Taking the long way. New draw-bar for the DoAll mill. OhYeah!

[@russbird8257]

Yes ! .. Cut the cords ! .. Thanks & best to you all ( & Cora ) this new year .

[@davidstreeter9426]

It is really good to see the mill finally fully functional!

[@peebee143]

Don't get lax, tuck the ends of your hoodie strings inside the hoodie, or cut them off altogether.

[@dylanschmidt4166]

Okay osha Karen

[@redmorphius]

He’s right

[@pepcatch11]

Thank you for the PRO TIP, Ken🙄

[@EnlightenedSavage]

@@redmorphius Do think that he doesn't know? It is his choice to make.

[@LNM0000]

Ye, and keep your sleeves out of the way of that fuckin chuck lad.....

[@derekwilkinson7939]

Hope you Elizabeth and family have a safe healthy and prosperous 2023. Best wishes from the UK. 👍

[@wayneclark7048]

That is one lucky dog and I can tell you that dog is love and will taken care of. 😁 💕

[@PSUK]

Morning all! Dorset UK

[@jonathangriffin1120]

Whereabouts in Darzit? I'm in Midsomer Norton, Somerset. All The Best Steve, Elizabeth and Family, hope y'all have a happy and successful 2023.

[@PSUK]

@@jonathangriffin1120 Child Okeford, home of the Great Dorset Steam Fair.

[@MrPossumeyes]

I really like the place names in the UK. Midsomer Norton, Child Okeford - cool. In NZ we just stuck a compass heading on some word and called it good enough. Pretty sad, really. Cheers to you, Pommies!

[@sheriffroylambifs894]

7-STAR COMMON SENSE APPLIED !!! THANKS STEVE... ~

[@billofalltrades2633]

Great job, very educational, thanks for your time.

[@ke9tv]

No, you didn't choose thje most complicated approach. You could have fitted a power drawbar. :) Love how you have Cora inspect all the work. She's a great QA department. :) Have a safe, healthy and prosperous 2023!

[@bruceberry1363]

So cool to see you make tools from scratch.

[@richglenn3729]

Saturday morning coffee with Steve and crew! Awesome way to start the day. Best wishes to all for peace and health in 2023.

[@elsdp-4560]

Thank you for sharing. Very much enjoyed. Happy New Year to the Summers Family.👍

[@ralphpavero7760]

Love the shop and the videos and you have some pretty awesome machines thank you

[@jeremydoblinger3609]

Very well made part for the mill..enjoyed watching it brother..

[@JohnDoe-rp9ix]

Awesome work Steve. Really enjoy your videos, they get better all the time. Keep it up.

[@alanseibert3750]

I believe the pin is there to enable you to unscrew the drawbar if the top threads loosen when trying to unscrew the drawbar. If that were to happen without the pin, you’d have the drawbar stuck in the toolholder and no easy way to remove the drawbar.

[@tda2806]

I hope the view from the window still makes you smile. Every time I see you working on the lathe I am reminded that when I first started watching your channel you were confined to that corner of the shop.

[@stephensimpson5283]

Love these videos. Using the tool to make the new tool for the tool. You can understand why they have the tool maker profession in engineering shops. They are they people that allow us to make more stuff.

[@camojoe2]

Catty wompus is a technical term, not to be confused with wompus kitty😂 My first paying job was in a diesel and automotive machine shop. I ran a short bed Hendey lathe there, and occasionally had to chase threads on it. That old Hendey was a pleasure to thread on. Dandy fix for your drawbar conundrum. Happy New Year to you and yours Steve and Elizabeth! Regards, Duck

[@TheAyrCaveShop]

Happy New Year Steve and Elizabeth and family ! Nice project...turned out great ! ATB....Dean

[@paddrivers]

Thee best youtube channel....period!

[@CraigLYoung]

Morning Steve 😃 Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year to you and your family 👪

[@SteveSummers]

Happy new year buddy 👍

[@daveharris5323]

Great work, love your dog she loves to be with her human 👍🤪

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

I think a file is 66 Rockwell C. No wonder your bandsaw said no! You do an excellent job on producing your videos!

[@angelarichards3588]

Look at the way corra looks at you. How can you ask if she's a good girl, she's beautiful. ❤️❤️ Lovely Saturday with you all in kentucky again Steve. Happy New year xxx

[@stuartlockwood9645]

Hi Steve and Elizabeth and family , thanks for another interesting video, best wishe's for the new year, Stuart UK.

