BTW, had a friend who lost a finger doing just what you did with the drill press. Bit grabbed and spun a sheet metal conduit clamp, catching his finger and ripping the tendon out halfway to his elbow. Trigger finger on his left hand wrapped around the drill bit in a flash
This is so incredible! I had later revision of those construction sets and playing with those were fun as well, but I never imagined that in 1930 it was so complex design.
Oh, my friend, I cringed at the 29 second mark while watching you hold that piece in your bare hand while drilling. How many times I have had a drill bit catch such a light piece and turn it into a finger grinder. OUCH.
Absolutely inspiring! Thank you so much for sharing this. I have just bought an ML7 and making some Meccano for my little boy seems like a great way to learn to use it!
Myfordboy - any chance of a short autobiography? I'm amazed at all you can do, and curious how you arrived at this point. And I'm a big fan, always enjoy your videos and learn a lot watching them.
OK, here goes. I have always made things. As a boy I had Meccano and spent many hours on the carpet with this. Later It was model aircraft and RC cars and finally model engineering. I like to make everything myself so this led to the casting. My working life was spent as an electrician. I am entirely self taught in engineering from books. My philosophy is if you really want to do something you can. I make something every day. My working life was spent as an electrician.
A while ago I bought a Amadeal tailstock wanting a sturdier improved unit. I had trouble centering the dead center. I tried a number of things to get it to work properly for me with variable success. Recently I went back in to try to determine why the tailstock base would lift off the front vee. I found the "T nut to be machines slightly wrong. The threaded hole was out of place by 20 thou or so so when the clamp lever drew down it pulled the tailstock to the rear instead of straight down. milled the sides of the "T" nut to give o more room t pulstraight down when clamped. This was a total success. Until I need to set the tail stock off center farther to the rear away from the tool post. I added set screw/ grub screws to the right end of the tail stock to keep the upper part of the tail stock in place while adjusting the tailstock to center, this helped some during the centering adjustment. Over all I am still pleased with the Amadeal tailstock purchase. THanks
I have a homier speedway 7 x 12 mini lathe. This is one probably made 10-12 years ago. I have been picking at the deficiencies which is why I ordered the Amadeal tail stock. I found Amadeal through you and your web site.
Hi. did you include the three small indents around the pummel hole as shown on the drawing? I simply use a round needle file to replicate them when making the part - just a few seconds extra work. They are there to reduce the possibility of the pummel eventually losing its grip and rotating in it's hole, and it will without the small indents as metal is forced into these when pressing the pummel into the strip to act as locating lugs preventing rotation under power.
Whats the name of the flat ended clamp plier thing you use to hold the pieces at the beggining? and what is the makers name and stamp on it please? cheers....I want one!
As a child I had fun with an "Erector set". Probably a rip off of Mecano. THe early sets I used were pretty good quality, edges smooth etc. The last I bought for my kids was poor. Very sharp edges etc. Made from the same dies I guess. Thanks
This looks like a lot better version of an erector set that we had here in the states that I played with for hours maybe 60 years ago that and I still have some of it left.
A LOT better. When I was 8 or 10, I couldn't figure out what I could even MAKE from that crap (Erector). It's one of the few mechanical or electrical building kits I never bugged my parents to get me for Christmas.
Hi, I have a couple of old meccano instruction manuals/things to build paperback i guess you could call them, I would be happy to send them to you as I stupidly gave away my meccano years ago. Would be good to see them be useful again.
That's a kind offer thank you. I do have every issue of meccano magazine and every construction book that came with the sets as well the "super models" on DVD. is this what you have?
Anyone know the real part names for meccano parts I could find at a hardware store? I'm trying to find real sturdy metals parts for a furniture project
When i built my giant dragline,the model on the cover of the manuals,i had to make dozens of collars and other brassware on my lathe,very repetivetive & a lot of manual labour.
i had the problem that i hated the sound of my own voice, recorded it sounded so different, but i think you should give it another go, it will get better and i am sure you have so much more to offer than just the plain facts typed out.
