Tom, don’t ever feel like you have to cut the ‘boring’ stuff out. That’s one of my favorite aspects about your channel. Spending 5 minutes just to explain how you’ll vice a part/ indicate it, as well as you simply filing, is so tranquil to watch
That is the skill and patience that makes space flight safe. I worked on space station electrical parts and I can appreciate the need for precise work and the expense of it. And the need to test every part and assembly. When it is finally build it still costs a thousand dollers per ounce just to get to low-earth orbit.
I watched the build live. This was one of the first parts to go on, and pretty much the only piece that just went right on without any modifications. The best part was after Adam screwed it on he played with the mechanism. And with a giddy giggle, he played with it some more ... then made a comment that he loved that mechanism ... he was making a hatch of his own, but he was upset that he wouldn't have this part on his. The star of the show by far. Well done Tom.
Love that you’re treating it as a REAL part. Most self described “RUclips makers“ have the tools but not the know-how to make real parts...just because you have an “I Make” license plate doesn’t mean you make good stuff. I mean, Jesus, who else on Project Egress made custom carbide tooling to make their part!? I think the old NASA engineers would be enjoying this build if they could see it.
Very nice job, particularly liked the radius on the mill. I was on SkyLab in early 70s which used Apollo CM to get back and forth. When we didn't have a mission on, once in awhile we would fly our girlfriend around the moon in the simulator.........worked great every time.
This is, in my opinion, the best of the Project Egress parts. I think it is also a tribute to all of the manual machinists responsible for the parts in the original Apollo Program since a lot of those parts were probably manually made, one at a time, just like this!
@Senapspiser At least the wooden parts were actually physically made by someone rather than just loading a print file and waiting six hours ( Mildly biased here seeing as I'm a professional 'dead tree carcass' manipulator ... :-) )
I've never seen someone use a vice like that on a band saw. But I like it, you kept your fingers out of the way if you did slip. Going to remember this idea for sure!
Tom, AWESOME Craftsmanship! That is ready for space flight! Your work is wonderful homage for the craftsmen of 50 years ago! All the best, thanks for sharing. Chuck
I don't want to detract from the effort and talent put fourth in the project but in my not-so-humble opinion, it would have been awesome if those who were in charge of the project would have had more time to put this collaboration together so that all the parts could have been made from original or near to original, materials. That way, maybe they could have made a working replica. Don't get me wrong, the replica or "tribute" to the original is a really cool piece of art but having it function like the original would have been a real great icing on the cake.
This is so fascinating to me! I know nothing about this type of thing but I would love to learn. It has to be SO satisfying to MAKE something like this yourself!
Well done Tom - it's a fitting tribute to the people who made the original to see you do the job much the same way it was probably done in the 60's - the skill are care required are as important (maybe more) as the finished part - which is beautiful btw.
As I watched some of the hatch assembly, All I could do was think are any of the people who did the original parts around? IMHO you made this as close to how it was made back then. Thanks for sharing always something to learn when you watch someone make something.
Very few, I was in high school during Apollo and the engineers and craftsmen were ten to thirty years older than me, which would put them into their eighties now.
Very nice! Always a joy to look over your shoulder. Did some key ways in my Instrument Shop days, but never a spline. "Years of mistakes," oh what wisdom there! Thanks Tom!
When i first saw Adam pick up this assembly, i thought "Damn that part is beautiful". I've been looking forward to these videos. One of the most pristine parts (assemblies) on the entire door. Not to say other components were not of quality, i was simply awestruck by yours.
So good! I love watching you work through a project. When you almost drilled the whole in the wrong spot I was thinking about what you would have done to fix it, and how that would have been interesting also. I can't wait to see more!
"As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind - every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder" ~John Glenn, Mercury Astronaut. Just kidding Tom, beautiful work, as impressive as the original!
Great to see that part being made, even better to know how well it was made!. I think the 45 degree handle detent may be to in crease leverage,while still being able to rotate, when getting the last bit of "gronk" out of it. The 90 degree location would be for speed and locked is, well, locked. Thanks for sharing this fine work.
I appreciate that the real machinist that were involved did not take the copout way and 3d print the pieces. Watching Adam savage constructing the hatch it seemed alot was 3d printed out of plastic :-( which was kind of a bummer to me. Would be super cool to build a piece that could have actually been pressed into service but with plastic parts and wooden hinges i don't think it would have made it.... sorry Jimmy D, I will admit the hinges turned out beautiful tho :-)
I don't think that it's coincidence that the 3 machinists I subscribe to made the 3 best parts on the whole thing, and all used the proper materials (nyc CNC, this old Tony and Tom), but it's also no surprise that Tom is the one who made a flight worthy part!