[@Wrighmachining]

Well done, another great video :)

[@tonym3339]

Hi Steve, great video as usual, but can you please get rid of that hoodie cord that's hanging down close to the machines, I kind of like your face as it is. All the Best to you and family for the new year from us in Tassie.

[@a.bakker64]

Same here.

[@pepcatch11]

Thank you for another great video, Steve. Happy Holidays to the entire Summers crew!

[@MrRicciwalker]

Thank you for the entrainment, happy new year.

[@geoffmorgan6059]

I'll never forget when a pinned on drawbar nut sheared whilst milling and sent the tool flying across the shop. Luckily it went away from me, but it could have come right to me. This happened on a 1980's manufactured ENCO mill drill with an R8 taper tool holder. The retaining pin on the drawbar nut was very soft steel. This explains why Do-All threaded the rod. I immediately made a solid bar component with a machined hex head. Not a pleasant experience. Safety first.

[@robertkarowenem6120]

Best wishes for you and the family for 2023

[@jamesupton143]

Good morning Steve. I hope that 2023 is a great year for you. I see that you are taking care of Elizabeth's truck by keeping it in the shop. Stay safe.

[@markwhite8497]

make your own parts the best channel ever HAPPY NEW YEAR

[@ron827]

Great work as usual. I have never noticed you leaving chuck keys in chucks before. I believe an industrial standard for chuck keys is, "It should either be in your hand or in its holder."

[@gabewhisen3446]

Happy new year to you and your family Steve may God bless you all

[@retromechanicalengineer]

It does the thing. That's a win. Happy New Year Summers family.

[@drzorbo3770]

Nice! I like the way you present the part to Cora for a sniff. I do the same with almost everything with my hound, Pandora (Pandy). They do like a good snort.

[@goptools]

Hi Steve. No one ever wants to find that their shaft has gone caddywhampus! Nice build, lots of good machining. Happy New Year! Thanks for the video!

[@PrometheanBlade]

That was a very satisfying project. Thanks for the video, and happy New Year!

[@johnlennon335]

I was glad to have Kwik-Switch on my Bridgeport. Although I was a Falconer, I still love the squirrels. I hope you still see some of your old friends. I was watching some videos of a woman who restores machines and rewires motors. She is amazing and she doesn't have access to the best tools. It would be so cool to see her visit your shop or Adam's or others in your group. I can't remember her name or link, but I'm sure that others do. She might be Vietnamese and I don't know if she speaks English but she is amazing.

[@warrenjones744]

The woman's name Lin Guoer and she is I believe Chinese. Interesting content for sure.

[@russellwall1964]

Steve, I’ve watched your channel off and on for a while. Recently I decided it was time to get a mini lathe and start doing what I was watching. Having made several parts (with mixed success but lots and lots of learning) I totally understand so much more of what you do and discuss now. I’m going back and watching older videos because there’s so much great info in them! Thanks so much for sharing what you do! I may be 59 years old and just starting into machining, but I still love to learn.

[@hydroy1]

Steve, another great reason most old school manual machinists prefer a Series 1 Bridgeport with 8C collets and a power collet changer ontop. (We even have Servo power knees & tables on them) Their just a more useful machine to run and you don't ever have to climb all the way up on the table to pop the draw bar screw out every time you want a different cutter or drill chuck. We use to have a Index Mill the size of your DoAll mill that had a 40 taper but we all were getting to old to climb up on the table every time we had to change a collet as it was just to hard to run compared to our Bridgeport's. If we had a big fixture or jig plate to machine to big for the Bridgeport's 42 inch table, I also got a old #3 Cincinati mill with a ton of 50 taper collets, but 90% of our mill/ drill work is done on the Bridgeport's and is fast & easy with the British Newall DROs I put on everything.

[@frijoli9579]

Metric holder are BT40. The U.S. holders are likely NMTB40. CAT 40 has a different flange than the NMTB

[@mdvener]

Really nice work, and a very informative job. You are a talented young man. I really look forward to seeing you Saturday morning's. Have a safe new year, and see you next year.

[@Kaijet2000]

I’m so glad Cora found you guys! She loves you to pieces and is a very happy pup! Happy New Year Summers Family!🎉🎉🎉

[@RB-yq7qv]

Hi Steve Another great video. All the very best wishers to you, Elizabeth and family for 2023.

