New Bender! And Other Musings (UB-100)

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  • @snork_games
    @snork_games 2 ปีที่แล้ว +860

    The auto-focus on the broken lens glass was the absolute cherry on top of a great video

    • @davidwostrel
      @davidwostrel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I lol'ed

    • @TehBIGrat
      @TehBIGrat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes

    • @gregiep
      @gregiep 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      It’s the little touches like that auto-focus that keeps me coming back. The man is an actual genius.

    • @vlet1344
      @vlet1344 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I missed that!! Thank you

    • @GrahameHolder
      @GrahameHolder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It certainly got me!

  • @jaredkennedy6576
    @jaredkennedy6576 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1137

    A bender is one of those tools that you never think you need that much, but once you have one, it becomes the most handy cord hanger in the shop. I did recently spend about $200 on materials and 8+ hours of my life building a bender to avoid paying $350 for a new one, but the two bends I used it for were totally worth it.

    • @hallofo8107
      @hallofo8107 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Oooh, this hits close to home lol!

    • @ApprenticeGM
      @ApprenticeGM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      You're a man after my own heart lol! That's exactly what I do!

    • @donsanders9863
      @donsanders9863 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      So funny! I have a Harbor Freight bender in my shop and the handle is draped with extension cords. It’s been like that for years. 😀

    • @Finwolven
      @Finwolven 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      $150 tax-free for 8 hours of work, that's nothing to sneeze at

    • @twm4259
      @twm4259 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Finwolven True, it’s probably 10x more than my money saving projects yield.

  • @BruceBoschek
    @BruceBoschek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +394

    Dear Mr. Tony, Sir! I am normally not wont to comment on videos from worldwide celebrities with more than a million viewers, however, you have played such an important role in my recent post-surgery recovery that I have no choice but to express my heartfelt gratitude. Six weeks ago I had a titanium knee installed into my left leg (I had to have it done locally after Stefan refused to do it, and Adam didn't even respond!) and the only way I survived six weeks in a rehab clinic was to watch all of the videos you have published in the last 9 years. I am 80 years old and a retired research scientist, secretly disappointed that I did not become a machinist/tool maker, and your videos helped heal me, both physically and psychologically.
    One slightly sad side effect was the fact that the nurse who regularly came into my room to bring me pills and good news stopped speaking with me when, for the fifteenth time she saw me sitting mesmerized in front of my laptop watching a pair of hands waving about. It was a small price to pay. Please accept my gratitude for your endless efforts to entertain and educate and for allowing me to join you in your garage. Greetings to you and your son from central Germany.

    • @herzogsbuick
      @herzogsbuick 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

    • @Darkenrall1
      @Darkenrall1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      what a sweet comment!!! I hope you get well soon, and even at 80, you can still invest time in what makes you happy.

    • @ralfgottfridhansson3127
      @ralfgottfridhansson3127 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      👍hope you get well soon !

    • @BruceBoschek
      @BruceBoschek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@herzogsbuick Thank you kindly! I am back home and went for a long walk with my wife and our 3-year old German Shepherd Dog. I'm feeling very grateful.

    • @BruceBoschek
      @BruceBoschek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Darkenrall1 Thank you very much. I'm going great and am very grateful for the time I have left.

  • @aimDiego
    @aimDiego 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Tony: "I don't know if this is adjustable"
    Schaublin: "Eveything is adjustable"

  • @Lunch_box
    @Lunch_box 2 ปีที่แล้ว +452

    When the world is ending, this is what we all needed, thank God he's still got his hands

    • @Storm13Cloud
      @Storm13Cloud 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hands aren't even required for those who are mechanically/technically inclined these days, just ask Ian Davis :P

    • @edw.b856
      @edw.b856 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I say thank God (or whatever you believe in) we can see His (TOT's) hands at work! 👍👍

    • @user-bd6go6pf4f
      @user-bd6go6pf4f 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      it's closer than you think! Russia attacked Ukraine...

    • @ParadigmUnkn0wn
      @ParadigmUnkn0wn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Still got his hands? He *is hands!*

    • @Gameboygenius
      @Gameboygenius 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah, about that... we can see in about the first minute of the video that he has an upper body. A torso. A beer belly with a shirt. I don't know what to think... next time you'll tell me he has legs and (God forbid) a face...

  • @NicoSmets
    @NicoSmets 2 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    "The primal urge to fix often overpowers my financial prowess." - This Old Tony 2022
    I know the feeling.

    • @jamesgardner2101
      @jamesgardner2101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh, yeah.

    • @johnpowell5433
      @johnpowell5433 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My primal urge to fix usually gets satisfied at the latter part of the disassembly stage. Projects? I gotta million of 'em!

