Hi Max, I'm a newbe to metal working. Can't thank you enough.Just recently bought an older 12-40 lathe. Have been watching many videos to learn how to mount and turn 3 1/2" pipe 25" in length.I did not find any videos that helped until I ran across yours. My project is to make a slip roller to form 3/16" ms sheet 23" wide. Thank you again, will be watching your site in from now on. Great job on the videos. I'm 73 and started to learn metal working to teach my grandchildren.
Amazing.....start to finish. I always walk away with a bit more knowledge after watching your videos. I never knew that the bearing seal spring was adjustable or that bit about adding grease to prevent the spring from popping out of its landing. Thx
Was one of my favourite jobs when I was a apprentice mechanic, Still enjoy doing it. Just got wiser and use a needle point grease gun to do bulk and then hand finish them of if needed.
This series is like when you were a kid, sitting behind the front door waiting for your latest comics to come through the letter-box :-) Great series thanks Max.
OK, that is the nicest one I have ever seen, very useful for hydraulic tube, I am stealing this entire idea including Timken bearings, thank you very much!!
I love the way that you interchange between metric and imperial measurements like most of us outside of US and Europe. Natural to us but I'll bet that it messes with the Yank's heads.
Hi max, great series, great result and some great tips, especially the oil seal spring. Make sure you do record the lathe bearing replacement process for us and good luck with the workshop
Gday Max, this was a great series, really enjoyed how much detail you went into during the build, I have already made one of these but it was a very quick rush job and it’s got faults, good luck with the shop build mate, Cheers
G'day Max, well done, the spacer between bearings put up a fight but you got there and I note your method is to bring it up to no perceivable free play. Couple of great little tips on seals, thanks. Cheers Peter
I've seen the energiser spring trick used as a "get you home" - then the customer wants to blame you for the groove in his shaft. If the groove wasn't already there, there'd have been no need for the trick in the first place! Good series as always, Max.
Truly glorious project Max. I thought I was the only guy packing seal garters with grease. Old mechanic tipped me to that trick some 40 years ago and it has always served me well. You have given me yet another project for retirement that design will fit my Harrison lathe perfectly.
👍👍👍Cheers Max that was a great end result. Thanks for showing us all the small details it takes to do it. I'm hoping you have good luck working on the shop. Looking forward to whatever is next.
Finish what you start , otherwise you have a big list of half done jobs like the grinding fixture ( the green thing on my bench ! ) that just drag on forever . Thanks .
@@swanvalleymachineshop if it anything like my shop there's always a visitor distracting you . like a mate asking for a faver LOL . & then if your like me you help where you can. & thing get set aside , To com back to . it's would be nice to be so selfish i could say fuck of . that's not in my nacho & i dont think it's in max grant nacho nether. iv net them sort & they dont do CZcams videos . keep plodding on Max keep up the good lessons . on machining i love them . Les England .
I had a motorcycle with a bad seal. It was something unreasonable 40+ dollars for that one seal! So i grabbed an auto seal that looked close, turned out to be too big on the id and to small on the od... I pulled out the spring and replaced it with a slightly smaller diameter o ring. And i grabbed a large o ring and packed it between the case and the outer seal. I rtved the hell out of it for good measure. I'm pleased to say it's been a couple months and not a drop off oil has leaked out.
Very good have a nice Xmas Les England . i was in hospital jurying the lath strip down court it when i go out . Touch a go there for a nine it or two . [ Phomunear & a severe chest infector] bleeding & shit , But recovering nicely thank you . Enjoyed the build Les England Just what the doctor ordered . Ha
No question you are a clever bastard Max 👍👍👍😜😂 Ohh and sing out of you want a spare pair of hands next couple weeks, to sheet your new shop. I’m at a bit of a loose end ATM.
After my recent bozo moment where I launched a big aluminium pipe into orbit while risking a stupidly sketchy setup, a tailstock chuck is something I need. Having watched you building this, I feel confident that I can have a bash and not screw it up. Really enjoyed the series, thanks very much Max.
Just befor you said I was thinking a grinding stone w part in lathe and by hand couple spins with a stone and bang .as u down under say bobs you uncle!
