Making Custom Brass Thumbscrews

[@VintageGearMan]

Making an arbor for the thumbscrew is a fantastic idea! Thank you!

[@joepie221]

Very nice final result. I love the way brass polishes up.

[@BuildFixCreate]

Thanks Joe!

[@AA-69]

WHAT IS THIS ?!?! A mutual appreciation society ?!?!... You would NEVER have made that bit like that !

[@VintageGearMan]

Boy that indexing tool is awesome!

[@ponkkaa]

Those are really striking. Now i have to buy a lil hf lathe and try these things. 😊

[@homemadetools]

Nice job. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎

[@kenzpenz]

OMG now that's pretty neat.A few years ago, I made a few brass thumbscrews for my SB 9in lathe. I just wish I had seen your video first. I'm a subscriber, thanks ...Ken

[@rickmccaskill7888]

Thanks for sharing this process. You know have given me some ideas of ones I would like to make for a few products in my shop. The indexer you were using, could you recommend one like it, I would like to buy one? Thank you.

[@aaronandrews1180]

That Divider on the mill is Amazing

[@toddz8579]

Very nice! I was watching the video with growing interest, as I'd like to try this on my lathe. Then you said, "Now I'll go to the mill..." Crud. I don't have a mill. But then I thought about it, and wondered if this procedure would work: Before turning the bar stock down to the large OD of the part, then scribe a circle on the face of the stock where the radius of each of the curves would be located. Then take the stock (I know, you shouldn't remove the stock from the lathe until all done, but needs must) to the drill press, mount the stock vertically and drill the six holes using the inscribed circle to locate them. You'd have to figure out the exact placement of the holes around the circle, of course, and the holes couldn't break through the surface of the stock. Then back to the lathe and turn down the stock until part of each hole is exposed to the depth you want. Then turn down the portion to be threaded, thread, chamfer, and part off. I hope that made sense. Or use a four-jaw chuck, center the piece at each location where the holes would be drilled, and drill each hole in turn. More work, but one has to make do when one doesn't have a mill 😁

[@dineshs5174]

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[@kerrywil1]

I really like your cutting tool grinds. Nice

[@TheoTHERON_SA]

I know this is an old video, but I am new to the channel! I would think of going about it another way would part the screw off to final 'thumb size' and bevel the edges, use the arbor vertically in the mill and then machine the slots. Burrs I would polish off in the lathe with some wet and dry fine sand paper then polish?

[@mariusvandervyver9278]

Nice job, but I noticed your lathe tool appears to have positive top rake, hence it will tend to “grab” when machining brass. It sounded as if this nearly happened when you were machining the screw diameter

[@justmakeit2616]

Nice indexing, did see one like that before

[@philipbond9896]

you have fabricated a quality product , and i see you'v had a lot of fun doing it , well done ..

[@jackhandysides9300]

Try milling the grooves first in the mill using a ball nose, then thread and part off. I found doing the profile first was easier and saved time.

[@markh2128]

Did you make or buy that chamfering tool? That is awesome inside outside in one shot very cool. Love your vids and explanations nice and clear!

[@keithmonarch447]

If you're still reading people watching this Brass knobs. Anyway hello Keith from Michigan. Putting together a simple workshop. This is going to be my first turning project with brass stuff...

[@francisdrouillard1476]

Awesome! Any interest in making replacement parts for antique surveying instruments for me?

[@marcoam2610]

2:11 Where did you buy this chamfering tool? Thx

[@VintageGearMan]

I love using cardboard for a catch all behind a lathe. Sucks up oils and less mess.

[@thesilverpirate2651]

Can I make a special request? Can you do a short video pertaining to thumb screws that have an o-ring? One that is to be made water/air tight. Looking for the details on the thumb screw, as well as the female threaded port end too. Thank you for your videos. I know the amount of time that goes in to making them. Your videos get right to the point, they are long enough to cover the facts, but short enough to not loose the viewers interest. I learn so much from you.

[@charlesloper4546]

Check out clickspring. His channel has a video about that. I believe it is the fire piston video.

[@pradnyeshnimbalkar8154]

Thanks very helpful information👌👍

[@donovanlucibello379]

Nicely done. We also appreciate the safe work technique as well.

[@AA-69]

"WE".... who's we ?... The WOKE SAFETY COUNCIL ?!?!?... I've never seen such arse for elbow "work practice“ !!!.. Watch joe pie for " real" Engineering

[@WCGwkf]

I tried 4 times to make a 1/4 28 thumb screw and each time the screw broke in half at some point. I turned to making a brass sleeve type deal that I knurled and sized to have a couple thou press fit for a regular hex machine screw and I quite like it a lot.

