G,day everyone. Just wanted to clarify a point that I might not have explained well in the video. I have regularly used aluminium cutting inserts in my fly cutters in the past and have used them to cut steel with excellent results. They can definitely machine steel. As some people have pointed out, a larger nose radius will probably get us a better surface finish, and these inserts do come in a larger nose radius which I might end up trying. With that said, the DCGT inserts that I use have a smaller nose radius than this and still get better surface finishes, so I don’t think that is the issue here. Overall, these are still weird inserts and sometimes these import tools are too god to be true. Cheers
@Basement_CNC Жыл бұрын
at this point it probably would make sence to upgreade to a sc4 or sc6, they are really at least 2 stps above the sc2 or one of those portable metal bandsaws we see you struggeling with both in all your videos
@trollforge Жыл бұрын
Since you haven't mentioned what the nose radius you are using is, I have to wonder if you are reading the carbide names wrong... CCGT 1st C = 80° included angle. 2nd C = 7° Relief angle, G = Tolerance (there's a chart for that but both are the same), T = with hole & single sided cutter. DCGT D = 55° included angle. C = 7° Relief angle, G = Tolerance (there's a chart for that but both are the same), T = with hole & single sided cutter... I use DCGT inserts, DCGT070202, DCGT070204, & DCGT070208, the final 2 numbers (02, 04, 08) are the nose radius, 0.2mm, 0.4mm, & 0.8mm respectively. I hope this helps.
@gerritvisser Жыл бұрын
I think the difference in the inserts will be the tip radius. Using the round insert sort of validates that. As with HSS tooling on the lathe, a larger tip readius will give smoother cuts. You are making me try 4140 again, my first effort resulted in a ruined cutter.
@emoryfesel1654 Жыл бұрын
Good choice on the 4140, I used to work for tooling company that mainly made indexable mill and lathe tools and 4140 was our goto material for most of the tools we made. We usually started with annealed material, machined out the rough blanks, heat treated to 40-44 HRc, and finish machining/grinding.
@MegaLostOne Жыл бұрын
As far as cutting it on the wrong side, BEEN THERE DONE THAT. I just ordered a milling machine and it will be my first one. I made my fly cutters on a small lathe and it was difficult at best even without making the mistake of cutting it on the wrong side. I plan to make a new Fly cutter in a couple of weeks since my mill gets delivered this week and it's going to take me a bit to get it setup.
@Michel-Uphoff Жыл бұрын
I have the same experience. Really sharp inserts provide a more dull surface, while the standard inserts leave a glossy surface. The latter rub heavily on the workpiece with their rather blunt cutting edges and polish it to a shine. On my very light machines I cannot remove 0.02 mm with the standard blunt inserts, they then rub on the workpiece without removing material. For precision work if necessary, I give my inserts a sharp cutting edge on my diamond grinding wheel. With a piece of scotch brite or something similar, I'll apply the gloss later. A disadvantage of such really sharp inserts is that the edge crumbles even more easily, so it is not always a good solution, and HSS is an option then.
@joshclark44 Жыл бұрын
I think its a good idea to have the slot sized for hss blanks just in case anyway
@phrozenwun Жыл бұрын
Try dressing the insert corner with a fine diamond hone to smooth and soften the nose radius. My guess is that you are seeing, how to describe this, randomish grabby point cutting along the cutting edge leading to irregular surface finish.
@joshclark44 Жыл бұрын
You could make another insert holder on the opposite end of that rod for the button insert for finishing maybe. Just take it out, flip it around, and do a second pass without having to worry about changing inserts
@JeansWithPockets541 Жыл бұрын
Maybe don't use the same rod, as making the holder that thin will weaken it lots. Make a second holder though just for the finishing passes.
@WekaWindows Жыл бұрын
Heya, probably a lot of these around but some ideas about surface finish issues, even considering your experience with similar ish inserts. 1. too small nose radius - 0.8 or 1.2 for polished aluminum inserts will work better. 2. chipped insert? pretty strong interrupted cut, be surprised if cheap aliexpress aluminum inserts are the appropriate carbide grade. 3. Very high effective rake - grabbing into the material and setup not rigid enough to cope with - especially w/ gummy mild steel. 4. Feed/DOC too small - rubbing 5. non-polished/coated inserts have rounded cutting edges which effectively burnish material as they cut, polished aluminum inserts dont. 6. tram issue (?) rubbing on the backpass
@UncleKennysPlace Жыл бұрын
I have diamond honed some inserts to get a finer edge for use on soft materials. Tedious, but it does work.
