Turning a Cube on a Lathe - A Different Turners Cube

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9 ай бұрын

This is a fun little project, everyone (with a lathe) can do at home to impress the neighbours ;)
I saw this idea some time ago and found it very interesting as a little exercise in turning. So I decided to share this with you. Depending on the size, this will make a cool looking key fob or just sitting around useless on your desk.
I hope you enjoy this little episode.
Feel free to comment and let me hear your thoughts and suggestions.
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@lolzlarkin3059 9 ай бұрын

If someone gave me this thing and asked me if you could make it on a manual machine. I probably would have said no.

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

That were my thoughts too, when I saw this thing the first time :)

@Advanced_pack 9 ай бұрын

Well, you could make it on a manual knee mill…

@stevenhinch4054 9 ай бұрын

did you watch the entire video?@@Advanced_pack

@TheFlyBullet 9 ай бұрын

A CNC machine wouldn't do you much good either, no idea how you would do it on there... 😄

@pipthewarrior3738 9 ай бұрын

@@TheFlyBullet magic

@Tvngsten 9 ай бұрын

I really like how it looks like it shouldn't be made on a lathe but the technique is actually quite simple. Love it.

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Yes, absolutely fascinating!

@markdaniel8740 9 ай бұрын

Simple if you know what you are doing. It probably took as much time setting it up as running the lathe.

@Tvngsten 9 ай бұрын

@@markdaniel8740 sure, a non-machinist like me couldn't do it. I meant simple as in quite basic techniques used in smart ways.

@deejdman9431 9 ай бұрын

I guarantee its more setup than runtime. Especially with it being aluminum that cuts like butter, SFM is high AF @@markdaniel8740

@Zerpersande 9 ай бұрын

My degree is in Chemistry. I worked in an R&D lab for a while, but enjoyed teaching chemistry and physics more. Although my knowledge of how the world works is key to who I am, I wonder if being a machinist wouldn’t have given me more satisfaction.

@nijelbbarkus9753 9 ай бұрын

Lol, I just quit my cnc machining job to pursue a degree in chemistry. Guess we are R and S enantiomers

@ronmurphy9819 8 ай бұрын

Get a bench top machine and go crazy any time you feel the need! They come in a wide range of prices. If you know a machinist ask questions and I’m sure you’ll get some help. Used machines are cheaper but if you have that friend it shouldn’t be a problem. Good luck!

@joseguzman9448 7 ай бұрын

When You are a machinist You will Spend 99.9% of your time making stuff for customers and that IS Not Always fun in fact ITS called Work ;)-

@Zerpersande 7 ай бұрын

@@nijelbbarkus9753 That’s the first time anybody has told me a chemistry joke. The last good one I read was on a toilet stall wall in the chem dept when I was in grad school. Appearing This Friday at The Drunken Sailor! For One Night Only. Don’t miss… Methyl Ethyl and the Gospel Ketones

@johnsmircic6650 5 ай бұрын

Yes, as a machinist, you would!!!

@_mr.j_ 8 ай бұрын

This is just incredible. Each time I stopped to say “Wow that’s cool” it just got cooler. Hats off to you

@WeCanDoThatBetter 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I really do appreciate that!

@francoislebois 9 ай бұрын

The precision is incredible

@mattymcsplatty5440 9 ай бұрын

Insane, I was looking for a long time to understand the shape made. I think i see little rounded pyramids in the corners. Very cool piece to show off your skills

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Yes, it isn't that easy to get :) Rounded pyramids is a good way to describe the corners. They just occur when turning every side round to a specific measurement.

@kaboom-zf2bl 9 ай бұрын

the corners are essentially tetrahedrons ... 4 sided ... if you call the bottom the face inside the cube ... it is a neat way to make a cube from round stock ... I wonder what ne would have to do to make say an 8 sided one ... be a nifty idea for making your own dice sets

@localele1 9 ай бұрын

Nice job.A backstop in the lathes spindle would also help for this sort of turning.

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! I didn't thaught about the backstop at all. I actually made one recently but just hadn't in mind that this could help here :D Thanks for your hint ;)

@VaughnRhinehart 8 ай бұрын

I must be missing something. How would that help? He’s already using the chuck as a backstop.

