The Secret to Cutting a Ball On a Manual Lathe

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Arnold's Design

Arnold's Design

Күн бұрын

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@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Now you too can have balls of solid steel. To download plans for this ball making fixture, go here: www.arnoldsdesign.com/Digital-Plans-and-ebooks.html
@annrains7126
@annrains7126 6 жыл бұрын
Arnold's Design was
@jerrylong381
@jerrylong381 6 жыл бұрын
Arnold's Design I would like to make a suggestion that will decrease your set up time. Replace the solid dowels used for the pivot pins with hollow dowels, with the lower dowel having a thicker wall than the upper. Then you can use a stepped pin that simply drops in from the top to set the radius, no disassembly required. Thanks for your excellent videos.
@judithartridge5056
@judithartridge5056 6 жыл бұрын
Arnold's Design q
@Armedlegally
@Armedlegally 6 жыл бұрын
I was thinking that exactly when he was taking it all apart. Before he finished I thought well maybe I was missing something. Sometimes something that appears so easy to do is often overlooked.
@crisnevin7934
@crisnevin7934 6 жыл бұрын
Link doesn't work anymore
@tracylemme1375
@tracylemme1375 4 жыл бұрын
About 40 years ago I figured out how to generate a sphere on a milling machine with a boring head. They come out perfect every time.
@curtisroberts9137
@curtisroberts9137 4 жыл бұрын
You don't by chance plan on making a video of this? I'd enjoy seeing that!
@tracylemme1375
@tracylemme1375 4 жыл бұрын
Curtis Roberts sorry but I don’t do that. But just a hint. A circle of any size can be inscribed any place on a sphere. Use a rotary table and a boring head with the tool facing inwards for a convex sphere, and outwards for a concave sphere. Be sure that Axes of both the spindle and rotary table intersect. You will be impressed with the surface finish.
@curtisroberts9137
@curtisroberts9137 4 жыл бұрын
@@tracylemme1375 ahhhh! Smart work.
@mymechanics
@mymechanics 4 жыл бұрын
@@curtisroberts9137 I used this technique in my recent video, also in my second last one. Works like a charm.
@joepalooka2145
@joepalooka2145 5 жыл бұрын
Wow, totally awesome. I'm not a machinist but someone who really appreciates seeing fine precision work and difficult setups like this.
@kempaswe4022
@kempaswe4022 4 жыл бұрын
I used to work at a 100yo workshop and We never said no to any customer. So we made a lot of special tools. It was really funny, too bad the company doesn't exist anymore and that the new owner sold everything to scrap. We had 5 lathes, 2 milling machines, 1 gear cutter, several different drills with 1 to 4 chucks, axial drill etc. Everything went straight to scrap, I had known it before so I would have bought some. We had several hundred different accessories for lathes
@ronvonbargen8411
@ronvonbargen8411 5 жыл бұрын
Nice job on the tool. I have always used a boring bar in the mill with the part in a dividing head set at the correct angle, so the center of the ball is in line with the O.D. of the shaft. And feed up with the knee adjust diameter with bore head.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 5 жыл бұрын
Interesting. I'll have to try that.
@ronvonbargen8411
@ronvonbargen8411 5 жыл бұрын
Just to clarify. After you feed up to center line you spin dividing head. Depending on ball diameter you might have to adjust bore bar several times.
@AngloSaxon449
@AngloSaxon449 6 жыл бұрын
I used to work for an engineering company called somers forge and I've got to say you are a good turner
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@webernprophecies
@webernprophecies 6 жыл бұрын
Excellent design! I ordered a copy, hoping to have time to machine it one day. I particularly like that you can gage a precise diameter against the cutting edge with this.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Benjamin!
@curtisroberts9137
@curtisroberts9137 4 жыл бұрын
That is an awesome tool! I would never have thought of designing something like that even on my most creative day. Good work.
@mikeduffey3082
@mikeduffey3082 4 жыл бұрын
Your problem solving skills are an inspiration! Thanks very much for sharing!
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@TheGreatSnafoo
@TheGreatSnafoo 5 жыл бұрын
Nice tool you built, should have them manufactured for guys who don't have access to tools like that. I watched a number of your lathe work, and I learned a lot although I don't currently have a lathe.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, that's good to hear.
