Tally Ho Capstan Project: Contouring Milling & Finishing Up the Adapter Flange

Tally Ho Capstan Project: Contouring Milling & Finishing Up the Adapter Flange
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[@danielhoulihan7769]

The entire Tally Ho series has been the most enjoyable, informative and educational project yet. Your explanations have been superb. Great job by all the craftsmen!

[@InArcadiaSum]

I never tire of watching your videos. Precision craftsmanship at its best.

[@jimrobcoyle]

Hail the algorithm! #TallyHo!

[@TheoSmith249]

I do tire of watching. I am waiting for the install on the boat. See ,,, there are different folks. have a blessed day

[@user-dn4iv2ne6r]

@@TheoSmith249I'm here for the journey.

[@garybrenner6236]

@@user-dn4iv2ne6r I wonder when the journey will take us to the Stoker Engine?

[@user-dn4iv2ne6r]

@@garybrenner6236 I have an idea that is not far off. Keith keeps improving the shop getting ready for projects. There is something heavy in the works.

[@dwaynekoblitz6032]

The difference between making a part, which is what I do, and knowing how to make a part, which is what you do, is always so satisfying to watch.

[@dannyarcher6370]

How do you make a part without knowing how to make it?

[@makechips]

@@dannyarcher6370It’s the difference between reading a cookbook/following a recipe and developing the recipe/writing the cookbook.

[@5x535]

@@dannyarcher6370 By not making the first one, would be my answer.

[@georgescott1180]

Excellent work as always. Love to see old school tools do their thing. Thank you

[@peterhobson3262]

It's certainly interest to see how the pre-CDC tools could do a complex job.

[@mickeyfilmer5551]

Anyone who makes a very complicated part like that, but doesnt have a bit of fettling to do to finesse the part ain't a proper engineer. The fact that you stated you had to do a wee bit of adjusting to get the perfect fit , just proves you're a real time served engineer, who also knows his machines like the back of his hand. A fantastic job Keith, and I really envy you having your machines- that mill is just about one of the finest ever built in my humble opinion. CNC doesn't get a look in on "Old School"!!!

[@TheSharkey22]

I am perplexed by your logic. You seem to be saying that a better craftsman does a less accurate job. SMH.

[@salamander5703]

Great job Keith. Really good that someone still has these machines and knows how to use them!

[@alphabetsoup7918]

It is a pleasure to watch someone who knows how to use complex machinery to manufacture complex components. No computer work here other than the computer in his head. Well done indeed.

[@bobhudson6659]

Well done. Mill helped but without your knowledge mill means nothing.

[@paulgammidge-jefferson9536]

You have every right to feel proud of yourself in creating this plate. I have loved watching every second of your problem solving. All done with good old engineering principles, maths, and a lifetime of engineering skills. ❤

[@jameshamre8778]

I always assumed that a part as complex as this would be cast. Having seen the challenges that Clark had with casting complex parts, I can see the value in machining to the fine tolerances of a complex part like this period. Thank you so much. For sharing this process!

[@mjkarwath1]

Been around lots of machine tools over my 50+ career w/ them... I have never seen these attachments and so well used / utilized. And I thought I had seen every K&T thing that ever was - like some of the installations at AMF / Harley Davidson. My goodness, what a mensch.

[@kritikatura]

I watched your videos because of Tally Ho. I've been working with machine cutting for almost 40 years, so you can't really show me anything new, but I always learn something small. It was a nice job, you are really a good professional. For some reason, I feel grateful that you helped renovate the ship, even though I basically have nothing to do with the ship. :) Thanks from Hungary.

[@christopherc7757]

As you say, an incredibly complex part, which will likely never been seen by those, who will in the future be lucky enough to use and benefit from this now 21st century capstan, whilst sailing the stunningly beautiful Tally Ho. What an absolutely amazing collaboration this project has become, involving so many superbly skilled craftsmen within the KZbin community. You should be very proud of the major part you have played in the restoration of such an historic British vessel. Your videos are compulsive viewing, I never want them to end. Thank you for posting such interesting and educational content.