@localele1 8 ай бұрын

Once the first 2 sides are turned there cube can slide into the chuck a bit and not touch the chuck face.Check at 10min 15 secs. So the Lathe Spindle Backstop could be used from the start to the end as it would still make contact with the part giving you the same reference for all six sides.

@WeCanDoThatBetter 8 ай бұрын

@@localele1 Yes, I totally forgot about using the stop. It would we helpful and I keep it in mind for the next time :)

@localele1 8 ай бұрын

@@WeCanDoThatBetter As a test and learning exercise it is great but I made quite a few on my little CNC milling machine which can make them quite easily. Still I got to enjoy the process and then learn a few things by converting it to a milling machine. Also put them back through and milled a hole right through them.

@KF-qj2rn 9 ай бұрын

that'd be a vicious slug for Taofledermaus

@xobotun_ 9 ай бұрын

Even your rough passes look so polished! And the final form is something hard to comprehend in 3D-space. 2D makes it easier. :D

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your comment! I really do appreciate that!

@SimJackson 9 ай бұрын

Now that's a portfolio piece if ever I saw one!

@jimsvideos7201 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for the adventure and the exemplary film-making.

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind comment! I really do appreciate that!

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@JaenEngineering 9 ай бұрын

Gives a literal meaning to the phrase "squaring the circle" 😃

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Haha :D Everything's possible ;)

@brandoncrimmins6296 8 ай бұрын

Outstanding! Very well done! I like how simple it actually ended up being.

@WeCanDoThatBetter 8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@bigblue1402 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant. I'll be giving it a go

@Survivalguy 9 ай бұрын

I love you set up! I am a woodturner but always loved metal lathes. My metal experience is in silver and goldsmithing but by trade I am a woodworker/remodeler. One day I was installing 2 custom glass door slabs that where doweled together to make one big sliding glass pocket door. I had to go MacGyver on it because the hard ware wouldn't work right. Long story short I needed a custom pin with a notch in the middle and my goldsmith teacher was like ok, and grabbed a piece if brass pipe the right diameter and melted bronze to fill it, then he threw it on the lathe and made it for me right there. this was 24 years ago and I was just 22, so it blew my mind. I was fascinated ever since. For some reason I am a natural born woodturner with zero failures. serious just jinxed myself but it is truly unbelievable. I would turn cremation urns out of a single piece of wood so the grain would continue into the lid. seamless. I would turn them down to 3/16ths thick hollow turn on dry wood end grain. It took a long time. I miss it. Ill by the tools again someday when I'm done with more important shit.

@jeffk412 9 ай бұрын

machining asmr is best asmr

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your comment! Happy to hear, you like the content.

@improviseddiy 9 ай бұрын

Mesmerizing! I like the pattern on the corners!

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

It's still fascinating for me too! Thanks for your comment :)

@nonyabidness5784 7 ай бұрын

This is both madness and brilliant. I love it.

@WeCanDoThatBetter 7 ай бұрын

Thank you :)

@ronmurphy9819 8 ай бұрын

I’m going to try making that in the morning. Thanks for the inspiration! That’s so cool.

@WeCanDoThatBetter 8 ай бұрын

Thanks and good luck!

@jacooosthuizen3593 9 ай бұрын

Took me a while to understand hahaha. Amazing!

@schulzcbs 9 ай бұрын

Simply beautiful! 🥳

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! :)

@BerzerkaDurk 9 ай бұрын

the tweezers are adorable

@TheKnacklersWorkshop 9 ай бұрын

Nicely done. Enjoyable viewing, thank you.

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for your kind comment!

@joemurray1833 8 ай бұрын

Very nice job. I had to go to the garage and make one for myself. It turned out okay considering I had to just eyeball some of the precision measurements Thanks for the idea.

@foogee9971 9 ай бұрын

looks great, thank u for sharing! 👍

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your comment!

@Psyonic_One 9 ай бұрын

Really nice machining mate!! Pro tip... wash aluminium parts in liquid hand soap and water while you wash your hands after the scotch bright and it comes up a real treat 😉

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind comment and the tip for washing the aluminium part. I will definitely keep that in mind!

