You are one of these blokes to whom you should not say it can't be done. You are one clever turkey. Well done. I am learning heaps. 71 yr old self taught machinist/mechanic in SW Sydney.
Max, As usual, your logical approach to making your tools better than new. No wasted effort. Flawless execution. A pleasure and an inspiration. Another trick for my “toolbox.” Thanks Mate
Max, I truly appreciate that you always share the details of your setup...... they always open my mind and provide significant confidence on how to approach projects of my own. 👍👍😎👍👍
Another great episode Max. Thanks for showing the detailed setup alignment. Your lathe is one of a kind now. The v-scallops were very well thought out. 👍👍 Start looking for a Biax power scraper - I should have🤕 for even my little shaper scraping.
Gary from Old Iron Machine Works mentioned you in one of his videos , this is the first of your videos I've seen and I can see you know your business . So you've got a new subscriber , looking forward to watching all your videos , thank you for sharing .
The list never ends Graham . That video about that engine was a bloody cracker . I was an apprentice fitter & turner during the same time period ! I will try to remember to put a link up next video .
Looks good Max. The method of making the semi-circle oil grooves is clever. I have thought of doing this to the tailstock of my lathe but have never got around to it. Like you I thought of using flip top oilers. I thought of putting them at the back of the tailstock as I have clearance issues on the sides. (The carriage wings pass very close to the tailstock.) It must feel good to finally be doing machine related tasks instead of shop building related tasks. Ken
Thanks Ken . Yes , so good to have the major part of construction over . I have not drilled the cross holes yet , i will sit it back on the lathe & double check for the same clearance issues . Thanks . 👍
Great job on them oil grooves, the little arcs were quite clever 😊. I recently bought a generic morse taper 2 reamer to fix up my own tailstock. Even that one wasn't cheap 😏. The most annoying part about it is that I probably won't need it again for 20 years 🤣. Time will tell. Excellent vid, Max! 👍😁👍 Cheers!
19:12 I stopped it to think about the setup. I thought, man, that is some geometry right there. I couldn't do the math myself, but I can see any degree over 45 would start to give the deeper dig at the center & trailing out on each end. Cheers to the Max 👍👍👍
Gday Max, the oil grooves turned out spot on, with the head tilted at 48° could you move the X axis rather then lowering the quill?, I’m just think if I could do the same with my tailstock on the Cincinnati, brilliant job as always mate, Cheers
Hi Max .. great job the thread, though it might have been a bit thin on the thread walls, but working out well. The oil grooves worked out spot on. Hhhmmmm how can I tilt the Wrong Fu like that, 😆 🤣 😂. Ohh well better stick to a straigh 4mm bull nose end mill 😆 🤣 😂
Was wondering how you would achieve those half moon oil grooves. You really are a smart bastard Max, there’s no doubt. 👍😂 Managed to skull drag my Bridgeport to the back of the shed out of the way this week and get it powered up & running. So I’m back to cutting blocks finally. 👍 Keep up the great work, you are at least making steady progress, that’s for sure. 👍👍
@@simpleman283 Indeed. I am never not inspired by what I learn watching Max’s videos. It’s inspiring to see his workshop build - basically all on his own, with only a little assistance here and there like concrete and roof. The rest all on his own. Max is a driven man who achieves an awful lot, just under his own steam. He’s like the energiser bunny, he never quits. I’ve complimented him on his skill set before today but he just shrugs and says “yes, but it’s my trade”. Still doesn’t make it any less inspiring to watch.👍🇦🇺
Fantastic work as usual Max. Got me thinking about my M300 tailstock now! I like your collet idea, a set of them kicking around could be very useful........ On the to do list. Cheers, Jon
I'm sure your oiling upgrades will work, I'm pretty curious how much oil will run through the system in operation. I put oil cups on the bronze oilite bearings of my bench lathe countershaft, and was shocked at how quickly the oil ran out. I really didn't expect the oilite material to allow that much flow, much less with new bearings and shaft.
G'day Max. I gotta agree with many the smiley ) oil groove procedure was brilliant. As for the mt4 reamer cost, even $100 is a lot for one job, would a cylinder hone do the job? Cheers Peter
Very nice job, especially on the half moon oil way grooves. Just a thought on the Morse Taper repair, would it be possible to relief the damaged area, ref machine a larger diameter band? Excellent video Max.
G’day Max I always interested in what you are doing. When you do the scraping could you film I’ve always wondered how you go about doing it, one thing I met to ask you but keep forgetting it’s my age is 65 what does your shop do? Kind regards John PS how do you fine the steering wheel on the mill and did you have to modify the mill much to fit it?
