Shop Made Pipe Welding Positioner - Shop Made Tools - Topper Machine LLC
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- After years of doing it the hard way, I finally got time to build my Pipe Welding Positioner. I never liked the commercially available ones that sit on the floor, and wanted something taller.
I purchased most of the components a few years back but never got time to build it until now. Needing something for all the rollers and hydraulic cylinder rods work I have been doing, I had to get it built.
A great addition to the shop and another step forward at improving quality and efficacy.
Topper Machine LLC is an entirely manual machine shop located in Spooner, WI. Our videos will highlight some of our shop work as well as the sawmill we built in the shop and our A.D. Baker steam engine, and others we work on.
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Great improvement to your shop equipment . Really good video .
The metal banding strap holding the bars in the vise was genius.
Building shop tools is almost as much fun as customer projects
I have a good way of dealing with those scammers. I know how to swear in Hindi. Good job on the shop tool, very useful.
That's awesome.
I usually just send them classic shock images.
Always like to see machinist lubricating there cutting tools makes them last a lot longer between needing to be resharpened. Take care of your tools and they’ll take care of you and be ready for use when you need them.
Glad I found another manual machining channel. Ive no interest in cnc. Great shop, great host.
Cnc is boring and really has no feel. Glad to have you on board.
Your execution of the term "home made" is way beyond the scope of us mortals! Thanks for another demonstration of your many skills.
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Good job Josh.
I love seeing you run a bridgeport and manual machines in general
Ya know, I was going to say you should probably clean the Johnson saw. But since it’s working, and the “patina” is likely helping hold it together, I now see the beauty in it 😂
Nicely done. I recently acquired a 12 volt dc motor. It had some problems that I was able to get right. Now I definitely know what I’m going to use it for, and I can’t wait to make my own. Thanks for the inspiration and the know how to do it!😊
Don’t you just love how these scammers think they are the injured party. When I am in the mood and have the time I Try to string them along for as long as I can . It can be quite entertaining some times.
It is nice to see that I am not the only person who uses used oil for cutting tools.
Waste the scammer’s time whenever possible
Awesome idea man. How about adding a third idler wheel on top mounted to a spring lever. The spring would allow adjustability for diameter but add resistance pressure to drive wheels to avoid slippage of lighter material pipe
Ha! A bent piece of spring steel to keep the parallels from falling over while you place the work in the vise! Genius!
Learned in the worst shop I ever worked in.
Hello Josh, nice job. Something like this would be handy in my shop as well. The nice thing about using rollers is that regardless of the size of pipe you put in it the peripheral speed remains constant for a given roller speed. This lets you work on a wide variety of pipe sizes without out needing a huge speed range. Ken
Your personality really comes out in this video and makes it that much more enjoyable!
Great design and simple.
Just started watching some videos, You are very well equipped for a small outfit. I look forward to learning some tricks.
For small dc motors and speed controllers on the cheap (sometimes free), keep an eye out for used treadmills. They also have some bearings and shafts that are useful. I picked one up that was being trashed and used it to get variable speed control on my 1920’s Boyce Crane Co bandsaw.
I was wondering where one might pick up a 12V dc on the cheap, fantastic idea!
One of your best so far Josh. I’ve been a subscriber from the start and you have come a long way on the video productions and displaying you’re talents. I am a hobby Machinest, so I certainly enjoy the videos and can relate to much of what you say, as I live close by in Lake Nebagamon and know the Spooner area well.
Thanks for sticking with me. This has been quite a journey thus far and I'm looking forward to seeing the channel grow.
1st youtuber to rant about robocaller scammers. thanks!
Another good way to make the drive instead of knurling would be to cut a few grooves to fit fat o rings and let it friction drive. It wouldn't cause any damage to the driven roller over time
I like your dc motors. Took two ,scrap yard rescues, threaded rod, pillar block bearings ,gear reducer,channel iron made rotator and fluxcore gun feeder to resurface rollers on Cedar Rapids roller crusher.
Hi Josh, thanks for the videos and greetings from Australia. I have found that blocking the numbers of the scammers after each call has greatly reduced the number of calls from these criminals. Keep up the good work.
You know I've got some drill/tap bits for an electric hand drill. Never even dawned on me to look for a set for my mill. Thanks.! Every days a school day!
These are awesome tools. Discovered them when I was putting grease zerk holes in tubing. Much better than swapping drill and tap for every hole.
very nicely done Josh, it is enjoyable to watch you work with your equipment. Cheers
Excellent video that teaches so many different skills. Thank you for this inspiring work. It inspires me to imagine, try and build!
that was awesome man. i am a software developer and i watch all videos of machining from you, to relieve my daily stress. i should have been a machinist, doing practical tangible awesome stuff like this for a living.
Very nice, very useful tool, well done.
Great job! Good idea to implement. Thanks for sharing.
Nice!!! Excellent work.
👌👌👌Great job.just for suggestion,put the speed controller on motor side for better access.
Great addition to the shop, nice useful design Josh.
Excellent video 📹 👏.
