Awesome video and project. I can appreciate how even seemingly small projects can take quite a lot of time to see through to completion, especially if you are taking the time to document every step for sharing. Thank you!
Thanks Ray, really appreciate it! The end of the video actually inspired me to do a David Attenboroughesque narration to one of my future videos. "Here we see the wild machinist in his natural habitat..."
Randy Richard You got the right word, but may be confusing them with another animal, as there are no hedgehogs in Australia. There are a few species of them, living mainly in Europe and a bit into Asia. Currently I reside in Sweden. Hack jobs have their place in the world too. Cheers!
Very nice job! A couple of years ago I wanted a boom mic for some audio recordings, I priced them, then decided to make my own. I bought a telescoping aluminum rod intended for changing light bulbs in high places, removed the lightbulb grabbing part, drilled out the end and epoxied in a bolt that would fit a mic holder...viola! A boom mic with about 11 feet (almost 4 meters) of reach for 1/5 the cost of a commercially made mic boom. After seeing your little tilt head it occurred to me that with the right threading on the bottom it would fit on the end of my mic boom, and enable some fairly high or otherwise interesting shots with a camera too! You'd need a remote control of some sort if you want to control the camera, but some do have that feature. Thanks for the design, video, and idea stimulation! -- Mike
Nice work, I enjoy your videos they are always interesting! Nice method by using the drill press as a guide to cut the threads in the block of aluminum. Keep it up and greeting from Germany :)
Yeah, the drill press is a great help when doing those things. I'm not comfortable yet to powertap though, like some people (like Tom Lipton here on youtube for instance) does.
Very nice video - great tutorial for the uninitiated (me). I never conceptualized how many different steps were involved in machining such a simple piece.
Indeed, that's what I really like about CAD as well, it at least helps me visualize the steps to produce something much better than if I do it on paper (even though all my designs do start out on paper).
It would be cool to put markings on the bolt at 15 degree increments and a mark on the bottom block so that you could have your camera at specific angles. Cool Project!
Threading tip: At 3:54 If you have an aloris tool post, or a big block, just start your die. Slide the Tool post up to keep the die holder perpendicular to the shaft. With tool post against die holder, just thread by hand by turning the chuck. Rod is threaded straight, done when you cut the part. Saves time!
Problem would've been to clamp the thumbwheel straight in the lathe to begin with. I didn't want to cut the threads before making the grooves, as I didn't want to clamp around the threads in the indexing head, nor did I want to clamp around the grooves in the lathe and bother with making it run true to cut the threads. It's a bit of a catch 22, if I do one I couldn't do the other. What I could've done, however, would've been to butt the back of the thumbwheel up against a the chuck in a drill press, and while having gentle downward pressure push, and screw, it into the die laying flat on the drill press table. That would've ensured pretty much perfect perpendicularity.
Make your self a tailstock die holder for your lathe and you will have straight threads all the time. Turning the chuck by hand and giving a little pressure from the handwheel makes it effortless to start the threads squarely.. If you ever need to hold a part by the threads (like that tumbwheel) a matching nut with a slit cut in it with a very thin hacksaw blade will protect the threads and allow the chuck to grip it tightly.
What I usually do is just hold the die-holder up against the surface of the tailstock chuck and hand threading like that. It works perfectly. However, with this part I didn't trust myself to chuck it up straight in the lathe, and doing so without marring the grooved surface on the outside of the thumbwheel. I could certainly have cut the grooves after though, and using the method you describe (and I've used in previous videos as well) of making a small thread clamping jig from a split nut. Cheers!
When you put the top plate in the vise between two parallels and mill down "in" the vise channel, I might have put the part on one parallel (even if I have to lay it flat) and use a round rod of say 1 inch diameter between the movable jaw and the part. Very nice video and project!
Indeed, that's also one way one could go about it. This worked fine though, only required a bit more attention to where the cutter was going. I'll keep your suggestion in mind for the future. Thank you!
I'm unsure what you want to see a video of. Do you want to see videos of using the engraving cutter more, or making it? For the first, there will be more videos featuring the engraving cutter, in CNC operations. For the second, I'm merely pointing you that you can make your own, the one I'm using is a commercially made one. There should be plenty of tool grinding videos on UA-cam you could follow though for similar results.Cheers!
lbcustomknives It's just called an engraving cutter/bit, you should be able to pick them up at most hardware stores, Amazon, Ebay etc. Google a little and I'm sure you could find places even more local to you which carry them.
lbcustomknives Cool cool! Hope it works out for you! There will be a video using an engraving cutter at some point when I have time to edit the material. It's using it in a CNC operation though, so it may not give that much insight to its usage.
