Dennis, If your like me, your videos are edited after the project is finished, so what I am going to suggest is possibly relevant. why not use your lathe? build a carriage that goes on the bed, mount a lower spindle at chuck height, and place you output at the required height above. then you can a) lathe by had as you were going to b) make tooling & mounts so you can use your lathe tool carriage. Andy
That's a great idea, actually. My lathe has a VFD too which makes it easy to slow the speed. I have all the parts cut and ready for welding/assembly but haven't finished yet. Only thing would be the angle is a little awkward for hand turning. Also I think I will be able to use the machine as a platform for some other projects otherwise I might do just what you described.
I don't like the way my Paragons sound , do you think I can just trim them down a little bit on something like this? Maybe make them a little more thin across just the bell ?
The first thing I want to try is to thin out my hi hats as they are very thick. I'll keep the diameter but shave metal off the bottoms. That should hopefully give them a better tone. If I can find some larger cracked cymbals for cheap I'll try cutting them down past the cracks to make a splash or bell out of them.
Have you considered trying to make the wheels out of laminated plywood with trailer axle hubs for the center/shaft? There’s a guy named Andrew Willis with a couple build videos who did this and it struck me as the ideal solution. Of course I had already spent hours turning special bushings for mine but if they fail I’m def doing axle hubs. Not that it won’t be a fun adventure to turn large diameter aluminum pulleys tho. Also that’s a nice lathe did you just get that? Grizzly?
Plywood might work but seems more finicky than I'd like. I got wheels for maybe $120 at surpluscenter.com The trailer hub is a good idea though. I'm thoroughly looking forward to trying to make my own large pulleys. Notice I said "try to" make ;)
@@WhatDennisDoes Makes sense. I'm looking forward to that too haha. You know I'd love to know more about your overall plan for the mill, like what you're planning to change and how and what it affects, and just as importantly anything you've decided not to change. Even if the plan changes I'm curious to know where the research has led. Either way though I'm fascinated by the whole project and I pull a ton of good data points from these videos.
“I gotta do some thinking”... I think the correct phrase is “high-powered cipherin’” :-). Fun, looking forward to seeing how it turns out. Get it? “Turns” heh... oh never mind
You have a nice shop, some great equipment and tools and you are a maniac. Best wishes!
I wouldn't hesitate to pay someone to make me one of these...
16:37 you basically made a broach with the key
Dennis, If your like me, your videos are edited after the project is finished, so what I am going to suggest is possibly relevant.
why not use your lathe? build a carriage that goes on the bed, mount a lower spindle at chuck height, and place you output at the required height above. then you can a) lathe by had as you were going to b) make tooling & mounts so you can use your lathe tool carriage.
Andy
That's a great idea, actually. My lathe has a VFD too which makes it easy to slow the speed. I have all the parts cut and ready for welding/assembly but haven't finished yet. Only thing would be the angle is a little awkward for hand turning. Also I think I will be able to use the machine as a platform for some other projects otherwise I might do just what you described.
I don't like the way my Paragons sound , do you think I can just trim them down a little bit on something like this?
Maybe make them a little more thin across just the bell ?
So are you building a metal spinning lathe to reform the cymbals or are you just looking to trim the size to adjust to tone?
The first thing I want to try is to thin out my hi hats as they are very thick. I'll keep the diameter but shave metal off the bottoms. That should hopefully give them a better tone. If I can find some larger cracked cymbals for cheap I'll try cutting them down past the cracks to make a splash or bell out of them.
Interesting!
Be truthful, did you inherit the lathe and shop?
Have you considered trying to make the wheels out of laminated plywood with trailer axle hubs for the center/shaft? There’s a guy named Andrew Willis with a couple build videos who did this and it struck me as the ideal solution. Of course I had already spent hours turning special bushings for mine but if they fail I’m def doing axle hubs. Not that it won’t be a fun adventure to turn large diameter aluminum pulleys tho. Also that’s a nice lathe did you just get that? Grizzly?
Plywood might work but seems more finicky than I'd like. I got wheels for maybe $120 at surpluscenter.com The trailer hub is a good idea though. I'm thoroughly looking forward to trying to make my own large pulleys. Notice I said "try to" make ;)
@@WhatDennisDoes Makes sense. I'm looking forward to that too haha. You know I'd love to know more about your overall plan for the mill, like what you're planning to change and how and what it affects, and just as importantly anything you've decided not to change. Even if the plan changes I'm curious to know where the research has led. Either way though I'm fascinated by the whole project and I pull a ton of good data points from these videos.
“I gotta do some thinking”... I think the correct phrase is “high-powered cipherin’” :-). Fun, looking forward to seeing how it turns out. Get it? “Turns” heh... oh never mind
It's like I'm watching myself work on projects... It hurts just as much too.
I won't lie, this was a tough one to edit. I cut so much out too.