Adam, please tell Rachael, or Mrs Mancave I watched her production, she was epic,her idea of making little contributions regarding her progress in order to reach out to other Cancer sufferers is lovely, she is an essential part of Mancave Productions and I think her idea is great, carry on in your happy place M8 you bring so much joy and entertainment to us all, best regards to you bothas ever, Spike
You are a hero on two fronts. Firstly showing your love and support to Mrs Mancave, aka Rachel and for for resting and restoring the engines and other machines you show us in these videos. As for you saying about your shed/workshop being your happy place, any man who does anything like you in a shed has the same feelings. I know I feel like I'm in my own happy place when I'm out in my shed whether I'm working on something or just sitting there for some peace and quiet for a short spell. Keep on doing what your doing with the engines. Mrs Mancave has got a great idea doing a video diary of her personal journey. It could be a big support for others going along the same journey. Best wishes to you both
Bless her, I think it’s a great idea to share her experiences it can be a dark and worrying time. She’ll be fine Adam, best wishes to you both and thanks for entertaining us, the videos are great.
I genuinely love your channel for the honest way it’s done, it’s interesting & fun.., it’s just ‘as it is!’.., you’re a normal bloke, learning and sharing and making us laugh along the way, it makes my day when I park the truck up & see a video’s been posted!., it’s extremely brave of Mrs M/C to post about such worrying times but great to hear she’s on the mend❤.., all the best for you both & long may the channel continue 😊
Hi Adam. As you probably know I watched and commented your good ladies post. It's an amazing thing she's doing by sharing the issues that she's going through and people may not realize that men can and do suffer from breast cancer. As an almost 30 year serviver of cancer although not breast cancer it's good for people to see that nowadays it's likely that you stand a very good chance of getting through it.
I watched Mrs Man Caves very brave and honest announcement of her diagnosis and subsequent treatment she has to go through. Please give her my very best wishes for a very speedy and full recovery. A couple of tips on turning outside diameters. Alway approach the cut from the same direction, this is important as it will allow for and eliminate the 'backlash' inerrrant in any lathe and its screw threads. At the start of the cut, zero the dial on the cross slide. On the next cut you can then reference the zero position and then add however much extra you wish to cut using the graduations on the dial. You will be able with a little practise to achieve very accurate results and turn to any specific dimension you desire. Remember that every cut and the increments you decide to use will result in DOUBLE the total material removed with respect to the diameter of the piece. Learn how to sharpen you lathe bits with the correct rake and clearance angles. A bench grinder with a well dressed wheel is essential. You will not be able to sharpen carbide bits on the same wheell as you sharpen regular tool steel. You will need a green wheel for this. Keeping your bits sharpened correctly will make for much better cuts and finishes. Easier more efficient cuts will also reduce loads on the machine and ultimately reduce wear and tear. The use of cutting oils is also a very good idea. This will help keep the tool and workplace cool, increase the longevity of the 'edge' of the tool and improve the workpiece finish. As a rule of thumb smaller dia material can be turned at faster speeds than larger diameters. Cutting speeds are calculated by the linear length per minute. And that part of the equation varies with the material. There are tables online that you can look up to get you close , bear in mind your lathe has limited variability with its speed. As you get to know your lathe you'll learn what it is capable of and adjust your technique for the best results and not stress the machine. Ok, lesson over. Sorry to be a bit long winded. Keep your hair short too.😂 Good luck.
I really enjoy everything about your videos Adam - you've helped inspire me with fixing things myself - I even find myself going "arrrr -haaaaa" ! & Now I want to try metal turning too haha - all the best to you both getting Mrs mancave all sorted again. Many thanks
For a first go that is actually very good Adam. I'll get the negatives out of the way first. NEVER LEAVE THE KEY IN THE CHUCK😅 you just said it. I should have waited to the end😂. You were feeding the tool along the work a little too fast, that is why it looked like a thread. Use the handwheel on the carridge to feed. Using the leadscrew should be reserved for when you need acurate distances between shoulders along the length or when milling. There is no seperate feed drive on those little Myfords it is all done through the leadscrew which you should keep from wear so to maintaon acuracy when cutting threads. Try to have as little sticking out of the chuck as you can get away with. This will help reduce chatter and improve your finish. Using a cutting oil will also help, if you don't have any, rape seed oil is excellent and cheap enough at Aldi. Now the good points. There is nothing wrong with that tool, it seems sharp and well set. As to your depth of cut, she took it didn't she? It'll stall out if you get too greedy, she's only a little lass. The direction of cut is directly related to the tool bit geometry. If it cuts frward and back then it is ground/set up to cut foward and back. Sometimes you can get an improved surface finish cutting away from the chuck. Tool geometry is too big a subject to discuss here, get a good model engineering book and play with the shapes, they are not that complicated. Just keep going as you are, playing with it to find out what works and what dosn't. Just don't have the belts too tight, that way if you mess up they will slip before any damage can be done. You have a lovely little lathe there and in fantastic condition you will be happy together for longer than you will need it (if you take care of it). Now, on that point, clean out that damed grease and get her oiled up properly. If it moves oil it with a can, if it doesn't move oily rag to protect. You have a good mechanical mind, you will mater this in no time. There are lots of us out here willing to help and loads of good videos. The only thing about videos is small hobby lathes like yours will not do the things a larger industrial machine machine will, use your discression. All the best buddy. Mark
Wishing Mrs man cave all the very speedy recovery my sister in law is well after 10 years sending both you love Mr man cave your videos are brilliant ❤
Sending love to Mrs Man cave , You got your self a cracking little lathe and practice makes perfection so they say, I think you will have many hours of pleasure on the Myford and I am looking forward to watching your journey.
