Amazing how much you can do with a small lathe. It just shows technique and knowledge is more important than having a big fancy expensive machine. I learned a lot from this video.
Even on a monster lathe most jobs are smaller. I have a 10x22” lathe for the garage at home and the big lathe is at work. If I get a bigger job on occasion, I just take it in to work and use the big lathe but my little lathe is my “go to” for most jobs.😀👍Keep making chips!🤣
And all without a mill! The lathe is the machine that can make itself,,,,with a little help from the drill press. ,,, but what impressed the most was your toolmaker grade workmanship and mostly the engineering. Second to none!
Thanks for your commen! I would prefer, the problems will come to an end some day :D But there is still a lot to do on this little lathe :) And yes, the crossslide handle and scale is the next project
I know I am a little late to the party, but that dial is one of the most beautiful things I have seen someone make. I did a tiny little wheel for my compound. I had never thought to make one for the carriage. That was really wonderful. Now, I have to make one. I will inscribe WCDTB on the back in your honor. Thanks for that... a lot.
Great videos. Not for what you make but the way you do it. Amazing how you can set up a lathe for almost any different kind of machining. There are hundreds of tips in the way you set up every part. Excellent Excellent !!
Now this is one of the best and best looking mini lathe upgrades I have seen done. Great idea and execution Beautiful finished product. Even the cross slide clearance issue I would normally call a mistake I said Ok … Good another project.
I saw your comment about the paper plate before I got to that part in the video and was puzzled by what you meant. Now that I've seen it, I'm humbled too. Impressive!
:) Thanks a lot! The clamping is really cool yes. Much more convenient as clamping with a screw from the side. I saw this idea in a video of Stefan Gotteswinter here on youtube.
You do optimal work with less than optimal tools. The quality of your finished product is inspiring. Nice camera work too! Please keep the videos coming.
Thank you very much! I really do appreciate that. It may take a lot more time and needs some patience but even with little tooling you can achieve quite a bit :)
We probably won't do better than this😁 I really enjoy your videos for the great level of problem solving using a great deal of ingenuity with only limited equipment. The camera work is tremendous too. That is a sweet dial locking mechanism.👌
Really nice design work and execution on this project. I have never considered using a graduated dial on a carriage handwheel before, but it's an excellent idea.
@@mapsi03 Yes, I've seen many lathes before (have you?) The crossfeed and compound handles are normally graduated, but I've never seen a graduated dial on a carriage handwheel - you'll note that the original plastic wheel did NOT have graduations. This is typical on all lathes that I'm aware of.
Thank you very much! That's right, not every lathe has a dial on the carriage handwheel. But that's a useful modification. Without a digital readout you have no idea how far you go with the carriage without a dial. I missed that extremely in the past. I oriented my design a bit on the schaublin lathes. They have beatiful dials on the carriage handwheel :)
great design, love it. I have added a thin backplate to the apron of my mini lathe to keep swarf out and to hold a bearing for the handwheel. I am using a handwheel on the lead screw and am planning to add a digital scale with the read head under the apron.
A lot of skill involved here. And some great inspiration and food for thought. It might be more of a personal preference, but for me, fixed handles (to the wheels) would drive me crazy. 😄 Looking forward to the next video. 👍
Haha :) Thank you very much for your kind words! The handle is actually a result of lazyness at the end of the project :) I first wanted to install a turning handle but then went for the fixed one to get the project done. Perhaps I'll change it later but to be honest the fixed handle feels quite ok for me.
@@WeCanDoThatBetter At least you finish your projects when laziness hits. That’s a lot more than you can say about my pile of 90% completed stuff. 🙄🙈 Happy it works for you. 👍
I used to have a small 200kg lathe, very quickly I outgrew it and made room for a 650kg lathe. Ultimately I am very happy I didn't spend too much time modifying my small lathe before moving on. But this is done very nicely, definitely took some time and patience. Especially the handwheel engraving, nicely done! Personally I would save the effort and upgrade to a large machine before doing such work, but I understand this is a hobby.
