Let's Make a Cat's Head!

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  • @buidelrat132
    @buidelrat132 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    How many times did she say "cat's head?"

    • @Blondihacks
      @Blondihacks  4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Based on the day I spent photoshopping heads out of pictures of my cat, way too many.

    • @terrymorgan7885
      @terrymorgan7885 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Blondihacks Made me want Chinese tonight....lol

    • @davidgrover5996
      @davidgrover5996 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Terry Morgan, th-cam.com/video/wOy2QCssTaI/w-d-xo.html

    • @tylerkrug7719
      @tylerkrug7719 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Blondihacks those are all heads of your cat? Cool!
      Cute kittys

    • @TheHailacopter
      @TheHailacopter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      At least 5

  • @markstegemeyer4976
    @markstegemeyer4976 4 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    LOL... "I always forget I can't rely on my memory."

    • @vaderdudenator1
      @vaderdudenator1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mood

    • @blahorgaslisk7763
      @blahorgaslisk7763 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Everyday I wonder just what I've forgotten. Problem is all memories feel so complete, apart from that one night in that bar...

    • @EllaBananas
      @EllaBananas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Honestly I do that so often it's kind of a problem. I once started my car to let it charge the battery a bit and then went inside intending to come back in a half hour. Then proceeded to completely forget I had done that. 3 days later I went to check on the car and couldn't find my keys. Then remembered, oh shit, I left it running. I found the car entirely out of gas, and the battery so dead it couldn't really light up the dash.
      Luckily, the battery recovered.

    • @DavidLindes
      @DavidLindes 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@EllaBananas glad it recovered! Was it ever the same after that, though? :-o :)

    • @bruceanderson7762
      @bruceanderson7762 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ain't that the truth after 70 something...yup.

  • @arthgrel
    @arthgrel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    That little TOT stock change😂😂

  • @skrymerU
    @skrymerU 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    7:50 mystery carbide cutting mystery steel well. That kind of make sense.

  • @gumbykevbo
    @gumbykevbo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    But wait, there's even more: Sometimes you might need to turn or bore an eccentric feature on both ends of a round bar (say to cam a door against a gasket on both sides with one handle). The cats head gives you a way to support a long piece of round stock and turn those eccentrics...so the cat's head can even be useful with round stock.
    Bonus trivia: Another name for a capstan type winch is also "cat's head". A capstan is the style of winch common on boats where the rope wraps around a drum several times, but doesn't accumulate on the winch...so you have to "tail" (cat's tail...see that?) the free end of the rope, which means lightly tensioning it so the capstan maintains friction to pull on the load side. Modern sailing winches have a self-tailing mechanism, so they can be operated with just the one hand on the crank.
    The nautical term may be the origin of the machinist term, as both feature a smooth drum.

    • @dannywilsher4165
      @dannywilsher4165 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This "Cathead" example was what I as going to comment on. When I started working in the oilfield in New Mexico (1971), the drilling rigs had catheads that were used as winches to pick up pipe and other heavy equipment up to the rig floor which was usually about 20 to 25 feet off the ground.

  • @stu-po
    @stu-po 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    10:51 "Eh - No one is ever going to see this. I think this whole internet thing is a fad." LOL

    • @dougstarwalt8984
      @dougstarwalt8984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ask Cliff Stoll about that faddy internet thing. ;)
      -=Doug

    • @DavidLindes
      @DavidLindes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      3 months later, I see it! :D
      I bet someone comments on this in 2030.

  • @jerrystott7780
    @jerrystott7780 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    After watching several of your videos, the final nail in the coffin that forced me to subscribe was your lathe buying guide. Have a great day.

  • @mostlymotorcycles.
    @mostlymotorcycles. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Always lifts my mood when I see a new upload from blondihacks.
    Now off to the workshop to make a cat's head.

  • @randynovick7972
    @randynovick7972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Until I saw this, I had no idea why one might need such a thing. I have learned my new thing for the day and also seen a pleasing variety of different cat profile pictures from Sprocket. This was an exceptionally enjoyable video on both fronts. Many thanks.

