Used Metal Lathes at AMAZING Discounts! » boring http://usedmetallathe.net Great Prices on All Types & Models of Used Metal Lathes Wed, 16 May 2012 17:35:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 what is boring on the metal lathe? http://usedmetallathe.net/what-is-boring-on-the-metal-lathe http://usedmetallathe.net/what-is-boring-on-the-metal-lathe#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:31:36 +0000 http://usedmetallathe.net/what-is-boring-on-the-metal-lathe ]]> ]]> http://usedmetallathe.net/what-is-boring-on-the-metal-lathe/feed 2 Machining question, boring a small hole on a metal lathe? http://usedmetallathe.net/machining-question-boring-a-small-hole-on-a-metal-lathe http://usedmetallathe.net/machining-question-boring-a-small-hole-on-a-metal-lathe#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:42:04 +0000 http://usedmetallathe.net/machining-question-boring-a-small-hole-on-a-metal-lathe I want to bore/drill a hole slightly less than 1/8″ in diameter into aluminum about 2″ deep, straight-through. What is the best cutting tool I would need to use and what is it called? I’m concerned that a standard HSS drill bit would wander and have a tendency to snap since I had that problem [...]]]>

I want to bore/drill a hole slightly less than 1/8″ in diameter into aluminum about 2″ deep, straight-through. What is the best cutting tool I would need to use and what is it called? I’m concerned that a standard HSS drill bit would wander and have a tendency to snap since I had that problem on a drill press…

I haven’t gotten into it yet, just anticipating problems, I’m new to machining.

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Shows set up and machining of pipe in preparation for using a steady rest. Filmed in our shop Oct 2008. This is a project for my home–(Trying to keep the vehicles off my fence.) Keaton Morris assisted me, he is one of my machinist students. This VDO is a rare posting of advanced techniques. I will not be posting many of my advanced vdo’s– those are for vantech school use only. This VDO is here to entice those to become a machinist. Knowledge of Set up and operation is what makes machinists …

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