I'm really digging this channel. I'm a sucker for the high production quality. This is right there with This Old Tony and Machine Thinking. Keep up the great work. You easily earned a subscriber.
The surface gauge turn out great Brandon. Glad to help with the VFD install. Looks really clean and your way more efficient on power now. Still amazes me that a VFD with such a small foot print can replace all those old school components!
@@InheritanceMachining couldn't it be useful to use the VFD for speed control of the lathe? Since it's already there I mean? :) I used what looks like a very similar VFD on my CNC router build, and found that they can be configured for a lot of different tasks. You could use a potentiometer to control speed. You can also install a brake resistor to stop the lathe quickly :)
Is Burton's Attic still around? Those videos were great. Wish you the best. Geoffrey Croker is another channel that scratches that itch, if anyone's looking for a recommendation.
I will absolutely confess that I waited till both videos were done, before GORGING myself on successively watching both part 1 and part 2. Awesome as always, and always such a delight and a joy to watch you create, tinker, and work.
As someone who was production machinist for 8 years watching you fret over small details and make beautiful parts that I would want to make if time allowed is so heartwarming and cathartic. Thank you for making them, someone has to.
Haha I know right. When I was working on the tap wrench I goofed the threads and that was late at night. I should just save all thread turning for the morning from now on.
Wow, a VFD to sort out the 3-phase, mounting it in the control box for clean wiring, addressing some safety issues, hands-on experience on new support tools and a completed surface gauge. This was a very satisfying episode to watch and made me pregnant in anticipation of new projects. 😀
I use mine all the time surface grinding. I didn’t make it but I squared it up on the grinder. I want to make a custom one eventually. I really like how you showed the process of reworking all your electronics before machining. There’s always something like that. Usually RUclipsrs would cut that out, but I think it’s important to show how many side projects and how long machining actually takes.
I use mine all the time too. Definitely one of my more worthwhile projects! Also the side projects 100% a part of the story so it just felt wrong not including them!
@@InheritanceMachining you probably did this, but just wanted to check that you preserved the safety switch function with the VFD. There are typically dry contact inputs for that sort of thing 👍
I only understand about 1/2 of what you did in both of these videos but I'm a sucker to well crafted anything. I have a few more videos to go to catch up. I'm glad this channel popped into my feed.
So glad to have found your channel. Seriously, such a pleasure to watch and listen, without a bunch of distracting music, noise and stop gap clips and tricks. Don't change a thing. You are doing great!
Quickly becoming a channel that I skip my other subs for to watch as soon as new videos come out. This video beat 7 others in my subscription feed for my first video of the day this morning.
I’ve been binge watching your videos, and they are amazing! My grandfather was the Vice President of Devlieg Machine tool, and the president of the Numerical Control Society, so I deeply appreciate and relate to your desire to keep your grandfathers legacy going!
@@InheritanceMachining I believe he had some large machines in the past, but had sold them far before I was born, but I do have a bunch of his precision measuring tools/equipment! I wish I would have asked him more about his work and his patents, he didn’t talk about it much. He spent most of his retirement building model airplanes!
@@COLLLIIINNNN Nice. I feel that though. The more time passes the more i realize how much I didn't know about my grandfather and what kinds of things he did.
Yes, production quality is excellent! Also, just the right amount of humility and humor combined with awesome projects and workshop/machine time equals a great video. Loving your channel! Thanks for sharing.
Love the details on wiring the Phase Converter!! ... I;ve done a TON of residential electrical work (swapped fuses for Cricut Breaks In a half dozen houses) and fully wired 4 homes ... Looks to me like you did pretty good!! :)
I ended up paying PG&E about $5000.00 to have 3 phase run from the pole down the street to my shop.This was in the early 1980s. 3 phase power works great; when I would buy another machine tool I wouldn't worry about power requirements. With those pins I always cut for o-rings so I have some drag on the pins and they won't be dropping out of the holes.
Incredible content, I'm in love with this channel currently :) Gently binging in chronological order and enjoying a patience and quality of work I can only admire.
As an electronics technician that repairs VFDs for a living I was cringing the whole time thinking "why didn't he wire the VFD directly to the motor in the first place" LOL. Im glad you did the right thing
I wish we had that, it would probably cost the equivalent of a new luxury car to get three phase run to my house, if they would even do it. Some people here use a Phase Perfect to generate three phase instead of a VFD if they have multiple three phase machines, but that is not cheap either.
That's interesting and I've never heard of that before. Looks like basically like a dumbed down VFD that only produces constant 3 phase. Given how cheap a VFD can be these days I wonder what the advantage of a limited setup like this would be.
