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just some footage of my mini lathe turning some aluinium. Go easy on me, IM new to lathes…lol

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No matter how sophisticated a machine tool is, it can't do anything without a tool and tool path.

This video is of my little lathe being used to complete a compound turning operation. In this video I am making a beveled taper to a custom tool that I am working on.

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Still don’t have a manufacturer name for it but it seems to be in usable condition. lotta cleaning and adjusting to do though.

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View the lathe demonstration of an 18″ x 80″ Cutmaster lathe available at industrialmachinery.com

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Jon Gibson of Gibson Pewter demonstrates how he uses the lathe to fashion a beautiful baby cup. Beginning with a flat pewter disc he spins and shapes the metal to a form, and then finishes with a gently-rounded lip. He completes the piece by soldering on a graceful, cast-pewter handle.

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A new Chinese made lathe, geared head,13 inch swing x 30 between centres. Reassembled from new by me in the UK. Mostly well made components, but dreadful assembly in China of headstock and apron internals in particular. Rust, casting sand and swarf, it was all in there and its not the only new one found like this. So beware if your thinking of buying and lift the headstock cover first. If there is any sign of rust on gears and shafts reject it. All eight bearings in the headstock of my …

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Turning down and cleaning up the metal from an old axle. Turning, facing and beveling on my new Seig C6 Metal Bench Lathe. The tools were hand ground and the video is sped up about 5 times.

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A discussion on the various parts of a SB lathe apron.

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See the brand new Medium-Heavy Acra lathe cutting demonstration. This lathe is shown cutting drilling and slotting a bar of hot rolled steel.

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