Aye! Currently on K-State’s FSAE Team as the Chassis and Engine Lead. Was watching this as I’m actually about to head to our shop to do some last minute SES work before I head home for Christmas. Alumni are a great resource and have helped us out a lot too. Glad to see you’re willing to help these guys out too. I’ve talked to them a few times at competition and they’re great people.
@@fernandogonzalez3042 Well you see…finishing up in my book is getting it 90% of the way there. We’re full composite chassis and we have layup in two weeks, so you really can’t change anything once you get going.
@@paytonlee2896 ah im drexel ev mech lead and we’re doing tube chassis so ours is easier. Im planning on doing a carbon accumulator tho so i need to do testing
Thanks for watching everyone and also a special thanks to the Formula Kentucky team for not only allowing me help out with this year’s build, but also for letting my relive an old past time! I had a lot of fun making these parts and hope to see everything else come together in time for competition this summer!
Can't belive you made part of Formula SAE. I am a former Formula and Baja studend as well here back in Brazil... Just starting to build my own shop for hobby... you are a great inspiration!
Thanks for the video. Just a suggestion if you are going to machine aluminum again, is use high speed steel or inserts designed for aluminum. The inserts you where using are for steel. Used lots of Kennametal inserts over the years, using the right insert makes the job go better. Find a local dealer and not ebay, local people can help advise you about the inserts that are available, and get better price. High speed steel is the inexpensive way to machine aluminum.
On another machining channel I saw someone add a spacer between the head of the mill and the body/stand. Might consider doing that if you have the setup to get it done properly. Will add a few inches of vertical work height for projects like this. I'll find the video and link it.
th-cam.com/video/Puwd0-nLflQ/w-d-xo.html At 6:45 he is removing the spacer. He talks about it at other points in the video as well. His space is quite big but for your purposes it seems like counter acting a good portion of the lost height when using the rotary table and chuck would be good without running into the issues he discussed in the video. According to him, to large of a space creates tool length issues and also an angle issue when tilting the head.
The chatter was probably mostly due to using the wrong inserts. Aluminium wants sharp cutters and those *looked* like standard steel inserts. It went away with the grooving tool as it was HSS and would, I assume, have had a nice sharp edge. You won't get the chatter in aluminium most of the time as it's damped by being closer to the chuck, but you had a big chunk hanging a long way out there with minimal jaw grip.
As a former Formula SAE team member, I relate to this video a lot. Having a sponsor like you must have stoked the Formula Kentucky team members. I remember the wheel hubs and uprights as particularly challenging parts to source/machine. As a former FSAE team member yourself, you must have enjoyed helping them with this project. Keep on machining! Love your videos
I must say, very very nice job. You must have a small fortune in just the tooling to get things done. This a great place to drop by and relax for a few. Thank you for sharing!
I knew that part in the thumbnail looked familiar! I'm on the Formula Kentucky team this year working on the powertrain subsystem. We're building momentum in the manufacturing phase now and the car should be complete within the next couple months. Awesome to see where some of the parts come from!
It's always so refreshing when a maching channel makes something that's not another shop tool or fixture! Don't get me wrong, those are fun too, but it's nice to see people making actual stuff.
My grandfather was a machinist for AO Smith in the late 40's through the 60's. So this channel speaks to me in a way that most people can't quite understand. I very much appreciate this work and the beauty of it even though I am not a machinist myself. Also I see the spam bot has invaded the channel trying to hijack people's information. TH-cam seriously needs an algorithm or something of the sort that could pick up on 20 or more reply posts on the same video with same context and auto ban said accounts. But who are we kidding, TH-cam couldn't possibly make a complex system like that.
Really? You want TH-cam to use another algorithm? Have you seen what "The Algorithm" has done for monetization? or recommendations? In all seriousness, a fairly basic screening system would be quite nice, and wouldn't need to be that complicated. Instead of outright blocking flagged comments, it should "hide for review", allowing the content creator and/or moderators to review the comment before it's publicly visible. This way the scammers and bots can be reported and removed instead of just being cleaned up after.
I can relate as well, my grandfather was a machinist at Sperry Gyroscope during WW II, supposedly making parts for the Norden bombsight. I wouldn't know, as I came to that information years after he passed away. I came to hobby machining through an independent path, the live steam hobby. But my dad was at our house watching me turn a part on the old Atlas Craftsman 12" lathe I had at the time, and he told me that my grandfather would have been proud of me, as everything I had learned about machining up to that point was self-taught. I had to stop working for a moment, as everything got blurry -- I must have gotten something in my eye, even though I was wearing glasses... 😉
There's a scambot on another channel that leaves the same message and WhatsApp number while trying to impersonate the channel owner and I've reported them every day along with a bunch of other people for 10 months now and TH-cam still hasn't deleted their obvious scam channel.. it's become very clear that TH-cam fully endorses scambots
@@InheritanceMachining About a year ago I saw where a guy had devised a program to detect and report spam bots and released it for free. There was a user version and a creator version (or maybe functionality for both within the same program, it has been over a year). So, users as well as creators could easily report spam bots. It looked like it worked VERY well with very little false positives. I used it on a few channels to see how well it worked. TH-cam never banned those accounts, that's right, the exact same accounts were still spamming in the same channels after being reported. I also never noticed and of their comments being removed either. I guess their ad revenue would suffer if they removed the bots. 🤷♂
For the chatter; buy some polished positive rake aluminium inserts. The cut like butter with low cutting forces. They are great to use on such a nice project. For the chatter with the large radius formtool I usually make the final cut by turning the chuck by hand using lots of cutting oil... All the best, Job
Awesome work! On the chatter, stuff the bore with some rubber tubing or a bicycle inner tube, really helps to quieten any vibrations. Also try a ground sharp insert for aluminium, takes much less pressure to cut and less likely to chatter.
@@rebmcr Possibly. Based on the work I generally do I tend to work from the inside out (sometimes even when it’s not the best order of operation) As a result I’m constantly looking for ways to reduce chatter in thin material.
I just want to say, I found you a few weeks back and crushed through all your videos. Incredible. I was itching for more. I love your story also because it hits a soft spot for me and my grandfather's woodworking shop. I also bought a house that was filled with old veneers and marquetry tools. The estate didn't want to clear it out and I was so happy for a new hobby. Keep up the great work!
I did not expect to hear about formula SAE on your channel. Ex-member of Romania's FSAE team BlueStreamline, worked on many departments (engine, chassis, brakes, transmission). Been an awesome experience in Spain and Croatia. I recommend it to absolutely anyone who is freshman in collage, you learn way more than just classes. Awesome content !
You are exactly what all engineers should be. Someone who understands exactly how parts are made and who knows what is possible or not, and in the case of it being not possible how to make it possible. All the tools that you made so far, already gave me some ideas for things to make myself. You are teaching me stuff I would have never learned in the apprenticeship I'm doing right now and most people say our german apprenticeship method is already top-notch, so this is saying something.
