3" Boring Head Modifcation

[@EverettsWorkshop]

That boring head is still a work of art, and I never get tired of you making new tools and parts for tools!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks mate, I enjoyed making this boring head, possibly a boring and face head build in the near future to😉, thanks for watching, cheers

[@dpmachineworks]

It’s a absolute pleasure watching your videos. Please don’t change a thing. Appreciate your humbleness as well. Speaks volumes of your character. Thank you Sir!!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, appreciate your kind words, I don’t change for the camera mate and don’t have plans to change how I do the videos, thanks for watching, cheers

[@Crusher9mil]

It's not how perfect we do a job it's how well we recover from our mistakes that really matters. Looks awesome 👍🏻👍🏻

[@joewhitney4097]

We've all been there Matty. As we say, "To error is human, to fix is craftmanship." At our age forgetting is just a sign of too much wisdom! 😄

[@LeonardRoberts]

I like that reasoning. 😂

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, I make plenty for errors that’s for sure, fixing them is the learning curve, thanks for watching, cheers

[@stewartfrye]

I'm definitely getting wiser and wiser everyday,,, what were we talking about?

[@wrstew1272]

The hard drive is getting full! 😂

[@MrFactotum]

eyup Matty you missed it most of us missed it, these things happen, well recovered atb Kev(UK)

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Kev, I completely missed it mate, musta been blind when I was building it, thanks for watching, cheers

[@CraigLYoung]

Actually, I think making the boring bar holder with exchangeable arbors is and excellent idea. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks Craig, hopefully I’ll upgrade the mill one day, appreciate you watching mate, cheers

[@christhamilton42]

I just love your videos mate. It's so nice to watch a fella working and telling you what he's doing without banging on forever or playing crash bang music over it. Beautiful work on the mill and the mic.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, I try to keep the videos simple and straightforward, I don’t change for the camera mate, what you see is what you get, thanks for watching, cheers

[@stewartfrye]

Less stickout, less vibration, anytime you can go to the spindle directly, the better, great Job, looks beautiful.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, your 100% right there, appreciate you watching mate, cheers

[@alungiggs]

Your honesty in showing your mistakes(not many) is another reason why I like your channel. And the beautiful finish you get on your projects which I’m always impressed by 👍. Anyway, thanks for the video and greetings from Amsterdam 🙂.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, we all make mistakes and I certainly don’t hide mine, there’s always something to learn from each one, appreciate you watching and commenting mate, cheers

[@markwatters6875]

Brilliant save mate. Thanks for your time and the video 👍🇦🇺

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks Mark, appreciate you watching, cheers mate

[@samleigh7817]

As Clint Eastwood is fond of saying Improvise, Adapt and Overcome, sounds like a pretty good machinists motto to me. Keep up the good work mate.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, that’s a good motto, every mistake is a learning curve, thanks for watching, cheers

[@Rustinox]

It's the kind of mistakes we all make. It just happens. I'm glad you were able to adapt it. After all the work you did put in to it.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Rustinox, I completely overlooked this like a dumbass, it should be right now, thanks for watching, cheers

[@artisanmakes]

Great video, the mod turned out great. I think you could have also kept the old shank and used a Morse taper collet to hold the boring head. I do it on my mill and it saves so much space. Cheers

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, I did think of a Morse taper collet but I’d have to buy it, I had the material and the time and it was more fun this way, thanks for watching, cheers

[@nobbysworkshop]

Excellent job of modifying the boring head Matty. This will make it easier to change to other tapers when your ready. Well done mate. Cheers Nobby

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Nobby, one day I hope to get a different mill, thanks for watching mate, cheers

[@ianmoone2359]

Another good one Matty. & a good suggestion from Max to boot. Always learning from your content, so please keep it up.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Ian, I’m really glad Max reminded me that’s for sure and appreciate you watching mate, cheers

[@plankroadworkshop]

Nice job on the boring head, you are a talented machinist. Great video

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, thanks very much, appreciate you watching, cheers

[@Steviegtr52]

Great that you could save all that hard work Matty. Good thinking. Nice finish on the head too. Yes definately HSS taps. Take care . Steve.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Steve, there was plenty of ways to fix this problem apparently but I chose this way, really appreciate you watching mate, cheers

[@Unrivaledanime]

Nice recovery...... and we got another video out of it so good job....