@ehhehh4049 Жыл бұрын
I got a battery powered portable bandsaw at work last year. It was a total game changer. Makes quick work of just about anything metal.
@DuckshotProductions Жыл бұрын
shhh quite down.. the hacksaw is the best part 😉
@alan-sk7ky Жыл бұрын
Blackgates engineering here in the UK do a set of castings for a nifty bench power saw 🙂
@hepburn118 Жыл бұрын
I hear ya mate. My better half and I have moved back to West Auckland from South Australia into this, oh lets be kind and call it a summer, summer. Never seen so much rain! The muggy weather from the rain is killing us too, coming from a pretty dry climate, it's tough to get used to again. However, really interesting video again fella.
@MattysWorkshop Жыл бұрын
Gday, you really can’t beat a fly cutter finish, in my 3” fly cutter I use Drillpro brand dcmt inserts off eBay, they leave a nice finish, my local steel supplier mainly only stocks 4140 in bar stock, I don’t have a major rust problem with any of homemade tooling, I don’t use cold blue just a simple spray of wd40, great job as always mate, cheers
@MattysWorkshop Жыл бұрын
@Ronix good looking set
@rickpalechuk4411 Жыл бұрын
Had me worried if we were to see some hacksaw action 🎬 Thanks for sharing Cheers
@GoPaintman Жыл бұрын
Nice work! The 4140 should definitely give you a long lasting tool. My experience with carbide leaving a bad finish is usually due to it not being pushed hard enough. I.e doing a deeper DOC.
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
Fair enough, interesting to hear your experience with it. Cheers
@THusbands Жыл бұрын
Also corner rounds. Larger the fillet the better the surface finish, but higher tool pressure
@THusbands Жыл бұрын
Maybe also needs the fly cutter holder being balanced
@car9167 Жыл бұрын
That true and also the insert is too sharp, you need a larger radius at the insert
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
Still doesn’t explain why my DCGT aluminium inserts with the shape rake and smaller nose radius leaves good finishes but these don’t.
@DJSpacediver Жыл бұрын
I got also some CCGT china inserts with a badly ground edge radius leaving also a rought (but shiny) surface in aluminium. The radius is more like a flat. Regrinding it on a verry fine diamond stone helps.
@MASI_forging Жыл бұрын
Your devices are really modern! Great work.
@shawnmcauliffe5072 Жыл бұрын
Leaving a recess for the grub screws also removes the chance of them leaving a burr that may make moving/adjusting the tool holder part difficult. Though against CrV tool steel that may not be much of an issue in the first place. Nice clean build :)
@paulthomas3782 Жыл бұрын
Looks like a great addition to the tool kit thanks for sharing.
@tomeyssen9674 Жыл бұрын
If you lap the faces of those inserts down you can get better finish and durabilty....just relap as needed. Long time usage out of one insert. Also, the tip of the cutter will be a little beefier for longevity and finish. They really do much better for steel after that. Lap with diamond stone. Thank you for the videos...enjoyed
@lolzlarkin3059 Жыл бұрын
I think you might do better using the other corner of the insert. And if you can get the trailing edge parallel to the work it could work as a wiper and give you a better finish.
@dondawson7409 Жыл бұрын
Another brilliantly done tool
@machinists-shortcuts5 ай бұрын
I find button insert face mills with high rake aluminum grade ground inserts are far superior to single point tools. The obvious benefits include, faster spindle speed, balanced tool, much faster feeds, multiple insert contact eliminating chatter, vastly reduced impact on the part and spindle bearings. Sub micron finishes on brass, as shown on the 28 part fixture demonstration. This method shows tandem milling that reduces cutting toolpath length, doubles edge life & eliminates any backcutting. They may be worth a try.
@ColCurtis Жыл бұрын
did a beaver chew that 4140 into 2 pieces?
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
In Australia we have drop bears that'll do that
@PatrickHoodDaniel Жыл бұрын
Would have been nice to cut the fly cutter with a fly cutter! 😄 I am so happy that there are folks like you working with affordable machines so you can demonstrate for the masses rather than a smaller segment. Should there be cutting at the trailing end? I'm thinking the spindle needs a bit of trimming. Can that machine's tram be adjusted?
@Smallathe Жыл бұрын
Nice work. Very neat fly cutter build.
