Join me in the machine shop where we’ll make a tap wrench. I want it to be really nice, so rather than reinvent the wheel, I’ll be mimicking a Starrett 91C. We will be using the engine lathe and the vertical milling machine for most of this DIY tool project and making use of materials I already have. Which is mostly mystery steel. But the body material just so happened to be marked as O1 tool steel. The design isn’t exactly manufacturing friendly and will require some creative ways to make many of the features. We’ll be getting into knurling, taper turning between centers, hand filing square holes, and radius turning without a radius turner, just to name a few. With so many operations, let’s just hope I get through this without any machining fails *cough cough*
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0:00 Intro
1:36 The Handle
5:00 Finishing the Handle
5:54 The Body (Lathe Operations)
8:04 The Body (Mill Operations)
12:55 The Body (More Lathe Operations)
15:03 The Plunger and Pin
18:03 The Pin and Final Assembly
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Thanks again for watching! As always we'll have another fun project for you in 2 weeks, Friday April 29th at 10am EST. See you then!
Why not buy a proper wrench such as the Starrett one?
@@BruceNitroxpro A combination of reasons actually. The Starrett's are pretty pricy for the simple tool that they are. But I also liked the challenge of figuring out how to make one. Plus the feeling of having made a very nice tool is pretty great
@@InheritanceMachining , Gotcha. I hear that you think less is more... cheap that is.
how can i buy some of the hand tools you make . . you have a great skill set
You know they sell these at the store
It's so cool that you got to spend that time with your grandfather and to learn these skills. My grandfather was a machinist, but he passed away when I was 6 years old. So I never got a chance to spend that kind of time with him. I still caught the home shop machining bug though, and I've built my own shop in part as a tribute to him.
That's unfortunate but great you found your own way. Sometimes I feel like I'm picking up where my grandfather and I left off.
@@InheritanceMachiningmy grandfather was also a tool and die maker at the steel mill. I inherited what was left of his machine tooling. Just recently bought a 144” long 20” swing Lodge and Shipley lathe. Wish he was here to see that monster run. I have never gone back to his grave to visit. Every time I need to chat I light a fire in the wood burner and sling some chips. It will never bring them back but it feels damn good to keep their tools alive. Your story hits home with me and so many others. In a world full of computers and button pushers it’s refreshing to see a master manual machinist at work. Thanks for the content
Three men in my family were machinist at one point in their lives, but two were gone before I came about. The third, my uncle was no longer a machinists, by the time I came around. We almost bought a lathe though, but we didn't have the capabilities to move it around in his garage, the electrics to wire it up. However, a friend of mine that I work for may be looking at getting a Bridgeport mill.
My new favorite machining channel, great editing, great lighting and the best narration. Thanks so much for these videos!
still undecided between 'this old tony' and IM, both are so pleasant to watch!
Wow, thank you so much! We're really trying our best. Thanks for the support!
@@claudiolorini3311 Don't worry. I wont make you choose... just being compared to ToT means so much!
@@claudiolorini3311 Stuff Made Here is another great channel.
couldnt have said it any better
beautiful!!!
Thanks, Jimmy!
Your opinion really does count. I have seen the things you have made!
Looks great, excellent editing too. It might be overkill, but would heat treating be needed to prevent a stubborn tap from distorting the plunger or handle? Might mess with the tolerances you have machined, and would need to be polished again, but it would be a tap wrench your great grandchildren can use.
Was wondering the same thing - what kind of steel did you use? Obviously doesn't need to be cutting tool hard, but a little harder than mild would probably improve durability
I would go so far as to say that it is required for at least the anvil.
Thanks! I considered that but just didn't get the time to do it. I'm pretty sure the material for the plunger was just a cold rolled mild steel so could use the help. I definitely hope this is something that get's passed down for generations
Thought the same, I've made a tap-wrench closer to the "This Old Tony" design. Did heat treat that one.
@@MF175mp I've experienced the same too, that's how they can sell those Chinese ones so cheaply I guess, no heat treating process.
