Shoptalk #3 / Shoptour / 01-2015

[@jameskilpatrick7790]

As I'm going back and watching this, on the first day of 2022, you have over 86 thousand subscribers. Quite a long way from the 300 that you were so happy to have 7 years ago. They're well earned, and I'm glad to be one of them. So much here to learn from you! Thank you for all of the content that you've made over the years, and that I am just starting to watch. :)

[@andresmanueltoledo2314]

Your channel is pure GOLD!!!!!!

[@andrew_the_machinist]

I love the organization with your "drops." I'm usually digging through a hopper full of mystery materials.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Mystery material is the worst :\ I hate it when I have drops of material with unknown alloy in the shop.

[@melgross]

You’ve come a long way, in your shop equipment, and subscribers, since this video.

[@terapode]

I really enjoy this kind of "shop tour" videos. Even more than the "do something" videos.

[@bcbloc02]

Very nice well organized little shop. I really like the home made 4th axis for the cnc mill.

[@matthewsmetalworkshop]

Lol, 300 subscribers. KZbin randomly recommended this again. I remember this the first time round. You've come so far.

[@marvinjones8692]

I always check your channel first because I enjoy your methods and precision. I attempt that same precision but have not reached that level yet. Your projects are very interesting. More, more thanks

[@JTZshokunin]

In my opinion, this is one of the nicest shops on yt. I adore cleanliness and organization, and the current lack of it in my shop pains me daily... Very nice Mr. Gotteswinter! I want more German tools in my shop...

[@StefanGotteswinter]

JTZshokunin Thank you very much, there are other incredible neat shops out there, mine is just a small basementshop. The organisation is a ongoing pain to get everything in a way that works for me - I am constantly rearanging parts, tooling and material...Ps. Please leave the Mr. - I feel 30 years older just by reading that ;)

[@JTZshokunin]

Sorry Stefan! I've really taken my childhood teachins of respecting ones elders to heart...more than one I've called people less than five years older than me "Mr."!

[@toddrudaitis6998]

Great shop Stefan...really like the CNC "Deckel" and the shaper. Todd

[@terrycannon570]

You have come a long way since 2015 Stefan. I really enjoyed the shop tour . Love the Mill. Be careful when using those screwdrivers on 115 volt or higher. I got shocked with mine because I forgot the handles were not insulated all the way to the end. I try to just use that set now for low voltage work.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Thanks! Dont worry, I have proper electrician tools to work on 240/400V :)

[@spikey2740]

Thanks, nice tour. Also, the mods you've made to your lathe took some time, some thought, and most importantly lots of love for what you're doing. Best wishes.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Thank you!

[@ROBRENZ]

Very nice shop Stefan, I could learn a lot from you on keeping the shop and machines clean!

[@tonyburndred9828]

Nice shop Stefan, you look to be well organised I've just subscribed and looking forward to viewing all your other videos, keep up the good work. Tony

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Tony Burndred Thank you for subscribing and commenting, I will try to keep the videos comming :)

[@docpedersen7582]

Just going back and watching your earlier videos. Very nice shop. I am envious. Particularly that beautiful little shaper.

[@volcom7114]

I get asked a lot if I do any work in my shop and the answer is of course I do but just like you I clean my shop up and out everything back that I was using so I can find it next time I'm going to do something.. A few minutes with a shop vac and your shop looks spotless. Very nice use of the work area I also do foundry work so that takes up a chunk of space. Great stuff! Thanks for sharing!

[@StefanGotteswinter]

volcom7114 Thats also my practice, when done, shop vac and broom, drop everything in its place and the shop is ready for the next day. I dont like it to go in the shop and find the stuff I had out the last day still floating around on the workbench..

[@renegadebt1374]

That's a great set up you have there.. Very nice..

[@jeremiahhuson8458]

To 300 add 48,900=49,200 as of 26.02.2019 nice work sir. I am very grateful for all you have shown here on KZbin. Your videos are always interesting and informative I have learned a great deal from you and others like you. Thank You! Tschuss!

[@TAWPTool]

I loved the tour! Thank you for sharing.

[@iTeerRex]

I am a complete new bee and this give me a Very good idea on the many aspects of a metal shop. Thanks very much Stefan for this look at your shop, and for your channel. The videos have been a great educational course.

