I have to make something like that, just found out the steady rest I got with my lathe may be for an 11 in lathe and I have a 14 in lathe and need to raise it up.
Max Grant has a good video from way back when, shows another and probably more accurate method. It’s one of his early videos about radius tool. Worth watching.
Thanks for posting. The last time I made one of these, I grabbed the stock in the vise the narrow way at an angle, used a 1" end mill to cut both sides of the V-groove at the same time by raising the table. I also used a fly cutter to surface the entire face. My question is: Having much more experience than myself, what do you about this method of "skinning a cat" as you say? Thanks. Regards.
I don’t really have a favourite or go to method for this sort of work, always trying to be as lazy as possible. A lot has to do with how much I can do with automatic feeds, and what I have available for machinery and tooling. I like trying different methods just to see when time allows. One last consideration is how much vibration you get from the work piece. Some times if you can get vice jaws closer to the cut you can take bigger cuts without as much chatter. Cheers.
Ah yes, I like the fly cutter a lot. But was trying to do this job with only the one tool, really just to save a couple mins. Oh ya, and did I mention lazy……….
@@OgiveBC Yes, I understood the idea of saving time ...... until I saw that you had to nod the head. Any time saving achieved went out the window getting the correct angle and then having to re-tram the head, Both very time consuming. As well, cutting the V groove in the X direction required removing and repositioning the vise jaw, times 2, and you noted in the video the extra time needed to line up the cutter for a deeper cut. But kudos on that. I would have never gotten that right and scrapped the part I'm sure. But you got the job done, even though I would say that the "one tool / save time" experiment was a fail. We all never stop learning when it comes to machining and it's what we love about it! Regards.
@@KW-ei3pi I don’t build enough of these to actually know what is faster, and for the the number that I make it is not an issue. The vice jaw move was pretty quick and the first move was done waiting for the saw to cut so no extra time. The. Then tools are there ready for the switch back. The nod of the head was less than 5 mins to get to 45, referenced to combination square off part. And less than 10 mins to get stood back up, including sweeping table with test indicator from spindle. I like having lots of vice jaw on the work piece as I did. Just curious, would you suggest with the part inclined in the vice, would you cut the Vee groove at the upper or lower part of the work piece? When I build another of these I’ll try to do the job differently and film so we can all get a look. Thanks for commenting.
This was good, thanks for the vid. People certainly are “passionate” in their carious beliefs. Shame really. So much more is achieved through open mindedness ness. I don’t think any of my various ideas / prohects / stuff in 35 or so years of engineering was ever made worse by allowing other peoples opinions and ideas to have influence. 🤷🏻♂️
What type of fixture are you planning to mount to this new plate?
Great question, I’m trying to be evasive. It’s half way a surprise. Should be posting more on the project soon. Thanks for the interest.
I have to make something like that, just found out the steady rest I got with my lathe may be for an 11 in lathe and I have a 14 in lathe and need to raise it up.
Max Grant has a good video from way back when, shows another and probably more accurate method. It’s one of his early videos about radius tool. Worth watching.
Thanks for posting. The last time I made one of these, I grabbed the stock in the vise the narrow way at an angle, used a 1" end mill to cut both sides of the V-groove at the same time by raising the table.
I also used a fly cutter to surface the entire face. My question is: Having much more experience than myself, what do you about this method of "skinning a cat" as you say?
Thanks. Regards.
I don’t really have a favourite or go to method for this sort of work, always trying to be as lazy as possible. A lot has to do with how much I can do with automatic feeds, and what I have available for machinery and tooling. I like trying different methods just to see when time allows. One last consideration is how much vibration you get from the work piece. Some times if you can get vice jaws closer to the cut you can take bigger cuts without as much chatter. Cheers.
Ah yes, I like the fly cutter a lot. But was trying to do this job with only the one tool, really just to save a couple mins. Oh ya, and did I mention lazy……….
@@OgiveBC Yes, I understood the idea of saving time ...... until I saw that you had to nod the head. Any time saving achieved went out the window getting the correct angle and then having to re-tram the head, Both very time consuming. As well, cutting the V groove in the X direction required removing and repositioning the vise jaw, times 2, and you noted in the video the extra time needed to line up the cutter for a deeper cut. But kudos on that. I would have never gotten that right and scrapped the part I'm sure. But you got the job done, even though I would say that the "one tool / save time" experiment was a fail. We all never stop learning when it comes to machining and it's what we love about it!
Regards.
@@KW-ei3pi I don’t build enough of these to actually know what is faster, and for the the number that I make it is not an issue. The vice jaw move was pretty quick and the first move was done waiting for the saw to cut so no extra time. The. Then tools are there ready for the switch back. The nod of the head was less than 5 mins to get to 45, referenced to combination square off part. And less than 10 mins to get stood back up, including sweeping table with test indicator from spindle. I like having lots of vice jaw on the work piece as I did. Just curious, would you suggest with the part inclined in the vice, would you cut the Vee groove at the upper or lower part of the work piece? When I build another of these I’ll try to do the job differently and film so we can all get a look. Thanks for commenting.
@@OgiveBC Sounds good. Keep posting the great videos. They are great. Always something to learn in machining and I appreciate your experience. Thanks!
This was good, thanks for the vid. People certainly are “passionate” in their carious beliefs. Shame really. So much more is achieved through open mindedness ness. I don’t think any of my various ideas / prohects / stuff in 35 or so years of engineering was ever made worse by allowing other peoples opinions and ideas to have influence. 🤷🏻♂️