Five Reasons Why Surface Grinders are a ToolMakers Best Friend

[@marceloiannini8199]

Just found your channel and subscribed. Very good teaching, makes me recall what is natural talent/skill/gift. Congrats and keep up updating content!

[@ToolanderEngineering]

Thank you for watching and subscribing. I appreciate it.

[@Regal4555]

Loving the content, my thoughts, speak to me like you would to anyone in your shop, not so planned out and intentional.

[@ToolanderEngineering]

I love hearing feedback from people. Thank you. I appreciate it.

[@loupitou06fl]

Thanks for sharing, I was wondering if you could give some details about the setup you use to grind the cone at the 3:19 mark. I see a surface sine plate but what is the rotary chuck you have on top ? I'm new to surface grinding and would like to explore cylindrical grinding as well. Thx

[@ToolanderEngineering]

I was grinding a form punch made for an extruded part. Yes that is a rotary chuck. we use that fixture to grind round parts on the surface grinder. There are no collets on the rotary chuck, every different diameter part must be individually indicated in. it is something my grandfather built in the 1960s. We use it quite frequently, and it is still very accurate.

[@machineshopworkantiquemach6370]

Are there any particular reference materials for design of high speed press tooling?

[@palpytine]

Pro tip: Get a lav mic. People are *way* more sensitive to audio quality than they are to video quality

[@toolthoughts]

yes

[@frowe2049]

Another yes. Sounds like an echo chamber.

[@billh308]

Quickest way for me to never watch another video is poor audio

[@martybadboy]

I refer to audio like this as "recorded in a bathroom stall"

[@ypaulbrown]

well stated, thank you.....Paul

[@ToolanderEngineering]

Thank you for watching.

[@Simplehomemadefood.]

Good lecture!

[@ToolanderEngineering]

Thank you

[@FrancisoDoncona]

How would you fix mount a flat spot a ball bearing on a surface grinder?

[@ToolanderEngineering]

That’s a good question. i’ve never had to do that. I really don’t know.

[@robertyouart3982]

hold it in a er collet

[@user-tx2nv1rb9k]

Very nice video! May I ask; what is the smallest most basic surface grinder you have? And can a Universal tool grinder function well as a light surface grinder in terms of precission?

[@ToolanderEngineering]

I am not familiar with a universal tool grinder, we don't have one here. The smallest table size we have on a surface grinder here is 6 x 12 inches.

[@user-tx2nv1rb9k]

@@ToolanderEngineering That is what I thought, thanks for the info... I was personally looking for a small surface grinder or a universal tool grinder that can do surface jobs as well and sharpen my tools

[@marceloiannini8199]

@@user-tx2nv1rb9k Also though about that, but have been told at the practical machining forum not to pursue a T&C grinder for doing surface grinder operations. The opposite may work better (and give extra capabilities to your SG). I can't wonder what would be to get a TOS BN-102C T&C grinder with it's infinitively 3-axis adjustable position spindle, it looks like the most capable tool of all. Maybe it's a jack of all trades, but master of none?

[@v8Mercury]

Thank you

[@ToolanderEngineering]

Your welcome

[@tates11]

Are your 15 years experience post apprenticeship or including apprenticeship?

[@ToolanderEngineering]

I graduated from my apprenticeship actually 16 years ago.

[@tates11]

@@ToolanderEngineering That's great. I won't follow "machinists" who clearly haven't bothered to train properly. KZbin is full of them who can't show the nuances associated with knowing the intricate details of their craft. There are plenty trundling through machining tasks using a variety of protracted methods in unorthodox orders. Subbed.

[@billh308]

How can someone train "properly" when they have a career in another field? I'd be stupid to leave a high paying pilot job to be "properly trained"

[@ToolanderEngineering]

@@billh308 lol.. yes, keep your job

[@Buddha-of8fk]

You forgot about material hardness. I know with Die work you should know all about D-2 and CPM-10V. Of course carbide too.

[@ToolanderEngineering]

I could make a video about different materials in the future.