Odds & Ends 118: New tools and Viewer Mail

[@elsdp-4560]

THANK YOU...for sharing. Nice viewer mail.

[@buckburton7318]

I like all you do in the shop, and now I respect you for saving the kittens.

[@gillfitzpatrick7894]

Keith, the side plates on the angle vice are back to front. They should lie horizontally when the vice is flat.

[@MakersEase]

Agreed!

[@LVVideoGuy]

I have the same vice... and you are correct...

[@MrMichaeljab]

I was about to post the same but saw that you already mentioned it.

[@PeterWMeek]

Yup, another vote for flipping those support plates over.

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Good catch!

[@johnscott2849]

Thank you for taking in the kittens.

[@ROBRENZ]

Enjoyed Keith! ATB, Robin

[@jaytoms8594]

Nothing better than Friday morning coffee with Keith !!

[@emilgabor88]

What morning ? It is 8pm for me...

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Can't wait to see these machined👍

[@BedsitBob]

Does anyone else want to see Keith thread a hole, with that 6 start tap?

[@howardosborne8647]

It would have you believing you were being dragged into the tapping hole with that lead. I thinks that is 3/8" lead per revolution.

[@buckburton7318]

Yep, I would likje to see that

[@sbrunner69]

And then make a lead to screw into it! Kieth do it!

[@terencewuethrich6091]

How can it be a 6 start tap with only 4 flutes??? Only seen a 1 or 2 start tap before.

[@BedsitBob]

@@terencewuethrich6091 I don't think you understand how multi-start threads work.

[@watchjaredwork1487]

Morning Keith! Always look forward to the Friday morning video!

[@JJ-jv1gu]

Jared Lumbert wats good jerry

[@pijnto]

6 start taps are used for cleaning up damaged threads, I watched the casting video several weeks ago, my uncle was pattern maker, in those days there were no 3 d printers all done on wood lathes an lots of hand work with rasps and files etc, back then a good pattern maker was a very valuable asset

[@tttco]

I used to make all the bevel gears at American machine and gear!!!!! Way cool!!!!

[@aspusiadavies8128]

Hi Keith, greetings from Covid lockdown in Melbourne Australia. Love the channel and very jealous of your huge shop. I check every day for a new video - thank a bunch :)

[@slypig24]

Keith, if you ever have time, could you tap a nut and turn a short multi start thread, to use as a demo.

[@MikeBaxterABC]

16:20 Muti-Start threading is common on Optical Equipment, (like Trasits, Tilting Levels, etc etc and Cameras) .. maybe it was used in fabricationg that sort of device.

[@WreckDiver99]

That tap...you know 100% that if you sold that, gave it way or lost it, you would need it the very next day....you know it...my wife gets mad when I save things...I've gone through and purged things with her and agreed "yea, probably don't need that", within 4 to 5 days...NEED IT! ARGH!

[@saschaoswald480]

When my wife tries to get me to throw things out I want to keep I just say: "So the next time I need this (**insert item here**), you will drop what you're doing, get in your car and go buy me a new (**insert item here**)?" Works pretty well...

[@WreckDiver99]

@@saschaoswald480 Nope, NOT going to to that. Her mother was a hoarder, my wife is going through EVERY SINGLE ITEM like it could be gold, and wants to save a MASSIVE amount of stuff. A broken down porch swing that fell apart years ago "Well, can't you fix it" and it appears. Could I? Maybe, but I can buy a new one for 1/4 of the cost of the parts and time to fix that one. Platters, Plates, silverware (We now have FOUR sets of China, soon to be 5)...SIXTEEN PLACE SETTINGS EACH...WITH CRYSTAL...no, I let it go...then I can say "Well, see, I tossed all this stuff, donated all that, sold this because 'do we really need it'"...Until I get my retirement shop, I have no place to put MY stuff let alone her's...LOL

[@kerrygleeson4409]

Always very interesting Keith thanks for sharing your knowledge 🇦🇺👍

[@googacct]

If you still have problems finding replacement glass parts for the oilers and site glass, that is something a glassmaker may be able to fabricate for you. They could make a carbon block mold for the outer dimension of the site glass and with a few tests should be able to blow the inner diameter close to what you need. .

