Well Done! I hope you're more intelligent than to take any notice of the negative comments posted! Your home cast (so read FREE) blocks have enough depth to be plenty strong enough, especially for a mini lathe. You've shown insert tooling so once set up the tool holders probably will never come out of the blocks, how are the threads going to wear if they don't move? A bit of packing if needed to set the tool height, never to be set again if the same insert tool holder is left in the blook, just an insert change now and then. Two for one tool holder so halves the amout of Q/C tool holders needed, and far quicker and easier to machine new ones than all Q/C holders (from FREE home castings!!) when more are needed as your tooling collection grows. Far, far more ridged than most of the cheaper Q/C holders. Only suggestion would be a thick, large dia. steel washer under the post handle to save wear and tear when tightening them in place. Bloody well done again!! Colin
I've heard it said that anything you can do on a mill, you can do on a lathe. But I've never seen it in action. Great set ups going on there. I feel like you should do a video explaining your steps and decisions for fixturing.
Several viewers already mentioned this, but I hope that my comment helps your video regarding the YT algorithm: I am impressed by your skills regarding milling operations on the lathe. Thumbs up to you!
Interesting idea. Rather than buying (Or making) a quick change tool post and multiple holders, just make multiple tool post blocks, mount tools in them at the required height, and "Quick change" the whole thing as one unit. This setup's going to be a lot more ridged than those cheap Chinese quick change units, and almost as quick to swap tools (as there's no messing about setting tool height like when swapping bare tools). It also mounts the tool a lot closer to the post screw, so that's also going to help with rigidity. I could envisage semi finishing a batch of the blocks from a chunky length of bar, then cutting the tool slot as and when I buy new lathe tooling. My only reservation is the decision to go with alloy rather than steel. Aluminium's probably ridged enough not to flex in use, but I'd be worried about threads pulling out over time, and the post nut eating it's way into the body.
That's a good idea! Everyone upgrades their toolpost to a quick change. I could probably hop on a forum and pick up a half dozen of these for little more than shipping cost.
made some like this but out of steel (years ago) - hard to beat the performance per price - and made a set for 8 mm 10 mm and 12 mm tooling, didn't make an dedicated bore holder as of yet tho. The mild steel ones hold up remarkably well to time (and somewhat regular usage).
Aye , well done mate great idea. U tube is plagued with stupid ideas / click bate but that’s a genuinely good solid idea and good creative use of the machinery / foundry work we all aspire to have and use at home. As previous commenters said any thread issues could easily be received / upgraded with “helicoils” or “keenserts” if there were ever any issues ( hey silly point did you know 55 degree whitworth is regarded as the strongest thread form , particularly in soft materials ? ) But aye absolutely fantastic mate , really like your tool post and the creative ways which you created it 👍🏻
@UCbwwdvzREE4peSngvTnw1kA You replied to the video saying he was skillfull. In industry or elsewhere he would be sacked for using a hacksaw or de-burring tool like he did. Totally wreck less and extremely dangerous.
With carbide inserts, there is no need for an adjustable height of the cutting tool which was necessary when you sharpened yourself the tool. I have done exactly the same on my EMCO Compact5
Leaving aside the suitability of aluminium, there is a major issue with this design- there is no positional location of the tool-block, so you loose registration every time you remove the tool. With conventional QC tool holders you can rely on your DRO when you replace the same tool- a major feature.
Great work and clever use of milling tools in the lathe, but did you really save much over just buying a normal steel quick change post? Or was it just done as a useful exercise? Nice job with the ali casting too.
Very good idea! I was going to make one single 4-way, but this is a better idea! I’ll make 3 or 5 at once. Especially one for my boring bar!👍😃 One might add an indexing disc, much like the raising disc you used when milling, and that way also repeat tool angle. (A feature one doesn’t have on a fourway, so not really that necessary.) This is excellent cheap hobby tooling!
Nice clean design, my only concern would be getting enough purchase on the tool clamps without stripping the threads in the aluminium. You could counter some of this by Helicoiling the threads. Good video, I sold my mini lathe a couple of years ago when I bought my big one but before I did I made all sorts of stuff for it - its a good cheap way to teach yourself machining skills.
I think for the tool pressures on a lathe that small and the chunkiness of those casts it should be fine. Love watching these creative lathe uses though
Interesting, I still prefer a regular QCTP because it keeps its orientation, even when you swap a holder out. It's also pretty repeatable and if you keep track of your tool offsets, you don't have to dial in a lot. On your version the tools will always end up in an arbitrary orientation unless you dial it in, which takes too much time for it to be useful. Also not every tool has the cutting edge on the same height, it's better if you can adjust it easily.
