Precision indication on a Lathe ---- DO NOT MISS THIS VIDEO !!

[@toddanonymous5295]

Joe, I don't know what is more valuable, your exceptional teaching ability or the great hints you give all of us. Thank you so much for sharing your skills with us.

[@joepie221]

My pleasure. Thank for the feedback.

[@susanss70spartymix77]

I always thought his background music was the best.

[@oddjobbobb]

So so true!

[@kennethnevel3263]

Some people take their knowledge to the grave and never share it and it is lost . You share it and people learn from it and take it to the next level and do better work .

[@walterkoepisch]

😊😢😮😅😮😮

[@jimmilne19]

Absolutely clear instruction, and I'll be doing these checks from now on every time. You are a fine educator and as a new machinist I so appreciate you sharing so freely what you know. And, what great topics, so very useful. Thanks Joe for this one too.

[@joepie221]

Glad to help Jim.

[@loneflwolf]

sorry does this work no response

[@timclayton9038]

Thank you Joe love you videos I’m putting them in a folder for when my grandchildren are old enough to want to learn, I so hope they want to be craftsmen. TC

[@stevejackson5062]

School trained but never worked in the business so I'm dumb as a rock. Have a well equipped hobby shop and am learning more from your instructional videos than I did in 2 years of night school. Can't thank you enough. Wish I was closer - I'd sweep your floors.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

I know what you mean. I got out of school (for the first degree) and got a job, quickly learning I did not know much. 20 machine shops later, I found out my last 5 bosses did not know much. :) Self employed now, and loving ever second of it. If you do want to get a job, (treat your jobs as a education you actually get paid for), I advise 2 things to accelerate your learning a great deal. 1) Never get a union job. In manufacturing, they have less skill than you do now, and never get much better. Can't start your won business that way. Today, because the talent pool is shrinking, non-union jobs are paying more than they ever did, but don't expect good pay until you have the experience. 2) The best place to work and gain skill is a "Job shop" where they work with a lot of different kind of materials and processes. The job shops are were the union shops send the more difficult work in many cases. You can learn some things with high volume production, but a job shop, you are doing something different every day, (usually). They can be tough to work for, but after about 3 shops, you will gain the skill to be able to be attractive to any shop who is hiring. I was a "job hopper", and that is often looked down upon, but most people looking for a new job were not "lifers" at any shop, so that is the choice a employer has. I earned some sill at ever job I had, (and thankful they all hired me,---even when I got fired; big mouth usually), but I earned a ton of skill working for any shops. Now my hobby turned into a business, and my machining skill set me apart from almost all of my competition, (modifying small gas engines for racing). I have to tell you,---it feels great making more money than any union worker in the world. :)

[@commanderboom206]

nice to see you around Doug

[@aquilifergroup]

I’d help sweep too. Thanks

[@MichaelLloyd]

I'm only a hobbyist but I am very appreciative of that instruction that you give. Clear and concise. Can't beat it

[@christopherruble3913]

I trained as a machinist 40+ years ago and am still glad that I found your site, as well as Stan Zinkowski's and Dale Derry's. I am learning a ton of stuff from you guys that I never learned back then. Keep up the great work, Joe!

[@okaygotit6509]

Great video! I've been a machinist for about 20 years now and this is a very good way to show somebody that's coming up in this trade how to think about late work critically.

[@johntenhave1]

I have owned and operated a lathe for more years than I care to admit ( ok 50 yrs...) and you taught me something i had never considered and something I never knew. Thank you Joe.

[@joepie221]

Thanks for watching.

[@chrisbuschendorf3155]

Joe, i went to a trade school as a high school back in the 80's went through an apprenticeship and got my mold making papers. Before the Internet a trade school was the only place where you could learn the things that you are teaching. I wish that I had the opportunity that people have learning from the lessons that you are teaching. Your doing a great job and providing a good service to the young ( or old) people learning about machining. Keep up the good work

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

Once again you've explained more than I realized there was to learn. THANKS!