I little tip for the vibration I learned from a lathe-guru back in the day. You can get one of these thick rubberbands which are like 3/4 inch wide and wrap it around the end of the part, near the chuck to stop the vibration on these big parts.
Good video man. My old school has a Baja SAE team that provides a great opportunity to students. Unfortunately like a lot of schools my old university loves talking about the Baja program for their marketing but never goes out of their way to provide them with money for the projects. It is up to the students and dedicated staff to raise thousands upon thousands to get a car to competition. So if anyone is thinking about giving back and donating to your university think about directly supporting the clubs that need support. They provide the most important engineering experiences and are so vital for kids early in their careers.
I'm a Mech Eng and former FSAE member. I can't express how much I enjoy all your videos. Thanks for putting out great content, supporting FSAE both in terms of machining for Kentucky and bringing awareness to all the other teams that struggle to find sponsorship. Also a big thanks for shrinking a little bit of the vast knowledge gap that engineers have when it comes to machining, I learn something new every single time. Keep up the great work!
As a mechanical engineering student your channel always brings utter joy to my heart. This is true even more so for this build as I am head of electrics in our Formula Student Team (European version of Formula SAE). Having alumni and supporters like you is what makes these projects possible in the first place - so huge respect for reaching out to your former team as well as making this very special pastime more visible to a general public! All the best and a very merry Christmas from Germany! I also love how this comment section not only oozes positivity but seems to rally student racing team members from all around - great stuff!
I really appreciate that! What you said about support is so true. I hoped that I'd be able to help out again one day. Merry Christmas to you as well! Also, I'm quite surprised how many other FSAE/Student alumni and members are chiming in. It's an amazing program to be a part of to say the least!
A trick to "maybe " get out the chatter you fought on your first try is to use a piece of thick flat rubber that you have to fold to get it into your bore. As it tries to flatten out it puts pressure against the walls and can reduce or eliminate your vibration.
Haha. I didnt know your in Kentucky! I happen to know Greg at Machine Time. Hes a neighbor to my old neighbors before I moved. My father is also a machinist over at CNR Machine and Fab in Nicholasville! I wonder if you know about Clark Took and Die. He used to be the Jessamine Co. HS Machine shop teacher for a few years, mostly to help get it going, It was funny walkin into class one day and seeing Mr. Clark, who I also knew and dad knew. At the time I was in the Welding class. I used to help my father in our old shop running the lathe on the weekends. Small world we live in
This was cool on so many levels, Brandon! As a graduate from UK in 2017, it's really neat to see you making parts to help out the race team. The spindles turned out great, too, of course! Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Loved watching this I was part of the RIT Formula SAE back in '96 (F5 team)... I didn't do any of the machining for our team, but I do look back on that time fondly. RIP Dave.
Way back in 1967 while at a mechanical drafting trade school in Milwaukee we drew so many parts, most of which I had no idea what they actually were, other than the drawing title. Once thing that was totally lacking in this study was offering us some opportunity to learn how such parts are made. This would have been a time when everything was pretty much manual machining. It is so interesting to watch how you made these pieces.
FSAE Alumni here as well, and this was great to relive the good ole times. I remember the wheel hubs as one of the more intricate and challenging pieces we made, right next to the differential (which I scrapped once). Love the channel, and great to see this sponsorship to an FSAE program! These types of programs are what really launch engineering students to be GREAT innovators!
When I was a machinist, the shop owner was super old school, and explained how when he was in the navy, they used kerosene/camp fuel as cutting fluid when working with aluminum. It helps prevent the chips from gumming up the cutting edge. 10/10 how I will do it forever
I was part of an FSAE team for 3 years. The struggle of finding a passionate, meticulous person for any kind of help was hard enough, more so if we were looking for a machinist. Congratulations for the help you provide and the quality of your work.
Man as a young machinist who primarily runs cnc’s. This video definitely made me appreciate them more. Manual machining is a very skilled trade, that many would not have the patience for
Well, you showed just how competent an engineer and machinist you are, and a thoughtful and responsible human being for supporting your old team. I raced sports cars in my youth and had to pay a machine shop to do any fabrication work. I really appreciate the various solutions to problems you found. Sharing them with us is the crowning touch. Thanks so much, have a pleasant and peaceful holiday. Greetings from Bruce, Karin, Halgrim (GSD) and Bella (Malinois) in Germany.
It’s awesome to see that your so involved in the community. I live about 45 minutes away from UK in Danville, and had no idea they had a race team. You have easily become my favorite channel in the past few months, I can’t wait for the channel to keep growing!
On this type Aluminium, Sharpe tips with smaller rads and positive rake angles will really help. Sticking to the golden rule of outside in, inside out should reduce chatter and chances that the material deforms once the inside support is removed. Great video always love to watch!
Some men are crafters. Some crafters are craftsmen. Some craftsmen are masters of their craft. Some masters are artists. You, sir, are among the artists.
I appreciate all the manual machining and hand ground tools you make. Our shop is a hydraulic repair shop with almost no production, even with some CNC equipment we still dp most work on manual equipment and make alot of our own tools/tooling. We still hand sketch and draw prototypes on a notepad. Yeah a bit Cavemanish but we're still in business while most other repair shops have come and gone. We also have same issue with metric threads on our large lathe (keep half nut engaged)
Another fantastic video! I also think it's worth mentioning that I usually skip over most intros, but I really love how you put your videos together. The music elicits a mix of good vibes, nostalgia, and excitement for what's to come - top notch production all around. Hope you and yours have a merry Christmas!
been following your channel for a few months now, and I am absolutely hooked. I knew it wasn't a coincidence! FSAE team lead from Ravens Racing in Ottawa here! Hope you keep up the channel!
Ex Monash Motorsport FSAE member (Australia). I was able to help out my old team this year at work helping the team understand some manufacturing issues in their planetary gear set. Measured a lot of their parts on the CMM and vision machines. Felt like I was back on the team solving problems. Love your videos but I could really relate to this one.
I was on the Formula team for my Uni and now that I could, I convinved my work to sponsor back, we made the uprights for the Baja team, one of the most fun parts I CAM'ed and the machinist at work were super excited to run them and see the result.
5:16 the chatter is pretty on point for when you have two items that are both extended out from the holding fixture they're set in. Aside from a lesser cut, you can mitigate some of that chatter with a different cutter profile. I usually use a brazed insert for stuff that can't be supported because i can play with the "tooth" profile until it cuts happily. A narrow cut with a lot of chip clearing clearance is usually what does it for me. Tho sometimes not even that works, and i put it down to the metal itself. Sometimes, it just doesn't want to cooperate, which is (as i heard it) pretty normal with "exotic tasty chunks". :) Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Aside from the missing zero in that hole diameter tolerance, those look like pretty good engineering drawings. This sounds like a great educational program for trainee engineers.