@olusabaolukayode9191
@olusabaolukayode9191 4 жыл бұрын
Great invention. Thank you for your painstaking work more grease to your elbow and more wisdom always. Also thank you for sharing.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@MikeMcChiken
@MikeMcChiken 4 жыл бұрын
Cool little fixture . I make them all day on a CNC holding .0002 roundness . Cant imagine having to do the same on a manual
@GeneralG1810
@GeneralG1810 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome jig and just FYI if you didn't know already try using a bit of Kerosene when machining aluminium
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I do use that from time to time. I also have a spray bottle with off-road diesel in it which works too. Off road has high sulfur, but I don't know if that helps with machining AL or not. Probably not.
@GeneralG1810
@GeneralG1810 4 жыл бұрын
@@ArnoldsDesign LOL never tried diesel before
@Jg-ni2qz
@Jg-ni2qz 4 жыл бұрын
That is so cool that you made that . I had to share the video. Thanks for your knowledge .
@minskmade
@minskmade Жыл бұрын
thanks for the awesome build...going to make this for my jet lathe...just bought your plans. im going to try to make a version to use inserts...great work man. great channel
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@xaytana
@xaytana 6 жыл бұрын
I'm amazed about the amount of people that didn't know about this tool. There's commercial ones available, and Adam Savage has shown off one in a video he did on Tested with Michael Stevens from Vsauce. I've seen people use a boring head on a tool post fixture using it's adjustment for the sphere radius. Seems like it removes the issue of having a long arm that could run into the jaws of the lathe, but introduces the problem of having to adjust the boring head at the tool.
@PhaseConverterampV
@PhaseConverterampV 6 жыл бұрын
Nice work. We made one that had the same operation, but to set the tool radius from centreline , we machined the pivot pin to the center in the mill, laying horizontal in vise, for the last .25 inches. then you always have a surface, Top and bttm pins, to place a depth mic . Then you just dial in your radius on the depth mic, and lock the set screws onto the cutting tool. Hope that makes sense. Thanks for posting.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Yes, that makes sense.
@RustyInventions-wz6ir
@RustyInventions-wz6ir 4 ай бұрын
Very nice work. Something I still have to make
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 4 ай бұрын
Thanks
@charruauno386
@charruauno386 5 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, excellent tool design, thank you for sharing and have a good day.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@alanhansen1430
@alanhansen1430 5 жыл бұрын
Very cool! I learned my lesson years ago clearing shavings by hand. Cut my index finger nearly to the bone. I use a hook tool now.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 5 жыл бұрын
I've done that too. We used to use a hook too, and leather gloves when we were cleaning out the chip pan at the end of shift.
@cosmiccwonder300
@cosmiccwonder300 5 жыл бұрын
Cutting your hand with stringy chips seem to me to be the initiation of the machinining industry :)
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 5 жыл бұрын
@@cosmiccwonder300 My personal initiation was being forced to quickly unwrap heat treating foil from a dozen or so 4"x4"x10" S7 blocks at 1750°F and put them on the fan. Even with thick heat treating gloves on and tools, the tops of both my hands were covered in blisters for several days and hurt like hell.
@michaelb4060
@michaelb4060 6 жыл бұрын
Very nice work. When I was looking at getting a lathe I decided to go with low entry level Prototrak CNC since the price was not that much more than a good near new condition manual lathe. Doing things like this and super easy threading operations I have become incompetent with a manual lathe. Add to it dumping G code for more complex things that seals the coffin on my manual lathe competence. I am near unemployable now.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
It's a changing world in machining for certain.
@QUIROPTEROHOLLOW
@QUIROPTEROHOLLOW 4 жыл бұрын
12:00 I flinch every time that swings towards the chuck
@QUIROPTEROHOLLOW
@QUIROPTEROHOLLOW 4 жыл бұрын
@Northern Bloody terrifying
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 4 жыл бұрын
Me 2
@joejoejoejoejoejoe4391
@joejoejoejoejoejoe4391 3 жыл бұрын
An adjustable stop might be an idea...
@JR-jq6dd
@JR-jq6dd 6 жыл бұрын
Good job. Back in my days in the navy, we used a much larger commercial radius cutter. We used it for weld repair of stellate clad spherical steam valves on nuke subs.. Fun stuff to cut.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks. You certainly earned your money turning that stuff. I've turned hastelloy, vascomax350, aeromet, etc. They're pretty bad too. I never would've imagined that sub valves would see wear like that. Did the steam erode them?
