Awesome Lathe Abilities

Saw this on a machinist forum. Thought I'd share.

From Site

"I not once heard that the manufacture of the cube in a cube only in a lathe is a kind of indicator of the ability of the turner. In fact, the production is not very difficult, although it requires some experience. In this video I filmed the process of creating three-cube in a cube (none of which can not be extracted from the other)"

Gonna have to try this one of these days. I'm pretty sure i can screw it up pretty good.

www.liveleak.com/view?i=11f_1431148769

Looks like a whole lotta work.

awesome! i'd buy one of those for my office.

That's pretty cool...... I done very similar things but used a Mill.
I started cranking handles in the late 70's, spent most of my time on a Bridgeport and didn't do much lathe work.
Now it's set up your piece in a NC Mill or Lathe to cut and for a proto to prove design concept we print when material selection allows.

Grandad was a machinist mate. Left that for a career with Convair Aircraft. Guy could turn a mill or lathe like no other. Started me off right when I was young. His favorite teaching tool was his knuckles to the back of my head. Got a permanent lump back there. I still consider myself hobby status, but over the years I've tried to keep up the skill set. I guess if anything, its left an appreciation in me for the old ways. Modern CNC is great, and I've had some limited fun with it. I do feel its more like a monkey pushing buttons when compared to turning handles. Wish I could afford to play more with it. Still dream of setting up a shop and going pro.

Saw this on another forum.
Reminded me of some of M.C. Escher's drawings.

Yup, caught this a while back.
No voodoo or magic, just good fundamentals.

Neat

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Originally Posted by thvigil11

Grandad was a machinist mate. Left that for a career with Convair Aircraft. Guy could turn a mill or lathe like no other. Started me off right when I was young. His favorite teaching tool was his knuckles to the back of my head. Got a permanent lump back there. I still consider myself hobby status, but over the years I've tried to keep up the skill set. I guess if anything, its left an appreciation in me for the old ways. Modern CNC is great, and I've had some limited fun with it. I do feel its more like a monkey pushing buttons when compared to turning handles. Wish I could afford to play more with it. Still dream of setting up a shop and going pro.

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I'm 3rd generation, grandpa was a machinist in Sweden, came to the US in '23, dad finished his apprenticeship in '48 and I ended up a Tool and Die / Mold Maker. My kids have been running CAD and a Bridgeport since they we're 13.

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Originally Posted by Buff

I'm 3rd generation, grandpa was a machinist in Sweden, came to the US in '23, dad finished his apprenticeship in '48 and I ended up a Tool and Die / Mold Maker. My kids have been running CAD and a Bridgeport since they we're 13.

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Right on! Be sure to include the slide rule for full effect.

My kids look at some of the old tools I got from my grandpa and dad, they just shake there heads in disbelief.