I could watch Mr. Rucker's videos all day, given half a chance. Always interesting, and good to see a real engineer/craftsman at work.

@marcuscicero9587

2 жыл бұрын

absolutely, a real gem of a man and tradesman

@rebelyank6361

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. His vids got me through my covid battle including a 10 day hospital stay. Just so interesting and informative!

@robertfarmerjr4699

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@bryonensminger7462

Жыл бұрын

​@@rebelyank6361😊0😊

The taper process was nicely filmed and explained. Thank You !!

When the thing you make actually works. Best feeling ever. Amazing work, Keith.

Keith is an.enormous asset having a true wealth of knowledge.

Riding a bike...oh ya. There was a huge amount of experience in that video. Doing any job is 90% about knowing how to use the tool. The more sophisticated the tool... the more time needed to learn how to use the tool properly. I've a lot of respect for all that went into creating a one-off drive shaft. So much of your experience and skill demonstrated: 1. figuring out the dimension. 2. turning the taper (includes making the taper). 3. You took the shaft out of the lathe and stuck it in the hub. Excellent fit! Impressive.

I just noticed - 200k subscribers! Congratulations Keith and thank you for all the hard work in making so many excellent videos. Seasons greetings and all the very best to you and family for the New Year! Glad your health is recovering.

What a wonderful 27 mins of life....nice job Sir! Well done

Wow, on the money, first shot. Now that's a guy who knows his machines. 😮

Good to see you feeling better, keep up the good work. We need more people like you on KZread AND in real life. I have met a few like you....... Need more.

Hi Kieth and family, compliments of the season. Glad to see you've recovered from whatever bug had you in its grasp. Not sure if you've ever watched Cutting Edge Engineering CEE out of Queensland, Australia, but he, Kurtis, does very large shafting for huge earth-working machinery and he often has to chuck up large diameter rods and cylinders. To aid in initial centering he's made tailstock three jaw chuck assemblies to fit the Morse taper of the tailstock in question and made them as a "live" chuck with bearings that can rotate. Like a live centre only much larger capacity. He then turns a band on the stock where the steady rest will run, and once installed removes the live chuck, drills the centre and can then do his turning. This sounds long winded but it sure beats trying to measure for a centre and seems to me to be a very useful accessory if you happen to have a spare three jaw chuck gathering dust around the shop. Thanks for the videos. Regards from Canada's banana belt. 🌟👍🇨🇦🤞✨

@KiwiBassHead

2 жыл бұрын

Great call. I enjoy Kurtis's videos as well. If using new stock you could omit the band turning step and just use the chuck to hold the stock on center while setting up the steady. For what it's worth another way to set up a steady is to set it on a piece of the same sized stock near the chuck and then slacken off the to guide only and slide it down the bed of the lathe to the required position. Merry Xmas from down in NZ.

@VintageMachinery

2 жыл бұрын

That is actually a pretty old trick that has been around a long time. It works a lot better on larger machines with big Morse Tapers (No. 5 and larger).

Fun Fun! I machined a morse taper 6 on a big boring bar for some guys out of Ohio awhile back. I noticed a fair bit of slack in the travels making it only possible to accurately cut one way. It was spot on though after getting all the slack taken up. 😀

@VintageMachinery

2 жыл бұрын

That is absolutely correct - there is a good bit of backlash on those things so they are really only work in one direction at a time.

I sat through this I have AADD and I don't regret it. it took all my power of concentration not to just move on. ty thank you keith. i hope one day ill have use of this someday soon maybe. with any luck and the creek don't rise.

Thanks for another educational video. You sound better, hope you are feeling better.

As an engineer deep in calculational analysis, it is always enjoyable to watch and learn something new in practical hands-on engineering to actually make machined parts. Looking forward to see how you're going to machine the left-handed threads.

@Kelly-ip8nn

2 жыл бұрын

You stand on the backside of the machine to turn left handed threads.