@@InheritanceMachining it is a good option if you are powering a shop full of three phase equipment and don’t need variable speed. For a hobby shop, a VFD usually makes more sense due to cost. VFDs are hard on motors and shop electronics due to harmonics generated, this causes winding failures, electrical noise, and problems with other connected equipment. The Phase Perfect gives close to utility quality power, so if you are running a shop 40+ hours per week, that might be the better option. Another advantage is running 460v equipment, you can use a transformer with the PP to boost the voltage, but to do that with a VFD, you would need to upsize a 460v three phase VFD by double to do that since most (maybe all) 460v VFDs do not have a single phase input option. Your maximum ambient temperature you can run the drive at decreases too when you do that, so the PP eliminates those issues.
So I discovered your channel around two weeks ago and have thoroughly enjoyed watching your videos, but that dreaded moment has come. I have watched every single video on your channel and feel like at the ending of a favourite TV show. I do woodworking in my free time and really love it when a joint comes together nicely, but the precision level of your machining is something else! I have caught myself grinning while watching your work, which I don't do very often! Very much looking forward to your future projects and thanks for sharing them with us!
This is like leaving the shop and entering the classroom. I do remember those collet blocks and also vaguely remember some problems with them. Looking forward to the next project. Thanks kindly for the efforts you put inot these fantastic tutorials.
The phrase "There's just one more thing (before we get started)..." reminds me of Peter Falk's 'Lieutenant Columbo' detective character. Hearing him utter those words was a sure sign that somebody's world was just about to get a lot more complicated.😁
Hey man I had the same problem with my nails that you do. Lamisil took care of it for me. I tried lots of different things for a long time and this is the only thing that helped it. Love your channel!
Thanks! I've tried many prescription treatments like this with no success. Leads me to believe it's actually psoriasis since it also afflicts the rest of my hand. Thanks forr the recommendation though!
"I'm not an electrician etc. etc." continues to read the schematics like a pro and fixes the issue. :) Nice! edit: Oops, sorry, I watched till 4:00 and then commented before continuing. hahaha Love the channel!
For a longer thread, if you want to get a really straight thread with a die, just do a few passes with the threading tool, maybe halfway to full depth, then just run it through. This is, of course, if you're lazy and hate measuring threads, which lots of people hate. I love the 3 pin measuring though, so I only use a die if it's a thread that doesn't need super tight tolerances (which is almost all of my projects, which have almost no drafted measurements for half of the features).
A wavy male thread, is caused by the die not being square to the work when it starts cutting. I usually support the work on the lathe chuck and then press the die and stock against the end of the work using the tailstock sleeve.. Disengage all gears and whilst rotating the chuck by hand, keep firm pressure on the die by winding the tailstock sleeve outwards.
great project. Most of my machine tool work is for fixtures and parts for work which have to be perfect. Shop made tools get finished just enough to be functional and useful. I often wish for the time to do the careful beautiful work you're doing for my own tools. Thanks for sharing!
I definitely feel this. I have to resist the urge to overdue simple holding fixtures like the sacrificial aluminum plate or the holding block for the pivot screws. I'm glad I can do this as a hobby and fine tune things until I'm happy. Thanks for the the support!
Man you need to narrate night time books or something, I was listening to this video and not watching it and your voice is so calming and relaxing I almost fell asleep lol, but in like a good way, it our content is fantastic and far from boring but your your voice man
Just a little tip for the rotary table, use 2 table stops and then one clamp will be more than enough, you could get dead fancy and put a spring under the clamp as well
LoL I hear you on the time factor. I just finished making a circle cutter for my cutting torch, 04.19.23. It's pretty nifty, with all kinds of adjustments and a bearing. The problem is, I started it 01.23.23! I thought it'd take 3-4 days at the start of my vacation, then I could move on to the REAL project. LoL how wrong I was. The second problem is that now that this neat, adjustable, fairly precise tool is done, I have no idea how to accurately use it. Talk about the monkeys taking over management at the banana factory 😁
I think that Brass is actually bronze, I was always told that raw bronze had those strips on the outside and brass is just a solid colour. As always a fantastic video I was keenly awaiting your next video. cheers from Australia
Knowing approximately how much time it will take to build or create something in a mechanical work is something that I also strougled with when I worked in this environment. My boss always had something to say about that
hoooooooollly moly.. checking for square using the ball end of the rod.. aaaahhhhh.. the time ive speant fussing with a ball bearing i could have save! future me thanks you for that
I LOVE IT. Thank you thank you for sharing your loses along with your victories. I really appreciate those that show the entire good bad and down right ugly of the journey. Which is far more realistic for most of us weekend machinists. Most of us will never be Adom79 or Keith Fenner but they are what we all strive for. It may take us a few tries to get there but we get there. Great job!
Absolutely. We all have to start somewhere and most of us will only learn if we make the mistakes ourselves. But hopefully my pitfalls save people from a few of those. Thanks!
really enjoying your channell my new favorite machining channell, i work in garage equipment and have seen a few garages run a 3 phase transformner from a single input to run vehicle lifts, they are not cheap but may be a good solution.
