# Looking to purchase a wood lathe for turning yo-yos **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [December 30, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-to-purchase-a-wood-lathe-for-turning-yo-yos/391045 "2023-12-30T21:42:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 2:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-to-purchase-a-wood-lathe-for-turning-yo-yos/391045/2 "2023-12-31T02:39:27Z")
Here ya go… (Primarily a small metal lathe but works for wood)) > [@Lathe Buying Guide (please sticky?)](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lathe-buying-guide-please-sticky/7997): > > Ok, I get this question A LOT… and a while back I finally just wrote a guide for it… I finally figured I should share with everyone else. The question of course is “What do I need, why, and how much does it cost?” The following is based on the Taig setup, however you can use it as a reference guide for any company/brand etc. as far as what you need. This is the basics, yes, there is a lot more… but it’s a starting point since it’s a fairly overwhelming thing to figure out on your own. The f… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-to-purchase-a-wood-lathe-for-turning-yo-yos/391045)._