I'm a simple man. I see a machining channel on KZread, I subscribe.

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I have the same sickness........thanks man

Love your stuff dude! Glad this popped up in my feed. =D I need to counter you point that making your belt grinder wheels isn't economical by shifting the thinking from material cost to total cost involved (TCI). When you weld, you don't just charge for steel but also for labour, equipment, consumables etc. (Sorry it's a bit long...) Lets say you take a day off work to attend a workshop on the lathe. At the end of the day you have gained some knowledge but it has cost a day in work plus the cost of the workshop. That knowledge, if your like me, isn't complete until you have spent time at the lathe "figuring it out". That time spent can come at the cost of work or pleasure time. Now add the cost of the boughten not made wheel. Instead you have spent a bit of money on material and spent time figuring it out. You have gained knowledge and a useful part. You probably also gained sanctification of creating it and entertainment value in the enjoyment of making it. So making it has saved taking the day off, workshop cost, the extra time to apply the knowledge, and finally the cost of the wheel. To me making it just seems like a smarter idea!

Ha seeing you use the same method to make the keyway gave me a chuckle. It's the kind of thing you try once and it quickly makes you rethink the cost of a broaching set like it did for me. Anyway great work as always! The workholding setup for that motor was worth a pause

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man I really appreciate that....ya needless to say I bought an arbor press......somtimes you gotta work with what you have

I have a limit of 7.5 inch diameter on my mini lathe, scraping the ways. Phil's plan calls for 195mm diameter, or about 7.7 inches. I'm sure that a 7.5 inch drive pulley would be fine (while being mindful of your earlier video comment about the 78 vs 72 inch belt), but once I started looking into the buy vs. make decision, I saw (as you said) that you can buy a set for half the price of the aluminum stock. So, as much as I'd LIKE to make my own for fun and experience, I need to save money where I can, so it was a no brainer for me. One downside is that the purchased items are just the tiniest fraction over 2 inches wide, as the shops turning these out are trying to make them as cheaply as possible. They're just 2.15 inches wide. I'd prefer that they were at least 2.25 wide, and better 2.5 to allow for plenty of wiggle while first adjusting the tracking. And curiously, in the set I've purchased, both the drive wheel and tension wheel are crowned. And again, the drive wheel is too big to put on my lathe to remove that crown. Oh well.

Nice project. Its coming along well. For turning larger diameter parts like the one that almost touches your carriage cross slide, invert your boring bar and use that as an extended turning tool with the machine running in reverse. Be sure the chuck can safely run in reverse without unscrewing (unloosening). Thanks for the mention.

@markkrick8602

3 жыл бұрын

I use Joe Pies upside down single point threading, Its very good, this is also clever, Joe's great. Don't know where I'd be without Tom L, Adam, Keith R, Keith F, ToT and of course J Pie.

For a welder you have one hell of a shop. I have spent 32yrs in the machinist trade. You have more tools than some of the shops I have been thru. Nice work!!!

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike....Id like to take this time to thank the people of eBay haha

Very nice craftsmanship for sure. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sirI dont know much but I try to learn everyday

Aaron, for a guy who is really a welder, your shop is nicely equipped!

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Allen I really enjoy machining

Nice job mate. A bit of heat on that pulley and it would have dropped right in ;)

Good job on the drive pulley assembly! Coming together so well. I noticed you added a bit of drama by stopping the music when you were getting ready to drill into the motor shaft. Don't know if it was intentional or not, but it worked!

The Machinery's Handbook has standard charts for bolt circles of a given diameter and number of holes so you can make square moves on your mill. Unless you actually need the rotary table, you can save yourself that set up time. Just say'n.

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

I'm aware but I bought a dividing head and I wanted to use it.....not like I'm getting paid for this I do it for fun

@48306jw

3 жыл бұрын

@@westweld That's a good enough reason in my book.

Nice work man. You look like your getting more comfortable in front of the camera but I warn you that you don't want to visualize me in my underwear as they say, just enjoy yourself. Sander looks like the sander turned out awesome!

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks that won't be a problem........i just posted the last part......hope you like it kzread.info/dash/bejne/e4mj1siMo6mxlcY.html

great video! I agree that making your own wheels isn't very economical. It cost me $65.00 to buy a piece of 7.5" Diameter x 2.5" wide piece of Aluminum. Then I got it home and my strategy to turn it didn't work with my tiny lathe.

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks........ya if you dont think it'd be fun to make them i wouldn't do it haha

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

Did you read Joe piezinkis comment above thats a great idea for large parts

@BecksArmory

3 жыл бұрын

@@westweld yeah that's what I tried to do I'm just having a hard time holding on to it. I made myself a mandrel my struggle is keeping it concentric.

Nice work, how big is your drive and tracking wheel?

Thank you for this. What brand of dividing head are you using? I have been looking for one and want to know if this is a quality brand

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

Its just a Chinese one that is all over ebay but im actually really happy with it

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2.2K in 7 months means that you are doing something right! For a welder you seem really competent with machining, self taught or technical school?

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks..... I would say I'm self taught but really youtube has made it possible there's alot of really good machinists on here but no tech school.......the grinder was one of my first projects....I like to start with somthing difficult it forced me to learn alot really fast haha

What model is that dividend head?

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure the model....but its just a cheap import one off ebay that had alot of good reviews honestly its a great deal excellent accuracy and quality....its probably one of the few Chinese tools that I dont regret buying......ill see if I can find the manual and get you a name

Spin that motor up next time you need to drill out the shaft. Source: trust me

Hi ! Everytime I look at your video I have a lot of pleasure (perfect job each times) and I can explained to my girlfriend all that you do so know she start to be a specialist ;-)). Greatings from France.

Sorry don’t know how the tax system works in the states but you could Put it on your tax as a promotional video and claim it

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks I right off everything youtube related

Cheat like they do with proper broaches. Make yourself a guide and shims and you won't have any problems with tool deflection, no need to pay for a broach.

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks I bought an arbor press and broaches since I built this haha

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