Metal Lathe Work Holding Tips: Beginner lathe techniques

In this video I share a couple of my favorite techniques for easy ways to hold onto small or difficult to hold parts.

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[TwistedTwineWoodworking]

You’ve really become an expert on holding small things. 👍🏼

[jacobdaugherty]

Thanks for making a video that was only as long as it needed to be. Good work.

[gwheyduke]

Good tips. You can also make a tapered arbor instead of threading. You can tap your part to be machined on to the arbor with a mallet until it locks, then tap it off when it's finished.

[doc]

As a woodworker who now has a metal mini-lathe coz 'why not' I appreciate you taking the time to share your work.

Stay safe and all the best from Australia.

[jagboy]

ER40 collet chuck with a big set of collets... Best thing I've bought for my lathe so far. No more damaged threads holding bolts.

[SchysCraftCo.]

Great tips and tricks video. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Keep turning. Keep making. God bless.

[chrisjg]

You should make this a series and call it “Just the Tips With Austin.”

[tomt]

A kink I’ve used several times is using an internal snap ring in the chuck grooves to square up short pieces during the clamping process. A cheap assortment from Harbor Freight will cover a bunch of different sizes of stock, and bigger sizes are available in well stocked hardware stores. Cheap and dirty. Just the way I like it! Lol

[GTL]

I’ll have to remember this for whenever I get me a metal lathe lol nice tips tho Austin

[CHEVI]

If you can't be bothered with an arbor my trick is to use a bolt which part of it has no threads, one nut at the back and two at the front does the trick.

[TheGrantAlexander]

I missed all the tips because I was laughing at twisted twines comment too hard🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