What you and Quinn can do with bench top lathes and mills is quite astounding. I have very large lathes and mills at my disposal but I never have enough time to do these types of projects. I’ve been relegated to buying most of my tooling due to these time constraints. I shall machine these fun projects vicariously through channels such as yours. Great work!!!
Great video as always, Here is some unsolicited advise, ignore it if you want to, would recommend placing zinc plated steels in a container with vinegar so that way the acidity of the vinegar will strip the zinc off whatever steel and save your lungs when welding, plus wire brushing the schmutz/residue that it leaves behind after the vinegar bath.
I've never seen a ball turner mounted that way, it makes a lot more sense for a mini lathe as you don't need to worry about the tailstock getting in the way
Cool! I like how the button cutter (20:32) ends up leaving a radius in the final part, where the travel of the cut ends (see 24:10). That's not always what one would want, but it's perfect for this usage! Nice smooth transition between sphere and cylinder. Nice work!
Very nice job with the limitations of a mini lathe' you can get longer tool life and better finishes with lower speeds with high speed steel. Machining is all about speeds and feeds. I've been a machinist for over 40 yrs. Over all good job
I have to say, I believe it's traditional to turn two brass spheres first, so as to be able to respond affirmatively to questions about your courage. Good project, doesn't just let you turn spheres, if you use the compound to angle the rotation of the tool, you can turn all kinds of conic sections, ellipses, and so forth. Say, should you ever need a doorknob or drawer pull which is not a perfect sphere. It's been a while since I did the math on those kind of things but I think a bit of trial could get you some very fine results.
A note about thrust bearings: the two races may not be identical. One will have a precise I.D., and a slightly _under_-size O.D. The other will have a precise O.D., and a slightly _OVER_-size I.D. The first is meant to turn/spin with whatever passes thru the bore, with clearance for the "outer" object. The second is meant to turn/spin with the outer object, with clearance for whatever passes thru the bore. This is because the two races always turn in opposite directions, relative to each other. I discovered this when adding thrust bearings to the compound of my mini-lathe. In this case, one race turns with the cross-feed screw, but must have O.D. clearance so it doesn't bind against the compound. The other race contacts the compound and does not turn, so it must have clearance for the cross-feed screw to turn freely. Now depending on the application, it may not make a difference in practice. But, it's something to be aware of.
Have you ever thought about taking the blade from the hack saw, streching it out and welding the ends together? You could then place a couple of wheels one over the other and place the blade over them? Just spin one of the wheels and blade would recirculate itself?
I tried to add a dropbox reference to pictures of my 3D printed ball turner (design model and guide to making the real one), but youtube didn't let me.
Really nice design and well executed (as always). I have a ball turner like the 0:25 design and whilst it does the job it's hard to adjust the radius accurately and it's not very rigid when there is a lot of tool stick out.
It's not his design. It's a well known technique. He doesn't like to admit that he copies most of his stuff from TH-cam videos, in this case from th-cam.com/video/1AUPBj8cBQ8/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=AdeSwash
Bruce here,Again a great project beautifully presented. My suggestion is make a powered hacksaw.I had one and sold it once I acquired a band saw and wish I had it back because you can use blades that are much cheaper than bandsaw blades and it seems to be a great compromise between doing it by hand and a much more expensive and complicated machine. Thanks for what you share on UTube.
Curious, what if you were to drill this accurately full of holes before making it into a ball like one would do on those 1"x1" cubes with 100 holes. Wonder if it would still machine normally or be a total mess.
Nice work. Making a tool to finish off a tool.. I remember doing my apprenticeship, and all we had for a ball turner was co-ordinated left and and right hands on the saddle and cross slide! Many a tulip or mushroom where shaped....
Very well done video with impressive and creative machine work. One thing I'd like to see in the mill work is how you do the setups, I'm new to the mill and I think it would be helpful. Thanks for your outside the box ideas and projects.
Nicely done. Maybe you like the exercise but a power saw (as others have suggested!) You could cheat and show using your trusty hacksaw and finish the cut with power. Hand held bandsaws are relatively cheap & can be converted to vertical if desired.
This is what I got a lathe for really, was to turn ball shaped objects among other things - but my main project was to make a shifter ball for my car lol I've seen a lot of different ways of doing this. From just a simple turn table to a tool post holder for a boring head. Always interesting to see how people tackle this type of tool. You should make a handwheel to attach to your powerfeed gear since you don't use power threading often. Seems like that hex key has to get annoying / painful to use after a while.
