Thank you Mr Pete. I'll bet you didn't know that you are a "social media influencer". Thanks to this series, I started looking for a tiny lathe. I have always been fascinated with the Boley watchmaker's lathe. I found one listed, when I called about it, the man said he was watching Mr Pete and was looking for a Unimat lathe.
I use a vacuum cleaner to clean chips off of my chinese Sieg 10" x 21" C6 lathe. Besides of course old rags and brushes. How would you suggest cleaning this small real lathe from chips?😅
@@MrArray1967when it comes to chip removal, I'm curious how many people have done like me and been watching Mr Pete drill a hole and been so engrossed in the video that I blow on my phone to remove the chips.
Another great video! I place my optivisor back in the box it came in every time I use it and I have had it for thirty years or more but I am sure you use yours a lot more than I use mine.
Lyle - Very interesting 'first cup of coffee' video at 630 this morning. I'm impressed with the quality of finish you got. Goes to prove the 'skill of the craftsman is more important than the tool' saying. I'm not surprised the monitor is easier to work off of - you'll be set to train up as a robotic surgeon or some such. Have a good weekend and keep the edutainment coming.
That was a great video Mr. Pete! Imagine getting back into your shop after cataract surgery and realizing the problem was in your magnifier lenses! Stranger things have happened!
Fascinating, I reckon with care,and at a push, you could make accurate detailed small componants on this, especially with more rounded nose on the tool and attention to the gibs (?) and belt. thanks for these great uploads.
Behind the scenes... but where are the lathe groupies? I guess they would have been there 45 years ago. While this lathe has an auto feed, I think I will stick with the Unimat or a watchmaker's lathe for the really small stuff!
Very cool little machine. I commented on a previous video that these tiny lathes seened pointless though very cool. For those of us who own a "real" lathe I'm sticking with my previous assessment. However, if space were very limited or you were a model, watch or jewelry maker such a lathe could possibly be perfect. I was impressed by the surface finish, especially considering the cutting tool. I look forward to the remaining videos regarding these lathes.
Time flies when watching your videos as they are so enjoyable, anybody that has you as a shop teacher is lucky indeed. The thing that suprised me was how usable it was with what I assume is the original belt. I do pay for a premium TH-cam account which means no ads maybe it also means more reliable notifications. Thank you Lyle.
Great series thank you. I have a Unimat and made many small parts with it. After purchasing a South Bend 10 inch light Lathe I found I can make just as small and accurate parts on the big lathe. Says a lot about the precision of a South Bend.
My first lathe was a 6-inch Atlas. Bought it for $75 because the guy said it was rusty. Turned out it was covered in cosmoline with wood and metal chips, which made it look that way. Thanks, Mr Pete!
Very nice video mr Pete. Like a orientation , the area of chip must be 1/80 until 1/100 of the section of tool bit. You can round the tool bit 0,2 mm with a sharpening stone and you will obtain a very good finish . Thank you for transmit your knowledge
I am impressed with the work you were able to get done with this. I think you have done an excellent job of presenting this lathe. I am looking forward to more about this one and the other one you mentioned.
Brian from Ma. Fantastic what a treat watching you machine with that little late on a sidenote been spending more and more time in my garage loving it more and more I got my sensitive drill press running and I’m revisiting that class project on the miniature vice. I’m remaking it I don’t like to loosey-goosey. anyWho.
Thank You for your continued education for those of us who will never see a 12" lathe or a man sized mill in our homes. I started with a 4" craftsman modeler lathe but it was a joke the threads on each axis is non standard and not aligning with the poor wheel markings. I upped to the craftsman 6 "lathe and it is much more a tool, it Evan came with the mill attachment. I have three of your lesson sticks on the craftsman/atlas lathe and the Bridgeport mil. Things are so much different with the mill set up and technical use that there is a way wide gap. I also have a Unimat system any fill in you can do as you review these machines would help. I have to move the sewing machine to work if you catch my drift. I sure love and appreciate your lessons we even like seeing you make chips so don't worry about showing too much. Your Student Bruce Mecham in Utah.
This is a great series. I’m surprised you didn’t comment on how it’s missing the dauber in the tail stock (for high pressure grease) for the dead center. (LOL).
