0:33 in a past life as a ship wright I used this exact plane to "hollow" the inside of planks so they would fit snugly against the curve of the framing. It made for a super tight fit and since you're pulling the plane it was relatively painless and quick, It sure beat using a grinder/sander with 40 grit
I love it! I'm sure we can agree that nearly any method is preferred over a grinder w/ 40 grit! It is a really nice tool with lots of possible applications. Bravo carvel boat-building!
This kind of reminds me of needing a really large (accurate) radius that we cut on the Bridgeport years ago. Required the use of a long custom made fly cutter and the quill angled to the required math. Like fly cutting a say 48 inch, etc. radius directly on the base of the little plane.
I replied to your reply earlier but added a URL that I guess YT does not like (and removes). I’ll try to find an email for you and get you the link that way.
@@GusBird KensArchtopGuitars@gmail.com I'll explore the TH-cam settings, and see what might be done to fix this, Thanks! I too have used two machines to cobble together some geometry for an odd cut. It's a great brainteaser!
Nice piece of brass :D is there a reason for it to be that material and not other metal? And what is the purpose of that cilinder that is being left in the center of the disk? Thanks a lot agaian.
It's silicon Bronze. Just happened to have a giant chunk of it lounging in the shop, but it could have been anything, aluminum, phenolic, nylon, delrin, steel, etc. Chunk in the middle wasn't in the way, and is needed for bolts that join the big disk to a 3" diameter brass chunk that I can grab in the chuck. You're welcome!
Nope, the carriage is driven left and right by a rack and pinion gear set, so there's no reason for it not to cooperate by ooching along when driven from the rod attached to the tailstock and the toolpost. To move the carriage out of the way to the right, you might just grab it and give a mighty heave. Takes a bit to overcome the forces of friction, but it's not too hard to move if everything is lubed up.
Baddassary at its finest. I could endlessly watch your lathe work, Ken. Brilliant as always maestro.
Aw Shucks.
You have one hell of an inventive mind Ken.
I have completely given up, after decades of effort, in trying to turn the darn thing off. Sad, really.
Never ever seen a set up like this .master skills 👊🏻
Thanks! This was a fun day.
For inquiring minds, Stanley called this the "#70 Box Scraper." Thanks Ken!
Yep. Funny they called it a scraper, as it is certainly none other than a plane. Marketing guys?
This was a lot of fun! Thanks, Ken!
My pleasure! Always a gas to get the lathe to do something heroic!
@@kenparkerarchtoppery9440 if this channel turns into "Ken's machine shop" over time I'm ok with that too :)
0:33 in a past life as a ship wright I used this exact plane to "hollow" the inside of planks so they would fit snugly against the curve of the framing. It made for a super tight fit and since you're pulling the plane it was relatively painless and quick, It sure beat using a grinder/sander with 40 grit
I love it! I'm sure we can agree that nearly any method is preferred over a grinder w/ 40 grit! It is a really nice tool with lots of possible applications. Bravo carvel boat-building!
Now That is ingenuity!
Product of obsession, really. Thanks!
Inspirational!!! Thank you 🙏
My pleasure!!
Cool setup! I was skeptical at first but it really did cut nice.
Thanks! 👍
Speechless, awesome!
Glad you like it!
goddamit, you’re killing me, Ken! now I want to go haunt garage sales for old machines to repurpose!
LOL
Welcome to my nightmare.
brilliantly simple!
Glad you liked it
This kind of reminds me of needing a really large (accurate) radius that we cut on the Bridgeport years ago. Required the use of a long custom made fly cutter and the quill angled to the required math. Like fly cutting a say 48 inch, etc. radius directly on the base of the little plane.
Cool!!! Any drawings or photos? I love these quirky setups and the brain teasers that engender them!
I replied to your reply earlier but added a URL that I guess YT does not like (and removes). I’ll try to find an email for you and get you the link that way.
@@GusBird KensArchtopGuitars@gmail.com
I'll explore the TH-cam settings, and see what might be done to fix this, Thanks!
I too have used two machines to cobble together some geometry for an odd cut. It's a great brainteaser!
I’ll need therapy if I have to wait for part two very long ))
We'll get there, it's part of tool-making and modification, but this little wrinkle was so cool I wanted to show it.
@@kenparkerarchtoppery9440 I have one on the way)))
Nice piece of brass :D is there a reason for it to be that material and not other metal? And what is the purpose of that cilinder that is being left in the center of the disk? Thanks a lot agaian.
It's silicon Bronze. Just happened to have a giant chunk of it lounging in the shop, but it could have been anything, aluminum, phenolic, nylon, delrin, steel, etc. Chunk in the middle wasn't in the way, and is needed for bolts that join the big disk to a 3" diameter brass chunk that I can grab in the chuck. You're welcome!
Did you have to modify your Lathe to be able to make the long feed Free Floating like that?
Nope, the carriage is driven left and right by a rack and pinion gear set, so there's no reason for it not to cooperate by ooching along when driven from the rod attached to the tailstock and the toolpost. To move the carriage out of the way to the right, you might just grab it and give a mighty heave. Takes a bit to overcome the forces of friction, but it's not too hard to move if everything is lubed up.
How're you going to make the spherical piece of sandpaper? 🤔😄
We cut out the center to clear the central 5" boss, then cut the remaining "washer" into three segments, and tailored them to fit the hollow surface.