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Paul, I wasn’t planning on another video on the boring head but that’s what happens when I screw up mate, thanks for watching, cheers

[@DudleyToolwright]

What a great series. We all learned a lot. Thanks, Matty.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Glad you enjoyed mate, cheers

[@nortiousmaximus940]

as always, nice job, nice video, that is one cool tool, l'd put something like that on the shelf in my home to look at. keep up the good work.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, thanks for the kind words mate, appreciate you watching, cheers

[@wrstew1272]

Always enjoy your work 😊. Persistence is a necessity in this sport! 😅

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, I’m pleased to hear your enjoying the videos, persistence is the key mate, cheers

[@jonsworkshop]

Good save Matty, looks the muts nuts mate. Cheers, Jon

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks Jon, it should be right now hopefully, thanks for watching, cheers

[@chrisbaker3844]

I had a horrible feeling that not counter boring the cap screws would stop the mt3 from engaging fully but it looks like you had room. Great build as usual.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, I did a far bit of measuring before I started, thanks for watching mate, cheers

[@robertcrossley9803]

Great save Matty.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks mate, Appreciate you watching, Cheers

[@TedRoza]

G'day Matty Excellent Modification, Hope it meets all expextations

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Ted, I got there in the end mate, thanks for watching, cheers

[@ShedBuiltStuff]

That’s a thing of beauty. Taps? I’m just a back yard yob (so know nothing) but I bought quality spiral taps which are brilliant. They are classed as bottoming taps but I have no trouble starting a tap with them manually. And they power tap no problem.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, As soon as I get some spare coin I'll be investing in some decent HSS taps, Thanks for watching, Cheers

[@samrodian919]

Great job Matty! Don't worry about forgetting or not seeing the need to drop the ER40 arbor. We all have senior moments mate, some of us me included more than others lol I think I would have made the taper fit closer to the spindle having got button headed stainless screws and probably could have saved as much as 10-12 mm in the available table height. Plus's the fact that the button heads look fairly pleasing lol But as you say mate it is what it is and will work fine. Just use some locktite on the screws as I don't see you taking the arbor off any time soon, that gives you some security against any chatter, although I'd get some steel washers instead of the copper as they will no doubt crush and the bolts will loosen unless you check and tighten them at every usage. Cheers Matty from the UK. Sam

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks for watching, cheers

[@RalfyCustoms]

G'day Matty, great save there mate 😊 it's not if we make mistakes, rather how we overcome them eh buddy

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Ralfy, I definitely screwed up when I made this boring head and I glad Max reminded me how he built he's, Thanks for watching mate, Cheers

[@RalfyCustoms]

@@MattysWorkshop Good old Max, never put me wrong mate

[@DannyRyall]

Nice job Matty 👌

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks very much, cheers

[@lancer2204]

Nice recovery Matty!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks mate, Got it right in the end, Thanks for watching, Cheers

[@bostedtap8399]

The "tin was a mission to get into", brilliant Matty, the Stuarts micrometer blue was the preferred choice during my time here in the UK, still using a tin from the 80's, its in a bag with some felt. Got a new tin somewhere 🤔. Great improvement, both on reducing height, and future proofing for other tapers, very nice job all-round. Ref the Hangefers coolant, doesn't take long to lose its translucency, not a complaint in anyway shape or form. Great video, thanks for sharing. Regards John

[@graemewhite5029]

We used to go through a lot of Micrometer Blue in our toolroom, mostly used for putting on the earpiece of the shop phone or the eyepieces of our binocular microscope !

[@bostedtap8399]

@@graemewhite5029 Brilliant, I had that done to me, ref a Loupe 😜. On another occasion I put it on a guys car door handle who pissed me off, it was everywhere, face, steering wheel.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday John, the micrometer blue works good once you get into the tin, the coolant has discoloured faster then normal and that’s my fault, I normally have a heap of rags on the foot of the mill to catch the way oil, I took them out and didn’t put any back, now I have to put the skimmer in and clean it up, im getting lazy mate, thanks for watching, cheers

[@graedonmunro1793]

good vid mate,, you make everything look so easy!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Graedon, not everything is eat mate, trust me thanks for watching mate, cheers

[@jackdawg4579]

When you were building that, there I was thinking - look at that bloody Matty and his fancy schmancy Cincinnati - got Z height to burn, being able to mount that onto a spindle that fits into his ER40 collet system like that... :)

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, I completely overlooked this in a big way, I don’t have much z height at all, that’s the biggest letdown of the Cincinnati unfortunately, thanks for watching mate, cheers

[@malliz1]

Great solution mate looks good

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks very much, appreciate you watching, cheers

[@trevorjones4463]

Well done mate great video loved it

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed the video, cheers

[@graemewhite5029]

Can't beat plenty of fresh air between the head and the table ! I had to weld up then remachine a worn out bore on our timber trailer's H link last week on my little Tom Senior, had to turn the head through 90° and machine it horizontally. Home made line borer's on the cards, but it would be easier if the lads just exercised the grease gun now and again !

