Variable Speed Mini Lathe! There is a game plan here, but for now, let's have a look and kick the tires on the infamous mini lathe. Lathe Levelling Video: • Lathe Leveling
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@antigen45 жыл бұрын
christ - you know i got onto this channel to learn TIG welding - and now i have a bloody LATHE in my living room
@comradegarrett12025 жыл бұрын
wait, I just followed this channel to see stuff about TIG welding too fuck what am I getting into
@antigen45 жыл бұрын
:D
@Turbogto_guy5 жыл бұрын
Why is your lathe bloody? Did you cut yourself using it?
@antigen45 жыл бұрын
;P
@gravelydon70725 жыл бұрын
@@Turbogto_guy If your lathe never has had blood on it, it still must be new.;-)
@benjaminvingborg31454 жыл бұрын
It's better to have lathed and lost than never to have lathed at all.
@josphe90114 жыл бұрын
Captain Picard?
@benjaminvingborg31454 жыл бұрын
@@josphe9011 Make it so
@robertpearson87983 жыл бұрын
To every season, turn, turn, turn........
@sparkycorkers11963 жыл бұрын
I have never lathed. it looks so hypnotising. one day I will get myself one....
@gruntopolouski59193 жыл бұрын
@@sparkycorkers1196 I’ve used wood lathes (never a metal turning one), and there really is something satisfying about removing material from a chunk of wood. Even magical.
@colinfurze5 жыл бұрын
it's crazy that I only upgraded from my mini lathe about 2 years ago, yeah there to small and have no power but they are great for starting out on as I did some brilliant projects while I had mine. Good video as always TOT.
@MF175mp5 жыл бұрын
Like turning down some cookies?
@MusicBent5 жыл бұрын
It always makes me happy to see creators I love colliding in the YT comments section 😊
@SW-zu7ve5 жыл бұрын
@@crispindry2815 Look everyone! He pointed out a mistake someone made. Isn't he great? Clap clap clap.
@robink.94595 жыл бұрын
@@SW-zu7ve *two mistakes
@Scubadog_5 жыл бұрын
Would they be adequately suited for small woodworking projects perhaps? I figure the variable speed would be useful and wood isn't exactly cold rolled steel.
@FamilysimonUSA3 жыл бұрын
Just bought this late from Walmart on-line, less than $500 with free delivery. Came early 3-days after ordering. Great starter lathe. As Tony says, “you’ll spend more money on tooling” - an investment you can take to your next lathe. For the projects we are doing this will be fine.
@colinfurze5 жыл бұрын
BTW it's normally the belt that strips before the gears break, the later models have an overload sensor on the motor (or wherever it is) so if you try n stress it it to much it just stops. The mill I'm still using is from the same factory but that is rubbish.......yet again I've done some good projects with it you just work round the faults hehe.
@WilliamMoser5 жыл бұрын
Hi Colin, love your work! Here have a like.
@jonanderson51375 жыл бұрын
Mr. Safety tie follows ToT?!
@PracticalRenaissance5 жыл бұрын
Haha, the belt stripped on mine too, makes the worst noise in the entire world!
@MusicBent5 жыл бұрын
You can tell this is an honest review because of who it is. Thanks colinfurze and ToT.
@southjerseysound73405 жыл бұрын
@@PracticalRenaissance how do you like yours? I'm probably going to buy one for my boat to try and be a bit more self sufficient in remote areas
@pauldavis21084 жыл бұрын
I got one of these mini-lathes when I was about 17. While I never really produced all that much useful it taught me enough about machining that it helped me get a job 10 years later. No the job isn't as a machinist but being able to drop by the mill/lathe at work and make something was just that little extra that pushed me over the edge vs other candidates for the position.
@kadevohn4 жыл бұрын
The way you switched minilathe with subscribe immediately after you mispronounced the former was incredibly clever. Kudos in a major way.
@GrahamsGarage3 жыл бұрын
This man is honestly a legend.
@untrust20333 жыл бұрын
I didn't even notice at first :DD
@robolizard2222 жыл бұрын
He does it ever video for the most part. He’s gotten good at the subliminal stuff.
@brook612 жыл бұрын
My ex wife lathed around a lot, I’ll be trading up eventually
@mediocreman22 жыл бұрын
Well, it was spelled wrong anyway. Should have been mini-lathe or mini lathe with a space between.
@poloska94712 жыл бұрын
On the topic of plastic/acetal gears: Overall, remember folks, plastic gears don’t necessarily mean bad quality or that they will break or wear fast. Sometimes it’s actually a positive and some applications do a lot better with plastic gears than metal gears where said gears are not encased in an oiled gearbox but it always depends on the application as with absolutely anything in the universe.
@donnyo655 жыл бұрын
I bought one of these as my first lathe - my thinking was influenced by a number of things. 1. I knew precious little about lathe work and there is nowhere near me that does any courses. 2. if I don't like it then its cheap enough to use as a boat anchor and 3. if I bought a bigger lathe and messed up, it would cause huge expensive damage to the machine, me or both. After breaking numerous tools and destroying the gearbox in the first two weeks (The internal gears are plastic!) I taught myself quite a lot about lathe construction and machining various materials. I replaced the gears, both internal and external with metal sets. I replaced the head bearings with angular contact bearings and taught myself to lap in the top and cross slides, replacing the gibs and screws as I did. sounds exhaustive but it has taught me an awful lot and I now regard it as money well spent. It runs straight and true and i still use it for making delicate parts that my 13" lathe would destroy (In my hands at any rate). That my friend (pardon my assumption) is how these machine should be viewed - a great learning tool and a cheap way in!
@lorditsprobingtime66685 жыл бұрын
@Evi1M4chine It IS very cheap. You can't be stupid enough to think you could actually buy any sort of useful lathe for "$50-100", not even second hand. If you can't even afford this then forget about any ideas of doing any lathe work unless it's using someone else's lathe. Sorry but reality isn't going to change because you're poor.
@bertkutoob5 жыл бұрын
@Evi1M4chine I think the comments regarding your financial status are thoughtless and unnecessary, not to say better have been left unsaid. That said, $1000 is a bit high. $600 will get you something similar where I live (South Africa). Try looking for pre owned. And don't let the comments from self important blowhards bring you down
@DFX2KX5 жыл бұрын
I know people working that tight who have 12 work days. Or didn't have the cash to go to collage when a 4 year degree is required to shovel S**t these days. I can relate to this. That said. $1,000 is pretty much the minimum you're going to get away with unless we're talking the extremely tiny micro-lathes that use a cordless drill motor (and are still a few hundred bucks for as tiny as they are). This is true even if you make your own lathe using someone else's lathe. A good controller that's not a fire hazard can run half the cost of this thing. Tools are consumables, expensive consumables at that. So are chucks, change gears, lead screws... basically everything on this thing will wear out. If you want to get into home manufacturing on a tight budget, get a 3D printer. My Tevo Tarantula was $180. Even there, I still have to buy new end switches and hotend cartridges, not to mention filament, which is $20/kg for not-garbage stuff that won't clog. However, just like my 3D printer (more so, in fact). You can use this lathe to make parts that you then use on the lathe. say... brass change gears? making stuff for other people in your spare time can save you some cost. I've made a bit of cash printing stuff for people as well.
