Fast & Easy Way to Fabricate Metal Spheres/Circular Balls on Lathe!

A1 Custom Fabrication Solutions brings you this DIY Series video about turning 6160 Aluminum into sphere shaped handle ends for an ABS-32 vertical mill. These are perfect for handles or gear shifter and many other uses! Master fabricator JC Torres made the DIY fly-cutter as well as making the open-sided tool post and carriage stop as seen in video. Stay subscribed for more future vids! Thanks for watching!
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[@adri.progression]

thanks for making this, a lifesaver for the operation sequence for my (remote) machining class !

[@a1customfabsolutions]

Hola Adriana!
Thanks very much for watching and commenting! We are very glad this video has helped you with your machining skills and wish you the best! It’s very nice to know our video is helpful!
Knowledge is power!
Muchas gracias Adriana!

[@mnacmalxasyan3624]

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[@rayblack8707]

Great work. Definitely making one of these.

[@CarpinteroJesus]

Very nice video and very well explained,thank you for posting and sharing with us . Congratulations

[@a1customfabsolutions]

CarpinteroJesus muchas gracias Carpintero!

[@jimaltmiller677]

11/25/23. 1050 Thanks for making this video. I needed it to make a rounding device for my lathe. Now to start making it.

[@JesusTorres-gv9er]

Just awesome

[@JoeEngineer]

Fantastic. Bravo.

[@a1customfabsolutions]

Hello and thanks for watching and commenting Joe Engineer! We appreciate that you like it!! JC Torres is the reason this cool vid was made in the first place! We possibly will be doing a follow up vid using the bigger fly cutter... stay tuned and thanks very much! 💥🙏👍🏼🤠😎👍🏼🙏💥

[@bulletproofpepper2]

Thanks for sharing!

[@edal7066]

good. the music is great as well

[@a1customfabsolutions]

Thank you very much!... we work hard to make the best quality videos that are informative and to the point! Great music matters too! Gracias!

[@pjofurey6239]

I used my Boring head on a bespoke arbour and tool holder , this looks to work very well too.

[@a1customfabsolutions]

Yes, many different variations to achieve the same goal. This is how we do it, Take care!

[@jayc2469]

Sorry OP! I
f you set the watch speed to x2 around the 5:00 mark, it's Much better if one is in a Hurry! Stunning machining BTW!

[@DoinStuff]

Hey mate, that looks great. I'll have make a jig up for my old manual lathe. I'm always looking for ideas for future videos. Keep up the great work.

[@a1customfabsolutions]

Thanks for watching and commenting! Check out our future vids on finishing some of the cool spiral patterns! Take care!

[@skunkjobb]

Much simpler to make than a regular sphere making attachment. A little bit more work doing each sphere since you have to turn the cylinder on its side first but no big deal if you're only making a few.

[@a1customfabsolutions]

Thanks for commenting skunkjobb! Yes, this technique is great for making small quantities in a non mass production CNC atmosphere

[@johngurney1069]

why not use round stock to start with your fly cutter is similar to ball turner anyway

[@frankduncan5685]

Why is the cutting feed 29.5 degrees? Couldn't you feed it straight in from 0 degrees?

[@a1customfabsolutions]

Hello Frank
Thanks for your great question.
Yes, usually you would feed the cutting tool from zero degrees, however we just externally threaded the rod that was holding the metal stock (sphere) in place on the chuck so we just left it at 29.5 degree’s.
Plus we constantly thread on that South Bend 9A lathe so we just leave it set at 29.5.
We hope the video was helpful.
Thanks and have fun with your metal working adventures!
😎🤠⚙️🗜🛠👍🏼

[@steliosv1999]

Hello, how long it to create one ball?

[@a1customfabsolutions]

Hello Stelios V! Thanks for watching the vid and asking! It took about 30-45 minutes per sphere without counting measurements and lathe checks and breaks and fooling around!
Thanks for taking the time!
Have fun with your fabrication adventures!
🤠😎⚙️🐦

[@TheProfesionalGamerGGN]

Whats the tool your using

[@a1customfabsolutions]

Hello and thanks for asking that question!
Apologies for the long response!
For the tool in metal spheres vid… We are using 1/4” HSS drill bit blanks sharpened into a semi- conical shape.
Have fun with ur workshop adventures!
JR @ A1CFS

[@TheProfesionalGamerGGN]

@@a1customfabsolutions thanks man

[@a1customfabsolutions]

Your welcome!

[@SkyDarmos]

This only works when there is a hole in the sphere.

[@jacobmeadows1064]

Not true, this technique can be utilized in the fabrication of ornate machine handles, similar to those found in the 19th century.