Indeed, they do, and I do use them from time to time in the other vise. This vise is quite shallow, the depth is just 25mm, which is about the same as most steel rulers.
All my footage, aside from a few clips in early videos I uploaded, are shot with the RX100. I'm so pleasantly surprised by this camera, especially considering how much it has come down in price since the release of the RX100 MKII and MKIII. Cheers!
That's great. I actually have it as well, but I haven't given video a proper shot yet; I might start filming a few videos myself in the future so it's good to know it'll do well
Cool video. Am I correct you do your shop work in a public job shop that anyone can use to create things for budding business or hobby? I've heard of such places but nothing like that exists where I am in the states.
+Jason McKinney Not at all. Most of the videos, like this one, were shot at Umeå Institute of Design, very much not public. The videos I'm releasing now have mostly been shot at the workshop where I work, a design agency which again is very much not public. Where do you live? There are places like Techshops opening up all over the US. Try to get in touch with a local maker organisation and I'm sure they know where to turn.
+Switch & Lever Thank you for responding. You have a great job with access to a phenomenal metal/wood shop. There are some semi-local maker organizations, but to the extent they are equipped, I am not sure. I am in Florida, USA. I'm an hour drive at least from the nearest large city.
Hi Dan. What kind of cutting fluid are you useing? I have been useing Kemetyl T-röd with good result when milling aluminum. Seems to me like the chips are much more easy to deal with than when useing Rocol or other oil based products. Do you have any experience with that?
Hej Arne! I'm a bit weary of using ethanol as a cutting fluid, as it's likely to get everywhere and it's a pretty good degreaser. I'd rather deal with cleaning the odd chip sticking than go around re-greasing the vise and table all the time. So that's why I haven't even tried. I use Rocol RTD fluid, and it's doing wonders for me, but I know there are plenty of different opinions and methods when it comes to cutting fluids out there.
smh3w Rotary tables are definitely a nice investment, I've had one kicking around the workshop for some time, but never really got down to learning how to use it properly. I'm glad I did, otherwise a project like this would've been much harder.
Hi Mack! That entirely depends on your budget. I could make you one, but considering the time involved, and being a firm believer in a proper hourly wage, it would not be cost effective in the slightest. However, I'm setting up a store currently, and I'm planning to sell the plans for this tripod head (and other things). If you have any friends, or a company nearby who are okay with making one off things, you could always get the plans and give to them and get a quote. Keep your head up for the next few days for the launch, if you're interested in the plans. Cheers!
Yes, that's a given. The same could be said for any tutorial video posted on UA-cam. You either need the machinery suggested, or have access to them (as for instance TechShop or similar) or have the know how to know what machines to use instead to get a similar result. Really glad you liked it though! Cheers!
Hej! Hvad er det for et program du laver grafikken i starten med. Btw fedt med en fra norden der laver videoer fra værkstedet på UA-cam. Og håber du kan forstå mit dansk Hilsen Jakob
Det beror på vilken grafik du pratar om. Själva siluettgrafiken i den verkliga början är Adobe After Effects. 3d modellerna och den animationen är gjort oftast till största del i Solidworks. Danska är inget problem att förstå, det är i alla fall lättare att läsa än att förstå när man lyssnar på det. Tack tack!
Eeek sorry about the thumb wheel - when the footage is sped up like that, it's really easy to see where you misaligned the die. I expect you know the old trick of starting a tap using a drill press or milling machine with something tapered aligned into it, but did you know you can do a similar thing with die sets? You just need to turn yourself a really widely tapered piece with a shank small enough to chuck, the die should register off the taper and if you've chamfered the thread the two should self align to get you started. (Can give you a dimensioned drawing if my instructions are unclear) Thanks for the videos, entertaining as always :)
I think I understand what you mean. There are a whole bunch of other ways one could do this. What I usually do when cutting a thread, if possible, is just chuck it up in the lathe. Since the thumbwheel was a bit thin I didn't trust myself to chuck it up completely straight, especially so without marring the grooves on the outside. Once in the chuck it's quite easy to just put your die-holder up against the surface of the tailstock chuck and hand feed the whole thing. I may have to make myself a tool as you suggest though, if I ever find myself in the same kind of situation. Cheers! Really appreciate it!
