Making a part: Flux Capacitor Dampener Units

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[@gatekeeper84]

1,5 hours? Is this the Christmas special?

[@StefanGotteswinter]

not even 😬 regular parts making video

[@EitriBrokkr]

Don't listen to him, It can be Merry Christmas🎄

[@levitated-pit]

"a whisper of metal" dude im so impressed with your mastery of my language! And of course the machining stuff.

[@gerritvisser]

So many lessons learned: dimensioning for machinablibilty, sequence of ops, the joys of a horizontal mill, fluids, etc.

[@jdmccorful]

Ditto! Great education!

[@fpoastro]

The gross part about this is that I have no idea about machining... but watched the entire thing.. and learned a lot... and how easy you make all this stuff look makes me realize its without a doubt insanely impossible to achieve. I absolutely love and look forward to your long format videos which is a testament to the fact that you are busy and not opportunizing youtube as a content creator as your means of income. Far more respectable than those who are cashing the youtube check.

[@adamdemuth6563]

Excellent video Stefan! It’s wonderful that you emphasize how the important order of operations is.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Thanks Adam!

[@rods87175]

Love watching the FP 1 at work. Such a versatile machine in your talented hands!

[@greppurtorfason4216]

Always a pleasure having the opportunity to watch you work Stefan. Thank you for your excellent videos - the effort and time you put into them. Season's greetings from Iceland.

[@HM-Projects]

I can see why you got the FP1, excellent demonstration of its capabilities. Thanks.

[@barkerxsa7002]

This christmas is improving already, 1.5 hours of Stefan makes everything better 👍Hope your year has been good and next year is even better

[@StefanGotteswinter]

:-) Wish you a good year 2023 :)

[@wolfgangbalu1253]

Three cups of fresh brewed coffee, 4 cigarettes, watching your video means pure enjoyment and learning. Thank you very much

[@StefanGotteswinter]

3 cups sound a bit on the low end of coffee consumtion :D

[@stevecallachor]

i remember now ……the Delorean motor car had one attached to each wheel ……..nice one, Stefan, you got me there!!!! Stavros

[@Wheelieking619]

No it did not. There was one in the cab between the driver and passenger seat on the firewall behind them.

[@dirtboy896]

Its amazing how many setups and how much planning and time this took. CNC machining is so much more efficient and has taken us so much farther. Respect

[@davidrahn9903]

Stefan, your technical communication has always been amazing, and your cinematography has risen to match it over the years. I'm barely 10 minutes I to the video and I've already said "Wow, what a shot." at leas a dozen times.

[@merc7105]

Excellence is so therapeutic to watch. Thank you.

[@michaelpiotrowicz6100]

Tools, tooling, precision, humour and how to. My favourite thing on KZbin. Congratulations on 100 000 subscribers.

[@googleuser859]

Fantastic workmanship as always, thanks for sharing.

[@shawnlund]

I love how easy you make complicated looking parts look. Thanks for the great video once again Stefan.

[@TheTacktishion]

Always valuable content!!! Excellent camera shots and explanations....! 2000 views in 3 hours... Not to SHABBY!!!

[@dragosmates]

What a stunning video! Great job again Stefan!

[@northernlits425]

looks like some RC coilovers? Man, you are 1 Precision part Producing dude! I love that Mill, with that indexing attachment and T slot table on the side!

[@wktodd]

Great work as usual Stefan. An hour and a half of excellent video . Looking forward to the next one 8⁠-⁠)

[@russellforrest1730]

Awesome awesome! All the content was superb, the more the better. Honestly, an hour and a half of anything you do is gold!

[@pete540Z]

Thank you! I watched the entire thing and loved it all.

[@JB-ol4vz]

You're the man Steffan, amazed by your manual work. Thanks and have a nice 2023.

[@toteu00000]

Excellent video Stefan! Thank you for your content throughout the year! Happy new year!

[@TomChame]

Excellent, as always! Thank you for all your work this year, all the best from Panama.

[@mikemullenix6956]

There are probably only a handful of people in the world who can do what this guy does. Amazing

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Probably a few thousand hand full of people ;)

[@tangomike7]

Wow! Those micro boring bars are absolute workhorses! Your technical English is astounding but for future reference, 'dampers' absorb kinetic energy. Dampeners make things wet. 🚿

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Damit :D Well, then they make things wet :D

[@CRUZER1800]

Always such a pleasure to watch you work... Thank You from Oregon Russ

[@williambramer8217]

Just brilliant as usual with exemplary attention to detail. Really enjoyed this video and am looking forward to the next one!🎄

[@stumccabe]

Wonderful work Stefan. Thanks.

