Lathe Tailstock DRO / Albrecht Pin Chuck Sleeve - MSFN

[@thetriode]

A useful lathe tool. I'm sure you'll see more uses as you use it. Also sure to help with setups even in non 4-jaw chucks.

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

Sorry to hear about your troubles. I have a similar list of repairs. Thanks for the idea.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Thanks Jeff, has been a frustrating month! glad to be back! :)

[@glennfelpel9785]

Very good to see you back and over the trouble. I surely do understand the hardship.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Thanks Glenn, I was seriously depressed over the loss of all the footage I had lost. Thanks for dropping in! ~ Richard

[@dalejones4186]

Sorry for your loss. Glad your back. Remember backup backup backup. And after that backup. 😊. Again sorry for your loss. I to have been there.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I now have multiple externals cloning each computer on an hourly basis. Gonna get my monies worth outta carbon copy cloner. LOL.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Ouch, that sucks you lost a pile of gear and software. It's cool to see what people have for ideas of home made tooling - a number of us are working with "poor man's DRO's" and home built gear as we have to keep the cash flow in the right direction! Glad you're back up and running!

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Thanks Everett, I have more ideas than money so I am always trying to think about how I can do things more effectively without spending money. The shops that have resources to burn may laugh at what us small guys do to get by but the name of my channel should tell you a lot about my mindset...LOL ~ Richard

[@robertoswalt319]

As a new hobby machinist I look forward to your videos on how to make tools for the shop. I hope you are past all of your equipment failures. Having worked in IT for almost 20 years I know how frustrating it can be not to mention the expense in replacing failed equipment.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Thanks Robert, glad you like the content. Yes, the money spent on this fiasco couldnt have come at a worse time :(

[@MaturePatriot]

Very nice work. Great tools for the shop. Sorry, for all you recent problems. Roll with the flow, or get rolled over. That is a very nice view out the back. All I can see from my places is trees, and my pond.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

That sounds really nice as well! I love my view...I lived here before the lake was dug. Once again...thanks for watching ~ Richard

[@DDB168]

Sorry to hear about your troubles but one positive thing is that by mentioning it, as soon as I heard it I stopped and backed up my PC ! Thanks.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Thanks for watching DDB, the remaining computers I have are cloned hourly now by multiple external drives

[@frankmora8336]

Great idea Rich on the poor mans tailstock DRO. I already have the equipment to build on for my Atlas Commercial. Even use it on my th54. Thanks for sharing, Sorry about your troubles you recently had.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Glad you found the vid useful Frank. I hate showcasing a tool(s) that I don't show being made but in this case I was kinda stuck :(

[@rodneysrepurposingrecyclin3821]

Glad to see ya back at it guy. I hope it is smooth sailing for a long while for ya.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Thanks Rodney, you woulda loved the lawn tractor repair! LOL

[@rodneysrepurposingrecyclin3821]

Makin Sumthin From Nuthin lol man I've just been in a funk. I've done so much recording, and all the footage is just there. Have not felt up to doing a video. I did have to make a spindal shaft for an old wizard from western auto. Couldn't find it anywhere. So I made one. Be interested in seeing how ya repaired the lawn tractor lol.

[@StephenMortimer]

Put yer "Hope" away... VOTE TRUMP !!

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

With a John Deere L110 the carb sits higher than the fuel tank and the way they route the fuel line under the deck it requires a fuel pump to send the gas up to the carb. I sealed up the fuel pump, bypassed the gas tank altogether and mounted a fire extinguisher up on the dash to gravity feed gas directly to the carb....works great. LOL

[@StephenMortimer]

You did WHAT ????? gotta show us to be believed

[@SolidRockMachineShopInc]

Looks like you had a lot of fun on this project Richard. Steve

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I did! 😊 Just trying to solve my problems Steve! Thanks for dropping by! ~ Richard

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

I watch every share , Thanks man , Sorry about yur loss there hope it never happens again ! I have had that happen in the power grid , But not on the fiber line ..

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I cant explain "how" it happened but just had to deal with the "results". I am the very last residence on both the electric grid and the fiber optic grid on my street....I take the brunt of surges. I lost everything in 2003 from similar event ☹️

[@5tr41ghtGuy]

I've been clawing back from several equipment failures myself. Hoping your streak of bad luck has come to an end!

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Me too! Hope your troubles end soon as well John!

[@jeffreyspoor9375]

Glad you're back. Love your videos

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Thank You Sir!

[@MyHeap]

Hey Rich, I am definately going to make a pin-chuck slidey thingamajigies. I am thinking of drilling out the existing mig tip rather than buy larger ones if I need more volume. Good idea. Glad to see you making it through life's little side trips. I feel your pain my brother. Thanks for sharing! Joe

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Thanks Joe, if I woulda had a smaller drill bit I woulda demonstrated it. 40 thou was the smallest I had

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

You are officially a machinist, no more buying parts you can make! LOL

[@MyHeap]

You know, I have a drill index of 61-80 that I have had for years. Finally need the #72 the other day and I guess the index has grown legs and walked off. grrrr

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

LOL, them things are so small they probly oxidized and blew away in the breeze

[@MyHeap]

OKAY, I will refrain from the, "That's what she said" stuff. But you are probably correct!