@lorditsprobingtime66685 жыл бұрын
@@bertkutoob: " I think the comments regarding your financial status are thoughtless and unnecessary, not to say better have been left unsaid. " Dude, the guy is talking about spending LESS than $100! Get real, we're just stating the facts, it's never going to happen. DFX2KX has some informative info about this above. FFS, he couldn't even buy much in the way of cutting tools for that and a lot of them he couldn't even dream about. You go and patronise his fantasy so he can feel destroyed when he discovers how little of anything to do with this he can buy with that money. Sure, there's those ultra cheap plasticy things that can be converted into a drill press a lathe and even a mill, but even they are more than that, without any tooling and they are absolute rubbish. No accuracy AT ALL and everything flexes. That's the sort of crap someone on a budget like his is going to aim for in the end and they are going to be extremely disappointed after saving so hard to only have a childs toy to play with.
@bertkutoob5 жыл бұрын
@@lorditsprobingtime6668 You are a serious dipshit. Go read the original comments l was referring to, plus mine again. At no time do I encourage the thinking that he can get something serious for $150 or less. I fact I mention I can get one of these for $600 including shipping costs where I live so anyone paying $1000 is being ripped off. Comments such as "only a fool" or "get a second job" have no bearing on the matter and I stand by my comment that they would better have been left unsaid
@idontknowwhatimdoingFX5 жыл бұрын
Tony you are the only person i will turn the play speed from 1.75 to 1.25. I hope you understand what kind of emotional commitment that is.
@ctsteve19675 жыл бұрын
Why
@seanwilliamodonnell5 жыл бұрын
@@ctsteve1967 because of his gotdam beautiful voice dummy
@officialJoCa5 жыл бұрын
*_yet you moan in 0.25 for me._*
@charlesabrownjr.28755 жыл бұрын
🤣
@remlya4 жыл бұрын
I didn’t even know that was possible. I feel like a schmuck for wasting all this time on normal speed. Thanks.
@dennist56100 Жыл бұрын
I need to say, you are the most detailed and thorough teacher, salesman, and true machinist I ever heard. Respectfully you are knowledgeable of your craft, and simply entertaining to watch. I am a retired welder/craftsman with over 40 years experience being around mechanical devices and machine shops as well, love the content, keep up the great work 👍🏼
@robjohnson11385 жыл бұрын
Don’t poke it with a stick! You’ll just make it angry!
@miles11we5 жыл бұрын
What would happen if it got angry? Whine and vibrate for a couple minutes?
@phab2protango3745 жыл бұрын
@@miles11we Don't test the temper It can through bearings n gears at you if u persist to pester it
@luderickwong5 жыл бұрын
@@miles11we that little thing have 3 jaws and carry a cutter, with a tail that hit the dead center. With description like this, cops will pull out their guns.
@Crewsy5 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for hornets 🐝 to come out of it. At least that’s what usually happens when I poke things with a stick.
@1pcfred5 жыл бұрын
Send it to the Hydraulic Press Channel because the mini lathe is extremely dangerous and can attack at any time. So we must deal with it.
@serjhoushmandzadeh27634 жыл бұрын
I came here to see a palm-sized micro lathe. I'm butt hurt it wasn't that at all :(
@legendfpv4 жыл бұрын
Clickbait
@GeorgeTsiros4 жыл бұрын
check watchmakers' lathes.
@jonahnesmith70044 жыл бұрын
Disliked the video. So hacky
@lancethrustworthy4 жыл бұрын
I've got a palm out in the backyard. Looks smaller than a palm to me.
@AgtX9994 жыл бұрын
Serj Houshmandzadeh the thumbnail also shows a mini lathe held in a hand with 8 fingers, wheres the freak?
@ronrico47415 жыл бұрын
Confucius said “It’s better to have empty wallet from buying cheap Chinese machining equipment, than empty wallet from materialistic girlfriend.”
@THOMASTHESAILOR4 жыл бұрын
Girlfriends are over rated.. Pay a Professional.. In the long run, they are a hell of a lot cheaper, don't talk back and obey .. Now you can buy a cheap Milling machine to go with the cheap lathe without a dinner and movie first..
@gahmivolka4 жыл бұрын
@Bob lol did he strike a nerve from you?
@ezza88ster4 жыл бұрын
Teach it Ron! Hurrah!
@1090yoyo4 жыл бұрын
Confucius was chinese, thus this is probably chinese commie propaganda
@richardwebb23484 жыл бұрын
Confucius also said: "don't be a misogynistic dick.
@bdkj3e4 жыл бұрын
About once a month I come back and watch the very beginning of this video with him poking the lathe with a stick and lmao. Makes me happy. (Edit) I'm gonna start making an edit on the first of every month to remind people to come back and see the glory of the minilathe. (edit) January 26 2023, well 2022 was an absolute sh!tshow, missed several months, here's hoping that 2023 isn't as crazy but I'm not holding my breath.(edit) Happy Valentines day! (edit) how's everyone enjoying this inflation? On a good note I bought a plasma cutting table, gonna be fun. (edit) Happy Thanksgiving 2023 y'all!
@paulcreevey91684 жыл бұрын
🤣
@FokkerBoombass4 жыл бұрын
Same. And listen to him say "I bought a variable speed *minilathe*."
@WyFoster4 жыл бұрын
Straight Yoda move
@paulgranberry3933 жыл бұрын
"The feral cat in my bushes just had kittens and I don't know what to do with them..." - Love your humour!
@swiftarrow93 жыл бұрын
Me too!!!
@RonCovell5 жыл бұрын
Tony, that was a very comprehensive review of an affordable tool. Glad to see the time travel again!
@JustinLaudano5 жыл бұрын
Ron! I’m so glad you watch Tony as well! You are a MASTER!!!
@TqSNv9R0iG5Ckxew5 жыл бұрын
Ron, Thank you for all you do for our community. Are you still producing books and DVDs?
@RonCovell5 жыл бұрын
Well, I have 19 DVDs available at this point, and 41 KZbin videos. I'm working on a new DVD - Part 3 of the Roadster Body series. I'm just starting a series of articles on basic metalworking for Classic Trucks Magazine, and I've have had thoughts of expanding on those articles to do a book, but that's just in the planning stages at this point.
@CHOPFORLIFE135 жыл бұрын
So my GORGEOUS Brazilian wife asks me, " Why do you always watch this guy when taking a break from fabricating parts for your bikes? " My answer, " His voice. " You have what many teachers lack, the ability to speak to us as if you personally know us. The ability to keep things interesting, and us to want to know more. Thank you for sharing your wisdom, while keeping things entertaining.
@lucasarbelo66255 жыл бұрын
Yes bro he has discovery chanel voice that we love 😍🤣
@horsetrailerworld70975 жыл бұрын
Alan Alda voice
@blueraspberrylemonade325 жыл бұрын
And at just the right speed, not too fast not too slow
@susanss70spartymix775 жыл бұрын
Useless without pics of your wife.
@johndowe70035 жыл бұрын
@@susanss70spartymix77 need pics for verification "purposes " :P
@lizellevanwijk Жыл бұрын
well it's a lathe kzbin.infoUgkxN9zrzkkhnjUF5PQbuA_B1gYdsfCu9k6z but it wasn't what i would have anticipated. Headstock, tailstock, carriage apron are manufactured from aluminum now not cast iron. The spindle diameter for the bearings is too small allowing for a few play in the spindle so I am using some blue Loctite to take out the play.
@lknanml Жыл бұрын
Depends on how many fingers you still have.
@_AvaGlass Жыл бұрын
0:20 To this day, I have to actively stop myself from saying "Minila-The" in casual conversation. Thank you for incepting this into my head.
@geoffcrumblin9850Ай бұрын
Just made similar comments before reading yours.
@outputcoupler78195 жыл бұрын
There's so much cheap Chinese machinery in my garage that sometimes it feels like I should hang a flag in there too, just to be consistent.
@BlackEpyon5 жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong with buying cheap if you're just buying for yourself. If you're planning on making money off of it though, don't skimp on the good tooling. I'm a landscaper, and I can't bear to look at residential-grade mowers any more. They're crap to me now.
