Answering your Questions (Because I hurt myself)

I hurt my thumb and while I'm explaining how, I figured I might as well answer some of the other questions that come up frequently on the channel.
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[@RotarySMP]

Brilliant video Jeremy. I hope your thumb heals quickly and completely, and you are not tempted to over do it, as soon as that brace comes off.

[@JeremyMakesThings]

Thanks, I'm trying to take it easy, but I'm sure you know that's not really possible.

[@Vikingwerk]

I broke my wrist a couple years ago, falling off a tall ladder, (Dr said it looked like I crashed a motorcycle on the freeway) collected a metal plate and like 7 screws in my wrist for my trouble. My advice is, be religious about doing any Physical Therapy exercises they give you. Like, stubbornly do them, with rage. Also, there is a thing called the bilateral grasping reflex, which the PT people won’t tell you about, but basically it is a built in reflex in the body to do the same movement on both sides when doing hand movements. Knowing this, I did my PT exercises on both my injured side, and good side, at the same time, so my injured side would attempt to mirror my good side. The therapist noted I made faster than expected recovery, which I attribute to exploiting that bilateral reflex to help push my weak side to improve.

[@sjv6598]

I broke my thumb a couple of years ago and it took four months to heal. Partly because I was too stupid to rest it allow it to heal properly. What a pain trying to do things, it makes you appreciate how important that little digit is.

[@DrewDiaz]

Much of what we are is because of the opposable thumb

[@kendingsor]

I like the part with the kayaking. I often get asked where I learned something at work and my answer is also boating. Turns out making and repairing boats and gear leaves you with a bunch of handy skills!

[@dav1dsm1th]

And a lot less money.

[@kendingsor]

@@dav1dsm1th because why buy something when you can make it yourself for twice as much

[@deeiks12]

The reason I asked about where you got that scrap from, was because that I'm from an ex-soviet country. When we regained our independence in the early 90s people were quite poor and lots of certain kind of people turned into collecting and selling scrap metal. Even some of the actual working power lines were stolen. They even broke down some concrete from some abandoned soviet factories to steal the rebar. I didn't even consider that it could've been different somewhere else :D awesome.

[@624Dudley]

Nice blend of candor and humor! Thanks Jeremy 👍

[@Rustinox]

That was interesting. And thanks for answering my question.

[@DrewDiaz]

Don’t mess with not wearing the splint. 40 years ago I suffered a similar injury hanging sheet rock, cut the cast off too early & went back to work. Some days I can’t get a glove on.

[@4pawsforge273]

Love the update, sorry to hear your having a "thumbs down!😢" With your videos and the quality that they are, it "thumbs" me out. Stay frosty and continue to heal up (like a thumb!) I'm subscribed and will always keep watching!

[@TimMcgimpsey]

I've been watching this channel pretty much from the start. I had no idea you made canoes, I even owned an option for a while! It was my first foray into half paddle boating and it provided a lot of fun over the years. I now live on the other side of the world (NZ) and haven't seen any of your boats around but I would definitely pick one up if I did!

[@matts_shed]

Great video.

[@anthonygrodecki7968]

Thank you for sharing your life and I wholeheartedly agree with number 1

[@TheWoodyworker]

So glad you can still loop, and glad you are on the mend.

[@blahblahblahblah2933]

Best wishes on the recovery.

[@michaeljames9671]

NRS straps.. the cornerstone of any decent home/ Jeep enthusiast's shop. Glad I'm not the only one.

[@JeremyMakesThings]

I don’t know how people exist without them.

[@julias-shed]

Get well soon 👍🙄🤣

[@jeffo881]

Just because you mentioned it, Sosa metalworks has a sheet metal forming class in Las Vegas, It's a real great way to get started.

[@calvinboykin4777]

I hope your torn thumb ligament is healing well. I guess the Jeep and electric moped projects are on hold for a while. I’m really looking forward to seeing more videos on those, they are both so cool! But I know you really have to be careful with a torn ligament. Tendons are not very vascular and heal slowly so don’t rush things. I love your pragmatic approach to your projects.

[@everydayrenaissanceman2246]

Thumbs up!

[@njh1453]

Hot damn. Ive appreciated your videous since I came across them a year or so ago. Been a long time home machinist rabbithole enjoyer myself. Please keep doing what you do. Hail the Junkman.

[@googleuser3110]

Great vid Jeremy. Hope your thumb heals up quickly. There is God. Evidence of Him is all around us, and our purpose is to please Him. God bless.

[@TheIronHeadRat]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@philipm7054]

I have Done that to a finger and thumb before. Make sure you wear the splint and be careful when you take it off to wash you thumb and it'll heal fine

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Heal up buddy. We will be here.

