I am only half way through and I spot the brilliant idea of using a spring on the parallels. A KISS solution to a continuing problem during set up. That made my month! Thanks for the video and take care.
@1889michaelcraig4 жыл бұрын
I like the spring holding the parallels to the vise jaws. Clever.
@OsamaSalem4 жыл бұрын
small details demonstrates lots of experience without saying a word.
@cmahar32 жыл бұрын
Applications for dovetails in aluminum: astronomy. There are two standard dovetail mounts for amateur telescopes, the Vixen style or V mount, and the Losmandy style, or D mount. Both allow mounting the telescope to a mount, sliding it to achieve balance, and easily removing the scope.
@markerhardt4549 Жыл бұрын
Your recommendation for a small vertical mill that doesn’t have plastic gears that I’m going to use to make sights for Black Powder target rifles as space is limited. Thanking you in advance Mark
@wesleydelano56683 жыл бұрын
people are very fond of library ladders in their homes these days. I use dovetail joints for the floor track. In the same vein, I have a small welder, and a plasma cutter, both telescope from a wall mount on dovetails. Sure, this is a more costly and time consuming method, but the nature of dovetails makes them a fail safe, and ultra long lasting track mechanism.
@TigermothRacingTV3 жыл бұрын
Nice, I like those applications, thanks for sharing!
@engelbob84024 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see a shop tour if you have one. I'll look around your site. I'm interested in the model of mill you are using. You are doing a good job of making videos so please keep it up.
@TigermothRacingTV4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! We will do a shop tour, I like seeing those too. The mill is a TRAK DPM2. We also have a 1/2 size knee mill which is a Grizzly G0695 and a benchtop 4x cnc mill called a SYIL X4.
@tinocruz82692 жыл бұрын
I work with progressive dies and one of our dies stamps out HTT products, we have 3 of these dies, for construction and it has two dovetail blocks with gas springs in them., one on each side of the die. They help with forming the parts. Great video.
@TigermothRacingTV2 жыл бұрын
Nice application, thanks for sharing!
@machinists-shortcuts2 жыл бұрын
What was the diameter of the pins in relation to the depth for the 60 degree dovetail?
@TigermothRacingTV2 жыл бұрын
In this case I am not sure. I was just using 2 identical pins to copy a dovetail I had previously made.
@greglaroche1753 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. I’m subscribed. It looked like you were climb cutting. Was there a reason for that?
@TigermothRacingTV Жыл бұрын
Thank you. What is the reason you would conventional cut?
@KW-ei3pi2 жыл бұрын
Dovetails on heavy machines like a Bridgeport are very rigid. However, since you are interested in application, and usefulness, I see the biggest problem with them is uneven wear, and the difficulty and expense of maintaining and rebuilding, IE regrinding and scraping. I have always lamented the fact that beautiful, old machinery cannot easily and economically be restored to a precision condition. My 50 year old Bridgeport is a good example. Though I can still make good parts with it, the dovetail ways are quite worn. It would cost in the neighborhood of $4000 - $5000 to ship it out to be reground and scraped. Which is out of the question for me, as a hobby machinist. I have considered converting it to Linear Rails. Though difficult, it's not impossible and has been done. So my interest is in the comparison of the rigidity of Dovetails vs Linear Rails.
@TigermothRacingTV2 жыл бұрын
Yes I agree and your prices are quite right. Unfortunately it is both easier and usually cheaper to just go buy another machine less worn. Converting to linear rails is more of a project than is worth the resut. Liner rails are the current peak of tech in machine building for the ability to mfg them easier and their lower friction and higher speed.
@chuirios3653 жыл бұрын
I just incorporated dovetails on my ball turning fixture, of course I had to include a gib. But adjustments for different diameters is a breeze!
@kailashkandpal72072 жыл бұрын
Wow... nice 👍
@mack67093 жыл бұрын
We actually use a steel block in an aluminum body for robotic cutting. The steel block is only .5 x '1. So fairly small but this block needs to be able to slide for making adjustments. Was looking at this and give me an idea to make the adjustable block dove tail style but would have to design the block with a set screw in order to solidify the position in the aluminum. My biggest worry would be steel on aluminum is not the greatest combination when it comes to binding up and creating more issues during production as far as being able to make quick adjustments mid run.
@TigermothRacingTV3 жыл бұрын
Yeah when it comes to dovetails you should really use a gib to adjust tension and wear. Maybe a hard steel strip gib would work for your application?
@alexandremachado33894 жыл бұрын
Excelente trabalho meu amigo!! Parabéns pelo conhecimento técnico!!!
@TigermothRacingTV4 жыл бұрын
Obrigado!
@eddaniels50062 жыл бұрын
Would like to see the setup for a locking dovetail One which has a taper on each piece, so that with a light hit, they stay in place until struck again...
@TigermothRacingTV2 жыл бұрын
I would cut them the same way, just program a taper whatever amount you want. To cut them on a manual mill would be a different animal.
@eddaniels50062 жыл бұрын
@@TigermothRacingTV manual would be challenge. Which is what I have..
@Sven_Hein Жыл бұрын
@@eddaniels5006 probably not relevant anymore but you could angle the vise on your machine a bit using an indicator and trigonometry to get the right angle and cut a tapered dovetail that way.
@GlennTaylor-zt1cb Жыл бұрын
Why are you climb milling?
@TigermothRacingTV Жыл бұрын
Probably to get the climb mill finish without programming the cut in 2 directions. Conventional would likely be faster.
@Yannis20222 жыл бұрын
What would it cost to have one of these dovetail linear sliders made in aluminium?
@TigermothRacingTV2 жыл бұрын
You can message me on Instagram and we can discuss your project: @tigermothracing
@brucebillett28152 жыл бұрын
You asked, I remember seeing an optical measurment tool from the late 60's or so that had a circular stage riding on a dovetail joint. I got to . talk with the scaper that did the final matching on it 24" Dia, with a 2 mircon runout. AMAZING man and tool.
@fechinice6874 жыл бұрын
Just wondering whether a dovetail cutter be mounted on lathe chuck and used cut dovetail joints same as done in this video..has anybody done that?
@TigermothRacingTV4 жыл бұрын
With a milling attachment or some way to hold your part, sure.
@dreamwoodcustomacoustics77682 жыл бұрын
Do you make dovetail joint slides like this for sale?
@TigermothRacingTV2 жыл бұрын
Not often but yes, these were for a sculpture project.
@hellenrindi63262 ай бұрын
Am looking for 2410×110×45mm dove tail
@TigermothRacingTV2 ай бұрын
Thats big, sounds like a fun milling project.
@fechinice6874 жыл бұрын
Dovetail joints are used in male female bending dies of steel rule benders..like helmold rule benders..
@TigermothRacingTV4 жыл бұрын
Oh I see, I haven't seen those before, for mounting the dies, like on a quick change tool post on a lathe. Nice.
@soldadomrvago4 жыл бұрын
What's the type name Brand and model of the drill bits please? I need it small size
@TigermothRacingTV4 жыл бұрын
I don't think we used any drills but the dovetail cutter is: Shars.com #404-1901
@dreamwoodcustomacoustics77682 жыл бұрын
Do you make and sell these dovetail joints?
@TigermothRacingTV2 жыл бұрын
We don't but we can, prototyping is most of what we do.
@JeremiahL4 жыл бұрын
How do you only have 283 subscribers...? Awesome vid.
@TigermothRacingTV4 жыл бұрын
Haha right? Thank you!
@d.martins44713 ай бұрын
dude you have no idea how you ruin your videos with those motel musics, i had to leave