[@thecrustyoldmachinist9384]

A very nice shop in a small area. I have a new appreciation for the projects you ca do. Hopefully people will know they are the only limiting factor in their lives. This shop is proof. Thank you Stefan.

[@tecnobs3d]

Thanks for the shop tour Stefan, you have managed to fit all well in limited space. Happy New Year and be safe in the shop. Cheers from Sweden Bengt

[@sharonkeane1957]

bsjoelund Stevan gotteswinter

[@bterzini1]

I would love to see a new shop tour to see how your shop has evolved!

[@cgis123]

Nice little shop you have there. I cant wait to see more of the work you do. ATB Matt

[@rasmillion]

The shop really shows your attention to detail, this is also evident in your work. Again keep up the good work. Love watching you. Still jealous though

[@armdaMan]

Impressive, to say the least, STEFAN !!! Grand tour and well worth the visit, or more like show. Like Your well organised, neat and clean shop. Would say typical of an experienced Toolmaker. Also good to recognise some nice Machines like the Deckel etc., Tools, as well as see some quality European Tooling. Thanks for "SHARING" - that's the crucial and most important criterion in all these Videos which U Guys record. Hats off to both, the Yanks Oxtool, Abom, Keith Fenner/ Rucker, Stan, Basement shop Guy etc., etc and some of U Europeans now who are not scared to SHARE Your expertise and wealth of experience - which nobody can take away from U anyway !!! This is totally foreign in this part of the world where if U wanted to learn something, U had to PAY and PAY not small Bucks. And if U could not afford it - tough, 'cos nobody would teach U for FREE - unless of course U were superficially look-alike or could contribute in kind. Once again, gracious thanks. And BTW, we like Your command of the Language aRM

[@laurenssmith9534]

Interesting to see how your shop has changed from this to what it is now. At 15:21 I have one of those diacators complete in its original box with its test certificate that I got for free out of an engineering works that closed down near me it was going to end up in a skip apparently only thing broken on it is the glass but it is a minor crack that I can live with.

[@oppanheimer]

I learn so much from you Stephan, thank you so much for sharing your talent with us.

[@crazymanmichael8386]

if i were ever to get my shops to your level of organization and cleanliness, it would only last a matter of nano seconds until i created a new chaos.!!! but it surely looks most impressive...

[@JamesDedmon]

That is a neat shop. One can tell that you are a craftsman by the shop.

[@peterbaynes5804]

Thanks Stefan, very interesting to see your neat layout.

[@kundeleczek1]

That drill Press build is neat!

[@charrontheboatman]

Stefan, As much as I love Tom Liptons shop, It is hard pressed to compete with yours... It seems like you did a little bit at a time and then added something when the opportunity came along, not went crazy with just a few older bigger machines. the deke you repurposed is an amazing bit of technique and skill my friend... very smooth work indeed.

[@jouvenauxyves3899]

Bonjour j'ai découvert votre chaîne il y a peu de temps. Magnifique. Très beau travail. et super atelier. Merci de partager tout vos projets. Désolé je ne suis vraiment pas bon en anglais...

[@ShevillMathers]

My ongoing dream how I would like my 'shop'. Thank you for a very interesting tour.I have had machinists friends like yourself when I worked in pathology in a large medical institute, spent many lunch times in their big workshops getting my hobby jobs made.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Shevill Mathers Thank you for watching and commenting, I appreciate the comment about my shop - It took a long time to get that far with it and its still an ongoing process of refining, adding and removing stuff, sorting and organizing... Hobby jobs? We call it "special jobs" or "priority jobs" ;)

[@litany99]

You may now have the worlds finest Chinese drill press. This is certainly now Bavarian style Chinese. That would have been a fine series on the improvements you have made there.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Jason Polensky Ha, thank you! I wasnt very much into making videos when I did the drillpress.. :)

[@michaelmercurio6800]

On the drill press , how come you machined a new clamping piece ? Thank you for all of your videos

[@dlisdell]

Great vids Stefan, a lot of great techniques, and truly inspirational results, thanks! Have you done any vids about the nearly lost art of scraping?

[@StefanGotteswinter]

dlisdell No videos, but I did some scraping on my lathe, the drillpress (yeah...) and some workholding tools. I dont see it that much as an art, more as an technique that everybody can learn! Scraping a flat surface is realy not that hard, but creating geometric dependencies (One surface square to another) takes some skill and knowledge how to measure the given thing - But its all no black magic and anyone with some kind of visual thinking can get the hang of it.

