Auto Retracting Thread Cutter.

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  • čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
  • This is how I made an experimental hi-speed thread cutter, it is designed to be mechanically triggered so that it retracts away from the threads to a safe distance, It was designed to be simple and repeatable.
    The thread cutter will allow the threads to be cut at a fairly hi-speed and give me plenty of time to stop the lathe afterwards, I also wanted to get away with altering the tool post just to cut a thread.
    Cutting a thread is now cleaner, easier, faster and safer than ever before.
    In my videos, I show you what I went through while making the items, I never tell any one how to do things, because no two people have the same equipment, materials or time.

Komentáře • 682

  • @paulfeist
    @paulfeist Před 8 měsíci +5

    As a former gunsmith, I've threaded up to a shoulder of a rifle barrel quite a few times... and have been "not quite fast enough" to stop the feed, and retract the tool simultaneously, a few times as well.
    I'd have dearly loved to have something like this when working on expensive barrel blanks!
    Clever design and very nice work!

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 8 měsíci +5

      Hi, thanks for your comment. I do know what you mean about missing the spot. There are now several of these that have been made around the world. All of them with a silght difference and I belive that one Indonesian country is manufacturing them. I think thats great.
      I'm happy that an Idea of mine has a place in someones tool box.
      regards

  • @paulgreenlee190
    @paulgreenlee190 Před 2 lety +3

    What a great tool Sir. I'm only a hobbyist when it comes to machine shop work. My career background is pipe welder, tube welder, fabricator, and Boilermaker. I own a 1960 South Bend 13" lathe that had a lot of hidden issues until I actually did my project. I guess buying a lathe is worse than dealing with a used car salesman. I want to say thank you for sharing your work, if I ever am able to pick up a nice little mill I certainly will give this project a go. It was amazing to watch it work especially at 1000 RPMs

  • @TomMakeHere
    @TomMakeHere Před 3 lety +25

    I do prefer mechanical systems for something like this, so this gets the tick from me
    Great work, and great tool

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety +3

      Hi, i have watched many of your videos i particularly like the gearbox and I wondered if i could make something similar for my lathe. I also found a large magnetic chuck in a skip, after taking it home I stripped it down cleaned it up and reassembled it works fine, but i’ve never used it, not yet anyway, they are bloody dangerous things to strip and rebuild.

    • @mpetersen6
      @mpetersen6 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Thesheddweller
      Plus the eletro-magnetic ones need a power cable that winds up around the spindle. 😖 I've used smaller magnetic chucks on lathes and I was always leery about using them. The tool grabs and watch out. Plus every time I used one I always took a very light skin pass across the the face as the chuck may have been used on a different lathe. I think Clickspring has the right idea of using cynoacurite for small thin parts.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      @@mpetersen6 Hi, thats probably why I’ve not used it yet.

  • @ToreDL87
    @ToreDL87 Před 6 měsíci +3

    I was proverbially sent at your pucker factor terminology 🤣
    That aside, this is the most ingenious lathe tool I've ever seen, kudos! I hope you filed a patent before anyone gets any ideas!

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 4 měsíci

      Hi, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
      A patent is as much use as a female breast on a mackeral. There are far too many countries in the world that do not respect the patent system. cheers.

  • @theamateurmachineshop2150

    I am surprised I have never seen this before. Many lever activated retractable but never spring loaded! Thank you for sharing your prototype and thoughts! 👍

  • @melgross
    @melgross Před 3 lety +1

    Ingenious! Now, all you need is to make a stop, attached to the lathe bed, so that you can set it beforehand, and when the tool gets to the point where you want it to pop back, it touches that, and the device is triggered. You don’t have to do anything after it’s set.
    You’ve got me thinking about this, so I’ll go to the drawing board, and try to make something like this. So, thank you there.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety +1

      Hi, yes I have thought about this, but I have so many projects on at the moment that I’m not sure whether I’m coming or going… It’ll be good to see what you come up with..

    • @melgross
      @melgross Před 3 lety +1

      @@Thesheddweller you and me brother. It’s a cascading problem. In order to complete one project, I need to make something, which triggers another thing I need to make, which gives me an idea for another project, and so on. I must be somewhere in a good dozen projects at any one time.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety +1

      @@melgross so true.. :-)

  • @brandonshudy789
    @brandonshudy789 Před 3 lety +6

    I’m pretty new into the machining. it is always so good to see videos of guys with a solid work ethic and willing to put in the time to do the math, work, and finish complex thinking projects! Thank you for providing us with wonderful videos!

