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It's about damn time I got to make some cylinders (accurately) in the home workshop.

[@user-fp3nh5do4x]

Good to see a lathe being proper.y and safely slung, I have moved many in my working life.

[@ogaugeclockwork4407]

Lifting by the spindle is a big no no! Go through the bed , cross under the chuck, then shackle on top of the chuck. That way spindle / chuck is only stopping the machine from tipping.

[@bitp1mp]

@@ogaugeclockwork4407 The manual for the one I'm about to pick up makes it seem like that's alright, diagram is pretty awful though. I guess I will avoid this then.

[@Lathe.Lab-vc3td]

👍

[@PPedroFernandes]

​@@ogaugeclockwork4407 it's literally in the machine's manual to hoist it like that...

[@InheritanceMachining]

The best thing about new lathes is you can fix old lathes. Congrats on the sponsorship!

[@beginner1639]

In your case was the opposite 😂😂 Love your videos!

[@charlvanniekerk8009]

AHhhhh, so cool to see you here as well!!

[@julianweiser9985]

A little tip with those optimum machines... We had some in our school workshop. They were never used to their full extent... But that didnt stop them from rusting like hell. The Bed surface had a lot of corrosion, especially the part where the tailstock didnt reach the end. So keep it oiled well. These machines use lower grade steels with less chromium content.

[@lukecoffey8202]

I got that reference

[@theseoldhands532]

Damn Inheritance Machine comment ❤

[@Ididathing]

I was wondering where aleksa put the lawnmower!!

[@NoEngineerHere]

Stop pouring petrol in the oil hole

[@christopherpleb8693]

is some kind of MCU thing where aleksa will be in his videos and youll be in theirs?

[@dittilio]

@@NoEngineerHere Stop putting the hole in the wrong place.

[@connormcdougall2341]

​​@@NoEngineerHere stop pouring oil in the petrol hole 😤

[@dcurry7287]

The only good thing about being an insomniac American is catching fresh uploads from Ozzie KZbinrs!

[@NoEngineerHere]

Usually IM the insomniac

[@tehfreezerburn]

No IM the insomniac

[@NoEngineerHere]

Go to bed

[@nihminus6612]

real and true where my 5 am lads at

[@zyeborm]

​@@NoEngineerHereI'm in bed, it's just half past one in the morning in Sydney right now. Americans don't have a monopoly on insomnia 😂

[@nanoalt8127]

Seeing Alexa made me second guess everything I knew, now I know Australia is just one very big neighbourhood

[@dittilio]

Yeah he's only a few houses down from me, about 9 hours drive.

[@sabamacx]

Who is Alexa?

[@andan2293]

Australia has area of 1.6 billion (american) football fields, yet all the youtubers live in one area.

[@Corvus.2606]

@@andan2293 yeah, but 1.59 billion of those are uninhabitable :p

[@yunis5097]

@@sabamacxthe guy at 5:15

[@zdog90210]

Sometimes I watch Australian KZbinrs and then I see other Australian KZbinrs in their videos that I watch and it makes me think that there might be 300 Australians in total

[@Lathe.Lab-vc3td]

👍

[@grempal]

It's actually worse than that. Last I checked there were only 96. They have to keep charging clothes, hats, and fake facial hair to keep up the illusion of numbers so that they have any chance of keeping the drop bears away.

[@operator8014]

The math checks out.

[@kingyachan]

Oh no, they're on to us

[@seanoreilly3665]

😂😂😂

[@casefarley5744]

This dude is the Cutting Edge Engineering machinist we have at home. I'm into it.

[@thechadwick22]

Australian machining shenanigans are increasingly the best part of youtube. On a separate note, imagine having the self control to build a makeshift engine hoist, but not let the project inflate into a full shop gantry crane.. Incredible restraint mate, bravo

[@ivanflebus6877]

😂

[@SomeMorganSomewhere]

probably doesn't have space for the gantry crane ;)

[@SKYWURX]

It has to be said, Mitutoyo make some darn good microphones.

[@sabamacx]

Microscopes and optics, too.