@SiXiam5 жыл бұрын
@@BlackEpyon So what is your recommended home mower and weed whacker?
@BlackEpyon5 жыл бұрын
@@SiXiam The ride-on mower I use, a Walker T23, costs around $12k-13k, depending on the retailer www.walker.com/models/t23/ I got bought mine used from my old boss when he retired. 8 years old, and aside from some welding I need to do on the rim of the deck (where it contacts soft curbs), a few bearings I need to replace, and needing to be stripped down and re-painted, it's still going strong. These things are workhorses. The parts are standardized across most of their models (no obsolescence to worry about), and EVERYTHING is serviceable if you've the tools and the know-how. For a walk-behind mower, I'd go with an Exmark Commercial 21 X-Series. Retail around $1600. Self-propelled (scales hills easily), very manoeuvrable, very powerful. The blade and drive are controlled by separate control bars on the handle. I have 3 of these mowers, so unfortunately I know what parts commonly wear out with regular usage (I like to keep spare parts on hand), but this is offset by how powerful and easy to use they are. www.exmark.com/products/mowers/walk-behind/commercial-21/commercial21-x-series#ReviewHeader I've also got a Honda HRC 216, but I only use it as a spare unit. It's difficult to handle in tight areas and the drive and blade are controlled on the same handle (though one of my guys prefered this machine over the Exmarks), but the micro-cut system, which comprises of two blades stacked and offset, gives the smoothest cut I've seen on a walk-behind mower. It also uses a hydrostatic drive, so there's no belt to wear out. Retail about $1400. A lot of landscapers use this mower. powerequipment.honda.com/lawn-mowers/models/hrc216hxa For weed whackers, I prefer Shindaiwa. The T235 is lightweight and good for everyday trimming (around $340), but for heavier stuff (hills, long grass and brush) I use a T282X (about $550) www.shindaiwa.ca/Products/Trimmers.aspx Sthil and Maruyama are also popular. For home, you can use whatever your budget permits. But if you're cutting all day everyday, you need commercial units, and the ones I listed above are ALL commercial units. All prices Canadian.
@johndowe70035 жыл бұрын
@@SiXiam as for weed wacker i like using the echo SRM-266T good running machine for the price. will cut thick weeds like nothing
@SiXiam5 жыл бұрын
@@BlackEpyon Thank you for the detailed response. I'll keep them in mind. Think I need a new push mower for next summer.
@250-25x5 жыл бұрын
I took the advise of a millwright I worked with. He told me to buy the mini lathe, learn to work around the limitations and turn out good parts. When I buy my next "real" lathe I can use all the tooling I purchased, and it will all seem too easy on a big machine after the mini lathe experience! I have crashed my little buddy, made new gears, rebuilt the head, and learned SO much I would not have had the chance to if I just got the new lathe up front. Also, I paid for that machine 5 times over making barrel tuners, comps, threading barrels, firing pins, and it works great when reloading ammo for case prep. Have fun, G>
@connordowning2163 жыл бұрын
The reason for the plastic gears is for safety, in gear boxes it's common to expect a overload and thusly the force needs to go through something that breaks on the upperlimit in order to protect the rest of the machine. Thusly this part will be easily replaceable and made of a lower strength material on purpose. With metal gearboxes this is normally a pin of a certain diametre that breaks
@paulkurilecz4209 Жыл бұрын
The larger lathes with true gear boxes will have a shear pin in them somewhere to handle just that problem. The shear pin will be in place of a key.
@leiladekwatro31473 ай бұрын
Dang. Like a mechanical equivalent of a fuse!
@adamnash20093 жыл бұрын
I love my minilathe. I've actually managed to do some titanium machining with it- the trick there is 1) get the soft annealed grade and 2) run it backwards with the tool installed upside down. That way the slop in the lathe means that the tool catches it retracts from the workpiece and has another go on the next rotation; in a "standard" configuration when the tool catches the slop allows it to really dig itself in, causing everything to stop very suddenly.
@glennvandenberg39125 жыл бұрын
AvE buys a full blown CNC machine and you come in with the real heavy hitter. Touche Sir
@firestone32175 жыл бұрын
Good observation lol I think there is more here than meets the eye.
@stevewalston70895 жыл бұрын
The biggest difference is that ToT knows what he is doing and talking about :-O
@TqSNv9R0iG5Ckxew5 жыл бұрын
It's not the size of a man's tool that matters.... Errrr yeah
@johnrobinson3575 жыл бұрын
Keep in mind AvE pretty much hung his balls on the Haas hook - the bank owns them both now.
@BlackEpyon5 жыл бұрын
@@johnrobinson357 Give a man a tool, and he'll complain about using it. Teach a man to tool, and he'll buy a welder, a lathe, a chest full of old junk, and a CNC machine.
@goldassayer935555 жыл бұрын
Plastic gears are fine. I got my 7x10 in 2008 and am still using the original gears. I have stalled the lathe taking too deep a cut a couple of time and none of the gears have broken. They have the double advantage that they are cheap to replace and self lubricating. If your gears are tight on the shaft ream them to the correct diameter. My two cents on upgrading the lathe. Do not put in a bigger motor or steel change gears or steel headstock gears. Just use the lathe as it is for projects and save your money to get a bigger more powerful better featured lathe if you find this one has shortcomings. This lathe is engineered so the power of the motor is appropriate to the materials and masses of the gears, castings, size of work that fits in the lathe and depth of cuts it can do and meet the accuracy of 1/1000th of an inch in the work. Upgrading to more horsepower and steel gears etc is asking for trouble as you run in to the limits of what the lathe is engineered to be able to do. Have fun with your lathe.
@iguanapete38094 жыл бұрын
I bought mine used five years ago. I use it almost every day as a hobby (I'm retired). I like the challenge of working around the shortcomings.
@freedomsailer3 жыл бұрын
owned one just like this one shown for well over a year now, that being said i have been a machinist for over 40 years, love the little lathe and ive made hundreds of parts and finished lots of projects with it... one of my best investments
@repairfreak2 жыл бұрын
What would be your pick for a truly precision mini-lathe? Does anyone make one with steel gears. What would be your recommendation for a small lathe if money was no object? Thank you
@nasigeo27902 жыл бұрын
Hi can you lathe the inside of the metal pipe with this machine? The video only test the kathe outside of the steel..
@anonymoususer35612 жыл бұрын
@@nasigeo2790 Sure, why not. If you have a tool long enough
@ROBRENZ5 жыл бұрын
Most excellent advice on all accounts Tony! My first lathe was a Unimat SL when I was 12. ATB, Robin
@nicholasdowns35025 жыл бұрын
ROBRENZ, darn, I got a 6ft craftsmen wood lathe for my first, and am getting a smaller one.
@4ampaul5 жыл бұрын
I got a Unimat from an estate sale a while back. It came with a ton of tooling and accessories. I played with it for a while, but apparently there's a huge market for these things. I put it on eBay and doubled my money shortly after posting
@billsinkins3615 жыл бұрын
My dad bought a Unimat SL when I was a teenager in the 1970s. I used it a lot for model rocketry (making nose cones out of balsa wood) and for a number of other projects in plastic and brass. Primitive by today's standards but I made a lot of things with it!