[@BillyTpower]

Holy Crap Joe, you just turned a light bulb on for me... I think.lol... last week I was drilling then boring a 4" piece of 1" od stock. I could not figure out wtf was going on because the bore was oversized on each end but tight in the middle... I now think I know why.. Thanks man, you rock

[@richardallred4243]

Last year I purchased a1984 lathe from a friend,s wife after he developed mental issues. I am self teaching with the aide of You Tube postings as he is unable to help me with any of the basics. As such I have been struggling with some of the runout issues you describe for over a year. I was thinking I had twist in my ways. I have checked and re-leveled and checked again and again using plumb bob methods and precision levels. It would look perfect but I still had accuracy issues with a thru hole not being centered on the back side. After seeing this video I feel certain I can make it work properly. I plan to watch all your postings and am certain I can learn much from you. THANK YOU The light has finally dawned!

[@joepie221]

Thank you Richard.

[@StuartsShed]

Joe, I just used this technique today - I was going crazy trying to get a part true - making an offset bore through a part. Well, the bore axis I was starting with was not parallel to the OD of the part. Happily I had stock left, so I trued the face, clocked the length of the OD as a check and then bored the hole. Fixed - thanks for making all this info available.

[@bozo28able]

Joe I have seen so called machinist's who have run lathes for over a decade who didn't know or understand what you just explained. They would remove a 4 jaw chuck and bore soft jaws on a 3 jaw chuck for a 1 off part. I have almost 50 years in the trade and I am really glad to see you teaching the trade. Thanks!

[@joepie221]

Happy to do it.

[@matttee1319]

6 yrs later, this video is still helping us in the trade advance ourselves.

[@georgebear4557]

Who are these 27 people who dislike your video? What's there to dislike? Your instructions are simple and concise. I was about eight years old when I first worked on a lathe. I'm fifty-two now and you still have shown me some techniques that are new to me. Fantastic channel. Please keep up the good work. You are an inspiration. Bet those twenty-seven people don't know what a lathe is, let alone made a video for KZbin.

[@HaqqAttak]

27 people bumped the dislike with their hand without knowing it on their phone.

[@martinwhittaker9860]

Joe I’v said it before ,but I have to tell you I have spent 50 years in engineering and trained as a toolmaker in the U.K. and just love you videos and learn or maybe relearn. So much from you. You’re manner of presentation is superb. SO PLEASE DO KEEP YOUR VIDEOS COMING I’m just one of your many grateful viewers. Martin from the U.K.

[@boydmason4476]

I am a professional engineer in my 50's who bought a lathe and mill and other machine shop equipment to learn machining and take it up as a hobby before I kick the bucket (also I've grown tired over the decades of hearing the trades tell me how little engineers know). Your videos are making my new hobby incredibly enjoyable and saving me a lot of frustration. Thanks Joe.

[@joepie221]

Thanks for the comment. Ask a question if you hit a wall. I'll answer you.

[@mrdavidurquhart]

I have so much respect for you and your experience Joe. Thanks for caring about the trade so much that you make a real effort to share with another generation.

[@steventhompson3507]

Following your video on thread cutting in the lathe away from the chuck enabled me to improve my thread cutting so much. Cheers Joe

[@joepie221]

Great to hear. Its a good technique.

[@stoffel89]

Best advice ive been given in a looong time. Will never forget it and allways use it. Not all are willing to share their advice. And those stupid enough not to follow good advice and share it even more are not making the world any better. Thanx again. Your videos are awesome. Wish i had a machine shop... One Day. Maybe...

[@BobJones-cr1pl]

Check the shoulder, check the shaft. Get the shaft round , recheck the shoulder, recheck the shaft. I machine on an arbor that I do that on EVERY time. If you don't, sooner or later you'll be in trouble. Excellent video and instruction. And as usual Joe , absolutely right.

[@joepie221]

Thank you very much. Gotta have square and concentric for a good part.

[@olinzuercher6344]

As an amateur who's never had much instruction, I find this kind of video to be very helpful.

