Great video! Shows how much work goes into something that looks simple. Just finished building one of Karls "Hammer Jammer". I really like how well it works.
Wowie McZowie! A master class in artistry, tooling and tool making, and thinking beyond the limitations of the machines in the shop! A-and yuppers, I had to drink a six pack for the Josh moment! My swag is in customs in LA and should be making its way to the East Coast this week, and I can't wait to fly the shop colors! Go Bennetts Customs, keep moving forward!
That is definitely an interesting way to go about it, one that I wouldn't have thought of at the very least. I'd have gotten some slightly undersized round bar, spun the ends down to shape, sliced them in half long, welded them to a plate to make the shape, then probably made the same wooden buck and put it in a hydraulic press like a stamping mill and punched my pieces out that way. So this is a really cool approach to watch the job be done, for better or worse I would've not thought to try spinning a bolt down into a punch even if I had the hammer to use. Cool process, cool custom work.
Swap forms. Give wood at the top and metal at the bottom. I make two metal molds and a tool that presses all the pieces together on the last pass. Greetings from Poland
Jordan, Really appreciate that you show the progress of each modification. Can't imagine how much more you would do with a mill in your arsenal😁 If you were to make the plate from thicker steel, you could put the locating bolts near the points, and use screws run in from the top. Mike Wagner is my latest hero. Between you, him, Karl and Marty Strode on the HAMB, I feel I could build a car from scratch. (I already started!) I may have to come down there and have a samich! That looked GREAT! Say, 'Hi' to my bud, Chris Leer (Barrelnose Pickup)
Nothing personal mate. it just cracks me up when you say 2.5mm aluminum. A mix of metric and North American. I got to give it yah that at least you are talking proper measurers. 😁😁😁😁
Apart from the dodgy music and the fact that your toolpost is set dangerously low, the video was good. Question: When using your lathe, were you purposely wanting a tapered finish or were you not aware of it? There are two ways to set your stocks correctly. One is dodgy at best, and the other is the correct way. First, there is the American Hillbilly Mountain Man or in your case, the Australian Outback, DIY back garden or garage mechanic method. Using the cutting tool shown in the video, the one used to reduce the bolt head. Centralise its tip as near as possible to the centre of a bolt placed in the chuck. Face the bolt off, and before you finish it off, you will see a small nipple. Don't cut it off, not just yet. Adjust that toolpost so the tip of the cutting tool is spot on level, or point to point with the nipple. Then tighten up your bolts. I could have said nuts, but that's just rude. The correct method of aligning your headstock with the tailstock quill, is to use a perfectly straight steel rod, one you know to be straight with a tapered point at one end. Once inserted into the chuck, a three jaw chuck is best. Push your tailstock up close so that the point of the quill is almost touching. Then adjust your tailstock so the tip is a hairs thickness, say, 0.5mm above the point of the rod, and tighten up your bolts. The reason you set it higher by 0.5mm is that, with all the sliding backwards and forwards, it causes the ways to wear meaning. Over time, the tips will become misaligned and you end up with tapered finishing. Once the quill is aligned you need to adjust your toolpost. Place the cutting tool then move the stock up using the same straight steel rod. This time, move raise your toolpost so that the tip of the cutting tool is in centre with the tip of the steel rod. Failing that, use a bolt with a nipple still in place. Once perfectly aligned you tighten up the toolpost bolts. Knowing the perfectionist that you are, I'm very surprised that you didn't adjust or, at the very least, check your lathe and its alignment beforehand. Perhaps you are not used to adjusting a lathe instead, take it for granted its as it should be like the rest of your machine tools. Next point. Karl is the king at making tools. You've said as much in other videos. I know he's your mate, but a lot of the time, you are way too picky. Do you suffer with OCD? Because my son does, and he has it bad, really bad. He's just like you in the way he works. Always spending too much time messing about with something that dosent need the NASA approach with such critical measurements or values. Time is money and don't you forget it!. Don't get me wrong. When a customer gets us to work on their vehicl, they want a good job done and some are willing, in most cases, to pay for that extra mile. Pay for prestige quality work. Sometimes, there's a time for such accurate precisional work and other times there is not. Every job, every project that my son works on is like a masterpiece. The sad thing about it is, i can't pass on the hours to my customers, not unless they authorised it beforehand. This is why he will work on one r two customer vehicles a year. The rest of the time he works on our two race cars and a 1920s Bentley which I've mentioned previously. It really does look like chitty chitty bang bang only without the wings and boat shape rear. You know me from old, mate. I call a spade a spade and you my friend are to finicky at times for your own good. Perhaps, it's just for video content, who knows. My advice is to go watch more of Karl's vids! Even he doesn't go overboard as much as you do.😉⚒️🏴🇬🇧🇺🇦🇮🇱
Thanks for the great explanation on the lathe. It wasn’t really something I needed to have perfect on this tool even for my OCD. But always great to know for future!
