@@muesli4597 It was meant in good humor, no intent to troll anyone. I happen to love her vids, and the wry sense of humor she oft presents with. I actually wasn't sure if Quinn intended the double entendre or not. Intended or not, it did make me blush and seemed worthy of a comment to help the algorithm.
For me making something myself instead of buying it retail is often more satisfying, every time you use it the satisfaction of that home made tools is always there.
If you are a southpaw (left handed) like me, mic stands are more than a "nice to have" tool in the shop. Micrometers just by the way they are designed are a pain in rear. I bought one 30 years ago from Panavice. Nice build Quinn.
I (a leftie) was talking with a friend (not a leftie) a few days ago and she questioned how bad it can be for a leftie - "there aren't that many things made for right-handed use". I think I spent the next 5 minutes listing things off non-stop, including just about every tool with a gauge or scale.
Another GREAT video Quinn. Thank you. I just finished making a Sine bar under the direction of a tool & die maker (my father-in-law). Also made myself a fly cutter from a bolt from our local tractor supply.
The scowling at 18:07 was perfect. I decided to watch this video a second time immediately, but this time I played it at 1.5 speed, and while watching I imagined that you are an auctioneer, who machines in the evening as a hobby to relieve the stress of being the plucky newcomer in the highly competitive world of professional auctioneering.
This video is great! I watched this and thought to myself "I can make this" and then I went downstairs to my flooded workshop and turned away haha, at least I get to move the shop to the shed now... This is one of the best builds I have seen, quinn!
All very good points about the need for a micrometer stand. I have never understood why people scoff at them. Try dealing with all of that and being left-handed to boot. I've taken to using a stand made for tying flies for fishing. It has three separate arms with alligator clips that you can set the grip strength. All the arms articulate, check them out, it's a very cheap very useful little tool
Your sense of humor as awesome! "I don't know what my workbench is made out of, but it's some type of non-ferrous material..." threw me for a sec! Then a legit lol.
After careful consideration I've decided to hold off on a lathe for the time being because I'd spend more time feeling the smooth machined metal than I would making an item! (like the dice we made in class out of aluminum) 5 seconds in and the "Lathe noises, lathe noises, lathe noises with the sticky notes that say brass had me laughing. That and the "Actual Speed" has some truth to it, my machinist teacher seemed to mvoe that fast xD Awesome video!! Getting a 3d printer for some of your cad drawings on Patreon!! Thank you for your time in sharing this video Quinn!
One of your best. Doesn't really matter, but 6" feels about right, stainless lube and.... Thanks, really brightened up my morning. Love the subtle and not so subtle double meanings.
Okay, I have been around these haunts for long enough to know that no "let's make a tool!" video is spontaneous. There is a always a project that creates the necessity that the tool responds to. So, is this a tool for "Boiler-Making Part ][: Silver Solder Seduction"? The suspense is killing me.
Another fun project, great work. Btw that non-ferrous bench material is called "wood". They make a lot of benches out of it these days because the material is pretty common, practically grows on trees.
Great project Quinn. Always look forward to your videos. I work with 316 almost every day at work. Good days and bad days is all i will say!! Lol. Take care and see ya next week!!🙂✌
For the brass tarnish, have you tried a clear coat spray finish like a urethane? Not sure how well it would hold up for a shop tool, but for fixtures and templates in hardwood ply and MDF it makes stuff look good and resist light scuffing really well, and it's a super forgiving finish to apply. Pretty cheap in a rattle-can too.
I always look forward to seeing the notification for a new Blondihacks video! I always learn something when I watch. Great shopmade tool that will serve you well. There are, however, so many opportunities for double entendre, but I promised I would always be nice and respectful. Great work as always.
Wow, your actual working speed is fenomenal! Too much coffee? Thanks for an awesome project idea! That unexpected swivel function is a major plus as well!
