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[@KeithFenner]

It also lets you get down to a smaller gripping size, the four jaw on that lathe, only tightens down to 1" diameter. I have never lost the grip on the chuck, that combo fits like a dream...

[@MrA1Goku]

It's a good thing that there are guys out there that are very talented with the tools for doing this kind of work for customers....guys like you...congrats !...and happy fathers day to you !

[@C_HILL_OUT]

It's amazing how I can do this stuff for 10 hours a day then watch videos on it still. Great video. I've been a manual machinist for 18 years now but no doubt you could still show me quite a few things.

[@b2major9th]

Thanks for the instruction on how to match up a taper accurately. Also, this video completely refutes the contention that you can only use HSS tools on these older, slower lathes. I also use all kinds of carbide insert tooling on my old Sidney lathe. Thanks Keith!

[@frodehau]

I haven't worked in a lathe since school, but it's all coming back to me while I'm watching your videos. Nostalgia?

[@silverbullet7434]

Hey Keith , your lathe is top shelf in my opinion. If I could ever have the room and the funds one like yours would be my choice. Thanks for all you do and God bless .

[@dougspair]

Thanks for the quick reply. I grew up in Santa Ana, and we often drove to san Diego to the zoo, or visit Coronado. Here in Sacramento, we do have a small port that will handle freight and smaller container ships. I was the welder/machinist at TRi-C, just a 1/2 mile up the street from Port. Tri-C was known for truck tire shredders, lots of tool steel, heat treating, TIG hard wire overlay. Couple big lathes, 80-90" swing, 30 feet long, turned big stuff for power plants, and rock crushers.

[@IH1940HAY]

Thanks for taking the time to explain the work as you go, it is so interesting and informative. Keep up the good work.

[@brownyysnoopy]

I did the same procedure on a small 12×20 lathe..i had a 5hp yanmar diesel off a water pump..crankshaft was 3/4 shaft with a key..removed crank from motor and cut a taper for installing a generator...worked great...

[@dizzolve]

Keith you're the best ..... even breaking out the mirror just for us viewers

[@Jim911Bo]

Keith Yes I noticed the lack of keyway on the snow mobile pully. Hope all goes well with his cart. Thanks for getting back to me. Your friend Jim

[@KeithFenner]

@mackdawg100 Ya, they are just atachments for some of the larger indicators, I have about six test indicators and most the time they just sit in the box, I get agravated with the little travel most of them have, and squinting to read the dials.

[@WAVETUBE84]

Those variable cone-pulley drives are cool. Another similar unit is the Hoof constant speed drives for generators. They also used that Hoof unit for the Simplex-Automatic Servi-cycle. It would be cool to see the centrifugal mechanism configuration on the one you were working on. Though it is about a hundred year old design, they are using them in some "state of the art" automatic transmissions in passenger cars, for increased gas mileage and seamless "shifting". "The more things change, the more they stay the same!"

[@hillearybrown7083]

Great comment,

[@mosfet500]

Hi Keith, Nice job as usual. I think it's important to remind people that the indicator and the cutter need to be exactly at center height to get accurate tapers. I didn't read all the comments, someone might have mentioned this already.. Rob

[@robertadams4930]

mosfet500 don't let me be a

[@KeithFenner]

@cgis123 I used it in that direction to give more room to work, test fits and it would of been real cramped with handle against the tailstock...

[@komicharli]

THANK YOU! I'M LEARNING A LOT WITH HIS VIDEOS! YOUR JOB IS TOO PERFECT! GOD BLESS YOU!

[@oley94]

I wish I could do what you do I really enjoy your channel. You are so very smart God Bless you

[@KeithFenner]

I'm on Cape Cod, but learned my trade in San Diego Cail. I have always been on the water front. ;{)---

[@circletree]

heh....got the job! soon I'll be doing bore/bush jobs for motor endbells, commutator refurbs, in-place machining of slip rings/shafts/keyways and all the fun stuff that goes along with repairing electric motors. rock on from sunny South Carolina!

