Modifying the Jet lathe steady rest
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video I remove the bronze finger tips on the steady rest and add roller ones. During the fix I discover the steady rest hinge is sloppy and I need to repair it. Some milling on the Defiance Boring mill and the Excello mill get things square again. I machine up two bronze spacers on the Monarch lathe to fix things. Thanks for watching.
Installing roller lifters is a really good idea. It makes things much easier.
Thanks Michel. I thought so too.
Thanks for sharing 👍 You can't fool me, you was looking for a project to use your Horizontal Boring Machine.
Dang it Craig you caught me. 😀
Roller lifters, that is a great idea. So simple. Too often we make projects much harder than is needed. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Patrick. I appreciate that.
Always good to see a repair on something in need. Thank you for sharing
Thanks Dave. It should out last me now.
Genius idea using roller lifters and you can always put bronze one's back in if needed..
Nice hinge repair 👍👍
Good one Tom !
Thanks Dean. I appreciate it. Hopefully the rest is good for another 30 years.
Tom I always like to watch the repair type videos. It helps me to see different ways to set up odd shapes for machining them. I used a similar unknown bronze to make a bushing a few weeks ago for a lathe I am restoring. I think it may be Ampco. I found the piece in a scrap yard 45 years ago. Just the opposite my saw wouldn't scratch it so I had to part it off slowly. I also wasted a lot but it is what I had on hand. Have a half gallon jar with the chips in it now. I always smile when I see Kaos in the shop with you. Snuggles is now taking her little stuffed toys from inside the house out to the shop to keep her company. I was pretty proud of her last night when we went inside the house for the night. I told her to get Racky and take him in the house with us and she actually did it. Here is the video of her taking him out to the shop yesterday. Thanks for sharing your time with us.
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Nice one thanks for sharing that gotter love a shop pup for sure Cheers
Hey Terry. That bronze was hard for sure. The HSS part off blade was struggling. Thank goodness the bandsaw cut thru it. Thanks for the video link. The racoon is almost as big as snuggles.
@@hilltopmachineworks2131 She makes my day. Every morning when I wake up it's love at first sight all over again. I limit my trips to town because it is too hot for her to stay in the truck and she doesn't really like to ride. I had a little male half Yorkie half Jack Russel for 12 years that went everywhere with me. I sure do miss him. He refused to let me leave home without him. Tom, I don't speak for everyone, but dogs steal my heart. Thanks for making the videos for us all to enjoy.
@@terrycannon570 Dogs are so awesome. Nothing like having a best friend with you through thick and thin. They are always happy and full of love.
Using the roller lifters was a brilliant idea! Nice work!
Thanks Greg. Trying to keep it simple. Now to do the Monarch steady.
Interesting project(s) Tom. Two completed tools. Great to watch. Glad to hear you're picking up work. Cheers Tony
Thanks Tony. It has been a fairly busy summer, which is a good thing.
Howdy doody Tom, great job as always buddy, couple or 3 hiccups which is absolutely normal, now you can rest up a bit 😂 thanks for bringing us along for the ride, hope ya'll keeping well buddy? Best wishes to you and yours
Thanks Ralfy. Yep keeping it real means Bozo is going to get you from time to time.
great job Tom
Most steadies have that wobble, you must have the best steady now.
cheers👍👍👍👍👍👍
Kev
Thanks Kev. It should out last me now. 🙂
Absolutely love the lifter idea!! Great video
Thanks.
Nicely done...can't think of a better solution. Years of good use ahead.
Thank you.
Top marks on that one Tom - really good save on the steady rest. Had to have been that way from the factory - seems like that kind of accessory is frequently left to chance, but you turned it into a solid tool. Great idea on the followers - cam followers are much more appropriate than just ball bearings. I'll have to shamelessly copy that.
I appreciate the praise. Be my guest on the same up grade.