For a start Adam you were not waffling and yes I can understand about your man cave l have my own but it’s for joinery but I still get great enjoyment watching you sir two little things mr get your self a good off &on switch for your Lathe and your set of drawers are not bad it’s your foundations your floor these sheds are not the best for they’re flooring but the most important thing is your good lady l say every one wants to see and here her videos we are all here for you both 😊
Adam Rachel is so brave a nd the fact she wants to keep us all updated on her health journey is absolutely such a thoughtful thing to do to help others going through this and to make us all aware , most of us have or know someone with this or similar so I am sure she is going to help many and if it helps her then of course we shall watch her , she is one awesome lady but you already know that much love and hugs to you both. Xxx
It must be 35 years since I last did any work on a lathe but seeing your attempts brought things back to me ! From what I remember your doing OK. Get a bit of experience under your belt and you'll be fine. I know where to bring brake drums for skimming now lol
Let your wife post all the videos she can, more people get over those things than don’t . What ever make her happy because frame of mind and spirit is as good as any meditation. I watch you religiously, you make my day keep up the great work, larry
Hi Mr Man Cave just to say how amazingly brave Mrs Man Cave is to post her video, I for one would definitely would watch the videos that she adds to your channel, just like you she shines in front of the camera. Best of luck this afternoon with Mrs Man Caves appointment, by the way Mr Man Cave don’t stop the waffle we all love the waffle 😂 this is one amazing channel, thank you to you both.
Been asked by Sybil to pass on her most dearest wishes to Rachael. She NEVER misses a single video of yours. Not bad at all for a first play on a lathe, by someone with no knowledge. My first ever thing I made on the lathe at College (23 years ago) was a plumb bob, I keep it in my tool box, but I've never used it. Hope you don't mind me offering you a few tips. The best way to get the tool at centre Hight is to line the cutting edge up with the point of a centre in the tail stock (more accurate than a drill). Judging by your turning with some neat grooves in, you were using what is called a undercut tool (for machining grooves) Normally for turning diameters you would use a knife tool (left hand is normal, for working towards the chuck, but you can get right hand to for working towards the tail stock). You would normally have this set roughly right angles to the lathe bed (with slight clearance), but move it at a angle towards to work when facing off (for extra clearance). Do not try to cut backwards unless forced on a normal knife tool, as it will just blunt the cutting edge. The rule of thumb for cutting speed is the bigger the diameter the slower the RPM of the job, because the surface speed is much higher. Also when machining harder materials (such as steel etc) you run slower. The old bolt you machined was a soft bit of steel (obviously not high tensile lol). I'm not sure if you have seperate leavers for screw cutting and self feed, if not you might want to play around with the leadscrew gears to slow the feed down, as its feeding a bit quick i would say (judging by what I could see when you was playing around). When you get curly swarf like you saw, it normally means the tool is cutting well. You will only tend to see this with steel or aluminium (also copper and lead, but you need a negative rake angle for those). The video you watched was correct regarding tungsten carbide tipped tools, there not great for light cuts. There good for roughing out with heavy cuts or for very hard materials, but I can't imagine you would need to worry about that, good cutting tips are expensive, so using HSS tool steel is the right call for what your will be doing. Another safety tip to add to those you mentioned is, never wear normal work gloves (latex ones ok), many accidents have happened where gloves have got court and grabbed a person's finger off. I would recommend work gloves when cleaning swarf, because it can be razor sharp, and never clean the swarf by hand when machine is running. Not sure some set the compound slide up at a angle for (I to have observed it), I've never been taught that way unless turning tapers by hand. I normally have mine set (as I was brought up to) parallel to the bed, so when facing off, fine and accurate cuts can be clocked on. I have a shelf above my lathe, I drilled a hole in it to put both chuck keys.... but 9 times out of 10, it ends up under the bed of the lathe in the tray - guess I'm lazy lol. I use Tracy tools for my tooking. I have used RDG in the past, but I find a lot of their tooling to be of poor quality for the heavy work I do. You will soon be making the Rustons missing governor parts Adam 🙂. Keep up the good work, and all our love to Mrs Mancave.