  • @floorpizza8074
    @floorpizza8074 2 ปีที่แล้ว +397

    Hey Tony, one thing about your videos that I've *always* appreciated... your attention to volume equalization/normalization (not sure which is the correct term here). It's super annoying to constantly have to fiddle with the volume while watching a TH-cam video because parts of it wake up the neighborhood while other parts are too quiet even at max volume. Your videos are always volume-constant from start to finish... no fiddling required.
    Regardless of what method you're using, you're doing it right, and it's much appreciated by your viewers.

    • @Direkin
      @Direkin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      It's normalisation, and yeah, I have to agree. Some channels have their audio levels all over the shop; makes it very annoying to watch.

    • @youwillneverguess
      @youwillneverguess 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That is the worst! Especially with headphones.

    • @beardedgaming3741
      @beardedgaming3741 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      i agree. anohter youtuber i pointed this out on was mentourpilot. he does his own ad work as well so there is no jump cut to high volumed ad playback. its all clam, cool, balanced, and calming. youtubers that put this extra effort in really should get a higher % of ad revenue for a thankyou.

    • @thedude7726
      @thedude7726 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wish Peter Brown would do this

    • @Otaku422
      @Otaku422 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Totally seconded!!! 😁😁😁

  • @colinfurze
    @colinfurze 2 ปีที่แล้ว +274

    haha there must be something in the air, i knocked my camera done the tunnel hole, cam survived but lense did not.......was an expensive few seconds

    • @alexmeakins
      @alexmeakins 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Gravity is a harsh mistress.

    • @Dillbeet
      @Dillbeet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Better the lense than you :)

    • @bradarsenault6984
      @bradarsenault6984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@alexmeakins that's your theory!

    • @Hyperlooper
      @Hyperlooper 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      But more importantly, how did the footage look?

    • @fredericapanon207
      @fredericapanon207 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ah, bummer! Make a Safety harness for the camera to match your safety tie?

  • @DaimyoD0
    @DaimyoD0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +293

    A tip: if you put a UV filter on your lens, it can be sacrificed for the accumulation of angle grinder dust in place of your lens. $15 instead of $500.

    • @colinantink9094
      @colinantink9094 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      They also make clear filters! I use them when I do ‘extreme’ photography experiments. Eg 16x16 tea light stop motion animation. The accumulated soot and wax on that thing afterwards made me never skimp on protective filters again!

    • @chrisw1462
      @chrisw1462 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@colinantink9094 Yeah, but would it autofocus on the cracks? 😉

    • @dragonfireproductions790
      @dragonfireproductions790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I use clear filters and ND filters when grinding

  • @DevilDog36th
    @DevilDog36th 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    That bolt at 16:37 made me laugh out loud. Nice to know it doesn't just happen to me everytime!

    • @griffintaylor3861
      @griffintaylor3861 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Every single time. I don't understand what physics come together to always have the bolt drop into an inaccessible spot but it happens every time.

    • @dimitar4y
      @dimitar4y 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@griffintaylor3861 there are certain laws that feel related. Like random distribution of light is rather even, because the 'particles' near an orifice "remember" the last beam's trajectory. Wave slit experiment. It just knoooooooows.

    • @chaos.corner
      @chaos.corner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@griffintaylor3861 The best ones are when they fall on the floor and you saw exactly where they fell but they somehow fell through a wormhole into another dimension.

    • @bradleystach6275
      @bradleystach6275 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@griffintaylor3861 Well, things are even worse in ToT's garage. With all of the time traveling lathes and such. Wormholes and other various relativity bending gravity wells are as common as metal chips in ToT's garage!

    • @Kineth1
      @Kineth1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I did that exact same thing a few days ago, except the screw found a hole in a concrete slab.

  • @MayaPosch
    @MayaPosch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Rule of thumb with tripods is that if it didn't cost at least 10% of what the equipment it's holding up cost, you're doing it wrong. Can only drop that $4000 camera once on the concrete shop floor :)

    • @chriso1373
      @chriso1373 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Makes me feel good about using my $10 tripod for my $80 GoPro knockoff 😂😂

    • @doulos5322
      @doulos5322 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      sandbags are pretty cheap

    • @scottwillis5434
      @scottwillis5434 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh, I think it's been demonstrated that it's possible to drop a $400 camera MANY times on the concrete shop floor.
      It may have stopped working after the first time or two...

  • @floorpizza8074
    @floorpizza8074 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    TOT's still out there, bendin' the rules.
    So glad you're back with us, Tony... you were really missed.

