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[@surthrival]

Well, it's 6:40 AM and I was utterly exhausted from forging steel all day and looking forward to some deep sleep when I go home this evening. Then I stumbled across Keith's videos and here I am WIDE awake having watched them all.... these are GREAT!! -Drew

[@themachinistbill]

Watching your videos gave me the urge to start welding again. I learned the basics years ago now I'm practicing with the MIG at home and the TIG at the shop. You make welding aluminum look easy.. I'm always looking forward to your next project. Thanks again for a great video.

[@Vickwick58]

"Better to be looking at it than looking for it." Great quote. Words to live by. I wish I could keep my shop as neat, clean, and orderly as you keep yours. But alas, I'm a slob.

[@badazrod]

Keith, that welding setup seems a lot like playing the drums! That showed considerable coordination and practice! Very Cool!

[@mkl3opt]

Great video as usual. I passed your place a few weeks ago while I was on Vacation in Hyannis. I was just telling my daughter about you as we passed in town and your shop was right in front of me! Beautiful place! Mike

[@BeagleFanatic1]

Mr. Fenner, I have really enjoyed watching your videos and the explanations that you give for why you choose the different tools to do the repairs. I loved metal shop back in high school and have always wanted better skills of my own and watching you has really helped me learn things that I just couldn't grasp reading a book or webpage. I have my own Craftsman metal lathe, it is very old but it does what I need done, and am always on the lookout for more tooling to add to my home shop.

[@vajake1]

Hey Keith, I am sorry for your loss. Be careful in your travels. I have really learned a lot by watching you work. Thanks so much for posting these videos!

[@mozzmann]

Yes I sort of thought that , but I am serious Keith I think any apprentice would be extremely lucky to have you as their master, IMHO you deserve every accolade you are given. Why well because you old school like me, fabricate what cant be bought or procured in reasonable time etc, you repair and methodically cover the steps documenting them in Video as you progress in fact it is like when I was 15 or so learning off my Dad.

[@KeithFenner]

The camera picks up that 15 to 20 cfh sound and magnify's it. Most cameras have a receiver booster, when the overall level of sound drops. Thanks for the comment ;{)-----

[@Takuan66]

I'm a student!!! Got only 120 hours of turning done and love the vids. Great job!

[@KeithFenner]

Most of your inquiries are answered in Part 2! My dad is at home as of last Saturday, and I will be planning a trip out to see him soon after I pay a visit to my mom up state NY. My step dad just passed three days ago. No services planned. He's free of his pain now and resting in peace. ;{)-----

[@SlowEarl1]

Keith, Really appreciate explaining the settings during welding and what you are using for tig rod very cool and keep up the great work.

[@andrewwilson8317]

As always Mr Fenner, Sir, You are an inspiration and a champion for real skills in a throw away world. Thank you for the great videos.

[@KeithFenner]

I have run a horizontal boring machine completely metric, a long time ago and converted a lot of projects over time, I like the fact that the dials a double marked and thinking of adding a readout to this lathe. ;{)-----

[@KeithFenner]

The weld positioner has a solid ground transfer behind the driven gear, which is a spring loaded plunger and flexible ground strap to the main frame work. so the bearings are not in danger of being arced through. In the video I believe you can see it as I'm welding the bead around the outer back side, of the alum cap. ;{)-----

[@terenfenn9672]

I watch these to remind myself of a trade I love but was torn away from due to injury. Love your work, the "REAL" machinist at work, fix or make anything. Well done, thanks for the vids.

[@KeithFenner]

Thanks for the interest, but I don't bother because Jody on welding tips & tricks already does a great job showing the puddle on his videos. I may get something made up this winter when work slows down just a bit, but not on the top of the list. ;{)-----

[@KeithFenner]

Well I've had 3 phase in the shop since 1997 and before that, my experience was with Rotary converters, old school, I guess now! Anyhow glad it wont be as expensive, as when I had to get up and running, for the new owner when he or she gets to hooking it up. Thanks for the comment and learning something new is always fun stuff! ;{)-----

[@exjacobite]

I see a lot of this sort of damage to hydraulic rams especially on farm equipment. Normally caused by abuse in service and by not having the proper tools to disassemble the rams makes the situation worse. Pin wrenches and C spanners are'nt that expensive. Mr Fenner, or may I call you Keith, You are a real craftsman and a pleasure to watch.