    • @Vladviking
      @Vladviking 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Indeed never needed that option yet. But now that I know it will come up. First I need to build a steady rest.

  • @warchitect73
    @warchitect73 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    lastly, the dig on woodworking was hilarious. and your commentary is frikkin funny.

  • @andrewlambert7246
    @andrewlambert7246 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A real steady rest. Not often I see proper steady rests. You defnitely know what you doing.

  • @calvinsmith9824
    @calvinsmith9824 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I have 2 cats heads already 😸😸, but I like your design better, less clawing and biting.

    • @lohikarhu734
      @lohikarhu734 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      and doesn't need a litter box, just throws up the occasional chips...

    • @calvinsmith9824
      @calvinsmith9824 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Applied Incompetence the heads are still attached the rest of the cats. This makes them useless for machining, but effective at shredding furniture.

  • @kgee2111
    @kgee2111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You are right about too much stock sticking out of the back of the lathe spindle being dangerous . I saw a story recently about a guy who got killed that way because the stock bent at high rpm’s, struck and killed him. The shop had a support device for that purpose but he didn’t use it.

  • @georgesweap7
    @georgesweap7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    On your cemented carbide cutters, add a small chip breaker right behind the cutting edge with a small grinder. A die grinder works well with a 2 inch diameter cut-off wheel such as a Dremmel found at most construction boxed stores.

  • @jamesmilligan6377
    @jamesmilligan6377 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Quinn, your videos make me happy. I like the image of your cat popping in every time you mentioned cats head!

  • @azlandpilotcar4450
    @azlandpilotcar4450 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Square, hex, octagonal shapes are even, not odd! Great video. My cats were not harmed during viewing of this episode.

  • @Pest789
    @Pest789 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    These are great for things like a threading operation on a rifle barrel where the bore is off center but the threads have to be concentric with the bore. Dial in a pin gauge in the bore and go to town.

  • @bostedtap8399
    @bostedtap8399 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellent addition to the lathe arsenal 👍.
    I think you need a "Flap Stick" for polishing bores on the lathe, just a bit of round wood, with a diametrical saw cut for a short length on one end, then thread through your choice of abrasive paper.
    Great vlog, thanks for sharing.
    Best regards from John Quinn.

  • @danmartinrc
    @danmartinrc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I liked your "but wait, there's more!" at the end. :) I was sold before that, but now I'll take two for three easy payments and free shipping please.

  • @lkw6640
    @lkw6640 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your cat is freaking me out! I think I smoked too much before watching. Okay, I dim the lights, sit back and get comfortable. In and out, ohhh yeah, I like to watch...another great Blondihacks video!

  • @GordysGoodworks
    @GordysGoodworks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Indexable carbide parting tools are also your friend. You can run them at very high surface speed and keep cutting pressure fairly low

  • @byronlabelle7569
    @byronlabelle7569 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A very good project for any lathe use. I work at our local community college running the machining lab & have made a couple of these for our bigger lathes to hold smaller stock with the steady rest.

  • @Stefan_Van_pellicom
    @Stefan_Van_pellicom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    “Obtain conscent.” Oh you opened pandora’s box here ! See, it’s already starting. 😉

    • @sivalley
      @sivalley 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I see what you did there!

    • @Stefan_Van_pellicom
      @Stefan_Van_pellicom 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      sivalley 😁 Glad somebody did !

    • @Kineth1
      @Kineth1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hope you asked Pandora first!

  • @fozbstudios
    @fozbstudios 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don’t know if you’ll see this, but as someone who very recently started watching machining videos, thanks for the boring bar camera angle. I finally get what they are!

  • @tjh44961
    @tjh44961 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love that you speak three languages: English, nerd and machinist. Me, too!

