How to turn metal on a lathe

The lathe is an essential tool for engineers to manufacture items. This video goes through the various steps needed to manufacture a simple item using the various capabilities a lathe.
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I am learning to use a lathe. today I was taking 12mm D.O.C with .34mm W.O.C in mild steel. Not a whisper to be heard from the relatively small machine. Nice video.