Definately a tool I can seemyself using fairly regularly, so Imay looktomaking one totake all my chucks, especially the chuck I use on my compound dividing table. Movimg the work back and forth without re- chucking is alwaysa bonus! Lovely job Max.
Great series Max, I’ve really enjoyed every episode and the tailstock chuck turned out great too. Good luck with the new shed build and looking forward to seeing the updates.
Great series Max. That thing is spot on. I see now exactly why this would be useful. Some good oil seal tips as well. I cannot wait for someone to complain that you double clicked the torque wrench. I love that nonsense, lol. All the best! Eddie
@@theeddies I did , watched it last night on tv . I usually watch a lot of videos on tv & go back later to the lap top to do the comments . Looks like only a few minor things to sort out . Nice long bong bed on it .
@@swanvalleymachineshop I do the same thing, watch on tv and comment later. Thanks, already have several parts ordered to adapt as well as a print set of change gears to try. It is going to be fun.
Always pick up something from your videos Max. Good luck with that enormous shed of yours, not envious of the work but definitely of the finished product!!
First off when we build our lathe, this will be a must! Second, glad see you hand packing those bearings, a lost concept in time of sealed bearings, thankfully our shop teacher made us do this incase we didn't have the push down type, & Third, thanks for the information on those seals, never knew those springs where threaded together, very handy bit of knowledge you put out there sir, as always, thanks for such great detail!!! FROM ALL US AT HONEYCUTTRACING HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Thanks . You Guy's have a great one as well . Bathurst 1000 is on today , Australia's greatest race . Worth watching , not sure if it gets over to you guys or not on TV , Cheers .
I have learned something new every time I watch your videos. I do enjoy your videos they are very informative. I am not sure in what you are as a trade person but it seems you are a heavy-duty mechanic - machinist and welder all into one. A great thing to have. Cheers
What's not to like about this series. Well done Max, I do like the bearing design. I made a tailstock several years ago to work on Hyd cylinders. It has been handy on occasions for other jobs as well.
Great end result Max and interesting series which I have enjoyed watching. Good luck with the shed build weather, hope you get the most out of your time off mate. Cheers, Jon
Good job Max, mine is sitting in the cupboard waiting for a job. Brother mentioned you are having strong sea breezes in Perth, had a bike cover on his Harley, wind blew it over!
Excellent work max and great instructional info on Bearing and Seal fit-ups. I tend to where possible fit locking washers as the you can re-adjust the pre-load after the bearings have broken in, not always possible if room is tight. I don't think people consider what the incorrect pre-load on a seal lip can do, create drag and heat and rapid wear on a shaft. I have stated on drawings that the seals be fitted in reverse if grease can be introduced with a gun. It pressurizes the space and if relief breathers are not fitted (these pop off at around 1 PSI of pressure) the seals can and have be blown out. Cam
Hi Cam . If i was to go that way , just fit both seals the same direction , one lip in & one lip out . That saves on a breaker valve . The end of the day , i wanted to keep it as simple as possible . It seems good with hardly a couple of degrees any heat build up on it's first run & bearings set to practically a neutral position . Cheers . Hey i am looking at some machines at an auction , they probably will go out of my budget as usual , will see what happens !!!
@@swanvalleymachineshop Well that sounds great I have similar plans on my new precision Matthews 1440 Chinese lathe they sent me a replacement gear for the headstock and I decided to buy some Japanese p5 bearings for the spindle and I might upgrade all the other bearings to Japanese also can't wait to see your video thanks Max
@@swanvalleymachineshop Plenty ways to skin a cat, I started to make one, after Kurt's at CEE showed his design, same as yours, I'm using Timken, I used to build and commission rotary Friction welding machines, the larger models use Timken, with approximately 16" ID, with up to 3 in tandem. The bigger ones are 24 months plus lead time from the US. Hope weather is willing to work with you. Thanks for replying.
