Pure wizardry as always. Thanks for sharing Kevin.

@MrFactotum

21 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Matt Not sure about wizardry, but i will take the compliment, thanks very much Matt see you next time👍👍👍👍👍👍 atb Kev

Impressive stuff. I like the 'I'll just make another out of aluminium' -that'd be a three month project for me! Cheers Kev. Looking forward to the next part 👍 🇬🇧

@MrFactotum

19 күн бұрын

cheers Matt yes i wasn't over the moon about making another but sometimes you have to just bite the bullet, it works great so got a spare one now for when i make another lathe🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 thanks for feedback atb Kev

That cork has done the job Kev. Great idea for the clutch. 👌👍👍🚂🚂

@MrFactotum

23 күн бұрын

Thanks 👍Mike Hit lucky the first time. many thanks see you next time atb Kev

Excellent fix on the clutch Kev. I'm very much enjoying following this build. 👍

@MrFactotum

22 күн бұрын

Thanks 👍Olly Soon be time for a cast iron stand and a naming ceremony just a few more episodes cheers Kev

Hello, Nice interesting video!👍 Greetings Seven🖖

@MrFactotum

23 күн бұрын

Many thanks Seven👍👍👍 Now contact made i have Sub'd and Bell'd you and will take a look at what you get up to on your channel, appreciate the feedback👍👍👍👍👍🚂🚂 Regards Kev

Hi KEV There's no doubt that this modification is effective. Good work Have a nice Sunday BFN Olivier

@MrFactotum

23 күн бұрын

Many thanks Olivier yes much better, would pull a car now!!🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍👍 have a nice day Kev

Excellent! Like a bit of old motorcycle tech.. thanks for all the ideas. Les

@MrFactotum

24 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it! Les and appreciate the feedback👍👍👍👍 regards Kev

Gday Kev, you can’t ask for much more than that mate, that was a clever modification. Cheers

@MrFactotum

23 күн бұрын

cheers Matty. works great now, very pleased thankyou👍👍👍😉 atb Kev

Excellent work and well fixed.

@MrFactotum

23 күн бұрын

cheers Ben👍👍👍👍👍👍 where there's a will there's a way thanks for feedback atb kev

Nice video, Like.🤩.

@MrFactotum

23 күн бұрын

Thanks for the visit👍👍👍 take care Kev

Nice result there. Great work!

@MrFactotum

23 күн бұрын

Thanks 👍 Stuart luvely jubley!!! problem solved P.S. Got your sticker thanks very much will a do a shout out soon have a nice day👍👍 Kev

When you first started talking about it I was thinking maybe leather but the cork worked really well. Lovely job Kev 👍👍👍 Cheers, Alan.

@MrFactotum

21 күн бұрын

Thanks 👍 Alan great minds think alike😉👍 If i had room for a stronger spring i would'nt have needed to do this, but it works great now, soon be making chips after a few more episodes and a naming Ceremony😉👍👍👍 atb kev

Good one. That seems to work just fine.

@MrFactotum

23 күн бұрын

Thanks 👍 Michel 2nd time lucky, sometimes you have to fail to succeed ! appreciate the feedback👍 Kev

Great bit of R&D Kev.

@MrFactotum

22 күн бұрын

eyup Dean 🤔🤔Penny's not dropped Yet !! R+D🤔🤔 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🤣 atb Kev

Well you made a brilliant job of the clutch there Kev. Well Done

@MrFactotum

9 күн бұрын

cheers Andy thanks for watching👍👍👍 atb Kev

Great fix/modification and easy maintenance no or very little ware n tare on your surfaces.

@MrFactotum

23 күн бұрын

cheers John if at first you don't succeed try try & try again Spot on now many thanks👍👍👍👍 atb Kev

Great job Kev. IMHO, the aluminium cone looks better that the bronze one, but then I always have been a fan of contrast...