I have to know, what brand is you hacksaw blades? Also what TPI are you using to cut stock? I started a struggle with my hacksaw the other day, after 10 minutes I broke out the plasma cutter and arguably spent longer cleaning up the slag.
The trick with hacksawing is to use the full length of the blade and to use both hands. Long slow deliberate strokes, don't frantically hack at it! Generally you want the biggest teeth (lowest TPI) that will engage say 3 or 4 teeth in your work. So, only thin sheet should use 32 tpi and for thick stuff you always use 18tpi or coarser.
They will never be fast. Also worth noting one hand is supposed to go over the top of the hacksaw where there is usually a flare at the front. You push the blade from there and not the handle. They also only cut one way so should have the pressure lifted/reduced for the backstroke
9:45 you mention that you are not happy with the surface finish the carbide cutter gives, but it might need higher speed and feed to reach its essential work load to give a better finish. Love the build
@@artisanmakes Are there any inserts/holders that you would recommend for smaller lathes? Do you use inserts designed for aluminum to compensate for the slower RPM?
Love it. There's some great info in there and I love the mini trolling with the hacksawing and even leaving the stalls in. I know I get lots of stalls with my lathe.
Thats a really clever solution, and extra cred for making it on a quick change tool holder so you can install it on the lathe in a few seconds. Well done, and really entertaining video! 👍😁
ROFL - plaster based Spakfiller. Now THAT is rough as guts! Wish you'd file off the gnarly tops of the threaded studs on your quick change height adjusters!
I've had it work before without issue, but this stuff was a bit old and had a pretty chalky finish. The finish really doesn't bother me to he honest, I can always replace it in the future if I want to. Cheers
@@artisanmakes - buy some Builders Bog from Bunnings. Just get the small squeezy pack as it tends to go off quickly after opening. It's just a 2-pack polyester filler like what the yanks call "Bondo".
I've commented before on this project and I'm back considering the task myself, without the lighting and camera setup. I must say that I really appreciate the way you break your videos into chapters for ease of reviewing. Not many, if any others I'm subscribed to, do this. It's just one long video usually. You never mention plans and I was wondering if you work your projects as you go or do you actually have plans or drawing that you follow? After all, we all know that sometimes the finished item is not the fist attempt but the 3rd, 4th or Nth and drawing or plans would surely cut down that trial and error. Thanks again for your time and responses.
I have to admire your ability to do all of these projects from scratch. These days, I tend to buy as much of it as I can. So I would have bought a cheap boring head to use for it and made the rest. The only thing I find that makes me somewhat cringy is that there is no way I would hacksaw everything the way you do. That’s just too much for me even though I’ve got three hacksaws.
Interesting design, it's new to me. Using a round insert makes for a nice transition. The only thing I would criticize is the use of the thrust bearings to not only take the thrust load, which they are made to do, but also locate the rotational axis against radial loads, which it isn't meant to do. It really should be done in combination with some form of bearing to make sure the axis of rotation remains true. Seems to be doing a good enough job for your purposes, but maybe something to keep in mind for future projects.
Hi from Australia, great chanell. We have a saw in Australia called a band saw and they work great for cutting through steel etc. Ha Ha. Great I like watching your videos. Regards Merv
That's Schmicko! With all the moving parts which could cause chatter it really came together well. By the way did ya know bees are allergic to honey? They break out in hives....I'll see myself out!
Nice build, handy tool! I do like the fact that you used a round cutting tool, this will make set ups much easier. I will be making this for my machine, just a tad bit larger though, thanks for the inspiration!
Very good stuff. I have never seen your channel before. I hope to get a workshop built soon and buy myself a lathe. I live in Thailand so I think it will have to be an Asian lathe because of the cost of shipping from the U.K or Europe
That was so poetic to have a tool finish making itself.
Someone get this man a port-a-band!
Excellent videos! Im trying to watch them all
Or just a longer hacksaw, I am fairly sure there are 24" ones.
What you and Quinn can do with bench top lathes and mills is quite astounding. I have very large lathes and mills at my disposal but I never have enough time to do these types of projects. I’ve been relegated to buying most of my tooling due to these time constraints. I shall machine these fun projects vicariously through channels such as yours. Great work!!!
What will happen to this channel once a machine saw enters the shop?
Nothing can replace the giant jack saw :(
We’ll get twice as many videos. 😺
I think its what identify this channel.
