Two things. First and very important. Don't leave the chuck key in the chuck when you aren't using it, EVER! That's a safety issue. Trust me. Bad things will happen if you leave it in the chuck. Sometimes painful things. The second thing is that you don't need different cutting tips to hit different angles. The tool holder and cross slide can be adjusted to the angles you need. I only (mostly) keep my toolholder at 90° when I'm parting off materials. Use the face of the chuck to realign to 90° after you cut at different angles.
Thank you for the advice. This was my first day with the lathe. I've learned quite a bit since then, but I'm still for all intents and purposes a beginner. Working on making a few wedding bands on it. Still getting the hang of it with the little time that I have to spend playing around.
Enjoy your video's. One suggestion; the audio could use some work. When you speak the audio has to be turned way up, then the music comes on and it is very loud. But regardless of my pickiness please keep the video's coming. 🙂🙂🙂🙂
Thanks for the feedback! I should start editing with headphones. I couldn't tell 😂. I'll keep it in mind for future videos. Thanks for letting me know!
New subscriber! Great video! I'm interested in watch case making, which seems right up your alley! Will check out your other videos! Thanks!
Two things. First and very important. Don't leave the chuck key in the chuck when you aren't using it, EVER! That's a safety issue. Trust me. Bad things will happen if you leave it in the chuck. Sometimes painful things.
The second thing is that you don't need different cutting tips to hit different angles. The tool holder and cross slide can be adjusted to the angles you need. I only (mostly) keep my toolholder at 90° when I'm parting off materials. Use the face of the chuck to realign to 90° after you cut at different angles.
Thank you for the advice. This was my first day with the lathe. I've learned quite a bit since then, but I'm still for all intents and purposes a beginner. Working on making a few wedding bands on it. Still getting the hang of it with the little time that I have to spend playing around.
Woohoo! Precious metal machining! XD BTW, you can make kick-ass designs using custom form cutting bits on your lathe. ;)
Haven't gone too deep into it yet but I'm hoping to try some custom bits at some point.
Enjoy your video's. One suggestion; the audio could use some work. When you speak the audio has to be turned way up, then the music comes on and it is very loud. But regardless of my pickiness please keep the video's coming. 🙂🙂🙂🙂
Thanks for the feedback! I should start editing with headphones. I couldn't tell 😂. I'll keep it in mind for future videos. Thanks for letting me know!
Nice job. Just how noisy is your lathe, Cody?
Its not super loud. its only really loud when the metal screeches haha