Anyone else get flashbacks from shop class as Keith was installing that chuck without a board on the ways? I recall teachers hollering at students doing that.
if you look closely the chucks diameter is small enough that its resting on the 'Inner" ways which only the tail stock and steady rest use, neither of which will ever be in the chuck area so no real harm in regards of function of the machine just aesthetics. a lot of older Lathes I've seen are pretty beat up in this area anyways from years of little nicks and bumps.
Good morning Keith, that is a big boy's tool post! I think the guy who made that jib crane assumed that you would swing in from the back of the lathe rather than the front with the post being offset to the rear, then the load wouldn't want to move as much when you lift it.
Taking that Aloris tool post apart and reassembling it was a good learning experience for me. The three start thread and matching movable cams continues to be a very valuable and useful invention by Mr. Sirola. “Aloris” is the inventor’s name spelled backwards.
I was hoping for a bunch of parts to go into your giant vat of evaporust! I guess I never thought about it before but I didn't know tool posts had those giant screws in them like that!
OMG! My sphincter tightened and my toes began to ache when I saw the little crane bend.... LOL!!! Thank you as always Mr. Rucker! Since retirement, my new career in watching people move metal is awesome! 😊
Just a hard learned lesson, when tapping a tee nut, stop the tap just short of forming the threads all the way through. Make it so a bolt won't thread all the way through the nut to prevent forcing against the bottom of the slot accidentally.
So I am going with Leo’s capstan for the next job. I saw it in the background on the floor and the top should be ready soon. What ever it is, I can’t wait to see the lathe used .👍🇬🇧
I’m guessing the name- brand stuff is a little too expensive for general use when white vinegar at $2.00 gallon works just as well. After the vinegar soak the light acidic action must be neutralized and the part dried and coated with oil.
@@ellieprice363,Yea, but Keith already built a vat and had put at least a 55 gallon drum of Evaporust in it, it had a lid too so it wouldn’t evaporate. I wonder if he still has it, that Aloris tool hold and those Chuck’s would have been a perfect use for that stuff. Maybe not enough time in a day because you should probably let whatever you’re working on soak overnight for best results.
Hi Keith A couple of observations I was surprised you had that chuck clonking around on the ways, why not use a plank of wood on the ways then the chuck? and I seem to remember you used to have a tank of Evaporust wouldn't that have been perfect for cleaning up the tool post.
Should've lifted the chuck on from the other side of the lathe to have your jib crane pivoted out over the floor, if you're going to mount from this side you would need the pivot arm moved to this side of the lathe or extend the boom on the jib crane (you may have to put extra support on the mounting arm etc though).
Your happiness is hard to contain but it’s beautiful to watch. Thanks for sharing. I know that chuck was so heavy it may have broken a piece of wood between the ways. That chuck is art.
ArmoredPepperDuex the way to prevent ways damage from mounting and dismounting chucks and faceplates is to place a device, prepared well in advance, which has wooden riser blocks connected at the bottom which drops between the ways in question and supports any falls or even scratching, had an oldtimers adjustable way caddie in a shop I worked at which fit the purpose. Very handy and easy to store with the chuck cart.
I think you'd benefit most with an overhead beam and trolley system designed to be able to move on a second set of two beams and trolley that will allow you to lift and move things in every direction above the lathes
Really impressive to see that working. I will say I think the crane needs to be near the top of the list. What I saw you do today is a finger smasher waiting to happen.
I think the chucks are meant to be loaded from the back of the lathe , not the operators side, judging by the cranes pivot point. Would save the finger mangling possibility, or at least reduce it lapse of attention senior moments.
@@littleworkshopofhorrors2395 As Keith said, it does not fit at present, I too would seek to accommodate a useful addition such as the jib crane and chuck cart. Trouble is... which lathe to move, or even rework the cart a bit. A lot to ponder.
@@CothranMike the cart is fine and the crane is fine, its just that it looks like the cart should be at the rear where the crane could lift a chuck straight up and then swing Inboard.
I see Tally Ho's windlass in the background..! The video's that you made depicting the huge amount of work required to refurbish and rebuild their windlass was phenomenal A huge undertaking and I watched them all. I was very impressed with your skill and ability to create such great work. In fact, it's how I became a fan and watch every video you post. Great job. Great work!!