Your videos are on this old tony and clickspring's level. Amazing work
I take that as the highest compliment! Thank you so much!!
its rare these days I find a channel that peaks my interest to the level where I can just sit and watch it like a show, not sure whether its cause of the engineering interest I have or the fantastic cinematography or even maybe a mixture of the two, but thank you for putting the time in and making such a masterpiece but also carrying on the traditions your grandfather taught you.
Thank you very much. I really appreciate that
I have been a machinist since my UK apprenticeship in 1973 and made a tap wrench plus all the other tools you are making, I now manage Xtrac Transmission's apprentice academy and our apprentices make the very same tools. I managed to acquire the original 1960's drawings published by the EITB, Engineering Industry Training Board. Love your videos and workshop carrying on the creative skill.
As a mechatronics technician in Germany we had to build a diesel locomotive as first project. This included filing u-steel to dimension and making all the faces parrallel/quare to each other. After weeks of filing the whole day, making the first cuts on the lathe to turn the wheels really was a blessing.
Nice job, turned out great! I recently bought a random assortment of old files from an auction for $35 and got lucky as there was one of these Starrett tap wrenches in like-new condition in the box with the files!
That is definitely a score! Even used ones on ebay sell for the price of new ones ~$150. Thanks for watching!
I think we are seeing another great machining channel being born! Awesome video, awesome project. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much!
It's kinda crazy that there wasn't one in his shop, but you did a wonderful job creating something that your grandfather would likely have been quite proud of. Thank you for sharing the journey with us - including the little oopsie moments and the triumphant bits (that pin fit, wowww).
I Hope & Pray ,,, That watchers/subscribers realize the Value that you Grandfather left for you . I'm sure you do since your a engineer , But Man ,,, What a treasure ! My Grandfather was a Battleship & Boiler maker prior to and during World War II . He was stationed in Washington state & Newport Virginia & when the need was over settle back in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina ! Between My Father and Grandfather I was learning the concepts and could read a 32nd tape measure in about the 3rd grade of school ! Graduating from High school , and hard work instilled in my soul , I immediately went to work in High rise steel , after 17 years , I finally fell off a silo and after many surgeries and a year and a half of recovery , I settled in a local machine shop & eventually was into Tool & Dye making ! I've buried my Grandfather & Father & Brother with rings & Pens in their shirts , I had made for them outta Beryllium Copper & Brass that shined like Gold for their funerals . There's nothing like the smell of a Carpenters shop or Machine shop with all the Oak & Maple & cutting oils of the shops ! You'll never have to worry about a job or earning a living in that small shop ! Keep it clean and running smooth and your grandfathers legacy will serve you , your life time and your kids ! What a treasure ! And yes I'm Subscribed and watch all the vids !
Wow! Thanks for sharing! I definitely cherish what I have inherited and also know their true value. I also love the smell of a machine shop! Thanks for the support!
I have never seen a DTI with 4 decimal places before 👍🏻
I bought a set of the gear wrench taps and thought i had found the best tap wrench ever... then i saw the work of art that you just created. that thing is incredible.
All of this Enco stuff you have takes me back. When I started out building my shop I bought a mill and lathe setup that came out of a home shop. The guy bought all of his equipment and tooling from Enco. My lathe is some early-mid 80's Enco 1540 that is actually a 1740.
That tap rench turned out very well. Hopefully you get great use out of it my friend. For many years to come. Can't wait to see more videos soon. And more side projects. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work. Keep making. God bless.
Using tools to make tools, just the way I like it. Just like buying a 3D printer, having it go 24/7 for few weeks printing printer improvement mods. Once finished idle for months. Aw yes
This is the way. In your case I refer to it as self replicating robots
I really learn a lot from your OCD. I'm just a drill-press/grinder "machinist" (no lathe, no mill) and ordinarily I'm fairly content to leave finishing marks and overshoot marks on most things, so your attention to detail is both entertaining and instructive.
Nicely done! When I saw the lathe that you have, I was excited to see that the one we have at work was not the only one in the world. We have the same model and I really like it.
Thanks and that's awesome! If you guys need any of the manuals just let me know. I have PDF's of them
Its always a pleasure to watch a well taught and intuitive individual work. Thank you for sharing the beautiful story that is your grandfathers workshop and now yours, I cant wait to see what you make next and will try to keep my envy separate as I gawk over your machines. Thanks again!