Nice stand. I live making stuff out scrap. Very little if my metal goes to the scrap yard; in fact when i need to buy metal, that's usually where i buy it, cz i can find the odd stuff cheap in small quantities. Suggestion: think about padding the jaws with some strips of inner tube or similar; it will grip better and will be easier on the finishes of the mikes.
Absolutely great. Works well. That is a very useful tool I use mine a lot. I have watched a few creators make micrometer stands and yours is right up there in the clever design department. As for me I just 3D printed mine from a thingiverse file. Lazy you know.
G'day Quinn, I found your channel a few months ago, & have enjoyed it a lot. I definately appreciated your lathe & mill intro series'. I also enjoyed this video, but had to make a couple of comments. First of all, is knurlled knobs. I had to make a seatpost clamp knob for 1 of my bicycles. I machined some stock, tapped a 6mm thread, & knurlled it. When I got it home (lathe isn't mine), I found that it was way too big. I sat down to think of a way to make another one, when I noticed my Fender Telecaster in the corner, which is fitted with brass volume & tone knobs. I bought some new ones from eBay, then helicoiled the hole for the 6mm clamp stud, & bob's your uncle. I'm not sure if it will help, but it was worth mentioning. Secondly, using a micrometer & snap gauge. I've always just rested the stem of the snap gauge on the frame of the micrometer, held them together with one hand, & adjusted the rachet/thimble with the other hand. Of course, this won't help when you want to make a micrometer stand, but still worth mentioning. Anyhow, please keep up the good work. I look forward to more Blondihacks episodes. Andrew
Quinn , Great Video, I have been wanting to make a mike stand for a long time , You have inspired me to do it .. A lot of the parts I make for shop use I bead blast then I spray clear on them its not like powder coating something but I feel it slows down the surface rust I image it would work better on brass parts , just by nature of sealing the air/dampness from touching the surface
I use a lot of 304 ss for general shenanigans around the shop because it's literally the only useable steel that my local supply carries. (other choices there are a36, and galv... gross) Anyway, took me a while to learn how to work with it. I hated it at first, burned up a decent pile of cutting tools and drills. But once i finally got comfortable with it, it ended up being one of my favorite materials as well. Like you said, beautiful satin finish from HSS tools and it's nice and tough and corrosion resistant.
Greetings from a fellow Canuck! :-) Thanks for another amazing and entertaining video, Quinn! I must say that I am _very_ envious of your "scrap bin" of brass and other materials! One thing that would have made this video a bit better, for me, would have been if you had quickly shown the finished micrometer stand at the very beginning of the video, and pointed out the parts you would be making. By knowing what the end goal was going to look like, I would have better understood how the separate parts fit together, and _why_ you performed every operation on each part. Because of this oversight, I can only give this video a rating of 6 stars out of 5. :-)
THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER SUPER NICE VIDEO, young lady !!! (Something for you to do, I believe you'll like a lot better) After cranking out the Parting Tool, reach high to clear the chuck and just lay your hack-saw blade in the slot and give a little downward pressure and SLOWLY push forward...If the part doesn't drop, pick the blade up and position halfway back and repeat the slow forward motion. The material will be cutting evenly without much work. (my Dad was a gunsmith. , among other trades. He taught me all kinds of little treasures like that). If you coat your parts with Krylon 1302 Crystal Clear Electronic Spray Sealer, or X2 clear spray, they won't tarnish. Both are Industrial coatings. You can get the Electrical sealer at electronics parts stores and the Rust-Oleum X2 Clear at most hardware stores. Quinn...Young Lady...you are a great machinist...Thank You !!!
Deja Vu, I was reading a 1917 Popular Mechanics Shop Notes (Vol 13) yesterday (no reason, just found it on the internet) and a Micrometer holder was one of their top useful projects that I had decided I needed...
For a challenge on SS 316, try making some large rings (~80mm OD / 60mm ID - 3.5" and 2.5" approx) out of 10mm (3/8") plate - yeah, I know, some better planning would have made a better choice of starting with a round material - even better would have been some thick-wall pipe - and I highly recommend cutting the corners off the square shape that the saw made... :) Also, not a good idea to use a cold-saw, it work hardens the material. It DOES cut very nicely tho!