[@peterhopkins4748]

Love your videos. Have a Happy New Year. Glad to see your new OSHA approved shop doggie Cora is earning her keep, checking your work. 😄👍

[@richardangevine3768]

Outstanding work. Love these type videos. Happy New Year to you and Elizabeth

[@edsmachine93]

Nice work Steve. Thanks for sharing. The mill really turned out nice. Happy New Year. Take care, Ed.

[@Uncleroger1225]

Happy New Year Steve, Elizabeth, Cora, and Grits! Watched yesterday and fell asleep. Had to re-watch today and thank you again for sharing the good, bad, and ugly. Always instructive and inspiring. Thanks for taking the time and expending the effort to share. God Bless!

[@SteveSummers]

Happy New year 🎉.

[@2dividedby3equals666]

Your videos are always a weekend treat!! Thanks for all the effort you put into them, Happy New Year for you and your family. Take care!!

[@haydnjenkins7607]

That Doogie keeps watching , you'll come out one day and she'll be machining the job for you. Hope you and your family have a happy and prosperous new year.

[@stuartschaffner9744]

So nice to see you using your machine tools to make your machine tools even better. However, I'm just a woodworker but even I was nervous about those hoodie strings hanging free from each side of your neck.

[@johnchambers12]

That is why hoodies were outlawed in machine shops years ago

[@vitesseguy]

Thanks for taking the time and effort to share your widely varied projects. Happy New Year!

[@TomokosEnterprize]

I am a real believer in projects that benefit the shop/business. A few hours spent here and there can save thousands of $ in time. What a great way to start a new year than with an hour visiting with you. All the very best to you, Elizabeth and the rest of your clan. Take care eh !

[@SteveSummers]

These small details definitely keep things moving. Happy new year 🎉

[@TomokosEnterprize]

@@SteveSummers Keep the chips moving my friend. It is always a good day when I see you post.

[@trentlouviere5009]

Steve I believe the holder your calling a cat 40 is actually a nmtb 40 tool holder, that’s what I use on my Series2 bridge ports

[@paulbadger6336]

Well done 👍

[@dermotkelly2971]

Nice video Steve. When you have most of these jobs finished you can get on with machining projects.

[@KUGW]

Happy New Years to you and your Family Steve. Look forward to new videos in then new year…. Awesome channel here

[@cwgreen1938]

Enjoyed watching you make the new drawbar. I hope you and Elizabeth have a Happy and Prosperous New Year.

[@zedostenso3069]

Your Doall uses a NTMB 40. CAT or BT are cnc using the pull stud to secure it. The taper CAT and BT will work, one thread is metric the other is imperial.

[@andrewrobinson2869]

Very. Nice work.

[@striperman01]

Nicely done!

[@cranefly23]

That was a fascinating project to watch from start to finish. Thanks, Steve. Happy New Year to you all.

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

Awesome video Steve, cheers Stuart 🇦🇺

[@328DaveGTS]

Happy New Year Steve , really enjoy you channel thank you for all the hard work

[@1ginner1]

Hey Steve , Happy new year, looking forward to all the new content.

[@eyuptony]

Nice work Steve, great result. I need to make a drawbar for my mill, same taper tooling, same problem. Tony

[@patrickcolahan7499]

Nice job Steve, always a pleasure to watch. Having the right tools to make the accessories is essential. Thanks very much for sharing. Here is wishing you and yours a very Happy New Year.

[@t.d.mich.7064]

Man's best friends, a dog and a lathe!

[@toolman7540]

I always watch you work, and you always do great work, but that string hanging off your sweater just put it inside the sweater, and continue to make great videos, be bless.

[@ww321]

I have 3 drawbars for my K&T 2H. 3/8", 5/8"and a metric one. Thanks for the video

[@robmecklenburg3790]

Yes, cattywampus is a wonderful word.

[@martinworrall5888]

Good job Steve 👍

[@bearsrodshop7067]

Always a pleasure to hang out and watch and learn, but miss seeing Elisabeth in there by your side.Hope she is ok? One question, I was thought 55,+ yrs back to secure bits in a keyed chuck to snug ever hole, not one. But you don't seem to have any slippage by just tighting one location. Happy and safe New Happy to all, Bear

[@JimG31547]

Steve, A great machining video. Thanks and keep them coming. Happy New Year

[@levitated-pit]

have a good new year

[@curtisowens7834]

Another great video, Steve. You have been an inspiration. I have acquired a couple clapped out machines of own because of things I’ve learned from you. I appreciate the content and the effort. You’re a good man.