  • @GilgaFrank
    @GilgaFrank 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The only man on the internet who can get a twenty minute comedy set out of bending metal

    • @GeekusKhaniCAs
      @GeekusKhaniCAs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad someone said it😁😅

  • @DavidGuyton
    @DavidGuyton 2 ปีที่แล้ว +301

    NEW BENDER??? If John DiMaggio isn't voicing it I'M NOT WATCHING!

    • @michaelharris1843
      @michaelharris1843 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I'll make my own bender, with blackjack and hookers.

    • @DefinitelyNotSpam
      @DefinitelyNotSpam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      LOL
      Good news, he is. They came to an agreement.

    • @TheBrokenLife
      @TheBrokenLife 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@michaelharris1843 In fact, forget the blackjack.

    • @sledgehammer9966
      @sledgehammer9966 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lets go alreaaaaaady

    • @JAMDJAMD
      @JAMDJAMD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bite my shiny metal ass!

  • @quadmasta
    @quadmasta 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I would say that the UB-40 is far superior; especially with a glass of red, red wine

    • @supertramp6011
      @supertramp6011 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I can’t help falling in love with it….ahem….

  • @herzogsbuick
    @herzogsbuick 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    As a professional audio engineer -- your audio is absolutely fine. Honestly, I never even noticed your audio. Like, I notice there's audio, but -- you know what I mean. I don't find myself rewinding because something was garbled or the gain was fucked up. Keep doing it your way. No need to have one extra thing to worry about in the moment, let alone later.

    • @usualatoms4868
      @usualatoms4868 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Was gonna comment that you could use a Zoom or something similar as an external mic for the camera while recording so the audio would be burned into the same file, but this is a much more valid point. Never noticed it either and that means it works. Especially since I also study music technology and do mixing and producing so I'm usually aware if there are any major problems in audio. Never on your channel so as Jay Straw said: Keep doing it your way.

  • @ArmchairDeity
    @ArmchairDeity 2 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    YAY OLD TONY!!! You’ve been missed my friend!!
    Always a better day when ToT puts a video out!

  • @MANU123423
    @MANU123423 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    That scene with the cardboard stressed me out way more than expected

    • @deaconblooze1
      @deaconblooze1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That should not have been so anxiety inducing. But it was.

  • @chaddarr4552
    @chaddarr4552 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Only a true craftsman worries about audio sync, matching the voice to the waving hands. Love your videos Tony!

  • @andrebartels1690
    @andrebartels1690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    12:52 the battery drill manufacturers want you to stand your tool on the battery, so it will tip over, fall on the floor and have the spindle bent. This is why they stand so nicely on their batteries. I've seen this happen three times at work. Spare yourself this experience, lay your Milwaukee on its side.

    • @chriso1373
      @chriso1373 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I worked in a shop where theyd yell at us if we stood our drills on the batteries. Not for fear of breaking the drill, but because it was an aluminum shop, and they could do some serious damage to the product. Everywhere ive worked ever since, people think im weird for always laying my drills on their sides.

    • @Eleftheria_i_thanatos
      @Eleftheria_i_thanatos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agree. Absolutely the right thing to do.

    • @mukundamodell
      @mukundamodell 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've dropped my M12 tools ~40 feet from a tree onto rocks and ~8 feet from a ladder onto concrete... Every battery which experienced such a fall has at least one of the retaining clips broken. Fortunately the tools are much sturdier than the batteries and they are still fully functional with nothing more than a couple of scuffs in the plastic.

  • @daveffs1935
    @daveffs1935 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    BRB, going to get my welding mask for those porcelain hands

  • @HanstheTraffer
    @HanstheTraffer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I watched 23 minutes only to find out it won't put 90° bends in wood. You got me again Tony.

    • @BrooksMoses
      @BrooksMoses 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's more about technique. You just need to properly boil the wood first.

  • @internetbodhi1009
    @internetbodhi1009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Ending reminds me of my escapades with the shop class bender.
    I learned about work hardening of aluminum, shear strength, and gravity all in one convenient package
    9.8m/s feels a lot faster when it takes you by surprise. Shop floors with odd blocks lying around also make cheap chiropractors.

  • @whitehoose
    @whitehoose 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Benchtop bender has a certain ring to it!!! Oooh the after delivery cleanup, I just can't help myself deburring metal and plastic castings, especially handles when you get that sharp lip that irritates, the hanging thread even The chinesium PCBs with slightly ragged edges that cut like razor blades - just a couple of scrapes with a file .... Swapping the steel screws for stainless, a drop of grease and refixing the rubber grip to stop the edge curling. All part of the pleasure of getting new stuff.
    When I got married my wife caught me using the un-glazed ring you get on the bottom of cups to gently smooth the corner of my ring that was digging in (also good for final polishing the edge of a sharp knife!).