Great idea! Just shooting from the hip here, and maybe it’s nothing, but is it still a tad fiddly to initially get the micrometer fixed? Would a short spring between the two halves secured around the thumb screw help with that? I saw you kind of juggling the brass with your left hand while fitting the micrometer and snugging the thumb screw with your right. A spring might potentially, theoretically, hypothetically, (and any other adverb) be a “fourth” hand.
"length does matter, but 6" feels about right" Thought AvE was narrating for a moment.
classy!
Oh, Canada
Troll
@@brianwalk108 Some have to dial in the 4 jaw. Some of us muck out the sump;)
@@muesli4597 It was meant in good humor, no intent to troll anyone. I happen to love her vids, and the wry sense of humor she oft presents with. I actually wasn't sure if Quinn intended the double entendre or not. Intended or not, it did make me blush and seemed worthy of a comment to help the algorithm.
For me making something myself instead of buying it retail is often more satisfying, every time you use it
the satisfaction of that home made tools is always there.
If you are a southpaw (left handed) like me, mic stands are more than a "nice to have" tool in the shop. Micrometers just by the way they are designed are a pain in rear. I bought one 30 years ago from Panavice. Nice build Quinn.
I (a leftie) was talking with a friend (not a leftie) a few days ago and she questioned how bad it can be for a leftie - "there aren't that many things made for right-handed use". I think I spent the next 5 minutes listing things off non-stop, including just about every tool with a gauge or scale.
Making play toys, for the play toys, with the play toys. Life just doesn't get any better than that!
18:18... When it comes to Chamfers, ya just can't cut corners ! [ This Old Tony ]
19:45 My Dear, you are quite the Wizard, when it comes to these small projects!
Been refreshing the page for the last half hour waiting for your video. It's become part of my Saturday morning routine.
"Knurling a brass knob" is my new favorite euphemism.
What about "Length doesn't matter a whole lot but six inches feels about right"?
@@metricstormtrooper power tool jargon is indeed a fertile playground for the adequately immature
Another GREAT video Quinn. Thank you. I just finished making a Sine bar under the direction of a tool & die maker (my father-in-law). Also made myself a fly cutter from a bolt from our local tractor supply.
Quinn I love your unashamed nerdiness and general wit!
the mystery yahtzee had me on the edge of my seat! will she say it!? so exhilerating!
That opening is so subtly funny. I can't pay attention to the rest of the video right now because I'm cracking up more and more.
Nothing better than turning scrap into tools. Beautiful
I have to get my satisfaction from turning tools into scrap. I like to think it's a highly skilled and rare ability.
@@cerealport2726 lol. That’s my superpower too.
I love your arid sense of humor along with your voice overs.
The scowling at 18:07 was perfect. I decided to watch this video a second time immediately, but this time I played it at 1.5 speed, and while watching I imagined that you are an auctioneer, who machines in the evening as a hobby to relieve the stress of being the plucky newcomer in the highly competitive world of professional auctioneering.
Patreon isn’t in my cards but a like and a comment are! Thanks for all the great videos. I particularly enjoy tool making videos.
This video is great! I watched this and thought to myself "I can make this" and then I went downstairs to my flooded workshop and turned away haha, at least I get to move the shop to the shed now... This is one of the best builds I have seen, quinn!
Once you move the shop to the shed there will be tornado warnings
So sorry Martin you’re having to deal with all this. 2020-2021 has been something new everyday. I wish y9u the best…..
All very good points about the need for a micrometer stand. I have never understood why people scoff at them. Try dealing with all of that and being left-handed to boot. I've taken to using a stand made for tying flies for fishing. It has three separate arms with alligator clips that you can set the grip strength. All the arms articulate, check them out, it's a very cheap very useful little tool
I enjoyed watching this video, simple projects like this is within the limits of my small lathe and mill.
