MACHINE SHOP TIPS

[@steveforbes7718]

I used to have a SB Heavy 10 when I lived in FLA. I had to sell it because I was moving back to the Northeast. Yeah. Bad idea. I know. I wish I had that machine now because it was a dream machine! Oh well. My slightly smaller Atlas lathes do not have this feature. Darn! Thank you for another well done and educational video. Yes, old school is the best school so please, never change.

[@mrpete222]

👍👍

[@ecrusch]

Nothing like watching an old hand with a smooth touch. You are #1 Mr. Pete.

[@stillbashingmetal]

You must have had some very interesting experiences over the years teaching school students metal shop work. It would be great just to hear some of your memories. Your voice reminds me of my grandfather. His voice, and the way he spoke, was very similar to yours. He was English, though.. never lived in the US, never visited. Thanks very much for posting, always good to listen, watch and learn.

[@joell439]

Always like it when you share a useful project. And the length was just right. Thanks

[@ecrusch]

We used white lead on our school lathes way back in the day. It's amazing we survived..... (Really like your teaching Mr Pete. Your site is one of my favorites. Thank you.)

[@dwtees]

Mr. Pete When you decide to run for president you'll get my vote. The reason you have 23,000,000 views is you represent traditional values and they are not dead. I bought a model 29 Smith and Wesson when Dirty Harry came out. I know you like your Starrett mechanical digital 0-1" mic. Bought one on Ebay. I still have my Smith and look forward to using my Starrett mic! Another terrific video. Can't get enough. I have to force myself to not be a youtube potato and get out in my shop to try some of your techniques. Keep em coming.

[@mrpete222]

+Douglas Tees Thanks for watching. Yes- I'm old school.

[@manyoldmotors]

Thank you for your teaching videos. Years ago, our high school shop had brand new metal working machines. The problem was there were two groups of students, 1. those who want to learn and 2. those who live to make trouble for group 1. After 37 years I'm learning more from you videos than I was ever able to in shop class.

[@michaelcraig6408]

Thank you for the video Mr pete. I just had a really good Southbend 9a follow me home yesterday and it actually had the dalber in the tailstock. I remember you saying that its usually the first thing lost. Outstanding video again and thank you Sir.

[@mrpete222]

Fantastic!

[@GeraldMcKee]

My friend you are a true national treasure. I wish I could have had you as a teacher in high school. I had gravitated toward drafting and now wish I had gone into metal shop. I truly enjoy your videos. These techniques are being lost. Keep up the great work. Jerry

[@bigjim8088]

Thank you! I have had my first lathe now since October 10, 2021. About a month now. A 10" heavy south bend. I have really appreciated your videos.

[@mrpete222]

Thank you, good luck with your new machine

[@bigjim8088]

@@mrpete222 thanks. New to me that is. It does have the pre 47 serial number. But its in fairly good shape.

[@RicochetRichard]

I have been using lathes for forty years and never knew what that thing used for. I took 4 years of machine shop class a long time ago and they the teacher never mentioned it. Some lathes still had that thing in the tail stock and I never touched it. I didn't even know it would come out. I assumed it was pressed in or threaded in. What a shock to see what it's for. Thanks Mr. Pete!

[@mrpete222]

👍

[@paulmanhart4481]

I love your videos, and sense of humor. Paul

[@gohuskies583]

Tubalcain....Another great video. In my opinion, no need to apologize for it being too long of a video! Your work is always educational and inspiring. Thanks for all your efforts. Good to see you back creating the shop tips series again!

[@DavidHerscher]

I picked up a SB 11", circa 1927, just a couple weeks ago. It still had the dauber right in it's little spot. I was amazed by that fact. That was quite literally one of the things that convinced me to buy the machine. I figured, If they've kept track of this thing over all these years then they must have taken decent care of the machine.

[@mrpete222]

👍👍👍

[@UnderOpenSkies]

Makes my day when I see a new video from Mr Pete or Keith Fenner, love you guys, thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!

[@spddrive]

Mr Pete, about 7 years ago I bought a Logan 400 and it had the original dauber, you are inspiring me to make 2 for my SB 9's now.

[@jfolsverizonnet]

I purchased my used 10" Logan lathe 40 years ago. Now I finally know what that hole in the tail stock is for. Thanks, Jim

[@alfredoconner9892]

i realize I'm kind of randomly asking but do anyone know a good site to watch newly released tv shows online ?

