Good video, very interesting to watch how to go about making something more complicated. Inspires me to be more adventurous myself. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Chuck Nice work there, It turned out really nice. Seeing you do this makes it seem achievable, and certainly i would have a go at one now after taking on board all your tips. Many thanks and kind regards from across the pond. Malcolm
Didn't want to try a solid rod and index it 180 degrees? Seems like it'd be a little easier task and much stronger in the end. Nonetheless, great work around.
Wouldn't it have been better to start off with a round piece of stock? There would have been a lot more metal to remove but it would have had less vibration and chatter.
Chuck, I understand they are center drilled however I am inquiring about the placement of the holes and how you go about aligning them so they are positioned correctly from one side to the other? Jeff...
+Jeff Alessi I use a height guage to scribe crossing lines at the point of each hole. Then I mount the piece vertically in my drill press vise to center drill each of the 6 points.
I see said the blind man. So you square the material then use a height gauge, scribe the material on each side then rotate the material 90 degree's then scribe again then rotate material 180 and scribe. Thank you for the fast reply, have a most awesome afternoon! Jeff...
Good video, very interesting to watch how to go about making something more complicated. Inspires me to be more adventurous myself. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Chuck
Nice work there, It turned out really nice. Seeing you do this makes it seem achievable, and certainly i would have a go at one now after taking on board all your tips.
Many thanks and kind regards from across the pond.
Malcolm
Nice job, Chuck. Would like to see how you were using your carriage stop and indicator.
Thanks for sharing.
Didn't want to try a solid rod and index it 180 degrees? Seems like it'd be a little easier task and much stronger in the end.
Nonetheless, great work around.
Very tricky work there ! Good job ..
You should have clamps in the open slots so when you put it between centers it won't deflect.
Nice job. I am sure it is easy to run a tool in too far and mess it all up. Thanks for sharing.
Wouldn't it have been better to start off with a round piece of stock? There would have been a lot more metal to remove but it would have had less vibration and chatter.
Chuck,
I understand they are center drilled however I am inquiring about the placement of the holes and how you go about aligning them so they are positioned correctly from one side to the other?
Jeff...
+Jeff Alessi I use a height guage to scribe crossing lines at the point of each hole. Then I mount the piece vertically in my drill press vise to center drill each of the 6 points.
I see said the blind man.
So you square the material then use a height gauge, scribe the material on each side then rotate the material 90 degree's then scribe again then rotate material 180 and scribe.
Thank you for the fast reply, have a most awesome afternoon!
Jeff...
At 26.29, I'm sure i can see a few drops of blood appear on your lathe ?
How do you drill the three holes on each side of the crankshaft and maintain alignment of the holes on each side of the crank?
+Jeff Alessi - These are just center drilled about 1/4" deep, they don't go all the way through...