Just as people find old tools today I can see someone finding this 100 years from now, giving it a good clean and using it or maybe donating to a museum showing the history of how it was made. I'm sure someone will be pretty excited to have one of your balls in their hand. Beautiful colouring and finish.
Nice job, and very generous of you and the others to donate your time, materials, and expertise to help a young one get started out right. I hope they pay it forward when they've gotten some experience too. -- Mike
Hi mate.That is by far the nicest ball turner I have seen. I know that you are not overly safety conscious, but that ball turner is the most safe, I think. Well done.
love your style John, had a lot of enjoyment here in oz from watching you work, all that is missing is a bottle of Newcastle brown, thanks for all your video work, good to see that Deb has totally recovered and enjoying being back at work.
I've seen another ball turner in a YT video just before this one - it was complicated (worked great but setup was time consuming) - this idea is brilliant.
Hi doubleboost , I think you should be applauded as the others are who are offering their time and skill to make something towards his box giveaways . I see you have a nice backdrop come splash and rubbing chafe collector at the back of your lathe, really good idea.
Awesome. A radius turner is on my list of thing to make still. Have you given any thought to milling/leaving a small boss on the opposite side to drill and support with a center for the majority of the operation? Then ti could be turned off at the end. I don't know if it would work or not for your set up, but if so, I would think it would cut down on turning time. Whats your thought on that?
John, your close-up camera work is beautiful. If you ever get sick of the machine work I'm sure David Rabbitborough would be pleased to offer you a job. :)
I have sen others do very similar turnings on youtube, but yours was by far the cleanest and the quickest Ive seen yet . I watch a lot of bbc mysteries, therefore I kind of knew when you were cursing when others probably don't. Take care Ol chapFrom Evil Al of Poughkeepsie
verry cool tool , gives the boringhead more than one use (allways good to have multiple uses for tools as it saves spending money and space inthe shop)
I'm going to show my ignorance. I'm just getting started in machining and know very little. Is is inadvisable to taking a wrench to the jaws of a 3-jaw chuck?
John, it looks like you have a rotary phase converter next to your lathe, did you buy it used? I have a similar situation in my garage workshop needing 3 phase, 60 Hz, 230 V & 17 Amps to run a .5 HP servo shift hydraulic pump and 7.5 HP main drive motor on my LeBlond Regal lathe. My house only has single phase but I've been able to make 3 phase for my 1.5 HP Bridgeport using a VFD, however they get very expensive in the 5+ HP range. What's the input & output electrical characteristics on your rotary phase converter and what did you pay for it? Cheers Mate!
Do you disengage the tail-stock quill screw from the handle so that it self feeds when treading with a die? (I know the die wasn't attached to the chuck this time, but what about when it's attached?)
I need to make a perfect spherical half round cup about 30 mm, will be possible with the same instrument? if not what you suggest to use to achieve it in the center axis of the cilindrical stock? I can't find round drill bit of that size. Sorry if my english is not very clear, kind regards
very nice. Just a suggestion, you should cut a slot at the back end of the adjusting screw of the boring head so you can access it from the top with a flat screwdriver. My first thought was to say to use the hole at the other end so the allen head sits on top but then I noticed it only has a center hole and at one side (mine has center and both sides).
Nice looking handle you made there John, Maybe one day you could explain why you don't use power to tap threads on things you make, I can only guess its the possibility of snapping the tap??
