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=Tool bits and accessories= | |||
==What we have for insert tool holders== | |||
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==Where to buy== | |||
*[https://alexnld.com/product-category/home-garden/business-industrial/manufacturing-amp-metalworking/metalworking-tooling/toolholding/page/2/ AlexNLD - Toolholding] - Inserts, tool holders, and more. | |||
*[https://www.mscdirect.com/browse/Tool-Holding MSC Direct - Tool Holding] | |||
*[https://www.mcmaster.com McMaster Carr] - Everything, but also inserts and tool holders | |||
=Helpful Videos= | =Helpful Videos= | ||
Revision as of 11:48, 22 May 2018
Guides and Manuals
How to Run a Lathe - an old handbook with everything you need to know
Southbend -folder on the member google drive full of related documents
General Tips and Safety
- Do not reach over the headstock when turning on the lathe
- Make sure work is secured before turning on the lathe
- Ensure work and headstock will not collide with any part of the machine. Spin the headstock with the power off by hand to check this.
- Use sharp tools! Dull tools
Stock materials
Important factors (machinability, hardness, material and cutter, maximum sizes)
Cold-rolled steel
Hot-rolled steel
Cast
Beginner Projects
Hammer
Whistle
Candlestick
Spinning Top
Machinist Jack
Tool bits and accessories
What we have for insert tool holders
Where to buy
- AlexNLD - Toolholding - Inserts, tool holders, and more.
- MSC Direct - Tool Holding
- McMaster Carr - Everything, but also inserts and tool holders
Helpful Videos
- Southbend Lathe Training Video
- Taper Attachment assembly
- Disassembly and explanation of the saddle, half-nut, and power feed
- Grinding HSS tools
- Using dial indicators
- Using calipers and micrometers
- Mini machinist mallet - video of a mallet lathe project (warning: sick metal music playing the whole time)