Thanks Rob, an enjoyable video series. It looks like a handy addition to any workshop. Actually I took away something completely different from this one, the use of the small vice in the bandsaw. Hadn't thought of that one, so thanks again. Mart.
Another benefit from using the small vice is that it also allows you to tilt/angle the work piece in the jaws so the bottom of the cut will be parallel to the blade, when only cutting part way through/into something. Cheers Rob
I really liked your use of the drill press vise in the bandsaw vise for holding the small part! So simple, but so effective. I’ve never thought of that idea. I’m always amazed by what you can learn by watching others.
I have done these brackets....slightly differently using a boring head. Normally these are used on milling machines, but they work perfectly in lathe spindles also. The advantaged are that centering is perfect and there is no effort lining things up. You just clamp the bracket in the toolpost and bore using the boring head in the lathe spindle. Thanks for your videos ...Joss in Cork, Ireland.
The weather is nice at the moment but we're going to have another run of hot in a few days time. The weather mob really are amazingly accurate these days. Very reliable in their forecasts.
Hi Rob. I am late watching. well done !. Looks to be just what I need. Thank you. Has always I Liked,Shared and added to Playlists. All my best. Bobby.
enjoyed another nice video, great explanation all went well with your project for the next one now we all can copy what you just made...take care till next time.......
Hi Gary, I rarely use the big TPG, but it has a large range of stones and an internal quill that is very useful. So it's still better than money in the bank I suppose, so I will keep mine. The biggest bug bear is that it can't be used on the topslide. The little pencil air die grinder has probably done more work than big brother as a result, but HILDA should be even more useful given it's power and chuck capacity. Certainly makes any Dremel look pretty wimpy. Cheers Rob
I just finished doing a 200 watt, 120v for my old South Bend. Thanks for the idea. I haven't used it yet... But I really like it. And I copied your design to a "T"
Hi Tim, The mount is very rigid and all you need. It's the same design I used on my pencil air die grinder. Some of the mounts you see on the net are so over engineered it's ridiculous. Same thing with a cross slide lock, some totally terrible ideas out there ;) Cheers Rob
hey Rob, great project, you should see if Banggood will send you a quick change toolpost. Without a doubt the best upgrade I made to my lathe and makes setting centre so much nicer.
Whoops, just checked, they sell the better ones www.banggood.com/DMC-250-100-Piston-Type-Locking-Tool-Post-Steel-Quick-Change-Tool-Post-p-1208546.html?rmmds=search&cur_warehouse=CN but are too expensive
Hi Rob, I made up an alloy one out of 12mm plate seems to work OK, so thanks for your video...would send you a photo but cant seem to load one on here....cheers
Nice bit of work. I have a similar setup using a dremel clone which is great for small work but lacks rigidity for bigger grinding tasks. I think I might have to follow your lead and make one with a die grinder.
The actual mounting is ok, I used the threaded collar so that's quite sturdy, the problem is lack of power and the spindle bearings, just too much play in them. Your die grinder has more power but more importantly bigger bearings.
OK I see. No play or runout with this unit. It's very impressive. The first time I looked at one of these I thought it had to be the perfect candidate for a small lathe TPG. I had previously toyed with the idea of mounting an angle grinder with a plate attached to the head mounting screws. But this is better, more rigid, easy to make, and a relatively compact unit. Beats me why this style of rotary tool is not sold in Australia by the major tool/handyman suppliers. Plus it's good value when you compare it to a full sized die grinder (which once again is too large) and a Dremel style unit. Cheers Rob
You can re-profile them to the correct angle and uniformity, but you still have to grind back relief on each flute by hand. I've done this with my full sized TPG. Does a nice easy job of restoring drill tip uniformity. Cheers Rob
Nice build Rob, thanks for sharing. What are your thoughts on building a shield around the disc in case it explodes? I would assume if a wrong handle was turned it could force to much disc into the work and shatter?
I've never had a 75 mm disc shatter. They are heavily reinforced. They use them a lot in the car repair industry to cut out panels etc so they can handle a lot of flex and curves. The smaller Dremel discs however are very fragile and can go bang quite easily.