Really digging the Art Deco accents!
Your sense of humor as awesome!
"I don't know what my workbench is made out of, but it's some type of non-ferrous material..." threw me for a sec!
Then a legit lol.
After careful consideration I've decided to hold off on a lathe for the time being because I'd spend more time feeling the smooth machined metal than I would making an item! (like the dice we made in class out of aluminum)
5 seconds in and the "Lathe noises, lathe noises, lathe noises with the sticky notes that say brass had me laughing. That and the "Actual Speed" has some truth to it, my machinist teacher seemed to mvoe that fast xD
Awesome video!! Getting a 3d printer for some of your cad drawings on Patreon!!
Thank you for your time in sharing this video Quinn!
Silly - you don't hold off on a lathe, you PART off on a lathe!
Seeing the free-hand chamfer match up like that... butterflies.
The Art Deco speed stripes are a beautiful touch.
wow i love that tilting table, so posh
One of your best. Doesn't really matter, but 6" feels about right, stainless lube and....
Thanks, really brightened up my morning. Love the subtle and not so subtle double meanings.
I don't care what everyone else says, I think it looks good and is perfectly adequate for its purpose. 😆
I really love the Art Deco detailing. :)
Okay, I have been around these haunts for long enough to know that no "let's make a tool!" video is spontaneous. There is a always a project that creates the necessity that the tool responds to. So, is this a tool for "Boiler-Making Part ][: Silver Solder Seduction"? The suspense is killing me.
@@mrfancypanzer549 yep - yak shaving
@@mrfancypanzer549 but it's still for the thing right though right?
"Boiler Making Part ]I[ - the Fast and the Frangable "
@@BentFrontWheel But the thing is for making another tool for making a tool to make a different thing.
@@Tinker001 so for the thing to build a thing in the form of a tool to make a diffrent thing for the thing got it.
316 is awesome stuff in terms of how pretty it is/can be. Welds look awesome too. It's just a pain in the arse to cut as it's 'ard as flip.
Very nice and well done project, thank you. Keep the great videos coming.
would be cool to add a spring or 2 maybe around the thumbscrew or post so you don't have to pull the jaws up when you go to put in the micrometer
Well done.
Another fun project, great work.
Btw that non-ferrous bench material is called "wood". They make a lot of benches out of it these days because the material is pretty common, practically grows on trees.
Great project Quinn. Always look forward to your videos. I work with 316 almost every day at work. Good days and bad days is all i will say!! Lol. Take care and see ya next week!!🙂✌
Similarities of machining 316 and riding a horse:
Stay sharp,
Positive movements,
Reward with tasties (lube),
Stay on top of it!
For the brass tarnish, have you tried a clear coat spray finish like a urethane? Not sure how well it would hold up for a shop tool, but for fixtures and templates in hardwood ply and MDF it makes stuff look good and resist light scuffing really well, and it's a super forgiving finish to apply. Pretty cheap in a rattle-can too.
I always look forward to seeing the notification for a new Blondihacks video! I always learn something when I watch. Great shopmade tool that will serve you well.
There are, however, so many opportunities for double entendre, but I promised I would always be nice and respectful. Great work as always.
Wow, your actual working speed is fenomenal! Too much coffee?
Thanks for an awesome project idea! That unexpected swivel function is a major plus as well!
In the words of this old tony: When it comes to chamfering, you don't want to cut corners.
(But the parts still look alright. :D)
Funny enough - I just watched a ToT video half an hour ago where he uses those exact words.
Everybody’s got an angle.
Its a good day when Quinn uploads!
Every Saturday afternoon, I look forward to it
Build & go that’s all you need sometimes
Love it
If it works don’t fit it
Always a delight to watch you make things!
Not sure if it was accidental but the ergonomics of clamping the micrometer into the holder look really nice! Awesome job.
This is definitely my preferred method of machining. No drawings or specs. Just build and modify as you go! (Did I mention I am an airplane mechanic?)
