Having done videography and instructional videos in the past, I'm amazed at how consistently good your presentation is. Everything from your camera angles (clearly framing the items), to your clear voiceovers (most people struggle with audio), to your expert editing is top-notch. I wish you could do a course on how to do a course! Well done again!
I love how he shows all the alternative methods for folks who don't have the required tools. I think it's just that little touch that makes his videos more enjoyable.
In high school and junior high I took woodshop for 6 years. I loved it, so much I skipped machine shop classes. I have regretted that ever since. You have inspired me to save up for and keep and eye out for a good deal on a lathe to experiment with. I am suspecting that my love of woodworking extends to machining precision parts as well. Thank you for the inspiration. I enjoyed the video very much. Ironically, I wasn't sure I even wanted to watch someone make a silly scribe. Boy was I wrong. Your teaching style is fantastic! More videos please about simple tools I didn't realise I needed and will use frequently.
Mike Whitenton Hey Mike, that is just fantastic to hear! I have no doubt your love will extend to precision machining too. There is a real satisfaction that comes from making your own tools, and other fun items on a metal lathe. Thanks very much for watching, more projects on the way soon.
I made one last night, my wife ordered one immediately. So I'm making another one today. This is a really simple, useful project. I used grey scotchbrite to put on a brushed finish. It feels right in my hand. Great idea, and a useful tool. Thanks man!
I just had a funny experience with this video. I am subbed to the Make: channel and while sitting in a boring meeting I clicked on this video in my feed and started watching it with the sound off. It didn't take long for me to think "Somebody at Make: has been watching Chris on the Clickspring channel". Imagine my surprise when I scrolled down to the comments and saw Chris replying to all the comments! I still haven't listed to the video, but Chris, your style is so distinctive and as always is a pleasure to watch. Scott
Thanks for the idea! I just made one from an old 1/2" x 6" bronze bolt. I knurled the section above the taper, and domed the other end. A #16 sail maker's needle made a sturdy and sexy tip: sharp point, strong, and TRIANGULAR in cross section.
Hi, I'm working my way through all of your video's. They are excellent. This one should enspire many people to get into turning/machining. You have a wonderful way about you my friend ☺
Great to see you getting more notice, Chris! Your main channel is criminally underfollowed considering the quality of your videos! Keep up the amazing work!
When I know that I will see another Clickspring video, a big smile appears onto my soul and I associate it with a comfortable cinema chair and a good expresso coffee. Thanks
Woohoo....I took the plunge and made one today. Works (and looks) great! Now I just need to figure out how to make a safety cover for this - that fits well and looks cool too.
Finally made mine today. I am learning to use a haas tool room lathe and the was the perfect project to make. Took maybe 30 minutes and thats with learning a new interface
Love your videos as always Chris! Such wonderful quality. I'm a relatively newbie and I think one of the "problems" with this beginner video is the need for the special cutting tools. I have yet to try my hand at making them, so it would be great if you could do a tutorial on that too so that newbies have a class act to follow!
This is sweet. I just subscribed to this guy the other day! Now he's got a Make video, I guess I know how to pick em! :D I'd really like to see more educational/project videos like this!
A little tip on finishing, at the end, when you don't want to have jaw marks on the part, is to have something like paper around the part, where it contacts jaws. might get slightly off center, but at finishing, doesn't really matter.
Really great video! I especially valued the tip about the spear point tip. I often make my own drills to get the exact size for tapping holes. I have just been putting a bit of a notch on the end of some silver steel with a dremel. Also great tips on the cutting tools! Please make lots more!!!
Great video. As soon as I started watching it I started thinking his voice is very familiar then I realized it was you Chris of Clickspring. Keep up the good work glad to see you may be making other types of videos.
Now you get my recommendation to anyone in the machining world for lining up center height for cutters using center in tailstock!!!! No more silly tools!!
Awesomely filmed and narrated as always. Your precision with the lathe is just beautiful to watch. I'm already a subscriber, and I'm happy to see you got covered by Make, this should give you a bit more visibility, you deserve it so much! Cheers from Italy, keep up the good work. P.S. - nice aussie accent
Something about this video, maybe the yellowish orangeish shading, but makes your eyes feel comfortable while watching. And the really hight quality is just gorgeous. It's an orgasm for eyes :D By the way, amazing work.