Wonderfully thought out ( apart from the colliding handles !! ) Very well made and fitted all in all a very entertaining and instructive video Thank you for sharing looking forward to the handle problem being solved.
I really enjoyed this video, it's a problem a lot of hobby machinists can relate to. Smart design and clever engineering. I also liked the camera angles and editing, so you've got a new subscriber!
Very nice work. I would take a different approach and rig a cheap digital DRO made from modified calipers or depth gauges. It would save hours of labour and be immune to the backlash in the gear train.
Thanks for your comment! Yes, that's a different approach. For super accurate work a DRO is the best way to go off course. Perhaps some day I will install linear scales (not the calipers). But in this case I wanted a mechanical solution as I had to install proper bearings to the handwheel as well I decided to make the whole assembly new. The scale I made is super intuitive to read and use and for the most cases it's absolutely accurate enough. So I'm happy to have this on the lathe, it makes work a lot easier and I'm using it very often.
What a fantastic execution of this project. Very clean and neat work. It's sad that we all buy these Chinese Mini-lathes and then have to spend so many hours to fine tune/modify them to work correctly. If you calculated the hours it takes times your labor costs, we spend more money fixing them than they cost! lol!
Putting in the effort, overcoming difficulties, sometimes having to improvise and (not always) being happy with the result are all integral parts of this wonderful hobby :)
Oh, the beauty of hobby shopping! You do all perfect, measure it twice, test assemble them all together, then… it interferes with the cross slide!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Excellent job on the dial and great ideas! I’m working in a micro lathe and wondering if I can do the same due to the even smaller dimensions. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much! The algorithms are a miracle, can't do anything about ist.. :) I'm just doing my thing and hoping some people will enjoy watching it :)
Yo! Im loving i found this channel! One suggestion tho. If you talked us through the build or just your thoughts throughout the build i bet this channel would kill! Anyways, keep up the awesome work!
Thank you very much for your kind comment and feedback! I really do appreciate that! In my latest video I started talking for better explanation. I think I will do more narrated videos in the future as some suggested this too :) Thanks again!
Very nice design! I especially like your wedge lock. A similar method is used for timing chain adjusters on some motorcycles. I'm in your same predicament regarding lack of spacing between carriage and cross feed handwheels and my solution might work for you: shift the apron forward of the saddle. I'm doing it with a pair of steel blocks. One will go behind the apron and under the saddle and the other will be in front of the saddle and on top of the apron. In regards to your fixed handle, that's going to grow old fast. I've made replacement handles for all my Chinese machinery because it one of the things that we are in direct contact with, and it effects our perception/feel of the machine. I used ground steel shoulder bolts with a pair of needle bearings and turned aluminum handles. The handles are hard anodized (type III) to resist both internal and external wear. Combined with stainless handwheels, it dramatically improves the feel of inexpensive machinery.
"𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘆." In other words, you've devised a method we can use to fool ourselves into believing our machinery is of higher quality than it actually is? 😁
On UA-cam I look just video of mechanics and I can say that you are one of the best I've ever seen. Continue so, I'm sure you'll soon have millions of inscribed PS I look forward to your next video
I recently stumbled onto this channel and immediately subscribed. Outstanding content!!! My only concern is wearing long sleeves near a machine. That's one of those lessons you learn early, usually explained by an older fella with scars to get his point across. I see those sleeves and I start to itch. Be safe my friend and keep up the great work!!
Very nice, but WHY the strange markings on the dial. Number, short line, 2x medium line, 1 short line, 1 long line, 1 short line, 2 X medium line, 1 short line, then number. Most dials are Number, 4 short lines, 1 medium line ( 1/2 mm point ) 4 short lines, number. Just looks strange. Still you can't alter it now. I am just intrigued as to you markings. Regards from Australia.
This was great! beautifully designed and executed. I am glad I stumbled along your channel. I will be following along. Just goes to show it doesn't matter the tools you have when skill is at a high level. I love the paper indexer. GOLD! Just subscribed. Cheers.
Amazing how much you can do with a small lathe. It just shows technique and knowledge is more important than having a big fancy expensive machine. I learned a lot from this video.
Same here. Nearly everything he showed was a lesson for me.
