Making a Crazy Part on the Lathe - Manual Machining
In this video I'm making a crazy spiral part on the lathe out of a piece of brass. I'm using this part as a pedestal for the stainless steel 8 ball that I've made. 8 ball video link below.
I hope you like my work and the video.
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I’m 63 and an old school fitter/turner by trade and I’ve NEVER seen this done! In fact I’ve never even THOUGHT of doing it. Simply incredible!!
He is next to God
@@macdeep8523 Gotta be honest, I thought he was gonna be!
Yes and it's so incredibly simple considering there's no need to follow someone else's drawing.
You are from Ukraine.What is your name?
@@ebramnady2250 I am not in Ukraine. I am in UK and I am flying that beautiful nation’s flag in support.
That has got to be one of the coolest “because I can” pieces ever made!
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(The reply above me is an emoji, nothing else) [in the voice of David Attenborough] Here we see a wild 9-year-old attempting to communicate on the internet. However, the use of only emojis makes it impossible to understand. Is it a mating call? A call to the rest of its pack? We may never know.
THATS what this is!
Quite clever. I’ve been a toolmaker for over 40 years. Never too old to learn new tricks. Well done sir.
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I love the way that there's one disc at the center of rotation in some of the shots that is stationary as the rest of it spins. It looks really cool.
Pretty similar to standing waves!
Thats what she said
@@kinbolluck476 💀
This video is the perfect example of why I love machining videos, I just wish every machining channel on youtube took the time and effort to achieve the level of cinematography that you've accomplished here. Well done
Agreed.
Nice to hear that, thank you very much :-)
There are 2 types of machinist content on youtube-ones that make theatrical entertaining videos and the ones that make boring videos full of knowledge. Plenty of people that watch all kinds of diy videos but they will never do any of them on their own.They watch it out of boredom.And then there are minorty of people that watch specific video on subject to help them in their work.For example how to make pipe reduction or bend a pipe correctly. Mechamozg and joe polishlastnameicantwrite make knowledge videos ,clickspring makes typical entertaining moneyshot videos.
Couldn't agree more.
If ever KZhead machining video had this level of cinematography, there wouldn't be so much information and knowledge on KZhead from Master machinist. These types of machining videos obviously take weeks of filming and editing to get put out. The people that just want to see milling machines cut metal, and lathes turn off chips, are just hipsters that want to watch "oddly satisfying machining videos." Most machining content is for Machinists who are trying to learn. It's not for hipsters to watch so they can feel like they're connected to the trades, act like they know about actual work, and act like they know about machining because they watched a few KZhead videos. This style of videos are strictly for entertainment, not education.
Absolutely gorgeous work. I work in the aerospace industry at the Kennedy Space Center. I had to show some of the machinists this video and they were all in love with the design as well as your execution of a goal and how it turned out. Bravo. 👏
Wow, thanks!
Can I get an internship please?
Any room for a well rounded welder fabricator cnc guy there?
@@brainfarth Stennis Space Center is relatively close to me, they had an opening for someone to work a printing press, best I could discern from the posting. They wanted someone experienced with government presses and was also a journeyman welder that was a master at Tig. Those were the 2 biggest hurdles, because I'd think veteran welders would be welding, not working printing presses, and vice versa but idk. At any rate, I had ~7yrs experience as a machinist in the field, could always pull more than my own weight in the shop, programmed multiple machines and ran them on my own shift for a while even but that wasn't nearly enough to get Stennis' attention. Iirc the pay was like 34/hr, if not higher, and I was making under 20/hr so I had to at least try lol
3 jaw versus 4 jaw.....please tell me that the "aerospace industry at the Kennedy Space Center" has a lathe with a 4 jaw chuck and doesn't turn everything in a 3 jaw....Bravo if they invested in a 4 jaw!
Thanks for a great learning experience with no obnoxious music, long boring and unnecessary details. The video showed all that is need to do this project. Excellent! I never thought of setting the 3 jaw like that.
I have a friend who's been doing machining for some 45+ years. He has his own shop and all. You're the second person I've seen making this kind of part. I saw him making an almost similar part for a cargo ship. The captain of the ship thought it had to be done by molding but my friend told him he can cut the piece from a chunk of metal. After seeing the part the guy's jaw was dropped. This was around 30 years ago. Great work. Thoroughly enjoyed watching it.