Thank you Max, I enjoyed watching the build. It looks really good and will work well. You have taught me a lot about accuracy in the short time I have been a fan. How do you stop jobs like that getting surface rust on them? Thanks for your tips on seal fitting, I hadn’t seen that before. I have used a number of Speedy Sleeves in the past to get round worn seal surfaces and like how they go. Jeff
Enjoyed this series... Hope you get some bearable weather for the shed work in the next month as I'm enjoying that series as well, if the weather co-operates and there are few issues you could make some impressive headway
Hi Max couple things you never take end float to zero as you cannot measure zero meaning you could under cut it and have 10 pounds pressure on bearing or 500 pounds pressure so we always did bigger bearings with slight end float so not to over tighten also if you have to pack multiple bearing use needle greaser on grease gun quick and clean just slide into bearing between each roller quick pump all done thanks for your educational videos
It depends on the application . All of the ones i do 1'' through to about 10 or 12 '' diameters , vary from .002'' to .010'' end float . I also do quite a few taper rollers set to preload , sometimes a lot of preload depending on the OEM spec's for the application . After a while you get a good feel with a preloaded bearing , as if it feels too tight or not . The ones where you have to allow for seal torque drag with duo cone seals are the worst ! On an application like the tailstock chuck i would never set one up with end float . I have a couple of needle greasers in one of my box's at work ! 👍
Hello Sir, nice work. I need to make one or two of these sooner than later, one for a 3 and one for a 4 jaw chuck. The upside down parting tool is very interesting, what is the reason for that? I do a lot of threading with the tool upside down but never even thought of parting that way. Thanks and greetings from Canada.
G'Day Max, really nice job and thanks for the tidbits too - It's good how you put the time in for explanations. Would getting or making some soft jaws be better - make it more versatile? Good luck with the shed, Stay safe and well :)
Just ran across this series on the tailstock chuck build. Watched them all in one day. I just couldn't stop myself. You do great work. Anyway I have wanted (and needed) one of these on several jobs in the past. Do you have files of your drawings and dimensions that you would be willing to share? If not I understand.
Hi Max, I'm a newbe to metal working. Can't thank you enough.Just recently bought an older 12-40 lathe. Have been watching many videos to learn how to mount and turn 3 1/2" pipe 25" in length.I did not find any videos that helped until I ran across yours. My project is to make a slip roller to form 3/16" ms sheet 23" wide. Thank you again, will be watching your site in from now on. Great job on the videos. I'm 73 and started to learn metal working to teach my grandchildren.
No worries . 👍
Great series of videos on this project. Thanks Max.
No worries . 👍
Amazing.....start to finish. I always walk away with a bit more knowledge after watching your videos. I never knew that the bearing seal spring was adjustable or that bit about adding grease to prevent the spring from popping out of its landing. Thx
No worries . 👍
You know? Your the first person I have seen packing Grease into Bearing correctly on any “how to do it” show on TV.! Good going mat.😃
No worries 👍
G'day Max. Congratulations on finishing the tailstock chuck. Move over Kurtis, Max is hot on your heals now. Cheers, Aaron.
Was one of my favourite jobs when I was a apprentice mechanic, Still enjoy doing it.
Just got wiser and use a needle point grease gun to do bulk and then hand finish them of if needed.
Lol , i found one of those grease needles in my toolbox today ! 👍
Awesome max I think a lot of people got a lot of knowledge out of you thankyou for your knowledge
Another great video Max and so informative. Thanks again and keep your good work.
Cheers 👍
Relay good presentation, I really found this project most useful, I may do this project
Thanks much😊
No worries 👍
WELL DONE Mate! I am very impressed. It is a well thought out design.
Thanks . It is set up to run MT 4 & 5 arbors as well for my other machines , just undo the bolt & swap the arbor . Bearing preload does not change .
This series is like when you were a kid, sitting behind the front door waiting for your latest comics to come through the letter-box :-)
Great series thanks Max.
Thanks . Glad you enjoyed it !
As an oldun but new to machining this whole series was an education!!!! Watched it all today!
Awesome! My favorite machinist videos have always been shop made tools
Thanks !
Good bit of kit to have, I’ve enjoyed watching the build.
Yes , good to have in the cupboard . Cheers .
