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FnA-Wright Engineering
Добавлен 12 янв 2020
Making life easier, in unnecessarily complicated ways.
Machining, woodworking, general fabrication. I just like to make things.
Machining, woodworking, general fabrication. I just like to make things.
Machining a Cube Without Measuring, Using TouchDRO!
TouchDRO has added the ability to use an electronic touch probe to indicate in the Z-axis, though it's kind of a workaround at this point in time. I use this new functionality to machine an aluminum cube, solely relying on probing and my readout.
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Shop Made Tap Wrench, But... Different.
Просмотров 4,2 тыс.7 месяцев назад
In this video, I find a way to make use of some crappy ER20 collet tool holders for my mill. A pair of nesting wrenches, to both tighten the collet nut, and turn the tap, bring purpose back to tools that would've otherwise been relegated to the back of my mill tool drawer.
Micrometer Restoration: J.T. Slocomb 0-1" Long Reach Micrometer (Part 2: Paint, Assemble, Calibrate)
Просмотров 436Год назад
Second of 2 videos, where I show how I restore a vintage J.T.Slocomb micrometer. In this video, I paint the frame, assemble the mic, and calibrate it. I also (try to) explain how this particular brand of measuring instrument accounts for wear, and the unique method of zeroing. Tom Lipton (Ox Tools) Space Micrometer lapping: ruclips.net/video/k5ywRufQOx8/видео.html
Micrometer Restoration: J.T. Slocomb 0-1" Long-Reach Micrometer (Part 1: Disassembly, Cleaning)
Просмотров 917Год назад
When I started tooling up my basement hobby shop, I bought an auction lot of micrometers. Among the Starretts and Lufkins, there were several micrometers from J.T. Slocomb. I've since become somewhat enamored with the brand, and have collected and restored a number of these instruments. I figured I'd share my process, and give a look into one of the parts of what makes this hobby so enjoyable f...
Wohlhaupter UPA-2 TTS Quick Change Conversion
Просмотров 2,2 тыс.2 года назад
In this video, I convert the shank of a Wohlhaupter UPA-2 Automatic Boring/Facing head to be compatible with my mill. The UPA-2 has a Morse Taper 2 (MT2) shank, and I machine down a MT2-MT3 sleeve adapter to fit the 3/4" straight shank of my TTS quick-change tool-holding system. Apologies for the lack of a DRO display this time around. The creator of TouchDRO is working on the next version of t...
Pen Repair: Machining a replacement part for a Rotring 600 Trio
Просмотров 2,4 тыс.2 года назад
I was given a Rotring 600 Trio as a graduation present about 20 years ago. I used it at work for a few years, until one too many gravity checks resulted in part of the retract mechanism cracking and breaking off. In this video, I make a replacement part, and return something that has great sentimental value, back to useful life.
Finding my origin: The 3D Smeller #toolfest2021
Просмотров 3,2 тыс.2 года назад
#toolfest2021 Hey all! This is my contribution to ToolFest, an event put on by Emma over at Emma's Spareroom Machine Shop. In keeping with my usual theme of making life easier in unnecessarily complicated ways, I've decided to turn an early-20th-century Brown and Sharpe no. 738 indicator into a 3D probe. It's somewhere in between a standard edge finder, and a Haimer 3D taster. I've got no plans...
Mini Mill Spindle Lock Addendum
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.2 года назад
I know that using a steel socket head cap screw, for repeated tightening/loosening duty in aluminum threads, is a sure fire recipe for stripped threads. So, I made an M6x1.0 stud out of some mystery steel I had. The stud is bottomed out in the threads in the spindle lock, with a little bit of green Loctite 680... so it's not going anywhere. I also made a small bronze washer to act as a wear sur...
Mini Mill Spindle Lock
Просмотров 6 тыс.2 года назад
The stock method of tool changing on the mini mill is cumbersome, and just generally... Crappy. Especially when using quick-change TTS tool holders, or trying to build a repeatable tool library. I've been seeking a solution for quite some time, and took inspiration from a recent video from Stefan Gotteswinter. I this video, I make a simple, yet very effective spindle lock for my mill. No plans ...