Even on a monster lathe most jobs are smaller. I have a 10x22” lathe for the garage at home and the big lathe is at work. If I get a bigger job on occasion, I just take it in to work and use the big lathe but my little lathe is my “go to” for most jobs.😀👍Keep making chips!🤣
And all without a mill! The lathe is the machine that can make itself,,,,with a little help from the drill press. ,,, but what impressed the most was your toolmaker grade workmanship and mostly the engineering. Second to none!
That was Awesome mate ,That was good thinking in the way you did the work , I'm a 70 year old Fitter & Turner
Thank you so much for your kind comment! I'm hubled! Thanks a lot.
I love how this beautifully executed modification concluded with a new problem to solve. I look forward to the next video!
Thanks for your commen! I would prefer, the problems will come to an end some day :D But there is still a lot to do on this little lathe :) And yes, the crossslide handle and scale is the next project
Lp
Now I understand why all of a sudden the launch date is delayed. 😀
@@WeCanDoThatBetter ,
Where can I buy this lathe, in *Indonesia???* .
@@Dodi-nz3fd dude, stop it! Every video where emco unimat 3 is you always ask same or similar question.
I know I am a little late to the party, but that dial is one of the most beautiful things I have seen someone make. I did a tiny little wheel for my compound. I had never thought to make one for the carriage. That was really wonderful. Now, I have to make one. I will inscribe WCDTB on the back in your honor. Thanks for that... a lot.
Great videos. Not for what you make but the way you do it. Amazing how you can set up a lathe for almost any different kind of machining. There are hundreds of tips in the way you set up every part. Excellent Excellent !!
Both the idea and the execution are absolutely stunning. Bravo! 👍 🇬🇧
Thank you so much for your kind comment!
@@WeCanDoThatBetter ,
Where can I buy this lathe, in *Indonesia???* .
An extremely good result! Well thought out and some very creative set ups, and beautifully executed. Well done sir!
Thank you very much for your kind comment! I really do appreciate that! Happy to hear, you liked it.
Truly amazing job. I especially like the smart locking mechanism with the two pins.
The different colors on the divisional board is very clever. It helps keep track of what’s what.
Now this is one of the best and best looking mini lathe upgrades I have seen done. Great idea and execution Beautiful finished product. Even the cross slide clearance issue I would normally call a mistake I said Ok … Good another project.
6:55, Very impressive job!!!
Thank you very much!
Paper plate and dial indicator with and a wood shim as a diving plate. 🤯I have been humbled.
I saw your comment about the paper plate before I got to that part in the video and was puzzled by what you meant. Now that I've seen it, I'm humbled too. Impressive!
Well, I am impressed. The locking feature is very clean. I also like the indexing arrangement. Very cool enhancement.
Mate. Maaaaate. Well done. IMHO the dial clamp is the best bit of the assembly, exceptional function with simple design.
:) Thanks a lot! The clamping is really cool yes. Much more convenient as clamping with a screw from the side. I saw this idea in a video of Stefan Gotteswinter here on youtube.
@@WeCanDoThatBetter - very well done - care to share the video link from Stefan ?
Alors là ! Bravo !!!! Félicitations pour cette modification !!!
Then ! Well done !!!! Congratulations on this change !!!
You do optimal work with less than optimal tools. The quality of your finished product is inspiring. Nice camera work too! Please keep the videos coming.
Thank you very much! I really do appreciate that. It may take a lot more time and needs some patience but even with little tooling you can achieve quite a bit :)
@@WeCanDoThatBetter ,
Where can I buy this lathe, in *Indonesia ???* .
Awesome design and manufacturing. I love how the lock works.
Thank you very much! The lock is really cool, yes. It is not my idea, I just adapted it for my project. It works exceptionally well :)
That’s next level workmanship wow just beautiful. You must have a great sense of pride every time you finish a project.
We probably won't do better than this😁
I really enjoy your videos for the great level of problem solving using a great deal of ingenuity with only limited equipment. The camera work is tremendous too.
That is a sweet dial locking mechanism.👌
Thank you so much for your kind comment!