[@MINDSEYE153]

Just beautiful work, as always Keith!

[@guubagaaba8391]

awesome !!!! only a BIG man would give away tools or equipment to people learning !!!!!! only wish there were more people like you, an amazing MAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@aryesegal1988]

As usual, great job Mr. Fenner... Can't wait for the next parts! :)

[@johnnym1320]

Awesome lathe give away, very generous of you Keith

[@KeithFenner]

Some of the turning was HSS and some was done with insert just because it was handy and not a ton of cutting, and able to us the tool shape to my advantage, not because it was needed. ;{)-----

[@KeithFenner]

Thanks for the comment! Good point, as you see a few more of my videos, you'll ask yourself that again, maybe. I might do something just because I can, I might do something because its Friday and no material until Monday, I might do something because the part wont get here until a week from tomorrow, and I might just be showing you, how I can Getter Done, despite any of the hinders. ;{)-----

[@szki272]

The damage to the rod end is likely caused by gravel getting caught in the area on the bucket that the cylinder works in. When the cylinder is retracted it tries to crush the gravel with the cylinder end cap. That area is often a bind point and when cleared out people will often find the bucket will roll back a lot further.

[@OyvindRyeng]

Great work, great video; never stop making these!

[@KeithFenner]

Thanks Lawrence, but the edition I have, lacks the simple change out levering and the tight space I have now in my shop is more hassle to even pull the back cover off the lathe, to get to the gear train, time to make the proper gears, to change out, along with the real lack of need is not worth creating a priority for the Clausing to have metric threading capabilities. ;{)-----

[@jonka1]

It's good that you have the cat checking up on you with random visits. Mine talks to me like that.

[@dalegarrison5557]

I just graduated with a BS in chemical engineering this May from NCSU. I wish I was doing this kind of work; too much of paperwork in the pharmaceutical industry for my liking. Planning on getting my PE in 5 years. Hopefully it will lead to my own engineering and machine company. You'll long to be running a lathe after a few nights of staring at differential equations :). I've been keeping a watchful eye on CL for years now looking for good machines. Good luck with your studies!

[@JasperWaale]

Right I see your point for a teaching point of view, At times I let staff muck around with something just so they learn if we have the time, but learning is also to say what's the best options, fix a software error system error or reinstall, fixing might take 3-4 hours but is not a given reinstall might take 45min but that you learn nothing from. Key is when to make the call to do one of the 2, that' s hard to learn and teach As al\ways thanks for your time and videos

[@KeithFenner]

Not sure Jim, on how much a new cylinder or cap is new. ;{)-----

[@futten3230]

giving away a well equipped lathe thats nice of you really nice another awsome video too

[@KeithFenner]

It was somewhat small and the control of the first bead on the edge has a bit more control if on the cool side, after the first bead the inter-pass temp is up to what would be a pre heat. ;{)-----

[@KeithFenner]

Some of the best engineers I've had the pleasure of working with, had mixed it up with field experience! Try to mix some in if you get the chance. cheers, and good luck with your path. ;{)-----

[@nder12345]

Nice work as always Keith I would love the lathe although I am a little far away. anyways I have finished my cnc lathe and will make video when I get it back from school thanks Andre

[@frodehau]

Nice work. Rigging an arm rest is often useful when welding, especially in the positioner.

[@StefsEngineering]

I Can imagine. At first it's pretty cool to watch. after a while it becomes boring. Well keep up with the good work, and the nice video's!

[@rascalwind]

Awesome!!! Keith is expanding!

[@TheDisorderly1]

Takes a lot of talent to change something this beaten into a usable part again.

[@ka1bbg]

hydraulic cylinders always take a beating, and when someone is in a hurry they bash the heck out of the parts, usually doing more damage than repair....you must have a very large heart for the machine trades, giving away a lathe! wow bf

[@KeithFenner]

Yes he is at rest now! Thanks for the thoughts. ;{)-----

[@rlo5755]

i wish i lived closer. . you could give the lathe to someone else .. I would love to be taught by you !! i love your videos and the amount of knowledge you have .. thanks for the videos!!