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety +3

      Thank you for your comments, being new to machining is a great hobby/skill and if I can throw my pennyworth in I would say this as I always said to my apprentices.
      "All machines are living devices… they have one sole purpose in their life… that is to kill or maim you.. always be mindful of how to quickly stop the machine in an emergency… always wear PPE.. Never wear gloves while using a machine.” It is important to read all safety notices and/or a factories act. above all.. have fun.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před rokem +1

      Hi, thank you for your comments. regards

  • @markamy357
    @markamy357 Před 3 lety +10

    Brilliant CZcams channel,
    Looks like a smoother thread because of the greater speed you can now use.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety +6

      Thank you for your kind comments, yes, the faster the thread is cut, the better is looks.. but, I must warn you that the faster you go, the pucker factor increases.
      regards.

  • @n9viw
    @n9viw Před 6 měsíci

    Absolutely amazing. Your creativity never ceases to thrill me- it's a joy to watch you work, mentally and physically. Thank you for sharing!

  • @mikecurry3679
    @mikecurry3679 Před rokem +4

    How to know if your machinist is really a machinist. Listen to their terminology. You don't have to understand the lingo, only recognize it. If your machinist says things like "pucker factor" you can rest assured, this is a veteran! I see all kinds of CZcams vids of people machining at home. While many manage to achieve end results that at least look like what they set out to accomplish, this channel. I can say as a multi decade invested in this industry personally, is of the highest caliber! After watching the tail stock correcting series, I knew this guy was the real deal. He doesn't down play mistakes, and spite trying to lay out well in advance his plans taking into consideration the necessity of orders of operations, but down to details like avoiding re clamping work pieces if possible, and checking square and concentric before and after, he still shows and explains how and where things go wrong, and explains his plans on how he can do it better next time. If you learn more from accidents than getting it right, then you are top notch in my book! It's difficult to make entertainment content about material a person sees 40+ hours a week for many years in a row, and still be captivating. Yet this channel is one of my favs.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před rokem +2

      Hi Mike, Thank you for your comments, they are very encouraging. The problem machine engineering at home presents is that, one can very quickly find ones self lacking in resources, not just the material ones, but the skills that have to be very quickly learned, like draughting, material acquisition, filming, sound and so on. After what was a lifetime following orders,... (read a drawing and machine a given amount of material from a piece of material to achive the next stage in the process and pass it on for further processing at the next station.) I am lucky to have had the opportunity to have used almost all machines on the shop floor in an effort to remain employed during my working life. I enjoy working in my little shop and because there are a lot of Channels out there telling you how to do things, I prefer to show it how I do things with what I have. ATB..Cheers.

  • @rogerwilliams2902
    @rogerwilliams2902 Před 3 lety +2

    I used to own a Hardinge HLVH, now sold. You could thread up to a shoulder with automatic withdrawl at a 1000 RPM !. All day long. However, the tool you made is excellent , well done.

  • @johncrisman576
    @johncrisman576 Před 3 lety +4

    I just discovered your channel and love it. You are the Sir Richard Attenborough of machining videos. And bonus, you have a keen sense of humor. Great job! I’m an enthusiastic subscriber.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Thank you for your very kind comments, but I think Sir Richard can breath easy.

  • @FCleff
    @FCleff Před 3 lety +14

    Brilliant! Having experienced more than a few explosive puckers, I expect the time invested will be more than compensated for in reduced laundry bills.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      I do believe I'm saving a bob or two on laundering.

  • @rogerdeane3608
    @rogerdeane3608 Před 3 lety +1

    Excellent accessory to the lathe. There would be a definite market for this unit. I wish I had the time and the patience that you have to built one..

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Hi, thanks for your feedback. I have been approached by dozens of eastern manufacturing companies asking for my approval for them to manufacture this unit. I have stated and will continue to state that, everything I make or publish is open information for everyone to copy and must not profit by it. So I take it that variations will soon appear on the open market very soon.

  • @brianlrayburn2576
    @brianlrayburn2576 Před 3 lety +1

    Amazing! Thanks for sharing. I enjoy seeing folks think outside the box.

  • @robertqueberg4612
    @robertqueberg4612 Před 3 lety +1

    You have got a winner. The “puckering” that you referred to, is something that I experience after more than fifty years. Now to find a way to get around the inch vs metric spindle reversal issues. I am now a new subscriber.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Hi, Thanks for your feedback I've never really cut threads in my working life, because the stuff I machined was too big for threads, it wasn’t until I retired and started my little workshop that I realised how efficient a laxative that threading could be. At work most threads that were cut were done using big Die heads and massive taps, until the CNC turned up then everyone got a dose of the S***s.

