Mount your pieces on to a turntable. Where the turntables are synced togeher on the bottom by a belt or gears so that you can spin your pieces without worrying about alignment. Just align them the first time.
I used to work in a Tool & Die shop and we made dozens of these molds for the old rotary phones. The cavities had to be polished to a mirror finish for the final plastic part to be as smooth and glassy as they are. We would use a duplicator in the earlier years and make the cavity and core very same principal as your duplicator. Great job!
i dont necessarily want to make the things that you have...but i am in awe of your skills.... i literally am glued to the videos and really...i just cannot get over what you do... amazing. love it. thanks for the ideas...dont stop....
Dear Friend. I make this comment, but not fluent in English, I wrote this thanks to google translator, because I'm Cuban and since I came to the U.S. three years ago I have been fascinated as you get it all together using wood, am a carpenter, Cuba and we had to iinventar and make tools, I present my regards and my respect, teacher
Another inspiring and impressive video. The copy jig looks like a comparatively simple build given what it can do - amazing! I love the little iPhone joke at the end.
You probably don't need it, but some hints for improved performance: 40mm dowel handles each side of the router/follower fixture. Line the roller rails with aluminium angle to improve lifespan and precision. Use a flat bottomed, round cornered bowl-bit instead of a hemispherical bit to avoid the problems associated with cutting at the centre tip of the round bit where blade tip speed becomes very small. Fit hydraulic dampers or brakes to each axis to minimise chattering or skipping.
Actually, by alignment, I was referring to calibrating out any error in making these. Just think of how many things could be subtly off by half a millimeter in what you describe.
Have you ever thought of using this tool to make carved top guitar bodies? Like the ones made by PRS (they call it a violin carve)? There are plenty knock offs for cheap. Compared to this telephone it should be fairly easy to make. I really admire your work. Great channel!
My parents gave me a wall-mounted western electric rotary phone by western electric. that looks like one that my dad grew up with, and I brought home a brown ITT touchtone desktop telephone from my cabin that the previous owner had, and my grandma and grandpa Oliver gave me their old rotary phone a western electric yesterday
It would be cool to see if you copy carve those nice seat bottoms you see on older chairs. They're carved just right making a solid wood seat comfortable
I love it! I want it!!! I used to be a phone man. The phone company I work for turned into a fiber optic triple play company who shall remain nameless. It starts with a V and ends with erizon. I long for the days of being a "phone man".
I just bumped into your vid, very nice! I bought a duplicarver off Ebay a while back but have not had time to use it. Mine is more of a gunstock or table leg carver, yours is a little more practical. Thanks
hi Matt, to get the alignment right while repositioning the pattern and work, use 2 round discs for the mount and connect close to the circumferance them using a thin steel rod. this was rotating one disc will rotate the other. or you may use your gears to do the same trick :)
Love the woodworking videos! One word of caution though. I know of several woodworkers much older than you that are hating life and had wished they wore a mask when they were younger. Give it some thought if you don't.
You could make a rotating base for both object and copy. As you rotate one, the other rotates as well. You could even make a tilting mechanism as well that would allow you to flip both pieces, always keeping them aligned. If you had those additions, you could just phone in a project like this.
I was also concerned about your ears, Matthias! I can recommend ear protection with built in radio. I use them, love them, and they are just super relaxing to work with in loud environments. There's a big Swedish brand which produces them.
very cool, I am old enough to remember when you had to rent these from the telephone company and they would install it, no way to unplug from the wall, iirc
That has been suggested many times, but it would be very challenging to make that work accurately enough. If you don't believe me, try it and you will see.
Very cool jig! I imagine this would be a timesaver for gunsmiths duplicating/reproducting rifle stocks. Also, it would be interesting to see a large worm gear created/duplicated.
This channel is a great example for why television is obsolete. And the craftsmanship... simply amazing!
I enjoy watching you work as I lazily sit and eat. It's way better than creating content myself.
+zoffinger HOLY SHIT...lol i am subed to you
zoffinger wow
Ahahaha we all see that shameless plug
Didn't expect to see you here. Small world. 👍🏼
Marty's here wow !
Mount your pieces on to a turntable. Where the turntables are synced togeher on the bottom by a belt or gears so that you can spin your pieces without worrying about alignment. Just align them the first time.
That's a great idea and it wouldn't take that much time either
I am floored by your skills good sir. I tip my hat to you. No it's not made of wood.
