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I used to work somewhere that used highly inflammable carbon disulphide. The tools used on the plant were made of phosphor bronze because they didn't spark.
I'm sure your honest review will help the manufacturer make improvements to this model
Complimenti! Bravissima, precisione eccezionale, video meraviglioso, peccato che non ho potuto tradurre l'audio ma si capiva molto bene tutto dal video, un saluto da Roma 👋👍👍👍
I greatly appreciated this video
Wow, 30 hours to make a video. I'm not sure whether to be impressed, or depressed.
With respect to your videos about getting better at making videos, and wincing to go back and watch the old ones, I will say this. If you find anything in life that you go back in history and don't see things you sinced have improved, you clearly are not trying to get better each day. You are stuck in a rut.
I liked your ethics question and answer. I often get asked to rip off someone else's design and make it cheaper, or most often make it for free. I have had two unique designs stolen from me and sold commercially, so I won't participate in such. In fact, if someone can already buy it but just wants cheap labor, I always suggest they just go buy it.
Why build it if you can overbuild it?
As someone who uses the metric system I really appreciate when you add subtitles like "1/2 thou is more or less 13 microns" :) As always, a wonderful and fun video to watch, Quinn!
Thanks
You can never have too big of a rotary table,, well unless it tips your mill over.. My largest is a 20 inch and while not used much when needed there is no substitute. Worst thing is where to put it when not in use, mine lives on a die lift cart most of the time.
Good video Blondiehacks, I Love that sassy attitude.
I love these videos, and I've always had a place in my heart for steam locomotives. The processes you show are fascinating, but my next logical question would be: Were the real locomotives built to this level of precision?
The larger components like frames and suspension were not, no. They were hammered and hot riveted into a locomotive-like shape. However the running gear, wheels, valves, etc absolutely were made to these levels of precision and more. They turned 6’ drivers to sub-one-thousandth accuracy every day. For a model, because it’s much smaller, you have to increase the precision level to achieve something that looks built to “normal” precision at a larger scale. The smaller your model, the higher precision required for things to look realistic.
The little 'unnecessary' details can really make a project sing. That circle in the center is a case in point. Very nice!
Hello Quinn - have you heard of the process of fescalising? I saw a video of it somewhere on youtube and can't for the life of me remember where it is. It's where a ball bearing is pressed against a roughly machined piece and the ball flattens all the high spots. It gave a really nice finish on the example I saw.
Hey Quinn, have you seen the new die filer (from offcuts) that "Pask Makes" just put up? Pretty nice.
Dear Quin this weekend I finished the installation of my dro on my 3 year old Precision Mathews 25 milling machine and thanks to your very clear videos I was able to adjust the machine without losing any possibilities, the x ruler is on the front and the Y ruler on the left side diagonally, it works great Sunday I made my first precision pieces with the dro I hope to learn a lot from you, thank you very much for your lessons.
"Have you seen steel?" No, no, I have not. What's that?
I made some lathe dogs and tried to set upy lathe to cut a mt2. I can't get the taper right. I set the small end to .050 and when I shift the saddle up two inches I can't get a zero reading??? When I start I have no deviation on the paralell.
“Thats why you read the old books”. No, that’s why you watch Blondihacks.
Always interesting to see something different.
I like your logic 😊
Superb info!
23:49 - Maybe I wasn't paying attention in previous videos, nice sign that I just noticed. 👍👍 aaaand... Yatzee
Wheel of morality, turn turn turn, tell us the lesson that we should learn!
I cannot count the times I have used the answer "Because shut up. That's why", to justify my mis... er.. highly technical decisions.
It spins!
Terrific. Thank you
You've done it to me again - where did that 25mins go? Seemed like an 8 or 9 min vid lol.
Add a bit of steam and that disc could hit 10K rpm, if you wanted to.
Or just spin it up with a compressed air nozzle. I wonder how fast it would go before the bearing seized and all that energy went into destroying Quinn's shop...
she said the word joint exactly 92 times
I love that the grooves might have "scrapped the part", but the holes somehow didn't 😅 Another great video. It amused me to watch a machinist/engineer approaching a project that I could have taken on as a woodworker - the impossibly high end bearing was the cherry on top for me. Looks really satisfying to spin - more like playing with one of those high precision spinning tops than a wooden ratcheting toy. Great job Quinn, thanks for your hard work on this project and video - they always brighten my Sunday!
The rotary trick... hey that's very clever. Bit of setup headache, but hey, worked great for several actions. Go Blondie go! 🙂
Hi Quinn, The raffle wheel is coming along nicely. Looking forward to the next installment. When you needed to remove that off center hole in the bearing axle, the pilot point drills could have been another option to using the two flute end mill.
I always love the build up to "because shut up, that's why" - maaaaaybe there's a boring reason this time? :D
I have made holes accidentally in the wrong position decorative features by peening brass slugs into them and finishing them level to the surface.
So many awesome tips here will help me . Enjoying all your vids , new user but so much to learn. Thank You Love the chamfer tool tip :)
That 'one weird trick', to set the boring bar with negative rake to get the point on-center (!) Made the whole video worth the price of admission right there. Thank you! (oh yeah, and also for literally every other thing you do and say.)
Fabulous accuracy, and when it's not giving away chooks, you can be a Greek sailor predicting astronomical bodies.
Bust the deal, face the wheel.
Quick question Quinn: you said you needed to bore out the disc to the same as the bearing but as you then put a shoulder on the axle, does that not then remove of the need for that relationship?
I'm really only interested in the loco build but will still watch the other vids as they are well done.
Nice job Quinn.👍👍
Interesting. Thanks. Very nice work
I’ll admit, when I saw the thumbnail, I had Low expectations. My bad, it was a really interesting engineering video. 👍
Yay!! It's Blondihacks time!!!
Thank you so much. Just installed my first DRO on the lathe and I have no idea on to how to use it. I’m sure this video is going to be very helpful.
That was really fun! Great Job.
I did a fair amount of winging it on my projects. Very satisfying and inventive