Smith & Arrow. www.smithandarrow.com.au/product/cutting-discs-wheels/3-75mm/3-75mm-x-10mm-bore/metal-cutting-discs-wheels-3-75mm-x-1mm-angle-grinder/?gclid=CjwKCAiAvriMBhAuEiwA8Cs5lbgCMKCZyof8YgLeKUHECU2WHFqvXuyvbDq3MowsbWzvomzGjMfEzBoCnqEQAvD_BwE A small box lasts me a long time. Top quality. Good to deal with. Cheers Rob
@@Xynudu Legend !!! Thanks Rob 👍 today I purchased the Hilda 400 watt die grinder from AliExpress 11:11 sale. I liked your review of the product. Looks like a decent unit. I particularly like the Jacobs chuck instead of the collet.
The HILDA is a great unit. The chuck is excellent. You will like it a lot. The later unit I replaced it with after I overheated it (all my fault) has the advantage of a machined mounting collar on the nose. So it's an improvement, but I was quite happy with the original HILDA. I use mine regularly, it's just so useful. Cheers Rob
Hi Roger, I made the original 6 mm shanked one I used in my air die grinder. Then BG gave me a 10 mm shanked one which I reduced to 6 mm. Then I discovered you can buy 6mm shanked ones off of Amazon very cheaply. Cheers Rob
Hi! The little wrench has that little tip at the opposite end. I know what that little tip is fore, because on much smaller grinders there is a small hole close to the chuck or 3 mm collet holder. Everything is so tiny that the only way to lock the quill/spindle is to align a hole on a rotary shaft with the hole in the the injected plastic moulding ( no metal on those tiny tools ). Then the tip on the wrench is inserted to stopp the rotation.
HILDA rotary tools seem to be on many suppliers sites. Banggood also sell a 400 watt Drillpro brand which looks much the same. There are also other similar rotary tools with different brand names on the net.
Hey rob, I was looking at a collect set on banggood and was wondering if you’d had any experience with them? Otherwise what brands would you recommend? - new to home machining. Cheers
I would be very wary of buying Banggood collets. The sets that have been reviewed were shit. I bought most of my ER32 collets and chucks from CTC Tools online store and they are excellent. That was some time ago. The thing that you must look for when buying is that they are made to a DIN or ISO standard. If they don't state that then don't buy. A lot of the BG stuff doesn't state a standard so anything goes. I review their stuff but I call a spade a spade, so choose wisely. I see they sell individual collets in the standard blue and yellow boxes, but once again how good are they ? Look for a DIN rating and you should be reasonably sure of getting quality. Cheers Rob
yeah this is what they spec "DIN6499B 0.015MM (0.0006") Run-Out Tolerance" link to the site.. www.ctctools.biz/er32-collet-set-19-pcs-a07/ thoughts? seems to tick the boxes...
Hey Rob, another great project! Always enjoy your videos and learn a lot. Thanks for taking the time to share them with us.
Thanks Rob, an enjoyable video series. It looks like a handy addition to any workshop. Actually I took away something completely different from this one, the use of the small vice in the bandsaw. Hadn't thought of that one, so thanks again. Mart.
Another benefit from using the small vice is that it also allows you to tilt/angle the work piece in the jaws so the bottom of the cut will be parallel to the blade, when only cutting part way through/into something.
Cheers Rob
Hey Rob, nice job on the tool post grinder! Always appreciate your videos. Thanks for the contribution!
With a build like that who could ask for more , I ENJOYED THIS ! Thanks Rob..
That came out great - and things centered beautifully. I'll wager you are well pleased with that. :)
I really liked your use of the drill press vise in the bandsaw vise for holding the small part! So simple, but so effective. I’ve never thought of that idea. I’m always amazed by what you can learn by watching others.
Yes, no one knows it all ;)
Cheers Rob
I have done these brackets....slightly differently using a boring head. Normally these are used on milling machines, but they work perfectly in lathe spindles also. The advantaged are that centering is perfect and there is no effort lining things up. You just clamp the bracket in the toolpost and bore using the boring head in the lathe spindle. Thanks for your videos ...Joss in Cork, Ireland.
Handy way to do it if you have a boring head. Thanks for the tip Joss.
Cheers Rob
Superb piece of equipment and very solid mount and installation. Let it be known, I'm buying one pronto. Cheers
Looks great Rob, that couldn't have come out better! And the lack of run-out and vibration from the Hilda is impressive.
Nice work, love those P&N tap wrenches
Yes, that P&N stuff is pretty sweet.
Thank's for sharing Rob. Great video. Hope the heat is not to bad. Your done with this project, go get your self a cold one, and enjoy. :-)
The weather is nice at the moment but we're going to have another run of hot in a few days time. The weather mob really are amazingly accurate these days. Very reliable in their forecasts.
