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Same failure twice a year... No secondary part prepped. Production is down. Mouth shut, expedited fees apply.

good idea tom. Now that lathe also wants a color 😂. kidding. you're going to enjoy that👍🏻

Well thought out repair job Tom. Using those engine bearings was an inspired idea. The horizontal boring machine proved itself again. Cheers Nobby

The roller lifter is an inspired solution.

Interesting project as always. I need to do something similar.

It break down ?

Very smart 👌 all the best trevor

Can not quit yet so have a question, do you watch a youtube channel called "Cutting Edge Engineering Australia". A exciting channel on how his shop is run, and his super hero friend, the little dog he has and a bird that flies in to mooch off of his friendship. I warren you the altros include some funny but realistic false starts in making the videos which contain a few swear words. I am sorry if it offends you... his quality of work that is demanding in Australia is hilarious, hard and still quite similar to the work your doing. His shop is larger, because of the size of equipment he works on fixing... I am a bit off here as his work is mostly just machine work, something I so admire and wish I had taken as my own trade. I spent time in machine shops in the motor pool, then in other shops over the years. Starting a machine shop requires more money invested than most men/women make in a lifetime. I bought a milling machine in a navy auction, I went for it back in seventy six, I had some substantial money an bid up to five thousand at that time to find out that the milling machine I liked or more loved using was a hundred thousand dollars and twenty years old. It still looked and worked like new. No automation in those times, So a machine built in the fifties, some said made for the second world war, I do forget that part now, was a time spent learning how to make the many functions work. I do hope that you give it a chance, the channel I referred to, great playlists and its not swear words in the videos, just the mistakes made that do add humor to me.

Really nice fix, the roller lifters were a great choice. I also think you did a great job with the spacers.

Nice machining work. We shared this video on our homemade tool forum last week 😎

Thanks!

I happen to have some roller lifters and a steady rest with bronze also. Another project added to my to do list. Thanks for the idea.

My father was in a propane explosion in 56, the winter of that year. In a small cabin and no garlic was used to make the propane have the oder you detect. My dad was wearing black wool underware that acted like a wick, his body was covered in burns except for where he was setting on a toilet, the reason he had gone in the cabin. His body was so hot that the knuckles rolled over on his hands, his ears melted as well. The only skin his butt was the only thing not badly burned so it was used for the skin grafts. I can go on and on about the fire, why and how, but hearing your plight to get out was so similar, heat robbing air and holding the door shut... the only reason he did not die was he was able to hold his breath and then when the door was broken open. (poorly explained) the force of the heat blew him out of the building.... like I said, a lot more to say but you have just been through it. Saddens me to hear this happens as it is your livelihood, takes a lot of time to catch up, bills eat at you. I am seventy five now and do know the problems you face.

Not sure why you didn't use the lathe to cut the hole in the square piece of metal and just press it on the shaft. Making a tighter fit and no chance of it being out of square. I get the impression all of the metal on their machine is the same as the low quality shaft that came in. Was the machine made in china where cheaper metals are used.

Enjoyed the modifications and repair…good job

Hello Tom, Nice job done there... Make's a lots of sense for the customers to have a few spares available... Hopefully they can be encouraged to review all there machines and give you the work to make the spares, in the long run it makes sense to lessen downtime. See you next time. Take care. Paul,,

G'day Tom. Nice one mate. Great to see the rotary table welder working. Cheers, Aaron.

G'day Tom. Good job on the bucket repair mate. You'll pleased to know I watched this whilst working on blank account and even let all the adds play (ha ha ha). Cheers, Aaron

good video friend Tom,,thanks for your time

Interesting and entertaining, as usual!

Always good to see a repair on something in need. Thank you for sharing

Hay Tom Great video.great job. Kimber

Genius idea using roller lifters and you can always put bronze one's back in if needed.. Nice hinge repair 👍👍 Good one Tom !

