Nice job. Enjoyed. I prefer spotting drill over a center drill, more rigid and faster drilling. You can get them in various ground angles. You can get the same result but much faster. The parabolic drills are well worth it, that is what I use.
Back in the day, industry would buy a new lathe when their old ones were all in use. The cost was offset by the speed of production. It interesting that a CNC lathe is basically a turret lathe with hydraulic rotation on command, and the stops set by the program.
Much easier using drill chucks on the turret ,,need room move the turret back it'll mean longer throw but long drill bits will clear. . For jobs with step cuts you can grind a form bit with tool bit blanks. I spent some years on many turret lathes. Big warner& swazey to screw machines.
Thanks for the really cool video. I would never see a turret lathe in the wild, so this gives an interesting peek into one of many ways in which a production shop differs from the work we do in our own home shops.
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I remember threading 100+ parts to screw into a tapped hole, I used a nut to fit and the parts were oversized and would not thread into the tapped hole. I scrapped the parts . Valuable lesson, nuts are generally oversized.... Use a master go gage or a pitch mic to make sure of the correct size.
I have a Lin Huan TL25 (not running at the moment) that I've been trying to learn more about the operation before powering it up again. I did buy an overpriced reproduction copy of the manual, but its only minimally helpful for somethings.. I am glad I found your video. It's been very helpful in putting the pieces together in my head about how everything works. Of course I figured out a lot on my own, but your video helped me to tie a lot of it together. Thank you for producing it.
Finally, someone explains how those magical threading devices work! Great video, looking at getting a turret lathe (Weiler RDU260) for making pens but I am not sure if I wouldn't be better served with a regular lathe for small runs of 150 pieces.
We really like Hardinge current CNC machine lineup, that being said Brad we love this very detailed explanation extended share about the turret attachment on your machine. We are setting up to run a Levin Lathe with a turret accessory (capstan) making a micro-machine production run. We really like Randy Richard great Hardinge turret making those nice scribes we cherish them. You should see our TINY Geometric die head, it is the smallest they make, and we think it is their only non automatic (no clutch) one. We love your cutoff accessory near the collet talk about a sure precision cut off, NICE. We are both thankful to have found this video (we already know you from Facebook RU-vid Machinist group) to learn your take on what you know about doing turret work. Your explanations are clear and concise Brad thank you, Lance & Patrick.
Hi really enjoy your videos. I am a 70 year old guy just starting out. Are you a machinist for a living? Did you have any formal training? I just got a lathe, mill and a Serfice grinder
I was wondering why you haven’t released any videos lately. Earning money is way more important than making,editing and releasing any videos. The wait was long but worth it. Excellent and very informative video. A Turret on a lathe is an excellent tool for any mass production operation. A lot of companies have moved away from using a Turret. The Turret is an extremely great tool for repeatability. It does look pretty hard to get the Turret set up, but once it is. You can quickly,efficiently and precisely make a production run. The cross slide and the parting tool is another excellent addition to any lathe. Looking forward to more videos.
One thing to learn from all this is how critical it is to quote a job with an accurate fix on the set up time that can including grinding cutters and other labor! Also note, no mention on the feed stop screws at the back of the turret. Pretty good vid tho!
I used to run a DSM59 for a few parts... They were fairly simple, spacers and such, and I hated every minute of running it. I now regret those feelings, seeing one of these kitted out and setup to make some serious parts. Thanks for the video!
Great subject. I have seen a similar setup as on your lathe with two spouts for the cutting oil. Saves having to move the obe spout with each operation. Have a great time fishing on lake Champlain! Daniel
@@BasementShopGuy I have a Grizzly 3-in-1 lathe I took the mill head off of & got a surplus Wade turret with 1" holes on ebay for $125. Made an adapter plate to raise it up & align to center. Bought a shit load of turret & screw machine tooling off ebay. Advantage of the 1" holes is I bought DA100 & ER-25 collet holders for drilling/reaming so setup is a breeze. Absolutely love running it. If I had the space I'd get a DSM-59 too.
Indeed they are, I run a couple Warner & Swasey turret lathes at my shop (we've got three #3's and two #5's) and they're all at least 60 years old minimum, but still run like new. Don't make em like they used to lol
Maybe he's just not feeding it fast enough with the lever. Seems like it would be an opportunity for some inconsistency as well since it is full on hand controlled manual?
Hey buddy! How ya been man? Yeah, busy - always. That said, I'm still here and not fading away, just ramping up the workflow and finding ways to do it all.
