Woodturning - Do NOT Turn Metal On A Wood Lathe !!!

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5 ай бұрын

Welcome to this weeks woodturning video:
Woodturning - Do NOT Turn Metal On A Woodturning Lathe !!!
In this woodworking video I use a woodturning lathe to turn a piece of aluminium into an ornate box with walnut lid.
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@frankgennon1 3 ай бұрын

Judging from the title , as I was watching the video I thought for sure at any second there was gonna be a deep catch with the tool breaking and shrapnel flying. Glad I was wrong. Thanks for the cool video

@JackMackWoodturning 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Frank. Glad you enjoyed it man 👍🏻

@thesweetone 5 ай бұрын

Ive turned aluminum, rass and bronze without issue. Super sharp tools, go slow, and keep the tools as cool as possible.

@muntee33 9 күн бұрын

And pitch, and run out, and harmonics, and..... Cool to watch tho. But surely a mini lathe could do same without making me fear for my life the entire time....

@pamelawalsh8153 5 ай бұрын

Can't wait to see what you do with all the shavings

@suzanneyoung6273 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful! 💥 🇦🇺 Those metal shavings would look good in a vase or lamp. Thanks for sharing.

@kunkprime6980 5 ай бұрын

You may want to use a lubricant like "cool tool" or a light tapping lubricant or maybe even good-old WD-40. It doesn't take much just a little bit to make life easier for your tools and reduce vibration. You may also want to keep the Tool rest nearer the work that will also tend to reduce vibration and give you a better finish. Have you tried mounting up an actual metal turning tool bit (or carbide insert) in a cross slide mounted to the lathe bed. You might find that it works better for "precision turning" of non ferrous metals... Most of all take care and be safe...kunk

@JackMackWoodturning 5 ай бұрын

Appreciate you sharing knowledge my friend but if it was about the most effective was of cutting metal I’d just use my metal lathe. This video was about turning metal in the way we turn wood. 👍🏻

@maddieadams75 5 ай бұрын

Fascinating turn. Thanks for sharing ❤❤❤

@renater.540 5 ай бұрын

Very pretty work - it reminds me a bit of the designs during my childhood in the 1960ies. Love the colour contrast.

@jaysontwombly8261 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely totally super love this piece! The lid makes it amazing! Really really super great!!!

@vinceianni4026 5 ай бұрын

Good job Jack beautifully made well done

@Lottiemay. 5 ай бұрын

Well that was entertaining and really enjoyable to watch. It’s beautiful. Well done you talented incredible artistic and clever person. 😊

@denisedonovan2639 5 ай бұрын

Great work. I've turned an aluminium finial before, now for a box. 😊

@donaldvincent 5 ай бұрын

Another winner Jack.

@muntee33 9 күн бұрын

I would never have thought too, until I saw this thumbnail....

@roamingchemist2514 5 ай бұрын

That was scary - I kept waiting for the blood. Very nice work. That top sure looks like wenge and not walnut, though.

@TeriWilder 5 ай бұрын

Another delightful surprise!

@David-jn4fx 5 ай бұрын

Well Jack 🤩 I love these little trinket boxes. I've collected them for years. Interesting and one of a kind. 😍 It.. be well always good man!

@moniquekelsey7856 5 ай бұрын

That was really interesting to watch and turned out so nice ❤from 🇦🇺

@jackthompson5092 5 ай бұрын

Very beautiful Jack.

@robertkroberjr.157 5 ай бұрын

I never wood have thought of that! (pun intended) 😁👍

@staceyritchie7100 5 ай бұрын

Pretty! I watched Nick Zammeti's video where he turned a chunk of brass. Pretty cool!

@JackMackWoodturning 5 ай бұрын

Hmm, don’t you mean the where I turned a chunk of brass? Like a year ago?

@SMcCaskill 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful little dish!

