When I saw the thumbnail on the first video I thought I would be cool to buy one myself to have something fun to tinker on when insomnia kicks in... 10 minutes in i quickly realized I need to buy a lathe, a mill, 200 wierd drill bits and taps that won't ever be used again. So then I need to build a workshop from scratch, build a powerstation for all the electricity I will draw... 4 episodes in and I'm still lying on my couch, eating crisps and beeing happy that all that measuring ain't my headache 🤣🤣

@AlecSteele

5 ай бұрын

Pahahaha 😂 Best comment of the year 😅

@danielsunnqvist19

5 ай бұрын

@@AlecSteele I have my moments. Not often, but they are there sometimes to surprise me 😆. Merry Christmas and a happy new year! Keep up your awesome work! Love all of them! Also, if you can get some more tours on giant factorys I would watch with envy! 😍

@joshuagibson2520

5 ай бұрын

​@@danielsunnqvist19get busy living or get busy dying.

@danielsunnqvist19

5 ай бұрын

@@joshuagibson2520 you're absolutely right! Working on the living part 😆

@footrot17

5 ай бұрын

Or a Gatorade bottle, a bit of garden hose and some tin foil

Four side projects in one video. You are learning well Alec-san.

@Philyshark7

4 ай бұрын

love this guy

“Look at this amazing thing I bought” nearly breaks an arm, hack it to bits. Genius, love it 😂

@opendstudio7141

5 ай бұрын

Perhaps there is a safety spring, washer and screw missing.

@TheFreshmanWIT

5 ай бұрын

He's missing the spring that goes inside the handle. It should 'push' the handle away against the bolt head.

@thebestmaidens

5 ай бұрын

It kinda hurt to see him do that

@cambridgemart2075

3 ай бұрын

I knew exactly what was going to happen because I have done exactly the same thing myself. One day I will sort out a spring to disengage the drive pins when the handle's not in use.

Legendary thumbnail 😂

@mandrakejake

5 ай бұрын

Do you think he realises it looks like a crack pipe? 😂

@Dr._Brian

5 ай бұрын

👆🏼 that part... 😂

@gunslingersymphony5015

5 ай бұрын

Definitely looks more like a plain old green matter bowl, not a crack pipe. Not being able to tell the difference is something to be proud of, so really, I'm just ashamed.

@LittleGreyWolfForge

5 ай бұрын

Fr

@LittleGreyWolfForge

5 ай бұрын

@@mandrakejakeyep… he does, except coke, not crack. He’s a blacksmith, remember.

Two things: 1) Imagine one of us schmucks buying this kit and then realising we have to buy an entire workshop fully kitted out with every kind of tool imaginable just to build it, and 2) I still believe Jaime is the only technically minded person Alec's workshop

@xxmurdernova12

5 ай бұрын

yea it makes me wonder who this is for, most people who have this capability don't have the time to mess around with pretty much a toy unless it you are a super cool youtuber with a super cool shop

@DUIofPhysics

5 ай бұрын

@@xxmurdernova12 Retired old engineers who have built their own little machineshop in their garage - seriously. Massive market for these ol' busy projects.

@helplmchoking

5 ай бұрын

@@xxmurdernova12 depending on where you live, there are a whole lot of people with small machine shops in a garage at home or whatever. Sometimes with loads of fancy machines, sometimes just a few. These kits are designed for retired engineers, hobbyists and all those sorts. It's not very common in my country, but in the USA and parts of Europe there are so many old machines available that they can be reasonably affordable

@betaich

5 ай бұрын

Those kits are made for hobby machinists mostly. ALso you don't need a full kitted out workshop to built most of those kits

@mmartian1969

5 ай бұрын

Retired machinists who haven’t sold off all of their gear and want something to take up the time they have now that they are retired.

It’s probably for the best that Jamie built the shelves. If Alec built the shelves it would be a 12 part series, and 3/4 of the way through some support would get messed requiring the entire thing to be started over.

Ok that transition to SQUAREspace was brilliant!

Even tough some might not enjoy those kind of projects, I do. I think they really are fun to watch and are just overall suiting to this channel.

Watched his videos for years and completely forgot about him for a while so glad I came across him again with this series

For the new handle on the mill, here I was thinking you was going to make a spring and spring load it so it pops off if not manually pushed in but I guess the angle grinder works as well.

@Vikingwerk

5 ай бұрын

Pretty sure that is how it’s supposed to work.

