Making a Compressed Air Manifold and Installing an Air Gun

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Today we're putting an air gun on the new mill. I generally like to
install a manifold on each machine tool that uses air so I have multiple
ports available for a blow gun, mist coolant, and other air-powered
accessories. I looked around for a manifold, and didn't find one that
I liked, so we're going to make one today.
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@eclsnowman 3 года назад

Just a small recommendation from an old hand at pipe fitting. Only apply tape after the first thread at the end. Otherwise you have a lot higher likelihood of getting pipe tape shavings into your manifolds or downstream equipment.

@garym1550 3 года назад

Well said. This applies to anywhere you might use tape, whether in air, water, hydraulics, pneumatic controls etc.. Many companies/industries do not allow tape at all because of this foreign material introduction possibility during assembly or disassembly of a joint. A Teflon paste could be used instead of Teflon tape.

@Clough42 3 года назад

Yeah, I try pretty hard to get it onto the first thread, but not over the end of the fitting. I think the most likely problem in this case would be if some debris fouled my $4 pressure regulator.

@eclsnowman 3 года назад

@@Clough42 yeah, for a blow off gun it's less critical. But sending a chunk of tape into calibrated or precision instruments will lead to some unwanted troubleshooting hours. Best rule of thumb is to just skip the whole first thread to avoid the likelihood of downstream contamination. Love the videos BTW. Always fun to watch your attention to details and process.

@cmk8477 5 месяцев назад

@ Clough42. Being a computer guy, I am surprised you don't have displays at all of your major work tools. Not DRO's but just inexpensive LCD displays right on the machine or close by that would save you from turning around to look at your paper drawings. I tend to set stuff on my drawings and make a mess on or loose them. At some point I am going to try to do the same. I have to find the shop first ;) I have spent the last several years flipping houses. Now it is time to go back to my other love. My shop. Keep up the great vids. I learn a little every time and pick up new ideas for projects.

@handyandy4x4 2 года назад

YES No lube needed in cast . But I do find , when you break a tap it is a help when getting it out ...

@37yearsofanythingisenough39 3 года назад

Unless you have indicated the tops of those Kurt vise jaws, laying a 123 block on top of them has set that workpiece at some angle. Obviously in this case it doesn’t matter, but in a criticality dimensioned part it could cause major problems. The bottoms of the jaws do not always rest on the vise bed, sometimes intentionally for burr clearance and etc.. This means the jaws are aligned by the 1/2-13 threads of the socket head cap screws. Best results are achieved by coming from an indicated vise bed.

@tbttfox 3 года назад

18:13 Me: Shouts "Move the parallel" at the screen You: "Hey, let's move the parallel" Me: Heart attack averted

@almostanengineer 3 года назад

I think we all did that 😅

@chip-load 3 года назад

A suggestion would be to test the connections for air leaks using soapy water. You will be surprised how much air can leak from a “silent” fitting. The most expensive machine in my shop to run is the air compressor! I have searched for (and used) quality disconnects and they all “bubble” leak. The quality of fittings has diminished in the past years. I use Milton T couplers and they are about the best quality I can find. However, a link or name of any high quality, leak-free, coupler would be appreciated. Sometimes there are different quality levels within a brand. THANK YOU for the time and effort you put into videos. Your F360 presentation is always excellent. Your pace, clarity, and insight is way above the average. As mentioned, tying F360 to the current CAM project has a synergy that is not duplicated most.

@rgetso 3 года назад

Awesome video and the sarcasm was spot on!

@Rubbernecker 3 года назад

Excellent video! Thanks for sharing.

@jeffreyhallam5517 3 года назад

Maybe you could set up a shower curtain behind the mill to keep the chips away from your exercise equipment. I think that could be done simply and cheaply.

@EcoMouseChannel 3 года назад

Oh, well there goes a perfectly good machine... it will fall apart within a couple of years now that you've contaminated it with imperial threading. Everyone knows you can't mix threads without causing metronic corrosion. Here in the states it's called imperial rust. It happens because the metals come from different countries. Facts.

@jsteifel 3 года назад

why is your quill squeaking?