Really enjoying the channel and looking forward to your next upload. Its taking me back to my apprentice days and wishing my hieght gauge had turn out as nice as yours ( but im still using it 40 years on). Good luck.
Man, I just discovered your channel and I am hooked. I'm not a machinist, only used any of this sparingly while doing auto tech work years ago, and my grandfather's skill trade was to do with oil wells: not something that can be taught at home. All that aside, I love small shop manufacturing and skilled trades that are disappearing in the US. I'm a similar age to you and am starting to build out a shop and learn a different makers trade, so it's really cool to see someone else, albeit with a significantly higher skill starting level, doing something similar. Your production quality is also excellent from even the first video, to a point I'd think this isn't your first rodeo on RUclips. Strong work. Subbed.
I'm glad to hear you're diving into the different maker trades. This is a very rewarding hobby and there never seems to be an end to the things you can make or improve upon. Thanks for the support and welcome!
This was my first machining project. It was extremely satisfying. I still have that marking gage. I don't have a surface plate to use it on, but it's still a cool tool.
Beautiful tool! I really enjoy the care you put into the precision of the parts. I was setting up a rotary table the other day to help a fellow student put a chamfer on a large sprocket for a university project when suddenly the table stopped working.... After checking the leadscrew on the rotary table, it seems to be functional still, so I guess I need to dissemble the whole thing! I'm hoping it's just a shear pin inside instead of a broken part. I guess we'll see! I do understand your love of the rotary table, it seems so useful!
Thank you! Something interesting about my table in particular is that the lead screw is mounted on an adjustable eccentric. So I can engage and disengage it by releasing a lock lever and rotating the whole hand wheel assembly. And also adjust the backlash. May not be your issue but thought I would mention
@@InheritanceMachining That may actually be the issue. As I've never used it before I wouldn't be surprised haha. The table I was using is labeled ts200a. Is it a horizontal lever above the hand wheel? I think it had some symbols with brackets or something? Which way do you adjust the lever?
@@carsoncrook702 It's hard to get a consistent picture of that model table on google but it looks like there is socket head screw sort of perpendicular to the lead screw axis for loosening and adjusting this. When you get back to it if you need some more help just send me an email. Might be better to describe with pictures.
Fantastic work. I wish I had a setup like this. I've been wanting to get into machining for quite some time now and just can't justify the expense. Not a lot of demand for those ball in a box mill projects on etsy these days. Well done, it turned out so nice!
Thanks! It’s definitely not the cheapest hobby. But I think there’s merit to doing something just for yourself regardless of the expense or return on investment
Brandon, as someone who grew up on a farm with old equipment. It seems like there is something to fix, upgrade, modify, or build. I think your at-home machine shop with grow with you and the channel. Next, you should get a welder for welding things together and somewhat do "additive manufacturing." Also, good belt grinder to put some nice fillets projects and quick deburring. I thought you might make a belt grinder when I saw the VFD in your previous video. People who pursue an engineering degree know some basic electronics because of engineering physics and maybe electronics classes.
I can relate to this for sure. I live on a farm now and until I recently inherited these tools its been a challenge to repair the things that needed it. Especially knowing what the right tools for the job would be but not having access to them. I do actually have both a MIG welder and a belt/disc grinder that I have used on occasion but just haven't made an appearance in the videos yet. I do have some projects in mind that will need them though. Of course I did have the basic circuits and experimentation courses but I definitely learned way more about controls design and troubleshooting through my day job as an engineer. Nothing beats real life hands on experience
went to a surplus store purchased a 15 hp three phase motor for 5 dollars cut the snott off and installed new bearings bought a capacitor pack to balance the motor. now can run 45hp of 3 phase
You'd only need an external control supply if you want the VFD to be able to think while it doesn't have actual power, which really isn't something you'd ever need in a home shop... unless you want to set up safety interlocks, or something like that. Also, usually there should be a dedicated supply pin for whatever you'd connect to the inputs on the VFD, in most cases even different TYPES of inputs have their own supply, just to be safe; but if you are mindful of the potential of varying voltage potentials, or just have everything on the same reference voltage, it's usually fine either way. Basically, there CAN be issues, but on a small scale in which everything is part of the same circuit anyways they shouldn't ever come up. Also, it just makes everything way easier to troubleshoot when every part uses its own supply voltage, since any faults will only ever affect that one part.
