Hey guys, I probably made five or six test cuts on 2 different types of expensive scales, and they all were successful not one of them cracked or were made unusable :-)

@ls2005019227

4 жыл бұрын

Great video Dale! I've never had to cut scales, but have researched and wondered about doing the same thing. Is there any way to test, or know if there would be any residual cracking in the glass that remains? Will the reader head still Read, if the remaining scale does have cracks-? Great video nonetheless, & thanks!

@guytech7310

4 жыл бұрын

This Old Tony has you beat. I saw him kung-fu a glass scale down the middle to create two scales from one. Then TIG weld them together to double the size.

Hey Dale when are you going to build something cool

@BuildSomthingCool

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Doug. I agree with you one hundred percent. Im in maintenance mode trying to get machines working, and making room in this small shop, so I can get back to Building something cool

@dougvanallen2212

4 жыл бұрын

Build Something Cool Thanks for your reply I really like what you've done for us in the past thanks for taking the time to make your videos

Love to see myths being addressed, good call Dale 👍

Great video Dale. Nice to see you back!

Hello Dale : Thanks for your video on KZread. That is so surprised. Thanks for your efforts. Thanks so much

Well done

This guy looks like the coolest boring uncle. I'm subscribed.

Gday Dale, great job, I’ve seen a few videos and different ways to do it but not the way you have, it goes to show It can be done, thanks for sharing, take care, Matty

Love all your videos! I met you at the bar Z bash and purchased your coffee cup, I'm Left handed so the wrong labeling was right for me! Your a great MC as well. Hope to see you again!

I always lay the glass horizontal. Keep on keeping on.

Kind of a scary experiment....glad it went well!!

Enjoyed Dale! ATB, Robin

Great video Dale. Keep the videos coming we miss your YT videos.....

@BuildSomthingCool

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

I pushed mine through a diamond blade tile cutter. Worked fine!

So cool man

Glad it worked. Shows some innovation. Glass will break during cutting much of the time because of heat friction, not to mention too few cutting teeth. I'd have used my tile cutting saw with a glass cutting blade. It'll eat through aluminum easily as well. It's a wet saw so keeping water out of delicate areas would be fairly simple with the foam inserts you utilized. I've several miter saws but I like my carbide blades too much to cut glass with them. Your blade is probably a metal cutting blade, if not, you'll not be doing burn free fine woodworking cuts any longer. Suspect that you don't do much of that anyway, working steel has it's own gratifications. :-)

@MF175mp

4 жыл бұрын

Glass is pretty hard but I don't think that the carbide teeth go dull so easily

That was a pucker moment.

Great video! What brand of DRO is that? Looks amazing.

I successfully cut mine using foam to stabilize the glass and a band saw after seeing TinkerJohn's video. It is good to know that coarse teeth will also work.

On mine I had to cut the glass a little shorter in order to fit the end caps. I uses a band saw for the aluminum and thin cut off wheel for the glass. But they are not a delicate as you would think, and the sensor doesn't go all the way to the end anyway.

@BuildSomthingCool

4 жыл бұрын

Great Points Matt :-)

Supporting the glass is a brilliant ides but I am surprised it worked,Luckily the Chinese scales don't cost what the US or German ones do. I have supported things like this with parafin wax and then melted it out in hot water. I've seen spray foam used too but is a bigger mess to clean out. I use Newall DRO's where the scale is a tube full of ball bearings. You could likely cut one of those down but I wouldn't do it for fear of upsetting its accuracy. Very brave Dale. Nice job. I wonder how many scales will break today.

@BuildSomthingCool

4 жыл бұрын

Hi John, I made several test cuts all of them on expensive scales. :-)

Hey Dale. What do you think about that DRO you have in the background? I was looking at one of those with the scales for my BP mill but you know how that Chinesium stuff is? Hit or miss... Anyhow I'd appreciate any info you could give on it. Thanks.👍

I cut mine off with a thin abrasive cut off disc. it worked just fine. There’s another video of a guy cutting his with a harbor freight type bandsaw… I didn’t have the guts to try that with my saw so I just did it with a disc and it cut through it like nothing. They are fragile as hell and you have to be careful, but no guts no glory! Lol

Where you been? Never would have guessed carbide teeth would cut glass without making 18" of shards. Neat video Dale, thumbs up.

