Really nice once again. You have no idea how much it warmed the heart of a true hack when you touched that collet. Thank you for putting all the time and effort into this!!
i have learned so much from you over the last few years. do want t say my wonderful wife and really loved your Christmas gift video. Thank you once again, you are awesome David T.
just got my fisrt lathe 1 week ago a atlas model tv54 mann im eating your video like crazy your are a machine tanks for all that information your giving . tanks you from quebec
Thanks for another great video,- I have learned a lot this past year or so watching your videos. I am a complete novice when it comes to using machine tools like the lathe or milling machine.
Thanks for that Mr. Pete, looks like that tool will be especially handy for model work. And you're right of course, the machining steps are handy in all work. That Edge tool post chuck is pretty slick; looks like those guys make good products from what I've seen so far.
I always like to watch how you do or make something. I see small but interesting tips on how something should work and the reason it works. Thanks and have a great day.
Loved the video great info ,I made a tool post drill looks just like tap and die holder you made you made me want to improve on the tap and die holder I made awhile back ,liked the flutes better than knurlng job I did on mine ,keep up the good work I really enjoy your teaching .
Neat project Mr. Pete. A great way to start my day seeing you on my email notification list. Speaking off the cuff gives such fun comments as: "Exactly 1/2 inch or thereabouts." Love it.
Instead of the set screw you could just cross drill it the same size or maybe just slightly smaller than the cross hole originally in the tap wrench and press the original handle in which would keep it into the aluminum bit, give you the option to use the grip milled into the aluminum for the smaller sizes and have more leverage for the larger sizes.
Hi Lyle, Slick design for the smaller taps. For those of us without a mill, could use a piece of heater hose glued on as a grip surface. Noticed you were cutting into the collet slightly.
I have really enjoyed your videos. I purchased a 9 inch logan lathe a couple of years ago and have been using your videos as a guide for learning. I recently purchased the Palmgren lathe attachment as shown in your prior videos. It has worked wonderfully. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and keep the videos coming.
I like the double ender tap & die holder. flute it and add threads for screw in handles for larger sizes. I don't like the carriage mounted mounted chuck holder for centre drilling, but it makes sense for offset from centre drilling. Thanks Grandpa.
looks good. only change I would make is drill out the end for a roll pin in between the tap holder and the tool but the set screws might slip before breaking a tap.
I made a smaller version of this for "sensitive drilling" and tapping in the lathe that I use a lot. A small chuck may be better for tiny taps than a tap wrench since the tap can slip in the chuck and save the part. My VBK brand set for taps and dies is very similar to Your design and they have a fairly coarse knurl on them. I find that I get sore hands when tapping to many larger threads and have considered smoothing them down. Perhaps just polishing off the knurls a bit would give the right grip. Or maybe flute them.
MrPete you don’t have enough T handled tap wrenches, I think you need to buy a few more😊 Time to go to some more auctions. Thanks for making the video, I always enjoy your projects.
Glad to know you are still human Mr. Pete. ~¿@ Liked your old one with the reverse die holder. Also seems to me one could leave a shoulder at the bottom of the thru hole and put a 1"L x ~3/8 spring with loose turns in the bottom to aid like a spring tap holder. Most small taps have only an ~1"-2" of thread depth so a ~4" length would give enough throw for that. Basically size it for the lathe and your hand. Another thought would be make a 1" Die Pill that goes where the tap holder goes with a .25-.375 thru hole...couldn't do long threads but would be a versatile kit for small stuff. Thanks for the creative thoughts and Video Mr. Pete.
No ignorance...good question. It was my bad with old school terms (a disc shaped piece that drops into something else). Pills used to be flat discs..like Alka Seltzer or AirBorne tablets . Every thing could be done from 1 end. That is have a 1" die holder (like his old one) and on the same end make a "Pill" that was 1" OD with a .625 hole and a flush set screw attached to the end of the Tap Holder. Can't remember my thinking on the .25/.375 thru hole¿ Insert the assembly into the "Die" end of the holder and tighten the Pill and Tap holder with the same screws used to hold the die in. Could even notch the pill to help lock in place with the die holder screws. Hope that made sense.
I made myself one today out of scrap. I used a section of broken vise screw as the grip. Thanks for the inspiration and the know how to let me kind of know how too. :)
Thank you. If you'd like to see my version it's scaled down to under two minutes. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Beed2d_nWi0.html&lc=z22qtj2pywaifhevkacdp434oigoduukmf0jc15hoytw03c010c
Thanks. Maybe the recess you bored in the back of the old one you made could be used for small dies (for stock that fits through the 3/8" hole. the How about adding a couple for tommy bars? That might give you a little extra leverage for tough materials.