[@jasonhull5712]

Not sure how to spell "caty- whompes" but that was a common word used by my grandfather. Thanks for the resurrection of pleasant memories. Haha. Haven't heard that In so many years. 😁👍

[@seansysig]

Steve this drawbar will serve you very well! FYI I always drill my press pin holes before cutting the thread to prevent it from being askew aka cattywampus ;) I learned this from my mentor over 40 years ago.

[@metalmanglingmariner]

Love8ly to watch a project from idea to fruition. Again all the very best to you your family, Cora and all your subscribers. Its just under 2 hours to New Year here

[@rocketmachineworx]

#leans-in-close-and-whispers: steve; I think what you're calling a cat-40 holder is a NMTB 40 holder (the straight part at the top is the giveaway.) The others look like cat40; with the groove in the flange at the base of the taper roughly around the middle. BT40 looks a lot like cat 40 but the groove is towards the top of the flange part at the base of the taper. the *ONLY* reason I know this is I have a NMTB 50 machine and a CAT40 CNC machine. Love your work and this channel!!!

[@Turbo-Drew]

Awesome as Always..Great Project.

[@1320pass]

Completely understand the whole projects within projects within projects deal. Maddening. 🥳 Happy new year to you and yours, Steve. Really enjoy your craftiness. Jack of all trades. 👍

[@powlie25]

Watching you on new years eve having a whiskey, great video mate as always happy new year to you and yours. Cheers

[@billdoodson4232]

I always like your sit down thoughts and the shop tours. The fact that you are able to take a 12 month sabatical is wonderful, it gives you the time to try out if something else will work for you, in the knowledge that there will presumably be a job for you at the end of it. To be honest I'm sure any number of companies would be glad to have you if you decide to go back to work again. This channel is the very best advert for your capabilities. Enjoy New Zealand, I think we should have been there next year, a retirement present to ourselves, but life got in the way big time. My father went years ago and my brother went on honeymoon, thought it was fantastic. I have never been, despite spending 15 years travelling the world in the merchant navy.

[@bcbloc02]

I feel like this comment was meant for Stefan Gotteswinter 😉

[@billdoodson4232]

@@bcbloc02 Apologise, you are right it was, I wondered why I couldn't see it on his channel. I shouldn't have two or more windows of YT open at the same time.

[@Hey_Its_That_Guy]

I see Cora didn't help you with holding the other end of that shaft while you were driving that pin home. Must have fallen asleep next to the the heater again. Oh, well, good help is hard to find. Happy New Year, hope 2023 is good to all of us!

[@llapmsp]

Very nice project with great results. You are very talented at what yo do. But you sent shivers done my back at 48:48 when you took a measurement with the spindle turning and your fingers that close to the spinning cutter. Just saying I enjoy your videos and would like to continue watching them. Stay safe and have a good new year.

[@rustymachineshop9456]

Steve have your small thread on the very end and step it up to the next larger thread and at the other end have it threaded with a nut on the top to make up for the longer and shorter draw bar just use one bar for both sizes

[@rickyretic]

Happy New Year Steve & Elizabeth.

[@brianlittle3452]

Thanks for your videos. When a bit is slipping in a drill chuck, one possible solution is to tighten up all three key positions. Many times, this will stop the slippage.

[@garymallard4699]

Tightening all 3 is how you are supposed to tighten a keyed chuck..

[@kevinberry4949]

Hope you all have a great new year

[@ericmcrae7758]

What a great way to end the year watching a happy Steve machining, A very Happy New Year to all your family and viewers for 2023 from the UK.

[@jeffreysmith8735]

Chips!...YES!!

[@denbusa1965]

Thank's for effort of making the video ace work Steve and Happy New Year to you & the family from UK :-)

[@MrValhem265]

Thanks, Steve. Happy New Year to you all.

[@rrabbit1960]

Happy New Year!

[@markhgillett]

Great!!

[@MatthewTinker-au-pont-blanc]

For a home use die holder even cheesy mild still would be fine!