Your previous video I watched before this one the Air Jack you installed on your 20 ton Jack you had your dog around you and you didn't chase him away you gave him some love instead. Well I just had to put my Yellow Lab down named Kylee this last Friday hardest thing you'll ever do. Do love them while you have them my Friend because it's Unconditional to them.
I am so terribly sorry to hear that. I feel for you in the very bottom of my heart. I have had dogs my entire life, I remember every single one of them more than I remember the people who have come in and out of my life. My dogs have always been my best friends. Boba is the red one, Rowdy is the white and brown one. I adopted Boba when he was a pup. Rowdy used to live across the street from us. He would escape from his yard every day and come over our house, we'd hear him barking at the front door. I'd let him in to hang out for the day and then I'd take him home after walking them in the evening. Eventually, one day I took him home and the owner said, "well you might as well keep him at this point" He never did try to escape and go back to that house... Been with us ever since. Some unsolicited advice, take it or leave it, go to your local pound/shelter. I guarantee there is someone there who needs you this very moment.
One of the first projects I ever did with my mini lathe since the plastic handles came pre-broken for my convenience or something! Certainly feels like a more luxury machine with shop made handles. Keep up the great work and thanks for taking the time to upload videos. Regards Doc from Australia.
"pre broken for your convenience..." 😂🤣 haha, I love it. Thanks by the way, I appreciate the positive feedback. And thank YOU for watching! More videos coming, hope to see you around!
Can't believe it came with plastic, but completely right move to ditch those. Nice job. Pro tip- pack the bolt with grease as you put it inside the handle and it gives the feel of quality bearings and dampens the touch a bit.
You're very welcome. And thank you for the kind feedback and support. I'm just sharing what I love to do, and count myself as very fortunate to have found so many great people to share it with.
Yeah I hear a lot of folks talk about how difficult it is to work with, but once you get used to it it's a fantastic material with a beautiful aesthetic.
Aaahh - stainless steel handles. I can fully understand you! You've done nothing wrong. A class of its own. Made one stainless handle for me little lathe too. Looks not only different but looks better, feels different. Can only be beaten by titanium handles. 😍
@@hersch_tool Yes, titanium is expensive - so what? But you will be one of the few who has titanium handles on your lathe. . . . . Titanium handles on the lathe - that's almost decadent ;-) But only almost. One must somehow distinguish oneself from the mortal rest. But how much does the world cost? Who has enough change?
I made similar handles for my Grizzly 1440 lathe but I made new shoulder bolts with PTFE bushings. Very smooth and quiet. The originals were metal but loose-fitting and clunky. I also like those rotating handles that McMaster carry. If I get tired of the ones I made that’s where I’m headed. I admire your taper cutting attachment but for now the compound will have to do.
I haven't seen the McMaster handles, will have to check them out. I definitely could have used the compound for this but I wanted to try out the taper attachment since I'd never used it. thanks for watching btw.
I miss my 15" leblond and it's incredibly nice taper attachment. Also it's incredibly nice EVERYTHING. I have regretted selling that machine since I watched it pull out of the driveway... 😢
I see a video in the making. By replacing the screws with turned one with a wider, rounded head and a little proud of the handle. That would be a really sweet addition.
Heck yeah it's something, aluminum is good material too. Plenty good enough for handles that's for sure. The 304 has a "premium" feel, at least imho, but I'd take aluminum over plastic any day.
Plastic tube caps would look great to cover the screw counterbore. Be careful with heavy handles, they can drop when used around 3 & 9 o'clock especially with interrupted cuts.
I'm being pedantic, but I think the minor diameter of the handle should have matched the width of the "flange" of the upper wheel (best seen at 12:03). But those are niice.
I liked the video and as I’ve commented before my machine came with metal handles. I’d sure like to know more about the holder and insert you used before switching to high speed👍
You know that you're going to have to replace every plastic handle in your shop now or you'll never sleep at night 😄 Buy yourself some nice bolts to match to finish the job 👍
I could probably put together a "most used" tools video or something, not sure if it would be very exciting though lol. Anything specific that you'd want to know about?
you are so damn right about those plastic parts 😉....i replaced them too, but i prefered brass...maybe, because my small lathe does not like stainless 😁by the way...great filming!
I still want to replace the knobs on all the shifters and am thinking I'll use brass on maybe the power shifter and the half nut as nice accents to the stainless. Thanks very much btw!