  • @marsgizmo
    @marsgizmo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +386

    new camera looks great! 😎
    The Pasta bending machine looks promising 👀

    • @RuiVascoMonteiro
      @RuiVascoMonteiro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The new camera "looked" great.

    • @mattparker9726
      @mattparker9726 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      If it doesn't tell you to "bite my shiny metal ass!" It's not a Bender.

    • @Hoaxer51
      @Hoaxer51 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mattparker9726, Lol!

  • @jakobshanks3510
    @jakobshanks3510 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I remember that Stefan said when you buy a Chinese tool you are buying a project.
    The "positive" stop on the other bender looked like an add-on plate, maybe a project you could do after the surface gauge?

  • @Dr.Reason
    @Dr.Reason ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m pretty impressed with how easily you bent the rules.
    And I laughed so hard at your final bend results! You sir are a genius!

  • @VincentGroenewold
    @VincentGroenewold 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Ah yes, the joys of Ali Express. :) Cheap, but I’d still need the entire workshop to fix it. Awesome video as always Tony!

  • @glenntrewitt
    @glenntrewitt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Don't worry about the handle angle. I'm sure that it will be way different after that hollow tube bends like a pretzel.

    • @marcgoodman4862
      @marcgoodman4862 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You say that, but I have it on good authority that pretzels don't bend, they snap.

    • @remcovanvliet3018
      @remcovanvliet3018 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @Marc Goodman that's on you, for cheaping out and getting the cold rolled ones, in stead of annealed like you were supposed to.

    • @butchs.4239
      @butchs.4239 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have a come-along that has an aluminum tube handle, as I recall from the instruction sheet it's a deliberate weak point so the handle will bend if whatever you're lifting/pulling is beyond the rated capacity. I'd suspect they went with a tube handle on this bender for similar reasons, the handle will bend before you break one of the cast parts.

  • @TlD-dg6ug
    @TlD-dg6ug 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    That jaw is notched out because that notch saves material, and when they nested it on the laser/plasma it resulted in a higher part nest.

  • @Batti2323
    @Batti2323 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The primal urge to fix often overpowers my financial prowess... boy, do I identify with that! Great video, Tony!

  • @gmc07joe
    @gmc07joe 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aahhh, good ole’ Wisconsin! I was born and raised here! I bet the Uber driver had no idea of the amount of celebrity they were chauffeuring about! But then again with never seeing your face in a single video only the voice would tell you and AvE apart! The secret is the beer, cheese and brats make us a hardy bunch when dealing with the cold. Hope you partook in those lavish indulgences! Great video as always!

  • @mitchdenner9743
    @mitchdenner9743 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    If you think about it the right/left threaded adjustment is probably correct, you just have to account for it being upside down when manufactured.🌏🏯⛩🉐️

    • @MrPossumeyes
      @MrPossumeyes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Personally I think he got shipped the southern hemisphere model by mistake.

  • @gordonborsboom7460
    @gordonborsboom7460 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Had a similar one of these about 20 years ago from Princess Auto in Winnipeg. The machining of the fixed jaw was not square and made all the bends twisted on flat bar. Took it back to exchange it and found all their stock manufactured exactly the same. Got my money back. Never looked back.

  • @Forensic1Man
    @Forensic1Man 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Tony, This was one (if not the one) of your best videos. The comedy and education you provide is of great value to all of us! Thanks so much!

  • @YaotzinMI
    @YaotzinMI ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really appreciate how you went out of your way to empathize with the people who made the bender.
    You're awesome, thank you.

  • @Elwould23
    @Elwould23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    It does really tie the room together dude

  • @steveo4048
    @steveo4048 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    You had me at "cold as a tiches witty"
    I will use that at every opportunity and I will make sure you get ALL the credit.
    Great stuff

  • @eyeballdude
    @eyeballdude 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As a Swede I do appreciate the 40mm sound! I mean, if it would be something like 6385,25/755885 inch or 74 gauge…or I don’t know…65 seconds sound…I would be all confused and would have to convert the sound into mm…And then I would have to sync a separate sound file. Thank you for all your hard work and consideration!

  • @Ranger_Kevin
    @Ranger_Kevin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Good tip about checking the pivot point, I need to do that to mine as soon as I get the chance. I have always wondered why I constantly have to adjust the moving jaw so that it does not lock up.
    Also, for anyone buying something like this: Do not expect the mounting hole pattern to be square and symmetrical. I had mine accidentally turned 90° when I marked the holes and thought "a, doesn't matter, it's a square". Spoiler: It was not a square, and I had to "move" two of the holes.