[@zyeborm]

Precision

[@Lathe.Lab-vc3td]

👍

[@jadotsu]

Riding 3 meters down your garage was a fucking awesome bit, love it

[@kreglamirand2637]

Man, this channel is destined for greatness. I did a thing AND Inheritance Machining in the top comments? Its official, you're an international KZbin superstar.

[@Lathe.Lab-vc3td]

👍👍

[@TheJuicyBurger]

You can get the twist out of the lathe by attempting to cut a cylinder, then getting a taper, then shimming the mounting bolts until you stop getting a taper. No level required for that. Level just required to make it level. Which is ideal to prevent long term un-even wear patterns. But pretty unnecessary to fix taper causing bed twist.

[@BalticBlades]

In this episode "YT money funds guys addiction to buying tools" Love the naration mate!

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Congratulations to the new machine!

[@NoEngineerHere]

I feel like I'm finally in the club 🙏

[@StefanGotteswinter]

@@NoEngineerHere Rotational Symmetry Club 🤝

[@t0kinl3lunts]

Good call keeping the bidet!

[@DJlegionuk]

I wonder how many people will comment about using the spindle as a lifting point ? you know that is going to really get someones blood pressure rising 😆

[@seanpoisson5236]

O_o oof

[@NoEngineerHere]

It says to do it in the manual!

[@DJlegionuk]

@@NoEngineerHere i bet someone will still moan.

[@DJlegionuk]

@@NoEngineerHere I do like the humor you put into the videos, you have come a long way with subs in a very short time.

[@somebodyelse6673]

It was carefully positioned to straighten out the bent spindle. Lifting was part of the setup process!

[@daniel635biturbo]

I feel your problems, I have Lathe at work, but "needed" one at home 10 min apart. But I brought home 1940ish Southbend clone, and lifted it off my trailer with selfmade engine hoist. I spent best part of 7 months restoring rebuilding electrifying and now I have all I need except a mill.. and a ..

[@Lathe.Lab-vc3td]

👍👍

[@90Brycey]

That 1980s XT 250 is a beast

[@NoEngineerHere]

It's a 91 model, if you can believe it

[@90Brycey]

@@NoEngineerHere must be the 250s that never changed looks

[@nickbowd]

This channel is like a cross between the CEE cutting edge engineering channel and I did a thing.

[@b3dubbs72]

Complete with IDAT’s mate, Aleksa.

[@DanielVidz]

Speaking from experience. Renting a truck with a hydraulic lift, from someone like Budget for $100 +kms +fuel does help. Idk what those lifts a rated for but it's not my truck. Congratulations on your first anchor. My 4 jaw makes a brilliant paperweight (ain't no body got time for that) it's nice to see someone using it. Would love a quick change head tho, instead of a million shims. I like the LED lighting but 50 Hz fluros are great if you want it to look like it's not spinning, when it actually is. If your motor cap ever goes, you can start it by hand.. wouldn't recommend it. Did that for a few years but they're only about $50 from CapTech. You'll never lose your chuck handle if you keep it in the chuck. Well, until you step on the foot switch by accident. Then it make a great wall decoration. Nice to see Boy Boy getting some sun, he needs it

[@Lathe.Lab-vc3td]

❤️👍😊

Probably not worth much but you just joined my personal list of great KZbin machinists-engineers (to be or not) with the extra bit of the nice accent that helps a frenchie understand the so many variations in English.

[@caidynboyd3024]

So all Australians know each other then?

[@chesimons8862]

Yes

[@bradcrossman5068]

Good on ya for your new purchase. My personal belief is that every man needs one of everything and some place to put it all. Cheers from Eastern Canada! 🇨🇦

[@justtiredofallthebs]

I came here for the tech. Stayed for the show. Brilliant and criminally entertaining. Thank you 🙂

[@maestroboy]

love watching the growth of this channel. the editing, filming and humor is top notch !

[@MgBaggg]

Content from the man! Always a happy day. Excellent choice of brand, I'd say one of the highest quality importers.