Cars crankshafts are made in a Similar way. Definitely cool!
I love how this video showed everything we needed to know in less than five minutes. Bravo!
Thanks for watching, much appreciated
you are amazing plz guide me i am also making videos on different things making in Pakistan please visit my channel and check my work @@mymechanicsinsights
At 2x speed I learned in 2 minutes
"Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist." -Some important artist, probably
My great, great grandfather was a master machinist and wrote a treatise 150 years ago on what he called "offset cam turning." While I also pursued a career in machining, I never got any sense of what his treatise was about until I saw this video. Thanks for posting.
I've been in engineering for 40 years and this is the exact reason why I love the trade so much,the possibilities are endless,absolutely love this,we'll done for thinking outside the box,I must have a go at this myself in my shop after everybody goes home for the day
I'm only 2:20 seconds in and my brain already hurts trying to understand all the math involved in defining that shape. Just brilliant work and a proper pedestal for the 8 ball!
haha, keep watching ;-)
Your brain hurts, you realize he did this after buying stock in pain meds company, knowing he will make brain hurt & then pain med company stock goes up :)...
@@BabaG stonks. That's even more of a big brain move. Trying to understand that level of foresight makes my brain hurt even more, further increasing stock prices and the cycle continues!
like a scrolling sine wave
@@bobtheblob2770 YES! And a small, offset, segmented cylinder inside a larger cylinder. It's a sublime optical illusion when it's rotating around it's Z axis.
As engineering students, we learnt the beauty of lathe machining - it is a great art - and society is indebted to men behind these machines who made our lives easier.
Especially, that lathes can kill in the most gruesome way. Hands down the most fucked up gore I've ever seen.
@@cor.tenebrarum at least it can kill quick, or just give a little mutilation.
@@cor.tenebrarum You saw that Russian guys video too?
Lathes are terrifying
As a machinist and metallurgist, I really like this and have done similar things. I specialized in manual machines like Bridgeport, and lathe machines. But also E.D.M machines and CNC machining. And loved experimenting with what you could make with them
I was most impressed with this offset metal turning video. I decided to use the technique using 42 mm diam. Aluminium. I modified the ends (since I'm not a billiard player or golfer) putting a fancy knob on top and knurling the base. The result was vey pleasing and makes a nice ornament/ talking point in my home.
I'm 92, and manual machined something similar back in the day. You do beautiful work.
92s Omg
wow you've been Blessed my man
92 and using youtube?
@@matthewp1682 yeah my grandpa loves mrballen
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2:27 Kind of cool to stare at that one disc that’s basically stationary in the middle when rotating. But I would really love to see the math behind this. This could make for a very cool candle-holder
It was the exact centre, so he got the maths exactly right. So cool.
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Just look for "helix"
It's just geometrical. Keep watching the video, think about everything, and you'll figure it out. Otherwise, show this to any trig math teacher who can explain sine waves. Or study sine waves yourself.
Bruh there is no math involved.
I used a Lathe for the first time today. Fun experience but I realised just how long and stressful of a process it is. I also burnt myself so many times because of the "metal shavings". You have all my respect for this video.
I'm approaching 70. been retired for 4 1/2 years now. Started way back in 74 and that was fandamntastic. Thank you for showing that.
The most amazing thing I have seen turned on a metal turning lathe, simply brilliant😮👍
Thank you very much!
Incredible!
It's especially awesome, because that 8 ball is my fave video on his channel. One of my faves on youtube in general.
You ought to look into 5 Dimensional CNC lathes timelapse videos, if you want your mind blown at least. But for just doing this by eye and by hand, this is awesome too in its own way!
I was wondering how you were going to offset the part in a 3 jaw chuck.
That was mesmerizing. I'm glad you chose it for the 8 Ball. It needed a worthy stand and you created one. When you showed those marks before, you said they would make sense and, wow, did they ever. Thanks, MM. That was fabulous.
Thank you very much Vickie as always :-)
I have done Lathe turning in Engineering workshop for many years...never thought this could be done!!! BRAVO!!!!