[@joepie221]

2 step indication is the only way to be sure you have a good part if you have to flip it.

[@jimmyjones001]

I have to say this is outstanding information for everyone! I work at a shop that is all CNC machines but these principles definitely apply! A lot of people don't understand what "running true" really means. thanks for the video.

[@takedeadaim8671]

I’m getting some of these earlier videos in my feed, always great reminders. I do special purpose tubes with a spiral hole down the middle the OD has to coaxial to the hole as does the threaded feature on one or bot ends. In addition to that the faces on the ends must be perpendicular to the hole. They are long so I either use a thin shop made chuck on the outboard end of the spindle to help support and align the job. A precision ground rod with various bushings are used to “reach “ down the hole from both ends create additional points to indicate. I might take a jump into this and make a video of the process. This set up can take some time as toy showed where you adjust in one point it affects another.

[@RumpLeINtiLINsKinnIN]

Just found your channel. I must say it is one of the best machining instructional channels on youtube(and I watch them all!) The way you explain things and give the reasons WHY you are doing something instead of just saying "DO THIS" is great. Your explanations just click with me more than other channels. Thanks

[@joepie221]

This kind of comment really makes my day. Thanks for watching. Feel free to ask a question if one comes up.

[@razorworks9942]

Hey Joe, I've been a welder/Fabricator (Union Ironworker) for the better part of 40+ years now, but definitely a newb when it comes to machining. Even though I've made some pretty cool things, and fixed a few parts, calling myself a "machinist" is a far cry from that title. Sharing these tips like you said "learn the correct way from the beginning" and you'll make better parts from the Gitgo! I couldn't agree more. Same goes for my trade, just because someone sticks to pieces of metal together with a welder doesn't necessarily make you a "welder"! Thank you again Joe, you are appreciated by a lot of us out here..Especially me. Razor!

[@joepie221]

Thanks Razor. Always good to get a comment from you.

[@HanstheTraffer]

I just bought my first lathe. Haven't operated one since high school 50 years ago. Thanks very much for sharing. I plan on watching more of your videos.

[@joepie221]

Feel free to post questions. I'll answer as time permits.

[@ajwhittlebang6977]

I learned to keep halving the error on the DTI until true and worked out over lots of years that concentricity of cantilevers takes the method you explain so well in this video. Have seen some immediately go for 0 and not be able to establish truth as DTI keeps bouncing. Great video as always.

[@joepie221]

Thanks. Its good to get a understanding of whats going on.

[@ninalli]

Hey Joe, my no.2 son and I have been watching your films with great fascination. Although I am a pharmacologist of 30 years my real passion is engineering especially as a boy and now as a older man! Being brought up by a grandfather who was a clock maker gave me the interest in engineering. My engineering ambition is to complete a model live steam loco (5") and watching your films has very much given me the understanding I need to work my growing workshop of old but still good equipment. Please keep the films up, we are finding them really great and hugely educational. Thankyou for all your efforts. Dave and Family, Kent UK.

[@joepie221]

Hey Dave. Great comment. Thanks. 2 guys you should also check out are Mr. Crispin and Chuck Tipton. If you need a little more inspiration for your project. I'll get off the gun stuff for a while and get back to shop videos, but I do appreciate you guys hanging in and allowing me to check that off my bucket list. Got some good stuff coming. Thanks for watching. By the way....I did my apprenticeship in a company that specialized in precision miniature components for the watch industry. I worked in the toolroom and built positioning fixtures for secondary operations. The parts were so small, a days production would fit in a pack of smokes and had to be weighed to be counted. A 100 parts would stick to the tip of your finger. I've been into fixtures and prototypes ever since.

[@Spurioushamster]

Seriously some of the best lathe advice I've heard. Great video.

[@tonythomas951]

You are very good! Some people have an ability to convey knowledge and teach and you Joe are one of them. Thank you very much for doing so. You have no idea what a help you are.

[@joepie221]

Thank you, Glad to do it.