Really nice design work and execution on this project. I have never considered using a graduated dial on a carriage handwheel before, but it's an excellent idea.
Have you never seen a lathe or any type of machinery before? Every single machine ever made has graduated dials on it. lol wtf
@@mapsi03 Yes, I've seen many lathes before (have you?) The crossfeed and compound handles are normally graduated, but I've never seen a graduated dial on a carriage handwheel - you'll note that the original plastic wheel did NOT have graduations. This is typical on all lathes that I'm aware of.
Thank you very much! That's right, not every lathe has a dial on the carriage handwheel. But that's a useful modification. Without a digital readout you have no idea how far you go with the carriage without a dial. I missed that extremely in the past. I oriented my design a bit on the schaublin lathes. They have beatiful dials on the carriage handwheel :)
@@WeCanDoThatBetter ,
Where can I buy this lathe, in *Indonesia ???* .
Brains, patience and skill. Wins hands down every time. Calculating to fifteen decimal places might be overdoing it a bit but I like your style.
I love the “drills eye view” too cool. Fantastic Work
I like how you tackled indexing the dial without using an elaborate tool (like a Dividing head).
Thank you very much. Yes, this method worked quite well.
great design, love it. I have added a thin backplate to the apron of my mini lathe to keep swarf out and to hold a bearing for the handwheel. I am using a handwheel on the lead screw and am planning to add a digital scale with the read head under the apron.
Brilliant idea for the locking screw on the dial. Ingenious!
Thank you very much! I have seen this on other machines. It is extremely handy.
A lot of skill involved here.
And some great inspiration and food for thought.
It might be more of a personal preference, but for me, fixed handles (to the wheels) would drive me crazy. 😄
Looking forward to the next video. 👍
Haha :) Thank you very much for your kind words! The handle is actually a result of lazyness at the end of the project :) I first wanted to install a turning handle but then went for the fixed one to get the project done. Perhaps I'll change it later but to be honest the fixed handle feels quite ok for me.
@@WeCanDoThatBetter At least you finish your projects when laziness hits. That’s a lot more than you can say about my pile of 90% completed stuff. 🙄🙈
Happy it works for you. 👍
@@andli461 Haha :D That's really hard sometimes to finish projects I know that! :) And as said, perhaps I'll change that in the future :)
... now, this is much, much better ... well done ...
I used to have a small 200kg lathe, very quickly I outgrew it and made room for a 650kg lathe. Ultimately I am very happy I didn't spend too much time modifying my small lathe before moving on. But this is done very nicely, definitely took some time and patience. Especially the handwheel engraving, nicely done! Personally I would save the effort and upgrade to a large machine before doing such work, but I understand this is a hobby.
Loving this video a lot. Amazing stuff that you are doing on this little lathe. Cheers.
Thanks my friend :)
@@WeCanDoThatBetter ,
Where can I buy this lathe, in *Indonesia ???* .
Wow, that's an awesome upgrade!
Thank you very much! Yes, it is such a pleasure now to operate the bedslide. No wobbly handwheel anymore :)
Nice workmanship and end result is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for the kind comment!
This is what I call Art. Really nice job!
I'm humbled! Thanks :)
Großartige Arbeit!! Macht enorm Spaß zuzugucken und Anregungen mitzunehmen!!
Vielen Dank für dein freundliches Feedback! Das freut mich sehr! :)
Very professional and excellent. Thank you👍👍
Thank you very much! :)
Wonderfully thought out ( apart from the colliding handles !! ) Very well made and fitted all in all a very entertaining and instructive video Thank you for sharing looking forward to the handle problem being solved.
Thank you very much for your kind comment!
@@WeCanDoThatBetter ,
Where can I buy this lathe, in *Indonesia ???*
This is what you can say art.
Thank you so much!
Well...... THAT IS GENIUS lol! The piece of wood to lock the spindle. DUH! Thanks for this
What a beautiful bit of work!
Thank you! I really do appreciate that.
Forgot to say: a lovely piece of work!
Thank you!
This channel definitely has the right name. You have a new suscriber!
Thank you so much for the kind words! I really do appreciate your support!
