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6th May 2018, 11:33 AM #1Most Valued Member
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Those Toy Chinese Plastic Lathes, In action machining aluminium
Hey Guys
took me a while to get a one whole video of the lathe in action, this aluminium was annealed for 5mins with a blow torch than dunked in cold water actually under a running tap
i haven't used the lathe in a while and when i started the bit was blunt scroll forward to see it cutting better, in the video i was making a bearing spacer that holds the yamaha needle bearings in place the spacers is pushed out the side of the piston with the piston pin, its basically just a tool to hold the bearings in place
quiet a long video 30mins in the end i ended up making another piece as this lathe is no good for cutting off pieces however it does machine it well
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz3ZZ6FlmIs
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6th May 2018, 02:20 PM #2Member: Blue and white apron brigade
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Whoa - I couldn't stand that noise. Is it really that bad?
Lathe work to me is super quiet time, well maybe with some light classical music playing in the background.
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6th May 2018, 02:32 PM #3Most Valued Member
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Yep, that's the noise they put out Bob. I couldn't stand the one I had here, either, plus spend half a day to take of about 2 mm of hair.
I was glad when my brother asked for it back.
KrynTo grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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6th May 2018, 08:38 PM #4Most Valued Member
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If you found that enjoyable as you probably did just imagine how much more pleasure you would have with a lathe that has power feed and can machine 2/5 mm of aluminium in one pass.
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