@BuildSomthingCool

4 жыл бұрын

Its a crazy world out there when Carbide cuts glass, and the world shuts down because of something you can't see :-)

More videos plz dale build something cool or just some cool tips lol

I am always looking forward to your next video. So in the words of a very wise man " go out and build something cool"

@BuildSomthingCool

4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

I had a heart attack when the shtf ...Now Im dead...thanks a lot you *****

I cut one today. Wrapped the glass with masking tape at the cut point and used a diamond cut wheel in a dremel to cut the glass. Do not be afraid to take the scales apart and cut them. If you need, take pictures of how it comes apart so you can reassemble it. The hardest part of the job is cutting the case. Really, it was stupid simple to do.

To be sure, take the glass out and cut it with a dremel, always a succes. Don it more then once. The endcup will fit then bether because the glasscale is shorter then the aluminium.

@BuildSomthingCool

4 жыл бұрын

I Think I would break the glass if I took it out. LOL

I guess a waterjet would be the best way to go about it

Hello Dale, this is very interesting! I was told by several individuals that cutting a glass scale is a no-no! I was lucky that I was able to get my glass scales the exact length that I needed. I have by the way the same DRO, a Ditron D80, as you do and am very happy with the unit! The only complaint that I had was that the manual leaves a lot to be desired! The very first chapter started with item #5 and the translation is terrible. I ended up finding a PDF file that I printed out and it has the missing information! If you care to contact me regarding the DRO, let me know and we can compare notes!

@BuildSomthingCool

4 жыл бұрын

HI Alex. My DRO I a Ressen, Its the same thing, but with better instructions, or should I say the English is near perfect It just doesn't explain the operations very well. LOL

@alexvonbosse5090

4 жыл бұрын

Build Something Cool - Yep, something got lost in the translation, but knowing what you are trying to accomplish and reading between the lines makes things doable!

How do you like that Ditron DRO? Have you put many hours on it? Thoughts and opinions appreciated. I’m in the market for a DRO for a used Bridgeport I recently picked up for my garage.

hmm, the high forces of the teeth hitting the glass? nein danke I would have used a high grit abrasive thin cut-off disk in the miter saw or other rigidly held machine. even an an abrasive disk mounted as a slitting saw on lathe or mill Anyway, Dale, it worked for you. congrats

@TedRoza

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Len, I think you missed the Point Dale was making, which is what you can do, if you Experiment, and have a comedy skit at the same time

@BuildSomthingCool

4 жыл бұрын

Great comment Ted, Thanks

Do you really think nobody has ever cut glass scale before? . i can remember you doing the impossible on a lathe in a previous video , and if my memory is correct on a mill, with a landrover gearbox. Thinking about it i (can) also remember the non spill secret paint spill tip. PS the first chuck jaw grinding video was a real success for a person who can do the impossible.

Does the edge of the glass need to be polished. Not sure how the glass is used.

@BuildSomthingCool

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike, No It doesn't. The reader never gets that close the edge.

@buildsomethingcool Dale, Congrats! My question is, why? I am just getting into the Machining World. So, I am curious as to why you would need to cut this Glass Scale down?

@TomMakeHere

4 жыл бұрын

They normally come in set sizes and might be either too long or short. So you normally go for the longer one and cut to the required length. But there is the risk that it shatters

@BuildSomthingCool

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Phillip, Good Question. I had a used DRO that came off a larger mill that I wanted to use on a smaller one. If you buy a new DRO you can order the scales to size and will not have to cut them down.

@phillipchambers8487

4 жыл бұрын

@@BuildSomthingCool Copy that. I figured that was the deal as to why you cut it. Also, thanks for the education on how a DRO gets its measurements/readings. As someone new to the Maching World, I am realy enjoying your channel. Loved the Shop Tour Video you did @Fireball Tool. I am an avid Customer & Fan of Jason and his Fireball Tool Business. I often wonder how I ever built anything before owning his Squares. Lol Keep uo the Great Work!

