Manual and cnc machining, a lot of miniature machining, some minor fabrication work and a lot of shopmade tools.
Working as a machinist in a prototyping shop I run a cnc router and do CAM work for a living. In my homeshop I can work as slow and inefficient as I want and give some honour back to the old manual machines like the shaper and the pantograph milling machine.
I love seeing you upgrade your machines! I find it very interesting the details and features you find important and learn a lot watching these videos. I was a big fan of your Optimum Mill because it is similar to mine, and absolutely loved some of the improvements you made to that... but seeing what you can do with the new FP1 is also very interesting and often makes me take a new perspective on machines and setups. I don't think your channel is becoming unrelatable at all. I did recently find one of your videos where you walked us through where you started and what other machines you used to have and how those evolved over time, that was very interesting and rather inspiring! At the end of the day it is your work and attention to detail that attracts me to your channel, not the machine you have. Maybe if you stopped working on manual machines all together and only started using 8 axis CNC machines I would lose some interest as that doesn't apply to me or where I want to go. Congrats on the improvements to the shop, keep up the top quality work and entertainment!
Interesting solution to the straightening. I think your way was nice and controlled, but you could have used your TIG welder and foot pedal to introduce the current to heat it as one. Downside would have been a more complex electrical connection with potential issues of damage to your lathe bearings from arcing.
Frightened looking at you holding the cordless drill in one hand and move the grinding wheel with the right hand at 17:26. But the needle did not break.
Stefan is that damn flux capacitor ever gonna be finished.😂😂😂😂 Seriously I don’t think you have posted a video I have seen that I don’t learn from. Don’t stop
During the polishing step, as you get close to the tip, the radius gets close to zero, so the surface speed also gets close to zero (even at 3000 rpm), so how do you get effective polishing at the point? Maybe you need some longitudinal motion?
For a pressfit, that went in super smooth! Is that experience, luck or are my pressfit-oversizes too large? I think the last one... Thanks for the fun non-classified projects; as much as I enjoy the outlandish materials and processes of the many flux-capacitors you help build, seeing the whole of a mechanism helps put tolerances and materials into context. I learn a lot!
With all of that I find you one of the most lucid and informative machinists on RU-vid. You'd make a good teacher! I just found your site yesterday, and have spent too much time already watching your videos! Thoroughly enjoy your sense of humour. My Mum had a similar accent which helps in my enjoyment! Absolut informativ!
Company where I work made recently an auction of surplus stuff. One of the item was a FP1 milling machine. My company used it only in maintenance department. As I already have one tool room milling machine (TOS FN25) with all accessories gathered I was thinking to pass this auction, But considering how worn out my machine is, I joined the auction. Just to illustrate, I was not able to see the machine myself an there was only one really bad photo from the storage of the FP1. But I was able to see a digital panel and original unworn paint in areas which are usually scratched by the chips. Using google search I found out it is equiped already with Y axis power feed, servo motor and Heidenhain TNC123 system (from the side view of the panel) and it is I presume the last model Deckel Maho FP1 Active. Anyway I won the auction in 3 digit area. It will be transported to my place in next days. I just wanted to thank you for your work you are doing and for inspiring us.
I found superfine Teflon lapping film in a scalemodeling shop, that goes up to 60.000 grit, i use it for polishing titanium parts giving it a mirror finish
I don't think I had heard of tungsten wire coming in rolls and I wouldn't have thought it would have adequate ductility unless rolled on a very large radius. So everything really IS rubber, even if it is extremely hard and brittle rubber.
Stefan, thanks for taking the shortest route possible in the process while explaining the orders of operation and getting to the POINT promptly. LOL Could not resist. Cheers from the U.S.!
Die Österreicher entwickeln den dünnsten Draht der Welt. Als dieser fertig ist wollten sie wissen welchen Durchmesser er hat. Da der Draht aber so dünn ist, können sie ihn leider nicht messen. Da sagt der eine Österreicher: „Schicken wir ihn nach Deutschland. Die sind hoch technologisiert. Die können ihn bestimmt messen.“ Sagt der andere: „Nein, die Blöße geben wir uns nicht. Schicken wir ihn lieber nach Amerika. Die sind auch hoch entwickelt.“ Also packen sie den Draht in eine Kiste und legen einen Zettel bei, mit der Bitte den Durchmesser des Drahtes zu messen. Nach 2 Wochen kommt die Kiste wieder. Auf einem Antwortzettel steht: „Leider können wir den Durchmesser des Drahtes nicht messen. Zu dünn.“ Darauf sagt der eine Österreicher wieder: „Dann müssen wir ihn doch nach Deutschland schicken.“ Sagt der andere: „Nein wir schicken ihn lieber nach China. Dort werden Mikrochips gebaut. Die können ihn bestimmt messen.“ Gesagt, getan. Sie legen wieder einen Zettel bei, mit der Bitte den Durchmesser des Drahtes zu messen. Nach 2 Wochen ist die Kiste wieder da. In der Antwort steht: „Leider können wir diesen Draht nicht messen. Zu dünn.“ Sagt der eine Österreicher: „Jetzt bleibt uns leider nur noch Deutschland.“ Sagt der andere: „Also gut. Dann schicken wir ihn eben nach Deutschland.“ Also wird der Draht wieder in eine Kiste gepackt und nach Deutschland geschickt. Die Österreicher vergessen aber diesmal einen Zettel beizulegen, mit der Mitteilung, was sie eigentlich wollen. Es dauert 2 Wochen, 3 Wochen, 4 Wochen … keine Kiste. Erst nach 6 Wochen kommt die Kiste wieder. Und es liegt ein Zettel bei: „Wir wussten ja nicht, was wir mit diesem Draht anfangen sollten. Da haben wir erstmal ein Gewinde drauf geschnitten und der Länge nach ein Loch durchgebohrt. Wir hoffen, das war in Eurem Sinne!“
I think we all know who forged Narsil… Narsil was the sword Isildur used to cut the ring from Sauron's hand. When it comes to metal there is no limits for this man.
not long ago at work I made a Tungsten Beamstop for an X-Ray beam. to keep a low profile it was very thin walled, it randomly broke mid machining twice. The cracks went completely arbitary, not related to either clamping direction, nor any way of working direction. it is indeed a difficult material to work with
Hm, could have really used this like 20 odd years ago in physics advanced practicum at uni for getting a sharp tip on the tiny tungsten needle in the electron scanning microscope they got us to scan graphene with.. the go-to solution was to dip the tungsten needle in some acid and run a current through to get a sort of dull point. I used copper wire ground to a sharp tip instead, which also worked, they just didn't last as long 😂🤣