Well thought out repair job Tom. Using those engine bearings was an inspired idea. The horizontal boring machine proved itself again. Cheers Nobby
Thank you Nobby. Happy to get it done.
Great job on that steady Tom!
I appreciate that Al.
I like the way you keep it real by showing the good and the bad. Thanks Tom.
Hey Matt. Thanks. Yeah if you don't have an oooops every now and then you are doing it wrong. 😂
Well done there Tom. Thanks for the video keep on keeping on.
Thanks Harold. Good to hear from you.
Great bushing fix Tom. -----Doozer
Thanks Buddy!
Hay Tom bin weighting on another video
Fixing the steady rest i would not thought of or may have don't know but using those roller rockers brilliant smart thinking there the bronze bushings another brilliant idea it is never a wast of product when you get the pirfict part for the job its required for the steady will last a life time of use for sure and you can rely on it to be running true
Nice to see Mr Kaos in shop with you one thing he has you worked out by making you walk to get then through it for him he is showing he is the Alpha mail what you should have done from earlier on is not go get it but mad him bring it closer but all up just love him and he must be good company for you on those long days in the shop
Cheers from North Queensland
Thanks. Much easier to buy a set of rollers than make them. Plus if I ever have an issue with any of them they will be easy to replace.
I happen to have some roller lifters and a steady rest with bronze also. Another project added to my to do list. Thanks for the idea.
Hey Jim. I hope the upgrade goes easy for you as it did for me (except for the hinge part).
Enjoyed the modifications and repair…good job
Thanks Chuck. I appreciate you watching.
Really nice fix, the roller lifters were a great choice. I also think you did a great job with the spacers.
Thank you Steve. Trying to keep it simple.
Tom i think you made those bushing the best way . if you would of board out the bolt hole a bit bigger and made a shoulder bolt to go along with the heartbeat of America total Hi Tec. Nice job . JM
Tom - Nice going . That should last a long time . -- Jim
Thank you Jim. 👍
good video friend Tom,,thanks for your time
I appreciate you watching Michel. 🙏
G'day Tom. That was a nice fix with the Roller Lifters, now you have a High Performance Steady Rest, which you will be able to Race Your Parts Off 👍🏻 😀 😅😊
Looks like Captain Kaos has you well Trained 😅😅😅
Ted.
Thanks Ted. I hope so. 😄
The roller lifter is an inspired solution.
Thanks Robert.
Brilliant job mate, cheers
Thanks Matty. I hope things are good down under.
Nice repair job Tom. This would improve rigidity heaps. Even Kaos is happy!
Thank you. It is a definite improvement.
Interesting project as always. I need to do something similar.
You have bronze finger tips on your steady also?
Very smart 👌 all the best trevor
Thank you Trevor.
Hay Tom
Great video.great job.
Kimber
Thanks Kimber. Hope everything is going well for you.
good idea tom. Now that lathe also wants a color 😂. kidding. you're going to enjoy that👍🏻
Thanks buddy. It may get a paint job at some point down the road.
Thanks for sharing Nicely done Tom
Thanks for watching!
Interesting and entertaining, as usual!
Thanks for watching!
Nice upgrade Tom. Looked to be an easier job on a larger lathe, or you just made it look easier.
Hey Todd. I think the larger fingers made it easier. You had small fingers to modify with your steady if I remember correctly.
Olá amigo muito bom trabalho,perfeito!!!
Boa sorte sempre!!!
Thank you.
Thanks!
What determines 2 flute versus 4 flute when cutting. And does a 2 flute and 4 flute same size end mill run the same speed or are they different due to the number of flutes when determining cutting speeds. And is there a chart that tells you the cutting speeds on different materials and size end mill. Thanks for any info just learning milling as a hobbyist.
I would have preferred to use a 4 flute, but I did not have one long enough in that diameter. So I had to use that 2 flutter. 2 flute end mills are great for chip evacuation so the better choice when milling plastics or aluminum.