@NexSocius 5 ай бұрын

There’s an idea for a future vid…add all the metal shavings into resin and turn a cool vase or bowl. 😊 Thanks for another great vid 💜🇦🇺🦘

@mark-ut8ft 5 ай бұрын

Awesome job.

@l.n.6386 5 ай бұрын

Howdy pardner😊. Say, would (wood lol) it be possible, or worth doing to turn a couple of other metals like copper and brass.... whatever might be really cool done in the same manner, but different woods too? Just a thought for a great lookin' set. Nice looking metal acorn ya got there Mr. Jack. oooooOOOOOoooooo, look 👆, shiny! Grin 😁.

@DarkVoidIII 5 ай бұрын

A lot of people claim there is no skill in turning wood using a CNC milling lathe designed for metal. Do you have one handy to prove them wrong? I've always believed that the skill is in how the woodturner applies their knowledge to what is creating the work, whether by hands using tools, or by instructions fed into a computer program.😁👍👍

@JackMackWoodturning 5 ай бұрын

I think you’ll find that people who say that will likely lack the skill to perform either i operation.

@sherrieburks4739 5 ай бұрын

I love it!

@Woodturning_sepehr 4 ай бұрын

Perfect 👏👏👏👏👏👏

@colinmacdonald404 5 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@bradwiebelhaus7065 4 ай бұрын

Good work.

@DougMilleratWoodSpunRound 5 ай бұрын

Great work!

@angelamartin7535 5 ай бұрын

That was a cool idea, I actually thought it was going to be a pet urn at first! I know id put one of my fur babies in something like this but, much bigger.❤😊

@thereseremus6849 Ай бұрын

Hey, those noises would be great for Halloween!

@jimdaly5077 5 ай бұрын

Nice work👍🐝🌞

@brunhilde-claudiakeller6724 5 ай бұрын

Very nice. Something different for once👍

@TheParkAttendant 5 ай бұрын

Cool!

@lyndadennin7471 5 ай бұрын

Very cool 😎

@madeleinegombert661 5 ай бұрын

COOL 😎.

@laurielaurie8280 5 ай бұрын

It came out nice :)))

@amandatallis9875 5 ай бұрын

Hi Jack you are very talented and clever, you can turn your hand to many things. You always put alot of hard worrk into your pieces you make. This Metal Trinket box with a wooden lid is magnificent and unique. Well done thank you for a great video I always enjoy your videos. Take care, Merry Christmas from Amanda xx

@dianefiske-foy4717 5 ай бұрын

That’s cool 👩🏻‍🏫👏🏻🥰‼️

@stevenseverance3692 5 ай бұрын

Very Ultra Modern/ Jetson like. I think it's pretty "Thinking Outside the Box". Sincerely 🤠 Mr Severance, "The Cake 🍰🎂🥳🎉 Man".

@Tindometari 5 ай бұрын

One thing to note: Many metals can become dangerously flammable in the form of dust, chips, or shavings. Combine that with the heat generated in turning the metal and there is fire potential. On this scale it's not a very large hazard, but not small enough to be waved off, and worth bearing in mind from a safety perspective. (Some metals also become highly toxic when finely divided, but I kinda doubt you're going to be turning things like beryllium, lead, or uranium. 😁)

@kathleenmead9259 5 ай бұрын

happy holidays

@montymc450 5 ай бұрын

My teeth are on edge!! Lovely article though. Prime

@kathryndavidson1987 5 ай бұрын

Interesting! I didn’t find metal as aesthetically appealing to watch as wood turning but appreciated the skill here. The metal shavings would however be an interesting addition to incorporate into future wood projects. Maybe added to the resin!

@ncs8730 5 ай бұрын

Aluminium oxidizes and becomes looking dull gray. Dural (duraluminum) doesn't, but it's a bit harder stuff for turning.

@salientlandscapinginc.4049 5 ай бұрын

What track is that at the end? Love your work and that music...

@morfeeous 5 ай бұрын

Oh, that chatter! Like music!