Thanks for sharing
Really proud I found your channel hopefully you want get commercialized like some of the others you have quality skills thanks
I really like the design.
Nice job. It will be very handy.
Very enjoyable, thank you
Excellent - thanks for sharing
I love the use of the precision "ish".!!
Most things don't require precision. Having worked in tool and die and production, I've seen every aspect of precision. Knowing when it needs to be precise and close enough takes alot of experience.
Man that thing will be handy!
A good and handy tool to have...
Gday Josh, simple effective design, great job, cheers
Thank you, Josh. Brilliant video. Very entertaining.
great tool you built there. I really like it. greeting from germany👍
Love that big chip pan on your drill press!
Very impressive work and the video and sound is quite good. Keep them coming as you can.
Nice job. That was fun.
Interesting episode Josh, thanks.
Great videos. I love the content and I am so surprised that I just found your channel this week. ( for the scam callers I suggest answering and setting the phone by the motor of what ever machine you are using. )
Really good video Josh. I lost audio a couple times but that could have been on my end. You are a pleasure to watch. thank you
Great job good design
The laser cutter is very cool. This was a fantastic project and I enjoyed watching every minute, thanks
I use a gear driven DC motor for low speed polishing with an AC to DC fully adjustable DC speed control. My motor is about 1/5 hp DC and the controller works great. I got mine at Granger about 1995. I think it's a Dayton. Has full torque at Veerrryyyy low speed. Can go to 3 or 4 RPM.
Just found your channel. Enjoyed the build. Subscribed. Thanks for sharing.
Nice work Josh, maybe stick a foot pedal switch on it? Pain in the butt about the scam calls. Im in the UK, same here bud
YouTub scamming the scammers
they hack them back he's very entertaining
Dear TM how do you prevent those Combination Drill & Tap Bits from snapping? I use them on aluminum and they always snap on me especially the smaller ones.
Good afternoon joush
Long video. Nice project, I enjoyed watching you build it.
Another great job Josh. A quick thought though, if you make the knurl shaft straight 5/8 with a key way on both ends, then you can easily make replaceable knurl drums of differing sizes that could be changed and used to further modify overall turning speed of the fixture....ie: 2 in/2.5 in/3 in........that way you don't have to change the gearing you already have...just change the size of the knurled drum that turns the rubber wheel.......also instead of alot of turning.....use standard 5/8 stock, mill the keyway slot on both ends or the entire length....spacers w set screws to set distances against the bearing.....a quick 5/8 hole in the different size knurl wheels and a broach for their keyways......since no real pressures or extreme speeds only low rpms,,,,should work great and afford changeability as needed......just a thought....
I had considered this idea, and that modification may be in my future. Thanks.
@@TopperMachineLLC It seems like that motor would an infinite range of speeds down to a crawl so you shouldn’t need different size knurls. Put a guard over the chain and a foot switch and you’re good to go.
Great video Josh, excellent job on the build, good luck with the scammers there working overtime this year...
Great video Josh! Nice shots, in focus I really enjoyed the entire video. Some nice short sleeves, I see. Weather should be finally improving then :). The Lion really is a treat to watch!
Thanks. I've been learning with every video. Been quite an adventure so far.
I was just going thru some of your older videos and a question came to mind, what do you use as cutting oil?
Must be nice running that lathe
I know we have had a water jet table for many years at a local machine and welding shop in town but I don’t get out and around much to know if they mow have a laser cutting table now.
This is amazing! I love all the little lessons on how to do things efficiently but well. I'd never have thought to use old-school layout and center drilling to minimize fighting the four-jaw when positioning a part for an off-center bore.
Subscribed :)
The off center part appeared to be shaking your machine. Slowing it down helped a lot. The rotary welding fixture should work well for you.
Very neat, Mr Topper! How do you earth the thing?
It looks like it will be a functional tool. I was wondering if the hot bits flying off the weld will affect the chain drive and plastic wheel over time. Maybe covers are in your future.
I'm not too concerned. Most of the commercially available ones use the same wheel material. A cover for the chain drive may be in order.
Make the knurled section smaller in diameter and will slow it down some more
greenley co who makes tools mostly for electricions makes these used to use them on boillers
Nice build! There is something particularly satisfying about shop made tools. On the off-center centerpoint -- never ceases to amaze me how drills in a lathe will pull themselves to center. And when I saw you mill into the weld -- I right away thought “carbide end mill”. Those things are the cat’s meow for welds and the inevitable HSS killing HAZs. But I’m sure you have forgotten more about that than I know. Also I am intrigued by your welding table. Haven’t seen one like that before. Have you featured it in another video perchance? Telemarketers -- I almost enjoy having them call any more, especially if I am doing something with loud impacts or annoying noise. Answer the phone, switch it to speaker phone, push what ever buttons it takes to get to a live person, then put the phone as close to the noise source as possible and just smile while imagining the confusion and vituperations on the other end.
Honestly, I knew carbide was the way to go. Especially with the wire I used. I have some softer wire that mills great with HSS. I just didn't have a carbide end mill that small. Lol.
I built that table years ago out of flat bar. Has served me quite well.