Hi Rob. I am late watching. well done !. Looks to be just what I need. Thank you. Has always I Liked,Shared and added to Playlists.
All my best.
Bobby.
enjoyed another nice video,
great explanation all went well with your project for the next one now we all can copy what you just made...take care till next time.......
Excellent job Rob. Now I have to make something else. Might even sell the big tool post grinder. The list gets longer. regards from the UK
Hi Gary,
I rarely use the big TPG, but it has a large range of stones and an internal quill that is very useful. So it's still better than money in the bank I suppose, so I will keep mine. The biggest bug bear is that it can't be used on the topslide.
The little pencil air die grinder has probably done more work than big brother as a result, but HILDA should be even more useful given it's power and chuck capacity. Certainly makes any Dremel look pretty wimpy.
Cheers Rob
I Love it!
Great work mate.
Nice job Rob.
Awesome, good job. I am busy make one for myself thanks for the idea.
I just finished doing a 200 watt, 120v for my old South Bend. Thanks for the idea. I haven't used it yet... But I really like it. And I copied your design to a "T"
Hi Tim,
The mount is very rigid and all you need. It's the same design I used on my pencil air die grinder. Some of the mounts you see on the net are so over engineered it's ridiculous.
Same thing with a cross slide lock, some totally terrible ideas out there ;)
Cheers Rob
Excellent Rob....you ought to put the buying links for the Hilda Grinder on this video as well as your review....
I put the link in the comments to avoid upsetting YouYube.
hey Rob, great project, you should see if Banggood will send you a quick change toolpost. Without a doubt the best upgrade I made to my lathe and makes setting centre so much nicer.
They only have those tiny ones for micro lathes like my Sherline, and they have a high alloy content. So I will pass on that.
Whoops, just checked, they sell the better ones www.banggood.com/DMC-250-100-Piston-Type-Locking-Tool-Post-Steel-Quick-Change-Tool-Post-p-1208546.html?rmmds=search&cur_warehouse=CN but are too expensive
Very nice work
Thanks a lot
Hi Rob, good job. Any reason I couldn't make this mount out of 13mm alloy? Not a lot of load on the grinder so....?
No. Should work fine. The tool post bolts will probably score it pretty quick though.
thanks Rob, yes true but the number of times I will use it I dont think it will matter...cheers!
Hi Rob, I made up an alloy one out of 12mm plate seems to work OK, so thanks for your video...would send you a photo but cant seem to load one on here....cheers
Hi Roger,
You can email one to me at gloaming_agnet@hotmail.com
I'd be interested to see it.
Cheers Rob
Will do Rob cheers
Nice bit of work. I have a similar setup using a dremel clone which is great for small work but lacks rigidity for bigger grinding tasks. I think I might have to follow your lead and make one with a die grinder.
Mounting anything with a plastic body is bad news. They all flex and align horribly. This is way better.
Rob
The actual mounting is ok, I used the threaded collar so that's quite sturdy, the problem is lack of power and the spindle bearings, just too much play in them. Your die grinder has more power but more importantly bigger bearings.
OK I see. No play or runout with this unit. It's very impressive.
The first time I looked at one of these I thought it had to be the perfect candidate for a small lathe TPG. I had previously toyed with the idea of mounting an angle grinder with a plate attached to the head mounting screws. But this is better, more rigid, easy to make, and a relatively compact unit.
Beats me why this style of rotary tool is not sold in Australia by the major tool/handyman suppliers.
Plus it's good value when you compare it to a full sized die grinder (which once again is too large) and a Dremel style unit.
Cheers Rob
can it do a key way in a shaft when the shaft is held in the chuck and a end mill in the Hilda. that way its always going to be on centre
I expect so. Sounds perfectly logical to me. You would have to take light cuts and control the feed rate by hand.
Looks great. Could you sharpen drill bits with that setup.
You can re-profile them to the correct angle and uniformity, but you still have to grind back relief on each flute by hand.
I've done this with my full sized TPG. Does a nice easy job of restoring drill tip uniformity.
Cheers Rob
Temping to order one. Nice job.
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Hello, i come here from 6 years in the future and to ask, does it has router plunge attachment?
No.
G'day Rob. I see you are keeping your nose to the old grindstone. It all worked out just right didn't' it.
Nice build Rob, thanks for sharing. What are your thoughts on building a shield around the disc in case it explodes? I would assume if a wrong handle was turned it could force to much disc into the work and shatter?
