Had to turn the playback speed down to 0.75x to catch everything.

At the start i was like: "Oh cool he's turning a cube on a lathe!" Then I was: "Goddammit he's turning a cube on a lathe." Thanks Tot.

Possibly the most informative YT video I've ever run across. As a beginner machinist and engineering student, I can't even begin to describe how much this technique will impact my career trajectory. Thank you, This Old Tony!!!

Joking aside, I totally want to see you make a cube using a lathe. I know others have done it, so how about a set of all of the platonic solids?

Tony - brilliant technique. Would it be possible to add Closed Captions? I want to make sure I didn't miss any steps.

This! This are the “old school” techniques that they don’t teach anymore in machining school. Thanks a lot for sharing!!!

I've never used a lathe before, but I'm pretty curious about how machining works, so I've started watching KZfaq videos in order to learn about it. This is a great video for an absolute newbie like me, since everything is explained in such great detail! I can tell that it's a pretty complex process, so I can definitely see why the video had to go on for 8 minutes and 54 seconds. Overall, this is a great video and I can't wait to learn some more!

Thank you, sir! This easy to follow tutorial had alleviated my apprehensions and inspired me to go out and buy my first lathe!

Wow, I've never seen such well-executed turning on a lathe. You truly can call yourself a master machinist.

He makes it look so easy.

How did I only find this now?? Ingenious: should be submitted to Cannes. The gentle reflective glow on the back surface as you turned the cube on your lathe was mesmerizing, and the music made my heart soar with emotion. Outstanding, so inspiring to a young filmmaker. Hand on heart, slight bow of reverential respect and gratitude.

Truly inspiring, never have I seen a cube turned so masterfully and with near precision... I have shared this with all the guys in the shop!

Loved it - can’t wait for part 2 “turning a lathe on a cube”

I don’t think I bothered to read the title before clicking and at about 1:55 my two dimmest neurons finally bumped into each other and I realized you were TURNING the cube. Cackled pretty hard and watched the whole thing. Love it! On an unrelated note, I just bought a minilathe and was hoping for help setting up the time travel features. I assume on a MINI-lathe there are some restrictions, but the manual wasn’t very clear. I figured I’d ask the expert!

Beautiful work. From the way you uniformly moved your hands every time to the exquisite camera work. Aspire to one day be half the craftsman you are, Tony!

I tried following this exactly and finally mastered it after two boxes of band aids and a trip to the ER. Getting that tool clearance and precise centering is super critical!

Looks like Tony had some time on his hands. This turned out to be quite a revolution in home shop machining, really put a new spin on it for me. I doubt anyone else could have handled the subject matter as well - you'd do well to put this video in your rotation.

You're one of very few people I'll watch without even thinking about it. Having seen cubes turned on a lathe before I'd probably skip over this video were it posted by anybody else. But it's posted by Tony, and not just any old Tony, it's THIS Old Tony so I'm just gonna watch it. Thanks for being just that damned good. We appreciate you.

I honestly got sucked into watching the mill pattern as Tony turned the cube. It was mesmerizing.

Clear, straightforward and so easy (once you know how) that even an apprentice can do it.

Really appreciate you including multiple camera angles, to make sure we fully understand the work that is being done. Learned so much from this that I feel I could now open a machine shop.

Classic April 1st demonstration from a master. Took a few to realize what was going on and it brought a smile to my face. You got me. If only to see the smile on tony's face knowing the number of people who were about to be had. Look forward to the next one!

Your use of different camera angles really helps to explain the technique.

I had long wondered how to turn a cube on a lathe... and the obvious answer was right in front of me the whole time! Glad to see you back on the 'Tube again, owith some regularity, Tony.

Impressive to see someone turn something that accurately by hand!

Been watching this channel for years, but have been too intimidated to try machining anything myself. This is the perfect project for me to finally start!

I see what you did there. I've never seen a lathe used with such precision. Defiantly inspirational for those of us just starting out.

I use this technique at work all the time!

