Making a Water Hatch - Pennsylvania A3 Switcher, Part 26
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- Опубликовано: 8 дек 2023
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for the circle to ellipse story : why not simply put the sacrificial wood at desired angle and work the boring bar a bit more ?
Aligning those things is a pain, as is precisely tilting the head of the mill
@@derschwartzaddersurely this would be done with the angle plate thing? Or is there more to the boring head that requires adjustment to work on an angled surface? Don’t have one, never used one, so honestly don’t know.
@@Islacrusez Boring head is a single point cutter, so should work OK on a piece of material held at an angle. I was wondering about this technique too.
I also had the same thought, but thinking it through, it might have been an issue of just how long it would've taken without power feed. Perhaps it would even exceed the fine feeding capacity, I'm not sure. For a drill I could see it, although deflection would be something fierce, but maybe it's just speed of operation.
@@hollo9571 makes sense. Rereading the original comment however might have revealed the problem… “work the boring bar a bit more” is doing a *lot* of work in that sentence. Instead of a couple mm of travel, you’d be looking at a couple cm. Quinn might actually smack us for suggesting that. 😅
Quinn - hey, those were some tricky little parts, and they came out extremely well. I love to see your ever-growing mastery of challenging sheetmetal projects.
That's some high praise!
First three rows may get wet... lol! Too real. Real tender tanks seal up by rusting over... so, yeah. Loving the build!
Hi Hyce 👋 I love your real life train videos!
@@Blondihacks I'm glad! I'd love to team up some day if you ever want to machine some real choochoo parts. :)
I've been watching Quinn for years and recently discovered Hyce. I would pay good money for a joint project between you two
@@nuclearmelon7817Seconded!
"Unscheduled disassembly" of your rocket -- your humor never lets me down. ;-)
Oh good- wasn’t sure anyone would get that. 😄
A masterclass in metal working.
Dam girl that thing looks good. Old timer here used to just smear a lil asphalt tar on joints like that just to keep the rust and leakage down. O’course brass and copper works a lil differently than that old blacksmithed iron, but corrosion is corrosion whatever the base metal. I love to see someone who remembers what a rivet is, so you have my vote, young lady.
As a Brit I don't really have much interest in American steam engines but I've found this entire series of videos absolutely captivating., Love your attention to detail. I was a machinist for many years and this has brought back so many memories for me. A lot of my work was setting up "autos" Which were huge automated lathes that turned out parts with very tight tollerances at a high rate of speed. My favourite projects, however, were those that were just created using hands on the wheels. Whether it be lathes, milling machines, shapers or whatever. It brings out the artist in all of us.
Consider adjusting the outer two gib screws on the boring head as you would a sliding gib on say a cross slide-maybe a little tighter-and using only the center screw to do the locking. I've done it that way for 30 years with no issue.
"Vitamin Snark"
Apparently , Sir Edmund Hilary said that after summiting Everest, a good flush-fit was the second most satisfying achievement of his life…❤
...you just made me miss Lite Brite. It's been literal decades since I thought of that thing.
That's such a lovely little hatch. Details like this are one of the things I enjoy most about modeling.
Yet another brilliant video, Quinn. Many thanks. Us viewers of your channel are absolutely spoilt!
This is one of the most satisfying videos in this series to date! You can really see how much your skills have grown since beginning the project!
That is a tremendously attractive assembly. Well done.
Also, thank you for the word for it. Machining videos are fun and all, but what makes this build shine is Kozo's clever designs and your clever implementation. Even just looking at it now it's hard to believe those parts aren't castings, and when it's powder coated it'll be simply astonishing.
i seriously cant wait for powder coating!!! the earlier tests Quinn did with the powder coating on brass/copper had me skeptical at first, but after seeing the durability she showed, I'm a lot more confident that it will last a long time even with minor handling and careful usage. I'm so PUMPED!!!!