4:38 Maybe you have tried this? What if you put a long 1/8" tube on the end of your blowgun that was mounted to your boring bar? You could be continuously blowing out your bore without having to stop and clean your cuttings? I'm curious why you don't shove a plug into your bore and then push your tailstock against it to reduce your vibrations?
As much as I love your channel, please, man to man, appreciate your inherentence daily. Im 26 and the oldest living male in my family. All grandfather's have passed. All uncles and even my father are gone. Most of what my grandfather was supposed to give to me, was stolen weeks before he was able to, and even the stuff the local P.D recovered, we weren't able to reclaim. Thanks for the content
Man that really sucks... sorry for all that and for your loses. No doubt I will be making the best of all of this. It's honestly been a dream of my for over a decade. Thanks
Been watching your channel for a while now and enjoy every second of it. I received my machining baptism at USF BajaSAE (called minibaja then) and the first year of the Bullsracing FormulaSAE foray. Miss it, the team, and the sense of community that came along with the builds and competition. Biggest shame: walked the tailstock chuck out so far that I snapped the twistdrill and launched the chuck down into the chip pan. I shit my pants and hit the lathe brake and ground simultaneously. Thought I was dead. My teammates picked me up, said I would never make that mistake again, and had me Chuck up a new twisty and finish turning the dozen bungs needed for frame fab. I loved it. Thank you for digging up the memory! -CYCastor
Lathes are scary as shit when things go wrong 😂 But yeah I have a lot of fond memories and long nights with the team doing what we thought was the impossible. Nothing really like it these days. Thanks for sharing!
@@InheritanceMachining You can say that again! I propose an alternative to “nothing like it”… Last year I organized a group of high school students with zero Robotics experience and no mechanical skills to build a robot and compete in the FIRST Robotics Challenge. It’s the closest I have come to reproducing the SAE experience. Today, I took some of those students to KickOff for the 2023 season. The game was revealed to us in an auditorium filled with students from all over our state and to thousands of others around the world. It feels exactly like it. Stretching rules for loopholes, learning out of necessity, determination, triumph and failures are all here. FIRSTinspires if you’re looking for a rabbit hole to explore…
@@christophercastor6666 That's really awesome. I might have to see if any of my local schools have anything like that. Could be quite the time investment but also sounds really fun. BTW, this reminds me of a movie called "Spare Parts" that is based on a robotics competition. Based on a true story too.
Side project #2= absolute genius. And I'd wager a substantial amount of money to say you got it, at least partially, from your grandfather. Having the right tool for every job is the kinda guy I wish I worked for.😂😂😂
Your videos are one of those I click on immediately to see them. Currently, there is no better machining on the net for me to watch, enjoy, and to learn from. Thank you and keep on going!
Makes me want to go back to college and take engineering instead of the major I did: philosophy. My nephew just finished up at the University of Missouri in Columbia with a degree in mechanical engineering. He was part of the 1/4 scale tractor pulling team. What a cool thing to do. Great for giving back. Sourcing materials and getting assistance was a big part of his work. Especially getting someone to laser cut a few metal parts. On top of it, the engineering building was closed at the end of the semester because of the sprinkler system started leaking. So his capstone project was held captive. He managed. Great work as usual.
Very cool!! I don't live but 45 mins from UK. Its nice to see some one from Kentucky making it on TH-cam. I want to get into machining as a hobby. Love the Channel keep it up.
As a machinist myself I thoroughly enjoy your videos, look forward to them every time I see them pop up on my feed, keep up the good work, fantastic content can’t wait to see more!!
Those are gorgeous. There's just something about machining that gets my blood pumping. I've ran some cnc machines at a factory that made oilfield fracking bits. That's nothing like what you do but I still got that feeling of satisfaction turning those raw blanks into something shiny and perfect
Whoa! Im making parts for the formula team delft ( here in the netherlands ) as an internship in the coming weeks. Youre videos gave me loads of motivation as you can imagine. Thanks!
hey, for drilling. I used to do a lot of production hole drilling on axelson a16 engine lathe. we got a morse taper quick change tool for our tool post, and mounted morse tapered bits on the tool post. It was pretty handy, the downside is you lose a lot of rigidity, and it takes some setup to get it in line with the lathe center. but the upside is you can go full depth, you can autofeed, you can quickly wheel stuff in and out. Might be worth a try.
@@InheritanceMachining that could actually work out as a neat side project. A quick fixture to align your Morse taper tool holder with the tailstock and the lathe center. I sometimes just grabbed the Morse taper drill bit with the Chuck and lined them up by eyeball, and rammed it in there. but there's probably a more accurate way to do that without ruining tooling :p
No worries 😂 Only reason I ask is because the team I helped here is UK FSAE (University of Kentucky). And I was going to be like surprise surprise, I do support your team 😂
Pleasure to watch. I've looked at the design process of parts like these from the side, still too inexperienced to contribute to them myself but eventually I'll get there and then some.
So so soooo many good details about what you’re doing. What worked, what didn’t and your thought process for what you would do next time. I consider what your doing here to be a gift for anyone interested in this type of work. I absolutely love your channel. Keep up the good work. I’m slowly building up my own shop.
Seeing alumni help out is always nice especially with machining:D. Greetings from UNI Maribor Grand Prix Engineering. FS team from Slovenia. Love your vids
Firstly, this is some truly FANTASTIC machine work. Your vision for order of operations, “do what it takes to get it done” setups, and tool choice are superb! It may seem super sketchy, but draping a large chain across the part and down into the lathe bed does wonders for chatter and squealing, especially if you can do it on an unfinished surface to avoid damaging the finish. The wooden broom handle trick is also a time tested solution! The chain comes more into play with large diameter hollow rollers. They like to ring with an unimaginable sound level. I have the same 1’ boring bar. On long bores like this, clamp a c-clamp to the back of the bar behind the tool post, you can also hang chain from the clamp. Anything to break up the resonance will help tremendously to reduce the squeal sounds. With thin tubing, like you created before cutting the thread reliefs, pack the inside of the part with something dense. Sand in a bag, rubber tire tube, steel stock wrapped in newspaper, etc. it makes the hollow bar behave as if it was solid.
I machine a lot of 6061 in work. I also was try to machine the O.D first for the reasons you discovered however if thats not possible or you forget, you can shove a hunch of shop towel (paper towel never a rag) in the bore to dampen a lot of the vibrations. I hope you see this because that trick works really well
Another awesome video, thank you for what you do and it’s really awesome to see you giving back to your college. Makes me appreciate your channel even more.
When I was taught metalwork in trade school many decades ago, we were taught to radius corners by rocking a file, so that you start and finish with the file parallel to the entry and exit surfaces, rocking the file in a counter-way, while moving the point of contact in the reverse direction, in between. Don't follow the curve around. Try it, and you'll see that although it is counter to how you might think you should file a curve, it makes it easy to produce an accurate radius with no flat spots or areas of incorrect curvature.
