I have been looking at these deciding what to buy. I am a confessed "Tool Hoarder". I love your channel. You get to the point and explain things in a timely manner. Most channels are 40-50 mins of just rambling. Keep up the great work Dale.
It's a good way to make rectangles! Kudos to you for leaving it in. If it was me it would be the last thing I was trying to do, scrapping hours of work!
Dale you are human and every now again a mistake pops up. I still think your a brilliant machinist that gives up his time to teach others. Keep up the vids they are great.
I have a set of 5C and many ER32s used on a CNC router. Been looking at the blocks but leary of Chinese and have too many wants to buy professional level. Metal is my hobby, wood my business. We replace our ER collets every year, they wear with constant use, heating/cooling, side loads, 16,000 rpm. Thanks for the great videos.
Another great one with the whoops exposed so we can learn why you have to pay attention to every step in the shop. It may just be me, but I rarely forget the reasons for mistakes, as opposed to the luck buried in first time success. Thanks Dale
I've been watching a LOT of machinist's channels here recently, yours is as good as it gets. It's good to see that others make my kind of mistake. I had a boss tell me one time, 'measure twice, cut once'. lol I still made mistakes ... Thank you, sir!
Great comment! Wish I could show you all the mistakes I'm make on a project, but I would have to change the name of my channel to "Metal bloops and blunders" LOL
I enjoy your video's, Mr Pete222, Keith ,Rucker and Abom79. Some of the other guys are really trying to entertain to hard. I'm a novice who inherited a lathe and mill from my older brother. I'm 60 and not ready to die yet and want to learn I enjoyed learning about the collet block. I thought you only had a v shaped vise to hold round things. Many thanks, I haven't found that amoung the tooling yet.. But in know what to look for now, Thank you.
Your video are enjoyable to watch because of the right degree of coverage: close-up when it needs to be, wide when talking to the camera. I know editing multiple cameras is tedious but know it makes for a much more enjoyable viewing experience. Thanks!
I love how you beat the 'trolls' to the punch line!! I subscribed! I am a machinist too and actually learned a few things here, especially making a radius with a dowel pin. This is what RUclips is for, sharing, learning and straight to the point. Your work shop is so well organized and clean, I like it!!
I'm a journeyman machinist of 40 years service and you did good. Years ago on my Bridgeport days I used one often, but sometimes they want a slot or flat on a few surfaces, so this was your preferred tool. You can use the block in a lathe too if your work is to be held properly without creating clamping marks on the finished surfaces.
Very fast and efficient set up! I liked seeing your mistake on this one. It shows even the pros can make mistakes! Your videos are very helpful! Thanks for your time doing these videos for all of us!
Nice simple method as you stated. I have done the same not locating the block at the desired flat, its easy to do. Keep the videos coming and blow off the negative input. Some people have to be negative, miserable to be happy ???
As one of your many hobby machinist students, it's nice to see the teacher make a mistake once in a while = ) makes me feel better about the half dozen I've made today.
I have a spindexer that I was going to use Tom Lipton's modification to create my own index plates before I got a rotary table with plates. It is handy for setting up in the vise and indexing 90 degrees for square and 60 degrees for hex. Another option for your viewers. Good job Dale, watch all you tips and have learned a ton. Keep them coming
Another great video. I appreciate very much that you do machining that is to the point without the superfluous meanderings which have become the norm for RUclips machining videos. Excellent background lighting, camera angles, audio and video editing. Maybe a little more foreground lighting. Safety trolls aren't whining about repositioning the part with the machine on. Metal Tips and Tricks is becoming a premiere RUclips channel for hobby machinists. Thank you for creating this great content!
another great episode that I just revisited. as a suggestion it may be of benefit to outline the possible or common mistakes that occur in the various machining processes. like when you (intentionally) rotated the collet block initially on a flat and then onto a corner. these type of examples are great for the budding home machinist.