[@NoEngineerHere]

Glad to hear a positive remark about it. Pretty nerve wracking, taking on your first sponsor! 😬

[@TimNummy]

As an engineer, this channel is seriously awesome.

[@gcewing]

Now expecting a Miniminuteman video debunking the Ancient Egyptian Lathe.

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

KZbin finally recommended me a good channel!!!!! Awesome videos, keep at it dude, high-5 from Toronto!

[@matolies]

Good to see Jimmy Broadbent helping you move the lathe. Gets him out of his shed.

[@darkwater_ebonrose]

i love your various handheld 'mics'

[@patrickbeck4062]

That's the same lathe I got from Hare & Forbes in Perth mid 2019. Along with the MH-28V mill of the same brand. Managed to buy the majority of the tools for them not that long before the covid tax kicked in luckily. And it did make it easier to stay at home a lot when you have a mill and lathe you're still getting used to haha. I figured it was easiest to just buy the $250 1T engine crane from them during the same order. I haven't done too many real mods to it yet. 4 way tool post got old fast, so got the Hare & Forbes quick change. Seems fine for the price. I wanted the multi fix style, but more expensive and harder to find. I did get the silly stands as part of the package deal. But I took out the sheets that go between the pillars (don't really know what the purpose of them is, there not really structural). I had an old 7 draw Sidchrome roll cab that I used to have at work. The outside was bent/cracked/dented, but the draws are fine after cleaning and regreasing the bearings. I took the draws out and built a box frame out of 20mm square tubing and 3mm flat bar for the draw supports. It fits pretty much perfectly in the gap under the lathe. No room for castor, so put skateboard bearings inside the bottom frame, only sticking out 5mm, enough to roll it back and forward without wasting height. The only actual removing metal mod I've done to the lathe was to the compound travel, because I wanted to cut MT-3 tapers without a whole bunch of messing around to cut long tapers. I think I gained like 12mm or so of travel, by removing a bit of material at the end of the slot on the underside of the compound, then rounding the corners of the lead screw nut so the corners didn't hit the end of travel first. Removing metal there gains you travel in the retracted direction, so doesn't really lose rigidity. Then gained another 3mm by making a spacer out of 3mm flat bar to go between the handle mounting block and the top slide, and cut away the section of plate that hits the bottom slide. That gains extension, so will be less ridged, but I only use it that far extended during the final cuts of making MT-3 taper tools and using really light cuts by that stage. I use a cordless drill as a power feed and it's worked pretty well for me the few times I've done it.

[@alexandresynnott6608]

Congrats on the machine, love your video! I see you made at least 3 tool changes on the lathe... that 2 more than me before I decided to buy a quick change tool post! Good for you being so zen about it.

[@NoEngineerHere]

I'm close

[@youarestillalive]

I love it that you can make it interesting and funny. Even the Ad.

[@Vindex0]

I just moved a 2,6t milling machine into my garage it was a freaking pain rolling such a monster a slight angle up over not really even ground was a big challenge. tbh you really did it good ❤

[@heighRick]

I'm not a manual machine, you're a manual machine. Thanks man, helps a lot.

[@droppedpasta]

The audio out of that DTI is surprisingly good

[@listerofsmeg]

Propper lolled at the motorbike gag. top notch.

[@nutsandbolts432]

I still remember breaking my first tap…in an obsolete, discontinued part.

[@somebodyelse6673]

It can be quite the motivation to cobble together a tap-burner. Makeshift EDM can save the day - or ruin the next two weeks.

[@markmunro]

'kin hilarious dude. Congratulations....looking forward to your creations

[@freestyla101]

Definitely level that bad boy, but also check the headstock alignment if it is adjustable, which I dare say it would be

[@richjamjam]

Subscribed after seeing just the title. I can tell this is gonna be a great channel! 😅💪🙏🏻

[@almetej29]

good content, just binge watched all your videos.

[@UCSsJ54o4kNA6qfcIBROxiDA]

lol. the comically short shorts in the voiceover cut scenes!! super interesting and entertaining vid bud.

