Boring Heads & Tapers & Spheres, Oh My!

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Well rounded discussion!

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Oh wait - Mr. Stephenson? The Earl of Bridgeport?

[@ThisOldTony]

I see what you did there.

[@justcarcrazy]

A revolution in hand-operated machining!

[@thecogwheel]

I thought it tapered off at points

[@ThisOldTony]

All of you. Clean out your desks, you're fired.

[@HandToolRescue]

Sweet, now mill a swan!

[@jeffreyhill1011]

Only if he ONLY uses the lathe to mill. Anything else would be uncivilized

[@jimblonard7175]

That's just fowl! Feathers and blood would get everywhere!

[@PhilVandelay]

This video is three years old, I watched it randomly and it's not even about the problem I'm trying to solve and yet it just did. Just like you said, simply watching this kind of stuff turns your gears. Thanks as always for some of the most valuable content on YT!

[@mesaprime4368]

This comment is older then the video you watched was when you commented (4 year old comment yikes)

[@xoverzero]

DIY Hip Replacement - Part II

[@Keith_Ward]

Making the parts is one thing, installation is, well, another.

[@lukasdon0007]

What's so hard about the installation? Some cuts here and there, chop off the old hip joint, bolt in the new one, and granny is good to go. Can't be that hard, now can it?

[@zrobotics]

I find that, like any other mechanical project, liberal use of ethanol and a large hammer eases installation.

[@titter3648]

What cutting oil works best on granny?

[@kengamble8595]

Keith Ward I don't know, I've watched joints being replaced ( on people) and thought, hell, I could do that! 😎

[@daveys]

That mill and rotary table bit prepped me nicely for a part that I need to make soon for a solar laser death ray. Thanks!

[@EddieTheGrouch]

There may be some nifty ideas here but frankly, my brain shut down when you revealed (or maybe just postulated?) that there are more than 2 shapes. I mean, that's a big step for a guy and after a blow like that I have to go lay down for awhile...

[@ThisOldTony]

hhah

[@BradCozine]

I don't think it's cool that you neglected us pear shapes... not cool, man.

[@thegardenofeatin5965]

And he sprung two new ones on us at once!

[@fsecofficial]

I started watching you a few years back. Finally took the plunge and got a mill and lathe and am not doing too bad so far. I can’t help but think it’s because I had a great teacher. Thank you Tony!

[@beauhardy2316]

Definitely worth checking out, in 13 years of machining I've never seen this but is extremely effective, if I have learned anything about machine work it's that you're success is only limited to your imagination and experiences, I will be adding this my skill set

[@yvesshaw6284]

I'm in mill and lathe for more than 30yrs now and the sphere trix is certainely one of the coolest thing i ever see on manual machines. Thank you a lot TOT.

[@OvertravelX]

I was a CNC machinist and tooling rep for a number of years before succumbing to the siren song of middle management. I have been in probably a couple hundred machine shops, and I have never seen these tricks. Thanks for a great combination of entertainment and education. Due in large part to your videos, I've got my eye on an old Logan lathe that needs a little help.

[@C_HILL_OUT]

I’ll have to admit that after being a machinist for 22 years now I’ve never cut a taper on a lathe like that before. Very good tip if you don’t have a taper attachment or need a nicer and more accurate taper than you can get with the compound. Now I have made spheres on a manual mill before. A fly cutter will work as well. It’s just not as easy to dial in the size you want as a boring head is.

[@jimmydiresta]

Amazing few tricks thank you 😊

[@patricksworkshop6010]

jimmydiresta i didnt know you watched tony?

[@Ano_ny]

Sometimes you see amazing people on amazing channels

[@howder1951]

Are you the real Jimmy Diresta?

[@jimmydiresta]

howder1951 hahaha yes it is me. Tony is my dirty little secret.

[@JBFromOZ]

i didn't know jimmydiresta watched JBFromOZ either! either because he doesn't share his subscriptions publicly, or.. well.. because he doesn't watch JBFromOZ ;-)

[@Apesmedia]

I have been a machinist for 10 years now and I get tips and tricks out of your every video. I like the way you think. And the great quality videos you make about the way you think. Thank you.

[@DudleyToolwright]

Another well - narrated, shot, articulated, and entertaining video. Fantastic.

[@michaelcerkez3895]

Outstanding! Your friend showed you the trick(s) and you showed it to us that's what education is all about Thank you!

