I’ve just picked up one of these machines off marketplace. Just wondering on the qctp you have installed on yours. Definitely do g this upgrade in the near future, great idea!!
@johnnyciantar8 күн бұрын
Thanks for your feedback!
@thylacine196215 күн бұрын
Great little project. Well thought out and executed.
@johnnyciantar15 күн бұрын
Thanks for your positive feedback!
@arnenelson449521 күн бұрын
chinese?
@johnnyciantar21 күн бұрын
Yes it is.
@jmbstudio687327 күн бұрын
Nice job. I used some .625 plate for mine. I also made a dead center for it. Make chips that dont need dips!
@johnnyciantar27 күн бұрын
lol! Thanks for your comment btw.
@tymz-r-achangin29 күн бұрын
My dad has been a machinist for 50 years now where they produce titanium for companies like Boeing. Using the dial indicator method is the only way he centers material in a 4-jaw chuck.
@johnnyciantar29 күн бұрын
It would be awesome to watch your dad working in a machine shop and listen to all his tips and tricks!
@Kampala69Ай бұрын
Barbell weights for their cast iron. I'd never made the connection, brilliant!
@trauma2happinessАй бұрын
Probably not doing that method because they don't know about it. Good you made this video
@RustyInventions-wz6irАй бұрын
Very nice rotary table. Something I still need to get.
@melgrossАй бұрын
I just bought a 4” three jaw Vevor for my rotary welding positioner. You don’t need a great chuck for that. What people have to understand is that it’s just amazing that they can make equipment for these prices. But in understanding that, you also have to realize that they have to save money where they can. So an extra cleaning cycle and deburring parts that don’t affect the function are not done. Sometimes, I find some burrs on parts that shouldn’t have them. Overall, everything that is cheap should be taken apart, cleaned and deburred, if necessary. Just think of that as your part of the savings. One guy recently bought a Vevor 10” 4 jaw chuck for $125. Through the entire process of taking it apart, cleaning and deburring it, he was giggling and complaining that it wasn’t made like a more expensive product. Some people don’t get it and just think that complaining about cheap Chinese (or Indian, now) products makes them seem as though they know more than they obviously do. My little 4” chuck was also tight when the jaws got to the center. Some deburring with a small diamond file fixed the problem. Here, he understands that it’s to be expected, and he fixes it without the nonsense complaiming I see in too many other channels.
@johnnyciantarАй бұрын
I totally agree with you, I paid $85 for this chuck and regardless of the 1 jaw being oversized, I was able to spot the problem and easily fix it, that was the purpose of this video, for the prices, this stuff is great but be realistic, you may need to spend time getting the stuff to work as good as you'd like. I never once complained about my purchase and I'll continue to keep buying Vevor products.
@melgrossАй бұрын
@@johnnyciantar I seem to have more Vevor products that I ever expected to have. Some of them without even knowing they were from Vevor when I bought them. Some are pretty good and some really need a lot of work such as the 3 ton ratcheting arbor press.
@melgrossАй бұрын
Nice work.
@johnnyciantarАй бұрын
Thanks!
@hermit3400Ай бұрын
I purchased an 8 inch diameter gray cast disk 3/4" thick from McMaster-Carr for $37 USD to do mine. I purchased an independent 4 jaw chuck to allow me to dial in oddly shaped parts. I like your idea of using York weights. It never occurred to me that I could do that. I will use your idea if I can afford to add a 3 jaw scroll chuck to the rotary table in the future. Great video and great job on the project! You earned my subscription!
@johnnyciantarАй бұрын
Thanks mate, that’s great you got something good out of the video, it makes doing them worth it. Hope your rotary projects go well and thanks for subscribing!
@guillermocarrillo3959Ай бұрын
I believe I would have taken it all apart and cleaned it, then lubed and set it all up.
@johnnyciantarАй бұрын
Yeah, that’s a great way to go.
@jamiebuckley1769Ай бұрын
wow very nice well done. im also a boiler maker local 555.
@johnnyciantarАй бұрын
Thanks 👍
@trauma2happinessАй бұрын
Impressive
@FladFlidingtonАй бұрын
Great Idea, I did the same thing on a 300mm rotary table, just be mindful of the hole in the center of your table is most likely tapered for a center if you are going to use it to locate your adapter plate The Problem with that being if you want to use it on longer through shafts that need to go through the center hole, I used 19mm plate and spigoted it to the table Outside diameter then used cap screws to hold it down, the adapter was spigoted with countersunk caps crews to a 250mm 3jaw chuck I was Luckey enough the adapter also fit a 6 jaw self centering and my 4jaw independent chuck. Depending on how accurate your needs are most 3jaw chucks have runout tolerances the cheaper the chuck the worse the runout throughout the entire holding range of the chuck Just because it's ok at 25mm dose not mean it's fine at 50 mm so use your dial indicator. You may even be able to get a small collet Chuck to suit the tapered center hole of the rotary table to Hold your smaller work accurately.