@Clough42 3 года назад

It's the quill DRO. It will be going away soon.

@robevans8555 3 года назад

Oh we're getting a bit salty about the comment section lol, great work as always

@NicholasMarshall 3 года назад

Guys we need all to chip in and give James more fiber and less salt. Also does anyone know how much fiber aluminum chips contain?

@LordPhobos6502 3 года назад

Nonono, never use salt in a thread, tapered or otherwise. Too gritty.

@costarich8029 3 года назад

Really like the practical tradeoff approach of if it fails in 2 years, print it again in plastic. If it fails quickly then make it out of metal.

$@Dwarfracer88$

@Dwarfracer88 3 года назад

Move the parallel? What do you mean? Every parallel needs a 1/4" dimple in the top.

@bacca-jt1th 3 года назад

Hi James. Just a little tip when it comes to thread tape on brass or s/s fittings. ( Any smooth fittings.) I learnt early in my life as a Plumber that if you drag a hacksaw blade over the threads on the male fitting 90deg to the threads before applying the tape it will stop the tape winding down the threads. This will put the tape between the threads much better. I have never had a leaking fitting in 50 years of plumbing. Just a little tip. Regards from Australia.

@AndyVickersNet 3 года назад

Man, I did not know about section analysis - that's going to be life changing lol

@cduemig1 3 года назад

It’s quite useful identifying areas where you have excess material. Reducing weight or in 3D printing material and print time.

@buckhanan363 3 года назад

4 successful holes from a HFT drill bit is a win in my book.

@danmartinrc 3 года назад

I respect your dedication to the hobby. Why buy a $10 air manifold when you can buy a $200 tap wrench and make one yourself! 😀👍

@Clough42 3 года назад

Because I couldn't find one with mounting holes where I wanted them. But just between you and me, we both know I was going to buy that tap wrench eventually anyway. :)

@tonyurquhart8278 3 года назад

@@Clough42 & thats a REALLY nice looking Tap Wrench too! just sayin...

@Tupeutla 3 года назад

so, now , you need to build a box or U walls at the back of the mill to not "chip" the gym

@EricMBlog 3 года назад

Even just a sheet of plexi, or a clear shower curtain, behind the mill would probably cut out 99% of the contamination.

@Tupeutla 3 года назад

@@EricMBlog the usual "white plastic cardboard foam sandwitch" used for booths in shows will work . need something oil proof, I think the other mill have that kind of material

@EricMBlog 3 года назад

@@Tupeutla yeah, don't disagree. Don't know how 'closed in' he wants it to be. Might not want to have big monolith that blocks views around the shop. But who knows.

@vhoward1122 3 года назад

Shower curtain behind the mill? To keep the mess off your other equipment back there.

@37yearsofanythingisenough39 3 года назад

A welding screen on its frame is even better

@bexpi7100 3 года назад

I was thinking a similar thing. Do a backdrop out of something fairly sturdy like plywood and 2x4, then it can double as a place to hang tools.

@frigzy3748 3 года назад

I saw really cool screens with tracks in hospitals. Those tracks seem to be very customizable, ie they can be set up around a mill in any shape.

@chrisjh777 3 года назад

Hi James, a tip. I use a small magnet to pin my drawings to the front of the mill head. That way, you have the drawing at eye level immediately in front of you and you don't have to turn away from the job.

@Clough42 3 года назад

Good idea.

@PatFarrellKTM 3 года назад

Oh no, you crossed the streams. SAE bolts on a Metric machine. We are doomed

@BrilliantDesignOnline 3 года назад

BTW, if any RU-vid fan asks if you are a god: correct answer is YES.

@joopterwijn 3 года назад

Ruff up the threats a bit with a (piece of hacksaw blad) before you wind the Teflon tape on the fitting. Makes the tape ‘stick’ to the threats. Maybe a polycarbonate plate on the back of the mill to catch the chips and not spread them to the sporting arena. The see through polycarbonate will keep the space open and light can pass. Added, after writing the comment I started reading the others,…. The first one below mine gave the same tip around the Teflon tape ( 😂 🤩 ) small world.

