I think the safety glasses comments are cute. For those folks with those comments, do YOU wear them every time something is rotating in your vicinity? Been doing this stuff for a long time, actually have a close friend that lost an eye due to hardened steel and a hammer. Cut them some slack, it’s their eyesight after all. Enjoy the tips and tricks, you’re not earning brownie points with OSHA. Stephen and Justin I hope y’all will keep up the great content, even if you’re “dangerous”...
@Voltaic3 жыл бұрын
I actually do wear safety glasses every time something is rotating in m yvicinity. And its also about setting an example for children and young people watching the videos of these "influencers" which will loose their eyeseight if it is seen as something optional. You also walk over a red stoplight with children next to you, right?
@michaelchristopher94443 жыл бұрын
What toddler do you know that watches diesel engine rebuilds in their spare time. Get outta here you're probably a desk jockey like the rest of the armchair mechanics on KZbin. And please dont follow this comment with a reply of all your credentials, no one cares.
@AmericanTradesmen3 жыл бұрын
@@VoltaicI visited your channel. Kudos on the electric go-karts 👍
@akbychoice3 жыл бұрын
The difference is they put it out on KZbin. Bad examples are still bad examples
@AmericanTradesmen3 жыл бұрын
@@akbychoice if you’ve watched much of @stepencox I don’t believe you would throw “bad example” around so easily. He didn’t have on safety glasses? Dear sweet baby Jesus he ought to be arrested. Never mind they’re rebuilding an antique tractor in memory of a great man who lost his battle with cancer.
@youmakeitwhatitis3 жыл бұрын
Quoting AvE? A man of culture!
@hydewhyte43643 жыл бұрын
I thought I heard him speaking Canadian.
@luisbatista11033 жыл бұрын
@@hydewhyte4364 Hmmm ok eh
@paisleyprince52803 жыл бұрын
Focus you fauck!
@midnightrunner6843 жыл бұрын
AvE is The man
@lourias3 жыл бұрын
My words, exactly!
@fava77533 жыл бұрын
Top guys , working on marks smoking Sally . Respect to you both , Stephen and Justin . Almost a year for mark . RIP . . ⛪ .
@tonytully49433 жыл бұрын
I like that you give a shout out to the person that you learned this from. Not only is it the right thing to do, it gives all of us more resources and knowledge to learn from
@michaelmcgregor31083 жыл бұрын
I found that I like welding the end back on so the paper stays on, i.e. making a notch, the split is nice for blind holes when you leave the sandpaper hanging out the end of the rod so you don't mess up the bottom of your hole
@faspit953 жыл бұрын
Its another thing that I learned and use all the time as a machinist. I also use a good old fashion hack saw to cut the slot. Use different sand paper grit for different finish. You can glue abrasive grit to the end if you need for tight areas too.
@sharonbull44833 жыл бұрын
Warmed my heart Working on Smoking Sally. Great information on restoration work.
@billdursa47243 жыл бұрын
I'm a machinist, learned to use that tool 40 years ago.
@شَريفمُحَمَّد-م7ر3 жыл бұрын
Woaaaaah you're so coool
@wheels-n-tires18463 жыл бұрын
An old school mechanic had me make one of these for myself almost 20 yrs ago.... Super handy n gets used on things constantly!!
@kelevra7213 жыл бұрын
So good to see work on Smoking Sally! RIP Mark
@ricklang54343 жыл бұрын
I use this all the time . Works wonders
@ronwrob28193 жыл бұрын
put a rubber hose over shaft
@OutontheRanchwithDrLee-xb4lo3 жыл бұрын
Always great to see you two working together! Love the tool! Brilliant! Fun video!!!
@mcseforsale3 жыл бұрын
When I was a young man, I worked in a blending shop. We used die grinders and dental drills to bring aircraft parts to blueprint (within .001 usually). We used this extensively and called it lapping.
@307j.o.a.t93 жыл бұрын
In the oil and gas industry we call the absorbant pads diapers. They are great!! Thats a great tool for many applications!!
@Daniel-fo2qf3 жыл бұрын
We spin parts up in the lathe to polish them and use this by hand without the drill to polish the internals
@vijayantgovender20453 жыл бұрын
Thank you Stephen I always watching your videos I am from South Africa
@unclebuzz69133 жыл бұрын
IT'S SURE IS NICE TO SEE "SMOKING SALLY" BEING REBUILT.. I'M SURE EVERYONE WANTS TO SEE IT RUN AND BE," REFORMED SMOKER SALLY" ! GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR'S STAY SAFE GODSPEED
@victoryfirst28783 жыл бұрын
I made this same tool in 1976. Worked then and works now.
@richardfuller23263 жыл бұрын
Amazing! I've done this same thing for years! But use Scotch Brite. Will clean without cutting as easily. You can also get Scotch Brite wheels in various diameters with a drill extender. Good video!