I like to leave the vfd on very visible place on front of the lathe somewhere so i can twist the nob to vary the rpm on the spindle while the lathe is making a cut. That way i can make a sin wave type of spindle speed curve to cut down on vibrations if there comes a problem with vibration in somekind of part
If you ever need to cut a slit, and the slit saw drifts like that, or you don't want to use it, The bandsaw is always an option! Setting up a bar on the side, clamping it down really tightly, lets you do that! I've only ever done that with softer materials, like wood, to get nice and even boards. That does have some risks, since the saw blade can and will drift or turn, since it loves to just randomly change directions on me. Maybe it was just because my pieces were so tall.
For getting the least amount of deflection using a follower rest, maybe using an indicator against the part, and then dialing in the follower rest until it shows a tiny bit of movement (then backing it off). depends on how much of a perfectionist you are.
Really enjoyed this, new subscriber here! For the long threads, I've had good luck partially cutting the thread with a single-point tool and then running a die down to finish it. The partial threads stop the die wandering, and the die gives a nice even thread form that's to size. Even worked on ¼" stainless rod.
This Old Tony did a video about how to do knurling, and I believe he mentioned multiple techniques (and tools) for getting the job done. I don't know if his advice will help you, but he sounded pretty confident/content with his technique.
@@InheritanceMachining Yes! BTW, let me know if you want a free forum membership (usually $39/year). We have lots of YTers on board, and you can post your videos on the forum whenever you want.
Thanks for watching! As always keep an eye out for another project video on Friday, May 27th at 10am EST. I'll be putting my own spin on a classic!
Couldn’t have said it better myself
I'm really digging this channel. I'm a sucker for the high production quality. This is right there with This Old Tony and Machine Thinking. Keep up the great work. You easily earned a subscriber.
Wow thank you so much! Thank for the support!
I agree, I'm really enjoying it also. Definitely reminds me of Machine Thinking. Great quality, great format and great projects 👍
When you are considered synonymous with This Old Tony and Machine Thinking, you know that you are going places!
Another subscriber here!
@@MrPhatNOB Welcome! Those guys are two of my favorite channels so that is the best compliment I could get!
Ya I'm glad there's another channel in can look at now to give me ideas
The surface gauge turn out great Brandon. Glad to help with the VFD install. Looks really clean and your way more efficient on power now. Still amazes me that a VFD with such a small foot print can replace all those old school components!
Thanks again for the help, John! You're absolutely right. So much power in such a small package. And I'm only using like 10% of the functionality.
@@InheritanceMachining couldn't it be useful to use the VFD for speed control of the lathe? Since it's already there I mean? :)
I used what looks like a very similar VFD on my CNC router build, and found that they can be configured for a lot of different tasks.
You could use a potentiometer to control speed.
You can also install a brake resistor to stop the lathe quickly :)
Is Burton's Attic still around? Those videos were great. Wish you the best.
Geoffrey Croker is another channel that scratches that itch, if anyone's looking for a recommendation.
@@honeyforce996 I’am
my favorite part about watching these kinds of channels is learning how this stuff works
I will absolutely confess that I waited till both videos were done, before GORGING myself on successively watching both part 1 and part 2. Awesome as always, and always such a delight and a joy to watch you create, tinker, and work.
Ha! Better than forgetting what happened 2 weeks prior. Thanks for the support as always!
i just found the channel so i have plenty to gorge at for a week or so haha
This channel has quickly become one of my favorites. Great video, audio, attitude... all in all a very pleasant viewing experience. Thanks!!!
Thank you so much!
Not only that, but very therapeutic for all of us also engaging in active combat with our own projects. Thank you & couldn't agree more.
As someone who was production machinist for 8 years watching you fret over small details and make beautiful parts that I would want to make if time allowed is so heartwarming and cathartic. Thank you for making them, someone has to.
"After a fresh set of braincells" God I relate to this so much. Whenever I have a somewhat complicated op to do, I wait to do it the next morning
Haha I know right. When I was working on the tap wrench I goofed the threads and that was late at night. I should just save all thread turning for the morning from now on.
Well, sleeping does wash out all the nastiness that accumulates in the brain during the previous wake cycle.
True story.
Wow, a VFD to sort out the 3-phase, mounting it in the control box for clean wiring, addressing some safety issues, hands-on experience on new support tools and a completed surface gauge.
This was a very satisfying episode to watch and made me pregnant in anticipation of new projects. 😀
Yes we got into a little bit of everything here! Thanks for the support!
I use mine all the time surface grinding. I didn’t make it but I squared it up on the grinder. I want to make a custom one eventually.
I really like how you showed the process of reworking all your electronics before machining. There’s always something like that. Usually RUclipsrs would cut that out, but I think it’s important to show how many side projects and how long machining actually takes.
I use mine all the time too. Definitely one of my more worthwhile projects! Also the side projects 100% a part of the story so it just felt wrong not including them!
@@InheritanceMachining you probably did this, but just wanted to check that you preserved the safety switch function with the VFD. There are typically dry contact inputs for that sort of thing 👍
I only understand about 1/2 of what you did in both of these videos but I'm a sucker to well crafted anything.
