Parting is such sweet sorrow. I have had nothing but bad experiences parting off in my small hobby lathe, but comments on my previous videos have been telling me to push my carbide parting tools harder and faster. That seems crazy because it's the opposite of the advice I've always heard for parting on a small lathe. So let's try it. What's the worst that can happen?

Tools used in this video:
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00:00 Intro
01:18 The carbide parting tool
03:22 Previous failed attempts
04:43 Highspeed test on a 1 inch bar
08:01 Testing on a larger part
11:36 Epic parting with epic music
12:15 Conclusion