John is this a collaboration of the machinist on your side of the pond, if so are they doing videos also? anyway great job for a great endeavor Thank You
Hi John. That looks great. I hope someone really deserving gets it in their toolbox. Just one query, I thought the American 3/8 x16 thread was not whitworth 55 degree form but a UNC 60 degree thread form. Please correct me if I am wrong.Best wishes to Debs and I hope she enjoys her holiday. ATB Gary
Really nice job, which is complicated by the 5 or 6 people or more making the various parts to this vice, OK if like you this is the final grind but there’s a lot to think about, well done to you and all. I know in one of the last WIYB’s a person from the UK where I live was the lucky recipient of a box, or to be more correct many individual ones that made up the whole wonderful gift from knowledgeable Engineers and Part time and Professional Machinists. I hope they realise just how much work went into their many separate pieces! I have said it before, - I wonder if Keith realised what a many headed snake these WIYB would become, though it spreads the knowledgeable camaraderie of the many people kind enough to make the many parts of maybe even more finished machinists tools with some becoming absolutely indispensable and are for continued use?! Thanks for the completed item and for the upload of your work. Take care mrbluenun
Hello there Like Your expertise and experience in Your work. It shows nicely. Been battling to find the link where You show how U made this Ball turner. Do kindly let us have that as we got tired searching Your site Keep up the fantastic work. We never stop learning, even at our age. TIA. ATB aRM
+shadowdog500 , Sunday Night Night Cap 71 is the first part (he said he lost some of the video making it) and then Sunday Night Night Cap 72 pt2 I think he finished it and Sunday Night Night Cap 72 pt3 he showed it in use.
That was a great video, and there are just too many dirty cliches I could string together to choose just one, so I'll leave them for the imagination and try to pretend I've gone classy ;) All the best for you and Debs...Aloha, Chuck.
Well, now that the door is open(and I've just had my coffee...), I was going to make the comment that John had "a nice tool for handling his balls", LOL!
I didn't watch too closely when I clicked the link and thought this would be a keith fenner video, my first reaction was "What the hell, did he shave his beard? Wow he looks different!"
Just as people find old tools today I can see someone finding this 100 years from now, giving it a good clean and using it or maybe donating to a museum showing the history of how it was made.
I'm sure someone will be pretty excited to have one of your balls in their hand. Beautiful colouring and finish.
Very nice work sir. I really enjoyed your creative "tap and die" work. Different, simple and very effective.
Nice job, and very generous of you and the others to donate your time, materials, and expertise to help a young one get started out right. I hope they pay it forward when they've gotten some experience too.
-- Mike
I really like how you youtube machinists are working together. I really enjoy all your videos. Say hi to Debs!
Some of the best camera angles of any machining video.
+Jordan Mills Thanks for the kind words
Agree,...excellent views and pleasant accent..thanks for posting John
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Yeah, when he's putting the Whitworth tap into the aluminium bronze... it's just so "In yah face!"
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Really enjoy your videos, your language delights me no end! Thank you, for what you share with US.
Now that is a tool that I would be honored to have. Someone is going to be very lucky.
I love the creativity. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
Thanks for
watching
Nice to see the "ball turner" in action. Beautiful piece of metal.
I enjoyed watching a skilled machinist.
You are a resourceful machinist. I will use this technique.
The ball turning is an excellent original idea and your photography also commendable. I'll sign up, thanks.
Bob
Wow , never seen this before. That's really amazing shop trick.
what a cracking way to cut a ball on a lathe..... good work john!
When you dropped the wrench and said “Twat” holy shit brother. Fucking love it. And not to mention that boring bar setup. That’s wicked cool!
Hi mate.That is by far the nicest ball turner I have seen. I know that you are not overly safety conscious, but that ball turner is the most safe, I think. Well done.
Well done. That is a very nice looking handle. Thanks for sharing.
love your style John, had a lot of enjoyment here in oz from watching you work, all that is missing is a bottle of Newcastle brown, thanks for all your video work, good to see that Deb has totally recovered and enjoying being back at work.
That's a pretty heavy ball turner. Must be very stable. I really like that.
Great ball turning tool! If I ever come across a second-hand boring head I'll have a use for it.
As always, amazing work! Although I do not see a link for the ball turner video?! Thanks!
I've seen another ball turner in a YT video just before this one - it was complicated (worked great but setup was time consuming) - this idea is brilliant.
Hi doubleboost ,
I think you should be applauded as the others are who are offering their time and skill to make something towards his box giveaways . I see you have a nice backdrop come splash and rubbing chafe collector at the back of your lathe, really good idea.
That's a great jig and a great way to put it to use. Thanks for posting, and best to Debs.
I like what you did with that endmill. I learned something here. Thanks.
