Throwing a System Into My Wrenches
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
- A few years ago, I got a lot of wrenches at an auction. I think I have finally come up with a way to organize them. The wrenches have just been piled into the three yellow bins that they came in. This makes it difficult to find the correct wrench when I need it. What I would like to have is a way that the wrenches are displayed so I can see them and also organize them to make it easier to find the size I am looking for. This video includes three different wrench related projects. The first wrench rack I made was a piece of 2x6 material that I cut a series of holes into on the CNC machine. I put dowels into those holes to make pegs to hold the wrenches on. I hung the system below my big radial arm saw. This rack makes a nice display of wrenches that is out of the way but easy to see and easy to access and find the wrench that I need when I need it. The second rack of wrenches I made was for the open wrenches which I can't hang on pegs. For this rack I took a piece of 2x4 material and cut some angled slots into it. I hung the piece vertically and I can put the wrenches into the slots and they are held on display and easily accessible. I hung the system behind my computer and next to my dust collection system. The third wrench project I have done is to make longer handles for the wrenches that loosen the collet on the CNC spindle. I made these handles by sandwiching two pieces of oak around the wrench handle. Sort of like a knife handle but allowing for a longer handle with more leverage. These work well and allow me to tighten and loosen the collet on the spindle more easily.
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0:00 (introduction)
0:48 (wrench rack 1)
5:13 (wrench rack 2)
6:45 (wrench handles) - Навчання та стиль
Frank’s creativity goes from wood working to video editing to video titling. Truly an interesting guy.
We need a maker Hall of Fame so creative people like Frank, Diresta, Pask and many others can get the recognition they deserve! Such outstanding and inspiring creative minds!
A new video for my 40th birthday, you shouldn't have!
A Chicago screw might work well to reduce the height of the projecting fastener; getting it below flush would make it a bit easier to use.
Good suggestion. It would look better as well.
That's what I need. I had forgotten about those
@@frankmakes my mechanics has a good project for reference - ua-cam.com/video/_GPyO8Wquz4/v-deo.htmlsi=-2erCts6wHQjldce
I love that you're the type of person to see a box of random wrenches and say "I could use those!" The wrench racks are a pretty neat way of using up odd spaces in the shop too!
You deserve my like for just the title alone :D
Compliments from The Netherlands.
OI! Frank! thanks for all youve done over the years. tens of hours of pure entertainment.
I love the whole “I got this piece of wood, or tool(s), or other misc item a few years ago...” Makes me feel quite normal. 😂
it's gotten to the point where every project is "what do I have on hand to make this out of"
My wife thinks I'm nuts for garbage picking old shelving materials. Crazy how expensive basic sheet goods are now, and for shop shelves/drawers, garbage works just fine!
@@larrybud My wife doesn't understand that scrap pieces are some of the most useful things you can have when you're making stuff. If she had her way, they'd all go in the trash.
Nicely done, very jealous of that workshop👍
Very calming, thank you. Love the this arrows too for some reason 😊
Love Frank’s videos
Frank showing his knife privilege here, only having full tang knives 😂
I always enjoy your videos Frank
a tip from one wood turner to another, at the 14 minute mark, if you turn your gouge upside down, it makes that cut way more efficient and it slices instead of scraping which will leave you with a much smoother surface. Love your work. Your editing is absolutely top notch. Note: WHen you turn your gouge over, swing your handle towards you and use the bottom part of the gouge. Same cut can be used for bowls when you leave a center pillar for stability. Learning this cut changed my life.
Sounds like a good tip. Can you post a video of this technique? Thx.
humm.. I'm going to have to try this.
@@frankmakes in the interest of being thorough. When I get down to the bottom of the bowl and have that last bit thats no longer a column but more of a disk of wood left, I do go back to a normal push cut to finish off that last bit. The only reason is to ensure its flat to match the rest of the bottom. GL with this cut, its really easy to learn and is a total game changer for removing lots of wood quickly.
Btw that puzzle piece bowl you did for a wedding present absolutely blows my mind away. I show that video to everyone I interact with at work that has questions on what a wood turner does/can do. Not only is your work gorgeous, but again, your editing and animation skills are enjoyed by people who know nothing about wood working. Ive turned so many people on to your channel just from a "appreciate the art." If I had a CNC I would absolutely try and replicate that bowl. Its truly one of the nicest pieces Ive ever seen.
