Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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G'day everyone,

A bit of a different type of video this week. A video on YouTube about ferro rods got me wondering what would happen if I tried to turn a ferro rod on the lathe. Since these use friction to generate heat sparks, a lathe should in theory be able to generate lot of sparks and give us a few minutes of entertainment. I wouldn't recommend that you do this on your machinery, but I don't mind doing this on the cheap mini lathe. Cheers

#machining #lathe

Lathe: Sieg c3 7x14 mini lathe

Lathe Ferro Rod
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