Ten years later, it never gets old. You’re the best Adam thanks.

Thanks Adam from Tasmania Australia. I am a 73 yo NEW machinist learning heaps. Your video the clearest so far for a 73 yo brain to comprehend on how to do this stuff. So Thanks from down under. :-). When I was a lad you would have to be an indentured apprentice for 5-7 years at $20 week to be allowed to get an insight into a trade secret.

I am amazed at the amount of precision required to do this type of work. We non-machinist types have no clue as to the education and intelligence that people in your profession possess. Excellent videos.

@Abom79

10 жыл бұрын

Thats a part of being a machinist, getting the work indicated, and as oxtoolco would say "square with the world!".

@thetruth6872

5 жыл бұрын

You don't know the half of it. The lathe is the hardest machine to master. You are fighting an uphill battle half the time and you are always learning. Even the old guys are learning more here and there. Once you get good you can make almost anything though.

I've seen this done 200 times, but have never needed to do it myself until today. I just popped in for a refresher course, and was able to follow your instructions to get er done... Thanks and happy new year!

Exactly the lesson I needed and explained well. I hadn't considered using a square off the ways, instead I was placing a torpedo level perpendicularly to the ways on the stock. Your method of rocking the stock seems to be the quicker and more accurate solution.

Abom is the master. For a while all i had was a four jaw (my three jaw was totally worthless). Adam came over and gave me a few pointers- made all my jobs go so much smoother. Gill

@Abom79

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gill! Yes I remember playing with that little 4 jaw chuck! Hell the chuck wrench is soo small I had to use one hand...LOL. Im so used to the big chucks and chuck keys your probably faster than me on that 10EE. Which reminds me, we'll have to show off that new chuck wrench you made for the 3 jaw. Talk ta ya soon buddy! Adam

I enjoyed the video, I 've been a HSM for 50 years and I learned something new with every video, Thankyou

I'm a year late to the party, based by the published date, but I learned a lot, on how to use my 4 jaw chuck. Thank you very much Adam.

I searched this out today because I need to indicate a square bar on my turnwright roller project from Keith Fenner. Perfect tutorial. I knew I had seen this some time ago. Thank you, Ed K. Cleve. Oh.

Thanks Adam that was very helpful.Liked the way you used a centre in the punch mark to indicate from,I never thought about doing it that way. Thanks for sharing.

Very cool video, I was taught the first way you showed, But I really like the second way you demonstrated. Keep them coming and thanks you.

you're a selfless & humble teacher (the best sort), and w/ a machinist zen masters touch (apparently) - your stuff runs close to true even b4 you indicate :D i'm a machinist noob and eager to learn. glad to find individuals like yourself, keith fenner, mr. pete, etc., who willingly pass-on this noble, awesome trade. bless you and thank god for KZread

It helped me , keep up the great lessons, I have found 3 teachers that i can learn from. That,s where i come out, Thanks Adam.

To be honest for lost 10 days I was watching this gentlman on different job and I find him loves his job , he absoluteiy knows what he's doing and his knowledge is fantastic . I don't know him and his name but I like him and I wish I could contact him . I am retired dental engineer, If Icould go back definitely I would do his job . Thanks man.

Great tips, I never thought of using two centers as you did, that will come in handy. Thanks for all your videos, I'm learning a lot. Joe Priebe Rhinelander, WI.

Thank you for taking the time to do this videos has I learned a great amount of info in my struggles with my lathe I am just a hobbyist I TRY to build some parts for custom choppers I build.Thanks again for taking the time to share your vast knowledge with us. Derek

Good video. I have my first job For my new 4jaw chuck. I need to make pipe jaws from square stock for my cold saw to saw 76.1 x 1.5mm pipe. I need to bore a 76.1mm hole 150mm deep. :) I then finish it with milling machine. Need to split, make lining pins and few springs to open it. Love your videos! I have been watching these to learn to how machine, atleasr to know the basics, i have no one to show me.

Like your style.... Like your tips and like your approach to good machining and good workshop practices....