It's almost a shame she has to coat it because it looks just so beautiful in raw metal 😍 I mean, it's probably not going to stay this pretty anyway, but I really like the steam punk look. Which is appropriate because.. well.. it's a steam engine, lol
@@joshclark44 Oh, 100% agreed! I've got brass stuff I pulled apart, ammonia blackened the accents, then did a "long life" clear coat on it. So pretty and so far so good! But for representing painted steel, it's absolutely the way to go.
You should make a half hour video just panning around the superb joints on that panel from all different angles.
The hatch does look happy.
I love when you say "this may not sound like an exciting thing" and I don't even care. It's a Blondihacks video, it's a Saturday, I start my Day proper with your video and you could show me practically anything and I'd happily watch.
You're right on track with your work! You're steaming ahead with your progress! You're chugging along and doing great! You're the conductor of success! You're pulling into the station of accomplishment! thanks for all the years of content!!
Loved the wooly willy reference. I loved to see that fit! This was a nice part of the project, I enjoy watching your detail work.
That was a very nice fit on that panel. I watched a sheet metal tech in the Air Force make a 6 X 8 inch panel to repair a hole in the underside of the aircraft and know how much work it is to get a perfect fit. He was lying on his back for 80% of the job and cussing the air craft mechanic that rammed a main gear jack under the aircraft punching a hole in the aluminum. His panel was curved in both direction and riveted in place.
I was taught to only loosen/tighten the center screw when adjusting the boring head. The other two screws are for adjusting the play on the gib.
The project is looking great by the way. I'm very excited for you.
The kitty murder mitten wounds are healing well there Quinn.
Murder mittens 🤣😂
I like how you keep your shop nice and clean.
Thank goodness I’m not the only one who makes things twice! Often look at a part and think “ could do better”. Great channel and very impressed how you keep your bench and machines so tidy and clean.
I end up making a trial piece to make another trial piece, then screw up my last stock. Rinse and repeat.
Worse yet is going through the learning steps, figure you are done, then a year later someone wants another made and I can’t remember the process ☹️
When there is a small flaw in something I made, even if it's just cosmetic and doesn't affect the function, the flaw is the only thing I see when I look at it.
It's a nutty chaotic world right now, which just makes me all the more grateful that I have half an hour of Blondihacks and chill to look forward to every weekend!
Love the hand filing! Tip for the conic section and bolt pattern on the flange, this is a spot where simple 3d cad and a resulting paper template shines. I use it a lot when I have an angled hole that needs to exit a part in a specific location from the opposite side of where I'm drilling from
27:05 That is a really nice couple. What a lovely idea to have this comparison. 👍 Stay safe and healthy. Cheers Ulf
Congratulations Quinn!!!!!!!
For hitting 200K🎉🎉🎉🎉
Clever Canadian machinist woman! I learn so much from you each week!
I'm glad to see that Quinn is healing from that mean cat - though that one laceration is still a little angry looking.
"it has rivets on it, I didn't count them. I'm not one of those"... love your sense of humor Quinn. I am enjoying this series very much, you are a talented machinist and content creator.
your accuracy and precision with hand-working sheet metal is seriously amazing
wow this piece looks particularly incredible, you nailed that fit! i was half expecting you to have to scrap it midway through, but i' glad you didn't.
That solder joint was perfect. You deserve to toot your own train whistle!
A lot of people think hinges are simple. But as someone who's tried, failed, tried again and again and finally succeeded at forging a hinge in a blacksmith shop, I can confidently proclaim how tricky a simple hinge can be. Everything needs to be lined up just right or the hinge won't operate correctly or be wonky in some odd direction. Great job on this part! It looks fantastic!
That hatch fit is watchmaker quality
work, Girl... Gorgeous...
"This is why we're here, to make things move" Ah the struggle of person. Things that don't move need to and things that move need to be stationary. Things that are square need to be round and round things need to be square. Things that need to be on fire etc. etc. 😁
I usually don't have anything to contribute to commentary, though I'm an avid watcher.
