Making the Impossible Split Nut from Scratch

In this video, we are Making a Screw Nut that is consisted of two parts for an English Wheel Restoration.
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[@gustavsmith3398]

Very impressive! I worked in the tool and die making field for 20 yrs. You are very skilled and a credit to the profession! Thanks for sharing your gifts.

[@williamkerr3350]

Fine tolerance work gives me a warm glow all over.

[@MrHarris73]

I don't know a whole lot about stuff like this - but I do like watching people build things...even if I don't know what it is. I was scratching my head and enjoying this video all at the same time.

[@richardberryhill718]

Great work! The end result is so completely satisfying. I realize that I unconsciously judge tools and parts by how functionally artistic they are; shows that the maker put heart and soul into it, rather than just rushing through something “that works.”

[@axtro8001]

Annoying music

[@Arthur-ue5vz]

IMPRESSIVE!!! Wow! The English Wheel reimagined! Thanks for sharing! 😊

[@ManSkirtBrew]

The official grease butter knife is definitely my favorite part.

[@christianheidt5733]

Machinist/T&D maker/programmer/designer 40 yrs, Love this profession!!! Nice vid, thx 4 posting

[@GarysBBQSupplies]

That is really nice craftsmanship!

[@GBWM_CNC]

I don't have the words to describe how entertaining your videos are! Chapeu bas!

[@rockpadstudios]

I agree - wow

[@pawekowalski7469]

😀👍

[@fmgpubs]

Well then … I do appreciate your kind words, everyone. We’ll keep it up! I always feel like I’m just chatting with my friends! Adios, Roy

[@fmgpubs]

Oops, thought I was commenting on my channel. But I agree with the other comments about your video. Well done! Roy

[@jewelhome1]

I love making homemade tools. Thanks for this.

[@grim.reaper]

Everything from start till you used the thing you made so much sense! The wait was worth it!!!

[@JP-vs1ys]

INSANELY SLICK PRODUCTION. Both knowledge to do the work and same for camera work, lighting, editing, and soundtrack. WOW.

[@magicponyrides]

Nice machining. I appreciate his honesty for showing at 5:58 that the knurl is all fucked up.

[@DoubleDoubleWithOnions]

Knurl was Knarly.

[@CorkyMcButterpants]

Knurl made we wanna hurl.

[@cyclistman6358]

You gotta appreciate and respect anything that is done with a high level of precision. Kudos sir!!

[@dozer1642]

It’s a pretty big flex for someone to say they use an English wheel in fabrication. It’s a whole other level to say you built the English wheel that you use in fabrication. 👍✌️

[@steveb936]

Thanks,, no into, no B.S, straight to the point, Fantastic 👍

[@ehsnils]

Nice work! Having the steps in correct order is important. Only minor detail I'd considered to do differently is to avoid having the handle holes in the split to avoid stresses on the split and thread, but it's a minor detail.

[@dougtimes]

That is exactly what I thought as well. Damn fine work, though.

[@davidplatenkamp]

I don't know how much pressure is normally applied on an english wheel or what torque that would require but I doubt you are going to yield two m12 fasteners. Also it would aid in getting halves apart.

[@DanKoning777]

@@davidplatenkamp// Agreed; there simply isn't that much pressure-rather torque/force being applied to begin with.

[@madmaz8890]

I had zero idea there was such thing as a split nut (figured it out by the name) but didn't know it's application, until I saw the English wheel and it's bloody clever that! Talented gentleman, I can sleep well having learnt something!

[@KallePihlajasaari]

Very nicely done but I cannot quite figure out why the nut had to be split. It would seem easier to have the end of the post a smaller diameter to pass through a unsplit nut.

[@KarasCyborg]

When the tool becomes the work of art itself... it's truly amazing.

[@erniemathews5085]

When my grandfather saw really wonderful work he'd say" that man really knows what he's doing." You qualify.

[@Justamanonamission77]

Awesome! I was surprised to see the parts were for an English wheel! Very cool! That throat/frame is amazing too!

[@esperesper6652]

They say: If you work with your hands, you are a worker If you work with your hands and your brain, you are a maker And if you work with your hands, mind and heart, you are an artist. Greetings from western Algeria.

[@danielreed5199]

I have no hands, what am I, a digital clock?

[@montagnardcaucasien]

👍

[@lionsdejudah]

Wow… being a CNC Machinist, I enjoyed watching this!

[@MECCANICISTA082]

Io sono un tornitore manuale, è difficile passare ad un cnc?

[@КонструкторскоеБюро-ы3э]

@@MECCANICISTA082 изучи базу управления чпу, думаю несложно если имеешь навыки пользования цифровой техникой

[@lionsdejudah]

@@MECCANICISTA082 No, I actually believe everyone should start on a manual before going to a CNC.

