Tool and Work Holding on the Milling Machine

Here is an overview of the various ways of holding tools and parts in the milling machine. Here are the more detailed videos I referenced in this one:
Work and Tool Holding in the Metal Lathe - • Work and Tool Holding ...
ER Collets and Collet Chucks - • ER Collets and Collet ...
How to Use Collet Blocks - • How to Use Collet Blocks
How to Use Angle Blocks - • How to use Angle Blocks
Using Vise Stops - • Using Vise Stops
The Horizontal/Vertical Collet Indexer - • Stu's Guide to Indexin...
The Spindexer - • Stu's Guide to Indexin...
How to Use a Dividing Head - • How to Use a Dividing ...
Dividing Head Setup - • Dividing Head Set Up
Interesting Work Holding Techniques - • Interesting Work Holdi...
Interesting Work Holding Techniques II - • Interesting Work Holdi...
Interesting Work Holding Techniques III - • Interesting Work Holdi...
Machining Large Pieces in a Mill Vise - • Machining Large Pieces...
Machine Shop Production Techniques - • Machine Shop Productio...
Playlists:
Metal Lathe Work and Tool Holding - • Metal Lathe Work and T...
Milling Machine Work and Tool Holding - • Milling Machine Work a...
Indexing Tools - • Indexing Tools
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  • @jimpritz4169
    @jimpritz41692 жыл бұрын

    Very useful info here Stuart especially for those of us who are not teenagers anymore and have realized that we don't know everything about everything after all. Thanks for the video.

  • @geoffankrett7012
    @geoffankrett70122 ай бұрын

    Very good informative video

  • @Rustinox
    @Rustinox2 жыл бұрын

    You're absolutely right. Work holding ends where imagination ends. Nice one, Stuart. I enjoyed very much.

  • @dcsensui
    @dcsensui11 ай бұрын

    This is nicely done. A great primer on milling basics.

  • @genuzz
    @genuzz2 жыл бұрын

    One but a very explanatory and throughout observes seen on YT! 👍👏🏻

  • @cloudyeight
    @cloudyeight Жыл бұрын

    Guy, this video is remarkably informative. Incredible presentation skills. Earned my sub easily. Keep up the good work.

  • @gnamewname8553
    @gnamewname85532 жыл бұрын

    This is the most useful video I have ever seen on this damn platform. Subscribed.

  • @WrenchAddiction
    @WrenchAddiction9 ай бұрын

    Great video, thank you

  • @MrJFDI
    @MrJFDI Жыл бұрын

    Really helpful. Thank you.

  • @StuartdeHaro

    @StuartdeHaro

    Жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome. Thanks for watching!

  • @N7BLW
    @N7BLW2 жыл бұрын

    Most complete video about this topic I've seen. I'm a real tyro at machining, so far.

  • @StuartdeHaro

    @StuartdeHaro

    2 жыл бұрын

    We all start somewhere. Ask lots of questions, have fun, and above all else, be safe. Thanks for watching!

  • @ypaulbrown
    @ypaulbrown10 ай бұрын

    Thank You Stuart......best wishes from Florida, Paul

  • @biocmp
    @biocmp10 ай бұрын

    I sincerely appreciate this densely packed video. First video of yours I've watched and I instantly subscrbied. Thanks for putting this into the universe.

  • @StuartdeHaro

    @StuartdeHaro

    10 ай бұрын

    Well I appreciate your appreciation! Thanks for watching!

  • @LittleAussieRockets
    @LittleAussieRockets2 жыл бұрын

    I'm really thankful for this video. So many great tips 👍

  • @brucewilliams6292
    @brucewilliams62922 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the video; I always pick up several ideas from watching your videos. Looking forward to the 1-2-3 block video.

  • @stanstevens3783
    @stanstevens37832 жыл бұрын

    Excellent overview, thanks for this

  • @billeblacksmith
    @billeblacksmith Жыл бұрын

    This has been very helpful. I need to find your other videos

  • @v8Mercury
    @v8Mercury2 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Thank you. I like the longer videos you make.

  • @machineworld1873
    @machineworld18732 жыл бұрын

    ThanKs

  • @JeremiahL
    @JeremiahL2 жыл бұрын

    I have to confess that Ive used my drill chuck to hold an end mill from time to time for a quick and dirty clearing operation... I never thought about the possibility of damaging my chuck... lol. You covered alot of ground in this one. I had to watch it a few times to let it sink in.

  • @joell439
    @joell439 Жыл бұрын

    Great summary 👍😎👍

  • @philiphahn1804
    @philiphahn18042 жыл бұрын

    I got a set of wavy parallels in an auction and the previous owner had WAVY GRAVY's written in sharpie on the box. That machinist must have been at Woodstock in his younger years, man!

  • @tomeyssen9674
    @tomeyssen96742 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. A much needed and informative refresher...🙂

  • @chrisstephens6673
    @chrisstephens66732 жыл бұрын

    All good info. Re 1 2 3 blocks, although a hard metal the clearance hole can be easily drilled with a solid carbide end mill, which can legitimately b used in a drill chuck as you are drilling a hole but maybe best not.

  • @bobstermer7058
    @bobstermer70582 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Very helpful for this beginner!

  • @stewartdoherty4037
    @stewartdoherty4037 Жыл бұрын

    wow so much content. well done and thanks for sharing. my 9yr old daughter loved it too. 😊

  • @StuartdeHaro

    @StuartdeHaro

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, and it's always a pleasure to meet another Stuart/Stewart!

