Screw it! Ultra-Precision for Shopmade Tools
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- Need to add a precision adjustment to a shopmade jig? Want to position it, level it, or move it in small, accurate, on-the-nose increments? Use machine screws! Certain sizes of machine screws have a thread pitch (the distance between each thread) that corresponds to a small common measurement. This is true for both Imperial and metric screws, and you can take advantage of this when building jigs and fixtures.
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Precision Saw Sled: th-cam.com/video/ThHQFVD00w4/w-d-xo.html
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Custom Saw Stand: th-cam.com/video/GFF57NC4PCY/w-d-xo.html
In the last video, "Custom Saw Stand," we use a 3/8"-16 carriage bolts to adjust the height of the saw stand -- one turn raises or lowers the stand 1/16". On that particular project we used a metal T-nut as an insert for the bolt, rather than cut wooden threads. The reason is that the threads must withstand a good deal of pressure from the weight of the saw stand and whatever it's supporting.
There is no such pressure on the stops that I show in the short video, which is why I was able to use a tap to cut threads in the wood. Furthermore, the wooden threads offer a great deal more friction than metal threads, and this helps keep the stop where I want it. I could also use a jam nut to do the same thing, but then I'd have to reach for a small wrench every time I made an adjustment. The wooden threads are more efficient.
If you are worried about the durability of wooden threads, two of the stops I show in the video are 20+ years old and still serviceable. Just be sure to use a very hard wood such as maple, oak, or ash. You might also drip a little penetrating finish (such as tung oil or Danish oil) into the threaded hole. This soaks into the cellulose wood fibers and makes them a little harder as it cures. If the threads become loose over time, drip a little Chair-loc into the hole to expand the fibers.
Bees Wax is great for threads in wood too. Also, the larger the diameter of the screw the more durable or will be, and more accurate.
Plus, if you glue a 6” diameter disk of ply or thin steel to the screw, and divide the circumference into 8 (for the 1/32” pitch screw) or 10 (for the 1mm pitch screw), you can now work in very accurate tiny fractions.
@@G58 Good tip. I had a sentence in the original video telling folks they could use the slots in the screw to count half turns and quarter turns, but we had to cut it because it put us over a minute.
@@WorkshopCompanion Cool. Thank you. Will check out your other vids.
Does this guy not look exactly like Pinocchio's father?? I guarantee you he has an animate wooden child hiding somewhere.
@WorkshopCompanion at least we know you cut it with precision
"If you think in meters" is a phrase I hope never disappears.
Mans is a Godsend
No much chance. It's interesting to consider that the first colony to rebel against the English monarchy and leave the Empire is one of the last to remain dependent on the length of King Henry I's foot.
@@WorkshopCompanion exactly! I'm a filthy metric-lovin Euro, and it drives _me_ nuts! 😆🤪
@@WorkshopCompanion There are two that haven't adopted the Metric system in 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 use. The USA itself has officially adopted it. The US inch is defined as 2.54 cm(edit). The Metric Conversion act was passed in 1975.
@@tojirohno, you use bolts to fine tune these😅
I feel like there’s a “Bob Ross” of every aspect of life. And this man must be the Bob Ross of woodworking. Love it.
Bob ross X Einstein for woodworking
Him or that one Irish guy tat makes axe handeles.
@@AHorrorFanaticthat guy is the Bill Nye
@@axeldrake6483nah he's far too based to be Bill Nye 😂
@@oldkingcrow777bill nye is based, you never seen any of his vids?
I have a philosophy that I feel fits this: if you can't make it precise, make it adjustable
@Tekagi im looking for the bit where the commentor claimed that
Exactly, not the same, but I've been sewing for many years. Needed a new belt but couldn't find one that was as adjustable as I needed for my fluctuating weight. So I got some buckles and made an adjustable belt, one side closed off.
Now my sister comes to me asking to make her and her friends some all the time. Materials barely cost enough for me to charge them more than 5$ and the sewing is pretty simple so it's not even a laborious effort. And I have a belt for the rest of my life until it wears out, and can make a new (and maybe even better) one when it does.
No. It’s precisely adjustable.
Tolerance , some call it tat
@@marktimmer2212 tolerance is not equivalent to being adjustable. Tolerance is the amount of wiggle room your precision has, mostly due to the limitations on how consistently precise you can make things
I appreciate a youtuber who considers his global audience and offers metric as well. Thank you
Most welcome.
Note, however, that the USA never lost a war until it went metric.
