Making Quick Change Tool Holders For The Lathe

[@AlanShortySwanson]

we really need to get this dude a band saw

[@cullendolan5619]

Excellent, if you ever did a Patreon or something I'd sign up so you could buy a band saw or something and give your forearms a break 😅

[@boudewijnNL]

I'll donate the wood cutting blade for it, because this hurts my eyes as a woodworker.

[@trashes_to_treasures]

Never shall he get a bandsaw!!! 😄

[@akaHarvesteR]

I tried hacksawing a 2" piece of round stock... Exactly once. Bought myself a porta band saw immediately afterwards. I honestly don't know how he manages. I think he mentioned in another video he enjoys the manual sawing

[@rosschandler4794]

One day it will probably zoom out and it will be one of those little retro power hacksaws that use a normal hacksaw frame.

[@2kidsnosleep]

No kidding. Hate hacksawing metal by hand; absolute torture

[@philipps00]

long live the hacksaw !!!

[@McKildafor]

Wow...this video has everything. Love the showing and explaining of all the different tasks. That fly cutter...gust great! Thanks again for another great video!

[@MachiningwithJoe]

Awesome video buddy can never have enough tool holders :)

[@kolbakolba]

Thumbs up as always. Super idea with drawers slide to manage them

[@michaeldevlin5101]

Thanks for making another great machining video. I've been doing CAD, and 3D printing for five years now, and your work really makes me want to go out and get a mill and a lathe. Keep it coming.

[@gyrogearloose1345]

Don't forget the hack saw mate!

[@growleym504]

Nice. I think your next project should be a powered hacksaw or bandsaw.🤓🤓🤓

[@qcnck2776]

More hacksaw videos, please 😁. Excellent content, as always!

[@howder1951]

Nice work, you can always use more tool holders. I used wood for the handy-rack as well, very nice touch. Enjoyed, cheers!

[@daniloagostini4156]

Brilliant!👏

[@jackdawg4579]

Nice work. I've thought about making a mounting system for my tool holders, but honestly they sit flat in the draw of my tool cabinet under the lathe and it works for me, or at least so far it hasn't annoyed me enough to do somethign about it, maybe one rainy day....

[@paul_domici]

Really cool! So much more fun than just ordering tool holders!

[@XxIcedecknightxX]

You should also use a spring washer between the knurled brass and nut but if it doesn't come loose it's probably not needed then.

[@samimas4343]

Some oil on that saw would come a long way. Thanks for the informative video.

[@stxrynn]

Gah! Going for a like and misclicked. That drawer runner for the holders is brilliant. I have some shop work to do now! Very well done!

[@bulletproofpepper2]

Sweet! Projects. Thanks for sharing!

[@ego73]

You KNOW you're eventually going to render that whole rack system in oxblood stained oak. C'mon! You KNOW you want to! LOL! Great vid, mate!

[@ronwilken5219]

Your tool holder storage is quite clever and easily produced. On the subject of what wood to use, stay away from oak. In my experience as a wood worker as well as a machinist oak and oil will cause severe staining on unpainted steel if left in contact for too long. Possibly ok with blued steel, but un- treated as you have will have parts of them, and the wood, stained black in no time. There may be other culprits, but I've seen it with oak. Thanks for the video.

[@Vibraza]

what an nice content you make, wow

[@thedudeamongmengs2051]

You must have the strongest arms on the planet using a hacksaw like you do

[@Jason710.]

could u make an automatic hacksaw for a project, maybe like the die filer but with a hacksaw blade obviously it would need some sort of c frame though to hold the blade, idk just an idea....

[@McKildafor]

That would be a great project. Though I don't mind the hack saw.

[@OG1]

Very cool. What size dovetail mill do you use?

[@Pushyhog]

parting tool holder 4° up. l bought one

[@ThanasisThomas]

Hey where did you buy the pulley that you have on the lathe spindle that one you use with the drill press motor??Can you make a video or explain me how do you convert to an AC motor?

[@mcgilp7]

You need a hacksaw blade sponsor, you must go through a fair few of them

[@necrotat2]

Thanks!