@jrsydvl7218 Жыл бұрын
I just made a 2 insert dovetail cutter made from 4140. The finish is good enough and more attributed to the runout.
@michelecrown2426 Жыл бұрын
I've seen button inserts hog out a lot of material. I was surprised to see the finish you got with it in the fly cutter.
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
Hehe I might need a bigger machine before I can hog material with round inserts :)
@sinadaneshkhah85376 ай бұрын
Hello Thank you very much for sharing your videos and your art with us. Ihave a question!? Can you say me please how much must cut this place that the screws are? Best regards sina Von Österreich 🇦🇹
@heathmurphy3735 Жыл бұрын
Nice work mate.
@MF175mp Жыл бұрын
Pick the insert with larger nose radius. Those look way too sharp nosed. Try to see if 1.2 or 1.6mm nose radius is available or bigger.
@HM-Projects Жыл бұрын
Wow, that finish with the button insert is amazing. I need to try it. The sharp edges of the inserts meant for aluminium will chip easy with interrupted cuts since they're uncoated. dcgt will work well, why not continue using the button insert (rcmt ?)
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
I’ve never had much issue with uncoated sharp inserts breaking on me whether it be this or DCGT a long as I keep the depth of cut light. It’s mostly stalling the mill that ends up breaking them. I definitely am thinking about sticking with the round RDMT inserts, I just have to keep the cuts light due to the cutting forces. Cheers
@wiktor11593 Жыл бұрын
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@nardaoeletronica Жыл бұрын
Excellent job.
@Engineer_DUH Жыл бұрын
the geometry and coating make a HUGE difference as im sure you know. those inserts will be great for aluminum, but not the 4140.
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
I’ve used aluminium specific inserts for steel for years. They aren’t finishing inserts but they can get you great finishes, as I showed the video. For whatever reason these specific aluminium inserts just won’t work. Cheers
@ScheunenTecCNC Жыл бұрын
Nice Work
@marley5895 ай бұрын
Can you please explain why the tool is tilted at an angle, if it was flat to the bed the insert edge would still be the lowest point. I think cutting the tool on an angle is a leftover idea for when there were flat HSS toolbits. With the insert protruding beyond the toolholder body on insert tools you are using, is this angle required?
@StuckInNE Жыл бұрын
The insert looks like a 2 radius. Meant for roughing - -try a 1 radius which would be more suitable for mirror like finishes.
@underwaterwatchesunderwater Жыл бұрын
Long Shot... I've started using a fly cutter to cut the nail nick in the slip joint knives I'm building. The trouble I'm having is I can't seem to find any guides on what geometry to grind into the lathe tool to make those 1/2 moon slick nail nicks. Any ideas? All thoughts are gratefully received. I'm trial and erroring at the moment and it's more error than anything else =) Love your videos, very inspiring and encouraging.
@shadowcard6923 Жыл бұрын
Do swap to a link belt as soon as possible or a dual pulley setup as you’ll get so much more turning power from your large
@AB_Tool Жыл бұрын
Those inserts like you said are made for aluminum, I tried those same inserts in steel and had similar finishes on a 2 inch face mill, but when I used them only on aluminum I got a nice mirror finish.
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
Maybe, but as I said in the video I have used DCGT aluminium cutting inserts for steel in my fly cutters and they net great results, which is why I was surprised that these CCGT inserts didn’t work.
@AB_Tool Жыл бұрын
@@artisanmakes probably because they have such a sharp raked cutting angle.
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
That still wouldn’t explain why the same geometry DCGT inserts work but these don’t
@kyuss3369 Жыл бұрын
That particular insert being for aluminum may have steel in the coating. Conversely, a lot of the inserts used for steel have aluminum in the coating. AlTiN and AlCrN being 2 more common coatings for cutting inserts designed for steel. The reason behind it is to stop the chip from welding itself to the insert while cutting. The insert is still carbide, so it WILL cut, but looking at the finish, there is some smearing going on.
@McKildafor Жыл бұрын
Nice build.
@Spedley_2142 Жыл бұрын
Shouldn't the grub screws be on the other side to push the cutting tool onto centre line?
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
You wouldn’t really have the space to have them on the other side
@peterthinks Жыл бұрын
Well, I'm sold on button inserts.
@nikolaypopov1997 Жыл бұрын
What do you think would be the maximum diameter for a fly cutter for your mill?