Frank. I remember you building your workshop and thinking, "That's a big work shop". I don't think so now. I think it's time to expand. Always enjoy your videos. Thank you.
I made handle extensions for some stamped router wrenches. The router has a straight collet so it wants a bit of force. I flattened the end of pieces of emt conduit and forced them onto the wrenches, and fitted some dowel with rounded end in the hand end. That was in the 70s, and they are still working well.
Frank, it's always a pleasure to watch and learn from you. Thank you.
not has any what need learn, basic work all, simple and easy make.
now thats what i call a real wrenching experience.!
A french-cleat wrench. Neat!
You are amazing and your videos are a pleasure to watch.😊😊
Frank, add drawer label holders for each of the wrenches for your vertical wrench holder. This way you can have the labels and easily change them if necessary.
Good Job Frank !!😊
Delightful overkill, as always. Thanks, man!
"Delightful overkill" I love it
Nice additions to the shop. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
I love shop projects.❤
Another batch of creative solutions to everyday shop problem. Entertaining as well. I think the wrench handles are well suited for binding barrels instead of nuts and bolts. They'd tuck down in the handle better but still be removeable.
Hey Frank, i love what you do. You can sand down the nuts to the handle (flush) since the clamping pressure you need is so low , the nuts just need 2 to 3 windings on the thread to do the job ;)
Another great video Frank
The reason one of the wrench head is at an angle is so you can put them both on the nuts, and create a “v” which you can then squeeze together with one hand. This should prevent you banging your knuckles etc. works in both directions by turning the angled wrench over.
I've been watching since you were moving out of your basement and started building this new shop. Wow how far you have come.
Greetings from Scotland, Frank.
I've been a mechanic for over 30 years and you have more spanners(wrenches) than I do
Damn nice work.👍🇺🇸💪
Really neat work, Frank! Nicely done! 😃
I loved the first project!!!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
I always look forward to your videos, Frank.
Hey frank been a huge fan for a long time! I watch them like my Saturday morning unwind
when I’m loosening a collet of any kind I always try to position the wrenches close enough for the first tension break that you can squeeze the wrenches together with one hand so when they inevitably slip all at once I’m just closing my fist and not banging my knuckles
LOVE THIS | I love seeing your creative process for organization in order to make creative things! It's truly an art, so glad to follow your channel!
You go Frank! I recently had to sort out my socket wrenches, just in self defense, and ended up with 14 different sets, over 100 total sockets. Had to make trapezoidal trays to sort into, to make sense of them! No wonder I could never find the right one.
nice shop! I think most folks that have any quantity of wrenches are usually looking for a good way to keep them organized. (the same for sockets) What you did was certainly much better than 2 boxes... but it has it's problem too. Most folks that use wrenches all day, get to the point of just a tray or bin or space for each specific size. You have a 14mm, and you put it in the 14mm space. It is easy to sort the wrenches that way. That works if you are not hauling your wrenches to the job. My problem with what you have there is that the box end wrenches you have there are hung too low. you have to get down on your knees to sort thru. The open ended ones are better, but also not easy to sort. Fine when you first put it up there, but it will soon get messed up. I'd suggest a chest with drawers and dividers. Make the dividers adjustable if needed, but that way you can sort thru quickly. I finally went that way. There ARE a lot of types of wrenches, even for each size! Open ended, box, bent, thin, long handle, short handle, 6 point, 12 point, etc. But still, a manageable amount. If you have more copies of the same wrench, move the extra one to a remote storage. Of course there are going to be odd ones. Most of us don't have lots of 2 1/2" wrenches for instance. or lots of hammer wrenches. some odd ones can be kept aside. just my two cents.
On cutting your bolt shorter, you used the bench grinder to make the end flat, if you would rotate that bolt end in a next step at 45 degree angle to the wheel, a chamfer end will clean the buggered up thread off and let the nut spin freely. I was just doing this last week repairing the bolt downs the contractor did to hold the new garage to the concrete slab. I drilled deep holes with a 5/8" masonry bit, used wedge type Red Hat inserts with a 1/2x13 female thread, set the wedge, then cut off 1/2x13 pieces from 10 foot long threaded rod. I cut them on my bandsaw, but then grind them on a 2x48 belt sander to clean the end off, and put that chamfer on the ends. They thread in cleanly into the insert, and the nut on the top side starts and spins on without any effort.