[@RonParker]

Depending on the dimensions and the accuracy requirements, you might even be able to buy the tubing off the shelf, then just cut it to length and flame-polish the ends. 5 feet of Schott 12mm x 2.2mm borosilicate tubing (just guessing at the dimensions of the sight glasses in the video) is less than three bucks from my favorite borosilicate supplier. Same with the oiler glasses, though those will take some practice to cut without breaking (or just cheat and use a wet tile saw) and it might be harder to find a close enough size.

[@markschweter6371]

@@RonParker some of those oiler glasses look like they're only cut and perhaps ground flat. We cut quartz tubing for small tube furnaces in-house, don't even grind or flame polish the ends.

[@GoCreateHobbyMachineShop]

Loved that taper mic. I have a micrometer barrel waiting for a project, looks like I may have found an application, could be an interesting home build.

[@alfredneumann4692]

I love the kittens!

[@JaWz6]

I interned at a place that made electrical actuators and they had a lot of multi-start threaded rods, the ones I dealt with were 12 start if I remember right

[@argee55]

Clark sure did a great job on those castings.

[@richardcurtis556]

Those large jacks will be just the ticket for the planer and HBM.

[@davidstreeter9426]

Your angle vise appears to be nearly identical to my Sears & Roebuck drill press vise, bought new in about 1963 or so.

[@TheRatshooter]

I have one also. Stamped on the side CRAFTSMAN in the old school style from the 40's-50's. It's a dead ringer for a Palmgren, and in nice shape after all the years.

[@tomp538]

New batch of toys.... life is good.

[@miken3260]

Oiler glasses are available, I don't have the guys name, but he was selling oiler parts at the Le Sueur MN flea market two years ago. He also had the gaskets and other oiler parts.

[@RobertKohut]

Nice!!

[@billmorris2613]

Good morning from St John Parish, Louisiana, 09 Oct 20.

[@markbernier8434]

I would suggest checking the Thermo Fisher company for the glass. They can supply a huge number of sizes by the foot.

[@alanl.simmons9726]

Did the tech school ever get back with the steam pipes at the front of the train engine. They took laser measurements as I recall.

[@WilliamTMusil]

Hiya Keith

[@cstuewe]

Angle-vise, angle-vise, Bless my home-shop forever,

[@nated1971]

clamp and go foreeevvvverrr

[@millomweb]

@@nated1971 Just what drugs are you guys on ????? Anyone would think you'd been sniffing weird flowers.

[@nated1971]

@@millomweb :D

[@charlesgause8224]

Thanks keith got it. Chuck g

[@bcbloc02]

Not seen that style of Armstrong jack. You will be able to set up some really big castings on the planer with those.

[@ypop417]

And his Horizontal Boring Machine as well. I was thinking that maybe you could use them on your HBM seeing some of your setups.

[@bcbloc02]

Y Pop probably could. I have several of the other style Armstrong jacks I use all the time.

[@ypop417]

@@bcbloc02 they are up for sale the ones on the right.

[@MCEngineeringInc]

Neat!👍🏻

[@peterparsons3297]

those gears are lovley

[@jamespittsfordiii7632]

The left hand 3/8” tap if I were to guess is for a stem for a valve, most likely a cold side faucet

[@ypop417]

That was my thought as well

[@howardosborne8647]

Yes,that sounds a reasonable application. It is about the right sort of diameter for that.

[@millomweb]

I had that thought - but pretty sure they're not 6 start !

[@howardosborne8647]

@@millomweb It does sound a bit overkill for it to be 6 start. I would have thought 4 starts would produce a helical lead more than adequate for a water faucet.

[@millomweb]

@@howardosborne8647 Pretty sure all the ones I've seen are single start - but left hand threaded ones do exist. Even a single start opens far enough quickly enough for most needs. a six start forces the thread to be a very quick one - one 6th of turn moving as far as a full turn single start - it's not going to offer any great clamping force !

[@petershort4425]

Keith, the arms on the angle vice are assembled incorrectly - if you unbolt them you will quickly see how they should go. They should be almost horizontal when the vice is flat, not sticking up as they do at present. I have one that looks identical, made by Eron around 1980, very cheap back then. FWIW, The odd-leg calipers are also called hermaphrodite calipers...