You do have a legitimate reason. The craft and hobby is one because you can make money, or you can bring forth works that will leave a mark in the world if you wanted too
Joop Media Ha ha! I kind of thought the same thing as I was making the groove pattern! Maybe I should make a follow up vid: Matching pen, scriber and dart box set! Thanks for watching :)
+Clickspring I love to see the matching pen set! I have already thought about doing something similar and I'm yet to even use a lathe yet. Small steps...
Sweet, great idea, Think I might make one with a screw on cap to protect the needle tip just need to figure out a design where the screw thread won't make using it less comfortable.
Chris, Amazing what some left over cut offs and a few pennies worth of string will do after some time on a couple thousand dollars worth of machines LOL. Thanks for sharing with us as always keep safe.
Great video! One thing I would have done differently is adding a set screw to the bottom so you can easily remove the tip to sharpen or replace it. It would also be nice if you milled a flat somewhere to keep it from rolling away from you and hitting the floor (which could snap the tip off as well). Anyway looks like a fun project!
For people who are new to lathes: Be careful with the way the lathe turns. The tools are designed to cut a specific way (the ones in the video are designed to cut upwards, so the workpiece has to move downwards). When you cut towards the center like at 2:55, try not to move past the axis of rotation. In this case it's not that much of a problem with HSS, but tipped tools (typically made from boron nitride) are very brittle and won't survive anything like 6:44 or 7:40.
What about drilling a tight fitting hole for the needle, the heating the brass to expand it slightly, then having it grip once it cools again (can't remember the engineering term)
***** I think you were searching for "shrink fit". There is also "press fit" or "interference fit", "slip fit" (used in this video) and possibly others but these are the most common.
@@H-to-O Except you can't swap it out unless the material the needle is made of expands less than the material you make the holder out of. You'll also need to be extremely precise to shrink fit a hole that small and probably heat it up quite a lot. If I was going to do something other than supergluing it I'd probably just solder it.
Wouldn't it be a good ideea to drill a hole on the side that connects to the needle hole and then use a tiny screw to fix the needle in place? I think it would make the needle changing easier and faster
5:19 As a bonus, after drilling the hole, you can use the 'needle bit' as the point. The female voice at the end is too "splash of cold water". Same goes for the rest of the vids on Make:.
ill offer some advice, drill the hole slightly smaller than the needle and heat up the brass to get it to expand and that hole will get bigger, insert the needle and cool, it should clamp the needle without any adhesive and be much stronger, then just re-polish.
always love watching *clickspring's* videos. I'm used to watching his channel I didn't realize he was featured on others
Having done videography and instructional videos in the past, I'm amazed at how consistently good your presentation is. Everything from your camera angles (clearly framing the items), to your clear voiceovers (most people struggle with audio), to your expert editing is top-notch. I wish you could do a course on how to do a course! Well done again!
I love how he shows all the alternative methods for folks who don't have the required tools. I think it's just that little touch that makes his videos more enjoyable.
In high school and junior high I took woodshop for 6 years. I loved it, so much I skipped machine shop classes. I have regretted that ever since. You have inspired me to save up for and keep and eye out for a good deal on a lathe to experiment with. I am suspecting that my love of woodworking extends to machining precision parts as well. Thank you for the inspiration. I enjoyed the video very much. Ironically, I wasn't sure I even wanted to watch someone make a silly scribe. Boy was I wrong. Your teaching style is fantastic! More videos please about simple tools I didn't realise I needed and will use frequently.
Mike Whitenton Hey Mike, that is just fantastic to hear! I have no doubt your love will extend to precision machining too. There is a real satisfaction that comes from making your own tools, and other fun items on a metal lathe. Thanks very much for watching, more projects on the way soon.
I made one last night, my wife ordered one immediately. So I'm making another one today. This is a really simple, useful project. I used grey scotchbrite to put on a brushed finish. It feels right in my hand. Great idea, and a useful tool. Thanks man!
