No way man I used to watch your videos 7yrs ago as an 11yr old and now I was planning on building my own lathe and I come across you again

Man, just lifting 70kgs of molten aluminium is nuts. Epic job!

Dude, results speak for themselves. ANYONE saying ANYTHING negative about this project has NEVER tried to do something this awesome. Keep going.

This was the most awesome large aluminum lathe bed casting I've ever seen. I've seen home made lathes and a lot of Gingery aluminum machine castings but not one like your scaled up version. I just saw took a glimpse at all of your videos, I'm subscribing. I'm gonna binge watch them this weekend. I'm going to keep my eye on this build, too.

Wow. I'd be out in the street dancing like a crazy man if I'd pulled that off first try like that! Fantastic job!

So excited for this new chapter! I really wasn't sure such a massive lost foam casting would go well, but, the title didn't say it was an epic failure, so I was somewhat clued in 😅

MyFordboy would be proud - epic casting

I have to say it came out so much better than I thought it would. That is a huge project to cast. Thumbs Up!

I’m all caught up to recent videos, I’m excited to see your plans and I pray you get the dream workshop you want, most high God bless you

nice to see you doing projects again...

Okay, an algorithm suggestion that I’m stoked about. Excited to follow this. AWESOME JOB!

Very cool project and nice video! The material choice baffles me a bit though. I looked through your channel and looks like you got a lot of aluminium so I guess the primary motivation was "free material" to make it out of, but I don't think it's a good choice as lathe base. You want as much weight as you can in your base and as much similar materials so everything you mount to it stays solid and doesn't warp with temperature changes and different expansion rates, so that's why most lathes are either steel or cast iron. Next to that the aluminium is also a lot softer so the wear surfaces will be worn out more quickly. Even if you mount steel linear rails, it's still going to warp a lot and stuff will be under a lot of tension, contrary to aluminium extruded profiles that can give a bit of way and stuff is usually mounted with locknuts that aren't absolutely fixed in place, as well as those machines being inherently limited in what kind of materials they can handle. As far as I understand it, you never want to work on materials harder than what the machine is made of, so this lathe would only really be suited to work on other aluminium or things like brass, since the machine itself will flex resulting in worse precision or even tool chattering while working on harder materials. But the thing I really dislike about using all this aluminium as a lathe base is that it's perfect material to use on the lathe or on a mill. It's kind of a waste to put such nice material on the base of the machine when you could make the base out of iron or steel and use the aluminium to make beautiful stuff! But I'm not hating on the project, that's a beautiful cast and I'm sure you can make a functioning lathe out of it, it's just something I've never really seen before.

That casting is huge! Very impressive and exciting.

Time to start scraping!

You have a lot of nads. This is a super nice job. I have watched so many videos and most tell you that you must degas and BLAH BLAH BLAH but this is absolute proof that lost foam is the only way to go.

Can't wait to follow this project. Looks good and fun.

Been following you for years, it’s been awesome watching your skills and projects progress. Please continue sharing, your hard work is appreciated!

Amazing casting, you're incredibly talented

whoa, you were the solid aluminum bat channel from years ago! Now I remember. Its been too long... good to see some content going up.

Dude, f*k the haters. That’s the largest home casting I’ve ever seen, and it came out much better than I expected. Me personally, I would probably weld steel than pour aluminum; but, I’ll definitely follow your journey and see where it takes you.

Awesome! Such a cool project!

You have a very high level of experience nice I'm happy to see someone trying hard to build something special

I know it's been said but I'm so glad you're back. Good luck with the new workshop, hope everything goes smooth. Looking forward to it.

I find this really impressive and thank you for taking us along on this project, the end result did not disappoint, after flattening this will be a great base. inspiring, I might make some parts for my cnc this way. can't wait for the next video.

Wow!! You like to do things in a big way. I cant wait to see the rest of this project.

Really glad to see your content again, man. I missed you.

What a job! Well done. That looks tremendous and hopefully a good basis for your new lathe.

Very well done!! That’s an impressive feat!

What a gangster! Amazing build dude.

Great awesome job, what a size !! Thanks for sharing

Really great work!

So cool, I can't wait to see what kind of performance you get from this lathe

Beautiful casting

Absolutely genius.

I am like all watching totally chocked and amazed. What a magnificent outcome for first try. It inspires people. 👍🙏

Weigh a 1” x 1” x 1” piece of foam and the same of aluminium then next time weigh your foam form before moulding in sand and calculate the weight for aluminium then add 10% for losses that will give you a good starting point

Thats impressive work.

that's a pro job! well done!