I used to work in a Tool & Die shop and we made dozens of these molds for the old rotary phones. The cavities had to be polished to a mirror finish for the final plastic part to be as smooth and glassy as they are. We would use a duplicator in the earlier years and make the cavity and core very same principal as your duplicator. Great job!
These machines you create are ingenious, really inspired.
for more info, click the link in the description, just like it says in the video.
Yes, I have plan for it.
This fella is a treat to watch. The machines that I have watched in production and in motion are incredible and will not cease to amaze me.
Mathias you're a genius.
Very impressive work!
Click the link in the description for more info.
You are brilliant. Not just how you make these projects, but how you think of them in the first place. Keep 'em coming!
Should definitely work for that. The track that it rides back and forth on can be made as
long as you need it to be.
i dont necessarily want to make the things that you have...but i am in awe of your skills.... i literally am glued to the videos and really...i just cannot get over what you do... amazing. love it. thanks for the ideas...dont stop....
Dear Friend. I make this comment, but not fluent in English, I wrote this thanks to google translator, because I'm Cuban and since I came to the U.S. three years ago I have been fascinated as you get it all together using wood, am a carpenter, Cuba and we had to iinventar and make tools, I present my regards and my respect, teacher
you should put 2 lazy susans on your table with a chain between/around them so you can move both your original and target together.
at 4:45 he looks like the guy from " honey i shrunk the kids"
On a separate note... outstanding video, man. Hats off to you.
The iPhone part killed me hahaha.
i'm glad i found your channel, you're a brilliant carpenter.
I'm always impressed with your projects.
Just amazing,I’m really impressed !!! Thanks for uploading and also taking the time to do the work 👍👍👍👍
Another inspiring and impressive video. The copy jig looks like a comparatively simple build given what it can do - amazing! I love the little iPhone joke at the end.
I must say I'm impressed with accuracy... It's all about what you leave behind to be cleaned up by hand w/ these things!
Still better coverage than sprint. lol
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Shirley Evans nice ad
You back there u r a pain in the ass.
Your projects and ingenuity inspire. Amazing!
Just amazing. Not for nothing but you just made an exact copy of a phone..... WOW you are truly awesome. Congrats
Absolutely fascinating. Your videos are extremely watchable!
I compare you with Jimmy Diresta in a woodworking level as he is in a welding level. You both are awesome to learn from. Thanks for sharing
Not impressed until a see a wooden cable from the phone to handset haha
One hell of a conversation piece. Looks amazing!
MAD wood carving SKILLZ right there!! O_O If only wood carving was a part of the Olympic games... maybe one day.
I have said it before and ill say it again.you gotta respect a true woodworker
You come up with the coolest gadgets.
u r such an artist matthias....
Matthias, you're an inspiration!
Great job, it must really take patience and good knowledge of which bits and when to use them.
Não há dúvidas que você é um gênio cara. Cuide de sua audição!
You probably don't need it, but some hints for improved performance: 40mm dowel handles each side of the router/follower fixture. Line the roller rails with aluminium angle to improve lifespan and precision. Use a flat bottomed, round cornered bowl-bit instead of a hemispherical bit to avoid the problems associated with cutting at the centre tip of the round bit where blade tip speed becomes very small. Fit hydraulic dampers or brakes to each axis to minimise chattering or skipping.
Seems like the calls would be a bit "grainy" don't you think lol
#win
What do you mean by lol
Actually, by alignment, I was referring to calibrating out any error in making these. Just think of how many things could be subtly off by half a millimeter in what you describe.
I need to get the plans for this exquisite work of art!!!
Love the iPhone Special Pine Edition. Certainly my favorite part.
The phone had no chord lol that's an awesome machine mathias keep it up !
Your projects are really smart.
It's just some rails and scrap of plywood that I clamped to the table saw. The frame that rolls on it isn't very big.
You're an engineering genius!
Have you ever thought of using this tool to make carved top guitar bodies? Like the ones made by PRS (they call it a violin carve)? There are plenty knock offs for cheap. Compared to this telephone it should be fairly easy to make.
I really admire your work. Great channel!
That's amazing the possibilities of this is crazy!!!
I stand by my original assessment of you, Matthias. You are a genius.
My parents gave me a wall-mounted western electric rotary phone by western electric. that looks like one that my dad grew up with, and I brought home a brown ITT touchtone desktop telephone from my cabin that the previous owner had, and my grandma and grandpa Oliver gave me their old rotary phone a western electric yesterday
You sir, are a genius.
Very cool. I salute you and appreciate all you efforts to share your knowledge.