Rotary Table DRO Encoder (Part 3: Keyway cut, assembly, testing, and calibration)
Просмотров 2,7 тыс.3 года назад
Third in a series, where I incorporate a rotary encoder on my 6" import rotary table, to enable angular readout on my DRO. In this final installment, I cut the internal keyway in the adapter using my Rhodes shaper, assemble all the parts, and install it onto the rotary table. Followed by testing and calibration.
Rotary Table DRO Encoder (Part 2: Lathe and mill work on the adapter)
Просмотров 3 тыс.3 года назад
Second in a series, where I incorporate a rotary encoder on my 6" import rotary table, to enable angular readout on my DRO. In this installment, I do the lathe and mill work to produce the adapter that will mount the encoder to the rotary table input shaft housing.
Rotary Table DRO Encoder (Part 1: Intro and Handwheel)
Просмотров 6 тыс.3 года назад
First in a series, where I incorporate a rotary encoder on my 6" import rotary table, to enable angular readout on my DRO. In this installment, I introduce the concept, and do all the lathe work for the hand wheel.
Quick Change Tool Post for the Rhodes Shaper (Part 4: Holder done, repeatability check, first chips)
Просмотров 1 тыс.3 года назад
Fourth part in a series about making a quick change tool post and holders for my Rhodes shaper. In this final installment, I finish the tool holder and retaining plate. I install it on the shaper, and check positioning repeatability in both the horizontal and vertical axes. Finally, first chips with my shop-made tool post!
Quick Change Tool Post for the Rhodes Shaper (Part 3: Gib, tool holder blanks)
Просмотров 2423 года назад
Third in a series about making a quick change tool post and holders for my Rhodes shaper. In this installment, I machine the gib, and make a start on some tool holders.
Quick Change Tool Post for the Rhodes Shaper (Part 2: Tool post body finished, retainer bushing)
Просмотров 2433 года назад
Second in a series about making a quick change tool post and holders for my Rhodes shaper. In this installment, I make the retainer bushing, and also finish the main body of the tool post.
Quick Change Tool Post for the Rhodes Shaper (Part 1: Getting a start on the tool post body)
Просмотров 4283 года назад
Quick Change Tool Post for the Rhodes Shaper (Part 1: Getting a start on the tool post body)
Minilathe Tailstock DRO modification (Part 3: Thumbscrews, assembly, and testing)
Просмотров 4833 года назад
Minilathe Tailstock DRO modification (Part 3: Thumbscrews, assembly, and testing)
Minilathe Tailstock DRO modification (Part 2: Spacer block)
Просмотров 4173 года назад
Minilathe Tailstock DRO modification (Part 2: Spacer block)
Minilathe Tailstock DRO modification (Part 1: Read head installation/calibration)
Просмотров 7013 года назад
Minilathe Tailstock DRO modification (Part 1: Read head installation/calibration)
TouchDRO quick demo (with touch probe)
Просмотров 4,2 тыс.3 года назад
TouchDRO quick demo (with touch probe)
So, you're using Tormach TTS holders? I've never used the Z axis touch off for tool setting because I rely on R8 collets. I noticed that your data input screen looks different to mine. I only get digits and some multi character buttons. I only got the extended input panel once, which was great, but then it went away. I was wondering if it's a Samsung thing? Regards, Preso
@@Preso58 Yuriy only added the Z touch probe in the most recent update to TouchDRO. I can't recommend the TTS holders enough. I absolutely love them. Even without the repeatability aspect, just being able to change tools so quickly is so worth it. Add in the Z-axis repeatability, couple it with the tool library in TouchDRO, and it's just plain awesome. I didn't realize how much I've spoiled myself, until I had to use a mill without any sort of quick-change tooling. My mini mill is also R8... Tormach sells a special flat-nosed 3/4" R8 collet, but I just took the 3/4" R8 collet I already had, and held it to the belt sander. As long as the nose of the collet is recessed inside the spindle nose, flatness doesn't matter. I also made a spindle nose adapter for my Van Norman No.10, so I could use the TTS tooling on that mill, as well. I use cheap Amazon Fire tablets for my DRO displays. The stock Fire keyboard is pretty... Lacking. I use SwiftKey, instead. I wish there was a way to force a "calculator" keyboard, but my brief searching hasn't yielded anything. I'll keep searching.