@Brian_Of_Melbourne Жыл бұрын
Hi, you refer to the steel not chosen for the body as "carbon steel". Is this a shorthand for high carbon steel or low carbon steel? Later you refer to the metal for the tool holder as "steel". Is this different from "carbon steel"?
@ÁREAJ27 Жыл бұрын
Olá amigo incrível seu trabalho, e muito útil e bem feito!!!
@craftzars Жыл бұрын
Do you have some shoptour video?
@ColCurtis Жыл бұрын
i think the finish quality has to do with the carbide nose radius, larger is better.
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
For sure, but there is something that is not quite right with these inserts. Even compared to smaller radius CNMG that I use in my boring bars, these don't work as well.
@ColCurtis Жыл бұрын
@@artisanmakes maybe they only work well on aluminum.
@VOJAKIS Жыл бұрын
@@artisanmakes You should try some with a larger corner radius for aluminium, 08 should be fine.
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
As I said in the video I’ve used DCGT inserts made for aluminium that yield great surface finishes in steel and have smaller nose radius than what these have.
@DavidHerscher Жыл бұрын
I think your insert may just be too sharp. Looks like very small corner rad, maybe try grinding a bigger radius on one corner and try ‘‘em again?
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
Small radius for this size insert, but bigger radius than my finishing DCMT inserts. Cheers
@sobertillnoon Жыл бұрын
"while I got close, I didn't get anywhere close…" words are hard.
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
Eh, the old video ended there, the latter half was done about a month later. Nothing more than that
@sobertillnoon Жыл бұрын
@@artisanmakes oh, I hope I didn't make you feel bad. I was being genuine when I said words are hard.
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
Haha not at all. Cheers
@chrislee7817 Жыл бұрын
Curious to know what the out of balance is like on this. Have you mounted it horizontally in a bearing to see?
@rickymitchell8862 Жыл бұрын
Why did you remove the part from a secure and inline setup from the hole making process to then tap the part when there is no alignment for the tapping process? Just drill the hole, tap the hole then move to the next hole.
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
Easier for me to film
@YouTubeStat Жыл бұрын
Those inserts were meant for aluminum I'm almost certain. Might want to double check, I may be wrong. Great video!
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
I they are made for aluminium but I’ve used these types of inserts for steel for many years, as seen in the b roll fly cutter footage. You have to be careful but they do work. It just happens that these particular inserts don’t work as well as other similar ones
@YouTubeStat Жыл бұрын
@@artisanmakes My bad, I just seen your comment below. I'm surprised you've had any luck with the finishing style aluminum inserts on steel. I've tried in the past and it usually just breaks the tip but maybe I'm doing something different. Either way, I really like the video and the tool, very nice job!
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
No worries, the hood up much better than I would expect. They do wear out faster than normal inserts, but I can get a few hours out of one insert. Cheers
@nixmamd Жыл бұрын
With the tiny corner radius of the aluminum inserts you need to feed very slowly. The button insert has a ridiculous corner radius and will therefore create a much mor even surface. Cutting loads need to be considered with high corner radius inserts however.
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
The corner radius on this is still larger than most of my finishing inserts, the scale is a bit hard to judge but these inserts are roughly double the size of my regular inserts. Cheers
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
The corner radius on this is still larger than most of my finishing inserts, the scale is a bit hard to judge but these inserts are roughly double the size of my regular inserts. Cheers
@zzzzBadBoyzzzz Жыл бұрын
The reason that aluminum insert isn't leaving a glossy or shiny surfaces is: the edge is too sharp, a slightly radical cutting edge will create the necessary to leave at glazed/shiny surface behind.
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
Maybe but the fact remains that I have used aluminium inserts for years to machine steel and have gotten excellent surface finishes from them, as I showed in the b roll in the video. For whatever reason this specific batch of inserts wouldn’t work. Cheers
@mayfieldca Жыл бұрын
Surprised that you find carbide produces better surface finish than HSS given your smaller sized machines; do you polish the edges after grinding the tools? Also, the difference between branded HSS and generic Chinese is like comparing a long distance journey in a Fiat or a Mercedes: they’ll both get you there but one gives a more pleasurable experience.
@SimJackson Жыл бұрын
Interesting that I design a flycutter then literally the next video you put up is making another flycutter xD I went down a similar route to 'We can do that better' and designed one that takes a ccmt insert directly utilising the 100 degree edge to try and get more use out of the scrap inserts from lathe tooling
@schrauberhugo2594 Жыл бұрын
The 100° edge works really great on fly cutters for me! Finish is great. A Bonus is that it creates much less burr than sharper corners, because the material ist cut "from the top" rather than pushed over the work piece edge leaving a burr. And you can reuse your old inserts.