[@CNC-Guru]

I feel sorry for the vernier gauge as your using it as a scribe xD

[@artisanmakes]

I have a throwaway set for scribing. Anyway a faint line scribed in shellac won't do much to them

[@CNC-Guru]

@@artisanmakes all good :)

[@Smallathe]

Very nice!!!

[@David-Rule]

Can I suggest taking your mill and lathe and making a band saw. LOL Or try an Evolution carbide saw. For what your doing it will work just fine. Upgrade the vise so you can cut shorter stuff.

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

Great work man ! I found for the min lathe they are cheaper to buy than make as metal stock has become so expensive . great project though !! ENJOYED..

[@artisanmakes]

Cheers, I think the stock in total was about $20, the rest is just machine time.

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

@@artisanmakes Not in the U.S For good quality stock to make them in a set of 4 .. It cost me way more than a set of pre-made . Plus the hard ware has to be grade 8 . By the time I was done it cost me over 100 bucks .. But I enjoyed making them as did you .. And I enjoyed your vid ! Thanks..

[@gyrogearloose1345]

@@shawnmrfixitlee6478 He used everyday hot-rolled steel. It's gotta be cheap enough - depending where you go. As for grade 8 fasteners - really? What on earth are you turning in your lathe, titanium for aerospace? And how many hundreds of hours per month? We - home machinists - forget sometimes the demands of industrial production are MUCH higher than what we deal with . . .

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

no block steel is more money than just buying a tool holder..i know i tried and made 3 and the cost was way more for the tooling and the steel..@@gyrogearloose1345

[@markshort9098]

Like your idea of putting the tools on draw runners but it'd probably be a lot better without the bottom dovetail, the tools would just sit there under their own weight and it'd be a lot less fuss getting the tools in and out without it

[@trashes_to_treasures]

Is that a Shinwa ruler at 00:40? 😍😍😍

[@Quagmire0815]

you need a Bandsaw !!!

[@howder1951]

Righto, and a band saw is a nice project for the home shop. Even one of the tables for mounting hand-held bandsaw makes a constantly used tool,

[@trashes_to_treasures]

Thou shall not buy a bandsaw!!! 💪😅

[@gyrogearloose1345]

Why can't you leave him to decide what he needs, and what he does? In the meantime I will have a go at telling people what to do: SHUTUP already!

[@williamsworkshopuk]

Good to see the gentian violet getting another airing :) With such a wide diameter of fly cutter your tramming must be dead on, right?

[@XxIcedecknightxX]

You should see if a slip stone can sharpen the arbor saw up for you.

[@billshiff2060]

I'd like to see you build a line scribing tool for laying out and never ever use a vernier caliper to scribe ever again. Yeah, we all do it but you can be one of the first who stops doing it and get a video out of it too.

[@artisanmakes]

Definitely something I'd like to do one day. Don't worry too much about the calliper, its a cheapo one that is only used for scribing. Cheers

[@PvPbomber009]

Awesome video as always! :) One question, any particular reason for so much stick out on the fly cutter tool bit?

[@artisanmakes]

More sickout means I can cover larger sections of stock in one pass. At most I'm only doing a 0.2mm DOC and the tool is plenty rigid to do that.

[@robertwalker7457]

Mill looks nicely trammed. The fly cutter finish looks good. My commercial tool holder is A2Z brand which is aluminum and works well so your steel should be great. A2Z is out of business now.

[@Itsdirtnaptime]

The hacksaw thing is pretty good idea, but I will say that your tool holders should have about a 3/32" (or about a 2.4mm) chamfer on all corners. That way you won't have interference with the small radius at the bottom of the channel. And yes, using a dead sharp tool would cut a square corner. Just remember that no tool stays completely sharp. Even brand new. So a radius is inevitable. Edit: You say you heard people say to not knurl under power. I feel like that's pretty straight forward, but can you elaborate? If you are saying to not do that while the chuck is spinning, how else would you do it? That's the only way I know how.

[@paultrimble9390]

Yes sir

[@MichaelSmith-sf6ot]

What machines do you have (use) for making the tool holders? I am shopping for a milling machine and the one you are using seems nice.