I'm pretty sure my Bridgeport has plastic handles. The table does for sure but that part isn't Bridgeport. My vice is definitely metal. That's just because i don't have one and it's a wrench!
Hatin on my plastic handles.. ha.. I see. lol 😂 I like my plastic handles so much I ordered all new ones from McMaster Carr ! There is a couple they don’t offer I’ll have to make and they will be 304 stainless as well. I love my taper attachment though. Only setup I need to do is the lock bar that clamps onto the ways. I have a second machine thats identical if you’re ready to come get it ! lol 😆 no more change gears, 2500 RPM’s, electronic brake, oooooo sounds nice right ??
Lol yeah, I miss my leblond it was the same way, had a super nice telescoping taper attachment. I'm hoping to find something a little bigger and a little nicer that'll do inch metric, module, have taper attachment etc. There's an okuma not too far from me but the guys been leading me on for 2 months so not sure what's up with that.
@@hersch_tool how you set it up and what does it actually do to assist in making the taper. I've watched numerous video's on making tapers but have never seen this device or how it works on any of them. If you don't want to get into it do you have the name or manufacture of it do maybe I can find some tutorials on it Thanks again Glen
Yeah, there really is no comparison between the plastic handle and a proper metal part... Even brass handles or any decent metal will do... Speaking of the finish, get some fine files... A fine slant cut file leaves a superb finish, almost like polishing grades of sandpaper, but not by abrasion, but by shear cutting along the plane... Play with some files, i know that getting a full decked out set of high quality files is both hard and costly nowadays, but get a few files... Rough files can impart some serious geometry and remove some decent amounts of material, where the fine file will turn a mangled part by a rough file into a smooth almost ground looking part... And the angle of the attack with slant cut files is quite the factor in getting a superb finish... Regarding weight, you could bore an undercut inside the handle - removing material so that enough is left on both ends to be supported by the screw round body, but having the section between the ends ``grooved out`` to lighten the thing... Nice work! All the best! Steuss
Hey man, thanks very much! I've got a decent little pile of files, actually an annoyingly large and unorganized pile if I'm being honest. I want to get one of those purpose built lathe files though. I like the weight, part of the reason I went with the 304 was for the heft, feels good and tactile.
@@hersch_tool Yeah, i get it, but honestly, i noticed that most of the weight is actually not weight, it`s just the feeling of good finished steel... The weight can be quite minimal, but the feel is still there... As long as it`s a nice part it feels good... Speaking of files, yuh, a lathe file is a supreme instrument honestly, quite gentle and fickle(requires constant cleaning to maintain the finish and teeth in general) but it really does some superb work... Speaking of having a load of files, keep them, you are but a decent tool&cutter grinder or a surface grinder away from turning them into broaches... I generally snag most square files off of scrapyards... The old ones which are toolsteel all the way through though... Some good stock already in decent forms... Hard as a prick, but good stock for grinders... Speaking of files and file finish, i`ll be posting a video in a few days(hopefully) in which the pulley i`m making has the fine file finish in the groove - looks quite akin to polished finish... It might float your boat, it`s a weapon`s grade chunk of stainless... An absolute overkill for a lawnmower part, but well, it`s better than OEM...
@@hersch_tool well, let`s be honest, the OEM part is like 400 grams, the new part will be 1600 grams or more... Haven`t yet checked the final numbers(the part is not done)...
@@justblairthompson or just machine it to the proper dimensions. Add a drip of oil, it would have been real nice. Instead of looking like some 8 year old chinese kid made it in a slave labor camp. Then bragging about how good it feels. What a clown🤡
@@justblairthompson That could definitely be a fun way to go about it, turn a new bolt/shaft and press a couple bearings on, would certainly be nice. Also this guy has left comments like this on a few of my vids, always super negative and completely irrelevant, hence the harsh reply.
Nice job, the first thing I did was to change handwheels to stainless. What a difference. Did mine 7 years ago.
Heck yeah, it's amazing how much of a difference is made in the details
Your previous video I watched before this one the Air Jack you installed on your 20 ton Jack you had your dog around you and you didn't chase him away you gave him some love instead. Well I just had to put my Yellow Lab down named Kylee this last Friday hardest thing you'll ever do. Do love them while you have them my Friend because it's Unconditional to them.