No worries , i will film the gib scraping . I am setting up my shop for any general machining , light fabrication & welding . The quill wheel is a direct fit , no modifications have to be done . It is from Tangent Engineering , USA . 👍
Hi Max, be interesting to see how the centre height in relation to the spindle is, see how much wear on the tailstock, recently shimmed mine. Bought MT 3 roughing and finishing reamers on ebay, worked OK on my non hardened quill. The old Korean lathe on our facility was still half a thou high above centre after all the abuse.
I made new way wipers for my lathe that hold 1/4" thick pieces of felt. I machined a slot in the top of them so I can soak the felt with oil, I only have a hobby shop so that fix probably wouldn't work for your shop.
I've been doing it for years myself. On these little lathes it is very helpful, on the bigger lathes it's not such an issue. With these these insert parting tools good RPM and firm steady feed with coolant. Practice makes perfect.
Nice work Max, but to add a little complication to things I think I would add some wick material anchored in the hole to the oil cup and run down the center groove to the distribution cuts. Otherwise the oil would just run down the sides and out the bottom of the V way and very little would get to the grooves. 👍👍
The oil will run along the top of the v way & down the grooves . That's why the grooves intersect the centre groove of the v way . The wipers will retain a lot of the oil & because the grooves are not cut all of the way down the v , some oil will be retained there . A squirt of oil in the cups when the lathe is oiled daily will be enough . 👍
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The smiley faces setup was a stroke of genius. I was scratching my head about how you'd do those. Came out great.
Same here...
Cheers . 👍
You are one of these blokes to whom you should not say it can't be done. You are one clever turkey. Well done. I am learning heaps. 71 yr old self taught machinist/mechanic in SW Sydney.
Thanks . 👍
Max, As usual, your logical approach to making your tools better than new. No wasted effort. Flawless execution. A pleasure and an inspiration. Another trick for my “toolbox.” Thanks Mate
Cheers . 👍
Max, I truly appreciate that you always share the details of your setup...... they always open my mind and provide significant confidence on how to approach projects of my own. 👍👍😎👍👍
Cheers . 👍
Great job Max, some good tips included as always. Tony
Thanks Tony . 👍
Think you have earned another beer !! I to want to learn a bit more about scraping ..
Cheers . 🍺🍺
Hello Max,
Groovy work for sure - lol. Seriously though nicely done. I hope you have a good weekend.
Take care.
Paul,,
Thanks Paul . Still raining here every day ! 👍
Hi Max That was a brilliant way to put the grooves in the vee way side of tail stock, well done. I learned something new today. Cheers
Thanks . 👍
Max the set up for the arc grooves is Masterful. Great demonstration. Thanks
Cheers . 👍
Enjoying this series. The 48.5 worked out perfectly for those smiley faces :)
Thanks . 👍
Smiley faces on one side and Zorro rides again on the other. Great work Max.
Lol 👍
Awesome work..thanks for sharing
Cheers . 👍
Nice work Max. Out of the box thinking with the half moon oil ways, loved the arrangement, I'll certainly tuck that one away for latter.
Cam
Thanks Cam . 👍
I like the boring head set up for doing the oil grooves Max. Probably a lot fancier than I would do in that situation. Cheers
Thanks . 👍
Thanks for sharing the process . Seems to me it should extend the life of the tailstock and ways . Great work.
Thanks . 👍
Another great episode Max. Thanks for showing the detailed setup alignment. Your lathe is one of a kind now.
The v-scallops were very well thought out. 👍👍
Start looking for a Biax power scraper - I should have🤕 for even my little shaper scraping.
Thanks Dan . A Biax is a bit out of my price range at the moment !!! 👍
I enjoyed watching your setup for cutting grooves in the vee ways.
Thanks . 👍
Big balls to take a cutter to your ways. Come out nicely and probably a lot quicker than scraping!
No dramas , a bit of careful planning . 👍
Gary from Old Iron Machine Works mentioned you in one of his videos , this is the first of your videos I've seen and I can see you know your business . So you've got a new subscriber , looking forward to watching all your videos , thank you for sharing .
Thanks . 👍
Some great tips there Max, Thanks. You have the quietist x-axis power feed on you mill...
Thanks Rob . 👍
Hey Max you're just added another job I need to do to my list, oil grooves under the tailstock haha.
The list never ends Graham . That video about that engine was a bloody cracker . I was an apprentice fitter & turner during the same time period ! I will try to remember to put a link up next video .
@@swanvalleymachineshop Glad you enjoyed Max.