    • @Ranger_Kevin
      @Ranger_Kevin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Indeed, my bending die was also completely not on center, but contrary to Tony's mine was way too thin. That had the benfit that I did not have to machine ist and just could shim it out with some flat stock. But now it works way better.

  • @hadinossanosam4459
    @hadinossanosam4459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    It's not often that I notice camera changes before they're pointed out, but *holy shit* ! Not just the crispness, but the steel table now looks like steel and not like sepia-toned* steel... I mean the old color palette had its charm, but this is a pretty big improvement
    *to be clear, I never noticed the off-color table before, so it's not that bad, just in retrospect the color change is so clear I could tell from memory

  • @markschippel7974
    @markschippel7974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Love the video, just a couple of things. I rewound like you said four times, but you never moved the camera. Second, I think the angle was measured in metric, that might be why it was a wonky value. Last, I always found taking videos with a still photo camera was weird. Yeah you can change lenses and stuff.... and you get great quality... but it is expensive! I tried taking video on my Pentax K1000. A 36 exposure roll runs out in a couple of seconds. Let's not talk about developing costs! I will stick with my video camera for videos... if I can find some mini dvds.

    • @Hoaxer51
      @Hoaxer51 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Long live the dad jokes, but I suppose this Is the place to share them!

  • @michaelwhinnery164
    @michaelwhinnery164 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm not a machinist or even a garage mechanic, But I love this channel
    It's great to see you posting again. I look forward to every one.

  • @jolujo5842
    @jolujo5842 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Tony ✌ for your 3 year old video on sine bars.
    Figured I would comment here on your most recent video. Hoping you would be a bit more likely to read it.
    Great practical uses for the dreaded trigonometry. 😅
    I was a math nut as a youth. Took intro to Algebra in summer school between 8th grade and freshman HS. ... Algebra I in freshman. Plane and Solid Geometry the following summer school. Then Algebra II Trig in Sophmore year. Sophomore year was awesome because there were 5 varsity Senior cheerleaders in the class. My instructor asked me to personally mentor that clutch of ding ding beauties so they could pass the class. Best class ever 💕
    Made friends with all but one of them. But on the down side the varsity football jocks caught wind of me and went on vendetta against me. 🤕
    The ladies stepped in and read them the riot act. Thus saving me from a few black eyes 🤣🤣🤣🤣
    That was over 45 years ago and I still love math for what it gave me as a young man 😄
    Moral of the story : Math can be dangerous ... Yet wonderful 🤣🤣🤣

  • @MontclairWrestler112
    @MontclairWrestler112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This man sense of humor and camera work is amazing. I had a teacher once tell me if you could make someone laugh while they’re learning they’re 10x more likely to remember it. I be learning a lot. Salud compadre 🍻

  • @CheveeDodd
    @CheveeDodd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    I've gone through all the various audio issues and settled on my own pre-amp as I couldn't trust my little Canon mirror-less. I'm totally with you on the separate audio track. It seems like a minor roadblock on paper, but is super annoying in practice.

    • @Double_Vision
      @Double_Vision 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Get PluralEyes. You chuck in all your footage and audio and it'll sync it up and spit out a timeline with replaced audio that you import into your editing package.

  • @MyRadDesign
    @MyRadDesign 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Having used cheap tripods for photography for years, I understand your situation. Eventually, I decided to get some professional tripods. What a difference. No more heart-check moments when you notice your camera/lens combo doing a back flip when you thought it was locked down. Keep up the good work!

  • @gregiep
    @gregiep 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The call-back on the auto-focus was brilliant!

  • @jjweger
    @jjweger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I feel like making the world's beefiest tripod would be within the skillset of ToT and would make a fun video.

  • @PatRClarke
    @PatRClarke 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Man, I didn't know I needed this until you posted it. I've spent so much time doom scrolling and watching depressing news, but this was a sorely needed treat! I genuinely love your content. The auto focus at the end got me good to. Cheers.

  • @macelius
    @macelius 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "The primal urge to fix often overpowers my financial prowess"
    -too true
    LOL@ bending "the rules".

  • @DarkVortex97
    @DarkVortex97 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    9:08 was a real laugh-out loud moment for me, you are a master of physical comedy sir

    • @mikebergman1817
      @mikebergman1817 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's been 10 minutes, and I'm still laughing from that part.

  • @courier11sec
    @courier11sec 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    The small details in your videos are so good.
    The very subtle music as you were machining the angled piece.
    Just bravo. Always makes my day when you upload. Thank you. 😊

  • @joekenorer
    @joekenorer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Your humor is always on point, never change Tony.

    • @BariumCobaltNitrog3n
      @BariumCobaltNitrog3n 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's been changing ever since he started, and thank the fat baby jeebuz. He evolves slowly though, you can't even see the drag marks on his knuckles.