    • @tonyray91
      @tonyray91 Před 3 lety

      The inch vs metric spindle reverse issue can be tackled with a dog clutch Google Meek screw cutting clutch, unless you have Myford you would need to develop your own implementation but the principle is there.

    • @robertqueberg4612
      @robertqueberg4612 Před 3 lety

      @@tonyray91 ,
      Hello. I did look at the dog clutch that was made by Graham Meek. It looks like a great option. My next step is to find some drawings, as a start to adapt the concept to a 16” South Bend. I thank you for the suggestion.

    • @tonyray91
      @tonyray91 Před 3 lety

      Hi Robert, The Myford version is published in Meek’s book which is similar to what you would need on an SB model 9 but if the 16 has an internal reverse mechanism this might be more informative www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=171112&p=3.

    • @robertqueberg4612
      @robertqueberg4612 Před 3 lety

      @@tonyray91 ,
      Thank you. I am on the hunt.

  • @hypersphereengineering6015

    I'm impressed. I knew a guy who had a gadget called a snap tap. Very similar to what you built. I love the auto retract adjustable fixture you put near the chuck at the end. Brilliant.

  • @petergregory5286
    @petergregory5286 Před 3 lety +2

    Design deserves all the plaudits below. Regards

  • @t.d.mich.7064
    @t.d.mich.7064 Před 3 lety +1

    Nice exercise in processing! I've cut about every kind of thread on the lathe you can imagine, and you are right, there have been a few times the pucker factor came into play. I'm glad to report no permanent damage to the sphincter or the lathe.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      HI. Thank you for your comments. I’ve not cut a huge number of threads in my time, but one thing I do know, is that the two laws of probability ‘sods law and murphy’s law’ both play a part in thread making, doubly so when using thread gauges.
      regards

  • @phillipjones3342
    @phillipjones3342 Před 3 lety +12

    I was curious and turns out that’s a fantastic idea well done well thought out

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you for your comments, thanks for watching.

  • @dougnash513
    @dougnash513 Před 3 lety +5

    Great tool! you could ofcoarse start the thread from the chuck end and cut it towards the end of the shaft, thus eliminating the 'pucker' factor.

  • @DudleyToolwright
    @DudleyToolwright Před 3 lety +2

    That's some really nice work. I enjoyed your workaround solutions to deal with vise limitations. The design is intriguing as well.

  • @metalmogul4691
    @metalmogul4691 Před 3 lety +1

    That is a bit of an effort in order to take it from the drawing to the prototype. It is a wonderful tool. Threading at the higher RPM certainly improves the material finish. It’s a good choice of a threading tool retractor for softer material and cutting right up to the chuck. Thank you for sharing your idea and showing the steps to make it.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety +1

      Hi, Thank you very much for your comments, I’m glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @jmtx.
    @jmtx. Před 3 lety +1

    Truly an awesome addition to the shop! Great design and build. Now your bladder can rest easy.

  • @edwardhugus2772
    @edwardhugus2772 Před rokem

    I just found your videos watching the collet holders. I saw this alien contraption for threading and was interested. Now I get to see you make it! You, sir, deserve a sub and a bunch of thumbs ups.

  • @pc7082
    @pc7082 Před 6 měsíci

    Super cool ! Love when people create a complex but simple mechanism. As someone (who probably never invented a tool in his life) suggested, You could start the thread from the other side, but I never did like that. Very cool. I willmsave the video and hopefully one day have the time to make something similar… That hopefully works as well !

  • @erwanrc8117
    @erwanrc8117 Před 3 lety +1

    Great work keep it up ! You just got a new subscriber, I'm in my first year of apprenticeship as a machinist in Switzerland and I'm loving the job !
    Have a blessed day

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety +1

      Hi, Thanks for your kind comments and thanks for watching.
      Machine engineering is a great career but, as you will find out, it can be a bit like (real) police work,... in a word,.. repetitive, except that you are rewarded with an end result, something that will probably last for ever. enjoy.
      PS. I'm just about to make another video for the two chucks, a modification.

