Woodturning - Do NOT Turn Metal On A Wood Lathe !!! 

Judging from the title , as I was watching the video I thought for sure at any second there was gonna be a deep catch with the tool breaking and shrapnel flying. Glad I was wrong. Thanks for the cool video

Ive turned aluminum, rass and bronze without issue. Super sharp tools, go slow, and keep the tools as cool as possible.

Can't wait to see what you do with all the shavings

Beautiful! 💥 🇦🇺 Those metal shavings would look good in a vase or lamp. Thanks for sharing.

You may want to use a lubricant like "cool tool" or a light tapping lubricant or maybe even good-old WD-40. It doesn't take much just a little bit to make life easier for your tools and reduce vibration. You may also want to keep the Tool rest nearer the work that will also tend to reduce vibration and give you a better finish. Have you tried mounting up an actual metal turning tool bit (or carbide insert) in a cross slide mounted to the lathe bed. You might find that it works better for "precision turning" of non ferrous metals... Most of all take care and be safe...kunk

Pretty xcool, thank you for sharing. Love tthe top.

Fascinating turn. Thanks for sharing ❤❤❤

Good job Jack beautifully made well done

I would never have thought too, until I saw this thumbnail....

Absolutely totally super love this piece! The lid makes it amazing! Really really super great!!!

Very pretty work - it reminds me a bit of the designs during my childhood in the 1960ies. Love the colour contrast.

Another delightful surprise!

Well that was entertaining and really enjoyable to watch. It’s beautiful. Well done you talented incredible artistic and clever person. 😊

Another winner Jack.

Very beautiful Jack.

That was scary - I kept waiting for the blood. Very nice work. That top sure looks like wenge and not walnut, though.

That was really interesting to watch and turned out so nice ❤from 🇦🇺

Beautiful little dish!

Great work. I've turned an aluminium finial before, now for a box. 😊

I love it!

Awesome job.

Thanks 👍

Great work!

Cool!

I never wood have thought of that! (pun intended) 😁👍

Perfect 👏👏👏👏👏👏

COOL 😎.

Very cool 😎

Well Jack 🤩 I love these little trinket boxes. I've collected them for years. Interesting and one of a kind. 😍 It.. be well always good man!

Pretty! I watched Nick Zammeti's video where he turned a chunk of brass. Pretty cool!

It came out nice :)))

Nice work👍🐝🌞

Good work.

Hey, those noises would be great for Halloween!

Howdy pardner😊. Say, would (wood lol) it be possible, or worth doing to turn a couple of other metals like copper and brass.... whatever might be really cool done in the same manner, but different woods too? Just a thought for a great lookin' set. Nice looking metal acorn ya got there Mr. Jack. oooooOOOOOoooooo, look 👆, shiny! Grin 😁.

That’s cool 👩🏻‍🏫👏🏻🥰‼️

A lot of people claim there is no skill in turning wood using a CNC milling lathe designed for metal. Do you have one handy to prove them wrong? I've always believed that the skill is in how the woodturner applies their knowledge to what is creating the work, whether by hands using tools, or by instructions fed into a computer program.😁👍👍

Very nice. Something different for once👍

There’s an idea for a future vid…add all the metal shavings into resin and turn a cool vase or bowl. 😊 Thanks for another great vid 💜🇦🇺🦘

happy holidays

Hi Jack you are very talented and clever, you can turn your hand to many things. You always put alot of hard worrk into your pieces you make. This Metal Trinket box with a wooden lid is magnificent and unique. Well done thank you for a great video I always enjoy your videos. Take care, Merry Christmas from Amanda xx

That was a cool idea, I actually thought it was going to be a pet urn at first! I know id put one of my fur babies in something like this but, much bigger.❤😊

Next week is a sponsorship of Lethe tools 😅

It is possible to polish aluminum to a chrome like finish. Quite easily actually...😅

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My teeth are on edge!! Lovely article though. Prime

I've had chisels bite in and sent flying when using them for their intended purpose. Can't even imagine what would.... Couldn't be good.