  • @mikemichelizzi2023
    @mikemichelizzi20232 жыл бұрын

    Nice rundown! I'm looking forward to the 1-2-3 block video.

  • @StuartdeHaro

    @StuartdeHaro

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's one I've been meaning to make for a while. Stay tuned.

  • @Likeaudio
    @Likeaudio Жыл бұрын

    Great checklist!

  • @angelramos-2005
    @angelramos-20052 жыл бұрын

    Excellent info.Thank you.

  • @toddp9541
    @toddp95412 жыл бұрын

    👍on the Pink Floyd shirt 👕

  • @KW-ei3pi
    @KW-ei3pi2 жыл бұрын

    Great job Stuart. I picked up a couple of useful tips. Thanks. Where though, is Aluminum "low cost?" I'd like to get some! LOL

  • @StuartdeHaro

    @StuartdeHaro

    2 жыл бұрын

    Fair point. Nothing is low cost right now.

  • @oh8wingman
    @oh8wingman2 жыл бұрын

    One thing you must remember when using ER collets is that the shank must be completely through the collet. If it isn't it can and will come loose ruining your cut. I didn't know this when I first started using them and twice had the cutter drop down ruining my piece.

  • @StuartdeHaro

    @StuartdeHaro

    2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent point that I should have mentioned, although I did cover it in the longer ER collet video.

  • @MarceloPereira-vl3gh
    @MarceloPereira-vl3gh8 ай бұрын

    Bom video parabéns 😊

  • @markkoons7488
    @markkoons74882 жыл бұрын

    Got a good deal on a bench top mill, a 12 x 36 lathe, and quite a bit of tooling. I haven't even set them up yet since watching videos like yours seems a more appropriate start. I live in a little farm and ranch town an hour from the next town as large. I wonder your opinion of buying used or Chinese tooling listed on eBay or Amazon. Anyone?

  • @StuartdeHaro

    @StuartdeHaro

    2 жыл бұрын

    Used tooling can be a crap shoot. Quite often there can be dents, chip scars, etc. on the taper that can affect your runout. Unless you can see it in person or they have really excellent pics of the tapers, I'd be a little wary. I've had excellent luck with the tooling from shars.com. I have their R8 collets and endmill holders as well as some ER collet chucks from them. Glacern.com is another good source. I have keyless chucks and ER collet chucks from them. The quality is excellent. Not sponsored by either one. Just a happy customer. Good luck in your new adventure!

  • @stevenV57
    @stevenV572 жыл бұрын

    I was on the edge of my seat watching this "GRIPPING" video. 😑

  • @StuartdeHaro

    @StuartdeHaro

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's some quality punmanship

  • @Archiconocido
    @Archiconocido Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your videos, subscribed. Which size is that mill vise you have, 6 inches? Cheers.

  • @StuartdeHaro

    @StuartdeHaro

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Fernando. Sorry I didn't get back to you on this earlier. Yes, it is a 6" mill vise.

  • @piccilos
    @piccilos2 жыл бұрын

    For the straight shank on the short drill chuck, could you cut that down, to make changing between it and a 1/2" endmill easy? Or would you introduce too much runout from not 'filling' the back of the collet?

  • @StuartdeHaro

    @StuartdeHaro

    2 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely. I have a keyless chuck that I did that to. Collets grip at the front and only for about an inch or so. That’s all you really need.

  • @douglasthompson2740
    @douglasthompson2740 Жыл бұрын

    I got into manual machining about twenty years ago and from the beginning all instruction said to never use a collet for holding end mills or any tooling in the mill but to use tool holders designed for the task. Since You Tube came along almost invariably when I watch videos they use collets to hold the cutters. Seems that is the approved way but it leaves me wondering as the chinesium floods the market, does one need to purchase a set of metric collets for them?? Do they even make 5C or ER metric collets? Or are there R8 holders made for them? Thanks for any clarification.

  • @StuartdeHaro

    @StuartdeHaro

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes to all accounts. With 5C and R8, they can't close very much so if you want to hold a metric endmill or metric stock, you need to have the correct sized collet. ER collets have a wider range. You just have to make sure you're gripping on the entire length of the collet. Regarding what you were told about collets in the beginning, there's a kernel of truth to it. Endmills can slip out if collets if they're not tightened enough, but you get much better concentricity compared to endmill holders, so your tools are less likely to chip.

  • @douglasthompson2740

    @douglasthompson2740

    Жыл бұрын

    @@StuartdeHaro Thanks for the quick reply! Guess I will have to get a metric set of the Er40 to go with all the others. Hadn't thought about the lack of the weldon cutout on the metric cutters. Very good point!! Thanks again. Just added you to the subscription list.

  • @LabiaLicker
    @LabiaLicker4 ай бұрын

    Very verbose video. Thank you. What fixture would you recommend for someone with a morse taper no 3 spindle on their lathe and wants to do light milling using a lathe milling slide?

  • @StuartdeHaro

    @StuartdeHaro

    4 ай бұрын

    You should be able to find Morse 3 endmill holders and then rig up a drawbar to hold them through the spindle. That could be as simple as some all-thread with some washers and a nut to pull the endmill holder in. I wouldn’t do it without a drawbar though. Side loads can pop a Morse taper loose from the spindle.

  • @LabiaLicker

    @LabiaLicker

    4 ай бұрын

    @@StuartdeHaro Thanks for the advice. Probably the easier way to go than stuffing around with a bespoke holder that threads onto the spindle. Even though my lathe is a screwcutters lathe, it requires rebuilding a gearbox for each and every pitch....