Well i am the recipient of the great work Robert has done😊 Very nice work I can see from quality of the finished product and the care in making it I came to the right person. Thank you Robert
I have a 10M shaper. I enjoy seeing you use your shaper. I made exactly the same type of clapper lock, but on the left-hand side, I'm left -handed! I'd never seen anyone else make quit the same type of clapper lock elsewhere!! Enjoying your videos!
@@MatthewTinker-au-pont-blanc Thank you! I don't know why some sort of lock on the clapper was fitted as standard. Its not as if a single screw in a threaded hole is expensive!
You're not alone,Matthew. I also have added pretty much the identical clapper locking screw on my Alba 1A shaper as Robert has on his Elliot. I have also added a knurled thumbwheel which screws in against the back face of the tool slide Gib strip to lock the tool slide solid when taking heavy cuts.
@@Rustinox Interesting ! I've had my shaper over 20 years, I've watched a lot of shaper videos in that time, maybe age, but I have no reelection of ever seeimg that kind of lock! Probably age!
Great video once again. I liked the thorough explanation of cutting a keyway on the shaper. It is one of the (many) things I still need to learn how to do.
@@ThePottingShedWorkshop I think you know your machine very well, that is an indication of your skill level! The ability to make excellent fits on a worn machine! Phil (phil whitley, my week this week, youtube)
Another great video, thank you! Could I ask what inserts and rough speeds you were using for the turning and boring please? I’ve found it tricky to get a good finish on EN8, but yours looked to be cutting nicely. Looking forward to part 2!
Thanks for the feedback. As for inserts, I generally use CCMT09 inserts for bulk removal. 800rpm is the speed I use (next speed up and down are 1200 or 540), 8 thou per rev feed, 50 to 60thou off the diameter per pass. The finish looks better on camera, in the flesh its shiny but not particularly smooth. So, I turn to within 20-40thou of finished diameter and finish turn with a CCGT09 polished insert, 540 or 800rpm, 4 thou per rev feed (8 thou chips these inserts) and never more that 20thou off the diameter, usually below 10thou. I have DCGT inserts too which avoid fouling the revolving centre for finishing. Boring bars take either CCGT06 (up to 12mm bar) or CCGT09 for the 16mm bar. If roughing a bore I'd fit a CCMT insert then swap back to finish. I agree about it being difficult to get a good finish on en8, but the polished inserts are the answer there.
You're not wrong, but I'll get to that in part 2! I just made an assumption. I should have realised the teeth were more pointed and likely to be 20deg, and the root depth of 2.25/DP should have been a clue too, but I missed it!
Robert, really enjoying your videos. Interesting that your machines are very similar to my own albeit mine are possibly older. You obviously have an engineering background, would be interested to know about the cycling connection, hobby or was that your career? Cheers. Alan.
@@alansmith5690 Engineering background, yes, but a completely different field. I was an analogue / RF IC design engineer. In my youth, I worked in a cycle shop repairing bikes, worked for a short time for a bicycle frame builder. When I started work I was put through the training scheme which included turning, milling, fitting and welding. Cycling was a hobby. I was a good club level racer. I won a few road races and got a couple of medals on the track at national masters championships.
Interesting how training was more comprehensive back then, my father-in-law was a physicist and ended up in fibre optics but he too did the engineering trading when he joined Plessey I think it was. I did a bit of cycling including track at Harlow, we were one of only a few clubs that had a velodrome, I was never fast. I remember one 25 TT on a dual carriageway, I was just on the slip road to go up to the roundabout to then go down the other side, rider No 1 passed me, by the time I got to the top of the slip road he was back down the other side….. I did a PB that day.
They're not as difficult as you think! The hardest part, for me anyway, is maintaining the concentration through the whole procedure so I don't mess it up!
Well i am the recipient of the great work Robert has done😊 Very nice work I can see from quality of the finished product and the care in making it I came to the right person.
Thank you Robert
Thank you! I hope it doesn't disappoint in the future!
Nothing wrong with that old gear that a bit of Brasso wouldn't sort out. 😊😊
Another nice job, coming along well Robert.
It would take a lot of elboe grease to go with the Brasso. How about a few swipes with a rasp😁
I have a 10M shaper. I enjoy seeing you use your shaper. I made exactly the same type of clapper lock, but on the left-hand side, I'm left -handed! I'd never seen anyone else make quit the same type of clapper lock elsewhere!! Enjoying your videos!
@@MatthewTinker-au-pont-blanc Thank you! I don't know why some sort of lock on the clapper was fitted as standard. Its not as if a single screw in a threaded hole is expensive!
