Easy Stainless Steel Lathe Handles 

Heck yeah, it's amazing how much of a difference is made in the details

I am so terribly sorry to hear that. I feel for you in the very bottom of my heart. I have had dogs my entire life, I remember every single one of them more than I remember the people who have come in and out of my life. My dogs have always been my best friends. Boba is the red one, Rowdy is the white and brown one. I adopted Boba when he was a pup. Rowdy used to live across the street from us. He would escape from his yard every day and come over our house, we'd hear him barking at the front door. I'd let him in to hang out for the day and then I'd take him home after walking them in the evening. Eventually, one day I took him home and the owner said, "well you might as well keep him at this point" He never did try to escape and go back to that house... Been with us ever since. Some unsolicited advice, take it or leave it, go to your local pound/shelter. I guarantee there is someone there who needs you this very moment.

"pre broken for your convenience..." 😂🤣 haha, I love it. Thanks by the way, I appreciate the positive feedback. And thank YOU for watching! More videos coming, hope to see you around!

Haha I ended up doing exactly that! It does give it an even smoother feel. Thanks very much!

I miss my 15" leblond and it's incredibly nice taper attachment. Also it's incredibly nice EVERYTHING. I have regretted selling that machine since I watched it pull out of the driveway... 😢

@@hersch_tool I totally understand!

Yeah me too, it's a great material. And thank you very much!

Haha thanks very much. Titanium would sweeeeeet.... 🤤😍🤤

@@hersch_tool Yes, titanium is expensive - so what? But you will be one of the few who has titanium handles on your lathe. . . . . Titanium handles on the lathe - that's almost decadent ;-) But only almost. One must somehow distinguish oneself from the mortal rest. But how much does the world cost? Who has enough change?

I thought about knurling them but decided to keep em smooth. Might knurl the ones for all the shift knobs when I make em. Thanks very much btw

Thanks very much, appreciate it

You're very welcome. And thank you for the kind feedback and support. I'm just sharing what I love to do, and count myself as very fortunate to have found so many great people to share it with.

I haven't seen the McMaster handles, will have to check them out. I definitely could have used the compound for this but I wanted to try out the taper attachment since I'd never used it. thanks for watching btw.

Lol facts

build bolts

@@benmorris1657 yeah I thought that afterwards. I'd have to buy them.

Thanks very much! And yes it is, it's a nice attachment to have. One of those things that you can get by without, but is very nice if you can have it.

Thanks very much

Thanks!

Yeah I hear a lot of folks talk about how difficult it is to work with, but once you get used to it it's a fantastic material with a beautiful aesthetic.

The details matter, thanks very much btw

Heck yeah it's something, aluminum is good material too. Plenty good enough for handles that's for sure. The 304 has a "premium" feel, at least imho, but I'd take aluminum over plastic any day.

Thanks very much, and yeah I am very happy with the improvement. Thank you for watching as well.

I could probably put together a "most used" tools video or something, not sure if it would be very exciting though lol. Anything specific that you'd want to know about?

Thanks very much. And yeah that was the original plan but I realized I could reuse the originals and caught a case of the lazies and ran with it lol

Thanks very much bro

That's definitely something that I can do later. I'll add it to my notes!

The sun is turning blood red as we speak... I have no regrets... 😂 lol thanks very much

Yeah the existing bolts are pretty lackluster... some other folks have mentioned bearings as well which might be nice too. Thanks for watching btw

Thanks very much!

Yeah I already had that problem with the old handles and they weren't as heavy as these. I would like to add some kind of counterweight or something.

Thanks!

Thanks very much. It's a swiss style front turning tool. NTK cutting tools TFX/TFT insert.

Thanks I’ll check it out😊

Mostly I just wanted to try out the taper attachment because I've never used it before. Definitely could easily be done using the compound though.

I still want to replace the knobs on all the shifters and am thinking I'll use brass on maybe the power shifter and the half nut as nice accents to the stainless. Thanks very much btw!

I prefer brass too. Though my lathes are pre WW2 cast iron ones (still under renovation)

@@justblairthompson nothing beats the old iron

@@hersch_tool oh plenty does, but I like the feel and aesthetic of old stuff.

Haha whatever works. 😉

There's a lot of ways to go about it 🙂

Lol yeah, I miss my leblond it was the same way, had a super nice telescoping taper attachment. I'm hoping to find something a little bigger and a little nicer that'll do inch metric, module, have taper attachment etc. There's an okuma not too far from me but the guys been leading me on for 2 months so not sure what's up with that.

@@hersch_tool sounds like he is not a motivated seller then, good luck with your hunt .

TFX swiss style front turning insert. Thanks for watching btw

It's a TFX swiss style front turning insert

Lol agreed

What would you like to know about it?

@@hersch_tool how you set it up and what does it actually do to assist in making the taper. I've watched numerous video's on making tapers but have never seen this device or how it works on any of them. If you don't want to get into it do you have the name or manufacture of it do maybe I can find some tutorials on it Thanks again Glen

Details, details, details... 😉

Thank you!

Hey man, thanks very much! I've got a decent little pile of files, actually an annoyingly large and unorganized pile if I'm being honest. I want to get one of those purpose built lathe files though. I like the weight, part of the reason I went with the 304 was for the heft, feels good and tactile.

@@hersch_tool Yeah, i get it, but honestly, i noticed that most of the weight is actually not weight, it`s just the feeling of good finished steel... The weight can be quite minimal, but the feel is still there... As long as it`s a nice part it feels good... Speaking of files, yuh, a lathe file is a supreme instrument honestly, quite gentle and fickle(requires constant cleaning to maintain the finish and teeth in general) but it really does some superb work... Speaking of having a load of files, keep them, you are but a decent tool&cutter grinder or a surface grinder away from turning them into broaches... I generally snag most square files off of scrapyards... The old ones which are toolsteel all the way through though... Some good stock already in decent forms... Hard as a prick, but good stock for grinders... Speaking of files and file finish, i`ll be posting a video in a few days(hopefully) in which the pulley i`m making has the fine file finish in the groove - looks quite akin to polished finish... It might float your boat, it`s a weapon`s grade chunk of stainless... An absolute overkill for a lawnmower part, but well, it`s better than OEM...

@@camillosteuss overkill? What's that?... 😂

@@hersch_tool well, let`s be honest, the OEM part is like 400 grams, the new part will be 1600 grams or more... Haven`t yet checked the final numbers(the part is not done)...

no, we are not.

Lol 💪😂

Too bad I didn't, and it isn't, because it's literally a drilled hole... 🤦‍♂️🙄

A tad harsh, but yes. If you really wanted to go for it though machine out the handle for some bearings?

@@hersch_tool you couldn't measure and find a more appropriate drill size? Wait till you grow up and learn about reamers 🤡

@@justblairthompson or just machine it to the proper dimensions. Add a drip of oil, it would have been real nice. Instead of looking like some 8 year old chinese kid made it in a slave labor camp. Then bragging about how good it feels. What a clown🤡

@@justblairthompson That could definitely be a fun way to go about it, turn a new bolt/shaft and press a couple bearings on, would certainly be nice. Also this guy has left comments like this on a few of my vids, always super negative and completely irrelevant, hence the harsh reply.

Lol yeah that was the original plan, might still do it

Lol gotta keep it algo friendly...