@brucewelty7684 doesn't change the fact that the imperial system and its units are deeply silly. The meter being subdivided into units which are 1/10th the next largest unit makes a whole heck of a lot more sense then the foot being divided into 12 inches, the yard being divided into 3 feet, and the mile being divided into 5280 feet. for my money, at least
Finally, somebody out here answering the real questions
Always trust a man with hair like that
Straight up
Genius' hair style
Looking at that comment, then your profile picture, it hit me that he's the grandpa from yu-gi-oh.
I don’t know how to describe it but he looks like a craftsman
Or bench made wooden draws that look perfect lol
This guy is the shop teacher i always dreamed of having but never did. I would pay to have him teach me stuff like this even now at 44 years old! A person with this knowledge and ability to teach in such an excellent manor is absolutely priceless and rare.
I'm turning 50. Me, too.
TH-cam is a beatiful place to learn things in hobbies you like.
Amen🙏
Good news - he makes videos you can watch and its like being right there!! 😂
Sadly, they don't even teach Shop at my high school. And now the tradesmen
are in short supply.
I'm wildly impressed with how you changed those screws into taps so quickly. It's so obvious it's beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
Most welcome.
Tbh this method works but not too well, especially in soft wood.. I would personally drill a small hole (or route/chisel, whatever) and glue a nut matching the thread in..
I did this when i was 18 i needed a 5/8-18 tap to over size a damaged oil drain bolt on my car. Just took an angle grinder to a grade 8 bolt and i worked perfect. Its a pretty obvious idea
@@Simon-ho6ly Two of the stops displayed in the vid were made in the 90s, have seen moderate use for almost 30 years, and the threads are still serviceable. One was made from ash, the other from maple.
Use it in metal and it's a great thread chaser! Taps will often remove too much from a damaged thread but using a bolt with a slit will leave more intact (Also commercially available if you deal with that often)
Pinocchio finally left the house and now he's got all this free time
Pinocchio didn't go to college,
So he got a sawstop
This guy looks like the real-life Geppetto, Pinocchio's father.
Everything this guy says is intelligent and brilliant and i cannot get enough of this channel!!! Thank you!
Does this guy have a TV show? I 100% would watch him
You're already watching it! Lol
Even better, he has a TH-cam channel
@@netts2315this isn't a television show
I don't think he ever had a show, I am pretty sure he has been on them though.
His name is Nick Engler & he has written books on woodworking & iirc he was an editor for a woodworking mag back in the day.
This man the Bob Ross of woodworking
There are no kickbacks only happy returning wood missiles!
But the hair is so different!
But not calming at all.
I am a computer scientists by trade but I love this dude. He sounds like the dad we all need
So am I! Funny enough, I was just saying something like this to my wife the other day... He just looks and feels like a person I can implicitly trust with this. But also at the same time if he started talking to me about his days programming octal machine code, I wouldn't bat an eye 🤣
My dad specialized in databases and shit.
The sheer amount of drywall work and construction shit he had me do as a kid is wild
People who do a job like him, or you, developing logical systems and whatnot, have a relationship with logic and efficiency. This guy really reminds me of my grandpa who would always make a point to explain all of the usefulness of everyday physics in levers, pulleys and whatnot.
@@soundaholixx My great granddad built a house with his bare hands. Hooked up the gas work and everything.
Still standing 100+ years later, little worse for wear but just needs resurfacing.
The other day we were tearing down the garage wall, we found he used the straightest mesquite he could find around the farm, shaved them mostly square and treated them with his special brew.
Used motor oil and primer. Still sturdy as all hell, still holding up a second story with no creaks or shaking in the wind.
On the other hand, we've had to remove several uh... incorrect, usage of various gauges of wire, use of extension cords to run power underground to sheds, and the lack of gutters on both sides of the barn. (has lead to the south wall sloping at about a 12-15 degree angle) Some of the roof panels, being made of corrugated tin, didn't overlap correctly and probably led to some slow leaks into the walls over time. Surprisingly no mold, but our county has always been pretty dry most of the year.
Some of the insides of the walls of the sheds had scorch marks around the outlets and exposed wiring.
Amazing and ingenious wood worker, but should have asked someone with experience in electrical work before homebrewing his electrical and roofing solutions.
The kind of guy that ran a successful graze farm for nearly 70 years, despite thinking that the reason his tractor lurches forward while shifting was because the shredder blade was "pushing against the grass" and not sheer inertia imparted on the shaft.
@@blackwoodsecurity531Love this story. Expected "my great granddad was perfect in every way," but instead got the truth about what he knew well and what he could've used a little advice on 😊
I respect anyone who doesnt go "achtually one unit is better than the other" and just googles the simple question to provide both answers, but this guy went the extra mile and found a whole screw for using with metric. That's dedication to your craft.