[@geoffbrumpton8544]

Thanks Joe, I don’t have the time to reinvent the wheel so I find a few minutes watching your videos is a huge time saver for this lathe novice. 👍

[@joepie221]

Glad to help

[@patlaird4188]

Joe. I wish I lived in Austin. I'd be at your door everyday begging for a job. My company is so half assed. Thanks for showing how real work is done.

[@joepie221]

Thanks for watching.

[@AnthonyGriz]

I've decided I don't need a therapist anymore, just need to watch more of these videos! Thanks Joe, another awesome video, and greatly appreciated!!

[@joepie221]

Glad you like them!

[@themoose2350]

I am new to machining. I took a job at a fabrication shop that makes large animated water fountains across the U.S. I have only ever used a brake lathe a drillp ress and a bandsaw. I find your videos educational and helpful thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us just starting out. better to learn right then try to undo bad habits.

[@joepie221]

Agreed. Thanks for watching

[@niklnikl1]

Thank you Joe! This is something I would have never thought to do. I owe a lot of gratitude for your great educational videos.

[@Jason710.]

Glad I saw this as I wasn't told about whip that I can remember, I may have just forgotten since it was so long ago and just recently got back into machining, either way I appreciate it and thank you joe.

[@alfreddeltrecco8987]

have a little home shop now been out of the areo space shop 25years and all i see you do i give you two thumbs up keep it up good job!!! AL

[@keithrussell8778]

Another great tip Joe, I am self taught, but tips from pros like yourself really help, once again many thanks, Jack from across the pond

[@desertforgeknifetool2142]

Joe, cant thank you enough for these jewels of wisdom !!!!!! They are taking my accuracy to a new level.

[@joepie221]

Outstanding. Take it and make it better.

[@thevideoboy87]

Joe, not sure you're reading this more than a year later. I'm just an electrical engineer and I understand what you said. Just want to say that this is very useful and I will show it to all the guys in our machine shop. Keep posting such great content!

[@joepie221]

Thank you. I appreciate you spreading this content around.

[@johnbrink53]

Thanks for doing this for everyone!! So many teachers right now don’t show anyone anything ! They tell everyone to look it up.

[@jimnicholson4509]

Thanks for that Joe ,now I realise how concentricity can be so tricky, that explains why I had some problems with clock arbors not running smoothly, so your video was much appreciated, thanks buddy. Jim from Australia.

[@joepie221]

Glad to help Jim.

[@gregoryphillips142]

Joe, I want you to know that your effort making these videos makes a difference in my life! I work as a machinist at a shop with old clapped out machines. By using the techniques you demonstrate I make less mistakes and work faster, daily.

[@joepie221]

Thanks for the message. I was fortunate enough to align with some tough but very talented guys early on. I'm glad to pay it back.

[@bigalremington]

Thank you, thank you! Great stuff, ....a new-bee here. And I thought building homes was something difficult in keeping the numbers correct. I love this new world of making metals fit. Yessah!!

[@colibriguitars]

Come on Joe!!!! i really like to learn a lot of stuff, last year a learned a little about drawing plans whit Rhino... i like to learn watching tutorials.... But your videos are the best tutorials ever!!!! me, as a craftman (i´m a guitar builder) there is some people that ask to teach them... i always say: what do you know about? they say "nothing"... i ask Why?? becouse there is no info anywhere..... Sucks! if someone really wants to learn something there is a lot of info around in this time!!!!! and your videos are some of those GREAT resources to start...... i got a mini lathe 3 years ago, because i wanted to learn.... and looking the right info is the best time spended about... now i can make an Internal combustion engine that runs... and your videos are simply the easiest way to learn! thanks again for all the time you spend.

[@AlecSteele]

Awesome info!!

[@Klystron33]

Hi Joe, thanks alot for sharing your knowledge and ideas with us, it's greatly appreciated! Best regards from Germany

[@charlesbrewer6552]

Thanks so much for doing these videos. There are a group of you guys doing this stuff, and it ranges from beginner to advanced stuff. It is all GREAT for us home, self taught "would-be" machinists. You guys show us stuff that is "not in the books" and is invaluable knowledge for what seems to be a dying art in the western world. Thank you so much! I put the information given by all of you to use All The Time. Constantly building my knowledge.

