Turning stainless steel on a Craftex CX 704 mini-lathe

My first time turning stainless steel. This is on a Craftex CX-704 mini-lathe from Busy Bee Tools and using a HSS bit. I really like the finish.

[kaitlyn]

Thank you for this video! I think I'm going to purchase this lathe.

[TATVCanada]

I'm considering this model myself as a first lathe for making small metal parts. How do you like it after a couple years? Would you recommend it?

[michaelmcneil]

I was *just* in Busy Bee today looking at this lathe. I've been eyeing it online for a while and finally went to see it in person. I left thinking it was pretty small. And I had 2 questions when I left. 1 - does it turn stainless 2 - Does it have power feed. You've answered the stainless question. Is your lathe power feed in this video a standard feature, or did you have to modify the lathe to do it? Your 4 year old 25sec video has made me decide to get it. :)

[phil.tsao.]

How large of a part can you turn on this? The specs say swing over cross slide is 2" or so, but looks like it could cut bigger from the video.

[branjoekema]

how do you like your machine? I'm considering the same model as well. Have you done any small project with it?