[@deeiks12]

The answers turned out more awesome that i'd thought. awesome.

[@thehobbymachinistnz]

Its good to hear about your background and your equipment. Hope you heal fast.

[@davidsnyder2000]

Hope your thumb gets better Jeremy. And to answer the last question a viewer had, is there a God? Yes there is. I was fortunate enough at the age of 9yrs old, to leave my body while hospitalized with s fever that wouldn’t break. I promise you there is a God. And I can’t wait to go back to be with Father and our Lord. Both are more real than you and I and this world. It was the most blissful & beautiful experience I ever had. How it feels, you can’t find it here, only there. Hope to see everyone there👍🙏❤️ And by the way, I’m not religious😉 God didn’t create religion, but man did.

[@208Concepts]

Out here in the western US, machining tools aren't cheap. Well used 1240 lathes still go for $1000+.

[@brianalder2234]

Perhaps just the gearing ! 👍👍👍👍👍

[@bhoiiii]

I haven’t watched yet, but quit talking and makes things. Joking of course. Love your stuff.

[@jeremylastname873]

Two thumbs up on the video. As for the tendon, I have been there, done that, and I can attest that it really gets your attention. May you heal well.

[@kafie1980]

I always knew we had something in common since we both dont mind working with scrap and dirt: We are both Geologists 🤣

[@troycooper3513]

Sorry about your tendon in your thumb, that sounds kind of hurty. Thanks for sharing a bunch of background information about yourself. You're a pretty cool dude. Cheers

[@barthanes1]

Dang, I hope it mends well. You have some awesome projects in the works.

[@secondarymachine7521]

I like that Index mill.

[@wizrom3046]

I recently smashed the ball joint in my shoulder (upper humorus) so my whole right arm was out of commission for way too long. Hope your thumb comes out ok. Looking forward to the mill and surface grinder resto vids! 👍😎

[@Hichamhasan]

get well soon 👍

[@guye7763]

Very well done and get better soon

[@warrenjones744]

A Sanford Grinder 👌👍 I saw one today as a matter of fact and wanted it!

[@rickpalechuk4411]

Well....that answered all my questions, I can sleep better now 😁 Cheers

[@Parents_of_Twins]

Sweet kayaking skills, sucks about the injury. Hope it heal quickly and completely. I'm not sure how but I've never broken a bone, bruised my tailbone which sucked but never broken anything.

[@mumblbeebee6546]

Hey Jeremy, that was different but still a Jeremy video: insightful, entertaining, made me think! I maimed the odd ligament in my days and it is no fun - I wish you a good recovery!

[@kenknight4560]

Cannot stop laughing.......been there done that in trying to remove fingers. Appears it's not a project unless at some point your bleeding.

[@TheAyrCaveShop]

Enjoyed Jeremy, good one ! Hope your thumb gets better soon.. ATB....

[@brianalder2234]

Hey ! Love your channel . Your lathe looks very similar to my Myford 7 lathe ( in England ) . Thought I would mention this just in case it's renamed for the States . Myford are still in business . 👍👍👍👍👍😁😁

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

Great video Jeremy, I actually learnt quite a bit from it so thanks. I’ve found quite a lot of good gear on Marketplace too, most recently a taping drill press. I wouldn’t go out and buy one new but for $75 bucks I couldn’t pick it up fast enough. Now I just need to find room for it. Cheers mate, Stuart 🇦🇺

[@janklaas3242]

Just found your channel and it is brilliant! Looking forward to the next videos! Best wishes for your thumb!

[@xne1592]

Top man....

[@monochromworkshop]

Great set of questions and answers. I have implicitly asked myself many of them and it was refreshing to learn how far off the mark I have been in my speculations.

[@coplandjason]

Very good video and quite funny (more missing teeth than a professional hockey team made me laugh out loud!) Interesting to see that you got a lot of gear from FB marketplace, I've done the same, sometimes you can score some amazing bargains and yes, I always check to see what else someone is listing just in case - a guy recently sold me a big box of HSS lathe tooling (about 20kg in weight), a lot of it already preformed with complex curves etc, I actually wanted to buy a couple of dial gauges from him but then spotted the HSS stuff, got the whole lot for around $50

[@Rubbernecker]

Great video!!!

[@stevesfascinations1516]

Loved the video. Thumbs up and subscribed.