OK, looking more closely I see that only some of the cranks shown bear the label "MECCANO MADE IN ENGLAND", that is what I was referring to, and what we call "stamping". I guess those ones are originals that you didn't make. The ones you did make don't have anything written on them. Am I correct? Mystery solved, great work, and a very interesting video, it makes me want to own a lathe so bad!! :)
Legos are made of ABS, so sure, you could grind broken/damaged ones into pellets, then injection mold new ones. Don't know how well they could be 3D printed, though.
BTW, had a friend who lost a finger doing just what you did with the drill press. Bit grabbed and spun a sheet metal conduit clamp, catching his finger and ripping the tendon out halfway to his elbow. Trigger finger on his left hand wrapped around the drill bit in a flash
You continue to astound me with your craftsmanship. Absolutely amazing. I used to play with Meccano as a kid and I forgot it was green. Cheers, JAYTEE
This is so incredible! I had later revision of those construction sets and playing with those were fun as well, but I never imagined that in 1930 it was so complex design.
Watching myfordboy's videos are like like sitting and listening to a good story! They just captivate you.
Dave Brittain iii
I like that spray booth, very clever idea.
pro tip : watch series on flixzone. Been using them for watching loads of movies recently.
@Rene Aldo yup, been using Flixzone} for since december myself =)
Oh, my friend, I cringed at the 29 second mark while watching you hold that piece in your bare hand while drilling. How many times I have had a drill bit catch such a light piece and turn it into a finger grinder. OUCH.
Agreed. And it's so easy to screw a hold down toggle clamp to some scrap wood for jobs like this.
Why would anyone thumbs down this video? I love this stuff!!!
This is truly amazing on so many levels. Beautiful job and results on this one
Absolutely inspiring! Thank you so much for sharing this. I have just bought an ML7 and making some Meccano for my little boy seems like a great way to learn to use it!
A true, old school, master tradesman.
Master craftsman!
Myfordboy - any chance of a short autobiography? I'm amazed at all you can do, and curious how you arrived at this point. And I'm a big fan, always enjoy your videos and learn a lot watching them.
OK, here goes. I have always made things. As a boy I had Meccano and spent many hours on the carpet with this. Later It was model aircraft and RC cars and finally model engineering. I like to make everything myself so this led to the casting.
My working life was spent as an electrician. I am entirely self taught in engineering from books. My philosophy is if you really want to do something you can. I make something every day.
My working life was spent as an electrician.
A while ago I bought a Amadeal tailstock wanting a sturdier improved unit. I had trouble centering the dead center. I tried a number of things to get it to work properly for me with variable success.
Recently I went back in to try to determine why the tailstock base would lift off the front vee. I found the "T nut to be machines slightly wrong. The threaded hole was out of place by 20 thou or so so when the clamp lever drew down it pulled the tailstock to the rear instead of straight down. milled the sides of the "T" nut to give o more room t pulstraight down when clamped. This was a total success.
Until I need to set the tail stock off center farther to the rear away from the tool post.
I added set screw/ grub screws to the right end of the tail stock to keep the upper part of the tail stock in place while adjusting the tailstock to center, this helped some during the centering adjustment.
Over all I am still pleased with the Amadeal tailstock purchase.
THanks
Glad to hear you sorted it but should not have to do this with a new a lathe, or is just the tailstock you are fitting to another lathe?
I have a homier speedway 7 x 12 mini lathe. This is one probably made 10-12 years ago. I have been picking at the deficiencies which is why I ordered the Amadeal tail stock. I found Amadeal through you and your web site.
That's interesting. Must have been an ad Google put on. I don't have control over that.
Nicer than original.
Hi. did you include the three small indents around the pummel hole as shown on the drawing? I simply use a round needle file to replicate them when making the part - just a few seconds extra work. They are there to reduce the possibility of the pummel eventually losing its grip and rotating in it's hole, and it will without the small indents as metal is forced into these when pressing the pummel into the strip to act as locating lugs preventing rotation under power.
I did not make the 3 indents but used loctite on the joint.
Ah the hours I spent making things with Meccano.
Nice work, thanks for sharing.