Yep. The smaller the tap, the smaller the handle should be. I made myself something similar out of some HDF discs and an old tap wrench. In correlation with the tap size, i use the appropriate disc (for example, an M4 tap will have a OD disc with 5 cm an m8 will have a 10 cm one, all discs are 2 cm thick and with ridges for grip).. Haven't broken a tap in quite some because of this.
Nice project, I think I'll make one later. I did find something curious about the stability of the chuck. After seeing all the steps taken to align it to the center of the chuck bore it is odd that at time stamp 8:33 when you were to start drilling the .500" size hole the tip of the drill bit actually picked up about .125" before it entered the pilot hole, is this normal? Could have you machined the splines the hole length of the handle by using a long stud and nut to just tighten the whole thing onto the hex collet holder? After all you were taking light cuts... Just a thought.
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Thumbs up nice tool holder, instead of the flutes could you say put a left hand thread then over cut with a right hand thread to get a knurl effect without a knurl tool as you say doing it with knurl tool does not always come out right.
Mr Pete, I’ve always heard that a mill was the only machine that could duplicate itself. Is that true? And if so, I know it would be a massive undertaking but I was wondering if anyone had ever attempted it and if they videoed it and shared. Just a thought sir! Thank your for educating us.
Nice Diresta Ice pick there. Collet can be fixed easily just by slightly turning it down till the witness marks vanish again. Seeing as it is not hard steel should be easy, or just use them as index marks.
Nice job mr pete where i went to school in southern Illinois their was not much demand for machinist they didn't teach much machine shop classes mostly welding electrical and ag classes would have been nice to have had a mr Peterson shop teacher but that was back in 1974 my school was next to metropolis school district home of superman we hated superman
I am in the industrialized north. There were a lot of shop glasses in the old days. We love superman up here. I have been to Metropolis and seeing the big statue
Cool project. A possible modification would be to use the male taper end of an old MT2 (or what ever size your tail stock takes) drill bit. Saw off the old drill bit then drill a 3/8" hole in the MT taper and hold the 3/8" rod with a set screw. No need for a drill chuck. This would reduce the overall length of the tool if you have a lathe with a short bed.
My Tail stock tap holder inspired by your video! Thank you so much for continuing to mentor us!ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wpTNtaRcaGw.html
Lyle, Thanks for the excellent video! I do have one question, however. Did you perform any compensation for the very slight diameter reduction created by the first set of flutes when using the edge finder for the centering of the second set? Granted, it is only a very small amount, perhaps a couple of thousandths. As always, I do enjoy your videos and do my best to glean every bit of info I can from each. Best regards!
I,m 75 in march looking forewords to start making mistakes well at 75 we are expected to . My Doctors driving medical examination coming up this week my record 60 years of no insurance claims cut no ice with the Dept of Transport. Whatever the outcome I will still drive.
I was finally able to locate your video again and could tell you removed it the opposite direction. I still can't drive the retaining pin out the correct direction. Do you think it is possible to drill out the pin? I have replacement pins but don't think me with my cheap table drill press would be a good idea to try to remove the old pin. Local gunsmith isn't willing to try it so I'm certainly reluctant. Suggestions?
Would there be any advantage to using an MT shank on the shaft instead of straight? I have an Atlas 618, and the tailstock takes an MT1, which would be an appropriate diameter and would eliminate the length of the chuck.
mrpete222 thanks, and thanks also for what you do. There's a reason all the other RU-vid machinists look like they want to genuflect when they mention your name.
Sorry this is off-topic but I don't know how else to reach you. You once did a video on repairing a Stevens Crackshot 26. I have my Dad's and would like to make it operational again, replacing springs and the firing pin. I have bent 2 punches trying to remove the firing pin retaining pin driving left to right as I was told. Now I suspect that was bad advice before I try anymore, do you recall what direction you drove it out? Thanks for the great video and directions on ordering parts for the rifle.
Regarding the futon talk i this video. You can not emagine the noise my wife made when i broke her the news that i had bought a Colchester Student lathe. And it wasent even a new one.
Another interesting and practical video, if as you suspect the face of the collet is soft could you not just dress it in the lathe ? A second suggestion you said you did not have a stop on your mill why not make one :-)
I saw the collet on the first pass just face it off its fine.... Such things occur lol.... You could have made a stop with a clamp but with dro often we skip that.... BTW you never showed how you found the edge then center.... Personally I would have just taken a light pass then adjust to please the eye because the eye is so good at such things besides its not critical just has to look right
Have they changed your medication or something? This video lacks your usual layed back attitude and humour. I much prefer your previous volumes (I have watched literally hundreds and learned so much). I hope all is well with you, and wish you good health. x Richard. Cornwall, UK.
