Wire threading tool

Making a custom wire threading tool to assemble a plug. Turning, surfacegrinding, hardening.
Web:
gtwr.de/
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[@bobuk5722]

Hi Stefan, thanks for that. Full of useful hints. Kudos for admitting mistake - many don't which is sad as making them is often a very good way of learning. Bob.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Its the cold dark reality, we mess up all the time, no need to cover that up :)

[@dgedi78]

We have a saying in french: "the one making no mistake is the one doing nothing"

[@chrisstephens6673]

In England we would say, "The man who never made a mistake never made anything." same idea.

[@oheebatch_algorytmu]

dgedi78 We got that saying in Czech and Polish too;-)

[@chrisstephens6673]

Clearly a universal saying.

[@sblack48]

A brave man shows his mistakes so that we can learn. I am always happy to see a new vid from you. I know I will learn something.

[@stevelavalette6898]

I swear when I read the title I thought your were going to cut threads on actual wire. LOL.

[@princetikki]

I love when you show customer projects, fun random stuff, and gives me an idea of the stuff of things I can expect. And thanks for showing your mistakes, I think we all learn the most from those!

[@peteferguson7024]

Your attention to detail is always impressive, I learn something with every video you post. Thanks!

[@johnferguson7235]

Nice recovery from the error. The parts certainly look nice. Thanks for posting and all the efforts to put together the video. Definitely a THUMBS UP.

[@nickdee5764]

I'm glad I get to be a fly on the wall of your shop, always informative.

[@ROBRENZ]

Nice to see customer work. Great video Stefan! ATB, Robin

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Thank you Robin! Even if I dont make a living of my shop, it is always nice to get some side-money from the thing you love to do...

[@bobengelhardt856]

Yes and it's money that you are totally justified spending on _tools_!

[@qno-oj3py]

Hi Stefan, nice video. Danke. FYI The tool looks more like a pin extraction tool .

[@hebrewhammer1000]

Thank you for sharing. I love all the attention to detail and showing your mistake.

[@davidrule1335]

18:14 Grinding into the razor blade is a slick idea! Very good, I'll be using that one.

[@DK-vx1zc]

I love your videos Stefan. You are a true craftsman !!

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Thank you!

[@VinceSaluto1]

I never considered grinding inserts. Great idea. And of course another well-done video thanks Stefan.

[@aserta]

And even when the grinding can't continue, brazing is the next step.

[@WeaponsMachinist]

Great video! I would have done it differently but showing the tool in use was pleasing. thanks for sharing.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

I think next time I would just try milling it - climb cutting with a support behind it should work without a crash :D Thanks for watching!

[@WeaponsMachinist]

Stefan Gotteswinter no problem. I always enjoy watching your projects.

[@Justone177]

See, I actually wanted to ask about that. Why not just mill the flat, then finish with a grinder if needed? Was it just a shortage of round carbide end mills?

[@bcbloc02]

I also was thinking why not just back support the part and side mill the flat and radius with the proper diameter end mill. If the part had already been hard I could have seen using the grinder though. I had not considered regrinding my old inserts, I definitely need a diamond wheel or better yet a tool cutter grinder now. :-)

[@dougbourdo2589]

Very interesting. Given the shape of the tool with small dimensions I was eager to see what methods you would do. It was also nice to see how it was used by your customer.

[@larrysperling8801]

i am always impressed with the quality of your workmanship. thanks for sharing what didn't work

[@holmes230536]

Hello Stefan, back again, at 22 mins that is exactly where the Plasticine method would come into play, a big blob of Plasticine pushed up against the face of the V-block and also making contact under the entire length and around the lower half of the part being ground, Try it sometime, Edmund............Alberta

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Noted, I will give it a shot :) Thanks Edmund!

[@terrylarotonda784]

I really enjoy watching you work. You are a real craftsman. Thanks

[@tinkermouse-scottrussell3738]

Nice work Stefan, enjoyed this content.

[@puddingpimp]

Wow those cam-locks sure make chuck changing a breeze!

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Its not even a proper cam-lock, just studs with a bayonet-disc

[@jirvin4505]

Do you have any details of how to implement the bayonet disk for cam lock type chuck?

[@pierresgarage2687]

Hi Stefan, Are you the only one among all of us machinists that makes mistakes...??? And, admit it... LOL Don't worry we all do it and it's always soooo frustrating... Good project, Pierre

[@Dans-hobbies]

I think small parts are the hardest ones to deal with, because like you showed you have to use all kinds of iffy setups!