But ellipses like this are easier to achieve if you make a wooden sandwich machined to the measured angle/s, to then cut through at your desired diameter. I learned this trick making tube frame race car chassis which would then require flat sheet metal punched through at an oblique angle. Even compound angles are easy, if you initially use card stock to test that your measurements are correct.
The complex details are what make scale models fun, I think, and this really adds a lot!
...I'm always bummed when the intro immediately starts, rather than some kind of funny, sarcastic, or otherwise entertaining commentary or blunder. Still love ya though 😅 P.S. Lite Brite club 4 life. 😂
Vitamin snark I love it!😂
Your post shows just how much thought and work goes into even a small, simple moving part. Well done.
When you embarked into this project my first thought is oh there goes Blondihacks into the land of boring. I stand corrected as I have enjoyed this entire process and am very much looking forward to the finished product. It was brilliant to weave side projects that became particularly useful in your shop like the filing machine. Bravo!!!
I always remain astonished for what you're able to do. You handle every technic as you've done that for decades. Simply mesmerizing.
This will be completely off the topic of the video but I felt compelled to thank you for everything you have shown me (personally). I do not have a mill or a lathe. I will never have either. But, I love watching problem-solving at every level. How to get something done. So, along the way watching your videos, I have picked up some info. Now, watching other videos that involve using a lathe or a mill, I understand the basics. It makes these other videos so much more enjoyable. Whether it be a knife video or a steam engine video (Watch Alec Steele try to make a steam powered power hammer). Quinn, thank you so much for your time and passion. Your videos are so excellently put together also. (camera and editing).
It is so satisfying to see progress on the tender, I suppose it's getting close to painting? BTW: if the hatch is rattling, You could put gasket material for that reason... a little bumper.
I appreciate that you show us that parts need to be remade, not only is it honest, but helps others in this hobby understand that that's real life and that should be the expectation, mistakes will happen. When videos are edited, it can give the impression that things always flow perfect the first time... and that's a good perspective for those starting out.
I can relate, as a Firmware Engineer 30 years in the industry there's sometimes I have to remake a design because of a forgotten detail that I failed to take into account... sometimes you can save the work and other times it's more complicated. The more experience you have the less mistakes are made and recoveries faster, but they still happen... even as experienced as I am, I have those days LOL.
Now that is a thing of beauty!
You neve stop amazing me with your ability to machine and to do metal work. As well, as staying humble enough to show your missteps.
THX for posting and I offer soft pets for the meow meow :)
Thank you Quinn for posting these videos. I greatly enjoy listening to you as you describe your process and how clear your videos are of some very small parts.
I had a Lite-Brite and an Etch-A-Sketch.
Oh my! That looks simultaneously very cute and very grown up!
So much fiddely work with tight measurement requirements! But it makes for a very enjoyable watching when somebody else is doing all the work with a perfect narrative soothing you into even deeper relaxation. Did you notice that I used hypnosis in my profession? For anyone mechanically inclined watching this build is hypnotic! Thanks for letting us in on the journey!
Quinn it looks great !!!!!!
Quinn In the Us grab Irons are called grab Irons on real railroads.
a tip for making grab Irons use a peace of square bar stock as A hammer form jig you will end up with more square off corners and a flat middle.
Every time I watch you machine Copper, I am amazed! You are the bravest
Yay, moving parts!
Missed the perfect opportunity for a pun. Start this playlist from the beginning and you can see some more Riveting content 😂
5:57 Horn tooting validated! Beautiful!
Practice pieces aside, that was beautiful to watch.
You might try leaving the boring head locking screws snug and letting the load on the adjusting screw hold the cutter at the current diameter. I've opened up many holes like this on a manual mill using import boring heads.
For the larger than 13mm holes, I use electrical panel knockouts and then finish to size. Not as fun, but way faster.
I truly look forward to your videos each week
Highlight of my Saturday when your video pops in my feed 😊
That hatch looks amazing installed, excellent work as always!
