How to use lathe back gears

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Re: How to use lathe back gears

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Greg_Lewis wrote: Sat Feb 11, 2023 8:30 pm This 15-second video is a very complete tutorial on using lathe back gears :wink: :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHWtY0a ... e=youtu.be
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it is interesting -> many people appear to be assuming that the lathe in the video is no longer used to cut metal.

the only thing you can say for certain is that....well....at the time of the video, it did not appear to be cutting metal.

take out the grease / charcoal pan, pull the spit and make chips.... :mrgreen:
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Looks like a working workshop to me.
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What sort of toolbit would you use to slice it?
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Ever seen the CNC robot that butchers sheep?
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Bill Shields wrote: Tue Feb 14, 2023 3:21 pm it is interesting -> many people appear to be assuming that the lathe in the video is no longer used to cut metal.

the only thing you can say for certain is that....well....at the time of the video, it did not appear to be cutting metal.

take out the grease / charcoal pan, pull the spit and make chips.... :mrgreen:
I thought you made chips by deep-frying thinly sliced potatoes?
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Re: How to use lathe back gears

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Charles T. McCullough wrote: Tue Feb 14, 2023 7:01 pm I thought you made chips by deep-frying thinly sliced potatoes?
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