What track is that at the end? Love your work and that music...

Great video. What type of aluminium do you have, that is so easy to turn?

Very Ultra Modern/ Jetson like. I think it's pretty "Thinking Outside the Box". Sincerely 🤠 Mr Severance, "The Cake 🍰🎂🥳🎉 Man".

With the right 'bits', can carbon steel or stainless steel be worked on a modified wood lathe?

Interesting! I didn’t find metal as aesthetically appealing to watch as wood turning but appreciated the skill here. The metal shavings would however be an interesting addition to incorporate into future wood projects. Maybe added to the resin!

I wish i could try

I want to hook that lathe up to a pickup and run it through some reverb and effects. That would make for some freaky ass ambient music.

One thing to note: Many metals can become dangerously flammable in the form of dust, chips, or shavings. Combine that with the heat generated in turning the metal and there is fire potential. On this scale it's not a very large hazard, but not small enough to be waved off, and worth bearing in mind from a safety perspective. (Some metals also become highly toxic when finely divided, but I kinda doubt you're going to be turning things like beryllium, lead, or uranium. 😁)

What are you going to do with those really cool shavings?

Ive yurned brass and aluminum. carbide cutters of course.

Oh, that chatter! Like music!

The heat! How are you dealing with the heat?

Wow!! That is cool 😎. Didn't know that could be done.Are those metal shavings sharp enough to cut you? Maybe I should hush till the video is over, maybe you will say. Have a wonderful holliday .

A unique treasure created by Jack. Love the different content 'spin' !!

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Now put all those filings in epoxy and turn that!!!

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Great! Are there different tools between metal and wood? I suppose that wood gauges and chisels are slightly less hard, thus less expensive than their metal counterpart?

Can you make a block with resin and the shavings then tuen that?

lol little did you know, you also made scotch bright pads!

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Why do you say not? It's fantastic!

Challenge accepted.

Don't touch the danger streamers!

Am picturing that phrase in manuals, "Do not attempt" 😅

This isn’t the first time turning metal on the wood lathe, there was another I recall…

your tools were probably just crying out begging for some lubricant lmao

Make steping on surface😂

Try adding a bag of sand to dampen vibrations with alluminium, hanging it on your gouge>

It’s working?

Is this how tinsel is made? :p

I love it, and it can be a luxury weed holder😂! I swear it's a work of art, and all of my smoker friends would be fascinated! Nice work 💯

That is called machining and there are carbide tools for that. Holy buckets, this needs to be said?

As he turns metal on his wood lathe... 😂

I don't thnk the problem is so much with the lathe as treating the material as if it were wood.

Where's the coolant?

Goodbye tools? Wouldn't this do a number on your cutter tools?

That makes my teeth hurt just watching it...

Right you are about turning metal. Now and again I see how your lathe shakes when you are turning wood. These lathes are much too light; a metal lathe can weigh several tons.

😳 а что так можно было 🤔.

ohhh i bet that was annoying to pick up

Not like this, no. This is risking your face. You mount a milling vice on your lathe, and secure the tool in the vice using the same securing blocks used on a metal lathe, so it can't slip out due to the tapered lock. Then you can easily switch between metal and wood by just removing the "custom toolpost"

Forbidden tinsel.

what wood is that? it look like wenge 🤔

why the hell not? you're clearly having a good go at it and I don't see you being dead or anything..

Nice cocaine bowl 👍🏼😎

Boggers

why "Do NOT"? Clearly it's possible

Horrific finish. Get a metal lathe if you want to turn metal

Mehr Spannung kann nicht fließen, es kann nur mehr Strom fließen. Elektrofachkraft bist du ja denke ich… Ps.: dein Hintergrund mit deiner Verteilerdose und Switch sieht nicht wirklich professionell aus 😅

А для чего это? Кофе варить можно? And what is it for? Can I make coffee?