Thx for the video Dale. I have a set of ER32 blocks that I made a while ago. They really come in handy for quick jobs such as just running a flat for a grub screw or multiples of, on a shaft. regards from the UK
Yes I can thoroughly recommend these Blocks - fell over the concept recently - using R32 & R40 Collets - Have now 2 sets and already had great enjoyment in the easy repeatability from using them. ( Stevenson's Blocks ) Enjoy your take on the jobs you do. thanks
XD... on purpose... For many machinist channels that i subscribed to, yours is the most informative on machining related... I learn alot from you Dale. Thank you. Because I'm having night classes on Laser and Tooling course, most of what they teach is very basic, not as much as your channel... so I'm so happy to find your channel.
Dale, I greatly appreciated this video, as I was doing this exact process over the winter break and it helped immensely. Keep up the great work with ALL of your videos.
Thanks, Dale You are my go to, for 'How To', as I learn about setting up and using my first lathe, (at 65). I've been exploring collets, and I saw these little square and hex suckers, and wondered why I might need them. You have, as usual, explained it clearly, and concisely. You did throw me a curve when you said the hex holder would go into your grinding room. If that because it was so well done, you want to keep it as a reference? Or another reason? Thanks for sharing your knowledge, and experience. And, espcially, thanks for all the work it takes to put together vids as well produced as yours... As far as the 'mistake', you really need to remember to engage 'Hear-O-Vision' before you start recording, then when you are about to eff up, you can hear us yelling at you! LOL Regards
Thanks Dale for this video, I am planning to machine my own collet blocks since I can't find them for R8.My metal is brass (Hex), and aluminum for the square.
Just found your channel, Subbed and a thumbs up. I am fairly new to machine shop work. Good clear videos. I use a collet block and a collet stop for repeatability on parts all the time. One of my favorite tools, I will be indicating the shops block to see how good they are as they are well used and battle worn.
Good video as always Dale. And nice to see some one running an accuracy test on the tooling. I usually won't buy anything for the shop unless there's some kind of + - accuracy specification given. The off shore tooling is getting better in most cases, but the bottom priced stuff can still be pretty bad at times. But mistakes can even creep in on the top drawer equipment. If you don't test then there's no way to know you got everything you paid for, or that you just may have made a mistake and not paid enough.
Good video once again, Dale. I did have to laugh at the mistake, especially because you'd just decided to throw caution to the wind. That always makes it hurt twice as much when it happens to me! :-)
Hi Dale, it appears that either no troll has surfaced yet or they failed to catch the troll bait, which not clearing the vice and collet block of any chips or foreign material each time you rotated the setup, which is important for accuracy. Anyway, great job producing a simple and easy to comprehend explanation of collets and collet blocks. Thanks for sharing!
Great video that''s going to help me make my Harbor Freight mini mill, be a "poor man's lathe". With the hex block I'll be able to machine a smaller bolt head on an existing grade 8 3/4" shoulder bolt. The problem I had was machining the run out of the shoulder for the 4 jaw chuck adapter plate. I needed the bolt head still attached to wrench it onto the adapter plate. The bolt is quite long, and I have no way of keeping the bolt centered with a live center as it's a mini mill, not a lathe. The Spindle head is my moving carriage so to speak. I then have to machine the adapter plate with precision so it fits into the 4 jaw chuck I purchased a QCTP from Grizzly, and a Slotted Angle Plate to attach the QTCP to the mill's table, to hold tooling. But now being able to cut off the existing bolt head with the length I need for the shaft and smaller bolt head to fit inside the R8 collet, will increase the accuracy for the 4 jaw self aligning chuck. This all had me pondering as to how I was going to make this accurate, as the length is 6 inches. Seeing this video saved the day! I don't have the money to buy a lathe so this was the next best thing. Believe it or not, I'm going to use the lathe chuck to do accurate letter stamping on an invention and some parts I'll be making. Hope this all makes sense. Thought I'd leave a positive comment, and build something cool too! Hope this is a bit clearer than mud. But just had to write you to let you know, ya never know what you pick up, and will later apply it down the road. Keep up the good wotk Dale!
Nicely done Dale. Again, a subject I find very interesting, since I don't have collet chucks yet and have been thinking about get those two. I thought about making them, but KBC stopped me... :-) Cheers and thanks, Daniel.