[@KerryBenton]

Awesome. Super clever… I love the depth of knowledge you (and others) come here and share all the time. I learn so much. Thank you!

[@mrcoconut9205]

Hey there this old tony. Im here to do my speakles about how important your videos are to me Life story short I have suffered from panic disorder most of my life I am 2 months out of rehab off xanax I had watched your videos quite a bit before rehab missed them in rehab and now that im off benzos I find myself watching them even more even if I saw the video already I have no problem watching again they're quite informative which I love and your voice is quite soothing your the scott manley of the shop category Your videos are my new naxax if im having a panic attack or am stress I hop right on and watch a few of your videos, the content helps distract my brain from whats going on around me, and your voice is an added bonus to help me calm down as you walk me through the video Thanks again for the content, Mason

[@jsteih]

Been a machinist for 20 years...I learned something new today! Of course if you don't learn every day, you get left behind!

[@wint3rsmith42]

working my way slowly through Tonys vlogs, I love this one, 30 years in all sorts of engineering and never seen this used.

[@bradapprentice1397]

Tony, Ah… I’m stunned! Going to have to watch this several times over! You’re using the same old equipment, utilizing stunningly new, dramatic and enlightened use of that old equipment. You just dropped generous handfuls of priceless gems at our feet. But, on the other hand… You could have divided this up into three distinct videos, each a revelation on it’s own, each a distinct OMG moment. To late now; duh. Guess there’s just no end to what you have to offer. Thanks Tony! Brad

[@ddistrbd1]

I got a lot of my questions( on how to cut MT) answered by watching this video, thank you for you taking the time to teach us hobbyists the quickest/easiest methods, I love you no nonsense approach.

[@RodrigoRoman1]

don`t have mill, don´t have a lathe, I'm a computer programmer who loves woodworking... and here I am, loving each TOT video.

[@RGSABloke]

Another 9:00mins (ish) of deep joy with the usual amount of thought provoking gems. Thank you for sharing. Kindest regards. Joe.

[@ProXicT]

First I thought you are joking with offsetting the tailstock :-D

[@alangrawien103]

Well said! There is only a large series of tricks that makes a toolmaker or machinist. Thank you for sharing a new set to add to the bag!

[@thelamb288]

That was totally new for my Tony and a brilliant piece of 'thinking outside of the box', my FULL respect to you Sir. Cheers.

[@michaelt.4806]

Some people got the brains, some the looks...I didn't get either but I learned a few nice tricks today, thanks Tony.

[@guyward5137]

Great information. Never would have thought about the boring head in the tail stock to cut a tapper. Always good to find a new This Old Tony GW

[@tumbl3r]

Man, I do the happydance every time I see a new TOT video in my feed! Thanks for all the great vids Tony!

[@halfdippedcom]

me to !! he always makes great videos

[@plnmech]

I am always surprised by your videos but I am never disappointed by them.

[@TonyFleetwood]

Dear Old Tony, i dont know what it is particularly that i love about your videos, the production quality in a tutorial sense, or just the production in general. but one thing i know, i always look forward to your next video :) thanks for being you and what you do. young tony.

[@susanadams4944]

I really appreciate his humor. I find myself laughing out loud and playing it again. Must have been a writer at one point.

[@nexus01gr]

Although I'm I fan of the "Dead Tree Carcass" persuasion... I find these "tip/trick" videos simply fascinating! No stoping me on using these on some porous and fibrous organic structural tissue! Thanks Old Tony!

[@nicallende]

Excellent use of the rotary weld table at the end, thanks for sharing the tricks!

[@StripeyType]

I knew the offset tailstock method, but turning between centers always gives me the heebie jeebies. Using ball bearings instead seems way better at first blush, and using the boring head to control the offset without having to monkey around with ofsetting the tailstock is freaking BRILLIANT. (with the caveat that you'd better have that ball bearing in the same plane defined by the headstock, tailstock ram, and your cutter - or you get a taper that has a slight skew to it...) The ballbearings also remind me of using a sine bar over at the mill, but of course the math isn't quite the same for calculating the angle of the taper... as always, your stuff blows me away!

[@stevecoe-pcjunke2377]

Very useful tips and tricks here, never would have thought of anything like that....Thank You!

[@soranuareane]

That bearing trick with the boring bar... wow. I've never seen that before. Thank you.