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, I’d like to have a go at making a line borer one day, I think it would be an interesting project, thanks for watching, cheers

[@marley589]

Hi Matty, all worked out in the end. I suppose the Elephant in the room is why the morse taper was not bored or threaded and the boring head spindle machined to suit. Although concentricity is not important when driving an eccentric tool, plain or tapered registers could have located a threaded connection. It was a huge billet just to have a 3" flange connection driving a relatively light machining operation. You would probably get another 1/2" clearance too. It's nice to make your own tooling, personally I would have modified a new soft stock MT3 arbor that costs much less than the huge billet, or an old MT3 drill. Using the bolt hole feature was useful but exactly the same co-ordinates could have been used on the X and Y axes either NSEW @ 28.75 & 0 or +/- 20.33 on both axes.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks for watching, cheers

[@nigelroberson8911]

Good job Matty. Z height is always at a premium. ER collets are fine but ive now a few R8 collets to gain that extra gap from tool to job.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, that’s the only problem with the Cincinnati, not enough Z height, thanks for watching, cheers

[@Mr.Avuncular]

Good on ya mate! Coming up with a solution to fix a whoopsie! Saved some head space too,well done. 👍👏👏

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, I got it right in the end mate, Appreciate you watching, Cheers

[@Mr.Avuncular]

@@MattysWorkshop always my friend 👍

[@RB-yq7qv]

Hi Matty. Nice save and it looks good.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, it should be good now, thanks for watching mate, cheers

[@Warped65er]

Great job. Thx for the vid.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks mate, appreciate you watching and commenting, cheers

[@dannygreene4594]

Hey Matty nice job...it looks great😊

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks very much Danny, appreciate you watching mate, cheers

[@angelarichards3588]

Matt. I used. Micrometer blue all my working life. It is brilliantly stuff. . You can rely on its accuracy with you life. Also why not use countersunk cap head screws. Maintains positional accuracy and allows clearance on the faces

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, I don’t have a countersink long enough to do the job, I’m hoping the register will do the job, thanks for watching, cheers

[@angelarichards3588]

You might need a new project to make some accurate drill/ countersink extention bars. ❤❤

[@RobertBrown-lf8yq]

Matty, nice save there mate 👍 AND…. It’s made the boring head more versatile should you get a different mill ( eg., say NT30 spindle). Nicely finished too ( as usual 🤣🤣) Regards Robert PS Great move with your local supplier …. let’s hope they take your advice eh?

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Robert, one day I’m hoping it’ll be going into a Nt30 or 40 spindle, it’s going to be interesting to see if they stock HSS now, only time will tell, thanks for watching mate, cheers

[@troyam6607]

Well done Matty! might be worth investing in some gun and spiral flute taps.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Definitely when I get some spare coin, thanks for watching, cheers

[@donnykiofetzis5775]

nice and shiny

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, I like nice shiny tools mate, Thanks for watching, Cheers

[@garthdaddy7438]

You can get Int 30 metric arbors and int 40 arbors so you can it your tooling right into the mill head, gives you the best support as well.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks for watching, cheers

[@Mr.Avuncular]

Hey Matty im awake for this one Hope all is well down under!👍Now to the video 😁

[@MattysWorkshop]

Hope you enjoy mate...

[@MyMiniHomeWorkshop]

I had to go with an MT shank on the little boring head for the same reason, lack of space, nice outcome though Matty 👍

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, I completely overlooked this but didn’t take long to realise I’d screwed up, thanks for watching, cheers

[@jaygee9249]

Nice job Matty, just a suggestion, disregard at your will, do you think couple of drive pins added to the finish assembly might take load off the capscrews?

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, adding drive pins will work well, if it gives any trouble in the future I can add pins, thanks for watching, cheers

[@sidwainhouse]

I like that DRO, better than the pencil and ripped up cardboard I use... 🤣

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, The TouchDRO is a really simple unit to use and has some great features like I showed, Thanks for watching, Cheers

[@TrPrecisionMachining]

good video matty

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks mate, appreciate you watching, cheers

[@bearsrodshop7067]

Nicely done, and will you (if not already done in a past video) someday show how you set up and use a coaixal indicator. I am watching all the creators I can before I jump off and purchace one. They arn't cheap (Non Chian) but even as a hobbyist, fill one would benifit my needs? thx for sharing this correction Matty, Bear.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Bear, I have a coaxial indicator but never use it, it just sits in the cupboard, thanks for watching mate, cheers

[@pawekowalski7469]

👍👍

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks for watching, cheers

[@hsvboy11]

Got my sine bar in the mail last week from Jim.