@theexchipmunk

4 ай бұрын

@@Vikingwerk It is. These handles are specifically made to work with a spring between the joints to stop exactly what happened here form happening. My heart was bleeding a bit when instead of when he cut the handle off, making a marginally less dangerous one that still can break his arm, but now will keep inconviniancing him too.

This is definitely how Alec keeps up his high energy

@AndyFromBeaverton

5 ай бұрын

High energy = whatever he was smoking in the video thumbnail

@MemeLordOzai

5 ай бұрын

@@AndyFromBeaverton exactly

@yourmomsdildo3938

5 ай бұрын

I'll assume you've never smoked any "drugs". First of you aren't smoking anything that will give you "energy" out of that. Things that give you "energy" will be smoked out of glass and don't take direct flame. This would be a pipe you smoke something that gives you the "munchies" and not much energy. Merry Christmas and you're welcome for the pipe info.

@MemeLordOzai

5 ай бұрын

@yourmomsdildo3938 you can smoke a certain "crystal" from a metal pipe.

This definitively seems like a kit designed to help teach/test machinists. This would be an awesome kit to "learn" with, and be a final test.

About those organizers mentioned at 4:00 I found they are cheaper to make with a 3d printer if you have access to one. And you can make them the exact size and shape you want. Its not worth buying a 3d printer just for that but if you already have one or a buddy who does, it can be surprisingly useful.

@dragonwing4ever

5 ай бұрын

he had 3d printers in the montana shop not in this workshop thou sadly

Loved the square space gag 😂😂

I'm so happy we have a long series to watch again. Really brings me back to the 10+ episode sword projects.

It’s projects like this that make me wish my schools had trade type classes. Love these episodes.

The best transition to a squarespace ad I've seen yet.

4:20 Some organization that is both excellent and cost effective. I gotta say, I'm actually rather impressed.

Y'know Alec, I've been watching you for SEVERAL years now. 😅 That being said! I haven't felt the same passion and excitement, that spark in your eyes in a while! I'm realllllly excited to see that same passion back, even if it's for a tiny miniature Model hahahaha It's nice

That thumbnail is hilariously genius Jamie.

The comedic timing at 10:41 could not be better.

Make a custom collet to center the bar in the mill well enough to get the center hole and two mounting holes drilled. I would make it out of a hexagonal block of aluminum. Split the block at one end with a bandsaw so it clamps nicely and then fixture it in the mill. After the three holes are made, you can turn any needed fixtures with the same fixture. Making the collet hexagonal will make it easier to grab in the 3 jaw chuck for turning the outside features and parting the piece off.

The color made the plans pop. Was a great idea. Thank you

I can't wait until you get this done. Seeing you forge on this with tweezers will be amazing!

Alec and Jamie's sibling energy friendship gives me life

Alec, this is easier than you think it is. Drill the hole first, make up an arbor to fit that hole, then do all the other machining in your dividing head or maybe the three jaw, (accuracy potential is much higher with the DH), finally tap the hole. Love watching you learn stuff, makes me a better machinist, too!

Want to let you know, I look forward to watching this series. Keep up the great work, it is fun to watch.

Hey @Alec Steele just use a boring head on your milling machine and hold the weird shaped stock in your vise. Face the stock drill your holes and "bore" an outer diameter! Hope this helps!

God all this milling and lathe work really brings me back to highschool. I went to a technical highschool in the "Manufacturing Technology" dept. Also you getting absolutely wacked by the knee handle is a pain i have also felt XD

the organization makes me SO HAPPY. all of my tool storage in my tiny apartment is just piles in boxes. i love seeing your drawers sorted. buying the drawer organizer and using the compartments was smart. i love this little side "project" in your videos.

10:32 Alex almost smacking himself in the face with the knee handle

I was so excited to see Alec make 2 pieces today. Then he left us on that cliffhanger and only made one this episode (Again). Guess we are in for 49 episodes, one piece per episode!!

@MaNNeRz91

5 ай бұрын

Your point? 👀

@quinn860

3 ай бұрын

I cant wait

Alec I want you to know you are the reason I've gotten into forging, bought myself a basic 55 pound anvil and I'm heating my forge now I plan on making a lot of spoons and forks

Finally, machines get their deserved attention.

Damn Alec. All those deliverys… it’s like christmas every video!