Ayeee, I looked at the thumbnail and went “wow those look very FSAE” and low and behold, they are! Current member of a German team that we’ve been rebuilding after a 7 year hiatus and it’s great to see how awesome alumins can support the project
A week ago I discovered your wonderful channel and since then I watched all of your videos. I Don't have anything to do with machining in my life, but your videos are so interesting and relaxing. They really make want to get startet at this craft myself. Can't wait for your next video!
Watching you man, at your craft is satisfying. The precision and dedication and pride you take in this is well, bad ass lol. As an electrician to another tradesmen, keep up the good work, watching machinist and japanese carpenters at their craft for some reason relaxes me at night before bed. They're accurate and precise and make this stuff look easy but I know it ain't and I know it takes hours to master
I think the vibrations made by the big corner radiuses on the tool edges. The smaller the radius, the smaller the pressure, but it limits your feed rate. You can get tools especially made for aluminium. They have a much sharper cutting edge and polished surface to reduce the tool pressure even more.
That was a true work of art, such a pleasure watching that. I'm in the middle of making some spindle / hubs for my recumbent motorcycle project. I ultimately decided to farm out the machining. After watching this video - I'm glad I did. Otherwise I'm looking at a dozen side projects and a few thousand in more tools.
I don't even know what is going on half the time but I still enjoy these videos in a way that's hard to describe. I should probably get back to work drilling holes.
my brother asked me if I had ever heard of this channel before, and then told me to search it. Now I may not be on the Formula team, but I am on the UK solar car team the next garage over. It's super cool to see the machining for their car especially since we are about to start the same thing for ours.
7 minutes in: I think its tool pressure/sharpness. Those inserts are for ferrous materials? The groove cutter didn't cause noise because it looks to be sharp HSS. Try inserts for non ferrous, they're usually a lot sharper and require less tool pressure from the machine before they start cutting. That or switch to HSS and make all your own tooling..
@@LectroSaw Thought so. I have never had any luck with insert tooling on my tiny lathe, would like to try the non ferrous inserts but HSS is king for now.
One other thing, TiN coated tools (ie. the yellow ones) should really not be used in aluminium. The coating reacts to the material which bonds/sticks to the edge. Same with coated drills and endmills etc.
Gday, this was really generous of you to help the collage team out and the company that supplied the stock, thank you for all the great content throughout the year and wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, cheers
My trick for thin walled components - as you would expect, bore first. But then I stuff paper towel in the bore, compact it down by winding the tail stock into it, keep putting more paper towel in, until the bore is filled with compacted tissue! You will completely eliminate any chatter!
It's -6° here currently in the Chicagoland area. This video helped warm my heart. I thoroughly enjoy your content and have been a subscriber from day 1.
One thing I learned a long time ago. Cutting radius’s that chatter, if you stop the spindle .003-.005 short of depth. Stopping the spindle then spinning by hand slowly feeding in the last few thousands. No chatter and silky smooth finish. Love the explanation of operations.
As an alumnus from a European formula student team, thanks for helping out, it's great to see! These look very similar to our spindles from last year actually. We had a great local guy help out with them. We had them anodized after as well, from what I heard that made the tolerance on the threads a bit tricky
@@InheritanceMachining I'm an electronics guy originally so your guess is as good as mine :) One reason I loved being a part of the team is getting to learn some about the mechanical parts as well, I did make a very small part on the lathe for our car last year. Your channel makes me want to do more!
This video had me smiling the whole way thru and teleported me back in time to the UC Bearcat Motorsports FSAE machine shop. Such a cool project... I should call those guys... Merry Christmas to you!
Aye! Currently on K-State’s FSAE Team as the Chassis and Engine Lead. Was watching this as I’m actually about to head to our shop to do some last minute SES work before I head home for Christmas. Alumni are a great resource and have helped us out a lot too. Glad to see you’re willing to help these guys out too. I’ve talked to them a few times at competition and they’re great people.
Kansas Gang?
Damn you guys are done your SES? Couldnt be me.
@@fernandogonzalez3042 Well you see…finishing up in my book is getting it 90% of the way there. We’re full composite chassis and we have layup in two weeks, so you really can’t change anything once you get going.
@@paytonlee2896 ah im drexel ev mech lead and we’re doing tube chassis so ours is easier. Im planning on doing a carbon accumulator tho so i need to do testing
Kansas gang represent!
Thanks for watching everyone and also a special thanks to the Formula Kentucky team for not only allowing me help out with this year’s build, but also for letting my relive an old past time! I had a lot of fun making these parts and hope to see everything else come together in time for competition this summer!
Can't belive you made part of Formula SAE. I am a former Formula and Baja studend as well here back in Brazil... Just starting to build my own shop for hobby... you are a great inspiration!
Thanks for the video.
Just a suggestion if you are going to machine aluminum again, is use high speed steel or inserts designed for aluminum. The inserts you where using are for steel. Used lots of Kennametal inserts over the years, using the right insert makes the job go better. Find a local dealer and not ebay, local people can help advise you about the inserts that are available, and get better price. High speed steel is the inexpensive way to machine aluminum.
On another machining channel I saw someone add a spacer between the head of the mill and the body/stand. Might consider doing that if you have the setup to get it done properly. Will add a few inches of vertical work height for projects like this. I'll find the video and link it.
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At 6:45 he is removing the spacer. He talks about it at other points in the video as well. His space is quite big but for your purposes it seems like counter acting a good portion of the lost height when using the rotary table and chuck would be good without running into the issues he discussed in the video. According to him, to large of a space creates tool length issues and also an angle issue when tilting the head.
The chatter was probably mostly due to using the wrong inserts. Aluminium wants sharp cutters and those *looked* like standard steel inserts. It went away with the grooving tool as it was HSS and would, I assume, have had a nice sharp edge. You won't get the chatter in aluminium most of the time as it's damped by being closer to the chuck, but you had a big chunk hanging a long way out there with minimal jaw grip.
As a former Formula SAE team member, I relate to this video a lot. Having a sponsor like you must have stoked the Formula Kentucky team members. I remember the wheel hubs and uprights as particularly challenging parts to source/machine. As a former FSAE team member yourself, you must have enjoyed helping them with this project.
Keep on machining! Love your videos
Thanks! I know every little bit of support we got back then was a huge deal. It was great to be able to help out the team again.
I must say, very very nice job. You must have a small fortune in just the tooling to get things done. This a great place to drop by and relax for a few. Thank you for sharing!
I knew that part in the thumbnail looked familiar! I'm on the Formula Kentucky team this year working on the powertrain subsystem. We're building momentum in the manufacturing phase now and the car should be complete within the next couple months. Awesome to see where some of the parts come from!
It's always so refreshing when a maching channel makes something that's not another shop tool or fixture! Don't get me wrong, those are fun too, but it's nice to see people making actual stuff.
Thank you for your help with this project!!! It means a lot for our team!
Absolutey my pleasure! Looking forward to meeting you all!
