I bought a 12×36 metal lathe at Harbor Frieght. What I went through to get it home.
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I bought a 12×36 metal lathe at Harbor Frieght. What I went through to get it home.
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thats a nice lathe
thats a nice lathe
nice lathe.
The …
nice lathe.
The best people are the ones that create something from raw materials.
Congratulations.
Good for you man! I …
Good for you man! I am happy for you. You making chips yet?
My rational is that …
My rational is that it is much safer than a Harley.
Nice midlife crisis …
Nice midlife crisis video
I have ran large …
I have ran large lathes. It’s kind of exciting. It also can be rather dangerous. If I was you I’d work up to it. I’ve ran CNC mills, but never got to run a CNC lathe. I’m seriously considering adding CNC to my mill/drill. I have a friend who mounted his 9×20 lathe on his mill and used the X and Y controls to position the tool. I t worked great. There is a article about doing that in the “Digital Machinist” magazine too. I have no plans now to have a separate CNC lathe.
Dont worry about …
Dont worry about the mess. it is a sign of a busy mind. Good video.
thats quite a small …
thats quite a small lathe no offence ment but wen i get a lathe im getting a “cnc” lathe they are mutch better
No chips yet, see …
No chips yet, see above comments, but hopefully soon. I will have a nice little shop, I’m already lining up projects.
I had a 9×20 Enco. …
I had a 9×20 Enco. I like it, but I needed a bigger machine. Also I wanted a quick change gear box.
What kind of lathe did you get?
As of October 24th …
As of October 24th I don’t have the lathe set up yet. I decided to insulate the garage. Of course I have to move stuff from one side of the garage to the other to get room to put the insulation in. Once I get the garage half done I’ll move the lathe into it’s new home. I have a mill drill and love it. It’s an Enco with a belt drive. I have a power hack saw and a drill press.
great video…I …
great video…I just bought a mill/drill. It’s been disassembled. And its going in the basement. (Second purchase was a small crane.) I’m looking at lathes now. (also for the basement.)
You’ve been wrestling with over a half ton, of machine. How’s it running, now?
I just bought a …
I just bought a used lathe. I’m excited to get it! I’m glad you finally got yours!
Making chips on …
Making chips on your own lathe, Alright!