Great Visio Dale . Only comment I have is 0.72" is just a might bigger than 0.072". My problem also in saying what I men. As momma use to say, "You know what I meant to say" :-). I do enjoy your videos.
Collet Blocks are the Best investment I ever made. many year ago they were out of my price range. but since the Imports I have been able to purchase them and had a set for about 20yrs Real life savers and just all around make the job easier . use mine mostly in the Mill . but have also used them on a Surface Grinder for Grinding small pins
Hi Dale, I think you should express how accurate things should be verses how accurate you can get it,how accurate do you keed it. This determans the cost of things and how well they work. keep up the good work and keep the interest up with what you are doing. There are more uses for collets than what you showed. You could make a series of vedieos about collets but what is the intrest. That is why it is important to get good feedback from the viewers. ( Don't spin your wheels when it is not nessary.)
+James Parker I would like to do a video on collets, but its a big under taking. There are hundreds of types, and I'm not sure if I could do the subject justice at this time. Great idea though.
Thumbsup for the mistake. One of the things I like most about AvE is that if he totally messes something up, he makes an entire video about it. Not saying I don't like your videos... But you learn more and laugh more when some errors get left in.
Great vid, many times I've debated witch surface to register to the vice jaws. Do you mate the flats of the collet block to the vice jaws for maximum holding or the flats of the collet block to the bed of the vice to easily achieve a perpendicular cut????? I've utilized both methods without loosing an eye or spoiling the work. I've used collet blocks along with sine bars, angle blocks and stood them up on end and using a work stop, drilled bolt hole circle on the end of a 1" shaft (worked great)! They also have their uses on the lathe, like in three jaw and four jaw chucks. And of coarse on the grinder. A very affordable, versatile and overlooked tool. Looking forward to you next vid. Thanks Andrew p
LOL... I really don't know it was on purpose or not but I like the information and the way you delivered it. Everything well planned... so, liked and subbed.
personal opinion clamp on the flats (vice jaws to collet holder flats) more surface area contact, I know your not applying a excessive force with the vice but, clamping the thin edge could cause a deformation of it which would effect parallelism. But as Andrew Podaca says there is more than one way to use a collet block. Here's a project for you make a five sided block, and if you want to try and push your precision limits make a seven sided one (divide 360 by 7 you'll know what I mean :) Thanks for your time making these videos
Great lively video, as ever Dale! Keep them coming, I have much to learn. Trolls would probably complain that even though you left the mill running while moving the fixture around, we didn't get to see any mincemeat or claret! ;)
Clamping or referencing the work in a sharp edge is what I don't like about hex collet blocks. I will make a 12 sides collet block, I think will be more usefull. You can clamp in a flat surface, plus being able to index 2, 3, 4 (although I already have a 4 side collet block), 6 and 12 sides.By the way I prefer ER collet blocks, ER collets are more common here in Europe than 5C, and you can use the protruding nut to index the block.
Enjoyed this video. I think it's maybe worth at least mentioning that with 5C collets you can use a collet stop, which is really helpful when you have to reference off the end of the object that's in the collet. It also seems like a pretty easy thing to fabricate, which might make a nice video of its own, if you are looking for project suggestions? I spent a while suffering without one, I think it might be one of the best spent ten dollars in my shop, or certainly not the worst!
Dale , love your videos they are really simple to understand and informative. I just got a set of collett blocks and was wondering what purpose the set screw serves, looks like you removed yours in this video. Now i also need to make a spanner for the lock nuts.
I learned the hard way not to have the direction of rotation of the tool trying to pull the work from the collet. I now make sure to have the cutting force of the tool pushing in so it tries to force the work tighter into the collet.,
I don't do any machining so I love your "warts and all" explanations- I'm also new to the channel so I'd love a beginners guide to the machinery - what the parts are called and what they do etc. I'd also like to hear what the restrictions of the various methods used are (if any) Great audio and camera angles too - this can be an issue I've had with other channels- Other wise I'd love to see projects that utilise all your tips and tricks :0) Keep up the great videos!