My grandfather was a machinist for AO Smith in the late 40's through the 60's. So this channel speaks to me in a way that most people can't quite understand. I very much appreciate this work and the beauty of it even though I am not a machinist myself.
Also I see the spam bot has invaded the channel trying to hijack people's information. TH-cam seriously needs an algorithm or something of the sort that could pick up on 20 or more reply posts on the same video with same context and auto ban said accounts. But who are we kidding, TH-cam couldn't possibly make a complex system like that.
I'm glad you like the channel. Thank you!
And yeah I just caught it and flagged that spam account. No idea why YT doesn't have that automated.
Really? You want TH-cam to use another algorithm? Have you seen what "The Algorithm" has done for monetization? or recommendations?
In all seriousness, a fairly basic screening system would be quite nice, and wouldn't need to be that complicated. Instead of outright blocking flagged comments, it should "hide for review", allowing the content creator and/or moderators to review the comment before it's publicly visible. This way the scammers and bots can be reported and removed instead of just being cleaned up after.
I can relate as well, my grandfather was a machinist at Sperry Gyroscope during WW II, supposedly making parts for the Norden bombsight. I wouldn't know, as I came to that information years after he passed away. I came to hobby machining through an independent path, the live steam hobby. But my dad was at our house watching me turn a part on the old Atlas Craftsman 12" lathe I had at the time, and he told me that my grandfather would have been proud of me, as everything I had learned about machining up to that point was self-taught. I had to stop working for a moment, as everything got blurry -- I must have gotten something in my eye, even though I was wearing glasses... 😉
There's a scambot on another channel that leaves the same message and WhatsApp number while trying to impersonate the channel owner and I've reported them every day along with a bunch of other people for 10 months now and TH-cam still hasn't deleted their obvious scam channel.. it's become very clear that TH-cam fully endorses scambots
@@InheritanceMachining About a year ago I saw where a guy had devised a program to detect and report spam bots and released it for free. There was a user version and a creator version (or maybe functionality for both within the same program, it has been over a year). So, users as well as creators could easily report spam bots. It looked like it worked VERY well with very little false positives. I used it on a few channels to see how well it worked. TH-cam never banned those accounts, that's right, the exact same accounts were still spamming in the same channels after being reported. I also never noticed and of their comments being removed either. I guess their ad revenue would suffer if they removed the bots. 🤷♂
For the chatter; buy some polished positive rake aluminium inserts. The cut like butter with low cutting forces. They are great to use on such a nice project. For the chatter with the large radius formtool I usually make the final cut by turning the chuck by hand using lots of cutting oil... All the best, Job
Awesome work! On the chatter, stuff the bore with some rubber tubing or a bicycle inner tube, really helps to quieten any vibrations. Also try a ground sharp insert for aluminium, takes much less pressure to cut and less likely to chatter.
Good tips. Thanks!
I was just gonna suggest rubber tubing. I keep a selection of rubber bands and tubing in the box for thin wall projects.
Would a live centre in the tailstock have helped with this part in particular?
@@rebmcr Possibly. Based on the work I generally do I tend to work from the inside out (sometimes even when it’s not the best order of operation) As a result I’m constantly looking for ways to reduce chatter in thin material.
That's a good idea! I was thinking a rubber strap around the od, like they use on brake drum lathes.
I just want to say, I found you a few weeks back and crushed through all your videos. Incredible. I was itching for more.
I love your story also because it hits a soft spot for me and my grandfather's woodworking shop. I also bought a house that was filled with old veneers and marquetry tools. The estate didn't want to clear it out and I was so happy for a new hobby.
Keep up the great work!
That's very cool! Glad you got a chance to work with your grandfather as well. Thanks so much for the support
Superb job! 17:18 Brilliant! Thank you for make this difficult year a lot more enjoyable for us machinist out there!
My pleasure. Thank you as always, Jose!
This is the best show on TH-cam.
The fact that you are a racing fan makes it a million times better.
Thank you
I did not expect to hear about formula SAE on your channel. Ex-member of Romania's FSAE team BlueStreamline, worked on many departments (engine, chassis, brakes, transmission). Been an awesome experience in Spain and Croatia. I recommend it to absolutely anyone who is freshman in collage, you learn way more than just classes.
Awesome content !
I couldn't agree more! Thanks
You are exactly what all engineers should be. Someone who understands exactly how parts are made and who knows what is possible or not, and in the case of it being not possible how to make it possible. All the tools that you made so far, already gave me some ideas for things to make myself. You are teaching me stuff I would have never learned in the apprenticeship I'm doing right now and most people say our german apprenticeship method is already top-notch, so this is saying something.
Wow. I really appreciate that. Thank you
I little tip for the vibration I learned from a lathe-guru back in the day.
You can get one of these thick rubberbands which are like 3/4 inch wide and wrap it around the end of the part, near the chuck to stop the vibration on these big parts.
surgical rubber tubing. ive also used fire hose when threading massive 24in round oilfield pipe
Good video man. My old school has a Baja SAE team that provides a great opportunity to students. Unfortunately like a lot of schools my old university loves talking about the Baja program for their marketing but never goes out of their way to provide them with money for the projects. It is up to the students and dedicated staff to raise thousands upon thousands to get a car to competition. So if anyone is thinking about giving back and donating to your university think about directly supporting the clubs that need support. They provide the most important engineering experiences and are so vital for kids early in their careers.
This is very well said. And true. Thank you!
Awesome to see how many other FSAE students and alumni are out and about.
Thanks as always for sharing!
I'm surprised honestly. It's awesome! Thanks as always
Unlike most other crafts, the joy of machining is the joy of watching the removal of material. What better example than this racing car part. 👏👏👍😀
I'm a Mech Eng and former FSAE member. I can't express how much I enjoy all your videos. Thanks for putting out great content, supporting FSAE both in terms of machining for Kentucky and bringing awareness to all the other teams that struggle to find sponsorship. Also a big thanks for shrinking a little bit of the vast knowledge gap that engineers have when it comes to machining, I learn something new every single time. Keep up the great work!
My pleasure, man. Thanks so much!
As a mechanical engineering student your channel always brings utter joy to my heart. This is true even more so for this build as I am head of electrics in our Formula Student Team (European version of Formula SAE). Having alumni and supporters like you is what makes these projects possible in the first place - so huge respect for reaching out to your former team as well as making this very special pastime more visible to a general public! All the best and a very merry Christmas from Germany!
I also love how this comment section not only oozes positivity but seems to rally student racing team members from all around - great stuff!
I really appreciate that! What you said about support is so true. I hoped that I'd be able to help out again one day. Merry Christmas to you as well!
Also, I'm quite surprised how many other FSAE/Student alumni and members are chiming in. It's an amazing program to be a part of to say the least!
A trick to "maybe " get out the chatter you fought on your first try is to use a piece of thick flat rubber that you have to fold to get it into your bore. As it tries to flatten out it puts pressure against the walls and can reduce or eliminate your vibration.