@JR-jq6dd
@JR-jq6dd 6 жыл бұрын
Arnold's Design High pressure steam cuts like a laser. It would cut grooves through the valve surface. We would undercut the spherical seat, have it welded up and recut the interrupted stellate weld repaired surface.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
That's amazing. I had no idea steam could cut through an ultra tough alloy like that.
@JR-jq6dd
@JR-jq6dd 6 жыл бұрын
I let auto-correct influence my spelling. The correct spelling is "stellite". Also I heard brooms were used to search for high pressure steam leeks because it could cut your arm off. Hearsay or truth, I couldn't say, but I am inclined to believe.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
I knew which steel you were referring too. I think using a broom would be an excellent idea actually. I wouldn't want to go anywhere near super heated steam.
@paullevine1813
@paullevine1813 5 жыл бұрын
We have one of those old sphere cutting tools we used to use but now with the CNC'S this is much easier by a longshot . If you need to make multiple parts your tool will do the trick. As most tools & fixtures the time you spend making them does pay off in how your parts will look when your done. Not to mention they will last & repeat each time you use them. Oh & thanks for not calling it billet aluminum lol..
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 5 жыл бұрын
I wish I had cnc.
@WarrenPostma
@WarrenPostma 6 жыл бұрын
That is really cool. I want to make some machine handles this way, and then knurl them.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@ala068
@ala068 4 жыл бұрын
Although you touched-up on the safety aspect of your setup, please check out the Sherline video on ball turning. They use a similar tool on their minimum lath, but their setup is in my opinion safer, faster and more versatil, as the tool is only reaching 1/4 of the ball and can cut both concave and convex Cuts... Worth considering, especially when you are virtually almost there with your tool.
@Thelemorf
@Thelemorf 6 жыл бұрын
It's fun to see how few that uses the micrometers in a correct manner (hint: the ratchet knob has a purpose)
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
When it's your personal mic that you've used for years to hold +/- one or two ten thousandths, you develop a feel and you don't need the knob or friction barrel. When it's a shops community mic shared by many toolmakers or machinists, then yes, you need to use the ratchet or friction barrel for consistency, because you have no idea if your feel matches the feel of the guy who calibrated it. Hopefully the person doing the calibrating had enough brains to use the ratchet, though I met one once who lacked those brains. Unfortunately, he was also my brainless boss.
@stevenconnor4221
@stevenconnor4221 6 жыл бұрын
Agree wholeheartedly it's your mic and your touch / feel.
@steveattree8757
@steveattree8757 5 жыл бұрын
I think thelemorf is a knob himself trying to show off.... Just because you know about the knob doesn't make you a precision machinst... Also if you wanted to be a dictator perhaps you should mention that there are specific tips for the mic just to measure rounds....
@stephenwgreen78
@stephenwgreen78 6 жыл бұрын
That was awesome. Nothing like watching a craftsman demonstrate their skill. Thanks for sharing
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
You're welcome. Thanks for your comments.
@joecnc3341
@joecnc3341 4 жыл бұрын
Been wanting to make one of these for years.. never got around to it. Having access to an EDM - must be nice.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 4 жыл бұрын
I don't have that access now unfortunately.
@hackish1
@hackish1 6 жыл бұрын
Looks pretty cool. I wonder if an adjustable stop could be added so you can run it close to the chuck without worrying about catching a jaw if you move the handle too far
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Good idea.
@marianodiaz461
@marianodiaz461 4 жыл бұрын
you can make a removable setting block to butt against the flat end of the swing fork , that way you don't need to remove any pins to set the radius
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 4 жыл бұрын
Good idea
@doncodman913
@doncodman913 4 жыл бұрын
I can imagine there were a few knock ups before you were happy . well done . Im a sheety /brake press operator and deal in metric 0.1/0.2 general tolerances . OMG when someone gives me a drawing in fractions of inchs i have to scrawl metric sizes all over , and when i heard you saying 500 thou for half an inch ...my ears went all whistle-y wtf 500 thou ??? oh yeah half inch. dont even get me started trying to use decimal sizes of an inch. i know its accurate but jeez. best regards Don
@isidoromaich7226
@isidoromaich7226 7 жыл бұрын
I'm not machinist and knowing how they do this was interesting
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@cosmiccwonder300
@cosmiccwonder300 5 жыл бұрын
As a machinist ive heard of this technique but have never seen the tool designed for it and put into action. Normally just throw it on the cnc its faster lol.