I love seeing good millwork, whether it's wood or metal. That turned out great, nice finish!
Yeah, I'm super happy with it. Even more so now actually after it's been used a bit and started to accumulate some scratches and patina.
Awesome video and project. I can appreciate how even seemingly small projects can take quite a lot of time to see through to completion, especially if you are taking the time to document every step for sharing. Thank you!
Your video's are always so well produced and entertaining to watch. Thank you for taking the time to share your work.
It's great fun, and hearing all your reactions gives me even more enthusiasm to make more. Thanks!
Enjoyed the video, very good instructions, lessons and finish product
Nicely done, and some great added video at the end!
Thanks for sharing!
Ray
Thanks Ray, really appreciate it! The end of the video actually inspired me to do a David Attenboroughesque narration to one of my future videos. "Here we see the wild machinist in his natural habitat..."
Beautiful work Daniel! Next: A ball head!
You have the video quality of clickspring and the humor of AvE. Congrats on getting a new sub!
Very nice job both on the part and the video work. Thanks
Very nice project and awesome editing as always!
Nice project and beautiful work. I love the Hedge Hog, I think?
Thank you, Randy
You better make up your mind on that hedgehog, it's waiting for your response, do you like it or not?
Haha, thanks though, glad you liked the video!
Oh I like the Hedgehog. I just wasn't 100% positive it was a hedgehog. So I take it you are in Australia. Randy
I forgot to tell you I love your video's, they are very well done, not like my hack jobs. Thanks again for sharing. Randy
Randy Richard You got the right word, but may be confusing them with another animal, as there are no hedgehogs in Australia. There are a few species of them, living mainly in Europe and a bit into Asia. Currently I reside in Sweden.
Hack jobs have their place in the world too. Cheers!
Well I could not things more wrong, next time I will google all my facts. I still love your videos and the great craftsmanship. Randy
as always, beautiful work and presentation
Thanks Dave, glad you liked it!
Very nice job!
A couple of years ago I wanted a boom mic for some audio recordings, I priced them, then decided to make my own. I bought a telescoping aluminum rod intended for changing light bulbs in high places, removed the lightbulb grabbing part, drilled out the end and epoxied in a bolt that would fit a mic holder...viola! A boom mic with about 11 feet (almost 4 meters) of reach for 1/5 the cost of a commercially made mic boom.
After seeing your little tilt head it occurred to me that with the right threading on the bottom it would fit on the end of my mic boom, and enable some fairly high or otherwise interesting shots with a camera too! You'd need a remote control of some sort if you want to control the camera, but some do have that feature.
Thanks for the design, video, and idea stimulation!
-- Mike
Amazing work as always! I love that the plans are actually larger than the final product =)
Haha, yeah, it helps to up the scale a bit when you're working on small parts.
Absolutely stunning video to watch!
Great project and great edit!
Thank you!
Thank you!
I really enjoy such kind of videos, thank you.
I live and would die for your videos. Keep it it up
Absolutely fantastic, this video and all your others re great. Cant wait to see more keep p the great work.
There will be more coming, time allowing!
Cheers!
love your videos! can't wait to see more! Keep up the good work.
just beautiful !
Great attention to detail my friend. Subbed!
Excellent video as usual, sir.
Cheers!
That is a Cool little mount
Nice, nifty little project !
nice work
Thank you Keld! Appreciate it!
/Daniel
Nice video. Good job!!
Your videos make me wish I had access to a machine shop, fantastic project,
amazing work
Nice work, I enjoy your videos they are always interesting! Nice method by using the drill press as a guide to cut the threads in the block of aluminum. Keep it up and greeting from Germany :)
Yeah, the drill press is a great help when doing those things. I'm not comfortable yet to powertap though, like some people (like Tom Lipton here on youtube for instance) does.
Very nice video - great tutorial for the uninitiated (me). I never conceptualized how many different steps were involved in machining such a simple piece.
Indeed, that's what I really like about CAD as well, it at least helps me visualize the steps to produce something much better than if I do it on paper (even though all my designs do start out on paper).
It would be cool to put markings on the bolt at 15 degree increments and a mark on the bottom block so that you could have your camera at specific angles. Cool Project!
Threading tip: At 3:54 If you have an aloris tool post, or a big block, just start your die. Slide the Tool post up to keep the die holder perpendicular to the shaft. With tool post against die holder, just thread by hand by turning the chuck. Rod is threaded straight, done when you cut the part. Saves time!