@@fna-wrightengineering Thanks for that info. I just checked and genuine TTS holders are about US$30 but I saw Chinese knockoffs for AU$17.21(for an ER20 version). That's less than half the genuine price for me even if I have to buy the ER20 collet. I will have to play around with the keyboard options on my tablet to see if I can find a better version that is compatible with TouchDRO.
@@Preso58 I picked up a few of those import ER20 TTS holders, and they all had pretty bad runout. Combine that with import ER20 collets, and the runout got bad enough to make them basically useless for small end mills and drills. Import tooling has definitely gotten better in the last few years, but it's still a gamble... The ones I got were garbage, but you may get good ones. As always, your mileage may vary. I did find a use for mine... I use them as tap holders. I put them in the spindle without tightening the drawbar, and the R8 collet basically acts as a tap guide. I made a set of nesting wrenches which both tighten the ER20 collet nut, and act as a tap wrench. Made a video about it 😁
What model mill is yours please.??
It's a Sieg X2D mini mill. It's got a solid column, and a wider table than the regular X2 mill. Got it from Little Machine Shop.
What a wonderful job on both the process and your demonstration of it!
Nice.. TouchDro is great. thanks for sharing
Thanks! Yeah, it's a fantastic system, and only gets better as Yuriy refines and adds more features.
Great stuff, that dovetail may have been a good job on the shaper. Ive just done my first dovetail on my 8” boxford shaper, and i was surprised how quick the cutting is, once i got the tooling right
Thanks! I thought about using the shaper to do it... I always enjoy using machines to make things for themselves. It's been a while, so I don't quite remember my reasoning for doing it on the mill. I suppose that's one of several things I'd do differently, if I were to make another. Though this toolpost has been everything I wanted, so far.
You vision to create this is whats inspiring. The first i’ve seen, subbed👍
@@mikebryan544 I very much appreciate it. Thanks!
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Thanks for the thumbs!
We heard you fart when the video started. I heard what I heard, best video ever, hahahahaha
thanks for taking the time to make this video. I just purchased the brand of micrometer you’re working on, and mine needed some adjusting. And I was not figuring it out. until I found your video, very very helpful 😊 thank’s and i hope you share with RUclips your collection of micrometers.
You're welcome! I'm glad I could be helpful. I plan on making a video about my collection soon! I recently finished reorganizing my entire shop, and now that the dust has settled, I'll have time to get to that.
thanks for taking the time to make this video. I just purchased the brand of micrometer you’re working on, and mine needed some adjusting. And I was not figuring it out. until I found your video, very very helpful 😊 thank’s and i hope you share with RUclips your collection of micrometers.
Very interesting. Nice work
Nice!
Nice
Thanks! Appreciate you checking out my work.
Grow some and turn the motor on
Power tap with a mini mill? It would take a lot more than a bigger pair for that to happen... A bigger motor, for one. It's a good machine, and makes good parts, but it's not powerful enough to get more than a thread or two deep with anything larger than, say, an M4 tap. That being said, I've got a Procunier tapping head, and have tapped dozens of M3 holes under power.
Very nice work
Thanks a lot! The wrenches will definitely be making appearances in future videos.
👍 Hello, which manufacturer is the edge finder at 6:45?
Honestly? I'm not sure. I got it off of AliExpress... You can find the exact same probe, sold by 100 different names, by 100 different sellers, all with a different price. I searched "CNC touch probe", and got the cheapest one at the time. They're even cheaper, now.
okay thank you very much
Snap! I just purchased the exact same touch probe (although I paid a lot more for it) and I just made a video on setting it up for TouchDRO. It'll be out in a few weeks. I was able to do some tests to show how accurate it is and on edge finding I got it to around 20 microns. On centre finding I was able to get about the same but I found out the hard way that you need to have clean collets and a clean spindle bore to get it that accurate. I ended up setting the probe tip diameter to 1.92mm which seems to take care of the latency in the touch probe for edge finding. On centre finding it doesn't matter what the probe tip setting is. The tool you made works great!
Thanks, Mark! The one I bought came with instructions on how to set the X and Y offset, which I found to work relatively well, and allowed me to keep the probe diameter set at 2mm. I've found it to be pretty accurate... Within a few tenths, maybe half a thou tops. Plenty good for the work I do. Looking forward to seeing your video on it!
I have one that I have set to a little less than Ø2mm. I use the USB signal wire for auto-probing in CNC.