My wife went through Breast Cancer about 10 year ago I know how bad it can be for a Woman and all I could do is to help her through it so you just need to help her and keep a smile on her face and think Positive about it all Best Wishes to Mrs Man Cave and all the best
I hope it all goes well Adam, I know exactly how you feel, I have been there myself. Good to have something that you can escape it all for a few minutes. That’s a beautiful little lathe, I only wish I had one. Cheers. One final tip, don’t ever leave the chuck key in the chuck ever, if the lather starts and it spins around the key will hit the bed or fly off and hit you.
Adam a good video I enjoyed it. Re Mrs mancave I am sure that she has been told about Macmillan cancer site and the help that is there. I thought I would mension this. and as Mre Mancave doing videos is spot on as there is not enought said about these things. and again stay positive
Hi Adam + Rachel, look after your selves you will get through, just be positive. The lather is running well I never used a lathe but by the way you were using it your doing a good job. You said earlier you had to fit a capacitor was this 3 phase motor so you had to install a capacitor to the second live terminal so instead of L1 L2 L3 you connected L1 then a capacitor to would have be L2 and neutral to L3. I have seen videos on converting 3 phase machines to run on single phase by using a capacitor. Great video Take care
Best wishes to you both , so many people have recovered from the condition inc my mother, so we know what its like , back to the electrics i try to set a separate cuicuit breaker in anything a bit dodgy , then it will trip and reset until its fixed , thanks for the update Adam,
When you get those curly bits of swarf that’s ideal, a much better finish than if you’re getting little chips. Congrats, now you have a lathe you can make almost anything , lucky man
Hi Adam, Adam I think you will be surprised at how many men will be and are interested in your good lady Mrs Mancave I I have seen a lot off this in my family and I think so have a lot of men so don’t give up on telling us all how Mrs mancave is doing and give her all or love from every one out here, And you take care of yourself, ack to your video look as if it is coming along nicely you keep up the good work and god bless you both.🛠️🛠️⭐️⭐️👍👌❤️
Best wishes to your very brave wife. Adam as a priority you must fit a local stop/start switch to your lathe. If you catch anything (clothing, body parts, hair!!) in the spinning lathe you need to give yourself the best chance you can to stop the lathe quickly. You do not want to spoil your "happy place". EdT
No grease for your Myford, oil only to be used. Please download a copy of the Myford manual, it shows all the oiling points and the suggested lubricants.
Hi Adam i like your videos as you tell things as they are You dont pretend you know something when you dont Try to put a guard on the windows i used a old haris fence panel cut up for guard Tell Mrs Mancave we are all wishing her well
Again all the best wishes to Mrs mancave. Did you miss the pulley end of motor oiling point? Most lathes do not get greased, those nipples are like many old cars and are designed for an oil gun. Enjoy the adventure of learning what you can do with a lathe, it is a constant learning curve, there is always more to learn. There are many great UA-cam channels like "Blondie hacks" that will not only teach you, but also give you more ideas. Keep up the fun channel. Good luck.
The reason many hobby users have carbide bits is because they aren't setup to grind high speed steel. Your next adventure will be learning to grind and shape high speed steel. The shape of cutter changes for direction of cut, material being cut.
First safety advice, get a power switch & emergency stop button on the lathe so you can stop it quickly in an emergency. Don't postpone safety, make it a priority.. We don't want to see a "what not to do, accident video."
Please fit a power switch & emergency stop button onto the lathe or stand as soon as possible. We do not want to see a "what not to do, accident video" being posted. Stay safe and have that e-stop fitted ASAP.
Lovely mate least there wasn't no farting this time electric farts and sparks very lethal ha lathe works well mate looks like your getting the hang of it good stuff keep well keep safe buddy
Great effort for your first try. If you are getting continuous swarf ‘springs’ then you have a good cut and feed speed. When you get it set up proper then please wire it via some sort of local kill switch so if goes tits-up you can stop it faster than having to run across the shed. Maybe a foot switch?
As previously mentioned do not put grease in your Myford. Get a good oil gun. My wife had breast cancer 7 years ago, so I know what your going through. Keep your chins up and know that your subscribers appreciate all that you both do. Take care .
