Lathe
weak search conversion (0.1%) — Lathe doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Lathe profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Lathe is a £42K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (187K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 60% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Lathe: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -18.4% over the last 90 days and 0.1% of searches end in a purchase.
£42K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 60% of demand, so 40% of the market is open.
40%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.0★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 33 products
Top Lathe products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Mini Lathe Beads Polisher Machine DIY CNC Machining for Table Woodworking Wood DIY Tool Lathe Standard Set (Blue)
- Price
- £23.11
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 95
- Age
- 11mo ago
ZR All-Metal Miniature Lathe 36W 20000rpm Didactical Mini Metal Lathe Machine for Hobbyist Woodworking Craft
- Price
- £136.62
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 21
- Age
- 2y ago
Bachin Mini Lathe Beads Polisher Machine DIY CNC Machining for Table Woodworking Wood DIY Tool Lathe Standard Set DC 12V-24V 96W
- Price
- £34.12
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 209
- Age
- 6y ago
LUMBER JACK SWL350 Wood Lathe 370W Induction Motor 1000mm Between Centres 350mm Turning Diameter 4-Speed Control Complete Starter Kit for Woodturning
- Price
- £113.20
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 18
- Age
- 1y ago
Einhell Woodworking Lathe 400W Four Adjustable Speeds Suitable for Woodturning and Achieving Fine Results on Wood and Soft Materials Max. Turning Diameter 280mm TC-WW 1000/1
- Price
- £131.17
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 621
- Age
- 7y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
BACHIN Mini Lathe Beads Polisher Machine DIY CNC Machining for Table Woodworking Wood DIY Tool Lathe Standard Set
- Price
- £25.26
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 761
- Age
- 7y ago
Wood Lathe & Chisel Set 400W Variable Speed Woodturning Machine 1m Bed 350mm Turning Diameter Adjustable Tool Rest Tailstock with Spindle Tip Front End Driver Included Bundle
- Price
- £138.89
- Rating
- 1.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 5mo ago
Wood Lathe Mini Lathe Machine 12000rpm Heavy Metal Lathe High Precision Multi-function Motor Compact Size Wood Turning Lathes Metal Lathe Electric Wood-Turning Lathe Machine
- Price
- £186.44
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 3y ago
Bachin Mini Lathe Beads Polisher Machine DIY CNC Machining for Table Woodworking Wood DIY Tool Lathe Standard Set DC 12V-24V 96W
- Price
- £34.12
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 209
- Age
- 6y ago
Draper 60988 300MM Mini WOODLATHE 230 V Black
- Price
- £197.01
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 59
- Age
- 6y ago
Newest
by launch dateWood Lathe & Chisel Set 400W Variable Speed Woodturning Machine 1m Bed 350mm Turning Diameter Adjustable Tool Rest Tailstock with Spindle Tip Front End Driver Included Bundle
- Price
- £138.89
- Rating
- 1.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 5mo ago
Mini Lathe Beads Polisher Machine DIY CNC Machining for Table Woodworking Wood DIY Tool Lathe Standard Set (Blue)
- Price
- £23.11
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 95
- Age
- 11mo ago
CROWNSHOP 6 in 1 DIY Mini Metal Lathe Multi Metal Lathe Making Drilling Milling Machine for Engraving and Grinding of Wood Stone
- Price
- £19.61
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 31
- Age
- 1y ago
LUMBER JACK SWL350 Wood Lathe 370W Induction Motor 1000mm Between Centres 350mm Turning Diameter 4-Speed Control Complete Starter Kit for Woodturning
- Price
- £113.20
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 18
- Age
- 1y ago
CREWORKS Mini Metal Lathe 750W 21x40 cm Metal Lathe Machine with 3 Jaw Chuck and 2500rpm Max. Spindle Speed Benchtop Metal Lathe with LCD Display for Drilling Turning Threading
- Price
- £712.28
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 26
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (38% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
19 falling
Sellers
66
Top-5 brand share
60%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
38%
Top 20: 87%
Open market
33%
- Onetuon16%
- LUMBER JACK15%
- Bachin12%
- Generic9%
- CREWORKS8%
- Einhell7%
Lathe demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
Top Lathe search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- lathe43K/yr
- mini lathe30K/yr
- wood lathe30K/yr
- lathe machine19K/yr
- metal lathe13K/yr
- wood turning lathes11K/yr
- mini lathe machine9K/yr
- mini metal lathe8K/yr
- woodturning lathe5K/yr
- wood turning lathe5K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Lathe
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
93% of reviews“Good for the money”
“overall happy with the build quality”
“Excellent item used for crafting/woodworking items”
“This is a robust”
“Very quiet”
What buyers complain about
88% of reviews“I have never used a lathe before and I still havent, because the instructions are so inadequate and the pictures so small that I still have no idea what Im doing”
“Cheap”
“not fit”
“Cheap”
“needs to be set up”
Lathe return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
1.6%
Return rate
34%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Lathe questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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