Ah!! I'm taking the train!! ;-)
@@jlucasound You better! Because that‘s how the pilots look for airports too!
You should have made your work bench out of ironwood.
Nice work on the details you put on the show side.
Well done Quinn,looks great.👍👍
Nice stand. I live making stuff out scrap. Very little if my metal goes to the scrap yard; in fact when i need to buy metal, that's usually where i buy it, cz i can find the odd stuff cheap in small quantities.
Suggestion: think about padding the jaws with some strips of inner tube or similar; it will grip better and will be easier on the finishes of the mikes.
Yay! It's Blondihacks time! (Well... I was late to the video, and finished watching before I remembered to comment... so...eh, still Blondihacks time)
Absolutely great. Works well. That is a very useful tool I use mine a lot. I have watched a few creators make micrometer stands and yours is right up there in the clever design department. As for me I just 3D printed mine from a thingiverse file. Lazy you know.
Quinn is a hoot,,and if I had 2% of her shop skills, I would be dangerous :>)
I've never met a chamfer I didn't like! So funny. Me too!
Love the art deco detail, 🇬🇧👍.
that intro is gold
G'day Quinn,
I found your channel a few months ago, & have enjoyed it a lot. I definately appreciated your lathe & mill intro series'. I also enjoyed this video, but had to make a couple of comments.
First of all, is knurlled knobs. I had to make a seatpost clamp knob for 1 of my bicycles. I machined some stock, tapped a 6mm thread, & knurlled it. When I got it home (lathe isn't mine), I found that it was way too big. I sat down to think of a way to make another one, when I noticed my Fender Telecaster in the corner, which is fitted with brass volume & tone knobs. I bought some new ones from eBay, then helicoiled the hole for the 6mm clamp stud, & bob's your uncle. I'm not sure if it will help, but it was worth mentioning.
Secondly, using a micrometer & snap gauge. I've always just rested the stem of the snap gauge on the frame of the micrometer, held them together with one hand, & adjusted the rachet/thimble with the other hand. Of course, this won't help when you want to make a micrometer stand, but still worth mentioning.
Anyhow, please keep up the good work. I look forward to more Blondihacks episodes.
Andrew
7:05 I was waiting for Quinn to pull out a lefty micrometer:)
Some may call it "cheap '80s Chinese aesthetic"
Others prefer to call it "patina"...
Great idea !! Thank you for your videos.
I like your videos a lot I tinker at home and I am definitely learning new things watching your channel
Nice stand! Thanks for sharing!!!
Love your work
Nice. Bottom part does need paint. I wrote this before/as/just after you mentioned it. 😅
Awesome work and vid as always! :)
The addition of the Deco lines was inscribed. 👌👏👏😀😀
No simp September will be hard after discovering this Chanel and our queen.. i mean Quinn
Great vid like always Quin. Puts a smile on my dial like always.
Art Deco? Woman after my own heart right there. 😊
I am upset at your opinion about "Comically Oversized", Some of us endure. Great episode.
Quinn , Great Video, I have been wanting to make a mike stand for a long time , You have inspired me to do it .. A lot of the parts I make for shop use I bead blast then I spray clear on them its not like powder coating something but I feel it slows down the surface rust I image it would work better on brass parts , just by nature of sealing the air/dampness from touching the surface
Excellent work
Kewl project 👍
Nice job 👍👍👍
I use a lot of 304 ss for general shenanigans around the shop because it's literally the only useable steel that my local supply carries. (other choices there are a36, and galv... gross) Anyway, took me a while to learn how to work with it. I hated it at first, burned up a decent pile of cutting tools and drills. But once i finally got comfortable with it, it ended up being one of my favorite materials as well. Like you said, beautiful satin finish from HSS tools and it's nice and tough and corrosion resistant.
The best intro EVER! Lol
Looks very nice, a great little project.
Greetings from a fellow Canuck! :-) Thanks for another amazing and entertaining video, Quinn! I must say that I am _very_ envious of your "scrap bin" of brass and other materials!