[@bcbloc02]

Big congrats on the 20K subs!! Not exactly there yet but likely tomorrow.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Whoops, 20018 already - Thank you :)

[@aserta]

Oh, oh, nearly missed that. Congrats indeed.

[@randomdude1786]

never let a good piece of carbide go to waste.suprized you don't have a pocket comparator for the radius found one(metric) on ebay for$20 I'm a fractional guy but the conversions easy in that case glad you made this video

[@aserta]

I've been reusing inserts for a while now (about two years), dunno where i got the original idea, but it's a good economic thing to do. And even at the very end, where you can't grind no more, i'll then just break the insert in to pieces and braze it. Worth having that around for the stuff you don't want to bother to be "nice" with.

[@DoRC]

very nice but I don't understand how this tool is supposed to work. if the wire goes in the "slot" to be pushed through the grommet wouldn't it have been easier just to put a small piece of tube on the end of the wire and push it through that way?

[@marvincarvin1846]

I was looking forward to seeing how you got all of the hot melt glue off of the parts and the setup. Can you tell us? THNX

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Ah, forgott to mention that in the video - I cook it off in the ultrasonic cleaner at 80°C

[@daveanderson2316]

Watching this again, because why not!

[@lwilton]

Those are very nice tools. Rather remind me of wire-wrapping (or actually wire unwrapping) bits, but somewhat larger in diameter. BTW, even though the hot glue didn't work out, I would have been inclined to just fire up the glue gun and use that. A little more controllable and a little less chance of discovering what it feels like when the liquid glue sticks to your fingers. :-) These days there are two main kinds of glue, low temp and high temp. That stick you were using looked like it was probably basically high-temp glue, which is stiffer and usually stronger.

[@jabernathy2595]

Nice work as always, Stefan. Thanks

[@001Elan]

Always good content Stefan clear and understandable as well as realistic, which helps us to relate more to you ..thanks...

[@BickDE]

Hi Stefan. Very nice work. Thanks for showing your 'mistake' and for corrections - don't we all do it?? Bob

[@googacct]

Can you point me to where you got the sanding sponges on ebay. I do not see anything that looks quite like what you are using. Great videos. I am slowly working my way through all your prior ones.

[@TXHeat1776]

That hard hot glue is for securing the nock to the back of the arrow, and the threaded insert into the business end of the shaft. Thanks for the great tip with the bulk nail sponges! Sandpaper is so pricey.

[@markfulmer8501]

Thanks for the video Stefan... Could you show a close up of your depth stop on the 5 c collet. I couldn't see if your work piece stuck out the back of the collet or if that was the collet stop itself..... it would be interesting to have a stop that would allow a piece of work longer than the collet????

[@dougankrum3328]

8:30.....so, you and Robrenz have found the factory supplied edge of the carbide inserts to be too much plowing, not enough cutting.....? He has done some similar grinding on one of his videos....

[@daveticehurst4191]

Stefan, will you PLEASE get yourself either a Ring Spanner or Socket to tighten your lathe toolpost. Every time I see you use an open ended spanner it gives me the creeps, it can spring off and hurt your knuckles. Interesting video by the way, as you say a little outside your normal line of work. What is happening about you prototype Centering Microscope, have you binned the idea and are going to purchases a professional made one ?

[@TheJoyofPrecision]

Great video as always! My 1-2-3 blocks are without through holes and it drives me nuts.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

"Arrrr! Its driving me nuts!" :D

[@kowalskitk4]

Hi Stefan, did the drill rods was still straight after haardening process?

[@carneeki]

Very nice - thanks for sharing Stefan!

[@robertkutz]

stefan nice work.

[@armdaMan]

Hi Stefan Thanks for sharing. Takes a Man to admit he made a mistake. And that too in front of the whole world !!! Thought I only made simple machining errors. But Yours was more complicated, anyway. Keep 'em rolling, 'cos we always learning. All the best aRM

[@StefanGotteswinter]

No shame in making a error - Machinists mess up all the time. At least those who do actually work ;) Thanks for the kind words!

[@vladconut]

Hi Stefan, can you give us a link to the 123 block ? anyway nice video keep up the good work :)

[@vmtools9043]

I think this is what Stefan is referring to: www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Workholding/Vee-Blocks-Angle-Plates/10-20-40-and-20-40-80-Blocks

[@vladconut]

thanks VMTools

[@ShevillMathers]

Another great learning experience for me, thank you for sharing 😃

[@ALWAYSPDG]

Beautiful work, inspiring for sure.

[@jamiebuckley1769]

great work stefan i learned alot of useful information. thanks for the great video as usual.

