That is freaking brilliant. I do happen to have a lathe, but I'll definitely be keeping this idea in my back pocket for potential future application. I'm thinking maybe for simple jobs that are wider than the swing my little lathe can handle.

interesting video. for future reference, the quicker way to get that blade free would be to just drill the fastener with a drill larger than the bolt major diameter. once you're through the head it would have released. no need to spend so much time cutting.

Take that AvE! Robots will not take our job but Chris MIGHT.

i couldnt live without a lathe. lol

We do not use saw blades but we always love a mans engineering and ability to make things so much better for themselves. Lance & Patrick. We will come back to watch the next installment from your channel.

The PCNC1100 has a torque curve that outputs low force at low RPM... it's a consideration for use of larger diameter tools because you have to run them more slowly to get the SFM recommended for a given material. Turning a work piece in the spindle like this is hitting the same limit. To make this work better, use as high an SFM as you can and take as shallow a cut as you can. The higher SFM means the spindle is turning faster and is therefore up in the higher part of its torque band. The shallow cut limits the amount of torque needed to get a good result. On an older style mill, it would make sense to use the back gearing to do something like this.

Nice job!

Nothing better than bridge port milling

Chris, take good notes and photos. You'll never know when this will come in handy again.

What happened to the VMC you built?

Muito bom amigo!!!Excelente Trabalho,Like!!!Obrigado!!!saudações do Brasil!!!

20:23 talking about simulations... Lmao

LOL just pullin your leg ya know. all good.

when did you go to the dark side and get a tormach. lol

It was your feed - the head plunged WAYYYY to fast into the tool. When I saw it coming down I cringed thinking it was going to kill the insert.