@johnnyciantarАй бұрын
Thanks for your comment and for sharing your knowledge. My table has a MT3 and I turned down a MT3 on a steel round that's long enough to reach the jaws on a 3 jaw chuck, my idea was to tighten the jaws on the shaft before I tighten the bolts down on the table. hopefully this will get my chuck centred to the rotary table fairly accurately. I'll try this soon and see how it works out.
@donnykiofetzis5775Ай бұрын
well done Johnny!
@johnnyciantarАй бұрын
Thanks for the positivity!
@tommypugh1208Ай бұрын
You should make a Morse taper with the same diameter as the hole on the plate it would make it so much easier to locate it to the center
@johnnyciantarАй бұрын
Hi, thanks for watching and your comment. I have a rod that has a morse taper on one end, after it’s placed into the rotary table I place the chuck which has been bolted to the mounting plate loosely onto the rotary table then I clamp the chuck to the rod, this aligns the centre of the chuck to the centre of the rotary table, this method works well.
@RB-yq7qvАй бұрын
Nice and simple.
@johnnyciantarАй бұрын
Thanks, it’s been working well
@RB-yq7qvАй бұрын
@danvanhoose6783Ай бұрын
Speak up,jeez.
@johnnyciantarАй бұрын
Sorry mate, I'll try to improve that in the future but thanks for your feedback.
@paulmorrow5905Ай бұрын
here in USA they are a dime a dozen at the flea markets as everyone now want composite ones less noise i guess
@grahameblankley3813Ай бұрын
The ones with York on them are the best & i get them at carboot sales/flee markets very cheap & the bar is good steel to turn down. Few tips, use a brazed on carbide tool with a good rad on it upside down with chuck running in reverse and use a vacuum cleaner under the tool to colect swarf, the faces don't clean up leave a witness or you will loose the width. From Coventry in the UK.
@johnnyciantarАй бұрын
Thanks for your comment and the tips! I've still got 5 more weights, 3 are smaller so I'll get to try out your tips. Cheers.
@trauma2happinessАй бұрын
Glad you are happy with it now
@amboss594Ай бұрын
Mi comentario no tiene sentido, quiero apoyar al Autor del canal ¡Gracias!2
@johnnyciantarАй бұрын
Thanks!
@CaseusfetteАй бұрын
I've got my chuck and rotary table in the ol wish list so i can do the same setup. I wonder if i can find an old weight to use as well 😆
@johnnyciantarАй бұрын
Lol, good luck my friend 😂
@keithwesley2471Ай бұрын
I have found that most Chinese made lathe and milling tools need deburring.
@jmbstudio687315 күн бұрын
Except Shars Tools. Perfect every time and always above specs.
@RB-yq7qvАй бұрын
I find their equipment not to bad for the price. My last chuck worked fine but they are not top of the range. that will cost 6 to 10 time the price. I have had top brand goods that have been so bad and after service non existent that I now refuse to pay for a brand name.
@johnnyciantarАй бұрын
I agree, even though this chuck had an issue, it all worked out good in the end.
@trauma2happinessАй бұрын
Impressive
@trauma2happinessАй бұрын
Thanks for making these instructional videos for us, Johnny
@johnnyciantarАй бұрын
That’s nice! I enjoy doing them and if they help anyone in anyway, then it’s all worth it.
@RustyInventions-wz6irАй бұрын
Nice work. I like your rotary table. Another thing I need to get still
@johnnyciantarАй бұрын
Thanks
@trauma2happinessАй бұрын
You are very creative. 😀
@Tom-ic7hw2 ай бұрын
sweet
@romanfox70532 ай бұрын
Hi Johnny may i ask you what diameter and pitch has your carriage lead screw and what is his length ,i am looking for this info for one of my project thank you Roman
@johnnyciantarАй бұрын
Hi Roman, sorry about the late reply. the diameter of the lead screw is 20mm, pitch is 3mm and the length is 950mm. Hope this helps.
@ursamasnec33742 ай бұрын
How is the cover working for you?
@johnnyciantar2 ай бұрын
Really well, because it's very quick to remove and install, I mostly use it when I use my files or sandpaper, or turning materials that produce fine chips.
@ursamasnec33742 ай бұрын
Thank you! I love the idea. :)@@johnnyciantar
@GaryPArmstrong3 ай бұрын
Hi John, what are the light amps you are using on your lathe fitted to the magnetic base? Great idea for the tapping and die holder you have.
@johnnyciantar3 ай бұрын
Hi mate, the light is 9W LED. I bought 2 of them from eBay, one for my milling machine as well. Unfortunately they are no longer available on eBay, they work great.
@GaryPArmstrong3 ай бұрын
Thanks @@johnnyciantar
@RustyInventions-wz6ir3 ай бұрын
Nice work.