@janeinarwold2663 3 года назад

Price of purchasing the tap handle = all the air manifolds you and all your friends is ever gonna need. Price of making one air manifold yourself = priceless! Now thats a true machinist :-)

@SlamminGraham 3 года назад

The teflon tape works very well but you only need 2 wraps. Our lab actually tested various lengths of tape when I was in graduate school and 2 wraps was optimal.

@johnalexander2349 3 года назад

I'm going to take a guess, and say that that depends on the tape thickness. There's quite a range.

@UnreasonableSteve 3 года назад

@@johnalexander2349 probably depends on tape thickness, tap size, tap/thread wear and quality...

@godfreja 3 года назад

Ignorant question: would it help to do another spot drill after breaking through the perpendicular hole?

@Clough42 3 года назад

I don't think so, because the corners of the big drill will still hit the internal geometry first, even with a spot in the bottom.

@TheRetiredtech 3 года назад

That Harbor Freight drill looked perfect. Equal chips cutting easily. Saw no need for better

@Clough42 3 года назад

@@TheRetiredtech if it were also straight, that would be a plus.

@piccilos 3 года назад

You're going to wish you started with a 1x1-1/2 block to space out all of the fittings away from the mill stand

@Clough42 3 года назад

As a matter of fact, it was a little close, so I 3D-printed a .100" thick spacer. Just right-clicked the back surface of the block in Fusion, extrude, .100", new component, and hit print.

@edhibbard1030 3 года назад

Clough42 - what a great solution to space the manifold off the mill. Up till now I have been successfully resisting the desire to purchase a 3D printer. However, your videos are not helping. Thanks for a great simple project.

@ShadonHKW 3 года назад

A small amount of (anything slippery) works in cast iron, that dusty material clogs up the thread root, the lube just seems to help them migrate to the flutes.

@chrisj4570g 3 года назад

Loved the air gun hook. That model would be nice on Thingiverse. 😎 As to the Teflon tape, I’m a fan. I use it professionally to seal fire sprinkler components without issue. Only recommendation I’d make is lose the crappy white tape, and buy Blue Monster tape, made by Mill-Rose. It’s thicker, and top quality stuff. More expensive than the white stuff, but one roll is likely a life supply for the home gamer.

@patrickchivell8416 3 года назад

A manifold with three outputs, I sense a power drawbar and a fog buster in the not so distant future...

@stephanuhu963 2 года назад

I enjoy your postings and envy your command of Fusion 360. Thank you for sharing so much with us. While it's aleays handy having compressed air available at the mill, for the mister, and blowing out blind holrs etc, I'd suggest a wet & dry vacuum routed through a centrifugal separator mounted on a bin, to clean up swarf. Keeps swarf from flying everuwhere, and is kinder to the DRO rails and elsewhere that you don't want swarf getting propelled into. Waiting for the snow to abate here in Nee Brunswick Cda, to get back in my shed!

@heronvontremonia9975 3 года назад

The lube should help with chip extraction, even if not really needed for the cutting action. I remember that, during my years of apprenticeship, one of the older guys was filling blind holes with thick grease for tapping. so that the stuff, squeezing out through the flutes, extracted all the chips. i am not 100% sure (it was in the 90s) but i think it was cast iron. informative and entertaining video, thanks for sharing your knowledge.

@Clough42 3 года назад

I "cleaned" a Bridgeport mill with compressed air once after a large cast iron milling job. Once. It made a horrific mess. The floor was black. The walls were black. The evidence of that day was visible in the shop for years.

@heronvontremonia9975 3 года назад

@@Clough42 i am sure, you never did that again :) by the way, i just finished building an induction furnace. its surprisingly easy. should be no problem for you to build one, if you want to try bronze casting. i am also sure that your's would be much more refined and beautiful :) there is a crude video if you want to take a look. i would love to hear what you think.

@lhbeau1 3 года назад

I've never heard him say "Close enough" so much. What have you done with the real Clough??

@cduemig1 3 года назад

Me standing at home depot: I don't really like this manifold for my mill. Maybe I'll make my own. Later today - RU-vid: You should checkout this video of a guy making an air manifold...

