Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Using a machinist's scale to set the center height of a lathe tool is one of those time honored techniques that should be in every machinist's bag of tricks. Here's a quick video showing how the scale trick works.
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Using a machinist's scale to set the center height of a lathe tool is one of those time honored techniques that should be in every machinist's bag of tricks. Here's a quick video showing how the scale trick works.
If you like my videos, please consider supporting my channel on Patreon. You'll get access to gag reels and I'll give you a shout out in my videos.
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