Yes Sir that's nice
Maybe you shoud add a spring loaded ball to hold two halfs togethter? To prevent self dissasembling while tapping threads.
I thought about that. I figure I'll use them as-is for a while, and if it becomes an issue, I'll make some kind of retention mechanism.
Very well done ! Shows the versatility of touchdro also. Great narration and videography!
Thank you very much! TouchDRO really is awesome. I'm excited for all the new features Yuriy is incorporating. I suggested a QR-code based addition to the tool library, and he seemed pretty enthusiastic about the idea. I still feel a bit goofy talking to the camera, but it's getting easier. Kind words like yours definitely help the ol' confidence. Much appreciated!
Glad to see a new video out! Good work, Chris! 💜
I'm so glad you enjoyed! I appreciate the encouragement 😊
Oh yes, "thinking". Sometimes I do that too :) This is a good idea and it seems to work just fine.
Sometimes it's hard. Especially when I'm making it up as I go along. Thanks, Michel! I'm looking forward to using it on an actual project.
Are these tormach or other import?
Cheap import. All my other TTS holders are genuine Tormach... Don't have any runout issues with those. Got what I paid for, this time.
@@fna-wrightengineering thank you for the clarification
@@britenrhodehouse8692 you're welcome!
I have two that have failed can/would you repair them?
Using a 12mm shank tool in a 16mm tool holder, I can isolate the tool with some paper wrapped around the tool, but not a 16mm shank tool in a 16mm holder. How did you isolate the bolt holding the tool post, must withstand a lot of pressure from the bolt. Great idea.
Thanks! I used pieces of index card. One piece wrapped around the shank of the bolt, and a disc under the washer. Works great! Though I think it's time to replace the paper. I recently re-trammed the toolpost, and it's no longer electrically isolated. I think the piece under the washer likely tore, but I might as well replace it all. Probably make a quick video showing the process.
Pretty cool. A bit more sophisticated than my Criterion.
Great videos on the Slocomb mics. I have about dozen of them and agree the design is superior for adjustment. Do you know a source for the spring? I might attempt to make some of these.
Much appreciated! If you're on Instagram, message "jtslocomb". He's another avid collector, and he's working on a production run of springs for Slocomb mics.
In aerospace we use helicoils.
I thought about that... But with as often as I'm tightening/loosening this, I feel like a stud was the better option. I'm also in aerospace, and have seen many a helicoil get all borked up from frequent use.
I used a spring loaded pin with a turn lock. Factor pin hole.
The issue I have with those kind of spindle locks, is that they only lock in one position. You have to rotate the spindle until the pin drops in. This one locks no matter where the spindle is, which makes tool changes way faster.
You could put a lever on it like the ones used to release front bicycle hubs, then you would not need to use a tool. Nice clean build!
Not a bad idea! It doesn't have to tighten much to lock the spindle solid, so a short lever could work. I've also thought about some kind of cable arrangement, like a bicycle brake cable pulling on a cam. The other end would be connected to a foot pedal, to keep both hands free. The ultimate goal is some kind of power drawbar, so I wouldn't even have to lock the spindle to change tools.
I would be game for a small tour of whatever you wish to show us. Thanks for the tutorial.
Excellent work. That is a very nice deep throat micrometer. Please do show us the rest of them.
I have cleaned a bunch of Slocum and Lufkin and starrett, I certainly like the older stuff. I have a set of Lufkin for my own use.
Thanks for the content. I also like the Slocumb mikes. They have a durability not present in some of the Starretts and Brown & Sharps.
Agreed! That's definitely one of the things that drew me to them.
I have a Rotring 600 roller ball, that I've carried for 20 years. I think it had "one too many gravity checks" and the screw-in tip has broken off (have pictures). I would be thrilled if I could hire you to repair it.
Hello again. I’m really interested in getting the dimensions of the eraser/ clicker cap. I’m about to go to a machinist to have it fabricated by trial and error but if you could mic out your intact example, It would help us. Thank you.
Sorry I took so long for this... Overall length: 0.753" OD: 0.224" ID: 0.204", 0.698" deep
@@fna-wrightengineering Thank you kindly! I'll pay the favor you did for me forward when the opportunity exists. Keep up the good work and thank you for sharing.