[@KeithFenner]

Thanks for the comment! ;{)-----

[@mihai84eugen]

Hi Keith you were talking about metric capabilities you can do metric threads on any of your lathes if you change one of your change gears with one of 127 teeths ( 1inch=25.4mm 25.4x5=127 ) transforming your feed screw in to a metric pitch

[@compactc9]

I wish I lived closer, that would be a lot of fun to learn. Though its probably much larger than anything I would need for the types of work I'd most likely be doing. I restore vintage vacuum cleaners for fun, and we often run into situations where some part is broken or missing, and being able to repair or even make a whole new part is something that I do plan on learning to do someday. Also on my list of skills would be learning to re-wind electric motors, and how to re-tuft bristles on brush rolls.

[@compactc9]

+compactc9 I imagine I'll have a small machine shop, but the keyword is small. I won't need a lathe or mill capable of handling anything larger than would fit on a vacuum cleaner, I imagine the largest object that it would see would be a motor armature from one of the more heavy duty type vacuum cleaners

[@chemech]

I learned the bare minimum basics of how to use a Bridgeport mill while studying Chemical Engineering. I was fortunate enough to learn more when I worked for a company which had two machine shops, and the machinists would let the young Mechanical Engineer (I ended up following the paychecks) watch while they made parts. I've since taught myself some more of the basics, but I still have a lot to learn. At least 3 engineers whom I've worked with took more training at night, 2 at City Colleges.

[@KeithFenner]

Its a bench / cabinet size lathe and I show a view of it in the next video. Your right on a few of the things he or she would need to own the lathe, but don't forget, the most important, friends and or family to help make that all happen. I kind of expect the right person is going to have all that under control. ;{)-----

[@doubleboost]

Sorry about your loss Kieth Great vid as to be expected Have you tried a screen on the camera lens (so we can watch the welding process) I had very little success with my video weldingtipsandtricks seems to have the job sorted Regards John

[@KeithFenner]

I picked up the weld positioner from a customer friend that was needing some marine propulsion work more than he needed the positioner. I see them on E bay and Craig's list. ;{)-----

[@BR99GT]

Hi Keith, Welcome to the "Dark Side" of the metric land-I know, I know this lathe will be used only in special cases :). Metric to Imperial transitions are funny but you get used to them, I am working with pneumatics and optics so is common practice to mix and match as you go along, probably the most tricky thing for me was, that the base unit of the Metric system is 25.4 times, (approx.) smaller than the unit of the Imperial system,the octaves or decimal divisions I am still working on that!!

[@KeithFenner]

Great comment! I have in my past had a few times where I shorted myself material and had to go back a step and add more. Thats where spring calipers come in real handy! ;{)-----

[@williamwazere]

Man that is insane. You are a good guy. Specifically targeting students too. That's some maximum impact stuff there. Puts some lucky guy ahead of schedule by a few years in some cases. I'm student but not quite the right kind unfortunately haha. You could get a nice chunk of change for that equipment but like a true skilled craftsman/machinist (not sure how you're described exactly) you know that you need to foster the knowledge and abilities of the young people coming up too. You said in another video that the old stock didn't have tolerances in mind when they worked, they just made pieces as accurately as they possibly could and did the best they could. I see when you took that lesson in your work you also took the equivalent lesson in life.

[@QALibrary]

Would it not been cheaper and quicker to make a replacement from scratch via a CNC machine with one piece of metal and a press of the button? I am also surprised that it not off the self replacement part? Great video as always

[@slucas601]

Thanks for another great video! Any advice/tips on the aluminum welding? Maybe a more in depth treatment on just the alum. welding?

[@plnmech]

Keith, I have to think this video was made to show how the cap could be repaired. Looking at the construction of the cap the cost to repair had to be greater than the cost of a new cap if it was available.