Haha! Thank you very much!
am i the only one that realy likes these restoration videos? it might be becouse i realy enjoy restoring myself😅. please do a video of restoring a batch of stuff. 😁
From one inheritance machinist to another, something my dad taught me: Turn a dead center on the lathe that will fit an R8 collet. Use the dead center on the back (top) of the tap for alignment in the Bridgeport. Keep some pressure on the quill to maintain tap alignment as it threads. Love the channel, looking forward to watching the rest of your content.
Oh that's pretty clever. Thanks for the tip!
In college this is one of the many projects you build for grade. Then several years later you surface grind, plate, and micro square. Oh to be young again.
LS starret would be proud.
Thank you!
I have binged all of your videos since I found you a few days ago. Hope all the👍 help. Thanks for making me actually laugh out loud at the spring and the pin leaping for the shelter of the mill shavings.
IT'S LITERALLY ALL SPRINGS! you got me with that one.
That does look beautiful, love seeing all the planning, trial and error that goes into this.
I appreciate that. It's definitely a bit of an adventure going through it the first time
You couldn't have bought better. Thanks for sharing.
I'll admit I'm jealous of something most people won't understand: you show all the parts (minus time...) of making something, including the inconveniences. In my video work, I basically cut from beginning to end of machining stuff, which is where all the fun occurs. Subscribed!
“Eyecrometer” Just love it! Can’t believe I’d never heard that jem.
Found this channel a few weeks ago and have been binge watching it. Absolutely love it! Especially the side projects hahaha
Totally appreciated the comment about making a set of 1-2-3 blocks with a file, I was told that as well but never had to actually do it. I'm fascinated by machining but am an artist at heart, there is no symmetry or exacting precision in the features of a face, and yet... Love your videos. Thanks
I've also heard that watchmakers' schools used to have you file a block of scrap into a perfect sphere.
I agree the Starret tap wrenches are dead sexy. I made a complete set but changed one feature that is common on most tap wrenches. The knurled handle. when you need to produce a large number of holes the knurling is like a file on the hands. So I leave the ends smooth with just a band at the inboard end for grip when tightening the wrench.
I have two of the smaller Starretts and I’m finding the same thing. I need to keep my index finger on the smooth end when winding out a tap or it gets a little bit irritating.
I’m really enjoying your channel so far. Thank you for all the work you are putting into these.
Glad you like them! Thanks for the support!
Absolutely awesome work 👏
Nice work and a new word for my vocabulary: eyechrometer. Thank you.
Great watch, great channel , a pleasure to watch , working my way thru 👍👌 Cheers Chris
This channel is the most comforting and somehow heart-warming thing I've ever subscribed to on KZhead. My grandpa had a wood shop in a shed in his back yard. He loved to whittle and turn things. It always smelled cedar in there. He was a wise and comforting man and I miss him every day. I have many of his old tools now I treasure them. The way you're honoring your grandfather with these projects makes me feel happy. Thanks, man.
I really appreciated that. And I'm glad you got opportunities and had an interest in some of your grandfathers passions. It's often those that they know the most about and you can learn so much from. PS your nostalgic smells of cedar are equivalent to my nostalgic smells of hot metal and cutting oil.
really impressive product there at the end
The quality of your build and your video never ceases to amaze me!
Thank you!
Good project, thanks for sharing
Just recently found your channel and I’m glad I have. I’m not a machinist but enjoy watching machining videos and I just wanted to say I like them! Thanks 🙏🏻
Thanks, Tomas! I appreciate the support!
One of my paternal great uncles was a machinist who worked in a petrochemical plant. I didn't learn that until a few years ago. Your video gives me a sense of the things he might have had to do while on the job.
For sure he used a lot of what I show here, and a whole heap more. Thanks for watching
New to the channel… love it. Best bit is the narration and showing your stuff ups… especially the spring loss…
😁 Welcome!
Like butter! Smooth wrench... and great work sequencing!
Thank you very much!
Nice project. I made a smaller one in high school 40 plus years ago. It still gets used occasionally just because.