I have a few more videos to go to catch up.
I'm glad this channel popped into my feed.
Regarding knurling, don't forget to chamfer the edge after knurling, it makes the edges come out even nicer.
Love to see how this all is coming along!
Thanks! On the larger knobs I actually did end up going back and knurling them. Definitely look a lot nicer!
Big respect from Morocco 🇲🇦❤️❤️
Thank you!
"i'm not an electrical engineer or an electrician, but i'm pretty good at working things out as I go"
So glad to have found your channel. Seriously, such a pleasure to watch and listen, without a bunch of distracting music, noise and stop gap clips and tricks. Don't change a thing. You are doing great!
Thank you so much!
Quickly becoming a channel that I skip my other subs for to watch as soon as new videos come out. This video beat 7 others in my subscription feed for my first video of the day this morning.
Wow! I'll take that! Thanks for the support!
Best part of this channel showing mistakes and dealing with that. Not everything is straight forward in life.
5:02 I love how you put fingers inside hole - so playful XD
I’ve been binge watching your videos, and they are amazing! My grandfather was the Vice President of Devlieg Machine tool, and the president of the Numerical Control Society, so I deeply appreciate and relate to your desire to keep your grandfathers legacy going!
Thank you and that's awesome! I'm curious if you grandfather also built up his own personal shop while also being an executive like that?
@@InheritanceMachining I believe he had some large machines in the past, but had sold them far before I was born, but I do have a bunch of his precision measuring tools/equipment! I wish I would have asked him more about his work and his patents, he didn’t talk about it much. He spent most of his retirement building model airplanes!
@@COLLLIIINNNN Nice. I feel that though. The more time passes the more i realize how much I didn't know about my grandfather and what kinds of things he did.
Yes, production quality is excellent! Also, just the right amount of humility and humor combined with awesome projects and workshop/machine time equals a great video. Loving your channel! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks again for the support!
I can't describe my excitement every time you publish another video!
Thank you so much for taking the time and making this high quality content!
I'm really glad you are liking them! It's a challenge to get them out sometimes but we're having fun making them!
Love the details on wiring the Phase Converter!! ... I;ve done a TON of residential electrical work (swapped fuses for Cricut Breaks In a half dozen houses) and fully wired 4 homes ... Looks to me like you did pretty good!! :)
I ended up paying PG&E about $5000.00 to have 3 phase run from the pole down the street to my shop.This was in the early 1980s. 3 phase power works great; when I would buy another machine tool I wouldn't worry about power requirements.
With those pins I always cut for o-rings so I have some drag on the pins and they won't be dropping out of the holes.
Incredible content, I'm in love with this channel currently :) Gently binging in chronological order and enjoying a patience and quality of work I can only admire.
Thank you! Glad to see you are following along. A lot of the stories will make more sense that way as well
Bliss of a gauge, keep on man, cheers
As an electronics technician that repairs VFDs for a living I was cringing the whole time thinking "why didn't he wire the VFD directly to the motor in the first place" LOL. Im glad you did the right thing
I got there eventually 😁
Excellent proof of concept and well done.
Thank you!
this always crack me up... we have 3 phase 400V in every house by default in Europe... :-)
That would be amazing!
I wish we had that, it would probably cost the equivalent of a new luxury car to get three phase run to my house, if they would even do it. Some people here use a Phase Perfect to generate three phase instead of a VFD if they have multiple three phase machines, but that is not cheap either.
That's what I've gathered. That must be nice ;)
That's interesting and I've never heard of that before. Looks like basically like a dumbed down VFD that only produces constant 3 phase. Given how cheap a VFD can be these days I wonder what the advantage of a limited setup like this would be.
@@InheritanceMachining it is a good option if you are powering a shop full of three phase equipment and don’t need variable speed. For a hobby shop, a VFD usually makes more sense due to cost. VFDs are hard on motors and shop electronics due to harmonics generated, this causes winding failures, electrical noise, and problems with other connected equipment. The Phase Perfect gives close to utility quality power, so if you are running a shop 40+ hours per week, that might be the better option. Another advantage is running 460v equipment, you can use a transformer with the PP to boost the voltage, but to do that with a VFD, you would need to upsize a 460v three phase VFD by double to do that since most (maybe all) 460v VFDs do not have a single phase input option. Your maximum ambient temperature you can run the drive at decreases too when you do that, so the PP eliminates those issues.
So I discovered your channel around two weeks ago and have thoroughly enjoyed watching your videos, but that dreaded moment has come. I have watched every single video on your channel and feel like at the ending of a favourite TV show. I do woodworking in my free time and really love it when a joint comes together nicely, but the precision level of your machining is something else! I have caught myself grinning while watching your work, which I don't do very often! Very much looking forward to your future projects and thanks for sharing them with us!