Very helpful video, Adam. I have always had a bit of a problem getting good results so next time I will use your method. Thanks for taking the time to show us. Reid

Great, useful video (brand new lathe owner here). I particularly liked the trick with the center, that wouldn’t have occurred to me :-)

Excellent. Well explained. At the beginning you mentioned 'if you have a dome head indicator' ...you can do it like round stock'. I never thought of that.. and I think I have a rarely used dial gauge to dedicate to this method. Thanks again!

Thanks Adam a lot very helpful to my job for tomorrow, best regards and more videos to come.

Adam floating that centre between centres everyone of your videos is machine shop gold dust and so well shot thankyou.

Well done. I learned something with the centre marked block. Suddenly things are easy and I guess that's the best way to judge a good tip. Thank you.

Sure did like the center mark trick, it'll be coming in handy! Thanks & Best Regards Adam, Jon

Great video Adam. I really enjoy watching the set up procedures that must be done to guarantee that the part being made is within specification. There's always so much that needs to be taken into consideration.

as always, great video. The first tool we made in school was a spring loaded tap guide. Instructor showed me how to use it to center a hole just the same way on my second tool.. Handy trick. Awesome man

Adam, I realize that I am viewing this 3 years later but it gave me the answers to my questions about spare stock in a 4 jaw. Just graduating to the 4 jaw from 3 jaw so that tells you the level of my non-expertise.

Outstanding video. I have a upcoming project that requires this. Thanks for taking the time to show us.

Nice clear and concise explanations! Thanks for the shop lessons! :)

Thanks Adam for another excellent training video. I am not a machinist, but have a small lathe and want to learn more about how to use it. I have learned a lot from your videos. I like that you share about how you learned different techniques from your dad.

Another fine job and video I always stayed away from 4 jaws but now I have a little bit more confidence after that video Thanks Adam Im sure it helped out alot of other guys out there. Thanks Manny

@Abom79

10 жыл бұрын

I probably use the 4 jaw chuck 90% of the time at work. I use the 3 jaw for second ops or quick machining of already machined parts I might have to modify. Thanks Manny!

It's such a pleasure to watch such a skilled man share his long term experiences and skills and is willing to share thanks Adam your such a gentleman and a great guy

Great video. Very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to make this video.

I've been watching you for a long time Adam I really appreciate your videos and taking the time to share your knowledge. I'm a knife maker what is looking to save time in the set up you have help me immensely thank you very much .

@Abom79

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick, glad the videos can be of help to you.

Very nicely done! Thanks for the tip about going back and checking the trueness of the face.

Thanks - very helpful,in the procedure and persistent in getting it accurate - makes me more disciplined!

Thanks Adam. Learning alot from your videos!

Just wanted to say thanks for purchasing from MSC!!! I am in Telesales for MSC. :) And thanks for the videos, I've learned a lot from them and enjoy watching!

Thanks Adam, I think this is something that is not done every day and this is a good reference for a first timer. Thanks.

Hi Abom. I just purchased a independent 4 jaw for my Harrison M300. This takes patience to achieve a good setup, you have plenty. Its tricky. Thanks for the video and explanation. Really helped.

Watching these old videos and you almost come off as if your doing it cause someone else is forcing you lmao you have come so far along and clearly comfortable behind the camera and a much better smile lol

love the videos. keep em coming! my quick tip for four jawing is when you first find your high and low, put zero in the middle of those so your high reads the same from zero as the low. then you know where you're going. also, when you go to the next set, the same zero is already where you need to be. this saves me a lot of time anyway.

That was awesome thank you for taking the time to make this video and all of your other videos

Many thanks for making this video I am a newbie and it has helped me out immensely.

God info. Thanks for passing it along to us !

I allways learn something watching you, but this time I learned ALOT. Guess I will need to dig out my dead center now. Thanks, -Derek

Adam, Easy instruction to follow, thanks for sharing it. John

Great video! The second method with the punch mark is a something new for me. Definitely will use it in the future. :)

I’m a novice and used first technique to turn a 1” round end on 1” square shaft for a universal joint. Worked great! Thanks 😊 (10/26/21)

The center between the centers has that hit your self in the head "Duh" factor! I love stuff like that! Its utility defies its "Why didn't I think of that? "simplicity. Thanks! Wakodahatchee Chris

You and Tom are the Best I have seen On youtube. I really have learned from all of you and mostly from you two. I remember back in the old days a new learner had to go throw a hol LOT to learn a fraction of what We have learned throw youtube from you. THANK YOU, and I really Truly Wish the best for you from the bottom of my hart....:)

Adam, Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I'm definitely going to dig out my 4 jaw now!

