I Bought A Mini Metal Lathe. First impressions and time lapse.
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Welcome to your new addiction! I too started with a mini lathe. They only get bigger from here.
⚠ 7:35 Never EVER grab any metal shavings while the lathe is turning! You might end up losing your fingers or worse.
As for the video.. Thank you for sharing, great first impression. 👍
You read my mind. Stop the lathe, then use pliers or some thing other than your fingers. Slice and dice like no paper cut you ever had
Mr. Pete/Tublacain is highly recommended! He use to be a shop teacher and does an amazing job teaching folks. As another commenter said, welcome to your new addiction. This old Tony and Joe Pie are also great folks to watch and learn from! Only been involved with it for 4-5yrs and have a small fortune spent.
DO NOT GRAB SWARF when the machine is running it will rip your hands and fingers off if you ever use steel.
EXACTLY MY FRIEND!!!! I’ve worked in fab shops since I was 19. I seen a guy grab it and it caught his coveralls and sucked him into the drill. Now this was a radial arm drill bit it ripped his coveralls off his body and he had third degree burns on his body and liked the drill press. He got lucky it didn’t kill him. Know I know this is just small but you are correct it will take fingers off!!!
Lubricate the tip of that dead center with spot of grease to avoid it being chewed up while machining
I'm happy you ended up getting one. I'm on your face book and have the green 1905 lathe. I was not able to watch the whole video but will later and probably comment again but this makes me happy.
Dude I've been eyeing some old ww2 ones because I have the old shop in my basement and this is definitely motivation!!
My dad had bought one last winter and is about twice the size of yours. It's older but built like a tank. Shit soon enough your going to be a fully blown transmission shop. A21 bravo transmissions. I still cant believe you went from a bass head to a full blown car building swapping transmission building gear head. Keep getting lernt buddy. Cant wait to see the gramps ranger ripping again!
Also that spring on the chuck is there just incase you forget it in the chuck. Shoots off like a bullet if it's turned on with it in there. And that's a dead center. A live center turns. That wallowing that you experienced was from no grease on the dead center. Sorry for many comments as I'm watching.
No problem. I ordered a live center today 👍
Looks like a nice piece for the garage. Taking the part out of the chuck multiple times will mess with the concentricity unless you use a dial indicator every time it is taken out. Also get a 0/1” and 1/2” mic instead of calipers if you are trying to be accurate when making parts. I can’t wait to see what you come up with and how it will improve your builds over time. Oh yeah don’t grab chips with your hands if the machine is running, no need to find out why the hard way.
Good point about the removal, never thought about not being positioned the same way when removed...
That tooling will where out and you will need to get some more. But before you do get more tooling get yourself a quick change tool post. That tooling is middle road. Above high speed steel tooling but below replaceable carbide tip tooling. If you have any question I'll do my best to answer. I am on your Facebook group so I can share there too
Just found your channel and subscribed. Very nice lathe
Do yourself a favor and get a quick change tool post. That way the first thing I bought for mine. Then later I did major upgrades to my grizzly 8x22
Very nice. I want one of these! I used to used a giant one in advanced metal shop back in the day. Can you add the Amazon link to that model lathe?
Very nice little machine! My dad had a Crafstman (Atlas) lathe. When his mother passed he inherited her sewing machine which was missing a screw (they seem to have odd ball thread sizes). So he figured out what he needed & found that he could still get the right gears through Sears to make the part (this was years ago). I got a 3 jaw chuck with the right taper for rough boring or center drilling for my dad. You might find one handy for you too. If it is consistent you can do some pretty nice parts on it. They are addicting aren't they?
8:27 if you changed the gears from low to high, the grinding noise may come from the headstock. If you tried to change from forward into neutral and to reverse, than should grinding the gears that you showed. I think you might change from low to high.
I actually found the belt was loose and slipping. Motor moved and belt loosened up.
Nice little lathe!
Feeds and speeds add some coolant to your process will give your carbide longevity. Slower the speed and feed bigger the chip load faster smaller the chip load.
At 1:58 That's a dead center you have in there. They require a dab of grease to work and not get wallered out.
He's right Ryan, I had actually said live center yesterday when we talked. If you notice when you engage the dead center, if the part moves around - you can actually sweep the dead center in with an an indicator in the chuck, and move the tail stock around with the adjusting screws, so that it engages perfectly in the center of the part.