[@brunotaylor4872]

@Alfredo Conner I use Flixzone. You can find it on google :)

[@curtisrobert2519]

@Bruno Taylor Yea, I've been watching on flixzone for since april myself :D

[@alfredoconner9892]

@Bruno Taylor thank you, signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :) Appreciate it!!

[@brunotaylor4872]

@Alfredo Conner you are welcome :D

[@TAWPTool]

Yes this was a small project, but it was a huge source of information and pleasant nostalgia. Please keep your videos coming!

[@SwingBeepDigItUp]

Well looks like I found 300 videos im going to enjoy. You my friend are a natural born teacher. Thanks for what you do, God Bless.

[@iamtheomega]

Great teachers are worth their weight in gold: I tried a local instructor at the Community College's machine shop awhile ago, and while a great person, knowledgeable and skilled, his approach to teaching was DIY/you're on your own..lacked motivation to really help develop the students, and to cheerlead/motivate them...the CNC portion was so boring, you could cry.

[@dondor8536]

Another great vid. I have a 9" southbend and have been learning how to run it by watching your very informative videos. I wish you would have been my shop teacher. Also enjoy the stories. Thanks so much for makeing these.

[@BuckYaSaws]

Another great video Mr Pete! My lathe is missing the dauber, think this will be one of my first projects. Thanks again!

[@mrpete222]

👍

[@metaling1]

Geat video tubulcain. Love your commentary on everything unrelated to the project too! Thanks again.

[@vincesaluto4716]

After watching your video I looked at my recent purchased and there was the dauber. It was painted in I guess that is why it was still there. After a good cleaning I noticed the shaft part appears to be pressed in to the ball. The entire shaft has a mild tapper and below the ball there is about 1/4" of material that helps makes it tight in the hole. Thanks for the great video Pete. Vince P.S. It is a Logan Lathe

[@andregross7420]

Cool project and an interesting story's about them and the scribers. Love the long videos by the way.

[@eddiebrooks7856]

i am now retired but always have wanted a lathe to fix my many mistakes while repairing machinery really enjoy your 'tid bits'

[@kendonahve924]

That's a nice fixture. I was thinking maybe an Oring could make it more of a friction fit. Maybe later. Hope my junior high shop story might make you smile like me 60 years later. We thought we were rowdy, but the board of education beside teach's desk kept us calm. In a room off the side we had 2 coal forges with hand cranks driving air into the fire from stove pipe intakes at the roof. We were called away from our hot forges for blackboard instruction. Just a few minutes later a hell of an explosion. Teach quickly deduced that someone left the long crank near the top of its circle and it turned backwards by gravity sucking coal gas up into the pipes. Had to be an accident because we weren't that smart, but we did it accidentally which was still a distinction.

[@mrpete222]

Wow

[@cwcorson]

I'm a noob preparing a '33 SBL 8" Jr to return to use after extreme neglect for more than 30 years. It had been privately held, and its brass dauber remains, and has a drilled out center to the taper, with a sharp angled end cut (like a hypodermic needle). I've much to learn, and I greatly appreciate your superlative demonstrations. Thanks.

[@algirdpatrick5048]

Rather than making a form tool, you could very easily mount a 3/16" radius, corner-rounding-end mill, in the tool-holder to form the ball. The rest is straight turning. My father was a T&D maker and bought a brand new SB, 9A in 1949 which he carried into our basement. I was 11. Just as you are teaching at least 2 generations of machinists (serious or hobby) my father taught me. Been running a lathe ever since. Like him and his brother, I and my younger brother went on to become T&D makers also. We also had our own shops. Your ingenuity is remarkable. Keep putting out the great videos. June 24, 2017 marked the 60th anniversary of my metal-working career, and I'm still at it.

[@mrpete222]

Yes, that's a good idea if you have one. You come from a good background. And you had a long career yourself in the metalworking field, in fact longer than mine

[@leonardcolvin4398]

Used white lead for years,still have a little in a old oil can, Didn't know about the hole in the tail stock. thank you for the lesson never to old learn.

[@junglejammer1]

Thanks, Mr. Pete. All these years and I thought that hole was for lubing the tailstock barrel. Mine is also missing, off of my 1930 South Bend. I really enjoy your videos. Keep 'em comin'!

