My feedback is, keep doin what you're doin, which is making stuff that you think of and about, test it and try it out, and keep improving it until you are happy with it and it works the way you want it to! One commenter I recently talked to on another post was losing his mind over people making their own lathes, complaining that you can't make your own lathe and that it's all way too precise and exact for anyone to make their own... Lathes didn't fall from the sky one day, and were just like anything, started with an idea that was acted upon and tinkered with to make work! I reminded the guy also, that people don't usually start building something from start to finish without testing it out along the way and making several improvements and tweaks to their build in order to make them better for their own needs! It also depends on what the person builds it for and expects from it, and how much effort they want to put into it. People like myself really appreciate these DIY videos, whether they work or not, because they help us viewers come up with our own ideas and alternatives, or give us reasons to do or not to do the same thing! Thank you for the great work you do!

This is great! I've been a machinist for 13 years, your doing just fine and I'm very impressed with your skills. I'm about to make one of these myself.

Thanks for posting. I ended up with a little bigger lathe and adapted it for CNC. Since I also wanted to continue to use the lathe in manual mode, my conversion was a little different. I found XL pulleys and belts about the same size as the hand wheels, added spinner handles, and mounted the steppers on a bracket to the right of the cross slide. Mach3 and some Grbl versions can account for backlash which is a usual feature of these little lathes. I also turned a mandrel to fit and tighten into the spindle shaft for the rotary axis feature. So far it works extremely well for ornamental turning of wood and is rigid enough for metals. All good fun.

Nice timing! I'm beginning my research on doing something like this for pen making (don't have adequate workshop space yet, but I have the lathe waiting). At the moment I'm getting a feel for what other people have been doing and it's nice to have something so recent.

The willing to try, the courage to mistake, those are enough. 😊

That was neat. I look forward to seeing more on the lather.

Machinist trolls are the best kind of trolls. especially the retired ones that have the time to write great explanations.

Looking forward to your Iron Man suit project.

I'm doing a CNC conversion of a Harbor Freight mini wood lathe with absolutely minimum changes to the original machine. It's way more fun to make the tool than to make things with the tool.

I’m an amateur machinist but there’s a few tips I may be able to give. Being 4 months ago, you probably already have all of this. First things first get a quick change tool post. Those tool posts they come with are garbage. The QCTP is the highest quality of life improvement you’ll ever get. No shimming or stupid stuff when changing tools. You also can adjust very fast with the jam nut if you don’t have a bunch of tool holders. Next get a machinist handbook and read it once or twice. I have a lathe/mill combo, so this really helped me. A lot of them are old books but all of the machinists knowledge is still very valid. I saw someone talked about your 3jaw chuck already, but you ought to find a 3 jaw that is basically inverse of what you have. I barely run my 3jaw like you have there unless I’m grabbing something that’s like 3inch dia. That’s a much nicer lathe then I have, mines very old. Seems you have a brake and everything. Threading sucks having to switch gearing but it’s such a great skill to learn. I make everything that’s custom x28 pitch because I don’t want to change gears lol but it works fine The next thing I really want is a 4jaw

CNC machine comes Long Way... very nice setup..

That looks pretty cool.

When you TIG welding break your ark but keep the gas running for about 5-10 seconds. It will cause less oxidisation in the part and make your tungstens last longer

Well... there goes my plans for the weekend. Gotta do this. For sure.

Watching the first 15 seconds cracked me up! Hella relatable. got my sub!

I think you and me have lots of common things :D I'm exactly the same as you, I find myself in your videos :D from starting water missile to CNC hobby :D Upload More please :D

Awesome job dude

What impressive work

probably should have changed the screws to ball screws as backlash can cause problem when machining some part, as the computer isnt really able to compensate for it

Jesus, by wounds in your hands I thought you had a plasma cutter already...

I am so looking forwards to seeing you make a CNC TIG welder to make a 3d metal printer :) I was thinking about it, but I think I need to start out with the lathe and plasma cutter.

I was looking at ideas for converting my lathe to cnc. Not talking trash but I don't think I'll go your way.

You need more jubilee clamps and hydraulic cylinders.

I like it, thanks for the video

I like your vids

Bro great stuff!

Muchas gracias por el aporte

Nice! So I picked up a SB 10K. I'm about 60% back together and already wanna go stepper. Any recommended motors, suppliers for kits, software, etc.

Bravo Turkey İzmir selâm 👍

So..plasma cutter cnc soon? ;) great video!

GReat job Man. Greetings from Colombia. Would you mind sharing the plans for this build? Thanks in advance

What's use 2axis brackout board sir

Can u teach how to connect motor to lathe pulley

I would love to know more about the software and how you programmed the baseball bat design

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What is mace3

Could you touch on the how to controlled the stepper motors? What electronics and software?

All your skill and you make a miniature basball bat!?

Connections??

I saw your video on air horns. I want to install a killer legal horn on my 2019 F250. What do you recommend.

ahhhh do you wanna sell this machine to me

I like you based your product, ì you visit Viet Nam, I wait you

It’s actually z and x there is no y

What steppers and drivers u used?