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GTV-27 Gang-Tool Lathe Steel Cutting Demo

Cool video about lathe cutting, take a look: GTV-27 cutting steel featuring threading, side drilling, and side milling

1.3 Machine Tool Basics — Lathe Cutting Tools — SMITHY GRANITE 3-in-1

Cool video about lathe cutting, take a look: www.smithy.com (view transcription of video below) Learn about the basics of metal lathe operations using our Smithy Granite combo lathe machines. You can visit us at www.smithy.com for more information or send us any questions about your project. Our trained technicians will be glad to help you [...]

Can I use a drum/rotor lathe to shave my rim faces?

So I have 2 piece welded rims I am taking apart and converting into a 3 piece. The problem is, the back of the surface isn’t smooth enough to mount on my innr barrel. Therefore, I have a decent fairly expensive looking rotor cutting machine/lathe at my shop that I was wondering if I could [...]

Do Metric threads on A Lathe Specs go by pitch or total length in mm?

I need to thread a muzzle break on an HK Barrel and its 16mm x 1.0 pitch Right Hand.. The lathe my friend has shows it cuts 29 metric threads in the range of 0.2-4.5mm. I know threads by TPI per/inch, but do these metric specs refer to length or Thread Pitch in mm?

Explanation: Cutting Threads on My Metal Lathe

Cool video about lathe cutting, take a look: Here I describe in detail the steps I took to cut threads in an aluminum rod on my metal lathe. I was creating a tool holder to hold a small Dremel chuck, meaning that I had to duplicate the shaft of a Dremel tool on my own [...]

Hendey T&G Lathe, cutting the base of a bevel gear blank

Cool video about lathe cutting, take a look: Cutting the base of a Bevel gear blank (must be very flat), on a Hendey tool & gagemakers lathe. The blank is held in a 3 jaw cushman chuck, & supported by the steady rest. The lathe speed is running about 300 rpm (in 2nd back gear), [...]

Is collet chuck of cnc lathe cutting machine need to do any protection when empty run or spindle turn?

Chuck at our cnc machine is use to hold the product and turn for cutting. Thus, there is nothing in chuck when machine is stop. Can any one tell me that the accuracy of machine can be effect or not when the spindle is turning without chucking. Is it need to insert any dummy work [...]

Lathe cutting plexiglass disc

Cool video about lathe cutting, take a look: Doing some work with my TB-320 lathe- at this time cutting 2cm thick plexiglass disc. Plexiglass chips really looks like a thin thread.

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Hendey T&G Lathe, cutting the base of a bevel gear blank

Cool video about lathe cutting, take a look: Cutting the base of a Bevel gear blank (must be very flat), on a Hendey tool & gagemakers lathe. The blank is held in a 3 jaw cushman chuck, & supported by the steady rest. The lathe speed is running about 300 rpm (in 2nd back gear), [...]