@daveknowshow3 жыл бұрын
love Keith Fenner he is one dude with mad skillzzzz!!!!!
@junkmaster01742 жыл бұрын
I use wood dowel or plastic tube,, this reduces damage if you contact the work, excellent method, have used in many different situations for years
@Brian-bi7qe3 жыл бұрын
I love your videos. I have had the pleasure of meeting a lot of body men over the years. The best bodyman. I have ever known is also my adopted grandfather. He was a true metal master. The rest of the body men I have seen. I have to be honest are hacks or just parts changers. To do body or metal work is an art. I was blessed to be taught by one of the best.
@basketofdeplorables42533 жыл бұрын
Hopefully you are going to pull the crank and oil pump back out so you can blowout all the oil passages, that now are surely contaminated with abrasive from the abrasive pad.
@I.Odnamra3 жыл бұрын
As a machinist I approve of this method. Any stick with sand paper or scotch brite wrapped around will work just fine as well. You can even apply as much pressure as you need to.
@rickcoleman89033 жыл бұрын
Barrel cleaning tool swab tip brass soft metals no damage to surrounding metal strips of crocus cloth.
@athhud3 жыл бұрын
Why waste a perfectly good PDR tool when basically any long/thin material would have done the job?
@chriswebb30183 жыл бұрын
Not any rod would work in a 1/4" die grinder. But definitely agree on cutting up a tool when you can buy 1/4" stock cheap from anywhere including home cheapo.
@athhud3 жыл бұрын
@@chriswebb3018 almost anything will work with enough grinding or enough wraps of foil tape. Lol 1/4” “anything” is certainly preferable though.
@Techno_Nomadic3 жыл бұрын
You can also cheat a little if you have shotgun cleaning kit. Just chuck up one of the rod segments and screw on the eye. They're usually aluminum so it won't muck up the iron. Smaller cleaning rods could be used for things like valve guides and tappet bores. Look into crocus cloth (ultrafine iron oxide polishing compound on a cloth sheet comes just like emery cloth) rather than the scotchbrite for close tolerance bores.
@umahunter3 жыл бұрын
You can do the same thing with repeated use with a shotgun/rifle cleaning kit just screw on as many brass rods as you need squish some scothbrite and thread it through the felt pad holder you can use scotchbright sandpaper abrasive cloth emery cloth brass 12 20 gauge and even handgun brushs work for all kinds of stuff aswell just make sure you tape your rods if you need to go in reverse or you may unscrew your rods 👍👍👍
@watomb3 жыл бұрын
That looks like it works better than sending it off to machine shop
@michaelbrennan71483 жыл бұрын
Thank you Stephen
@justinhowarth92113 жыл бұрын
Scotch brite is your friend exultant for engine and gearbox building great videos stay safe
@tonyplanck50593 жыл бұрын
Very smart but so simple
@burningsoul13653 жыл бұрын
i made one years ago for my chainsaws and lawn mowers, and made screw driver adapters for nintendo
@SFCRambo603 жыл бұрын
I had about a dozen of those rods made up for my rebuild area for Cat, from 3300's, 3400's, 3200's both blocks, heads and front covers besides transmission bell housing, also 6 1/4 heads. For 32 years I ran machines, I really enjoyed it and really could have done it without foreman. I told and showed Cat they had a problem with their snap gages. I proved they and plug gages couldn't check for out aroundness and they took off and never said another word but they had oil leaks where I told them they had problems. Oh well. Manufacturers are a pain. I love the cartoon about Engineers
@aaronrickard46753 жыл бұрын
Great video I've use cotter pins with emery cloth in a similar fashion
@swagmanexplores74723 жыл бұрын
I use a large split pin - it works even better
@ypopnun10033 жыл бұрын
I have forgotten how many times I have made those. Different lengths and diameters.
@garymucher95903 жыл бұрын
Can use a mere wooden dowel and do the same thing without worrying a metal rod damaging the bearing journals. JMHO
@16vSciroccoboi3 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't ever try to spin a wooden dowl at 15k+ rpm with an unbalanced load on one end and rapid changes in torsional stress.
@wheels-n-tires18463 жыл бұрын
Using mine for decades, and the sandpaper 'flaps' keep it pretty centered automatically....
@klein1234563 жыл бұрын
Done this many of times 👍 good little trick
@JohnSmith-ki2eq3 жыл бұрын
Been using a variation of this same idea for woodworking, only using a wooden dowel instead of a metal rod.
@oldpete31533 жыл бұрын
Made my 1st one of those 52 yrs ago.
@wymple093 жыл бұрын
I've been polishing like that for over 50 years, & my dad taught it to me. Nothing new.
@itsmewoodG3 жыл бұрын
I've made those many times, usually use wooden dowel rods and a drill
@PistonShack3 жыл бұрын
Genious! Thanks for sharing Stephen.