Great video. I am a welder by trade but have also developed a passion for the lathe. The funny thing is a week ago I bought an assortments of lathe tools on eBay and had the collect blocks and locking rings in it that your video was on. At the time being a new-be to the lathe was not sure what they were. Thanks for RUclips. Now knowing what they are and how useful they can be I need to buy collects to go with them. I have a South Ben 9" lathe. Any thoughts on sizes to start off with and a company to purchase them through. Great video. Will be a new subscriber.
Hi Sharon. Go on eBay and by a set that is in increments of 16th of an inch. The cheap Chinese ones are just fine. I would rather have new Chinese set then Worn out brand name ones like South Bend or Hardinge.
you do a good job showing how to make relatively sophisticated part using a manual mill. Of course you need to have some tooling but the reality is that those tools can help you do a lot of things. I suspect that they might be handy with a CNC. Sounds sacreligous huh? Trolles (sp) might not like the fingers near a rotating bit. Just so you know, familiarity breed contempt. 😉
i was really enjoy your machining video, especially I learn lathe milling benchwork since I was high school student, every video from you always can gave me another thinking in machining, could you share the name of Taiwan manufacturers for collect block? thank you
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I Didn't know what a collet block was even though I've been using collets for at least a couple of years now. Thanks for the video.
Just found your site. Excellent. Delivery and content. I’m a rookie. Just getting started. Thanks
Collet blocks weigh a lot less than a rotary table! Great idea. Thanks for the video.
+hamsoftware
That a real good point
I have been looking at these deciding what to buy. I am a confessed "Tool Hoarder". I love your channel. You get to the point and explain things in a timely manner. Most channels are 40-50 mins of just rambling. Keep up the great work Dale.
It's a good way to make rectangles! Kudos to you for leaving it in. If it was me it would be the last thing I was trying to do, scrapping hours of work!
Dale you are human and every now again a mistake pops up. I still think your a brilliant machinist that gives up his time to teach others. Keep up the vids they are great.
I want you to know the huge value you always bring to these lessons, I am in your debt
+Mert Silliker
Thank you very much ;-)
Thank you for the video Dale. I love the clarity and simplicity of your videos. Never stop teaching, Never stop learning.
+biophylia
Thanks for your encouraging words
I have a set of 5C and many ER32s used on a CNC router. Been looking at the blocks but leary of Chinese and have too many wants to buy professional level. Metal is my hobby, wood my business. We replace our ER collets every year, they wear with constant use, heating/cooling, side loads, 16,000 rpm. Thanks for the great videos.
Another great one with the whoops exposed so we can learn why you have to pay attention to every step in the shop. It may just be me, but I rarely forget the reasons for mistakes, as opposed to the luck buried in first time success. Thanks Dale
+Joel L
Great comment. :-)
thank you , now i know i'm not the only one to have thought lapses in the middle of a project , love your channel
+Larry Proctor
Thanks
I've been watching a LOT of machinist's channels here recently, yours is as good as it gets. It's good to see that others make my kind of mistake. I had a boss tell me one time, 'measure twice, cut once'. lol I still made mistakes ...
Thank you, sir!
Great comment! Wish I could show you all the mistakes I'm make on a project, but I would have to change the name of my channel to "Metal bloops and blunders" LOL
I enjoy your video's, Mr Pete222, Keith ,Rucker and Abom79. Some of the other guys are really trying to entertain to hard. I'm a novice who inherited a lathe and mill from my older brother. I'm 60 and not ready to die yet and want to learn I enjoyed learning about the collet block. I thought you only had a v shaped vise to hold round things. Many thanks, I haven't found that amoung the tooling yet.. But in know what to look for now, Thank you.
Your video are enjoyable to watch because of the right degree of coverage: close-up when it needs to be, wide when talking to the camera. I know editing multiple cameras is tedious but know it makes for a much more enjoyable viewing experience.
Thanks!
+davecc0000
Thanks for noticing:-)
I love how you beat the 'trolls' to the punch line!! I subscribed! I am a machinist too and actually learned a few things here, especially making a radius with a dowel pin. This is what RUclips is for, sharing, learning and straight to the point. Your work shop is so well organized and clean, I like it!!