[@olduhfguy]

This demonstrates the difference between an ordinary machinist and a T&D maker.

[@davidrule1335]

Um.. Did you see the knurl?

[@MtTaylorPaul]

@@davidrule1335not to mention the finish on the thread on the shaft. This is a good little project, but the quality of machining is absolutely nowhere near toolmaker level.

[@anthonysiegelin9451]

Someone had a couple shop classes in school 😊 He makes it look so easy this us becoming a lost art in this country I hope this inspires the next generation or we will be buying everything from other countries

[@michaelkrysiak5282]

Sometimes just a hardware nut with a hose clamp will work, but when the finished part works above expectations, any extra time spent was worth it Just subscribed to see more of your work

[@curtowen89]

Why did it need to be a split nut? Great work. Also love that you used a surface grinder. If you know you know.

[@nutbardelete]

it needed to be a split nut because the diameters above and below the threads on the shaft are larger than the diameter on the threads.

[@paulfrost8952]

@@nutbardeleteI had the same question in mind, but after reading your comment and rewatching the video I have now seen that the shaft has a greater diameter above anchor below the threaded portion of the shaft. Thanks 👍.

[@dougaltolan3017]

​@@nutbardeletecould have turned down the diameter of the bottom shaft and used a bushing.

[@franciscocerutimahn]

Machinist...no, you are an ARTIST my man !!!

[@honkie247]

You are a credit to your profession. Your skills reminds me of my late fathers work. I learned from the best, obviously you also have.

[@antoniosala7101]

Espectacular trabajo.....es bonito ver trabajar de esta manera y ver el resultado .....gracias por enseñar estos trabajos tan meticulosos......saludos desde barcelona....👍

[@lajossimon6371]

Real craftsmanship . Respect.

[@АвтоСервисиобработкаметалла]

ПРОСТО СУПЕР МАСТЕР. ЭТО ИСКУТВО КАКОЕ ТО ПОЛУЧИЛОСЬ 👏👏👏👏👏👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@DanKoning777]

Always well thought out and constructed, and always a thumbs up.

[@frankpitochelli6786]

I love great craftsmanship like this. Great job.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

👍👌👏 Oh WOW, simply fantastic! Extremely well done (video and work). It was an enormous effort to fabricate this but it is definitely a work of art in the end. Excellent craftsmanship too of course. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health in particular.

[@BrucePierson]

Very interesting process of making the adjusting nut for the English Wheel.

[@AJMPOPS]

Outstanding work. Especially cutting that metric thread. Thank you.

[@lfeco]

Thanks for finishing the video and show us what that was for.

[@greenbudkelly2820]

Fantastic project. Thank you for showing us the final implementation and item in use

[@normcameron2316]

Lovely job. Looks easy but count the steps involved in making this nut. It takes time, skill and ingenuity.

[@chrisharding214]

Awesome demonstration of the finished product 🎉

[@jamestregler1584]

Great job, thanks from old New Orleans

[@mitchilito99]

That's some seriously nice machine work! Thanks for sharing.

[@MakeitExtremeShorts]

Thanks for watching!

[@ronwhittaker6317]

love the extra mile you went bubby

[@iaintfraidofnowoke]

I make it a point of watching these videos without the volume turned up so that I can focus on the work being done. So, maybe those of you with the comments about the music annoy you may take that page from my playbook. As for the work done to make an adjustable lower anvil for your English wheel, well, that was a nice work of art. The knurling tool made a few passes off track, but it was barely noticeable and in no way affected the total quality of the piece.

[@josuerodrigues6782]

MY FRIEND THIS PIECE WAS INCREDIBLE PHENOMENAL CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE BEAUTIFUL WORK

[@onkcuf]

Nah,he messed up on the knurling did you see? Right at the 6:00 minute mark.

[@RustyKombi]

Beautiful to watch, thank you

[@homemadetools]

Great work as always. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎

[@MrDriftspirit]

Very impressive .the craftsman work, the editing. Top...

[@jetcyclezero8907]

Thank you very much you and you & youtube make us all smart.

[@mr.redacted1441]

That was gorgeous!

[@adamhawksworth2039]

Quality of your videos have become outstanding

[@ramonmendoza7398]

Music is fine. Anyways I liked and subscribed purely for the fact you didn’t use the final product as the thumbnail. It was very fun to watch! Nice skills but what I’m more jealous of, nice tools to demand the skill! Way cooler than any setup I’ve seen recently

[@kingtut5923]

Got here by mistake , what a nice job , watched it all the way .

[@ianraybon]

Nice work. Minor point for improvement would be when aligning the split faces for surface grinding, after being cut on the bandsaw. You used a digital angle finder, on a sawn face. You could end up with the tapped holes not being perpendicular to the split faces, which in a more critical application would cause undue stress on the bolts. Wind the tap into one of the holes, and using a clock, or your angle finder, adjust until the tap is vertical, use a drill blank to suit the plain/counterbored holes to do the same on the other half.