Possibly more videos because he didn't take half the week cutting a block of steel in half! 😁
For the record, he does have an angle grinder
Great video as always,
Here is some unsolicited advise, ignore it if you want to, would recommend placing zinc plated steels in a container with vinegar so that way the acidity of the vinegar will strip the zinc off whatever steel and save your lungs when welding, plus wire brushing the schmutz/residue that it leaves behind after the vinegar bath.
Or wear a respirator?
I've never seen a ball turner mounted that way, it makes a lot more sense for a mini lathe as you don't need to worry about the tailstock getting in the way
Cool! I like how the button cutter (20:32) ends up leaving a radius in the final part, where the travel of the cut ends (see 24:10). That's not always what one would want, but it's perfect for this usage! Nice smooth transition between sphere and cylinder. Nice work!
Nice job. Can i suggest next project, a Bandsaw build. be alot quicker then the old hacksaw
Very nice job with the limitations of a mini lathe' you can get longer tool life and better finishes with lower speeds with high speed steel. Machining is all about speeds and feeds. I've been a machinist for over 40 yrs.
Over all good job
I am surprised he uses carbide inserts.
I have to say, I believe it's traditional to turn two brass spheres first, so as to be able to respond affirmatively to questions about your courage. Good project, doesn't just let you turn spheres, if you use the compound to angle the rotation of the tool, you can turn all kinds of conic sections, ellipses, and so forth. Say, should you ever need a doorknob or drawer pull which is not a perfect sphere. It's been a while since I did the math on those kind of things but I think a bit of trial could get you some very fine results.
That is a great point, that didn't occur to me.
A note about thrust bearings: the two races may not be identical.
One will have a precise I.D., and a slightly _under_-size O.D.
The other will have a precise O.D., and a slightly _OVER_-size I.D.
The first is meant to turn/spin with whatever passes thru the bore, with clearance for the "outer" object.
The second is meant to turn/spin with the outer object, with clearance for whatever passes thru the bore.
This is because the two races always turn in opposite directions, relative to each other.
I discovered this when adding thrust bearings to the compound of my mini-lathe. In this case, one race turns with the cross-feed screw, but must have O.D. clearance so it doesn't bind against the compound. The other race contacts the compound and does not turn, so it must have clearance for the cross-feed screw to turn freely.
Now depending on the application, it may not make a difference in practice. But, it's something to be aware of.
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Kudos, I wish my little lathe had such tooling as you make.
I guess it does not take long before you have a custom ball on all your handles :)
, so inspiring to watch , thank you
One more great video of making tools and showing skills. I could watch that flycutter cutting all day. Thanks for your time bro.
That is so cool, I've never seen this type of radius cutter. Guess I've got a project for the next time the machine shop has down time!
Somebody get this bloke a portaband already
Your hacksaw is beginning to be your brand. Splendid presentation. Looking forward to your next.
Filler and paint make me the welder I ain’t 👍🏻😂 great job works a treat 👍🏻👍🏻
its been a long time since I used a metalworking lathe but you are doing a great job of reminding me how to do things..awesome videos thankyou.
Man your videos are fantastic. Another awesome project. I'm constantly amazed at the great work you're able to do on such small equipment.
Chris Doms that is exactly what my sister-in-law said to me the other night the bit about small equipment.
Great project,man.Thank you.
Nice design and resulting tool. I love the integration to the quick change tool post.
This was my fav point too. Lots of special tools gather dust because setup is a pain, this is no fuss to fit.
What happened in the next 10 seconds after 12:18 with the part lifting slightly?
I reset the part and tightened the video jaws. No harm done
Have you ever thought about taking the blade from the hack saw, streching it out and welding the ends together? You could then place a couple of wheels one over the other and place the blade over them? Just spin one of the wheels and blade would recirculate itself?
We may never know
I really like the idea of using a round insert. It gives a good looking junction of the turned ball to the shaft.
I tried to add a dropbox reference to pictures of my 3D printed ball turner (design model and guide to making the real one), but youtube didn't let me.
Really nice design and well executed (as always). I have a ball turner like the 0:25 design and whilst it does the job it's hard to adjust the radius accurately and it's not very rigid when there is a lot of tool stick out.
