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Hey Chris. Always good to see you. One thing I can't complain about in my shop, is the mix of work that comes in. Only yesterday I had a previous customer bring in a small job to help him out with. He has pretty much completed a restoration of a Honda CB1100 and wants me to help out with fitting a custom front guard. It would be good to show the bike in a video, possibly I can post a Short to show his progress. Apparently he has already committed around 40k to this project. Thanks for watching and fingers crossed 🎅brings something good for Christmas 👍

Hi Tom. One last video to finish off 2024. Thanks for watching and a Merry Christmas to you. I hope🎅brings you something you wished for. All the best and see you again in 2025 👍

Sounds like your speaking from a previous customer experience 😅 The Boat Man as I call him, is pretty good to deal with always brings me some sort mission to work on and has a fairly good understanding of the work involved and doesn't mind paying for what he wants done. All the best and I hope 🎅brings you something good for Christmas👍

@@weldmachine Yeah, I often hear something like this from customers)) Hope 🎅will get me a new ⚙3D printer this Christmas. Thanks, and Merry Christmas to you and your family! 🎉

I'm not sure if it's necessary to do it ?? But I did remove the coating from around the area where the copper earth makes contact with the table. I was a little concerned I might get some arcing if I didn't do it. I guess the best way to know is try it first 👍

@weldmachine hey thanks for the feedback back sir

The original colour is the Green colour you can see at the bottom of the machine. Always hated this😅 IF you're curious to know more ?? I do have a whole series of videos devoted to the rebuild and you can find the Green colour the machine was originally painted back earlier in my channel 👍

Always good to hear/read from you. Yes, OLD CNC Machines are definitely a bit of a pain to work on especially in most cases where the owners don't spend any time or money maintaining them, it's only when they come to complete stop the need to do something finally happens ??? I hope all is going well with you. And helps to remind me to catch up on so of what I have missed with you 👍

@@DazFab It was probably a good video to watch to help get some ideas of how to build one for yourself. All the best with the build 👍

@hilltopmachineworks2131 Hey Tom. I still enjoy posting an occasional video. And a few jobs as well to keep me busy 😊👍

@chriswoods2263 Hey.Thanks, Chris 👍

@DCT_Aaron_Engineering Hey Aaron. It's definitely nice to have, too.👍

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I agree with your thoughts of mounting the U-Drill in the Toolpost would be a much better idea and feeding in with the Leadscrew to keep the Feed Rate even. I decided to show the U-Drill mounted in the Tailstock for a few reasons ?? Most Manual Lathes have a reasonably good Tailstock, but possibly not the capabilities to hold a U-Drill in the Toolpost. It also makes the video easier to follow if I don't need to show how to align the U-Drill to the centre of the part. I was trying to include as much information as possible but without adding too much for those who might be watching. Thanks so much for watching and sharing your thoughts 😊👍

@@hilltopmachineworks2131 😊👍

@@sadatsanat2045 Thank you for watching 👍

@Icandothatalsow You can drill through the standard Shaft that supports the table for a Purge setup. And possibly get away without the M8 Retaining Bolt on the end of the Shaft ?? I can't recall the exact setup of how it was held together on the standard positioner ?? ( before I modified it with the through bore you saw in the video ) But I'm sure the Roller Bearings that supports the Shaft will still hold it in place, even without the Retaining Bolt 👍

@DazFab_Metalworks Maybe have a look on ebay. They are still available and seem to have come down in price ?? I'm not sure IF any sellers are available to you in the UK 🤔 IF you're interested in building a Positioner yourself, maybe have a look at my second video where the Positioner is partly disassembled. It might help you with some ideas on how to build one yourself 👍

@@weldmachine Thanks pal, Right now I'm undecided on whether to use belt, chain or worm gear, I will take a look at your other vid. Thanks again👍

@chriswoods2263 Hey Chris. I like the Proarc Positioners. We had a few larger versions in a shop I worked in. I did buy one myself, but I can't recall the model number ?? ( it was a few years ago ) I can only remember it had a 450mm table. It sat around unused after buying it for a sub contract job. A good mate borrowed it. And it seemed like he owned after keeping it for such a long time ?? In the end, I told him the free hire period has finished, and it was time to buy it. What a surprise when he said he wasn't using it, and I could have it back ?? A couple of weeks go by, and he's back again wanting to borrow it ?? This time you need to buy it. NO more free hire 😅 Ironically, he made $$$$ from using it. Did I see even $ 20 for borrowing it 🙄 Good Mates ??? Thanks as always, for watching 😊 👍

