Good reverse engineering. you missed a couple of key steps for the video. like nesting the gibb seat, measuring the dove tail, and some assembly would have been nice. To really do this right you need to case harden the piece and finish grind the bottom or at the very least...lapping to decrease the friction coefficient. You could have made special personalized improvement like oil jackets and a dolimite style oil hole. Good job though.....lots-o-widdling!
No bandsaws in the shop? Save time, material, carbide bits and machine wear. I get it that sometimes there is only one piece of steel to use but the leftovers could be used too instead of turning them into waste. I don't care how great the power and precision of the machinery when the operators do not use the gray matter.
Great video, gave me ideas to make a t-slot compound for my lathe. But i am curious to know, how you lock your compound? I dont see any locking screws on the side.
Sort of like how a log could be turned into a toothpick. No table fed band saw in the shop? You know, the receiver of a good Kalashnikov starts out as a fifty pound brick of steel, but that there is just crazy.
Why did You use a cilinder to cut out a rectangle ? Aren't there any Rectangle metal
profile aviable in the USA anymore ? Or is it only to show the world how to waste energy and steal to create that piece of art, (Hunting and killing an olifant to cut out a piece of meat to feed one mouth) and don't care about what you are doing !
I am only guessing you must me a tree lover and a industrial hater? This is what you do when all you have is that peice, a machine is down and you need it up, roundstock will be milled flat or square stock will be turned round. Waste is downtime waiting for parts or stock to make the part you need. Its just steel man, get over it! Nice work, saving a machine with a machine :)
@felderup ,Nope that is called a vise.no compound was used in the making of this compound.lol A blueprint helps but my instructor wanted me to make something new,by copying the old one.
@felderup It's cool man,it was a great project and quite challenging at that point in school.Just remember to take measurements off as many places as possible when reverse machining like this. Have fun and thanks for your input.
Well it took me 3 tries before I got it right.But when I started I had only been on a mill about 3weeks. Total time for the one that worked was about 4days.
Hey great video Steve - really enjoy seeing all the operators. I'm a controls engineer but trying to get into home machining for building small prototype machines. Excellent results you've achieved - great to see real machinists working on manual equipment :)
I own a Grizzly 7 x 12 lathe now and hope to acquire a small mill soon.
Thanks ,machining has really changed my life for the better.Just finished my degree and am working ina shop where we make jacks for Humvees for the military. I enjoy using the manual machines just as much as the CNC's.
was wondering what you think about square column bench top mills??take a look at the one from lathemaster if you get a chance...i've have about 2 gs to spend and this is the one i'm looking at....any comments would be great!!!
Thanks for the interest. Bench -top mills can be good machines for the at home user.If you are going to do for hire jobs I would recommend something bigger.That said I have a lathemaster bench-top that is quite adequate for most small one off or small runs. Hope this helps good luck.
Thanks I really enjoy machining and going back to school has been sweet! Just starting my 2nd year and am tackling the CNC Lathe this qtr ,look for new videos soon.
ah cool man, im going to a place called kaw area technical for machining right now then i might go to a community college next fall for their tool and dye machine class
The old compound for this machine was cracked along the T slot also.One added note ,I stopped and saw my instructor when I was registering and got to see all the new stuff ,like this machine now has a dro, we got a new HAAS CNC Lathe and dro 's on other mills that didn't have them.
Thanks, I had only been on the mill 3 weeks when I started it. I used 4140 steel,and we were all out of square stock in that material. Also I'm a student and I use what the instructor gives me.He usually has a reason or lesson thrown in with stuff like that.
Ten pounds of chips wow that could of been used to make 1 2 3 block if you would of just used flat stock.
TheZarny 2 days ago
good job ive done the same
grant5979 3 months ago
Good reverse engineering. you missed a couple of key steps for the video. like nesting the gibb seat, measuring the dove tail, and some assembly would have been nice. To really do this right you need to case harden the piece and finish grind the bottom or at the very least...lapping to decrease the friction coefficient. You could have made special personalized improvement like oil jackets and a dolimite style oil hole. Good job though.....lots-o-widdling!
par4par72 6 months ago
No bandsaws in the shop? Save time, material, carbide bits and machine wear. I get it that sometimes there is only one piece of steel to use but the leftovers could be used too instead of turning them into waste. I don't care how great the power and precision of the machinery when the operators do not use the gray matter.
oneyaker 7 months ago
Great video, gave me ideas to make a t-slot compound for my lathe. But i am curious to know, how you lock your compound? I dont see any locking screws on the side.
tboost007 9 months ago
@tboost007 4.07 Mins shows the gib strip adjusting.
Nice project especially for a trainee.
Looks like a decent HSS dovetail cutter.
Would hate to put a cost on that job having had to convert a tail stock similar. Many many hours.
jhareng 8 months ago
what rpm do u run those dovetail milling cutters ? was is hss or carbide?