Problem would've been to clamp the thumbwheel straight in the lathe to begin with. I didn't want to cut the threads before making the grooves, as I didn't want to clamp around the threads in the indexing head, nor did I want to clamp around the grooves in the lathe and bother with making it run true to cut the threads. It's a bit of a catch 22, if I do one I couldn't do the other.
What I could've done, however, would've been to butt the back of the thumbwheel up against a the chuck in a drill press, and while having gentle downward pressure push, and screw, it into the die laying flat on the drill press table. That would've ensured pretty much perfect perpendicularity.
Make your self a tailstock die holder for your lathe and you will have straight threads all the time. Turning the chuck by hand and giving a little pressure from the handwheel makes it effortless to start the threads squarely..
If you ever need to hold a part by the threads (like that tumbwheel) a matching nut with a slit cut in it with a very thin hacksaw blade will protect the threads and allow the chuck to grip it tightly.
What I usually do is just hold the die-holder up against the surface of the tailstock chuck and hand threading like that. It works perfectly. However, with this part I didn't trust myself to chuck it up straight in the lathe, and doing so without marring the grooved surface on the outside of the thumbwheel.
I could certainly have cut the grooves after though, and using the method you describe (and I've used in previous videos as well) of making a small thread clamping jig from a split nut.
Cheers!
*You are awesome, Greets!*
Love it!
Why didn't you use a square drill bit for the square hole?
Yes...why didn't I?
@@SwitchAndLever probably because you are not stupid
When you put the top plate in the vise between two parallels and mill down "in" the vise channel, I might have put the part on one parallel (even if I have to lay it flat) and use a round rod of say 1 inch diameter between the movable jaw and the part.
Very nice video and project!
Indeed, that's also one way one could go about it. This worked fine though, only required a bit more attention to where the cutter was going. I'll keep your suggestion in mind for the future.
Thank you!
Mr. Lever that is s o kool I love watchin your Vedio's there top shelf
Great project ;)
Cheers!
Damn vad grymt..
Great job dude..
Tackar tackar!
Great work! 10k subscribers will be just the beginning! Remember this when you reach 100k and more :-)
Could you show a vid on the engraving cutter please, as that would very handy for me
I'm unsure what you want to see a video of. Do you want to see videos of using the engraving cutter more, or making it? For the first, there will be more videos featuring the engraving cutter, in CNC operations. For the second, I'm merely pointing you that you can make your own, the one I'm using is a commercially made one. There should be plenty of tool grinding videos on UA-cam you could follow though for similar results.Cheers!
If you could point me In the right directions where to purchase one please that wood be great. And the actual name of the bit please
lbcustomknives It's just called an engraving cutter/bit, you should be able to pick them up at most hardware stores, Amazon, Ebay etc. Google a little and I'm sure you could find places even more local to you which carry them.
Thanks fir the reply I did Google it bud. But wasn't sure thank you
lbcustomknives Cool cool! Hope it works out for you! There will be a video using an engraving cutter at some point when I have time to edit the material. It's using it in a CNC operation though, so it may not give that much insight to its usage.
Steel rules/scales make adequate thin parallels if you are stuck on a job that needs them.
Indeed, they do, and I do use them from time to time in the other vise. This vise is quite shallow, the depth is just 25mm, which is about the same as most steel rulers.
six inch rules are either about 1/2 " or 3/4" depending on make and flexibility.
just amazing, this i gonna my first project when i buy a lathe and an milling machine, so like in 20 years
In a fraction of that time you could make this using only nail files!
Switch & Lever hahaha... that's true, and for a fraction of the price of those machines I can buy some dumbbells
Awesome!! what camera are the final example shots filmed on???
+JaredGamo Same camera that's on the tripod towards the end, the Sony Rx100.
+Switch & Lever thanks man.. great work and very well filmed and packaged. . thumbs up
Great as always! Is the footage at the end also taken with the RX100?
All my footage, aside from a few clips in early videos I uploaded, are shot with the RX100. I'm so pleasantly surprised by this camera, especially considering how much it has come down in price since the release of the RX100 MKII and MKIII.
Cheers!
That's great. I actually have it as well, but I haven't given video a proper shot yet; I might start filming a few videos myself in the future so it's good to know it'll do well
very nice. What cad program is that in the beginning?
It's just regular good old Solidworks.
I was hoping that was not the answer. Can't afford it :p
Cool video. Am I correct you do your shop work in a public job shop that anyone can use to create things for budding business or hobby?