Subbed! Can't wait to see how this turns out!

Welcome back! I missed your videos, bro

dude that is a huge cast and overall turned out very well for the size!

Welcome back MP dragon

Wishing you all the best in your awesome effort ....!

damn bro that's a massive project and you're handlin it like a champ

You are lucky to have had it come out good the first time.

i wonder, can you fill a mold like that from both ends? you'd have needed 2 furnaces to heat up two loads of Al in tandem, and i guess 4 people to pour it in unison, but if you filled from both ends at the same time wouldn't it have reduced the cooling issue?

This is the content i love!!!!

Super cool! Well done!

Beautiful...like poetry!

Wow! That was awesome.

I just found and subscribed. While Aluminum is not my first choice, I think you will get some good use out of this lathe. Looking forward to seeing this lathe come to life.

This is so cool!

fantastic job

Pretty good in fairness considering what you had to work with!

Can you fill the cavities with epoxy granite to dampen vibrations that will occur when using the lathe? Will you be adding hardened steel rails for the way surfaces?

Very nice! Thanks for sharing Cheers

add hardened steel to the ways you'll be glad you did the alu is a okay base but will wear quickly

This project got you my sub! Thank you!!!

Badass. Subscribing for the rest of this 👊🏻

Very impressive. Very few flaws and none that matter.

Impressively done. Make sure the ways are leveled and machined to the best tolerances you can get before using it or you’ll end up with inaccuracies in the spindle bores of the machines you’re making.

Вот это отливка! Выглядит впечатляюще! Однако, станок будет иметь проблемы с жесткостью - это однозначно!

Wow. You’ve definitely just gained a new sub!

this is amazing !

Maybe a shop that works on large engines like those used in naval vessels would have a mill large enough? If you can't find one perhaps you can make a 'self-milling' device. Like an angle grinder on a sled.

Woaw, prieks dzirdēt progresu!

for surfacing, you just have to make two more of these and then rub them together according to the three plates method. easy peasy! (seriously though, this is amazing)

Amazing!

nice work!

Dude… sick!

Send it to Steve Watkins, he owns a 1943 planner that is just the thing for getting things flat

oh this is going to be good, subbed

just have this old tony karate chop it flat... seriously though, that is an impressive cast, can't wait to see you surface it.

nice. good job!

Olá amigo trabalho fantástico !!!Esse projeto me interessa e muito, e vou acompanhar!!! Abraço e boa sorte sempre!!!

Very cool!

Nice size !

amazing!

amazing

You might be able to find stainless steel linear rails which would expand slightly more with heat then standard Steel.

perfect job for a mateur

nice job

That thing is amazing! Man, fine work. Maybe you could find a huge sheet of glass and use that to smooth it off

very nice

10:13 NICE!

I was fully prepared for something janky as hell. This was the opposite of that. Surprisingly clean casting, really curious about how you plan to finish it.

Awesome job, man. I wonder if you could have preheated the entire thing to assist in the travel problem. Doesn't matter, it's out of sight and of minimal structural significance. Impressive home setup, Impressive furnace, subscribed liked and will be reviewing the back catalogue.

incredible :O

Ayyyyyy there he is!!!!

Wow…just…wow😮

Man has a foundry factory in his house

I was surprised to see a new video from you and then equally surprised to find I was no longer subbed. I think YT automatically dropped my sub during your break from uploading 😕

Gingery would be proud

This is how i run the first part after coding. I use foam instead of the material, because it can be measured, and it gives way if there is a bad line of code without breaking the expensive tooling. Also you can run feeds at like 600% in foam so checking the very 1st part after coding the part is far less time consuming. Ps Hope that lathe bed doesnt warp all over when you load it, I have a bad feeling you made a chatter box lathe under load. But I have a bit of faith and a whole lot of hope it works anyway! -- Machinist/Tool and die, fabricator of HP.

Very cool .. will you be buying harden ways? I’m curious to see this process

That's a cool part. And absolutely amazing to do that as a DIYer. But aren't these normally cast iron? Cheaper, heavier, all that

That looks amazing! Wouldn't it be a good option to use a big sheet of a sandpaper on a flat surface to make the lathe casting straight?

SUBSCRIBED!

Heck yeah!

I would recommend making the ways from ground steel or cast iron if possible for longevity.