@firearmsstudent
@firearmsstudent 4 жыл бұрын
@@cosmiccwonder300 For the hobbyist who can't shell out $7k+ for a CNC, (Bare bones Tormach without tooling) this is a cheaper manual option.
@cosmiccwonder300
@cosmiccwonder300 4 жыл бұрын
@@firearmsstudent Your opinion is negligible.
@tcseacliff
@tcseacliff 6 жыл бұрын
I would have enjoyed watching you make the fixture, because I have seen fixtures do what they do ,but making the jig would be more help ful but , nice video!
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
I built this at least ten years ago, but would be a good project for a video.
@pieterbotes8938
@pieterbotes8938 6 жыл бұрын
I was reading Thelemorf's comment on using a mic correctly. I fully agree with him and I can make this statement because I'm a qualified metrologist (27 years). For those who don't know what a metrologist does, I will explain: There are two types of metrology - electrical and mechanical. I'm on the mechanical side. It involves the calibration and certification of equipment under controlled environments to ISO (International Standards Organisation) standards. Here I'm talking about measurements up to five digits after zero. In this trade you learn how to use measuring instruments correctly. Take the mic. It's got a ratchet at the one end. There is a purpose for this item. It's to apply the same amount of pressure every time you take a measurement. A mic should not be used in any other way. A knife's blade is used for cutting stuff and not to remove screws from a piece of wood. Plain and simple. Everything has it's purpose.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Maybe you didn't mean it this way, but this is aggravating. If you don't mind, I prefer that you didn't lecture me on this, because I've been in tool and die for the last 26 years unfortunately. I say unfortunately, because I'm good at it, but hate it with a passion that can't be put into words. Part of the job on many days is inspection. I've mic'd a serious amount of work within +/- .0001 with these particular mics. I've cut, smashed, and drove more slivers into my fingers over the years than I care to remember, and have milled, turned, burned, wired, form ground, lapped, polished, and measured thousands of parts, from splines to gear forms, three wires over God knows how many thread forms, including acme's. I'm well aware of the torque limiting devices on mic thimbles. The gentlemen in the metrology depts I have worked with in the past who put the calibration stickers on personal mics didn't dare make adjustments or reset zero points on any of them, because the tool men I've known would've ripped their balls off, and justifiably so. They only verified the instrument's precision. It was up to the toolmaker to provide the accuracy, and they left that to them.
@t.d.mich.7064
@t.d.mich.7064 2 жыл бұрын
As a retired 47 year die maker/ Machinist, I can tell you that after making 10s of thousands of measurements, I would put my sense of "feel" up against any "ratchet" on a micrometer anyday!
@pieterbotes8938
@pieterbotes8938 2 жыл бұрын
@@t.d.mich.7064 Brother, it's your free choice to use a mic in this fashion, but that doesn't make it right, irrespective of what your perception is. By the way, I'm also a toolmaker (RED SEAL) for 46 years.
@jimjakosh2506
@jimjakosh2506 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot!! I have been meaning to make one of these for years. I did make a perfect sphere jig for my wood lathe already. Cheers, Jim
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
You're welcome. I'm glad you liked it. I'll pm you sometime about the alignment tool.
@MoneyHSK
@MoneyHSK 6 жыл бұрын
Very cool, but makes me glad I run CNC mill turn centers, that looks like a lot of extra work.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I wish I had a cnc mill for things like this.
@pieterbotes8938
@pieterbotes8938 6 жыл бұрын
Very nice idea. Cutting internal radii will be much more complicated.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I haven't tried a concave cut yet.
@brianwood6788
@brianwood6788 6 жыл бұрын
A similiar jig with the tool facing the opposite direction would do that wouldn't it? Then again, I was told in High School not to never touch a power tool again as long as I lived. so I could be wrong haha
@pieterbotes8938
@pieterbotes8938 6 жыл бұрын
Producing big radii is chicken feed (convex or concave). Producing small (very small radii eg. like +- 0.2 mm) is much more challenging. I think that an internal radius becomes much more difficult, especially in a confined space - the inside of a bore (like a pipe).