[@joepie221]

Thanks Charles. Put safety at the top of that list. Make sure the jewelry is off, roll up the sleeves and wear those glasses. Good luck with your projects. feel free to ask me questions if you have them.

[@swelschwraith]

this is the kind of stuff I wish they showed me in School.... Tips and tricks of how to do things. What habits to establish and which ones to break. THANK YOU FOR SHARING AND KEEP THE VIDEOS COMING!

[@starfishten]

Thanks Joe the short but very informative section is a breath of fresh air ,also watched the section on tool height to centre was always shown to measure from centre of tail stock or a little bit down ,what u have shown me hear has saved me a lot of head scratching and aggravation as to why i couldn't get my work any better ,thank you so much.

[@joepie221]

This step is a giant step towards a better part. Good luck and thanks for watching.

[@tylerjones3894]

Alcohol wipes/hand sanitizer and (surprisingly) dry erase markers will remove sharpie/permenant markers from dry erase boards. We used to do this on OPs boards while I was deployed, so we could keep somethings (columns and rows) permanently attached to the board and variably information (operations, locations, etc.) removable ... Just in case you hadn't already had this mentioned.

[@slartybartfarst9737]

Joe always watch your channel its gold dust, thank you brilliant craft teaching again.

[@mrc1539]

That’s an awesome tip that is so easily over looked. Thanks for the reminder.

[@speedbuggy16v]

great video, I have seen more than a few people on youtube mess this up, and measuring taper incorrectly. Thanks for taking the time to show us the correct methods!

[@crazymanmichael8386]

just another newb enjoying learning the right way to do things. younhave a freat selection of topics and as others have mentioned, you are a damn fine teacher. please keep it coming!!!!

[@AtelierDBurgoyne]

Very well done. Short and to the point. Love your presentation style. Daniel

[@joepie221]

Thanks Daniel

[@jackbonanno8186]

Amazing, you got me on that one, I must have been asleep on that one. Makes so much sense. Thank you. Making notes of that.

[@richardmorton1310]

Joe, love your video even they old ones. Just an old homegamer and your videos have helped me.

[@wesbiglin4845]

Hi Joe, this principle is also true for indicating a shaft with the center in the tail stock. If the tail stock is off center, and you put a indicator on the shaft and roll the shaft, it will still indicate zero. but the lathe will cut a taper on the shaft. It is very important your tail stock is on center of the spindle. In very long lathes, if the lathe bed has a twist, the tail stock will not be on center every where on the bed. I set up a 20 foot lathe and first thing I shot in the lathe bed twist and then pulled the bed level and straight with the tie down bolts, i put in the foundation. short bed laths are usually stiff enough to hold. Might make a good video, because a lot of guys think that just because they put the shaft in the tail stock center it will be straight and then wonder why the lathe is cutting a taper. I know you know all this, maybe it would answer a question of two. I truly enjoy your videos and a pleasure to see how talented you are. Thanks

[@thosoz3431]

Focused , concise and clever, nice. Thanks Joe.

[@joepie221]

Thanks Thomas

[@MrMarcaap]

Very clear and concise instructions. Thanks so much for taking the time share these nuggets of wisdom and experience.

[@t.l.c.5510]

Finally, a video that makes sense. Much appreciated

[@mikesadventuresnz]

Great Joe. Really made sense and appreciate your time helping us. Your tips even work down here upside down in New Zealand. Cheers Mike

[@dwighthickerson4106]

Great video on using a buck chuck! I use a NOGA base with my black face B&S. This must be mastered before using OD grinders and working with 3R systems. Keep up the videos . The trade schools are not teaching these techniques any more. Glad I got my training in 35 years ago.

[@gweliver]

Great information, just starting as a hobby (59 yrs old) bought Craftsman 12”x36”, and now a subscriber to your channel with “alerts” on too!

[@joepie221]

Shoot me a question if you get stuck on something.