    • @anubisvex3309
      @anubisvex3309 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The 12 inch ruler joke made me giggle a bit

  • @graha7
    @graha7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great to see you again Old Tony, love your work, keep it up!

  • @michealfigueroa6325
    @michealfigueroa6325 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm a tool builder; I don't use them, I just build them. TY for showing me a tool that I will not build, use or buy. Best wishes for a great New Year.

  • @christophermarchand320
    @christophermarchand320 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    It's a beautiful day when ToT uploads

  • @tysoe27
    @tysoe27 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I LOVE watching your videos. They're somehow like a hilarious yet informative stand-up sketch show, and the subtleness of some of your jokes is spot on 😂

  • @mattberg916
    @mattberg916 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Glad to see you back. Wisconsin is actually a sampling of Canada that just happens to be in the US. It's pretty miserable cold. But they got lots of sausage, cheese and beer!

  • @jackpijjin4088
    @jackpijjin4088 ปีที่แล้ว

    "The primal urge to fix often overpowers my financial prowess."
    That's the most relatable statement I've heard in a long while. How many new things have I disassembled and 'repaired' preemptively instead of getting a refund? Probably too many, heh.

  • @erichaas4525
    @erichaas4525 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I recently went on a bender, too, Tony. It took me much longer to re-engage with society. Glad you're back!

  • @acme4786
    @acme4786 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    According to AA, machinists in recovery must mill their own chips (sobriety tokens).

    • @miles11we
      @miles11we 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It works if you work it

    • @mrplow3874
      @mrplow3874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I’ll drink to that 🍻

    • @edw.b856
      @edw.b856 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@miles11we Right armature!

    • @jamesa7506
      @jamesa7506 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Great! Now I know what to do with all these dang 24 hr chips I've got laying around garage!
      😋

    • @miles11we
      @miles11we 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jamesa7506 I mean at least with our keytags, people will sometimes donated them to a meeting if they are still in good condition.

  • @jasonmansfieldsr8645
    @jasonmansfieldsr8645 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tony, greetings from Wisco (via Poland at the moment)! As always, I really enjoy your videos, from the topics to the humor and yes, to the editing.

  • @trevorb7220
    @trevorb7220 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good to have you back, was starting to do repeats of the old ones, just like watching TV. Audio is perfect BTW, what, pardon no thank you I've just been. Keep em comming, great videos

  • @caerbannog
    @caerbannog 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I think they may have measured the top of the fixed jaw in imperial degrees and the bottom in metric degrees when they manufactured it.

    • @poseyk01
      @poseyk01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Maybe it was Southern Hemisphere degrees that rotate counter clockwise? 🤔🤔

    • @rehoboth_farm
      @rehoboth_farm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Radians?

    • @MonstertruckBadass
      @MonstertruckBadass 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      There are imperial and metric degrees? What?

    • @rehoboth_farm
      @rehoboth_farm 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MonstertruckBadass do you use more metric or imperial circles?

  • @johannes9640
    @johannes9640 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This year is already saved. Regardless what happens with russia or covid or whatever…this old Tony uploads regulary again it has to be good!
    Greetings from germany

  • @sass7319
    @sass7319 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A confident man to drill bolt holes that deep by eye! Mine would definitely be wonky!

  • @EmilyAndClark
    @EmilyAndClark 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    We switched to Davinci Resolve a couple of years ago for our channel from adobe. We are really happy and the free version of Davinci does almost everything you would want. We eventually upgraded to get faster render speed.
    Anyway. Love your channel and recommend Davinci. It's worth the relearning time.

    • @efivip93
      @efivip93 ปีที่แล้ว

      It also does syncing. I bought the full version just for the insane features, but it's a one time purchase for $300 (got the speed editor and full resolve came with it), but all future versions are basically free upgrade. Never going to touch any adobe after this.

  • @rickmoore6527
    @rickmoore6527 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Great video Tony. It made me laugh when the bolt fell into the cam-hole. That stuff happens to me all the time!
    Have you considered duct tape and pool noodle bumpers for the cameras on tall tripods? Another idea is to tether the top of the tripod to a cleat or other overhead structure. take up the slack in the length of the leash, so if you bump the tripod, it won't tip over. I've seen it done and it's super effective if you have the overhead supports.

    • @vernmorris8898
      @vernmorris8898 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The tether idea is brilliant. Another one of those why didn't I think of that ideas.

    • @gmc07joe
      @gmc07joe 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup if there’s a hole for the bolt to get lost in it happens to me every time, I’m a pro at retrieval at this point in life!