[@stevenbierlink6695]

Oh man, that wire brush action cut was awesome 😂

[@codeleyva223]

Bro! When I got my first lathe, I dropped it unloading it from the trailer. So much broke on it. A lot of welding, redoing all the electrical, and a few weeks. It was back up and running again.

[@pavski]

Great video enjoy your stuff man

[@maoristereo]

This channel needs more love

[@franz_k6000]

to get it turníng cylindrical you need to adjust the Tailstock in the front and back direction, there are usually screws hidden on the front and or backside of it near the bed. Nice shenanegans :)

[@Lathe.Lab-vc3td]

❤️👍

[@ImolaS3]

New to the channel and love your videos :). Couldnlt agree more about the manual vs CNC. I got a manual mill and lathe and used them for years before CNC mill and ,much as a love the CNC, 90% of the time I still go to the manual mill :)

[@StormDweller]

Thanks!

[@justinbanks2380]

"Got a lot of practice impulse buying machines" Kbow this myself all too well, lol

[@Lathe.Lab-vc3td]

👍❤️

[@adhawk5632]

The receipt say you got the BF20AV mill head attachment with the combo, can't wait for that vid too👍👌🇦🇺

[@windmistral]

Legend mate. Living the dream.

[@TheDabos]

Honestly, thank you so much for including the flashing light warning. So many creators just overload videos with welding time-lapses with no warnings. No one wants to watch 10 mins of welding anyways, it's not like you can see anything...

[@Lathe.Lab-vc3td]

❤️👍

[@survivaloptions4999]

Sorry. I got stuck on the non-flying Flymo. Can you start over, please?

[@dancollins1012]

Aussie makers rock!

[@hgbugalou]

This lathe is a good size for a home gamer. I will have to check it out after you give it a go for a while and are still happy. I need one for my shop pretty bad and the second hand market for this stuff is just awful in my area lately. I'd rather have a brand new one too if I am going to spend more than a couple hundred bucks.

[@mattylarkspur9858]

thanks for the flashing lights warning!!!! so many fabricators on youtube loooove filming closeups of themselves welding with no warning, and it's just awful!

[@ThreeWrap]

Aye nice CB400 man! I sold mine a few years ago, great bikes!

[@tomv8952]

Watched it on patreon, but happy to watch it again on YT too - in service of the algo and because its just that good

[@NoEngineerHere]

You're a legend tom

[@Lathe.Lab-vc3td]

👍❤️

[@karlfimm]

Looking to buy the same lathe, and thinking hard about how I'm going to get it into my shed, so this was very interesting.

[@Lathe.Lab-vc3td]

👍❤️

[@nder12345]

Nice looking stand. Those streets look familiar. Need to come check out my real lathe that’s also 10 minutes away 😂

[@NoEngineerHere]

It'll happen I swear. The past 8 months of my life have been insane

[@lukas.brinias]

I immediately recognized the machine! My mum got me one of their lathes for Christmas 2 decades ago... Now I regret selling it!

[@bogdanisari4365]

All right, your humor convinces me to buy you a beer

[@jrpo6379]

You paid 5 grand for that, you got ripped off. They seen you coming from miles away.

[@nigelrohrlach565]

Love your vids mate...just keep wearing those short shorts 👍

[@Lathe.Lab-vc3td]

❤️👍

[@jerrysanchez5453]

Holy crap a KZbinr who can actually weld

[@claytonm2238]

Was hoping to see what you would do with the old lathe so I could make improvements to mine but buying a new one is definitely the way to go.

[@NoEngineerHere]

Once I saw that I had in fact, bought a bicycle instead of a lathe, there was no other course of action

[@Lathe.Lab-vc3td]

👍❤️

[@AlLiberali]

My favourite Aussie engineer

[@Zappyguy111]

Leveling a lathe doesn't need a precision level, you can do it with an aluminum rod with two flanges between centres. Keep taking skim cuts on each flange and adding shims under the right parts until it turns without a taper. Though I've not done that, don't need that level of precision on my little AL-250... Yet.