I am so terribly sorry to hear that. I feel for you in the very bottom of my heart. I have had dogs my entire life, I remember every single one of them more than I remember the people who have come in and out of my life. My dogs have always been my best friends. Boba is the red one, Rowdy is the white and brown one. I adopted Boba when he was a pup. Rowdy used to live across the street from us. He would escape from his yard every day and come over our house, we'd hear him barking at the front door. I'd let him in to hang out for the day and then I'd take him home after walking them in the evening. Eventually, one day I took him home and the owner said, "well you might as well keep him at this point" He never did try to escape and go back to that house... Been with us ever since. Some unsolicited advice, take it or leave it, go to your local pound/shelter. I guarantee there is someone there who needs you this very moment.
One of the first projects I ever did with my mini lathe since the plastic handles came pre-broken for my convenience or something!
Certainly feels like a more luxury machine with shop made handles.
Keep up the great work and thanks for taking the time to upload videos.
Regards Doc from Australia.
"pre broken for your convenience..." 😂🤣 haha, I love it. Thanks by the way, I appreciate the positive feedback. And thank YOU for watching! More videos coming, hope to see you around!
Can't believe it came with plastic, but completely right move to ditch those. Nice job.
Pro tip- pack the bolt with grease as you put it inside the handle and it gives the feel of quality bearings and dampens the touch a bit.
Haha I ended up doing exactly that! It does give it an even smoother feel. Thanks very much!
Yep totally agree. I did the same and yes it’s so much better then cheap plastic. I knurled mine and cold blued them. Great video
I thought about knurling them but decided to keep em smooth. Might knurl the ones for all the shift knobs when I make em. Thanks very much btw
Thanks for making tools, using them and then offering us the plans to make and use ourselves. Nobody else does that and it's really cool!!!
You're very welcome. And thank you for the kind feedback and support. I'm just sharing what I love to do, and count myself as very fortunate to have found so many great people to share it with.
I did the same thing on my PM1440GT shortly after I got it. Used the same 304 stainless. It cuts easy and polishes up beautifully.
Yeah I hear a lot of folks talk about how difficult it is to work with, but once you get used to it it's a fantastic material with a beautiful aesthetic.
it's never a waste of time to make nice handles, especially if you have to work every day like I did. nice work, keep at it (Y)
The details matter, thanks very much btw
Aaahh - stainless steel handles. I can fully understand you! You've done nothing wrong. A class of its own. Made one stainless handle for me little lathe too. Looks not only different but looks better, feels different. Can only be beaten by titanium handles.
😍
Haha thanks very much. Titanium would sweeeeeet.... 🤤😍🤤
@@hersch_tool
Yes, titanium is expensive - so what?
But you will be one of the few who has titanium handles on your lathe.
. . . .
Titanium handles on the lathe - that's almost decadent ;-)
But only almost.
One must somehow distinguish oneself from the mortal rest.
But how much does the world cost?
Who has enough change?
Very nice improvement to your machine, I'm sure it feels much nicer and it sure looks great!
Thanks very much, and yeah I am very happy with the improvement. Thank you for watching as well.
really enjoying this tempo of videos. Thank you
Thanks very much bro
I made similar handles for my Grizzly 1440 lathe but I made new shoulder bolts with PTFE bushings. Very smooth and quiet. The originals were metal but loose-fitting and clunky. I also like those rotating handles that McMaster carry. If I get tired of the ones I made that’s where I’m headed. I admire your taper cutting attachment but for now the compound will have to do.
I haven't seen the McMaster handles, will have to check them out. I definitely could have used the compound for this but I wanted to try out the taper attachment since I'd never used it. thanks for watching btw.
Commenting for the algo, nice video
Thanks very much, appreciate it
Luxury is always best. I have 3 LeBlond's and they all 3 have taper attachments. I got blessed in that department.
I miss my 15" leblond and it's incredibly nice taper attachment. Also it's incredibly nice EVERYTHING. I have regretted selling that machine since I watched it pull out of the driveway... 😢
@@hersch_tool I totally understand!
I love working with 304!
I wouldn’t own a lathe with plastic handles
Well done
Yeah me too, it's a great material. And thank you very much!
Nice Video, the taper attachement is fun!
Thanks very much! And yes it is, it's a nice attachment to have. One of those things that you can get by without, but is very nice if you can have it.