@yaj1264 жыл бұрын
I agree it can be very useful to keep a smaller lathe around the shop for delicate work. Personally I like to chuck my mini lathe into the full size one which naturally doubles my productivity
@RetardationAwareness Жыл бұрын
Would you be able to give me some advice on where to get a cheap lathe that I can make wooden bowls with please? I don't have much money, so I'm hoping to find something cheap. I'll even do it by hand if necessary, I just need to know the bare minimum tools I'd need to get the job done. I'd really appreciate some advice! I want to be able to make some money selling them to help my family. I have a pyrography pen, and I'm hoping to make bowls and things of that nature, burn designs into them, and hopefully turn a small profit in time☺️
@mikedrop44215 жыл бұрын
All this content lately is starting to get suspicious. Is ToT stockpiling content during the year for the holiday season? Has he perfected Lathe Time Travel thus creating unlimited time to record and edit? Has ToT made more clones of himself? If so when is the real ToT on screen? Is he still alive or did the clones take over because Tony prime is stuck in a quantom time anomaly? I need answers!
@askquestionstrythings5 жыл бұрын
I believe stockpiling during the time when there were very limited videos coming out. but maybe he solved the Causal loop and boot-strap paradox.
@risfutile5 жыл бұрын
I suspect his workplace couldn't match the bucks he's getting from his videos and he quit his day-job. Pure speculation, but would be a shame - the world needs skilled engineers.
@uiomancannot79315 жыл бұрын
I think one of his editor traps might've sprung, allowing him to record much more raw footage and have videos automatically edited. Dunno what design of trap he used to catch them though.
@crazygeorgelincoln5 жыл бұрын
I think it's a good time to upload, not everyone wants to watch Elf while farting in their onesie .
@msquared63245 жыл бұрын
I think you are on to something.
@OswaldoAgurto5 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed. ToT makes most other reviews look like crap. Very comprehensive, showing real life usage, limits, cons, pros.. way to go. Master. For us mortals that know nothing about lathes, materials, etc, it was very informative
@stephenjensen2755 жыл бұрын
I also started out with one of these, but mine was the "very popular" 7X10 (really a 7X8)Mini Lathe from Harbor freight. This became a 7X16 with the LMS kit. Later it was sold for a 8-1/2X20 bench lathe from LMS. I also got a LMS Mini Mill, this was traded for the next size up, the Bench Mill also from LMS. I learned a lot with my little toy (and videos from you. the 1" punch is especially useful) and now have a brand new Clausing 15X50 lathe and 10X54 Mill I get to play with at work. The learning never stops The ability to make whatever you need is amazing.
@apsfirearms8884 жыл бұрын
IMO these would be great for teaching an "intro to machining" class in high school. Feeds and speeds and design parameters/constraints are the same, just scale them up for a big machine. Just need a mini mill, 3d printer, laser cutter, and design program and you could have a super informative class.
@georgeberrill48344 жыл бұрын
The best mini lathe I ever used was a Myford ML7, it was amazing what that little machine would produce. At work we had rows of lathes and mills, The smallest was a Ward 2A and one of the biggest was a Herbert 9B30, that was huge, if I remember correctly the bed was about 20 feet and the depth (centre to bed) was about 48". Most of the lathes in the works were Colchester, Ward and Herbert. In the 60's I went to a machine shop in Birmingham and they had a lathe that was a giant, I don't know who made it but I think the workshop was built around it. They were turning huge crankshafts for either boat or train engines.
@choppergirl5 жыл бұрын
You're suppose to use the lathe to make new gears.
@anikidwolfy5 жыл бұрын
people dont get that, they just want to hack at a project and go or just dont want to chistle out all them teeth.
@breakingtoast22555 жыл бұрын
you don't use a lathe to cut gears you need a horizontal mill with a dividing head
@fishsticks885 жыл бұрын
@@breakingtoast2255 you can make gears on a lathe just not this kind you have to hob them not turn them... and a lathe c axis is way more accurate then an A axis attachment for a VMC
@breakingtoast22555 жыл бұрын
@@fishsticks88 yes i know it can be done on the lathe but id use mill
@breakingtoast22555 жыл бұрын
@@fishsticks88 use horizontal mill not vertical with form cutting tools most of your prep work can be done on the lathe and as for hobbing its usually used to cut repetitive cuts into gear blanks that are set up for the cut already
@cheddulous5 жыл бұрын
“Metal Gear” -Solid Snake
@shadowflamez_revenge91564 жыл бұрын
solid snape
@mateoguillen69184 жыл бұрын
Used the LMS version of this (and their mill) during my high school robotics years, where we worked just about exclusively on aluminum and brass, not bad for someone who has no experience with proper tools. Pretty good for learning and screwing up inexpensively
@1AMERICANWORKER3 жыл бұрын
The Harbor Freight mini was my 1st home lathe. When I got mine I found the same shortcomings as you did. But when it was all bolted down,( I made the bench from 4x4s notched and drawn together by 5/8 threaded rod. This thing, when set up and leveled was as accurate as my Clausing lathe in my shop. I got the mini because of space issues at home. The one thing you don,t want to do is make it work harder than it was designed for. Even when you start popping fuses, the overload takes its toll on the circuit boards. Soon you have a tiny dead machine. They are excellent small part machines if they are not worked to death.
@hughmoore7865 жыл бұрын
I noticed you are wearing a ring on the left hand . . . Does this mean you are very married . . . or just not particularly fond of that finger and want the lathe to remove for you ? ? ?
@johnthomas62245 жыл бұрын
Hugh Moore 50/50
@TheMetalButcher4 жыл бұрын
He's gonna need a bigger lathe if he wants to remove that finger.
@hughmoore7864 жыл бұрын
@FoxRcng708 Well geeez . . . really cannot answer that one . . . until it happens ! ! ! but I can tell you from personal experience . . . that some will rip your work gloves right off of your hands . . . So I will let you figure out the remainder on your own . . .
@hughmoore7864 жыл бұрын
@@TheMetalButcher Ever hear of leverage and inertia . . . not to mention velocity Accepted practice is to error on the side of caution . . . no matter how much it hurts ! ! !
@hughmoore7864 жыл бұрын
@FoxRcng708 You reap what you sew . . . Sow the wind . . . Reap the whirlwind . . . So What ! ! ! Reap Whatever . . . think you should experiment with that one . . . then you will know ! ! !
@GoldCoastComposites4 жыл бұрын
I found the 2019 updated version of this lathe and they fixed all the problems adding a brushless motor in place of the brush motor and metal instead of plastic gears also has a lcd screen for speed and feed. It also comes in at $200 cheaper now. (Australian currency at least)
@adammru7734 Жыл бұрын
@seaplaymarine9828 Hi, thanks for the info ! Do you remember the reference/name of that lathe ? That would be very useful for me starting into machining
@BloodAsp5 жыл бұрын
I think you now have to demonstrate how to use a treadmill motor.
@rwbimbie58545 жыл бұрын
what about belting a 25cc weedeater engine ??
@BloodAsp5 жыл бұрын
@@rwbimbie5854 I have a need for my weedeater, not for my neighbors glorified coat rack. :P
@TheAmpair5 жыл бұрын
What's wrong with a cage, belt, and twin hamsters? Might have to stiffen the bed with 2 coats of paint to handle the extra torque though, but do-able.
@spikester5 жыл бұрын
Most treadmill motors are brushed high torque DC, you would only need a single belt not a bunch of gears. That said, why doesn't someone just use a large hobby brushless motor with a VFD/ESC with a single belt to the spindle, would make an awesome mini lathe without all the gearing.
@stickyfox Жыл бұрын
A wise contributor to a machining forum I frequented once said "anything you can do with a mini lathe, you can do with a big lathe." Having carried my 7x14 HF lathe into my front door and down the basement stairs, I can assure you that the above statement is not even close to true.
@BlueCubeSociety5 жыл бұрын
As someone how never did any "physical work" (working with wood, steel, 3D printing, foam, anything with tools, etc) and only watches it on KZbin (i.e. This Old Tony, I like to make Stuff, Odin Makes, etc), I never knew how these machines are called, but now I know what I'm definitely going to buy as one of the first machines, if I ever start anything in that direction!