  • @morgrath
    @morgrath 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Can't say I've ever been disappointed or annoyed by the audio in your videos, and while the pre-amp version does sound slightly 'cleaner' it's definitely not enough of an improvement to justify all the extra work. The environment you're recording in seems to make much more difference, and you're always smart about when you record and how you treat audio when recording operating machines. Overall, do whatever you feel is easiest, because if it's what you've been doing previously, it already sounds great. Thanks for all your work, always love seeing a TOT video pop up on my subscriptions list!

  • @darthlore9457
    @darthlore9457 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Tony a time traveler as yourself should of recognized they sent you the non-Euclidian model. That’s why it was making higher dimensional non-planar bends the camera couldn’t pickup.
    To fix the handle you should bend it in the bender for some high quality bendseption.

  • @Rob-sr9rj
    @Rob-sr9rj ปีที่แล้ว

    I've bought all rigid drills, tools, everything. Not one has failed me. It's been 10 years since my first drill. The impacts, shop vacs, everything is still choochin. Plus a life time warranty.

  • @6061
    @6061 2 ปีที่แล้ว +255

    I feel your camera pain, Tony.
    I've dropped two $800 cameras right on their face (also attached to a tall tripod) within the last 2 years. The first one didn't survive, and the second one now has glitches and requires a kung fu death grip to adjust the focus/exposure ring.

    • @simonbergman5970
      @simonbergman5970 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Luckily the D500 isn't an $800 camera... Yikes

    • @deathlis
      @deathlis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Better than knocking an $800 laser tape measure off of a parapet wall coping onto a parking lot below, deciding now is a good time to upgrade to the $1200 bluetooth version, and then end up chasing it down a steep shingle roof a couple months later. In hindsight, you then reflect on how your instinct was valuing expensive equipment over your own life, and utlimately concluding it was a fair trade. Because there's no way you're shelling out another $1200 for a 2nd one.

    • @darkshadowsx5949
      @darkshadowsx5949 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      lower the center of gravity on the tripod by attaching a weight somewhere.
      IDk why someone would trust a top heavy tripod with expensive equipment.

    • @matthewf1979
      @matthewf1979 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Camera cages save camera lives!

    • @ParadigmUnkn0wn
      @ParadigmUnkn0wn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@darkshadowsx5949 yep. Professional camera tripods are made to have weights hung under them for stability. Amateurs are gonna do what amateurs do.

  • @furburger9782
    @furburger9782 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I laughed way too hard when that bolt fell in that hole 🤣

  • @perbormark2595
    @perbormark2595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice to see some action with the old machine again. And a post from you always makes the day.

  • @DTMF223
    @DTMF223 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    at the beginning i was wondering why the creepy voice from the ether was suddenly sounding different. and then it was confirmed seconds later! Thanks for confirming I am not crazy, creepy voice from the ether and disembodied hands!

  • @peregrine1970
    @peregrine1970 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh... that explains why the 40mm version was popular back in the 90s with the red red whine.

  • @ZENMASTERME1
    @ZENMASTERME1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    My wife just spit out her drink and started laughing at me because when I received my This Old Tony Notification, I let out a very loud Yeehaw!!

  • @xXdatkid411Xx
    @xXdatkid411Xx 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Laughed too hard at the "rewind and watch again" bit. Thank you, Tony

  • @christhut8140
    @christhut8140 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man oh man it's my favorite time of the month. I need more TOT content! I think I've ran through just about all your videos 😔

  • @bobpurcell5662
    @bobpurcell5662 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Well, TOT, proves what I always thought - you're two steps from going around the bend. Keep up the good (and entertaining) work.Just don't go pasta 90°.

  • @KDSmith666
    @KDSmith666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I think this is the best and most informative video you have released today! Wondrous.

  • @jazzydocs3854
    @jazzydocs3854 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That's a very nice block with 2 holes and a slot. I like how the holes don't interfere with the slot and I can't wait to see how you achieved this.

  • @Lurkzz
    @Lurkzz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Loving these videos, such a cozy feel to it and fun watching you make an "meh" product better by improving the small details. Cheers Tony.

  • @grimki11er
    @grimki11er 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Honestly audio is great. It has a '' I'm in the garage with you'' feel. Idk about others but feels nicer than pro audio

    • @jonathanrichards593
      @jonathanrichards593 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, what he said. The "pro audio" segment just didn't sound like authentic ToT.

  • @WhereWhatHuh
    @WhereWhatHuh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    10:07 ... Maybe they thought you'd immediately use the bender to put a 90* bend onto the handle. Oh, wait ...

