NGC - Metalworking How To videos

[Canuck750]

I found this excellent Youtube channel, "Blondihacks" , Quinn covers all things metal working for lathe and milling machines, there are many videos, I have started watching the lathe video series, up to session 26.

I am so impressed with this woman's teaching skills, excellent video and narration, I always knew my understanding of lathe operation was near nil and now I can say I knew less than nothing, but.... what I have picked up so far is invaluable!

If you are interested in learning metal machine tool operation I think you will enjoy this

Starts here for the lathe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6Dnmd3lDzA

[Cdn850T5NT]

I'm viewing them... Up to 8 so far. Great teaching manner, no stumbles, no ah's... I'm learning a lot!

Thx!

[Huzo]

Yeah, she’s good.
Interestingly, my Lathe is a Myford ML 7

 the main feed wheel is in your right hand and cross slide in your left, opposite to the example in the video.
I don’t know how I’d go for a while there...
Also I once used a lathe in a machine shop where I worked part time which had a left hand thread on the cross slide...!
Now THAT needed concentration...!

[Canuck750]

Yeah, she’s good.
Interestingly, my Lathe is a Myford ML 7

 the main feed wheel is in your right hand and cross slide in your left, opposite to the example in the video.
I don’t know how I’d go for a while there...
Also I once used a lathe in a machine shop where I worked part time which had a left hand thread on the cross slide...!
Now THAT needed concentration...!

I had a battered ML7 that I cleaned up and played with for a couple years. After changing some bearings and shafts it was a nice machine. When I got a shop to work on I sold the Myford for a lot more than I paid for it and bought a used 12x36 Chinese  lathe for not much more money. I have been mucking about grinding tool bits and turning mild steel to work on surface finish and trying to pay attention to the hand wheel readings. My lathe has a gearbox but I still need to change out gears to cut metric threads, next on my list to attempt.

[Rick4003]

A couple of other good metal working Youtubers are
This old tony - he is a straight stand up comedian machinist. Great humor in the videos and a really skilled machinist as well.
Adam Booth - Abom79 - makes longer videos about all the projects he is working on. The videos are long because he takes you through all the details and reasons why he does things. Appears like a very pleasant guy to hang out with.
Poul Brodie - Bicycle building legend and really good fabricator and machinist also a guy that seems very pleasant to hang out with.
Steffan Gotteswinther - German guy that makes very precise things in very german quality

And a load of other ones. But if you watch a few hours of any of the above you will learn loads.

[Moparnut72]

Thanks for the link. I just watched the first nine. I have to take a break and let it all sink in. I got some nice tips. I am not great with a lathe but I have been able to make what I have needed. I had a Craftsman Atlas but it was lost in a fire. I got a Little Machine Shop lathe off Craigslist with a lot of extras. So far it has been able to everything I have needed.
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[Mike Tashjian]

I have a ten inch Atlas that has a 8TPI lead screw and have made metric threads with it. Yes they are not perfect but, they are close enough. The chart from the lathe cover shows the threads you can cut. I have 7 x 10 import which cannot do metric threads.  With crap weather up here in Syracuse I have made up some tooling to do the 12K cam check and adjustment on the 18BMW I picked up this summer. I did not cut the threads on the tools with the lathe, but have I made more than a few Metric Threads with the Atlas.  It's a cheap old lathe that I can operate well.  In addition to the lathe I used a mill for the slots.




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[jrt]

Thanks for posting all these- I'll look into them.
I'm definitely on the 'hack' end of things.  Most of what I have learned was from graduate school (I took a class so I could use the school's tool room) and from my father in law, who is not trained, but practical, thoughtful and very good.  I have a decent Clausing and Bridgeport and I can make what I need, but it hasn't been super-precision.  My father-in-law has made a couple of very nice clocks on these machines, so they will sing when asked. 
I look forward to learning more!