[@jrb_sland]

08:04 Fascinating machine with all its accessories! Our ancestors weren't stupid people, they just didn't have our toys - imagine all the sketching & doodling that went into the design of this wonderful old milling machine! Then the high-precision machining of all the bits & pieces necessary to construct it! Whatever you do, Keith, don't break it!

[@jacqueso8424]

Plus the ancestors were NOT influenced by aliens as some satellite tv programs would like to make us believe, but by our One and only God to think things through and make it happen😃

[@ShutUpPlayYerGuitar]

As a mechanical engineer myself, I am constantly amazed by the ability of past generations of engineers and machinists to visualize concepts and convert those ideas into functional machinery. While I start with ideas in my head and sketch out a few things before modeling up in CAD, I would be lost without 1) my ability to model things up in CAD; 2) rely on simulation packages to check stresses & deflections; 3) most recently, print out little gizmos on 3D printers before committing to metal. That K&T mill and Keith's work -- along with the awesome work on the Tally Ho channel -- are very inspiring.

[@SirJaxxSirJaxx]

Thank you for this collaboration on the Tally Ho restoration project. Your expertise is equal to the Top Quality craftsmanship of everyone else involved, if not more due to using period correct machinery to achieve the professional results that this project demands of all contributors.

[@ScrewThisGlueThat]

Every morning I sit down to breakfast, then see what video Keith has posted to get me through my meal.

[@jensschroder8214]

In Europe this is midday.

[@garybrenner6236]

Maybe some morning we will see the Stoker Engine!

[@sailingaway39]

I have been an ardent follower of Tally Ho since the project began and that led me to your series on You Tube. Just a bit of background; i had but one formal instruction on machining some 60 years ago. I still have my shop manual. I am a woodworker and modeler and do have Sherline lathe and vertical mill (with DRO). Your hybrid shop (older machines but with digitazation upgrades) have been so instructive to me in so many ways. Your presentations have done so much for me. You are a very skilled machinist, teacher and inspiration to me. I am hooked on your channel!

[@jamiebuckley1769]

wow hats off to you kieth on that very complex capstan part you never ceace to amaze me-- us with your machining capabilities. thumbs up large.

[@josephstevens3357]

Wow! What excellent workmanship!

[@pokerpig9069]

I used to think the ship saw that Leo acquired way back near the start was the coolest, most complex machine I’d ever seen, that could produce mind boggling complex shapes. Not no more.

[@randrew89681]

Keith today I got to watch you complete this incredibly intricate part with pure manual milling, and got to watch Leo get the Tally Ho launched! It was a good day! Thanks for what you do Mr. Rucker!

[@bobcoombs7924]

I like your highly machined paper weight!

[@tetreaulthank4068]

Keith, I cannot thank you enough for all of the satisfaction I’ve gotten from your videos as well as how well you’ve been at the narration while you’re performing such accuracy while manufacturing this incredible and apparently irreplaceable piece of history for the sailing vessel Tally Ho, As a very amateur machinist and woodworker myself I appreciate the kind of quality and incredible level of skill and accuracy this takes. Theres very few honing shops that would ever consider taking this on and it really saddens me to have seen the ignorance displayed here from some of the people who wrote mean spirited comments that haven’t a clue what kind skills this level of machinist work requires let alone the machinery required which you are so fortunate to have. Thank you Keith !!

[@Assam2418]

Thanks for doing all this excellent work Keith. I guess it all turned out to be much more than you expected when you took on the job. Still its good to see that you are maintaining the standard of workmanship that is going into the Tally Ho project.

[@phlodel]

Technically, a CNC machine does circle interpolate, a series of straight-line movements. Like an Etch A Sketch drawing curves. The Resulting steps are probably smaller than the surface roughness. This is some of the most amazing manual milling I've ever seen. It sure is cool to see how things were done more than 50 years ago.