@chris-graham 3 года назад

I use permatex thread sealant w/ ptfe. It looks like marshmallow fluff. Have to remind myself not to eat it. I was skeptical at first, but it's changed my life

@ukrspp21 3 года назад

Well I’m outraged, lube when taping in cast iron.. thank you for ruining my life... Love the series, wish i had more time to watch but I’m got too many people to shout at online!

@Chromevulcan Год назад

25:30 ATTENTION! ASME announce lubricant DOES NOT harm cast iron, so don't complain when someone uses it. If you don't know what ASME is, ask your dad. If he doesn't know, ask your other mom.

@seanwolfe9321 3 года назад

Man! You are on fire with the Zings against the arm chair warriors on that one...GOOD FOR YOU!

@BrilliantDesignOnline 3 года назад

Sounds like James is wondering To be, or not to be: that is the question Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous RU-vid comments, or to take arms against a sea of troubling 'experts', and by opposing end them (whining)?

@reedbj06 3 года назад

Excellent as always, thanks for sharing!

@paulshermet535 10 месяцев назад

If I haven't said this before, I only use cheap silicone sealant for oil, water plumbing, air, exhaust manifolds (good for 1200 degrees), smear on gaskets so they come off in one piece if I use a gasket at all. Never leaks except with gasoline and harsh solvents. Teflon tape gets pushed off if the male thread starts tight. Cleans off parts with varsol or gas. Works good on bad threads and acts like a locktite that doesn't get hard and doesn't release from heat. Used it on connecting rod bolts in engines. Acts as alubricant until it dries. Don't need to wait for it to cure on air, oil etc because of the high viscosity. Not RTV silicone which very difficuld to get off and release. One more thing, inject silicone in crim connectors, before putting the wire in and crimp. No corrosion when salt water gets near them. Shrink tube lets water in an end if there are 2 wires coming out. Hatchtag: "not sponsored"🙂

@Cenedd 3 года назад

Hi James. 21:20 I won't tell you how wrong you are but I will give you the British pipe threads you encountered....just so you can avoid them. There's BSPP (British Standard Pipe Parallel) and BSPT (British Standard Pipe Taper) to look out for. These are mostly (probably always) in imperial measurements. You'll also find G1/4 (used in computer water-cooling connections), G1/2 (used in shower hoses) and G3/4 (garden hoses). The G is a parallel thread and an R version (eg R1/4) is tapered. Helpfully the inch part of the name doesn't refer to anything useful these days, it was the ID of the pipe it was to be used on before pipe walls got thinner in modern pipes - an easy pitfall to watch out for if you're used to standards like UNC.

@nicolashuffman4312 2 года назад

Since you invited it, you are wrong. Plumbers tape is inferior to military grade plumbers tape. That said, at these pressures I like Loctite. As pressure gets higher (and you are forced to use God-awful NPT) epoxy makes a nice sealant. I've used unfilled epoxy and MoS2 filled. And you can get it apart with a bit of torque.

@misterfixit1952 3 года назад

You need to get some self-tapping drill bits. Also, in sheetmetal 10-32 and M5 are interchangeable, The threads are so close it's hard to tell them apart for threads shorter than about 1/2". I found this out while trying to mount my DRO with the wrong length screws it came with, at 3:00 in the morning. After digging around forever, I came up with the right size 10-32s that fit the M5s I'd already tapped into my mill.

@zafardurrani9544 3 года назад

Dear James, you are doing nice work, I like your efforts and hard work, Also ,I like this accurate and Excellent work, Thank you for providing me the best knowledge and wonderful video, Zafar from Quetta Pakistan

@jamesriordan3494 2 года назад

I’m embarrassed to admit that my air setup offers three “flavors” of air, each with dedicated color-coded hoses: - plain old air (tire inflation, blow off, etc.) - dried / filtered air (paint sprayer) - dried / filtered / oiled air (air tools) Probably overkill, but why not ?

@woodintheblood4104 3 года назад

I think a vac is better than a blow gun. Your gonna have to vacuum the chips up anyway.

