Hello I wanted to say thank you, I have learned so much from you. I have been trying stuff that you do it is very cool what you do, and it helps so much. Thank you again. Tim
Thank you for sharing. I appreciate your generosity and your time and feel lucky that people like you are out there. I dream that one day that I will be in a position to repay you and similar generous folks credit by paying the gift forward freely to someone else like you have for me.
Abom79, I stumbled upon your videos and channel about a week ago. Awesome simply awesome. I applaud you for continuing on from grandfather to father to your success and hard work. congrats
Hello Mark! Im glad you found my channel and have enjoyed my videos. Ive had others ask about doing a video on grinding drills also, and I was planning on making one in the future. Maybe make another video about tool bits.
Both end plates were plasma cut from A36 hot rolled steel plate. The od and faces were machined and finished with a cnmg 431 insert, and the bore of course was finished with a hss tool. Thanks for the great comments Greg!
Only just found this site yesterday and I really like your cool calm demeanor while working. I was wondering if you would give us a video on grinding your drill bits, and cutters, boring bars, etc.....soon? Keep up the good work.
Owen, its a pleasure of mine to be able to produce the amature videos i do to help show other whats I do. I only hope that with what I am showing will help other people in there persuit to home shop machining, or careers.
It just depends on what Im doing and how fast I want the job to go. When turning and facing I often times use insert tools, but when boring small jobs I normally use hss tool bits, especially for grooves. I hope the software update fixed the problem on the Gopro.
I've watched the first 2 videos, this might sound odd but I have a mini lathe and alot of what you are doing is very handy and in my opinion would apply for any lathe of any size " good quality lathes" and any extra education the better as the day you stop learning is the day you stop breathing, or your ignorant for not getting every bit of education. And thats what these vids are good for. Thanks
Thank you. The Victor is a very easy to run and good cutting lathe. Ive tried to tell that to everyone, but you dont know untill you run one yourself. Im sure to have some work shown on the Monarch in the future.
The plate was probably A36 hot rold, I know that's a common material my buddy uses. As for my tools, my favorite insert to use is the CNMG, and the size 431 for most oops. I use the 432 for heavy machining. I prefer Seco Duratomic inserts. Chip breaker style is MF-2, and the grade is TP2500. These are awesome inserts for finishing steel.
Hi Adam. Thanks for all your great video. You asked for idears, heres one for you: At 2:02 i see 2 lubicating holes just behind you oilcan. I have an old lathe from arround 1950 with the exaxt same one and a couple off them the ball is not popping up after oil fill. Cant you make a video on replacing them? Hope you understand my rusty english. Keep filming ;-)
Hi Abom79, I was a gout sufferer, I stopped eating tomatoes, (purine in them), have not had it for several years. Gout is a quick thing to jump on you, you are fine, then, bang, ya cant walk. Enjoy your vidios. Robert Williams
I know it didn't come up here, but i was watching the coupling repair from your early posts and my question is why do Americans have such a problem with the metric system? i'm of an age where I've had to use both and i don't find any difficulty in switching between metric and imperial and it's the same for all the people I've worked with. Is it I have to wonder just reluctance to change or is it that you feel the American way is the only way? whatever the reason, the rest of the world went metric decades ago. I'm slowly getting through all your videos and I enjoy watching them very much, it's clear you are a highly skilled man with a lot of experience. Keep up the good work you do and stay well, kind regards, David, Norfolk UK.
What do they use these rollers for ? Would 1045 be more durable in these or would it cause too much track wear ? Rod Wiper - I think that I went school with his brother, Way Wiper.
3 years later, you get your answer: Another video of his shows a similar indicator that was a gift from a viewer. It was described in that video as a $10 indicator fixed to a custom machined aluminum base with a lip on it that hangs over the ways and three magnets set into the aluminum base. Pretty cool. The difference is that one hangs nice and straight as you slide it around.
with the size of hole in that plate unless the guy cant pierce something that thick was going to say instead of drilling get him to plasma the hole a bit small and just finish it up
Adam, from what material are you making the bearing cap and dust cap? If that is "ordinary mild steel", I want to know how you get such an excellent finish on stuff that is notoriously hard to machine. If it ain't mild steel then please tell me what it really is. I suspect that there are lots of Keith Fenners and Tom Liptons out there; you are one of the younger ones, but your work is excellent, especially given that you work without the modern aids and fine tools those older blokes enjoy.