@richardwebb23484 жыл бұрын
The first (wood) lathes date from c.1300 BCE in Ancient Egypt. Metal cutting lathes date from the mid-18th century. The first fully documented, all-metal slide rest lathe was invented by Jacques de Vaucanson c.1751. Original Egyptian lathes are probably hard to come by, and the few remaining 18th century machine lathes are very expensive. Probably best to consider a readily available present day lathe.
@drubradley88215 жыл бұрын
Well, if it will help anybody, and not to contradict the Boss..... But I have a little 7x10, that about 10 to 12 years ago, completely reworked, which my channel lightly covers, but never mind that, I have over 19,000 hours on my little lathe of actually on/running time, and yes, I installed an hour meter on mine, and over 90 % of the "on-time" is cutting the various alloys of steel, and of course, the other 10 % is of softer stuff, I love my little lathe!!!! It has made me allot of money, I have slowed down as of lately, so I am not taking on new projects, while I heal up my back, but, after the rework of the lathe, it is one precise piece of machinery, and can hold a (0.0005" ) all day long upon demand, please note, right out of the box, no, it will not do that, maybe (0.003" to 0.005" ) but will not be repeatable or predictable, lol... But try looking at these little machines as projects themselves, with the goal in mind, to make it a precise little machine... that 19,000 hours of actually on / running time is no joke!!!!! I have run the day lights out of it, and not a single issue, grease them often, oil them all the time, even when not in use, keep them clean, and do not ask this dinky machine to do more then it can, a (0.010" to 0.020" ) depth of cut on a factory set up unit, is all you should expect, now my little "jet engine" as it is know as, can easily bite off (0.030" to 0.045" ) depth of cut. But, just because I know it can do it, I still just plug away at (0.015" ) and just enjoy the process, and appreciate the fact, that I have the little lathe and milling machines, as that is all the money I had would permit at the time when I got them... Yes!!! I love my little machines.. a side note, I still am asked to do precise turning on mine, even though the customers have their own lathes, but, the time required to set up a 14x70 inch lathe, to Nick off a wee bit of skin milk, they just can't hold the tolerance, let alone as fast as I can with how simple this little machine allows me too... Tony is correct in the length issue, shoot for the longest bed you can afford, or, if you know factually that you will never need to turn anything longer the 8 to 10 inches, then your are golden with a 7x10, but .... you never know what fun things will come down the road, that you can turn... I can't go into any details, but one of my gun barrels went to competition 4 years ago, and came in 4th place upon accuracy traps out of either 37 or 47 other competitors... Just saying, that I was competition against folks who made their barrels on $1,000,000.00 machines, and my little machine cost $900.00 bucks... Lol .... enjoy the machine for what they are, Chinese junk, but with a wee bit of rework, you will be glade you have the unit! Dru
@drubradley88215 жыл бұрын
@@lifuranph.d.9440 Oh, absolutely!!! Very well said, but, these need a wee bit more TLC, then the old school castings of vintage machines. The castings are really soft, of course strong enough to monkey around, but scratches on the bed ways come very fast, as an example. I wipe clean constantly with paint brushes, in my opinion, is a must, which is I small part of why I completely re-machined and ground all mating & sliding surfaces while putting alignment into the out of alignment set up they had, and re-flame hardened the bed ways and hand scraped all the dove tails ways, added way wipers or felt wipers to each of the respective areas and still, squirt oil all over everything, which is something that my tables (by my design) allows me to do, as all the oils / cutting fluids are gravity flowed to a catch basin, which lets me continuously re-fill my lil squirt cans, to continue using the oil endlessly. So all the oils simply drip off the machines and funnel to one side of the tables into a chip trap, and then into a jug, that has one of those flippy valves on each table like what one finds on a water cooler, for ease of re-filling the oil cans. Not to sound like a parrot, just saying that I suppose it is easier for me to slop oil all over my dinky machines and not create a mess, as it is all self contained. With in approx one month of the machine learning curve, the ways got trashed,when the machines were new and didn't think I was doing anything wrong, as I did clean the excessive swarf/chips away and did oil things often, but still scratched morbidly... Well, after the improvements & mods, I didn't want that to happen again, so, oil on the contact sliding ways has 99% eliminated scratches. Or at least any heavy ones, it simply is that soft junk cast material/alloy. Please note, I am not an expert on anything, rather, just really enjoyed doing the best I could come up with ways to improve this little machine, and I learned so much while doing it!!! Mind you, it was very time consuming, as I had to blue print everything, while it is together, then tear it apart, blue print some more, then design the stuff that would allow for more advantages and efficiencies, and ease of operation, and smoothness. Ball bearings installed, where there was none, or to replace where oil-lite bronze bushings were. Thrust roller bearings in a few key locations, like the lead screws. The entire gear train is sealed roller ball bearings. A sure mounting method for the motor mount that allows for 3 axis of adjustment. Then after designing everything on paper and CAD, I assembled the mini lathe, and then made all the parts, once the parts were made, tear the lathe back apart, modify the lathe parts and tried those up, installed the newly made upgrade parts, rd-assembled the lathe, aligned everything... 19,000 plus hours later... lol... Very time consuming doing it this way. At that time, I didn't have another machine that would let me make them . Anyway, the gear train from motor to Chuck & lead screw's efficiency went up by 70% to 80%, from what the factory was, respective frictional loads on to the voltage & current measurements which is also why or how I can have a 800 watt 90 volt @ 1/3 up motor, hog (0.050" ), which is huge for a dinky machine and still have a wonderful and accurate finish. I do not like to do that though, just no need to, as I am never in a hurry for anything. Wow, I wrote another novel again, I am sorry, I just get so excited talking about my dinky "jet engine sounding lathe", I suppose I could have simply stated, (((yup!))) And all woulda been well... Lol yes, I agree with you sir, Dru
@isaacmadhavan5 жыл бұрын
"The feral cat in my bushes just had kittens and I don't know what to do with them..." - Love your humour!
@eliotgxp2 жыл бұрын
If you want a better surface on aluminum with hard metal cutting tools, It's better to use coolant lubricant, this metal tends to melt right on the cutting edge and create small "sticky" like bits looking like what you had at 7:30. Great video by the way, you're really explaining stuff in a way that is easy to understand :D
@greggv85 жыл бұрын
Two companies make these lathes. The one that makes the one in this video is the better one. It has way wipers on the saddle. The apron is thicker and there are dual ball bearings on the carriage crank. It has a lash adjuster nut on the right end of the leadscrew. The sides of the saddle are straight which means more mass, plus easy to install a carriage clamp. Some importers have one installed on the right side. The headstock should be held to the bed with four bolts. They've also added the camlock to the tailstock. The other manufacturer is where Harbor Freight buys their mini lathes. No way wipers. Thinner apron without bearings for the carriage crank. The headstock is likely still mounted with only three bolts. The saddle is "H" shaped, lighter weight. No camlock on the tailstock. No lash adjuster nut on the leadscrew. This manufacturer tends to really slop on the protective shipping grease that has to be cleaned off. With either one, the manufacturer offers many features for the importer to select from. Typically companies that buy the cheaper one (like Harbor Freight) tend to only opt for the thread dial and leave everything else stock = cheapest. On the fancier one I've seen importers offering things like the carriage lock clamp. Odd that the one you bought doesn't have the thread dial. A super easy improvement is to remove the lash adjuster nut (loosen the setscrew in its end) and support block then add a brass washer on the screw on either side of the support block. Then you can snug the nut up real close to improve surface finish and reduce jams and digging in (especially when facing) because the leadscrew can't move to the left. There's a lot of little project that can be done with the lathe to improve the lathe. They're pretty well documented on the web. Spend the first several days on that stuff and you'll both learn how to use a metal lathe and make it better and more enjoyable for projects. My first lathe was one of these better models (with threading dial), bought at a Homier mobile sale. I'd never used any lathe before but within minutes of getting it out of the box I was turning a piece for a project. I bought the lathe because I was tired of paying a machine shop $35 an hour to make things wrong. "I need this bore cleaned up and tapered *this* direction." Got the part back with the bore real nice, and tapered the wrong way! Fortunately there was enough metal left I was able to bore it straight, press in another piece of steel then taper it the right way. My second lathe was a Grizzly 7x10, serial number 346. Likely from the very first batch they imported. I was at least the 3rd owner and it had been abused badly, due to how crappy it was. I was able to work it over to make it much better. Chinese tools have improved a lot in quality since the 1980's, if you're willing to pay a bit more. They'll still make crap if that's all you're willing to pay for.