It's not his design. It's a well known technique. He doesn't like to admit that he copies most of his stuff from TH-cam videos, in this case from th-cam.com/video/1AUPBj8cBQ8/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=AdeSwash
Bruce here,Again a great project beautifully presented. My suggestion is make a powered hacksaw.I had one and sold it once I acquired a band saw and wish I had it back because you can use blades that are much cheaper than bandsaw blades and it seems to be a great compromise between doing it by hand and a much more expensive and complicated machine. Thanks for what you share on UTube.
I like the end result the surface finish looks great
Curious, what if you were to drill this accurately full of holes before making it into a ball like one would do on those 1"x1" cubes with 100 holes. Wonder if it would still machine normally or be a total mess.
Well done. I’ve been trying to think up one in my head for a while now. Thanks Ron
Very nice! I like the round cutter. Looks like my boring head will get a 2nd purpose.
Nice work. Making a tool to finish off a tool.. I remember doing my apprenticeship, and all we had for a ball turner was co-ordinated left and and right hands on the saddle and cross slide! Many a tulip or mushroom where shaped....
Dude that's dope as hell!
Just fabulous!
Very well done video with impressive and creative machine work. One thing I'd like to see in the mill work is how you do the setups, I'm new to the mill and I think it would be helpful. Thanks for your outside the box ideas and projects.
Nicely done. Maybe you like the exercise but a power saw (as others have suggested!) You could cheat and show using your trusty hacksaw and finish the cut with power. Hand held bandsaws are relatively cheap & can be converted to vertical if desired.
Very nice man, always impressed with your builds and they always inspire. Good job man and keep at it.
Great idea and wonderful end results.
This is what I got a lathe for really, was to turn ball shaped objects among other things - but my main project was to make a shifter ball for my car lol
I've seen a lot of different ways of doing this. From just a simple turn table to a tool post holder for a boring head. Always interesting to see how people tackle this type of tool.
You should make a handwheel to attach to your powerfeed gear since you don't use power threading often. Seems like that hex key has to get annoying / painful to use after a while.
I have to know, what brand is you hacksaw blades? Also what TPI are you using to cut stock?
I started a struggle with my hacksaw the other day, after 10 minutes I broke out the plasma cutter and arguably spent longer cleaning up the slag.
I use Sutton's hacksaw blades, 18 tpi. I've had the best results using the full HSS hacksaw blades, cobalt ones are too brittle for general work.
@@artisanmakes thanks so much for your reply.
The trick with hacksawing is to use the full length of the blade and to use both hands. Long slow deliberate strokes, don't frantically hack at it!
Generally you want the biggest teeth (lowest TPI) that will engage say 3 or 4 teeth in your work. So, only thin sheet should use 32 tpi and for thick stuff you always use 18tpi or coarser.
They will never be fast. Also worth noting one hand is supposed to go over the top of the hacksaw where there is usually a flare at the front. You push the blade from there and not the handle. They also only cut one way so should have the pressure lifted/reduced for the backstroke
@@thaneirwin4688 If you have a coarse low TPI blade made for aluminum they can be quite fast, of course in hard steel though you are right.
Wow that smart...I never thought about that way or style. Impressive brother 👍
9:45 you mention that you are not happy with the surface finish the carbide cutter gives, but it might need higher speed and feed to reach its essential work load to give a better finish. Love the build
There is some truth to this, but I have used good carbide on the mill and gotten better results than what I got with this import cutter.
@@artisanmakes Are there any inserts/holders that you would recommend for smaller lathes? Do you use inserts designed for aluminum to compensate for the slower RPM?
Buenos días gracias por compartir tus conocimientos es una buena herramientas
Love it. There's some great info in there and I love the mini trolling with the hacksawing and even leaving the stalls in. I know I get lots of stalls with my lathe.
Very interesting and encouraging innovation
Thanks so much 🙏
Genial...!!...Excelente la presión y belleza de trabajar los metales...Gracias por Compartir.... Saludosss..
Very good video, with excellent description of various procedures.
Best style I have seen.
As always great video well design ball turner
Excellent video. Very interesting. Thanks a lot.
Absolutely no idea what this is or what it’s used for but I enjoy watching people make things with precision.
Very cool design
17:25 Looks like the cutest littlest headstock in der World. Must be a Mini Mini Lathe.😍🤣
no it's a regular mini lathe.
Nice one chap I might have to add this to my project list
awesome he is doing great for the tools he has
EXCELLENT presentation! Thank you for sharing.
That was awesome dude.
Thats a really clever solution, and extra cred for making it on a quick change tool holder so you can install it on the lathe in a few seconds.
