Fabricating Flute Stabilizer- band instrument repair- making something from nothing

In this episode, creating a flute stabilizer for a student that has to have surgery and the doctors say she won't be able to play. I thought you might like to see how I process these things and come on the ride to make them happen. Hopefully, you will pick up some tips and tricks to help in your own journey no matter what you make.
Tools used:
soutbend lathe
sherline horizontal mill w/ ER32 collet chuck set
drill press
v block
pilot tap shanks
sherline die holder
ABN rod bender
CreLine drill bits
music/intro:
V6 Creatives
Thanks for watching.

[@daverose4992]

Not only a gifted repair professional, but a very clever inventor. She's lucky to have you available.

[@RangerRon75]

hope you get an update from the student and maybe a video clip of the student playing .

[@alanslusher2741]

“Boogered ends”…a term known to every tradesman/handyman/shop guy. Keep up the good work Wes!!

[@by-fate-but-by-choice]

I would be VERY interested in knowing how she did!!

[@TheMrAshley2010]

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[@derschwartzadder]

same

[@jeremyfertig4187]

Love it when one human helps another just because it is nice to do so. Well done sir

[@chrisoakmountain2387]

An artisan as well as a pillar of the community. I tip my hat to you, Sir.

[@d6anders]

Both this and your DIY covid mask video are testaments not only to your abilities as a craftsman/tinkerer but also a damn fine human being. Thank you for sharing it with us. Very cool project.

[@Ti_Ti_ta]

Very cool and thoughtful. I hope we get an update on how well it works for the player. Also, now I want a lathe even more. It's amazing to me how many different skills this job requires sometimes and how low the pay is in a lot of places.

[@derschwartzadder]

All machining is either spinning the sharp bit or the bit being cut.

[@rootvalue]

A lathe can do many of the things a milling machine can, provided you have the tooling to accommodate fixturing and work holding.

[@Meister1551]

Mr. Lee, you are truly a Wizard with instruments. Every time I watch one of your videos I am taken by just how much skill is required to be as good as you have become. Love your channel.

[@robertjwilliams3532]

Wes, I hope you weathered the storms this past few days (mar. 22-26) with no injuries or damage. Your friend in Savannah, TN. Bye the way a great job to help the young lady!!

[@kristimiller-lee2338]

All was good for us but not so for other parts of the state.

[@bottomup12]

Great design and fabrication! Best healing prayers for the injury. 🙏

[@matthewsaxman1028]

Nice build! Nice low tone on the flute, too! 😄

[@erisenkk]

awesome solution! Hope the student did as well as you!

[@possumthebrave9050]

You've got a big heart, Wes. Keep on keepin on!

[@jonbush9533]

Reminiscent of the Tommy Djilas in "The Music Man" making a music holder for a piccolo player! Much better results you have had. Hope to hear how the flautist finds it to her liking.😁

[@k.c.meaders4796]

Genius!

[@TheStickCollector]

Nice

[@ablelock]

What a wonderful thing you did Wes to give this girl the opportunity to play her instrument like she enjoys doing what a great way to do it takes inventions sometimes to help each other out and you thought I was the way to help the girl out in the best of way. Keep up the good work I enjoy watching you build And repair.

[@phooesnax]

God Bless. Did a similar thing to allow sax playing but not on persons neck including bari

[@lotsabirds]

It's genius, Wes! Something that crossed my mind was a bowling wrist support! It has a bendable piece of metal in it that allows a custom fit. I'm thinking there might be some fine tuning of the brass slab depending on the shape of the cast. Your design is brilliant and you should patent it!

[@MarkAlbert]

So thoughtful, creative and professional of you to do this for her... Many years ago when a teenager, I learned to play trumpet and played in a band for a few years until I finished college. My teacher was the son of an instrument maker near my hometown in Germany and he fixed some damage on my trumpet a few times. He was positioned to inherit his father's business, but sadly died much to soon in his early 40s. Thanks to you, I now understand how he did all those repairs.

[@chrissax5477]

That‘s amazing! Top work!!! ❤

[@wallyschmidt77]

Nice job!

[@d.jeffdionne]

Excellent work, a very clean solution for an urgent need. I hope the student appreciates the unique thought and execution that could have come from no where else but your skills and experience. I certainly learned a thing or two, the repositionable Velcro to capture the brass flange is so clean it seems obvious in retrospect. And I have to admit, I really like that Sherline lathe horizontal milling attachment,,,

[@rootvalue]

My son’s name is Tone and he gets a kick out of hearing that your House is named after him! 😂 He turns his head whenever I start one of your videos.

[@kristimiller-lee2338]

Well you can now tell him that Wes was known as Mr. Tone in his guitar playing days because all the tone was in his hands.

[@rootvalue]

@@kristimiller-lee2338 I love that! Thank you for the back story. 🥰

[@keithgloyns9814]

fantastic

[@SkylersRants]

How inventive! I wonder if the finger movements might disturb her thumb from sympathetic movements.

[@gotmilk91]

Great design foundation for the assisted flute playing, tho prob wanna hold-off on the epoxying until after test-run by the flutist herself!

[@mikeracine7447]

Solid!

[@ms-mac521]

👍👍👍

[@TheUncleRuckus]

I'm curious as to how it worked out for her. 👍👍

[@terrydoberstein6742]

👍

[@benloyd1970]

I would like to know how you got started in this trade. Do you have a background as a machinist, or maybe as a musician, or did you apprentice under another instrument technician? Thanks for the videos,

[@mikerichards6311]

😇👍👏🏻😎

[@andydemarco6058]

Wes what brand is your grey lathe?

[@kristimiller-lee2338]

It is a 1956 Southbend, a rare find in South Mississippi.

[@akoto2364]

Hi Mr Lee, do you sell repair tools? Thanks!

[@kristimiller-lee2338]

Ferree's is the tool supplier.

[@akoto2364]

@@kristimiller-lee2338 thanks a lot👌