I'm a journeyman machinist of 40 years service and you did good. Years ago on my Bridgeport days I used one often, but sometimes they want a slot or flat on a few surfaces, so this was your preferred tool. You can use the block in a lathe too if your work is to be held properly without creating clamping marks on the finished surfaces.
Very fast and efficient set up! I liked seeing your mistake on this one. It shows even the pros can make mistakes! Your videos are very helpful! Thanks for your time doing these videos for all of us!
+ALWAYSPDG
IM glade you like it
Nice simple method as you stated. I have done the same not locating the block at the desired flat, its easy to do. Keep the videos coming and blow off the negative input. Some people have to be negative, miserable to be happy ???
+joe miller
thanks
As one of your many hobby machinist students, it's nice to see the teacher make a mistake once in a while = ) makes me feel better about the half dozen I've made today.
I have a spindexer that I was going to use Tom Lipton's modification to create my own index plates before I got a rotary table with plates. It is handy for setting up in the vise and indexing 90 degrees for square and 60 degrees for hex. Another option for your viewers. Good job Dale, watch all you tips and have learned a ton. Keep them coming
Now I don't know why am I so happy to see your content using the Manual ❤️ Milling Machine , I just found your channel I am subscribed
Thank you Dale. We watch you here in Nicaragua also. We love your tips and tricks. God bless!
I know about collet blocks but never got around to buying one. Great informative video, and your human as well pre CNC.
I like your videos. About 2 days ago I was thinking to buy a set for myself, I think I will soon just to have a set . They can be very handy.
Another great video. I appreciate very much that you do machining that is to the point without the superfluous meanderings which have become the norm for RUclips machining videos.
Excellent background lighting, camera angles, audio and video editing. Maybe a little more foreground lighting.
Safety trolls aren't whining about repositioning the part with the machine on.
Metal Tips and Tricks is becoming a premiere RUclips channel for hobby machinists. Thank you for creating this great content!
+Richard Getso
Thanks for your kind words. They motivate me to make more videos:-)
Thanks! Another very well done video!
another great episode that I just revisited.
as a suggestion it may be of benefit to outline the possible or common mistakes that occur in the various machining processes. like when you (intentionally) rotated the collet block initially on a flat and then onto a corner. these type of examples are great for the budding home machinist.
great suggestion. See what I can do.
Good stuff, Dale. Now I see how a collet block can be used. Beats setting up a spacer or rotary table for small parts.
+Cavemannspace
Im glad you liked it
Thx for the video Dale. I have a set of ER32 blocks that I made a while ago. They really come in handy for quick jobs such as just running a flat for a grub screw or multiples of, on a shaft. regards from the UK
+Gary C
That very cool that for sharing
Yes I can thoroughly recommend these Blocks - fell over the concept recently - using R32 & R40 Collets - Have now 2 sets and already had great enjoyment in the easy repeatability from using them. ( Stevenson's Blocks ) Enjoy your take on the jobs you do. thanks
Very helpful, and entertaining. Thank you.
Kudos for keeping the mistakes in!. Happens to the best of us.
Thanks from the UK. Keep them coming.
+SamBell
I glade you like it.LOL
Great vid, I was thinking of investing in a set of collet blocks, this vid has sealed the deal, just ordered them after watching :)
Love your videos and your teaching style. Very informative sir!
+Joey Cloninger
thanks
Great resume on the subject Dale.
Thanks for honesty with the mistake... made a good point.
+ChrisB257
Im glade you liked it
Great video! Good to see that the experts make mistakes as wel...... Please keep the posts comming.
+Peter Duckett
Thank you
I really enjoy the simplicity of your videos. Keep up the good work.
+MrMarcaap Thanks
Hey mate I have a Bridgeport 8 mill in Australia and am glade to see someone else using one hard to get adaptors in Aus love watching your vids
I concur with a lot of the folks who have commented about how well your videos are made, nice job Dale, keep it up.
I don't even know a tenth of what you know about metalworks so great job!
Always something worthwhile from you. Thank you, I’m going to measure mine which are identical to yours.