Stunning. Grandpa IS so proud of you. 👍👍😎👍👍
Thank you!!
You videos have quickly become one of my favourite 'chill' videos, love the editing and overall vibe.
Ah, great! I appreciate that
When I joined the RCAF as an Airframe Technician - we had to make a project pen-holder (it was graded for accuracy)... the actual holders (2 of them) for the pens were to be Hexagonal pieces about 2" long. We had to hand-file both from a piece of aluminum ROUND stock about 5" long, and had a tolerance of .001" in all dimensions. Luckily, I'd had experience working with metal, so I got a pretty decent grade.
Wow. Your videos and works are just phenomenal. Thank you for putting so much effort into creating these. They're a pleasure to watch.
The pleasure is mine! Thank you!
I love these videos, a bit odd but makes complete sense how many of these operations and design considerations also work for firearm design. The precise fit and aligned notch for the pin are pretty much the same as you see in firing pins for striker fired designs. Of course this is because machining is machining, same tools and machines just a different purpose.
For someone who claims to have very little machining experience you appear to have a lot of machining experience and good use of how to use tooling and so on to a high enough level. I only recently discovered your channel and it is very good.
Your tap wrench is awesome! So clean.
Wow! Nicely done!
This is quickly getting to be my absolutely machining channel on KZhead. Lovely done!
Awesome! Thank you so much!
Great job, my favorite design feature is the tapered handle... its elegant!
thanks!
I don't have a milling machine or a lathe, nor will I get them. I just like to watch you work and listen to your director's commentary. It's calming for some reason. Thanks, Brandon!
My pleasure. And thank you!
Brandon, you've created a really beautiful addition to your shop. 🙂 Something you can take joy in using on many other projects in the decades to come. Your grandfather would be very proud and pleased that his machines are making tools while you learn and gain the experience he shared with you as a kid. Thank you for sharing through your channel! It's inspiring.
Thank you so much, Jim!
For a time I was running an omax waterjet, we'd use a scanner to get the profile, import the image at 1000dpi, then one pixel was one thousandth. You taking measurements from your screen reminded me of that.
I'm blown away by how many little detail things go into machining; way more than I ever thought there would be. "Let's make this on the lathe" Nope; gotta level, align, center, etc. I never suspected a lathe could be used to turn a taper, though it seems obvious when I think about it now.
Beautiful work!
Extra fancy, nice! Making a 1-2-3 block with only a files sounds like a lot of fun...
Thanks! Is that sarcasm I detect?
The Tool and Die Maker I apprenticed with said he had to make a perfect solid sphere with only hand files when he apprenticed in Germany.
@@flashgordon6238 Now that seems like a real challenge
@@flashgordon6238 Like to see the fixture for that!
Great video, I thought I'd watch 5minutes of it and get bored but the way it was edited and presented I couldn't keep my eyes off the screen, you have a well-stocked machine shop, and you also have tons of knowledge and experience , I hope to see more of your videos.
Hey that's awesome! Thanks for giving it a watch. Definitely more to come!
Can't wait to see a video on the drafting table. Great channel, love your videos!
I might have to slip one in there. It needs some improvements. Thanks!
Someone gave me a massive tap wrench, when put together it's more than half a meter in length, and I was thinking of donating it... now that I see this video, I think I'll hold on to it a little longer. You never know when you need one!
Branden, was channel surfing KZhead and stumbled across your channel. Been enjoying it very much. Very enjoyable to watch. I’m sure your channel is going to continue to do very well. And I think it’s super cool that you were able to acquire your grandfathers tools. Keep up the great work. Gary
Thanks so much! Welcome!
Tool making is the epitome of machining and you are proving your ability. The proof is in the pudding, and that pudding is gorgeous. Thanks for the excellent videography, editing and narration. Your channel is going to grow in leaps and bounds.
Bruce, thank you as always! I'm slowly picking up on the nuances of precision machining
Really beautiful work!
I have one of those, starrett made it, and it's just a joy to use. It's one of those tools that makes you forget that you're actually working while you're using it.
See, I knew I made the right decision to replicate it! I've never actually used a Starrett version
@@InheritanceMachining and you did a great job at it. Even with your little "goof ups", haha! I hope it gives you many years of us.