Haha. I didnt know your in Kentucky! I happen to know Greg at Machine Time. Hes a neighbor to my old neighbors before I moved. My father is also a machinist over at CNR Machine and Fab in Nicholasville! I wonder if you know about Clark Took and Die. He used to be the Jessamine Co. HS Machine shop teacher for a few years, mostly to help get it going, It was funny walkin into class one day and seeing Mr. Clark, who I also knew and dad knew. At the time I was in the Welding class. I used to help my father in our old shop running the lathe on the weekends. Small world we live in
This was cool on so many levels, Brandon! As a graduate from UK in 2017, it's really neat to see you making parts to help out the race team. The spindles turned out great, too, of course!
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
I wondered if that was your alma mater 😁 Thanks man! And Merry Christmas to you too!
Loved watching this I was part of the RIT Formula SAE back in '96 (F5 team)... I didn't do any of the machining for our team, but I do look back on that time fondly. RIP Dave.
Awesome. RIT's program is legit!
Beautifully made 👍 🇬🇧
I appreciate it!
Way back in 1967 while at a mechanical drafting trade school in Milwaukee we drew so many parts, most of which I had no idea what they actually were, other than the drawing title. Once thing that was totally lacking in this study was offering us some opportunity to learn how such parts are made. This would have been a time when everything was pretty much manual machining. It is so interesting to watch how you made these pieces.
FSAE Alumni here as well, and this was great to relive the good ole times. I remember the wheel hubs as one of the more intricate and challenging pieces we made, right next to the differential (which I scrapped once). Love the channel, and great to see this sponsorship to an FSAE program! These types of programs are what really launch engineering students to be GREAT innovators!
I couldn't agree more. Also no doubt I had my fair share of scrap on the team as well 😆 Thanks!
When I was a machinist, the shop owner was super old school, and explained how when he was in the navy, they used kerosene/camp fuel as cutting fluid when working with aluminum. It helps prevent the chips from gumming up the cutting edge. 10/10 how I will do it forever
I was part of an FSAE team for 3 years. The struggle of finding a passionate, meticulous person for any kind of help was hard enough, more so if we were looking for a machinist. Congratulations for the help you provide and the quality of your work.
This is always a struggle for sure. I was more than happy to help how I could for that exact reason. Thanks
Man as a young machinist who primarily runs cnc’s. This video definitely made me appreciate them more. Manual machining is a very skilled trade, that many would not have the patience for
I was on my school’s formula SAE and Baja team as well. It’s what got me into welding and fabricating. Awesome work.
Awesome! Thanks
Well, you showed just how competent an engineer and machinist you are, and a thoughtful and responsible human being for supporting your old team. I raced sports cars in my youth and had to pay a machine shop to do any fabrication work. I really appreciate the various solutions to problems you found. Sharing them with us is the crowning touch. Thanks so much, have a pleasant and peaceful holiday. Greetings from Bruce, Karin, Halgrim (GSD) and Bella (Malinois) in Germany.
I really appreciate that Bruce. No doubt having access to machines is any racers/race teams dream. Happy holidays to your family as well!
It’s awesome to see that your so involved in the community. I live about 45 minutes away from UK in Danville, and had no idea they had a race team. You have easily become my favorite channel in the past few months, I can’t wait for the channel to keep growing!
Small world, right? 😁 I really appreciate that! Thank you!
This is amazing! I am an FSAE alum from NCSU and it always makes my day to hear from my team about anything :)
On this type Aluminium, Sharpe tips with smaller rads and positive rake angles will really help. Sticking to the golden rule of outside in, inside out should reduce chatter and chances that the material deforms once the inside support is removed. Great video always love to watch!
Thank you and thanks for the tips!
This was the comment I was looking for before I wrote mine in addition dedicated uncoated aluminium inserts will solve the problem.
Some men are crafters. Some crafters are craftsmen. Some craftsmen are masters of their craft. Some masters are artists. You, sir, are among the artists.
Thank you so much for sharing your joy when doing those parts. They are beautiful pieces, literally handmade.
Thank you!
I appreciate all the manual machining and hand ground tools you make. Our shop is a hydraulic repair shop with almost no production, even with some CNC equipment we still dp most work on manual equipment and make alot of our own tools/tooling.
We still hand sketch and draw prototypes on a notepad. Yeah a bit Cavemanish but we're still in business while most other repair shops have come and gone.
We also have same issue with metric threads on our large lathe (keep half nut engaged)
Another fantastic video! I also think it's worth mentioning that I usually skip over most intros, but I really love how you put your videos together. The music elicits a mix of good vibes, nostalgia, and excitement for what's to come - top notch production all around. Hope you and yours have a merry Christmas!
I'm glad because I really like the intro too 😁 Merry Christmas you to as well!
been following your channel for a few months now, and I am absolutely hooked. I knew it wasn't a coincidence! FSAE team lead from Ravens Racing in Ottawa here! Hope you keep up the channel!
Ex Monash Motorsport FSAE member (Australia).
I was able to help out my old team this year at work helping the team understand some manufacturing issues in their planetary gear set.
Measured a lot of their parts on the CMM and vision machines. Felt like I was back on the team solving problems.
Love your videos but I could really relate to this one.
Dude that's awesome. Love to hear it! Thanks
I was on the Formula team for my Uni and now that I could, I convinved my work to sponsor back, we made the uprights for the Baja team, one of the most fun parts I CAM'ed and the machinist at work were super excited to run them and see the result.
That's awesome! Glad to hear you're giving back as well
Wow! How I love to watch your precision machining. It’s like a ballet in precision metalwork…captivating and always satisfying!
Thanks!
Not hard to see why you have so many subscribers, you're calm, warm, and inviting, and I learn something new with every video.
Happy New Year!
Thank you 🙏 Happy New year to you as well!
Finally, the machine shop has made something besides more tools for the machine shop!😜
I kid of course, very nice project! Thanks for sharing!
I know right? 😂 Thanks!
5:16 the chatter is pretty on point for when you have two items that are both extended out from the holding fixture they're set in. Aside from a lesser cut, you can mitigate some of that chatter with a different cutter profile. I usually use a brazed insert for stuff that can't be supported because i can play with the "tooth" profile until it cuts happily. A narrow cut with a lot of chip clearing clearance is usually what does it for me. Tho sometimes not even that works, and i put it down to the metal itself. Sometimes, it just doesn't want to cooperate, which is (as i heard it) pretty normal with "exotic tasty chunks". :)
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Thanks for the tips. And Merry Christmas to you too!
Aside from the missing zero in that hole diameter tolerance, those look like pretty good engineering drawings. This sounds like a great educational program for trainee engineers.
4:38 Maybe you have tried this? What if you put a long 1/8" tube on the end of your blowgun that was mounted to your boring bar? You could be continuously blowing out your bore without having to stop and clean your cuttings?
I'm curious why you don't shove a plug into your bore and then push your tailstock against it to reduce your vibrations?