    • @Blondihacks
      @Blondihacks  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And lousy high school French

  • @petermurphy3354
    @petermurphy3354 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Quinn nice cats head, but when you put on the back of the spindle you also add a piece of round tube that fits in both the cats head & the inner bore of the spindle to use it to hold the stock protruding out the back of the lathe. Cheers from Oz

  • @davemason6273
    @davemason6273 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Showing your cats head pictures made me chuckle, TOT's been doing similar when using the word "but" hehehe

    • @Blondihacks
      @Blondihacks  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Haha, yah I just watched that. I guess we had the same joke idea at the same time.

  • @citizenone3442
    @citizenone3442 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You are a natural born teacher. Thank you for the great commentary.

  • @DavoShed
    @DavoShed 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love that little inside deburing tool.

  • @billkellogg1403
    @billkellogg1403 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gotta have a silver sharpie!! One in every corner of the shop!!

  • @grummhd3020
    @grummhd3020 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks so much for the metrics. I finally understand what you’re doing there!

  • @tylerkrug7719
    @tylerkrug7719 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love how you share your knowledge, and bring us along the journey

  • @Rprecision
    @Rprecision 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I use both varieties regularly in the gunsmithing world. They are handy. Another application is by the use of shim stock you can hold a threaded feature accurately without damaging threads.

  • @laumuseka
    @laumuseka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just found this channel a week or so ago, but there really should be more likes!

  • @GraemeSymes
    @GraemeSymes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Once your Cat's Head is running true it should be possible to use the Dial Indicator on the work flats. Then adjust the Grubscrews to true-up the stock.

  • @donaldsutherland244
    @donaldsutherland244 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was just about to make a few of these, when I remembered to check your videos. -Thank you!

  • @KarlBunker
    @KarlBunker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    No point telling me not to giggle at 9:08 - I was already giggling at 8:48. I’m a terrible person and I don’t deserve to live. 🥺

    • @ianide2480
      @ianide2480 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As soon as anyone picks up something long and round my brain quits operating like normal...

    • @potechopz
      @potechopz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ROFL me too!

  • @Ferndalien
    @Ferndalien 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I inherited a lathe and tooling from my dad. There was an odd piece of metal that he'd made, one of several, and I'd figured out what most of them were, but not this one. This video just showed me what it's for.

  • @tiredoldmechanic1791
    @tiredoldmechanic1791 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You could take a little off the steady rest on the back side where it sits on the bed to get it centered better then match the angle on the front side. I suspect if you check it with some ink, it doesn't match up well.

  • @bobtherat99
    @bobtherat99 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    love the inside deburr tool

    • @bobtherat99
      @bobtherat99 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      A tool that gets the job done and yet simple in design?? Engnr. call that "elegant" ... be still my beating heart

  • @dcat4006
    @dcat4006 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seeing how you show cats on your videos you got my attention. great product thanks.

  • @custos3249
    @custos3249 4 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    Ah, Blondihacks.... The place where you'll get a "shame, shame" for giggling because of a finger in a bore, but glance over "pick one of my holes to be the shared hole." And yes, I refuse to grow up. That's what old people do.

    • @KingRatt
      @KingRatt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Missed it the first time but watched it again after seeing your comment.

    • @Stefan_Van_pellicom
      @Stefan_Van_pellicom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      KingRatt Okay, so you’re refusing to grow up as well. 😀

    • @tylerkrug7719
      @tylerkrug7719 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One of my holes to be the shared hole, lol.
      The finger in the bore hole was funny. Who doesn't have a dirty mind, lol

    • @DavidLindes
      @DavidLindes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@tylerkrug7719 I don't know who doesn't, but it's pretty clear that Quinn is in the does crowd. :D

    • @wwjjcc418
      @wwjjcc418 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "An improper mind is a perpetual feast." - Logan Pearsall Smith

  • @Just1GuyMetalworks
    @Just1GuyMetalworks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If I had to guess I'd say that was 4140 HT. I only say that cuz I literally just machined some lol. It had weird hard spots and super hot chips even at a low rpm. Anyroads, thanks for the video! A clever addition to the shop to be sure 👍😊👍.

  • @craigtate5930
    @craigtate5930 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice project. Love the internal deburring tool

  • @Steviegtr52
    @Steviegtr52 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Quin. Just doing a series of video's making a Hemingway kit large bore lathe steady. Ideal for steam engine cylinders on a small lathe. Great video by the way. Keep it up.
    Regards.
    Steve.