@LordPhobos6502 3 года назад

We used to use teflon tape at the workshop, on air systems with a safe working pressure of 100psi. Never had a problem with it. So... yes... teflon tape is totally wrong and I don't wanna be right.

@CORZER0 3 года назад

Do you have academic access to fusion or did you have to pay full price for a license, or some other way? I wish I had it, but no way would I ever use $4k worth of CAD program in my lifetime.

@lightaces Год назад

You can make normal teflon tape work, but my system is mostly put together with gas fitters tape - it's a slightly heavier version of the same thing, as I understand it, and, if you think about it, it makes sense, as compressed air is, you know, a gas. I find it much more consistent.

@cheyennesouza7960 3 года назад

You need to wrap the treads with the leg hair from a silverback gorilla. It is the only thing that works 100% of the time and is extremely difficult to mess up.

@David-qd3ff 3 года назад

Correct method for applying Teflon tape is to skip the first thread which eliminates any tape getting into the interior., sorry, should have read the comments first. :(

@DIYToPen Год назад

Would it be worth plugging the end of the drill holes with a 3d printed insert, to smooth the air flow maybe?

@ja-no6fx 2 года назад

lol i could feel the guild when u said "and yes, this is kind of extravagent" hahaha, we've all been there buddy lol

@rpavlik1 3 года назад

Nobody regrets getting a good tool, though a tap wrench is a little niche for a splurge. 👍 But hey, it'll feel very satisfying to break a tap with that baby! Getting a bit snarky about the RU-vid comment section, or the engagement algorithms, I see... 😉

@Cenedd 3 года назад

I'd like to add a caveat to that: Nobody regrets buying a good tool if they're getting a good tool for the money! I bought myself the 91B (smaller version of the same) for the same reasons as you, James. Just unscrew the handle of yours and make sure it doesn't have the same issue as mine came with. Seems some (maybe all) are now made in China for Starrett and they make the outside look pretty but don't bother to clean or deburr the parts you can't immediately see. On mine the interrupted (by the retaining pin groove) threads were so sharp that the were literally chewing up the threads inside the knurled handle. It's worth a clean and debur when you have the time.

@davemason6273 3 года назад

I much prefer Loctite 542 instead of Teflon tape for this job.

@chrisstephens6673 2 года назад

I like the air gun hook but i would have put it hanging down rather than sideways, that way it wont get it the way of the table handle. As this is an old video i cant tell what you have done since.

@andrewbrimmer1797 Год назад

If you had drilled one of the outlets inline with your inlet and one outlet per side would you have avoided any deformation with holes meeting?

@timblack33 3 года назад

Prevost quick couplers for the air lines will change a mans lift

@jescheffler 3 года назад

Wait, I forgot all the stuff I was supposed to tell you down here...

@charlottewilcox4406 3 года назад

Keep using the chip brush, compressed air and chips are bad news on ways and gibs.

@RobytheFlorentine 3 года назад

even if I go to my shop every day I can't resist watching you again. Great channel, great projects. Regards from Florence, Italy

@rennkafer13 3 года назад

A suggestion for another video... how do you get those flat 2D drawings out of Fusion 360? Never have gotten that one figured out and your F360 instructions always make sense (where a number of others don't). Also I have to laugh a bit at your sarcasm towards some of the inane comments you (and pretty much every other YT machining channel) gets. I've noticed similar from a couple other channels, Adam (Abom79) in particular. I think a lot of the comments come from people who haven't figured out there's almost never "one right way" to do anything, particularly machine work. Keep up the good work, James!

@mikeb1520 3 года назад

Right click the component you want to make a drawing of and it will pop up with a menu where you select make drawing of component. Click on that and another pop up you select the drawing size as well as what view you want. To add more views to the same drawing, upper left icon will allow you to add more views. Once you have one view, click the dimensions icon and start adding dimensions where needed.

@Clough42 3 года назад

I find that most of the time people assume what I was thinking and then get angry about that, instead of what I actually said or did.

