I don’t think the critics watched the same video as me. Your dial indicator at the end showed pretty much perfect precision. People just want to hate what they cannot do themselves to make themselves feel better about being unaccomplished and lazy. Good on you for bringing an old machine back to life and probably learning some new skills and techniques.

Utterly fabulous- Many thanks from France. That machine is so beautiful it should be on display somewhere.

When you restore an old lathe, or any power tool, the first time you put it under power is MAGIC !! And then, you get to cut metal with it ! Very nice work, I am sure it will serve you very well for many years to come .

Very nice restoration! Craftsmanship combined with an artistic eye! Enjoyed it very much.

I would LOVE to have a little lathe like this! Great job, you are a craftsman indeed!

What a beautiful machine ! I'm glad you didn't polish it to death. Amazing that parts are still available. Very nice project...

My kudos for the superior craftsmanship you displayed bringing this back to life. Thanks for sharing 😂

What a beautiful job you did restoring the old lathe to working order. It not only works like a charm but it also looks a lot better too. Excellent work.

A first rate restoration. This was a pleasure to watch.

You really know your stuff! Especially the part where you are welding cast iron! Very well done!

Excellent restoration 👍👍👍Thank you for sharing. Be safe🇨🇦

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING WORK. It was wonderful to watch your progress! Congratulations, that is a beautiful machine.

Beautiful work, thanks for sharing!

Great resto job, looks and runs great!

Wonderful restoration, looks really great.

Superb work it's gonna last years now, very useful addition to a workshop

Brilliant job. That little lathe looked like it’s done a lot of work in the past and now will do a lot more. I really like the light blue paint you picked and making the handle with the ball ends by free hand was pretty clever too. Cheers, Stuart 🇦🇺

As a retired machinist, I found the video very gratifying. I don’t care what the critics say, I would love to own that little thing.

好好 Well done sir. You brought it back to life and I hope this lathe brings you years of service.

Parabens pelo trrabalho, Muito bom mesmo !

What a GREAT job you did!!! A masterful restoration.

Looks amazing great job man.

Excelente trabalho

Wow you have some amazing skills. Awesome restoration, the lathe looks fantastic.

Хорошая ресторация, но необходимо ещё все направляющие шабрить или шлифовать и менять геометрию.

Looks to be a well made lathe worth the restore. Good job

You do beautiful work. Impressive restoration.

Very impressive work, beautiful lathe!. Отличная работа!.

Wooo these lathe is amazing!!

What a restoration, just like new. I too am reviewing these machines after restoration

I really enjoyed every second of the restoration.. Keep on the Excellent work 👍🏾👍🏾

Rika pancen pinter karo canggih bisa otak atik mesin seng ws pada rusak jooz pokoke rika👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Very nice restoration of the lathe. Especially liked some of the component parts you made for the lathe, that was an exceptional piece of craftsmanship. Enjoyed this video immensely, thank you.

بسیار عالی و فوق‌العاده دستگاه رو بازسازی کردید خیلی عالی بود موفق باشید 👍👍👍👏👏👏

Amazing job 👍👍

Very strong machine. Your effort will be appreciated. Thus better than modern machine

По резу металла. Ты этим станком режешь латунь. Она весьма мягкая. Съем около милиметра. А за резцом идёт рисунок. Этот рисунок тебе говорит о том, что точность годится к крайне редкому использованию и обработке напильником после точения. Другими словами над станком еще работать и работать, прежде чем он вернёт себе точность хотя бы класса 0.

Great video , thanks for posting

Very impressive work, beautiful lathe!

Nice old lathe good job.👍👍👍

Very nicely done!

This came out great. Well done

Beautiful Art Work 😍

Stunning!

Excelente trabajo. Felicitaciones. Saludos de Uruguay.

Great job

Spectacular

I agree with Russell would love to have one great job

Great restoration and great video, the welding wasn't blindingly bright, and the machine noises weren't excessively loud.

Absolutely a labor of love.( of good metalworking )

The bed also has heavy wear in the center. It must be milled. All older lathes have wear in the center of the bed. I would consider upgrading. Replace plain bearings with rolling bearings, make new shafts for this.

Hi i like your repairs too much thank you very much I live in iran ❤❤❤

Picked up an ancient Soutbend Junior lathe in about the same shape as this. (managed to source a tailstock). I'd say I'm halfway through, and your work has inspired me to keep pushing!

Bravissimo, hai fatto un lavoro davvero straordinario

Felicitaciones. Usted es un maestro

Jealousy is eating me..... Lucky man, enjoy what small cute thing you got. Happy turning for rest of life.

Esto es una joya es sin palabras Maestro

Nice clean up a lot of play with that piece of stock at the end.

Beautiful job, full credit to you 👍

I didn’t know licorice was an option for belt material. Will add that to my arsenal of stuff to try.

Excellent work friend, have a nice day !!!.😀😀👍👍.

I also had an almost identical one before. It was the 0618 produced by China Tianyi. It was almost the same size as yours and the appearance was almost the same.

What is the wrench you used to get the keeper nuts on the back to get the pulleys off?

오늘처음보는영상이지만.당신을응원합니다.얼마나고생스럽고힘든작업인지..당신은훌룡하게해넸읍니다..정말잘한겁니다.!

Nagy élmény volt végig nézni ezt a felújítást. Gratulálok ! Külön köszönöm, hogy zenét nem raktál alá .

Beautiful!

El resultado final es realmente IMPRESIONANTE, y más; tratándose de una máquina China. Tradicionalmente los equipos, manufactura y calidad de China se conocen por ser casi desechables. 60 años de edad de este torno me comprueba que existen sus honrosas excepciones.

Y eso es lo hermozo del metal... aunque este aparentemente horrible se puede reutilizar y dejarlo como nuevo... exelente trabajo e hipnotico video... 😁👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Nicely done!

Even MAO had been satisfied with this job!. Very nice.

This is wonderful.

Although the headstock and gearing are different, it looks like this is the basis from which the current Seig-type benchtop lathes was developed.

Preciosa restauración. Con mucho detalle. Felicidades.

MASTERPIECE!

Master piece!!!

Very good work !!!! Congratulations !!!!!

Ну красиво покрасить это конечно смотрится, на какой толк если единственная попытка восстановления геометрии станка заключалась в "пришабривании" Изношенного клина к изношенному ластохвосту, станок изношен кривой и плохо точит, люфт шпинделя огромен, зато выглядит красиво, мда

Love how you momentarily use a lathe, *to repair part of a lathe* 😂 But great video and that's a good lathe for smaller stuff for sure

😮Anda pasti insinyur mesin yang sangat cerdas dan sabar ,mengerjakan ini sampai selesai dengan baik dan cantik serta Berfungsi kembali mesin ini, Salam Hormat dan Salut dari indonesia

Really wow thank you for your effort

Muy buena restauración ,

hermoso trabajo .... gracais por compartir.

Schöne Arbeit, toll gemacht.

It's amazing restoration

Nice job buddy! Keep on the good work

Отличная работа!

Tank you👏👏👏👏🌹🌹🌹

Que vídeo lindo meu amigo parabéns pelo belo serviço

great work

Impressionante o seu serviço, parabéns 👏 ficou ótimo.

Amaizing !

Que súper la máquina

Amazing!

It's amazing you can put it all back together without extra pieces.

So impressive.

Good job buddy!

Tengo un torno igual al que restauraron lo cuido con mucho cariño gracias

top tip ! put the chuck in a can of diesel for a few days. it will then come apart easily !

What brand of lathe is this

Nice work you ar genie