A stack of shim stock, and a little tab with an adjustment screw to act as a rotational stop (think work stop for a milling machine vise) would be an awesome edition
Are you using 10mm tools? I have 8mm standard tools, and was looking at upgrading to 10mm Carbide tip tools. Just want to make sure this is a good option
It works. But is it an improvement? After grinding the tool may need height adjustment. One may have different size tool bits requiring different heights. A QCTP is quicker, surprise. If you have no casting facility a $10 tool holder is cheaper than the Al stock to make them.
I prefer my 4-way tool post to those quick change holders for most lathe work. The tool holders made in this video would be absolutely useless to me since those holders do not index.
Well done, I can appreciate the creative setups. But I must say, you really goofed with the hacksawing on the lathe with your long sleeve and glove on. Also, please, for the love of god always take out the chuck key. it is a small lathe and probably won't kill you, but you continue working like this, you will be injured sooner or later.
@@david-flint erm, look closer as the video progresses, he uses the post it came with for most operations, but switches to a quick change tool post to hold the assembly during a later stage of the process.
@@noviceartisan hammerland has already answered a question about that and states that it is part of a milling attachment, It's got T slots in it for mounting parts.
First, I like the design, second, I love how versatile you are on a lathe. But, are your designs relying on your measuring to center the cutter height!? Now I understand that there have been trillions of miles of precision turning on old Lanterns, but you appear (correct me if I'm missing something) to have precision milled your tool slots "tool specific" to a pretty tight tolerance without the ability to adjust for cutter offset. The shot you showed the cutter tip "on center" would change with one grinding. Unless these are all replaceable, indexable carbide carbide inserts. Even then, you better buy "good ones" because they need to all be IDENTICAL! Help me out here...
Most people have the two cutting tools they use the most set up on a normal holder . If you need a quick change you should have got a bigger more industrial lathe with the extra tools and features at the start .
Very clever!! been a toolmaker for 48 years never seen some of those set ups well done fantastic work....
Well Done! I hope you're more intelligent than to take any notice of the negative comments posted! Your home cast (so read FREE) blocks have enough depth to be plenty strong enough, especially for a mini lathe. You've shown insert tooling so once set up the tool holders probably will never come out of the blocks, how are the threads going to wear if they don't move?
A bit of packing if needed to set the tool height, never to be set again if the same insert tool holder is left in the blook, just an insert change now and then.
Two for one tool holder so halves the amout of Q/C tool holders needed, and far quicker and easier to machine new ones than all Q/C holders (from FREE home castings!!) when more are needed as your tooling collection grows. Far, far more ridged than most of the cheaper Q/C holders.
Only suggestion would be a thick, large dia. steel washer under the post handle to save wear and tear when tightening them in place.
Bloody well done again!!
Colin
Really enjoyed the use of your lathe as a horizontal milling machine.
I've heard it said that anything you can do on a mill, you can do on a lathe. But I've never seen it in action. Great set ups going on there. I feel like you should do a video explaining your steps and decisions for fixturing.
Brilliant idea. I would never have thought of doing that. The tools are more rigidly held too.
Several viewers already mentioned this, but I hope that my comment helps your video regarding the YT algorithm: I am impressed by your skills regarding milling operations on the lathe. Thumbs up to you!
Fantastic love the milling /facing technique with tool held in chuck and casting your own blocks well done you sir
Noob here. Is this not sketchy at all? Guess you have to be extremely slow introducing the spinning tool to the block?
Damn, lots of ways to mill stuff on the lathe, really nice!
Interesting idea. Rather than buying (Or making) a quick change tool post and multiple holders, just make multiple tool post blocks, mount tools in them at the required height, and "Quick change" the whole thing as one unit. This setup's going to be a lot more ridged than those cheap Chinese quick change units, and almost as quick to swap tools (as there's no messing about setting tool height like when swapping bare tools). It also mounts the tool a lot closer to the post screw, so that's also going to help with rigidity. I could envisage semi finishing a batch of the blocks from a chunky length of bar, then cutting the tool slot as and when I buy new lathe tooling.
My only reservation is the decision to go with alloy rather than steel. Aluminium's probably ridged enough not to flex in use, but I'd be worried about threads pulling out over time, and the post nut eating it's way into the body.
Nice!!!! I love the look of machined aluminum and your craftsmanship is beautiful!!! 👍🏽😁👍🏽 two thumbs way up!
That's a good idea! Everyone upgrades their toolpost to a quick change. I could probably hop on a forum and pick up a half dozen of these for little more than shipping cost.
made some like this but out of steel (years ago) - hard to beat the performance per price - and made a set for 8 mm 10 mm and 12 mm tooling, didn't make an dedicated bore holder as of yet tho.
The mild steel ones hold up remarkably well to time (and somewhat regular usage).
A "slowish change tool post"...
Brilliant! 👍😁
Nice work! Thanks for sharing this!
Beautifully done!
You have some great skills!
Beautiful. Work of art.
