Y’all giving me flashbacks Max, for remembering what a different world it seems you’ve entered, working that far down the lathe bed, even on a familiar machine. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.
Max yet another great job and thanks for letting us come along with you A very wise man told me that with all good jobs its all in the set up think it was you 80 percent set up 20 percent turning and you showed us it all thank you for showing the how to as well as the work weighting on part two Cheers Max
It’s nice to know your set up is good to go before you cut into expensive stock.. Don’t get that chance often, Just there’s the stock, don’t eff it. Hahaaa, good set up there, like the mill.
G'day Max. This is one of the best setups I have seen with all the various alignment tools, like the Spider, Deviding Head, tailstock, etc. Very Professional Presentation from start to finish . Waiting for final finish.
I would even venture to say it may have been as high as 99.2% 👍😎👍 I'm curious how one properly charges for all the setup required ? The customer is just standing there thinking he just put a spline on the end. How hard can that be????
You make it look so easy Max. I think I can do that then I have a go and stuff it up, but I know the only way to get there is to keep trying. I have learnt so much from your videos and I am getting better.
Everything about your projects and explanations are educational. I'm always interested in how long material is handled; it was great to see how you go through your setup! The tips in this and previous videos for checking the center line of cutters has also been valuable. Cheers!
Thanks Max, stumbled accross your channel a while a go and im totally hooked. loved this series on how you methodically solved this problem. Stay safe and keep em comming if you have time. youre passing on valuable info to the less skilled, even a backyard hacker like myself.
Hey Max, wild looking set up there. I see you have a Spainish Meca Rotary Table same as mine, mines a 12". I need to do the same as you and fit Indexing Plates when I have time. Love your work.
Great job Max. I also commend you for the picture/Calander you have on the wall. There was a time that would be considered distasteful or offensive to women. Hell, now I just want to make sure that everyone knows that I am proud to be a Man.
Poetry in motion Max! Can see how all the shop made tools came together for this project. At that length, I'm assuming that this is not a 'tractor' part this time around, especially with the material certs ;)
I once milled splines in a long shaft maybe 12' long. I put 2 v blocks on a horizontal mill and clamped them down. Then I put the shaft in the v blocks close to where the splines were. Then I set a dividing head on the mill next to it and adjusted the table to proper height. I chucked the end of the shaft in the dividing head and then clamped the other end in the v blocks. When I cut the splines the dividing head just slid back and forth on the other mill. I would loosen the clamps holding the shaft to the v blocks every time I indexed the shaft to the next spline and it worked well. The dividing head was heavy enough to index the shaft without being clamped down.
Good to see what you made the previous tooling for. Olga is getting a real work out. I used to know a guy who headed up a company importing Russian machines back in the day.
Keen to know what the long shaft is for Max? As always, thoroughly enjoyable video of a complex job made to look “easy”. Once you see it, it makes sense of buying 6 jaw chuck & building angle plates and flat extension plate & lathe spider etc. A LOT of work & pre planning to get there in the end, but if (when) you have to do another long shaft spline job, your already tooled up for it. 👍
Holy smokes, around 11:30ish the hula dancing spacers on that cutter arbor are kinda hypnotic. I thought it might be just a lot of clearance between the spacers and the arbor, but it looks like the chamfers vary that much as well? Handsome job on the setup, everything you need to get the job done right.
Looking good Max. This is a prime example of why customers don't understand the time involved in making a part. They think you should be able to whip it out in no time cause it looks so simple. Also where can I get some of those snazzy purple pants? 😀
Max I see you must have skipped school the day they were teaching how to color and stay within the lines. Just kidding mate , when you were trying to mark the blue lines that funny though came to mind..😜
G'day Max, cracking one as always mate, nice to see you use a test piece, thats something I do, but don't often see the practice on here, as others have said, it's great seeing all the shop made tooling used to great effect Thanks for sharing buddy, hope you're keeping well Edit: F@ckin microwave #! 😂😂😂😂
Max - Rotating the Shaft 180° to double check the center height of the form cutter was a Slick Move . I'm watching you. one bad move and I'll be on you like stink on shit. Four Thumbs up -- Jim
my boring bar holder is also completed today. I love this stuff. Watch every video! You had to raise your steady rest, I had to lower mine! And when I lock my mill knee it absolutely changes the setting. Are you going to harden the splines? I have to thread both ends of a 1 1/2in x 10ft bar in the next couple days, so i will be building a set of rollers.
@@highlandermachineworks5795 I am aware of that - that's why I made the comment. Australian culture/language is mainly British-derived, so he was obviously pandering to a US audience.
@RicktheRecorder pandering? I doubt it. Are you easily offended or something? Seems like it hurt your feelings to be stretching it like that. Can't you just appreciate the mans skills, and his dedication to the trade?
More Americanism’s are creeping into our Australian lingo, it’s a workshop and we measure ‘from’ not ‘off of’, we change our engine oil, we don’t ‘change out’ our engine oil, we give it a polish, not give it a ‘polish up’, and so it goes, we use fewer words.
you pay big money for a gear cutter but I have never seen one on RU-vid on other channels that was seriously con centric and even cutting? If they only cut on a few teeth, you might as well make a gear cutter from HSS yourself. is a lot cheaper. nice video max. cheers ben.
@swanvalleymachineshop Wow. Thank you. I have an s20 available for use but, yours is way better. I have been looking into the dji: Action 3 and Action 4 cameras. But if I'm eligible for a free phone upgrade maybe I'll get an S25. Thanks again!!!
The last spline I cut, used the rule between the cutter and the victim as soon as I had the rule 90 degrees - she was right. Maybe I am a bit of a rough nut.. Good onya
Hi Max, is that arbor nut LH or are my eyes playing tricks on me? Do the splines have to be online, if so will make an interesting setup. Is the 4140 prehard bar ground finish?
Is there a key on the cutter arbor that I didn't see? Seems you are running it backwards and that it would potentially uncscrew the nut. (I'm sure you are fully aware of this, I'm just curious).
I suspect the video camera frame rate, coupled with the rotational speed of the cutter creates the impression it’s spinning backwards. Seems to happen on a great many milling machine videos & causes viewers to scratch their heads & wonder “I wonder why he’s running it backwards?” 🤷♂️ It’s all an optical delusion I tells ya’s. 😜😂😂😉
I should clarify, by "backwards" I meant with the machine in reverse, not with the teeth cutting the wrong way. The cutter is installed upside down so it spins counter clockwise when looking down at it. Just to make sure I wasn't confusing something I checked again and saw there is a key in the arbor hence there is no issue with unscrewing the nut. @@ianmoone2359
