The lathe operations on the shaft …
↓↓↓ Complete description, time index and links below ↓↓↓

In the previous video we’ve finished the body (link below). We did the wheel hub and the wheel itself quite a while ago (links below). So it’s high time to make a shaft to connect everything.

First we have a look at the features to be done on the lathe. After sawing off some aluminum round stock we proceed to turn it down to two different radii, creating two shoulders. Finally we thread one end and mill a pocket into the other.

00:00 Intro – a shaft to connect wheel hub and body
00:54 Drawing – features to be turned on the lathe
04:03 Sawing – off 125mm of 24mm round stock
04:13 Dialing – in the 24mm round stock
04:39 Facing – the end of the round stock
04:54 Drilling – a hole for the live center
05:05 Turning (1) –to 16mm to the 1st shoulder
11:38 Filing (1) – edge of 1st shoulder and end
12:33 Sanding – diameter down to a tight fit
14:21 Turning (2) – to 5.9mm to the 2nd shoulder
17:35 Filing (2) – edge of 2nd shoulder
17:42 Turning (3) – the end to final length
18:57 Filing (3) – a chamfer on the end for threading
19:17 Cutting (1) – a M6 thread onto the end
20:56 Turning (4) – the other side to length
23:49 Filing (4) – edge of other end and 1st shoulder
24:17 Milling/drilling – pocket into the other end
28:53 Wrap-up – next the shaft goes into the mill, bye

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