@Kenny Eaton You're basically talking about file format change and importing it to a tool, which converts it to g-code. Yes, you should know what you're doing but you should also know what you're doing when trying to get any quality work done from such crude formats as stl. It's never going to be any critical anyways, since you're printing parts which can't withstand anything more than weight of a plumb bob. On top of that, they have zero mechanical properties, so you're basically printing garbage.
Aww Tom. If you aren't happy with the spline fit you could put release agent on the shaft, then flux the handle. Slip it together and run some solder in there and get an exact formed match. :-) Lots of tool deflection in single point broaching I suspect that made it a bit less predictable.
More, more, please. You just wet my whistle. Your part looked so good on the hatch. Keep wondering when the museum is going to release the video so I can watch again.
Surprisingly like 3 or 4 people i follow on youtube are doing this project , on the low down your stuff is the most impressive , all my other favourite builders stuff is great too though I had no idea you could do a spline like that
Hi Tom, Nice project, thanks for sharing. Looking forward to the next episode. Thanks again. PS I have the same Ellis dividing head and like it. The only "improvement" I made was to add a set screw to secure the plunger handle better where it mounts into the handle... a 6x32 at about the 4 o'clock position, and it is as solid as a rock. I love it.
I'm guessing the 45° position is for applying some grounk to the valve, while the 90° position is four rapidly spinning it. It's a bit odd because I would expect an equalization valve to not require much travel. You just cracking in a bit to let air through.
Paul Ste. Marie That is exactly what it is for, you have to remember it’s not just a regular hand that is going to turn this, but a gloved hand that has very minimal articulation.
I feel sorry for you Tom. This amount of work and in the final product, these "makers" had their PLA printed colorful hinges beside your part. Even DiResta's part was a disappointment. Wooden mechanism with brass plates cut with a hacksaw and scratches all over the place. No wonder they complete three projects a week.
The true craftsman, engineers ect. Know the difference. At least Tom's part looks like the real item. I can't believe that they didn't make a working replica in the first place for something of such importance.
100% agree. And that's why most of the parts didn't even fit when Adam and the team was assembling it. Even WITH schematics the RUclips 'makers' couldn't get it right.
Sadly, so many of these people go for qty > quality and it is a shame. It is not to be demeaning but it is the nature of the beast sadly. The whole concept of the project was awesome, but I think a lot of people did not fully grasp what they were doing and how it all had to work together sadly.
Great work as always, Tom. I was dying-laughing when Adam was in awe over your part. He kept wanting to touch it. Hope you brought up that collaboration you mentioned awhile back to Adam.
I’m wondering if this isn’t the same or a very similar process used to make the original part back in the 60’s except that they probably had the budget to buy a spline broach!
I was enjoying that right up to the point where you started using that joke centre finder, yeukkkk, it's got to be done with a DTi man. Very nice result though and nice spline work with the dividing head, proper machining.
Do you use a magic endmill for stainless? Seeing you make even light cuts dry is something I've never been able to do, and the finish looks miles better then what I see. Do you have a stiffer setup then the R8 Bridgeport knockoff I use, or is there some other trick?
You really think they are able to manipulate the locks in any way? It was basically superglued together with colorful 3d printed plastic parts and dead tree carcasses.
I'd like to echo some of the other commenters in saying thank you Tom for building a proper part and not just 3D printing some day-glow plastic fantastic junk like most of the others.
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Tom, don’t ever feel like you have to cut the ‘boring’ stuff out. That’s one of my favorite aspects about your channel. Spending 5 minutes just to explain how you’ll vice a part/ indicate it, as well as you simply filing, is so tranquil to watch
Thanks for not 5 axis 3d printing it out of candy canes.
Your effortless skills pay tribute to the badass that made it originally.
I was hoping he would chainsaw carve it from driftwood personally...
Why do boomers have such a hard on for 3d printing?
@@jaybrewster2475 Do you really not get it?
@@jaybrewster2475 no skills to really make it,print it.
Atta Boy.
That is the skill and patience that makes space flight safe. I worked on space station electrical parts and I can appreciate the need for precise work and the expense of it. And the need to test every part and assembly. When it is finally build it still costs a thousand dollers per ounce just to get to low-earth orbit.