A 'shelf' is a board that we put on the wall and put stuff on it, while, 'shelve' is a verb that refers to putting something on the shelf.

Jamie showing Alec a way to turn the handle with what looks like a wrench for an angle grinder, after he's been doing it super hard way for years

Alec these are genuinely some of my favorite videos you've done in awhile. It might just be because I enjoy machine work and very finely detailed work, but regardless I'm so excited to see how this turns out. This could be 100 episodes and I would watch every second of it.

I am really looking forward to your solution to holding and positioning that elliptical shaped material. There are a few ways to approach it, but I'm interested in what you come up with. Good luck.

I've seen a motorized knee where the owner made a spring pop off mechanism for the handle such that it disengages when not actively pushed in. He got the tolerances just right so that when applying the torque to turn the handle, the friction with the teeth would keep it from disengaging. With one hand you could push in the center, apply a bit of torque while sliding your hand towards the swivel grip, turn to where you want to go, let go, and it would pop out and swing to the bottom.

dude honestly full props to Jamie dude seems really smart, like the quick problem solving fix with the wrench for the adjustment dial alec got a handle for

For the brass piece, you should turn it on a superglue fixture. Cut a piece of the right length off on a saw, spot drill a Center hole to align the piece with the tailstock, and glue it to a piece of round bar you faced and added a few grooves to. Just use CA glue, that gives plenty of strength to machine the piece. Just be careful when drilling, as this could pull the part off of the mandrel.

I love how he says it takes so much effort to raise the knee with the handle and then quickly proceeds to cut off half of it. Brilliant!😂😂

To fixture your odd bit of brass: Cut a couple centimeter long piece of round stock that is larger than your major diameter, and a slice of your brass thicker than your final dimension. Fixture both in the mill and locate and drill your two outer holes at a smaller diameter than your final size in the brass, and tap those holes. Drill the same holes in your fixture stock, as thru-holes to fit machine screws the size you tapped the holes in the brass. Using brass machine screws, bolt through the fixture block into the tapped holes in your brass. Now you can chuck the fixture block in the 3-jaw, do all your lathe steps, and your final step is to remove from the fixture block, drill out the threaded holes to their final dimension, and done.

This is one of the very best series from you, Alec. The big lamp was not so interesting for me, but this little fella is freaking awesome! The precision, the craftmanship is sooo interesting! I would love to see more of kinds like this. Ahhh, by the way, merry Christmas for you and your familiy, stay healthy.

Working in IT for a company with a few hundred employees using mobile devices, I have found that phone and tablet boxes work great for drawer organizers.

I don't know whats more complicated, drawing the blueprint or making the parts.

I work in the aerospace industry making valves and we absolutely use lapping compounds on our valves

You should try making a watch. Use the insides of your sample watch but make the strap and case yourself. Like you did for the your pen.

Merry Christmas fellas 🎄

You could make a split fixture that the Brass would slide into and then have the outer diameter of the fixture be round or hexagonal so that it could then go in the lathe chuck or the chuck of the spin indexer on the mill. Love the project.

You should try leather working again, it would be great to see some more custom sheaths like you did with the bowie knife.

I hated the long handle for the knee of my mill. I ended up with a old cast iron handwheel off a big water valve so I took the drive section of the handle, fitted it into the center of the wheel, and added a small handle. Works so much better and feels more balanced

I’m hoping we get to see this thing powder coated and blinged out with classic pin-striping and gold leaf.

for that brass piece at the end, use your mill and locate center, make the round piece square first, then boring bar to round it out. probably easier if you have a fractal vice.

@unboostedpueeblood

5 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing when he said he needed the lathe.

The handle for the knee raising should have a spring between the handle and shaft dog clutch as well as a longer bolt, so that way it disengages itself when you're not using it and prevents it from swinging around and breaking your hand

For your oblong piece: can you measure and drill the hole and then insert a bolt through the hole. Secure the bolt with a nut (maybe along with lock washer). This will give you a symmetrical piece to put in the 3 way chuck.

Merry Christmas to you and Jamies families from the Brokaws. Stay safe.

For your tool chest drawers. You could 3d print your little organizers for much cheaper and have custom sizes that fit perfectly

I used a bridgeport in college. I think there is suppose to be a spring in that handle, so it pushes it out from the dogs when you are not using it.