[@afterthemouse]

New toy day is always the best day

[@benvos2458]

Man, Aleksa is just such a nice piece of man isn't he

[@KarpucMotoring]

03:34 lmao.. Love the little touches of sense of humour

[@Lathe.Lab-vc3td]

❤️👍

[@stuartruss7536]

R. I bought the ALG-320...and had all the problems you had getting it in the shed out of the trailer. You dad was very handy on that day..got some pics somewhere

[@dan5her]

Ooh a fellow motorcycle and machining fan

[@dekutree64]

This is why I try to keep my machines below 50 pounds. It's so nice when you can just pick them up and move them around all the time without any effort. Also make them CNC with hand cranks so you can do some operations manual and some CNC in a single setup.

[@Arnthorg]

I think you could make your own precision level, need to bend a bit of glass pipe and fill it with something , and the beauty about levels is you can just rotate them 180° to calibrate them very accurately, I assume you would need a decent surface to do that tho

[@justinbanks2380]

2:40 that is the best I've ever heard it described. I've always felt like stands that take up a bunch of space just to put another big soace hoghing machine at usable height are such a waste

[@squa_81]

Funny thing: My school just bought the exact same lathe a few months ago

[@davidtaylor6124]

I am lucky enough to have manual & CNC machines and I opt for the manuals every time unless it's something really odd.

[@dragonking972]

Are there* like just five of the exact same guys making stuff down there? (Australia)*

[@hamish7759]

2:32 is fantastic lol

[@andan2293]

a) I really hope the blue paint on the tubing is some kind of weld thru primer. Otherwise you are a true monster. b) You should fill the stand with sand or something for vibration dampening IMHO. c) There are no wrong size tools as long as they are attached properly and used accordingly to their size. d) If you have a decent CNC mill, I'd consider using it as manual with a jog instead of buying a cheap chinese manual crap.

[@noahrobin1941]

“I used to have so many round things. I wonder what happened to them.”

[@THEGEEK2001]

fill the desk legs with sand to prevent resoncance cos its not stiff.

[@connahjones8178]

Those faces and movements 3:36 were fantastic 😂😂

[@nathanb62]

Bro, swap that indicator for a classy tobacco pipe. Your mannerism with that thing made me be constantly surprised that it wasn't a pipe. Could probably pull of an ascot as well. Loved the video. Congratualations on the new lathe. Subbed

[@blahanger4304]

Ah seeing that XT brings back some sweet memories, also some painfull ones 🤣

[@Lathe.Lab-vc3td]

👍❤️

[@Gunbudder]

i can tell you without knowing anything or even watching the video, whatever you paid for the lathe was worth it. i got a cheap chinese mini lathe and it can't even do a face cut, but i have never smiled so much while trying to make a face cut. its really good at cutting tapers though, so maybe all my projects will just use tapers from now on

[@Lathe.Lab-vc3td]

👍❤️

[@1234MrShane]

cutting 20mm plate with a hacksaw just got me LOL

[@DownToNerd]

i bought a similar chinese mill, i'm anxious to find out what you think about it. when i comes to the lathe, i'm rebuilding my garage so i can fit one.

[@PowerRepublic]

My chin bang lathe cut a noice taper , and I got it out by moving the head stock. That trick I learned from google and KZbin 🎉. Thanks google and KZbin 🙏

[@ramentaryramblings]

hey! fill your stand with sand or rocks and resin! it makes the lathe heavier and more rigid for better accuracy and better performance!

[@NoEngineerHere]

I did consider it, but I ran out of time! I will be using the rear 45° bit as a small material rack, which should add a few hundred kg!

[@petesmith13]

Whats out customs department got against precision metrology?

[@DudleyToolwright]

Lovely wordage.

[@MarosiMakes1]

Phwoar! Now thats a machine!

[@CaptainHookNumber1]

I initially thought you were measuring the time of how long you let the key sit in the chuck unattended 😅 0:49

[@NoEngineerHere]

He's a good boy

[@jayglenn837]

Have you put thought into how you're going to level the lathe with the custom stand for it?

[@Kawwakaze]

It's nice seeing that my two favorite Australian youtubers have mutual friends

[@NoEngineerHere]

I had to cut my hair so no-one would recognise me from Alex's videos