IMHO they picked one of the best YT machinists with one of the best equipped shop to do such complex parts. LIKE IT!
They really are picking people based on their strengths, which I love :D
I'm just bummed Clickspring wasn't picked xD Can you imagine?!
@@azyfloof They just wanted it to be done on time and not 4 years from now.
@@azyfloof ....Clickspring is Australian. This was an exercise for American craftspersons to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing.
I was totally thinking exactly the same thing when I saw Tom was given this part!
It would not have looked right in wood or 3d printed lol
@@tylergarza8695 Yeah that's true enough! 🤣
I watched the build live. This was one of the first parts to go on, and pretty much the only piece that just went right on without any modifications. The best part was after Adam screwed it on he played with the mechanism. And with a giddy giggle, he played with it some more ... then made a comment that he loved that mechanism ... he was making a hatch of his own, but he was upset that he wouldn't have this part on his. The star of the show by far. Well done Tom.
This a person who would have been right at home working in the machine shops that made the original Apollo space crafts.
Love that you’re treating it as a REAL part. Most self described “RUclips makers“ have the tools but not the know-how to make real parts...just because you have an “I Make” license plate doesn’t mean you make good stuff. I mean, Jesus, who else on Project Egress made custom carbide tooling to make their part!? I think the old NASA engineers would be enjoying this build if they could see it.
Very nice job, particularly liked the radius on the mill. I was on SkyLab in early 70s which used Apollo CM to get back and forth. When we didn't have a mission on, once in awhile we would fly our girlfriend around the moon in the simulator.........worked great every time.
This is, in my opinion, the best of the Project Egress parts. I think it is also a tribute to all of the manual machinists responsible for the parts in the original Apollo Program since a lot of those parts were probably manually made, one at a time, just like this!
How fortunate to live in a time when Tom Lipton shows how he machined all these parts and created the assembly that fit the hatch like a glove.
Great to see it machined properly from a decent material rather than the easy plastic 3-D printed route that most of the participants opted for .
Dead tree carcasses and dead dinosaur juice, disgusting.
@Senapspiser At least the wooden parts were actually physically made by someone rather than just loading a print file and waiting six hours ( Mildly biased here seeing as I'm a professional 'dead tree carcass' manipulator ... :-) )
I wouldn't be surprised if you're the only participant in this project whose work has left Earth's gravity well.
I just started a Tool and Die apprenticeship a couple months ago and this is just making me chomp at the bit to keep learning, beautiful work sir.
That's the only part on the project that I would trust my life to!
They picked well giving you this part Tom. Rocket surgery grade work.
I've never seen someone use a vice like that on a band saw. But I like it, you kept your fingers out of the way if you did slip. Going to remember this idea for sure!
Wow, single point spline broach. Lot of work. But no hardening and better fit. Pure precision
I can imagine the 45deg hole is to have extra leverage in the unlocked position to open the valve, then move it to 90deg for "speed handle" mode.
It is a joy to watch you work, Tom! Thanks for your contribution to the project!
Tom, AWESOME Craftsmanship! That is ready for space flight! Your work is wonderful homage for the craftsmen of 50 years ago! All the best, thanks for sharing. Chuck
I don't want to detract from the effort and talent put fourth in the project but in my not-so-humble opinion, it would have been awesome if those who were in charge of the project would have had more time to put this collaboration together so that all the parts could have been made from original or near to original, materials. That way, maybe they could have made a working replica.
Don't get me wrong, the replica or "tribute" to the original is a really cool piece of art but having it function like the original would have been a real great icing on the cake.
This is what we mean by a copy of the original. Together with NYC CNC, by far the best parts.
Thanks for sharing Tom!
This is so fascinating to me! I know nothing about this type of thing but I would love to learn.
It has to be SO satisfying to MAKE something like this yourself!
Well done Tom - it's a fitting tribute to the people who made the original to see you do the job much the same way it was probably done in the 60's - the skill are care required are as important (maybe more) as the finished part - which is beautiful btw.
Really cool seeing the custom bit for that spline! I half laughed and half groaned when Adam couldn't remember anyone but Jimmy on his podcast.
As I watched some of the hatch assembly, All I could do was think are any of the people who did the original parts around? IMHO you made this as close to how it was made back then. Thanks for sharing always something to learn when you watch someone make something.
Very few, I was in high school during Apollo and the engineers and craftsmen were ten to thirty years older than me, which would put them into their eighties now.
Very nice! Always a joy to look over your shoulder. Did some key ways in my Instrument Shop days, but never a spline. "Years of mistakes," oh what wisdom there! Thanks Tom!