A couple of weeks ago I shortened The X-axis DRO on my mill (HF/Central Machinery Mini Mill). Instead of trying to saw through the glass I used a carbide tool mounted in my Dremel and scored the glass. I didn't get the clean break I was hoping for but it was good enough. One thing I noticed about your process was that the end of the glass was even with the Aluminum extrusion. I don't know if it is needed, however I cut the glass on my DRO as close to what the factory set into the extrusion about 1/4". Question, did you have any problem fitting the end cap back on the extrusion/DRO? As always, great video! More! More! More!

@TomMakeHere

4 жыл бұрын

That is a fair point, mine all had to be cut with a set back too

@BuildSomthingCool

4 жыл бұрын

I was Lucky I didn't have to cut the glass back on mine. If I had to I would have used a Dremel Like you did

i have not figured out why they even make glass scales any more the new magnetic scales are smaller , cheaper and more accurate to make and can be cut anywhere along them. buy saddly being cheaper they jack the price up and charge 2 times more for them.

The video quality is great, but yet again the audio-track contains digital distortion. Probably due to changes in the audio sampling rate introduced at some point of your editing process.

How about some tips for pulling a molar?

@BuildSomthingCool

4 жыл бұрын

You can find that information on my instagram account LOL

@coleboonecustoms

4 жыл бұрын

@@BuildSomthingCool LMAO

how to make a table saw shaft and arbor

Hi Dale LOL .. well done, maybe I should buy a set of scales and get you to size them for me LOL. As usual well done :) Hmm, maybe you should have Entered This Mod into Emma's #TMC2020 As the Shorted TMC on Record LOL

@BuildSomthingCool

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. Your right I should have entered Emma's contest.

I thought glass breaks because of Mr Gravity.

Old news... Cutting these is a no brainer.

That looks like a small miter saw not a chop saw but could be a chop saw..

But does it work now?

@BuildSomthingCool

3 жыл бұрын

yes it dose:-)

Oh, Sh....!🤣

Wow I think I'm the first viewer! Do I get a prize? Seriously, another great video.

@johnshoureas1629

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, you do get a prize. You won all the glass fragments that fell out of the aluminum channel.

@BuildSomthingCool

4 жыл бұрын

Yes you do

Sound is all weird! ⁉

Why would I want to??

@BuildSomthingCool

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Brandon, Thats a fair question. I had a used DRO that came off a larger mill that I wanted to use on a smaller one.

it was funny the first time, not the second , third or fourth. I am in a bad mood today, so ignore me......... Otherwise, COOL!

A woodsaw to cut steel and glass? Andtwo pieces of foammanage to stpo the vibrations completely? Something is not right here, it seem more like aluminiummy and perspexy if a wood-saw can even get hrough it. This has a very april-1st feel about it. I'd definately stick to the "don't try this at home" advice, especially if you're sure it's a waverthin piece of actual glass in there.

@dumbstupidfalk

4 жыл бұрын

vinny142 this is not a miter saw for wood, it’s a cold cut chop saw for metal. still weird that it would cut and not just shatter the glass. btw a regular “wood” miter saw cuts aluminum beautifully

@BuildSomthingCool

4 жыл бұрын

Some people you just can't make happy. :-) In reality the saw never did cut the glass, it just broke it cleanly. Glass is a very interesting material it has some incredibly strong properties. Like I mentioned in the video vibration is your enemy when cutting glass. Believe it or not you can cut thin sheets of glass with scissors underwater. The water absorbs vibration and allows you to trim the glass. I know that sounds like April fools, but give it a try before you make a comment :-)

First.

there is something odd about the audio of this video. Your voice has an odd fall-off tone. As if your voice were being auto-tuned or is it audio-tuned. Don't know...

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@BuildSomthingCool

3 жыл бұрын

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