High Speed Parting with CARBIDE in a Small Hobby Lathe

Video Description

Parting is such sweet sorrow. I have had nothing but bad experiences parting off in my small hobby lathe, but comments on my previous videos have been telling me to push my carbide parting tools harder and faster. That seems crazy because it's the opposite of the advice I've always heard for parting on a small lathe. So let's try it. What's the worst that can happen? Tools used in this video: *This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated Aventor 8" DPS IP54 Caliper (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3KNwWaV EZE-LAP Diamond Hone Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3SJ92mJ Shars 6-Jaw Adjustable Chuck (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3QGLWJT Shars 6-Jaw Chuck Backing Plate (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3SA0k84 Shars 1/2" CCXX32.5 lathe tool holder (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3OduKg2 Tungaloy CCMT32.5 steel insert (eBay*): https://ebay.us/or5A8f Chicago Latrobe HSS Short Letter Drill Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/2PWx0dL Chicago Latrobe HSS Short Number Drill Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/2Qgss0S Chicago Latrobe HSS Short Fractional Drill Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3mkmziD Chicago Latrobe HSS Jobber Letter Drill Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3Hpr2vI Chicago Latrobe HSS Jobber Number Drill Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/4241k9R Chicago Latrobe HSS Jobber Fractional Drill Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3Hq4URV Mobilmet 766 Thread Cutting Oil (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3Qt969z Starrett 6" Hook Rule Machinist Scale (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/37RUxVS Raw Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Stock Media provided by warmmusic1449 / Pond5 00:00 Intro 01:18 The carbide parting tool 03:22 Previous failed attempts 04:43 High-speed test on a 1 inch bar 08:01 Testing on a larger part 11:36 Epic parting with epic music 12:15 Conclusion