@productivechaos4796
@productivechaos4796 5 жыл бұрын
Very nice results. I am fairly amateur still and own a little Atlas 6x18 . Is there a way your plans could be modified to fit the clearance of a small lathe? It looks too tall as is. Also, can it be used to cut other radius' such as a barrel or egg shape?
@jakeparker3082
@jakeparker3082 7 жыл бұрын
Good looking tool. The thumbs up icon dropping down almost every minute is distracting
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comments and feedback about the thumbs up. I was trying something new.
@kmcwhq
@kmcwhq 7 жыл бұрын
Well, I'm starting to look forward to notification that a new Arnold's Design video has been posted.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I'll try to keep adding new content.
@mohuckmedshishkeblob1712
@mohuckmedshishkeblob1712 4 жыл бұрын
I use a mill with a rotary table and a boring head that is on a tilt, works great.
@mrayco
@mrayco 2 жыл бұрын
Come on man one thousand under that's more than perfect
@tedchambers4381
@tedchambers4381 6 жыл бұрын
pity you did not video the build of your ball turning tool . :)
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
I know. I built it about ten years ago. I have the plans available though, if you're interested in making your own. The link is in the description.
@katestramenos929
@katestramenos929 6 жыл бұрын
Nice job on that jig!
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@paulabderhalden2495
@paulabderhalden2495 6 жыл бұрын
Well done mate.. thanks for the post!! 👍
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@mamoshimamoshian9078
@mamoshimamoshian9078 5 жыл бұрын
I have seen many video's about turning bolls, but I have never ever seen someone turn a real perfect bol without any holes or other ...!! is it possible ?thank you for your interesting video's
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 5 жыл бұрын
I really don't know. I suppose it's possible.
@wetwipes8179
@wetwipes8179 6 жыл бұрын
I got an ad before this video. It was the entire fucking LEGO movie
@robstirling3173
@robstirling3173 6 жыл бұрын
Ref the ball pins for the ultralight, If you had removed some material from the centre of the ball curve, you could have left more material at the junction of ball and pin in the form of a larger radius at this stress raising point, while having a stronger/lighter ball pin. Also on the internal bore of the pin, do you have a curve at the end of the blind hole or is it another stress raiser?
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
The hole goes clear through the stub. The stub to ball junction has a 1/8" radius, so the stress riser isn't going to be bad, especially with the wall thickness I've left. I don't know what you mean by removing material from the center of the ball curve.
@grassland1343
@grassland1343 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this video.
@winslowwilliams76
@winslowwilliams76 6 жыл бұрын
Sir , you are a very talented machinist , great tool design will subscribe to your channel will purchase drawing as I am a machinist with a shop.Thanks for sharing !
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your comments :)
@Rubbernecker
@Rubbernecker 5 жыл бұрын
Excellent job!
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@MagnetOnlyMotors
@MagnetOnlyMotors 6 жыл бұрын
Very nice method, smart guy!
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@systemtim
@systemtim 5 жыл бұрын
very good clear video thank you
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@hughezzell10000
@hughezzell10000 3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if your jig is adaptable for carbide and if it would work on steel.
@James-fs4rn
@James-fs4rn 6 жыл бұрын
👍nice work. perhaps you could make a radius setting tool to reference off the front face of the bracket. this way you don't have to remove the pins. ideally with a mic head in the center to dial in the radius. think of a depth mic.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks. That would come in handy.
@crisnevin7934
@crisnevin7934 6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! Nice work and thanks for the information!
@dennisclapp7527
@dennisclapp7527 Ай бұрын
Thanks Arnold
@pco1984
@pco1984 6 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU for not saying "aircraft aluminium".
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
I know. It's an overused marketing phrase.
@kkyplain5532
@kkyplain5532 6 жыл бұрын
also thank you for not saying Military grade aluminum a term which Ford invented.
@Meatwad.Baggins
@Meatwad.Baggins 6 жыл бұрын
Brent Kyplain Ikr. Im a Ford fan and I cringe everytime i see that. Ive thought about calling them about it. They should be embarassed.
@pco1984
@pco1984 6 жыл бұрын
Not sure what grinds me more; -The term "military grade" aluminium (or any other marketing wank naming of materials) -Aluminum (missing an "i") -Why stop there... Metric system for the win! Inches drool!