If you are going to be changing the 3 and 4 jaw chucks over on a more frequent basis, I suggest you sort your crane out ASAP before one of you gets injured! It's great to see some actual machining done for a change. Thanks, Keith. 🏴⚒️
Awesome work as always. Really nice to see an old lathe have new life breathed into it. Of course to restore a lathe you first have to own a lathe 😂😂👍 If I were to guess, I’d just about bet dollars to donuts that the large machining job that you have coming up is the new cast winch capstan for Leo’s Tally Ho Boat restoration that’s being cast over at Windy Hill Foundry. Can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to this next series on that project Kieth, it combines two of my passions - boats and machining. 👍👍👍🇦🇺
I agree with @davidt8438 Evaporust would have done a better job by removing the most rust and converting any left into a stable form. The phrase that springs to mind is “Don’t spoil the ship for a ha’porth of tar”
I love how you do what is reasonably necessary without going to great lengths to repair/replace/remachine every little aspect. Its a glimpse into a real life shop where stuff needs to get done, not necessarily to make video content. One of my favorite channels for a long time now! All of the woodwork/metalwork channels are trying to outdo each other and its giving amateur/novice viewers an inaccurate depiction of the trades..
It's kind of funny watching you use this large handle with the big tap when earlier I watched Curtis of CEE sweating using a 2.8mm tap hoping not to break it.
Your mention of your friend having worked for Cincinnati Milacron brought to mind we had a body shop full of Cincinnati Milacron T3's as spot welding robots back in '95. They were beasts and could rip a Suburban body off the carrier and fling it around like it was a toy. In 1990, ABB bought the robotics business of Cincinnati Milacron in the Us and the Cincinnati robots were gradually phased out for ABB robots.
Years back as an engineering student I was shown round the Swindon railway works. Nothing there was small. They had the mother and father of a travelling crane, ran down each side of the building, spanning everything. I’ve often thought Keith would really benefit from a proper crane. Any one got one going spare ?
I also went round the Swindon Railway works. My late father-in-law was a chargehand coppersmith there. After it closed it became a designer outlet centre. Some of the old cranes and other pieces of equipment are still there.
oh boy Keith, I was holding my breath when you were moving that chuck over. I was hoping you were going to put some wood in there to protect your ways. did you clean the scroll out after all that wire wheeling and scotch brite work.
It's alive, it's alive! Congrats on the big milestone - looking forward to seeing what you do with the beast. That chuck is a monster - it probably weighs more than my whole lathe!
I saw a guy online that did a home DIY nickel plating on his tool holders to keep them from rusting...have you ever done a video on that? Very cool on clean up and setup of the tool post! Awesome stuff! Keep em coming!!!!
Keith, you can wire wheel and then boil your rusty steel parts, and it will convert the red oxide rust into black oxide. Still need to rub down/wire wheel off the flaky red before and after the boiling, and you just repeat the boil-rub down-boil cycle until only black oxide is left. Then, just treat it like any other black oxide coating
I guess you are going to need this lathe to machine the Tally Ho capstan, which looks like it is on the crate by the forge. Saw a preview of Clark casting a prototype capstan top which was broken in your shop when dismantling it. Cant wait to see it being machined and put back to working order.
That is a nice chuck. You could flip the inner and outer jaws around and get what looks like 6-8in of engagement on the part. You can really get a good hold on your parts.
With the magic of editing you could have done a long soak in Evaporust and gotten a non abrasive way of removing the rust. At the very least a brass wire wheel would have removed the rust without the aggressive action of a steel wire wheel. But I know the comment section of this site doesn’t take kindly to any kind of criticism so let’s just agree that it would have been an option.
Why use the wire wheel to remove rust when you have that big tank of Evapo Rust? It would get into the places the wire wheel didn't and keep your grease from getting a bunch of rust suspended in it.
The scroll on that 3 jaw chuck is the slowest I have ever seen. One think I would love for you to show is cutting a 2 or 3 point thread like is on that tool post. I have seen lots of single point threads cut on you tube but never any thing else.
Nice video I have a cushman 4 jaw combination chuck works slick probably 16 inch , you have a cushman chuck publication showing them and how to use them. Thanks for all your effort making this video ed
I see a oops already this morning. The windy hill foundry is still casting the capstan for tally ho . You forgot and left it on the floor in your recording for this mornings video. 😮 I guess I have to much time on my hands this morning drinking coffee ☕😂
Hello Keith. I love the big Monarch, what a sweet machine. You've done a great job on it. I was also impressed by the adjustable 3 jaw. That's a pretty versatile piece. Re the crane. The addition of an intermediate arm would allow far more range and would be a neat way to do it. Of course the roller beam type of device would also work but just pointing out an alternative. I'm interested to see what you want to do on the lathe and any more mods you care to do. All the best, Mart in England.