[@KeithFenner]

Yes, I mix it with a Y in the line from two separate bottles, just as Jody had shown in his videos. Been doing that since I bought my Synrowave back in 1995, It cost less in the long run with the bottle rentals also. ;{)-----

[@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP]

"It's better to be lookin at it than lookin for it"= *marriage*

[@KeithFenner]

The 4643 is compatible with most of the same alloys that are compatible with 4340. Most alum end caps are 60 series alum, from past experience, my process is the go to. Most of the time, the first inch of weld will tells the story on a good match. When you can and you know all materials used in the project, research rod and raw materials from the manufactures, Also info in the Lincoln Welding process handbook, help make the best match choices and procedures to use. ;{)-----

[@KeithFenner]

LOL I was looking for a local student to give my Sheldon lathe too. I got a new one that was given to me and just passing on the good will.Thanks for the comment . ;{)------

[@Dan.Whiteford]

Another great video showing how to repair damage. Did you disassemble them or someone else? A short explanation of how this was achieved would be most welcome please and what has this cap been hitting to damage it like that? Is the rod damaged / out of shape at all? Many thanks. Also how is your Dad going on?

[@Joeyardmaster40155]

Hi Keith, As always it's fascinating watching your videos. I'm getting to the point that I'm giving some of my tools to my Son in-law who is a machinist one of the thing is a 7" Southbend Q C lathe with all the goodies. >Joe

[@braddles345]

I'm a student! Would love to have that kind of equipment for my workshop. But I highly doubt it would be possible to get it all the way here (Southern tip of Africa) It is really great of you to be giving away a fully-kitted lathe! definitely going to make someone exceptionally happy! Brad

[@odc43054]

Hi Keith. Nice work. I always learn something from each of your videos. I realize it would not be as educational, but would it have been less expensive for the customer if you just bought a new part rather than repairing the existing one? I have no idea what a new one would cost.

[@themachinistbill]

I gave away an old South Bend a couple of years ago when I had to move and didn't have room for it... I have plenty of room now if you want to ship to New Jersey. :-)

[@KeithFenner]

I will most likely have that ready for publishing tomorrow, just to busy with work at this time. ;{)-----

[@ivillalvac]

I love that kind of workshops!!

[@Cleftwynd]

I hate waiting for part 2! Lol. When you are building up a part, do you always just eyeball how much material is required, and do you ever have to add more after machining? The reason I ask is that I don't always have an original to get final dimensions from and have been attempting to waste less shop materials. Material and supply costs up here are insane, need to stay competitive price wise, although I don't seem to have a lack of work.

[@KeithFenner]

A phase of comfort, is to compare the feel of something to the quality of a Cadillac, or at least what it was like back in the day! ;{)-----

[@KeithFenner]

Yes there are times it my be better, but if it is a shelf item buying it my be the way to go. My demo of repairs like this are meant to be taken as a recourse to not being able to get something or get it in time, or repair an antique, to usable state. ;{)-----

[@KeithFenner]

Vacuum, throw away brushes are great too and I use compressed air also. ;{)-----

[@KeithFenner]

I set my amps at 250 and was running the peddle around half once heat becomes uniform. With the helium it eases up the need for higher amperage. ;{)-----

[@jsmarine316]

Nice work... Argon must be cheap up there. Sounds like your pushing 80 cfh. Great videos.

[@billdlv]

Keith very generous of you indeed with your lathe. Were you using Ar/He mix on the weld build up?

[@GnosisMan50]

That's very generous of you Keith but how big is the sheldon lathe and how would student use it? he would need at least a garage, a 220 volt line (?) and incur the cost of shipping it. ...I'm just asking...

[@DavStalder]

Great video as always Keith! Do you know what the base metal was? Or is the rod you were using compatible with most everything?

[@KeithFenner]

The camera picks up sounds on the low end and they seem higher than they really are. most of the time I have the flow set around 15 CFPH ;{)------

[@thomaskramer1247]

To do Imperial threading on a metric machine all you need is a 127- teeth changewheel. This should also work vice versa. (12.7mm are exactly 1/2 inch)

[@nebomatt]

Thanks for your videos, i was wondering how you clean your equipment down? It always looks really clean, do you use compressed air or a shop vac? Cheers Matt

[@TheDivineImpulse]

wow i think it will be a big oportunity for a student to reicive your lathe.... to bad i'm not near you and i have a lathe anyway can't wait to see who will get the lathe and hope he will post vids

[@StefsEngineering]