[@artisanmakes]

Sieg x2.7l

[@jaivigo]

Thanks, Please tell the brand of your milling machine , I like it a lot.

[@cda32]

It's a Sieg

[@artisanmakes]

Sieg x2.7

[@lllCANDYMAANlll]

Where on earth do I find those pica dry refills? They are amazing

[@artisanmakes]

ebay

[@lllCANDYMAANlll]

@@artisanmakes Could you please share me a link? I can't find them thank you!

[@ianbertenshaw4350]

If I had to cut those with a hacksaw I would end up wearing a straight jacket and be residing in a padded room 🤪

[@gyrogearloose1345]

That is just where you belong - perhaps?

[@moltenaluminium]

Nice. You mill's spindle looks a bit out of tram.

[@artisanmakes]

Its not out of tram, there is just a bit if flex in the tool holder and it really shows up in the back pass. Cheers

[@rossideas5884]

Good jop bro

[@de-bodgery]

Still needs a band saw!

[@alancross1987]

Surely the best way to prepare your rough stock would be to machine the widest face first. Then place that face against the fixed jaw of your vice and machine one edge, so then you have a face and an edge perfectly square (at least as good as your vice jaw). Then flip the part, keeping the flat face against the fixed jaw, and machine the other edge to size. Finally with a face and two edges perfectly square you can finish the other face to size.

[@artisanmakes]

Normally I would but the side of the hot rolled was pretty bowed/squashed out. So I cleaned up the side just to get a better clamp on the face. Cheers

[@wordwyrd]

You might find mill work a bit easier to keep square with a small test indicator

[@KX36]

50k subs! GET A BANDSAW!

[@yak-machining]

Till today i cannot understand why you still using a hacksaw for such thick steel and not buying a proper band saw or using a angle grinder for efficiency and Time saving 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@gyrogearloose1345]

Maybe because he's got some strength and patience, as well as DESIRE to get the job done. I say HATS OFF to the Man!

[@chad1355]

damn your arms must be huge if you have to use a hack saw all the time

[@kieranh2005]

6? Enough? Puny mortal. Not even the infinity tool holder is Enough.

[@artisanmakes]

Six plus the other six is generally enough :)

[@DolezalPetr]

slitting saw cutting speed way too high

[@artisanmakes]

I was dull so I just cranked it and sent it to get the last millimetre :)

[@gary851]

Dont cut stock by hand!

[@smashyrashy]

The "i just want to get this project over and done with" attitude is not a good one for a machinist to have

[@artisanmakes]

These aren't the most exciting lroject but I think you are misinterpreting something because that is not how I approach my projects. This is a hobby I enjoy, not a job

[@jagboy69]

You buy these, they're cheap as chips.

[@artisanmakes]

You can of you want, but I enjoyed making these.

[@SimplyReg]

You are missing the point.

[@jagboy69]

@@SimplyReg Hardly. Do you know what a huge pita it would be for me to make 60 BXA tool holders. Just because you can, doesnt mean you should.🙄

[@kieranh2005]

You need to get yourself a vernier scribing tool instead of using your calipers

[@artisanmakes]

Nothing wrong with these, $5 cheap ones and they last ages :)

[@russ4570]

For the love of god just buy a horizontal bandsaw. You're killing me

[@gyrogearloose1345]

What is the deal with you flimsy whiners? If he CAN cut by hand, and NEEDS to cut by hand, then so be it.

[@SpatialGuy77]

I’m selling my power hacksaw. After watching that, lol, I’ll let you have it very cheap. It’s in perfect condition. Let me know where you are, I’m in Albury, and we’ll figure a way to chat. Check Hare & Forbes BS-7L to see it. Cheers, Michael

[@bustednuckles2]

@ 1:25, what the heck have you got there for a fly cutter? Is that a round carbide bit? Whatever it is, it looks like it works pretty good!

[@Ryan_H22]

Yep, that's a round carbide insert like a RPMT or RCGT style.

[@artisanmakes]

Yes, these ones are 10mm RDMT inserts and leave a great surface finish