OK, that is the nicest one I have ever seen, very useful for hydraulic tube, I am stealing this entire idea including Timken bearings, thank you very much!!
No worries !!!
Thank you for your videos. Very nice tail stock chuck build.
Thanks .
Max, Great job as always. I really enjoyed this build. Gary
Thanks Gary .
I love the way that you interchange between metric and imperial measurements like most of us outside of US and Europe. Natural to us but I'll bet that it messes with the Yank's heads.
Yes , there are a few that work in metric though , not many i don't think !
Nice work Max.
I really like the way it came out.
Great content as always.
Thank you, EM.
Thanks 👍
I hope you video the headstock maintenance even if you don’t say what your doing as time is of the essence for you. Stay safe and well 👍🏴
I will !
Not just a tutorial, but a course in machining. A beautiful and logical design and perfect fabrication. Thank you so much for this excellent series.
Thanks .
Hi max, great series, great result and some great tips, especially the oil seal spring. Make sure you do record the lathe bearing replacement process for us and good luck with the workshop
Thanks . Yes i will !
A superb series , very informative 👍👌
Cheers Chris
Thanks .
Awesome series! Thanks for sharing.
Cheers 👍
full steam ahead on the shop build!looking forward to that cheers
Trying to go full steam ahead , the easterly winds & hot weather is kicking my but at the moment !
Really beautiful job Max.
Thanks .
very very good job max..thanks for your time
Thanks Mate .
Gday Max, this was a great series, really enjoyed how much detail you went into during the build, I have already made one of these but it was a very quick rush job and it’s got faults, good luck with the shop build mate, Cheers
Cheers Matty .
G'day Max, well done, the spacer between bearings put up a fight but you got there and I note your method is to bring it up to no perceivable free play. Couple of great little tips on seals, thanks.
Cheers
Peter
Thanks Peter .
I've seen the energiser spring trick used as a "get you home" - then the customer wants to blame you for the groove in his shaft. If the groove wasn't already there, there'd have been no need for the trick in the first place!
Good series as always, Max.
Lol , true !!!
Well Max I thoroughly enjoyed this series, as I do all your videos. Thanks for sharing your knowlege.
No worries , Cheers !
Thanks Max good information on how to build
Cheers .
Truly glorious project Max. I thought I was the only guy packing seal garters with grease. Old mechanic tipped me to that trick some 40 years ago and it has always served me well. You have given me yet another project for retirement that design will fit my Harrison lathe perfectly.
Lol , i learnt the hard way with those things many years ago when the springs kept popping off !
Nice to see it done and working Max! I learned lots going through the build, thank you for it.
Thanks .
Have a great weekend Max,great videos
Thanks .
I got to have one of these, thanks for sharing! AS ALWAYS A THUMBS UP
Cheers Mate !
Thanks for sharing 👍
Cheers .
Beautiful job Max.
Cheers Craig .
👍👍👍Cheers Max that was a great end result. Thanks for showing us all the small details it takes to do it. I'm hoping you have good luck working on the shop. Looking forward to whatever is next.
Thanks Mate . Cheers .
You really are a top drawer machinist and CZcamsr Max.
Thanks .
Great videos great work. Get to work on that SHOP
Really good series, quality workmanship, I like how you keep going until the job's right, final result is excellent, great finish, cheers Dave
Finish what you start , otherwise you have a big list of half done jobs like the grinding
fixture ( the green thing on my bench ! ) that just drag on forever . Thanks .
@@swanvalleymachineshop if it anything like my shop there's always a visitor distracting you . like a mate asking for a faver LOL . & then if your like me you help where you can. & thing get set aside , To com back to . it's would be nice to be so selfish i could say fuck of . that's not in my nacho & i dont think it's in max grant nacho nether. iv net them sort & they dont do CZcams videos . keep plodding on Max keep up the good lessons . on machining i love them . Les England .
I had a motorcycle with a bad seal. It was something unreasonable 40+ dollars for that one seal! So i grabbed an auto seal that looked close, turned out to be too big on the id and to small on the od... I pulled out the spring and replaced it with a slightly smaller diameter o ring. And i grabbed a large o ring and packed it between the case and the outer seal. I rtved the hell out of it for good measure. I'm pleased to say it's been a couple months and not a drop off oil has leaked out.