Nice demonstration of the micro lathe. I have a axminster micro lathe and as you stated quite a lot of flex so more than one pass is required. Great to see you working with them and looking forward to the rest of your videos.
having the belt slip on these small lathes is a good indication you are pushing the boundary of what it can do, my unimat 3 is set so the belt slips before anything bad happens as does my smaller than the unimat flexispeed and watchmakers lathe. for anything big - like you I turn to a bigger lathe- for me my 13" south bend
I think the bed on my flexispeed may be a little longer, it has a 4" working length and can turn up to 2" diameter just. The beauty of these small lathes is if you only have a small work bench, they can still be used
Hi Mr pete, Hope your doing well. long time subscriber & watcher of your channel. Just letting you know these videos didnt show up in your videos like the usual ones do nor did i get my usual notification, I just happen to be going through your channels playlist and seen them! Thanks 😁 keep up this excellent content 👏
On the plus side you really don't have to worry about pinching or smashing your fingers when you take off the 4 jaw chuck. 🤣 Actually looking at the work you're doing I think you would be amazed at the work you could accomplish on this machine. It would just take forever because the metal removal rate would be so slow. Right now my daughter is working on a tailstock die holder. If I shortened it a couple of inches (would still work fine) it could be made on that micro lathe. Nice video, I've seen some newer lathes about that size but this is the first time I've ever seen an old one. 😁
Mornin Lyle, love the video. The OEM belt may be too worn/old for work. Are you planning to steal the one from Mrs. P’s sewing machine? Have a good day.
This seems to have a bit more power than a unimat. I see quite a bit of flex and the carriage seems quite loose. But, I think if you made a Vernier dial for it address the play in the machine, and of course tighten the belt, this could seriously be a darn nice unit. FWIW, the first thing i would do if I owned that would be to make that spare bed attach to the complete lathe and work. In fact, if it wasn't so rare, i would cut the frame in half, make a lead screw long enough and make the thing twice as long with the separated castings as end legs, and make a chip tray center for support. or a spare main casting and make it appear one piece casting. If that had some real travel it would be awesome. I wish i had one.
Get the surgery. If you do tell your doctor you want Alcon lenses. We are the number one IOL manufacturer in the world. If you get them maybe I'll have had a small part in making them.
Ya know they are long out of business. I bet Clark Easterling could cast a few dozen extended bases, and have every TH-cam machinist contributor could make one ore more parts. I suggest... That you take it apart. every inch. and scan it for reproduction. I could make a bunch of those beds on my shaper.. . I know without any question that you could make even hand drawn engineering plans. I bet without any doubt, that everyone on TH-cam would jump at the idea to make say 10 of one ore more parts. I could cut the beds to rough shape out of used bar stock on my shaper. OR i would rent it from the owner for a month, and reproduce it myself. I have available facilities to copy it. Rebadged, it wont hurt the value of the real McCoy.
Charles Manson would kill to have a lathe like thst!
Lol
Great comment. Should we name it “The Manson Killer Lathe” or is that a little too gruesome?
Loving this “little” series 😉
Thank you Mr Pete. I'll bet you didn't know that you are a "social media influencer". Thanks to this series, I started looking for a tiny lathe. I have always been fascinated with the Boley watchmaker's lathe. I found one listed, when I called about it, the man said he was watching Mr Pete and was looking for a Unimat lathe.
That’s funny!
I use a vacuum cleaner to clean chips off of my chinese Sieg 10" x 21" C6 lathe.
Besides of course old rags and brushes.
How would you suggest cleaning this small real lathe from chips?😅
@@MrArray1967when it comes to chip removal, I'm curious how many people have done like me and been watching Mr Pete drill a hole and been so engrossed in the video that I blow on my phone to remove the chips.
Another great video! I place my optivisor back in the box it came in every time I use it and I have had it for thirty years or more but I am sure you use yours a lot more than I use mine.
Nice demonstration Mr Pete !!
We still learn from every presentation. John
Mr Pete, thank you for the mini series. I have found it a little intriguing.
Lyle - Very interesting 'first cup of coffee' video at 630 this morning. I'm impressed with the quality of finish you got. Goes to prove the 'skill of the craftsman is more important than the tool' saying. I'm not surprised the monitor is easier to work off of - you'll be set to train up as a robotic surgeon or some such. Have a good weekend and keep the edutainment coming.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video, MrPete. Amazed at the work this lathe can do, just in miniature. Looking forward to the next segment.
Thanks for these videos. I love my little Sherline lathe for tiny jobs, but this tiny thing makes it look massive by comparison.
I enjoyed that very much, thank you
This little lathe would be a perfect machine for small proto types, thanks for the video🤗😎🤗😎
That was a great video Mr. Pete! Imagine getting back into your shop after cataract surgery and realizing the problem was in your magnifier lenses! Stranger things have happened!
