Indicator Holder for your Mill - Let's make one!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 พ.ค. 2024
- This episode on Blondihacks, I’m making a dial indicator holder for a milling machine! Exclusive videos, drawings, models & plans available on Patreon!
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I absolutely love how you had the foresight to know this was going to be a bit less involved video, and so you added the bushing repair to give it that little extra bit of flare and introduce another skill. Next level for sure.
It was really refreshing to see you do a little project with definitely no mistakes where everything came out as intended. Thanks for sharing!
You know she makes the parts perfectly the first time then remakes it for video with various "errors" so as not to be too intimidating?
@@spehropefhany remakes?
It's easy to show the past as the future with videos...
The subtle jokes like "music cut due to supply chain issues" is one of the wonderful things that makes this content stand out in a crowd. Keep 'em coming!
Awesome idea for using the dead center for dialing the part to true.
Quinn - it's a joy to see how you recover from the small errors we all make!
Yes, we do! Hi, Ron! Your work is spectacular! I am always learning from you and Quinn.
True. The first thing a machinist learns is how to repair mistakes he makes. Sometimes so good the foreman won’t even notice it. I once drilled a hole right through a part and into the Bridgeport table. It was less than 3/16 and only about 1/4 deep. I quickly reamed the hole, inserted a steel plug and stoned it flush with the surface. The boss was so finicky he would have fired me if he had known. Oh the devious things we do when we think nobody’s looking.
You had me at peeling off the protective covering... the rest of the video was just gravy! LOL
Had not seen the dead center trick for centering a punch mark. Thanks!
Recovering from an error is the thing that really helps the rest of us! Thanks !
Again: You n Alex the French Guy make my Saturday, Quinn.
You made a fancy Omega as an intermediate step. I call that a win.
I held my breath when you started tapping after saying “everything going perfectly to plan here…”
Projects like this make me realize how spoiled I am having access to a waterjet cutting machine in the shop, good job on this.
I just (literally yesterday) learned a trick from a journeyman machinist at work. We use factory “indycols” and instead of using the DTI vertically so that the dial is facing you in the front but away from you in the back where you have to use a mirror, he showed me that if you put the DTI dial up towards the spindle with the arm at a 90 degree down, you can see the face the entire time your sweeping your part in. Saved me a ton of time. I know it would be a little difficult with how you made your device, but it’s honestly worth trying it that way. To put it how he put it: “quit chasing your damn head around the table, you’ll make yourself dizzy!”
I thought 'everyone' knew that, even if you have to make a different arm to suspend indicator in correct orientation. Should probably watch more Joe Pie video's?
"I checked it again to see if it got bigger." 😄 I can't tell you how many times I have done exactly that before coming to grips with the fact that I had taken too much off.
Watching you draw out the part in layout ink was one of the most delightfully satisfying things I've seen in ages.
Honestly you're my second favorite channel to watch, ThisOldTony has got you by just a little bit, however it is basically a dead heat. Thanks for the enjoyment.
ToT could just read the digits of Pi and have me howling. Quinn's humour Is much dryer; blink and you miss it. Just as funny, but different.
@@theprojectproject01 My favourite sequence in Pi is 12345678 at about the 185 millionth digit. Might be a rather long video though. I reckon Tony could read the contents page of the McMaster-Carr catalogue and make it funny.
Good Luck Quinn welcome to the US.
In my shop, that would eventually become a DTI catapult.
So, I just got back to a CNC job at work. It has been 10.5 years, got a lot to relearn. Then because of some HAAS videos, I get some Quinn videos in my feed. Sweet, good to see you and your work again!
Retired machinist here. I love your design!
Doing things right the first time is a holy grail, but being able to catch up on those mistakes seems much more important and accessible to me. It's an art you've mastered. Bravo !
