Lathe Ball Turning Attachment Build
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- čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
- G'day everyone,
In todays video I will be showing you the process that I undertook to make a ball turning attachment for the mini lathe. There are many different styles of ball turners, each with their own pros and cons. For my ball turner, I wanted to make it so that it was easy to make using the tools that I had on hand, and work with the quick change tool post.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Making The tool Post Holder
3:29 - Making The Making Body Housing
5:59 - Machining The Ball Tuner Shaft
7:58 - Making The Cutting Head
13:43 - Making The Leadscrew
15:34 - Welding...
16:29 - Cutting Head Clean Up
16:54 - First Assembly
17:43 - Modifying The Coupler Nut
18:13 - Making The Handle
19:24 - Making The Height Adjustment
20:18 - Making The Cutter
22:00 - Testing The Ball Turner
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That was so poetic to have a tool finish making itself.
Someone get this man a port-a-band!
Excellent videos! Im trying to watch them all
Nice job. Can i suggest next project, a Bandsaw build. be alot quicker then the old hacksaw
I've never seen a ball turner mounted that way, it makes a lot more sense for a mini lathe as you don't need to worry about the tailstock getting in the way
What will happen to this channel once a machine saw enters the shop?
Nothing can replace the giant jack saw :(
We’ll get twice as many videos. 😺
I think its what identify this channel.
Possibly more videos because he didn't take half the week cutting a block of steel in half! 😁
For the record, he does have an angle grinder
I guess it does not take long before you have a custom ball on all your handles :)
, so inspiring to watch , thank you
its been a long time since I used a metalworking lathe but you are doing a great job of reminding me how to do things..awesome videos thankyou.
One more great video of making tools and showing skills. I could watch that flycutter cutting all day. Thanks for your time bro.
Cool! I like how the button cutter (20:32) ends up leaving a radius in the final part, where the travel of the cut ends (see 24:10). That's not always what one would want, but it's perfect for this usage! Nice smooth transition between sphere and cylinder. Nice work!
Well done. I’ve been trying to think up one in my head for a while now. Thanks Ron
What you and Quinn can do with bench top lathes and mills is quite astounding. I have very large lathes and mills at my disposal but I never have enough time to do these types of projects. I’ve been relegated to buying most of my tooling due to these time constraints. I shall machine these fun projects vicariously through channels such as yours. Great work!!!
Love it. There's some great info in there and I love the mini trolling with the hacksawing and even leaving the stalls in. I know I get lots of stalls with my lathe.
Great video as always,
Here is some unsolicited advise, ignore it if you want to, would recommend placing zinc plated steels in a container with vinegar so that way the acidity of the vinegar will strip the zinc off whatever steel and save your lungs when welding, plus wire brushing the schmutz/residue that it leaves behind after the vinegar bath.
Or wear a respirator?
Great project,man.Thank you.
Very nice job with the limitations of a mini lathe' you can get longer tool life and better finishes with lower speeds with high speed steel. Machining is all about speeds and feeds. I've been a machinist for over 40 yrs.
Over all good job
I am surprised he uses carbide inserts.
Just fabulous!
Best style I have seen.
EXCELLENT presentation! Thank you for sharing.
Man your videos are fantastic. Another awesome project. I'm constantly amazed at the great work you're able to do on such small equipment.
Chris Doms that is exactly what my sister-in-law said to me the other night the bit about small equipment.
I have to say, I believe it's traditional to turn two brass spheres first, so as to be able to respond affirmatively to questions about your courage. Good project, doesn't just let you turn spheres, if you use the compound to angle the rotation of the tool, you can turn all kinds of conic sections, ellipses, and so forth. Say, should you ever need a doorknob or drawer pull which is not a perfect sphere. It's been a while since I did the math on those kind of things but I think a bit of trial could get you some very fine results.
That is a great point, that didn't occur to me.
Filler and paint make me the welder I ain’t 👍🏻😂 great job works a treat 👍🏻👍🏻
Your hacksaw is beginning to be your brand. Splendid presentation. Looking forward to your next.
I like the end result the surface finish looks great
Great idea and wonderful end results.
Kudos, I wish my little lathe had such tooling as you make.
That is so cool, I've never seen this type of radius cutter. Guess I've got a project for the next time the machine shop has down time!
Nice design and resulting tool. I love the integration to the quick change tool post.
This was my fav point too. Lots of special tools gather dust because setup is a pain, this is no fuss to fit.
Nice work. Making a tool to finish off a tool.. I remember doing my apprenticeship, and all we had for a ball turner was co-ordinated left and and right hands on the saddle and cross slide! Many a tulip or mushroom where shaped....
Somebody get this bloke a portaband already
Very nice man, always impressed with your builds and they always inspire. Good job man and keep at it.
Fantastic job, will be putting it on my to do list
Looks great , works great !
Dude that's dope as hell!
Well done!
very well done and i enjoyed your take on tool thank you !