I've heard of such places but nothing like that exists where I am in the states.
+Jason McKinney Not at all. Most of the videos, like this one, were shot at Umeå Institute of Design, very much not public. The videos I'm releasing now have mostly been shot at the workshop where I work, a design agency which again is very much not public.
Where do you live? There are places like Techshops opening up all over the US. Try to get in touch with a local maker organisation and I'm sure they know where to turn.
+Switch & Lever Thank you for responding. You have a great job with access to a phenomenal metal/wood shop.
There are some semi-local maker organizations, but to the extent they are equipped, I am not sure. I am in Florida, USA. I'm an hour drive at least from the nearest large city.
Hi Dan. What kind of cutting fluid are you useing? I have been useing Kemetyl T-röd with good result when milling aluminum. Seems to me like the chips are much more easy to deal with than when useing Rocol or other oil based products. Do you have any experience with that?
Hej Arne! I'm a bit weary of using ethanol as a cutting fluid, as it's likely to get everywhere and it's a pretty good degreaser. I'd rather deal with cleaning the odd chip sticking than go around re-greasing the vise and table all the time. So that's why I haven't even tried. I use Rocol RTD fluid, and it's doing wonders for me, but I know there are plenty of different opinions and methods when it comes to cutting fluids out there.
Hmm... I don't have a rotary table, but I do have a 4 jaw chuck with independent jaws... Good job!
lol, nevermind! time to borrow one hahaha
smh3w Rotary tables are definitely a nice investment, I've had one kicking around the workshop for some time, but never really got down to learning how to use it properly. I'm glad I did, otherwise a project like this would've been much harder.
How can I get one of these I don't have the means to make them myself but would like to have one?
Hi Mack! That entirely depends on your budget. I could make you one, but considering the time involved, and being a firm believer in a proper hourly wage, it would not be cost effective in the slightest.
However, I'm setting up a store currently, and I'm planning to sell the plans for this tripod head (and other things). If you have any friends, or a company nearby who are okay with making one off things, you could always get the plans and give to them and get a quote. Keep your head up for the next few days for the launch, if you're interested in the plans.
Cheers!
Couldn't you use a rolo bit for the square?
Yes I could, but it would make it easier if I had one, or could afford one. So, filing it is, it's basically free in comparison!
,thx good instructional vid
Looks solid. Is your tripod that solid, though? ; )
I've yet to actually put it on a tripod, aside from the one demonstrated towards the end of the video. For my monopod it's awesome though!
Great video, enjoyed it very much. But unfortunately not everybody have access to the machinery that you have.
Yes, that's a given. The same could be said for any tutorial video posted on UA-cam. You either need the machinery suggested, or have access to them (as for instance TechShop or similar) or have the know how to know what machines to use instead to get a similar result.
Really glad you liked it though! Cheers!
Hej!
Hvad er det for et program du laver grafikken i starten med.
Btw fedt med en fra norden der laver videoer fra værkstedet på UA-cam.
Og håber du kan forstå mit dansk
Hilsen Jakob
Det beror på vilken grafik du pratar om. Själva siluettgrafiken i den verkliga början är Adobe After Effects. 3d modellerna och den animationen är gjort oftast till största del i Solidworks.
Danska är inget problem att förstå, det är i alla fall lättare att läsa än att förstå när man lyssnar på det.
Tack tack!
Eeek sorry about the thumb wheel - when the footage is sped up like that, it's really easy to see where you misaligned the die. I expect you know the old trick of starting a tap using a drill press or milling machine with something tapered aligned into it, but did you know you can do a similar thing with die sets? You just need to turn yourself a really widely tapered piece with a shank small enough to chuck, the die should register off the taper and if you've chamfered the thread the two should self align to get you started.
(Can give you a dimensioned drawing if my instructions are unclear)
Thanks for the videos, entertaining as always :)
I think I understand what you mean. There are a whole bunch of other ways one could do this. What I usually do when cutting a thread, if possible, is just chuck it up in the lathe. Since the thumbwheel was a bit thin I didn't trust myself to chuck it up completely straight, especially so without marring the grooves on the outside. Once in the chuck it's quite easy to just put your die-holder up against the surface of the tailstock chuck and hand feed the whole thing.
I may have to make myself a tool as you suggest though, if I ever find myself in the same kind of situation.
Cheers! Really appreciate it!
What kind of cat was that at the end? A spinyboi?
Or a pricklygirl, can't be sure.