Awesome. A radius turner is on my list of thing to make still. Have you given any thought to milling/leaving a small boss on the opposite side to drill and support with a center for the majority of the operation? Then ti could be turned off at the end. I don't know if it would work or not for your set up, but if so, I would think it would cut down on turning time. Whats your thought on that?
John, your close-up camera work is beautiful. If you ever get sick of the machine work I'm sure David Rabbitborough would be pleased to offer you a job. :)
Súper Excelente Herramientas y el trabajo también
I have sen others do very similar turnings on youtube, but yours was by far the cleanest and the quickest Ive seen yet . I watch a lot of bbc mysteries, therefore I kind of knew when you were cursing when others probably don't. Take care Ol chapFrom Evil Al of Poughkeepsie
Great job John, nice looking ball you got there.
Enjoyed watching this video! I'm about to try to do this on my lathe. So this video is so relevant to me. 👍
Beautiful looking handle and your device for turning balls looks really good.
you just have to love the home made digital depth readout on the mill on the right. Nothing a pair of cheap digital calipers won't solve.
I love that ball turner you made!!! I'm going to make a copy for myself! thanks for sharing!
Nicely done, John! It's great to see everyone pitching in and making all of these tools for the giveaway. Hope all is well.
Sincerely,
Tom Z
verry cool tool , gives the boringhead more than one use (allways good to have multiple uses for tools as it saves spending money and space inthe shop)
No nonsense machining in this shop! LOL - Fantastic ending too! +1
I'm going to show my ignorance. I'm just getting started in machining and know very little. Is is inadvisable to taking a wrench to the jaws of a 3-jaw chuck?
John, it looks like you have a rotary phase converter next to your lathe, did you buy it used? I have a similar situation in my garage workshop needing 3 phase, 60 Hz, 230 V &
17 Amps to run a .5 HP servo shift hydraulic pump and 7.5 HP main drive motor on my LeBlond Regal lathe. My house only has single phase but I've been able to make 3 phase for my 1.5 HP Bridgeport using a VFD, however they get very expensive in the 5+ HP range. What's the input & output electrical characteristics on your rotary phase converter and what did you pay for it? Cheers Mate!
+petemclinc Hi it came with the lathe 240 volt in (16 amp) 440 3 phase out . It has been no problem at all
Damned fine... nice camera work, superb product. Well done.
Thx for the video. Interesting way to make a ball.
Marty
La Verne, CA USA
Do you disengage the tail-stock quill screw from the handle so that it self feeds when treading with a die? (I know the die wasn't attached to the chuck this time, but what about when it's attached?)
Excellent ball turner for one accurate ball and unsuitable for a large amount.
I need to make a perfect spherical half round cup about 30 mm, will be possible with the same instrument? if not what you suggest to use to achieve it in the center axis of the cilindrical stock? I can't find round drill bit of that size.
Sorry if my english is not very clear, kind regards
I like how you get right to it. No nonsense just work and get it done.
very nice. Just a suggestion, you should cut a slot at the back end of the adjusting screw of the boring head so you can access it from the top with a flat screwdriver. My first thought was to say to use the hole at the other end so the allen head sits on top but then I noticed it only has a center hole and at one side (mine has center and both sides).
Great video, I enjoyed your work and great skill thanks a bunch.
Would you call that an extremely positive rake on your ball cutter?
I know this is quite old now, but I would love to see some detail on how the boring head was mounted on the tool post.
I am not sure if I sent my comment.
The ball turning serum is an excellent,original idea and your photography is commendable.
Bob
Hi Bob The original idea was not mine Thanks for watching
Great camera angles as always. I like the fact you include your bloomers at the end, it made me roar with laughter!
Good work man. It's neat to see what a good machinist and a bit of imagination can produce.
that was cool, I have not seen this technique before... Can't wait to try it.
Nice looking handle you made there John, Maybe one day you could explain why you don't use power to tap threads on things you make, I can only guess its the possibility of snapping the tap??
John is this a collaboration of the machinist on your side of the pond, if so are they doing videos also? anyway great job for a great endeavor Thank You
Good job John. What type of camera and lens are you using?
great stuff really enjoyed it.