Fascinating, I reckon with care,and at a push, you could make accurate detailed small componants on this, especially with more rounded nose on the tool and attention to the gibs (?) and belt. thanks for these great uploads.
Excellent video. I am enjoying this miniature lathe series. You should make a project on mini lathe.
Good morning Lyle.
Good fun.
Behind the scenes... but where are the lathe groupies? I guess they would have been there 45 years ago. While this lathe has an auto feed, I think I will stick with the Unimat or a watchmaker's lathe for the really small stuff!
Nice machine, great demo.
Have a great day
Very cool little machine. I commented on a previous video that these tiny lathes seened pointless though very cool. For those of us who own a "real" lathe I'm sticking with my previous assessment. However, if space were very limited or you were a model, watch or jewelry maker such a lathe could possibly be perfect. I was impressed by the surface finish, especially considering the cutting tool.
I look forward to the remaining videos regarding these lathes.
That’s cool. I was amazed it was able to take that deep of cut.
Also about notifications I too have noticed I have to look for your videos.
Time flies when watching your videos as they are so enjoyable, anybody that has you as a shop teacher is lucky indeed. The thing that suprised me was how usable it was with what I assume is the original belt. I do pay for a premium TH-cam account which means no ads maybe it also means more reliable notifications. Thank you Lyle.
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Great series thank you. I have a Unimat and made many small parts with it. After purchasing a South Bend 10 inch light Lathe I found I can make just as small and accurate parts on the big lathe. Says a lot about the precision of a South Bend.
Thankful that you love to teach.
Thanks MrPete.
My first lathe was a 6-inch Atlas. Bought it for $75 because the guy said it was rusty. Turned out it was covered in cosmoline with wood and metal chips, which made it look that way. Thanks, Mr Pete!
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Enjoyed Mr. Pete, very cool little lathe !
Very nice video mr Pete. Like a orientation , the area of chip must be 1/80 until 1/100 of the section of tool bit. You can round the tool bit 0,2 mm with a sharpening stone and you will obtain a very good finish . Thank you for transmit your knowledge
Very enjoyable. Some experimenting with tool radius and rake angles might improve performance and finish.
That was a good video
Great videos!
On a side note, I absolutely LOVE your anecdotal videos.
Thanks so much!
Thanks for sharing 👍
I am impressed with the work you were able to get done with this. I think you have done an excellent job of presenting this lathe. I am looking forward to more about this one and the other one you mentioned.
Not sure if this is novelty or julery but it blows my mind seeing his hands in comparison to the size of this beautiful piece of equipment lol
Great job. Thank you 😊
Thanks for the video Mr. Pete. Can't wait for the next video.
Wow! When your finger points at the micrometer, you suddenly seem like you have the hands of Andre the Giant! 👍😀😉
Brian from Ma. Fantastic what a treat watching you machine with that little late on a sidenote been spending more and more time in my garage loving it more and more I got my sensitive drill press running and I’m revisiting that class project on the miniature vice. I’m remaking it I don’t like to loosey-goosey. anyWho.
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Thank You for your continued education for those of us who will never see a 12" lathe or a man sized mill in our homes. I started with a 4" craftsman modeler lathe but it was a joke the threads on each axis is non standard and not aligning with the poor wheel markings. I upped to the craftsman 6 "lathe and it is much more a tool, it Evan came with the mill attachment. I have three of your lesson sticks on the craftsman/atlas lathe and the Bridgeport mil. Things are so much different with the mill set up and technical use that there is a way wide gap. I also have a Unimat system any fill in you can do as you review these machines would help. I have to move the sewing machine to work if you catch my drift. I sure love and appreciate your lessons we even like seeing you make chips so don't worry about showing too much. Your Student Bruce Mecham in Utah.
Hello Bruce.
Thank you for watching. I am tentatively planning on making a video course using the unimat.
Very tiny good !!
No heavy lifting invovled when switching frrom faceplate to four jaw.
That is a cool tool, I could see using it for jewelry and small parts to small for my South bend lathe
This is so cool. I will probably never own one but you make it so interesting I cannot stop watching. You rock Mr. Pete
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This is a great series. I’m surprised you didn’t comment on how it’s missing the dauber in the tail stock (for high pressure grease) for the dead center. (LOL).
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You could use one of those real cheap dogital calapers, and cut it down to a useable
size. I think they even make them out of plastic (not sure).
What an awesome guy
Hey Mr. Pete! When is your next fireside chat video?
very cool. could carriage need adjusting ?
Nice demonstration of the micro lathe. I have a axminster micro lathe and as you stated quite a lot of flex so more than one pass is required. Great to see you working with them and looking forward to the rest of your videos.