Actually one unit IS better than the other!
... depending on the application. That's why you should use both. Both are great in different ways. Base 10 is good. Base 12 is good. Heck, Base 2 and 16 are also good, we wouldn't be talking to each other here without them. Number systems are pretty sweet.
From an engineering perspective, metric system is superior
Can I just say this guy is a wealth of knowledge. And you can see his passion for teaching
Just fell in love with this mad scientist of a wood dude
This dude is one of the certain characters around in any post-apocalyptic scenario.
That, ladies and gentlemen is a master of his craft. Bravo.
You could also embed matching nuts into the piece if wearing out the wooden screw thread is a concern
There are threaded inserts just for thatpurpose. Or, as another viewer noted, you could use Heli coils. I like the threaded wood, however, because it provides sufficient friction for the screw to stay where you want it. The screws get looser with use and age, but if you shoot some Chair-Lok into the hole to swell the wood just a little, it tightens up again.
The amount of precision lost as wooden threads wear is minimal, but for longevity, agree. Eventually the wood will wear (esp. Just you use a tap as a bolt), and you'll soon have a 3/16" hole and your machine screw on your shop floor.
Use a similarly threaded bolt dropper and replace your homemade tap with a new screw.
Then again, if you are into hacks, as this guy is, then before you drive your homemade tap, drill a 3/8" diameter hole (typical nut for 10-32 bolt takes 3/8 in socket). Drill 3/16" deep. Then, hammer in a 10/32 nut.
For that matter, save time and energy by avoiding making your own tap: first drill 1/4"completely through the stop. Hammer in a nut on both sides, as per above. Voila. No more steel on wood threads. Doubtful your nuts will ever spin or wear.
Coils good, too. But again, hacketty hack hack.
I’ve never heard of someone “tapping” a wood hole before.
Embedding a nut is far superior.
Doing it this way will also minimize the margin of error when the wood expands or shrinks
I just randomly saw this video with no prior interests in woodwork.. now im subbed and ready to build a cabinet.
This is 4/4 of these shorts that are short, to the point, and informational. And they are well produced. This might lowkey be the best channel on TH-cam.
We need more of this guy
The last generation to have real skills and knowledge.
1000%
@@sirvivor7835but the where is the ability to pass the knowledge on in a receivable way? What of the last generation had that like this man? Please would someone please tell me what his name is?
He certainly grabs the attention
Instantly subscribed. Albert Einstein of woodworking right here.
Lol, I immediately thought the same.
that's so perfect
Bubbles has really improved his life since Ricky and Julian died in that shopping cart accident
Thats a good fackin cabinet right there
didn't see a single cat in the clip, must've built one hell of a new shed for them
Woah spoilers
Thanks!
🤣🤣
I'm so glad this popped up in my shorts. I don't do any sort of wood work or carpentry, but I absolutely love this man and content. This is what I signed up for!
I don't have any wood but I love this man
Too bad for your partner….
I consider this the best solution to the issue of emphasis, solving all the problems that arise during the production of work. I made one for myself and am very pleased with it. Thank you, buddy.
Most welcome.
He is so smart. A National treasure
We don't need more smart people, we need more considerate people. Because of the way he teachs gives us comfort, that itself is priceless.
@@CHICKENNUGGET69360 He's a good man. And thorough.
You have such a nice voice, idk where I’ve heard your kind of voice before but it feels so nice and calming, just super welcoming and charming
He sounds like the actor Curtis Armstrong to me lol
hes like a real life gepetto from pinocchio
He sounds like the voice you hear when you're staying up late and fall asleep watching TV, then you wake up, hear this guy, watch him for a little bit, then the calming effect of his voice makes you drift back off to sleep.
I'm certain his lineage must have some gnome in it.
Danny DeVito when he talks calmly
My late dad was a professional cabinet maker. I inherited his enthusiasm and a small part of his talent.
One piece of his advice I've always found true is that many jobs are worth building a jig for - and few jigs are ever a waste of time.
As for precision, I once showed a lab technician how to make a microtome from a fine-pitch machine nut and bolt and razor blade - admittedly only half as precise as the device from his lab supplier but a tiny fraction of the cost.
This guy has the best hints - and he delivers them in in jig time.
He doesn't only have an enormous amount of knowledge but also the rate ability to present it in an interesting and memorable way.
A screw, or anything with threads, gives you infinite adjustability! You sir, are a legend!
This is by far the most well composed informative TH-cam short I’ve seen. Jolly good show
I just found him and from what I've seen he is an EXCELLENT teacher and knows what's worth teaching about the given subject. peerless man.
