My Dad on the 1942 Southbend 9" Lathe Turning Plastic

[joeygonzo]

Great looking machine!

[soverato3]

he did a great job... i think...;D

[reggieobe98]

9" lathe will wrap you up, pull you in and kill you just as easily as a machine with a bigger swing. Long sleaves or even worse gloves would never be tolerated in a shop in the USA.  Female college student was just killed on a small manual lathe this past week and she had received all the safety training in the shop. Only takes a second and a stringy piece of swarf to pull you in.

[reggieobe98]

No long sleaves around a lathe or other moving machinery.

[Aussie50]

@reggieobe98 if the lathe was bigger I would say so, but even then I do it at work in the winter when its icy cold., just use common sense when reaching over things.

[mrnewagemotor]

I noticed a big ol' diesel piston behind the lathe bed. Looked like a couple of valve laying on top of it too.

Your Dad seems like a natural - smooth with the tool adjustment handles.

[Aussie50]

@mrnewagemotor yeh I've got a pair of Cummins pistons from 2002.

[fritzhvac]

Hey Ed !!!

Rock n Roll Brother !!!

The whole Aussie Clan , are the Next Level in all Mechanical Abilities !!!

Tell Pop's , Fern Creek says hey !!!

[tinydx95t2]

That's a really nice metal lathe.It works really well.

[BigMaxTube]

Ahhh Haaa! Now we know why Ed is so smart!!!

[Aussie50]

@BigMaxTube Ian is my student in machining and electronics :D, but he has taught me an incredible amount over the years

[douro20]

I don't think I've ever seen anyone wear a full face shield at a lathe before...

[Aussie50]

@douro20 plastics have a habit of going flying without notice, especially when their soft and sticking out of the chuck as far as it was when he started

[OlegKostoglatov]

@douro20 It's a good idea to wear a face shield with wood turning especially, or at least eye protection. With wood, chunks can break off and go flying across the room.

[workwillfreeyou]

The apple didn't fall far from the tree.

[MakeDoAndMend1]

Great stuff, I am looking at finding an old cylinder vacuum cleaner to suck up all my metal and plastic waste when I am machining, hopefully it will save an awfull lot of time cleaning up afterwoods. Fingers crossed.

[Aussie50]

@MakeDoAndMend1 yeh the best thing for a machine is to use a shop vac!, compressed air just pushes chips into bearings and remote surfaces that they should not be in :(

I have a litte Hakko shop vac and it is great.

[jamieclarke321]

Good to see, what have you learnt from your dad?

[Aussie50]

@jamieclarke321 lol lots!, he's a plaster/drywall installer come general builder but has built race cars from scratch as a hobby (long time ago)

I'm teaching him the fitting & turning tho, its one thing he never really did'

[jazzy4me4eva]

so whats your dads background ? learn alot from him ?

[Aussie50]

@jazzy4me4eva learned a hell of a lot from him, but he's now my student in machining :D.

His background is fabrication and plastering/building. and has a qualification as a cook & beverages operator too (espresso machine and alcohol)

[V8Jagnut]

nice work Mr. Ed's dad.

[FelixTheHouseFreak]

Good to see that your dad practices good safety by wearing face protection and by backing off to remove the shreddings. Too many people ignore these small things and end up with big regrets!

[Aussie50]

@FelixTheHouseFreak yeh, common sense and basic PPE is all thats needed around machine tools IMO. the trend of 'bubble-wrapping' everything and everyone is insane, and costly in industry today :(

[pow0006]

Your dad sounds like an awsome fellow, Ed.

[CorbyStarletCj1]

Face protection, gee didn't know it was still made ?

[Aussie50]

@CorbyStarletCj1 lol yeh, the OH&S industry is almost as big as the manufacturing industry here.

[CorbyStarletCj1]

@Aussie50 Yep we live in the same country ..

[robinhooodvsyou]

-How old is your dad ?

[scottjacko87]

Nice Vid Ed. Your Dad seems to be enjoying himself :)