@y2ksw1 9 ай бұрын

Very nice! I never have seen such a thing before.

@ypaulbrown 9 ай бұрын

this is very interesting.....Thank You from the US..Paul

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thanks my friend!

@YooProjects 9 ай бұрын

Spectacular project my friend 👍

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@alternamasaki429 9 ай бұрын

i've been having this shower thought just yesterday i knew you can turn a cube in a lathe! i knew tis possible!

@stingable 9 ай бұрын

Amazingly Beautiful ! , You have done that Perfect

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! I really do appreciate that!

@russianoleg 9 ай бұрын

Wow, very impressive and time consuming process 😮 cools very amazing 👌😍🔥🔥

@josephbenjamin6426 9 ай бұрын

Soooo satisfying!!

@marcelocarnicelli6200 9 ай бұрын

Fantastic ! Hugs from Brazil.

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! I really do appreciate that!

@newt2010 9 ай бұрын

Amazing piece.

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@surjeetsharma33 7 ай бұрын

If you make a drawing of this piece, I am sure more than 50% of the engineers, machinists will be confused that what this part is? Absolutely great work. I wll surely add this as a task for my upcoming students of engineering.

@timothyodonnell8591 9 ай бұрын

Wow! Brilliant!

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! :)

@subcatboy 9 ай бұрын

what a fun little guy

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@Da_Thing_Should_Not_Be 8 ай бұрын

Never thought I'd see this type of thing made on a manual lathe. Laser cut perhaps yes, possibly on a CNC machine. Kinda makes me want to get my hands on a small bench top lathe like this and take a whack at making something like that myself. And perhaps work up a few other pieces.

@randomtechnician 9 ай бұрын

Nice project, saw this type of cube in the forum a while ago.

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Perhaps it was the same place where I had seen it :) Thanks!

@randomtechnician 9 ай бұрын

@@WeCanDoThatBetter Yes, i think so, too.

@garymucher4082 7 ай бұрын

Amazing work. Interesting what can be accomplished if you know how. Now your challenge is to duplicate that on a three jaw chuck... That is all I have and would like to see if you can do that on a three jaw... Thumbs Up!

@robertrexrode3059 9 ай бұрын

Nice job!

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@shipsofscale 9 ай бұрын

Wow. That’s brilliant

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! :)

@drewbuckley8139 6 ай бұрын

Shout out to how well on center you have your tool set there. No nipple at all, I really gotta work on that lol

@WeCanDoThatBetter 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! :)

@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian 9 ай бұрын

Very enjoyable 👏👏👍😎

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! I really do appreciate that.

@Nbstevens78 7 ай бұрын

Absolute skills

@WeCanDoThatBetter 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@axeldaval3410 7 ай бұрын

Tricked me thinking the corners were knocked off ... Great job anyway 😂

@Rideitnow13 9 ай бұрын

Amazing!

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@dbayboyds409 9 ай бұрын

That hurt my brain. I loved it!

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Haha :D Yes, it's mesmerizing!

@Shattered_Instance 9 ай бұрын

I need to make one of these now...

@LikeFactoryMade 9 ай бұрын

I love the cooper sheets for the jaws. I need to make a few of those for myself! :D

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! I made a video about making the copper jaw protections. You find it on my channel.

@surjeetsharma33 7 ай бұрын

I have same, but in aluminium.

@tony-ms5sf 6 ай бұрын

thats amazing

@GatorGlider 9 ай бұрын

I don't know why I expected this video to be in similar to the the one This Old Tony made.

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Haha :D Ok, the title is misleading, sorry for that ;)

@angelramos-2005 9 ай бұрын

Yes,very different.Thank you.

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thanks! :)

@bigbigbulbous4051 9 ай бұрын

I can't believe he just actually got that thing that accurate with a damn hammer...

@tinom.2455 9 ай бұрын

Wow, so nice, so unnecessary, I love it! A threaded hole, a pin and a nice base would make a geat display.

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! That's a good idea, I think I will make a little stand for it.