Bruce here,Again a great project beautifully presented. My suggestion is make a powered hacksaw.I had one and sold it once I acquired a band saw and wish I had it back because you can use blades that are much cheaper than bandsaw blades and it seems to be a great compromise between doing it by hand and a much more expensive and complicated machine. Thanks for what you share on UTube.
Genial...!!...Excelente la presión y belleza de trabajar los metales...Gracias por Compartir.... Saludosss..
Interesting. It took all the way to the end until i could understand how this setup would work, but then it was very impressive how well it worked in that (unintuitive) way. Kudos.
Super nice job. I learned something new today, thanks.
awesome he is doing great for the tools he has
I really like the idea of using a round insert. It gives a good looking junction of the turned ball to the shaft.
I tried to add a dropbox reference to pictures of my 3D printed ball turner (design model and guide to making the real one), but youtube didn't let me.
Excelente idea y muy buen resultado, gracias por compartir tus ideas maestro , un saludo y muy respeto !!!!! .
Impressive!
As always great video well design ball turner
Great vid
Very well done video with impressive and creative machine work. One thing I'd like to see in the mill work is how you do the setups, I'm new to the mill and I think it would be helpful. Thanks for your outside the box ideas and projects.
thanks for sharing,enjoyed your video
Awesome video
Nice one chap I might have to add this to my project list
Well done excellent piece of work. Cheers.
Excellent video. Very interesting. Thanks a lot.
That was awesome dude.
nicely done
Very good video, with excellent description of various procedures.
A note about thrust bearings: the two races may not be identical.
One will have a precise I.D., and a slightly _under_-size O.D.
The other will have a precise O.D., and a slightly _OVER_-size I.D.
The first is meant to turn/spin with whatever passes thru the bore, with clearance for the "outer" object.
The second is meant to turn/spin with the outer object, with clearance for whatever passes thru the bore.
This is because the two races always turn in opposite directions, relative to each other.
I discovered this when adding thrust bearings to the compound of my mini-lathe. In this case, one race turns with the cross-feed screw, but must have O.D. clearance so it doesn't bind against the compound. The other race contacts the compound and does not turn, so it must have clearance for the cross-feed screw to turn freely.
Now depending on the application, it may not make a difference in practice. But, it's something to be aware of.
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EXCELLENT JOB AND VIDEO!!
Like nice tools thank you for sharing
Nice job!
Tool making itself. :D Great project!
Nicely designed ball turner. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎
Very cool design
Thats so nice! Very intresting project
👍👍👍 well done!
I really look forward to watching your videos, this one very interesting thank you👍🇬🇧.
I like it a lot, I may look into making one for myself. Lee
That was awesome Thanks.
I've got to make me one of these. I've seen other designs and I think yours is way better built. thanks for sharing.
Really amazing work
Nice work! Love your channel!
Buenos días gracias por compartir tus conocimientos es una buena herramientas
Very interesting and encouraging innovation
Thanks so much 🙏
Gday, this is the same configuration as I made and it works quite well, good simple design, great job, Cheers
Nice job
Very nice. I like it! 🥸👍✅
Nice job, well done!
Awesome job!
Well done 🙏
Exelente!!!
Wow that smart...I never thought about that way or style. Impressive brother 👍
well done!
Top Job, Sir👌
well done! ..thank you for sharing , i'll build one as well
Love you vids AM. You just roll with it.
Thankyou, glad you enjoy them
Very nice! I like the round cutter. Looks like my boring head will get a 2nd purpose.
Thanks
brilliant
This is what I got a lathe for really, was to turn ball shaped objects among other things - but my main project was to make a shifter ball for my car lol
I've seen a lot of different ways of doing this. From just a simple turn table to a tool post holder for a boring head. Always interesting to see how people tackle this type of tool.
You should make a handwheel to attach to your powerfeed gear since you don't use power threading often. Seems like that hex key has to get annoying / painful to use after a while.
Good work
Fantastic
Now you can turn some awsome spinner tops..also good for subscriber welcome gifts
Absolutely no idea what this is or what it’s used for but I enjoy watching people make things with precision.
I found it!! lol Thank you!
Hacksaw hero!
Ditto that!! (a bandsaw would save you enough energy for more vid's). Great job!!
Nice 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Nicely done. Maybe you like the exercise but a power saw (as others have suggested!) You could cheat and show using your trusty hacksaw and finish the cut with power. Hand held bandsaws are relatively cheap & can be converted to vertical if desired.
Really nice design and well executed (as always). I have a ball turner like the 0:25 design and whilst it does the job it's hard to adjust the radius accurately and it's not very rigid when there is a lot of tool stick out.
It's not his design. It's a well known technique. He doesn't like to admit that he copies most of his stuff from CZcams videos, in this case from czcams.com/video/1AUPBj8cBQ8/video.html&ab_channel=AdeSwash
I can't wait to see how your ball turner shaft knob shines up
Nice build, handy tool! I do like the fact that you used a round cutting tool, this will make set ups much easier. I will be making this for my machine, just a tad bit larger though, thanks for the inspiration!
Very nice👌👌👌👌