Looks good Max. The method of making the semi-circle oil grooves is clever. I have thought of doing this to the tailstock of my lathe but have never got around to it. Like you I thought of using flip top oilers. I thought of putting them at the back of the tailstock as I have clearance issues on the sides. (The carriage wings pass very close to the tailstock.) It must feel good to finally be doing machine related tasks instead of shop building related tasks. Ken
Thanks Ken . Yes , so good to have the major part of construction over . I have not drilled the cross holes yet , i will sit it back on the lathe & double check for the same clearance issues . Thanks . 👍
Sweet workmanship my man.
Thanks . 👍
Oil grooves turned out great. Nice progress
Thanks . 👍
Coming along nicely Max, Very clever idea on the V way oil crescent grooving...never seen that before. Thanks for sharing !!
Thanks Dean 👍
Great job on the refurb. Welldone
Thanks . 👍
Brilliant job there Max. Thanks for sharing this video.
Cheers . 👍
Excellent idea with the oil groves, thanks
Cheers . 👍
Great job on them oil grooves, the little arcs were quite clever 😊. I recently bought a generic morse taper 2 reamer to fix up my own tailstock. Even that one wasn't cheap 😏. The most annoying part about it is that I probably won't need it again for 20 years 🤣. Time will tell.
Excellent vid, Max! 👍😁👍
Cheers!
Cheers Chris . Yes , the reamers do not get used much but handy to have just in case . 👍
G'day Max mate, wonderful as always buddy, I never fail to learn from you, always look forward to seeing the progress you're makinb on this 👍
Thanks Ralfy . 👍
Considering all those darries your compressor works well! Cheers Mr Max
Lol 👍👍👍
Very good job! You are a man with a plan! 👍👍👍
Greetings from Dresden! Cheers! 🇩🇪🍻🇦🇺😎
Thanks . 👍
19:12 I stopped it to think about the setup. I thought, man, that is some geometry right there.
I couldn't do the math myself, but I can see any degree over 45 would start to give the deeper dig at the center & trailing out on each end. Cheers to the Max 👍👍👍
Thanks . 🍺🍺
I’m the same it’s how we learn from the true trades/ craftsman man
Gday Max, the oil grooves turned out spot on, with the head tilted at 48° could you move the X axis rather then lowering the quill?, I’m just think if I could do the same with my tailstock on the Cincinnati, brilliant job as always mate, Cheers
Moving the X axis would widen the groove.
Hi Matty . You would have to mount the part on a tilting base as not to widen the groove . A small one like that i would probably use a dremmel .
I was wondering how you were going to cut the curved groove. Impressive.
Thanks . 👍
thamks for the upload max, cheers ben.
Thanks . 👍
Top shelf work, thanks Max!
Cheers . 👍
Nice upgrade Max, should allow that tailstock to glide smoothly.
Thanks . 👍
Hi Max .. great job the thread, though it might have been a bit thin on the thread walls, but working out well.
The oil grooves worked out spot on. Hhhmmmm how can I tilt the Wrong Fu like that, 😆 🤣 😂. Ohh well better stick to a straigh 4mm bull nose end mill 😆 🤣 😂
The leaver is stronger than original . 👍
very good job max
Thanks 👍
Nicely done Max
Thanks Gary . 👍
groovy work there Max
Thanks 👍
Was wondering how you would achieve those half moon oil grooves. You really are a smart bastard Max, there’s no doubt. 👍😂
Managed to skull drag my Bridgeport to the back of the shed out of the way this week and get it powered up & running.
So I’m back to cutting blocks finally. 👍
Keep up the great work, you are at least making steady progress, that’s for sure. 👍👍
Yes he is. I quit watching most other videos when I found his channel,
a couple years ago. He shows all the details, most others leave off.
@@simpleman283 Indeed. I am never not inspired by what I learn watching Max’s videos.
It’s inspiring to see his workshop build - basically all on his own, with only a little assistance here and there like concrete and roof. The rest all on his own.
Max is a driven man who achieves an awful lot, just under his own steam. He’s like the energiser bunny, he never quits.
I’ve complimented him on his skill set before today but he just shrugs and says “yes, but it’s my trade”.
Still doesn’t make it any less inspiring to watch.👍🇦🇺
@@ianmoone2359 ditto on your comments!
Thanks Lads . 👍
Awesome job Max!
Cheers . 👍
Fantastic work as usual Max. Got me thinking about my M300 tailstock now! I like your collet idea, a set of them kicking around could be very useful........ On the to do list. Cheers, Jon
Thanks 👍
Well explained and demonstrated. Thx
Thanks . 👍
I'm sure your oiling upgrades will work, I'm pretty curious how much oil will run through the system in operation. I put oil cups on the bronze oilite bearings of my bench lathe countershaft, and was shocked at how quickly the oil ran out. I really didn't expect the oilite material to allow that much flow, much less with new bearings and shaft.