What determines 2 flute versus 4 flute when cutting. And does a 2 flute and 4 flute same size end mill run the same speed or are they different due to the number of flutes when determining cutting speeds. And is there a chart that tells you the cutting speeds on different materials and size end mill. Thanks for any info just learning milling as a hobbyist.

Thanks for showing what must be a recurring issue with these wheels. I’m soaking the area with penetrating oil and hopefully in a few weeks I’ll be able to pull them off.

Tom - Nice going . That should last a long time . -- Jim

Top marks on that one Tom - really good save on the steady rest. Had to have been that way from the factory - seems like that kind of accessory is frequently left to chance, but you turned it into a solid tool. Great idea on the followers - cam followers are much more appropriate than just ball bearings. I'll have to shamelessly copy that.

Great bushing fix Tom. -----Doozer

Hay Tom bin weighting on another video Fixing the steady rest i would not thought of or may have don't know but using those roller rockers brilliant smart thinking there the bronze bushings another brilliant idea it is never a wast of product when you get the pirfict part for the job its required for the steady will last a life time of use for sure and you can rely on it to be running true Nice to see Mr Kaos in shop with you one thing he has you worked out by making you walk to get then through it for him he is showing he is the Alpha mail what you should have done from earlier on is not go get it but mad him bring it closer but all up just love him and he must be good company for you on those long days in the shop Cheers from North Queensland

Tom i think you made those bushing the best way . if you would of board out the bolt hole a bit bigger and made a shoulder bolt to go along with the heartbeat of America total Hi Tec. Nice job . JM

Thanks for sharing Nicely done Tom

Nice repair job Tom. This would improve rigidity heaps. Even Kaos is happy!

Nice upgrade Tom. Looked to be an easier job on a larger lathe, or you just made it look easier.

Brilliant job mate, cheers

I like the way you keep it real by showing the good and the bad. Thanks Tom.

Thanks for sharing 👍 You can't fool me, you was looking for a project to use your Horizontal Boring Machine.

Tom I always like to watch the repair type videos. It helps me to see different ways to set up odd shapes for machining them. I used a similar unknown bronze to make a bushing a few weeks ago for a lathe I am restoring. I think it may be Ampco. I found the piece in a scrap yard 45 years ago. Just the opposite my saw wouldn't scratch it so I had to part it off slowly. I also wasted a lot but it is what I had on hand. Have a half gallon jar with the chips in it now. I always smile when I see Kaos in the shop with you. Snuggles is now taking her little stuffed toys from inside the house out to the shop to keep her company. I was pretty proud of her last night when we went inside the house for the night. I told her to get Racky and take him in the house with us and she actually did it. Here is the video of her taking him out to the shop yesterday. Thanks for sharing your time with us. th-cam.com/video/wzKA3duA9RY/w-d-xo.html

Installing roller lifters is a really good idea. It makes things much easier.

Well done there Tom. Thanks for the video keep on keeping on.

great job Tom Most steadies have that wobble, you must have the best steady now. cheers👍👍👍👍👍👍 Kev

Olá amigo muito bom trabalho,perfeito!!! Boa sorte sempre!!!

Nicely done...can't think of a better solution. Years of good use ahead.

Howdy doody Tom, great job as always buddy, couple or 3 hiccups which is absolutely normal, now you can rest up a bit 😂 thanks for bringing us along for the ride, hope ya'll keeping well buddy? Best wishes to you and yours

Great job on that steady Tom!

Roller lifters, that is a great idea. So simple. Too often we make projects much harder than is needed. Thanks for sharing.

G'day Tom. That was a nice fix with the Roller Lifters, now you have a High Performance Steady Rest, which you will be able to Race Your Parts Off 👍🏻 😀 😅😊 Looks like Captain Kaos has you well Trained 😅😅😅 Ted.

Interesting project(s) Tom. Two completed tools. Great to watch. Glad to hear you're picking up work. Cheers Tony

Using the roller lifters was a brilliant idea! Nice work!

Well, if they mess up one of these every six months, that's good for your business :)

You certainly look after your customers Tom. Nothing seems too much trouble for you. Hope the word gets round. ATB Nobby