@skaltura5 жыл бұрын
Indeed, chinese just ask "What you are willing to pay for it?"; And makes it to that budget. If you say you want 10$ lathe, well... They'll make it for you, but don't expect much :) Is there a site devoted to the mods you are talking about? I've been thinking about getting my first lathe for sometime, maybe it is time to do that :)
@greggv85 жыл бұрын
@@skaltura www.mini-lathe.com/
@greggv85 жыл бұрын
@@skaltura littlemachineshop.com
@Naomi-Wu5 жыл бұрын
@skaltura absolutely correct👍🏻
@DFX2KX5 жыл бұрын
It's similar to a 3D printer made from a kit, lots of your first projects are making parts to make the 3D printer print better, then making the same part in even nicer quality-repeat until satisfied. Did this with my part cooling fanduct, for instance. will eventually do so for all of the axis parts. I imagine you could really go ham and get something pretty nice after awhile. I would get this lathe cutting reasonably well, then I'd use it to make the parts for a somewhat larger, but much nicer, handmade lathe piece by piece. and learn how to use a lathe while doing so.
@grimoirworkshop66235 жыл бұрын
It’s kinda like RepRap 3D printers. What do you fabricate on minilathe? New parts for minilathe!
@richardwebb23484 жыл бұрын
...and 'kinda' don't? Why would that be? Masterful command of language.
@sillywizard62205 жыл бұрын
First rule in Time Travel: The Temporal Field Generator is always “ON”
@tibfulv5 жыл бұрын
Rule 2: No lathe can be used for time travel past the time of purchase until it's made a considerable number of parts.
@r.b.l.5841 Жыл бұрын
I finally got my own! 38mm spindle bore 16 inches between centres 125mm chuck 1100 W motor, looks very similar - likely from same factory! Thanks for the video, it really did motivate me to take the plunge
@r.b.l.5841 Жыл бұрын
oh and all metal gears and a set of spares for both metric and SAE thread cutting!
@BenchmarkRadio5 жыл бұрын
one minute 15 seconds in- SUBSCRIBED- I like this guy's personality type lol
@kmcel1905 жыл бұрын
Lol check out AvE if you havent already.
@blueraspberrylemonade325 жыл бұрын
I like his personality too
@juliandieu64055 жыл бұрын
Same here:)
@annasajerk5 жыл бұрын
Same
@soothcoder5 жыл бұрын
My son and I have the Optimum version of this - the TU2004 (sort of a D180x300) and it seems better on lots of accounts. Has carriage lock, metal gears, thread dial (although I don't use it and just reverse) and nice little brass oilers everywhere and it is metric!. Plus it has RPM gauge but similar 600W motor. Our issue is we lack space. The thing has been surprisingly effective for lots of little projects. Son is currently building a Myfordboy engine. Also 20mm headstock is not bad if you compare it to Myfords or boxfords etc. Plus it has a bolted on chuck with a pretty standard hole pattern. Stuff I don't like - getting the gears meshed right so it doesn't grind is a messy pain. Engaging half-nuts is a hit-and-miss affair which makes the thread dial pretty tricky to use even if you want to. Chuck guard isn't easy to remove and sometimes touches the chuck. Has same feed rate issue but we use carbide and run at higher RPM usually (small parts) anyway (pretty sure it has much more power at higher RPM as the motor is PWMed DC)
@ZILAwelds5 жыл бұрын
My daughter said she wish she could have video taped that for you .... lol
@cpu644 жыл бұрын
Mine paid for my bridgeport, I also replaced the chuck with a 4" The power board did die a few months ago but they're standard DC boards so easy to replace. One day I'll get an adult size lathe to match the adult sized knee mil :)
@fpvdarktim5 жыл бұрын
Oh Tony, what have you done? I am trying to be a reasonable guy. As an IT person, the only thing I am qualified to operate is a computer. But now I want to buy a lathe... A sane person would chose the right tool after identifying the task. Instead, I now want to have a tool and will look for projects later. That is not very responsible and it's your fault... Thanks for your entertaining content, this all makes me think outside my "normal" parameters.
@azinfidel64615 жыл бұрын
lol, isn't it funny how that works.
@AttillaDeHunt5 жыл бұрын
Yes, it isn't.
@ronaldorivers2365 жыл бұрын
First project get and arduino or a raspberry pi and maki it a cnc lathe.
@TJ-ed8xg5 жыл бұрын
With that money you could have an old big an solid lathe with lot of tools ! I don't really understand why TOT make advertising for this chinese crap ! : (
@AndreTimmermann5 жыл бұрын
@@TJ-ed8xg Well, at least I do not have space for an old big and solid lathe. But I can fit a toy grade lathe like that one. So as always, it is supply and demand ;)
@electronicdawg5 жыл бұрын
Bought my mini lathe about 5 ears ago, and I love it. Has done everything I have asked of it. Liked it so much that I then bought the mini milling machine.
@iguanapete38094 жыл бұрын
I did the same thing. LOADS of fun.
@Kimdino13 жыл бұрын
Love the way ToT ended the video. Very neat way to make a very good point.
@arthurmorgan89664 жыл бұрын
@Netflix should give Tony a special where he brings his lathe. I’d watch.
@lbogaardt5 жыл бұрын
Your sense of humor is machined to precision. Which lathe did you use for that?
@-danR5 жыл бұрын
My only objection is the bad practice of chopping out silence. There are _supposed_ to be timings between sentences. I don't mean the lengthy transitions between phases of the demonstration, but where there are no transitions at all. My apologies to any robots. You just want the data. I get that.
@johndowe70035 жыл бұрын
chinese one :P
@someoldguy3833 жыл бұрын
"Could you cut down a tree with a pocket knife?" My ex cut down a tree with my miter saw one day while I was at work...
@Yuzuki13373 жыл бұрын
When you have _just_ the right amount of crazy dedication and free time
@DrHarryT2 жыл бұрын
I remember spinning up parts on an Accuturn 9000. It was a small homegroup shop, nothing for production and I'm not a machinist. I see this little guy with everything adjusted/lubed doing lite work on small parts in my garage a nice little addition. As long as you can get .001" tolerance and the finish you desire and actually make enough parts tu justify the cost and space it takes up. Then again, I'm a mechanic and I have a lot of tools that you virtually never need but when you need it, you need it, so I have to buy it and keep it laying around for just in case. Such as it is for this lathe.
@wigglyboots25 жыл бұрын
So you're saying metal gears are more solid?
@-danR5 жыл бұрын
Is a metal gear solid, you're asking?
