes time. There is a learning curve. And, some aptitude is necessary.

The YWY Mini Lathe Machine Tool is a solid choice for small DIY woodworking projects. It’s compact, easy to set up, and performs well for tasks like milling, grinding, and polishing. The build quality is impressive, and it handles wood with precision, making it ideal for beginners and hobbyists alike.The only downside is the included tools, which could be of better quality. While they’re functional, upgrading to higher-quality tools would significantly enhance the overall experience.Despite this minor issue, the lathe itself works great and is an excellent value for the price. I’d definitely recommend it for anyone starting out or working on small-scale woodworking projects!

neat little setup cant wait to use it

First, throw away the tools that come with this machine - they are absolute garbage. Second, even with competent tools, this machine is dangerous. Even clamped down it will vibrate so hard at any speed that it will try to run away from you. It needs some sort of rubber feet to keep it stable and quiet. No matter how you mount the wood, due to the vibrations it quickly gets to the point that it isn’t held properly in place and the wood will go flying. All I have to say is I’m glad I’m serious about safety gear and you get what you pay for - invest in something more expensive, it will be worth it. I thought this would be a nice, small machine for working with short wood pens but now I’m just sad I didn’t get to seriously work with it until the return window closed.

Tools broke and/or dulled within the 1st few minutes of using. The lathe seems to work good overall so far. I’ve had trouble finding accessories that with attach. Everything I’ve ordered has been too big.

Small, high speed, very useful little lathe. I bought it to make a few little things and love it. Tools are a bit cheesy but good chisels are not expensive.I use it to finish beads, and little wheels, as well as turn some handles and made little toggles for some bigger projects.I have yet to use it at the highest setting, little guy is fast!If you use bead/disc drill bits, this thing is fantastic for sanding them down to a smooth surface ready for finish.Next I’d like to make a chess set.I had a minor issue with a small part, several months after purchasing, customer service was absolutely Johnny on the spot, asked for a picture and sent a replacement part right away. Customer service was exemplary!

This mini lathe requires minimal setup and does function. The low torque is going to keep you limited in what materials and sizes you can use moreso that it's compact size, but as a learning tool or for a crafter making beads and pen blanks it really is quite sufficient.What is absolutely NOT sufficient, or even safe, is the cheap tools that come with it. The moment that cheap steel chisel touched a piece of PINE shards of metal chipped off and went flying. DO NOT USE THEM. Get some harbor freight high speed steel turning tools and you'll be fine.But yeah the lathe itself does exactly what it should.

Only good thing on it is the motor. Way to short and way to low to the bed, can’t get and extension to add length to it because the channel is some odd size you can’t buy anywhere, tools are paper thin and will hurt you if you even try to use them, actually all the accessories it came with are garbage, didn’t leave any room to clamp it to a table so you have to hold it in place with one hand, motor wires hang out the back of the cover and the motor tabs were bent all the way in when I received it from shipping, I bought accessories to improve on it but nothing works for the size of the bed. Set up a return but it’s going to cost me too much in fuel to return so I’m throwing it in a box to collect dust. Trust me I’d spend a little more and get something that will work at all, this was a terrible design even for being from China.