@flikflak24 3 года назад

Totally agree with the Teflon tape on any sealing threads ( I do it my self as well) Why not use one of those metal huck things with two arms sticking out that they normally use in stores to hold small products on with the right spacing to hold your airgun or one of those self retracting lines hanging from the ceiling so it just hangs there easy to grab and when done just let go of it? Just throwing some ideas out there

@lwilton 3 года назад

Watching you test the gun hook, and when I looked at the gun I was thinking "I bet that hook is about useless and will fall out of anything." Clunk. Sure enough. I'm betting that by about the 3rd or 4th use you will be hanging the trigger over the edge of the hanging tab, and then making a new tab that has a notch in the top rather than a hole in it. :-)

@keitmitkeit 3 года назад

you scared me when you started the mill without moving the parallel^^

@HexenzirkelZuluhed 3 года назад

After watching your back catalog for the past weeks I've almost caught up and am watching the most recent video short after its release. I wanted to say: 1. Great videos, I enjoy them quite a bit. Very educational yet entertaining format. 2. You've really shaped up. Looking good! Makes me jealous. 3. Thank you. While you're at fault for making me spend even more money on tools, I appreciate it. Keep those videos coming! Maybe sometime you can make something about how you clean up the mill/lathe after showering them in chips. Do you recycle the shavings, etc? Maybe it's not a great video-topic, but as someone planing to get a lathe and mill it is something that's almost never shown in the context of hobby machining.

@Clough42 3 года назад

Most hobby shops don't make enough chips to make recycling or scrapping worthwhile. Mine go in the circular file. If I did a lot of production work in exotic materials, maybe.

@markamy357 3 года назад

James, I don’t like your cordless drill. Just listening to its small motor in a big plastic box sound reminds me of my many discarded Ryobi cordless tools, may I recommend you purchase a makita or Milwaukee cordless drill and angle grinder, I think you will appreciate the quality upgrade, the way it sits in the hand, the lusty power, the way the chuck doesn’t slip on drills, etc

@Clough42 3 года назад

I keep expecting it to die, but it just keeps working. I'm also not super excited about jumping into yet another battery ecosystem.

@harlech2 3 года назад

What do I think? I think you need some lubricant somewhere in the quill. Very Squeak, much annoying! :)

@Clough42 3 года назад

It's the quill DRO. It'll go away soon.

@stephenjohnson6841 Год назад

Another great video. Thanks again James.

@paulmanhart9755 2 года назад

Good job. My only concern is combining brass and aluminum. Won’t you have problems with electrolysis?

@Clough42 2 года назад

In a marine environment, yes. In dry Idaho, not at all.

@quintenceelen6862 3 года назад

jeez James, you're getting buff!

@JohannSwart_JWS 3 года назад

Hi James. I can see you are really enjoying that manual mill. No more G-code just to drill a couple of holes. BTW - those ribbon style curtains used all over industry work wonders. A friend of mine used them to seperate his wood- and metal working shops, and they are great. Don't have any good ideas for those pesky chips under the shoes though. He just uses slip-on Crocs, which he takes off, and leaves in the metal shop. He's half Japanese, so that figures :-)

@bkailua1224 3 года назад

Nothing like a fly cutter or shell mill to throw chips all over the room, then track them everywhere when they are stuck to your shoes. :)

@mrcustomblue 2 года назад

i [prefer the teflon tape for gas work, its much thicker

@Richard-gh1gv 2 года назад

James, totally agree with you on the use of Teflon tape, despite what the ‘experts’ say. I use the gas fitting tape a lot, thicker, stronger and usually wider. I used to run a fuel delivery truck and we were always told never use the tape, always use the Teflon dope. Not a super high pressure, but it was a considerable pressure when the pump was in high gear and the nozzle slammed shut. Well, the dope worked great, for about a week. Then the dope would start getting washed away by the fuel, gas was faster than diesel. Switched to the tape, and never had another issue. Nozzles threaded on, sealed, and stayed that way until they wore out and need to be changed out.

@Clough42 2 года назад

The Maxline air system I just installed called for two wraps of tape to prevent galling, and dope to seal. So far, that combination has worked really well. This system has dozens of plugs and fittings, and I haven't had any issues. I imagine fuels and solvents are a very different matter.