I just had a funny experience with this video. I am subbed to the Make: channel and while sitting in a boring meeting I clicked on this video in my feed and started watching it with the sound off. It didn't take long for me to think "Somebody at Make: has been watching Chris on the Clickspring channel". Imagine my surprise when I scrolled down to the comments and saw Chris replying to all the comments! I still haven't listed to the video, but Chris, your style is so distinctive and as always is a pleasure to watch. Scott
Aristocob Cheers Scott! Very pleased to be able to brighten up that boring meeting!
Hey man what is the aproximate diameter of that rod? Is it 1/4 in?
Derek Richline Hi Derek, that's a bench block. Starrett makes one, it's #129.
Chris - Does it irk you that the Make channel insists on labelling your turning videos as "Milling"?
That is...
a bloody stunning looking piece of sculpted metal.
Just, outstanding.
Bonus points for being easy to fix, too!
There is something very satisfying about hearing someone with an australian accent using imperial measurements!
Nice video!!
Ernie Smith hard to find good people like that
Thanks for the idea! I just made one from an old 1/2" x 6" bronze bolt. I knurled the section above the taper, and domed the other end. A #16 sail maker's needle made a sturdy and sexy tip: sharp point, strong, and TRIANGULAR in cross section.
Wow! The zero rake on brass cutting tools was a real wake up for me. Thanks!
At first I was skeptical about the homemade bit, but seeing it work, I am impressed and will probably use that trick in the future
So glad you got this partnership Chris! Hopefully this helps you keep up your amazing work!
***** Cheers Pat, it will definitely help!
I have absolutely no use for one of these scribers but after watching you make them, I WANT ONE!
Wow!!! I have never seen anything like that in all my 44 years of machining!!!!!!! The whole removal of headstock like that!!!
Hi, I'm working my way through all of your video's. They are excellent. This one should enspire many people to get into turning/machining. You have a wonderful way about you my friend ☺
Very nice video Chris! Love the detail and image quality, also the cleanness of your workspace and the sharpness of your tools, great!
This was well explained! I'm just about ready to pull the trigger on a Grizzly Micro Metal Lathe.
Drunkenwood Awesome David! Time for a name edit: DW(&M)W :)
+Clickspring I was wondering what's the larger bench top lathe shown in the video
+Make Something I'd go for a Sherline lathe over any of the 7x lathes (they are pretty much all the same). Much more accurate and versatile.
+john cena ??????
Make Something if you mean the 4x6 its a great little lathe for projects like this.. however id go with 7x10 or bigger so you can thread.
Alec Steele recommended your channel so glad he did.. just the project I was looking for !!! Well made video thanks !!!
I'm a fan of Make because of Diresta, ILTMS and now Chris from clickspring is here too! Congrats Chris, your videos are simply amazing!
Andrea Arzensek Thank you very much Andrea, you have mentioned me alongside very good company!
Great to see you getting more notice, Chris! Your main channel is criminally underfollowed considering the quality of your videos! Keep up the amazing work!
WhereTheVideoEnds Thank you for the kind words mate, I appreciate it. More projects on the way soon!
I am not a machinist by trade but I always enjoy your videos. Thanks
Just finished making one. Love this scribe! Great project
never miss a Click Spring episode, great work!
Love your videos Chris!
I see a few of my favorite UA-cam shop mavens using this scribe.
Another beautifully made video with superb content!!! Thanks for sharing your work, on Make: or on your own channel!
When I know that I will see another Clickspring video, a big smile appears onto my soul and I associate it with a comfortable cinema chair and a good expresso coffee.
Thanks
Clickspring is amazing. I'm glad they've got him producing custom content for them, it sucks me right in!
Woohoo....I took the plunge and made one today. Works (and looks) great! Now I just need to figure out how to make a safety cover for this - that fits well and looks cool too.
Finally made mine today. I am learning to use a haas tool room lathe and the was the perfect project to make. Took maybe 30 minutes and thats with learning a new interface
Another amazing video thanks a lot. Every time I come to see your videos get to learn so many new things .
I do not have a machine at homes or care to own this tool but this video was still very entertaining. Thanks
Such a cute little lathe! Maybe it will grow up soon and help finish The Antikythera Mechanism.
didn't know cris made videos for make, loving his videos, i am even a patreon subscriber :)
I made such a metal scriber a year ago. It works perfectly.
