MACHINE SHOP TIPS #159 Making a Lathe Handwheel part 2 tubalcain

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• CO

  @colemanhill · 12 years ago

  I'm so thankful people use youtube to make and post videos like these. What a great channel.

• AF

  @afpienaar4604 · 9 years ago

  Mr Pete<br>I&apos;M about your age and a semi-retired surgeon. With passing age comes the awareness of the importance of making objects.<br>Your videos and those of other machinists have opened a new world to me.<br>Having had many teachers over a long training caree,r made me recognise your outstanding teaching skill. If it was unappreciated by school board administrators , the loss was theirs.<br>Thank you for hours of enjoyment.<br><br>AFP Johannesburg

• SE

  @sega702 · 4 years ago

  Tubaclain, the forger of all instruments of bronze and iron

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  @777fuzzypeach · 10 years ago

  Fascinating process but I was disappointed not to see the actual pour of molten metal!

• DR

  @DRCHUCKWRIGHTMD · 9 years ago

  Our kids today are missing out on such a great shop education....kids flock to my backyard to watch me forge, and fix bikes...but hardly have any time to teach them.

• LE

  @lebommjohnson8101 · 11 years ago

  FYI: &nbsp;The guy who can cast iron at home would be in the FIRST percentile of DIYers. After 35 yrs as a machinist/toolmaker, it&apos;s great to watch &amp; listen to somebody who actually knows what he&apos;s about. Thank you and keep it up !

• JE

  @jefferyjohnson5421 · 12 years ago

  Another great job Mr Pete.

• TI

  @TimHeagarty · 10 years ago

  Mr. Love, my shop teacher, at J. G. Whittier Jr. High school taught me how to drill and tap the hole for a handwheel crank handle just like yours. That was in 1974 and I remember it like it was yesterday. We also had a pot metal foundry and the 7th graders had a lead foundry that they used to make little lead soldiers. Thank you and all shop teachers!

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• DO

  @donaldnaymon3270 · 6 years ago

  Great work Mr.Pete. Looks great. Great detail. Thank you for sharing.

• DU

  @dubsaloon · 12 years ago

  So very nice of you to share. &nbsp;It looks so simple, then you get a big shock when you try it yourself.

• MI

  @milivojekg · 12 years ago

  I wish I have had a teacher like You in high school.I appreciate your effort for doing the stuff and teaching us. Thank you very much from Europe!

• EV

  @EVguru · 12 years ago

  There are lots of ways of slotting on the lathe. Some people disconnect the top-slide nut and operate it with a lever from the tailstock, others build slotting attachments. I&apos;ve done it using the quill on the Bridgeport.<br><br>Iron casting can be done at home in a crucible furnace, but an oil burner is needed and you better make sure your refractory is up to the temperatures required!