Thanks, Andy. I for whatever reason that never occurred to me. I think I even have a pipe center 😂
As much as I love your channel, please, man to man, appreciate your inherentence daily.
Im 26 and the oldest living male in my family. All grandfather's have passed. All uncles and even my father are gone.
Most of what my grandfather was supposed to give to me, was stolen weeks before he was able to, and even the stuff the local P.D recovered, we weren't able to reclaim.
Thanks for the content
Man that really sucks... sorry for all that and for your loses. No doubt I will be making the best of all of this. It's honestly been a dream of my for over a decade. Thanks
The cardboard is genius. I wish I thought of that yesterday!
3 scalding hot chips down the collar of my shirt and I wasn't having it 😂
Been watching your channel for a while now and enjoy every second of it. I received my machining baptism at USF BajaSAE (called minibaja then) and the first year of the Bullsracing FormulaSAE foray. Miss it, the team, and the sense of community that came along with the builds and competition.
Biggest shame: walked the tailstock chuck out so far that I snapped the twistdrill and launched the chuck down into the chip pan. I shit my pants and hit the lathe brake and ground simultaneously. Thought I was dead. My teammates picked me up, said I would never make that mistake again, and had me Chuck up a new twisty and finish turning the dozen bungs needed for frame fab. I loved it. Thank you for digging up the memory!
-CYCastor
Lathes are scary as shit when things go wrong 😂 But yeah I have a lot of fond memories and long nights with the team doing what we thought was the impossible. Nothing really like it these days. Thanks for sharing!
@@InheritanceMachining You can say that again!
I propose an alternative to “nothing like it”… Last year I organized a group of high school students with zero Robotics experience and no mechanical skills to build a robot and compete in the FIRST Robotics Challenge. It’s the closest I have come to reproducing the SAE experience. Today, I took some of those students to KickOff for the 2023 season. The game was revealed to us in an auditorium filled with students from all over our state and to thousands of others around the world. It feels exactly like it.
Stretching rules for loopholes, learning out of necessity, determination, triumph and failures are all here.
FIRSTinspires if you’re looking for a rabbit hole to explore…
@@christophercastor6666 That's really awesome. I might have to see if any of my local schools have anything like that. Could be quite the time investment but also sounds really fun. BTW, this reminds me of a movie called "Spare Parts" that is based on a robotics competition. Based on a true story too.
Side project #2= absolute genius. And I'd wager a substantial amount of money to say you got it, at least partially, from your grandfather. Having the right tool for every job is the kinda guy I wish I worked for.😂😂😂
Love this content. After seeing the thumbnail I thought, that better be a pretty light race car. I should have guessed Formula SAE. Nicely done.
Your videos are one of those I click on immediately to see them. Currently, there is no better machining on the net for me to watch, enjoy, and to learn from.
Thank you and keep on going!
😁 Thank you!
Let's go! Awesome way to end the week
Makes me want to go back to college and take engineering instead of the major I did: philosophy. My nephew just finished up at the University of Missouri in Columbia with a degree in mechanical engineering. He was part of the 1/4 scale tractor pulling team. What a cool thing to do. Great for giving back. Sourcing materials and getting assistance was a big part of his work. Especially getting someone to laser cut a few metal parts. On top of it, the engineering building was closed at the end of the semester because of the sprinkler system started leaking. So his capstone project was held captive. He managed. Great work as usual.
Very cool!! I don't live but 45 mins from UK. Its nice to see some one from Kentucky making it on TH-cam. I want to get into machining as a hobby. Love the Channel keep it up.
As a machinist myself I thoroughly enjoy your videos, look forward to them every time I see them pop up on my feed, keep up the good work, fantastic content can’t wait to see more!!
Thanks a lot!
Those are gorgeous. There's just something about machining that gets my blood pumping. I've ran some cnc machines at a factory that made oilfield fracking bits. That's nothing like what you do but I still got that feeling of satisfaction turning those raw blanks into something shiny and perfect
Whoa! Im making parts for the formula team delft ( here in the netherlands ) as an internship in the coming weeks. Youre videos gave me loads of motivation as you can imagine. Thanks!
As a former FSAE student, congrats! Always nice to help out the team.
And for that pesky chatter on our thin aluminum parts, we would pack some clay on the ID!
hey, for drilling. I used to do a lot of production hole drilling on axelson a16 engine lathe. we got a morse taper quick change tool for our tool post, and mounted morse tapered bits on the tool post. It was pretty handy, the downside is you lose a lot of rigidity, and it takes some setup to get it in line with the lathe center. but the upside is you can go full depth, you can autofeed, you can quickly wheel stuff in and out. Might be worth a try.
Ironically I have one of those and always forget to use it until it's too late 😂 Thanks
@@InheritanceMachining that could actually work out as a neat side project. A quick fixture to align your Morse taper tool holder with the tailstock and the lathe center. I sometimes just grabbed the Morse taper drill bit with the Chuck and lined them up by eyeball, and rammed it in there. but there's probably a more accurate way to do that without ruining tooling :p
@@celestialbeas9214 you've got my gears turning now haha
UK FSAE student here and despite being engine lead I love the machining, it would be awesome to have a sponsor like you. Keep the machining going!
I appreciate that! Which UK are you referring to by the way?
@@InheritanceMachining My bad, United Kingdom unfortunately 😂
No worries 😂 Only reason I ask is because the team I helped here is UK FSAE (University of Kentucky). And I was going to be like surprise surprise, I do support your team 😂
@@InheritanceMachining I wish! Might have to take some inspiration on the spindles tho 😂
Pleasure to watch. I've looked at the design process of parts like these from the side, still too inexperienced to contribute to them myself but eventually I'll get there and then some.
So so soooo many good details about what you’re doing. What worked, what didn’t and your thought process for what you would do next time. I consider what your doing here to be a gift for anyone interested in this type of work. I absolutely love your channel. Keep up the good work. I’m slowly building up my own shop.
I really appreciate that. Thank you. Good luck with your shop!
Please build more race car bits this was absolutely fascinating to watch
Seeing alumni help out is always nice especially with machining:D. Greetings from UNI Maribor Grand Prix Engineering. FS team from Slovenia. Love your vids
Thanks!
Firstly, this is some truly FANTASTIC machine work. Your vision for order of operations, “do what it takes to get it done” setups, and tool choice are superb!
It may seem super sketchy, but draping a large chain across the part and down into the lathe bed does wonders for chatter and squealing, especially if you can do it on an unfinished surface to avoid damaging the finish. The wooden broom handle trick is also a time tested solution! The chain comes more into play with large diameter hollow rollers. They like to ring with an unimaginable sound level. I have the same 1’ boring bar. On long bores like this, clamp a c-clamp to the back of the bar behind the tool post, you can also hang chain from the clamp. Anything to break up the resonance will help tremendously to reduce the squeal sounds.