@MrFactotum

23 күн бұрын

cheers mr & mrs t yes contrast!!! can't beat it !!!, saves me a job !!!😄👍👍 atb Kev

An interesting fix Kev. I guess if the cork wears it will be easy to replace. About two years ago I fitted a s/hand clutch to my Myford. The moving part is bronze, and closes again the cast pulley wheel. There's also a strong spring inside the counter shaft. Fun to fit, but I wouldn't do it again! Cheers Nobby

@MrFactotum

22 күн бұрын

thanks Nobby, yes i modelled on a myford clutch but couldn't find a way to fit a strong spring due to space restrictions, otherwise it would have worked okay, you live and learn!!! but it works great now. appreciate the feedback, i've still got to catch up on your latest video. Regards Kev

The other thought I had. Was a clutch of a chainsaw. Which works centrifugal as the power increases the weights move through springs to take up the drive. But it’s how to adapt it to work. Just an idea. Good video enjoyed it.

@MrFactotum

24 күн бұрын

Great point! A👍 Maybe next time 😉😄👍👍👍 This one is working great now, so my moto is if not broke don't fix it, but i will keep your suggestion in mind for a future lathe Many thanks👍👍👍👍 Kev

@Cjarka_

24 күн бұрын

@@MrFactotum Centrifugal clutches require a certain minimum RPM to engage so I don't think it would work too well in this application

What a corker of a job Kev!

@MrFactotum

23 күн бұрын

cheers Tom wouldn have been more of a corker if i'd have bought 6 bottles of wine to get the cork🤣🤣🤣🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷😉👍👍 take care Kev

Great fix! I believe in days gone cast iron was after used for cone clutches though I wouldn't know if it would be better than bronze. I guess it primarily depends upon the length of the cone with respect to diameter and spring pressure.

@MrFactotum

23 күн бұрын

Hi Nigel Yes you've got it, a stronger spring would have done the trick Nigel, but no room, i initially thought with the micro forces involved it would have been enough friction, but you live and learn. I will know now for the next one😄 see you next time👍👍👍👍 ATB Kev

Looks like a safety feature Kev 🤣 I wonder if it’s the angle that was the problem? Myford use a similar idea for the clutch with metal to metal contact with brass or bronze. I’ve never taken mine apart though. Great solution works really well 😀

@MrFactotum

24 күн бұрын

Thanks Julia i modelled it on the Myford but with being a small lathe the spring wasn't strong enough and no room to get a stronger one in, but it works great now cheers👍👍 Kev

@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian

22 күн бұрын

Hi Kev. That was a well thought out solution which definitely worked out very well for you. Brilliant result. 👏👏👍😀

@MrFactotum

22 күн бұрын

@@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian Thanks very much Andrew, works great now. See you next time, Kev

Great video. I wonder, if the lapping together of two pieces will increase the contact surfaces on both parts of the clutch and give sufficient friction, instead of making new piece?

@MrFactotum

23 күн бұрын

Great point! d8219 I won't be making a new part now, this works great Thanks very much for your Interest, appreciated👍👍👍👍 see you next time👍 regards Kev

A good result Kev. Very Myford like . Nice. Did you receive the little chuck yet. Steve.

@MrFactotum

23 күн бұрын

Thanks Steve No not received as yet, is it Royal Mail or Evri, No rush though, sometimes things come next day, sometimes takes a week Thanks again Steve i will let you know when it arrives👍👍👍 cheers Kev

@Steviegtr52

23 күн бұрын

@@MrFactotum Hi Kev . Sent with Royal mail. Posted last Sunday evening.

@MrFactotum

23 күн бұрын

@@Steviegtr52 ok Steve thanks i'll let you know when arrives👍👍👍👍

@MrFactotum

23 күн бұрын

@@Steviegtr52 p.s. also a bank holiday Steve👍👍

@Steviegtr52

23 күн бұрын

@@MrFactotum Ah yes of course. I just hope it is of some use to you. Steve.