  • @surinderdhiman
    @surinderdhiman Před 3 lety +1

    Amazing workmanship

  • @rogero9633
    @rogero9633 Před 3 lety +1

    I like your design and what's important it works on your machine. What I like about it is that the workmanship is so good and it looks tight. I'm still trying to find a good mill and lathe and get to working on it. I have many projects to accomplish. I hope that I do as well as some people. I am trying hard to find a quality machine too, I like precision and accuracy.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Hi, I just wish after building the shed that I had enough money to buy better equipment, but as in life one has to make the best with what one has.
      If I could wind the clock back, would I have chosen differently, yes I would have bought old British, German or American machines and refurbished them if they needed it. as I did with the my grinders and will do with the shaper.

  • @kevinmaiorka5370
    @kevinmaiorka5370 Před 3 lety +1

    Absolutely brilliant and now I have another project. Thanks for sharing this video with us.

  • @jeanpauldelmasbastide616
    @jeanpauldelmasbastide616 Před 10 měsíci

    Il y a quelques mois , j'ai découvert votre chaine . J'ai particulièrement apprécié la réalisation de ce porte outil rétractable pour les filetages . J'ai tout de suite entrepris la réalisation de ce dispositif en le modifiant pour le rendre plus compact . Les essais ne sont pas encore là . Dommage que votre blog soit fermé, je vous aurais bien envoyé quelques photos.
    De toute manière, je tiens à vous féliciter pour le travail que vous réalisez et pour les connaissances que vous partagez.

  • @EDesigns_FL
    @EDesigns_FL Před 3 lety +1

    You developed a great tool, simple and effective. I'm surprised that someone isn't marketing this product.
    I have been working on a different solution to the same problem. My plan is to use the output from a DRO scale to set an electronic stop which would control a VFD with a braking resistor. Your solution is far more practical for mass market application. Thank you for sharing it :-)

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety +1

      Thats a brilliant idea. because it doesn’t have to be triggered by a DRO it can also be triggered by a mag mount slide switch for those without DRO's

    • @EDesigns_FL
      @EDesigns_FL Před 3 lety +1

      @@Thesheddweller A switch would work, but I already have a DRO and it offers some other advantages. I want to be able to start deceleration before the carriage reaches the actual stop location and need a method of measuring carriage velocity. I intend to use a rotary encoder to measure the velocity of the chuck.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety +1

      @@EDesigns_FL Have fun.

  • @OscarGonzalez-dl7ye
    @OscarGonzalez-dl7ye Před 2 lety

    nice job, i´m designing my own lathe and now i'm in the part of auto feeding to make some threads and this video is so helpfull

  • @ChrisBrown-dy8ts
    @ChrisBrown-dy8ts Před 3 lety +1

    That’s some good machining and great idea. My Colchester has the “Ainjest Quick screw” attachment so it can be used for Ext, and internal threads up to a shoulder it’s a great piece of kit.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Hi, thanks for watching. I know some machines have them as standard.

  • @WrenagadeWorkshop
    @WrenagadeWorkshop Před 3 lety +26

    Just found you and what a ingenious tool, love it 👍
    New subscriber and I'll be checking out the rest of your content too, thanks for sharing 😃

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Thank you for your subscription and kind comments.

  • @nycmusiclessons
    @nycmusiclessons Před 3 lety +1

    Love the ingenuity. Never seen anything like that. Personally though, I just flip the cutter upside down, run the chuck in reverse and then start the cut from the chuck moving toward the tailstock.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Hi, thanks for your comments. May I suggest you see the FAQ's at www.thesheddweller.com

    • @nycmusiclessons
      @nycmusiclessons Před 3 lety +1

      Ah ok I understand now. Still great solution!

  • @Hunteratloppshop
    @Hunteratloppshop Před 2 lety +1

    Man. You are a genius, but sometimes I have a hard time staying focused in your videos with some of the jargon you use that's not common in the US. Lol.

  • @TopNotchSkateboards
    @TopNotchSkateboards Před 3 lety +2

    I like your approach, designing process and machining. It is interesting designing and proving a design concept. Sometimes while in the manufacturing process of the parts of a concept design you may notice varies that were not considered in the design. These type of situations for the most part are solved by the machinist on the shop floor. I see this in your video and respect your knowledge and skill. awesome!

  • @tvathome562
    @tvathome562 Před rokem

    You absolute gent, I've been searching for a free physics simulation for mechanisms all weekend. Algoodo to the rescue!

  • @charanjitsingh5973
    @charanjitsingh5973 Před 3 lety +1

    This is very good working tools,
    I try to make it, sir.

  • @Mark_How
    @Mark_How Před 3 lety +1

    Is this what I'll be like when I'm older? Because I sure hope it will be. I can only admire the time and care taken. Time and opportunity in the shed has been sparse lately

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Hi, thanks for your feedback. as far as YT is concerned I’m still learning, but you are right, shed time is a little restricted.