@tinom.2455 9 ай бұрын

@@WeCanDoThatBetter Please make a short video or at least a photo of the result.

@juanignaciocaino 9 ай бұрын

amazing.

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@phuongtoantangoc8191 7 ай бұрын

I really admire you!!!Can you make “reversing tapping heart” for thread ? Same brand “Tapmatic” , we can use it for proxxon mini milling, I also have a similar one!

@kylebrown8891 5 ай бұрын

This was so cool I went out and made a couple myself. My wife stole one for a paper weight at work. Everyone asks me what it is. I tell them idk but I made it lol.

@victorbrown3032 9 ай бұрын

Nice!

@Frogmood 9 ай бұрын

i think a hole through the center of each face would also look pretty cool

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Yes, that would probably look good.

@dazesx 8 ай бұрын

that made my brain do a 360 when them corners got cut in

@caffienatedchaos 9 ай бұрын

Cylinder ^3. 😂 Good job mate

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! :)

@geraldvalverde 7 ай бұрын

The only thing I was thinking during the entire video was: I need a lathe now

@WeCanDoThatBetter 7 ай бұрын

Go for it, but choose another one ;)

@snocatfun 9 ай бұрын

Now that's Awesome....

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@wasdaletimelapse7658 9 ай бұрын

Exquisite! I would love to try this on the woodturning lathe but I don’t think it has the precision.

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! I think this will work in wood too. I have no experience in turning wood. You have to work accurately but I guess, it's doable.

@sage5296 6 ай бұрын

that thing is so confusing to just look at even, the reflective surfaces make it really hard to tell what the geometry of those corners is lmao, very impressive

@SuperLuminalMan 9 ай бұрын

Better than ThisOldTony's April vid for sure

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

:D Haha, I'm humbled! Thanks ;)

@erselbst9218 9 ай бұрын

Sehr sehr cooler Zeitvertreib, jeder geht mit dem Sommerloch anders um :-) BTW: Ich weiss, der Servomotor kann recht Fix anhalten, aber ist das auf Dauer gut für Riemen, Riemenscheibe, Lager & Co?

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Genau, ne kleine Fingerübung :) Ja, mit dem Motor hast du recht. Bin mir da auch nicht sicher, ob das so gut ist. Ich hab es so eingestellt, damit der Motor auch über den Not-Aus schnell stoppt. Leider lässt sich die Bremse nicht wirklich feinfühlig einstellen an dem Controller...

@erselbst9218 9 ай бұрын

@@WeCanDoThatBetter evtl. lässt sich der Weg bzw. Abstand des Magneten zum Hallsensor etwas großzügiger gestalten, damit der Motor beim Auschalten erst Drehzahl reduziert bevor er anhält. Ich hatte mit dem Servo-Motor auch experimentiert, erst an meiner Drehe (Motor zu Klein, Drehe zu groß) Jetzt sitzt er in meiner kleinen Metabo-Bandsäge aus den 70ern ...

@shumailriaz9204 9 ай бұрын

I realised your saw blade jerks at each cycle, do you know why is that....and great to see a self centering 4 jaw chuck. 👍

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Hi and thanks for your comment! There are some teeth missing in one spot on the bandsaw blade. That's why you here the sound. The rest of the blade is still ok, so I just kept on running :)

@FriendlyCynic 9 ай бұрын

It took me 2:50 go from, "How TF do you make a cube in a lathe" to "Oh, duh *face plam*"

@bigmotter001 9 ай бұрын

Nice job! Can't do this using collet chucks? Or can you? Thanks for posting and take care!

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! When you start with a round bar, I think you need an independent four jaw chuck to make it square. When you already have a square stock, it might be possible to clamp it in special square collets.

@timturner7609 9 ай бұрын

I was curious how you were going to get square inside corners in the pockets. But its just an optical illusion.

@stringmanipulator 9 ай бұрын

very cool

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@typebin 7 ай бұрын

it reminds me of stepping on lego pain

@WeCanDoThatBetter 7 ай бұрын

Haha :D It actually feels a bit like this in your hand.