His copier is a lot simpler than others.. less parts .. yet very good :)
It would be cool to see if you copy carve those nice seat bottoms you see on older chairs. They're carved just right making a solid wood seat comfortable
I love it! I want it!!! I used to be a phone man. The phone company I work for turned into a fiber optic triple play company who shall remain nameless. It starts with a V and ends with erizon. I long for the days of being a "phone man".
... good times ...
Very nic but i need how 3D letter machine how get it sir?
I just bumped into your vid, very nice! I bought a duplicarver off Ebay a while back but have not had time to use it. Mine is more of a gunstock or table leg carver, yours is a little more practical. Thanks
That is damn awsome. You're like a wood working genius
Semplicemente fantastico.. bravo bravo.. 👏👏👏
You are one of my favorite wood workers. i dream about making such a copying machine one day. Great job as usual. Another one down..what's next?
hi Matt, to get the alignment right while repositioning the pattern and work, use 2 round discs for the mount and connect close to the circumferance them using a thin steel rod. this was rotating one disc will rotate the other. or you may use your gears to do the same trick :)
Love the woodworking videos! One word of caution though. I know of several woodworkers much older than you that are hating life and had wished they wore a mask when they were younger. Give it some thought if you don't.
you are the man !!! great work mate
Oh wow that is really neat! Love it!
Super genius
What a fantastic creation
Great addition to your shop made jigitools
You could make a rotating base for both object and copy. As you rotate one, the other rotates as well. You could even make a tilting mechanism as well that would allow you to flip both pieces, always keeping them aligned. If you had those additions, you could just phone in a project like this.
Someday i will learn how to do this. Great video!
I was also concerned about your ears, Matthias! I can recommend ear protection with built in radio. I use them, love them, and they are just super relaxing to work with in loud environments. There's a big Swedish brand which produces them.
This reminds me of a Keller machine that I used as a Patternmaker back in the 70's
YES finally a movie i havent seen from you! interresting project to
very cool, I am old enough to remember when you had to rent these from the telephone company and they would install it, no way to unplug from the wall, iirc
That has been suggested many times, but it would be very challenging to make that work accurately enough. If you don't believe me, try it and you will see.
I explain mention in the accompanying article why I didn't do that.
What a genius contraption!
Safety First! Ears eyes lungs?
Very cool tool that's for sure... well done.
Great job again Mathias!
I don't have an iphone. Just guessed at the dimensions and cut it out on the table saw and bandsaw. Much quicker that way.
You are great! Thank you very much, for this video.
Great tool, very good idea copying things without CAD/CNC. Just need to paint the phone red :) Cheers...
Looks very cool!
move the insides to the wood phone, you can get adapters to make the rotary work if your phone company doesn't support it
It actually looks very cool right after carving it out, when it's still pretty rough.
I don't do very much sanding, certainly not with handheld sanders, so don't have a use for a downdraft table.
thats very cool, AND you could easily hollow it out and wire it up to really work... just use a bluetooth piece, a mic, speaker and some batteries :)
for safety reasons, u really should remove those phone cords before working.
u are a big inspiration!! congratulations thanx for share your inventions here
totally awesome! though I kept feeling that there was a mosquito in my room while listening. :)
Anxiously awaiting the plans for the wooden iPhone!
Amazing, Hello from Colombia, love this video
Love the design of the copy carver and bonus points for the iPhone joke at the end =)
Pretty Good.. I'm from São Paulo, Brazil.
Yes, follow the link in the description.
I just love the V guide system..Trust me it'll get used in the near future.
Man, you´re amazing, I really enjoy your videos.
My pleasure
Wow, that telephone looks a bit rough, but it certainly looks good!
I bet the phone you made wood'nt work!
Hmm, grammar nazi didn`t laugh, I guess it`s because it doesn`t take trunk calls!
Matthew Smith i facepalmed so hard the the headguard on my chair got a massive dent in it, and my hand also now have a print of my face in it
Hmm I guess the phone he made counts as a cellular phone..... even if only under a microscope
No kids. But I wish I had more time to tinker too. But writing and video editing take up an enormous amount of time.
GREAT JOB ON THE PHONE!
I would love to see you do a guitar body with that and if it works I'll buy the pattern for the copy carver!
The guy from down under was right, your videos take away from shop time, they are so addictive. Btw, you forgot to carve a cord for the headset ;-)
Looks like a great way to produce axe handles/gun stocks.
Very cool jig! I imagine this would be a timesaver for gunsmiths duplicating/reproducting rifle stocks. Also, it would be interesting to see a large worm gear created/duplicated.