My First Lathing

My brand new Sherline 4400 CNC mini lathe arrived today, and this is it - my first lathing. I even made my first beginner mistake on video - it's the part where I crank the cutting holder straight into the jaws of the 3-jaw chuck, jamming up the spindle and motor! No lathe components were harmed in the making of this video, but it was a close call.

Now I know I had the cutter holder backwards. It's obvious now - the tool should be on the left side of the holding block, to keep the block out of the way of the chuck jaws.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Sherline
• CNC
• 4400
• lathe
• mini-lathe
• lathing

[berkelusa]

Actually the tool is also on the wrong side of the block.. lol

[gfixler]

I KNOW, I KNOW! :(

:)

[BURNSURVIVOR725]

DOH! dont feel bad, the first time i ran a lathe was last year and i tried to cut my W/P with the lathe rotating in the wrong direction

[gfixler]

I'm just trying to get all the mistakes out of me now, while it's not important.

[pvtdinky]

At least you didn't sling a chuck key across the room ,past your boss,and through a wall.

[TNmachinist]

haha(Love the constructive criticism), don't worry man...you will find out soon enough, if Machining is for you...GoodLuck and concentrate on your Speed's & Feed's

[invis45]

The first lathe I used was 3x that size and I was turning rod iron

Not plastic on a micro lathe

That's why manufacturing class is so awesome

[adisharr]

@adisharr That would be 'bet' your ass lol

[OfisProPlus]

I remember when my sherline arrived. I waited for 3 months and finally I got it almost one year ago. keep up working my friend. Whether its for hobby or professional use go on with mistakes. It will add knowledge and experience that cannot be compared anything else...

[stefke72yamaha]

@pvtdinky lol i did it....TWICE :D

[adisharr]

I threw a chuck into my nuts just last week. No joke you can be your ass I won't forget to remove it again :-P

[snake9510]

if you have a lot of phantasy you'll most certeinly like machining, especially with lathes;-)

[fred19682]

That's awesome! I have one of these (4400). It's a lot of fun and I like to cut, just to cut.

[pitbike2006]

that lathe is ace where u get it

[MothmanCometh]

i take machining in school and that somwhat looked ridiculous