[@Odin0292]

Hello Stephan, you have a very nice shop there, hope to have one like that someday too.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

werner Odin Just add more and more stuff over the years :)

[@joell439]

So cool! Another creative machinist to watch and build my skills

[@metalslingr]

300 subscribers, eh? It’s nice to see good channels grow. :-)

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Haha yes. Quite a lot happened since then :D

[@Mtematiks]

So true !

[@danielwerger5641]

Stefan, thanks for the wonderful shop tour....! The shaper is absolutely gorgeous! I would appreciate your opinion on the Optrel Weldcap. I currently use a Miller, but wonder if the Weldcap would be more comfortable for tigging and incidental mig welding..... Cheers, Daniel Werger, Vancouver BC.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

***** Disclaimer: I am no welder/fabricator, just a machine-guy that needs to glue parts together ;)I got the weldcap because of the very wide view. The view trough the darkening filter is not of that greenish tint like with the chinese helmets and it is incredible light.The darkening works very well with low amp Tig welding, didnt get flashed until now, as with my chinese helmet...Biggest drawback is, that you cant flip it up - You have to take it of your head (And there are no cheater lenses for it availible).I would absolutely recoment that you try it out in person or order it from a place where you can send it back. For my needs (Tig and occassional stig welding) its ideal.

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Thanks for the great tour. Randy

[@juanrivero8]

This is an inspiring video. I have no more room than you do. So I have taken notes! Like you, I work in miniature but I am not even close to your organization. BTW Degussit stones are also used by clock and watchmakers.

[@twitchyourwhiskers]

Thank you , Stefan , I really like your shop . What is in the Festool case under the oxygen torch ?

[@StefanGotteswinter]

I think I had a bunch of handtools for electrical wiring in there.

[@manusholm3536]

how big is your shop? love your channel. learn a lot. my shop is also very small. very hard to keep controle when your shop is so small.

[@cosimomarotta9552]

Ciao Stefan, I like a lot your two Deckel machines. I hope one day to own one. And I've seen you have pimped your china drill too. On mine, I reinforced the motor plate and made a new "play lock" for the quill, but with no exciting results. I've seen you cutted a slot to reduce play quill and even a new quill. A good friend of mine gifted me a drill quill assembly with 2MT shaft he picked from an high level vertical drill. It needs some modifications to fit in the china drill I will do. At the moment I am modifying the electonic control of my Paulimot PM190 lathe switching from dedicated electronic board to an external VFD controller.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Cosimo Marotta Hi!As a german workshop I have to have at least one machine made by Deckel, thats general law ;)About the drillpress...it took me incredible much time and not to less money to get it in an reasonable working condition, and I wouldnt do it again - I would just go out an get a nice benchtop drillpress by Flott, Alzmetall or Steinel and restore that...but it was a nice lection in machine rebuilding anyway. Paulimot is well known here, I thought they build there machines stock with an VFD?

[@cosimomarotta9552]

Hi Stefan, yes. Mr Paulimot sells his machines with a German made motor and a Austrian made VFD motherboard. But in my case, the motherboard had two faults (one fixed under warranty) and now I've decided to control the motor with a commercial VFD (Toshiba in my case) to avoid slavery to buy the dedicated original VFD. That, in my opnion, is really a basic VFD, I think less performance than a commercial one.

[@mdu6]

Nice video Stefan, I would like to see the steps and process you did to scrape your drill press table.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

M Dupuis Unfortunately i did not document that process, but there might be some scraping videos in the future :)

[@jojeemojee4471]

The original part remains on that drill press is only belt cover!

[@evugar]

Awesome liitle shop! Very neat! Me jealous!

[@MrPeterPath]

Servus Stefan! Schau mir dauernd deine Videos an und habe schon viel von dir gelernt! Hut ab, ich finde es faszinierend was du alles selbst machen kannst! Ich habe eine kleine Tischlerei in Tirol, wenn du mal etwas aus Holz gefertigt brauchst (toolboxes, ...) lass es mich gerne wissen, ich helfe dir gerne! gutes Gelingen weiterhin, Grüße aus Tirol, Peter

[@sickboymech92]

Ok Stefan, when you showed the mag chuck and small chuck for your lathe, what is up with the backplates? If I am correct your lathe came stock with a threaded spindle.

