USING THE EDGEFINDER ON THE BRIDGEPORT MILL tubalcain

[chrissd40]

Mr Pete, you are the greatest! Thanks for your videos.

[bentontool]

superb... Thanks. A.

[scienceman64]

My dad was a machinist for 20 years and this makes me appreciate the work he did.

[makedoandmend2]

could you please put a video on about digital read outs both for use on mills and lathes including how to fit them to the machines.

thank you

[juacartav]

Thank you very much Tubalcain! I am a 40 year old auto mechanic and for many years i have been sending my machine work to a shop, but now im looking for a lathe and a mill for my shop and I will be doing my own machine jobs, I am very grateful for your videos.

PS I just subscribed!!

[Machinist5527]

Very good video,as is all of them, I have learned a great deal watching these videos thank you, if you have time could you do one on cutting radius's on the milling machine both rounds and convex or fillets, thanks again for all your knowledge, Bill

[TheBobby73]

I agree with bddc201. If the material is ground stock or it has been milled to a known dimension measuring and splitting the difference is fine. On rough stock i always zero one edge, find other edge then split the difference to center. Even on ground material I always find each edge and split the difference.

[Caterhamse7en]

Thanks for the videos... I'm a gunsmithing student and absorbing all the new machines and tools has been a lot of work. Videos like these help me out quite a bit.

[rosevalley0110]

Great videos! I know this one is a year old but I wonder if you could clarify something for me. Is it true that when the edgefinder starts to run true, that's the edge of the part? But then you keep going just slightly more until the edgefinder just slips to the side. Is this like a trip point telling you that you are indeed at the edge? If I had ever used an edgefinder I'd probably know exactly what you are doing but that's not the case.

Thanks so much for sharing!

[mrpete222]

@rosevalley0110 YES--let it slip to the side--which is about an extra .001

[Aenod]

Thank you mrpete222 so much for doing this!

[bddc201]

Actually there can be error. Aluminum and mild steel are rarely to size, sometimes as much as .02" over or under. If the hole must be centered, zero one edge, pick up the opposite edge, and split the difference.

[fgleich]

this is SO much easier than marking, center punching, etc. Instead of a DRO, I'm using two dial indicators to set the distances. A DRO would be nice to have though

[pruned74]

Thank you so much for making these videos. Can't express how helpful they are to someone trying to learn all this stuff in their garage at home. Please keep it up.

[7863348]

Sir you are the best. Really enjoy this stuff while learning. Wish I had you in school :) Thanks for all these posts.

[oink079]

What RPM range works best for the edge finder? I can't thank you enough for these informative videos. I feel like I need to write you a check.

[mrpete222]

Around 1000 RPM

[proaudioguy]

I love all the videos. I am not clear on why the edge finder first stabilizes (at the edge I figured) then jumps out of alignment, which to me seems past the edge. I'll have to do some reading on that.

[kimaster2]

Cool! Hope I can get a Bridgeport before too long. There's a nice 110volt 1hp on craigslist I have my eye on.

Also, you kinda sound like Jimmy Stewart. ;-)

[capriracer351]

Methinks that the "Ollllld buggy whip maker" is one sharp cookie :)

[mrpete222]

Thanks!!!!!!!

[keithk98]

great

[cdbflynow]

Another well prepared and well executed teaching video. Thanks for all your effort.

Paul

[TyrnerHeat]

You are a good teacher, I watch all your videos. and prectice doing and experimeting things. with the lathe and bridge port. great job.

[apowellz]

Useful info for new machine tool users - thanks for taking the time to do this.

[baconsoda]

Absolutely fascinating.  I am loving this stuff.

Thank you,

Brendan

[hvolboll]

thanks great inf.

[russtuff]

I do not own a mill or lathe (yet), but this is the kind of stuff I have always wondered about. Thanks again for a great video!