[@colehoulden9127]

That funky caliper is called a hermaphrodite caliper

[@johnkey1682]

www.qsiquartz.com can make stuff from glass if you're stuck. I use them for Quartz Glass parts.

[@lucasburnette7920]

Love seeing the cats

[@simonscott1121]

WHat Keith said - windy hill is well worth a watch

[@glenntrewitt]

Regarding gears... You should checkout Clickspring, who had a nice series on making gear cutters, involute and other.

[@lukemeisenbach1964]

A laboratory glass shop could make the oiler or sight glass replacements for you.

[@wi11y1960]

What is the status of the stoker engine?

[@stephengile530]

The taper micrometer looks like it does have a little sine bar on it..LOL

[@millomweb]

Yup, spotted that !

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

That's what I thought also!

[@elmertudball7671]

I thought foam patterns that are burned out (consumed) when the liquid metal was pored in did away with the need for solid patterns that needed to be removed! You know you are living in heaven when people send you high end tools for free!

[@StreuB1]

The tap might be for tapping bronze nuts for use with linear positioning. When you have high number multi-start threads. It usually is when you need a lot of linear velocity (or acceleration) with a very limited amount of rotation. Very very interesting tap I will say. I agree with the fellow below that mentions it might be for optics. I could see that being used for extremely rapid movements of a mirror or lens, possibly used for tracking.

[@robevans8555]

Could perspex tubes not be used as the glass in the oilers?

[@jwaterous224]

I was wondering if you could put some brass rod in the machined slots of your new used angle vise as a kind of soft jaw supplement? Nice assortment!

[@BurnabyAlex]

28:00 you would search for 'tubular gauge glass' - McMaster has them.

[@tedmiles2110]

Luckenheimer still makes this sort of lubricators.

[@matthewhelton1725]

Are you sure it's six start thread? Going from memory, I think there is something amiss. You would think with a 4 flute cutter... 2 or 4 starts. If it is a 4 start thread, the actual pitch is 4 TPI. The crudest way to tell is to actually thread a hole and measure the turns per inch.

[@spokebloke1]

I thought that too, you would think that a 6-start would have either 2 or 3 flutes...

[@TheKnacklersWorkshop]

Hi Keith, I wonder what the odds are on needed a six start, left hand thread tap... If you ever need it I would also buy a lottery ticket. Have a good weekend. Paul,,

[@grendalnewgod]

Ginger being more adventurous, and Maryanne more of a shy cat, fits with characters they were named for.

[@homeryoung7436]

Good morning Keith, you are late this morning.

[@alanl.simmons9726]

10K views in 11 hours!!

[@catfishgray3696]

GREAT VIDEO, NOW LET'S GO TO WORK...

[@BurnabyAlex]

I'm guessing the tap is to make a special nut for a linear actuator.

[@silverbullet7434]

Sure would love a couple jacks . but my situations changing and might have to move in a year or so even less if things don't change. Could even use a couple oilers for my little federal planer. 12-36 may not be big but she's beautiful to me and others who want her.

[@mike-carrigan]

Man! I could have used one of those taper micrometers today.

[@dietmarsteinhilber169]

Ok now you can start cleaning up all those damaged and worn tapers and precision ID OD grinding on lathe and mills ETC.

[@douglaspierce316]

hows the peanut crop? eat them every day. unshelled the best. thanks for your show

[@StreuB1]

Albrecht is pronounced "AL-Breshed" Where the beginning sounds like you're saying the name 'Al' but stretched out a little like "ALL" and the 'ed' at the end takes on a 'T' sound. Not correcting either, just mentioning it as I to have a hard to pronounce German last name. :-D I better get thumbs up from the German viewers!!!

[@giantman261]

Be a fun project to make a taper micrometer using a spare thimble.

[@Dwarfracer88]

It's pronounced "Woos-ter".

[@DanBrideau]

Depending on what side of Worcester, they might pronounce it "Whis-tah".

[@Dwarfracer88]

@@DanBrideau I used to live in Palmer where everybody knows how to pronounce "r's".

[@Dwarfracer88]

@@DanBrideau If you want to see a "Southy's" head explode make them say Sturbridge.

