I'm a semi-retired engineer and craftsman who has been making stuff for 60 years. I'm currently inventing tools and techniques for glasswork. My inventions are designed with 2D and 3D CAD, then made on CNC and manual machines. Many expert glassworkers have helped me refine the designs while teaching me glasswork. One of my inventions, the NQALHA, is in production and offered for sale at nqalha.com. My other inventions are prototypes, under development. They may or may not be offered for sale in the future.
I love sharing knowledge and have learned a lot from others on RU-vid who have shown how they do machine work and glasswork. I thank everyone who puts out the effort to share their knowledge.
19 “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and [a]fared sumptuously every day. 20 But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, 21 desiring to be fed with [b]the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 “Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’ 25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. 26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’ 27 “Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house, 28 for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’ 29 Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’ 30 And he said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ 31 But he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.’ ” Luke 16:19-31
Try to use more concentrated smaller flames for connections. Wider flames make the problem that they heat more than you actually want to. For better results use an even heat while turning up the foot. Is doesn't have to be that hot. If you do this you will notice a Grey film which you can melt away after with a sharp flame. But it will come out way more centered. Awesome Lathe! I could really use one like this!
Nice design! Glad someone else is finally syncing with electronics, there are a lot of things that can be done, I can't wait to see how far you take it. The first time I did mathematically driven switchbacks with spindle differential rotation and saw it work I felt a rush like no other, make a back rail system for tooling! Glass ground joint rolling is fun too. It is gonna work by the way, I've donee it and you can too! And yes everybody will want one, but less than one tenth of one percent of the claims of wanting one will ever generate a sale, but trust me acroduster will be watching and cheering. Focus on your work and needs not what others suggest my friend! ❤
If you're looking for someone who's interested in your prototpe from a production side of things, the folks over at Dalibor Farny (nixie tube artisan manufacturer) are constantly looking to tweak and adjust their glass lathe equipment.
Worked Quartz glass on a 16 ft Heathway lathe with a 300 mm bore for over 25 years at Texas Instruments. We made our own Quartz glass burners. Good job on the work. As a scientific glass blower we call a weld a "seal".
Figure out how to make the whole thing stand on end/ cartwheel 180, or at least seesaw rocking to the 45's, and I think there might be something special here. "Rock the 45's" is what my blower pal told me as I made my first (only) piece. Gravity was suddenly my friend! That always stuck with me. So did talking out my ass apparently, as I don't do glassworks at all. But this lesson was useful far beyond glass, and this IS glass... Anyone willing to tell me? Help me out here, Insight or ignorance?
Impressions as they happen: 1. Cool 2. Geez those bearings. They have to be $500 each. 3. I wonder why a common old south bend base wasn't used. 4. Interesting but I've never seen an inventor show his ideas publicly until a patent or something. 5. No tool post. 6. I like it. I wonder if the weld failed if it would have been posted. lol 7. I wonder if the stepper motors are control with a raspberry pie or Arduino or ? 8. I like it. I'll write a comment and give a thumbs up in order to help out.
@@onenewworldmonkey you don't really need the weight, stiffness and rigidity one would associate with a metal lathe base. no tool post (yet) as most simple glass forming tools are hand held. forming specific tapers, rolling vial threads, these types of operations would be nice to have some kind of tool post, for repeatability.
@@travismiller5548 I see your point. A couple weeks ago I saw some open source videos about machining as I just got my bridgeport up and running. Anyhow there was a video of a homemade machine that was like 8 machines in one. It was made up of 2 engine blocks as the structure.! I had never seen such a thing. The spindle came out of a cylinder and the inventor described how to build it throughout the video. It was surprisingly interesting.
So it sounds like you might sell custom pieces of glass. Do you have a website? What kinds of things do you make? How did you get into glass making? Have you ever made a Klein bottle?