[@Squid1356]

Nice little Eurotherm controller, that you have there ;-)

[@ianjoubert7505]

thank you Stefan, are you sure you buy those nail buffs online? Cmon, tell us where you get your pedicures done, dont be shy....haha Good content, thanks for taking the time!

[@outsidescrewball]

Very Interesting and educational!

[@meteaumania]

Great film and an interesting subject.

[@Teunbaartman1]

Would a HSS tool also have worked, with a sharp grind of course? regards, Teun

[@Teunbaartman1]

which version of Onshape do you use since I see prices of 100$ a month. Is there also a free version and what are then the limitations? how easy is it to use for a newbie who is working with chicken sketches in note books until now? regards, Teun

[@Oberkaptain]

I know this is an old video, but why didn't you mount these into a mill and cut it with a endmill?

[@deevlars]

Very nice! btw. I like that little oven. What is the power rating, and what is the max. temperature that can be achieved?

[@tomsuica8731]

Hello mr. Stefan! huge fan, wish you used color for your thumbnails it is hard to locade vids. can you please provide some more details of your dressing stick as where you got it and it's material composition is it solid cubic boron nitride or is it just one of the dressing sticks commercially available maybe a link or website of where you got yours from please

[@bertr5650]

Nicely done Stefan. Does the wax clog up the grinding wheel at all or just melt away?

[@katehansen1966]

great video, thank you so much. always inspiring to watch your video.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Thank you :)

[@Volcker1929]

Interesting, I really appreciated the still shots of the final product in action. If you had to do a larger run, say 50 pieces instead of 5, do you think you would have worked out the bugs in the ganged/glued setup or tried a third setup?

[@StefanGotteswinter]

I would build a fixture if I had to do that many of them. Something like a V-Block with 5 or 10 cutouts and a bridgeclamp over them.

[@Volcker1929]

Makes sense, thanks for taking the time to reply and for all of the great videos.

[@malinsg1]

the wax reminds me of the wax my sister used to wax her legs,rock hard when solid and maybe more available than archery one?

[@BaconbuttywithCheese]

Hi Stefan, do you use Solidworks for your drawing? Thanks.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Nope, a solidworks license is to expensive for me - I use Onshape.

[@shawnlund]

Agreed Carlos, Fusion 360 is amazing and having the full CAD/CAM package in one is so nice. It gets better with every update as well.

[@shawnlund]

I'm hoping that Stefan would eventually have to pay for Fusion cause he is making too much money from his KZbin revenue😬 he deserves it.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Does not work with linux :) I hope for the browser-version of fusion...

[@mchiodox69]

Awesome as always

[@ehkerr]

Wouldn't the adhesive plug up the grinding stone?

[@bluedeath996]

If you do all your grinding before the harden and temper process don't you get distortions in the finished parts as the stresses settle out?

[@pamedeo]

Hardening before grinding was my question too. But mostly for the point of view of reducing the formation of burrs. Am I wrong?

[@andrewrobb633]

Super interesting as usual. 👍👍👍

[@razorburn71]

Does that wax come in round sticks that would fit a hot glue gun? wonder how close melt temp is?

[@joedellaquila9766]

Great video. One question. Can you use bees wax instead of the Fer L tite wax?? I do some wood turning and already have a lot of bees wax. Thanks

[@68sweetnovember]

Excellent. Great viewing.

[@dalejones4186]

Hi Stefan. Love your videos. Great explanations for learning. Can you tell me which mill you use? Thanks. Please keep them coming.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Thank you! For the mill, go there: gtwr.de/shop/pro_optimum_mb4/index.html

[@wesweswes4463]

hi stefan just thought you should know, this old tony as kinda been slagging you over on his channel.

[@benrivenbark]

That's just how ThisOldTony says "I love you" . :D

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Don't worry, my revenge will be bloody ;)

[@freshpootube]

And cold obviously.

[@freshpootube]

...hence the name.

[@odc43054]

Very nice work

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Thank you!

[@68sweetnovember]

Excellent !!

[@MyShopNotes]

It was interesting, thanks for sharing.

[@tyhuffman5447]

At ~22:00 how did you do that gravity thing? Great work. Thank you Stefan

[@mikenixon9164]

Good video

[@ScotsFurian]

Thanks Stefan

[@user-oy4lk7fd9w]

cool project

[@douro20]

Will OnShape work with CATIA documents?

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Thats a question google has to answer - I cant :)

[@RobB_VK6ES]

0.01 taper is OK. You must be taking your medication Stefan :) These parts look suspiciously like a D bit which begs the question why you did not use the D bit grinder? I am Using a screen grab from TOT's animation as my windows wallpaper. A classic episode on his part.