@blackbird86325 жыл бұрын
Snaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake
@K-o-R5 жыл бұрын
*_!_*
@randydireen35665 жыл бұрын
I'm in Hawaii on vacation watching this... it's what I do to relax.
@drakulgudoldayz96565 жыл бұрын
Sucks to be you.....next time read the world knowledge AND LEARN MACHINE TOOLS AND DIGITAL MANUFACTURING IT MIGHT HELP YOU A LOT
@rolans.20735 жыл бұрын
Yeah, vacationing in Hawaii is never relaxing enough.
@FrancisR4205 жыл бұрын
I'm in Hawaii born and raised watching this
@iphlueable5 жыл бұрын
Tony, try this out! Use alcohol as a lubricant when cutting aluminum. I noticed the chafing in the threads... As an electrician, we cut and thread aluminum conduit fairly often. Believe it or not, ALCOHOL works better than oil. As in simple rubbing alcohol. We buy it by the gallon and get it cheaper and higher percentage. Then a simple squirt spray bottle. Takes very very little to make it work. half squirts every second or so. Try it out. Mirror finish on threads using the typical rigid threader. I bet you'll be shocked how well it works. Evaporates... no clean up. SWEET!!!
@doctorevil73525 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Thanks for the info.
@piworower5 жыл бұрын
sounds like a fire hazard. but interesting idea.
@dannybax19825 жыл бұрын
WD-40 works wonders as well 😉 As does the right inserts , those gold coloured ones are usually just for mild steel and such. Aluminium requires a SHARP edge to cut clean.
@iphlueable5 жыл бұрын
+Yuck Foutube Tap magic is awesome! But alcohol kicks ass on aluminum!
@siggyincr74475 жыл бұрын
Diesel works fairly well too without the fire hazard or the instant vapors.
@amanofmanyparts91204 жыл бұрын
I have a slightly later version of this lathe. It has a digital rpm readout and the forward/reverse lever for the lead screw has a defined neutral position. I'm told that it has taper roller bearings on the headstock spindle. It also has the little threading doohicky on the half nut that doesn't appear to do anything, but it does have a carriage lock.. The T-nut for that wobbles like a jelly and takes many turns to loosen/tighten. The gib for the cross slide needs its own locking screw and cocks over under pressure. Backlash on the cross slide and compound rest/carrier are atrocious, but repeatable. One thing that I found out to my cost, is that there's a grub screw inside a nut at the tailstock end of the lead screw. If that comes loose, the nut is free to tighten up and lock the lead screw. Then you get a click click *snap* that signifies a tooth breaking off from the 80 tooth gear that drives the lead screw! What do I use it for? To date mostly turning solid metal into chips! Eventually I hope to make parts for steam toys and working steam scale models - if not original designs loosely based on existing examples.
@ronmccabe11694 жыл бұрын
Usually threading dials can be disengaged. Also, consider any new machine to be a work in progress, and to need multiple tweaks to fine tune.
@aga58975 жыл бұрын
Yay ! ToT came back to the Mini Lathe Club ! Mine turned tapers every time, right out of the box, then the motor blew up. Great fun trying to add a washing machine motor. These things are such great Fun. CNC mini lathe ? Ooooh yeah. Game on.
@stevewilliams5875 жыл бұрын
Watch carefully ... I think this one too cuts a taper .. but he did say he hasn't leveled it.
@SamPeers14 жыл бұрын
I have this lathe, albeit a copy from the UK’s machine mart, the cl300m. I’m new to turning and agree with Tony, this thing loves soft metals, aluminium is a walk in the park. Steel though... yeah go slow and go careful. Being new to this it has to be said I’m really enjoying this lathe and do plan on upgrading in the future, but for now its a welcome addition to my little workshop, and I’d actually be lost without it. Know its limitations and work within them and you’ll be fine.
@LazerLord105 жыл бұрын
Oh boy, a half hour video about a piece of gear I may actually be able to fit in my -shop- closet? Edit: Well, it looks like, eventually, I'd just build a bigger shop and get an old iron lathe.
@markh21285 жыл бұрын
@excited box I have exact same one mine to my door was $450. Never seen that tool post holder he got before that looks like it has some robust compared to the aluminium one we see everywhere. Metal gears only seem available for the common brands like grizzly little machine shop ect ect wonder where he found those?
@richardstephens7833 Жыл бұрын
This looks like a fantastic way to teach someone how to use a lathe without the potential danger
@richardstephens7833 Жыл бұрын
Well... Ok, some danger; but it's a lot less likely to grievously wound you.
@reiyuki5 жыл бұрын
This Old Tony, you're more fun to watch than 95% of what's on television these days. :-)
@czdaniel15 жыл бұрын
That's actually a pretty low bar these days...[Not to disparrage the intended point you make which I completely agree with] Just a sign of the times; language needs to replace the word _Television/Cable_ in this usage context with a new broadcast industry not marketed at Social Security recipients still getting cable because it's all they know and their TV keeps telling them how dangerous the internet is! Stupid Television 66% commercials (75-80% during football) all for Government-babied industries like CreditCards, Insurance, Pharmaceutics, Banks, and MORE CABLE
@iamawelder5 жыл бұрын
God ain’t that the truth. Netflix & Hulu included. I spend as much (wasted) time scrolling threw the search as I do actually watching something. 🙄
@dumbdog29245 жыл бұрын
I don't even pay for television anymore lol. Either I'm in the garage, watching KZbin, or playing video games.
@czdaniel15 жыл бұрын
@@iamawelder -- I think that's by design. The _illusion of choice_ becomes the product and by the time you have satisfied your desire for choices, you no longer have time to actually stream a whole movie, or you no longer care to watch anything because your brain has already entered an analytic mode not a _relax and enjoy the arts_ mode with which you began. Either way, pushes up margins by reducing actual streaming costs on Netflix's end.
@jlco5 жыл бұрын
where's this 5% of watchable TV you speak of
@botavictor58325 жыл бұрын
@24:15 chromatic aberration my ass... we all know you're wearing a pink shirt xD
@FlavioCamus5 жыл бұрын
more like moire?
@richardjerrybest5 жыл бұрын
@@FlavioCamus Not moire, I would say blush.
@botavictor58325 жыл бұрын
@@FlavioCamus diffraction
@oreubens5 жыл бұрын
The hot pink Hello Kitty shirt would have that color...
@pjhalchemy5 жыл бұрын
I believe it was the one he made for AVE's Significant other.
@jamesritson15183 жыл бұрын
I have had a MicroMark 7x16in mini-lathe for several years. I use it for my 10mm/ft and 16mm/ft steam locomotives, mostly brass, bronze and aluminium. I have had excellent results if careful. 10thou cuts max usually. Less on steel when I am very patient. More like 5thou.. One word of caution, just because the scale (in thou on a MicroMark) says 10thou don't bet on it. It is better to cut close, and then creep up to the final cut. For the money it has been excellent and I probably wouldn't have been able to afford anything better. An excellent starter lathe and for those on a tight budget.
@JulianMakes5 жыл бұрын
Tony, i hearby crown you "king of the thumbnail makers".
@BlackEpyon5 жыл бұрын
I won't lie. I thought somebody made a hand sized lathe. Then he starts poking it with what looks like a stick.
@JulianMakes5 жыл бұрын
@@BlackEpyon i know me too! i think it's a fantastic thumbnail!
@lodgecav4905 жыл бұрын
TOT is certainly the king of the thumbnail eaters...;-)
@rreidnauer5 жыл бұрын
+Julian HG It's called clickbait.
@thingsthatmake4 жыл бұрын
Poking it with a stick, = priceless. I live for those moments. : )
@stephenarling16674 жыл бұрын
Jewelers' collet lathes made in the 1920s and 1930s were interesting toys too.