@jmg-sw5xr

5 ай бұрын

We used to just take it off and turn it around...you can use the rapid traverse with the handle on it...with a spot of oil...I wouldn't have dreamt of cutting the thing in half lololol

For machining that broze part, make a jig out of some round bar. Then you can use it in the lathe with the 3 jaw, and then when your done machine flats on it for use in the mill.

"I've become too complacent." "AAAHHHHRRRGGGHH!" 😂😂😂

On the organization of your drawers, i did something similar condensing four drawers into two and organised it, it's a really good idea to have drawers with lots of smaller removable and potentially stackable boxes, it allows you to take out only the boxes required for a project

Massive hat-tip for the Squarespace segue. 😉

Fun to watch and doing a great job with you and Alec keeping it entertaining.

@Alec i dont know how up to Date these videos are Posted if they are on Time: You could use the Mill to center the Brass Part für milling the Hole in the Center. Before you should Cut and Mill the Part to thickness so the Hole gets Square, then Drill the Hole and use a Screw and one of your already Made Mounts to Mount it in the Lathe.

The knee handle, if you flip it around 180 degrees, it’d store on the shaft and spin freely if you were to use the power feed.

Hooray for a long build series again! Definitely bring back the occasional 20 episode project.

Quite a streak of "holes that line up" so far! So proud of you!

Just finished building a kids kitchen and looking at the instructions gave me a headache. How you do what you do is beyond my knowledgeable and mental capacity. Your an extremely talented gentleman and should be incredibly proud of yourself.

Thanks for making my year awesome

I would love a tally at the end of this project of all the extra tools and doodads you needed to purchase. That said, it is a pleasure to watch you work it all out.

this series is pretty cool, takes some engineering to get it perfect

He went way further than I would have gone to make a bong. But kudos man it's pretty rad.

Happy holidays and best wishes to you and the family! ⭐🙂👍

Loving the series Alex brilliant insight into these rather technical drawing and some amazing idea already such as the semi round tool you made!!

The small bits of machining you did in your past projects helped me choose a new career path when covid hit. i'm now working in an aerospace machine shop and love it. I'm glad you are doing this project and love to see you this enthusiastic about it. next step, a small 5 axis CNC mill? XD have a nice holiday Alec

"i have been getting really complacent " immediately hurts himself. we have all been there haha.

Banter on this episode is absolutely off the charts. Merry Christmas Steeles + Jamie!

Oh yeah!!! Thanks Alec!!!

Thank god for next day delivery hahaha The whole series has been thoroughly entertaining! Keep it coming!!

I really want to see you smith some gold with this. Also this would be an interesting thing to make totally from scratch starting from block of metal, but like slightly bigger. Like 2-3x size

DAMASCUS HANDCUFFS!!! , you should make a set of Damascus handcuffs from scratch.

as a heads up, the knee handle should have a spring in it so it auto disengages when the pressure is released.... so you dont break your arm. Just a few lbs of force so turning it will keep it engaged but will kick it out when pressure is released

To the Handle for the Mill.............. There are Handle avaialbe wich include a Spring. they eject when you don't use it! 😉 Its to avoid accidents! Safety first!😂

4:15 "bit by bit" Alec is sorting out his drill parts - I see what you did there

Loving this series !! Do more

The brass elipse could be machined on mill using boring head. Easiest option

Yes!! More! Love the series!

i love this channel! cant wait to see how the powerhammer will turn out

Thought homie was smokin tht Steele Pack fr🌬️🔥 😂

I love these!!

while watching the first video i was like, ''i could make that'' but then as i kept on watching, you started to pull out all of these tools and machines that i have never even heard about. great project for the kids!

@AlecSteele

5 ай бұрын

Like a regular lego set 😂😅

I love this series ❤ I need more

A couple small tips. The handle on your mill, the one that you cut in half? You can just stick it on the shaft backwards so the teeth dont engage and its out of the way. And for your 4 jaw chuck, I prefer to weld up a C bracket with a round it can clamp on to and a eye hook over the center of the chuck for lifting with a crane or hoist. Having a post on the wall that the C hanger can slip onto also gives you a convienent storage location, although a cart of the same height as your lathe bed is also a really nice option.

I know you’re worried about this series, but I find it incredibly satisfying

Jamie knew exactly what he was doing when he made that thumbnail.

I love these videos so much!

I would make that gland cover on mill, using v block, doing id and od with boring bar :P

To make the last peace, you could make something to hold it, like a sleeve and then do what you have to do. Maybe?