XD... on purpose... For many machinist channels that i subscribed to, yours is the most informative on machining related... I learn alot from you Dale. Thank you. Because I'm having night classes on Laser and Tooling course, most of what they teach is very basic, not as much as your channel... so I'm so happy to find your channel.
Im so glad you like what I do. Thanks for taking the time to write me. :-)
very good video, like the attention to details
+Ed Ginsberg
Thanks
Dale, I greatly appreciated this video, as I was doing this exact process over the winter break and it helped immensely. Keep up the great work with ALL of your videos.
Making mistakes is all about the learning process, hell I've made thousands! Really enjoy your vids Dale, Thank You!
Thanks, Dale
You are my go to, for 'How To', as I learn about setting up and using my first lathe, (at 65).
I've been exploring collets, and I saw these little square and hex suckers, and wondered why I might need them. You have, as usual, explained it clearly, and concisely.
You did throw me a curve when you said the hex holder would go into your grinding room. If that because it was so well done, you want to keep it as a reference? Or another reason?
Thanks for sharing your knowledge, and experience. And, espcially, thanks for all the work it takes to put together vids as well produced as yours...
As far as the 'mistake', you really need to remember to engage 'Hear-O-Vision' before you start recording, then when you are about to eff up, you can hear us yelling at you! LOL
Regards
Thanks Dale for this video, I am planning to machine my own collet blocks since I can't find them for R8.My metal is brass (Hex), and aluminum for the square.
+Mike's machine shop
It will be fun to see how they turn out.
Great vid with positive vibes
Just found your channel, Subbed and a thumbs up. I am fairly new to machine shop work. Good clear videos. I use a collet block and a collet stop for repeatability on parts all the time. One of my favorite tools, I will be indicating the shops block to see how good they are as they are well used and battle worn.
I enjoy your easy way of doing things
Nice explanation--One of the next purchases I'm going to make.
+Rick Rose
:-)
Your vedios are my favourite. Thanks, Dale.
Thanks dale, always great watching and good info. Keep making videos.
+joseph sebesta
:-)
Good video as always Dale. And nice to see some one running an accuracy test on the tooling. I usually won't buy anything for the shop unless there's some kind of + - accuracy specification given. The off shore tooling is getting better in most cases, but the bottom priced stuff can still be pretty bad at times. But mistakes can even creep in on the top drawer equipment. If you don't test then there's no way to know you got everything you paid for, or that you just may have made a mistake and not paid enough.
+Turning Point
great point
Great video Dale! I must be a nerd to be this excited about a collet video! I loved the lead in music and sound fx also!
+Dustin Masters
Im glad you like it.
I needed one of those last week. ended up making a square head on my new drawbar for my old Kearney and Trecker.
Enjoyed, keep up the good work....
Thanks, I will😀
Good video once again, Dale. I did have to laugh at the mistake, especially because you'd just decided to throw caution to the wind. That always makes it hurt twice as much when it happens to me! :-)
+ArtemiaSalina
LoL
Hi Dale, it appears that either no troll has surfaced yet or they failed to catch the troll bait, which not clearing the vice and collet block of any chips or foreign material each time you rotated the setup, which is important for accuracy. Anyway, great job producing a simple and easy to comprehend explanation of collets and collet blocks. Thanks for sharing!
+Jeffrey Vastine
Good job find the troll food.
You are one more friend on my list...many thanks for the great explanations.
nice one Dale, new way to make square nuts!
+Bob Shepherd
:-)
Great video that''s going to help me make my Harbor Freight mini mill, be a "poor man's lathe". With the hex block I'll be able to machine a smaller bolt head on an existing grade 8 3/4" shoulder bolt. The problem I had was machining the run out of the shoulder for the 4 jaw chuck adapter plate. I needed the bolt head still attached to wrench it onto the adapter plate. The bolt is quite long, and I have no way of keeping the bolt centered with a live center as it's a mini mill, not a lathe. The Spindle head is my moving carriage so to speak.
I then have to machine the adapter plate with precision so it fits into the 4 jaw chuck
I purchased a QCTP from Grizzly, and a Slotted Angle Plate to attach the QTCP to the mill's table, to hold tooling.