Good show, Jolly good show
He's been around for a long while. He does a bunch of tips and tricks for Shopsmith owners. Always twirling his hammers. 😆
im not even a woodworker, i just love listening to you talk! it's like the bob ross of woodworking!
In a million years I never would’ve thought of this idea. Definitely using this one! Thanks.
The hair, the mustache and glasses combo all work perfectly with this fella’s awesome personality!
One look at this mad genius and I knew. Subscribed immediately
This is only the 2nd video I've seen of you so I'm assuming I'm gonna get flooded with them now real soon.
My Uncle has several patents for tools and he owns his own shop. He doesn't like to stop till he comes up with some new much simpler or easy to use a tool to do the job, most the time for much cheaper.
He is one of the very very few people I respect and to this very day I think the most precious moment I've had with him, he was giving me a tour of his workshop and we were discussing how cluttered it was. He mentioned that he knew he was full of junk. . . I mentioned that it wasn't junk if it still had use and he just lit up and told me how thankful he was to hear that. . . And now I'm crying.
I love the way this guy explains things in such detail, just found him tonight and I want him to be my mentor
This guy is a master, and I don’t throw that term out without meaning it.
Reminds me of the day I finally determined my stepmom to be a bltch. I gave her 5 years of arrested judgement, and she still blew it.
Glad your pooch is there to help out.
He/she looks a lot like my dog.
Good video too--thanks for sharing.
:,)
Cheers!
One handy trick to make this better is to use a permanent marker to color in one of the six sides of your hex nut so you always know you made a full rotation.
Really appreciate that you cover both Metric and American Customary units.
This is the best pro tips for woodworking I've seen on TH-cam so far!
I didn't know Metatron started a woodworking channel
I knew it was familiar
Oh now I have found me a new guru to follow! Thank you. I love all your content.
This then relies on the precision machining of the machine screws- which is likely extremely accurate haha. Great tip :)
Hey. Most machine screws are made with precision in mind because they are usually meant for prefit applications, meaning the hole they go into is already grooved so the threads have to be manufactured with millimeter precision. Also, most machine screws are fully threaded; the threads extend the entire length of the screw so it further lends itself to the applications suggested in the video.
Also with use the wood will wear. but you can probably throw some glue or resin down the hole and tap that to get more rigid threads. Also just make one of these fresh everytime. seems you really just need some scrap wood
yeah... he didnt really make anything precise... he bought a precise tool.... a machine screw. btw it will totally wear the wood over time and create slop.
@@Domieboy glue a nut to the end of the wood block. Now it's metal on metal.
I work in optics. Precision for is is measured in microns, this is the main technique we use to achieve it. Great advice.
Used to be a machine tool repair tech, and have some machining experience. The ability to compensate for your tools is what makes a craftsman.
One of the most brilliant people I know!
Another of Nick's brilliant tips! Fantastic sir.
This man is a treasure.. protect him at any cost
This is great. I was a woodworker for years but I switched to being a machinist. The “precision tools” they sell to woodworkers are morbidly overpriced for what they are. This guy is right in the sense that when you use accurate parts like a machine screw which is more than accurate enough for woodworking of any kind you can build something just as effective. You have to think like a machinist to make things like these or just watch videos of other people making them. Trust me, you’ll save yourself a boat load of money in the long run. You’re not just limited to wood jigs/fixtures too, aluminum can be cut and shaped with all your woodworking tools that use carbide teeth. Get yourself some taps and and a good set of calipers and you can make anything you can imagine without paying an arm and a leg 🤙🏻
Welder fabricator here. Glad I ran across this, can't wait to try some of this... would be nice to see ideas for something like this jig that's versatile and portable
That's phenomenal. Thank you.
You really know your stuff, thank you!
Fantastic content, advice, concise.
After watching a dozen or so of your videos, I would love to come and spend a couple of weeks just watching you in your workshop. Of course while you narrate everything 🤗
Im not into woodworking, I have no clue why this videos pop up to me.... but must be because I'm an engineer that I love them! This guy is an amazing teacher.
This guy knows stuff
It’s the little things that matter most 👍
This feels like one of those tips you should definately remember if you ever find yourself in the apocalypse
Any tool you make yourself not only increases your own skill but will end up being some of the best tools for your skill, and will naturally increase in quality as you do, unlike store bought
The condition of a workspace is the reflection of the mind of whoever owns it.
This gentleman is a professional.
This guy works at ace hardware, and will answer questions you didn't ask him.
I’m a sprinkler fitter, so I never plan on doing any kind of wood working ever, but I love this guys channel.
