Assembling and trying out a desktop Mini Lathe

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Published 2021-09-14

I assemble and try out "The First Tool" mini hobby lathe, actually its more like a micro lathe. Also do some first cuts on wood and metal. Timestamps below if you want to skip the assembly part.

⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️
0:00 Intro
0:22 What's in the box
4:13 Assembly
8:27 Some adjustments
15:44 Cutting wood
18:00 Cutting Metal

Music:
I Know We Gotta Get It (Instrumental Version) - Wellmess.mp3 -www.epidemicsound.com/track/nrueGWdwEN/
You Live or You Die - Three-Armed Scissor -www.epidemicsound.com/track/3PDgtBkVTS/
A Forbidden Smile - Sven Karlsson - www.epidemicsound.com/track/a3gZXQ5JFV/
High & Dry - Wellmess - www.epidemicsound.com/track/C0IdxboThe/
I'm a Hurricane - Wellmess - www.epidemicsound.com/track/b7XiniXtfv/
I'm Indestructible (Tigerblood Jewel Remix) - OTE - www.epidemicsound.com/track/Y9FW3fLIHA/
Ringing in My Head - Coma Svensson - www.epidemicsound.com/track/D7APTlJgcZ/

All Comments (7)

@akust 2 years ago

cool thing! Especially when working with metal, I would rather have heard the sound of the machine than random rock. Where did you buy this and what did you pay?
@marcdaslama 4 months ago

I bought one of them on Ali for 170€. But the quality was so bad, that I had to fix bended screws, I couldn't fix the material properly in the chuck. I had to send it back. The idea of lathe of that size isn't that bad. but double the price, build it properly, improve some design flaws (as ex: the space between chuck and the crossslide is to narrow) and you would have a good micro lathe
@BedsitBob 5 months ago

Am I imagining things, or does it actually come with a live centre?
@danedewaard8215 2 years ago

Very nice micro-lathe!!! How much did it cost and where did you purchase it??? Thanks for the video!!!
@manuelrodriguezfernandez1032 8 months ago

que medidas tiene
@stupid-handle 2 years ago

Hey!, wow! $350?? That's a complete rip off, taking into account it has plastic gibs, zinc-alloy 3-jaw chuck, aluminium cross-slide, hollow "bed", etc. Well, we all have to thank the US for pushing prices high everywhere else in the name of "globalism"... Still a nice toy to mod it up, which is to change the bearings for angular contact ones, make it a proper cross-slide, a new chuck, etc. I hope you enjoy it!