I don't wanna sound rude but bronze on bronze makes for a terrible clutch as bronze is a bearing material and quite a good one a that so choosing it for a clutch seems quite stupid to me Clutches are usually cast iron and some friction material as the coefficient of friction for cast iron is relatively high when paired with something softer like cork or clutch padding or break pad material which the best I know of is sintered cast iron I believe (like the ones in tractor clutches) or if you would really want a bronze clutch without any friction material you can always make the angle shallower tho that might result in a clutch that can bind if the angle is too shallow

@MrFactotum

23 күн бұрын

hiya Cj It's okay i have a thick skin, so thanks very much for your interest. Bronze is a brilliant bearing material if lubricated, if dry though it sticks like s---- to a shovel. It would have worked with a stronger spring to pull the tapers together, but being a micro lathe i had no room for stronger spring, but all good now and it works great. Many Thanks for watching and feedback much appreciated.👍👍👍😉 cheers Kev

@Cjarka_

23 күн бұрын

@@MrFactotum Really? I never seen it do that although it's true I never put 2 pieces of bronze together under pressure. I assumed it would be bad cuz of it's bearing properties. I forgot I wanted to suggest just making the disk from aluminium as it's soft and doesn't have the best bearing properties unless very well lubricated or with anodized Anyways thanks for sharing your knowledge.

@MrFactotum

23 күн бұрын

@@Cjarka_ cheers Cj👍👍👍👍 it's good to share off different peoples ideas, were all learning on that never ending learning curve all just at different points on the arc. atb Kev

We're you a fitter and turner or did you learn your skills as a model engineer as Poms are famous for ? Use to read model engineer books back in the 60 d and 70 th . Was always fascinated. Kit down under

@MrFactotum

23 күн бұрын

cheers Kit👍👍 i was a machinist / fitter / toolroom / drawing office and supervisor till the place was shut down by Maggie Thatcher and her cronnies, you get the drift.🤔😄👍 Have you heard of Maggie Thatcher or are you to young for that era.!!!😉😄👍 see you next time atb Kev (from up above)😉😉😄👍

@christophercullen1236

23 күн бұрын

@@MrFactotum at 77 years I can also remember the Falkland war .

@MrFactotum

22 күн бұрын

@@christophercullen1236 cheers Kit👍👍👍👍👍👍 didn't mean for you to give your age away, but you know now were i was coming from👍👍👍👍 see you next time atb Kev

VERY interesting video Kev. I never gave the fact that you used bronze for the clutch much thought, but I can see now why it was a bad idea. Bronze is naturally slippery. The only cone clutches I've had any experience with were either vintage car (cork faced cone with cast iron receiver) and cylinder type lawn mower (cone and taper receiver mating surfaces both bare cast iron). I would be inclined to leave the aluminium cone in place as it will have much better heat transfer/dissipation than bronze and should preserve the cork longer. Looks OK as well. Cheers Rob

@MrFactotum

24 күн бұрын

cheers Rob Yes it works great. I used bronze because if you ever get bronze bearing grab tight on a shaft you can't move it for love nor money, it would have actually worked if i could have got a stronger spring on, but with everthing being so small and tight for space i couldn't manage it. Anyway it works great now no slippage with a 600 mm long piece of stout timber levering on the chuck, Solid as a rock👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😉😉 many thanks for your thoughts, appreciated regards Kev

Well done

@MrFactotum

24 күн бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍👍 Thanks RB

Clever fix!

@MrFactotum

24 күн бұрын

Thanks BN nice to hear from you.👍👍👍👍👍👍 regards kev

An interesting fix Kev. I guess if the cork wears it will be easy to replace. About two years ago I fitted a s/hand clutch to my Myford. The moving part is bronze, and closes again the cast pulley wheel. There's also a strong spring inside the counter shaft. Fun to fit, but I wouldn't do it again! Cheers Nobby

@MrFactotum

22 күн бұрын

Ditto as per other comment, youv'e duplicated this.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