@@briankissel7661 you're quite welcome! Hope you can get your pen working again.
@@fna-wrightengineering FYI these older German made 600 Trios with knurling sell for $600 for NOS.
@@briankissel7661 Hence my repair, rather than replacement lol
how did you hook the encoder to the dro ? im actually wanting to do the same thing but for a tubing bender ?
Matty sent me, just subbed Cheers from Canada
Pretty cool build, except the one way bearing, if you pass your number you have to turn the handle 90times to get there again, without the one way bearing you would have to go opposit few degrees and come up to your number again.
Yeah, that is one drawback. However, the one-way bearing is essential. There is a small amount of play in any gear system, and in this case, turning the handle backwards would introduce error in the readout due to this backlash. The bearing eliminates the possibility of causing that error, basically sacrificing ease of use for accuracy. Ideally, the encoder would be inside the body of the rotary table, driven directly by the table itself. However, there isn't room inside the casting to allow this, hence my solution.
@@fna-wrightengineering I see now! You are rigth hmm
Cool idea
Thanks!
I haven’t got a shaper yet. You did an awesome job! You don’t know anyone who might have one for sale? Thanks Ron
Thanks! It's a really fun machine to operate. And no, I don't know anyone who might have one. I stalked Craigslist and FB Marketplace for months, and even then it was a friend who found mine for me... Several hours away. Best of luck finding one!
Hello sir. I need the missing rear barrel (the "clicker" thumb actuated part/ eraser hood) made for my old silver knurled Rotring 600 TRIO. It's an old pen that I've had for decades with a history. I've tried the newer Japanese reproduction parts with no success. I do not have the specifications on the part I need made, Rotring was bought out from another company, and the old German specs are unattainable from my seat, regardless of my effort. This would be a custom trial and error job for you but I have no idea where else to turn. The fact that you had one of these fully disassembled and took the time to make a broken part from scratch gives me confidence in you, honestly a relief that craftsman still exist. Kindy help me out, cost/wait is no object. The "History" I mentioned was it was a trade (black version bought new at the time to his older silver version with knurling) from a engineer co-worker turned friend of mine. I sadly learned that has passed. I've carried (and use when needed) this pen everyday after knowing this. OK guilt trip aside, I need help to make this pen great again.
Screen recording - I use Wondershare Filmora. It is available for Windows and Mac. It's $80 for lifetime version, The free version has a watermark. You can adjust the capture portion of your screen and capture in HD. You can also crop, adjust resolution, etc. If you have Windows 10, you can use Windows Game Bar, Windows key G. Game Bar captures the entire screen with no option to change. Go full screen, F11 to capture only DRO.
Thanks to Rustinox I too am now a new subscriber. I am just a Hobbyist but found machining late in life, but thanks to all the YT Community of creators that I follow, one day may become a machinist, Bear in TX. RIP Sammie.
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Glad to have you!
Found you from Rustinox. New subscriber here. Ironic, that ever since I recently bought and sold a Chandler boring and facing head, I've been seeing more and more videos with boring and facing heads in them (although almost always Wohlhaupter). Maybe I should have kept it. ;)
Appreciate the sub! I'd been keeping an eye out for a UPA2 for a while, and this one popped up for a reasonable price. I haven't really had a use for it yet, but I'm sure that when I do, I'll be glad I have it.
Rustinox sent me. Great idea! I've not seen that done before! 👍 🇬🇧
Thanks! It's definitely been a great addition to the mill, especially with the TTS quick-change tooling. Though I readily admit I cribbed the idea from Stefan Gotteswinter, and adapted it to my own machine. However, I will say that some kind of interlock is in the works. The mill doesn't like being started with the spindle locked...
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Gday, you really did a nice job fitting the encoder to the rotary table, I have the TouchDRO unit on the Cincinnati mill and can’t fault it, great DRO, awesome job mate, Cheers
Thanks, Matty! This project came out better than I had hoped. Haven't had occasion to use it yet, but I'm sure I will eventually. I've been super pleased with TouchDRO. I think it really can't be beat for the price and functionality. I've got one on all my machines, except the optical comparator (which may get one, as well. Haven't decided).
Clever 👍👍😎👍👍
Much appreciated! I use it often, it's been a great addition to my mill tooling.
Very nice job 👍👍😎👍👍
Thanks!