Love the video! What kind of plate was that? You got a great finish on it. All of our prints call for hot roll. I always get a horrible finish on it. The finish on it appears as though it was torn/shredded. Ive tried all different feeds and speeds, but it never works out for me. Any input would be appreciated
Instead of drilling out the center, why not use something that cuts the hole, leaving a round cutout (not a pile of chips)? Annular cutter, maybe? Then you'll have a small cylinder you can save for a later order/project.
Yes they are,,, and I like to have them on mine But I doubt I ever will now,,, I'm soooo old. lol Well old enough, and waited long enough to want other things. Great video as per usual! :o] O,,,
DRO’s are just fantastic...until they are not.. The one primary lesson that we have learned as humans over the past 50 years is that cool electronics make life infinitely easier...until you realize that something has been shaken off zero by vibration and you can’t figure out how long you’ve been using it that way. One universal truth..”The customer will notice that your DRO is out of adjustment long before you will. And they will find a machinist whose DRO’s are not out of adjustment.” There is no stronger message than the sound of crickets where once customer chatter used to be. The old methods have worked for many decades and still do just fine.
Hello I wanted to say thank you, I have learned so much from you.
I have been trying stuff that you do it is very cool what you do, and it helps so much. Thank you again.
Tim
Wishes i came across your Chanel 10y ago , i think it would have changed my life alot.
Grts johny geerts
Thank you for sharing. I appreciate your generosity and your time and feel lucky that people like you are out there.
I dream that one day that I will be in a position to repay you and similar generous folks credit by paying the gift forward freely to someone else like you have for me.
Abom79, I stumbled upon your videos and channel about a week ago. Awesome simply awesome. I applaud you for continuing on from grandfather to father to your success and hard work. congrats
Hello Mark! Im glad you found my channel and have enjoyed my videos. Ive had others ask about doing a video on grinding drills also, and I was planning on making one in the future. Maybe make another video about tool bits.
Both end plates were plasma cut from A36 hot rolled steel plate. The od and faces were machined and finished with a cnmg 431 insert, and the bore of course was finished with a hss tool.
Thanks for the great comments Greg!
that's a great idea keeping your chuck key in the chuck when not in use. making my way through your archives, Adam!
You're a pretty cool dude brother. I am glad I found this channel.
Thanks D Johnson! Glad your liking it!
I liked seeing those big drill bits The oil can you were using is one I have never seen before
Great work , once again , thanks for sharing with us , greatly appreciated
only just started, hope I can show many things this lathe will do!
Only just found this site yesterday and I really like your cool calm demeanor while working. I was wondering if you would give us a video on grinding your drill bits, and cutters, boring bars, etc.....soon? Keep up the good work.
Owen, its a pleasure of mine to be able to produce the amature videos i do to help show other whats I do. I only hope that with what I am showing will help other people in there persuit to home shop machining, or careers.
I talked about the roller in previous comments. It goes to a concrete plant and is an idler roller for a large mixing drum.
It just depends on what Im doing and how fast I want the job to go. When turning and facing I often times use insert tools, but when boring small jobs I normally use hss tool bits, especially for grooves.
I hope the software update fixed the problem on the Gopro.
I've watched the first 2 videos, this might sound odd but I have a mini lathe and alot of what you are doing is very handy and in my opinion would apply for any lathe of any size " good quality lathes" and any extra education the better as the day you stop learning is the day you stop breathing, or your ignorant for not getting every bit of education. And thats what these vids are good for. Thanks
Thank you. The Victor is a very easy to run and good cutting lathe. Ive tried to tell that to everyone, but you dont know untill you run one yourself.
Im sure to have some work shown on the Monarch in the future.
I see many good things on that victor lathe..hope to see more interesting projects...
The plate was probably A36 hot rold, I know that's a common material my buddy uses. As for my tools, my favorite insert to use is the CNMG, and the size 431 for most oops. I use the 432 for heavy machining. I prefer Seco Duratomic inserts. Chip breaker style is MF-2, and the grade is TP2500. These are awesome inserts for finishing steel.
Thats a real good lathe! very easy to change speed.... hope to see some work on the Monarch
A DRO is a really nice accessory to have on any machine, but if you dont have one, the dials will work too!
Hi Adam. Thanks for all your great video. You asked for idears, heres one for you: At 2:02 i see 2 lubicating holes just behind you oilcan. I have an old lathe from arround 1950 with the exaxt same one and a couple off them the ball is not popping up after oil fill. Cant you make a video on replacing them? Hope you understand my rusty english. Keep filming ;-)
Cant wait until part three. How do you determine when to use HSS and when to use your inserts? It sucks to hear about the go-pro.