😂 could have joined later and I'd have a lot more videos! but seriously, thank you!
This is like leaving the shop and entering the classroom. I do remember those collet blocks and also vaguely remember some problems with them. Looking forward to the next project. Thanks kindly for the efforts you put inot these fantastic tutorials.
You'll get a kick out of the solution I came up with when you get to those videos. Thanks as always!
Great video. I never knew what the ball end of the rod was for until you showed us today. Keep the contact coming.
Thanks! I have to admit I didn't know myself until i started doing the research.
Beast!!!! this would be a big channel, greetings from Argentina!!!
Thank you!
Nice job still enjoying and learning Thanks
Isn’t everything in machining a learning curve? I’ve been doing this for 20 years and still discovering new techniques.
It certainly seems that way. But thats a good thing since there is always something new
Nice job Brandon!
Thanks, Steve! Didn't get into the hardening on this one, but I'll add it to the backlog ;)
That absolutely was the best place for the camera. I love brass
The phrase "There's just one more thing (before we get started)..." reminds me of Peter Falk's 'Lieutenant Columbo' detective character. Hearing him utter those words was a sure sign that somebody's world was just about to get a lot more complicated.😁
Hey man I had the same problem with my nails that you do. Lamisil took care of it for me. I tried lots of different things for a long time and this is the only thing that helped it. Love your channel!
Thanks! I've tried many prescription treatments like this with no success. Leads me to believe it's actually psoriasis since it also afflicts the rest of my hand. Thanks forr the recommendation though!
I'm not a machinist, but I still love these videos. Very entertaining and excellent production value.
Thank you!! I'm glad you are liking them!
"I'm not an electrician etc. etc." continues to read the schematics like a pro and fixes the issue. :) Nice!
edit: Oops, sorry, I watched till 4:00 and then commented before continuing. hahaha Love the channel!
😂I thought I knew what I was doing. Thanks for watching!
The brass chips in the light were awesome looking
For a longer thread, if you want to get a really straight thread with a die, just do a few passes with the threading tool, maybe halfway to full depth, then just run it through.
This is, of course, if you're lazy and hate measuring threads, which lots of people hate.
I love the 3 pin measuring though, so I only use a die if it's a thread that doesn't need super tight tolerances (which is almost all of my projects, which have almost no drafted measurements for half of the features).
A wavy male thread, is caused by the die not being square to the work when it starts cutting. I usually support the work on the lathe chuck and then press the die and stock against the end of the work using the tailstock sleeve.. Disengage all gears and whilst rotating the chuck by hand, keep firm pressure on the die by winding the tailstock sleeve outwards.
Just beautiful!
Yeeeees!! This channel is starting to become one of my favorite’s. This project was fun to watch! Well done,Sir.
Ah thank you!!
People just absolutely HATE me when i overdo things that just don't need to be that precise. I feel you...🤪
haha luckily I'm the only one who has to deal with my anal-retentativeness
Nice job! Subscribed! Time to binge a bunch of stuff! Woohoooooo!
😁 Welcome!
Thats a beautiful piece!
Thanks!
great project. Most of my machine tool work is for fixtures and parts for work which have to be perfect. Shop made tools get finished just enough to be functional and useful. I often wish for the time to do the careful beautiful work you're doing for my own tools. Thanks for sharing!
I definitely feel this. I have to resist the urge to overdue simple holding fixtures like the sacrificial aluminum plate or the holding block for the pivot screws. I'm glad I can do this as a hobby and fine tune things until I'm happy. Thanks for the the support!
Man you need to narrate night time books or something, I was listening to this video and not watching it and your voice is so calming and relaxing I almost fell asleep lol, but in like a good way, it our content is fantastic and far from boring but your your voice man
Комментарий в поддержку канала и ролика, а также труда мастера.
Just a little tip for the rotary table, use 2 table stops and then one clamp will be more than enough, you could get dead fancy and put a spring under the clamp as well
LoL I hear you on the time factor. I just finished making a circle cutter for my cutting torch, 04.19.23. It's pretty nifty, with all kinds of adjustments and a bearing. The problem is, I started it 01.23.23! I thought it'd take 3-4 days at the start of my vacation, then I could move on to the REAL project. LoL how wrong I was. The second problem is that now that this neat, adjustable, fairly precise tool is done, I have no idea how to accurately use it. Talk about the monkeys taking over management at the banana factory 😁
This intro music is so iconic feeling even though this is the first time I’ve heard it. I hum along to it as if I’m watching the office intro song
haha that's awesome! I do the same thing. My wife picked it out so I have to give her all the credit there.
