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General Category => Machining => Topic started by: Dave on December 07, 2018, 10:06:10 AM

Title: Freehand lathe turning
Post by: Dave on December 07, 2018, 10:06:10 AM

Seen this on HSM, looks like it would be easy to reproduce. And looks just real handy!

 

https://youtu.be/Xs8XZ8X1I-g

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs8XZ8X1I-g&feature=youtu.be

Title: Freehand lathe turning
Post by: Sparky_NY on December 07, 2018, 10:37:27 AM

I seen that at HSM this morning too.   I notice they are doing aluminum, which cuts pretty easy.   WHY do I have the feeling that it would catch and come hit me in the head if used on steel?

Title: Freehand lathe turning
Post by: bruski on December 07, 2018, 10:02:02 PM

That is a slick set up there. If you watch the entire video, he cuts titanium, cast iron, stainless steel and other metals. Does anybody know which alloy of aluminum he was cutting, no stringy chips so it must be hard.

 

bruski

Title: Freehand lathe turning
Post by: Cutter on December 08, 2018, 02:43:14 PM

That is a slick set up there. If you watch the entire video, he cuts titanium, cast iron, stainless steel and other metals. Does anybody know which alloy of aluminum he was cutting, no stringy chips so it must be hard.

 

bruski

 

I don’t know, but my first thought was magnesium.

Can’t be too hard, he still has hair on his arms.