Making the Mother of All Cutters - Part 1: Shop Made Tools

Watch the first part of a 33-minute tutorial series where Cutting Edge Engineering Australia builds a massive custom cutter from scratch. Follow along as they transform a half-meter round plate through precise machining processes: facing both sides on the lathe, drilling and boring the center hole for an MT5 arbour spigot, then moving to the milling machine to create bolt holes for mounting. Learn how to properly set up a rotary table using Kurtis's clever centering technique with an arbor and custom-machined sleeve. This detailed machining demonstration showcases the Hafco TM-1740G Lathe, Hafco TM-26120G Lathe, and Hafco BM-63VE Milling machine in action as they begin creating this heavy-duty shop-made tool, with more advanced steps coming in Part 2.