Nice handles
Thanks!
I see a video in the making. By replacing the screws with turned one with a wider, rounded head and a little proud of the handle. That would be a really sweet addition.
Yeah the existing bolts are pretty lackluster... some other folks have mentioned bearings as well which might be nice too. Thanks for watching btw
I mean... I made aluminum spinning handles for my super ultra mediocre lathe. It's something!
Heck yeah it's something, aluminum is good material too. Plenty good enough for handles that's for sure. The 304 has a "premium" feel, at least imho, but I'd take aluminum over plastic any day.
nicely done
Thanks very much
Plastic tube caps would look great to cover the screw counterbore.
Be careful with heavy handles, they can drop when used around 3 & 9 o'clock especially with interrupted cuts.
Yeah I already had that problem with the old handles and they weren't as heavy as these. I would like to add some kind of counterweight or something.
OMG .... Did you just use a milling cutter in your DRILL Chuck ..... we're all gonna die ... someday .... LOL.
Nice handles BTW.
The sun is turning blood red as we speak... I have no regrets... 😂 lol thanks very much
I'm being pedantic, but I think the minor diameter of the handle should have matched the width of the "flange" of the upper wheel (best seen at 12:03). But those are niice.
Thanks very much!
I liked the video and as I’ve commented before my machine came with metal handles. I’d sure like to know more about the holder and insert you used before switching to high speed👍
Thanks very much. It's a swiss style front turning tool. NTK cutting tools TFX/TFT insert.
Thanks I’ll check it out😊
Another fine video with useful content. I may have missed it, but why not just use the compound for the taper instead of the much involved attachment?
Mostly I just wanted to try out the taper attachment because I've never used it before. Definitely could easily be done using the compound though.
You know that you're going to have to replace every plastic handle in your shop now or you'll never sleep at night 😄
Buy yourself some nice bolts to match to finish the job 👍
Lol facts
build bolts
@@benmorris1657 yeah I thought that afterwards. I'd have to buy them.
oh yea!
Thanks!
When you showed the South Bend Art Deco knobs, I kinda hoped you were going to reproduce them...
That's definitely something that I can do later. I'll add it to my notes!
This is a great upgrade.
I would use shoulder bolts in lieu of the cheap originals.🎉❤
Thanks very much. And yeah that was the original plan but I realized I could reuse the originals and caught a case of the lazies and ran with it lol
I'm new here, but I'd like a video of the inserts / tooling setups you use.
I could probably put together a "most used" tools video or something, not sure if it would be very exciting though lol. Anything specific that you'd want to know about?
you are so damn right about those plastic parts 😉....i replaced them too, but i prefered brass...maybe, because my small lathe does not like stainless 😁by the way...great filming!
I still want to replace the knobs on all the shifters and am thinking I'll use brass on maybe the power shifter and the half nut as nice accents to the stainless. Thanks very much btw!
I prefer brass too. Though my lathes are pre WW2 cast iron ones (still under renovation)
@@justblairthompson nothing beats the old iron
@@hersch_tool oh plenty does, but I like the feel and aesthetic of old stuff.
I'm pretty sure my Bridgeport has plastic handles. The table does for sure but that part isn't Bridgeport. My vice is definitely metal. That's just because i don't have one and it's a wrench!
Haha whatever works. 😉
How do they make the handles that rotate with the solid end ?
There's a lot of ways to go about it 🙂
would love to know the type of tool you're using at the 4:00 mark..
TFX swiss style front turning insert. Thanks for watching btw
Well the first thing I did on my mini lathe was aluminum handels so I get it
Hatin on my plastic handles.. ha.. I see.
lol 😂 I like my plastic handles so much I ordered all new ones from McMaster Carr ! There is a couple they don’t offer I’ll have to make and they will be 304 stainless as well. I love my taper attachment though. Only setup I need to do is the lock bar that clamps onto the ways.
I have a second machine thats identical if you’re ready to come get it ! lol 😆 no more change gears, 2500 RPM’s, electronic brake, oooooo sounds nice right ??
Lol yeah, I miss my leblond it was the same way, had a super nice telescoping taper attachment. I'm hoping to find something a little bigger and a little nicer that'll do inch metric, module, have taper attachment etc. There's an okuma not too far from me but the guys been leading me on for 2 months so not sure what's up with that.
