ToT! NOT standard threaded ends, so that standard fittings can be used! Use unconventional left handed threading, so that fittings are proprietary, and can only be sourced from you at great cost!
Michael Harris - it's your fault you ruined your phone. Tony obviously didn't use water. Might need to try with one of those water proof cases next time. J/k, lol.
I got an iPhone 5 that constantly keeps hanging up itself and freezes the screen for a minute or so. So, I'd recommend something newer to prevent you from freezing all the time and therefore maybe ruining your material for stopping the sanding process and having to start again. Also, the files that I use don't really work, takes like hours until I see some results. Did someone make experiences with these "audio files" everyone is talking about? Are they comparable to an air file? I might try these for better results. Napster does file sharing, right? I wouldn't wanna buy them and then realize they don't work as good as expected, so borrowing some would do the trick first. Ultima ratio I'd consider watergate files. They remove everything, including governments, I heard. But since I'm a beginner still, I might start with some less expensive tools...
I really enjoy the little extra things you throw in there. Cutting the aluminum with the scissors, using the sandpaper on the phone, the recoil of the air gun, the using of the calipers to zoom in. Its those little touches that really make your videos that much more enjoyable to watch.
Your videos are some of my very favourite on RU-vid! Great projects, great explanations and awesomely solid dad humor! The kick from the airgun almost had me spewing my morning oatmeal out onto my laptop! You are an absolute hero!
Yeah man, the YT maker / machinist world is fuckin awesome. To the "professionals" they may seem like hacks but for the average guy like me, I look up to them. I wish I had the facilities to do a quarter of the stuff they can do, but I'm happy watching cause they are maing shit, not just talking about making shit. There's too many YT maker guys to mention, and it's effin awesome.
HTR, your vids have been awesome of late. The paper cutter was superb. Is there a follow up with the tool you restored for Mr Diresta? He's not mentioned / shown it yet.
Thank you! I found a hairline crack in the cylinder that was allowing air to enter and causing the drill to not run properly. I need to either fix it or find a replacement at some point. I sent Jimmy the Cutawl I restored as a thank you.
Man, I am constantly impressed at your talent. Not just your crafting skills, but the unique sense of humor and comedic timing you are able to imbue in to your videos. They make for a perfect video.
There's one thing that I'm sure of now, YOU are the guy that all of your friends want to hang with ! Got the skills and the humor AND the personality,........ just don't run for any kind of public office, that might mess you up in the head ! 😆 That sandpaper app would come in handy, but I think I liked it better with the texture, looks good anyway! 👍👍 Thanks for sharing and take care.
The offset put me in mind of a split line in a sand casting. Nicely done. I'm sure Jimmy was liking it because that's the kind of guy he strikes me to be and I can see his comment.... Thanks for the video.
I have really been loving your content! I binge watched all of your videos over the past few days. I have to say you are one of my favorite people on youtube for your humor, video editing skills, and wonderful use of machines. Hopefully I will be able to learn more from you in the future too!
Exactly why you're my favorite RU-vidr...not sure if it's the aluminum cutting scissors, the cell phone sandpaper, the caliper zoom (combined with your impressive design/machining skills) - your videos are pure awesomeness. I learn something from each one. THANKS!
You might've already considered this, but I'd drill a hole somewhere (maybe through the top of the shuttle) to vent that spring chamber. If the leak rate at the bottom oring is higher than the middle oring, pressure will eventually build up in the spring chamber and give you the effect you mentioned initially with the two oring design. It really doesn't make much of difference since you'll notice it right away and can just replace the seal, but coming from a paintball gun design background, that sealed spring chamber doesn't sit quite right with me.
Every episode I watch of TOT makes me realize that if he wasn’t bound to the confounds of his containment unit he would literally take over the world. He’s too powerful.
Your videos are always fun, but much more than that, they teach and educate. The combination of the two is what is needed in School Teachers these days. Cheers.
Your editing made it look like you drilled and tapped for the inlet and nozzle, put in the valve, and air flowed through solid aluminum. I would have expected drilling those long air passages would be a challenge and wanted to see if you used any tricks to do it.
It's wonderful watching my Hero building something for our Lord & Savior. Tony, you mentioned not knowing what direction the channel is headed lately... It's upward. Your videos get better every time you produce one. Thank you for making us feel welcome into your temple.
As usual, it's been a "blast" watching your video. Thanks for the laughs and the idea for a new blow off tool. Great stuff man. I do truly enjoy watching these.
Thanks Tony and Jimmy...looking forward to the cad and Jimmy's video(s). Interesting to bring the sketch in and trace off of it...have done it in AI and exported to acad. Would like to know more about how the port diameters and spool valve diameters were fingered, earballed or enginerded for specific flow and noise levels. Glad no one was hurt in the making of the knuckle blow gun proto and hope that sanding app doesn't get butt dialed...might be hard on the fingers and knuckles. Perhaps the final version could have a magazine of tips that ratchet into place and a slightly tapered spool valve for even more control. Always a pleasure to be able to watch class acts. ~PJ
A This Old Tony and Diresta colab... awesome! I love it. Both of you are my favorite people on RU-vid, as well as my undeclared mentors. Keep up the amazing work. I love you both
Neat! I bet the x error in the CNC routering was due to a variation in the length of the stock, that'd be easy to slip by. Maybe your scissors need sharpening?
Lovely, Good & Nice Piece. You Tack back nature at your home and Caressing our eyes, you do in very Special Way wich is never boring. You are a very Good Teacher & You understand Art . Thank you Mr. Tony :)
Hi Tony, For the 3rd o-ring to really work, there must be a relief hole for releasing any minuscule quantities of air that do cross it. Have a drip for long enough and you can fill a bucket. And when the bucket overflows, that shuttle-pin *will* fly across the room ;) The leak could be to the outside (near the middle finger-hole) or to the output-hole (by means of a bore through the valve-shuttle). Cheers!
I was a bit late to the ToT party but I was instantly addicted. To feed this addiction I started watching the older vids and just have to say the progression in production quality in your vids is amazing. All the while staying true to your original humor and style. Bravo!
Just started watching your channel and now subscribed. You have a gift! You have the ability to give great instruction AND with a great sense of humor! I watch about 2 dozen machinist/build channels on RU-vid and I think you do the best graphics and clear camera work out there. Thanks for sharing!
Very impressed with Jimmy's drawing and idea, super impressed withTOT's machining and CAD knowledge. Much love to you both for taking the time to make, share and inspire. 👊👊 You could have made this 30 mins long and still got as many if not more vue's. Thank you.
Another lovely, sweet, turn swords into plow shares kind of aluminum knuckles thingy; the blow-by-blow description of the project was also in keeping with the Diresta motto . . . phffffffffty
"The pressure could shoot this shuttle valve clean across the room and out my garage window" Immediately holds hand over the valve while attaching the air line. Lol.
Dang Tony, your delivery, sense of humor and overall content make your videos such a pleasure to watch. Thank you for taking your time to produce these videos. When you called Jimmy a "kid" I almost lost it from laughing then realized y'all got it like that. It's awesome to see the comradery .
This is awesome, its so rare to find this kind of videos where the project progress from conceptual design to working prototype. I'll sure be watching the follow up video.