Hi Adam, I'd like to make a few points. Firstly I aplaud Rachel for wanting to record her jourmey. As to most of us not being interested, even if that were true, most of us have a better half that would. Secondly when my better half was going through her breast cancer treatment one of the others going through the same thing was a man. Little known fact, men have a small amount of breast tissue and can get breast cancer. Just ask your consultant. Thirdly lathes and mills very rarely have grease nipples. They are for oil! After 40 years repairing machine tools you don't want to know how much damage grease can do to plain bearings. If it's supposed to have grease you'll use too much oil, if it's supposed to have oil you'll be replacing shafts and bearings. Good luck Rachel, me and Gert are looking forward to your next update. XX
Adam, Depending on the type of bit you are using it should be perpendicular to the work piece, you should have the cross slide straight not at an angle, to get a better finish high speed chuck and slow feed, use some oil to assist
Adam, Everyone needs to know about this, we have a friend who is suffering with this and the outlook is not good for her so I wish Mrs Mancave well, all ladies should get checked for this and all men should get checked for prostate cancer. i had this 6 years ago at 54 years old, we should all talk about Cancer, sending all our best to you both
The tool bit you are using has been made by someone to cut a slot or acme screw thread into something. Looks like your feed rate is a bit high, to get a finer finish you need to slow the feed down, (thats how fast you move the tool along the shaft you are turning). For cantering the height of the tool its best to use a center drill or a dead center if you have one.
I know of a lady in Adilaide Australia that had breast cancer and had it treated and shes in remission. Gaelyne Gasson in Australia she started a really cool email list that supported 8-bit Commodore computers, so she had to give up Moderating that email list she started, but shes doing very well these days. Maybe your wife could contact Gaelyne Gasson.
You will find you get better finishes machining non ferrous metals , ie Brass , Bronze and Aluminium . Its a case of practice makes perfect , Trial and error , but its another string to your bow . Theres plenty info on You Tube about lathe working . I think you should rename the lathe , " Rachael " .
Regarding your blowing the trip in the house, if you put a 30mA 30msec trip in the feed to your man cave in the man cave , that should operate first, before the house trip operates.
I think videos with Mrs man cave about her issues would be good, but I think you should be in Them as well Adam, it affects the man as well and a lot of the time the partner gets forgotten about in all the panic. It’s plain to see you have found it difficult to cope with it all, you have only just moved into your new home together. Perhaps You could give it from your prospective?
Adam, please tell Rachael, or Mrs Mancave I watched her production, she was epic,her idea of making little contributions regarding her progress in order to reach out to other Cancer sufferers is lovely, she is an essential part of Mancave Productions and I think her idea is great, carry on in your happy place M8 you bring so much joy and entertainment to us all, best regards to you bothas ever, Spike
Well said, thank you
You are a hero on two fronts. Firstly showing your love and support to Mrs Mancave, aka Rachel and for for resting and restoring the engines and other machines you show us in these videos. As for you saying about your shed/workshop being your happy place, any man who does anything like you in a shed has the same feelings. I know I feel like I'm in my own happy place when I'm out in my shed whether I'm working on something or just sitting there for some peace and quiet for a short spell. Keep on doing what your doing with the engines. Mrs Mancave has got a great idea doing a video diary of her personal journey. It could be a big support for others going along the same journey. Best wishes to you both
Bless her, I think it’s a great idea to share her experiences it can be a dark and worrying time. She’ll be fine Adam, best wishes to you both and thanks for entertaining us, the videos are great.
I genuinely love your channel for the honest way it’s done, it’s interesting & fun.., it’s just ‘as it is!’.., you’re a normal bloke, learning and sharing and making us laugh along the way, it makes my day when I park the truck up & see a video’s been posted!., it’s extremely brave of Mrs M/C to post about such worrying times but great to hear she’s on the mend❤.., all the best for you both & long may the channel continue 😊
Been watching your channel for ages just seen your wife bit and mate wish u all the best and a speedy recovery
Hi Adam. As you probably know I watched and commented your good ladies post. It's an amazing thing she's doing by sharing the issues that she's going through and people may not realize that men can and do suffer from breast cancer. As an almost 30 year serviver of cancer although not breast cancer it's good for people to see that nowadays it's likely that you stand a very good chance of getting through it.
Great work Adam cracking bit of kit. Personally would love to go on the trip with you and Rachel 👍🏻👍🏻
I watched Mrs Man Caves very brave and honest announcement of her diagnosis and subsequent treatment she has to go through. Please give her my very best wishes for a very speedy and full recovery.
A couple of tips on turning outside diameters.
Alway approach the cut from the same direction, this is important as it will allow for and eliminate the 'backlash' inerrrant in any lathe and its screw threads.