Love your videos as always Chris! Such wonderful quality. I'm a relatively newbie and I think one of the "problems" with this beginner video is the need for the special cutting tools. I have yet to try my hand at making them, so it would be great if you could do a tutorial on that too so that newbies have a class act to follow!
Every time I see the quality of your tool grinds Chris I swear I'm going to spend more time honing my tools😀
Great videos.
Just made a couple scribers (one for me and one for my brother) - really useful tool!
Enjoying the clock series - keep up the good work
This clarifies a lot of things that I've seen in other turning videos! Thank you!
I love Clickspring he is my favorite youtuber in this category
I saw the thumbnail and said " that looks like click spring tool." Lol great vid. Love your work!
bnemmie Ha ha! Cheers bnemmie!
This is sweet. I just subscribed to this guy the other day! Now he's got a Make video, I guess I know how to pick em! :D I'd really like to see more educational/project videos like this!
A little tip on finishing, at the end, when you don't want to have jaw marks on the part, is to have something like paper around the part, where it contacts jaws. might get slightly off center, but at finishing, doesn't really matter.
Awesome video and project! I loved your lathe!
Scrap wood City Cheers SWC, thanks very much for watching. Its a great little lathe, and can do plenty despite its small size.
Clickspring what kind of lathe is it?
Guest icles Yes very interested to hear exactly what lathe you were using please.
Guest icles It is a Sherline 4100 lathe.
Really great video! I especially valued the tip about the spear point tip. I often make my own drills to get the exact size for tapping holes. I have just been putting a bit of a notch on the end of some silver steel with a dremel. Also great tips on the cutting tools! Please make lots more!!!
Clickspring is an amazing channel! I've watched all of Chris' videos, some of them more than once.
Great video. As soon as I started watching it I started thinking his voice is very familiar then I realized it was you Chris of Clickspring. Keep up the good work glad to see you may be making other types of videos.
just a tip i used a tungsten tip, just used abit of tungsten from my tig welder and stays sharp
Now you get my recommendation to anyone in the machining world for lining up center height for cutters using center in tailstock!!!! No more silly tools!!
Awesomely filmed and narrated as always. Your precision with the lathe is just beautiful to watch. I'm already a subscriber, and I'm happy to see you got covered by Make, this should give you a bit more visibility, you deserve it so much!
Cheers from Italy, keep up the good work.
P.S. - nice aussie accent
KindlyRequested Thank you very much for the kind words, and thanks for tuning in.
Something about this video, maybe the yellowish orangeish shading, but makes your eyes feel comfortable while watching. And the really hight quality is just gorgeous. It's an orgasm for eyes :D By the way, amazing work.
These videos make me really wish I had a legitimate reason to buy a lathe.
忘れたくなかった that by itself is a legitimate reason to buy a life
You already have, just make it happen
You do have a legitimate reason.
The craft and hobby is one because you can make money, or you can bring forth works that will leave a mark in the world if you wanted too
And...now I want a lathe.
That feeling... :D
Rob Cartwright That's super expensive
Samuel Mason Kids today. Just want everything for free...
Not for a lathe. Pretty cheap actually.
Samuel Mason XD
stunning photography and explanation
Beautiful, makes me want to make a set of custom darts :)
Joop Media Ha ha! I kind of thought the same thing as I was making the groove pattern! Maybe I should make a follow up vid: Matching pen, scriber and dart box set! Thanks for watching :)
+Clickspring I love to see the matching pen set! I have already thought about doing something similar and I'm yet to even use a lathe yet. Small steps...
+Clickspring Do itttt
Nice project, and - as always immaculate video quality.
8:10 I made this into some darts. They grip very good and work well
lovely video and great production value.
That looks like something you would buy out the shop
you could add a set screw to hold the pin. so you dont have to heat it over and over to change the point. still a fun project.
Sweet, great idea, Think I might make one with a screw on cap to protect the needle tip just need to figure out a design where the screw thread won't make using it less comfortable.
Chris, Amazing what some left over cut offs and a few pennies worth of string will do after some time on a couple thousand dollars worth of machines LOL. Thanks for sharing with us as always keep safe.
This is a fantastic, well done video. It makes me want to get a metal cutting lathe!
I must say this one is so beautiful!