I like the big handle mod for your wrenches.
Get yourself a bearing nut for that cnc collet. It has a thrust bearing in the end to make tighten and loosen operations easier. But also it is supposed to give better TIR due to nut no longer applying a twisting force on the collet.
Great idea, I need to do this!
I would definitely mark what wrenches are in rack #2. It would drive me insane having to go through them to find the right size.
I think he has four or five of each wrench anyhow. LOL, I would have made knife-type handles and just epoxied things together.
Well done, you did a great work 👍👍
That pano of the shop around 0:33 is like I died and made it to heaven
I sometimes have dreams like that.
Franken Wrench!😂 Happy Halloween🎉
Colour code the wrenches with small colour patches. Say one colour for metric wrenches ; another colour for any of those other type.; another colours for special Mark up the raised size on each wrench with black paint to make the size of each wrench easier to see at a glance. I spent some time in a ship yard which had many times the number of Frank’s wrenches and that’s how the yard made finding a wrench easier.
You should mark distances on the handles and grab the handles much closer to the head when tightening the nut and then use the full handle length for more leverage when you are loosening the nut.
for shortening bolts I use two nuts screwed on and locked onto each other as well as a angle grinder with a thin cutoff disc... so it has less material to "fold back" when unthreading the first nut... after that I use some fine grit paper or a hardened file to clean off any extra burr... and then take off the second nut to clean the dirt of the threads... for the second one I for normal don't need any tools but my fingers (if everything has gone right)
Thanks for sharing
As far as the CNC collet wrenches. I think flattening both sides of the handle where the bolts are situated would make it feel more natural that is appears. It looks like your wrenches are not level and not grabbing the collet it should. You could put a slight angle on the wrench head to level it out or leave them as you have it.
my spindle collect upper nut have working only one position because backside have small sensor and support need idea how this can make better, wrench can use only one position not broken backside small sensor support. big lower nut can tight around spindle good.
What a title 🤌
Immediately "I wish I had thought of that" :D Great title!
Very nice
07:00 This is a question of technique. I always learned to plce the wrenches so they always pull away from eachother. So it's a different wrench position for tightening than for loosening, but both times you're pulling them away from each other.
Looks good man! I subbed for more!😊
I just got used tool chest with drawers and some wrench trays. Also scored wrenches from some auction... SK, Snapon, Craftsman... extras go to the kids...
perfect title :)
I thinks thats a old timey drill press not a dust collector... but I do agree it is doing a good job at collecting dust... so I see where your coming from... ;)
I love your videos Frank. Your shop is one to envy….however my 185 year old three story post and beam mill building makes an equally envious location.
that sounds amazing
14:00 Fantastic tool.
I'm amazed by how well it works.
Nicely done
Another amazing video Frank! One request... Can you do a video some day on your filming and editing techniques?
Your projects as always are well thought out and well done!! Would love to see you do a deep clean on your shop as well!! HAGD!! 🤗❣️
Stupid autocorrect!! 🤣😂
All this wood working equipment.... and all we get is a shed organisation video.
Fantastic title 😂🔧 Great video!
I'll give credit to my wife for the title.
You should consider an integral spindle lock for the CNC. Something that you can manually align with the spindle, and hinge or slide into place so the spindle can't rotate, so then you only need one wrench.
Numero 1 !
Knife makers recess blade tangs into the sides of the handle, locking it in with epoxy, avoiding having that open gap.
GRAN TRABAJO
Frank, have you thought about an automatic tool changer for your CNC? That would be a cool video.
I've definitely thought about it.
Yay a new video ❤
Been looking for a new wrench orginizer that could make because im sick of blowing money. Awesome builds although they would be covered in rust in no time where i live in michigan with a garage that only heated when im working in it.
Surprised you didn't cut the dowel holes on a slight angle or mount on a wedge so you have a small camber
Great woodworking, but I would've done some things differently. I would've done dowels at a slight angle, so gravity would retain the wrenches. The handles I would've done differently as well fs
I had the same idea except i thought to cut a bevel on the whole beam using the table saw so all the dowels are angled evenly.