[@Austin4098]

I'm not an engineer, but I like your sure & steady approach to your work, with a 'get it right first time, every time' methodology.

[@c0mputer]

Looks like you really chowdered up that large arc, Keith.

[@dhaynes4515]

Hi Keith, Just watched the Tally Ho launched. She is now in the water and everything looks good. Love your videos. I am a hobby machinist.

[@avoirdupois1]

Amazing to see how those big radiuses are milled on that kind of machine.

[@MrZZeroG]

Great job Keith. Watched each of your channels separately for years. Excited to have watched the efforts merged. I know it slows you down to film, but even if you toss a one camera lock down and some commentary, I’d still enjoy watching a mundane lathe turn tagged on the end.

[@brianlouishaddock4551]

As ever a master at work from the old school.

[@ApexWoodworks]

Keith, you're so highly skilled! Tally Ho's going to be that much better to operate, because of the effort you've put into this capstan. Outstanding!

[@davidroatenberry5548]

Wow , I used to be a machinist and never ever had to anything as complex as that . Great job Keith .

[@jamesbonnema1041]

This may be your coolest video yet! Both thumbs up

[@amham48]

A tour de force in master machining.

[@joebeech7423]

Really interesting stuff. Love that mill.

[@assessor1276]

Wow - there’s a lot going with that K&T mill!

[@charleswelch249]

So amazing the technology that people think is new today. But in reality it's been around for years and still functional. No modern machine is going to be around in a hundred years and still working that accurate.

[@sshep7119]

Why wouldn't they be? Good operator, proper maintenance, proper techniques there is no reason any machine wouldn't last that long.

[@charleswelch249]

@@sshep7119 the quality of the machine itself, I repair them at work. The old machines like he uses I seldom touch, but the new ones at least in a few years I have to almost completely rebuild it, bearings fail, shafts have to be replaced and bushings also. Other than bearing now we make our own parts of high quality material and a lot better accuracy and longevity. Sadly we've actually done line boring to fix factory issues. But along with everything else. The best machine is a cast iron frame and the machine will last forever with proper maintenance.

[@kensherwin4544]

@@sshep7119 "Modern" control electronics will be so obsolete in 20 or 30 years that they will be unsupportable, scrapping the entire machine. It's more work for repairmen to figure out how to retrofit newer control electronics to a 20-year old machine that it is to just buy a new machine that is engineered to work out of the box. Control software I wrote in the '80s isn't supportable today as the coding languages and hardware change.

[@PorchPotatoMike]

At my work we have a plotter table that was made with a Windows 3.x computer for a controller. The PC has died and now the entire table is scrap.

[@davidallen9526]

That complex part turned out beautifully. Great Job!

[@ExhaustCraft1968]

What a fantastic piece of kit; I didn't know such a machine existed.

[@melshea2519]

Good morning Keith 😊 Thanks for all your work! 🚂

[@heinvosloo45]

Well Keith, I must say that all the various bits of manufacture that are all used in the restoration of Tally To is quite fascinating. Right from the cutting of the wood with the old bandsaw, to the casting process and now this milling job that you did, all showed us how the "old" crafts were used and can still be used. I love digital manufacturing but there is something special for me in watching all these processes. Thanks for sharing it.

[@denisebrooks4513]

What a master class! Nice paper weight too ;)

[@redsnappa7837]

Amazing work Mr Rucker👏👏👏

[@simonaldridge82]

Great stuff to the leyman it looks like a puzzle in an enigma. What a machine

[@jonrowsam6793]

That is such a neat mill, thanks for sharing

[@jimfiorentino7741]

I have a machinist friend who was always talking in thousandths and with me doing carpentry stuff, measuring in sixteenths is usually enough and 32nds is showing off. So I thought he was showing off until I watched the way a machinist works. You guys really do think in thousandth s and it’s not showing off. Love your videos Keith. Here’s hoping your next 10 years will be as much fun for you as the last 10. And are you still at the museum?