@mayberry1965 5 ай бұрын

A unique treasure created by Jack. Love the different content 'spin' !!

@jaybus_UK 5 ай бұрын

Next week is a sponsorship of Lethe tools 😅

@nanalefevre3670 5 ай бұрын

Wow!! That is cool 😎. Didn't know that could be done.Are those metal shavings sharp enough to cut you? Maybe I should hush till the video is over, maybe you will say. Have a wonderful holliday .

@Pipejawood-Woodturning 5 ай бұрын

Great video. What type of aluminium do you have, that is so easy to turn?

@JackMackWoodturning 5 ай бұрын

All metals that are softer than the steel of my gouges can be turned

@muntee33 9 күн бұрын

I've had chisels bite in and sent flying when using them for their intended purpose. Can't even imagine what would.... Couldn't be good.

@jamiemccorkindale1476 4 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤

@Faydwarf 5 ай бұрын

lol little did you know, you also made scotch bright pads!

@merriebadham6701 5 ай бұрын

What are you going to do with those really cool shavings?

@MEGAMIGA 5 ай бұрын

Great! Are there different tools between metal and wood? I suppose that wood gauges and chisels are slightly less hard, thus less expensive than their metal counterpart?

@brianwebster1705 5 ай бұрын

It looks to me as though he's using both wood turning chisels and metal lathe turning tools but from what I remember from my high school metalwork classes you don't used chisels for turning wood on metal or metal lathe tools to turn wood but this video proves me wrong

@MEGAMIGA 5 ай бұрын

OK! @@brianwebster1705

@masonb9788 5 ай бұрын

I want to hook that lathe up to a pickup and run it through some reverb and effects. That would make for some freaky ass ambient music.

@jacobdean1454 5 ай бұрын

Now put all those filings in epoxy and turn that!!!

@kalibruhmike 5 ай бұрын

I love it, and it can be a luxury weed holder😂! I swear it's a work of art, and all of my smoker friends would be fascinated! Nice work 💯

@JackMackWoodturning 5 ай бұрын

That’s its exact purpose. A Xmas gift for a friend. 👍🏻

@boburbekmaxmudov6921 5 ай бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍

@daleguthormsen8555 5 ай бұрын

Ive yurned brass and aluminum. carbide cutters of course.

@freddobbs4437 3 ай бұрын

With the right 'bits', can carbon steel or stainless steel be worked on a modified wood lathe?

@JackMackWoodturning 3 ай бұрын

Depends on the modifications I guess. There is a reason metal lathes are built the way they are. Are you a woodturner?

@stephenkorab6456 5 ай бұрын

The heat! How are you dealing with the heat?

@merriebadham6701 5 ай бұрын

🎉🎉🎉

@Umberto.Goglia 5 ай бұрын

Why do you say not? It's fantastic!

@tiffanykathrynlindley2209 5 ай бұрын

Can you make a block with resin and the shavings then tuen that?

@Ipushedabutton 5 ай бұрын

Am picturing that phrase in manuals, "Do not attempt" 😅

@mrkkitson 5 ай бұрын

As he turns metal on his wood lathe... 😂

@Ctwood_art 5 ай бұрын

I wish i could try

@asulondawn 5 ай бұрын

Try adding a bag of sand to dampen vibrations with alluminium, hanging it on your gouge>

@TheAmericanX 5 ай бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@kujo62 5 ай бұрын

Challenge accepted.

@MrTuneslol 14 күн бұрын

your tools were probably just crying out begging for some lubricant lmao

@CinnamonToastKing 5 ай бұрын

Goodbye tools? Wouldn't this do a number on your cutter tools?

@JackMackWoodturning 5 ай бұрын

No. Aluminium is far softer than my hss tools 👍🏻

@CinnamonToastKing 5 ай бұрын

@@JackMackWoodturning good to know! I don't know much if anything about wood turning. So, I figured using them for metal purposes could cause problems. So, I had to ask, and thanks for the reply!