One thing that would have made this video a bit better, for me, would have been if you had quickly shown the finished micrometer stand at the very beginning of the video, and pointed out the parts you would be making. By knowing what the end goal was going to look like, I would have better understood how the separate parts fit together, and _why_ you performed every operation on each part. Because of this oversight, I can only give this video a rating of 6 stars out of 5. :-)
... much better that a day at the beach !
You win the chamfionship!
I absolutely love this.
THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER SUPER NICE VIDEO, young lady !!!
(Something for you to do, I believe you'll like a lot better) After cranking out the Parting Tool, reach high to clear the chuck and just lay your hack-saw blade in the slot and give a little downward pressure and SLOWLY push forward...If the part doesn't drop, pick the blade up and position halfway back and repeat the slow forward motion. The material will be cutting evenly without much work. (my Dad was a gunsmith. , among other trades. He taught me all kinds of little treasures like that).
If you coat your parts with Krylon 1302 Crystal Clear Electronic Spray Sealer, or X2 clear spray, they won't tarnish. Both are Industrial coatings. You can get the Electrical sealer at electronics parts stores and the Rust-Oleum X2 Clear at most hardware stores.
Quinn...Young Lady...you are a great machinist...Thank You !!!
Thanks Quinn
nicely done quinn, looks great to me
I think a stainless thumbscrew would’ve made for a nice aesthetic contrast, but altogether nice work as always!
Deja Vu, I was reading a 1917 Popular Mechanics Shop Notes (Vol 13) yesterday (no reason, just found it on the internet) and a Micrometer holder was one of their top useful projects that I had decided I needed...
Good work as always. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week :)
Thanks for sharing !!!
Looks nice. I just 3D printed mine with an integrated clamp/stand.
Great project!
Great job!
Great work,keep it up
I think the material of your workbench is called 'wood'. It is indeed very much non-ferrous.
I’ll have to look that up 🤔
Depends of if anyone spiked that tree.
You sure about that? I thought it was called "Wewd"
@@Blondihacks If you add about 99.2 kg of pure iron to 0.8 kg of super-heated wood, you're ona good path to getting steel.
The scientific name is "Dead tree carcass"
Very handy for those snap guages.
Did you guys want thought to a set screw to reduce the rotation on the shaft?
Episode 2 - mill off the "China" and use your fancy engraving punch guide to make it say "Canada".
Haha I like that idea
Nice work
For a challenge on SS 316, try making some large rings (~80mm OD / 60mm ID - 3.5" and 2.5" approx) out of 10mm (3/8") plate - yeah, I know, some better planning would have made a better choice of starting with a round material - even better would have been some thick-wall pipe - and I highly recommend cutting the corners off the square shape that the saw made... :) Also, not a good idea to use a cold-saw, it work hardens the material. It DOES cut very nicely tho!
Now my Saturday is almost PERFECT, Thank you Sweetie.
..special effects, aw, you are special! In the best way possible:)))
You could always add a coil spring between the two plates to give it some 80's hair tension.
Great idea! Just shooting from the hip here, and maybe it’s nothing, but is it still a tad fiddly to initially get the micrometer fixed? Would a short spring between the two halves secured around the thumb screw help with that? I saw you kind of juggling the brass with your left hand while fitting the micrometer and snugging the thumb screw with your right. A spring might potentially, theoretically, hypothetically, (and any other adverb) be a “fourth” hand.
Savety note: Stainless steel swarf is also known as stringy razor blades--can cut you to the bone in a split second. Use proper PPE (pliers).
A little car paste wax will keep brass shiny for a little longer.
Nice one Quinn. I have been thinking I need one of these so its off to the man cave in the morning
As a wood type worker I would recommend Osage Orange AKA-iron wood🏴☠️
There’s also Hornbeam but good luck finding any.
We're litteraly 3 seconds into the clip and I'm laughing. Stand by for a call from ILM. 🤣🤣🤣