Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Having lathes at both ends of the quality spectrum, how do they compare?
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Roger Rivas - She Did It
Jahnatan - Rasta to Liberate
Falconer - Strip It Down
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00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Introducing the Mini-lathe
01:44 - Introducing the Schaublin 125-CNC
02:59 - What to make on both lathes?
03:55 - Drawing
04:38 - Which steel?
04:57 - Machining the parts.
06:52 - Grinding a 55° thread cutter
09:26 - Threading the parts
15:11 - Inspection
15:54 - Bluing the part
16:46 - Summary
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Music
Roger Rivas - She Did It
Jahnatan - Rasta to Liberate
Falconer - Strip It Down