Excellent work David. I like the depth dial indicator idea, works very well. Super little lathe. A modern update to a Unimat. I like all the accessories you've made for it. Cheers Nobby
Another great illustration of how to overcome challenges - I particularly liked the 'poor mans' depth gauge. A further outing of the lathe is of particular interest - and ideal addition to a home workshop!
Nice job 👍👍👍 I like the poor mans depth stop, I generally use masking tape like you did on the larger drill. Small heat shrink tube works well too. Cheers, Alan.
Great to see a pro at work And just love how you get such good videos I struggle to video my work as can't seem to get a proper set up. And so you aspire me
I have to agree with many other comments about the Polymorph as it is new to me also and the little lathe is a good addition, something I've been thinking about too. Thanks for sharing
I've used it from a couple different brands. In the US it's often sold as "friendly" plastic. It melts easily in hot water (less than boiling) and conforms to details for molding pretty well. I have used it to make several sets of fake fangs that will basically suction hold to a person's canines. I've also used it to make knobs for nuts, and to fix an industrial switch where the knob snapped off.
@@iTeerRex It melts at a much lower temperature than hot glue, so you can mold it with your hands and not get burned. It is a lot harder than hot glue when it cools. It isn't nearly as sticky as hot glue either, but you can use hot glue to stick it to stuff. You can also get dye pellets to mix in and color it.
On 3:05 you are using a linear scriber on a cylindrical stock..how about to get an (Hermaphrodite Caliper)....I got this couple of years ago. Its very cheap...mrpette is using it also....try it, you will love it.
Excellent work David. I like the depth dial indicator idea, works very well. Super little lathe. A modern update to a Unimat. I like all the accessories you've made for it.
Cheers Nobby
Very neat bit of work. I didn't know about the top slide for the lathe, or Polymorph. That Axminster is looking good as a second lathe.
Another great illustration of how to overcome challenges - I particularly liked the 'poor mans' depth gauge. A further outing of the lathe is of particular interest - and ideal addition to a home workshop!
Nice job 👍👍👍 I like the poor mans depth stop, I generally use masking tape like you did on the larger drill. Small heat shrink tube works well too. Cheers, Alan.
Great to see a pro at work
And just love how you get such good videos
I struggle to video my work as can't seem to get a proper set up.
And so you aspire me
I have to agree with many other comments about the Polymorph as it is new to me also and the little lathe is a good addition, something I've been thinking about too.
Thanks for sharing
Very nicely made video, as always
The polymorph is new to me...
Polymorph huh. I have never heard of it before.
I've used it from a couple different brands. In the US it's often sold as "friendly" plastic. It melts easily in hot water (less than boiling) and conforms to details for molding pretty well. I have used it to make several sets of fake fangs that will basically suction hold to a person's canines. I've also used it to make knobs for nuts, and to fix an industrial switch where the knob snapped off.
@@Kineth1Is it similar to hot glue, but dries much harder? It seems like.
@@iTeerRex It melts at a much lower temperature than hot glue, so you can mold it with your hands and not get burned. It is a lot harder than hot glue when it cools. It isn't nearly as sticky as hot glue either, but you can use hot glue to stick it to stuff. You can also get dye pellets to mix in and color it.
@@Kineth1 Ah, very cool 👍
Amazon sell Whitemorph, same product.
Excellent David!
On 3:05 you are using a linear scriber on a cylindrical stock..how about to get an (Hermaphrodite Caliper)....I got this couple of years ago. Its very cheap...mrpette is using it also....try it, you will love it.
I have one and use it all the time. Mine has the War dept symbol on so is around 75 years old.
@@myfordboy 😲
Thanks for the tip and build David. That will come in handy some day. Can you tell me what the "Polymorph" product is?
Joe
Amazon sell Whitemorph which is the same product.
@@myfordboy Thank you for the information David. I appreciate it!
Joe
It's the first time I see polymorph and that makes me feel like my Country is still in the 19th centruy.
Excelente!!!
What is the name and model of your lathe?
Very nice videos and good work!
This the lathe. bit.ly/3ynTjyb Also available in other counties as a Sieg Co.
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