But now being able to cut off the existing bolt head with the length I need for the shaft and smaller bolt head to fit inside the R8 collet, will increase the accuracy for the 4 jaw self aligning chuck. This all had me pondering as to how I was going to make this accurate, as the length is 6 inches.
Seeing this video saved the day! I don't have the money to buy a lathe so this was the next best thing. Believe it or not, I'm going to use the lathe chuck to do accurate letter stamping on an invention and some parts I'll be making. Hope this all makes sense. Thought I'd leave a positive comment, and build something cool too!
Hope this is a bit clearer than mud. But just had to write you to let you know, ya never know what you pick up, and will later apply it down the road. Keep up the good wotk Dale!
Thanks for you comment. Im glad my video was useful. :-)
Mr Bozo lives with me so I am used to making Bozo moves. Collets are very handy for lots of things. Thanks for the video.
I saw it sitting on corner before cut. I have learned yelling at PC will not stop things... LOL Nice video Sir. Keep up the good work!
+Stacy Simon Yup, I yelled too but he did not hear me either! LOL
lol, same here, I was like NOOOO WAAAAAAIT
We all must have faulty computers as he didn't hear me as well.
Easy watching. Great stuff.Thanks!
Just found your Channel Dale. Enjoying it so far although this could prove expensive. Just ordered a Collet Block set.
Nicely done Dale. Again, a subject I find very interesting, since I don't have collet chucks yet and have been thinking about get those two. I thought about making them, but KBC stopped me... :-) Cheers and thanks, Daniel.
+Daniel Werger
:-)
Great Visio Dale . Only comment I have is 0.72" is just a might bigger than 0.072". My problem also in saying what I men. As momma use to say, "You know what I meant to say" :-). I do enjoy your videos.
+ww_big_al
LOL
Collet Blocks are the Best investment I ever made. many year ago they were out of my price range. but since the Imports I have been able to purchase them and had a set for about 20yrs Real life savers and just all around make the job easier . use mine mostly in the Mill . but have also used them on a Surface Grinder for Grinding small pins
+1995dresser
Thanks for the comment. I love him too :-)
I enjoy it all Dale
Hi Dale, I think you should express how accurate things should be verses how accurate you can get it,how accurate do you keed it. This determans the cost of things and how well they work. keep up the good work and keep the interest up with what you are doing. There are more uses for collets than what you showed. You could make a series of vedieos about collets but what is the intrest. That is why it is important to get good feedback from the viewers. ( Don't spin your wheels when it is not nessary.)
+James Parker
I would like to do a video on collets, but its a big under taking. There are hundreds of types, and I'm not sure if I could do the subject justice at this time. Great idea though.
Thanks for another great learning video
Thumbsup for the mistake. One of the things I like most about AvE is that if he totally messes something up, he makes an entire video about it.
Not saying I don't like your videos... But you learn more and laugh more when some errors get left in.
Hi Jim. If I showed you all my mistakes all my videos would be Bloopers videos :-)
Keep up the good work dale,,
Nice refresher Dale,Thanks!
+Razor Works Thanks
My boss has a bad habit of showing up when i make an error like that. Great video!
+Bob Cartwright
Lol
+Mecha Deets I'm lucky he has a good sense of humor most of the time.
Great vid, many times I've debated witch surface to register to the vice jaws. Do you mate the flats of the collet block to the vice jaws for maximum holding or the flats of the collet block to the bed of the vice to easily achieve a perpendicular cut????? I've utilized both methods without loosing an eye or spoiling the work. I've used collet blocks along with sine bars, angle blocks and stood them up on end and using a work stop, drilled bolt hole circle on the end of a 1" shaft (worked great)! They also have their uses on the lathe, like in three jaw and four jaw chucks. And of coarse on the grinder. A very affordable, versatile and overlooked tool. Looking forward to you next vid.
Thanks
Andrew p
+Andrew Podaca
Thanks for your comment, great points
Awesome, good info for sure.
Superb explanation.