  • @SubramaniamLakshminarayanan

    Loved it, the process of making it even more. Congrats!

  • @sweetpeaz61
    @sweetpeaz61 Před 3 lety +1

    excellent! thats a really smart tool, well done. after spending years manual thread cutting and gaining more greay hairs than i deserve I an now spoilt and have a Harrison Alpha semi cnc lathe ..but still pucker when the thread runs to 0.010" from the chuck jaw at 1000 RPM ;)

  • @petera1033
    @petera1033 Před 2 lety +1

    FYI: George H. Thomas designed a retractable tool for just this purpose-( I think Hemingway actually have a kit for people to make it) and as you may well know- Hardinge lathes come with the feature in built. Love your content.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 2 lety

      I haven’t looked at the catalogue, I believe the Hemingway.co have all sorts of wonderful gadgets, some with very high price tags also.

    • @Gottenhimfella
      @Gottenhimfella Před 2 lety

      The Hardinge & GHT solutions are not self retracting, so they reduce rather than eliminate the pucker.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 2 lety

      Hi, thanks. Regards

  • @sambishop3211
    @sambishop3211 Před 3 lety +1

    This is my first video of yours. Looking at your other videos, I see that (despite being on here for four years) you don’t have very many. Please tell me that is going to change. You, sir, are fantastic.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety +1

      Hi, thanks for watching, I have also built half a house in that time. Despite this I’m only able to make a video, one every two to three months, due to other commitments.

    • @sambishop3211
      @sambishop3211 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Thesheddweller There’s a lot of great machining content on YT but a lot is American and while I have nothing against our transatlantic cousins, pronunciations of aluminium, lever etc along with US customary units drive me crazy. I wanted to find a UK-based channel (preferably the North of England) using the metric system so I could switch off that pedantic, critical part of my brain and focus more on the content. (I know, it’s practically a mental illness - right?) Finding this video was brilliant especially while stuck at home all the time! You really check so many boxes for what I’d want out of a creator. Suffice it to say that I’ll be glad for any projects you have to share and you can count on an eager audience of, at least, one for any future videos.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety +1

      @@sambishop3211 Hi, Thanks. To some, I chatter too much, others say I don’t have enough content. I know I make mistakes, but mistakes are made on TV as well. Its always good to have someone that is perpared to bash the keys and show their appreciation. cheers.

  • @orangetruckman
    @orangetruckman Před 3 lety +1

    Lol! The pucker factor 😂 that was an excellent way of explaining that. Subscribed 👍🏻

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Hi, Thanks for watching, I still find that phrase funny… :-)

  • @TheScaryName
    @TheScaryName Před rokem

    Love the content so far.
    I'd like a shop tour please 😊

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před rokem

      Hi, thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed them.
      As for the shop tour,…. Errrr,…
      wouldn’t you rather see the inside of my work boot,…. it’s not so cluttered.
      🤣

  • @scottcarr3264
    @scottcarr3264 Před 3 lety +1

    A very intricate device indeed. Well done.

  • @craigguinn5423
    @craigguinn5423 Před rokem

    This is fascinating. My lathe only goes down to 360, so a definite problem, this might solve. I just have to decide if I can adapt one. Great to have access to the drawings.

  • @someguy1508
    @someguy1508 Před 3 lety +1

    What a beautiful tool, I hope I get around making one like it. Thank you for sharing.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety +1

      Hi, go to www.thesheddweller.com for the sketch

    • @someguy1508
      @someguy1508 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Thesheddweller thank you, I was checking out your site this morning. What make is your surface grinder. I like how it was made for coolant, I wish mine had been built that way. I use a mist system, it works ok.

  • @CanadianPenguin_
    @CanadianPenguin_ Před 8 měsíci +1

    If you have a lathe with a kill switch for the chuck guard being lifted or the back cover being opened, you could extend the wiring to those switches and move it to the ways as an adjustable stop for when after the tool pulls outs it shuts down.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Hi, a good idea but, to be fully effective the chuck spindle must have a jet brake and the chuck can't be a screw-on chuck. cheers.

  • @ronmillis8143
    @ronmillis8143 Před 3 měsíci

    Love it mate, teach the younguns a thing or two.. especially love the bit about involuntary bowel movements as tool approaches chuck. Cause man 😂😂 I seen a guy on here "upgrade" his mini lathe motor to a ridiculous HP and he definitely needs this tool. I kept waiting for his parting off video after the upgrade as tiny brass knurled nut flies past his head into low Earth orbit...🤣🤣. I think this is a fantastic tool idea especially for people new to machining and experiencing the same apprehension of turning. So thanks for sharing it.

