With such small lathes, it is very important to follow the basic rules, two of which you have definitely not considered. 1. If the workpiece protrudes from the chuck by more than 1.5 times the diameter, it must be supported. (rotating center) 2. The maximum protrusion of the lathe tool holder is 1.5 times. 3. The tool must be properly sharpened, for beginners, indexable tools are recommended
thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it I would recommend this lathe so far it seems like a very well made and fun little machine and for the price it is well worth it
@ Oh the price is amazing. I just bought a sewing machine and paid more than twice the lathe…..on sale! My problem isn’t that. I live in a condo at the moment and can’t build a shop; but I can dream…
@@muchomacho2504 nothing wrong with a dream it will always give you something to shoot for. never give up and work toward achieving your dreams it will happen
I would literally cry if I had a lathe for metal working. Just recently picked it up as a hobby and since have made all kinds of tooling and a surface grinder. I have loads of stock but nothing to turn it with :( I just sit in my little shop each day staring at the dusty walls and ceiling 😂
I shopped around for a long time until I finally decided to just take a chance on this one and so far I am very happy with it for the price. and with all of the coupons you can get from them to use it is always possible to get it cheaper than what I did. hopefully you can get one soon.
Looks to be built better than my Vevor 7x12 which included the optional rust on the chuck at no extra cost to me. As an added bonus, I would have to pay for return shipping which was considerably more expensive than a few sheets of wet/dry sandpaper, and about a half hour of time.
its truly sad a company will knowingly send out a tool with rust and damage on them to customers and then have the guts to expect them to pay to have it returned.
I have been looking at VEVOR mini lathes for years on Amazon and Ebay. Today, I thought about looking on Temu for quick giggles and I saw this same lathe! It is almost $100 less at $390.00! Thanks for sharing your experience with this!
awesome!! the shipping was less than a week i forgot to mention it in the video. thanks for checking out the video i hope i earned a subscribe from you i will have more temu items coming soon.
These things are like Chevy 350s or Colt 1911s. They're really just a platform. And from that base can be made a fine little machine. I've seen beautiful things made one these. Clickspring channel (and tons of others) can show you how to get there. Have fun with your lathe!
It makes my eyes tear up seeing someone try to machine something that long with NO SUPPORT ON THE END BEING MACHINED, OR EVEN IF IT WERE THE OTHER END, something that long NEEDS TO BE SUPPORTED ON THE FREE END!
thanks for the info I'm sure it will help people who are new to the world of working with a lathe after all we aren't born with the knowledge the only way we can learn is to have folks help us who have the experience.
Some advice: these machines are usually filthy with dirt and grease on the inside. Its worth it to take the chuck off and clean and grease it to improve accuracy. You want to work as close to the chuck as possible to improve rigidity and accuracy. The best channel for small lathes is artisanmakes, he basically modded his as far as it would go.
NEVER have that much bar-stock sticking out of the chuck and try to cut it. Either turn between centres or use a fixed or moving steady, but on a rusty bar like that, a steady would not work too well.
Been looking at bench tops for about 5 years. Already own a 36 inch wood lathe . It usualy takes me about 5 to 10 years to buy a tool. I think I'm going with a grizzley . American made,
@@joek511 may get lucky at a flea market or a yard sale but I can imagine they will be well used. facebook marketplace from time to time will have them but be very careful.
Grizzly is an American company but not American made. China and Taiwan. Good quality control, and stand behind their products. I have bought plenty of their stuff over the years, and have a large Grizzly metal lathe that I love.
awesome thanks for the info. i noticed it had some chatter but when i had a smaller item in the chuck it turned way easier. thanks for watching and again thanks for the advice.
@@Beardonabudget 6" is still too far. Good rule of thumb on these little lathes for stick out is about 3 times the diameter, so 3" for 1" stock. Any more than that you need the tail stock. Steady rest / follower can also be handy. Basically if you've got chatter then it's sticking out too far.
@@j.f.christ8421 awesome thanks for the advice. hopefully with some practice i can be fairly ok at it. please hit that like, share, and subscribe button thanks
Most things I bought on Temu turned out to be junk. It was all so cheap I didn't care. What finally soured me against them is that when a package got lost they took zero responsibility for it. I don't mind paying for sub-standard merch but to pay for no merch is where I draw the line.
