At this point I'm convinced you want to get to the bottom of that "Ship of Theseus" thing with your lathe, and I'm so here for it.

Ive been watching mini lathe videos for months and your stuff stands out like crazy! amazing work.

The coolest thing about that switch is not the lever, but the fact that you could rig it up to your carriage stop. (The lever is cool - being able to shut off power feed (ok, the whole lathe even if that's how we have to do it) would be worth the price of admission.

Definitely not me just watching this as I finished binging all of your videos.... But if I had, great work! It's amazing to see how you have improved your setup over time and be able to make better parts with each improvement!

Great build video! Really like the cool mini lathe improvements

Lavoro davvero pregevole. E, ciò che lo contraddistingue fra tanti, è averlo fatto con piccole macchine SENZA controllo numerico. Questo denota grande conoscenza, capacità e valore. Bravo davvero bravo.

Excellent video, gonna have to do this for my own mini lathe, was looking around for some instructions and this is just perfect! Can't wait to see the end for the hex rod.

Great video. Very interested in your intention for the hex rod. As always, great attention to detail on your project. Thanks for sharing.

Hope i can upgrade my mini lathe like you did, your videos are totally awesome. Great skill 👍👍

Travail magnifique et video explicite. Un GRAND MERCI de Normandie!

Beautiful work, accuracy incredible...

very good work supported by very sophisticated equipment

Excellent job ! Great video as always !

I need those calipers! 😮 great work!

Well I see you like to make a work of art out of your projects. I can certainly appreciate the attention to detail that you put into your projects. I'm more to the point and have to getr done so that I can use the machine to make the next round of parts. I loved the travel dial built into the apron. I applaud the idea for the use of bearings on the lead screw. Which is better thrust bearings or the chosen angular contact bearings ? Both are suitable for this application. I think the answer lies in the sealing. Thrust bearings are unsealed, whereas the angular contact bearings are sealed. Swarf is some sneaky stuff and gets everywhere. I'll definitely perform this upgrade on my mini lathe. Thx for the idea. Using the large cutter for all the surface machining, including the bevels, would have saved machine and tool change time ? How are you going to protect the bearing block against rusting ? Why not just turn an outside thread the end of the lead screw and inside thread the extension. Use a class 3 or 2 thread to prevent looseness and still use the shoulder to ensure straightness. Since you are turning the thread you can control the class of the thread all the way to the point of slight interference. Consider adding a handle on the end of the lead screw you're already there and the end result gives you needed longitudinal precision. Thx for taking the time to make this video and sharing.

Very good work. Well thought out.

Great job, thank you brother. You are so talented

Nice work as always!

Très très beau travail je ne cesse de regarde tes vidéo . En tout cas tu es tes pro

Not sure the bar is for, but I’m gonna have fun finding out 🥳 Edit added: the cliff hanger is strong on this one!

Seems to me that buying a mini-lathe is a test of your worthiness to do machining. The first test is "Use the minilathe to make parts to make the minilathe useable - extra points for climbing into a bucket and picking yourself up by the handle". Makes me want to really go and get one, which I will do the moment I move into a place with a suitable workshop.

I'm betting the bottom rod is for a power feed for the cross slide. Well done!

Ive been waiting for someone to attempt it on a mini lathe.. waiting to see the results

Like every time, fantastic work !

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absolute joy to watch

Sehr gut gemacht!

Thanks for sharing 👍

Quality work!

That is darn good machine work considering what you have to work with...

wow i love lathes too !

Poor man! Hah, bro you have a lot of good tools. I wish I could come up with a milling machine. I can't even find a scrap mill. You are very blessed.

nice job! maybe that will help relieve some of that vibration also

Tidy work as usual. Looking forward to your feed project. Regarding the blacking, consider getting a small propane torch. You can heat up parts and dunk them in motor oil bath for that authentic heat-treated look.

Sehr gute Arbeit!

Well done! :)

Super!

great job ,i will like to see a video about your fly cutter and how you balance it if is home made

Complimenti tutto professionale

Ok you got my attention. I will subscribe just to 👀 what else is coming. 👍👍👍👍👍👍

Power cross feed coming? I have recently done a similar bearing mod for my mini-lathe lead screw because it was impossible to align enough to not bind, but I found skinny bearings to fit in the existing blocks. I'm sure they will not last long but I don't do hard work

The mystery rod is probably for a lever to turn the spindle on like on big machines. Down forward, up reverse 👌

Will this be the world's first mini-lathe with power crossfeed? Beautiful job on the bearing blocks...as usual!

Power switch on the carriage like with the big machines I assume? Stellar work, honestly, such craftsmanship and attention to detail is almost wasted on such a machine. But it's a pleasure to behold regardless.