[@ROBRENZ]

Excellent as always Tony. Silicon Nitride balls work great and thanks for mentioning me in the same sentence as Stefan :) ATB, Robin

[@RaysGarage]

Hello Tony, Great "out of the box" thinking techniques! I have see this done by Tom Lipton before but it is always good to see it again, a good refresher. Thanks for sharing!

[@Mentorcase]

Great, this old dog just learnt a new trick. Love the ball bearing offset.

[@sgsax]

That offset trick for tapers is brilliant. I'll probably never be a machinist, but I love watching this stuff.

[@siliconmcleod]

I have not seen the boring head in the tail stock trick before. What a great trick, thanks! Also, had a huge laugh your comment about the lathe most likely already cutting a taper. So true! Keep up the great work.

[@NathanNostaw]

I love the boring head taper cut tip. So much better than playing with the tail stock. Cheers!

[@TheMarcball]

not boring at all. Thanks for the inspiration Keep on trucking (from France) !

[@hypnolobster]

I see the new rotary table is primarily for camera work.

[@agwhitaker]

That is what I love about this trade - no longer how long you have been at it, the learning curve never flattens out.

[@kengamble8595]

Very, very good tips Tony ! 👍 Now if you could address the problem that so many of us have with these great tips......... TRYING TO REMEMBER THEM ! ;-) Thanks for sharing and take care.

[@airgunningyup]

the boring head is quickly becoming the most important tool to have , nice vid as always

[@RichardCournoyer]

Well, you taught THIS old dog a NEW trick today. Very impressive....and I though tI knew it all....

[@EEJester1586]

Good stuff man. It is amazing what you can do with just a little bit of knowledge, and a great deal of insight.

[@xf1961]

I love the rotary table shots now. Reminds me of How its made.

[@whitehoose]

It's video like this that brings home the fact I'm just a slack jawed yokel who so far is just lucky to have dodged putting his eye out. Like all the really smart stuff, this is so simple and obvious ... once someone points to it - but never in 1000000 years would I have thought of it on my own.

[@TheMetalButcher]

I'm impressed. Now I need a boring head. I really like the ball bearing trick for centers. I never did like offsetting the tailstock.

[@bielanski2493]

Tony you're just so... revolutionary.

[@GogebicYooper]

I am finding that watching your videos is more satisfying than using my equipment.

[@keranobrien4195]

Brilliant! Never heard or thought of taper turning with boring head before, thanks!

[@davidgoodrich4745]

I have to say humor and tutorials rarely mix well on the tube but you seem to pull it off quite well in your videos. there is nothing worse than a bad comedian trying to teach/demonstrate something that i want to learn.Yourself and and a few others (you know there names)are a blessing for me since i'm new to machining.also i'ts seems the trolls avoid these channels due to the intelligence required . so keep on with the great vids and humor .

[@flori8320]

I'm very excited for these old boring tricks. Yep, I went there.

[@coreycreehan8197]

I for some reason wasn't expecting and serious and informational video. But this was awesome well done as always! Keep it up.

[@alexbarnett8541]

That's what that thing is for! I never knew what the dog was for until now. My lathe had some come with it. Now I know. Thanks

[@pearcemachineshop5200]

There was I thinking your a better video maker than a machinist, now I know different great idea thanks Tony. Alan.

[@AlphaBobFloridaOverlord]

I genuinely learned a valuable new skill today - thank you TOT!

[@junkmannoparts9696]

Hey Tony i am old but new at machining and was looking at the worn out ball joints on my tractor from the 50's and ya i could buy new ones but after watching this video now i know how to rebuild them Thanks

[@iWonchan]

ever since i took a cnc machinist job I don't come across much manual stuff your channel always help with my itch to run a lathe with no computer on it😅

[@outofcontrol9886]

Awesome....as usual very informative, i would have NEVER used tools that way!!! thanks it does add to a "bag-o-tricks"!

[@thisstuffido9141]

Really liked all these tricks and hadn't seen them before. I tried several different ball turner designs a few years ago and I'm surprised I didn't come across any of these techniques. I'll have to buy a MT boring head for the tailstock now. Good stuff as always.

[@MrUbiquitousTech]

"In all likelihood your lathe is already doing that" LOL ;) Good tips there, thanks for sharing

[@imajeenyus42]

Really useful tips - I've often used a small chuck mounted on a boring head in the lathe to do offset/eccentric turning, but I never thought on using it in the tailstock.

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Great ideas for the outside box, mine is not full yet. Thanks for sharing.

[@burnieking1401]

Really interesting, it's good to see thinking outside the box with this stuff... all I need now is a rotary table and a boring head.

