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@@MyLilMule Thanks very much!

@@tonyray91 Agreed, better dust protection is needed. Ideally I'll need wipers on the ram ways. I've some rubber matting that I'll use as a curtain below the ram. I hate the mess from wheel dressing.The trouble is, all these little improvements are stopping me using it for what I made it for in the first place. Its turning in to a never ending project!

@@aceroadholder2185 Thats a good idea. I used this guard as a first go at welding aluminium as I have plans to add a port for dust extraction on the guard. I want a similar guard for my Union tool and cutter grinder to minimise dust so I can grind carbide more safely.

@@Griffon37 Thanks! I'm working on all the other bits I'll need. I didnt video all these, rigging up dust protection and making a chuck backplate are not that exciting!

@@stovepipe666 Thats the plan! Thanks for watching.

@@ChrisBel-y3o Thank you, but I wouldn't agree totally. This project wasn't completesd without its fair share of cock-ups!

@@MicksWorkshop Thank you. Hopefully someone will get a bit of inspiration from what I show.

@@garysgarage101 Thank you. The shaper is one of those machines that gets used now and then, but it's too useful to part with it!

@@Rustinox I enjoyed building it! Yes, it works, just about. It wouldnt cope with a heavy cut mind.

@@angelramos-2005 Thanks. I'm almost ready to do the follow up and actually use the grinder for what it was intended!

@@thomasstover6272 Thanks Tom. Its a long way from being perfect. The motor is underpowered and there are other design aspects that could have been done better, but you dont know till youve tried.

Thank you! Glad you liked it.

@@billdoodson4232 🤣 I don't have compressed air, so I use brushes to remove chips.

@@ianpendlebury9503 Thank you! I looked at buying wavy washers but they were stupidly expensive for what they are!

Thank you. You're right, it does need better dust control. I'd like to fit my extractor unit to it, like the surface grinder has. Some protection on the aperture under the ram would be good too.

@@sky173 Thanks!

@@paulhewitt1488 Thank you. Yes, that loco was in fantastic condition. The Swanage Railway is nice but its a shame it doesnt go all the way to Wareham.

@@colindrakes4607 Yes, it was a lot of work and I videoed most of it, so the editing was a mammoth task too! I could have drawn everything up in 3D first, but there's always something you'd miss. Like not being able to bore an accurate bearing fit 100mm down a tube!

Same with the result from any machine tool. It wasnt intended to be a surface grinder replacement. I'll show its intended use in the next video, when I get round to recording it!

@@dazinull Thanks! My presentation style might not be exciting enough for some?

@@GenauMann Thanks! I'm fixing my mill at the mo. Swarf jamming up the Y axis leadscrew - its unshielded by design.

@@K_Shea Thank you. Hopefully it'll work for what I want to do with it

@@Paul-pl4vy Thanks!

@@carlwhite8225 Thanks very much! Hopefully this will feature in the next video, when I get round to filming something. The mill is in bits at the mo. Y axis leadscrew is binding.

@@tonyc.4528 I wish! It's an ok ground surface, but I bet under the microscope it looks like a relief map of the Himalayas!

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@@mayhem7090 Thank you, or should I say merci beaucoup!

@@badjuju6563 I tried iso68 oil but it sounded very rattley, so I greased them instead. The grease was the stuff I use for bearings on my bicycles... because its what I had!

Thanks! I've acquired a Clarkson myself. When I've cleared some of the project queue I plan to restore it and make some fixtures for it. If its better than the Union I'll do a swap.

Thanks!

Glad you liked it. Part 2 is out this week.

I might have a go at the cross slide, but the bed ways need grinding. I don't have the tools or expertise to tackle a job of that magnitude.

Thanks. I like the horizontal. It gives a nicer finish, material removal rate is good and sharpening the cutters is easy!

Thanks for watching. Glad you liked it.

More by luck than judgement! The bar stock was just what I had.

@@ThePottingShedWorkshop I recently posted video of a safety flycutter body made from the same stuff.

Thanks very much. There was a huge amount of footage compressed into the two parts, enough probably for a 4 part rather drawn out series!

Thanks. I may not be able to keep up with one video every week, but I'll turn them out when I can.

I remember the milling head. Don't remember a grinder, but I could be wrong.

The wheel cuts with a conventional milling action on the forward stroke so the mess is thrown away from the machine. I don't think it'll get used that often so wear due to grinding dust shouldnt be an issue. I'd like to rig up a dust extractor for it in any case to reduce the mess.

@@ThePottingShedWorkshop Go for it. It's an interesting project.

Thank you!

Thanks! Glad you like the video.

Then why not! If I had a different motor or had planned it thoroughly beforehand I maght have done it differently. As you can see, it was only half an idea at the start!

Thank you. I'm just improving what others have done. All born out of a desire to cut gears without spending a fortune each time!

Thanks. I had a pile of used endmills I was given. It would have been a waste not to use them.