I'm pretty sure I would have gone snow blind with the shear number of reps and all the reflections after only 90°. One of your most stunning pieces Chris!! Thank You!
I think you're creating a huge revival in this unique art. I don't think a CNC can approximate it for a lot of reasons. Backlash is deadly. But, more importantly, preparing a cutter so it can reliably cut a perfect finish over a range of depths is an entirely different thing that a high-speed, carbide sand wedge chopping away the metal. A real cut requires about the same work as perfectly sharpening a straight razor. I think this skill requires being pretty damn good at creating curring edges.
I was gripping my coffee cup in fear as that last radiant line was getting cut. Peering hesitantly between my fingers at the perfectly symmetrical result, I saw that I needn't have been afraid.
Me: Oh wow, I could never do something like that. Chris: So that was the beginner course we just highlighted, here's what an advanced piece looks like. Amazing stuff as always
Very pretty. I hope that was a very rare edit issue. Otherwise I have increased awe in machining. I would hate to make a piece like that only to notice that some ones were deeper than others due to showing off the settings.
Lovely as ever! Is the work held at an angle relative to the cutter in order to get the apparent taper in the cut of the lines, or is that simply an illusion?
Its one of the beautiful illusions generated by the machine - each cut slightly overcuts the adjacent as the pattern progresses, so it generates the illusion of the lines streaming out from the center - Cheers :)
Excellent illusion! The last part of the video, shows you skipped the first part of the line engraving, and finished it at the outer section, making it look like broad lines in the design?
I don't know if you have thought of this, but what would one of the wavy-line patterns look like in a radial cut? I.e. like the piece in this video, but with one of the side-to-side stepping cuts?
Regarding the first piece how did you calculate the depth so that the width of the cut divides the circle without a remainder? That last cut was perfectly aligned with the first edge.
If you're rotating the workpiece one-nth of a full turn, the last cut will line up with the first cut just as well as the first lines up with the second. So all you really have to do is fiddle with the depth on the first two cuts to get them to look how you want. This, of course, requires precise rotation, but surely that's the reason for the machine.
It's not as good at handling if the work isn't perfectly flat; the piece next to the bit he took back when he engaged the depth stop normally rides against the surface making a consistent _cut depth_ rather than a consistent cutter position, which mostly works better for this kind of work. It would mar up the surface when you're completing this kind of pattern, though, and wouldn't let you do the second cuts, so the depth stop is a useful second option.
If I'm making anything like that, it will have to be some kind of tool steel. Putting dent that pattern with a dumb mistake would ruin my days to come.
I'm pretty sure I would have gone snow blind with the shear number of reps and all the reflections after only 90°. One of your most stunning pieces Chris!! Thank You!
I do occasionally get a little 'sea-sick' on the SLE, its very much as you describe - Cheers mate :)
I FINALLY understand the SLE, it's a small shaper turned on its side! With a rotary table.
Now it makes sense as a tool.
I think you're creating a huge revival in this unique art. I don't think a CNC can approximate it for a lot of reasons. Backlash is deadly. But, more importantly, preparing a cutter so it can reliably cut a perfect finish over a range of depths is an entirely different thing that a high-speed, carbide sand wedge chopping away the metal. A real cut requires about the same work as perfectly sharpening a straight razor. I think this skill requires being pretty damn good at creating curring edges.
Precision engineering and a history lesson all in one. Thanks Chris 👍
I was gripping my coffee cup in fear as that last radiant line was getting cut. Peering hesitantly between my fingers at the perfectly symmetrical result, I saw that I needn't have been afraid.
I like the pattern, it's very art deco.
Imagine this as a watch dial. Absolutely gorgeous.
This guy really delivers a “wow “ to your watching experience.
Also known as The Art Deco Generator. Looks awesome!
Beautiful work piece. Its so interesting to see how patterns were engraved years ago before lasers and CNC machines.
Need to put a dial on those knobs man! Great work! 🔥🙌
Stunning work, as usual!
You left out a couple of steps 😂... The final piece looks amazing. Very Art Deco.
Would really enjoy seeing a full video on how this tool works. It’s so cool!
Oh boy! Do I have a video for you!
th-cam.com/video/IoNK8wVz63Q/w-d-xo.html
Pretty sure he already has.
Always check the descriptions as he usually has links to the full videos :)
The beauty of precision
Rite Chris, Those machines are bloody brilliant! TFS, GB :)
Excellent work.Top notch.
