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we dont work with …
we dont work with wood only metal
we make parts for oil companys in alberta
Why Metal?
Wood is …
Why Metal?
Wood is better!
i made ten bats …
i made ten bats from metal
they were to heavy so i drilled them inside now they are perfect i use it when i go fishing
That was so cool
That was so cool
thats good to know …
thats good to know
Most of our …
Most of our shavings go into Animal Bedding or Compost.
Solid wood trimmings are given away for home heating.
Nothing goes to waste.
what do you do with …
what do you do with the wood shavings?
Those are good …
Those are good questions… sorry to say that I can only say that we use Intorex CNC Lathes.
I have 3 controllers on the smallest and 5 or 6 on the largest.
what kind of cnc …
what kind of cnc controller are you using and how many axis are you using?
its nice, but you …
its nice, but you lose like 1/2 wood to make 1 pillar.
What do you mean?
What do you mean?
jee what a waste of …
jee what a waste of wood
I have one for sale
I have one for sale
English Please
English Please
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where do you get a …
where do you get a lathe like that. Is there a website or something. I really want one.
To chce coś wypić…
To chce coś wypić…
where can we buy …
where can we buy bats like this?
When I hand turn a …
When I hand turn a bat, it takes me about 20min from full round to finished bat.
But, I have done this for years and made 1000′s of bats by hand before getting the CNC Lathe.
thats really fast, …
thats really fast, i have made a bat by hand on a lathe and with sanding it takes hours
their are not …
their are not wasting any wood in the video, this goes to show u guys do not know abt basic turning
Right, there is …
Right, there is only about 3mm of wood on one side of the cut that allows us to keep the wood in the lathe, and finish up with a full size Adult bat.
If I were making only Fungo Bats, or Youth Bats, I can use a smaller dowel to start.
The Wood needs to …
The Wood needs to be a certain size just to make the barrel end of the bat, and to stay in the lathe during the whole cut. there is no time wasted.
There is 4 pounds of chips made for every bat. We recyle all waste material as bedding for animals and garden mulch… No waste here. Even the end trimmings go to heat poor people’s homes in our community.
Note that when it’s …
Note that when it’s cutting the largest diameter portion of the bat it’s hardly removing any material.
If you used a skinnier piece of wood, it would be too small.
of course its a …
of course its a waste , why start with such a big bit of wood, anybody with common knowledge would, ……why waste extra time , effort turning such a big bit of wood down , it DEFINATELy aint good machining practices, and its still a waste..