[@stanleyrodgers3375]

I've gotta either make or find one of those "reach in finger" units for my travel indicator...it looks like the cat's meow for dialing in taper bores! So far, I've been able to dial the angle on the cpd or taper attachment by using the matching tapered shaft or I've had enough material to remove from the bore (and a short enough taper length) to use the "bore and try" method until I finally nailed the correct taper (using layout fluid or a Sharpie to confirm). The "reach in finger rocks!

[@danielhoffman2299]

Done that one a hundred times and it's always fun to see the finished product...Might even get to try it out if ya play right..LOL

[@KeithFenner]

Thanks for the comment, your welcome!

[@SlowEarl1]

Nice job . Hopefully the customer will give you some feedback how it worked out.

[@KeithFenner]

Thanks for the comment and Happy fathers day to you too! ;{)-----

[@KeithFenner]

I have thought about it once, then looked at how and what would be hindered in setting up the readers and chose just to live with the Trav-o-dial on that lathe. If I pick up another little smaller lathe that lets me do metic and so on I will most likely add a read out. ;{)---

[@cgis123]

Probably a dumb question Keith, Buy why did you turn the compound slide right around the way you did. Thanks for you time in making all these movies also. Matt

[@zagork]

nice video,,,,,,good workmanship

[@KeithFenner]

I would be making something up, that was to long ago to remember the cost and man hours! I do know that the repeat customer was happy and his kids go cart was working, the last time he stopped in the shop here!

[@KeithFenner]

I have in the past, working in the yards, when sort and medium runs were needed, but don't feel it is cost effective for one offs. ;{)-----

[@KeithFenner]

@huerdon Sure if I get the feed back from the customer:)

[@KeithFenner]

@Jim911Bo Hey Jim, funny, he just came to pick it up, its an 11 HP, he has sprockets to play with on the reduction and the original design bore on that pulley has no keyway! He said he'd get back to me...LOL... :) Keith

[@ww321]

Whats with the plates on the inside of the 4 jaw jaws? Looks like they are glued on ? Thanks for the video ! :)

[@SkeyeDreamer]

great work man! Love your videos! Cheers from italy!!

[@billdlv]

Keith good footage on the taper setup. Well done. You can't work on the crank in the engine LOL...

[@Hunter333444]

A 4 jaw in the 3 jaw I have never done this but great idea for a quickie job and when feeling too lazy to swap chucks have you ever had one come loose? Great videos keep it up...Greg

[@komicharli]

BEAUTIFUL WORK! GOOD JOB !

[@jerrycoleman2610]

Keith nice job as Always.!.!.!.

[@Jim911Bo]

Keith Nice job on the crack mod. No wooddrift key on this set up? 25 horse, four stroke / two stroke engine? Just wondering if it will be tite enough not to spin on the crank? As you said we will find out? Thanks, Keep them coming.

[@mikeadrover5173]

Hi ‘Keith’ New to your channel and just subscribed. I look forward to your videos. As always, thanks’ for taking the time to make this video! And I support this site. ~M~

[@action5757]

You Do Good Work

[@dougspair]

I've seen a couple other videos of yours, very impressive. I turned 65 last year, pretty much done working for other outfits, but I still like to learn something new everyday. I have an old Starrett button gauge like that, in the original wooden box, so now I know how to use it. I worked as a welder in a machine shop out here in Sacramento, Calif, and we got lots of stuff like this.. Usually from 'Old Bob's farm', ya' know? What part of the country are you in? I see a bit of 'boat' stuff

[@ch408w1]

When you were dialing in on the plate....were you getting it to read zero with the angle on the compound so the angle on the crank would be the same ???

[@aroostookboy1]

Awesome, you should call these videos: "that's how they do that" series

[@mackdawg100]

Hey Keith, So that "finger arm thingie" you used to indicate the bore...that's just used if you dont have a DTI? I have a couple of those and always wondered what they we're for. Thanks for all the vids.

[@gregoryscottsr]

some of the old totegoats had two speed box that might help with the small torque on his cart.