True craftsmanship.
Respect.
Thank you very much!
Beautiful work and great inspiration. Thanks again.
Thank you too! :)
I really enjoyed this video, it's a problem a lot of hobby machinists can relate to. Smart design and clever engineering. I also liked the camera angles and editing, so you've got a new subscriber!
Thank you very much for your kind comment and for having you as a new subscriber! Welcome, I really do appreciate that :)
@@WeCanDoThatBetter ,
Where can I buy this lathe, in *Indonesia ???* .
Subbed and binge-watched the whole mini lathe playlist. Keep up the great work and would love to see more mini lathe stuff!
Thank you very much for your kind comment! I really do appreciate that. There is more to come on that subject.
Nice work. Using your lathe as a shaper/broach/engraver. Liked that.
Thank you very much! Yes, a lathe is extremely versatile :)
That is an amazing project and so many cool tricks! 👍 well done!
Thank you! I really do appreciate that:)
Just admiration like I used to feel as a child when I cast eyes on a custom hot rod. Thanks
What you had wasn't good enough, so you scratch-built a serious upgrade. Subscribed. Keep up the good work.
Superb handle markings
Very nice work. I would take a different approach and rig a cheap digital DRO made from modified calipers or depth gauges. It would save hours of labour and be immune to the backlash in the gear train.
Thanks for your comment! Yes, that's a different approach. For super accurate work a DRO is the best way to go off course. Perhaps some day I will install linear scales (not the calipers). But in this case I wanted a mechanical solution as I had to install proper bearings to the handwheel as well I decided to make the whole assembly new. The scale I made is super intuitive to read and use and for the most cases it's absolutely accurate enough. So I'm happy to have this on the lathe, it makes work a lot easier and I'm using it very often.
What a fantastic execution of this project. Very clean and neat work. It's sad that we all buy these Chinese Mini-lathes and then have to spend so many hours to fine tune/modify them to work correctly. If you calculated the hours it takes times your labor costs, we spend more money fixing them than they cost! lol!
Putting in the effort, overcoming difficulties, sometimes having to improvise and (not always) being happy with the result are all integral parts of this wonderful hobby :)
Impressive. That was watching a work of love. Really I could feel how much you loved what you did.
Loving the angled pins, a very clever idea
Cool project! Turned out very nice ! 👍
Thank you very much! I use it a lot. It's extremely helpful when having no digital readout.
Oh, the beauty of hobby shopping! You do all perfect, measure it twice, test assemble them all together, then… it interferes with the cross slide!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Excellent job on the dial and great ideas! I’m working in a micro lathe and wondering if I can do the same due to the even smaller dimensions.
Thank you for sharing!
That's some really nice work! Looking forward to seeing how you resolve the interference with the cross slide handle. :-)
Agree. Nice job. The unforeseen often shows up.
You really did so many things better, congrats!
I'm subscribed to see so better solutions for the next project...
Thank you very much. I really do appreciate that!
Beautiful. 👍
Excellente Arbeit, gute Problemlösungen. Stark.
Dankeschön!
Good job as always. We shared this video in our homemade tools forum this week :)
Thanks, happy to hear! :)
nice trick with the locking pins! thanks for a great video!
Thank you very much! The locking mechanism is something I saw in a video of Stefan Gotteswinter, another machinist here on youtube
YT algorithm is very weird. Your video is >100k subs and thousands likes. Everytime thumbs up before watch.
Thank you so much! The algorithms are a miracle, can't do anything about ist.. :) I'm just doing my thing and hoping some people will enjoy watching it :)
the engraving indicator and also the jig for the numberstampig are quite neat
OUTSTANDING WORK
Thank you very much!
Nicely done, it's been quite an achivement
was promising from the very beginning, congratulations.
Amazing! Just 12 videos released and your already over 9k subscribers... well done 👏
Amazing how author gets creative not having milling machine. :) Good job!
Great improvement, looks great..
Angled locking pins! 🤔🥇👍👍👍
awesome build, thanks for sharing
Thanks for your comment!