@fastjazz 5 ай бұрын

This isn’t the first time turning metal on the wood lathe, there was another I recall…

@JackMackWoodturning 5 ай бұрын

Yes, I did it over a year ago with brass. 👍🏻

@PartanBree 5 ай бұрын

Don't touch the danger streamers!

@medicbabe2ID 4 ай бұрын

That is called machining and there are carbide tools for that. Holy buckets, this needs to be said?

@AdamMars 5 ай бұрын

Is this how tinsel is made? :p

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac 5 ай бұрын

I don't thnk the problem is so much with the lathe as treating the material as if it were wood.

@JackMackWoodturning 5 ай бұрын

The problem??

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac 5 ай бұрын

@@JackMackWoodturning If you don't think it's a problem you probably shouldn't have called it "Do NOT turn metal on a wood lathe"

@JackMackWoodturning 5 ай бұрын

That’s just a disclaimer for the idiots out there who’ll blame me when a chunk of metal takes out their teeth… If I’d called it, what’s the problem with turning metal on a wood lathe, then you comment would make sense. Saying as I didn’t call the video that, I ask you again … the problem??

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac 5 ай бұрын

@@JackMackWoodturning The problem NOW is how aggressively defensive you have become so I will unsubscribe and you need never have anythng to do with me again. Mind how you go.

@sousa3819 5 ай бұрын

It’s working?

@lbochtler 5 ай бұрын

well, it is basically what watchmakers used, just with the wrong cutting tools and chuck. the tool rest is just a larger version of a watchmakers lathe tool rest. note that its possible to turn parts of quite high precision using a hand held cutter only. I for one do this on my clock makers lathe semi frequently, especially when turning rounded parts for which i don't need a perfect radius and don't feel like grinding a form tool. It dose take practice to not break the tip of the cutter / chisel, as its a very fine polished point.

@Whangareitaiji3138 4 ай бұрын

Where's the coolant?

@user-st7cu2xs9k 5 ай бұрын

😳 а что так можно было 🤔.

@meandale 5 ай бұрын

That makes my teeth hurt just watching it...

@ncs8730 5 ай бұрын

Right you are about turning metal. Now and again I see how your lathe shakes when you are turning wood. These lathes are much too light; a metal lathe can weigh several tons.

@JackMackWoodturning 5 ай бұрын

My metal lathe weights less than my wood lathe.. the weight of the lathe doesn’t affect the performance of balanced work.

@ncs8730 5 ай бұрын

@@JackMackWoodturning I suppose your metal lathe weighs less than industrial ones :)) I meant any machine should be used to do the work it is designed for. I find your tools amazing, they appear to be made of a very good steel.

@PlutoniumBoss 5 ай бұрын

Forbidden tinsel.

@killerbern666 5 ай бұрын

what wood is that? it look like wenge 🤔

@JackMackWoodturning 5 ай бұрын

It is wenge 👍🏻

@MrCorn4000 5 ай бұрын

ohhh i bet that was annoying to pick up

@zerocks88 5 ай бұрын

why the hell not? you're clearly having a good go at it and I don't see you being dead or anything..

@nicosteyl3709 2 ай бұрын

Not like this, no. This is risking your face. You mount a milling vice on your lathe, and secure the tool in the vice using the same securing blocks used on a metal lathe, so it can't slip out due to the tapered lock. Then you can easily switch between metal and wood by just removing the "custom toolpost"

@JackMackWoodturning 2 ай бұрын

Where’s the fun in that?

@executive 5 ай бұрын

why "Do NOT"? Clearly it's possible

@Slasher3240 5 ай бұрын

Boggers

@DubstepWorldMusic 5 ай бұрын

Mehr Spannung kann nicht fließen, es kann nur mehr Strom fließen. Elektrofachkraft bist du ja denke ich… Ps.: dein Hintergrund mit deiner Verteilerdose und Switch sieht nicht wirklich professionell aus 😅