I am a complete beginner when it comes to machining, but I'd love to learn as much as I can just for personal use. I've never had any training or job experience. I picked up the ubiquitous chinese mini lathe and a benchtop mill and am finding my way from watching videos from experts like This Old Tony, BlondieHacks, and ABOM. I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
@@ricknelson6405 On this how come you used such a steep angle 45deg for the tool/cutter? Blondihacks made one that was far more typical at about 15deg. Some I have seen are almost flat.
@@tonywilson4713 I don't have a good answer for that. When I was in the planning stages, I asked an experienced machinist what angle to go with and he said 45 so that's what I went with. A lower angle would give a wider cut, but maybe the 45 gives a better cut. I don't know. I'm just a beginner with a milling machine and a cheap mini lathe and not somebody that you should be getting advice from.
@@ricknelson6405 Yeah, I noted that from the video. I was just wondering why. Are you going to be doing any more videos about your projects? Don't be afraid to repeat projects that others do. None of the hobbyists have the same machinery or experience and each one has to ends with a solutions to suit. Nobody expects any of them to do work like Joe Pie, Stefan G or Robin Renzetti. All those variations and solutions keep adding to the overall knowledge base. Even the mistakes people make add to the knowledge base. Look at Blondihacks she doesn't hide her failures and a few others are following suit.
@@tonywilson4713 I guess I could leave it to the pros to make videos teaching how to machine parts and I'll make the videos on how not to machine parts. Let other people learn from my mistakes. I don't use the machining tools very often, so the videos would be few and far between.
I asked a very experienced machinist what the optimal cutting angle would be and he said 45 degrees. In retrospect, I think I misunderstood him. I believe he was referring to the cutting edge of the tool and not the angle of the tool itself. If I build another one, I will use a much smaller angle for the reasons you mentioned.
@@ricknelson6405 Didn't you used to sing that song "Garden Party" ? So here's thought Rick , make the fly cutter body so you cut a 15 degree Internal taper to center on the lathe with a 2" or more head diameter. Then hold it in a v block and indicate along that surface then cut the tool slot for a 1/4" shank tool to center offset so the carbide tip is on center. put 2 set screws in the thick side 3 screws if you can fit them. Do the same 180 degrees on the other side. You have to cut the 1/4 shank down so they are short enough. Then you set the tools by putting it in the mill and loosen both tools to register on a flat surface then tighten. Now you have a perfectly balanced fly cutter with 2 tips.