Well done, and really entertaining video! 👍😁
Nicely designed ball turner. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎
Nice work! Love your channel!
Very nice. I like it! 🥸👍✅
I like it a lot, I may look into making one for myself. Lee
Thats so nice! Very intresting project
Really amazing work
EXCELLENT JOB AND VIDEO!!
Well done excellent piece of work. Cheers.
ROFL - plaster based Spakfiller. Now THAT is rough as guts!
Wish you'd file off the gnarly tops of the threaded studs on your quick change height adjusters!
Absolutely agree. How that sticks to steel is beyond me
I've had it work before without issue, but this stuff was a bit old and had a pretty chalky finish. The finish really doesn't bother me to he honest, I can always replace it in the future if I want to. Cheers
@@artisanmakes - buy some Builders Bog from Bunnings. Just get the small squeezy pack as it tends to go off quickly after opening. It's just a 2-pack polyester filler like what the yanks call "Bondo".
very well done and i enjoyed your take on tool thank you !
Like nice tools thank you for sharing
thanks for sharing,enjoyed your video
Ditto that!! (a bandsaw would save you enough energy for more vid's). Great job!!
I can't wait to see how your ball turner shaft knob shines up
I've got to make me one of these. I've seen other designs and I think yours is way better built. thanks for sharing.
I've commented before on this project and I'm back considering the task myself, without the lighting and camera setup.
I must say that I really appreciate the way you break your videos into chapters for ease of reviewing. Not many, if any others I'm subscribed to, do this. It's just one long video usually.
You never mention plans and I was wondering if you work your projects as you go or do you actually have plans or drawing that you follow?
After all, we all know that sometimes the finished item is not the fist attempt but the 3rd, 4th or Nth and drawing or plans would surely cut down that trial and error.
Thanks again for your time and responses.
Now you can turn some awsome spinner tops..also good for subscriber welcome gifts
Tool making itself. :D Great project!
Love you vids AM. You just roll with it.
Thankyou, glad you enjoy them
I have to admire your ability to do all of these projects from scratch. These days, I tend to buy as much of it as I can. So I would have bought a cheap boring head to use for it and made the rest. The only thing I find that makes me somewhat cringy is that there is no way I would hacksaw everything the way you do. That’s just too much for me even though I’ve got three hacksaws.
Super nice job. I learned something new today, thanks.
Interesting design, it's new to me. Using a round insert makes for a nice transition. The only thing I would criticize is the use of the thrust bearings to not only take the thrust load, which they are made to do, but also locate the rotational axis against radial loads, which it isn't meant to do. It really should be done in combination with some form of bearing to make sure the axis of rotation remains true. Seems to be doing a good enough job for your purposes, but maybe something to keep in mind for future projects.
The close first on the main shaft and housing should be doing that job.
Hi from Australia, great chanell. We have a saw in Australia called a band saw and they work great for cutting through steel etc. Ha Ha. Great I like watching your videos. Regards Merv
I really look forward to watching your videos, this one very interesting thank you👍🇬🇧.
Nice job, well done!
Looks great , works great !
That's Schmicko!
With all the moving parts which could cause chatter it really came together well.
By the way did ya know bees are allergic to honey?
They break out in hives....I'll see myself out!
12:17 What happened? Was the part not fastened as it should?
Love your videos. Ive boughten a 7"x14" mini lathe. Do you have any advice for a very new lathe operator?
Nice build, handy tool! I do like the fact that you used a round cutting tool, this will make set ups much easier. I will be making this for my machine, just a tad bit larger though, thanks for the inspiration!
hi good work .what was your dovetail milling size ?
还可以优化一下。可以做成是在水平方向的旋转。这样的话利用中拖板就能直接调整球体的直径，那就可以省掉一个直径调节机构了。
Vendo você cortar essa barra retangular e faceando no fresadora me lembrou o curso que fiz no Senai Manoel Garcia filho
Nice job!
Why is nobody talking about. 5:38 bruh
Fantastic job, will be putting it on my to do list
Awesome video
Excelente idea y muy buen resultado, gracias por compartir tus ideas maestro , un saludo y muy respeto !!!!! .
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Top Job, Sir👌
Very good stuff. I have never seen your channel before. I hope to get a workshop built soon and buy myself a lathe. I live in Thailand so I think it will have to be an Asian lathe because of the cost of shipping from the U.K or Europe
Well done!