@markcnc 9 ай бұрын

That is just odd how that works out 🤯

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Yes, still fascinating for me as well :)

@adamfaris9375 9 ай бұрын

Who said you can’t make square items on the lathe? Nice work. 😃

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Exactly :) Thank you very much!

@SkillfulMan 9 ай бұрын

nice turn😇

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! :)

@JustinBania 9 ай бұрын

I just want to hold it. It is such an interesting shape.

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yes, it is really satisfying :)

@alecblack3845 9 ай бұрын

I bet you could make an incredible D20

@RetroGamer7200 8 ай бұрын

Personally, I would have kept the machine finish instead of sanding and scotch-briting it, but this still looks really cool!

@lolcec81 9 ай бұрын

Комментарий в поддержку канала и ролика, а также труда 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! :) I really do appreciate that!

@Pushyhog 8 ай бұрын

l bought 4" four jaw at little machine shop, & a self centering 4" four jaw chuck too, novice here.

@citysmarttvcitysmarttv-lw6ok 9 ай бұрын

Мы точили , мы точили , тили-тили тили-тили , из кусочка кругляка получилось бомбарля!

@omarduino3364 9 ай бұрын

Swiss liked this

@werschkowdennis6533 8 ай бұрын

Hi. Wie immer, du hast das wirklich schön gemacht.👍👍👍 Sag Mal, hast sonst noch mit Maschinen zu tun, oder nur Zuhause Hobby mäßig? Wie ich zum Beispiel. Früher ja, mit Maschinen gearbeitet, jetzt leider nur Hobby mäßig. Leider, weil ich manchmal Bock habe auf richtig große Maschinen. Wünsche dir alles gute und bleib gesund.

@mslucass 9 ай бұрын

I learned from Stefan to use IPA as cutting fluid for aluminium, try it and you will love the result

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Oh yes, I've seen him using it too. Should buy some and try it out.

@mslucass 9 ай бұрын

@@WeCanDoThatBetter I didn't had IPA in house, but did had some ethanol/glycerine as handsoap from the covid period and it was also a nice result

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

@@mslucass Good idea, thanks! :)

@zubairahmadawan9236 6 ай бұрын

A M A Z I N G 👍 really " YOU CAN DO THAT BETTER ". ❤. FROM PAKISTAN 🇵🇰

@WeCanDoThatBetter 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@clist9406 9 ай бұрын

Very nice , that would take me too many hours

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@romar1581 9 ай бұрын

You end your video with, thanks for watching. Let me answer with, thanks for showing.

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind comment! I really do appreciate that!

@yellowice0 9 ай бұрын

This guy was probably hurt last april fools by ThisOldTony’s video (spinning a cube on a lathe) this is absolutely nuts and definitely not safe, but definitely interesting, I don’t think there’s a video on yt for this

@gameeverything816 9 ай бұрын

Neat

@daneroberts3741 9 ай бұрын

if you turned it an got rid of the sort of "cross" in the middle, you could have a shape similar to a Steinmetz solid, but with 3 intersections instead of 2.

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Hi that sounds very interesting. Do you have a picture of such a thing? Never heard of the Steinmetz solid, just looked it up now. Cool idea!

@ilikewaffles3689 9 ай бұрын

How is the surface finish so good? I thought small, less rigid machines couldn't do it.

@WeCanDoThatBetter 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Aluminium isn't that hard to machine even on a small lathe like mine. The surface quality depends on the type of aluminium and the right cutting tools. I used special high strength aluminiums AW7075 which gives nice shiny surfaces und used sharp polished inserts for cutting.

@ilikewaffles3689 9 ай бұрын

@@WeCanDoThatBetter amazing! Thank you!

@melody3741 7 ай бұрын

I know nothing about machining except what I learned from this old tony but that loose mat under the lathe chuck scares me

@WeCanDoThatBetter 7 ай бұрын

Because of the danger of being sucked into the lathe chuck? Since I have it there, not a single time it got grabbed by the chuck. But yes, doesn't say that this couldn't happen. It is there to protect the bedways from chips and does a good job. I'm not the only one with such a cover. But being cautious using a lathe is always a good thing.