  • @ego73
    @ego73 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The only thing that woulda made that more purr-fect would be a little "meow" added each time. Great stuff, Quinn!

  • @1tonygunalan
    @1tonygunalan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Finally I do understand, thank you Quinn for the subtitles , thank you.

  • @joewhitney4097
    @joewhitney4097 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great little project video. I enjoy your channel very much.
    Thank you.

  • @nerddub
    @nerddub 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another amateur machinist here, love the project, I also have some mystery steel perfect for this. So after using it, do you think it would be more user-friendly to have maybe knurled head socket screws that you could adjust the coarse setting by hand (like thumbscrews with a socket head), and then use the wrench to achieve final tightness? My guess is that if you had enough clearance on either side of your steady rest it would be fine, as they're only put in one side for the back of the spindle arrangement.

  • @clayz1
    @clayz1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A36 is like that. It has pockets of hardness here and there. It is the low end of general purpose steel.

  • @Chris-pb3se
    @Chris-pb3se 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You always bring out my inner nerd.
    You make comment about how sexy a deburring tool is and in my mind I’m saying “hell yeah it is!!”
    Ordered it😒

  • @smellsofbikes
    @smellsofbikes 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's a really nice use of collet blocks.

  • @waynepollard6879
    @waynepollard6879 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    " I was giggling " ,Thanks I needed that !

  • @KathrynLiz1
    @KathrynLiz1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Us gun smiths use a similar widget on the left end of the headstock mandrel to hold the protruding end of a gun barrel while we work on the business end. We call it a 'spider' usually with 4 screws to centre it up....

  • @radiusnorth1675
    @radiusnorth1675 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The left over mystery metal will need to get a "Mr. Yuk" label!!

  • @tykellerman6384
    @tykellerman6384 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love your videos and your sense of humour I do believe I’ve found my new hobby ….thanks Quinn 🤠👍

  • @dougberrett8094
    @dougberrett8094 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Quinn, switch your parting tool to operate upside down and part in reverse. Works great because any flex lifts the blade out of the cut rather than forcing it into it.

  • @neillickfold
    @neillickfold 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you have the spindle running around 90 rpm, you can tap on the top of the bar to get it running true. As you are tapping at 90 deg to the indicator, it does not shock the indicator. Takes a little while to get used to doing it, but does save a lot of time.

  • @randomentity6553
    @randomentity6553 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Read about a Cat head in an OLD machining manual, stuck it in my head as "one way of solving that problem someday and impressing someone with my knowledge " and here you go splashing it all over the internet.

  • @hoggif
    @hoggif 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG! Inside deburring tool! That is so hot! Never seen one! Three clicks of thumb up for this one!

  • @allanpowell7208
    @allanpowell7208 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always a good watch for the new guy. You are on reconsidering, essential for most newcomers to the lathe. Keep on keeping on. Cheers

  • @apachesmokemachining6487
    @apachesmokemachining6487 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That’s a helpful tool, thanks for another great video

  • @jonsoons
    @jonsoons 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I drilled holes for pentagonal stock on mine. Haven't had a chance to use them yet.

  • @hgbugalou
    @hgbugalou 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was working on some steel today that was picked from the same steel tree your's in this video came from. I had a steel spaghetti noodle almost 2 feet long when I was drilling it. I have never had one that long before. Good ole' Chinesium.

  • @johnapel2856
    @johnapel2856 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Neat project. That's really handy!
    Okay, so we have lathe dogs and cat heads. Are there other animal thingies in Blondihacks World? Perhaps crosshead moose eyes, or endmill wombat covens?
    Just wondering.
    Thanks and Meow to Sprocket.
    And a brief Woof for lathe dogs everywhere.

    • @davemason6273
      @davemason6273 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There's rat tail files for starters

  • @tnekkc
    @tnekkc 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The cat's head, the calipers, and the bluing are all hints.