[@tomdaigneault1380]

Funny thing is,.... I always thought the extra holder/hole on my Logan tailstock was there to store my chuck key. But, every time I placed it there, it would get in my way. I've stopped placing the chuck key in that hole and since made a dauber as you've explained. Thx Pete, you've solved yet another shop mystery.

[@jerrya27]

thank you for all of your videos .wish i would have had a great teacher like you in school.

[@LOOMIS1638]

Excellent info! I have a few pre-1915 metal lathes, and I had always assumed that boss was to accept a grab handle to facilitate pulling or pushing the tail stock into position. I learn something new everyday! Keep up the great videos!

[@JohnDoe-pr3jw]

Your videos are amazing! I seriously thank you for your knowledge!

[@mrpete222]

Thank you very much

[@dddseebig]

Just purchased a 1942 10" Logan that does have an original dauber. Thanks for all the videos.

[@mrpete222]

Thank you for watching, surprising that the original would still be in position

[@bobauer4359]

Mr Pete, I have a 12" Craftsman lathe that predates yours and it still has the original dauber. I never knew what it was for, so thanks for that tip and all the others that I have learned from you. Also I still have a tube of the same Center Lube that and old toolmaker gave me about 30 years ago.

[@raedwulfone]

I learn every day thought that hole was for a chuck key ....Thanks now I'll make a dauber !!

[@FredMiller]

I really enjoyed this video Mr. Pete!. A new technique and machinery history. That really resonates with me. Thank you!

[@VoidedWarranty]

The quality of your camera work is fantastic! Thanks for these videos, I've learned a lot from you.

[@milantrcka121]

The hole in my 9A tailstock was filled with chips (by previous owner(s) about half-way and it looked gross. Remembering your video, Mr. Peterson, I made one just last night out of brass, free-hand. Came out OK, not a ball, just an elongated spheroid. Fairly useless nowadays, but a nice touch. Thank you very much for your lessons and wisdom. I may have mentioned you very much remind me of my Grandfather some 60 years ago...

[@mrpete222]

+Milan Trcka Good fix Thanks for watching

[@StraightThread]

My pristine little 1942 South Bend 9 has the original dauber. I tucked it away safely in a drawer so that it wouldn't inadvertently get lost. I use a little tube of center grease that I keep handy. Plumbers used white lead as a thread sealant when making up pipe fittings, too.

[@george330ful]

I made one for my South Bend and did not know what it was for , thanks for the video !

[@SigmazGFX]

I've been on the edge of my seat ever since you've picked up your Logan waiting for you to mention and/or use it. Ironically my circa 1941 model 200 Logan still has what i believe to be its original dauber. The post of it is hollow and has a split down its shaft, presumably to help carry the lubricant. Keep the Logan stuff coming, I'm learning so much from your videos here and at LFE. Thank you.:-)

[@chinowheel]

My Logan 10 in. (circa 1950, but exactly like yours) has the original dauber. The well was filled with dried white lead. It is one sweet little lathe.

[@Joepopa12]

That crickets solid gold, love your videos.

[@mc_cpu]

Thanks for the free information included at no extra charge!

[@NMranchhand]

Too long? For magic? Never. I wish I had a thousand years to learn things like this. I don't, but rummaging around in the shop with you, I can be a machinist nineteen minutes at a time.

[@lancaster4314]

I have a 1947 wards/logan 10" and the dauber is still there. I was impressed by that when I bought from an estate.

[@stevevogelman3360]

Love your videos Mr Pete.

[@mrpete222]

Glad you like them!

[@flixtonman]

Hi mr Pete at technical college the lathes did not have duabers fitted but we had a big lump of tallow perched on the tailstock ,if you ran out of tallow the toolstore man would come and check your machine to make sure you were not stealing it .Dave in the UK

[@donaldnaymon3270]

Nice work. Nice to know what that hole was for. Thank you for sharing.

[@Paddington60]

We used to put a mixture of White Lead and Tallow on the steel wire rope mast stays on ships to protect them. I expect the safety elf has put a stop to that sort of thing by now. Thanks for the video!

[@gaylanveater7732]

Great job on the Dauber. My lathe is the craftsman/atlas 101.07403 late 1940’s to early 1950’s it still has the dauber in the tail stock I think it is the original. The original owner had pasted away when I bought the lathe from his son.