At the start of the cut, zero the dial on the cross slide. On the next cut you can then reference the zero position and then add however much extra you wish to cut using the graduations on the dial. You will be able with a little practise to achieve very accurate results and turn to any specific dimension you desire.
Remember that every cut and the increments you decide to use will result in DOUBLE the total material removed with respect to the diameter of the piece.
Learn how to sharpen you lathe bits with the correct rake and clearance angles. A bench grinder with a well dressed wheel is essential. You will not be able to sharpen carbide bits on the same wheell as you sharpen regular tool steel. You will need a green wheel for this. Keeping your bits sharpened correctly will make for much better cuts and finishes. Easier more efficient cuts will also reduce loads on the machine and ultimately reduce wear and tear.
The use of cutting oils is also a very good idea. This will help keep the tool and workplace cool, increase the longevity of the 'edge' of the tool and improve the workpiece finish.
As a rule of thumb smaller dia material can be turned at faster speeds than larger diameters. Cutting speeds are calculated by the linear length per minute. And that part of the equation varies with the material. There are tables online that you can look up to get you close , bear in mind your lathe has limited variability with its speed.
As you get to know your lathe you'll learn what it is capable of and adjust your technique for the best results and not stress the machine.
Ok, lesson over. Sorry to be a bit long winded.
Keep your hair short too.😂
Good luck.
Please pass on our love and best wishes to Mrs Mancave. Also really enjoy your video's.
I really enjoy everything about your videos Adam - you've helped inspire me with fixing things myself - I even find myself going "arrrr -haaaaa" ! & Now I want to try metal turning too haha - all the best to you both getting Mrs mancave all sorted again. Many thanks
For a first go that is actually very good Adam. I'll get the negatives out of the way first. NEVER LEAVE THE KEY IN THE CHUCK😅 you just said it. I should have waited to the end😂. You were feeding the tool along the work a little too fast, that is why it looked like a thread. Use the handwheel on the carridge to feed. Using the leadscrew should be reserved for when you need acurate distances between shoulders along the length or when milling. There is no seperate feed drive on those little Myfords it is all done through the leadscrew which you should keep from wear so to maintaon acuracy when cutting threads. Try to have as little sticking out of the chuck as you can get away with. This will help reduce chatter and improve your finish. Using a cutting oil will also help, if you don't have any, rape seed oil is excellent and cheap enough at Aldi. Now the good points. There is nothing wrong with that tool, it seems sharp and well set. As to your depth of cut, she took it didn't she? It'll stall out if you get too greedy, she's only a little lass. The direction of cut is directly related to the tool bit geometry. If it cuts frward and back then it is ground/set up to cut foward and back. Sometimes you can get an improved surface finish cutting away from the chuck. Tool geometry is too big a subject to discuss here, get a good model engineering book and play with the shapes, they are not that complicated. Just keep going as you are, playing with it to find out what works and what dosn't. Just don't have the belts too tight, that way if you mess up they will slip before any damage can be done. You have a lovely little lathe there and in fantastic condition you will be happy together for longer than you will need it (if you take care of it). Now, on that point, clean out that damed grease and get her oiled up properly. If it moves oil it with a can, if it doesn't move oily rag to protect. You have a good mechanical mind, you will mater this in no time. There are lots of us out here willing to help and loads of good videos. The only thing about videos is small hobby lathes like yours will not do the things a larger industrial machine machine will, use your discression. All the best buddy. Mark
Wishing Mrs man cave all the very speedy recovery my sister in law is well after 10 years sending both you love Mr man cave your videos are brilliant ❤
Sending love to Mrs Man cave , You got your self a cracking little lathe and practice makes perfection so they say, I think you will have many hours of pleasure on the Myford and I am looking forward to watching your journey.
For a start Adam you were not waffling and yes I can understand about your man cave l have my own but it’s for joinery but I still get great enjoyment watching you sir two little things mr get your self a good off &on switch for your Lathe and your set of drawers are not bad it’s your foundations your floor these sheds are not the best for they’re flooring but the most important thing is your good lady l say every one wants to see and here her videos we are all here for you both 😊
Adam Rachel is so brave a nd the fact she wants to keep us all updated on her health journey is absolutely such a thoughtful thing to do to help others going through this and to make us all aware , most of us have or know someone with this or similar so I am sure she is going to help many and if it helps her then of course we shall watch her , she is one awesome lady but you already know that much love and hugs to you both. Xxx
your so very welcome I wish her a speedy recovery.