[@kindablue1959]

Actually, keeping track of 10ths (ten-thousandths, 1/10000, 0.0001) is fairly common in machining where you have bearing surfaces and press fits, and when you need to pay attention to stack-up errors. You'll often see a machinist use some emery cloth on a lathe part to get it down by just a few tenths, or use surface grinders when needing ultra flat surfaces for mating etc. It's amazing how they often work at such tight tolerances where they need to cool down or heat up a part to get that last n-th of accuracy.

[@jimfiorentino7741]

@@kindablue1959 That just blows my mind. But I know that it happens. Thanks

[@julesc8054]

Its awesome to see the capstan restored in the same spirit as the original work. :)

[@billmartin4602]

Three words I’m very impressed. Your knowledge of the machine and your understanding of the process is beyond compare. I’ve also been watching every video of the restoration of Tally Ho. I think you should deliver the capstan personally.

[@johnwelton2606]

Great work Keith, that mill is fascinating.

[@johncrisman576]

Amazing. Machining a complex part on an unfamiliar machine, on camera. Simply amazing.

[@itsallspent]

Know when to hold 'em Know when to fold 'em , know when to walk and when to run.

[@sweetpeaz61]

Fantastic work Keith, Proper old schoolmachines proper old school machinist..I love it

[@christopherpardell4418]

This is like drawing a circle with a compass. CNC is like drawing a circle with an etch-a-sketch.

[@1320fastback]

Excellent comparison

[@c0mputer]

Yes, but it’s like the most accurate etch a sketch ever. A cnc milled hole is perfectly round practically speaking. I would venture the surface finish of this machine is worse than a new cnc given the rigidity and high quality end mills.

[@johnperkins7179]

I don't care how long you have been a machinist. That was a complicated. You should be very proud of that part.

[@TheMaddogronh]

This has been a nice project. Thanks for the video ..

[@walnutclose5210]

The big arc was the perfect place for you to use your signature "getting into the short rows now," and y'all missed it. Shucks. Seriously, this is fantastic use of the versatility of the rotary head milling machine, doing something that everyone from younger generations would automatically go to CNC to accomplish. Great project.

[@itsallspent]

This is educational for me.

[@williamdavis7094]

We do a good job very impressive thank you very much

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Amazing fit thanks Keith...

[@paulelliott2861]

Sir thank you so much for the work you have put into this fitting for Tally Ho anchor and chain motor. I bet you had some sleepless nights with this job. Great vids. Thank you once again. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🫶🏼🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@jacquespoirier9071]

it s bit complex part but it is fun to machine, a small challenge. excellent video series

[@amateurshooter6054]

Thanks Keith

[@markroberts2822]

I think the designer set you a complicated challenge to which you have risen to with your usual positivity

[@aserta]

12:56 given that most people don't know that you're supposed to increase the segments of the "circle" (because there are no circles in programs, only polygons) i'd say that this mill is superior to most CNCs but the most expensive, adorned with top of the line operating systems that already math out the right proper circle when told to. I'd take this over a CNC any day. It could easily be automated to do very basic machining by adding ring stepper motors to the dials and magnetic switches to the selector levers, where applicable. I can see why people would call it "the Cadillac model", it's indeed a spectacular machine.

[@joewhitney4097]

Wow, that was some serious manual machining! It's amazing to me watching what you can do with your machines and knowing how to set them up to do the work. Truly awesome to me. 🙂 Thanks for sharing.

[@michaelmcneil8082]

Well done, I am amazed with the mill and various measuring instruments. The engineering that went into building such accurate tools must have been on another level, Nice to see your interest in keeping them maintained and put to use. Thanks for your entertaining and informative videos.

[@Pete4875]

Amazing work. Great Job!

[@thirzapeevey2395]

The nation needs a Keith Rucker school of machining, where students can get hands on, practical knowledge to go with what we are learning from watching you, even if it was just weekend or week long workshops.