I have so far had great luck with the products, but the customer service is sub-par at best for sure they have even blocked me from posting links to my channel for reviews on items I have purchased
When he first turned it on, the chuck started spinning backwards, meaning the tool will need to be mounted upside down to cut! Well, I'm in the process of retiring and have not nearly enough cash to buy a Grizzly Gun-smithing Lathe,@ about $5,000, and the Temu one the same size is less than 1/2 the price!
Be careful with those gloves... They can get caught in the spindle and pull your whole hand in. To be frank, it was irresponsible of them to supply those gloves. Long sleeves are a risk as well. There's a video somewhere around youtube of a guy who was wearing a torn up t-shirt that got caught in the lathe. He had to brace himself with both arms to prevent getting pulled in, meaning he couldn't hit the e-stop. Since the t-shirt was torn up it slowly tore off of him until it fully tore off. It could have been much, much, worse. Just try to stay safe around these machines.
Gosh buddy! If you have any interest at all in using a lathe maybe next time before you go and make a video like this. You should try watching a few how to use a lathe videos first!
Thanks for the input. as stated in the video it was purchased to learn on and I had zero experience with them. the video was intended to be a "this is what I got for this much from temu" not a "how to run a lathe".
With such small lathes, it is very important to follow the basic rules, two of which you have definitely not considered.
1. If the workpiece protrudes from the chuck by more than 1.5 times the diameter, it must be supported. (rotating center)
2. The maximum protrusion of the lathe tool holder is 1.5 times.
3. The tool must be properly sharpened, for beginners, indexable tools are recommended
great info thanks for sharing hopefully any other beginners will see the comment and take the advice.
I've wanted to get a lathe for a long time; no matter wood or metal, just so I could make things. Watching you unpack this is exciting!
thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it I would recommend this lathe so far it seems like a very well made and fun little machine and for the price it is well worth it
@ Oh the price is amazing. I just bought a sewing machine and paid more than twice the lathe…..on sale! My problem isn’t that. I live in a condo at the moment and can’t build a shop; but I can dream…
@@muchomacho2504 nothing wrong with a dream it will always give you something to shoot for. never give up and work toward achieving your dreams it will happen
I would literally cry if I had a lathe for metal working. Just recently picked it up as a hobby and since have made all kinds of tooling and a surface grinder. I have loads of stock but nothing to turn it with :( I just sit in my little shop each day staring at the dusty walls and ceiling 😂
I shopped around for a long time until I finally decided to just take a chance on this one and so far I am very happy with it for the price. and with all of the coupons you can get from them to use it is always possible to get it cheaper than what I did. hopefully you can get one soon.
Looks to be built better than my Vevor 7x12 which included the optional rust on the chuck at no extra cost to me. As an added bonus, I would have to pay for return shipping which was considerably more expensive than a few sheets of wet/dry sandpaper, and about a half hour of time.
its truly sad a company will knowingly send out a tool with rust and damage on them to customers and then have the guts to expect them to pay to have it returned.
Thank u now I can make myself a bionic arm with my new temu lathe 🎉
I have been looking at VEVOR mini lathes for years on Amazon and Ebay. Today, I thought about looking on Temu for quick giggles and I saw this same lathe! It is almost $100 less at $390.00! Thanks for sharing your experience with this!
awesome!! the shipping was less than a week i forgot to mention it in the video. thanks for checking out the video i hope i earned a subscribe from you i will have more temu items coming soon.
They sell this on Temu?! That’s insane! Thanks for the great review and info! 💕💕💕
These things are like Chevy 350s or Colt 1911s. They're really just a platform. And from that base can be made a fine little machine. I've seen beautiful things made one these. Clickspring channel (and tons of others) can show you how to get there. Have fun with your lathe!
awesome thanks for the info I will have to check Clickspring's channel out.
It makes my eyes tear up seeing someone try to machine something that long with NO SUPPORT ON THE END BEING MACHINED, OR EVEN IF IT WERE THE OTHER END, something that long NEEDS TO BE SUPPORTED ON THE FREE END!
thanks for the info I'm sure it will help people who are new to the world of working with a lathe after all we aren't born with the knowledge the only way we can learn is to have folks help us who have the experience.
Some advice: these machines are usually filthy with dirt and grease on the inside. Its worth it to take the chuck off and clean and grease it to improve accuracy. You want to work as close to the chuck as possible to improve rigidity and accuracy.