Best wishes to Rachel, i love watching your videos it just real life good luck Adam, roy copenhagen denmark
Nice work, 👍enjoyed the videos
It must be 35 years since I last did any work on a lathe but seeing your attempts brought things back to me ! From what I remember your doing OK. Get a bit of experience under your belt and you'll be fine. I know where to bring brake drums for skimming now lol
you did it and it runs very nicely good job.
I never thought of it that way at least you show all of what is involved that shows people what is involved I really agree with that
Let your wife post all the videos she can, more people get over those things than don’t . What ever make her happy because frame of mind and spirit is as good as any meditation. I watch you religiously, you make my day keep up the great work, larry
Adam for a first attempt you did really well,you will only get better the more you use it,excellent first attempt great work,keep on lathering.
Yes epic show from Mrs. Mancave .My total respect an luv to all xx
Sounds like a nice happy running lathe. The dials on the feed screws can be used for reference to specific depths of cut, but aren't always accurate.
experimentation is how you learn so I like your new creations
Hi Mr Man Cave just to say how amazingly brave Mrs Man Cave is to post her video, I for one would definitely would watch the videos that she adds to your channel, just like you she shines in front of the camera. Best of luck this afternoon with Mrs Man Caves appointment, by the way Mr Man Cave don’t stop the waffle we all love the waffle 😂 this is one amazing channel, thank you to you both.
Been asked by Sybil to pass on her most dearest wishes to Rachael. She NEVER misses a single video of yours.
Not bad at all for a first play on a lathe, by someone with no knowledge. My first ever thing I made on the lathe at College (23 years ago) was a plumb bob, I keep it in my tool box, but I've never used it.
Hope you don't mind me offering you a few tips.
The best way to get the tool at centre Hight is to line the cutting edge up with the point of a centre in the tail stock (more accurate than a drill).
Judging by your turning with some neat grooves in, you were using what is called a undercut tool (for machining grooves) Normally for turning diameters you would use a knife tool (left hand is normal, for working towards the chuck, but you can get right hand to for working towards the tail stock). You would normally have this set roughly right angles to the lathe bed (with slight clearance), but move it at a angle towards to work when facing off (for extra clearance). Do not try to cut backwards unless forced on a normal knife tool, as it will just blunt the cutting edge.
The rule of thumb for cutting speed is the bigger the diameter the slower the RPM of the job, because the surface speed is much higher. Also when machining harder materials (such as steel etc) you run slower. The old bolt you machined was a soft bit of steel (obviously not high tensile lol).
I'm not sure if you have seperate leavers for screw cutting and self feed, if not you might want to play around with the leadscrew gears to slow the feed down, as its feeding a bit quick i would say (judging by what I could see when you was playing around).
When you get curly swarf like you saw, it normally means the tool is cutting well. You will only tend to see this with steel or aluminium (also copper and lead, but you need a negative rake angle for those).
The video you watched was correct regarding tungsten carbide tipped tools, there not great for light cuts. There good for roughing out with heavy cuts or for very hard materials, but I can't imagine you would need to worry about that, good cutting tips are expensive, so using HSS tool steel is the right call for what your will be doing.
Another safety tip to add to those you mentioned is, never wear normal work gloves (latex ones ok), many accidents have happened where gloves have got court and grabbed a person's finger off. I would recommend work gloves when cleaning swarf, because it can be razor sharp, and never clean the swarf by hand when machine is running.
Not sure some set the compound slide up at a angle for (I to have observed it), I've never been taught that way unless turning tapers by hand. I normally have mine set (as I was brought up to) parallel to the bed, so when facing off, fine and accurate cuts can be clocked on.
I have a shelf above my lathe, I drilled a hole in it to put both chuck keys.... but 9 times out of 10, it ends up under the bed of the lathe in the tray - guess I'm lazy lol.
I use Tracy tools for my tooking. I have used RDG in the past, but I find a lot of their tooling to be of poor quality for the heavy work I do.
You will soon be making the Rustons missing governor parts Adam 🙂.
Keep up the good work, and all our love to Mrs Mancave.
My wife went through Breast Cancer about 10 year ago I know how bad it can be for a Woman and all I could do is to help her through it so you just need to help her and keep a smile on her face and think Positive about it all Best Wishes to Mrs Man Cave and all the best
I hope it all goes well Adam, I know exactly how you feel, I have been there myself. Good to have something that you can escape it all for a few minutes. That’s a beautiful little lathe, I only wish I had one. Cheers. One final tip, don’t ever leave the chuck key in the chuck ever, if the lather starts and it spins around the key will hit the bed or fly off and hit you.
Great video, highly entertaining, good luck to Mrs Mancave.