Me: “there’s no way he does this for 8 minutes…” Me after 8 minutes: “god damn, well that’s that old tony”

For a minute there I thought you were going to take the easy way out by using a 4-jaw chuck, but NO, you turned a cube directly on the cross slide - pure genius Tony.

You got me twice with this. Thanks for the laugh.

Thank you for the thorough tutorial on how to turn a cube on a lathe!

Based on the motion of Tony’s upper forearm at ~1:49 and ~2:53 and the frame to frame time spectral content around ~5:25, I’d say it’s safe to assume Tony has been messing with time travel again, and this whole demonstration was really an exercise in continuum calibration and spatial synchronicity between various timelines. You can’t fool us all Tony!

For anyone wondering, the cube is turned 232 times, making 58 full rotations. The jump cuts at 3:59, 6:23, and 7:18, however, lead me to believe there may be some fancy editing magic at play - so take his method shown here with a grain of salt.

TOT, .....dont ever stop. All the editing that goes into your other gags. And yet you give us this brilliant piece of art along with it.

Tony, you’re fucking killing me😂 I was actually excited, but still suck around for the music😂 keep it up

Not waste a single second of watching. Thanks alot TOT, now i can even turn a cube on my drill press.

The camera change (close-up) at 4:00 really helped me see the details around technique. Really gives me confidence that I might be able to do this. Not sure I would be brave enough to go with aluminum right out of the gate though. Thanks TOT!

Thx Tot, now I realize just own many shape I can turn on a lathe, on any lathe!

That was an amazing thing to watch. Had me at the first rotation. You made it look so easy. I wish I had an ounce of the skill you contain in your pinky.

I watched the whole thing with bated breath. Always scary when guys are turning things on a lathe with their hands right in there while wearing a ring. Glad you finished turning it without injury!

I’m ashamed to admit that it took me nearly two minutes to realize what was going on 😞 Yet I still watched the entire thing, cuz all ToT videos are worth watching. And, this was a very calm way to end my day. Thanks ToT!

Thanks to your video, KZfaq thought I might to watch other videos on turning a cube on a lathe. I would never have thought it's actually possible, but it is, and it's easier than expected!

I had no idea you could turn a cube on a lathe like that. You've taught me so much Old Tony!

This episode really deserves a behind-the-scenes look at how you went through making this.

Thanks for the inspiration, Tony! I have been tempted to buy a lathe for some time now but I was never quite sure what I would use it for. You have now convinced me to take the next step.

This video is the reason this long time lover of engineering and dry humor is u following you! 🤣

That absolutely made my day...that laughter was so therapeutic.

All jokes aside, this was such a soothing video! I didn't know I needed to see 9 minutes of a cube being turned to some chill music, but apparently that's exactly what my anxious mind required.

This is the quality content I come here for. Always a fantastic learning experience. I have been doing this all wrong for years and kept coming up with a pyramid instead of a cube.

Watched this twice at 1/2 speed to catch all the details. Thank you TOT for another informative video!

You know what I'll have to give that a try. The set up seamed simple and realy really could save some time. Wonderful video man can't wait to see a update.

I already knew how to machine a cube on a lathe, so I wasn't expecting to learn something new from this video. Boy, I was wrong! Now I know how to turn it as well! Great technique, perfect execution!

I've never seen such a comprehensive video on turning a cube on a lathe. I almost feel like, with some practice, and a little hard work, I could turn a cube on a lathe as well. Thank you!

Just what I needed today. Thank you sir

There was so much useful information in this video I had to watch it 3 times, and send it to my friends to get their take on it, to make sure I didn't miss anything. Thank you for all the wisdom.

That is amazing. I never knew you could turn a cube on a lathe. Makes me want to get a lathe just to try this myself. Thank you for making it look so easy.

The jokes on you, I just watched it all from start to finish at 2 times speed. Twice, just to make sure I didn’t miss anything the first time.

I’d “saved” this video for a couple days until I had time to sit down and watch it. I am not disappointed.

Best New Year’s Day material yet.

I was like , "Flattening off six faces seems pretty straight forward...." Then realized the seventh face needed more palm. Well done.