[@BuildFixCreate]

Nice! I'm glad you found something that worked for you!

[@carlquib]

If you have collets you could use them and hold the part by the scallops to turn the end off. Should be a much more robust setup. Probably still want the arbor to polish the heads though.

[@brandontscheschlog]

Nice work! Looks great ! Keep the vids coming!

[@glennfelpel9785]

Very well done. What kind of an indexing fixture do you have? Don't remember ever seeing one like that one which indexes so nicely. Thank you for the video!

[@BuildFixCreate]

Thanks Glenn! My indexer is similar to this style: www.mscdirect.com/product/details/09651001 Mounts either horizontally or vertically. Has 24 (every 15 degrees) set screws inside of it and it will index to each position that the set screw is tightened in and bypass the positions where the set screw is backed out. So you can adjust the stopping points in any 15 degree increment combinations you want.

[@glennfelpel9785]

Wow, your indexer sure does beat the spin type with the pin that we have. So much faster and less chance for mistakes. Thank you for the link, much appreciated.

[@colemine7008]

this is excellent

[@Titanis2000]

Awesome video - thanks for sharing

[@planbuilduse5994]

Nice video! Thanks for the upload!

[@ParsMaker]

nice work

[@donyboy73]

beauty!

[@glennfelpel9785]

Chris, sure would like to see how you made that special lathe tool you have....that is if you did make it.

[@BuildFixCreate]

Its a chamfering tool that works for right and left OD chamfers and also an ID chamfer. I made it after seeing it on Tom Lipton's video "Inserted and Special Lathe Tools" about the 17 minute mark. Check it out, super handy tool

[@glennfelpel9785]

Yes that tool sure does look handy. Have found Tom's video and am going to grind one out. Thank you very much :-)

[@crookedriver2079]

Would you please make a video on how to make the mill vice stop that's pictured on the banner at the top of your KZbin Channel page? I think a lot of people would really like that !

[@BuildFixCreate]

I'll make a video about this soon

[@elsdp-4560]

THANK YOU...for sharing.

[@kellyklaask7su990]

Nice job!

[@kevCarrico]

fantastic video - thank you!!

[@cybdrg2008]

Great job

[@yt66228]

Great video. Don't use this style of tap on a blind hold . It will cause the chips to build up and break the tap. This style of tap is for Thru holes.

[@crookedriver2079]

You CAN use a plug tap, 2nd tap or a bottoming tap on a blind hole, each one depending on the depth of the threads and the depth of the clearance at the bottom of the hole--- you just have to know the exact depths to properly thread without bottoming out the tap. Thirdly if you back off the tap every turn or so the chips won't clog and break the tap. Fourthly the plug tap he shows won't "significantly cause the chips to build up and break the tap" as you claim ---- anymore than any other type of tap: only the first full thread of the tap does the cutting, the rest just follow along. So the chips are nearly the same regardless of the type of tap. Learn to back off the tap and use cutting oil! How long have you been machining ??? Must not be very long. Jeeze.

[@kellerrobert80]

Why did you make these? Can you show where they ended up?

[@BuildFixCreate]

They are on the hand dials on my lathe and mill

[@VintageGearMan]

Subscribed

[@dennisgoesfishing]

Nice work

[@billyc2572]

I dont have a lathe. If i gave you a drawing and paid for shipping would you be interested in making one from a drawing and you can use it for a video? Its for a center pin aka float reel for steelhead fishing. The factory one is a lousy #2 Phillips. I want a nice one...possibly 8-10 shallow scallops. If you're interested let me know.

[@stevecanny1583]

Sweet! I'm going to give that a try :)

[@BuildFixCreate]

Thanks for watching!

[@souzaneto8051]

Muito bom. Perfeito...

[@graemebrumfitt6668]

TFS "thanks for sharing" G :)

[@samjadaci]

Superb g8 job

[@BuildFixCreate]

Thanks!

[@randallshular5362]

Nice job

[@BuildFixCreate]

Thank you!

[@davidjames1007]

Thanks for sharing

[@Contango1000]

Nice

[@SQLException]

5:22 "[...] and Messing it up". Germans will laught at this.

[@philipbond9896]

no they wont ,

[@SQLException]

@@philipbond9896 Yes they will.

[@The_Joker_]

Mmmmmmmmm scallops

[@dineshs5174]

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