  • @scottroland6577
    @scottroland6577 Před 3 lety +2

    Outstanding design. Thanks for sharing!
    Scott

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Hi Scott, thank you for your comments much appreciated. Regards

  • @pauldevey8628
    @pauldevey8628 Před 2 lety +1

    Great engineering. I have never seen anything like this.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 2 lety

      Hi, i always say, 'that there’s nothing new in machining’ and it's true, its just that some things aren’t aired very often. regards

  • @timshort3220
    @timshort3220 Před 3 lety +2

    That thing is genius. Great job

  • @rickpalechuk4411
    @rickpalechuk4411 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow! A fantastic prototype! Best be applying for a patent.
    Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
    Cheers

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      I’m afraid that has probably gone to Srilanka, they have asked a lot of questions about the thread cutter.

  • @rodney2294
    @rodney2294 Před 3 lety +2

    That is simply genius!!

  • @mecanizadosgrela7380
    @mecanizadosgrela7380 Před 3 lety +1

    Congratulations, this system is very enteresting.

  • @presstoolsengineering8365

    brilliant idea...... you have steady rod set at head stock to activate the retract lever but at the same time it is also necessary to disangage slide attached to lead screw

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Hi, thanks for your comments. yes the Half nuts are opened manually as soon as the cutter retracts. Regards

  • @overdrive39
    @overdrive39 Před 3 lety +1

    "Pucker Factor" I like that saying. I am glad the American Machinist is not the only ones using that term. Cheers!

  • @lawmate
    @lawmate Před 3 lety +1

    Great gadget, it makes things quicker and also you get a finish on the thread that's unachievable normally

  • @boukhlikm
    @boukhlikm Před 3 lety +1

    Excellent travail monsieur .
    Un grand salut de casablanca " Marocco"

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety +1

      Salut, merci d'avoir regardé, je suis désolé. Il a fallu beaucoup de temps pour répondre, j'ai manqué votre message.

  • @ScottHamilton-ys2cm
    @ScottHamilton-ys2cm Před 11 měsíci

    Great design, and even a better job bringing it to life.
    But I have one little trick to share with you. Shortening a tension spring and creating the loop is actually very simple. First determine how many coils you want to remove. use a Sharpie to mark the center between the two coils, the line up the mark on a 90 deg corner of a vise, and give it a quick rap with a steel hammer. This will split the coils by a 45deg angle. use a die grinder to cut through the unwanted coil, then fine tune the end loop. 5 minute job.

  • @ronwilken5219
    @ronwilken5219 Před 3 lety +2

    Great job sir. Impressed with your attention to detail. In your "design stage" did you have a look at Geo Thomas's book and his design of a retractable thread cutter. Not quite as elaborate or self actuating as yours but effective on the "pucker factor" none the less. Congratulations,
    Ron Wilken
    Canada

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Thanks for watching, I haven't read the book, might get a copy. regards

  • @khanabdulrehman3913
    @khanabdulrehman3913 Před 3 lety +1

    Great job and machining tricks.
    Well-done sir .👍

  • @gagasmancave8859
    @gagasmancave8859 Před 3 lety +1

    lovely little project now on my things to do list

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety +1

      I’ve put the sketch on my website www.thesheddweller.com

  • @thomastucciarone1650
    @thomastucciarone1650 Před 9 měsíci

    LOVED this idea!! Great work!!

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 9 měsíci

      Thanks, it's being copied all round the world, and I wouldn't be surprised if they are on sale from the "wish" shopping channel. cheers

  • @richiejbhoy1888
    @richiejbhoy1888 Před 3 lety +2

    This is proper incredible. Very well done.

  • @AntoineGst
    @AntoineGst Před 3 lety +2

    Brilliant idea and excellent execution, congratulations man!

  • @tomthumb3085
    @tomthumb3085 Před 3 lety

    Terrific piece of conceptual engineering. Absolutely spot on with your brilliant idea an execution.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Hi Don, thanks for your comments, I’m glad you enjoyed. Regards.