[@MattysWorkshop]

You’ll like it mate, makes life easy, thanks for watching, cheers

[@chrisbaker3844]

Wish they were available in the UK

[@hsvboy11]

@@chrisbaker3844 he will ship to the UK.

[@howardiknow1133]

I reckon that looks bloody good,....leave the copper washes...makes for good motion pictures 😄

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, I quite like the copper washers, I had one comment saying that’s not the best of ideas and they compress and let the bolts come loose, time will tell I guess, appreciate you watching mate, cheers

[@howardiknow1133]

@@MattysWorkshop maybe with the copper washers,, but I've used them in funny places, most notably on a impact hammer on an excavator, and haven't had a bolt loosen up yet, touch wood...👍

[@ThePottingShedWorkshop]

Very good result. Hindsight is always 20/20. Too late now, but could you not have turned down the original spigot on the boring head to say 20mm (I cant remember how big it was originally) and have bought a MT3 20mm collet to fit directly into the mill spindle. As far as I can see it would have achieved the same result, except it wouldnt have made such a good video!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Robert, I did think of getting a MT3 collet but I had the material and time so went with the arbor build, thanks for watching, cheers

[@HolosunGodOdin]

Great fix Matty! Sharp lookin tool mate!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks very much, appreciate you watching and commenting, cheers

[@joemcgarry1106]

I agree with you, Matty, Chrome plated taps are the worst.

[@MattysWorkshop]

They should be banned mate, cheers

[@Preso58]

Those ER40 collet chucks sure eat up your Z travel. I bought one for my Bridgeport but I hardly ever use it. R8 collets are way more rigid. I forgot you had a Morse taper in the Cincinnati otherwise your first solution would have been great.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Preso, I’ve looked at a couple of Bridgeports and a lot of people have told me to get a mill with nt30 not r8, I think anything would be better then mt3 mate, thanks for watching, cheers

[@davidzoelman873]

Great job. What type of touch dro are you using?

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, Yuriy’s Toys TouchDRO is what I use, cheers

[@kimber1958]

Bruno's job Maddie

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks for watching mate, cheers

[@paulbyerlee2529]

Could you use a 5.1mm drill for the 6mm tap.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Definitely mate yes

[@paulbyerlee2529]

@@MattysWorkshop a 5.2mm will still give you a 75% thread. This is my go to size for stainless steel.

[@williammurfin6354]

Matt, shouldn't you be using a 5.2mm drill bit to tap out 6mm??????

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, M6x1 thread calls for 5mm drill on all the charts I have…

[@bostedtap8399]

5.1mm tapping drill is fine, I use this when it's not a high strength application, ref electrical, or low strength applications, personally 5.0mm is too small, taps clog up very easily. 5.2mm is too big for engineering applications. I think ISO standards call for 85% engagement, SAE standards are a little lower if memory serves. That's my 2 pence worth.

[@bobhudson6659]

Every metric tapping chart I have, including Machinery Handbook, for normal engagement thread, says drill size equals thread OD minus pitch.

[@chrisbaker3844]

Every chart that I have calls for a 5mm drill for 6mm tap. I was always taught that you subtract the pitch from the tap size to get the tapping drill

[@williammurfin6354]

@@chrisbaker3844 Well, do you have a P&N chart. I have it 30 years. The one I've got reads as to drill 6mm you need to drill a 5.1 mm hole or a 13/64 hole to tap for 6mm . ( in mild steel) I have always been instructed by fitters I worked with decades ago with if your drilling holes into harder material try to go up .1mm or.2mm of a size to allow it to tap harder material as to allow for the crap to get out and for easier cleaning as you tap.

[@stevewilliams2498]

Hi Matty. Why didn't you want to machine Morse 5 ?

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, the Cincinnati has a MT3 in the vertical head, cheers

[@stevewilliams2498]

@@MattysWorkshop But you said you were mounting it in a #5 to #3 adapter so I was confused.

[@MattysWorkshop]

@@stevewilliams2498 the headstock of the lathe has mt5, that’s my fault sorry, I didn’t explain that part real clearly

[@stevewilliams2498]

@@MattysWorkshop As you would say .. "no worries mate" 😉

[@carlthor91]

Too bad you can't put an 8" riser block in the column, of the mill.

[@MattysWorkshop]

That would be bloody awesome, cheers

[@garthdaddy7438]

Read collets not arbors

[@jdmccorful]

Good capture! Enjoyed watching and learning. Thanks!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks very much, appreciate you watching and commenting mate, cheers