VIDEOS--Metal Lathe use and safety
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 2:22 pm
Hey folks,
I know that I haven't been present on the board for...well, years. Between being a full-time pipe maker, father, husband, and member of my local community time for forums has become less and less.
That being said, I ran across a few links to some videos that I wish I had seen when I first started making pipes. I was given a basic primer in using a lathe, but not much. These videos offer very helpful instructions for using your new hunk of metal and not killing yourself in the process. The fact that they are made by a smartypants MIT instructor for the school's prototyping students should make you feel smarter for having seen them.
If these have already been posted, sorry for the repeat. If they haven't, I think their content offers a pretty solid argument for this post being a sticky.
http://techtv.mit.edu/genres/24-how-to/ ... ine-shop-8
http://techtv.mit.edu/genres/24-how-to/ ... ine-shop-9
http://techtv.mit.edu/genres/24-how-to/ ... ne-shop-10
Good luck and safe turning.
Jeff
I know that I haven't been present on the board for...well, years. Between being a full-time pipe maker, father, husband, and member of my local community time for forums has become less and less.
That being said, I ran across a few links to some videos that I wish I had seen when I first started making pipes. I was given a basic primer in using a lathe, but not much. These videos offer very helpful instructions for using your new hunk of metal and not killing yourself in the process. The fact that they are made by a smartypants MIT instructor for the school's prototyping students should make you feel smarter for having seen them.
If these have already been posted, sorry for the repeat. If they haven't, I think their content offers a pretty solid argument for this post being a sticky.
http://techtv.mit.edu/genres/24-how-to/ ... ine-shop-8
http://techtv.mit.edu/genres/24-how-to/ ... ine-shop-9
http://techtv.mit.edu/genres/24-how-to/ ... ne-shop-10
Good luck and safe turning.
Jeff