Lathe tips

[applescotty]

I've been visiting Tony's machinery info site for years, but somehow never noticed his page on tips and tricks for lathe use. Seems like some good stuff in there:
http://www.lathes.co.uk/page13.html

Scott

 

[bentprop]

He must have left his chuck key in the chuck more than once :big:

 

[rake60]

He must have left his chuck key in the chuck more than once :big:

Well I do think he's making his point.
A chuck key is the #1 cause of injury or damage to the machine when it comes to a lathe.
I'm not sure 5 mentions of it are enough.
Then again it it got your attention maybe it is.

It's in there 5 times because it IS that important!

The #1 issue in maching at home or at work is SAFETY!
The #2 issue is SAFETY
The #3 issue is SAFETY

After that the quality, accuracy and profitability fall in there somewhere.
The most talented machinist is little more than a human text book without
their hands.

Rick