@@hersch_tool sounds like he is not a motivated seller then, good luck with your hunt .
That insert you use at 3:58 what is that called I like it
It's a TFX swiss style front turning insert
That's not enough overkill. You should have used shcs shoulder bolts and ball bearings.
Lol agreed
👍😎👍
Thank you!
The only thing is being a novice at this myself you didn't show us how that taper attachment works. Thanks for the video though
What would you like to know about it?
@@hersch_tool how you set it up and what does it actually do to assist in making the taper. I've watched numerous video's on making tapers but have never seen this device or how it works on any of them. If you don't want to get into it do you have the name or manufacture of it do maybe I can find some tutorials on it Thanks again Glen
Yer I know exactly what you mean
Details, details, details... 😉
Yeah, there really is no comparison between the plastic handle and a proper metal part... Even brass handles or any decent metal will do...
Speaking of the finish, get some fine files... A fine slant cut file leaves a superb finish, almost like polishing grades of sandpaper, but not by abrasion, but by shear cutting along the plane... Play with some files, i know that getting a full decked out set of high quality files is both hard and costly nowadays, but get a few files... Rough files can impart some serious geometry and remove some decent amounts of material, where the fine file will turn a mangled part by a rough file into a smooth almost ground looking part... And the angle of the attack with slant cut files is quite the factor in getting a superb finish...
Regarding weight, you could bore an undercut inside the handle - removing material so that enough is left on both ends to be supported by the screw round body, but having the section between the ends ``grooved out`` to lighten the thing...
Nice work! All the best!
Steuss
Hey man, thanks very much! I've got a decent little pile of files, actually an annoyingly large and unorganized pile if I'm being honest. I want to get one of those purpose built lathe files though. I like the weight, part of the reason I went with the 304 was for the heft, feels good and tactile.
@@hersch_tool Yeah, i get it, but honestly, i noticed that most of the weight is actually not weight, it`s just the feeling of good finished steel... The weight can be quite minimal, but the feel is still there... As long as it`s a nice part it feels good...
Speaking of files, yuh, a lathe file is a supreme instrument honestly, quite gentle and fickle(requires constant cleaning to maintain the finish and teeth in general) but it really does some superb work... Speaking of having a load of files, keep them, you are but a decent tool&cutter grinder or a surface grinder away from turning them into broaches...
I generally snag most square files off of scrapyards... The old ones which are toolsteel all the way through though... Some good stock already in decent forms... Hard as a prick, but good stock for grinders...
Speaking of files and file finish, i`ll be posting a video in a few days(hopefully) in which the pulley i`m making has the fine file finish in the groove - looks quite akin to polished finish... It might float your boat, it`s a weapon`s grade chunk of stainless... An absolute overkill for a lawnmower part, but well, it`s better than OEM...
@@camillosteuss overkill? What's that?... 😂
@@hersch_tool well, let`s be honest, the OEM part is like 400 grams, the new part will be 1600 grams or more... Haven`t yet checked the final numbers(the part is not done)...
Guess we aren’t going to mention that horrid chatter in the counterbore...🤔
no, we are not.
You have to put your money where your life is
Fiiiirst 😂🎉
Lol 💪😂
His ability to copy tot video format is really impressive
only a minute and change in and I guess you've had to cut out a lot of cursing.
Lol gotta keep it algo friendly...
Too bad you blew your dimensions and the fit is sloppier than the original.
Too bad I didn't, and it isn't, because it's literally a drilled hole... 🤦♂️🙄
A tad harsh, but yes.
If you really wanted to go for it though machine out the handle for some bearings?
@@hersch_tool you couldn't measure and find a more appropriate drill size?
Wait till you grow up and learn about reamers 🤡
@@justblairthompson or just machine it to the proper dimensions. Add a drip of oil, it would have been real nice.
Instead of looking like some 8 year old chinese kid made it in a slave labor camp. Then bragging about how good it feels. What a clown🤡
@@justblairthompson That could definitely be a fun way to go about it, turn a new bolt/shaft and press a couple bearings on, would certainly be nice. Also this guy has left comments like this on a few of my vids, always super negative and completely irrelevant, hence the harsh reply.
I would have had to put new stainless bolts in there, too, to finish the pimp 😅
Lol yeah that was the original plan, might still do it