@Hoaxer51

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kelly-ip8nn, Lol

@ellieprice363

2 жыл бұрын

Only left handed machinist can make left handed threads. Seriously, lead screw must turn in opposite direction from spindle to make left hand threads.

@markmossinghoff8185

2 жыл бұрын

Check out the latest videos from Doubleboost. He accidentally cut a left hand thread on a project and to make it even worse he did it twice! !

@VintageMachinery

2 жыл бұрын

I will have a video on the left hand threads coming soon!

And Keith is happy. Which makes us happy.

Again : Nuts causing problems... (pun intended) Thanks for the video, Keith!

Keith is equally as accurate as the machinist who originally turned their taper over 100 years ago because he is "right on the money" with the fit. Matching old tolerances has to be very rewarding.

As Lee said previously, where you can, move the steady down next to the chuck and set the fingers there!

As always, highly enjoyable to watch a Master Craftsman at work.

Glad you are feeling better. you are sounding more like yourself in this video.

Good Morning Keith I hope you had a Merry Christmas.

Keith, the adjusting gear train on the taper attachment is not "rack and pinion", it is "sector and pinion". Rack gears are entirely straight whereas sector gears are actually a small "sector of a round gear" (hence the name sector gear). On rack geared devices, the tracking of the rack is in a straight line direction. But the taper adjustment pivots on a single hinge point and therefore the tracking at the adjusting gears is in an arc or curve. I know the sector gear here is not much of a curve, but it is not a straight line either.

I'm excited I'm from exit 101 I just realized that you should let me volunteer in your shop sometimes during my free time. I'm interested in learning about about being a machinist

Good job Keith. It’s nice when a job goes just right the first time. Thanks for the video.

This Video brought me back to my junior year of high school metal shop and setting up the taper attachment for a black powder signal cannon I turned.

I always like to watch you work. Thanks for the video.

Great work sir. Thanks for posting up.

I love the smile of success. Great job!

Always great when a plan comes together

Always learning something!

25:05 - "It's a bit like riding a bicycle--you just go in there and get it done." Poetry.

Merry Christmas, Keith. Thanks.

I always enjoy watching you

I really enjoy watching you use these machines. Great fun

It wonderful to see a master at work! Can hardly wait for the next segment.

Glad you got it nailed, Keith, best wishes for a Happy New Year!

Happy Christmas Keith, I hope you are fully fit again.

Fascinating video - as always! Thanks for letting us watch over your shoulder Keith!

Great video Keith! Vet information! God bless!🎚🙏🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾

Congratulations my friend!

Really interesting as always keith thanks for the relaxing and informative videos you make

Great job!

Great work!

Merry Christmas! Enjoy all you do, thank you

You are a very talented Machinist, love your videos, i never miss any of them!!!

Dang WELL DONE! That looks like it will fit perfectly :) Keep on keeping on!

Nice Job - good to see your back to your old self!😀

Very interesting work to me. Thanks for sharing.

Great job and a very interesting process.

That was cool. Answered a question I have been wanting to ask for sometime now.

Glad your feeling better and able to get back in the shop! Great video as usual.

Mr. Rucker, you have a talent that many, like me, envy. I took metal shop in HS back in the 1960s. Our lathes were no where close to the big machine you have. These were more like one might find in a home owner's garage. But they had a built-in taper capablility. The tail stock had an adjustment screw that allowed us to offset the center similar to a X-Y vise used on a drill press. We would use our trigonomentry and dial gauge to adjust the offest to the exact taper needed.

Happy New Year! (and thanks for your videos)

Thank you for sharing. Enjoyed.

Hi from the Netherlands. You're a master, squire. Thank you for showing us these procedures.

Great video

I am glad to see your smiling face! Important step - nailed it!

I've never tapered before, a Master Class ! All the best to you and family for 2022 !

Nice work, thanks for the look.

nicely done

Nice and clean

good job on the taper

NICE WORK.

Cracking video You make engineering and especially Metal work look so seamless..

