A little tip when facing things up that are having a hole through them. Stop short of the centre of the workpiece by a diameter smaller than the hole to be bored, then that way once centre drilled and bored out, it takes away the pip from the centre of the workpiece. Another side note is that by not removing the pip with the face tool, it prolongs the life of the tool as at such small diameters at the middle, you would need to be turning at around 4-5000 rpm. Tooling can chip when running too slow, i know its cast iron so its soft, but its good practice. Keep up the great videos, i'm picking up an old Axminster lathe from a friend which is the same size as yours. Best of luck and it's unlikely you will want any tips but give me a shout as i may be able to assist. Mark (Time-served Toolmaker)
Cheers Mark . I am also a time served toolmaker.(mostly press tools, ) not many of us left , been many years doing other engineering field so i am a bit rusty , Cheers Ade.
@@ade63dug indeed there are not many of us left, I think my generation were the last of the true toolmakers as I'm 40 next year. I miss being a toolmaker to be honest as anything can be made and many a foreigner was made for friends and family. I'm looking forward to getting my own little lathe and I'm considering a small Warco milling machine to compliment it, along with various other bits of kit. I'd love a full size Bridgeport but cost of machine plus 3 phase installation is a no go. Anyway, all the best and I look forward to more vids. Mark.
Are warco stock toolposts known to be a tad less rigid than other lathes? I am having some finish issues and trying to eliminate possible causes. Is it worth undertaking a mod like this one?
The standard four way post should be fine . the normal cause of problems will be the compound slide adjustment . I made this to improve my efficiency in tool change time .