It’s been a while! Glad to see you working hard as ever. I’ve always been a little skeptical of digital synchronization with these things. Are you seeing any challenges in that regard?
love your videos and work, thanks for another one! i built a little #openlathe, it was easy and fun. similarly, steppers but no spline. my controller is dumb tho- won't slow to zero, so i clip it off. 😂
I really enjoy the background info you tell about the history of glass lathes while you were working on your own! Thank you for the video and insights :)
I about fell out of my chair when I saw what you did to the Floor members above! Holy Yikes. Please seek a Residential Structural Engineer for advice how to remedy what you've done.
Hello sir, did you add any soundproofing to your garage door? If so, can you recommend what you think would work well for me on mine. Just want to be a good neighbor.
Nope, I live in a rural area. Long ago, I built recording studios and discovered how hard soundproofing was. A bit of fiberglass on the door won't do anything
@@mikepeterson1207 My contact at Haas said they received my new Mini Mill. I should be getting my delivery call this week sometime. Got most my tooling ordered too. That money goes fast. Have a good day Sir.
@@mikepeterson1207 Hello Sir, I am getting my Mini Mill delivered this week. Can you please recommend what coolant I should run. Do you run a coolant that is universal for all types material? Thanks.
@@shaneprice2102 I'm not a coolant expert. I use Trim MicroSol 606 BD. Coolant selection is really complex and I get the one in stock at my local industrial supply. In general, soluble oil is the oldest, but it gets infected with bacteria and stinks. Synthetic lasts longer and doesn't stink, but it's best for steel and stainless. The stuff I use is semi-synthetic and is rated for aluminum, which is the material I use the most
I just subscribed-not because I work with glass but because I like how you think. I'm afraid its a moot point because I don't see you putting effort into something that not many view. I, too, invent things. Its a part blessing and a part curse. Since you work with glass I'll tell you one I thought of long ago. If you were to make a glass goose such that it is dipping its head in the water. LOL I know this sounds funny. But place the goose in your microwave such that it dips his head in your soup. That way, one would not need to shut off the microwave, pull out your soup, stir it, place it back in the microwave, and turn the microwave back on. The goose is a stirring device which could be easily cleaned and wouldn't interfere with the waves. Additionally, it''s head could be shaped like a farmer's plow.
Hello Sir, I need your help. I am ordering a new Haas Mini Mill and will be running it in my 2 car garage. We are in a residential area in San Diego and I am worried about picking the wrong air compressor that will be too loud for any possible taddle tale neighbors. They all seem cool, but you never know. Can you please recommend a compressor for me to run that won’t be too loud if they exist? Thank you. We enjoy your videos.
The mill doesn't require a lot of air, so a smaller compressor would be fine. Noise is all about speed. Fast compressors are louder, but much cheaper. I use a Polar Air slow speed industrial compressor. Fast compressors have motors that run at approx 3500 RPM, slow compressors run around 1700 RPM. Slower motors are bigger and more expensive than fast motors and the pistons on the pump are larger
@@mikepeterson1207 also, my local compressor dealer recommended a Quicy QT-54 model. It’s an 80 gallon and was hoping it could also run a second machine down the road. I figured since they are local there would be a fast turn around on possible repairs. What’s your thoughts on this compressor? Sorry if I’m asking for too much, but I trust your opinion.
great video, very clear and I got some great tips from it. also love the yellow/aluminum color palette. nice work! can’t wait until I have my own garage machine.
Peter Pan and all the lost boys could use a fancy tool like this. Instead of building equity through roi. They could charge for performances. Like on broadway
@@mariner1358 i would think if it was good at making gathers all the Millie guys would be buying and using them. A bunch of these tools aren’t really useful when you get down to brass tracks . It’s something to show off on the internet or at the Vegas shows. The draw to them is the potential and what you assume you could be making with it if you had disposable income.
Hello Mike, my wife and I will be starting a small shop out of our garage in San Diego. One cnc mill for now. Hopefully a Haas mini if we can find one for a good price. What size air compressor do you recommend. And we do have neighbors so one that doesn’t make a lot of noise too. Thank you for the videos.
It does not require a large, high capacity air compressor. Cheap air compressors that run fast are noisier than air compressors that run slow. I have a Polar Air