I've never had a 75 mm disc shatter. They are heavily reinforced. They use them a lot in the car repair industry to cut out panels etc so they can handle a lot of flex and curves. The smaller Dremel discs however are very fragile and can go bang quite easily.
Thanks for the info Rob, Sounds like a good size grinder disc. Very versitile
Very cheap as well.
How well do you think that grinder and disc could cut an ACME thread? Might be fun to try...
No way. The corners will be rounded as that's the profile cut off discs tend to form in use..
Hey Rob,
Where do you get your 3 Inch Cutoff Wheels??
Smith & Arrow.
www.smithandarrow.com.au/product/cutting-discs-wheels/3-75mm/3-75mm-x-10mm-bore/metal-cutting-discs-wheels-3-75mm-x-1mm-angle-grinder/?gclid=CjwKCAiAvriMBhAuEiwA8Cs5lbgCMKCZyof8YgLeKUHECU2WHFqvXuyvbDq3MowsbWzvomzGjMfEzBoCnqEQAvD_BwE
A small box lasts me a long time. Top quality.
Good to deal with.
Cheers Rob
@@Xynudu Legend !!! Thanks Rob 👍 today I purchased the Hilda 400 watt die grinder from AliExpress 11:11 sale. I liked your review of the product. Looks like a decent unit. I particularly like the Jacobs chuck instead of the collet.
The HILDA is a great unit. The chuck is excellent. You will like it a lot. The later unit I replaced it with after I overheated it (all my fault) has the advantage of a machined mounting collar on the nose. So it's an improvement, but I was quite happy with the original HILDA. I use mine regularly, it's just so useful. Cheers Rob
What is the size of collar? Is it standard drill size of 43mm ?
36 mm
thank you. I was hoping to put it in drill stand without adapter.
Nice. But should you be using a drill chuck on it?
That's what it came with, and it seems to work quite OK.
another question, where did you get the arbor for the 75mm grinding disk, bought or made? cheers
Hi Roger,
I made the original 6 mm shanked one I used in my air die grinder. Then BG gave me a 10 mm shanked one which I reduced to 6 mm. Then I discovered you can buy 6mm shanked ones off of Amazon very cheaply.
Cheers Rob
thanks Rob had a look very good....
Hi! The little wrench has that little tip at the opposite end. I know what that little tip is fore, because on much smaller grinders there is a small hole close to the chuck or 3 mm collet holder. Everything is so tiny that the only way to lock the quill/spindle is to align a hole on a rotary shaft with the hole in the the injected plastic moulding ( no metal on those tiny tools ). Then the tip on the wrench is inserted to stopp the rotation.
No. The little tip is a crude flat head screw driver to tighten the centre screw on the Dremel style friction disc arbor.
Rob
Yeah, every Dremel or Dremel knockoff comes with the same design of wrench. They're probably all made in the same factory.
Here's where to buy the HILDA 400 watt rotary tool seen in the video:
HILDA 220V 400W Electric Drill -- goo.gl/T3S5NX
Cheers Rob
Are all the Hilda's the same? E-bay, bangood etc?
HILDA rotary tools seem to be on many suppliers sites.
Banggood also sell a 400 watt Drillpro brand which looks much the same. There are also other similar rotary tools with different brand names on the net.
Hey rob, I was looking at a collect set on banggood and was wondering if you’d had any experience with them? Otherwise what brands would you recommend? - new to home machining. Cheers
I would be very wary of buying Banggood collets. The sets that have been reviewed were shit.
I bought most of my ER32 collets and chucks from CTC Tools online store and they are excellent. That was some time ago.
The thing that you must look for when buying is that they are made to a DIN or ISO standard. If they don't state that then don't buy.
A lot of the BG stuff doesn't state a standard so anything goes.
I review their stuff but I call a spade a spade, so choose wisely.
I see they sell individual collets in the standard blue and yellow boxes, but once again how good are they ?
Look for a DIN rating and you should be reasonably sure of getting quality.
Cheers Rob
wow, they're significantly cheaper than what i've seen elsewhere too...a set of 19 for $75 bucks???
I haven't dealt with CTC since they moved to Europe.
Do they still quote DIN standard or maximum specified run out ?
Rob
yeah this is what they spec "DIN6499B 0.015MM (0.0006") Run-Out Tolerance" link to the site.. www.ctctools.biz/er32-collet-set-19-pcs-a07/
thoughts? seems to tick the boxes...
I would go with that. Looks OK to me.
Cheers Rob
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sharpen drill like a champion & correct 18 on both sides. then finish on jooltool.
thats the perfect tool