[@gillywild]

Hallo Stefan, super Video wie immer. Wo meintest du du die 123 Blöcke her hattest? Lg. Gillian.

[@schwellenzaehler2534]

gillywild , try arceurotrade in England. ; -)

[@gillywild]

Thanks Schwellenzaehler :) I was actually looking for them in Germany but I can order them from the UK too :)

[@eatonasher3398]

Where did you get that oven?! I need to get myself one of those

[@frankyboy4409]

"SuSe Werkzeug" ... wusste nicht dass Suse jetzt nicht nur Linux sondern auch Hardware macht ;)

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Aber ganz ohne Pinguin ;)

[@dalejones4186]

Can you also tell me which lathe you use. I am looking to buy one. Thanks

[@StefanGotteswinter]

gtwr.de/shop/pro_mykrodreh/index.html

[@holmes230536]

Hello Stefan, another product you can use for eliminating vibration which works great when grinding, is the old Plasticine product, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasticine its easier to apply, it doesn't dry out, its usable over and over, Enjoyed the video very much, Edmund.........Alberta

[@fainderskurs-koi8767]

Стефан, извини что опять пишу на русском, думаю на украинском, еще хуже будет. :) Просто сравниваю.. Естественно, я не понимаю о чем речь.. Пока, не понимаю.. Станки хорошие.. У нас такое, только очень богатый, может себе позволить.. Но сжатым воздухом со станков не убираем. Смотрю, у вас не используют центровочное сверло.. Значит станки и инструмент, достаточно точные. Хорошие видео.. Пойду учить английский. :)

[@brplatz]

What kind of tolerances can you hold on a part such as this?

[@cylosgarage]

Heh heh heh... Vut are you doooing?

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Sometimes I have no Idea what I do...Manchmal habe ich keinen blassen Schimmer was ich da treibe...

[@stephensmith735]

excellent thanks

[@jczeigler]

For mounting the f’etching ? ?

[@sharpeguns1]

I kinda knew that was going to happen. 1 ruined would have been better. I know that feeling. I feel for you brither. at least you took it well. God Grace God's will too you

[@koplandavid]

hey @stefan gotteswinter is it possible that the tolerences change when hardening the material?

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Yes. Most steels grow when hardened and they also tend to warp (change geometry) how much, that depends on the alloy and the kind of heat treat.

[@bobengelhardt856]

When you get a sketch as the design of the part, are tolerances specified on it? Or are there tolerances that are "standard practice"? Or do you just use your own judgement?

[@StefanGotteswinter]

A bit of everything ;) In this case I just got a descriptopn, I drew it up and worked to my standard practice, which is pretty much Iso 2768-f, as there is no real critical dimension. But on the other hand I hate to turn out sloppy work, and I try to hit nominal as good as possible anyway. In other cases I get tolerances specified on the drawings, or I design the complete part/assembly myself, then I figure the critical tolerances myself. ramo.se/en/iso-tolerances-din-iso-2768-1-din-iso-2768-2-english-2

[@bobengelhardt856]

" ... I hate to turn out sloppy work ..." Yeah ... we had noticed that . Has a supervisor ever told you "Hey Stefan - you're taking too long on that part - it doesn't have to be perfect"? And, if so, did you quit?

[@skeeterweazel]

May i ask what lathe you have? Thx. Marty

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Of course! gtwr.de/shop/pro_mykrodreh/index.html

[@colincreedtattoomachines]

Hi Stefan, another great video, Well done!! Instead of the "hot glue", you might want to look at the method Jewellers use for supporting items while setting stones. A mixture of shellac & dopping wax (sealing wax) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealing_wax HTH, Colin

[@kalabrushka]

Ich versteh immer noch nicht, wieso du die Feilen nicht von weich bis hart sondern genau andersrum verwendest. :D Ansonsten super Video

[@nicktohzyu]

how much did you charge for this?

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Thats none of your buisness :)

[@nicktohzyu]

I mean, what is the approximate market price for such an order?

[@johnm840]

Nice video, ordering some fingernail blocks now.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Prices for those will go up like crazy ;)

[@wilfredswinkels]

AARRRRGGGGHHHHH Off is down...off is down....off is down.... */sitting in the corner shaking/*

[@11LowDown11]

Fletching

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Thanks! :D

[@googacct]

Can you point me to where you got the sanding sponges on ebay. I do not see anything that looks quite like what you are using. Great videos. I am slowly working my way through all your prior ones.

[@meteaumania]

Great film and an interesting subject.