Awesome video❤🇧🇷😉👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Hex rod will be for starting the spindle in either forward or reverse with a handle mounted on the saddle.

Very good

Great video, nice upgrade to your lathe. I was surprised that the lead screw had a plain bearing on the drive side. Are those new bearings self-leveling?

Hi! Awesome stuff! Could you please share the details on your lathe maker and model?

Beautiful work as always! Your accuracy is incredible. Could your 8mm hex bar be for a powered feed of some sort?

Cool upgrade thanks for sharing. The only thing I'd like to see you do in future is keep your fingers and hands away from the table of your drill press you scare me if your work slips you will have an extra hole in your hand

Excellent work. What kind of lathe do you have? I love those dials. Paul

My guess for the hex rod is a lever to operate the spindle start/stop (and possibly reverse?) switch which travels with the carriage. Great feature - I'll be watching closely.. By the way, you mention "dial pins" - I think you're referring to "dowel pins".

VERY nice work!. Subbed here.

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Bottom rod will be used to operate left-off-right switch for the lathe electric motor

Ok, very interesting. How will you rotate that new hex-bar ? From the screw-bar, with gears, 1:1 ratio ??? I believe that this new hex-bar will be used for automatic cylinder cutting, without any more stress ( and wear ) for the screw-bar itself ... and also for automatic facing and ( more important ) parting, isn'it true ?

The way the material at 8:35 breaks a chip, it looks a whole lot like cast iron. Cast iron tends to form those little grey flakes that get everywhere, and the surface finish looks the part.

Great! I'm learning with your videos. I saw some people criticizing here. I use to ear the same shit sometimes about my projects. Since them don't pay my bills, I don't give a shit for what they think for. You really waste your time answering this annoying people. Go ahead!

Nice

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Profesional tool

08:30 cast iron

My lathe had a tiny nut and a lock screw for backlash in lead screw, that definitely looks better

I believe you are making a thread dial indicator

You did a nice job on this. What brand of inserts are you using?

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Hello , great video , i have the same lathe and the same problem , can you tell please the reference of the bearing that you used , thanks.

what kind of vice is on your milling machine?

Hex rod is for start/stop/rev on the carriage? If so, good call.

it is a turning bar for automatic feeds ?

Hi,I've certainly sent you a comment, quite a while ago. Anyway I'm from Michigan USA. For your screw feed device, is better for "THRUST BEARINGS" The other lower bar that you are installing? With the intention to create "Cross Feed". If so, good luck friend...

Mich erstaunt die Standfestigkeit des Fräsers in der recht kleinen Maschine. Ich hätte erwartet dass da sofort die Zähne ausbrechen. Welcher Fräser bzw Hersteller ist das?

I'd say this will be for turning it on.

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Your lathe is a rocking on camera..think u need to bolt it down...ya goofy m8te from Australia

Bottom rod is for on , off switch

Hi, Can you tell me what brand is the metal saw you have? Thanks

Is the hex bar to run the threading position indicator

One person's journey to turn a not-so-great lathe into an actually-pretty-good lathe.

When do we find out what the hex bar does?

I am not sure about "a poor man's rotary table" but it certainly might be a 'one armed' machinist after the cutter grabs that stock and pulls your hands into that cutter! I admire the design just not some of the execution.

That wobble looks so scary. I don't understand how lathing can still work like that.

The bottom bar: forward - brake - reverse ?? 🤔

Is that a little proxxon milling machine?

Sauber ☆☆☆☆☆

What's the dimension of the spindle bore on this machine?

3801 2RS or 3201 2RS bearings? (21mm OD vs 32mm OD)

Extra rod for what purpose for self ?

you need to learn how to use "Cutting lubricants" and "bedding the lathe" to prevent the lathe jumping... otherwise nice ideas.

how often do you get your nails done, how much and by who?

Please tell me what kind of lathe model do you have? Is this a Chinese machine? No?

Fwd and Rev feed?

ooo first one here nice

8:31 that is cast iron, dont recommend to breathe the particles, i think it is carcinogenic

Autostop?

4:25 you're spinning that counterbore WAY too fast! That's why you're getting chatter! These are form tools, and form tools are to be turned at a very slow SFPM. 6:35 why didn't you use your face mill??? 8:30 the smoke is from oil that has soaked into the cast iron.

Cast iron. Don't breath the dust.

為了拍視頻買的全是新機床？🤭🤭

As of yesterday, when I found out. Adding ball bearings to the leadscrew of my lathe became priority. For some unknown (Chinese motive). The leadscrew on my lathe cannot not turn freely. IF the blocks are properly tighten! Apparently that's the reason why they both came "loose" from the factory. Let alone the FACT that the left block was "hand grinded" on a bench grinder, from the factory! Absolutely appalling. Ball bearings on both ends should solve the case.