@Abom79

10 жыл бұрын

Get that 4 jaw on the lathe and start using it!!

Adam, thank you. You are an inspiration to builders everywhere. The little tricks you have figured out or learned are ideas we cannot let die. I will pass this on to my kids. Thank you

Hey Aborn79, you're great man. Your videos help me a lot. Please keep them coming. I love being a machinist and I get the feeling you do too. Keep up the great work, and hope to see more some.

Very nice adam!! Thanks for sharing

Really enjoyed this one. I'm not a machinist, but I work with metal and am always looking to learn.

Cheers Adam, new I'd seen this awhile ago, but needed it again! Thanks again, making a collet block. ATB, Cliff

Awesome video. I'm learning a ton. Keep them coming :-)

Excellent, thanks Adam.

Although I'm not a machinist at all I am able understand and follow the video quite clearly. I'm sure it will help others who need this knowledge and understanding. I think you have done this really well.

@Abom79

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan!

Good stuff! I learned today. Thanks man.

Thanks Bud! Found out just what I needed to know... Great video Brother!

Nice. Smart way of using the dead center in the punch mark.

Thank You very much - easier than what I have done in the past with the bloody square

This is so valuable to me. Getting the chance to learn from looking over the shoulder of a pro like this is gold. I spent most of my evening yesterday chasing the numbers, bumping and tightening and generally chasing my own tail. Feel much better now that I saw even you go many times back and forth like this.

GREAT JOB ADAM, THANKS SO MUCH YOU ARE A VERY BRIGHT GUY !!!! JOE OUT IN S. JERSEY.

Adam, thank you very much for that video. Lots of places show you how ro indicate round stuff on a 4-jaw and I do it myself all the time (I have a tiny Taig lathe, you could chuck my whole lathe on that monster Monarch of yours; but the principles are the same). I have never seen anyone indicate square stock. I will put your video to good use, believe me.

Hi Adam, been watching your channel for a while, really like the way you do things, used this video for a bit of teaching a little while back, my 14 yr old nephew was watching me true up and machine a round piece in the four jaw, and asked how I would do it if it was square, I showed him this video as you explain it so well, better than I can. Thanks again for the videos, Dewey

As always a great video, From one Machinist to another "shakes Aboms hand"

Smooth going with the 4 jaw Adam and a great Video!! Thanks for sharing. 4 jaws are great! They take a bit of time to master (i spent 18 months of my apprenticeship using one as it was the only chuck i had for the lathe i was working) Great to see one set up properly and quickly. Thanks again.

@Abom79

10 жыл бұрын

I guess after using them daily for the past 16 years has helped get my practice up. :) Its good to hear someone else out there using them too Rich!

Thanks a lot, Adam, for showing this. I was really wondering what's a good way to approach this problem. :) I appreciate all the time and effort and looking forward for your next videos! :)

@dougtisdale3262

6 жыл бұрын

Centering a square block using two centers, brilliant!

Looks like a lot of work, no matter how you go about it. It's one of those things you run into when you work in the trades. Sometimes you just grit your teeth and do it. Thanks for sharing, Adam.

@Abom79

10 жыл бұрын

Your right about that. In a job shop you never know what is coming so knowing how to set up parts is critical.

Hi Adam, I watched this before my latest job with some square stock....really good technique (once I remembered to get the clock on centre height!)....Thanks for a great video!

I love coming to videos like this and seeing how far you’ve come in both your video quality as well as just how much more seamingly comfortable you are being in front of the camera! And as always, great work!

Great video Adam,proves once again if you could only have one chuck for your lathe the 4 jaw is best. Thanks again for showing us how you do it.

@Abom79

10 жыл бұрын

You can buy a 4 jaw scroll self centering chuck, but they are pricey, but great for lots of production. Thanks Johnny!

Hi Adam, It's nice to see someone with mechanical sympathy: 26:10 in particular. I notice this (the way that you wait for the clutch to bite before throwing it into lockup) in most of your lathe-orientated videos and it makes me smile. I also notice that the headstock bearings and drivetrain make very little noise - the sign of a well-adjusted machine. Very nice! Cheers, Some bloke from the UK with a stupid username.