[@spentacle]

The calipers at 19;00 are known in Scotland as Jenny Odd-legs

[@howardosborne8647]

Probably cruelly named after some poor crippled soul.

[@spentacle]

@@howardosborne8647 No reason to believe that, a piece of equipment is often known as a Jenny, e.g. spinning jenny

[@howardosborne8647]

@@spentacle Oh,I see you're now taking the piss out the poor old soul cos' she likes to do a bit of a twirl when she's had a dramm too many. I'm dissapointed in your unkindly mocking.😂😂😂

[@bobw222]

Could lengths of Acrylic tubing be used on the oilers in place of glass?

[@ypop417]

Yes as long as there are no High temperature involved that would melt the Acrylic

[@mlenstra]

Acrylic cracks after exposure to certain solvents (esp. alcohols) so that’s not the greatest solution for a shop environment where solvents are used all the time to clean and degrease things.

[@dhaynes4515]

Thanks for the nice video. Just wondering if you could cut the threads on a screw that would match that tap using one of your lathes?

[@bkoholliston]

We have to get you up to New England! Worcester MA is pronounced similar to "rooster" except the first sound is "w"!

[@a.bakker64]

27:00 Stauferpot ☺️

[@tpobrienjr]

Maybe the special tap was a final exam project for a learning machinist.

[@wags9777]

"Fit perfect." After fixing them. Lol

[@nuxboxen]

Keith, Thanks for the video, question, how are you getting that finish on your 3d printed parts you made for casting the gear, that finish looks so great.

[@dougvanallen2212]

Me Master Carr sells oiler glass I think up to 4 inch

[@williampugh6699]

Just curious what is happening with the stoker engine?

[@moelarryshemp]

Can you give us an update on the steam stoker engine please?

[@petermurphy3354]

Hi Keith, is that Ginger & Mary-Anne out of Gilligans Island Lol??

[@paulcopeland9035]

You need to review a few of his latest videos!

[@arthurroberts491]

About the taper calculation: Trig table or calculator? No, use a slide rule, think vintage calculations.

[@GeorgeWMays]

Super cool. Great video. Thoroughly enjoyable. Keith. Repeat after me. Apron. Laundry. Apron. Laundry. Aprons should be brown. Aprons should be brown. Cleanliness is next to Godliness. Sorry, no disrespect at all. I admire what you do immensely and greatly appreciate your channel. But Dude, I'm getting distracted. Give the cats a scratch for me.

[@grendalnewgod]

McMaster-Carr sells borosilicate glass tubes in all sizes that could be used for replacement sight glasses for the oilers. mcmaster.com/glass-tubing/

[@trogpot]

What has happened to the stoker engine?

[@Jameson4327]

Keith what’s going on with the planer? Is it completed?

[@pedrobatista4439]

Just watch the video. He has the answer for you.

[@kevinreardon2558]

Angle Vise, Angle Vise Every morning you greet me Small and white clean and bright You look happy to meet me However, my dado head looks at me quite differently.

[@afnDavid]

Meow :-)

[@buddynewman8949]

Been a fan/subscriber for awhile but going to have to abandon the channel; the number of ads have gone way up, way up! Too aggravating to deal with.

[@Digital-Dan]

KZbinrs who have other full-time jobs never seem to want to reveal what kinds of work they do when they're not in the shop. Somehow, one is curious. Will you?

[@ronaldhorne5106]

Dan Swinehart , Keith has made videos about his day job. Browse his videos to find them.

[@Peter_Riis_DK]

O, God. Another "see my shit"-video.

[@headmaxify]

That tap has four flutes if I saw it correctly. How can a tap have more starts than it has flutes? I can not wrap my head around this.

[@jimmurphy6095]

It's pronounced, "Wooster" (Don't ask...)

[@garrettrice7598]

im going to woosta to buy a toasta you bastaad! translation: I'm going to Worcester to buy a toaster you bastard!

[@DevinHeaps]

My face when I see a new Rucker video post :) My face when it’s an odds and ends video :(

[@hrenes]

Devin Heaps you could re-watch the 4 y.o. content of young Keith. Still very interesting...

[@DevinHeaps]

@@hrenes I've already watched it all. I can't get enough of this guy.