@Just1GuyMetalworks5 жыл бұрын
For some reason, I actually learned quite a bit from this video 😁. Thanks for the highly entertaining learning experience 👍😊👍
@PITTBULL03 жыл бұрын
He is the only KZbinr I have notifications on, I have bestowith the highest honor I can soon you sir
@CrimeVid4 жыл бұрын
I stopped using metal lathes after that section of metalwork at school...priceless remark by metalwork master ,when I was caught tidying stuff up with a file, “ You mustn’t jump the gun lad, that’s part of next years work!”
@dethlife1115 жыл бұрын
i could watch TOT making those gears. basically making something he can buy for 130 bucks for around 300. "not including tooling each tool sold separately"
@asakayosaproАй бұрын
The benefit of buying said tools is that if you have to do the same project again you don't need to buy the tooling anymore. It's great.
@BaronMcCausland4 жыл бұрын
I though poking the lathe with a stick before approaching it was funny; but, when you got to: "I bought a variable-speed manilla-the..." ROFL!!!! That was awesome, made me laugh so hard! LOL!
@unclebobsworkshop18655 жыл бұрын
Text on the box should say "Mini-Lathe KIT". I think buyers of both the chinesium priced lathes and milling machines would have a much better attitude if Sieg admitted that they are making are the basic, stripped down machines. All the "extras" can be (must be!) added from third party vendors. Sieg hits a price point for all the resellers they make machines for... and the magic word is PRICE POINT! That said, Sieg gives access to lots of folks who couldn't/wouldn't fork out the bucks for a "real machine", including me. It's a great way to get started.
@mitchellpatterson33235 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more. I've now spent over $1300 on my 7x14 including tooling and accessories. Admitedly, every time I use it I wish that $1300 was a Hercus, myford, atlas, etc, etc but I'd never in my life be able to justify spending that much on something I didn't know if i'd enjoy using or be any good at. I think in the next 2 years I'll upgrade to something bigger and better but I just blew the motor on my 7x14 and picked up a 1.5KW motor to replace it so it should do me for quite some time yet.
@fredflintstoner5962 жыл бұрын
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?
@VicariousAir4 жыл бұрын
Tony is the smartest pair of hands I've ever seen...
@cypressheadmusic39964 жыл бұрын
you must have not seen any of AvE's videos. This guy has ripped off his style big time yet still isnt half as good.
@VicariousAir4 жыл бұрын
@@cypressheadmusic3996 well, I went to AvE's Channel and had a look. I see almost no similarity in the two channels and EVEN IF you could make a case that this old tony "ripped off his style" which you can't, Tony does it better.
@kyprios644 жыл бұрын
@@cypressheadmusic3996 similar style as big clive, julien ilett, ben eater and thousands of others.. so who cares anyway, all of'em make great content!
@thalivenom49724 жыл бұрын
you should try Clickspring! tot is fantastic, but CS is kinda in exception to the rule that humans make errors, hes impossible. Tony is funnier though.
@parsia13635 жыл бұрын
I can't tell you how much I love your videos !
@ThisOldTony5 жыл бұрын
it's a secret? ;)
@davidball48155 жыл бұрын
Okay I will variable-speed subscribe
@robinturner23005 жыл бұрын
David Ball just take it slowly...
@CozzyKnowsBest5 жыл бұрын
Well found!
@dfailsthemost2 жыл бұрын
This is perfect for anyone who inexplicably enjoys watching low depth of cut lathe operations. It's like popping bubble wrap for me.
@CanIHasThisName5 жыл бұрын
"Variable speed minilathe" :D God damn killed me right at the start.
@richardwebb23484 жыл бұрын
Sad he is dead.
@DEFkon0014 жыл бұрын
how did this end up in my video feed list? I rent a one bedroom apartment.. just big enough for a bed, and now a mini lathe.
@AndrewSmall9634 жыл бұрын
Replace the bed with a hammock, and you'll be able to get a milling machine and press drill in there too.
@hamyncheese3 жыл бұрын
Get rid of the bed, buy a van. Sleep in the van and work in the apartment. Also, haul all your shit in the van, pick up babes in the van, and generally be cooler and more confident in your van!
@9vlcko95 жыл бұрын
Make CNC lathe out of it.
@lolzlarkin30595 жыл бұрын
I'll be shocked if he doesn't.
@FullSendPrecision5 жыл бұрын
He said that he got it for towards the end. @@lolzlarkin3059
@nixietubes5 жыл бұрын
Miroslav Kandra he said he was going to at the end of the video
@florianheinrich50505 жыл бұрын
I want to see that !!
@liveleaky75715 жыл бұрын
Tons of videos about that out there already
@jimholmes25553 жыл бұрын
Have you ever looked through a Grizzly Tool catalog? Man Cave Candy!
@RasheedBarnes5 жыл бұрын
You’ve been on fire this month
@cuckingfunt93535 жыл бұрын
SUBSCRIBE was unusually in the first few seconds, caught me out.
@CaffeinatedFrostbite4 жыл бұрын
when i get my own home i will probably start my shop with something like this.
@Dr.K.Wette_BE4 жыл бұрын
If not too lathe... I bought a Chinese one for 1200€, full metal, 600 mm long an 24 mm diam usable space. Works perfect. (for a non professional use)
@gamemeister273 жыл бұрын
That's a big vibe, but I think I'll hunt for a proper big lathe, used at a good price. I'll have my own home, after all
@colinselby24053 жыл бұрын
Check out taig lathes they’re USA built and pretty cheap
@1musicsearcher5 жыл бұрын
Hey, a blue mini lathe just appeared on my bench!
@peterfitzpatrick70325 жыл бұрын
Shhh.... 🙄😏😂
@peters40403 жыл бұрын
Great video. Using this type of lathe along with others for 20 years to run my business. Can get it for under $500 on eBay. You will have to tune it and then it can do amazing things. Can do limited steelwork but better for Aluminum and Delrin. Have Fun.
@marccrocker19085 жыл бұрын
Let me guess. Tony went back in time and blew the entire wad so AvE could buy the 5-axis CNC machine...
@stevewilliams5875 жыл бұрын
👍😉😎🤔
@EC-oo8fx5 жыл бұрын
probably I wouldn't mind having a massive piece of manufacturing kit bought for me by a time traveller, either
@joekoelker75235 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tony, your videos are fun and helpful.
@janklaas32425 жыл бұрын
I wonder what Abom79 would say about this thing :D
@theworkshopmechanicchannel32965 жыл бұрын
Jan After laughing for a week who’s knows 😂😂
@Moraren5 жыл бұрын
He could mount it as somekind of wierd toolpost addon.
@perrannormanshire87835 жыл бұрын
He'd probably eat it for desert....
@ajl94915 жыл бұрын
who the fuck cares....
@janklaas32425 жыл бұрын
@@ajl9491 Me otherwise I wouldn't ask..
@agoosed32812 жыл бұрын
How did I get to this part of KZbin? My recommended decided that this was more important than my usual cooking youtube binges. It's fascinating, but I'm also out of my depth here. Confusing, interesting, and a soothing voice too! 10/10, would have autoplay take me here again.
@Rick94824 жыл бұрын
Damned if I can figure out why I even watched this as I have no interest in aquiring a lathe but watch I did! I think his voice and presentation hooked me and I watched and enjoyed the whole video but I ain't getting no lathe, no way.
@SMShannon554 жыл бұрын
Rick9482 - that’s what we all said.
@Rick94824 жыл бұрын
@@SMShannon55 Thankfully, I've forgotten all about this video. Ergo, no lathe!
@83gt175 жыл бұрын
I'm just imagining the aroma coming off of that thing after stalling it a few times.