The LARGEST Part We've Ever Put In A Lathe (It BARELY Fit!)

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In today's video we are facing a large approximately 2 ton agitator that's almost completely covered in hard face, making it EXTREMELY difficult to grab in the Megabore Lathe. With some creative work-holding we manage to get it into "The Hulk"... and then the fun begins. Enjoy! ABOUT HAL HEAVY DUTY We're a real life Aussie machine shop that specialises in the drilling industry. Our job is to keep rigs running in the field - fixing all the stuff drillers break and creating all the custom gear they need to get the job done! We run two CNC's, manual repair lathes, a pair of mills and a big green Megabore Lathe we call "THE HULK"... and are constantly having to make weird and wonderful tools for odd (usually oversize) jobs. We're a little shop that takes on big projects, and the latest is our MEGADRILL project where we're manufacturing a 2.7m (9 foot!) drill bit that'll weigh upward of 20 tonnes and we're getting ready to send it 250m (800+ feet) deep with a custom 100t big rig. If you want to catch up on the progress... here's the latest on the project. https://youtu.be/OKPr15PucGQ?si=dTVN39xDaAYi3Je9 https://youtu.be/mK3slsayuZM?si=kB4koTj7MrkngnlJ https://youtu.be/qtsz7cLtDY8?si=LL-ip0p-M-FVsoTs https://youtu.be/j_g8wMRu7wc?si=_PO-F-opHgggzjU1 https://youtu.be/r796Mw4j1gM?si=_9yPWEgUw4b10d5e We release our weekly video at 1pm Friday (AEST), so be sure to subscribe if you want to see stuff you really won't find anywhere else!