[@Hoaxer51]

Even your mistakes look perfect, thanks for sharing. I hope you and yours have a very Happy New Years! 🎉

[@joell439]

Thank you Stefan for an exciting episode chock filled with tips and tricks. Hope you have a marvelous Christmas 👍👍😎👍👍

[@davidcolwill860]

Your content is always worthwhile! Happy new year!

[@localele1]

First time I have seen that 20X button in action.That thing sure saved some time. Thanks for the great content all year Stefan.

[@TomZelickman]

Excellent work, Stefan. Really enjoyed learning how you thought through making these parts. Hope you are well, sir! - TZ

[@outsidescrewball]

Enjoyed….watched every minute…great machine and setups along with discussion/demonstrations/awesome build

[@hashgeek929]

I really enjoy your talk-through of order of operations. Understanding _all_ the factors that go into determining the order really highlights that sometimes it comes down to how rigid your setup is.

[@ohhpaul7364]

Love watching your work and explanations. Hope you had a Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year. Thanks for the videos.

[@garywalters4286]

Fantastic video,I love your attention to detail.

[@thaumaturgicresearchcounci4180]

Fascinating, thanks Stefan. Happy new year!

[@jasonh3109]

Mind BLOWN!! Again! Wow. Amazing work as always. Seeing a true master at his craft like this is nothing short of holy hells badass amazing. Thank you Sir!

[@Smallathe]

Wonderful content. Lot's of fascinating machining! Happy new year! :)

[@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian]

Excellent content, beautiful videography and intelligent narration. Simply perfect 👏👏👍😀

[@alasdairhamilton1574]

Stefan, As aways your videos are full of valuable content. Seasonal greetings to you and your loved ones. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@raymond_rayder]

That was an hour and a half really well spent. Excellent stuff. Happy New Year, Stefan.

[@Maikshifter]

Loved the video, Stefan. And those close up shots of the grooving tool at 15:24 in particular were just gorgeous. Happy new year!

[@EnUsUserScreenname]

35:44 I love this part so much I can't even describe it.

[@OldePhart]

It must be something the water over there. Seems everything made in Germany is just so good, I can see why. The care taken in chamfering and rounding would have been done with a belt sander in most other shops. So nicely done and soothing to watch. Never Quit doing these vids Stefan.

[@semillerimages]

Stefan, thanks for your channel. The way you present your material is so fascinating to watch - even though I will never do anything like what you do in my lifetime. Your filming (even though you weren't able to get it all for this project on this video) and your commentary/explanations are just awesome to watch and listen to. Cheers my friend, happy New Year!

[@candynevadacinnamon5527]

Stefan Gotteswinter is my spirit animal. Awesome video Stefan, thanks!

[@ianjefferson9518]

What a lovely holiday gift. Like others have commented the whole thoughtful process around order of operations and possible different machining operations to accomplish the same feature are always interesting. I also enjoy catching glimpses of different setups and jigs you have devised to tackle setup problems. Setup and the thinking around it is more interesting than watching chips fly but I still enjoy that too. Years ago when I coveted a Bridgeport mill one of my machinist friends commented to me that in our school shop he much preferred a Japanese machine (I think) that was a less flexible headed vertical knee mill but also had a horizontal spindle. Watching you work with the Deckel FP1 in this manner constantly reminds me I wish I had a horizontal spindles in the shop. You are leaving a legacy in the foundation technology of manufacturing Stefan. Thank you for that.

[@heighRick]

ahhh Stefan ...I see what you did there by tightening the collet! ...Thanks for a wonderful video, helps a lot!

[@heighRick]

The split second when the material moved I did a wondering-double-take and then realised as you did what you'd done ...it was fun to see something that wasn't expected though

[@ericmiller5559]

Very valuable content as always. Nice work and perfect for your new milling machine.

[@mftmachining]

Erstklassige Arbeit, Stefan. Die Deckel ist ein echter Zugewinn für den Shop.

[@jimsvideos7201]

Stefan you're surrounded here by people who care about you and understand how it is; if you've started making steam engine parts no-one is going to criticize or be judgmental. We'll help you get through this, ok? 😅 But seriously, thank you for all the work you put into making videos and sharing your expertise. Merry xmas to you and yours, too!