With thin tubing, like you created before cutting the thread reliefs, pack the inside of the part with something dense. Sand in a bag, rubber tire tube, steel stock wrapped in newspaper, etc. it makes the hollow bar behave as if it was solid.
Thank you and thanks for the tips! The chain idea sounds insane but if done properly I can see how that would work great
FAN-tastic! Merry Christmas to you and your family. Thank you, Grand dad.
Thanks as always! Merry Christmas to you as well!
This is priceless. All the effort you put down in every single piece you create - congrats, it's really inspiring! Regards from Portugal
Thank you!
Thank you for all your explanation during the operations, I'm learning so mutch. Cheers from SWEDEN
My pleasure. Thanks!
I machine a lot of 6061 in work. I also was try to machine the O.D first for the reasons you discovered however if thats not possible or you forget, you can shove a hunch of shop towel (paper towel never a rag) in the bore to dampen a lot of the vibrations. I hope you see this because that trick works really well
Several people mentioned this! I'll definitely try that next time. Thanks!
Another awesome video, thank you for what you do and it’s really awesome to see you giving back to your college. Makes me appreciate your channel even more.
Thank you 😁
When I was taught metalwork in trade school many decades ago, we were taught to radius corners by rocking a file, so that you start and finish with the file parallel to the entry and exit surfaces, rocking the file in a counter-way, while moving the point of contact in the reverse direction, in between. Don't follow the curve around. Try it, and you'll see that although it is counter to how you might think you should file a curve, it makes it easy to produce an accurate radius with no flat spots or areas of incorrect curvature.
MERRY CHRISTMAS ! I love manual machining , I take pride in saying I made the part my self .. Enjoyed
Exactly! Merry Christmas to you as well!
Ayeee, I looked at the thumbnail and went “wow those look very FSAE” and low and behold, they are!
Current member of a German team that we’ve been rebuilding after a 7 year hiatus and it’s great to see how awesome alumins can support the project
Nice man! Getting a team going again can be a real challenge (was in the same boat). Best of luck!
A week ago I discovered your wonderful channel and since then I watched all of your videos. I Don't have anything to do with machining in my life, but your videos are so interesting and relaxing. They really make want to get startet at this craft myself. Can't wait for your next video!
Thank you so much!
Always a good day when you upload, what a great Christmas surprise
😁 Merry Christmas!
Watching you man, at your craft is satisfying. The precision and dedication and pride you take in this is well, bad ass lol. As an electrician to another tradesmen, keep up the good work, watching machinist and japanese carpenters at their craft for some reason relaxes me at night before bed. They're accurate and precise and make this stuff look easy but I know it ain't and I know it takes hours to master
Beauty in everything! A talented person. Good luck, health, peace to all!
Thank you!
Far and away my favorite machining channel on youtube! great work, thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you 🙏
The best machining videos on TH-cam!!!!
I think the vibrations made by the big corner radiuses on the tool edges. The smaller the radius, the smaller the pressure, but it limits your feed rate. You can get tools especially made for aluminium. They have a much sharper cutting edge and polished surface to reduce the tool pressure even more.
That was a true work of art, such a pleasure watching that. I'm in the middle of making some spindle / hubs for my recumbent motorcycle project. I ultimately decided to farm out the machining. After watching this video - I'm glad I did. Otherwise I'm looking at a dozen side projects and a few thousand in more tools.
😂 Thank you!
Great video as always! You can buy ground inserts (uncoated) that will cut through aluminum like butter. Look at CCGX or CCGT as a starting point.
Thanks for the tip!
I don't even know what is going on half the time but I still enjoy these videos in a way that's hard to describe.
I should probably get back to work drilling holes.
Aluminum turns so beautiful!
my brother asked me if I had ever heard of this channel before, and then told me to search it. Now I may not be on the Formula team, but I am on the UK solar car team the next garage over. It's super cool to see the machining for their car especially since we are about to start the same thing for ours.
Hey that's awesome! We had a lot of overlap with the solar team back in the day. Shared a lot of tools too 😁
7 minutes in: I think its tool pressure/sharpness. Those inserts are for ferrous materials? The groove cutter didn't cause noise because it looks to be sharp HSS. Try inserts for non ferrous, they're usually a lot sharper and require less tool pressure from the machine before they start cutting. That or switch to HSS and make all your own tooling..
HV, your are right on, sir.
@@LectroSaw Thought so. I have never had any luck with insert tooling on my tiny lathe, would like to try the non ferrous inserts but HSS is king for now.
Thanks for the tip!
One other thing, TiN coated tools (ie. the yellow ones) should really not be used in aluminium. The coating reacts to the material which bonds/sticks to the edge. Same with coated drills and endmills etc.
Gday, this was really generous of you to help the collage team out and the company that supplied the stock, thank you for all the great content throughout the year and wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, cheers
Thank you and Merry Christmas to you too!
Go UK! It’s so cool to see such an awesome channel being produced in my state.
😁 Thanks!
My trick for thin walled components - as you would expect, bore first. But then I stuff paper towel in the bore, compact it down by winding the tail stock into it, keep putting more paper towel in, until the bore is filled with compacted tissue! You will completely eliminate any chatter!
Those spindles are a work of art, nice job.
Thanks!
It's -6° here currently in the Chicagoland area. This video helped warm my heart. I thoroughly enjoy your content and have been a subscriber from day 1.
😂 It's an even 0 here in KY right now. Really appreciate it man!
One thing I learned a long time ago. Cutting radius’s that chatter, if you stop the spindle .003-.005 short of depth. Stopping the spindle then spinning by hand slowly feeding in the last few thousands. No chatter and silky smooth finish.
Love the explanation of operations.
I'll definitely need to try that next time. Thanks!
As an alumnus from a European formula student team, thanks for helping out, it's great to see! These look very similar to our spindles from last year actually. We had a great local guy help out with them. We had them anodized after as well, from what I heard that made the tolerance on the threads a bit tricky
Thanks! I was more than happy to! I'm guessing the anodizing was to increase surface hardness? Either way that does sound tricky
@@InheritanceMachining I'm an electronics guy originally so your guess is as good as mine :) One reason I loved being a part of the team is getting to learn some about the mechanical parts as well, I did make a very small part on the lathe for our car last year. Your channel makes me want to do more!
This video had me smiling the whole way thru and teleported me back in time to the UC Bearcat Motorsports FSAE machine shop. Such a cool project... I should call those guys... Merry Christmas to you!
😁 We had a couple interactions with the UC team back in the day! Merry Christmas!
What a great video. Man, you’ve really grown into one of my favorite creators. I’ve really enjoyed coming along for the ride. Thank you!
I really appreciate that! Thank you
@@InheritanceMachining Happy Holidays, Brandon :)
ik what this was the second i saw the notification, i was so exited to see how you’d tackle this and it was beautifully done
😁 Thanks!
Great to hear you story and see the support you gave your team. Merry Christmas
😁 Merry Christmas to you too!