Thank you David for the help and useful advice. I was lucky to receive a gift of some two flute end mills recently from a generous subscriber. So hopefully I can make a better job of it. What doesn't help is I seem to have a lot of vibration in my mini mill as well. I think this also contributed to the noise. Thanks again Cheers Nobby

Looks good Nobby. Making your own shop tools can be very satisfying. Every time you use them, you are reminded of the pleasure of making them. We had a bunch of snow here in the last week - messed things up, but all dug out now, and I have some spring steel on the way to you, which will come in useful with that vice setup. Cheers and all the best!

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3 ай бұрын

You're absolutely right Stuart. I get a great deal of pleasure out of making my own tools. I also collect interesting tools, and enjoy restoring them. I'm working on a new project at the moment, making a tool. I'll show this in a few weeks. Thank you in advance for sending the spring steel. Keep warm. Cheers Nobby

Thanks Nobby, another precise production, very enjoyable.

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3 ай бұрын

Thanks Bryce much appreciated. Cheers Nobby

Hello Nobby, An enjoyable video, thank you... Good to see your stickerboard growing... Take care. Paul,,

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3 ай бұрын

Thanks Paul, having stickers and shout outs from well known KZreadrs like yourself has really helped my channel grow. With any luck I could reach 1000 subscribers soon. Cheers Nobby

Hi Nobby. Thank you for showing the electronic edge finder. I struggle at times with the mechanical edge finder and will definitely get one of these to try out. 👏👏👍😀

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3 ай бұрын

Hi Andrew. I also have one of the mechanical edge finders, but find the electronic one much easier to use. I bought my one on eBay. They currently go for about £15, which is very reasonable. Worth a try. Cheers Nobby

Hi Nobby nice thorough job and explanation, ditto a previous comment on using a slot mill instead of a end mill for plunging, you may find that better. just a thought.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 see you next time atb Kev

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3 ай бұрын

Thanks Kev. I'm so grateful for all the help and advice I'm given. Now I have these nice slot mills, I should be able to make a better job of it. Cheers Nobby

good video nobby

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3 ай бұрын

Many thanks, much appreciated. Cheers Nobby

Thank you for the mention Nobby. Yes my mill is a Raglan I did a video on it if you are interested kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKKHzqyeicq_Yto.html Raglan was bought out by Myford so it's realy a Myford. It's about 55 years old.

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3 ай бұрын

You're very welcome David, it was my pleasure. I do remember watching your video on the mill, and glad I got it right. I enjoyed watching the test run on the steam roller. Looking forward to seeing it painted. Take care. All the best Nobby

Nobby, what is that awfull noise coming from that endmill !!! Something wrong there. Good tip for making slots in parts is to use a slot drill ( 2 flute endmill ) move it from the initial hole about 1/3 rd of the cutter diameter and plunge down just like a drill. Keep doing that until you reach the length of the slot you want. Leave the mill fully through the slot, then slowly wind it back to your starting position, this will then remove all the bumps from your plunge cutting. Perhaps also move it a few thou either side to take a cleanup cut. This is the most efficient way to make a slot, it also makes all the cutter wear on the end which is easier to sharpen than the sides of an endmill. The biggest problem with making a slot by gradually milling it to depth over many passes is the cutter wear. Say that you are only doing a 0.015 thou cut every time, it is then that the first 0.015 thou of the cutter length is doing all the work and will wear to a smaller diameter. Then perhaps the next time you want to use the whole length to say machine a pocket or keyway to take a part, if you want a precision fit, the part will not seat on the bottom. This is due to the fact that the last 0.015 thou of the slot will be smaller by the amount that the cutter has worn in diameter. Hope this helps. Regards from Australia.

@nobbysworkshop

3 ай бұрын

Thank you David for the help and useful advice. I was lucky to receive a gift of some two flute end mills recently from a generous subscriber. So hopefully I can make a better job of it. What doesn't help is I seem to have a lot of vibration in my mini mill as well. I think this also contributed to the noise. Thanks again Cheers Nobby.

what do use use for your cutting fluid on steel ?

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3 ай бұрын

Mostly I use GP30 cutting oil. In the UK I buy this from C. Bennis Supplies. If I'm doing a lot of milling, I sometimes use a mixture of half and half, kerosine and engine oil. This works well, and is a good less expensive alternative. For tapping I use Molyslip MCC cutting compound. Cheers Nobby