[@RB-yq7qv]

Great video

[@older-wiser-better]

So much fun to learn more about you ! Great video as always -your humor is so infectious and special ❤

[@dimtt2]

I would really like to hear your thoughts about that master precision square. I'm in the same place as you in regards to rebuilding my mill and i just can't afford a ready granite square. I thought about making a cast iron one and scraping it but recently found that a guy here on yt started from a granite rock, and actually scraped(apparently you can scrape granite with carbide by hand!) and then lapped it with abrasive grit(SiC). So i'm thinking this could be doable IF i can get my hands on a thick enough piece of granite countertop, my target dimensions would be 300x200x50mm. I could start from a small surface plate of such dimensions but right now even those are above reasonable price where i live. Hopefully you heal soon and make a video with your square project.

[@MurrayC]

Sorry about your thumb. I've blown my ACL falling off my bike on a low, easy boardwalk that I've done loads of times. The stuff you do loads of times sometimes bites you.

[@rogerwilliams8339]

I know how you feel back in May almost choped off my finger, its survived but a bit on the delicat side, it slowed me down a lot in my retirment i make models of earth movers, ime now just now getting back on track, rember dont do dangerous things it hurts

[@stefanobertelli2650]

Hi Jeremy! I am working on an open source DRO system that would be a perfect fit for your mill, would you be interested in testing it out and installing it in your machine?

[@yomama5785]

If you were better looking, you'd be my doppelganger. :) Love your vids! Thanks.

[@geoffreyward4743]

have you tried droping atf + accetone 50/50 mix down the tapered shaft for the mill.(from the top so it sits on top of the stuck collet holder.

[@JeremyMakesThings]

Yep

[@geoffreyward4743]

air hammer it is then@@JeremyMakesThings

[@Musicman12345]

👍👍👍

[@osgeld]

ayep been there did that, my (manly) case was flipping over the handlebars of a mountain bike at a good rate of speed, my (wuss) case was slipping down the front steel stairs at work where my thumb decided it needed to hook the upright at the top and attempt to stop my 220LB butt from freefall Edit Geology, that explains why everything you make stuff out of looks like it came from the deeper crust of the earth :)

[@ronwilken5219]

Thanks Jeremy, that'll teach you for trying to operate right handed machines with your left hand. Oh! Right you injured it in the canoe! Are they handed? Never mind. Regards from Canada's banana belt. 🤞🇨🇦🍌🥋🇺🇦🕊️💩🇺🇲🏁⁉️👍❓

[@Goldstandardmachine138]

I havent seen the video that has the issue with the input shaft to electric motor problem, and im wondering what issues youore running into. The last year or so, on top of all the other machining and restoring ive been doing, Ive been rebuilding GM Borg warner T5 transmissions with jeep input shafts so the trans can be installed in traditional customs and pickups. Moving the shifter forward with an s10 tailshaft and modifying the speedo drive to use mechanical speedos on electric speedo drive trans, behind a original chevy 10 spline clutch. Original to early small block chevys and chevy inline 6 cylinder engines. Mainly so the trans doesnt require a spacer between the bell housing and trans.or needing to replace a good clutch or trying to find one for an astrovan (which can sometimes be a bit of a hassle.... Anyway, The T5 is notorious for destroying the mainshaft bearing to input shaft and ive developed a way to repair the main shaft without welding, or puting a soft bearing buddy that just gets destroyed like the factory mainshafts (very thin case hardeneing) so it doesnt need heat treating. Id be interested in lending a hand with the issues youre dealing with on the input to the electric motor. Ill search around on your videos to see if you cover that previously and get an idea of what youre trying to develop.

[@JeremyMakesThings]

I’d love to get your thoughts- shoot me an email and I’ll explain what I’m up against. Jeremymakesthings @ gmail.com

[@shannonstratton3164]

Did the dividing head plate arrive that I mailed you?

[@JeremyMakesThings]

It did, I emailed you a picture of it on the dividing head. Thanks again, it saves me drilling a lot of holes.

[@Ziraya0]

you should make a giant inanimate thumb you can wear on your real thumb

[@Andrew_Fernie]

We demand more! Come on ! Pull your thumb out !

[@MarkATrombley]

Doing stupid things is my main purpose in life.

[@sghr220]

Glad to hear you're on the mend. And here is one more question for future inju...ahem...sorry! :) Are you a communist?

[@JeremyMakesThings]

I’m sure some people would call me that, but they’d be wrong. 😆

[@stevewilliams2498]

You sir ARE an Engineer. You may not have qualifications on paper. In my long (ish) life I have worked with all sorts. Qualified "engineers" (small e) Friends, some who literally don't have a clue. Farmer's, some with only a good brain and experience in the university of life. I know which are Engineers (big E)

[@hrxy1]

Great vid, I enjoyed it tremendous ly, great explanation s, thank you