Love the taper. God Bless

thank you so much Keith.....wonderful.....cheers from Orlando, Paul

Hi Keith, Love your channel. Didn't read all your comments because there's always so many but sorry if you already addressed my question. Anyway, when I in the Navy and I was trained to use the taper attachment, our instructor told us that we had to always use bluing to confirm that we had at least 90% contact because you rarely can reream the female mating part on large equipment. If we didn't have it and our angle was good we had to hone the mating part. In this case the wheel. Bottom line we were told that it only takes a couple high spots to make you think you have a good fit, when you don't and it's too late to correct it economically. Thanks for the great channel.

Thanks for sharing 👍

Happy new year Keith.

Merry Xmas everybody

You are a machinist extraordinaire!

@VintageMachinery

2 жыл бұрын

I wish!

Nice job on the taper. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I needed a short piece of hex about that size. I found a large bolt in my scrap pile. I annealed it and cut the head off bored out the hole and it machined like butter. I have another bolt- I’ll measure it tomorrow- if you’re interested in that approach - let me know--

perfect fit!

Thank You !!

Wow. OK, fine taper and you nailed it right on the money first shot. Impressive!

Keith, Best Wishes for a great new year! We all hope we will return to "normal" (whatever that is going to look like) sometime soon. Love your videos and appreciate all the time and energy that goes into your work and editing of the videos. Best always.

Thanks for the explanation. I watched a friend make some tapered pin plugs for a 100 year old telegraph switchboard. They were small, about the size of a banana plug. Fun to watch this one, too.

LOOKS LIKE YOU HIT THE 200K SUBS, CONGRATULATIONS, LOVE THE CHANNEL

you have such a great way to explain the procedures Thank You.

@VintageMachinery

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

great camera angle whilst explaining the functionality of the taper attachment!!

Great explanation on the workings of thr taper attachment.

Perfect, hit it on the first try. Very enjoyable video.

This is going to be great !

Very impressed with your skills and accuracy on this taper and your explanation through out the prosses. Always enjoy your videos. All the best. Mike. UK.

Very good video!

Isn't it fun when you have the right tools? That should be one fine bandsaw when you get finished. Thank you for sharing. Have a great New Year and stay safe.

Nice job on the taper. You could revere your ground setting block to check the taper with a DTI.

Excellent taper Keith, my sebastian has a taper attachment haven't had to use it yet, great video, keep'um coming..

Enjoyed watching video

Well done. Don't forget to straighten the lathe again.

@VintageMachinery

2 жыл бұрын

You don’t have to - you just disconnect the taper attachment and it goes back to running parallel to the ways.

I really enjoyed this video. I'm (trying ) to build a taper attachment got my Logan 820. You were able to cure several problems with your grinder. Can't wait to see the left handed nut. Glad you're feeling better.

Could visually see the relief on your face. Very good!

@MartinInAmsterdam

2 жыл бұрын

Visually see? You normally use sonar then? 😊😊

That you fixed well, it goes easy if you have good machines

Use the DRO to setup the taper angle. In the case of 3/16 per ft or 1/16 per 4 inches move the carriage 4 inches and adjust the taper for 1/16 of travel on the DRO. You will have to move a bit to take out the lash, then zero both axis' and then move the reference amount say 4 inches and read the result. Determine if the DRO is in Diameter or Radius mode and calculate accordingly. Some Newall DROs will display angle directly. When thread cutting you can use the DRO to verify thread pitch instead of a scratch pass too Just engage the half nut, turn the chuck to take up the lash and then turn one turn by hand and look for a movement of one thread pitch,. I can do that quicker than I can find my thread pitch gauge, Jimmy will have quite a saw when you are done.

very good job

In 8th grade metal shop one project was making a ballpeen hammer. Would have been nice if the school lathe had a taper attachment to cut the taper on the handle.

Nice job nailing that taper first try! I have to say that I'm really impressed with you collection of Gerstner chests you have as a backdrop. I cherish the one I have sitting atop of my Kennedy. But to have 4 or five is a machinists dream. Thanks for sharing your work!

thanks much

First time seeing a taper attachment explained and used. Same with the taper micrometer.