@johnnyciantar3 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@markwest31504 ай бұрын
Nice work, I have the same lathe and wondering if I could get a lower feed rate, I guess this also gives a lower feed rate but at the cost of too slow for cutting. Have you tried gettting feed rates lower without loss of speed? I know other lathes have separate drive systems for feed, sadly not our lathe!
@johnnyciantar4 ай бұрын
Hi mate, to get a slower speed rate, you’ll need to alter the change gears that came with the machine. Do you have the set of change gears that came with the machine?
@markwest31504 ай бұрын
@@johnnyciantar Yes I have them
@markwest31504 ай бұрын
Yes, I have them, is it just a matter of using a different combination? Also, would like to PM you if possible since we have the same lathe we may be able to share experiences over time
@RB-yq7qv4 ай бұрын
great idea
@johnnyciantar4 ай бұрын
Thank you! 😊
@billotto44995 ай бұрын
Good idea
@tates115 ай бұрын
You can now remove the threads & nuts to clear the cross slide handle.
@johnnyciantar5 ай бұрын
Hi, even if I did remove the nuts and threads, the handle still fowls by 15mm and reducing the length of the handle was never going to be an option. The nuts also prevent the handle being completely removed by accident and then having to look for the spring and ball bearing.
@kiwishamoo64945 ай бұрын
Bonza work mate :-)
@johnnyciantar5 ай бұрын
Thanks Bro!
@charlesschuster79635 ай бұрын
You have "vise" there. A "vice" will have the police after you.
@johnnyciantar5 ай бұрын
Lol! My bad, thanks for pointing that out to me.
@fnordfnordsson43855 ай бұрын
Not in Australia. We use the UK spelling, so here most people with a decent shed have many vices....
@johnnyciantar5 ай бұрын
LOL! I thought I was going crazy, when I checked my spelling after I read @charles comment and I did see vice spelt both ways but thought I must have it wrong, now you've explained it well, thanks. :)
@37yearsofanythingisenough395 ай бұрын
Your setup is robust enough to do it under power.
@johnnyciantar5 ай бұрын
Hi, I’m now cutting threads under power, the problem I had was my lathe’s slowest speed was 125 rpm which I felt was too fast, I’ve now modified my machine by adding to the pulleys and now my slowest speed is 68 rpm
@rodbutler98645 ай бұрын
Outstanding
@donmcguinness30645 ай бұрын
Good job! it's a useful solution in other places as well.
@Dubhain825 ай бұрын
Like it!
@johnnyciantar5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the positive comment :)
@HexenzirkelZuluhed5 ай бұрын
Smart!
@johnnyciantar5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the positive comment :)
@davide5016 ай бұрын
Beautiful lathe you have there, i hope to be getting mine soon. Is there anyway to contact to you, Instagram, discord, etc? Id like to ask you some questions about your G variant. Either way im subscribing, hope to see the machine in action
@johnnyciantar5 ай бұрын
Hi mate, I don't use Instagram or discord or any other social media. You could send me an email if you want? I don't know what a G variant is lol but happy to answer any questions, even here on Ytube. Cheers
@davide5015 ай бұрын
@@johnnyciantar Hey, thanks for answering. The G in 3008G stands for Gears; your variant is the one with the change gears. I'm thinking about getting a used small-sized industrial one or your model. Coming from a Chinese mini lathe, I'm concerned about the fit and finish on the Optimum. How is your first impression so far? Also, how loud is your machine? Do the gears make a lot of noise?
@johnnyciantar5 ай бұрын
@@davide501 Oh thanks, now I know what the G stands for. I've had my machine for 5 years now and I'm really happy with it. The gears aren't loud for a geared machine. The overall finish is pretty good. For the price of these machines, my opinion is they are great value. I bought my lathe from Hare & Forbes and these guys are great even with after sales and service. They sell lots of Optimum equipment and they wouldn't risk their reputation if Optimum wasn't good value. The beauty of these machines, they're easy to work on and over time you'll make your own improvements. Ytube is full of great ideas. The biggest flaw in this machine and it's common for most small lathes, the top slide design has poor rigidity, I ended up making a solid tool post holder that mounts to the cross slide, a lot of guys have done the same, it's a great mod. The finish is way better and parting off is so much easier, very rarely I do any tapers and it doesn't take long to refit the original top slide to do any taper turning. I wish you the best and hope it goes well getting your lathe!
@davide5015 ай бұрын
@@johnnyciantar thanks for the your thorough response!
@KJ6EAD6 ай бұрын
As a logical downward extension of the existing speed ranges, it would be good to have the lowest speed around 30 rpm. Since you've already got the first reduction gear as large as will fit, that means reducing the drive pulley to a little less than half it's existing size. That might exceed the minimum diameter that the belt could handle without slipping or breaking though.
@johnnyciantar6 ай бұрын
Hi, I'm already at the maximum minimum diameter with the new drive pulley extension. I've already done some machine tapping and 68rpm is working out really nice :)