LOL... I really don't know it was on purpose or not but I like the information and the way you delivered it. Everything well planned... so, liked and subbed.
thans for your comment
personal opinion clamp on the flats (vice jaws to collet holder flats) more surface area contact, I know your not applying a excessive force with the vice but, clamping the thin edge could cause a deformation of it which would effect parallelism. But as Andrew Podaca says there is more than one way to use a collet block. Here's a project for you make a five sided block, and if you want to try and push your precision limits make a seven sided one (divide 360 by 7 you'll know what I mean :) Thanks for your time making these videos
+Stephen Reeves Thats a very interesting idea. Thanks for taking the time to comment
Great lively video, as ever Dale! Keep them coming, I have much to learn. Trolls would probably complain that even though you left the mill running while moving the fixture around, we didn't get to see any mincemeat or claret! ;)
+Kosmos Horology
you found the toll food, good job.
Great video and thank you very much. However now I have to buy some of those block collet holders.
Clamping or referencing the work in a sharp edge is what I don't like about hex collet blocks. I will make a 12 sides collet block, I think will be more usefull. You can clamp in a flat surface, plus being able to index 2, 3, 4 (although I already have a 4 side collet block), 6 and 12 sides.By the way I prefer ER collet blocks, ER collets are more common here in Europe than 5C, and you can use the protruding nut to index the block.
Great video! Thanks!
Thanks for the video .. I had to buy a couple of collet blocks and a set of 5C Collets lol
+12vTools
Im glade I could help
Enjoyed this video. I think it's maybe worth at least mentioning that with 5C collets you can use a collet stop, which is really helpful when you have to reference off the end of the object that's in the collet. It also seems like a pretty easy thing to fabricate, which might make a nice video of its own, if you are looking for project suggestions? I spent a while suffering without one, I think it might be one of the best spent ten dollars in my shop, or certainly not the worst!
Dale , love your videos they are really simple to understand and informative. I just got a set of collett blocks and was wondering what purpose the set screw serves, looks like you removed yours in this video. Now i also need to make a spanner for the lock nuts.
thanks man. such a wonderful ideas
I learned the hard way not to have the direction of rotation of the tool trying to pull the work from the collet. I now make sure to have the cutting force of the tool pushing in so it tries to force the work tighter into the collet.,
Another great video!
Thanks Robert
I don't do any machining so I love your "warts and all" explanations- I'm also new to the channel so I'd love a beginners guide to the machinery - what the parts are called and what they do etc. I'd also like to hear what the restrictions of the various methods used are (if any)
Great audio and camera angles too - this can be an issue I've had with other channels-
Other wise I'd love to see projects that utilise all your tips and tricks :0)
Keep up the great videos!
+J Thing
Thanks for your input. I ll see what I can do.
Great video. I am a welder by trade but have also developed a passion for the lathe. The funny thing is a week ago I bought an assortments of lathe tools on eBay and had the collect blocks and locking rings in it that your video was on. At the time being a new-be to the lathe was not sure what they were. Thanks for RUclips. Now knowing what they are and how useful they can be I need to buy collects to go with them. I have a South Ben 9" lathe. Any thoughts on sizes to start off with and a company to purchase them through. Great video. Will be a new subscriber.
Hi Sharon. Go on eBay and by a set that is in increments of 16th of an inch. The cheap Chinese ones are just fine. I would rather have new Chinese set then Worn out brand name ones like South Bend or Hardinge.
I love it when teachers screw up! Makes "the rest of us" feel better when we screw up ourselves.
you do a good job showing how to make relatively sophisticated part using a manual mill. Of course you need to have some tooling but the reality is that those tools can help you do a lot of things. I suspect that they might be handy with a CNC. Sounds sacreligous huh? Trolles (sp) might not like the fingers near a rotating bit. Just so you know, familiarity breed contempt. 😉
Thanks for your honest comment. :-)
Thanks for the excellent video. Could you have used the flats?
Great video ty.😁
good info + cool style = successful channel... :)
i was really enjoy your machining video, especially I learn lathe milling benchwork since I was high school student, every video from you always can gave me another thinking in machining, could you share the name of Taiwan manufacturers for collect block? thank you
Thanks for the explanation of this tool.
+celso mascarenhas
Im glade you liked it