[@mrpete222]

👍👍

[@elsdp-4560]

I HAVE BEEN LEARNING ALOT HERE,THANK YOU TEACHER:)

[@mrpete222]

+ELSDP-45 Thanks very much!

[@MyShopNotes]

I have the one that came with my atlas. But I never knew what it was till now. Thanks MrPete

[@componenx]

Hi MrPete- I found a Logan 825 about a month ago, and it still has the original dauber. I didn't realize it could be removed so easily. Mine must have been painted into place, because gentle urging with a padded channel-lock won't budge it. Now that I know it just sits there, I'll apply a bit more force!

[@OldSneelock]

Nicely explained. Thanks for sharing. I'll have to put that on the bucket list for the South Bend in the basement. Dave N. aka Old Sneelock's Workshop.

[@Litzwire]

As usual, very informative as well as entertaining, love your style. Many thanks.

[@marcus11619]

My monty ward 10x24 has it original, also has the tail stock wrench, all the threading gears, and the compound hasn't been ran into the chuck!! BTW, love your videos, please keep making them!

[@mrpete222]

+marcus11619 Thanks very much!

[@mrpete222]

Thanks. Watch them all. many more to come.

[@rogercrier]

Ponnkka......You know you are officially an old timer when a beautiful young girl you are eying up on a crowded train gets up and offers you her seat. My missus nearly died laughing!!

[@ROCKNTV1]

thnx mr pete, good to be making parts, yep mine is missing from the TS.

[@133grizz]

I have 3 unopened cans of white lead for my 13" south bend and I'm a high school senior! And now I know what that darn hole was for.

[@marko99butter]

Making a dauber was one of my first jobs when I got my 1935 Southbend. Every Southbend needs one to be complete.

[@Conservative1976]

I recently bought a 1954 Monarch Lathe from HGR. Can you believe the Dauber was still in place? To my amazement, one the age of the machine and two the facility of sale. I have often wondered was that was for and thanks to you I now know. Thank you Sir.

[@mrpete222]

Very surprising it was still there

[@crazymanmichael8386]

as usual, another highly educational offering. whilst my machines don't use daubers, the techniques are useable on so many things. the one thing I was surprised about was the thickness, or rather the lack thereof, of the stock used for the form tool. I would have expected that thicker stock would be required, particularly to prevent chatter..

[@paveenuchsuwanjirarat1133]

เป็นเรื่องที่ดีมาก

[@lastmanstandingwtsht]

Awesome video Mr Pete sadly my south bends dont have this. On a side note an excellent substitute for your favorite lubricant which bye the way is rarer then hens teeth is Molykote G-n metal assembly paste.

[@paltryengineer]

great video, i had wondered why there was hole in the tail stock, i always thought it was a oil line to lubricate it in some way, thanks for the explanation

[@ponkkaa]

At 55 I dont consider myself an old timer, at least,I didnt...till now. I remember the iodine dauber, so I guess thats puts me in the old timer bracket. If so, Im in good company.. you, Keith Fenner, et al. One of the young xray techs at work called me an old timer....oh boy, life went by too fast. Ps: keep the videos coming, sooo much better than tv.

[@gohuskies583]

Mystery solved! I wondered what that hole in the tail stock of my SB9 lathe was for. At first I thought it was an oil port for the quill, but I noticed the oil level never went down! now I know what it is.

[@davidadams7953]

I have a rockwell 10 inch lathe with the hole for the dauber. i too thought that it was to oil the tailstock ram. mystery solved. great videos by the way.

[@turftone]

very educational video I always wondered what that hole was for on the tailstock of my 9"SBL I thought it might be to hold a chuck key or something of that sort.

[@Proverbhouse]

I too did not know that was a dauber hole. It fit the handle of my key for my tail stock chuck so I been using it too keep my key handy.

[@mrpete222]

👍

[@hankus253]

I remembered watching this video, but had a hard time finding it again because you used the term "Oil Dauber". My Atlas 10D is missing this item, and the parts list from 1937 has my item list as part 10D-260 "Oil Dropper". I think the term dauber is more explanatory, and I plan to make this my first project on my restored Atlas, as soon as I get a few more practice sessions under my belt. Thanks for this excellent tutorial as my guide.

[@mrpete222]

hankus253 Thanks for watching

[@Inventerius]

Thank you for posting! Great lesson on making small parts.