Congratulations on 200K subscribers, with this video getting just under 6,000 views and just over 1000 likes in its first hour it won't be long before your celebrating 500K subscribers!!
I love your humor. Always a chuckle watching your videos. Thanks
I am so loving the the finer detail work, and you Girl are a true crafts person. This was a great little episode. Thanks
You know everything went pretty good when there’s no ominous foreshadowing
I really look foward to your work. Happy to see a new one today.
That was so satisfying to watch and I love how it turned out. The fit of that panel was especially exquisite!
Hey Quinn, I'm enjoying your work more and more these days, thank you for your effort, humour and editing.
You just keep on doin you, Quinn 😊. It looks freaking awesome 👍😁👍.
Love your work on the locomotive, can't wait to see it take you down the track for the first time.
I'm curious, could the ellipse shape have been done by tilting the plate to the appropriate angle when using the boring head? Or is there some reason that wouldn't get the right shape? Not sure about the geometry of it...
exactly how i would have tried it
Making a jig out of wood could have been done but by the time you would have gotten it to the right angle and held down, you could have done it the way she did.
I was thinking about that too. I think the big impediment would be that you have to have that oak or something else under the brass to prevent the thin sheet from deflecting under cutting loads. That would mean also cutting through a bunch of extra material with the quill feed, which sounds laborious. It's probably less work to just file it, especially if you have a die filer.
been away a bit. glad to see you're still at it!
Great video Quinn, the grab iron is a nice little detail. Looking forward to what's next on the locomotive. Sorry to see you haven't healed from your encounter with 'doesn't want cuddles' yet.
Just beautiful. I can understand why some make but never run these engines. The work looks so joyous and satisfying
4:45 - I would never have thought that I could wear my optical glasses outside protection ones. I have to try it :-)
That is a truly beautiful tender!
Just noticed 200k subs!
Well deserved.
Yep, I just saw. Very well deserved, and a really nice community in the comments here, too.
Mostly, yes. I also moderate a lot. 😄
That is some FANTASTIC work!! I'm really enjoying this series!
You need to build the Quorn tool bit grinder from Hemingway in GB. Fun and intense project. Very close tolerances required.
Well done for sure. Thanks for the video keep on keeping on.
Hello Quinn, I’d say that panel has a Clickspring fit. 👍
Forgot the conversion again: A metric skootch is approximately 3 imperial smidgeons. I'm not sure what the conversion is for Kelvin...
Saturday morning is always great when I get to watch a new video from Blondihacks
I loved the idea of etch-a-sketch, but never owned one, we had a Lite Brite though it was neat.
200K! Congratulations
Love the HO scale!
Love the water hatch
Beautiful work on the water hatch (or manhole cover, as Kozo calls it!) You made short work of that complex little subassembly!
Hey Quinn, loving the series as always. I reckon with all the stuff you've learnt and created over the last few years, you're almost certainly one of the most accomplished machinists/makers on the platform now. Always great to watch your approach and I'm really glad even after all this time that you still leave the mistakes in, shows that even gods can be a little human haha. Hope you and Sprocket are doin' well, thanks for the content as always :)
Spirograph will help your etchsketch skills
Wow, such a beautiful job, Quinn! It's a pleasure to watch.
This is turning into a work of art! Can't wait to see the full engine running!
I love comments that start out with "...why don't you simply...".
Sweet Job BH😉👍
Fond memories of being locked in that closet with my LiteBrite!
Great Job!
…reminds me of the good old days as an Structual Airframe Repair Specialist (sheet metal) in the USAF.
Hmmm, I never have found it necessary to tighten all their screws on a boring head. Usually only the center screw. But who knows, I might have been doing it all wrong for 45 years. I do a lot of things wrong, but it seems to work great! 🤣 Nevertheless That is one nice assembly you have made there Quinn. Bravo! BTW on the matter of re doing stuff.... we had a saying in my Air Force unit, there is always time to do it right the second time😁 (that drove me nuts!)