Some of those inside springs can be cut & shortened , the ends just screw together . 👍
Great job Max 👍 Look foward to seeing what you use if for 🍺
So am I !!!!
Good work there Max!
Thanks .
Brilliant job Max, true engineer. Happy Christmas to you and family, cheers ,Mike from Cornwall
Thanks, you too!
Excellent series Max, I really enjoyed it. Good luck with the shed. Cheers.
Thanks Paul . Pushing hard with the shed all of this month . Cheers .
Very good have a nice Xmas Les England . i was in hospital jurying the lath strip down court it when i go out . Touch a go there for a nine it or two . [ Phomunear & a severe chest infector] bleeding & shit , But recovering nicely thank you . Enjoyed the build Les England Just what the doctor ordered . Ha
Thanks . Here's to a good recovery . 👍
No question you are a clever bastard Max 👍👍👍😜😂 Ohh and sing out of you want a spare pair of hands next couple weeks, to sheet your new shop. I’m at a bit of a loose end ATM.
That would be a yes ! Just waiting for the winds to settle , i will give you a ring .
@@swanvalleymachineshop Looking forward to getting outta the house. 👍
After my recent bozo moment where I launched a big aluminium pipe into orbit while risking a stupidly sketchy setup, a tailstock chuck is something I need. Having watched you building this, I feel confident that I can have a bash and not screw it up. Really enjoyed the series, thanks very much Max.
Thanks . Just take your time & know your next couple of set up's in advance ! Cheers .
That spacer trick at 36:50 is a great tip
Thanks .
Just befor you said I was thinking a grinding stone w part in lathe and by hand couple spins with a stone and bang .as u down under say bobs you uncle!
👍👍👍
Good work, Max!
Thank you! Cheers!
A good job done well. Thanks mate
Cheers .
Nice work!
Cheers Mate .
Definately a tool I can seemyself using fairly regularly, so Imay looktomaking one totake all my chucks, especially the chuck I use on my compound dividing table. Movimg the work back and forth without re- chucking is alwaysa bonus! Lovely job Max.
Thanks .
Great series Max, I’ve really enjoyed every episode and the tailstock chuck turned out great too. Good luck with the new shed build and looking forward to seeing the updates.
Thanks John . Cheers .
Great series Max. That thing is spot on. I see now exactly why this would be useful. Some good oil seal tips as well. I cannot wait for someone to complain that you double clicked the torque wrench. I love that nonsense, lol.
All the best!
Eddie
The ones that complain are usually the ones that have never used them !
@@swanvalleymachineshop That is the truth! Did you see I finally got a new lathe? I would not call it a big boy one but maybe a moody adolescent.
@@theeddies I did , watched it last night on tv . I usually watch a lot of videos on tv & go back later to the lap top to do the comments . Looks like only a few minor things to sort out . Nice long bong bed on it .
@@swanvalleymachineshop I do the same thing, watch on tv and comment later. Thanks, already have several parts ordered to adapt as well as a print set of change gears to try. It is going to be fun.
I really enjoyed this series, lots of good tips and I learned alot. You`ll have a life long tool now! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks .
Great job Max. Always enjoy your videos. Don't stop working the scraptonium. And looking forward to the countershaft bearings...and the shop build...
Scraptonium .. check next sundays video !!!
Absolutely wonderful Max, thoroughly enjoyed watching this series mate, job well done 👍
Cheers Ralfy
Very nice Max!
Thanks Chui . Cheers .
Excellent job max, I've learned alot from watching you build this piece I'm going to get started on mine. Great video, keep'um coming...
Hey thanks .
Always pick up something from your videos Max.
Good luck with that enormous shed of yours, not envious of the work but definitely of the finished product!!
Thanks .
Lovely job Max! :)
Thanks .
Great Series....very enjoyable & educational....thanks for sharing
Cheers .
Great series Max... thank you... Good luck with the lathe bearing maintenance...
Thanks carry on and stay safe.
I will ! Thanks .
