I keep forgetting how tiny these parts are until he grabs them with his GIANT fingers. Absolutely spectacular stuff, it's like meditation videos for machinists 😀
I bored the spindle on my Taig for MT1 taper to use with the Sherline WW adapter. Great combination. MEW has an excellent article in the Mar 2022 issue on making your own WW collets. A wonderful addition to these capable lathes.
I am convinced that chips and swarf convey themselves to their appropriate receptacles, and that dust is aware it is not permitted, and therefore does not trespass. All of the above done thru the power of respect.
I love the zoom of the videos, you forget how small the scale Chris is working on. Till you see his fingers come back into frame, Or you see the 1.3mm on the collet. What kind of a metal file is used?
Something I never considered before seeing that tiny thing. How far away from the workpieces is the camera? Have you damaged any? As always thanks for showing us amateurs some thing impressive.
Great video mate.......i watched all of it and at the end still said "how did he do that ?"....awesome to watch ....miss the voice though....ah the good old days of Chris's voice
Sometimes I really wish there was a diagram on screen of where this part goes in a bigger machine. Like you know those old really cool looking exploded machine diagrams with the highlighed parts.
Oh wow. I might need to become a Patron. "Constructing A Dial Indicator - Part 1" sounds like something I'd very much like to see...... uhh, yeah, ok, I signed up before even finishing this comment, I've watched the overview, and will now keep watching. So excited!
🎉VIDEO EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR…. I own same Sherline Lathe in video & purchased the intro Lathe Collet set 2-3-4-5mm + drawbar . All for making 1:25 scale auto model custom detail parts. 🏁 ZenModeling
Meanwhile your always extremely precise work is annoying! Please don't pay attention to my words, I'm simply very jealous! 😁 ;-) As always: Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health.
Are doing tapered cuts on these machines complicated? I can see there is no compound table so you have to adjust the headsrock angle? Is it easy to work with?
At 3:01 the drawbar tube looks like it runs true but the hand wheel looks out of balance. The collet is running true since the indicator is happy, but could the out of balance cause a finish issue at higher speeds?
That is a gigantic question. The answer is - it depends ... on what you want to do. Once you know the answer to that question find people who make the same sort of stuff. There are RU-vid channels, forums and all sorts of information exchange sources. There is no single correct answer - only you can decide. If know some machinists in your area talk to them. Basic tips are Get the biggest suitable for your job that the budget and space will allow. Allow at least (!) HALF your budget for tools and accessories. DON'T try to get everything at once especially when you are working from a position of relative ignorance.
I just bought a Sherline lathe, like the one Chris is using here. It's quite small. Perfect for fine Clickspring work, but you'll only be able to do, say, the Blondihacks projects at half, or even only a third of the size she's doing. This thing however, is very portable. You can use it on an ordinary table and pick it up and put it in storage to make room. Note that Chris also has a bigger chinese Blondihacks-size lathe. That one is hardly portable and needs a permanent placement. So if portability is an issue...