The wrenches for the collet are made for hand tight, but to DO tighten them pretty tight. The threading is not the problem with "wear and tear" at most the "nut" you screw on gets some damage from the narrow wrenches that are used on them. So you will sooner replace the "nut" than anything else on that system.
good to know, thanks
Great video as always Frank. :) Do you think you'd be able to do an episode trying to turn wrench handles or something using a four jaw chuck on the lathe? You could turn elliptical handles...!
Great solutions, Frank. I noticed that you had to add additional dowels to accommodate the smaller size wrenches on rack #1.
Bill
I was shooting the stop motion of that and had to come up with a quick solution.
6+ of each size of wrenches, might be short sometimes :)
Exactly! I have a metric and US set at home and sets at the farm. I have some extras, but I'm wanted to get rid of them or make decorative projects from them instead of organizing more of them.
love it. always meant to ask why you operate the dewalt radial with such a jerky motion. is this on purpose or an artifact of the tool or counterweight
You could cut a notch on the collect wrench to make it more flush.
Did you think about color coding the wrenches with layout ink ? Metric vs SAE at least.
Ok, they don't need to be round... just thinner. Lop some off and make the ends of the bolts that stick out facing down on the upper one.
Maybe look into getting a couple of sex bolts to remove the protrusion from the collet wrenches. They just look un finished with the nuts sticking out. And im sure they add to the interference
I agree the bolts should be flush.
Today on Google, I learned what a sex bolt is, and why it’s called that.
Came here to suggest sex bolts and I see you beat me to it!
I made a rack/organizer for my more humble wrench set + sockets by making a similar peg set up, but I added to the horizontal board a T-top piece that I then drove pegs into the top to hold all my sockets. I have multiple sets so there are three or four positions for each size: deep socket, normal (3/8 and 1/4 drive) , and hex shank. And to avoid the labeling issue, I cut each size set out as a french cleat unit, so they're all separate mini racks that line up WITH clear labels. And I can add/remove new ones with the same design of cleat. It's a bit busy, but it works great and I haven't lost a 10mm yet.
next up is all the sockets I have, your system sounds intriguing
You should try some corby bolts
I was halfway expecting a cheater bar sleeve you could slide over the end and remove after. All you need is a bit more leverage.
Frank you always do amazing work. for once I would like to see you pound in the drive center with a hammer like the rest of us.
Hi Frank, great video as usual, could you shorten the bolts in the handles the sink the nuts in deeper? Just a friendly suggestion. Keep up the good work. Derek
A Chicago screw (like what's traditionally used to secure a metal belt buckle to a leather/fabric belt) would be much lower profile--some of the other commenters have already mentioned this.
Very nice Frank. Another great video. 👍
How do you do the pan during stop motion? Is digital pan with a much higher resolution photo or do you use a motor?
Have you considered a simple cord loop at the other end for hanging these wrenches?
thought you would do the handles more like people do handles for knives (ie glue the wrenches in a block and sand them down to flat handle shapes)
Would like to see how you made the push stick with that saw handle pretty cool
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If you don't mind, what is the little orbital sander that you use for sanding things on the lathe?
You could use Chicago screws on your Collett ranches then you won’t have the nuts hanging out.
I've always wondered about your radial arm saws. When you cut, it seems you do it in sort of a "jerky" motion. It almost looks like you have a cruncy bearing or something. It just doesn't look like a smooth feed.
I can understand the appeal of a great old machine, but if it isn't smooth, I think a CMS or Bosch Glide miter saw would be more accurate.
Can you elaborate on that "jerky" motion? Thanks.
If you don't 'walk' the saw like that it can catch and climb up on the work.
at half a hp it a little under powered. I should find a sharp thin kerf blade for it.
If you could trade the majority of those “mechanical" wrenches for “woodworking” clamps, I think you’d have more of what you really need!
Does the wrench holder #1 get in the way of your knee stop for the large radial arm saw?
good point. I have not tried that yet
I gotta know what’s with the jerky motion when making a cut with the radial arm saw
Beautiful as usual. But, question... rather than those ugly nuts sticking out - why not use a captive nut of some sort and drive a socket head cap screw in so that both sides are now flush/encapsulated within the wood? Much cleaner...