That looks totally pro. Well done.
really liked the lock with the 2 45 degree angle 👏
Yes that's a real cool feature :) But no my idea, I just adapted it ;)
A great idea executed brilliantly 👍🏿
Thank you very much. I haven't used it a lot yet but it is really a pleasure to use with the big dial :)
Awesome work. Again. Thanks for sharing and taking the time to publish your work.
That's awesome. Well done.
Thank you very much!
So impressed! New subscriber looking forward to more. Thank you!
Thank you very much for your comment and for subscribing! I really do appreciate that.
Stunning execution. 👍👍😎👍👍 thanks for the tips and inspiration.
Yo! Im loving i found this channel! One suggestion tho. If you talked us through the build or just your thoughts throughout the build i bet this channel would kill! Anyways, keep up the awesome work!
Thank you very much for your kind comment and feedback! I really do appreciate that! In my latest video I started talking for better explanation. I think I will do more narrated videos in the future as some suggested this too :) Thanks again!
wow, nice handwheel, looks like one off of a Seargent & Greenleaf safe!!, good job.
Very nice design! I especially like your wedge lock. A similar method is used for timing chain adjusters on some motorcycles.
I'm in your same predicament regarding lack of spacing between carriage and cross feed handwheels and my solution might work for you: shift the apron forward of the saddle. I'm doing it with a pair of steel blocks. One will go behind the apron and under the saddle and the other will be in front of the saddle and on top of the apron.
In regards to your fixed handle, that's going to grow old fast. I've made replacement handles for all my Chinese machinery because it one of the things that we are in direct contact with, and it effects our perception/feel of the machine. I used ground steel shoulder bolts with a pair of needle bearings and turned aluminum handles. The handles are hard anodized (type III) to resist both internal and external wear. Combined with stainless handwheels, it dramatically improves the feel of inexpensive machinery.
"𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘆." In other words, you've devised a method we can use to fool ourselves into believing our machinery is of higher quality than it actually is? 😁
I like that drill attachment
On UA-cam I look just video of mechanics and I can say that you are one of the best I've ever seen. Continue so, I'm sure you'll soon have millions of inscribed
PS I look forward to your next video
You are absolutely a genius ❤️
Thank you so much for your compliment!
That dual lock!! 😍
Thank you! That's a cool and useful mechanism:)
Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!:)
Nice project well done, looks great.
Thanks!
Há profissionais que estão em outro nível, realmente incrível esse trabalho...🤩👏👏👏
Muito obrigado :)
Such a fine job! Great craftmanship through the whole video!
I too love the lock mechanism. We'll thought out
I recently stumbled onto this channel and immediately subscribed. Outstanding content!!! My only concern is wearing long sleeves near a machine. That's one of those lessons you learn early, usually explained by an older fella with scars to get his point across. I see those sleeves and I start to itch. Be safe my friend and keep up the great work!!
Thank you very much for your kind words. Happy to have you as a new subscriber. I really do appreciate that. And thank you for the safety advice.
That was very nice work.
Вы хоть представляете как вам завидуют все владельцы таких станков? Это просто роскошь
Nice work.
Great idea.
I like the lock mechanism.
Great and useful content.
Thank you, EM.
Very nice, but WHY the strange markings on the dial. Number, short line, 2x medium line, 1 short line, 1 long line, 1 short line, 2 X medium line, 1 short line, then number. Most dials are Number, 4 short lines, 1 medium line ( 1/2 mm point ) 4 short lines, number. Just looks strange. Still you can't alter it now. I am just intrigued as to you markings. Regards from Australia.
This was great! beautifully designed and executed. I am glad I stumbled along your channel. I will be following along. Just goes to show it doesn't matter the tools you have when skill is at a high level. I love the paper indexer. GOLD! Just subscribed. Cheers.
Thank you so much for your kind comment! I really do appreciate and thanks for subscribing! :)
@@WeCanDoThatBetter ,
Where can I buy this lathe, in *Indonesia ???* .
Your a very resourceful maker. Keep up the great videos 👍
i like the idea for the locking mech
Nice work. I very much like the locking mechanism.
Really nice execution and a great video too!
Thank you very much!