You're not alone,Matthew. I also have added pretty much the identical clapper locking screw on my Alba 1A shaper as Robert has on his Elliot.
I have also added a knurled thumbwheel which screws in against the back face of the tool slide Gib strip to lock the tool slide solid when taking heavy cuts.
My shaper has the same clapper lock. And it's original.
@@Rustinox Interesting ! I've had my shaper over 20 years, I've watched a lot of shaper videos in that time, maybe age, but I have no reelection of ever seeimg that kind of lock! Probably age!
Great video once again.
I liked the thorough explanation of cutting a keyway on the shaper. It is one of the (many) things I still need to learn how to do.
@@Jan_Raap Thanks. It's one of those things a shaper is good at. Difficult to do on a mill, unless it has a slotting head...😁
A very nice lesson of the process. Looking forward to the next part.
@@Gkuljian Thanks. As I was making this gear, I thought I'd show the whole process, not just cutting the teeth.
Another informative and educational (for me) video. Look forward to part 2. Cheers 👍🇳🇱
@@alungiggs Thanks. Its nice to know some find these videos useful and/or educational, as that was the whole point of making them.
Great video, really enjoyed.
Thank you for watching.
A very nice fit indeed!
Phil
@@philhermetic Thank you. It takes a lot of effort with my worn lathe bed to get decent fits!
@@ThePottingShedWorkshop I think you know your machine very well, that is an indication of your skill level! The ability to make excellent fits on a worn machine!
Phil (phil whitley, my week this week, youtube)
Robert...just found your channel here. You do good work, mate.
@@semperfidelis8386 Thank you very much! I guess I'm a bit OCD, anything less than perfection disappoints me (I'm frequently disappointed!)
Excellent video,Robert.See you in Part 2.Thank you.
@@angelramos-2005 Thanks for watching. Glad it was interesting.
Another great video, thank you! Could I ask what inserts and rough speeds you were using for the turning and boring please? I’ve found it tricky to get a good finish on EN8, but yours looked to be cutting nicely.
Looking forward to part 2!
Thanks for the feedback. As for inserts, I generally use CCMT09 inserts for bulk removal. 800rpm is the speed I use (next speed up and down are 1200 or 540), 8 thou per rev feed, 50 to 60thou off the diameter per pass. The finish looks better on camera, in the flesh its shiny but not particularly smooth. So, I turn to within 20-40thou of finished diameter and finish turn with a CCGT09 polished insert, 540 or 800rpm, 4 thou per rev feed (8 thou chips these inserts) and never more that 20thou off the diameter, usually below 10thou. I have DCGT inserts too which avoid fouling the revolving centre for finishing.
Boring bars take either CCGT06 (up to 12mm bar) or CCGT09 for the 16mm bar. If roughing a bore I'd fit a CCMT insert then swap back to finish.
I agree about it being difficult to get a good finish on en8, but the polished inserts are the answer there.
Thank you!
I think that the pressure angle on that gear looks to be more like 20, maybe 25 degrees, but I may be wrong.
You're not wrong, but I'll get to that in part 2! I just made an assumption. I should have realised the teeth were more pointed and likely to be 20deg, and the root depth of 2.25/DP should have been a clue too, but I missed it!
Check you out with your laser gear measuring eyes!!
Enjoyed. 👍
Thank you!
Robert, really enjoying your videos. Interesting that your machines are very similar to my own albeit mine are possibly older. You obviously have an engineering background, would be interested to know about the cycling connection, hobby or was that your career? Cheers. Alan.
@@alansmith5690 Engineering background, yes, but a completely different field. I was an analogue / RF IC design engineer. In my youth, I worked in a cycle shop repairing bikes, worked for a short time for a bicycle frame builder. When I started work I was put through the training scheme which included turning, milling, fitting and welding. Cycling was a hobby. I was a good club level racer. I won a few road races and got a couple of medals on the track at national masters championships.
Interesting how training was more comprehensive back then, my father-in-law was a physicist and ended up in fibre optics but he too did the engineering trading when he joined Plessey I think it was. I did a bit of cycling including track at Harlow, we were one of only a few clubs that had a velodrome, I was never fast. I remember one 25 TT on a dual carriageway, I was just on the slip road to go up to the roundabout to then go down the other side, rider No 1 passed me, by the time I got to the top of the slip road he was back down the other side….. I did a PB that day.
Very nice work sir. Gears seems difficult to make.
They're not as difficult as you think! The hardest part, for me anyway, is maintaining the concentration through the whole procedure so I don't mess it up!