[@ROCKNTV1]

brrrrring, nice work Keith

[@Kalkaekie]

Another happy customer !

[@thisoldguy64]

another nice video, like the way you made things so simple, but I know its not. thanks for the videos.

[@turtlemann14]

would you know of a good way to straighten the crankshaft on a duel cylinder snowmobile engine? the clutch exploded and bent the crank a good .03" (not sure if it's just the pto or the hole crank)

[@KeithFenner]

@gregoryscottsr Boy has it been a long time since I've herd of a totegoat! :D

[@michaeljp86]

I waste so much time watching your videos, I do learn a lot though. Looks like you do good work.

[@guubagaaba8391]

is there a reason why you are feeding that cut by hand ?

[@KeithFenner]

It's a taper I set up with the compound and that is a manual feed. ;{)-----

[@MrShobar]

Keith, I don't think that it's a good idea to wear a wedding ring in a machine shop…Nice work and nice video, as always, my friend.

[@stanleyrodgers3375]

This is a Starrett #196 back plunger dial indicator set...scored one on the Bay for cheap...many available used!

[@bufordmcnairy8175]

I'm just at the 2 minute mark of the video and have a quick question,,,Would it have been easier to mate the clutch up the crank rather then the other way around?. In case it's not completely obvious i am Not a Machinist,. thank you.

[@todlindley8101]

Great Job !!!

[@Goforitmanager]

Great video. Definitely learned something.

[@martinwalters1954]

Again, your perception born of experience manifests in perfect results. Maybe the music helps. :) Does the stereo come on when you hit the on switch for the lathe? :) Just kidding Kieth. What amazes me is the breadth of your machining skills.

[@mackdawg100]

Ah, so you get the functionality of a DTI but with longer travel. Got it. Cheers! John

[@EarthshipFreedom]

Get er done. Frickin sweet.

[@fritzz2]

hi why you do not use soft jaws?

[@circletree]

digging on yer videos.....trying to get back in the door of an electric motor repair/rewind shop so i can do the machining thing again.......i don't like babysitting robots and watching them build cars!

[@KeithFenner]

Yes he came back in the shop for something else a couple months later and I asked him and he said his son had 100 of miles on it by that time! ;{)-----

[@eiclan]

Is my " make it happen" the same as your "get her done"?My apprentice knows he has to make it happen, it teaches independent thought. I don't really care how he does it just that he is thoughtful in his solution and gets it done!!!LOL Ross from Australia

[@KeithFenner]

Sounds familiar LOL I think all ports are pretty much the same. ;{)---

[@ChrisLawley43]

nice work

[@kapitancom]

A Cesky by to fakt neslo?!

[@fainderskurs-koi8767]

Я наверно один из наших, кто подписан здесь. Лайк!

[@newlifeforvintagewatches2732]

I love your hat

[@BedsitBob]

I'm surprised you didn't key it.

[@moto9ll]

there are no key ways on the primary clutch for snowmobiles. thats what the tapper is for.. .

[@seanhazelwood3311]

I'm surprised there wasn't more than 0.0005" runout on that crank. Automotive, especially small engine, parts aren't exactly known for precision.

[@KeithFenner]

I would be asking someone in the engine rebuilding profession about straightening crank shafts because I know there is someone out there with more experience with that particular product, not one of my specialties. I go ask Dennis, at All Cape Machine shop! Lol ;{)-----

[@Vance_Nickerson]

grabbed my small four jaw like that many times

[@KeithFenner]

No reply is good news usaully but he did come in for something else a week later and said it worked fine! ;{)-----

[@dufondutrou]

that was me on the phone... Hi

[@KeithFenner]

Cool! ;{)-----

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

well, it will work if 25 hp. If ten or 12, probably not. My experience.

[@KeithFenner]

Yes, I was! using the female to make the mating male. ;{)---

[@lewismcclain8957]

Phone call it may be that big job get her done

[@LuisAndrade-dy4in]

machine shops are what made ;[America!! # 1

[@wiliem2008]

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