[@johnnyholland8765]

My first lathe was a Craftsman. Did a lot of work on it. Sold it and wish I had it back. Strange but yours sounds just like mine did.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I have heard some Atlas's that sound like a bucket of bolts tumbling around, I guess we got lucky! :)

[@chucksterock]

Surge protectors for your electronics are a worthwhile investment. UPS even better. Get an external hard drive and use it for regular backups, but only plug it into the computer when making backups or doing a restore. Cheap insurance.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I have so many external drives now I could open a store! :) Excellent advice Chuck, thanks for sharing

[@ianpendlebury3704]

You can drill a small vent hole in the drill chuck 'sleeve' to prevent suction effect. I wish I had a view like that from my workshop!

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I like the popping sound tho! LOL

[@stephenwagar2663]

You Poor Bastard , It's Either Murphys Law Or When It Rains Ti Poors . I Too Have Experienced Such Castrophy . And It's Not Fun !!!! But Please Dont Feel Like The Loan Ranger ( I Dont Think You Do ) I've Been Wondering Where You Were . At A Time Like This It Helps To Go Shooting , The Smell Of Gun Powder And The Fun Of The Shoot Seems To Make Life Better. Best Regards

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Makes me want to machine a cannon and really smell some burnt gun powder!

[@stephenwagar2663]

Your Thinken Big , That Will Help !!!!

[@StephenMortimer]

Please explain this "surge" and what future protection you have

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Whatever occured came in thru the fiber optic lines while I was sleeping, it fried 100% of of the phone company's stuff as well as 1/2 of mine. One computer got smoked, another had the ethernet port fried and 70% of my Adobe CS2 suite software wouldnt function...was quite the mess. Hourly cloning of all computers to multiple external drives is the best way for me to avoid additional data loss ~ Richard

[@StephenMortimer]

Fiber can do that ??

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I guess so....the repair guy was dumbfounded, he spent a whole day replacing everything. He said he had multiple calls of the same type all within a 3 mile radius of me that day

[@BillyTpower]

Joe Py just showed that same "pin chuck in the tailstock" idea a couple weeks ago. Dd u watch his video??

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Joe P. has tons of great tips & tricks, great machinist! I have seen the pin chuck sleeve on a number of videos and always meant to make one as I knew I had the small Albecht in the tool chest.....finally got around to it. If you provide a link to his video I will drop it in my video description, he always explains things better than me! LOL

[@bcbloc02]

Why not just run your indicol arms backwards towards the tail and mount your indicator on the tailstock body. Then you have no clearance issues and you won't have hot chips melting your indicator face.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

🤔 That was my 2nd idea...LOL. Always appreciate you stopping by Brian. Hows progress on your HBM?

[@RickRose]

Great video Richard! You don't have to explain anything to me about not making videos--I've been out nearly six months. I love that pin chuck sleeve! I just need something the size of that beautiful little Albrecht chuck to start the project. They're only $441.45 new, so that shouldn't be a problem, right? Your poor man's DRO footage made me go back and look up my own indicator holder project (kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4nTe61mrLeBhbs). I never thought of mounting it longitudinally to measure quill travel, but now you've given me the idea to try. Thanks!

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

The pin chuck came in a box of Jacobs chucks I got about a year ago....we both didnt see it in there.....nice surprise!

[@JamesDedmon]

Know about things to do been busy my self. I

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I hear ya!! :)

[@roleic7246]

why not use a magnet base on the bed to hold the indicator instead of the lathe compound?

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I have done that in the past, just experimenting with new things :)

[@roleic7246]

That is great. Experimenting and learning from the results is one good way of learning.

[@theswissvaper]

Losing data SUCK 🤯🤦🏼‍♂️

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I heard that!! 😡

[@barrycass2284]

Did you quite youtube

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Not by choice, some legal issues regarding some land I own has completely changed my life, I hope to be back in 2021

[@barrycass2284]

@@MakinSumthinFromNuthin well I you get things work out for the best. That's to bad. Just a bump in the road it get better. They say. Lol have good day. Like you video's.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

@@barrycass2284 thank you Barry!!

[@StephenMortimer]

Getting old when the only "tail" ya get is in yer lathe . !! Yup yer tree may be the "palmetto"

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Ha, I hear ya! :)

[@danvandertorre9280]

Lucifer hates you I see he throw everything buy the kitchen sink at you and your still here that's a good thing your a problem solver .

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Glad to see you Dan...hope all is well!

[@danvandertorre9280]

thanks all is good god is good