Heavy cut on a mini-lathe

Love the way this 12L14 steel machines. 0.100" / 2.5mm depth of cut with a TCMT carbide insert @ 1000 RPM

Each part takes 7 heavy passes like this, then measure the diameter and make a cleanup pass to final dimension. Flip the rod and repeat on the other end, then thread to M8-1.25.

These parts are for another batch of VW shift linkage weights:
https://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/ForSale/ShiftLinkage.shtml#BilletShiftRod

Took quite a few tries to get the hang of hand holding the camera and operating the lathe at the same time.

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