I always learn master class level stuff watching this man work. Incredible to now understand how old school gear trains were spaced and the tools that were used.
So Chris, I know this is a different project, but when are you going to get certified for scuba diving so you can find whatever missing pieces of the mechanism are down there?
For some reason I come here to relax and learn something I have never known from a master craftsman I may never meet. Wonderous to watch his precison with tools never knew existed equals twice the awe. Thank you Chris.
Were I many decades younger I would beg you to let me be your apprentice… but if I were many decades younger, I would not have the right state of mind to realise that, of course 😂 Thank you for your videos!
Question: Does the use of Dykem [marking blue, Prussian Blue] have benefits/advantages over using a felt marker? My (very limited) experience forty years ago was with Dykem. But i see many videos with felt markers. Are they interchangeable or does one or the other have advantages depending on situation?
The last and only time I looked into building a clockwork style mechanism was for a mechanical readout that had both an inch and metric capacity. This then morphed into a "clock face" that had a read out in inches for "hour" hand and thousands for the "second" hand. Drill en by a cable attached to the lathe carriage. The real trick would be to machine the cable drum that the cable wraps around to power the device to exactly the right diameter. A ten inch cable drum would need to be 3.1831" or slightly under to allow for the cable. To determine the exact size needed would likely require making the drum slightly larger and testing and cutting. The whole reason. I really do not like DROs on lathes. In other work on other gear trains I have also done rough work on the gear trains required for a QCGB featuring inch and metric threads featuring a reversing Single Tooth Dog Clutch for threading. The drive system for both mechanical a gear hobber and a vertical gear shaper.
What is the the appropriate amount of backlash for cycoidal gearing at this scale. .001/.025mm? More? Less? My experience with gear trains is all with involute profiles. Plus with a depthing tool would it be possible or advisable to use a mic or calipers to set the tool to the theoretical distance between the two gears based on the absolute values of their pitch diameters?
Just curious but, why do clock gears always seem to have this "spindily" profile VS a true involute??? I watch every video and always learn something......
No. It’s the depth of engagement between the pinion and wheel that’s being fine-tuned in each case. The tool gives a convenient way to establish the best depth, by feel, and then to transfer the resulting center-to-center distance to the marked plate.
Pinion Head Depthing Tool sounds like a great 1970s manchester steelworker's insult.
Alright, Pinion Head Depthing Tool Jr (II)
I always learn master class level stuff watching this man work. Incredible to now understand how old school gear trains were spaced and the tools that were used.
This level of precision always fascinates me. Hand-fitted with a precision that few are able to use.
Thank you Chris. Good viewing...
I love watching a Master craftsman work. Your a true Master clock maker Chris. 👏
So Chris, I know this is a different project, but when are you going to get certified for scuba diving so you can find whatever missing pieces of the mechanism are down there?
For some reason I come here to relax and learn something I have never known from a master craftsman I may never meet. Wonderous to watch his precison with tools never knew existed equals twice the awe. Thank you Chris.
I almost always stop what I'm watching and see what you've doing to when I get your notifications.
I never know what is going on in a Clickspring video but it is always beautiful to watch
The precision is breathtaking, as is the knowledge to make it all come together
So this is the real world application of all that stuff we learn in geometry. Very cool to see it in action!
Saddly though I never had chance to learn geometry. . . kicked me out to woodshop. Now retired weilder.
With every video, you always leave me waiting to see more and more. I want to see the whole part from start to finish. Lol stunning work as always.
Nicely made depthing tool Chris, and it’s very satisfying to see the teeth mesh perfectly.
it's so pleasure to watch you.
So this is what happens when a trammel and a center punch love each other very much
Beautiful precise work! A couple of days ago I defined you as a magician with hand tools, in replay to a comment from Mark Presling.
Awsome! im making myself one of them, thanks for the videos always a pleasure to watch
Amazing , pinpointed accuracy
Were I many decades younger I would beg you to let me be your apprentice… but if I were many decades younger, I would not have the right state of mind to realise that, of course 😂
Thank you for your videos!
Question: Does the use of Dykem [marking blue, Prussian Blue] have benefits/advantages over using a felt marker? My (very limited) experience forty years ago was with Dykem. But i see many videos with felt markers. Are they interchangeable or does one or the other have advantages depending on situation?
The last and only time I looked into building a clockwork style mechanism was for a mechanical readout that had both an inch and metric capacity. This then morphed into a "clock face" that had a read out in inches for "hour" hand and thousands for the "second" hand. Drill en by a cable attached to the lathe carriage. The real trick would be to machine the cable drum that the cable wraps around to power the device to exactly the right diameter. A ten inch cable drum would need to be 3.1831" or slightly under to allow for the cable. To determine the exact size needed would likely require making the drum slightly larger and testing and cutting. The whole reason. I really do not like DROs on lathes.
In other work on other gear trains I have also done rough work on the gear trains required for a QCGB featuring inch and metric threads featuring a reversing Single Tooth Dog Clutch for threading. The drive system for both mechanical a gear hobber and a vertical gear shaper.
I see the marking fluid makes it easier to see the line, does drawing the line also mar the workpiece?
What is the the appropriate amount of backlash for cycoidal gearing at this scale. .001/.025mm? More? Less? My experience with gear trains is all with involute profiles.
Plus with a depthing tool would it be possible or advisable to use a mic or calipers to set the tool to the theoretical distance between the two gears based on the absolute values of their pitch diameters?
Just curious but, why do clock gears always seem to have this "spindily" profile VS a true involute???
I watch every video and always learn something......
Clock gears tend to have cycloidal teeth, whereas machinery gears have involute teeth.
I use layout dye occasionally, it just never looks as good as when you're using it.
I've just ordered a bottle of Dykem 80300 steel blue layout fluid. 🙂
thats so cool
Clever! Thx
👏👏👏👏👏
Time for a brake from precision.
So what is he doing? Verifying that the depth is enough to remove the ink, but not scratch the plate?
No. It’s the depth of engagement between the pinion and wheel that’s being fine-tuned in each case. The tool gives a convenient way to establish the best depth, by feel, and then to transfer the resulting center-to-center distance to the marked plate.
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g'day
What?
you never really know what’s tool and what’s workpiece in these videos
The name of this channel needs to be changed to Yearning.
#waitingformoreantikytheracontent