Im going to blow your mind with a co-ax indicator tip. I stopped spinning my co-ax with the machine until after these steps and I get zeroed much faster. Indicate your X travel at two points 180* apart by turning the spindle by hand, and get those two points to "zero", then turn the indicator shaft 90* to the X and bring the table to the same number you "Zeroed" The X at and your basically done. For indicating on the rotary table you would still need to tap it in, but this will get you closer quicker than any other method. EDIT: I just watched the end of the video and realized you did just this with your DTI. LOL!
Bloody hell woman, you make nice stuff.
Ahh, the dulcet tones of an accomplished machinist!
I have a rotary table but have no idea how to use it. I’m going to give this project a shot.
Great way to fix the counterbore!
Yay! It's Blondihacks time!! (I know I'm a day late... didn't have a break at work yesterday)
You didn't repair your clamp ring after a mistake. You recognized that the shoulder might wear as this handy fixture will be frequently used, and changed your design to make the shoulder easily replaceable.
Rest in peace now indicator holder ring clamp, you served well
I really liked the little illustration in the corner demonstrating what feature you're working on.
This addition to the shop may not advance the cause of feline oral hygiene but may be useful in some other lower priority functions. I compliment you on your interesting presentation of useful information as is tradition. You may carry on (and you always do)! Loved it! 🥸👍💥
"A square referenced off the slot in my rotary table." So simple. So elegant. So obvious...once Quinn points it out!
We were all once mediocre knurlers. I believe in you. Cheers.
Nice part and project for next weekend...🤔😎
I’m in the process of utilizing your process to build one. Thanks! I love your videos
amazing machinework, i dont think i have the skills for that, but thank the good lord for my small cnc mill.
Thanks Quinn
My brain always gets excited when you use tools you created to create other tools:)
16:49 Priceless!
Your enthusiasm and explanations of difficulties make this a joy to watch. Thanks.
It's not a problem, it's a solution opportunity :)
Bravo 👏.... Blondi
Neat tricks with rotary table 👌
I love it quinn
It's not about the machine, it's about the holding and tooling.
:-) Nice.
Nice use of the locktite
Thanks for the pip diagrams!
It's fun to learn something new once and a while and using the dead center to indicate the center punch is new to me thanks.
That is a handy little piece,,,,and we love seeing the 'human side of your work' too.
Nice tool, I would suggest using a spring loaded center punch tool and peen the locktited parts to add some mechanical rigidity to it.
Lol I used to run a old Blanchard during my wood saw blade making days funny someone would mention it.
These videos are great! I learn a lot, never get the urge to fast forward and the music level is just right.
Super neat job!
As an aside... whenever I'm parting off anything now my brain screams YAHTZEE on cue 🤭
Yess i never feel better than when a fav youtuber shows up
The mistakes and fixes you keep in your videos are entertaining and not only show you dont have to be perfect to make things that work, but I'm sure will give me a clue how to fix my own mistakes once I get my shop together.
Your videos Quinn, are brilliant! Having recently bought myself a mill ( the smaller version of yours) I went through your milling tutorials and found them very helpful, so I also went through the lathe tutorial to see what I was doing wrong there. I've made this DTI holder, but decided I would save some money by making the 2 larger pieces on my 3D printer, which also means I don't have to buy myself a dovetail milling cutter since I can 3D print the DTI clamping mechanism. Being an electronic engineer (retired) with minimal mechanical background I find that making chips in my workshop is extremely therapeutic. Keep the videos coming!
شكرا دكتورة كوين علي مابذلتيه من مجهود و من علم شيق ..لقد تابعت الفيديوهات الشيقه و ادعو لكي بمزيد من الخير والسعادة أيضا. حفظكم الله حفظكم الله و شكراا
while i am no machinest i've made a few things on a mill and a lathe years ago in a class on metal machining one day i'll have a hobbiest metal shop.... i watch many hobby machinist you tubers and you quinn are top of that list very clear and understandable stuff with comedy too!
The little red arrow was a great idea!
So this will totally take the place of my bent coat hanger indicator 👍🏻😹
Being self-taught, I do very much appreciate all your videos! There is so much learned from projects like this. Thank you!