[@KosmosHorology]

Great Video, Stefan! Notice I left out the "Mr", haha! When are you going to do more on the George Thomas dividing head? I'm missing that. Also I noticed a Reilang oil can there. Nice. I did a review on that very oiler on my channel the other day. Got to love European-made tools! Thanks!

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Kosmos Horology I just peaked over to your channel, nice! The Reilang oilcan is the only one that I found that works in every position. I keep the wayoil for my machines in it. Its a quality thing, well made and heavy..I think if you hit somebody on the head with one of those it wont get a dent ;)

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Kosmos Horology Oh, and on the GHT dividing head, that thing is its basic form finished, but there is no video on that, that was before I tried to get videos out in a regular routine, but I might do a short show and tell on it.

[@tugaminhoto4969]

Great workshop, my dream is one day have one as you, you use all this beauties to work or hobbyist?

[@StefanGotteswinter]

+Eduardo Braga Almost all there is hobby - I do jobs for various people from time to time, but I have also a dayjob as a machinist that pays the bills :)

[@ziopoe]

I'm curious about your lathe stand, in the shop tour you didn't mention it, do you have any advice on how to build it? thanks!

[@mattgatenby]

Thanks Stefan have watched this video a couple times over as I have the same Chinese 9 x 20 lathe and am wondering if you could give me some more information around the mods you have done to it ? In particular the tail stock pinion. Thanks again

[@StefanGotteswinter]

+mattgatenby There is a video of mine especially on the topic of the lathe mods :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGLcpYZnoc2JfMk

[@CapeCodCNC]

Cool to see when you were just starting out.

[@KyrychenkoAnton]

Did you changed pantograph screw on cnc to ballscrew?

[@egx161]

Nice shop. Nice tools. Did you say the shaper is from the end of the third World War? :)

[@MrAirsoftmodz]

close to 4600 now, well done

[@StefanGotteswinter]

nathan hellyer Cant belive it myself :)

[@agopizmirliqn4841]

You have a very nice tool shop ! You can start production of injection molds. Can you tell me what control do you use for your cnc machine, because as far as I know Mach 3 doesn't have the option to put encoder feedback.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

The cnc was running with linux cnc.

[@anthonysellick3520]

Also, is that a fitted shop compressed air system with outlets above your bench? I am itching to do something like that in my shop so as to get my compressor out from underfoot but I am a bit loth to do all that work until I have a final layout that works as it would be a real pain to have to re-plumb it every time I moved something, (which is often)

[@StefanGotteswinter]

+Anthony Sellick Yes! I have the noisy compressor in the next room and have some copper pipe running trough to the shop :)

[@anthonysellick3520]

+Stefan Gotteswinter Did you use standard plumbing fittings? I have a next door room that already has a pump and generator in it so it is the logical place for my compressor.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

+Anthony Sellick Yes, fitting from the hardware store, soldered together :)

[@aserta]

You certainly deserve it. The quality of your work is amazing. And belated Happy New Year, may 2015 be a fruitful year full of perfect 90 degree angles and perfectly shaped projects. :) edit: I love the fact that your shop feels more home like. Whilst the other shops in the KZbin community are awesome they don't have that feeling. Or maybe it's because i'm European too and i see a lot of things i also have :)). Btw, where did you get the synthetic ruby stones?

[@aserta]

***** Heh, look who's here. ;) Catching up with your KZbin videos, huh?

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Hi aserta I have that "home" feeling also always when I go into my shop to do some work, even If I would love to have a bigger, groundlevel workshop that I could move bigger machines in, I like the shop in the basement that is bright and heated :) Btw. never put tiles in a shop! They get slippery with chips on them, they break, sparks from the grinder and stickwelding slag burns into it and they just get plain ugly.I get the ruby stones from my tool dealer ( Hoffmann Group ), they are called degussit stones.