  • @klemchi7645
    @klemchi7645 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    WOODWORKER grade precision???? You do realize that we use KNIVES to mark our work, don't you! You... sharpie using machinist. ;-)

    • @____________6145
      @____________6145 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      go play with your dead tree carcasses and let the real workers work xD

    • @klemchi7645
      @klemchi7645 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@____________6145 Tell me “real worker”, have you ever connected two pieces, that change size on their own in different directions, AND have them stay together? I think NOT! 😉

    • @klemchi7645
      @klemchi7645 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@truckguy6666 I use my father’s wooden folding rule. Calipers are for checking drill sizes. Those little “machined” numbers are never visible.

    • @brianrhubbard
      @brianrhubbard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Be careful, our profession is addictive. You will be apart of the knives for scribes program.

    • @brianrhubbard
      @brianrhubbard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@truckguy6666 My calipers can get splinters out of skin, would love to see you do that with a tape measure.

  • @wolfitirol8347
    @wolfitirol8347 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I didn't know that tool.. thanx for sharing 👍🤠

  • @manuelsalinas686
    @manuelsalinas686 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    U can used water plastic bottle with small hole in cap for coolant to keep part cool. Or used bug spray pump for coolant.small to gallon type.

  • @leighmackay7486
    @leighmackay7486 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Quinn, you are so erudite and entertaining! Machinists rule and your videos continually expand my appreciation for the craft.And how about that! Although frequently involved, it was clear that no cats' heads were harmed in the process of making this video. So what's the etymology of the term? That whole hole thing was a giggle. Cheers from Vancouver.

  • @JamesP_TheShedShop
    @JamesP_TheShedShop 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    😂🤣"this whole internet thing is a fad". I love your sense of humor you bring to your videos. Thanks for making videos. Your playlist are right next to Mr. Pete's in my favs.

  • @murraypearson2359
    @murraypearson2359 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Right on, Quinn! That's super cool.

  • @richp8813
    @richp8813 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    For better parting, turn the parting tool upside down and run the spindle in reverse. This way the tool can flex away from the work instead of digging in. Make sure the chuck won't unscrew!

  • @191scream
    @191scream 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That "Mystery Steel" seems to machine a lot like a H13 tool steel, I make a lot of hex sockets out of that stuff it's a huge pain to do anything with.

  • @donpollard9460
    @donpollard9460 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice! I WILL make one - I need the practice - maybe two, one specifically for the t'other end, as shown at the the end (not related) of the video

  • @jimwilliams8229
    @jimwilliams8229 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You can use your 6" scale to set the steady rest to the cat head o.d. then the cathead screws to center your work.

  • @terrytopliss6423
    @terrytopliss6423 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well Quinn,they say your never to old to learn. I've never seen that before.👍👍👍

  • @manuelsalinas686
    @manuelsalinas686 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    U can polish i.d. using a wooden dowel with a slit at the end and wrap the emery cloth around the dowel.secure with a little hot glue.

  • @robertconklin3322
    @robertconklin3322 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello from Rocket City Huntsville AL Quinn! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your great sense of humor. I like your channel very much and love that you're doing collaboration work in the youtube machining community. Cheers!

  • @MrXytock
    @MrXytock 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice to see how it is supposed to be done, when i got started i would take deep sockets (6 and 12 point) that would fit the part, cut or bore the square end , cut a nice groove in the middle that fit my steady rest rollers(locks it in place) then you can easily slide the setup anywhere on the material you want. if it is too loose- coke can shims.
    yeah, i know it is kinda hokey but i made a lot of parts that way.

    • @Blondihacks
      @Blondihacks  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s actually a really good idea 😄

    • @MrXytock
      @MrXytock 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Blondihacks thank you, it was all i could come up with at the time- each one still sets on its little wooden peg

  • @Filthy_Rich_556
    @Filthy_Rich_556 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You crack me up. How do you keep your hands so clean and girly? Half way through an operation like this my hands would look like I just replaced the clutch in a 79 Chevette.

  • @75Bird455
    @75Bird455 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice video! If I had to guess, that stock is 1018 carbon steel.