@kylebracht 2 года назад

Hey James, what's your opinion about compressed air around digital read outs? I just install some magnetic dro's on my lathe and am nervous about blowing chips into the read head

@Clough42 2 года назад

The pedants on the Internet will tell you to never use compressed air around machines because it blows chips into bad places and causes premature wear. Real machinists working in a job shop will tell you to use compressed air because the billable time saved over the years will far outweigh the costs associated with wear to the machine.

@cwgreen1938 3 года назад

James, I guess you are trying to make the videos shorter but this one got my attention because you cut out the beginning and the end of each operation. A hobbyist like myself gets as much education out of the beginning where you show the tap follower being put in and how it guides the tap or maybe show you found the location of the holes with the DRO or maybe how you made the manifold block itself or maybe how you modeled it on Fusion 360? Just saying maybe you took too much out to make educational?

@Clough42 3 года назад

Good feedback. Thanks.

@huevacho97 Год назад

i admire your ability to think of every detail!!!!!

@prototype3a 3 года назад

When tightening air fittings you need to say CLICK, when it is tight or it will leak.

@danielkruger4305 3 года назад

If you think the print will break at the dovetail, just drill a couple holes and put screws through the face into the dovetail.

@briancleveland2082 3 года назад

Where did you get that snazzy little container you keep your A9 in? I fished all over the web and did not see anything like it. It looked pretty handy.

@Clough42 3 года назад

They're called Spill Master cups. I got them from my local tool supplier. I think you can get them from McMaster-Carr as well. They call them "No-spill Jars"

@rdnybowersox 3 года назад

Have you thought about just adding a shop-vac to your arsenal...gotta keep that gym clean

@Clough42 3 года назад

I have two and use them constantly. It's funny that some people see how clean my shop is and assume I don't use my tools. Reality is that I spend a lot of time cleaning. I also control where the cameras point. :)

@JCS1069 3 года назад

I use the Teflon tape in my shop air set up works great no issues.

@benjaminshaw80 3 года назад

I am not a fan of those flexible air fittings. Keep your fingers away from them, they bite.

@Clough42 3 года назад

Ahh...good point.

@adam207321 3 года назад

I know this video is about one month old BUT DAMN ARE YOU GONNA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT QUILL SQEAK :D? My OCD is hella triggered :D

@Clough42 3 года назад

It's the quill DRO. I tweaked it a bit, but I have a more permanent solution coming.

@adam207321 3 года назад

@@Clough42 I did not expect you to reply. Thank you at least now I can sleep calmly at night :D.

@vincei4252 3 года назад

Seeing your hot water tank with a catch pan I'm thinking to myself I could have used one of those last week when my 50 gallon tank gave up the ghost and flooded part of the basement. At least the floor has such a shoddy job most of the water stayed by the furnaces and didn't go anywhere near the metal working machines. Thanks for the video. I'll be sure to pick up some A-9 too.

@Clough42 3 года назад

I believe it's code where I live. It's plumbed with a short piece of PVC so leaking water will end up on the concrete floor where it will be noticed instead of leaking into the floor deck and framing.

@vincei4252 3 года назад

@@Clough42 Hmm it's possible it may be code now where I am (CT) but the HVAC plumber guy didn't say anything of the sort to me. The tank was circa 1997 so it did have a long life and if I'm honest to myself I should have replaced it 10 years ago when one of the boilers failed. Oh well, you live and learn. The only thing damaged were the cardboard boxes for a couple of my telescopes - they weren't in there! Lucky break there. Thanks.

@junkdubious 2 года назад

I would tap it with the mill if you have a low gear and brake. Oh and a reverse.

@Clough42 2 года назад

For a pipe thread, that's a lot of drama, since the depth is critical and the tap has to be reversed to break chips.

@arimadx 2 года назад

Is it really that common that people are jerks in comments section? I know that sounds like a dumb question but I hear content creator saying it multiple times almost every video. I hate that you have to deal with that cuz it's obviously bugging you. Great video

@Clough42 2 года назад

Yup. All the time If you want to disagree with me in the comments, or explain why you think I'm wrong, that's great. If you want to call me names, tell me I'm stupid because my metal supplier dimensions steel in inches, or tell me that you know I have some nefarious motivations, you get banned. One commenter even said I was racist because I pointed out a defect in a product made in China.