I think that Brass is actually bronze, I was always told that raw bronze had those strips on the outside and brass is just a solid colour. As always a fantastic video I was keenly awaiting your next video. cheers from Australia
That's what I'm finding out. Nearly all of my stock is unmarked so I'm often left guessing. Thanks for the support!
Knowing approximately how much time it will take to build or create something in a mechanical work is something that I also strougled with when I worked in this environment. My boss always had something to say about that
Contrats. With such quality and pleasant videos, you will convert a lot of people to home shop machining 😎
That would be great! Although I think most of the people watching the videos already are 😂
That is gorgeous
My new favorite machining channel.
Thank you!
hoooooooollly moly.. checking for square using the ball end of the rod.. aaaahhhhh.. the time ive speant fussing with a ball bearing i could have save! future me thanks you for that
glad I could help!
Holy carp. The voice, the video quality, the great machining. This channel is awesome :)
Thank you so much!
I LOVE IT. Thank you thank you for sharing your loses along with your victories. I really appreciate those that show the entire good bad and down right ugly of the journey. Which is far more realistic for most of us weekend machinists. Most of us will never be Adom79 or Keith Fenner but they are what we all strive for. It may take us a few tries to get there but we get there. Great job!
Absolutely. We all have to start somewhere and most of us will only learn if we make the mistakes ourselves. But hopefully my pitfalls save people from a few of those. Thanks!
Great project and completion.
Thanks for sharing.
Another outstanding video. Another outstanding tool. He would be very proud of your accomplishments.
thank you so much!
really enjoying your channell my new favorite machining channell, i work in garage equipment and have seen a few garages run a 3 phase transformner from a single input to run vehicle lifts, they are not cheap but may be a good solution.
Thanks! Thats an interesting idea I haven't seen before. Unless that's the same a a rotary phase converter?
Really enjoying the channel and looking forward to your next upload. Its taking me back to my apprentice days and wishing my hieght gauge had turn out as nice as yours ( but im still using it 40 years on). Good luck.
Thank you! It really is just a simple and functional tool. Works just as well regardless of how much time is spent making it look pretty haha
Man, I just discovered your channel and I am hooked. I'm not a machinist, only used any of this sparingly while doing auto tech work years ago, and my grandfather's skill trade was to do with oil wells: not something that can be taught at home.
All that aside, I love small shop manufacturing and skilled trades that are disappearing in the US. I'm a similar age to you and am starting to build out a shop and learn a different makers trade, so it's really cool to see someone else, albeit with a significantly higher skill starting level, doing something similar.
Your production quality is also excellent from even the first video, to a point I'd think this isn't your first rodeo on RUclips. Strong work. Subbed.
I'm glad to hear you're diving into the different maker trades. This is a very rewarding hobby and there never seems to be an end to the things you can make or improve upon. Thanks for the support and welcome!
Love the build I also liked that you demonstrated what the ball at the end of the rod was used for , not many people know this .
Thanks! Honestly I didn't know until I started researching the different features of a surface gauge.
This was my first machining project. It was extremely satisfying. I still have that marking gage. I don't have a surface plate to use it on, but it's still a cool tool.
Beautiful tool! I really enjoy the care you put into the precision of the parts. I was setting up a rotary table the other day to help a fellow student put a chamfer on a large sprocket for a university project when suddenly the table stopped working.... After checking the leadscrew on the rotary table, it seems to be functional still, so I guess I need to dissemble the whole thing! I'm hoping it's just a shear pin inside instead of a broken part. I guess we'll see! I do understand your love of the rotary table, it seems so useful!
Thank you! Something interesting about my table in particular is that the lead screw is mounted on an adjustable eccentric. So I can engage and disengage it by releasing a lock lever and rotating the whole hand wheel assembly. And also adjust the backlash. May not be your issue but thought I would mention
@@InheritanceMachining That may actually be the issue. As I've never used it before I wouldn't be surprised haha. The table I was using is labeled ts200a. Is it a horizontal lever above the hand wheel? I think it had some symbols with brackets or something? Which way do you adjust the lever?
@@carsoncrook702 It's hard to get a consistent picture of that model table on google but it looks like there is socket head screw sort of perpendicular to the lead screw axis for loosening and adjusting this. When you get back to it if you need some more help just send me an email. Might be better to describe with pictures.
@@InheritanceMachining Thanks, will do!
The end result is to die for 👌
oh hey, that magnet base was made in Troy, MI. that's my 2nd hometown!
Fantastic work. I wish I had a setup like this. I've been wanting to get into machining for quite some time now and just can't justify the expense.
Not a lot of demand for those ball in a box mill projects on etsy these days.
Well done, it turned out so nice!
Thanks! It’s definitely not the cheapest hobby. But I think there’s merit to doing something just for yourself regardless of the expense or return on investment
impressive work, love the attention to detail and the editing makes it very interesting to watch.