When i first saw Adam pick up this assembly, i thought "Damn that part is beautiful". I've been looking forward to these videos. One of the most pristine parts (assemblies) on the entire door. Not to say other components were not of quality, i was simply awestruck by yours.
My goodness so much going on on that little part. Can't wait to see the rest of it.
Good to see the 20" disk sander cutting a radius! I just finished getting mine set up with a VFD yesterday.
So good! I love watching you work through a project. When you almost drilled the whole in the wrong spot I was thinking about what you would have done to fix it, and how that would have been interesting also. I can't wait to see more!
Gday, great use of a buggered end mill, the part is coming along beautifully, very enjoyable watching, thank you, Matty🇦🇺
Is this the best Project Egress video yet?
I think so
9:30 love that technique for getting a perfect radius.
"As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind - every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder" ~John Glenn, Mercury Astronaut. Just kidding Tom, beautiful work, as impressive as the original!
Not "lowest bidder" but rather "cost plus."
@@duobob ain't that the truth!
I love the shoulder bolt pivot "rotary table" spun by hand.
Thanks for sharing this Tom. Anxiously awaiting the rest of the series. It's a joy to watch a craftsman and artist at work.
On a side note - the size of your shop makes for a great natural reverb on your voice. Sounding great.
Loved the setup at 9:30 Tom!
Very nicely done Tom, Beautiful parts
ATB, Robin
Oh man your part looks like a work of art, cant wait to see the whole build
Just look at it as modified extra clearance for emergency situations !!! Great job Mate .
Omg. You and Clickspring! You do beautiful work. Certainly worthy of the Smithsonian. (Or the Louvre as far as i am concerned) thanks for your videos
Well done Tom. Great techniques for locating those chamfer features accurately.
pure ingenuity, so glad you were chosen for this project!
Like the advice on the hog nose end mills for corners. That would have helped me a few times. Hopefully I'll remember next time. Thanks!
Love the ending
Cool stuff Tom, and it IS Rocket Science! Loving this project, down the Hatch!
what and amazing project. So happy they made the choice to ask you for this.
The best part in the project, Tom - excellent stuff. Thanks, Craig
You sir are the man, in stainless no less!
Cute vertical shaper you've built there :D
Been waiting for this one. You never disappoint with your quality!
Love when a plan comes together. Great work !!! I may have to watch this over and over till i get it.thanks for sharing.
Great to see that part being made, even better to know how well it was made!. I think the 45 degree handle detent may be to in crease leverage,while still being able to rotate, when getting the last bit of "gronk" out of it. The 90 degree location would be for speed and locked is, well, locked. Thanks for sharing this fine work.
I appreciate that the real machinist that were involved did not take the copout way and 3d print the pieces. Watching Adam savage constructing the hatch it seemed alot was 3d printed out of plastic :-( which was kind of a bummer to me. Would be super cool to build a piece that could have actually been pressed into service but with plastic parts and wooden hinges i don't think it would have made it.... sorry Jimmy D, I will admit the hinges turned out beautiful tho :-)
It was an exhibition of talent and patriotism.
I don't think that it's coincidence that the 3 machinists I subscribe to made the 3 best parts on the whole thing, and all used the proper materials (nyc CNC, this old Tony and Tom), but it's also no surprise that Tom is the one who made a flight worthy part!
@@ke6gwf You should definitely watch the video from Blondihacks. She did a bang up job of machining her part as well.
@Kenny Eaton You're basically talking about file format change and importing it to a tool, which converts it to g-code. Yes, you should know what you're doing but you should also know what you're doing when trying to get any quality work done from such crude formats as stl. It's never going to be any critical anyways, since you're printing parts which can't withstand anything more than weight of a plumb bob. On top of that, they have zero mechanical properties, so you're basically printing garbage.
Very nice work Tom.
Aww Tom. If you aren't happy with the spline fit you could put release agent on the shaft, then flux the handle. Slip it together and run some solder in there and get an exact formed match. :-) Lots of tool deflection in single point broaching I suspect that made it a bit less predictable.
Stunning work
I could watch Tom for hours nice work sir
More, more, please. You just wet my whistle. Your part looked so good on the hatch. Keep wondering when the museum is going to release the video so I can watch again.
Its up on their facebook page now
Quite the cliff hanger there Tom. Say about what? Now I'm going to have to watch it several more times.
I couldn't wait to see this series. Tom's work amazing!