Excellent video
Glad the motors working
Good idea of Mrs mancave been there with my wife the nhs were and are great
Adam a good video I enjoyed it. Re Mrs mancave I am sure that she has been told about Macmillan cancer site and the help that is there. I thought I would mension this. and as Mre Mancave doing videos is spot on as there is not enought said about these things. and again stay positive
Hi Adam + Rachel, look after your selves you will get through, just be positive. The lather is running well I never used a lathe but by the way you were using it your doing a good job.
You said earlier you had to fit a capacitor was this 3 phase motor so you had to install a capacitor to the second live terminal so instead of L1 L2 L3 you connected L1 then a capacitor to would have be L2 and neutral to L3. I have seen videos on converting 3 phase machines to run on single phase by using a capacitor. Great video Take care
Absolutely love your channel,god bless mrs mancave and Adam stay strong for her we know you must be worried sick fella.
What a brave video. Thank you. I really wish her well.
Best wishes to you both , so many people have recovered from the condition inc my mother, so we know what its like , back to the electrics i try to set a separate cuicuit breaker in anything a bit dodgy , then it will trip and reset until its fixed , thanks for the update Adam,
Adam you forgot to put oil in the oil hole next to the pulley and the screw cap on.Great little lathe,you will have alot of fun using that.
never leave the chuck key in the chuck and you always get a cleaner cut using traverse [power feed] buy yourself some cutting oil.
Cancer affects everyone one way or another. So let Rach do what she wants if it helps her it will also help others.
When you get those curly bits of swarf that’s ideal, a much better finish than if you’re getting little chips. Congrats, now you have a lathe you can make almost anything , lucky man
Happy to see your wifes videos Adam
Never never leave the chuck key in a chuck
That's a cracking Lathe !
Great turning for a newby ! Tell Racheal to get well !
Hi Adam, Adam I think you will be surprised at how many men will be and are interested in your good lady Mrs Mancave I I have seen a lot off this in my family and I think so have a lot of men so don’t give up on telling us all how Mrs mancave is doing and give her all or love from every one out here, And you take care of yourself, ack to your video look as if it is coming along nicely you keep up the good work and god bless you both.🛠️🛠️⭐️⭐️👍👌❤️
Well done look forward to future attempts
Sending our love & blessings, from lockpick & family. X
I havent never used a metal lathe either so Im learning with you.
Man caves new toy opens up a hole new world of possibilities 😁👍
Best wishes to your very brave wife. Adam as a priority you must fit a local stop/start switch to your lathe. If you catch anything (clothing, body parts, hair!!) in the spinning lathe you need to give yourself the best chance you can to stop the lathe quickly. You do not want to spoil your "happy place".
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No grease for your Myford, oil only to be used. Please download a copy of the Myford manual, it shows all the oiling points and the suggested lubricants.
So sad to hear your wife is poorly 🤞For you both hope your wife get better soon best of luck with the treatment
Hi Adam i like your videos as you tell things as they are You dont pretend you know something when you dont Try to put a guard on the windows i used a old haris fence panel cut up for guard
Tell Mrs Mancave we are all wishing her well
Again all the best wishes to Mrs mancave.
Did you miss the pulley end of motor oiling point?
Most lathes do not get greased, those nipples are like many old cars and are designed for an oil gun.
Enjoy the adventure of learning what you can do with a lathe, it is a constant learning curve, there is always more to learn.
There are many great UA-cam channels like "Blondie hacks" that will not only teach you, but also give you more ideas.
Keep up the fun channel. Good luck.
The reason many hobby users have carbide bits is because they aren't setup to grind high speed steel.
Your next adventure will be learning to grind and shape high speed steel.
The shape of cutter changes for direction of cut, material being cut.
You will now also be looking for raw material to turn, looking in those boxes of scrap at the auctions etc.
First safety advice, get a power switch & emergency stop button on the lathe so you can stop it quickly in an emergency.
Don't postpone safety, make it a priority..
We don't want to see a "what not to do, accident video."
Please fit a power switch & emergency stop button onto the lathe or stand as soon as possible.
We do not want to see a "what not to do, accident video" being posted.
Stay safe and have that e-stop fitted ASAP.
Lovely mate least there wasn't no farting this time electric farts and sparks very lethal ha lathe works well mate looks like your getting the hang of it good stuff keep well keep safe buddy
Some lathes also have power forward for when your facing off steel too
Great effort for your first try.
If you are getting continuous swarf ‘springs’ then you have a good cut and feed speed.
When you get it set up proper then please wire it via some sort of local kill switch so if goes tits-up you can stop it faster than having to run across the shed. Maybe a foot switch?
Great video Mr Fenn.
You need a geen grinding wheel for tct, but just a normal grinder for tool steel tools.