MrBeav62 9 months ago
Sort of like how a log could be turned into a toothpick. No table fed band saw in the shop? You know, the receiver of a good Kalashnikov starts out as a fifty pound brick of steel, but that there is just crazy.
fjoefourty 11 months ago
that part is worth $1,500. at least,
snoopdog68 11 months ago
Why did You use a cilinder to cut out a rectangle ? Aren't there any Rectangle metal
profile aviable in the USA anymore ? Or is it only to show the world how to waste energy and steal to create that piece of art, (Hunting and killing an olifant to cut out a piece of meat to feed one mouth) and don't care about what you are doing !
smalscreen1 1 year ago
@smalscreen1
I am only guessing you must me a tree lover and a industrial hater? This is what you do when all you have is that peice, a machine is down and you need it up, roundstock will be milled flat or square stock will be turned round. Waste is downtime waiting for parts or stock to make the part you need. Its just steel man, get over it! Nice work, saving a machine with a machine :)
IronCity2006 7 months ago
Is the blank stress-relieved?
PhantomMigKiller 1 year ago
man this is great...well done :D
Jovana93ful 1 year ago
Great job Well dun, love the clean shop.
brownhole13 1 year ago
LOL @ :30 its Larry the cable guy
GeneralG1810 1 year ago
Wonderful work very good Video, great!!!!!
philclock 1 year ago
Sweet project. That'll teach someone the value of a dollar.
audiophile71 1 year ago
so, to make a compound slide, we need something with a compound slide...
felderup 1 year ago
@felderup ,Nope that is called a vise.no compound was used in the making of this compound.lol A blueprint helps but my instructor wanted me to make something new,by copying the old one.
Specsac 1 year ago
@Specsac thought you made the rotating table for the toolpost mount too, wasn't paying close enough attention.
felderup 1 year ago 2
@felderup It's cool man,it was a great project and quite challenging at that point in school.Just remember to take measurements off as many places as possible when reverse machining like this. Have fun and thanks for your input.
Specsac 1 year ago
@felderup That is what is meant by the term "machine tools"....machines that make other machines-!
PhantomMigKiller 1 year ago
Great video.
tuscanland 1 year ago
nice work, looks better than the one i will be making lol
how long would you say it took you?
turtlemann14 2 years ago
Well it took me 3 tries before I got it right.But when I started I had only been on a mill about 3weeks. Total time for the one that worked was about 4days.
Specsac 2 years ago
Hey .... Is that a Revet Lathe?
TalksWithDirt 2 years ago
@TalksWithDirt ,sorry for the long wait to reply, I believe it's a Hardinge lathe if I remember correctly.
Specsac 1 year ago
nice work, and alot of chips, maybe it would have been easyer to start with a flat piece instead of a round one ;-)
Would love to have some of those machines here.
happymark1805 2 years ago 6
Made at school had to work w/what we had .
Specsac 2 years ago
Hey great video Steve - really enjoy seeing all the operators. I'm a controls engineer but trying to get into home machining for building small prototype machines. Excellent results you've achieved - great to see real machinists working on manual equipment :)
I own a Grizzly 7 x 12 lathe now and hope to acquire a small mill soon.
adisharr 2 years ago
Thanks ,machining has really changed my life for the better.Just finished my degree and am working ina shop where we make jacks for Humvees for the military. I enjoy using the manual machines just as much as the CNC's.
Specsac 2 years ago
classic
TheWorldGatekeeper 2 years ago 2
was wondering what you think about square column bench top mills??take a look at the one from lathemaster if you get a chance...i've have about 2 gs to spend and this is the one i'm looking at....any comments would be great!!!
moto9ll 3 years ago
Thanks for the interest. Bench -top mills can be good machines for the at home user.If you are going to do for hire jobs I would recommend something bigger.That said I have a lathemaster bench-top that is quite adequate for most small one off or small runs. Hope this helps good luck.
Specsac 3 years ago
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moto9ll 3 years ago
Spectacular! Milling, Cash, and Supersuckers, all in one place. NICE!
TomFullery72 3 years ago
Thanks I really enjoy machining and going back to school has been sweet! Just starting my 2nd year and am tackling the CNC Lathe this qtr ,look for new videos soon.
Specsac 3 years ago
What school was that from?
echoside190 3 years ago
I am going to Columbia Basin College,it's the local college where I live.
Specsac 3 years ago
ah cool man, im going to a place called kaw area technical for machining right now then i might go to a community college next fall for their tool and dye machine class
echoside190 3 years ago
Super clean job! I need to fix the compound on my lathe. The T-nut groove broke.
Spinnygrass 3 years ago
The old compound for this machine was cracked along the T slot also.One added note ,I stopped and saw my instructor when I was registering and got to see all the new stuff ,like this machine now has a dro, we got a new HAAS CNC Lathe and dro 's on other mills that didn't have them.
Specsac 3 years ago
Looks like a great job mate! Congrats! 2 questions:
1- Material used?
2- Why not start with square stock?
Thx!
latheworks 3 years ago
Thanks, I had only been on the mill 3 weeks when I started it. I used 4140 steel,and we were all out of square stock in that material. Also I'm a student and I use what the instructor gives me.He usually has a reason or lesson thrown in with stuff like that.
Specsac 3 years ago