    • @CothranMike
      @CothranMike 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      My guess as well. It wants a lot of torque and negative rake so as to shear a microcracking chip about 1/8th long (.090 - .130) is typically recommended. It can pop them a long way too.

  • @davfew
    @davfew 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have not yet encountered a reason to need a cats head, but when I do I’ll know what to do. Thanks Quinn.

  • @thomasblackwell9507
    @thomasblackwell9507 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would you please do a series of videos on creating metal drill bits please.

  • @ryneches
    @ryneches 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey, neat! I didn't know the torque loss for brushless DC motors at low speed was from MOSFET switching efficiency. Huh.

  • @rubarb0406
    @rubarb0406 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Quinn, I enjoy your presentations. Perhaps I have a tip to repay you. Then again, what I believe I am seeing may only be an artifact of your editing. . . Keyed chucks have three holes, yet one sees that most people tighten the chuck using one hole. Tightening using the three holes secures bits so they have less of a tendency to spin and end up marred.

  • @matspatpc
    @matspatpc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I may have a go at making one of those. Seems reasonable!

  • @markschweter6371
    @markschweter6371 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Have you tried cutting a 'chip breaker' groove in the tool steel bit(s)?

  • @jimsvideos7201
    @jimsvideos7201 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Chamfering: A great way to take the edge off. :-D

    • @Blondihacks
      @Blondihacks  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I appreciate what you did there. 😁

  • @juanmestradav
    @juanmestradav 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your videos are great! thanks for teaching the world!! Muchas gracias.

  • @antonylowick231
    @antonylowick231 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Quinn i found something like a 8mm bar with a slot and emery paper the right way in the tail stock or a dedicated tool post holder works amazing either way awesome projects and love your work keep up a great channel and including the mess ups ( yeah we do it) greatly appreciated 👌

  • @tbxtaicho
    @tbxtaicho 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My fav machining channel keep doing what you do.

  • @smacknives754
    @smacknives754 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dammit, you just had to bust out that cool Noga tool, didn't you :), after your last vid on it, I spent ages tracking them down, then thought, duh!, I have a lathe, over the intervening weeks, I've managed to keep myself occupied on other projects, but there you go, flaunting that damn internal deburrer again ;), pretty sure I have some 12mm Ti round bar stashed.....
    Another great vid, thanks, Quinn,
    Scott.

  • @LionsGearSolutions
    @LionsGearSolutions 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well, it might be obvious for some, but if you want to protect the material without using the Al shims (when mounting the 😺) you can find in various places grub screws with plastic ends. Awesome work!

  • @harrycoleman1171
    @harrycoleman1171 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you want to have some good chip breaking inserts for that carbide tool i have had good luck with TCGT21.51 inserts (assuming that is the tool i think it is). They are for aluminum, but i found they worked well for steel as well when i had my 9x20 sheldon. They really make up for a "less" rigid machine.

  • @AlessioSangalli
    @AlessioSangalli 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have found this channel through a comment on Abom79. Very good I'm also a software person with machining and welding as a hobby. I wish I had the discipline to film and then edit things I do, it's a lot or work. I'm doing a project that I believe is novel and interesting, but I just take a picture or two every once in a while :(

  • @sailingkulali
    @sailingkulali 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for your videos! Just bought my first lathe and your videos have helped so much!

  • @whodat90
    @whodat90 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I say “as is tradition” every time I face a part now.

  • @britishreaction54
    @britishreaction54 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I enjoyed that, it is a useful tool indeed. Thank you.

  • @vaderdudenator1
    @vaderdudenator1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love the many appearances by sprocket 😛

    • @SandBoxJohn
      @SandBoxJohn 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Facetime without announcing presents.

    • @Blondihacks
      @Blondihacks  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sprocket feels there could have been more. She feels underrepresented

    • @JohnADoe-pg1qk
      @JohnADoe-pg1qk 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Blondihacks That's because we saw just her head. She's better represented if we can see her from head to tail and paws. And without video-magic :-)