Please tell mrs mancave well done and get well soon, oil is your friend when preserving metal lathes.
The oiler for the nipples are expensive. They are for oil not grease. All the best to you and Mrs mancave.
As previously mentioned do not put grease in your Myford. Get a good oil gun. My wife had breast cancer 7 years ago, so I know what your going through. Keep your chins up and know that your subscribers appreciate all that you both do. Take care .
Hope it all goes well for Mrs Mancave.
now Im really wanting to learn the same and turn some new stuff
Hi Adam, I'd like to make a few points. Firstly I aplaud Rachel for wanting to record her jourmey. As to most of us not being interested, even if that were true, most of us have a better half that would. Secondly when my better half was going through her breast cancer treatment one of the others going through the same thing was a man. Little known fact, men have a small amount of breast tissue and can get breast cancer. Just ask your consultant. Thirdly lathes and mills very rarely have grease nipples. They are for oil! After 40 years repairing machine tools you don't want to know how much damage grease can do to plain bearings. If it's supposed to have grease you'll use too much oil, if it's supposed to have oil you'll be replacing shafts and bearings.
Good luck Rachel, me and Gert are looking forward to your next update. XX
You're gonna be making cannons before you know it, Adam....Ps, all the best to Mrs. Mancave....
Adam, Depending on the type of bit you are using it should be perpendicular to the work piece, you should have the cross slide straight not at an angle, to get a better finish high speed chuck and slow feed, use some oil to assist
Adam, Everyone needs to know about this, we have a friend who is suffering with this and the outlook is not good for her so I wish Mrs Mancave well, all ladies should get checked for this and all men should get checked for prostate cancer. i had this 6 years ago at 54 years old, we should all talk about Cancer, sending all our best to you both
Adam, please never leave a chuck in the chuck, they can KILL!
Asome job bud
Looks like it could be a good lathe. There are lots of Myford parts and manuals on Amazon, also oil guns which are about £80.00.
Hope Mrs mancave get batter soon I hope you have a good time time soon
My wife is a survivor, keep your chin up the pair of you will beat this.
You never grease a Myford ever, oil only Nuto32 is what you want. Get yourself a good book on running a lathe and read it from cover to cover.
hi its oil you put in them oiling points
The tool bit you are using has been made by someone to cut a slot or acme screw thread into something. Looks like your feed rate is a bit high, to get a finer finish you need to slow the feed down, (thats how fast you move the tool along the shaft you are turning). For cantering the height of the tool its best to use a center drill or a dead center if you have one.
I almost forgot shoes for house and shoes for shop !
I know of a lady in Adilaide Australia that had breast cancer and had it treated and shes in remission. Gaelyne Gasson in Australia she started a really cool email list that supported 8-bit Commodore computers, so she had to give up Moderating that email list she started, but shes doing very well these days. Maybe your wife could contact Gaelyne Gasson.
I sometimes try to repair with what I have. I had an old Lawnboy lawnmower I tried to fix but its coming along if I can find the parts.
Jeez man, 39:40 NEVER, EVER leave the chuck key in the chuck.
This time next year I reckon you’ll be turning your very own hit and miss engine
Please arrange for a proper local power switch along with an emergency stop button.
not a bit boring Im having fun too
just right on the cut
I try not to *itch and moan about what you do Adam I really respect that you do in your videos, excellent. we all Waffle Adam thats okay
cutting oil helps
Adam yes tell Rachael GO FOR FOR IT
Try carbide inserts at hi speed you will get better results
Adam you are ready for you local aircraft factory, just shape and sharpen your tool steel cutting bits 😅😅😅😂😂
adam have a trip in the shed and make the fuse slightly smaller than the house trip so it trips the shed not the house
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Mr man Cave if you need a hand give me a short Darrin
You will find you get better finishes machining non ferrous metals , ie Brass , Bronze and Aluminium . Its a case of practice makes perfect , Trial and error , but its another string to your bow . Theres plenty info on You Tube about lathe working . I think you should rename the lathe , " Rachael " .
Regarding your blowing the trip in the house, if you put a 30mA 30msec trip in the feed to your man cave in the man cave , that should operate first, before the house trip operates.
Just the job
they are oil points
Watch Ade Swashe's videos hes in the UK he has one such video on making an Item. I wont tell you what he makes but he uses a Lathe etc.
When turning a shaft and you want to take 20 thousandths off I only take 10 thousandths at doubles
I think videos with Mrs man cave about her issues would be good, but I think you should be in Them as well Adam, it affects the man as well and a lot of the time the partner gets forgotten about in all the panic. It’s plain to see you have found it difficult to cope with it all, you have only just moved into your new home together. Perhaps You could give it from your prospective?