[@davidsnyder2000]

I’m only learning machining as a hobby for now. Can’t believe what a complex assembly that was…to me anyways. Awesome work and video👍 Belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you Stefan, your family and loved ones. My thoughts and prayers are with you ❤️🙏🙂

[@rexmundi8154]

Excellent work. I play your videos and other machinists like Robenz when I’m in the shop. I work alone so it’s like having a shop mate who only talks about machining. Which is perfect. I also make several spares of most parts that are > semi complex. I also will sometimes cheat a few dimensions on a couple of spares so when the engineers realize that they didn’t get it right, I can look like a hero when I turn around a part in a few hours.

[@Prolitiker]

35:44 really made me laugh :D

[@Sketch1994]

I LOVE those side mill cutters. I was using an 100x2.5x36Z one on a VMC (using a 27mm face mill arbor and 2 spacers) to slot batches of aluminum parts at a 15m/min cutting feed while climb milling (more than 400m/min of surface speed which seems absurd for HSS-Co)

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Thats a mighty impressive cut for a HSS cutter :D

[@karlpron]

That flux capacitor will be the greatest machine humanity has ever made. It will solve all our problems: free energy, Standard Model, burnt toasts, not to mention time travel. I hope you will continue to make parts for it - always great to watch. :)

[@StefanGotteswinter]

I hope Doc Brown only uses it for the good of mankind :)

[@CSWeldFab]

But the real question is, when it is finished will he travel back in time and make sure the HSM podcast didn't die?

[@StefanGotteswinter]

@@CSWeldFab We never officially killed it of :)

[@CSWeldFab]

@@StefanGotteswinter Jody never did a final WTT podcast, so I hold hope for both still :)

[@TrPrecisionMachining]

very good video stefan..thanks for your time and good new year

[@akosbuzogany2752]

Just at 4:06 did I realize "Ahh, das ist Herr Deckel!" Happy to see him performing so well at his age!

[@624Dudley]

Thanks Stefan, that was superb. The 1:30 flew by. So much good information! I have zero experience in horizontal milling, and would like to learn. Wishing you a very Happy New Year 🎉!

[@therealme613]

The obsessive urge to achieve perfection is maddening 😵‍💫……and it’s that urge that will always push this to levels unimaginable in the future… we definitely won’t run out of any zeros .0000000000000000000000004 😳

[@RicktheRecorder]

Outstanding, as always. Happy New Year! One linguistic point: these things are dampers, a device that smooths oscillations. Dampeners make things wet.

[@user-tw9io9nz2m]

A jump in cinematography? Yes please!

[@ROBRENZ]

Very nicely done Stefan! That FP1 is an awesome setup. ATB, Robin

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Thanks Robin! I love that machine so much :D

[@georgem6651]

The cinamatography in this one is next level...! Lovely camera work!

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Thank you!

[@robmecklenburg3790]

Instructive as always.

[@fernandoabad588]

Excelente trabajo, como siempre, Felices Fiestas

[@Hyo9000]

I love the camera work in this one, stefan!

[@subuser9627]

Nice work !!! Lessons learned. Also my experience: buy only one and it breaks...

[@BruceBoschek]

Fantastic video. The FP1 is a genius machine in your hands! 🙂 I'm glad you didn't have to fall off the toilet while hanging a wall clock to create the flux-capacitor dampers! Best wishes from the cold and damp hessischen Vogelsberg.

[@davidumstadt5340]

Thanks again for an excellent video and for explaining why this tool/setup will work and what problems are avoided. Coming from the inch world I wondered if sometimes metric threads are cut by opening the half nut and not reversing the spindle. Many times, this is not possible with leads ending in 0.25, 0.75 but it can save time when it works. When the lathe screw lead is an integer multiple of the cut screw lead it will work. Here if the lead screw is 5, 6, 8, 10mm etc then the 1mm will always synchronize with it. Best wishes for the New Year.

[@jameshisself9324]

Nice work and video, thanks Stefan. I was really looking forward to seeing the flux capacitor in operation at the end. Maybe next time.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Thats the problem with an unfinished time machine - You always run out of time :(

[@MecMod_Homeshop]

Thanks Stefan, can you have a great new year and all the best! Thanks to teach us, for me your video are ZEN machinery video, and opens my mind!

[@michaelkoch2109]

Tja. Wieder einmal saubere Arbeit! 👏👍🛠😎

[@echtjetzt9307]

Danke, großartige Arbeit!