John, great idea for a ball turning device. Thanks, Harvey
Nice vid John.
Good to see you back with the 'out-takes'...
All the best.
That turned out great.
Beautiful job, thanks for sharing.
Fine job on that ball and handle John!
Regards,
Duck
Hi John. That looks great. I hope someone really deserving gets it in their toolbox. Just one query, I thought the American 3/8 x16 thread was not whitworth 55 degree form but a UNC 60 degree thread form. Please correct me if I am wrong.Best wishes to Debs and I hope she enjoys her holiday. ATB Gary
Good stuff John excellent ball and handle
Really nice job, which is complicated by the 5 or 6 people or more making the various parts to this vice, OK if like you this is the final grind but there’s a lot to think about, well done to you and all. I know in one of the last WIYB’s a person from the UK where I live was the lucky recipient of a box, or to be more correct many individual ones that made up the whole wonderful gift from knowledgeable Engineers and Part time and Professional Machinists. I hope they realise just how much work went into their many separate pieces!
I have said it before, - I wonder if Keith realised what a many headed snake these WIYB would become, though it spreads the knowledgeable camaraderie of the many people kind enough to make the many parts of maybe even more finished machinists tools with some becoming absolutely indispensable and are for continued use?!
Thanks for the completed item and for the upload of your work.
Take care
mrbluenun
Hello there
Like Your expertise and experience in Your work. It shows nicely.
Been battling to find the link where You show how U made this Ball turner. Do kindly let us have that as we got tired searching Your site
Keep up the fantastic work. We never stop learning, even at our age.
TIA. ATB
aRM
6:07 thx for leaving that in there :)
Beautiful job John !
Nice job John! Thanks for the video, CJ
Do you have a link to the video where you made this ball turner? Perhaps I didn't look good enough, but I couldn't find it. Thanks! Chris
+shadowdog500 , Sunday Night Night Cap 71 is the first part (he said he lost some of the video making it) and then Sunday Night Night Cap 72 pt2 I think he finished it and Sunday Night Night Cap 72 pt3 he showed it in use.
+ILGopher Thanks!!! I found it thanks to you. Chris
thanks to share your knowledge.. amazing work
Nice job John. There is life after a broken end mill , many uses for them. Say hi to Debs
great turning, nice piece.
Nice and very good job
You make it look so easy thanks
congratulations my friend
very good these video
as usual bloody brilliant cheers man
And your cutting tool is a repurposed endmill. Clever. A true machinist is as clever as humans get.
awesome work.
Muito legal!!!! Onde comprar essa ferramenta?
Nice to see you smiling Jon.
Nice idea - using a boring head setup which can be set very accurately.
Hi Sir please tell me how you made this tool
Best Regards,
Fantastic defo taking some tips from this thanks for sharing it.
Very nice John lad, hope you are enjoying some shop time while Debs is away :)
That was a great video, and there are just too many dirty cliches I could string together to choose just one, so I'll leave them for the imagination and try to pretend I've gone classy ;)
All the best for you and Debs...Aloha, Chuck.
+Knolltop Farms I will say it for you, what a load of balls!
Well, now that the door is open(and I've just had my coffee...), I was going to make the comment that John had "a nice tool for handling his balls", LOL!
+Knolltop Farms That was some nice ball action there
I like that ball turner!
I didn't watch too closely when I clicked the link and thought this would be a keith fenner video, my first reaction was "What the hell, did he shave his beard? Wow he looks different!"
Beautiful job and that radius tool is fantastic, did you make it?
"It's just a broken milling cutter. . . sharpened"
Aye. That's all it is. Sure as all that wine at Cana was just water a minute ago. Yeah.
You "handled" your part of the project very well John and it was going great until that bronze sheep jumped onto your chuck. LOL
Colin ;-)
Just love machining
Nice work - some good material there for a Carry On episode!
Cheers for sharing John !
Excellent!!
Very good 👍
Could see that happening at the end. Classic!
Have you ever tried using a back rake cutting brass, r bronze, Yu will get a much better finish
Very good Job
Glad you had a ball!