  • @tomherd4179
    @tomherd4179 Před 3 lety +1

    Wonderful JOB!! Might not qualify for the space shuttle, but for 99.99999% of anything I do it would be great!!. Thanks for sharing & you have another subscriber now. I really though you would have made the spring as well 😋

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      making springs…. too much like fighting frogs in a custard bath. regards

  • @billbaggins9961
    @billbaggins9961 Před 3 lety +1

    Very well designed and machined! Nice work

  • @killer52lt
    @killer52lt Před 3 lety +1

    That is fantastic! Takes some stress away and lets you get really close to the shoulder if need be.
    To be honest, I still clench when threading up against a shoulder on a CNC lathe.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      I always did when the guy next door threaded on the CNC. I’ve seen him run down the workshop a few times.

  • @isaiasmilitao
    @isaiasmilitao Před 3 lety +6

    Obrigado por postar, obrigado por transferir o conhecimento, ( thank you for transfer the knowledge).

  • @sushantbolinjkar3477
    @sushantbolinjkar3477 Před 3 lety +1

    Sir..... Marvelous engineering. I salute to your idea.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Hi, thank you for your comments, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @Demonlord468
    @Demonlord468 Před 3 lety +1

    Ive been having really good results from running the threads backwards with the cutter upside down and running the lathe in reverse and starting the cut from the inside of the thread so once it makes it to the end of the cut its impossible to mess up. This is very interesting non the less. I like this idea for sure.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Hi, thanks for watching, please see FAQ’s at www.thesheddweller.com

  • @thomashenderson3901
    @thomashenderson3901 Před 3 lety

    Great idea. Must say I've always gone for the quick wrist flick but then the bigger shoulders and shorter stick outs limit that at speed...or I give myself a root diameter groove to work to and make sure I'm ready to react!
    Either way, your system trumps the lot and the ability to work at a speed that suits the tips as a CNC lathe would, is brilliant!
    Congrats.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Hi Thomas Henderson, thank you for your comments. The tool will need a thread root groove for bigger threads or the insert will break.

    • @thomashenderson3901
      @thomashenderson3901 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Thesheddweller I saw you say that in another comment. I take it the spring-out is so sharp you practically end up with a dead stop at the end of the thread?
      Job for the Mk2 version, cams out the thread depth in a single rotation and then jumps right out of the way. :-)

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety +1

      Cam out before snap back is worth investigating. I'll look in to it....... When I get a couple of spare minutes. Cheers:-)

    • @thomashenderson3901
      @thomashenderson3901 Před 3 lety

      @@Thesheddweller Keep me in the loop! :-)

  • @mikecurry3679
    @mikecurry3679 Před rokem

    In my experience, spiral fluted taps are really only your friend in blind holes. Any through holes, I highly recommend standard straight flute, Japanese taps. Heavy weight oil on steel and stainless. Tap heavy is messy, but has proven itself superior to just tap magic. Clean up heavy is best done with some acetone, then some isopropyl, or that I had available.

  • @lacaver64
    @lacaver64 Před 3 lety

    that is a very good sistem for treading any machines have this tool but its rare see it , you have make a good work mister

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Hi lacaver64, Thank you for you kind comments,
      regards

  • @dougiehogarth6652
    @dougiehogarth6652 Před 3 lety +2

    Great design and well made .. in all my years as a toolmaker I have never seen a surface grinder with the wheel running anti clockwise,, .may I make a suggestion .. when using the side of a wheel dont us coolant for some reason it doesn't clog up so bad ( don't know why) greetings from a retired scotsman in South Africa.? Keep safe from mr covid.. Dug Hogarth

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety +2

      Hi, Dougie. Thanks for your feedback. I'm hoping my next project will meet with your toolmakers eye, with simillar praise. It is true about the side load grinding, I used suds to prevent the bluing that can occur if its not used. I also shaped a relief in both side faces and redressed the sides regularly with a carborundum stone.

  • @alitn588
    @alitn588 Před 7 měsíci

    What a brilliant disgin 👍🌺

  • @grahamsengineering.2532
    @grahamsengineering.2532 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow I like this. Might have to do one for myself.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Hi, I've put a sketch on my website www.thesheddweller.com

  • @mpetersen6
    @mpetersen6 Před 3 lety +1

    Situations like this are one reason I am really in favor of Single Tooth Dog Clutch systems similiar to those found on the Hardinge HLV-H/EM and other high end lathes. With an adjustable stop collar that is on an operating rod connected to the handle that engages the Dog Clutch. Engage the clutch, take a pass and the tool stops when the dog clutch is dis-enganged. Retract the tool (cam operated on the compound) and engage the clutch in the other direction. You never stop the spindle. You never dis-engage the half nuts. Yes it takes the same amount of time to run the yool back but while it's doing that you can advance the tool for the next cut. Imperial, metric, Module or DP worms. Or any helical pass in the capabilities of the machine. It does not matter. The tool will always pick up the thread. In fact the Hardinge has no thread dial on the machine. The only constraint on the system is the dog clutches must run at the same rpm as the spindle.
    The other (and simpler) option of course when cutting threads to a shoulder is to run the lathe in reverse and thread away from the chuck. This however is not necessarily an option for threaded on chucks.
    www.lathes.co.uk/hardinge/index.html