A nice little tool to center things with. This is a good place to have a mister or flood cooling system, substantial improvement of tool life. Every fixture has an original purpose, but also grows to be multi-purpose. Nice, straightforward machining, I swear, I cut it three times and it's still too small. One of the best setups is "DRO", saves the "error rate". I do note, I've got the same exact tooling, most I've owned for decades. Feeding longitudinally is the best way to set up a great knurl on this sort of machine. The indicator can be placed horizontally, and the face easily seen all the way around the periphery. Nicely done all around.
Absolutely perfect. No doubt. Every dimension to spec. 🤫
Quinn ,you always do such nice work . Every step is well thought out. I used to work with this older gentleman (Duke) and his Mantra was measure every drill bit KID !!!!!!! So to this day I measure every drill bit ...
Just want to say that you are one of my favorite TH-cam machinists.
You have interesting, useful projects, do a brilliant job explaining them, and add even more value when something goes wrong and you work through the problems.
In this one, if you had used a brass pin rather than aluminum to repair the mistake you could have presented it as a highly artistic flourish.😄
Thank you for sharing what you do.
You are appreciated.
Mic-6 tooling plate. Mount the indicator on the front dovetail, That way you can read the dial all the way around. The dial face will always be up and easy to read. Great project! Way to problem solve too.
Yup, made one of those. Works really well. Thanks Quinn, keep 'em coming.
Oh! Just so you all know. Blondie (Deborah Ann Harry) is coming to Foxwoods Casino in CT. This is not an Ad. I live in CT and I saw it on a billboard while riding my bike down the highway. I just thought you all would like to know. And Quinn is Blondi...well...hacks. I can't figure out why she has that name. She doesn't "Hack" anything! Maybe an occasional foresight lapse, but she always gets it right. Better than I and I used to build Robots! :-)
Honesty 👍 you got to love it! And to boot, you even fixed it and showed us how.. Great work!
That's the joy of doing builds, it's a journey where afterwards you have grown a fine collection of new skills and tools.
Very rewarding, thanks for sharing.
Very nice Quinn, just fantastic
Oooh … cool!
Really neat to see how you fix up the various little, err, improvisations 😁
Thank you for taking us along and for showing us the ways it can go wrong particularly for less-experienced machinists.
Thanks for showing the 3D renders of the parts while you work on them, very helpful.
This is a great project, as soon as my arm heals enough to where I can use it I will definitely make this tool.
I don't have a mill, still enjoyed this, as always very educational.
Love the big REVEAL, lol.
Very nice build, thanks for sharing
Excellent demonstration of how to use the rotary table for the small radiuses
Very nice work. You got there in the end. That is, what is important. Nice
A very nice tool AND a bushing repair?! Love it!
Great save!! Thanks for sharing!!
I was waiting for this one! Amazing content every week, superb!
Great job as always, watching your work is always inspiring.
what an incredibly beautiful and fun project. I watch all your milling videos one after the other because I have just expanded my workshop with a milling machine. nice to see thumbs up!!!
Boring bars just don't deserve their name. They are actually really-cool-bars.
Great video that’s a cool indicator holder
Excellent video quinn, I learned a lot from this video.👍
Nice work Quinn, looks great
Nice engineering test Quinn.👍👍
That save was so classy!
Thanks for this Quinn, very enjoyable and full of valuable tips.
I did. I did enjoy watching you make this thing.
Lovely result, thanks for the video.
An elegant work around save. Good job.
Another very handy tool for the shop, well done.
Excellent work, a great class, with all the details, ideas, errors and corrections.
Fantastic.
Greatly grateful.
Beste hugs from Brazil
excellent video and project!
Absolutely brilliant job there Blondi. Great to see a plan come together. Thanks for the video and, Have a good one 👍🇦🇺
Nice job, nice videography and work holding. Love your videos, thank you.
Nice repair! I find making tools so much fun. Thanks for showing how you center a punch mark again. Very useful tip I always forget about. : )
Nice work I really liked that you went to the effort of showing the cad file each time. Thank you