Working on the Bridgeport: Boring the Kingway Castings Part 1

A whole Hour of setting up the lathe, machining the alignment tools and General Fun with a Quality Lathe making A quality alignment too!
Part 2 is here..... • Working on the Bridgep...

[@jackpledger8118]

Nice to see you feeling better.

[@10swatkins]

Thank you!

[@thomasnewton9818]

I wish that I had access to the machines that you have. I'm jealous, I'll admit it. I enjoy watching you work.

[@10swatkins]

Start collecting now and in time you will ; -)

[@spinesales]

Wife enters shop: Are you almost ready? Steve - Let me space this off real quick and then we can go eat, Steve - Goes ahead and makes part 😆😆😆 Hilarious man, Seriously though thanks for making these videos. As fellow chucker (Bob) owner I would have really benefitted from watching you. Even though I'm very comfortable running it now, I still pick up little tricks from you that I haven't thought of.

[@fna-wrightengineering]

Great to see you back in the shop, Steve. Also glad you're feeling better. Would it have been easier to put the "slug" into the tool holder, chuck the drill/reamer in the 3-jaw, and bore the bushing in situ? Sorta backwards, I suppose, but it would've saved you the trouble of aligning the smaller reamer holder. Plenty of ways to skin a cat, I suppose. Regardless, awesome work. Can't wait to see the finished tool in action!

[@10swatkins]

Still needed to face off the slug... This was easy as all the tools were preset in the carousel and all you have to do is pull the handle for a tool change...

[@fna-wrightengineering]

@@10swatkins Fair enough! I'm not super familiar with turret lathes. Thanks for sharing the knowledge!

[@strangerranger2565]

I use bushings like that on my cnc lathes and they have holes drilled so that the locking screws contact the tool directly and not just the side of the bushing. When I made a bushing like yours I found out why the holes are there. First is that most lathe tools like your reamer have a flat (very easy to grind) for the screws that help keep the tool from spinning and the second reason is that any mark or burr from the set screws will make them almost impossible to remove from the holder. With the holes they will slide right apart with the screws out - without it is like trying to pull Excalibur from the stone.

[@10swatkins]

Yes I was going to put a hole through it but was in a hurry... You need to put the holes in first on such a thin wall part or the drill can make a mess of the wall... Next time :)

[@joekanicki5306]

Glad to hear you’re feeling better Steve. Interesting process and video. Take er easy.

[@10swatkins]

Thank you, I will

[@tonyray91]

And you have to put up with us old farts, say hi to Don for me.

[@10swatkins]

Say Hi yourself... He reads these all :)

[@mikebirkinshaw4516]

Steve, I live very close to you in Magnolia TX. Wondering where you buy your tooling from, if not on line. I’m a hobby machinist expanding my workshop and thoroughly enjoy your videos. Thx

[@10swatkins]

Bass Tool in Houston.. Carbide Tool and Industrial Supply in Waller.. Bass has more inventory on hand but CTIS is only 20 minutes away and have most of what I need or can get it fast...

[@Sparky6547]

Hey Mike, Magnolia here too. Hobby machinist also. MSC has a great selection and is mail order.

[@ericsandberg3167]

Glad to hear that your feeling better.....by the time Don is back on the scene, he will have started another addition to his shop.....😂

[@10swatkins]

Probably! He has been looking at market place again! " Old Mr I Don't need any more tools! "

[@bernardwill7196]

From which year is your Hardinge lathe and that model , so I may ask ?

[@10swatkins]

I think is is 73. maybe 78 , Have to go look it up...

[@bernardwill7196]

@@10swatkins Thanks for the answer

[@simonking-zb5ok]

THE DRAGON LADEY SPEEKS . SHE WHO MUST BE OBEYED AT ALL COST 😃😃😃😃😃😃😊😊😊 STEAVE I THORT YOU WAS GOING TO CRY . ALL IN GOOD JEST STEAVE . WE ALL GOT ONE BUDDEY.

[@grahamodonahoe5967]

Always interesting. Take care of yourself.

[@simonking-zb5ok]

STEAVE STAY AWAY FROM THEM JABS . THAY ARE NOT SAFE AND THAY SHURE AS HELL ARE NOT EFFECTIVE. LIVE LONG BUDDEY.

[@Creativemetals]

Greta video looking forward to following for more.

[@mickralph4623]

That was great Steve. Say G'day to Don for me.

[@JurekKocinski]

To moje maszyny o które Dbam

[@JurekKocinski]

Zakochani Fachowcy ! co kochają?

[@Videowatcher2.0]

Tool is sticking out to far,

[@K7MD]

Awesome job Steve. Enjoyed the video, looking forward to your next one! ❤

[@10swatkins]

Thanks so much!

[@cncdavenz]

I keep saying to my wife it's good to have the right tools 😀 Nice to see you back in the workshop Steve.

[@10swatkins]

You got that right!

[@trentbain4988]

yes the right tool for the job, and you can never have too many tools. and no your wife did not curse on the video, she was just imitating the cat, " what the fook". we're only human.

[@10swatkins]

Yep :)

[@jeffanderson4979]

Love that Bob lathe!!!

[@10swatkins]

NEw one is out for you to get a fix :)

[@douglasr.c.5622]

Sir, You are looking good , Congrats on your weight loss.

[@10swatkins]

Heck it's not any of my doing :) Sick as a dog for a month and better living through chemistry..

[@douglasr.c.5622]

In that case, I'm happy you're feeling better. Was it Covid ?@@10swatkins