[@X19-x5f]

Lots of good info. Had to watch the vid a few times and think it through for a while, but now I understand perfectly. Great video Joe.

[@joepie221]

Thanks for watching.

[@schickstead]

Thank you for this video. I am currently working as a cnc lathe operator, and I love to learn new techniques that I can apply to my work.

[@joepie221]

This is a good one !

[@WCGwkf]

At work for cnc grinding we have 6 jaw chucks with the 4 adjustment set screws and we call it tapping and bucking ( for buck chucks). If you're indicating on 2 diameters we tap out front away from the chuck and buck it close to the jaws. If there's a face for the datum we indicate the face and buck the OD in. Everything falls into a tenth and works quite well. When you don't have but a couple thou atock removal you don't have room for parts to be wobbling around! Also, when were tapping the part in, we run the chuck at 100rpm ( or personal pref.) And it makes tapping it in very fast. Great video.

[@joepie221]

Sounds like you have a good process there. Thanks for the comment.

[@AlabamaTree]

Excellent video - and makes perfect sense. I’m a welder fabricator of 30 years and just learning some machining (lathe and milling) I’m being told to only ever use one (and the same one every time) of the 3 screws in the chuck. Good or bad advice? I can already se the benefits of using them all in your video...

[@NordicDan]

Getting a lot of good ideas to true up ( to the best of its capabilities) my old Craftsman 109 benchtop lathe so I can refurbish old DC motors. This and your video for truing up a non adjustable chuck have given me a great place to start for ensuring the rotor assemblies from these motors I'm working with are straight and true. Just need to invest in a better dial indicator than the Harbor Freight I've had for almost 25 years, HA!

[@joepie221]

Brown and Sharp or mitutoyo

[@sixstringmarauder]

Loving all the tips and knowledge you have given us, many thanks brother.

[@joeg9630]

Hey Joe, I would recommend anyone turning threads running the spindle in reverse use extreme caution if the chuck is threaded onto the spindle and not keyed on a taper. You could unscrew the chuck from the spindle. PS. Love all your videos. Keep 'em coming. Always get thumbs up.

[@joepie221]

Thanks Joe. That's a good point to keep fresh. Thanks for watching.

[@mathieusteffelaar7219]

Very good information, very useful. I will see what I can do on my Sheldon Lathe of 1952. Greetings and keep going.

[@samterian7694]

its amazing how much machining knowledge you have and the best part is you are generous in sharing with us, thanks a lot

[@joepie221]

It's my pleasure

[@larry527az3]

Hi Joe, I'm a recent subscriber to your channel and I'm learning a lot watching your vids and wanted to say thanks! Great stuff here.

[@joepie221]

Thanks for signing on.

[@sickboymech92]

You have no idea how many videos I watch where people fail to have their indicator arm as parallel to the surface as possible and introduce cosine error. Great form, great video, great info. thanks.

[@joepie221]

Thanks for your comment. I'd like to make a statement that may give you food for thought. The movement of the indicator dial needle is driven by the rotation at the forward axis where the tip connects to the main internal lever arm. This being said, any rotation that occurs at this point could theoretically be delivered from any place on the available tip contact envelope. If you use your indicator for measurement, a straight tip is a good idea. But...if you use the indicator to indicate as the name would suggest, the angle of the tip has no bearing on the operation. Thoughts??

[@davidjames1007]

Thank you Sir, you taught me something today, I am just a hobby machinist but this will help a lot.

[@roadshowautosports]

This a subscriber from the future thanking Mr. Pie for this video 6 years ago!!!!

[@paulmahaffey1171]

I like the content of your videos! Keep them coming! Lots of experience to learn from.

[@brianjohnson217]

Hi Joe , just watched another very interesting video of yours regarding precision indication on the lathe. You've just reinforced my findings on this subject ( I'm a mechanical engineer ) but self taught machinist. You have my absolute respect regarding all your tutorial videos and anyone who dares to give you a thumbs down does not appreciate what an accomplished engineer you are . Christmas day here in the UK merry Christmas Joe . Brian

[@joepie221]

Thanks Brian.

