Lathe school

[rockersdawg7]

You shouldn't have to use a tailstock with that short of a piece.

[desiraecarrTV]

I have the same lathes in my school! I hate them, they are beat to shit, stupid freshmen don't know how to use them.

[FriedriceNorris]

If you read the description you'll see "navy" and "school", both of which implies ultra conservative safety requirements. Put them both together and this is what you get. Sending this guy to a school is an investment, so if the student wrecks himself on the machine then the navy just lost its investment not just for a lathe operator but for whatever other job he was doing

[dansrailways1]

there is no reson to use the tale stock in this case as far as i can see.

[cravenray12]

Is he friction driving the part? Maybe that's why he using the tailstock.

[ihearvoices22]

nice old south bend. my dad has one he bought brand new back in the 70's almost exactly like this one. i have used it on more than one occasion and it is the nicest working lathe i have ever used.

[AndrewandKevin]

What company makes this lathe and what model is it? It looks way different than any of the ones I've used

[carmgn56]

@AndrewandKevin , this lathe is an excellent machine; it was manufactured by South Bend, in USA 50 or 60 years ago in the golden era. There isn't comparison between chinese lathes and this one.

[william4art]

Thats just aluminum. get rid of the center and turn it up!!!

[william4art]

hes obviously still learnig that he could have that peiec eanother half of the length out on the chuck with no center and be safer due to less chance of running into the center. NO need for a center

[silvioniall]

you dont need a tail stock for that work piece

[chaghar]

there is no machine comparable to the tos.

[Speed796]

Why are you using the tailstock???

[dfpolitowsky]

Whats with the 1950's tool holder and post.

That was ancient back in the early 80's when I began as a lathe hand. It's amazing how machine shop appeals to young men. It did me at one time. But since out grown the thrill of it all. Would own a shop now if I could. Suppose it would be nice but I am unsure of if one can make money in America on a STEADY basis.

[DudeNumberOnePlus]

@dfpolitowsky Interesting, dude. I experienced it in reversed order. First i hated it, it was sucking and boring, now i am getting old and like it.

[frits2345]

Don't you have a tool to cut toward the 'headspil' to cut that o is this better?

[KevinMillard68]

a peice that close to the chuck does not require a center to be ivolved at all he did take a large cut which on steel if thats what it its it not good on aluim or brass ok but not on steel. working that close there is no way its going to make a difference on how round its going to turn , so why the centre then. not safe looking to me either,

[raherecolston]

Was that a South Bend lathe?

Yeah, I thought it all looked pretty cramped too. As for taking the cutting tool so close to the chuck jaws--------SPOOKY!

[erklaerbaer01]

its a lathe o0!!!

[Shombroni]

Is that a milling machine?

[AndoCommando3]

weird place to have a center... i remember starting off on southbend lathes. i swear they were all pre ww2.

[delacerdaa]

Is that a CNC machine?

[berry506]

maybe the tailstock was used to make the part more concentric. making the cut better. i do agree that the tailstock looks to be in the peace pertty far, why i don't know but you shouldn't need to c.d. that far to just hold the peace with the tailstock. i would have made just a right to left hand cut no tailstock, with the peace chucked that far in on what looks to be a universal chuck were it centers the peace anyway there is no need.

[thegoose7777]

OMG I went to that "A" school in 1990!!!! I also went to "C" school. Did you get to wear a roadguard vest? hahaha.  Great schools. I now own my own machine shop.

[delacerdaa]

Im starting a 5 month course in CNC they`re going to teach me shop math, G codes, blueprint reading and train me on a CNC machine. I hope I get a good paying job

[thegoose7777]

Good luck with that!!! You need any advice, let me know.

[delacerdaa]

is the machine in this video a CNC machine, if so wheres the computer? Do you know how to use CAD software and CAM software?

Id like to own my own CNC shop one day. How many machines do you have in your shop? any advice as to what major CNC companys to apply for a job after school? Thanks alot for the good wishes

[thegoose7777]

So sorry for the late reply. No that's a manual lathe used by Navy "A" school for basic machine shop (11 week course). Yes I use Mastercam, Catia and Unigraphics. I have three CNC Mills and one conventinal. I would apply at small shops because you get more hands on experience. The bigger the shop, the less chance you have to take bigger steps. I recomend you get into an aerospace shop because you'll get full 3-5 axis machining experience where as a regular shop you only use 2-1/2 axis.

[latheworks]

Yeah, right! What good is it going to do anyway that close up to the headstock!

[latheworks]

Q: Why on earth would you bring the rotating centre up to the part so close to the head-stock. I don't understand this! Scares the S&%t out of me when you bring on the auto feed... it's onother way of bringing on 50.000.000.000 years of bad luck mate!

[mjerew]

looks like he center drilled to china on that as well

[FasterSoldiers]

i was thinkin "OH SHIT" lol

[milwaukee69]

Notice that they're reverse cutting the piece - probably done to prevent from pulling the part out of the chuck.

[latheworks]

Too small a cut and in any case with the tail-stock right up to the where he's got it set-up I would think the opposite: the piece is more likely to be pushed in!

IN any case, scary stuff dude!