[@irwinrommel4666]

Thank you for all your generous sharing !! I wondered what that blind hole on my South Bend 9A was for. On another note, a dauber was an insulting nickname for a lousy welder. The welds look like a mud dauber did them. ( I was called that 40 years ago, but not recently)

[@mrpete222]

irwin rommel Thanks for watching

[@oldSawyer]

Learned another new one. My South Bend Heavy-10 inch toolroom lathe has the hole in the casting. Not sure what year it is, but with the dauber missing, I thought like has been mentioned by others already that it was an oil hole for the tailstock quill. Guess I need to make a dauber too now.

[@mrpete222]

I'm quite confident that the tool pressure would knock the work out of the collet. But give it a try.

[@kustomkart1314]

Great instruction as always Pete...really enjoy your videos! Back in the day we used white lead for layout fluid also. I see you using an old lantern style tool holder...I thought you hated those things..hahaha.!!

[@billyvile]

The logan lathe I use at work has the dauber still. It's a 10" they have have had it for twenty years and when I leave there it will go with me.

[@coyzee1]

Thank's Tubal for another goodun.

[@stevenrey56]

Ha ha, I remember those holes in our high school lathes and I always assumed a special attachment went in there. Well, I guess I'm still learning things.

[@vajake1]

I wondered what that hole in my tail stock was for. I used to just put some oil in it before running the lathe!

[@EddieVBlueIsland]

Thanks -I aways wonder what that was on my logan tail stock - it was painted in solid - just released it with a bar an claw hammer (gently) - was there (33 yr) since I bought the lathe in 1987! - never fell out - I think I took a vice grip to it when I re-built the lathe but could not unscrew it with marring it - never tried to pull it up!

[@mrpete222]

Yes

[@xoxo2008oxox]

Thank you for that video and great anecdotes.

[@FinalAnimus]

I have a good 5 or 6 starrett scribes from starrett squares. Some from an old machinist chest at my high school shop, and some from my personal squares

[@juanvaldez8380]

You remind me of my shop teacher back in the early 70s Mr Shoop @ Spinglake-Earth ISD. Thanks, I have subscribed to your GR8 vids.

[@trishakathlene3491]

I have a Logan 830 from my grandparents’ house in my basement and YES it still has the original dauber, albeit, I don’t think it’s ever been used to store lubricant.

[@mrpete222]

👍👍

[@trishakathlene3491]

@@mrpete222 Correction - typo it's an 820, sorry.

[@Vintageguy73]

My 1946 Monarch has the dauber. Never knew what it was for until today. Reservoir still contains red lead.

[@craigspakowski7398]

My 9" Model A is from ' 68 or ' 69 and still has the hole in the casting. Apparently South Bend stopped shipping the daubers by that time. Thanks looks like I've got another project.

[@not2fast4u2c]

I liked this Project This idea could be adapted for other things like hinge pins

[@khessher1]

I believe I was the person who commented about the handle on the file. YOU are The Master, but I just thought you would like to let people know that you should always use a handle. I was not trying to instruct the instructor! (I don't remember the video or I would reference it. I have seen them all!)

[@g2macs]

Is there something you could mill up to throw at the crickets? Good vid as allways, Thanks.

[@HerbanLegend420]

The one end is a pokey and the other is a snuffer. It's the perfect smoker's tool.

[@mrpete222]

+HerbanLegend Thanks very much!

[@ClownWhisper]

With my 1946 Logan 820 I was rummaging through one of my boxes of crap that came with it and found a brand new unopened can of Dutch boy white lead. Yellow and black can and heavy as hell. It's only a small pint container but you would think it was a half gallon if you didn't see what you were picking up. I have to Logan lathes that I have restored and they both had their daughters painted into place with several layers of paint so I got lucky

[@mrpete222]

I remember carrying gallon can of DB lead up the stairs at the hardware store.

[@ClownWhisper]

mrpete222 we should have that Constitution now it's wasted on our youth

[@Coffieman5150]

Do you think it would be beneficial to put knurling, for added lubricant gripping surface, on the dauber shank?

[@rexjolles]

I have that same stack cabinet that the drawer at 5:04 is from, they were my grandfathers and now they're in my basement

[@mrpete222]

It is a thick slippery oily paste.

[@cvcarb168]

I like the content of your video's and appreciate your effort very much, keep going! QUESTION: how do you make your video's? Camera, editing? Do you have a video " the making of..."? regards from the Netherlands,