How To Quickly Grind Lathe Bits

[Bob Korves]

That is the best way I've ever heard it put. I actually usually buy this stuff planning to finish it when I get it.

Yes. They are all "parts kits" on some level. Many of them are just fine as purchased, and others require some final work and QC before use, but they can usually be put to good use. The question is -- what is your time and effort worth? I am an old retired geezer so I work cheap...

The lack of manufacturer QC is a large part of the low purchase price.

 

[kingmt01]

Yes. They are all "parts kits" on some level. Many of them are just fine as purchased, and others require some final work and QC before use, but they can usually be put to good use. The question is -- what is your time and effort worth? I am an old retired geezer so I work cheap...

The lack of manufacturer QC is a large part of the low purchase price.

Or you can consider it cheaper then a school education as experience building project.

 

[Bob Korves]

If you want to see some really nice projects turning sow's ears into silk purses, check out Stefan Gotteswinter's channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY8gSLTqvs38bR9X061jFWw
He often uses inexpensive Asian import tooling just as raw material to make nice tools that meet his very high standards. I highly recommend his channel.

 

[kingmt01]

OK
Last post that is off topic from me(at least I'll try to make it my last).

Speaking of Chinese made crap. I bought two tent garages yesterday. I have only opened one of them so far except for stealing parts from the second one to finish the first one. I couldn't get a nut started on one of the bolts. I noticed a extra thread on the end so I put it in the lathe & cut a little off the end. After cleaning the end up with a file the nut still wouldn't go on. Looking I still seen two threads on the end. So marking the thread with a sharpy I found it actually had a double start thread on the bolt. The nut is only a single start at half the thread pitch. I have no idea how this one strange bolt got in the mix but at quick glance it really looks like the correct bolt. I think I will hold on to this bolt just because I can't figure out how this mistake could ever happen in the first place being it is a formed bolt instead of a turned bolt & there was only one out of the bag of twelve.