That wrench looks so cool, I bought my last one, but seeing you do this, well I'm just going to have to make the next one.
It's a great project and not all that crazy. The feeling of making it yourself is hard to beat!
Si hay algo que me agrada de tu trabajo es que no editas tus errores y como abordas las posible soluciones, te felicito por continuar la labor de tu abuelo y el cariño que le imprimes a cada proyecto, te felicito
It's a pleasure to watch your videos, Thank you very much for sharing.
The pleasure is mine! Thank you
Jim 922 from Arkansas, I enjoyed watching this project. A demonstration of good skill and machine work.
Much appreciated!
Never thought I will hearing this and never get boring for some reason even do it's all technicality stuff but also interesting this will be my new favourite channel to go to when boring or want to see something amazing and awesome craftsmanship
I appreciate that
I couldn't have helped myself but black the knurled handle. I know, please do not shout at me. Beautifully made Sir.
That was a lovely way to spend 19 minutes and 42 seconds! Thanks very much.
thanks for watching!
Dude don't apologize for using a tap for that hole, I do this all day and you saved yourself a huge pain in tail, love the videos
U r brilliant macanical worker. And good video editor. Sound choice very good.
The Starrett 91 series tap wrenches are the nicest tool of their type. Very nice work indeed.
thank you!
One of the most entertaining machining channels here on YT. Great job!
Much appreciated!
Gosh! That was so weird. You said that your grandfather that back in the day they always started mechanical engineering apprenticeships with a 1 2 3 block and a selection of files! 🤣🤣 I'd completely forgotten about that but you've just reminded me 😂. A right labour of love! Thanks for the memory. 👌
I am both happy I haven't had to do this, but also curious to do it lol
@@InheritanceMachining s So I did this in 1966 at the British Motor Corporation. We had 20 apprentice's 19 of which had graduated University. Everyone except me... I did mine in a morning, +/- .001" .... I did three more for the guys struggling but I got caught.... 😂 They had to start again! 😂 Very different times back then.. .
😂 that's great! Different times indeed
That wrench is beautiful! Great job.
Thank you!!
Amazing quality videos, love these keep it up man.
That is nice! I started the same project, NOW I have to get back on it and "Get 'er done".
Thanks. Knock that project out, man!
Beautiful work!! And the shop is looking great.
Thanks! Yeah we're slowly getting there
I’m glad to see you got a grip on side projects. Those can be major inconveniences.
Haha! Amen!
Boop... living life with all the ups and downs, and being blissed for being able to experience unique states...
Most enjoyable, a quality out come.
Thank you!
That is a beautiful wrench, I really enjoyed this video. Great craftsmanship en beautiful editing!
Thanks for watching!
Making my way through your videos and really enjoying it. You're filling the void the of lack of ToT videos has left in my heart! I saw that 'subscribe' nod to him in an earlier video too. Great stuff.
Couldn't slip by without a tip of the hat to one of my personal favorites of the years. Thanks for following along
I'd love to see that H&H 5C collet indexer restored. The "bigger beefier" indexer!
Well done! I’m not a machinist, but can’t help but watch every tool machining video I stumble on. Subscribed and look forward to going through your videos from the beginning.
Much appreciated! Welcome!
that's really nice !
Only just stumbled across your channel cracking video and little project your grandfather would be proud of you mate
Thank you very much. And welcome!
I love your channel. I can appreciate the treasures that you have received and respect the cost involved in your inheritance. Though I have no shop such as yours, I treasure some hand tools from my grandfather who was a master craftsman in working with wood. My father passed away last year and left me some tooling from his lifelong career as a machinist doing tool and die work. Much of what I have is far from perfect but worth more than gold to me. Looking forward to what you have in store to share with us in the future.
That’s awesome. I completely relate. I couldn’t bear the thought of any of this shop being sold off. It has mare value to me because it was his. Thanks for following along
Love that you use your Grandads workshop
Amazing cinematography and editing. Awesome shop and project too. 👍🏻
Much appreciated!
Great project and great watch! Thanks for sharing...!
Thank you very much!
I am really loving your channel! Thank you.
My pleasure!