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Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Machine Tools, Machining, and Toolmaking => Topic started by: Weedensteam on May 15, 2024, 12:17:09 pm

Title: Re: Filing on a Lathe
Post by: Stoker on May 15, 2024, 01:14:41 pm

Looks like good advice to me .... that's how I learned to do it.

I should point out however, that I have caught myself starting to go about it the wrong way on a couple of occasions, probably mostly from lack of consistent practice and having my mind on other topics where it really should never be around machinery!!!

Title: Filing on a Lathe
Post by: Weedensteam on May 15, 2024, 12:17:09 pm

This is a bit of a hot topic sometimes as to whether it should ever be done and if it is how:
https://youtu.be/HraAIa7sQMA?si=dQ9HvF4wjmm6j1vj