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Ditch the scotchbright. I learned about cratex From Robin Renzetti years ago, and never looked back. It’s like an abrasive rubber that has many uses, including. But I find you firmly against the work while it’s spinning in bright finish.

Lovely attention to detail and accuracy and a very tight edit to keep in all moving along a decent pace - thank you.

Since you take quite some material off one side, doesn’t that create a noticeable inbalance?

Not trying to be cheeky, just a sincere question, is there any reason why you couldn't have put some flats on both ends of some round stock and drilled some through holes to achieve the same result?

"No one will ever know." Except for the 20k viewers :) As for the motor mistake -- I did that with the countershaft for my lathe!

I've never thought of most of these uses for a machinist's jack. Thank you so much for sharing these good ideas. This was a very helpful video!

Heya Is this the metric version?

Hi, I have a suggestion for you on the back-lash adjustment. As designed, you close the gap progressively until you close the gap, when this point is reached, you could put a grub screw in the bottom of the hole and a 5mm bearing pad over the grub screw, or just a 5mm pad to make a bearing face level with the 'cut' in the nut, you could open up the gap by 'jacking' the small part of the 'nut' and use the other side of the thread to eliminate back lash, thus extending the life of the 'nut'

Excellent narration and video!

Great lathe good

You sir a genuine craftsman!

Can you please explain why the tool is tilted at an angle, if it was flat to the bed the insert edge would still be the lowest point. I think cutting the tool on an angle is a leftover idea for when there were flat HSS toolbits. With the insert protruding beyond the toolholder body on insert tools you are using, is this angle required?

What is the title of your book on jigs and fixtures?

Hey bubba that wire wheel is not rated for the rpm it spins because it's a 4" wheel on a 6" grinder which will speed up the rpm to almost double which causes little PCs of wire flying off and is dangerous as gell

I have the same exact lathe. Not really a bad machine although I’d really love a Clausing Colchester. What you did to upgrade the electrics is great. Sadly my shop doesn’t allow the room to get back there unless I rig the whole machine forward. Not impossible just too much time to take away from my huge lists of projects 😂 enjoyed the video. One idea though on your centering device for tapping in the mill. Maybe you’d consider making it a spring loaded point. That way you don’t need to keep bumping down the quill. Just a suggestion. Love to see the finished machine 🤙🏻🤙🏻

Is there a way to perfectly flatten the top of a round bar thats longer than the travel ? Only have one vice.

I find imperial easier to work with than metric, admittedly my machines are imperial and I prefer it that way.

One of the better machining videos on here. No extra fluff or acting. A good basic fly cutter nothing fancy! Does what you need it to! Keep it up. First video I’ve seen from you but will check others out!

One of the better machining videos on here. No extra fluff or acting. A good basic fly cutter nothing fancy! Does what you need it to! Keep it up. First video I’ve seen from you but will check others out

One of the better machining videos on here. No extra fluff or acting. A good basic fly cutter nothing fancy! Does what you need it to! Keep it up. First video I’ve seen from you but will check others out

Outstanding, I’ve been using those coupling nut things for years but you’ve inspired me to make something bit more classy.….and more stable. Ta

Thank you for the video. I am giving a like to it bcoz you didn't add any music to the video! The natural audio of the process is million times better compared to any music.

This is an amazing space to create, love it all youre a very lucky man 👍

Outstanding brother!!

Holy cow... I don't want to be around when of of those screws decides to come loose at 10.000 rpm

That’s a BIG project ran through In blazing fast time. I’ve been wanting one of these to just show up in my shop… guess I’m gonna have to actually do something to make it happen. This is a great source for ideas. Thanks for the inspiration. 👍🏻

Very nice shop well done!

Where are the dimensions?

Really liked the old ( new to me) trick indicating on the center . Thanks

I’ll be making a fly cutter today. I love your example. Thanks for a great explanation! Love from 🇺🇸

Great work and love the nod to Monty Python's Parrot skit...

Hi Craig, first lathe buyer here, I've tried to search for this lathe after watching your video but could not find it, do you suppose you could give me a link to buying it? i also wanted to say, if money was not an object, what lathe would you buy if you would intend to use it for decades onwards?

Agree on the Beatles, their early machining days lead to "Hard Day's Night" and working like a dog. Thanks from Colorado.

What material did you use to make the bushing?

That is one beautiful fly cutter ! I would post a picture of mine but I don’t want to bruise any ego’s here.. (Like mine I mean) 😊

The prick punch had me. Subbed.

Just come over from the shoutout on Jon’s workshop ✋

I want to make one of these too, and your work is inspirational. Thank you.

You got it right. Thanks I can actually learn something.

Hello Craig, Nicely done... Enjoyable viewing, thank you. Cheers. Paul,,

The knee bone connected to the ankle bone - a tune covered by the legendary Hong Kong Fuey

I've never found wire wheels to be well balanced but the one you're fighting is WAY out and simply needs to be replaced with something of a better quality. I cringe at the idea of adding screws like this into what appears to be thin metal or even plastic. If those should work their way loose over time? As for replacing the bearings I think you will find that it's fairly easy to do. The old noisy ones I did some years back tapped out of the casting easily. One of them FELL out in fact. And being loose might have been at the core of the issue. I stuck it back in with some medium Loctite to seat it but still be removable later if needed. The grinder never ran better. I also on a small spare grinder made up a flange and outer washer that let's me mount angle grinder discs. That's proven to be very handy with full thickness discs for using the side of them to get into spaces and with a cutoff disc for doing small notches or small cutoff jobs on wire and small rods. I made up a special rest and everything.

Nice job. Have you considered tweaking the balance with some washers or hex nuts under the screw heads?

Brilliant Craig. Thanks for this. I have exactly the same task to do on my Sealy lathe and have been putting it off since i bought it during COVID.

Nice work. Merry Christmas

for the algo and the good work

Nice work Craig. I don't envy you at all on all those holes.. Merry Christmas to you, Meg and Mary

man, i had to build a couple of these burners in my old job a few years back, but we didnt have a milling machine or a fancy digital angle reader, just a piece of angle iron with pre drilled holes as a guide and one of the wobbliest drills that exist... lets just say it wasnt a very fun job xD

Nice video! I definitely have a love-hate relationship with stainless.

Hey mate do I need to use coolant with that tool thanks from Australia