Great metal working video as usual. Cheers for sharing it. That buck would be perfect for making the ends of an oval fuel tank. Do people use Metal bucks or is there little/no benefit? Reckon the wood so much easier/quicker/faster to make than thick metal buck Side note...Took me ages to find the song "Dontcha Wanna" by Gabriel Kelley All comparisons aside he's every bit as good as Clapton & JJ Cale and dozen others.
Hello Jordan. I would like to see what happens if you use your form, with a hammer and bolster chisel. For us people that don’t have major tools. I would think it would be a good experiment. Cheers take care. Live life your own way. Tim.
why just make a rounded bead, what about a square bead, or a custom shaped bead? make a bunch more dies with some odd shapes and lets see how they look!
Good to see different techniques. Look forward to seeing what you made this for.
Great job Jordan Looks great
Great video! Shows how much work goes into something that looks simple. Just finished building one of Karls "Hammer Jammer". I really like how well it works.
I want one bad! Cant wait
Awesome Larry! I’m excited to try one as well!
@@laurensmith1828-- if in Australia, how much did it cost you ???
Bonjour, c'est une plaisir de regarder vous vidéos, bravo 👏👏👏👍👍
make the metal plate first then rout the wood after the metal with balbearing bit.. the fit exaktly..
Yup that’s the ticket for sure
great job
Would annealing the metal beforehand make it more pliable forming?
I'd say the same, that's what they do when they turn alu :)
I think it would forsure. I’ll give it a try.
Luar biasa Bro karya anda,saya suka sekali dgn pekerjaan yg anda lakukan.👍👍
Wowie McZowie! A master class in artistry, tooling and tool making, and thinking beyond the limitations of the machines in the shop! A-and yuppers, I had to drink a six pack for the Josh moment! My swag is in customs in LA and should be making its way to the East Coast this week, and I can't wait to fly the shop colors! Go Bennetts Customs, keep moving forward!
That is definitely an interesting way to go about it, one that I wouldn't have thought of at the very least.
I'd have gotten some slightly undersized round bar, spun the ends down to shape, sliced them in half long, welded them to a plate to make the shape, then probably made the same wooden buck and put it in a hydraulic press like a stamping mill and punched my pieces out that way. So this is a really cool approach to watch the job be done, for better or worse I would've not thought to try spinning a bolt down into a punch even if I had the hammer to use. Cool process, cool custom work.
É uma satisfação ver seus trabalhos de restauração, as soluções técnicas que você as resolve. Parabéns.
Beautiful work.👏👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷
Thanks Ruben!
Swap forms. Give wood at the top and metal at the bottom. I make two metal molds and a tool that presses all the pieces together on the last pass. Greetings from Poland
Jordan,
Really appreciate that you show the progress of each modification. Can't imagine how much more you would do with a mill in your arsenal😁
If you were to make the plate from thicker steel, you could put the locating bolts near the points, and use screws run in from the top.
Mike Wagner is my latest hero. Between you, him, Karl and Marty Strode on the HAMB, I feel I could build a car from scratch.
(I already started!)
I may have to come down there and have a samich! That looked GREAT!
Say, 'Hi' to my bud, Chris Leer (Barrelnose Pickup)
Nothing personal mate. it just cracks me up when you say 2.5mm aluminum. A mix of metric and North American. I got to give it yah that at least you are talking proper measurers. 😁😁😁😁
Like a dog from Bali- bit of a shit mix haha
Beautiful job!
If you're using abrasives on your lathe, for goodness sake cover the ways and clean it after grinding or sanding.
It all depends if you have to pay for the machine, or if you are sponsored!!!!!!
Hackshop Garage did a simular thing using a hand held air hammer on 1 millimetre steel.
Nice video guys, thanks for sharing.
-Spanky
Apart from the dodgy music and the fact that your toolpost is set dangerously low, the video was good.