I love you so much for thinking about out of US viewers and integrating a metric system advice ! I'm very low on money but very interested in woodworking, using my old grandpa tools, and those DYI tools tips like that are a blessing for me, thank you so much !
Most welcome. And metric isn't just an afterthought for us. Two thirds of our global viewers are meterminds. The fractionophiles are in the minority.
My grandfather would've loved this guy. He was a master cabinet maker from Italy. He made guitars and mandolins from scratch as a hobby, stick built is how I think they called it.
Quality and precision are two of the reasons I made my own jigs and tools.
Thank you so much. I lost my woodshop temporarily and watch you often. This is a lesson my father, a master carpenter, taught me!
Hope you get it back soon. Familiar tools become extensions or ourselves.
@@WorkshopCompanion Thank you! There is a plan in place!! Hopefully soon!
I did a stint as a saw operator in a metal shop. I built all my own specialty tools and jigs, and they were absolutely accurate enough for my work. To be fair, they all took quite a bit of time and effort to make, but by the same token, were exactly what was needed, and at a fraction of the cost to purchase. Not to mention that many of them would have not only been expensive, but would have taken quite a while to special order.
All it took was careful thought, careful planning, and a slow and steady hand on the saw. I did need the help of some others, mainly welders, for a few of the tools, but even taking the time of manufacture into account, they were far, far less expensive to make than to purchase.
Now this is someone qualified to tell me how a machine screw can make things more precise, I can see it in his eyes
I would trust this man on anything woodworking related based solely on looks and vibes alone
This man is a treasure trove of information and his delivery is to the point and entertaining. Thanks for all the great tips sir
Most welcome.
Man you literally stepped up out of nowhere and took me to school in a subject I knew nothing about. Respect, I'm gonna sub just to see more of your stuff.
Thanks...and welcome!
I like the way you delivered your message, most professionals have that "looking down" on us non professionals. Thank you for your time I like your style
I love how this guy just popped out of nowhere.
Usually I'll go back in a creator's timeline to see their origins, but sometimes the enigma is more exciting, as it is here.
this is a man that inspires those feel good family movies and sitcoms from the 80s and 90s. straight up mr. feeny vibes.
What you do is absolutely amazing do not stop it unless you can't
Crazy old Maurice teaching me so much about woodworking.
I am happy that you never forget about the rest of the world, and then you explain us in metric system as well....thanks a lot !!!
Most welcome -- but you should know that the "rest of the world" is two thirds of our audience. It would be a massive mistake for us not to include metrics.
As a dad I find this man endlessly fascinating
Who is this guy?
His tutorials are so to the point.
Good craftsmen age like wine.
I'm more of a bourbon kinda guy.
I wish my grandfather was still alive to teach me this kind of stuff. He was a master. My dumb dad sold all his woodworking tools off knowing I was willing to go to California and rent a uhaul and bring it back to Louisiana. But thanks to you I'm still learning awesome woodworking skills that I can hand down and do with my son
Thaks for saying.
I haven't done any woodworking since 9th grade but these videos fascinate me.
i dont know much about woodworking but this dude just looks like he knows what hes talking about so i trust him
First video I've seen of this guy. I subscribed withing five seconds just because of how he looks lol. I know i can trust him
This is quite a revelation to me and I will never think about thread pitch the same. I will now think about it the right way. Haha. How cool!
Woodworking aside, you need be in a movie. What a beautiful character!
I love this man. Everything about his presentation his cadence his voice his body language the information is so informational I mean. Rarely do I find the opportunity to use wacky refined and intelligent in the same breath of each other let alone of charismatic as well. But yes this guy has a offbeat mixture of all of that. That I find very endearing and enjoyable to watch. Not to mention informative. Thank you for continuing to create, both carpentry and online content
And thank you for those kind words.
I appreciate that you used metric. Thank you
The precision of any tool is proportional to the skill and effort invested by the crafter that made it.
This home made tool is more durable and more precise then anything bosch can mustard.
Great work.
Thanks.
Sir im a portrait artist and your face hair glasses combo has so much character! When i have enough energy (its almost 3am) im gonna sketch you your amazing!
Amazed how precise and beautiful he forged his screws instead of buying them
That's so clever! The things you learn working with tools so long.
This guy is like Bob Ross. Im completely enamored watching him do something I'd normally consider boring.
I've seen tools with entirely wooden screws that were used daily for decades . Much coarser threads, but did the job for everyone . This includes the sliding end on wooden workbenches and straight adjustable clamps for workpieces . But nice tip on creating threading taps for wood .
This channel reminds of the great PBS craftsman shows I grew up w in the 80s.