Turnado freehand turning system

[BobL]

Invented by an Aussie metal turning inventor (eccentric Engineering) who makes a range of very clever and well made metal turning tools..
It's for a metal lathe but some of you may get some ideas and I cannot see why it would not work on a WW lathe.

https://www.eccentricengineering.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=56

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=13&v=Xs8XZ8X1I-g

[dubrosa22]

Very cool! Thanks for posting

[NeilS]

Yes, Bob, the Symtec wood lathe used the same idea many years ago.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zkj2gQu7w9I

The finish on the metal looks better than what you got on wood with that lathe, which is a scraping cut.

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[NeilS]

Another link to Symtec lathe users for anyone so inclined.

https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://symtecwoodturners.weebly.com/&ved=2ahUKEwijjIjS_fTbAhXKfbwKHfJ0A8sQFjANegQIBhAB&usg=AOvVaw2tp0BUwuE1liIQepwbGA3l

There are still a few that come up secondhand from time to time here in SA.



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[BobL]

Yes, Bob, the Symtec wood lathe used the same idea many years ago.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zkj2gQu7w9I

The finish on the metal looks better than what you got on wood with that lathe, which is a scraping cut.

Thanks for the lead to the Symtec.

Yes the finish on the metal does look good.

Two differences I can see from the Symtec is the Turnado table which has holes in it which enable clever accurate jigs to be used. the other is the micro-adjustment capability of the cutter depth. Together this enables extremely fine shavings to be taken off surfaces and for turning of smooth convex and concave surfaces.

I was thinking more of this idea enabling WW lathes to be used safely for turning the odd bit of metal rather than wood.

[artme]

My very first thought on this was Symtec! I saw one demonstrated many years ago at the Brisbane T&WWW Show by the inventor.

I remember that lathe as being quite expesive but was struck by its versatility.

[NeilS]

I was thinking more of this idea enabling WW lathes to be used safely for turning the odd bit of metal rather than wood.

OK, I wasn't thinking along those lines.


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[Lyle]

I.......WANT......ONE.... :2tsup::U
But I wonder if it'd work on my toy metal lathe (an EMCO)???
Modify it to fit my Woodfast????
Thanks for posting. It looks great.
Lyle.

[dubrosa22]

I'm tempted to get one for my Sieg C3 if I can figure out if it'll fit.

What size/type is your EMCO Lyle? A mini-lathe?

Vaughan

[Lyle]

EMCO Unimat, so fairly small. Toy making size..... like this one basic model without many attachments.
http://static.webshopapp.com/shops/036767/files/013356941/emco-unimat-3-lathe-with-milling-attachment-and-ac.jpg
I hope the link works.... Just taken from a quick google for EMCO Unimat 3
Lyle.

[hughie]

Well, one thing for sure he is no slouch at toolmaking. Its very well made and I can see that parts of the system could be used on the wood lathes, especially the sphere turning with the offset pivot point.

Very interesting thanks for posting. :2tsup:

[BobL]

Well, one thing for sure he is no slouch at toolmaking.

I've been using his diamond point metal lathe tips for 5 years now find them excellent and use them almost exclusively on the metal lathe. The metal parting tools he sells are also very good.

[hughie]

I've been using his diamond point metal lathe tips for 5 years now find them excellent and use them almost exclusively on the metal lathe. The metal parting tools he sells are also very good.

Pretty much myself as well. I have several kilos of used tungsten carbide tips and make what I need as I go along