Question: When using your lathe, were you purposely wanting a tapered finish or were you not aware of it?
There are two ways to set your stocks correctly. One is dodgy at best, and the other is the correct way.
First, there is the American Hillbilly Mountain Man or in your case, the Australian Outback, DIY back garden or garage mechanic method.
Using the cutting tool shown in the video, the one used to reduce the bolt head. Centralise its tip as near as possible to the centre of a bolt placed in the chuck. Face the bolt off, and before you finish it off, you will see a small nipple. Don't cut it off, not just yet. Adjust that toolpost so the tip of the cutting tool is spot on level, or point to point with the nipple. Then tighten up your bolts. I could have said nuts, but that's just rude.
The correct method of aligning your headstock with the tailstock quill, is to use a perfectly straight steel rod, one you know to be straight with a tapered point at one end. Once inserted into the chuck, a three jaw chuck is best. Push your tailstock up close so that the point of the quill is almost touching. Then adjust your tailstock so the tip is a hairs thickness, say, 0.5mm above the point of the rod, and tighten up your bolts.
The reason you set it higher by 0.5mm is that, with all the sliding backwards and forwards, it causes the ways to wear meaning. Over time, the tips will become misaligned and you end up with tapered finishing.
Once the quill is aligned you need to adjust your toolpost. Place the cutting tool then move the stock up using the same straight steel rod. This time, move raise your toolpost so that the tip of the cutting tool is in centre with the tip of the steel rod. Failing that, use a bolt with a nipple still in place. Once perfectly aligned you tighten up the toolpost bolts.
Knowing the perfectionist that you are, I'm very surprised that you didn't adjust or, at the very least, check your lathe and its alignment beforehand.
Perhaps you are not used to adjusting a lathe instead, take it for granted its as it should be like the rest of your machine tools.
Next point. Karl is the king at making tools. You've said as much in other videos. I know he's your mate, but a lot of the time, you are way too picky. Do you suffer with OCD? Because my son does, and he has it bad, really bad.
He's just like you in the way he works. Always spending too much time messing about with something that dosent need the NASA approach with such critical measurements or values. Time is money and don't you forget it!.
Don't get me wrong. When a customer gets us to work on their vehicl, they want a good job done and some are willing, in most cases, to pay for that extra mile. Pay for prestige quality work. Sometimes, there's a time for such accurate precisional work and other times there is not.
Every job, every project that my son works on is like a masterpiece. The sad thing about it is, i can't pass on the hours to my customers, not unless they authorised it beforehand. This is why he will work on one r two customer vehicles a year. The rest of the time he works on our two race cars and a 1920s Bentley which I've mentioned previously. It really does look like chitty chitty bang bang only without the wings and boat shape rear.
You know me from old, mate. I call a spade a spade and you my friend are to finicky at times for your own good. Perhaps, it's just for video content, who knows.
My advice is to go watch more of Karl's vids! Even he doesn't go overboard as much as you do.😉⚒️🏴🇬🇧🇺🇦🇮🇱
Thanks for the great explanation on the lathe. It wasn’t really something I needed to have perfect on this tool even for my OCD. But always great to know for future!
Great metal working video as usual. Cheers for sharing it. That buck would be perfect for making the ends of an oval fuel tank.
Do people use Metal bucks or is there little/no benefit?
Reckon the wood so much easier/quicker/faster to make than thick metal buck
Side note...Took me ages to find the song "Dontcha Wanna" by Gabriel Kelley
All comparisons aside he's every bit as good as Clapton & JJ Cale and dozen others.
Hello Jordan. I would like to see what happens if you use your form, with a hammer and bolster chisel. For us people that don’t have major tools. I would think it would be a good experiment. Cheers take care. Live life your own way. Tim.
And I enjoy mikes one piece wheel tubs they came out fantastic. A very knowledgeable and clever artist.
🦘🇦🇺 Al you MIN eeum !!!!
All umm i num?
@@bennettscustomsco
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why just make a rounded bead, what about a square bead, or a custom shaped bead? make a bunch more dies with some odd shapes and lets see how they look!
Challenge accepted!
What is the name of the song playing when you are cutting the steel plate on today's video I thing it is by Gabriel kelly
👍🏼👍🏼
The Lady on Khaos Designs Channel wheels over her layout before forming it, maybe try that.
I think you are being a bit picky
Imagine being his Barber,...this side looks about .05mm shorter 🤣
My OCD showing colours