Very creative with the lathe. good work!
Interesting to watch and very innovative.
This is so brilliant!
Aye , well done mate great idea. U tube is plagued with stupid ideas / click bate but that’s a genuinely good solid idea and good creative use of the machinery / foundry work we all aspire to have and use at home.
As previous commenters said any thread issues could easily be received / upgraded with “helicoils” or “keenserts” if there were ever any issues ( hey silly point did you know 55 degree whitworth is regarded as the strongest thread form , particularly in soft materials ? )
But aye absolutely fantastic mate , really like your tool post and the creative ways which you created it 👍🏻
Man youre really confident on that 3 jaw chuck
CLEVER!!!! Quick and effective!
Nice idea. This toolpost don't loose rigidity, like conventional quick-change. It improve it)
work clean and executed with excellence, congratulations once again
You are very skillful, great job! Thanks for showing.
Using a hacksaw on a moving lathe is beyond stupid!
@UCbwwdvzREE4peSngvTnw1kA You replied to the video saying he was skillfull. In industry or elsewhere he would be sacked for using a hacksaw or de-burring tool like he did. Totally wreck less and extremely dangerous.
With carbide inserts, there is no need for an adjustable height of the cutting tool which was necessary when you sharpened yourself the tool. I have done exactly the same on my EMCO Compact5
Very well done!
Interesting set ups!
Excelente trabajo MAESTRO, y muchas gracias por compartir tan buena idea , un saludo amigo ! ! ! .
Wonderfull ! I have same mini lathe and your improvement is perfect !
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Excelente trabajo, me gustó mucho, felicidades!!!
Interesting alternative 👍
Great video thanks!
Beats cutting dovetails, great ideal.
Wildest fly cutter ever!
very nice work. thank you for sharing
Leaving aside the suitability of aluminium, there is a major issue with this design- there is no positional location of the tool-block, so you loose registration every time you remove the tool. With conventional QC tool holders you can rely on your DRO when you replace the same tool- a major feature.
great job. amazing
Nice work.
Great work and clever use of milling tools in the lathe, but did you really save much over just buying a normal steel quick change post? Or was it just done as a useful exercise?
Nice job with the ali casting too.
So good to watch 🤓
Nice work but 0:23! I get it is a small lathe but that move is going to bite sometime.
Very good idea! I was going to make one single 4-way, but this is a better idea! I’ll make 3 or 5 at once. Especially one for my boring bar!👍😃 One might add an indexing disc, much like the raising disc you used when milling, and that way also repeat tool angle. (A feature one doesn’t have on a fourway, so not really that necessary.) This is excellent cheap hobby tooling!
seems to be more rigid than usual quick change tool posts, do you have a way to index it for repeatability?
Ótimo serviço,parabéns.
Nice clean design, my only concern would be getting enough purchase on the tool clamps without stripping the threads in the aluminium. You could counter some of this by Helicoiling the threads. Good video, I sold my mini lathe a couple of years ago when I bought my big one but before I did I made all sorts of stuff for it - its a good cheap way to teach yourself machining skills.
I think for the tool pressures on a lathe that small and the chunkiness of those casts it should be fine. Love watching these creative lathe uses though
My concern is using a hacksaw whilst the lathe is running
@@union310 its fine. Been doing it for 30+ years.
@@MrEh5 Shows your incompetence then and lack of respect for a lathe. You would get sacked in industry.
@@union310 yes its not the safest practice. I would be more worried he is wearing long sleeves and gloves and reaching over the chuck.
Brilliant!!
Beautiful
So first I see this old Tony using his milling machine as a lathe and then this :)
Excelente, muy bueno.
Interesting, I still prefer a regular QCTP because it keeps its orientation, even when you swap a holder out. It's also pretty repeatable and if you keep track of your tool offsets, you don't have to dial in a lot. On your version the tools will always end up in an arbitrary orientation unless you dial it in, which takes too much time for it to be useful.
Also not every tool has the cutting edge on the same height, it's better if you can adjust it easily.
Alternative to the QCTH .. the SCTH ?
A stack of shim stock, and a little tab with an adjustment screw to act as a rotational stop (think work stop for a milling machine vise) would be an awesome edition
One could put a precision hole pair and pin the thing in desired positions...
A simple 8 or 10 mm dowel on the tool holders with a corresponding orientation hole in the carriage slide should address this 'dial in' setback.
Nice work, were did you get the block with T Slots
Sooo brilliant!!! Please can you tell me were to find the holder you are using from 4;37? Thanks
So simple and rigid. I would made one of these from steel for extra strength.
Are you using 10mm tools? I have 8mm standard tools, and was looking at upgrading to 10mm Carbide tip tools. Just want to make sure this is a good option
It works. But is it an improvement? After grinding the tool may need height adjustment. One may have different size tool bits requiring different heights. A QCTP is quicker, surprise. If you have no casting facility a $10 tool holder is cheaper than the Al stock to make them.
