Extension cord !!! We now have council approval as of yesterday for the new shop , now have 2 kilometers of reo bar to sort out for the concrete . happy days !!!
Max Grant ,The Swan Valley Machine Shop. That’s great. Now that the weather has cooled off you will be able to make some real progress. It has been raining here as usual.
Max i liked the way you "swapped it over" like the geico commercial... pump the brakes and swap over anyway.. nice job as always and like the xtra bling !! want to see how you tackle that mini dovetail.... Joe
Hello Max, that turned out really nice. I like the tips for blending in the radii. It must have cooled down where you are what with the long sleeved sweater. I recently watched one of your videos from January where you waited until after sunset to work in your shop because of the heat. Keep up the good work. Ken
Thanks Ken . Yes the temp's have dropped down at last , now i can more jobs done out at the property . But that means mowing season is just around the corner . Started bending reo bar for the shop slab today . Cheers .
@@swanvalleymachineshop Not bad Max. I was making the swivel pins yesterday (together on the same piece of D2 steel), but ended up breaking one off. So I need to make that again. Not too difficult though. I'm beginning to think that every part on the project will have been made at least twice! PS: How big a piece of HSS will your large lathe take? 3/4" square should be no problem? Cheers, Craig
Brilliant method on the frame manufacture, love the Alloy Bronze, it allways let you know when the cutter wasn't sharp!. I've used that trick on twist drills to create a dowel fit hole in mild steel fabrications, doesn't work on tool steels though 🤔 I made the same indicator holder (less dovetail) in the 90s' in AISI 01, and hardened and tempered it, I may look at updating it, ref Herr Gotteswinter drawings. Great vlog, thanks for sharing and stay safe all.
@@swanvalleymachineshopThanks for replying Max. The company I served my apprenticeship at (from 78 to 88), manufactured automotive welding lines (resistance/spot welding), one of the designs was flat steel base with riser brackets of approx 800 to 1200 mm in height (basically a box section welded to a square foot). After they had been setup and bedded in, to the carbody part or master model, we had to dowel all the parts, we made extension drills by brazing standard twist drills in 12 or 16 mm diameter rod, and then drilled/reamed before removing from the base. We also had to drill and tap with similar length adapters, not easy, that's where "Bosted Tap" comes from. The region I'm from is called the "Black Country" near Wolverhampton/Birmingham UK, and instead of Busted, we say Bosted. Conversely, something that is very good is called "Bosting" . A trick played on many, including me, was to get a small piece of wood, and snap it behind a guy tapping on a long extension, and think he had snapped the thread tap. Enjoying your vlogs. Best regards John Quinn.
Beautiful part Max! I would have done the two holes by moving over in X the difference between the overall center and the hole locations (7.68 on your print), and then move back and forth in Y to get to each hole. I'm just a lot more confident hitting XY locations on the mill rather than trying to hit a funny angle. But the accuracy certainly doesn't matter for this part. Nice series and the bling groove is something I will be adding!
"File opposite to the radius". Astonishing how many people don't know how to do that. I have had fitters in their 60's who'd still file with the radius. But I suppose if you have not been shown!
G'Day Max, that radius feature is a nice touch - goes well with the knobs I think. Gives it the "Made By A Craftsman" feel. Stay safe :) ps: did those books help at all?