[@aserta]

Stefan Gotteswinter Yeah tiles aren't good for anything except bathrooms and kitchen areas. I myself have a very hard brick for the floor. The thing is tough enough that it barely chipped when my 8 kg mini anvil slipped from my table (was beating relentlessly with a brass hammer at the other end and it danced until it fell). I found them when i restored the house's basement (exterior foundation work), they were used for road surface at some point when the house was made. I wish i had more, it doesn't cover the entire floor of the shop (which is a mix match of all sorts of things, i never get enough time to clean and organize as i'd like). -------------------------- Thanks for the name, i've been killing myself with a Chinese import stone, it works but it's nowhere near what yours is like.

[@sickboymech92]

lucky you, getting to with the simplicity of only one system of measurement.

[@carphotography]

subscribed and liked very nice shop

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Hanmores Tool Shed Machinist Tool Sales Thank you!

[@whyturtleracer]

Stefan congratulations on your shop, your equipment and your organization . I'm wondering if your shop will be involved in making the EU martian lander! I caught your comment concerning your " apprenticeship" . Germany is renowned among other things for the extensive and thorogh preparation of the next generation of skilled workers, and of course machining is the mother of industry. This is opportunity; was your apprenticeship in the education system our with a company? Either way your future seems very bright! Andy

[@StefanGotteswinter]

whyturtleracer Haha, some people poke fun at me, like building mars roboters, but I can asure that the stuff I build will never go to space..at least if nothing explodes catastrophicaly. Yes, I had an apprenticeship as a mechatronic technican (mix of an electrician and a mechanic) in the company I still work at - Then I slipped right into prototyping and machining, thats what I do now for a living.

[@whyturtleracer]

Thank Stefan for the return e-mail. I was not making fun, not at all, from what little we can see your quality and approach to quality could certainly leave us behind. Happy regards, Andy

[@FrustratedBaboon]

Can you come the US and surface my 10" Chinese lathe ? Please ?

[@blacksmith9451]

please do a turorial with rhe drill press 😂

[@paulubelhack6967]

schön stefan! gebraucht die zeit sie geht so schnell von hinnen doch Ordnung lehrt dich zeit gewinnen. Glückwunsch!

[@TomChame]

Very nice!!!

[@Thunderbelch]

Metaaaal!

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Thunderbelch \m/

[@cvdo85]

is that shaper from nick mueller?

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Chris van der oest Right, I bought it a few years ago from him, as the shapers were pilling up in his shop ;)

[@johnm9548]

Great shop, thanks for the tour! With your skills I'm surprised you have the patience to fix up that cheap Chinese crap when a quick look on Craigslist will find a bounty of well built second hand equipment candidates that are built far better.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

John M Ha, yeah, youre right, an old Iron like a Flott or Steinel would serve me very well in the shop. But the Drillpress was more of an proof of concept, just to show that you can make a useable machine out of the worst piece of crap :D

[@nder12345]

Did you get rid of the Aciera F3,?

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Andre Mausli Yeah, I sold it two years ago, first to make space for a t/c grinder (that I sold also) and now the space is occupied by the engraving machine :)

[@anthonysellick3520]

Thanks Stefan, I am in awe of the organised nature and layout of your shop. I have many similar tools and a lot more space than you do but my shop manages to look like a whorehouse by comparison to yours. You inspire me to do better.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

+Anthony Sellick Its organised chaos ;) Thank you!

[@erichope1103]

Enjoyed it very much :) Thank's . Now, can you drop by and clean my shop ? LOL

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Eric Hope Hey Eric, no problem if you get me a flight!

[@erichope1103]

Stefan Gotteswinter I might do that. EasyJet are cheap ya know. U prepared for a loooong weekend cleaning shop ?

[@paulubelhack6967]

ja, Gebraucht die Zeit, sie geht so schnell von hinnen. Doch Ordnung lehrt euch Zeit gewinnen.

[@billsmith5166]

Odd. After watching this I realize my life is a sham. Darn you Stefan.

[@todopiola2867]

muy bueno

[@alexandruolareanu9743]

At this point, you could have just built that drill press from scratch!

[@iampennochio]

Darth Vader at a rave party!

[@Cancun771]

Frankendeckel!

[@michaelscarbrough1769]

no thank you

[@sickboymech92]

lucky you, getting to with the simplicity of only one system of measurement.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

And a sane system on top ;)

[@sickboymech92]

Yeah, No kidding, I often use the metric system for many tasks. But only needing one set of tools in the real benefit. I have to buy cheap to stock the shop with both imperial and metric. Love the CNC engraver. You guys have some beautiful equipment a crossed the pond.