I'll have to remember the loud noise trick.
mot cong viec tuyet voi
Sweet
Cool
Maybe if you blow away the chips the cutter would cut better. Just a thought.
Are you at all concerned about the knurled steel wheel wearing down the driven plastic wheel?
Not at all. The weight of the parts I weld will do more harm. I bought several spares, so good to go for a long time.
I'd make one wheel with a screw lead for variable width.
I WATCH U AND ADEAM79 SO DON'T FEEL BAD UR NOT THE ONLY ONE INCLUDING ME.
I do it right because I do it twice.
How about some info and video tour of your beautiful fairly new lathe?
Look through my videos, it arrived in February 2022. I think the videos start in March of the new lathe.
I love those tap drill bits, but they are super easy to break (speaking from experience). 100% my fault for not being steady enough.
I really like that lathe. Who made it?
Just last week i had to trace a pattern on a hard piece of carboard to then trace out on my steel piece. I used a very sharp carpet knife and snips.
So, basically I know all about this stuff. Call me if you need advice.
Why did you not have all the pieces cut with the laser table????
Have you had the "Inland Revenue" scam call yet Josh....?
Or how about the "Emigrate to Canada" one...?
Then there's the "advertise in a Liverpool local magazine" one as well....
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Josh, quick question. The spring to hold in the parallels, is that banding from metal strapping you would use to ship steel or hold a crate together with?
It is. I will do a video on parallel keepers someday.
@@TopperMachineLLC smart :)
I wounder if you should have a shield over the chaindrive so you dont get splatter and stuff in there.. :)
I will be making something once I see how it performs. May still have to slow it down.
Very nice build on the roll turner , should work well , nice job .
I noticed that you don't have a part stop on the Kurt vice , just on the table.
There is a guy in Texas that has a very good chanel on You Tube , Joe Pieczynski .
Check out his channel .
He shows how to make a stop that bolts to the back of a Kurt vice and works nice and it is easy to make one .
He is also a good teacher of many shop tricks for the new and old machinist .
I always learn something new every time I watch a video of his .
I was thinking that you could drive the outside of a lathe chuck with the roller wheel and make a vertical rotator with a through hole spindle like a lathe for long shaft vertical welding , would not be hard to make a spindle with a hole and put a big bearing on a plate with 3 legs and mount the drive you built to the plate , and it will turn even slower .
Keep up the great work .
Most everything I do is too large to just use a vise stop. I have a couple different ones that get used once a year.
for power use a windshield wiper motor - free and 5 amp pwm w/reverse
Put a foot peddle on/ off switch on it!
completely unrelated question but how do you like the Baur shop vac how long you have it im debating on getting one. awesome video as are the videos you do i have contemplated on building one m myself
I bought it for my wife to replace her good one I used on the steam engine. It works great, and I'm in the doghouse for using it in the shop. Lol.
I am a knife maker and blacksmith and do have a need for a small mill. What are your thoughts on the Harbor Freight mini mill. I don’t have a lot of money to spend or room for a larger one.😊
Save up and buy something good. Bridgeport, Sharpe, Index, etc
Ok thank you
Is there a chance that non-metal wheels might melt depending on the amount of welding involved?
Not really. You place them far enough from the heat. The ones commercially available also use rubber coated wheels.
What advantage "If any" does a laser cutter have over a plasma cutter, other than it can cut wood?
More accuracy. That's really about it.
Power tapping on the mill? Honestly the ONLY time I've broken taps is when hand tapping. On the flipside I think I do have about 10,000 holes power tapped. Used to make some small parts that went on the White heavy trucks being produced down the road. Never used a drill tap before but no doubt I would love to have some and probably what I should have been using on the parts I was making.
I can't tell you how many people I hear complain they can't power tap. Seriously, it's truly a problem for a lot of guys. I power tap almost everything, and only broke a few small taps. These drill taps are definitely a huge time saver, but you pay for them. I think these 3/8-16 were about $35-40 each when I bought them 3 years ago. But for the application, they are awesome.
Josh, you certainly weren't very patient with that Asian lady. Must have been something you said for her to MF you. I've gotten those calls before. Seriously, your channel is top notch. You definitely are a master machinist, not what she callec yoy.
Lol. Thank you!!!
What a great video! Thoroughly enjoyed watching the work you do. One thing though....why don't you metal working guys ever clean up all the shavings off your machines? I'll never understand how you guys work in a mess like that! Keep things clean and your tools will last that much longer, besides looking better. :)
I do clean, problem is I work hard too. Only takes a couple passes to get things dirty again. 🤣 But on the other side, a machine is a consumable, an expensive one, but still a consumable. Some will last 50-60 years some much shorter.
Why? You can make just as much money on a dirty machine as a clean one. Maybe more since cleaning is not productive work. A successful shop never looks like a laboratory. (:-)))
Hey Josh was trying to get some stickers from your shop but couldn't seem to find them. Do you sell stickers ?
I currently don't have any for sale. But I'm toying with some merchandise ideas if the channel continues to grow well.
Please, who can share the link of the tap drill with me? Thank you guys
Swear at them first!