This is actiali very good,
Who needs a mill when you have a lathe.
Amazing job.
Is there anything you can't do with a mini lathe?
Get a girlfriend.
Brilliant
Excellent work .
Good ideas and machining, but please loose the long sleeve shirt and do not leave the T-handle in the spindle chuck.
Perfeito!!
С комментами, конечно, было веселее... Но все всё понимают...
What ingredients are you cooking?
Don't understand how you secure the right positioning after changing the tool holder. I use Multifix on my lathe with electronic leadscrew.
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How much the mini lathe?
I prefer my 4-way tool post to those quick change holders for most lathe work. The tool holders made in this video would be absolutely useless to me since those holders do not index.
add precision holes for pins and set them in the holder body to index at desired positions...
As Spock would say: "Fascinating"
Very clever idea man! What did you use the round stock for that you milled flat on the one side?
I think he milled it flat on all sides and used it to make the moulds which he casts the three cubes from.
A round blank was used as an example, it was milled from 4 sides. And I made molds for casting from a profile pipe
@@hammerland4028 ,
Please address the dealer/distributor of this lathe, in *Indonesia* .
Please inform the address of the official distributor in *Indonesia* ...
Show em my friend s.brasil
real tired now, hafta lay dwn now.
Home casting well worth doing. A chunk of ALLY that big would cost a few quid here in the uk.
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What is that part that you put at 4:36?
This is a part of a universal milling attachment
@@hammerland4028 ,
Please address the dealer/distributor of this lathe, in *Indonesia* .
I didnt understand what is alternative in this product? İt is same, just dimension changed...
Way cool dun care what anyone says.
Hanzhen harmonic gear , strain wave reducer, robot arm gear , over 30 years experience
Well done, I can appreciate the creative setups.
But I must say, you really goofed with the hacksawing on the lathe with your long sleeve and glove on. Also, please, for the love of god always take out the chuck key.
it is a small lathe and probably won't kill you, but you continue working like this, you will be injured sooner or later.
Completely agree If you did anything like that as an apprentice you would get a huge bollocking first time and dismissed if done again
прикольно, но квик-чейндж это немного другое ) тут же просто поворотный резцедержатель.
Это же альтернатива квик ченджу для маленьких станков
@@hammerland4028 ,
Please address the dealer/distributor of this lathe, in *Indonesia* .
Один я думаю, что резцедержки изготовлены не из самолейки, а из чего то типа Д16Т ? :)
Отлил с 3 попытки и то мелкие поры остались
how to cast aluminum without pores?
For castings without pores, an aluminum degassing flux should be used.
If you hadn't used a quick change tool post as part of the process to make a new tool post, I'd give you full marks for ingenuity! :P
Except it wasn't a quick change post, just the one that comes with the machine.
@@david-flint erm, look closer as the video progresses, he uses the post it came with for most operations, but switches to a quick change tool post to hold the assembly during a later stage of the process.
@@noviceartisan that was a milling block.
@@david-flint 4:53 it's a quick change tool post.
@@noviceartisan hammerland has already answered a question about that and states that it is part of a milling attachment, It's got T slots in it for mounting parts.
Did you learn to use the lathe by yourself??
Yes
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Interesting. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week :)
Good job but for the price of quick change holders nowadays I think you'd be working for less than minimum wage building them.
never clicked on mounting the cutter in the chuck ,im so rusty at this,havnt had a lathe for decades
Mods are asleep, post illegal metalworking techniques
Please use a proper fly cutter in the 3 jaw chuck not a dangerous bodge like this.
What is the point - its standard multi position tool post that many cheap lathes come with standard for past 20 years!
First, I like the design, second, I love how versatile you are on a lathe. But, are your designs relying on your measuring to center the cutter height!? Now I understand that there have been trillions of miles of precision turning on old Lanterns, but you appear (correct me if I'm missing something) to have precision milled your tool slots "tool specific" to a pretty tight tolerance without the ability to adjust for cutter offset. The shot you showed the cutter tip "on center" would change with one grinding. Unless these are all replaceable, indexable carbide carbide inserts. Even then, you better buy "good ones" because they need to all be IDENTICAL! Help me out here...
I had the same question.
@@zombieengines7336 just make the slots larger problem solved
Don't leave the key in the chuck, mate. You are one accidental button push from a dangerous situation.
Been there. It hurts big time.
Remove compound rest slide, replace it with block of steel.
Most people have the two cutting tools they use the most set up on a normal holder .
If you need a quick change you should have got a bigger more industrial lathe with the extra tools and features at the start .
turret
There is a reason they don't make aluminum tool holders. Smdh
The Chinese actually make 'em. Probably not any good though
😂