My name is Brad. I'm from eastern Pennsylvania. My 3 passions in life are shop work, music and fishing. Shop work is the focus of this channel. Throughout my high school years, I was grooming myself to become a machinist, but once I graduated, I decided to work with my father and became a carpenter. A decision that I've regretted, since. My current career is with computers and IT. When I'm not working, I'm down in my home machine shop making improvements or fixing up some old machinery, in the hopes to do some work on the side. The videos on this channel will thrust me into the spotlight chronicle my journey - as I build up my shop and try to get my first jobs. Come along with me for the ride. Hope you enjoy them!
Brad, saw Stan razzing you today during the Summer Bash livestream. So cool to see you are back at it. I suspect the last 18 months have been a huge whirlwind..... yet here you are on the other side and still smiling! All the best to you! 👍
Hola gracias por tu video saludos desde Colombia 🇨🇴 me puedes indicar la referencia y nombre de los aceites para en usar en un torno de ese tipo voy a restaurar uno de la misma marca y seria de gran utilidad saber que aceites usar tanto para la piñoneria bujes y bancada 😊 gracias por el contenido se tu canal
Brad, good to see you again.. The shop is looking real nice. White ceiling and walls 👍👍 Lots of LED light 👍👍 Heating and Cooling system 👍👍 Single digit temperatures and snow 🤥🤥
One SB lathe. I have the drill press, a grinder and Shaper in pieces needing restore. I have a SB tool post grinder and small rotary table. I wish I had more.
Well done. I have a South Bend 10 also- and bought a used turret for it that I'm trying to set up. Quickly found out about the cross slide getting in the way of the turret too. Thanks for showing this, it will help.
I’m asking about the stuff that was in the bucket at the start of the video. You said Purple Power, but later said Evaporust. So I was confused about what was in the bucket.
Does this guy ever finish a restoration? I was hooked on the south bend 10k restoration and you abandoned that project. Now I got into this shaper restoration series and you stopped this project. I get it, life happens and other things take priority, but it’s been 7 fucking years and you haven’t picked it up again. Clearly you do have the time for other projects since you have posted many videos since, but not to finish this job. If you can’t commit to completing a restoration series then don’t start one.
This guy has completed 3 lathes (2 heavy 10’s and a 9a), a drill press, a mill and some other rebuilds/cleanups of a surface grinder and rotary table. Then this guy opened a business and hasn’t found the time to go back and do fun stuff since I’m too busy working a day job, moving from the basement into garage, then getting CNC’s. Oh, then I had to shut down the business because I was growing and wanted to move into a new house that had a bigger shop. I’ve spent the past year insulating, plywooding, painting and running massive amounts of electric & airlines in the new shop, all in a frenzied attempt to not loose too much momentum for me business. I plan to be operational first week of April where I will resume my business. The good news is that the shaper WILL be finished. The parts are all sitting on a dedicated bench and ironically - I ran the electric for it last night! The 10k (was) abandoned so I could buy and restore my old heavy 10 - (which the video series IS on and WAS completed). So yeah man, life does “fucking” happen and I’ve been prioritizing my business over fun restorations. But hang in there, the shaper will be done. Think of it as that long waited album from an artist who everyone thought broke up. 😊
I remember threading 100+ parts to screw into a tapped hole, I used a nut to fit and the parts were oversized and would not thread into the tapped hole. I scrapped the parts . Valuable lesson, nuts are generally oversized.... Use a master go gage or a pitch mic to make sure of the correct size.
Thanks brother, going through a shop overhaul and getting the new place in order. Some good content is to come! Including the completion of this series, L O L.
Hey Brian! It’s working pretty good. I’ll tell you that the 2 ceiling fans (upcoming episode) made all the difference. When the temps go down into the 20’ and I keep the split set at 63, the shop will remain at 63 nicely. But the fans need to be on mixing the air.
Thanks man! I went with plywood for durability and ability to screw anywhere (non-heavy items) and to eliminate the need for taping, sanding, etc. was running out of time and money.
Just that one part, yes. Obviously the torque specs are low enough that this isn’t an issue and it prevents the against breakage if you crash your machine. Sound reduction is also a benefit. Trust me there’s NO lack power on this machine. I’ve drilled a 2” hole in stainless with a monster drill.
Brings back memories, they had lines of those South Bend lathes when I went to school. If your looking for guidance grinding HSS LATHE tools mrpete222 has great videos with enlarged examples similar to what we had 50 years ago. Have fun!
Ohhhh I see it. You might want research what it is. It was displaying some of her hypocrisy! Take a look at my shop upgrade and note my welder (or maybe) my red rollaway.
Purple Power is caustic which means it will attack aluminum, just like lye. It is specifically not recommended for use on stainless steel and aluminum.
I picked up on how you got your parting tool 90 degrees to your work thanks. Im very new to operating my lathe so any good information is very appreciated.
WOW! Enjoy I did. Question: That metal gear selector table. Is that new, a reproduction or is somebody capable of restoring one of those? Thx for the show.
@ 2:14 in the video you are showing two red arrows marked on the clutch pinion, it looks like two peen set places. What are they for or what can you tell me about them?
13:41 What keeps the reversing tumbler attached to the lathe? I assumed it would be the outer nut, but I see it is still in place when you pull the assembly out. I need to remove the spindle from my 10K for the first time and any help would be appreciated.
Excellent video, Brad! Thank you. I'm trying to figure out how to wire up a Maxiphase Rotary Converter RPC 5-15. I'll take your advice on getting more instruction from the manufacturer first.
Possibly the most meticulous SB-(Any Size) restoration I've seen to date! Absolutely beautiful! How has the 2HP motor worked out for you? Is the old SB begging for a little more HP now and then? Wakodahatchee Chris
Well my man, in this type of work, you gotta think a little and figure some things out, not every step is covered, especially the obvious ones. But had you kept listening (instead of stopping to leave me a negative comment) you would’ve heard me. Explain exactly how I got the table out. It’s pretty easy to realize that after I removed the locking nut (that I made the 2nd tool for), that the table would just drop out. And I explain that, exactly. Gotta sometimes listen…