I reckon 45 degrees is to lock/loosen the valve as it gives you more moment arm and 90 degrees allows you to unscrew the valve faster.
Nice part! Internal shapes is always interesting. Good work
Pierre
Surprisingly like 3 or 4 people i follow on youtube are doing this project , on the low down your stuff is the most impressive , all my other favourite builders stuff is great too though
I had no idea you could do a spline like that
Hi Tom,
Nice project, thanks for sharing. Looking forward to the next episode.
Thanks again.
PS I have the same Ellis dividing head and like it. The only "improvement" I made was to add a set screw to secure the plunger handle better where it mounts into the handle... a 6x32 at about the 4 o'clock position, and it is as solid as a rock. I love it.
There is no boring part if you are interested in this type of work. Looking forward to the rest.
I'm guessing the 45° position is for applying some grounk to the valve, while the 90° position is four rapidly spinning it. It's a bit odd because I would expect an equalization valve to not require much travel. You just cracking in a bit to let air through.
Paul Ste. Marie That is exactly what it is for, you have to remember it’s not just a regular hand that is going to turn this, but a gloved hand that has very minimal articulation.
Wonderful. So much work for one little bit.
This is exactly what I needed after a Monday👍🏻
I feel sorry for you Tom. This amount of work and in the final product, these "makers" had their PLA printed colorful hinges beside your part. Even DiResta's part was a disappointment. Wooden mechanism with brass plates cut with a hacksaw and scratches all over the place. No wonder they complete three projects a week.
The true craftsman, engineers ect. Know the difference. At least Tom's part looks like the real item. I can't believe that they didn't make a working replica in the first place for something of such importance.
You whine like millenial. Geez.
100% agree. And that's why most of the parts didn't even fit when Adam and the team was assembling it. Even WITH schematics the RUclips 'makers' couldn't get it right.
Sadly, so many of these people go for qty > quality and it is a shame. It is not to be demeaning but it is the nature of the beast sadly. The whole concept of the project was awesome, but I think a lot of people did not fully grasp what they were doing and how it all had to work together sadly.
The 45deg handle position gives you more leverage to break the seal or lock it down.
The 90 let's you quickly get through the rest of the thread.
Beautiful work! I noted that your part fit without having to have the mounting holes reamed out with a hand drill like most of the other parts.
awesome....and lots of lessons shared....thanks
Masterfully done.
Tom Lipton at this best! LOve this type of video
Clever work holding!
sensational work, can't wait for the rest!
Beautiful work as always, Tom😊. Thanks for the exercise in working with somewhat oddball shaped parts 😄.
Great work as always, Tom. I was dying-laughing when Adam was in awe over your part. He kept wanting to touch it. Hope you brought up that collaboration you mentioned awhile back to Adam.
Do you have a link to that?
ruclips.net/video/MLSLDooUSuk/видео.html. 24:50
Great video and thanks for sharing! Stay Safe!
Thanks for signing my black book
My Best ,
Tighe
I’m wondering if this isn’t the same or a very similar process used to make the original part back in the 60’s except that they probably had the budget to buy a spline broach!
Wow! You are so awesome at this stuff😃 Great project!
I can see why they chose you for this particular part, Awesome work Dude TFS. G :)
I was enjoying that right up to the point where you started using that joke centre finder, yeukkkk, it's got to be done with a DTi man.
Very nice result though and nice spline work with the dividing head, proper machining.
Thanks Tom, really enjoyed this.
Nice work Tom. Thanks for sharing
that is going to be very cool, thanks for the videos of your project,,
What an awesome video! This is machining!
Yes, been waiting for this!
Great video
Lot of man hours gone into that piece.Looks real nice.. :-)
Do you use a magic endmill for stainless? Seeing you make even light cuts dry is something I've never been able to do, and the finish looks miles better then what I see. Do you have a stiffer setup then the R8 Bridgeport knockoff I use, or is there some other trick?
Awesome work!
"To the moon Alice, to the moon!
That's a lot of skill and work. Thank you for doing that.
It's very sad, that they did not lock the door when it was finished. I want to see it move.
You really think they are able to manipulate the locks in any way? It was basically superglued together with colorful 3d printed plastic parts and dead tree carcasses.
Great work Sir, just in the way I try to do it myself.
I'd like to echo some of the other commenters in saying thank you Tom for building a proper part and not just 3D printing some day-glow plastic fantastic junk like most of the others.
Are you using a corner radius endmill because of that cut finger at 7:48?