As long as it gets in , is the main thing . Oil it daily . 👍
Worked out well max
Cheers . 👍
Came out well 🙃👍🏴
Cheers . 👍
Very nice max, love to watch a master at work, great video, keep'um coming..
Thanks 👍
Awesome work, thanks
Cheers . 👍
Nice work Max. SME good work holding tips there mate. Cheers Aaron
Thanks Aaron. 🍺🍺
G'day Max. I gotta agree with many the smiley ) oil groove procedure was brilliant. As for the mt4 reamer cost, even $100 is a lot for one job, would a cylinder hone do the job?
Cheers Peter
Hi Peter . No a cylinder hone would not provide the surgical removal of the damaged area . 👍
Max- can you share the length of time that you have been doing similar work? Really enjoy your sharing time with me!
Since the early 1980's . Qualified machinist but spent a lot of time working on earthmoving / mining equipment . 👍
Happy looking oil grooves…🙂
Thanks . 👍
Very nice job, especially on the half moon oil way grooves. Just a thought on the Morse Taper repair, would it be possible to relief the damaged area, ref machine a larger diameter band?
Excellent video Max.
Would work . I will try a light touch with a reamer first . Hoping it's something soft that has picked up . 👍
Great setups!
Thanks . 👍
Great video. Thanks.
Cheers . 👍
G’day Max I always interested in what you are doing. When you do the scraping could you film I’ve always wondered how you go about doing it, one thing I met to ask you but keep forgetting it’s my age is 65 what does your shop do? Kind regards John PS how do you fine the steering wheel on the mill and did you have to modify the mill much to fit it?
No worries , i will film the gib scraping . I am setting up my shop for any general machining , light fabrication & welding . The quill wheel is a direct fit , no modifications have to be done . It is from Tangent Engineering , USA . 👍
Hi Max, be interesting to see how the centre height in relation to the spindle is, see how much wear on the tailstock, recently shimmed mine.
Bought MT 3 roughing and finishing reamers on ebay, worked OK on my non hardened quill.
The old Korean lathe on our facility was still half a thou high above centre after all the abuse.
It will be one of the things i will be checking & will be interesting to see . hopefully it's still high . 👍
Good maintenance sir
Thanks 👍
Thanks for sharing 👍
No worries 👍
I made new way wipers for my lathe that hold 1/4" thick pieces of felt. I machined a slot in the top of them so I can soak the felt with oil, I only have a hobby shop so that fix probably wouldn't work for your shop.
Good idea , one i will keep in mind . 👍
MAX Would you do this on smaller lathes tailstocks.
I would not worry about a small one , if i did i would use a dremel . 👍
Hi max I never tried parting with the tool inverted is it better
Many people experience less chatter.
It can solve a lot of chatter issues . I must have had some chatter issues last time i used it for the blade to still be upside down in the holder . 👍
I've been doing it for years myself. On these little lathes it is very helpful, on the bigger lathes it's not such an issue. With these these insert parting tools good RPM and firm steady feed with coolant. Practice makes perfect.
It pushes the cutter up and away, not down and in.
Nice work Max, but to add a little complication to things I think I would add some wick material anchored in the hole to the oil cup and run down the center groove to the distribution cuts. Otherwise the oil would just run down the sides and out the bottom of the V way and very little would get to the grooves. 👍👍
The oil will run along the top of the v way & down the grooves . That's why the grooves intersect the centre groove of the v way . The wipers will retain a lot of the oil & because the grooves are not cut all of the way down the v , some oil will be retained there . A squirt of oil in the cups when the lathe is oiled daily will be enough . 👍
Zorro was here!
Yep ! 👍
Groovey!
Yep 👍
G’day Max do you have the email address for the steering wheel for the mill, I would like to put one on mine regards John
jimenos@acushnettool.com
I’ve seen oil grooves at all types of depths, as deep as three mm, or 1/8”. A lot have been hand chiseled.
I have not seen hand chiseled ones for a long time . 👍
@@swanvalleymachineshop yeah, it’s an I,d way of doing it. I did it for my own tailstock. But that’s a 14” model, so it’s not that big.
I used an angle grinder and a cutting disk - any oil groove is better than none at all!
@@ianbertenshaw4350 exactly!
@@ianbertenshaw4350 A Dremel works well , with a small ball nosed tool . The groove sides need to flare up at an angle to drag the oil along .
Very tidy
Thanks . 👍
"lightly nipped, and less lightly nipped" I did it all for the nips...
Lol 👍