[@gordbaker896]

Many ways to do things. This one was well done.

[@matthewmoilanen787]

Not a critical application this this was a more than acceptable way to do it. Unnecessary set up time therefore wasted production time. If I sent a drawing to our machinists with a +/- . 010 and they wasted time trying to get +/- .002 somebody is getting fired.

[@ianraybon]

@@matthewmoilanen787 I’m well aware that it’s not a critical application, but, to do what I’d explained would literally take me 2 minutes. If you would fire someone for that, I don’t think you’d last very long in a position of power.

[@AlessioSangalli]

I agree the sawn face could have had all sorts of out of square, I would not have used the china angle finder

[@AlessioSangalli]

​@@matthewmoilanen787what is important here is not the +- 10 thou (that is a tolerance for woodworking, not metal) but the concept of collinearity of the bolts holes.

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

I like machining videos and I like body working tools. This was a 2 for 1. Thanks.

[@shickenchits8123]

Easy. Spilt babbitt bearings are fun too. I hung up my tools.

[@maximusnotsure8282]

That zoom in at the start is crisp af

[@darrylwood2271]

the English Wheel was a nice surprise at the end

[@screwsnutsandbolts]

Awesome videos ! 👍

[@joewhitney4097]

Very Nice, great job. Thanks for sharing.

[@kulebyakinjoe]

Cool as always!

[@dn0682]

Very nice workmanship. Well done.

[@MakeitExtremeShorts]

Thank you very much!

[@atchjs]

Reminds me of a split bearing I had to replace on the generator end of the emergency diesel generator on the sub many years ago. I had never heard of such a thing until I worked on it.

[@حسنبنرشید-ش3ي]

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[@jimsamolczyk3774]

Extremely talented machinist

[@Mantelar]

I was trying to explain to some people at my office job why machines parts can be so expensive. This video is a good example. Mass producing these would take a small facility with multiple machines. I quickly lost count of the number of operations it took…

[@RandomGigabytes48]

Very rarely u get a amazing lathe job likr this one

[@mutantryeff]

Masterpiece

[@billyhagerman4759]

An artist!

[@buyamerican3191]

Freakin' awesome!

[@giuseppecardarelli3666]

Bravo, bel lavoro!

[@robertosborn2458]

Old school machine work! No computers! T&D maker at its best

[@thejoker-ie1mm]

Thanks for this video Master. 👏👏

[@philipB31]

Very nice work, thank you for sharing.

[@fullgas1413]

Exelente trabalho, reúne conhecimentos diferentes.

[@The_Machinist_23]

Couple of things I noticed on the surface grinding. Firstly, never touch on the workpiece while the wheel is stationary. You should always run the wheel up first, especially if you use coolant often. The coolant sinks to the lower side and throw the wheel off balance. I have seen this break wheels. And second, either rotate the vice or shorten the stops 😂 otherwise very good

[@TheMadMonk9]

Skills like this are SOOOO underrated.

[@VincentStocke]

If anyone is curious on the application of these split nuts. I use them at varying sizes to place under a baseplate of a mono-pole cellphone tower on anchor rods.

[@chrisbarley9584]

Amazing work

[@justtim9767]

Beautiful work.

[@felixacuna4139]

Perfección, mucha presión, felicitaciones

[@juanignaciocaino]

supreme video for an excellent machining job.

[@katbobyr]

Эстэтическое наслаждение наблюдать за работой истинного мастера и подобных приспособлений, могущих служить поколениям людей.Пластик и одноразовые ,,философии,, утомили в смерть

[@deathrow1080]

Jesse James would absolutely love this man

[@genefogarty5395]

JJ is a remedial tech ed. student compared to this guy.

[@nickgeorgie1957]

Άξιος. Michelangelo!

[@GhulamQadir-js5zy]

Wow that was a great very nice work I really like this Technical work

[@farmerdave7965]

BRILLIANT ! ! !

[@bennyjuhl]

One Word… Impressive

[@MASI_forging]

That is an incredible work.👍👍

[@masakiizawa5754]

Nice work!

[@AddictedtoProjects]

All I can say is "Bravo!" 👏

[@TomTalley]

Another great one. Thanks.

[@maxnex7676]

Very elegant 👍

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic work, dude! Nicely done! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@gustavopomodoro]

Simply amazing, nice work 👌

[@MakeitExtremeShorts]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@floydwilliams3321]

Nice work

[@ericklebrun7627]

Nice job. C'est très satisfaisant de vous regarder travailler.

[@garytodd5605]

Very nice job.

[@aestiva]

Excellent skill!