[@MartsGarage]

Thanks Joe. I like your no-nonsense delivery. I learn something new every time I drop by. Mart.

[@joepie221]

Thanks Mart. Thats the plan. Stay tuned.

[@gregdunne1192]

Great tip ,thanks Joe. I always learn things from your video and explanation that help me do a better job.

[@joepie221]

Mission accomplished.

[@armdaMan]

Hi Cap'n Thanks again for sharing and informing us. This explains tons and will definitely assist in proper accurate turning. We never stop learning every day. Cheers aRM

[@joepie221]

Good to hear from you guys. Hows the knife project going?

[@jerrywells4380]

Thanks again Joe. Your stuff is clear and on point, no wonder your subs are climbing so fast.

[@joepie221]

Thanks Jerry.

[@russellanderson8954]

Joe, I am hard of hearing but your voice is great on your videos., Thanks Russ Anderson.

[@rickcperry]

This type of video is the reason that I click thumbs up before the video even starts on all your videos!

[@joepie221]

Thanks. I hope you hit the Subscribe button as well.

[@rickcperry]

Did that a couple weeks ago and have been forwarding your videos to others. Keep up the great work my friend

[@joepie221]

Much appreciated. thanks for the support.

[@michaelphillips655]

Just bought a lathe thank you for taking the time to teach

[@joepie221]

Good luck.

[@chilavere8974]

Amazing machinist ! Congratulations from France

[@joepie221]

Thank you very much!

[@peterparsons3297]

good info..... don't understand why some people felt it necessary to give a thumbs down

[@joewest2560]

What are you before a beginning machinist... you are me! 🙂 Now for the dumb question, that was a three jaw independant chuck I assume? Joe I enjoy a half dozen or so machinist youtubers, you sir are the best at explaining what you are doing, and I'm guessing its because you know best what you are doing. This old guy wants to say thank you very very much!

[@joepie221]

Thank you for the compliment. The chuck was a 3 jaw scroll chuck. 1 key and all 3 jaws move at the same time.

[@trevorlee7945]

Great lesson learned thanks Joe I never would have guessed that the face could be out of square if the shaft was indicated true .

[@joepie221]

Glad to help

[@stratocaster1greg]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Im always learning and videos like yours are a valuable asset.

[@ntc3gtr]

Thanks joe I am New to all of this. I learn much faster by Visualization than by Explanation. I thought you were in a bit of a pickle cause I saw the shaft was out of round after you tapped on it, but being the pro that you are you made it look easy. I will be keeping an eye out for any more great advice that you have. Keep up the awesome teachings

[@joepie221]

Thank you. I'll try not to steer you wrong.

[@johndonlan5956]

That's brilliant Joe! I never would have thought to indicate the face.... I would have been going just for the diameter. I never would have thought about concentricity..... After all it's a three jaw universal so you assume that the jaws are going to close concentric to the spindle, right? You just proved that it's not true always. Thank you very much for that! 👍

[@joepie221]

The face is very important and many don't even look at it.

[@planeflyer21]

Way late to add a comment but, concerning Sharpie use on a dry erase/white board, using a dry erase marker over the Sharpie will remove it off the board. Thanks for the videos, Joe! Too bad I didn't find them before we were in Austin this past summer. I'd have stopped to say "Howdy!"

[@dinosspiliopoulos760]

Mr Joe big thank you for all your videos.

[@allengentz7572]

Thanks Joe, I have picked up on the temporary collet video. Thank you again for the information so clearly presented. Please accept a big AUSSIE Onya Mate.

[@joepie221]

Glad to hear it Allen. Good luck to you. and.....I gladly accept the AUSSIE greeting.

[@aldimmett]

Thanks again Joe for a great instructional video. I don't think you are afraid of wolf spiders..I saw you remove fuzz from the legs of one. That video made you honorable.

[@bigt1ful]

thank you ----- we need someone like one joe i have a machining for 42 yr