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having the belt slip on these small lathes is a good indication you are pushing the boundary of what it can do, my unimat 3 is set so the belt slips before anything bad happens as does my smaller than the unimat flexispeed and watchmakers lathe. for anything big - like you I turn to a bigger lathe- for me my 13" south bend
I think the bed on my flexispeed may be a little longer, it has a 4" working length and can turn up to 2" diameter just. The beauty of these small lathes is if you only have a small work bench, they can still be used
Hi Mr pete, Hope your doing well. long time subscriber & watcher of your channel. Just letting you know these videos didnt show up in your videos like the usual ones do nor did i get my usual notification, I just happen to be going through your channels playlist and seen them! Thanks 😁 keep up this excellent content 👏
I think most people are not getting notified
I got the notification. check yours. you tube turns them off sometimes
I didn’t get notified either
I got this one but its hit or miss.
On the plus side you really don't have to worry about pinching or smashing your fingers when you take off the 4 jaw chuck. 🤣 Actually looking at the work you're doing I think you would be amazed at the work you could accomplish on this machine. It would just take forever because the metal removal rate would be so slow. Right now my daughter is working on a tailstock die holder. If I shortened it a couple of inches (would still work fine) it could be made on that micro lathe. Nice video, I've seen some newer lathes about that size but this is the first time I've ever seen an old one. 😁
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Now I’ve watched all 4. I’m missing the 4 jaw chuck for mine- where can I get one?
Does a great job when you can see what your doing . Great work pete .needs a new belt lol
Mornin Lyle, love the video. The OEM belt may be too worn/old for work. Are you planning to steal the one from Mrs. P’s sewing machine? Have a good day.
I know you don't mean to, but you are consistently hilarious.
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Were these found on that Roswell Ufo?? Looks like Tiny Astronauts might use them..on a Long Trip....🇨🇦🤓🤙
I wonder if the tailstock is out of true with the headstock? That would cause the tool to cut on the return stroke right? AL B.
Aw c'mon Mr. Pete we wanted to see you put a dro on this lathe! 😂
Very nice. Is mansun the only manufacturer that sold this micro lathe?
This seems to have a bit more power than a unimat. I see quite a bit of flex and the carriage seems quite loose. But, I think if you made a Vernier dial for it address the play in the machine, and of course tighten the belt, this could seriously be a darn nice unit. FWIW, the first thing i would do if I owned that would be to make that spare bed attach to the complete lathe and work. In fact, if it wasn't so rare, i would cut the frame in half, make a lead screw long enough and make the thing twice as long with the separated castings as end legs, and make a chip tray center for support. or a spare main casting and make it appear one piece casting. If that had some real travel it would be awesome. I wish i had one.
That would be a neat project. Make it into an extended bed Lathe
Yeah i dare ya! I know you can do it! @@mrpete222
Out of curiosity how much would a wave would just cost new and what is the cost today?
Tiny Chips....Wear your Magnifying Glasses or you will miss them!!
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Next project make a tiny tubal crane
Question: Have you found the prices these 2 mini lathes sold for "back in the day"?
I think I saw ads in popular science years ago. Perhaps $200?
Well not a production lathe. Fun tool for small work.
Now you have to get a really small Vacuum cleaner to clean up with.
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I have twice offered you a brand new four jaw chuck for your Unimat lathe but I don’t think you have seen my comment. Mike. UK
I don't see you wearing eye and hearing protection there, Lyle. It may be a small lathe, but that's no excuse, sir!
It cuts,mrpete.Thank you.
Oh and now I found a new thing I must have before I leave this world
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Its full name is four jaw Charles
Yes
Besafe
Get the surgery. If you do tell your doctor you want Alcon lenses. We are the number one IOL manufacturer in the world. If you get them maybe I'll have had a small part in making them.
😄😄
Makes me wanna make a modern well built version, not one of those chinese crap ones
Ya know they are long out of business. I bet Clark Easterling could cast a few dozen extended bases, and have every TH-cam machinist contributor could make one ore more parts. I suggest... That you take it apart. every inch. and scan it for reproduction. I could make a bunch of those beds on my shaper.. . I know without any question that you could make even hand drawn engineering plans. I bet without any doubt, that everyone on TH-cam would jump at the idea to make say 10 of one ore more parts. I could cut the beds to rough shape out of used bar stock on my shaper. OR i would rent it from the owner for a month, and reproduce it myself. I have available facilities to copy it. Rebadged, it wont hurt the value of the real McCoy.