I learned a lot from that. Thankyou. Although my lathe is much smaller than yours (Smart and Brown 1024) I understand the principles are exactly the same. Well done as novices like me learn so much from these films. Dave UK.

Great lesson Adam, I get very frustrated using the 4 jaw, these tips are going to help a lot, Thanks!

@Abom79

10 жыл бұрын

Hey Michael, that 4 jaw can be your friend. it comes in handy for many jobs. Just keep practicing with it and it will come to you. Use it more then you want so that it forces you to indicate your parts in, that way you get more practice. Thanks for watching!

Adam, great video. Very informative. I'm gonna need to make myself a little lead hammer for setting things up.....

Thank you young man. That was some very useful instruction!

@Abom79

7 жыл бұрын

+mudnducs Thanks!

Thanks for sharing expertise.

Adam, at the 30 min mark when you use the center... When you are indicating that in, it is putting stress on your tailstock center. There is a simple shop-aid tool you can make called a wobble-stick. It has male center on workpiece end, spring loaded female center on tailstock end. It doesn't need much travel, maybe .250. Use it the same way as you did with the dead center. My dad gave me the one I have. I'm 2nd generation machinist, grew up in my dad's job shop.

great video, I'm newbie and this stuff right here is fantastic.

Vary instructional, Thank you for the information.

Thanks for the excellent 4 Jaw setup instruction! I will use your technique and probably use a 4 jaw chuck a lot more often than before. Your PM shop thread must have set a record by now. That is also a major piece of work.

@Abom79

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lawrence!

@lfljvenaura

10 жыл бұрын

Abom79 I am collecting machinist videos to teach myself how to use the machines in my shop. Yours are some of the best. There seem to be about a dozen really fine channels to use for this purpose on fundamentals of machining and welding. Where would we be without PM and KZread??? I recommend your having a Google+ account with machinist page and circle. It is a great add-on to a KZread channel. I have a machine shop circle and will connect my KZread channel to it and provide a list of exceptional KZread machinist and welding channels for anyone interested, especially learners. I look forward to keeping up with new videos in your channel. LL

Hi Adam , Thanks for the info. I have a piece of square stock I need to bore out the centre. Should be able to get it correct now. Regards Dave from WestOZ

Thumbs up! To help with the glare, often times it already helps a lot by just tilting or twisting the dial a little. We're not reading exact values anyhow so we just need to see the needle moving, or not moving. Which is incidentally how your videos made me go off digital indicators again, at least to a degree! I thought they were easier on my ageing eyes, and they are, but the needles are so much more vivid, like when you use the magnetic one as a 'countdown stop' while threading etc. I also find the white faces easier to see than the black faced dial, glare or no.

Great info Adam, thanks

Thanks for sharing useful tricks. I am do little pieces for hobby only. Things I get never correctly done, seems now possible to do.

Outstanding, thank you.

You are one of the best I have seen

Cool trick with the dead center. I need to dig my 4 jaw chuck back out. I use to use that all the time. Now I have gotten lazy and have been using the 3 jaw.

Hi Adam, thanks for your helping tips&tricks. I scaled down the informations to my 7X12" lathe and were good. Compliments to your good english pronunciation: as an italian guy, I am able to understand what you tell.

@Abom79

10 жыл бұрын

Im glad you can understand me considering a sound like a southern country boy! LOL

That center between centers is great. I will definitely use that next time I need it. Regarding the centering the first piece, I've used 2 chuck keys at the same time, locked the spindle while doing it in 180deg positions and have been very successful and I find it faster than your approach. But I've only ever done it once and maybe I got lucky

Thank you Adam, Great Video!!

great video thanks!!!!

Hi-lo Adam....lol Great education for me, learned a bunch! Thanks, Chuck

@Abom79

10 жыл бұрын

Good to hear...Thanks Chuck!

Man O man. watching you Adam I almost wished I was in a machine shop again. lol wtg with these vids. God Bless. :)

@Abom79

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve!

Thanks man! I was the 100.000 viewer. Greetings from Greece