@SimJackson Жыл бұрын
@@schrauberhugo2594 reusing the old inserts was the main idea. Remember someone saying it in a video a few years ago and thinking it was a good idea, then promptly forgetting 😂
@schrauberhugo2594 Жыл бұрын
@@SimJackson Joe Pie has a great video about fly cutting, there I got the idea from. Although he uses hss, but with a huge radius and angle.
@BigBoyRasp Жыл бұрын
The difference between a CCGT and CCMT inserts is CCGT inserts cut material CCMT tips are blunt and rip material off and burnish the surface but you need a minimum depth of cut of the tip radius and a feed of 25 to 75% of the radius per rev to get a smooth finish. A 20mm diameter piece of 4140 should be spinning at approx 1800 rpm. Using a CCMT09T304 insert the minimum depth of cut should be 0.4mm and a feed of 0.3mm/rev roughing and 0.15/rev finishing and you will get a mirror finish. If your machine can not achieve this then stick to CCGT06T302 type tools and adjust the feed and speed to match the tip rad.
@ACE-gk5gi Жыл бұрын
Love ya show ya goofy m8te from Australia 😆
@kenhphaphach105511 ай бұрын
Please tell me how many degrees it tilts
@makerunderground Жыл бұрын
We'll, don't I feel silly. Nice video. 😅
@floris6164 Жыл бұрын
Could you maybe do a complete hour long shop tour? 🤭
@wojciechpietrowski1161 Жыл бұрын
Try with RDKW inserts.
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
Not too familiar with those inserts, what would be the advantage over the RDMT inserts that I use? Cheers
@sttrife Жыл бұрын
What was the material you cut with the new flycutter with the aluminium cutting inserts? In my experience those cheap aluminium cutting inserts really only work well on aluminium. When used on steel that sharp edge immediately gets slighly damaged (look under microscope) and you get a bad surface finish. So if you were tryinh steel that could be a problem?
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
Looks to be a piece of hot rolled steel, which is what I intend to machine. I would agree with that, but I got such amazing results with similar DCGT aluminium cutting inserts and they lasted longer than I expected too. Cheers
@jasonbradley7057 Жыл бұрын
Would their be any benefit to Balancing a fly cutter?
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
Quinn at blondihacks made one a while back. From memory there was a bit more made to her fly cutter so it might make sense to balance it when they get heavier. But in my experience, I haven’t had any issues.
@jasonbradley7057 Жыл бұрын
@@artisanmakes Thankyou :)
@graemetho9805 Жыл бұрын
Why cut the bottom at 10 deg, this will just add imbalance, the cutting point is well below the body so clearance is not a problem. I have just finished making one myself, and what I did was just put the slot at an angle and did not mill a complete flat for all the holding screws, but just a small one for each screw. I used a purchased lathe tool with a diamond insert rather than making one and the finish was as good as the round insert you were using.
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
For me the angle helped simplify the tool holder geometry. I've never had much of an issue with imbalance, so overall it made it easier for me. Cheers
@GJT-nc4zk Жыл бұрын
What state are you from?
@jimmyfleebot Жыл бұрын
Goedkoop wort duurkoop.
@KNfLrPn Жыл бұрын
@9:53 "And whilst I got close, I didn't get anywhere close" 🤔
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
Hehe. It’s actually a second edit. Everything after 10 minutes that was filmed a few weeks later since I wasn’t happy with it.
@justaguy4788 Жыл бұрын
Looks like head or column are out of tram
@cdrive5757 Жыл бұрын
Comparing the finish of those single point carbide cutters with their minimal radius to your Button (360 deg. round) cutters is unfair. Actually no, .... it's more than unfair; It's illogical! On the up side, I still enjoyed the video.😉 Wakodahatchee Chris
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
Definitely unfair, but it was more of a troubleshooting effort to see if I had a problem with the inserts of the fly cutter itself. Cheers
@TobaccoTooling Жыл бұрын
You need to upgrade from the garbage machinery. It would make your life so much easier and your work would come out a lot better. Even it’s just a small jump in size.
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
This is just a hobby, I simply don’t have the space or budget for that. Plus I like my machinery.
@Argosh Жыл бұрын
The price you pay for imports is quality control. You probably just had bad luck.
