You are getting it Nik. I never doubted for a moment that you would. You sure get into some projects that will drive a man crazy but you are persistent and get the job done. Hats off to you.
Always a joy Nik, and thank you for reassuring me, that we don't always need to have the answers when we start, to work our way through to a solution Big love to you and yours buddy
I thought the same thing, However if you have been watching Nik any length of time you will have noticed "He is not like the other children" 😁 Therefore things like a loose wobbly vise don't seem to effect him much, he just takes it all in stride. His tendency to color outside the lines is what makes his projects and video productions appealing, well for me anyway.
G’day Mr Nik, Kevin here. That certainly is super complicated but as long as the end result is a success it’s all worth it. But hey this is a great series. Stay safe and healthy man. ✌️. Peace
Nik. There is no guarantee the stock end of your square is parallel to the blade, there is no need for it to be, normally it it just the bit you hold. Why did you not just run a dial indicator along the top of the part to see if it was parallel to the bed ?
Around 7:30, is the cutter actually deflecting away from the part due to how hard the material is? or is that a weird optical effect I'm seeing with the single point thread cutter appearing to 'pop' left slightly on the material exit? Asking as my boring bar seems to do the same sometimes, and with my issue I can confirm I've made tapered holes instead of the consistent bore I needed in hard materials.
Nik just curious who taught you machining or are you self taught? Did you have any mentors or? I went to a technical university in SC. After 4 years I came out with a Tool & Die degree and also an Industrial Maint. degree. Just curious sir that's all. Keep up the awesome work. its always satisfying for me to watch another machinist work.
My philospohy has always been to get the tool first then learn how to use it. When I ran into something I did not understand I asked someone who did. I have had a half dozen mentors over the years, the latest being youtube, what an amazing resourse.
@@NikColyerMachineWorks Yes UA-cam has been great for me too. I continue to learn new tips and tricks. I love to learn even though I have been doing this for about 26 years full time. Some of these guys are Great!!
Great video. Great setup. Nice looking job. Thank you for sharing.
You are getting it Nik. I never doubted for a moment that you would. You sure get into some projects that will drive a man crazy but you are persistent and get the job done. Hats off to you.
Hey, when you need the money any job is good.
Great video Nik loved it 👍👍👍
Hello Nik,
I really enjoy your adventures in your workshop... See you on the next one...
Take care.
Paul,,
Always a joy Nik, and thank you for reassuring me, that we don't always need to have the answers when we start, to work our way through to a solution
Big love to you and yours buddy
Looks like you are getting them done. Can't wait to see the next part so I will understand the last setup on the mill.
Take Care and Stay Safe.
Bob
That's quite the set up, reminds me of Rube Goldberg works. Great video and good thinking outside the box as they say.
you might be able to center the part in the lathe faster if you put the pin in the tailstock chuck
Good point.
You need to do something with that vise, that would drive me crazy! But thanks for your videos
I thought the same thing, However if you have been watching Nik any length of time you will have noticed "He is not like the other children" 😁 Therefore things like a loose wobbly vise don't seem to effect him much, he just takes it all in stride. His tendency to color outside the lines is what makes his projects and video productions appealing, well for me anyway.
Fairly zero is about my level of accuracy too Nick lol
G’day Mr Nik,
Kevin here. That certainly is super complicated but as long as the end result is a success it’s all worth it.
But hey this is a great series.
Stay safe and healthy man.
✌️. Peace
Hi Nick, have you tried the tap with diesel? It works usually!
Nik. There is no guarantee the stock end of your square is parallel to the blade, there is no need for it to be, normally it it just the bit you hold. Why did you not just run a dial indicator along the top of the part to see if it was parallel to the bed ?
As you said, that direction didn't matter as much, but an indicator would have been the right thing to do.
Around 7:30, is the cutter actually deflecting away from the part due to how hard the material is? or is that a weird optical effect I'm seeing with the single point thread cutter appearing to 'pop' left slightly on the material exit?
Asking as my boring bar seems to do the same sometimes, and with my issue I can confirm I've made tapered holes instead of the consistent bore I needed in hard materials.
Kerosene is the best lubricant I've found for bronze, great job nik.
good job nik
Nik am I missing something here, why could you have not done your milling the hole while you had it in the lathe
By the way, did you weigh that Silver in?
CLose to 30 pounds, that is scrap prices about half of spot.
If I didn't happen to live so far from you (Malta), I would come all the way there and tighten that damn bench vice for you. LOL
Cheap Chinese vise I inherited from my dad. The damn this will not tighten no matter how much I crank on it.
@@NikColyerMachineWorks LOL
a shit load of steps , but you kicked it's ass !!!! (as usual)
Nik just curious who taught you machining or are you self taught? Did you have any mentors or? I went to a technical university in SC. After 4 years I came out with a Tool & Die degree and also an Industrial Maint. degree. Just curious sir that's all. Keep up the awesome work. its always satisfying for me to watch another machinist work.
My philospohy has always been to get the tool first then learn how to use it. When I ran into something I did not understand I asked someone who did.
I have had a half dozen mentors over the years, the latest being youtube, what an amazing resourse.
@@NikColyerMachineWorks Yes UA-cam has been great for me too. I continue to learn new tips and tricks. I love to learn even though I have been doing this for about 26 years full time. Some of these guys are Great!!
Nice x6