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Hi again folks, been a while. They don`t want anyone using the lathe at work for hobby projects, so i`m not able to keep practising atm :( Anyways, bought myself a new car, 86-Toyota MR2 last weekend, and tought i`d use this weekend to shape up the paint job. Unfortunatly, i live in a very...

Hi again folks. I`m in the process of giving one of my car engines a little cleanup and shining. The one I am working on is a 2.0L Opel engine. It used to sit in a car i bought for trackday purpose, and i decided to shine up the engine before selling it. I did just get started on grinding down...

At 5$/hour this is gonna get expensive, spent 2,5hours at the lathe today making a nozzle for a rocket engine. Got little curlies in my hair after the tool popped while parting the piece, i guess 6mm square tool blanks is nor ideal for parting:P Will have to look into getting my own lathe one...

Hi folks, first thread from me. For those of you who have read my hello thread, I`m a complete newbie when it comes to turning on a lathe, the only experience i have is from my own attempts. My first project requiring any form of precision was/is the rollers for my malt crusher. I made the...

Hi folks. Been lurking around this forum a couple of weeks and just signed up for an account :D I`m 24years old, currently living o a small island a bit south of the arctic circle. Finished my education as a electronics engineer 1,5 years ago(still no job tough:P). Got started with basic...