I like your video's.
Hi Abom79, I was a gout sufferer, I stopped eating tomatoes, (purine in them), have not had it for several years. Gout is a quick thing to jump on you, you are fine, then, bang, ya cant walk. Enjoy your vidios.
Robert Williams
nice work.. HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!
I definitely like the camera angle you use on the lathe. Have you tried rubber mounting the camera to the lathe to dampen the noise?
Great job you got some skill with no DRO really cool with the old school.
I know it didn't come up here, but i was watching the coupling repair from your early posts and my question is why do Americans have such a problem with the metric system? i'm of an age where I've had to use both and i don't find any difficulty in switching between metric and imperial and it's the same for all the people I've worked with. Is it I have to wonder just reluctance to change or is it that you feel the American way is the only way? whatever the reason, the rest of the world went metric decades ago. I'm slowly getting through all your videos and I enjoy watching them very much, it's clear you are a highly skilled man with a lot of experience. Keep up the good work you do and stay well, kind regards, David, Norfolk UK.
Nice work! I was thinking of an 8 gig (or larger) memory card for the camera. I would hate for it to be too much of a pain to make the videos
6:00 i kinda like the sound, like a stethoscope for metalworks
excellent Adam
I know nothing about machining, but often wondered why do you put oil on a drill when you're drilling.
What do they use these rollers for ? Would 1045 be more durable in these or would it cause too much track wear ? Rod Wiper - I think that I went school with his brother, Way Wiper.
I like that indicator with the magnet on the ways. Did you glue the magnet to the back of the indicator?
3 years later, you get your answer: Another video of his shows a similar indicator that was a gift from a viewer. It was described in that video as a $10 indicator fixed to a custom machined aluminum base with a lip on it that hangs over the ways and three magnets set into the aluminum base. Pretty cool. The difference is that one hangs nice and straight as you slide it around.
Thanks for the info, ill give it a try!
with the size of hole in that plate unless the guy cant pierce something that thick was going to say instead of drilling get him to plasma the hole a bit small and just finish it up
Adam, from what material are you making the bearing cap and dust cap? If that is "ordinary mild steel", I want to know how you get such an excellent finish on stuff that is notoriously hard to machine.
If it ain't mild steel then please tell me what it really is.
I suspect that there are lots of Keith Fenners and Tom Liptons out there; you are one of the younger ones, but your work is excellent, especially given that you work without the modern aids and fine tools those older blokes enjoy.
GUY'S love listening to the sounds of the machine noise
Yes, the "noise" is good!
Love the video! What kind of plate was that? You got a great finish on it. All of our prints call for hot roll. I always get a horrible finish on it. The finish on it appears as though it was torn/shredded. Ive tried all different feeds and speeds, but it never works out for me. Any input would be appreciated
I don't mind the noise, it add to the realism.
Instead of drilling out the center, why not use something that cuts the hole, leaving a round cutout (not a pile of chips)? Annular cutter, maybe? Then you'll have a small cylinder you can save for a later order/project.
@14:20 yes Adam we see you looking at us...
Abom, is that your own machine shop,what state r you in?
Yes they are,,, and I like to have them on mine But I doubt I ever will now,,, I'm soooo old. lol Well old enough, and waited long enough to want other things. Great video as per usual! :o]
O,,,
Abom.... can u make a plate for my rebuild monster moto I'm use super pocket bike rims on it I can't find drive sprooket for a 4hole all see 6hole
I thought i was hearing things at 24:25 the cutting operation sounds just like a train horn.
It did and at 25:00 it sounds like an old steam train.
It sounds like the bell then the train, Ha!
with such a big drill the plat looks like a small wascher
buena adam.
You must use the cooling water is better than this oil
A good machinist can read the dials and crank the wheels fast enough, a DRO is a nice to have but not a necessity.
DRO’s are just fantastic...until they are not.. The one primary lesson that we have learned as humans over the past 50 years is that cool electronics make life infinitely easier...until you realize that something has been shaken off zero by vibration and you can’t figure out how long you’ve been using it that way. One universal truth..”The customer will notice that your DRO is out of adjustment long before you will. And they will find a machinist whose DRO’s are not out of adjustment.” There is no stronger message than the sound of crickets where once customer chatter used to be. The old methods have worked for many decades and still do just fine.
you da bom nice part wait what if you are over 5 thousandths why go 360 thousanths deep i know nothing about what you are doing what is 3/16