@bumpkinrocks3 жыл бұрын
That's funny I actually made 1 last week, seen it on a chainsaw repair channel. Worked a treat👍
@rubbermallet38733 жыл бұрын
that was an awesome hi-tek technic 👌 thanks for the tip bro 👍👍👍👍👍
@ohhpaul73643 жыл бұрын
I had a wonderfully bad idea- Justin should start a cooking channel where he cooks nothing but pork products. He can call it "The Good of the Ham". that is a great little trick, used it myself a few times now.
@williampursel39233 жыл бұрын
My Dad taught me this he called it a lapping rod,and we used wood dowel rods
@tracythorn29183 жыл бұрын
Thank you for a good tip!
@charlesahon3 жыл бұрын
Great tips.
@MCEngineeringInc3 жыл бұрын
Great tip!👍🏻
@TheRustyRooster3 жыл бұрын
Now that my friend is a video full of awsome tips. Thanks for the info. 👍
@FrankieJames73 жыл бұрын
"DON'T TRY AND MAKE THIS LOOK LIKE A MACHINED SURFACE AGAIN" best advice for anyone working with gaskets or metal contact points. if it's that clean, you've gone too far
@joedominick75173 жыл бұрын
Now what are you going to use to smooth out the dents on your trucks?
@snappymonkey3 жыл бұрын
could you not use a rifle shaft cleaning tool?
@barbarianleatherandblades86863 жыл бұрын
Seems like you could use a gun cleaning rod with old brass or aluminum tip.
@georgecurtis64633 жыл бұрын
Huh, was using that so called tool back in the 70s. I usually used a wooden dowel if possible.
@donzon3533 жыл бұрын
so, you're worried about the trash on your dirty work bench contacting your partially assembled engine more than the trash you are creating inside the partially assembled engine by cleaning the cam journals with the spinning abrasive pad?
@zachbarnett35073 жыл бұрын
What’s up with the cheap HarborFreight set and tool cart?
@joachimjohan12153 жыл бұрын
hey have you ever heard about the XTOOL X100 PAD2? u know if its bi directional? AND the Ancel X6 OBD2 Diagnostic?? (supposedly does some bi directional controls)?? cheerz!
@evankibbe5903 жыл бұрын
I've been doing this for 45 years
@iviaverick523 жыл бұрын
That's literally just a 30 cal gun bore cleaning rod haha
@kevinhumphrey9323 жыл бұрын
I made that tool about 20 year's lol
@user-lo8cl8ut9q3 жыл бұрын
Good old smoking Sally!
@Name-vu1kn3 жыл бұрын
Inkjet printers have rods like that in them and are often in the trash.
@silasmarner75863 жыл бұрын
Cutting a slit freehand in a rod with a cutoff wheel is.. technical.. as they say in climbing...
@rb703833 жыл бұрын
Works for cleaning weapons as well…
@samueljames93423 жыл бұрын
Don't let OSHA see that grinder
@andrewallen99933 жыл бұрын
We don't do safety glasses or machine guards in this shop because we have such high I.Q.'s!
@smoothbore43773 жыл бұрын
A wood dowel makes an even better, safer lap stick.
@Echohb3 жыл бұрын
7:10 That's what she said !
@thelastengineer23153 жыл бұрын
Any one who does not already know about this tool and has not made one should not be touching wrenches
@dancahill91223 жыл бұрын
I see what you are trying to say........but everyone, at one time was a beginner !
@FrankieJames73 жыл бұрын
btw steel is not harder than cast iron. i doubt even hardened steel is in the same hardness level of cast iron
@barrymorris2953 жыл бұрын
Cummins only approved Scothbrite because it does not remove material.
@johncatt18673 жыл бұрын
I am sorry, but I have to go there, That is what she said.
@colonialclive3 жыл бұрын
Or you could just by the same thing from the tool shop
@gabrielkoby63083 жыл бұрын
The paint less dent repair guy gonna be pissed you cutting up his tools.
@davidcole98522 жыл бұрын
No biggie, Iv been doin that since i was a baby Lol
@BurkesRepair3 жыл бұрын
FOCUS you FACK...bahahaha...well cultured vocabulary. I watch him too
@JOlson-gj8sd3 жыл бұрын
Certainly not a new tool. I have been making and using them since 1970.
@allanspringer8373 жыл бұрын
you need to use some safety glasses...lol
@grahambate33843 жыл бұрын
Don't know him
@Jesker_MRG3 жыл бұрын
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@stevesass71103 жыл бұрын
You dont really rebuild engines for a living do you?
@idadho3 жыл бұрын
The more you talk, the more I lose faith in what you are saying. "You get a much more concentric hole." Do you know what concentric means? Concentric is the relationship between multiple holes. A single hole can't be concentric. It can be cylindrical (parallel walls)