Shop Made Quick Change Toolpost
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Channel: thecogwheel
Views: 364,643
Rating: 4.8753643 out of 5
Keywords: toolpost, metal working, lathe, mill, shaper, metal shaper, quick change, quick change toolpost, diy, shop made toolpost, tool post, mini lathe, mini-lathe, mini mill, machining, machinist, dovetails, 0XA toolpost, Aloris, lantern toolpost, maker, metal shop, artisan, making
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Length: 19min 29sec (1169 seconds)
Published: Sat Aug 05 2017
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beautifully machined toolpost, well shot video. Minor quibble that the audio volume jumped back and forth a bit, but it really didn't take anything away.
One thing I always find amusing watching all the DIY fabricating videos on youtube, is the dichotomy of styles. You fall into what I call the "OCD Engineer" style, which is the polar opposite of the "Redneck Pragmatist". For whatever reason, there doesn't seem to be much of a sliding scale. I think each has their pros and cons, and I would never presume to take a qualitative stance.
A minor example would be your procedure for the handle. A Redneck Pragmatist would have eliminated a substantial number of your steps, with a good chance of ending up with a similar result. In fact, if pure function was the driving concern, The whole build could be done with a fraction of your work. That being said, elegance and precision has it's own value.
Being in the "Redneck Pragmatist" camp, I still immensely enjoy watching an engineer approach and work flow. I would bet a shiny nickel you would have some difficulty watching someone do that build who had a more "by the seat of their pants" approach.
Just a fun observation from me. Once again, very good video.
I'm going to poke a couple of things, just because I like to, in case they help.
I'm not done with your video yet, but it's really well put together and your hobby shop has more tools than my shop shop, so... just for emphasis, not trying to be dickish. Don't be afraid to teach me if you think I'm wrong, either.
On the toolpost? (I think), looked like you chamfered after threading. The old dudestm that taught me has us do that number first- it makes threading start a bit easier and you don't have to re-file the first thread or so to clean'em out.
Right around 10:00 you're cutting/grinding/sanding a tool for your shaper- it looks like it's got some serious heat marks. We got knocked around a lot by (you probably guessed it) the old dudestm if we didn't quench the blank enough, because all them heats take out the hardness. I lost plenty of threading points in class for not listening to them, too.
Also, you do a lot of filing super close to the chuck. I do that, too. But it's potentially dangerous and I felt worried that a hobbyist watching this would feel okay doing it.
I like the method of locking the dovetail.