I have to admit, I think this is probably one of the best videos I've seen on KZfaq in a long time. Thanks for the good laugh.

I have always wanted to do this on a drill press and now I have an idea on how. Thanks TOT!

The production quality still amazes me. Very relaxing and informative video. I couldn’t recommend it enough

My thought process... - he's not just going to "turn" turn this cube on the lathe, is he? - hang on, it's TOT, he might - hmmm.. the man knows his audience! - how am I halfway into this? - TOT.... absolute genius

I can't believe I keep making mistakes when trying to turn a cube on my lathe. This video was very informative!

i think that covered all the angles , thank you good siir!

Tony, this video sat in my Watch Later playlist for 20 days before I clicked on it. I've witnessed the thumbnail WEEKS before only to now notice what day it was uploaded on.

My husband and I have tried this technique for turning a cube on a lathe more times than I'm willing to admit.. But after watching ToT and his technique, we were FINALLY able to see our mistake! We were turning the cube counter-clockwise rather than clockwise!! Talk about egg on our faces!! Thanks Tony!!

I found out you don't even need a lathe to turn a cube. This is great because I'm just starting to get into metalworking and don't have a lathe just yet. One of these days I'll be able to turn a cube on a lathe, but until then, my kitchen cutting board will do. Thanks Tony.

A job like this takes dedication. Well done!!!

Sitting here 3rd of april ... Not realizing that the video was posted 2 days ago. You got me Tony... Well done 😂

Came for the april fools, stayed for the music.

I love how you did that cube turning with a 3 jaw chuck in there! Great work!

The cube being milled is what really twists the knife. I know very well how to turn a cube and wanted TOT:s version. Good job!

Informative as always, love this tutorial Tony!

This is the second most inefficient method of reducing the height of a cube that I have ever seen.

After an initial setup, the main part of the video starts at 0:35. Chapter 2 at 3:58. Chapter 3 at 6:23. Finishing passes from 7:19.

I love you're work. Great technique

This has to be the single greatest executed visual pun I have ever witnessed

Very informative, thank you for taking the time to show us this technique!

All my machinist friends kept arguing with me that this was impossible. Thank you for proving me right. As always ToT delivering what is followers are craving for.

My old craftsman/atlas is way out of adjustment and this video just makes me want to fix it. Every time I try to turn a cube on it, I end up with a pyramid.

I didn’t see what day it was uploaded and thought it was just an exceptionally long intro gag

Thank you for not making it a 20 minute video cause I would have watched it

It's this type of amazing, educational and eye opening content that makes me love This Old Tony more each and every year.

This is peak TOT keep up the great work!

It's so random how this video put me on rails again after an anxiety rush

Damn it, I thought this was going to help me turning a cube on my lathe. But I need it to be turned counter clockwise. This is the opposite of what I need.

Beautiful work. Amazing that you turned it all by hand! And still, absolute precision all the way. Bravo, some of your best work yet.

I've been wanting to watch this video since April 1st, feel kinda let down, then I realized it came out on April 1st. Fantastic content.

I thought I hadn’t watched this one and downloaded it to watch it on a plane….

thank you, and seriously _thank you!_ I've been trying to do this for ages and having a step by step video like this that walks me through in such a non condescending manner has made me realise how to do it! That bit in the middle (I didn't catch the time stamp) when you're explaining it face to camera with the whiteboard really cinched it for me. Most people would just have the highlights that dont really teach you up at the front with the meat of the gotchas lumped at the end, but the incidental explanations and reasons for tool choices so thoroughly explained made this the perfect introductory video.

Tony, you are absolutely brilliant. I love all the little Easter eggs throughout this one. Your videos are always incredibly educational and humorous. Thank you!

Thank you for this fugue experience. Amazing turning skillz!

Nicely turned.

This is the best dad trolling I've ever seen. Bravo my friend, bravo.👏

OMG! The amount of research you've put into preparing for this video must've been overwhelming! Thank you!

Once again I´m very impressed. Great job Tony.

Came for machining, stayed for the tune, enjoyed the turning