@TZerot0 Жыл бұрын
Ha, no hacksaw for the 4140
@Blue.4t2 Жыл бұрын
⭐🙂👍
@KennyEaton603 Жыл бұрын
I don’t understand why anyone would bother with inserts in a fly cutter in a home shop on a small machine. Quality high speed steel is cheaper, has worked exceptionally well for years and holds up better on interrupted cuts. Just my thoughts and doesn’t reflect on your work, which is very good.
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
If it works best for you I’d say use hss. For me I seem to get better and more consistent results with some types of carbide. Cheers
@machinist_matt Жыл бұрын
I find the nose radius of those CCGT inserts needs to be at least 0.4 or more for a good finish. I'm not sure why that is? Probably something to do with the chips? Anyway, nice work again buddy. 👍
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info. This is my first time using CCGT inserts. I had a look at the specs and these are 0.8mm node radius, which is a good indicator that the issue is with the inserts themselves
@aeroderek Жыл бұрын
Try scraping the bottom of the ice cream bowl with the pointy tip of a steak knife. Then the tip of a spoon. Then the side of the spoon. You will see the difference a larger radius makes, and you get to eat ice cream 🍨
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
I don’t quite understand the analogy, the nose radius on this is larger than most of my finishing inserts?
@machinist_matt Жыл бұрын
@@artisanmakes Oh, You must have got a bad batch then. Maybe they aren't hard enough?
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
Not sure, I’m no lathe insert-ologist but sometimes these Chinese inserts just don’t work. Cheers
@WhiteGloveFans Жыл бұрын
I know you know what youre doing, but I highly recommend ditching the inserts you use when cutting steel on your lathe. Youre really overpowering the machine. The machine will cut much more freely with well ground HSS tools or even the polished inserts you used for your fly cutter. The fact that we regularly see things moving and shaking on the lathe is a good indicator of the value in switching out your tools to something more appropriate for such a small machine
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
Put it simply I get better results from carbide than I do with HSS with this lathe. I used to use hss exclusively but with the ac motor drive I have found that the lathe works best with carbide inserts. Cheers
@WhiteGloveFans Жыл бұрын
Might want to work on your grinding then. Not trying to troll you but its pretty obvious from the cuts that things are not right.
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
Oh for sure, this lathe needed a rebuild. As I mentioned in the video 4140 tore up the v belts which is resulting in that wobble, but the lathe mounts also need replacing too. With that said I do push this lathe beyond what is reasonable to see what it can do. Cheers
@WhiteGloveFans Жыл бұрын
@@artisanmakes why would ac make a difference? Every lathe is ac. I think its possible you should revisit your hss grinds. The surface finishes and lathe moving around in your videos demonstrate the failures of the carbide tooling. If you cant get better MRR and finishes with hss then then the issue is the grinds arent optimizes and warrants further research and practice.
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
This lathe was originally dc, most small bench top lathes are. I replaced that motor with an ac that directly drives the lathe spindle. It’s more powerful but it fixes the speed at around 900 rpm. It’s an imperfect set up but it works. Only downside is the rpm is a bit high for hss but at allows me to push the lathe with carbide, at least when im not turning 4140. Cheers
@viktorfreeman3607 Жыл бұрын
You have bad surface quality on lathe machine, because this cheap machines have low rigidity. This plates are very sensitive for rigidity. Deep stripes can tell about: 1. Bad bearings in spindle 2. Bad contact between tool-post with compound rest, or between compound rest and cross-slide, or (most often) between cross-slide and ways of your machine.
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
Can’t argue with that, this machine is being pushed well beyond what it was intended to to. I am happy with the results that I can get from it, especially in 4140, but it is in need for a rebuild sometime soon. Cheers
@sjv6598 Жыл бұрын
8:48 try using an insert designed for the material you intend to mill. Using an insert designed for machining aluminium is of course not going to leave a superb finish on steel..
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
As I said in the video, I have used these aluminium cutting inserts for steel for years, especially in DCGT they can yield great finishes. For whatever reason the CCGT inserts just wouldn’t work. Cheers
@DR-br5gb11 ай бұрын
Lol those polished inserts are for Al
@artisanmakes11 ай бұрын
You can use these for steel in lighter machines. They don’t last as long but that’s a trade off that you have to work with on these machines.
@DR-br5gb11 ай бұрын
@@artisanmakes They love aluminum on my Tormach. Anything other than AL, I get the same results as you