Hi! I am just touching base to let you know that I am not dead yet and that new videos are in the works. It's been a while and I am looking forward to getting into video production again.
Hello Marc, Fabulous to have you back on our screens and also that your health issues are behind you... Looking forward to learning more from you. Take acre. Paul,,
So happy you're feeling better. I was a journeyman machinist on the U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility in Guam for many years. I enjoy your videos. You really are thorough with explanations and demonstrations. Love it!
Good to have ya back... intro work is good as not all of us have access to fancy equipment... stuff for the homeshop :) greetings from Kingston Ontario
Really glad to see you are on the mend and are going to be posting again. I've purchased a mill and lathe and your videos have been a go to resource for me on learning the basics. Please post often, your content is really helpful to me as a novice machinist.
Welcome back. I am glad to hear that you are doing better. have really missed your posts, which are always informative and entertaining. I am a subscriber, and always look for the next post. Be safe and be well.
Good to see you again in good spirits. One career lifetime isn't enough to learn all the basics of metalwork in all of it's forms. But if you master most of it you can make almost anything that ever moved. A metalworker always has something new to learn...
Yay! Marc's BACK! Great to see you! Sorry I'm a little late to the party. I agree with Robert Simson, looking forward to the punch and die series. (I need to make some leather crafting punches!), anyone can buy them. I still have my first pin punch set that i made in High School Machine Shop in 1974 (first turning and knurling project). No doubt I can make these without the instructions, but 99.9% better with Marc's input and guidance! Really glad to see you back on YT!
As one that has taught advanced CAM programming for multi axle machines I know one thing... Even the most advanced CNC-programs start with studying tolerances and planning how to hold the part! Don't underestimate the basics...
Marc.. you are a breath of fresh air to accompany the Season change... WE are not (all) dead (yet) either... I like your "Lazy Micrometer" avatar/logo ... would make a nice 'symbol' of a new video style... uh ... "Punch and Die"?!! hmmm sounds more like serious spouse-abuse [grin] ... try "Tool n Die" . A couple ideas... I barely have a shop... more like a Gypsy-toolBox: Sherline Lathe, Proxxon small (Dremel-like) mill ... numerous Setup/use/putup things I have to "Make-a-mess"™ ... oh idea 1: I have ~1995 & ~1955 editions of "Mach-Handbook" (pre CnC info) when appropriate, plz give a keyword/subj ref for us to lookUp on some specs... no need to show it, just an extra credit for us. Idea 2: you have done excellent Heat-Treat videos (from your school shop equip days), how about a "back porch" edition for O1 v W1 tool steel to make a small custom #6,#8 screw ... heat with a propane torch to some low/hi glow and dunk in a can of chlorinated tap water or used motor oil and get some "useful" hardness improvement ... not Aircraft-Quality control. ... enough from me... I'm looking fwd to learning from what you are able to share .. ThankYou, Gracias, Merci ...
"Ade re" Marc, welcome back!! :) We have seriously missed you! We want it all. Punch and die work, basics, projects, what ever you feel like producing we will devour... Welcome back :) :)
Glad you are doing better! My doc convinced me that I needed to keep my Vit D3 levels up (with MK7 Vit K2), Zinc and Vit C. For overall good health. Punch and die is a topic I'd love to learn more about. You've provided a great service, thanks for keeping going!
Marc, we're all glad that you are well and back! Even with more "primitive" machinery than you have in your workshop, I _know_ that you are able to do very precise work with it, i.e., within ±0.001-inch/±0.025-mm. I've got an old Rong Fu-type mill drill and a ~5-inch (x ~12?) Sears lathe (neither with a DRO) and tolerances like that are not out of my reach, at least most of the time. If you want to show how to make the most out of "limited" machinery & tooling, I think videos like that could be a useful addition to your planned list of videos. Also, remind folks how Apprentices used to start their training -- hammers, chisels, hacksaws, files, scribes, dividers, scales, etc., making *accurate* items _before_ they were ever allowed to touch a machine tool.
Welcome back, my friend, I have missed your videos! I am happy you are doing well. You make any video you want, I'll sit right here and enjoy it. God Bless from Pennsylvania.
Good to see you back. I assumed it might have been your health keeping you from posting. I'm glad to hear that you are feeling better. I always appreciate your videos and learn from them. Thanks for sharing.
I'm really glad you are back and doing well. I have watched many (not all) of your videos, I find them insightful and helpful. Please keep them coming, once again I'm that you are doing well, Thanks for the content.
I’ve sure missed your videos & wondered why you stopped making them. I’ve learned a great deal about heat treating and properties of metal. Health issues can really set you back and I’m glad you’ve overcome them. Salud!
Nice to see you on screen, Marc. Glad you are doing well and feeling up to getting some content out. Health comes first. I look forward to seeing some high quality informative content. Take care, Mart in England.
Glad to hear you are feeling better! For the most part, professional grade results come from doing the basics consistently right, so, the basics and introductory videos; are always welcome :)
Hrm.....a self proclaimed lazy machinist is telling me I need to hear why he hasn't been around.....lol....glad you are well....love the topic of tool and die of all kinds...looking forward to the alert that you've posted.
Good to hear that you're ok, you had me worried there for a while. Hope you're feeling better, and looking forward to more of your great content when you're ready.
I was just thinking about you last night while working on my mini lathe. I wasn't sure if I was still subscribed or not. Turns out I was, you just haven't posted. That's fine. Health is more important than videos.
Really happy that you are back. I've learned soooo much from your earlier videos. If you get a chance could you do something about boring bars on the lathe?
Glad you are better :) really enjoy the videos, been binge watching them. Could you please do a video on the difference between toolmakers and fitter and turners? I am currently doing my practical training and need to decide on which path to take.