@arimadx 2 года назад

@@Clough42 well I'm sorry you have to deal with that. Really. You're just making free and interesting content. Well either way, I've been binge watching your channel the last few days. Love your content man

@ivanblogs 3 года назад

The new draft to supersede "BS 7786:2006 Specification for unsintered PTFE tapes for general use" looks to address your particular mis-use. Toxic out-gassing & negative health effects can result from application of "effort" on the internet. It should only be practiced judiciously in a safe environment by experienced professionals.

@joeldriver381 3 года назад

JB Weld is the only thread sealant I trust. 🙄

@jothain 3 года назад

There's actually really many "industrial type" air connectors that look fairly similar. So if someone is wondering why new connectors don't work or leak,there you go 🙂 Most common here is Cejn320 style connectors when someone is referring these"industrial connectors". Some standards of them are actually interchangeable.

@rpavlik1 3 года назад

What?! The "standards" referred to by Harbor Freight are insufficiently precise to ensure consistent fit-up? Perish the thought! 😉. One of those things to remember if I ever buy parts that aren't cheap and color coded...

@bkoholliston 3 года назад

My cheap old Sears compressor has two identical "M" style quick connect females on it and I have hoses that will only go in one side reliably since it was new.

@D20ShootingSports 3 года назад

There's nothing wrong with teflon tape, and for dry applications, it works very well. My dad - who taught me about such things years and years ago - swears by hemp rope for wet applications (i.e. plumbing water pipes), and teflon tape for dry applications.

@jothain 3 года назад

As dairy machine mechanic I use teflon tape everywhere. It really doesn't matter if it's air or water in piping. Hemp rope is great for let's say plus 2" threads.

@D20ShootingSports 3 года назад

@@jothain I bow to your clearly superior knowledge. Thanks for sharing!

@MichaelLloyd 3 года назад

Teflon is what we use in gas processing facilities. We use it on stainless steel tube fittings screwed into carbon steel or stainless steel on high pressure (1,000+ psig) connections. I could show you how to speed up the taping operation but your way works. I could do 5 to your one :) and I haven't done tubing work in 30 years. Once you tape a few thousand (probably more like 10 thousand) fittings you learn to do it quickly. But yeah... best choice when used right.

@95machine29 3 года назад

Sir, I have a problem not understood by programing of CNC, Can you have any skype, whatapp,... please command!

@Nf6xNet 3 года назад

Nice video! My dog is a bit concerned about that squeak when you raise the quill.

@Clough42 3 года назад

It's the LCD quill DRO. It'll be better in the next video, and it's coming off the mill completely someday soon.

@Nf6xNet 3 года назад

@@Clough42 My dog asked me to thank you. :)

@grumpyoldman5368 3 года назад

Have you tried Loctite 545 thread sealant? Works on air, water, oil, coolant, fuels and more. It works so good, I only use teflon tape on metal to plastic connections where 545 won't work.

@davidparshay5281 3 года назад

Great video. I wish my shop was that clean.

@Clough42 3 года назад

I probably spend more time off-camera cleaning than I do on-camera making a mess. :)

@Tristoo Год назад

damn. I wish the eu had american amazon. I keep seeing "I bought this [really cool american-made thing] on Amazon" in your videos, and when I go on amazon everything is chinese garbage. worse yet, often overpriced chinese garbage.

@mikehancock4624 2 года назад

Very good work. Home depot has a universal coupler the accepts both industrial and ARO fittings. They also couple single handed. No holding the collar back to insert the plug.

@nenno3878 3 года назад

Well James it seems you got plenty of extra time to design stuff on Fusion 360 and 3D print instead of just using the existing RIGHT LIMIT stopper as a fastener for the carabiner below the main plate or just put an extra screw in the slot which otherwise stays unused. Kudos to you anyway for all the effort n learning every day. I hope you do not throw the chips away. Small crucible and torch can come handy to smalt the metals back to their pure form for recycling. Recycled Aluminum can be up to ten times cheaper than the production from ore.