[@andypughtube]

I like the Supermini 105, and probably have about 50 of them now. As you say, they come up fairly often on eBay. I also have a Multifix blank holder that I machined for the P H Horn RNK224 grooving cartridges. "Create Tool" in China don't list the Multifix blanks, but do sell them if you ask.

[@dudleycornman1624]

That little boring bar was very impressive...

[@graemebrumfitt6668]

1:30:29 of pure Joy Stefan! TFS, GB :)🎄

[@viictoralvarez4065]

De lo bueno lo mejor , tus videos son un gran regalo😀

[@angelramos-2005]

Excellent work.Thank you.Merry Chistmas

[@wrstew1272]

Did I miss the new to you Horizontal Mill acquisition and setup/test run? Looks like a fine piece of machinery! Love the Flux Capacitor videos! Happy New Year Stefan! Always a treat to see another lesson from you.

[@jimurrata6785]

The FP1 is a universal machine. This is just one of its configurations. Stephan featured its delivery and setup in a recent video.

[@Hoaxer51]

Stefan has a great video on the FO 1, if you haven’t seen it, check it out. He shows a lot of what it’s capable of, it’s worth the watch.

[@ginawhite1503]

I’m with you on the spares!

[@juliankerler7906]

Super Video!

[@MarkW321]

Hi nice work well done. I started using Onshape to draw tools for my hobby machine shop and it works great.

[@Chris-ho2by]

The Deckel that I have used had a black plastic (phenolic?) dovetail cover, yours seems to be from polished walnut burl - I didn't know that Deckel had a 'Maybach' range !

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Haha, it looks like a piece of burl, but its also phenolic :)

[@bclare2544]

Very good Stefan.

[@wilcojuffer5940]

Hello Stefan verry nice video I hope we see you next year more 👍👍

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Thanks! I will do my best!

[@noberet]

Thank you! Great videos.

[@ratstomper3849]

Love from Kentucky!

[@MachiningandMicrowaves]

It's so true that when you buy two tools it's guaranteed that the first one will never break, but if you buy only one it will definitely break!

[@HP_rep_mek]

Nice machining Stefan👏

[@jobkneppers]

Stefan, fully enjoyed this video as I always do. One, maybe, suggestion; I bought a large collection of HSS Co PM mills. I'm sure you know what these are but for the people who don't; these are sintered HSS Cobalt mills which means that the way they're produced is similar to carbide mills only with other ingredients. Because I own a lot of them I pushed them to their limits in tough materials like Toolox 44, hot rolled 316 and, surprisingly, they last much longer in hogging sequences especially. The corn cob variety is getting low on stock unfortunately because I use them a lot since discovering their durability. I use them mostly cnc and program a constant feed pattern with a 25% overlap in between cuts and a d.o.c. of 2D which is impressive in my book. The special carbide mills I used before with a d.o.c. of 1 x D (specific job in warm rolled 316, D=8) took about 1 kW on the first depth of cut, 1,5 kW on the second and 2kW on the last cut and was destroyed in one part. I had to make eight and was in something of a hurry. I loaded the PM HSS Co variant and, after correcting the spindle speed, made 8 parts with one mill used which looked like new afterwards. One skim pass with an eight flute carbide cutter left the part on size and in bling condition. Maybe something to consider? Curious about your answer. All the best, Job

[@2dividedby3equals666]

What a fantastic opportunity it is, to watch an skilled craftsman pull all the capabilities the FP-1 has into this (In my opinion) very complex part. I thought at first glance that you would use the CNC, glad that you didn't. Any reason for using the grinding vise and not the self centering? Thanks for sharing, I hope you and your family may have a fantastic New Year, take care!!

[@StefanGotteswinter]

No special reason, apart from the grinding vise already beeing mounted to the index head.

[@drevil4454]

Brilliant. Not long now and i can travel into the future, become my company boss as myself for a raise in the past, go back in the past and earn a futuristic salary!!! You better hurry Stefan. This Christmas caused my money to run dry. I need that increase!! By the way.....prosperous new year to you!!!

[@EitriBrokkr]

Guy makes and edits a 1.5 hour, fantastic video, provides it to us for free, then apologizes its not more.

[@P1-Engineering]

Great stuff like always Stefan!. As someone who went straight to CNC machining, watching your videos really makes me want to pickup manual machining. Happy holidays and all the best for the new year from the Netherlands!