Ahh. So the dead center doesn't spin, and the live center spins... makes sense... Yeah that would definitely help do keep it from moving, I'll have to get er figured out.
Nice and good work
did you change the gear oil before use?
I like it!!
For long, slender workpieces, steady rest may be needed.
Can someone please tell me the REAL diameter of the spindle bore. On paper VEVOR tells 20 mm. But i´ve heard it´s less than that. I need at least 18 mm...so, hopefully...
I´ll be thankful for the rest of my life if someone can hand me the real dimensions. Thank you!
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Thank you for posting this video I've been considering getting a mini metal lathe. This video popped up great in depth video. Thank you for taking the time to do this review right.
After all this time how are you liking the lathe what if anything do you wish your consider it what would you do different if you were buying a large today?
Are there features you wish this had?
What upgrades if any have you done for this lathe?
Thank you for your time and again great video you earned a new sub with this video.
I love it, I use it all the time. I bought a WEN floor stand for it. I use it a lot more than I ever thought, lol.
Was that a can of solar activated fiberglass resin behind the Lathe? I kinda want one of these mainly for making adapters and spacers for my truck build. Maybe next project. lol Awesome work!
Solar Flux for welding stainless joints without back purging.
Piss the Chuck Guard off, it's a POS & will drive you NUTS, same with the Key Spring.
If you want 0.01mm repeatable accuracy , "Blue & Scrape" the Saddle, Cross Slide & Compound Slide.
I spent a week, hand fitting & Blueing everything, WOW what a difference !!
The Tailstock & Compound were the worst.
The extra effort is worth it 😉
I did remove guard and spring shortly after I got it.
Can you machine pockets in the center support and front planet in your 4L80E with this bad boy to rollerize it?
Probably. It fits pistons pretty easy. They might fit.
Yes those so-called guards and that chuck key spring are a pain in the arse I have taken both mine off very easy to bypass the switch on the chuck guard I call that stuff dangerous safety.
Yeah, I took them both off now. I just did a 4" diameter project and the guard hit the chuck so just removed it.
@@BlaserBuilds Also if you bolt the machine down and replace the spindle bearings with angular contact bearings it makes a big difference to the cut.
Good on ya for the fun little lathe...here's a tip - DO NOT run your lathe with an empty chuck. Yeah, some may say superstition...BUT...bad practice leads to bad habits. Cheers!
Interesting, I haven't heard that yet. What's the reason? Just that you could get distracted while turning but not used and cause injury or? Thanks!
@@BlaserBuilds with no work to clamp...the jaws 'potentially' have enough backlash to move and cause an imbalance condition. Not good for the bearings, not good for the chuck...well, there are other reasons, but that's a big one. Cheers!
@@gordaro2828 Ahh, makes sense. 👍
Theyre not all bad. Good cnc candidates to make little parts. Another $500 and its a CNC running GRBL.
I had started on that lathe and turned it into a 3500sqft CNC shop after 3 years and a friend took it off my hands. Called him up and asked if he still had it so i could convert it to CNC and use it for a few tasks at home before i give it back. Maybe I should make some video how to’s.
Nice.
Honestly the old American steel lathes still work great. I have a Logan 210 10x24.
The adjustment screws are called gibs sir you are only supposed to take of 2 thousandths at a time. Anymore may damage your machine. Carbide is your friend but not cheap.
Did i miss what brand and model this is?
I Didn't mention it, but you can see the name "Senduo" on control panel. It's the 7x14" model. Bought it on Amazon.
Brazed carbide
Learn what the cross slide and compound are... along with the apron... and all other names for the things you are showing us... lol.
Here you go buddy. Check this guy out and enjoy your journey. th-cam.com/video/qt5cAf1ZcDA/w-d-xo.html
He will show you how to do all your adjustments. Take the spring off, just don't leave your chuck in your lathe chuck.
Just big enough
Tighten ur belt. It shouldn't slip
I did a few months ago, the motor was loose.
Anyone interested in do some paid by part work?
Never grab anything while the machine is running trust me it's not worth it
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Machining sucks ass!!! 🤣🤣 I do it for a living 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
A live center shouldn't be wallowing out....maybe your tailstock isn't locking down tight enough as that has been common in some Chinese lathes
Actually, I wasn't using a live center, it was a dead center. Was still learning the terminology, and a maxhinist friend learned me after watching this video. . I bought a live center for if and works well.
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