@razorworks9942
@razorworks9942 6 жыл бұрын
Nice to see there are others that know there is no such thing! As a certified welder in every aspect, I learned early on (some 40 plus years ago) aluminum is classified by "grade" not a thing!!
@TransAmDrifter
@TransAmDrifter 5 жыл бұрын
Totally awesome! Thank You for sharing the information.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I'm glad you like it.
@pieterbotes8938
@pieterbotes8938 6 жыл бұрын
With cutting internal radii (my previous post) I mean the following: Let's say you have a hollow bar or pipe type of job and you want to cut a radius at the end from the inside to the outside. Obviously the smaller the radius, the worst the situation becomes. There must be some solution without fancy expensive machines.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
I know what you mean. I can see how a fixture like that would work. If there's not already something on the market, it should be relatively straight forward to come up with.
@BenAtTheTube
@BenAtTheTube 5 жыл бұрын
If you mean you want a radius tube end, instead of a flat profile, then the tool in this video should do it. Just rotate it around the center of the tube thickness instead of around the entire part.
@macduff1964a
@macduff1964a 4 жыл бұрын
Baffled me but to be sure, you are a bloody genius 🧐
@mrayco
@mrayco 5 жыл бұрын
Excellent excellent👍👏😆 am planning for more access and rigid design thanks for sharing
@jpkenney237
@jpkenney237 6 жыл бұрын
Okay I will be keeping a eye out for them
@georgespangler1517
@georgespangler1517 4 жыл бұрын
Dam that's cool,,I'm going to make me one and make myself a set of steel balls..thanks.
@wxfield
@wxfield 6 жыл бұрын
Always wanted to make one of these, just never had the need for it..Brilliant video however!
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I made it just for cutting the ball connectors I have on the ultralight.
@wxfield
@wxfield 6 жыл бұрын
Are you a licensed pilot? I am..have built two aircraft...both Pitts'. I have flown ultralights on vacation in New Zealand..LOVED them. Airway too congested up here in NE Massachusetts to operate one however.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Two Pitts. Damn, most people don't even get one plane built in a lifetime. That's awesome. Sounds like you need to find some empty farmland not too far away to conduct your ultralighting too. I'm not a licensed pilot. I have an issue with motion sickness which I'm still trying to find a way to deal with. It sucks but that hasn't stopped me from getting at least a few hours of instruction, and flying with others(in calm air), and building simple airframes. The one I'm working on now is a Beaujon Mach.07, which has a stall speed of 20 mph. If I can get away this year, I want to make it down to Sun n Fun. I'm running behind right now, so I'll see. Speaking of which, one of the jobs I'm working on today is vapor blasting a Stromberg carb being used in an old Continental.
@bfflorida2311
@bfflorida2311 6 жыл бұрын
Great Jig, I just may steal ( I mean borrow ) the idea from you, thanks
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I'm glad it helps you out.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
I have plans available for it now. There is a link in the description.
@mikelagaffe
@mikelagaffe 6 жыл бұрын
Came in school tellin everyone i could turn perfect balls and cubes on a manual lathe. Even teacher was like how tf?. I'm thinkin bout changin school 😂
@DaneFerolin
@DaneFerolin 6 жыл бұрын
very cool fixture
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@glennfelpel9785
@glennfelpel9785 7 жыл бұрын
Very well done indeed. Thank you for sharing this.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@3lylekelley
@3lylekelley 6 жыл бұрын
I've been a machinist, both in industry and with a home machine shop, for 40+ years. Making original parts/repairs, and I have never had the need for making a ball on the lathe or otherwise. Not saying it's not a good lesson, but it's a lot of time on something you might never use.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
I suppose. I just machined a ball ornament and anodized it for the top of a flag pole I recently put in. It will be my next video which I'm editing now.
@kenboyington9167
@kenboyington9167 5 жыл бұрын
Nice job
@Ttavoc
@Ttavoc 4 жыл бұрын
Clever design
@accuratusindia5557
@accuratusindia5557 5 жыл бұрын
Good job
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@WhyAliasIdontNeedOne
@WhyAliasIdontNeedOne Жыл бұрын
Ah ok I get it. Nice solution.