The best channel for small lathes is artisanmakes, he basically modded his as far as it would go.
awesome thanks for the advice i will check that channel out. hopefully i earned a sub from you with the review.
NEVER have that much bar-stock sticking out of the chuck and try to cut it.
Either turn between centres or use a fixed or moving steady, but on a rusty bar like that, a steady would not work too well.
great info thanks so much for the input hopefully I can learn and get to where I can make something with it besides a big mess .
Super cool man. I get all my clothes and all the kids clothes and gifts off temu. Its saved me a ton of money
it truly does save tons of money other machines like this one are close to 1k and i was blown away by the price on this one
Been looking at bench tops for about 5 years. Already own a 36 inch wood lathe . It usualy takes me about 5 to 10 years to buy a tool. I think I'm going with a grizzley . American made,
I have been eyeing them forever, but I am a cheap person that's why I went with this one it was way cheaper than any other one I have seen.
@@Beardonabudget It's one of the things you just don't find at a pawn shop. Estate Sale maybe, salvage yard, maybe maybe
@@joek511 may get lucky at a flea market or a yard sale but I can imagine they will be well used. facebook marketplace from time to time will have them but be very careful.
Grizzly is an American company but not American made. China and Taiwan. Good quality control, and stand behind their products. I have bought plenty of their stuff over the years, and have a large Grizzly metal lathe that I love.
You cannot turn a shaft that far out in the chuck. Bring that shaft in with about 6" sticking out .or less.
awesome thanks for the info. i noticed it had some chatter but when i had a smaller item in the chuck it turned way easier. thanks for watching and again thanks for the advice.
@Beardonabudget you can but you need tail stock to support it
@@a-k-jun-1 awesome thanks for the info and thanks for watching
@@Beardonabudget 6" is still too far. Good rule of thumb on these little lathes for stick out is about 3 times the diameter, so 3" for 1" stock. Any more than that you need the tail stock. Steady rest / follower can also be handy.
Basically if you've got chatter then it's sticking out too far.
@@j.f.christ8421 awesome thanks for the advice. hopefully with some practice i can be fairly ok at it. please hit that like, share, and subscribe button thanks
You and Faro would get along good.
That bar sticking out both front and back is so dangerous,should have a centre support at the front and some sort of support at the back!
thanks for the info hopefully others who are just learning will get the advice as well
i’ve always wondered about how these things work
hope the video helped. thanks for watching
Most things I bought on Temu turned out to be junk. It was all so cheap I didn't care. What finally soured me against them is that when a package got lost they took zero responsibility for it.
I don't mind paying for sub-standard merch but to pay for no merch is where I draw the line.
I have so far had great luck with the products, but the customer service is sub-par at best for sure they have even blocked me from posting links to my channel for reviews on items I have purchased
When he first turned it on, the chuck started spinning backwards, meaning the tool will need to be mounted upside down to cut!
Well, I'm in the process of retiring and have not nearly enough cash to buy a Grizzly Gun-smithing Lathe,@ about $5,000, and the Temu one the same size is less than 1/2 the price!
the lathe is nice especially for the price and only took a few days to arrive to my house.
use the tail stock !
thanks for the info hopefully new users will read this and learn from the advice
Be careful with those gloves... They can get caught in the spindle and pull your whole hand in. To be frank, it was irresponsible of them to supply those gloves. Long sleeves are a risk as well. There's a video somewhere around youtube of a guy who was wearing a torn up t-shirt that got caught in the lathe. He had to brace himself with both arms to prevent getting pulled in, meaning he couldn't hit the e-stop. Since the t-shirt was torn up it slowly tore off of him until it fully tore off. It could have been much, much, worse. Just try to stay safe around these machines.
absolutely agree. and thanks so much for the feedback hopefully others can learn from the feedback and be safe with the equipment.
I have a few new words for you: Rigidity, Support, Chatter and On Center... The meaning of these words can be your friends....
thanks for the info hopefully all of us who are just starting out and wanting to learn can take the advice and put it to use
Nice review buddy I’ll take a bionic arm as well
Gosh buddy! If you have any interest at all in using a lathe maybe next time before you go and make a video like this. You should try watching a few how to use a lathe videos first!
Thanks for the input. as stated in the video it was purchased to learn on and I had zero experience with them. the video was intended to be a "this is what I got for this much from temu" not a "how to run a lathe".