Need to demo what "Meccano"is for those of use across the water who have not a clue. Excellent workmanship regardless
Try this th-cam.com/video/wKw2XDBhVpo/w-d-xo.html
Very nice but wouldnt it have been easier to pain the strips before putting the bush on?
I just say its fantastic !
That is stunning,
Bravo!!
Whats the name of the flat ended clamp plier thing you use to hold the pieces at the beggining? and what is the makers name and stamp on it please? cheers....I want one!
www.staples.ca/products/1640869-en-gray-tools-hand-seamer-plier-3-12-jaw-width-7-34-long
Nice and strange, looking some meccano video yesterday ahah.
As a child I had fun with an "Erector set". Probably a rip off of Mecano.
THe early sets I used were pretty good quality, edges smooth etc. The last I bought for my kids was poor. Very sharp edges etc. Made from the same dies I guess.
Thanks
Yes, Erector brand was a Meccano rip-off. But I don't think it used Whitworth threads, so they probably aren't interchangeable.
Love your videos! Do you have a link for that wee temp/humidity button?
www.banggood.com/LCD-Mini-Celsius-Digital-Thermometer-Hygrometer-Meter-p-937056.html?p=X!272175853902016119
Thanks! Have ordered some.
This looks like a lot better version of an erector set that we had here in the states that I played with for hours maybe 60 years ago that and I still have some of it left.
A LOT better. When I was 8 or 10, I couldn't figure out what I could even MAKE from that crap (Erector). It's one of the few mechanical or electrical building kits I never bugged my parents to get me for Christmas.
Hi, I have a couple of old meccano instruction manuals/things to build paperback i guess you could call them, I would be happy to send them to you as I stupidly gave away my meccano years ago. Would be good to see them be useful again.
That's a kind offer thank you. I do have every issue of meccano magazine and every construction book that came with the sets as well the "super models" on DVD. is this what you have?
Im not really sure to be honest, there are a couple of pages missing sorry, would you like to DM me an email and I can send you some pictures?
Anyone know the real part names for meccano parts I could find at a hardware store? I'm trying to find real sturdy metals parts for a furniture project
When i built my giant dragline,the model on the cover of the manuals,i had to make dozens of collars and other brassware on my lathe,very repetivetive & a lot of manual labour.
I looked up "PUMMEL" and it said to beat repeatedly with a fist! It MUST have a nicer definition in the UK? Enjoyed the video and the methods
I was expecting comments on that. I have not heard it before either. It's what Meccano called the part on the 1931 drawing.
If you spell it "pommel" it makes more sense.
It's definitely spelt PUMMEL on the drawings.
The dictionary say's Pommel is another term for Pummel.
I should had said - makes more sense from a Google translate point of view. Because we all know how accurate Google is :-(
love your videos, btw will you ever talk in your videos?
Very unlikely.
I made one once to try but it was awful.
i had the problem that i hated the sound of my own voice, recorded it sounded so different, but i think you should give it another go, it will get better and i am sure you have so much more to offer than just the plain facts typed out.
I love the silence. Just enough info on screen. Make a great change these days for someone not to witter along and pontificate endlessly.
You don't need to talk. Produced very well. Those who talk just yammer on and on. Great job.
Mitico!!!!!
So you made meccano, out of meccano, hmmmmmmmmmmmm.
How did you get those stampings? (8:10)
They are not stampings they were cut and machined from sheet steel.
@@myfordboy
Yes I realize that, I watched the video. I mean each piece has Meccano stamped on it, the original piece would only be stamped once.
@@michaelberg9656 Those parts were cut from a longer strip and a brass plummel added, that's how they were stamped.
OK, looking more closely I see that only some of the cranks shown bear the label "MECCANO MADE IN ENGLAND", that is what I was referring to, and what we call "stamping". I guess those ones are originals that you didn't make. The ones you did make don't have anything written on them. Am I correct?
Mystery solved, great work, and a very interesting video, it makes me want to own a lathe so bad!! :)
try doing that with Lego!
I could use my 3D printer for Lego!
Legos are made of ABS, so sure, you could grind broken/damaged ones into pellets, then injection mold new ones. Don't know how well they could be 3D printed, though.
No make some gears.