[@ranjah76]

How did I never know about this? Love your videos and laugh a lot harder than I probably should at a lot of your jokes and stuff. Wish I could hang out at your garage for a weekend.

[@frankmuller5649]

Nice one... I bet next time you will show us how to turn lead into gold or make a greek statue with a can opener? Keep them coming... you made my day again... I will try this and I bet I will break my boring bar. ;) Thank you for sharing man!

[@RB0087]

Brilliant! I'm going to be honest, I stopped and thought about how a boring head could be used to cut a sphere and/or taper, and I couldn't think of anything. I half expected this to be another "Multimeter in the Home Shop"

[@tracylemme1375]

I recently rebuilt an eleven thousand dollar ball valve using this very same method. By watching how the tool cuts on the back side of the sphere you can get a very accurate sphere. Remember a circle of any size can be inscribed at any place on a sphere. My ball was round to within 0.0005 inchs

[@vxiiduu1629]

eleven thousand dollar ball valve? must have been one heck of a garden hose they were powering.

[@randomron67]

I love the "how it's made" finish with the rotary welding unit.

[@SumoLover]

I found your channel not to long ago and have be absolutely addicted. I think you do a great job and keep the videos entertaining and funny!

[@morpheus1285]

These hacks are just amazing! Knew neither of these. Thank you so much!

[@cameronyoung2004]

Your last thought was spot on. I learn something every time that I watch your videos and I really appreciate the jokes the good, the bad, and the ugly. XD

[@lornie212]

Excellent content. I learned something, and that is what I look for in a machining video. Thank you.

[@getsmartr]

This was just great, as per usual. I recently learned about helical gear cutting from the old machinists at work and thought a video by you would really straighten out the curves

[@NicolaP269]

One of the most interesting tutorial about machining!!!

[@ryanbeard1119]

I love your hypo enthusiastic description 4 shape reality of manuel.

[@henriqueusinagem8615]

Perfect job...

[@CheveeDodd]

Good stuff! It's all too often we fail to try to adapt what we have and instead try to buy a new tool to more easily solve the problem.

[@AnthonyGriz]

I learnt something incredibly important today.... I don't have a lathe.... and now I appear to need one! I suspect that there's absolutely no use in me getting older if I'm not going to be doing any of that boring stuff, is there. Time to go find me a lathe!

[@rust3152]

hey Anthony did you ever get that lathe

[@EduardoCredidioCosta]

Once more you made the show! Love you vídeos. Congratulaitions!

[@andrewcain8628]

as a relatively new Machinist I sure appreciate your videos

[@mattinkel7342]

Dude that is genius.. I have an HBM boring head and a small Myford lathe and use a homemade drawbar to lock it hard into the taper to stop unwanted slipping or rotation.. super tempted to try the taper trick, I've had to do a few cosmetic tapers in the past couple of years and it was always cut multipul steps and blend with a file.. this is awesome... great videos as always :)

[@michaelrogers8682]

Wow! That was awesome! I learn something every time I watch an episode. But, this was really cool! Yep thinking out of the box. Keep the videos coming.

[@DresdonAcacinTheOriginal]

That trick to cut a concave round reminds me of a trick i use for making rivet bucking bars, involving drillbits sharpened at wierd angles and an unnatural wobble.

[@stxrynn]

These tips are gold! Thank you. Mental toolbox fodder for sure!!! BONUS!

[@subinsebastien]

This was just pure brilliance.

[@creast56]

Another entertaining and very informative video. Excellent!

[@PeterSievers]

Well, that wasn't boring at all! Nice short video, enjoyed it with my morning coffee before heading to the workshop :)

[@MyShopNotes]

Very cool tricks, thanks Tony.

[@codyhereford2217]

really enjoyed this and I will be adding this to my bag of tricks haha, thanks Tony!

[@piast99]

Neat tricks! I didn't know that you can turn a shaft between balls!

[@nzpork1]

You are dead right. Just seeing this kinda thing really opens up your mind to other ideas and ways to do things. Thanks, great video!

[@ThisOldTony]

Glad you liked it Lance, thanks for watching!

[@danmacdonald1291]

Love the show boating with the rotary welding table!!

[@JamesMcEnteeUK]

Great video as always. I've just bought a boring head so the timing couldn't be better!

[@craigtate5930]

Love your boring head taper setup! I constantly need to produce B&S #7 collets and this might be a massive help...thanks much..you rock!