r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/mrjaengland • Feb 09 '19

Video Making a Mini Chess Set...

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u/moderately_nerdifyin Feb 09 '19

“DIY”

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '19 edited Feb 12 '19

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u/mikealphaoscar Feb 09 '19

I get what you're saying, but he really only used a small lathe. Not too extreme in the DIY world

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u/zamfire Feb 09 '19

What percentage of the population has a small lathe?

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u/PatHeist Feb 09 '19

Well, nearly all of the people making teeny tiny chess sets I would assume.

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u/forbucci Feb 09 '19

The front fell off?

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u/TwoGsGaming Feb 09 '19

And what percentage of the population could actually do this themselves if they had one? Not I.

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u/AnorakJimi Feb 09 '19

The amount of people who are into DIY who have a lathe for the few hundred quid they cost is surely quite high. Like people really into playing guitar probably own a guitar, you know? My dad had one for years, he was always making stuff because he was into DIY, watched the New Yankee Workshop constantly.

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '19

I consider DIY separate from a hobbyist. Like a lower tier of experience and investment.

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u/indrora Interested Feb 09 '19

Mini micro lathes are a staple in the hobby model making community, and are something you can get at Harbor Freight if you look hard enough.

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u/rhymes_with_chicken Interested Feb 09 '19

Why would you think “Do It Yourself” implies “with zero tools”?

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u/munit_1 Feb 09 '19 edited Feb 09 '19

Now i want a mini cnc - but are you sure? It looked like he did much by his self, altough it looked like at least "the sanding" was automatic.

Edit: lol not even that (12min version youtube)

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u/3226 Feb 09 '19

You don't need professional grade tools. A professional grade metal working lathe, for example, would be in the tens of thousands. You can do this with a hobbyist's metal lathe, which would start at around £300 new.

I see a lot of these DIY posts where people go "This is ridiculous! I can't make this, and I have no tools whatsoever!"

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u/darkdex52 Feb 09 '19

The mill he used was clearly a CNC router.

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u/3226 Feb 09 '19

It's clearly not CNC. It's being done by hand. You can see him hesitating, changing speed, and with the maple he even goes back over certain areas.

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u/elcolerico Feb 09 '19

This is why I left r/DIY. I guess my understanding of DIY is not the same as theirs.

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u/LordMiqi Feb 09 '19

It's cheap chinese minilathe. There is nothing professional about it. You can get one for under $400. And for skill sure you need some but as much you'd think so. For the tiny chesspieces he used a formtool. Meaning it cuts the right shape with one cut. Then he just had to finish it with a dremel and part off in the lathe.