Brilliant Chris.👍👍
Very nicely finished job Chris.
holy fuck that reveal was jaw-dropping
Me: Oh wow, I could never do something like that.
Chris: So that was the beginner course we just highlighted, here's what an advanced piece looks like.
Amazing stuff as always
Beautiful, mesmerising to watch you making chips. Jealous that I don't have the patience or the skills 😅
What an amazing machine. Lovely lovely work.
Very pretty.
I hope that was a very rare edit issue. Otherwise I have increased awe in machining.
I would hate to make a piece like that only to notice that some ones were deeper than others due to showing off the settings.
The deeper cuts were added after the initial cuts were made and show off the use of the depth stop once the reference surface is gone! 😊
The deeper cuts added later were to create a style that's quite common in Art Deco.
Man, I missed your good day intro. You should do it on this channel too
That looks amazing 👍
Love to see what you're going to make out of this cheers.
It would be interesting to see how the workpiece is mounted and trammed prior to cutting, a future video perhaps?
Beautiful work 😊👍🏻👍🏻
Stunning!
That last shot!!!
Lovely as ever! Is the work held at an angle relative to the cutter in order to get the apparent taper in the cut of the lines, or is that simply an illusion?
Its one of the beautiful illusions generated by the machine - each cut slightly overcuts the adjacent as the pattern progresses, so it generates the illusion of the lines streaming out from the center - Cheers :)
@@ClickspringClips Thanks, such a fascinating machine!
@@ClickspringClips Still beyond the comprehension of my tiny little brain. Beautiful, it is!
Amazing, just amazing
I gotta ask Chris @Clickspring ; How does that final pass feel?
For someone with diagnosed OCD, both his channels are waaay better then therapy! A…and his work is perfect. Period!
Excellent illusion!
The last part of the video, shows you skipped the first part of the line engraving, and finished it at the outer section, making it look like broad lines in the design?
I get the stop now. How does the rest of the machine work? Love your work!
Look on Chris' regular Clickspring channel and you'll find several videos that explain the Straight Line Engine. Fascinating piece of machinery.
The Clickspring videos always make me think of chess pieces. That would definitely be something very special...
I do wonder how much of a difference it would make on surface finish in those groves if it was done with a mcd tool instead of a hss tool ?
Personally, I find that the Big Mac is not very effective in cutting brass. The Whopper is slightly better, but still not as good as steel.
you are a wizard 🙂 thans voor de video
I don't know if you have thought of this, but what would one of the wavy-line patterns look like in a radial cut? I.e. like the piece in this video, but with one of the side-to-side stepping cuts?
Check his video on the dial indicator he made. The wavy cuts turn into a basket weave pattern on that one
He does one on his Rose Engine here for his wife: th-cam.com/video/Gw3aCAQjC88/w-d-xo.html
Lovely!
Regarding the first piece how did you calculate the depth so that the width of the cut divides the circle without a remainder? That last cut was perfectly aligned with the first edge.
I as well. I cannot get my tiny little brain wrapped around how that works due to the difference in the diameter of the center and the outer edge.
If you're rotating the workpiece one-nth of a full turn, the last cut will line up with the first cut just as well as the first lines up with the second. So all you really have to do is fiddle with the depth on the first two cuts to get them to look how you want. This, of course, requires precise rotation, but surely that's the reason for the machine.
it’s the brass piece that is turning on the SLE, not the carving part
This really is incredible. Great work and patience. How do you ensure the wax is flat and the material to be cut is flat as well?
That’s a very good question actually, never struck me, it all seems too easy 😅
The platten the wax it mounted to is adjustable
How many radii are there?
the editing is a little weird, and short!
also, what is a ‘straight line _engine_ ’? (isn’t that like calling a ‘wood planer’ an engine?)
Is there a reason for not using the stop all the time?
It's not as good at handling if the work isn't perfectly flat; the piece next to the bit he took back when he engaged the depth stop normally rides against the surface making a consistent _cut depth_ rather than a consistent cutter position, which mostly works better for this kind of work. It would mar up the surface when you're completing this kind of pattern, though, and wouldn't let you do the second cuts, so the depth stop is a useful second option.
If I'm making anything like that, it will have to be some kind of tool steel. Putting dent that pattern with a dumb mistake would ruin my days to come.