Hello Keith. I really enjoy watching your video´s, Learned a lot from it! Someting did cross my mind, have you ever considered a CNC lathe and/or mill? And if you did, why did you choose not to have one? (besides the statisfaction of building by hand and the feel of manipulating metals)

[@KeithFenner]

Yes there are those jobs at times I have to say just go buy another one off the shelf, or sorry I don't do any hack & tacks and of coarse no production jobs. ;{)-----

[@Heathh49008]

Sometimes you can't find the parts. Sometimes you can't wait for the parts you find. Sometimes you can't afford more parts. If you have the tools, in any of those situations this shows what might be required to fix the unit. Too many techs these days only know how to swap parts.

[@NskLabs]

Nice that you got a new lathe... wonder what manufacturer?

[@MrWFCJR]

Any reason that you did not preheat the piece like I have seen you do before?

[@wobblycogsyt]

Great video as always. I'd give my left arm to be your student. Actually thinking about it I suppose a one armed machinist might struggle and I am a bit attached to my left arm so I'd best stick with my current day job :-).

[@donaldsides6386]

I've been lurking on your channel along with Abom 79 and Tom Lipton. 2 questions. When are you going to get back on Buffet and are you going to build a new steady rest? I wanted to be a machinist when l was younger, but couldn't get on as an apprentice or trainee. Thanks for the education¡

[@ShuffleSk8Ter]

keith your colchester is a very capable machine for metric threading...if you need the information i have it...

[@4755jd]

I really like your videos very nice work.

[@richthecardude94]

nice instructional videos man keep up the good work

[@TheBodvarg]

are you using a coated carbide insert for the turning ?

[@mozzmann]

What you TIG flow rate Keith ? in the Video it seems there is a real loud hiss and that sounds like the flow rate is pretty high. I am going to put the weld position-er on my must build tools list as well.

[@wildcat19671]

Where did you get the rotating fixture used in this video?

[@gigabytex64]

Don't people realize that if you mistreat your equipment expect it to break down and cost of maintaining it skyrockets, normal maintenance is cheep abuse gets expensive. My way of thinking is to treat it as if it's someone else's and try to give it back in better condition, it works the same with my car 1 million 645000 km on the clock and I have only replaced the gearbox, same sort of thing with my tools I save long and hard to get the best I can afford so baby them when I use them they never need replacing. People who abuse things must be made of money.

[@44R0Ndin]

Right there with you, here's how I say it short-hand: Treat your tools right, and your tools will treat you right. Also, there's always a right tool for the job. Sometimes it doesn't exist yet, so you have to make it. But there's ALWAYS a correct tool for the job. I inspect and oil my ratchets regularly, and haven't needed a single replacement part yet. End result? I haven't replaced a single ratchet yet, the other two guys in the auto shop I work at (one of them my father) have been going thru ratchets about every 3-6 months (especially 1/4" drive ones). I oil my air tools regularly (2 drops the first time I pick one up on a given day). I've never had to replace a single one yet. The auto body repair guy doesn't oil his tools, and has had to replace several.

[@gigabytex64]

Same with me my ratchets average out at $80 each and I have just about every size" the big 2" drive from the mines was overkill" but now they have restored 4 cars and lasted 12 years they do have there replacement warranty but no need they still feel new, I pay for quality yes but I treat them like they are someone else's so they get put back in the same condition they had been picked up in.

[@hazerajafrim7258]

+gigabytex64 darsmashqiptare

[@saegederouck]

I would love to be your student. Too bad I live in Belgium! Thanks for all the awesome videos though!

[@chemech]

You ever trued up a good 3-jaw chuck? +/- 0.0005 at the jaws is not a problem with a decent example... And, the typical hydraulic cylinder is only +/- 0.005, or 1/10 as tight...

[@tjs_welding_and_fabrication]

Very nice. Hey Ken I gave you a shout out on one of my videos. It is the one on milling slots. Thanks.

[@KeithFenner]

Thanks for the comment, and anyone is welcome to call me by first or last name. ;{)-----

[@KeithFenner]

Thanks for adding your comment! ;{)-----

[@res1492]

yeah same here, but i live in the UK and don't know anything about machining