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Hi, thanks

    • @Gottenhimfella
      @Gottenhimfella Před 3 lety

      i could never understand why they did not design a multi tooth clutch -- say, four engagement positions per clutch rev, and run the clutch at one quarter of spindle speed. Then a big lathe with a heavy chuck and workpiece could thread at full speed without the teeth getting deformed by the impact (which always used to happen sooner rather than later to single tooth clutches in such situations)

  • @COM70
    @COM70 Před 3 lety +1

    Absolutely brilliant. Well done sir.👍👍👍👍

  • @sierraridgereaper
    @sierraridgereaper Před 4 měsíci

    Very cool and genius design.

  • @homemadetools
    @homemadetools Před 3 lety +1

    Excellent work! We posted this video on our homemade tools forum this week :)

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Hi, thank you, I’ll have a look there myself.

    • @homemadetools
      @homemadetools Před 3 lety +1

      @@Thesheddweller You're very welcome. Feel free to email me at "jon" at our website, and I'll send you a free coupon code so you can join our forum and post your videos whenever you want. Looks like you're one of us :)

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      @@homemadetools Thanks, I have my own website www.thesheddweller.com. this is where I publish my sketches and drawings.

  • @davesalzer3220
    @davesalzer3220 Před 3 lety

    I have no love for stainless. Brilliant piece of tooling.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Hi Dave, Thanks for your comments. Horrible stuff, but it still has its uses.
      regards

  • @johnwilimczyk4188
    @johnwilimczyk4188 Před 3 lety +1

    Beautiful great bit of kit as you would say

  • @lucianomatterazzo6084
    @lucianomatterazzo6084 Před 3 lety +1

    very good work congratulations.

  • @dannypeto8734
    @dannypeto8734 Před 3 lety +1

    Nice touch, now I wont a Surface grinder and small Shaper, but most seem to be on the east cost, I know there are some here In California but they are not parting with them.

  • @martinteuber2313
    @martinteuber2313 Před 3 lety +2

    you have a new subsciber, i like the way you explain something that reminds me (now grandpa) of my grandpa when he explained something to me 😊

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Hi Martin. thank you for your subscription and your very kind comments. I’m glad you enjoyed the video>

  • @amftpt
    @amftpt Před 3 lety +1

    Very nice. Bet you could sell them to all the small Toolrooms!

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety +2

      thank you for your comments. That’s not what I’m about, I enjoy doing this and would much prefer to help others (preferably the younger generation) achieve the same satisfaction of achievement. regards

  • @pontoonrob7948
    @pontoonrob7948 Před 3 lety +1

    This channel is great. Camera angles are a little odd but all good things in all good time. Should you become as fine a cameraman as inventor you'll have a 1/2 million followers in no time.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Hi, thanks but I’m not an inventor, there's nothing new in machining.

  • @almostanengineer
    @almostanengineer Před 3 lety +6

    I missed most of the video, I was too busy contemplating involuntary bowl movements 😂😂

  • @TheWrate
    @TheWrate Před 4 lety +4

    That is simply amazing! Fantastic design and execution! Subbed!

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 4 lety

      Thanks for your comment, Glad you enjoyed watching.

  • @DoRC
    @DoRC Před 3 lety +1

    Very cool! Another option would be something that would disengage the half nuts automatically.

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Hi, yes you are right but I didn’t consider that in my original plan.

  • @clivewood2148
    @clivewood2148 Před 3 lety +1

    Excellent work-thanks for sharing🤓👍

  • @dcw56
    @dcw56 Před 3 lety +1

    Exceptional engineering. Well done!

  • @kropjesla01
    @kropjesla01 Před 3 lety +1

    this is great work and craftmanship! thank you for sharing

  • @dallet40
    @dallet40 Před 3 lety +1

    Молодец, мужик. Главное всё чётко и по делу. Почти как у Виктора Леонтьева

    • @Thesheddweller
      @Thesheddweller  Před 3 lety

      Привет, спасибо за очень добрый комментарий. С уважением.