@sachie123 With the 4mm Insert, I don't get that good of a finish and would prefer to save the leading edges for Roughing out. I had the Pie Jaws for a few years now. I can't recall where I purchased them ?? Never really had a use for them until running these parts. Just finished running the last part only 10 minutes ago 👍

200 holes to drill on a Manual machine is enough for me in one day 👍

@chriswoods2263 Hey Chis. Yes, always something to keep me busy 👍

Yes, everything is going good 👍 Reminds me I need to come over and see how many new machines you must have by now. I'm sure you must be up to at least 10 by now 😉

@@ypaulbrown At least it's good to know someone enjoys my voice over during the videos 😅👍

@@ypaulbrown Hey Paul. Thanks so much for watching 👍

@ypaulbrown Hopefully, the weather is a little better over in 🌞 Florida than here at the moment 🌧🌧 Of course, I know it will be 🌞👍

@@weldmachine 38 c + here, or 110 f heat index......just had a cyclone/typhoon/hurricane over in Texas.......did not effect us, but tore them up......where in Australia are you, I have traveled to Queensland back in 1994 for 30 days, worked on a Cattle Station about 50 miles from Alpha, visited Longreach, Roma , Toowomba, and Blackwater mines......Australia in that area is very similar to Central Florida .......best wishes, Paul

I'm not 100 % sure which part of the video you saw the Tool in the background 🤔 I'm guessing the Tool on the bench later in the video ?? It's a custom made tool from Sandvik for a job I run occasionally. Not exactly a cheap tool to purchase. But, it's one of those jobs where you need exactly the right tool or it won't happen 👍

Thanks, Max. Good to see you again 👍

Thanks for taking the time to watch Chris 👍 and🤫😉

Thanks Tom 😉

NO through hole ?? I needed to do a fair few modifications on the version I purchased just to have a through hole. There is a video on my channel if you're interested 🤔 I plan to post another video soon. Answering questions that have come up on past videos might be worth watching if you're looking to buy the same Welding Positioner 👍

The part could possibly be made with All Thread. But the customer wanted a Shaft size of 25.00 mm with a M22 Thread. I always offer a customer alternatives for what they might need. But this is what the customer wanted. I did offer to machine a 25.00 mm Shaft with a Thread that could except the M22 Thread into it. But, the part that was required needed to 1 piece 👍

Hey Chris. It's always good to have an alternative plan for doing any job. Just in case things don't go way you first thought they would. And of course we can't always buy the right tool every job. Thanks for watching 👍

Thanks Aaron 👍

If you're interested, I have a few videos on my channel with a Manual Lathe, especially to do with Threading. Also, there are a lot of videos about rebuilding a Mazak CNC Lathe. I'm not sure if this is something you might like to watch ?? I try to mix the videos up a little to keep it interesting. Thanks for watching and subscribing. Look forward to seeing you in the comments 👍

Hey, thanks, Chris 👍

Hey Aaron. I was actually a little surprised by the amount minimal taper in the bar from Tailstock to Chuck. Not that it really matters too much with Threads. But' it's good to know the Lathe is running fairly straight. Thanks for taking the time to watch 👍

It was a bit of test for when you don't do this sort work that often ?? Ironically the Steel Thread of the same length was actually worse to cut ?? Thanks so much for watching 👍

The Chuck Jaws will fit a part that's 5". Even larger if you reverse the Chuck Jaws 👍

Hey Chris. Not sure how many people are enjoying watching this series of videos ?? But, it's good to get some positive comments. Thanks for watching 👍👍

You're definitely right about that. Either keep it cutting, or not 👍

To be honest, the Timer is something that could have been let off this Positioner ?? I guess the manufacturer was trying to add as many options available to help it sell a little easier. Thanks for watching 👍

@@weldmachine all the Chinese models in this size and larger have one. I’m with you in this, I’m not sure how useful it is. The footswitch has always seemed to be fine. But possibly if I were TIG welding, having two footswitches to hassle with would be too much.

@melgross Yes, 2 foot pedals can be a pain. Especially when you didn't have a good night sleep. And your brain is trying to work out which pedal to press 😅 You can also connect a wire to the trigger and start the Positioner at the same time as you begin Welding. Usually, when I Tig Weld, I just leave it latched on continuous 👍

Hey, thanks for watching Aaron 👍

Thanks Max 👍