Thank you!
Nice job my friend. You set the bar high and did very well. Looking forward to what's next
Thank you very much!
Yep this is one of my favorite channels to watch! Beautiful work and crazy good production 👏! Thanks again for the great video.
Awesome! Thank you so much for the support!
Great final piece came out really well and will serve you well in the shop. All the best.
Thank you! I'm looking forward to using it
Nice work!!!
loving your content, fast becomg one of my favorites
Awesome! Thanks for the support!
Brandon, as someone who grew up on a farm with old equipment. It seems like there is something to fix, upgrade, modify, or build. I think your at-home machine shop with grow with you and the channel. Next, you should get a welder for welding things together and somewhat do "additive manufacturing." Also, good belt grinder to put some nice fillets projects and quick deburring. I thought you might make a belt grinder when I saw the VFD in your previous video. People who pursue an engineering degree know some basic electronics because of engineering physics and maybe electronics classes.
I can relate to this for sure. I live on a farm now and until I recently inherited these tools its been a challenge to repair the things that needed it. Especially knowing what the right tools for the job would be but not having access to them. I do actually have both a MIG welder and a belt/disc grinder that I have used on occasion but just haven't made an appearance in the videos yet. I do have some projects in mind that will need them though.
Of course I did have the basic circuits and experimentation courses but I definitely learned way more about controls design and troubleshooting through my day job as an engineer. Nothing beats real life hands on experience
went to a surplus store purchased a 15 hp three phase motor for 5 dollars cut the snott off and installed new bearings bought a capacitor pack to balance the motor. now can run 45hp of 3 phase
You'd only need an external control supply if you want the VFD to be able to think while it doesn't have actual power, which really isn't something you'd ever need in a home shop... unless you want to set up safety interlocks, or something like that.
Also, usually there should be a dedicated supply pin for whatever you'd connect to the inputs on the VFD, in most cases even different TYPES of inputs have their own supply, just to be safe; but if you are mindful of the potential of varying voltage potentials, or just have everything on the same reference voltage, it's usually fine either way. Basically, there CAN be issues, but on a small scale in which everything is part of the same circuit anyways they shouldn't ever come up.
Also, it just makes everything way easier to troubleshoot when every part uses its own supply voltage, since any faults will only ever affect that one part.
I like to leave the vfd on very visible place on front of the lathe somewhere so i can twist the nob to vary the rpm on the spindle while the lathe is making a cut. That way i can make a sin wave type of spindle speed curve to cut down on vibrations if there comes a problem with vibration in somekind of part
You’re my new favorite creator on Machinist RUclips. Keep it up, proud of you 👍🏻.
Thats awesome! Thank you so much!
very good job
Thank you!
Gday, absolutely beautiful result mate, appreciate you sharing, cheers
Thank you very much!
I've been waiting for the latest upload!
It's here!
@@InheritanceMachining I really love your channel and the story behind the equipment!
nice channel enjoy your approach
thank you
This gauge makes my old Brown & Sharpe look like something from Walmart.
Now now... the vintage ones are the best. How can you beat that patina?
@@InheritanceMachining trade ya.
Superb!
thanks!
If you ever need to cut a slit, and the slit saw drifts like that, or you don't want to use it,
The bandsaw is always an option!
Setting up a bar on the side, clamping it down really tightly, lets you do that!
I've only ever done that with softer materials, like wood, to get nice and even boards.
That does have some risks, since the saw blade can and will drift or turn, since it loves to just randomly change directions on me. Maybe it was just because my pieces were so tall.
Satisfying.
For getting the least amount of deflection using a follower rest, maybe using an indicator against the part, and then dialing in the follower rest until it shows a tiny bit of movement (then backing it off).
depends on how much of a perfectionist you are.
Really enjoyed this, new subscriber here! For the long threads, I've had good luck partially cutting the thread with a single-point tool and then running a die down to finish it. The partial threads stop the die wandering, and the die gives a nice even thread form that's to size. Even worked on ¼" stainless rod.
That's a really good idea actually! I'll definitely try this next time I find myself in this situation. Thanks for the support!
Loving your channel bro 👍
I appreciate it!
I just found your channel. Great stuff
This Old Tony did a video about how to do knurling, and I believe he mentioned multiple techniques (and tools) for getting the job done. I don't know if his advice will help you, but he sounded pretty confident/content with his technique.
Great video man. Love the professional quality of your videos.
I appreciate that!
Nice work as always. We shared this video (alongside part 1) in our homemade tools forum this week 😎
Thank you as always! Are you Jon by chance?
@@InheritanceMachining Yes! BTW, let me know if you want a free forum membership (usually $39/year). We have lots of YTers on board, and you can post your videos on the forum whenever you want.
Awesome work! Your next buy should be a heat treating oven :)