Great video! One thing I would have done differently is adding a set screw to the bottom so you can easily remove the tip to sharpen or replace it. It would also be nice if you milled a flat somewhere to keep it from rolling away from you and hitting the floor (which could snap the tip off as well). Anyway looks like a fun project!
* Turning a metal scriber
Love Clickspring's videos
***** Thanks for your continued support :)
At first I thought it won't be exciting but after 3 minutes I liked the video. ;)
Thanks for getting me on to this channel...awesome.
George Harris Cheers George, thanks for watching.
Make: This is one of the best make videos in a long time.
For people who are new to lathes: Be careful with the way the lathe turns. The tools are designed to cut a specific way (the ones in the video are designed to cut upwards, so the workpiece has to move downwards). When you cut towards the center like at 2:55, try not to move past the axis of rotation. In this case it's not that much of a problem with HSS, but tipped tools (typically made from boron nitride) are very brittle and won't survive anything like 6:44 or 7:40.
With some additional changes this would also make a beautiful pen.
The lathe used is a Sherline brand. Too small for my purposes, but a really nice machine by the looks of it.
I now have a hundred projects I didn't know I needed to do!
those aussie electric sockets are so cute
I've been making that drill bit for years as a watch maker
Very nicely organized and described.
Totally enjoyed watching this, great job
Jax Nean Thanks for watching Jax.
I made one of those tapered bits out of a nail to flatten the end of a hole drilled into a block of wood but I didn't make it with a spear point.
What about drilling a tight fitting hole for the needle, the heating the brass to expand it slightly, then having it grip once it cools again (can't remember the engineering term)
With a piece this small. you will draw the temper out of the needle. That brass will hold a lot of heat relative to the needle.
***** I think you were searching for "shrink fit". There is also "press fit" or "interference fit", "slip fit" (used in this video) and possibly others but these are the most common.
Keith Ward yes it was interference fit I was thinking of, but as previously mentioned the temper would go in the steel
you could still do it, just use a 2mm tungsten welding electrode, no temper to draw as it's hard from the get go!
@@H-to-O Except you can't swap it out unless the material the needle is made of expands less than the material you make the holder out of. You'll also need to be extremely precise to shrink fit a hole that small and probably heat it up quite a lot. If I was going to do something other than supergluing it I'd probably just solder it.
good machining tool......and a wonderful scriber.
Better than a sewing needle. Use a similar length of TIG welding electrode. It's Tungston. Hard as stone.
That scribe flexes so much in other videos
I want to buy a metal lathe now just to make one of these scribes. Nice.
hi Chris,
just found this video.
sorry i missed it.
nice shop made tool.
Jeff
If I didn't have a carbide scribe I made nearly 30 years ago. I'd be all over this.
This also a very useful tool when tying fishing flies.
A very nice video; professionally narrated. Can you tell me who makes the tool that holds the needle? Thanks.
Beautiful to watch, imagine my delight when I discovered a Clickspring video in disguise!
Hey, what kind of tongs do you use at 1:06 min? Looks really good for grinding jobs.
Wouldn't it be a good ideea to drill a hole on the side that connects to the needle hole and then use a tiny screw to fix the needle in place? I think it would make the needle changing easier and faster
This guy is a born teacher!
That would make a nice looking pen.
Could you use a grub screw instead of adhesive to keep the needle in place?
I don't own a lathe or plan on buying one. I actually don't even know how I got here. But this video is awesome. +1
5:19 As a bonus, after drilling the hole, you can use the 'needle bit' as the point.
The female voice at the end is too "splash of cold water". Same goes for the rest of the vids on Make:.
+Double Dare Fan
yeah, they need to properly set the volume levels so her voice isn't like a cymbal splash.
ill offer some advice, drill the hole slightly smaller than the needle and heat up the brass to get it to expand and that hole will get bigger, insert the needle and cool, it should clamp the needle without any adhesive and be much stronger, then just re-polish.
What is the name of the tool you are using to hold the needle @ 1:10. looks very handy
At 1:17, what's the gripper tool used to hold the needle? Where do I find one? Thanks!
great photography!
Would love to get a lathe one day. Thanks for the video!
armena torvan Cheers AT, thanks for tuning in.