First off when we build our lathe, this will be a must! Second, glad see you hand packing those bearings, a lost concept in time of sealed bearings, thankfully our shop teacher made us do this incase we didn't have the push down type, & Third, thanks for the information on those seals, never knew those springs where threaded together, very handy bit of knowledge you put out there sir, as always, thanks for such great detail!!!
FROM ALL US AT HONEYCUTTRACING HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Thanks . You Guy's have a great one as well .
Bathurst 1000 is on today , Australia's greatest race . Worth watching , not sure if it gets over to you guys or not on TV ,
Cheers .
Much enjoyed series Max, thanks for taking the time, and the increasing seal spring tension trick too.
Cheers .
Nice finish Max.
Yeah get that new shop back on track. Awesome video
Yep !!!
Beautiful result. Thanks for the ride. All the best while you drive hard on the the new shop. Merry Christmas. 👍😎👍
Cheers Mate .
I have learned something new every time I watch your videos. I do enjoy your videos they are very informative. I am not sure in what you are as a trade person but it seems you are a heavy-duty mechanic - machinist and welder all into one. A great thing to have. Cheers
My trade is , First class fitting & machining .
Very enjoyable series, can't wait for your new shop, thanks
Cheers .
Well done max really enjoyed this build. All the best Andy.
Thanks .
Thanks Max, loved watching this series. Hope your vacation of shop building goes well. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Thanks , have a good one as well . Cheers .
Max, This was a great series, all I have to do now is make my own. Thank You and Greetings from GA USA.
Greetings from Aus..
I do find it amazing, half a world away with similar interests.
Love to have a chat some day.
No worries . Thanks , have a great Christmas .
What's not to like about this series. Well done Max, I do like the bearing design. I made a tailstock several years ago to work on Hyd cylinders. It has been handy on occasions for other jobs as well.
Thanks . Not something you use every day but beats the heck out of the tailstock spiders we used to use .
Beautiful job Max , can't wait to start on one .
Thanks .
Great end result Max and interesting series which I have enjoyed watching. Good luck with the shed build weather, hope you get the most out of your time off mate. Cheers, Jon
Thanks Jon .
Thanks Max, so many tricks for young players, invaluable info!
Cheers .
Good job Max, mine is sitting in the cupboard waiting for a job.
Brother mentioned you are having strong sea breezes in Perth, had a bike cover on his Harley, wind blew it over!
A tad blowy !!!
Excellent work max and great instructional info on Bearing and Seal fit-ups. I tend to where possible fit locking washers as the you can re-adjust the pre-load after the bearings have broken in, not always possible if room is tight. I don't think people consider what the incorrect pre-load on a seal lip can do, create drag and heat and rapid wear on a shaft. I have stated on drawings that the seals be fitted in reverse if grease can be introduced with a gun. It pressurizes the space and if relief breathers are not fitted (these pop off at around 1 PSI of pressure) the seals can and have be blown out.
Cam
Hi Cam . If i was to go that way , just fit both seals the same direction , one lip in & one lip out . That saves on a breaker valve .
The end of the day , i wanted to keep it as simple as possible . It seems good with hardly a couple of degrees any heat build up on it's first run & bearings set to practically a neutral position .
Cheers . Hey i am looking at some machines at an auction , they probably will go out of my budget as usual , will see what happens !!!
Works well Max. Nice job of machining it up. I probably would never use one, but nice to have just in case. Cheers Rob
Thanks Rob .
Nice job Max, now I am off to get my materials to build mine! Thanks mate!
Thanks , hope it works out well !
Thanks mate! Excellent video, I learnt a lot lot!! Cheers, Matthew.
Thanks .
Hey Max great build I hope you're going to video the bearing swap for the headstock thanks JM
Yes i plan to .
@@swanvalleymachineshop Well that sounds great I have similar plans on my new precision Matthews 1440 Chinese lathe they sent me a replacement gear for the headstock and I decided to buy some Japanese p5 bearings for the spindle and I might upgrade all the other bearings to Japanese also can't wait to see your video thanks Max
Great job, handy addition to the shop. I think I may have used the end cap to finalise the last 0.10, ref stepped shoulder.
