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Even though it's a pretty old production and gives the viewer the impression that it was produced in someone's garage with a home video camera, the content of the DVD is easy enough to understand and if you're looking for a place to start with learning to use the machine lathe this video is certainly worth the rental price.
Unfortunately, I found Mike's presentation to be extremely difficult to listen to. I don't doubt that he is knowledgeable and quite capable, he certainly demonstrates those qualities. But his delivery actually put me to sleep and a lot of the material seemed to me to be over stated. I believe there's better material available than what this DVD offers.
Unfortunately, I found Mike's presentation to be extremely difficult to listen to. I don't doubt that he is knowledgeable and quite capable, he certainly demonstrates those qualities. But his delivery actually put me to sleep and a lot of the material seemed to me to be over stated. I believe there's better material available than what this DVD offers.
If you don't already own a lathe and need advice on how to select one, or if you're interested in comparing lathes and their various features, this DVD will probably be worth your time. It is anything but fast paced as it d-r-a-g-s along leaving you to wish the moderator would get to the point and move on to the next point he intends to make. This is not, as you might have guessed, a professionally produced video presentation. But the information the DVD contains is, IMHO, worth the pain of sitting through it all.
This portion of the series, while still somewhat crude as an educational production, offered some very valuable and simplified information concerning the choice of cutting tools and methods for sharpening them. Keep your notebook handy so you can diagram the examples for future reference.