[@mikeg_123]

Tally Ho is in the water! Thanks Keith for contributing to this increadble build.

[@janrust7464]

Nice Part a shame only a few people will see this part in the future if it is in the capstan. Good Job.

[@SmaulPart-pb5hm]

Such a treat to see that K&T do its thing. A pretty machine as well.

[@WobblycogsUk]

Very impressive piece of work.

[@tallman8ft]

I wonder why you weren't cutting both directions. Wasn't thinking about the shape of the tool and how it cuts. Thankyou for letting us know why. Love you work... enjoy watching you work..

[@rogerbraidwood7611]

Great work ..it shows how much work is put into things we take for granted !!!!!!!!!!!

[@jimrobcoyle]

Good morning, Keith. #TallyHo! 😊

[@DTBaker-gq4fd]

Wonderful work. Thanks.

[@propulsar]

You should be proud of the acheivement of making that complex part.

[@dilbert0815]

Never imagined there could be a mechanical arc solution for non CNC mills. But now after seeing it my engineer brains kicks in: oh, thats a kind of obvoius solution. Actually never seen one of those.

[@TomokosEnterprize]

Hi Keith. Without this great mill the cuts can be made but neaarly as estheticaly nice looking. Wonderful machine. Remember, only the true profecinals can fix thir mistakes as you have done here. Nice job fella. Complex, , , OH YEA KIETH. It has your noggin streached pretty thin my friend. See you next post.

[@jeffreysmith5018]

Very impressive- nice work!

[@johnhill5856]

Hi Keith. As an amateur machinist wanna be, I am truly amazed that such a complicated assembly of machined parts and castings can be made using vintage equipment. Thanks so very much for showing all this.

[@robertbamford8266]

When machines and machinists ruled! Amazing work. Thanks for the video.

[@k4x4map46]

hope that casting allows for the pressure of bolting on the adapter plate; maybe it just needs to be held in place --a plate sandwich of sorts...great vid with a complex machine...

[@bloodknottrevelian3396]

Keith, your explanatory comments for the benefit of us non machinists are much appreciated. I did wonder why you chose not to mill in both directions, now I know why. 👍

[@hughshepherd6596]

Well done; true skill

[@aussienebula8331]

Hey Keith, you have to admire the ingenuity in the design and building of a mill like this, that can still be used today to machine complex parts. Cheers 🍻

[@eduardowilliamyazbek2025]

Que peça linda, maravilhosa. Muito bem executada, devagar, com calma, para que as tolerâncias sejam respeitadas. Parabéns.

[@davidc6510]

What a treat to watch you cut a complicated milled part using a machine that is an old school "Cadillac". Another great video Keith. Thanks for sharing.

[@tomstiel7576]

I'm no dummy,,,but around you I feel like one,,,your work fascinates me,,, I could watch it for days !!!!

[@jsteifel]

that KT is a beast. The 1/2 depth of cut while radius cutting didn't even flinch. It actually sounded great, smooth as silk. Great job.

[@csnelling4]

Thank you Keith fantastic five star job ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@1320fastback]

You should auction off the radius cutoff. Would make an excellent paper weight with an incredible story behing it.

[@seanmurdock8738]

You definitely illustrated the importance of witness marks as a sanity check. Keep up the good work.

[@nixxonnor]

This project is very complex and comprehensive. I hope Keith is paid well for going through all of this

[@petegraham1458]

Nice work!

[@rleeAZ]

That is one versatile milling machine. Excellently operated. Thanks for letting us look over your shoulder Keith.

[@malreynolds9591]

Its a beautiful piece just to look at, but when you see how challenging it was to make, it gets even better. Nice Work!

[@frankdoner8402]

I can't imagine the stress and pucker factor of making a mistake in something so complex. Fine job Keith.

[@robertbeauregard2386]

These last few videos have been the most entertaining, informative and fantastic videos I’ve ever seen! Thanks so much for the way you explain what is happening when you are doing such an amazing job! Thanks so much, Keith!