Thanks for sharing Max.
Thanks . I thought about that way , but i think later adjustment is easier to just take a bit off the spacer with wet & dry . Cheers .
@@swanvalleymachineshop Plenty ways to skin a cat, I started to make one, after Kurt's at CEE showed his design, same as yours, I'm using Timken, I used to build and commission rotary Friction welding machines, the larger models use Timken, with approximately 16" ID, with up to 3 in tandem. The bigger ones are 24 months plus lead time from the US. Hope weather is willing to work with you. Thanks for replying.
Thank you Max, I enjoyed watching the build. It looks really good and will work well. You have taught me a lot about accuracy in the short time I have been a fan. How do you stop jobs like that getting surface rust on them? Thanks for your tips on seal fitting, I hadn’t seen that before. I have used a number of Speedy Sleeves in the past to get round worn seal surfaces and like how they go. Jeff
Hi Jeff . I just use a bit of CRC or oil .
well done mate i used a horton fan hub bearing in mine
A bearing is a bearing ! 👍
Enjoyed this series... Hope you get some bearable weather for the shed work in the next month as I'm enjoying that series as well, if the weather co-operates and there are few issues you could make some impressive headway
That's the plan ! Cheers .
A+ brother!
Hey thanks Tom . No shop progress today . Bathurst 1000 was on , our biggest V8 Supercar race !!!
Great job young man !!! Better get out and roof that shed !!
Waiting for the bloody Easterly winds to drop off . They did not stop all day today , got a few sheets up yesterday though .
Hi Max couple things you never take end float to zero as you cannot measure zero meaning you could under cut it and have 10 pounds pressure on bearing or 500 pounds pressure so we always did bigger bearings with slight end float so not to over tighten also if you have to pack multiple bearing use needle greaser on grease gun quick and clean just slide into bearing between each roller quick pump all done thanks for your educational videos
It depends on the application . All of the ones i do 1'' through to about 10 or 12 '' diameters , vary from .002'' to .010'' end float . I also do quite a few taper rollers set to preload , sometimes a lot of preload depending on the OEM spec's for the application . After a while you get a good feel with a preloaded bearing , as if it feels too tight or not . The ones where you have to allow for seal torque drag with duo cone seals are the worst !
On an application like the tailstock chuck i would never set one up with end float .
I have a couple of needle greasers in one of my box's at work ! 👍
A salutation is to a collapsible spacer, developed by GKN for their diff assemblies
Bravo welldone
I hope we get to see the guts of your headstock!
I will film some of it . Your package should be well on it's way by now . Cheers .
@@swanvalleymachineshop Who do you think will win sunday? I think it would be nice for Whincup to finish on a high.
@@gregwmanning That would be good ! I miss the races from a few years back Skaife , Ingall , Lowndes etc !
Hey Max.
Always good to get these projects completed.
Now to the next one on the list 🤔
If you're anything like me, it's a Long List 🙄
It's a long list !!!
Hello Sir, nice work. I need to make one or two of these sooner than later, one for a 3 and one for a 4 jaw chuck. The upside down parting tool is very interesting, what is the reason for that? I do a lot of threading with the tool upside down but never even thought of parting that way. Thanks and greetings from Canada.
Thanks . The parting tool does not give the same issues with chatter when upside down . Cheers 👍
Great job Max. Are you going to show the repair to your lathe?
Yes i plan to .
You can pre load these bearings, for no play.
Might build up too much heat if the hub expands . We will see how it goes . Thanks .
G'Day Max, really nice job and thanks for the tidbits too - It's good how you put the time in for explanations.
Would getting or making some soft jaws be better - make it more versatile?
Good luck with the shed, Stay safe and well :)
Probably only for some special application use . Thanks .
Just ran across this series on the tailstock chuck build. Watched them all in one day. I just couldn't stop myself. You do great work. Anyway I have wanted (and needed) one of these on several jobs in the past. Do you have files of your drawings and dimensions that you would be willing to share? If not I understand.
No worries. Email me , theswanvalleymachineshop@gmail.com