  • @jb9347
    @jb9347 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey BT.. just wanted to say thanks. Been watching you for years, suddenly, after watching your vid one night, i finally bothered my arse to level up my lathe. I had nooo idea a cast iron bed could twist so far.. After almost 2 years it took less than 30 min's to get a virtual zero along a 15 x 330mm drill rod. I thought my ways were more out than that. So i tested it with a 19 x 60mm tight clearance fit... s**t the bed - sub 2 mics with a 12mm steel boring bar. Un*******believable. 'Til that moment I was in boring taper hell, you da man To' - live long, cheers 🍻

    • @jb9347
      @jb9347 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks vm T and sorry - Two 10ths, not 2 mics. I was excited, I forgot a 10ths dti was.. imperial. Decimal imperial? Anyway, loved the new short it was an eye opener for me. Made an mt2 collet block tonight, one that works. No biggie(sniff), I'm taking my new found accuracy in my stride... ... WOO-HOOOOOOOO! 😀

  • @justtheotherdave
    @justtheotherdave ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I recommend you put a bit of high pressure grease on your dies and stock and see how it affects the shape / sharpness / springback of your bends.
    Short story long: Many moons ago, I picked up a Hossfeld #2 bender - what appears to be their educational package plus some extra dies - for around $1000 at an auction (the kind of bidding war you don't give up because *you know you want it*). While I did pretty alright (probably $5k worth of dies on top of the bender, and the optional stand), every piece was covered in what must have been a quarter inch thick powdercoat, Alanis-Morissette-ironically your blue color rather than the OEM gray. While this should have ruined the bender (I mean, a thick layer of soft material exactly where cast iron is supposed to be plowing into material you paid good money for), I found that a slathering in axle grease on the stock and the dies makes it work quite well. Controlled slippage is allegedly part of die design (presumably the clearance part of the design, I dunno how much they planned for the coefficient of friction of paint).
    Oh, and a dedicated pedestal is definitely worth investing in. I have a 6 foot cheater bar on my bender and I can do 180 degree bends, so long as I don't park a car in the garage.
    I wish I was clever enough to tap threads in my 1/2" cold roll welding table (another auction find) when I put a vise on the corner, but maybe it's best that I put flange nuts on the bottom instead of breaking a tap off in my table... the holes in my vise were 1/2" or 5/8" - lots of WD-40 for coolant and a battery swap was required.

  • @TimMcArdle
    @TimMcArdle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love this guy! The subtle comedy bits he sneaks in are hilarious!

  • @nwmancuso
    @nwmancuso 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Man this made my day. I was using my blow torch to remove my iron curtains after Russia invaded Ukraine and I needed a break.

  • @billqqq
    @billqqq 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Had you continued north, you would have found yourself in my neck of the woods - the great and nearly famous land of the Yooper. Great camera and audio. Always enjoy your content...

  • @genelomas332
    @genelomas332 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    always a good day when a new ToT video drops..
    thanks for the chuckles Tony :)

  • @pamdemonia
    @pamdemonia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yeah, those newer Milwaukee tools are pretty sweet. Do love the 1/2" chuck, esp for those hole saw arbors and step drills that are >3/8", which are pretty common in my world of electrical construction.
    Oh and the video looks and sounds great. Always a good day when there's a new TOT video!

    • @johncoops6897
      @johncoops6897 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Aren't all M12 drills supplied with a 1/2" chuck? Mine both have it.

  • @fewtoes
    @fewtoes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Get a brake drum from a 30 ton or larger truck. Open side down, cut 3/4 in inch scallops out of the edge so you have 3 legs. Weld a pole to the top. Tada! Super heavy tripod that won't tip!

    • @johncoops6897
      @johncoops6897 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or just use the whole wheel and tire off the truck.

    • @andybaldman
      @andybaldman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Or just use the whole truck.

    • @jonathanrichards593
      @jonathanrichards593 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Keep the diff and the half-axle for smooth, smooooth panning action.

    • @fewtoes
      @fewtoes 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jonathanrichards593 That's a hell of an idea!

  • @Harlequin_3141
    @Harlequin_3141 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The autofocus at the end! So amazing. 24:33

  • @leomonk974
    @leomonk974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You know you are the only channel I have my notifications on for, every one of your videos is like a masterpiece I can just keep watching

  • @CassioRogerioEskelsen
    @CassioRogerioEskelsen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    End a Sunday with TOT? Perfect!

  • @tristanthompson8032
    @tristanthompson8032 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Just got my first Tig welder, thinks for introducing the world of Tig welding to me

  • @Lorith
    @Lorith 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The take up screw was installed backwards. Take it out and turn it around so it works as you would expect. /s

  • @donpp7831
    @donpp7831 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That last bend... I literally spit out my coffee and LOL'ed.
    You crack me up, Sir.