Turning Tricks: Finding Center
Added 2018-06-16 03:11:05 +0000 UTCMy first video about tricks I have learned in free machining on the lathe - This episode has me making a tool to be able to center my work in a four jaw chuck. Enjoy!
Comments
There is no need for racially offensive terminology,
Larry Taylor
2018-07-06 13:52:54 +0000 UTCYea, good but expensive. Maybe if FranLab gets fully funded....
Fran Blanche
2018-06-18 02:10:44 +0000 UTCFran. One word. NOGA. Check out their tools. Maybe I've been watching Adam Booth and Keith Fenner too long, but your chuck is weird. The screws turn backwards. Probably made in Chinkistan. Still, that lathe should do you right and last a long time with its hardened ways. Keep it oiled (with way oil, not motor oil) and store the change gears in a waterproof container so they don't rust. Cheers....
Chuck Kirchner
2018-06-17 22:55:03 +0000 UTCGuess: Very close asian cousin of the Emco Compact 8, with the very distinct lever on the left rear of the headstock.
Stefan
2018-06-17 22:40:16 +0000 UTCThat is so cool Fran. I love seeing someone skilled working with wood. I'm more of an smd rework & Dremel kind of guy. Very informative :-)
Gordo
2018-06-17 10:23:55 +0000 UTCBy all means, enjoy it! Some of my happiest hours have been spend working at a lathe.
William E Lee
2018-06-16 22:03:08 +0000 UTCIt is unbranded. Might have been a custom order design for a specific kind of operation. But I danno...
Fran Blanche
2018-06-16 19:20:02 +0000 UTCWhat make of lathe are you using?
William E Lee
2018-06-16 18:47:57 +0000 UTC