@oz31140
@oz31140 5 жыл бұрын
Nice tool
@heeder777
@heeder777 6 жыл бұрын
Very cool. Loved watching the part evolve. I’m working on a CNC conversion on my mini lathe which makes this relatively easy. Is a jig required to do this on a manual lathe? Never got that far in my HS metal working shop.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Cnc would be nice to have. On a manual lathe you need some sort of fixture for turning larger radii.
@ifell3
@ifell3 6 жыл бұрын
That was a pleasure to watch.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@timclark7659
@timclark7659 6 жыл бұрын
Hi will you post a current and operational link to the ball turning fixture? I would love to make one.
@paulmeynell8866
@paulmeynell8866 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome thank you
@jameshopkins8905
@jameshopkins8905 6 жыл бұрын
I'd like to know where to get the plans to build the fixture to turn the sphere
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
There's a link in the description somewhere.
@naveedkhalid8697
@naveedkhalid8697 4 жыл бұрын
Tool drive from under the ball center point like redias
@davidprice2861
@davidprice2861 4 жыл бұрын
Very nifty, only trade where you need to make your own machining aids..
@dorseyharrington
@dorseyharrington 4 жыл бұрын
Considering that the ball should be coaxial with the shank, I might have used a better technique than eyeballing the tool height. Did I miss something?
@modrisstrautmanis5702
@modrisstrautmanis5702 5 жыл бұрын
Great video and idea, thanks for sharing!
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@kudinndaratttt
@kudinndaratttt 6 жыл бұрын
hello there im from Malaysia...im very impressed but i was totally woried about the chuck can be accidentally with cuting tool...hahahaha
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I am careful around the chuck.
@GodzillaGoesGaga
@GodzillaGoesGaga 6 жыл бұрын
A simple addition of a handle limiter (to stop the handle going into the chuck) would be a good addition. A simple L bracket and a slot that can be screwed into the top of your ball turner. L facing upwards to limit the handle travel on the chuck side.
@kellysampson5984
@kellysampson5984 7 жыл бұрын
Nice ball turner. Thank for sharing M.K.S.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
@5b4aezmarinoscyprus71
@5b4aezmarinoscyprus71 6 жыл бұрын
My thumb up is sure. The question is, what's the secret that they don't telling us in school.... "Keep Turning"😁
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I guess the secret is, they don't teach people to cut balls. Don't know why they keep it a secret.
@jorgemartinez8373
@jorgemartinez8373 5 жыл бұрын
Arnold's Design cause they don't have the balls
@martinsiegrist118
@martinsiegrist118 4 жыл бұрын
This video stops where the interesting part would begin. A knob on a stud isn’t a ball just yet....
@Soupie62
@Soupie62 5 жыл бұрын
A variation on this could be used to cut lenses in perspex.
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 5 жыл бұрын
Interesting
@jeffreyhill1011
@jeffreyhill1011 3 жыл бұрын
I picked one almost exactly like this up from the metal scrap guy I get metal and tooling from. I think I paid $35 for it? It's made from hardened tool steel
@pieterbotes8938
@pieterbotes8938 6 жыл бұрын
I'm not so sure if it's so easy to cut an internal (convex) radius on the inside of a hollow structure. Maybe it will be more easy with big radii. Small radii will be a different matter I think. Here I'm talking about 1 mm radius and up.
@adrianjackman9422
@adrianjackman9422 4 жыл бұрын
that is very clever.
@tomolsen3420
@tomolsen3420 6 жыл бұрын
Very cool. Thanks for sharing
@iangrice5511
@iangrice5511 6 жыл бұрын
So clever, well done 👍
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@motox103
@motox103 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!!!!
@gregrichard9192
@gregrichard9192 5 жыл бұрын
Great job 👍
@evanoliver4297
@evanoliver4297 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your video I am looking to buy lathe machinescan you advice me from which website I canfind it thank u
@platanitofull
@platanitofull 6 жыл бұрын
Good job!!
@SuperAWaC
@SuperAWaC 5 жыл бұрын
the cutter nose also needs to be circular, right?
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 5 жыл бұрын
Correct
@silverdrillpickle7596
@silverdrillpickle7596 6 жыл бұрын
Heck yes! Winner, winner Chicken Dinner!!!
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@10223220
@10223220 6 жыл бұрын
Nice job 👍
@ArnoldsDesign
@ArnoldsDesign 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
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