Wow. This takes experience, knowing what your machine is capable of, plus a ton of practical knowledge (ie the whole setting up with height gauges and making marks to know to turn the part 20 degrees each time) to achieve. I’m fresh out of trade school and Ive realized there is so much that you don’t learn in trade school. I’m at a small job shop trying to learn every little bit I can and like uploading time lapses of what I’m working on, but this is next level
I'm definitely going to try something similar on my homemade wood lathe. It's definitely not powerful enough for metal but this gave me an idea nothing obviously as fine or small as this but something creative
go for it!
pretty high chance of it breaking if made of wood but id like to see it done.
@@darkshadowsx5949 maybe if they used very dense wood for it, it could work? Would love to hear about how the idea turned out (pun intended).
I've been in machine shops since 1974 and this is some real talent. Impressive, very impressive, and all with a three jaw chuck.
I'd humbly state that there's nothing wrong with a 3 jaw chuck, imo. They hold on to pretty much anything (small, large, wide and the long materials), if set up correctly... as far as i've seen. Not that i've seen or used anything But the 3 jaw chuck, but that's...beside the point, right? 😇😅
@@aurorincorporated guess it really just depends what your doing
@@aurorincorporated They're not particularly good at holding square stock...
I don't want to be mean, but what talent are you talking about? The dude offcenter the piece, and gives a quick pass at it. Any 5 years old cna do it
@@brandondallaire There are 5 year old machinists? 😮
You are not only unbelievably skillful engineer, but also a great artist
I’m 22 4 years in the lathe setup and program and this is incredible never seen anything like this love it 👍🏽
This is funny and entertaining to watch. Now I'm retired, but I worked 43 years in a metal workshop milling, turning, boring, welding and so on. First 10 years with manual machines and then with CNC and CAD/CAM. I think metal working (same as woodwork) is a bit underrated profession in these days. I was always excited of my work.
Good. Working with 3 jaws self centering chuck on cetre lathe. Good product. Innovative.
This has already been watched over 10000 times, although it has not yet been here for an hour! Thank you for great content My Mechanics. 👍 Since I started to follow these videos I have bought a lathe of my own.
Thank you so much for your support :-)
Wow this looks very intricate and the effect it has when spinning on the lathe is mesmerizing 😮
It is amazing what these machines can do in the hands of an artist! I learned something new about the lathe today also! Brilliant and simple way of execution!
That was brilliant! Super complex looking but simple to execute. I never though of offsetting the jaws on a 3 jaw. Too cool..
I could see a really cool desk lamp being made using this method on a larger stock piece, maybe cutting a pocket out on the end pieces for electronics, etc. This is awesome!
So Cool that you even THOUGHT of doing something like this. We machinists really appreciate work like this!!!!!
incredible design. brilliantly thought out, and masterfully executed. my hats off to you for this beautiful piece of work
I did my trade in the 70's and I was never shown this aspect of a 3 jaw chuck. Good show sir Queenslander.
When you hear people say, "Wow, who thinks of these things??", the answer is people like MyMechanics. I love it when math is used to make something beautiful like this. The beauty of science. This pedestal and 8-ball would be great to put where you meet with potential clients so when they ask how good your work is, you just say "I made those."
There is no math involved in making this.
@@Dead_Goat What's your problem? I am seriously not in the mood for stupid replies like this. I see the beauty of the math that explains shapes and patterns like this. No math? Did he just flip on the lathe and it was magically on exactly the right settings? F off.
@@Dead_Goat Scribing 18 lines, every 20deg. Yep no math in this at all, it's all magic numbers that just work, right?
@@ducewags its common sense. Marking lines or turning things is not maths.
beauty of nature. Science is not even a thing.
By far the best channels like this on KZhead. I’ve watched a couple other so called “restoration” channels and your method and creativity are unmatched.
I'm 81 and been machining since I was 16, never saw anything like this. Great work.
so simple, yet complex. This is art. Not the piece itself but the video combind with the piece - the whole process. Well done!
Old school tool and die maker / machinist here, not only is the result really cool, but the insight to make that is outstanding, another level of imagination !!! well done!!!
I've been a turner for over 6 years and never seen this one before!! You're such a genius!!!
I've dabbled in turning before but never have I ever thought of turning something off centre. I'm def going to try this. Cheers mate.
I guess I never thought about it but that's how they make cam shafts and other things like it. Thanks for showing us.
Yeah pretty similar, thanks
I came here to make exactly that comment. I’d always assumed they were welded, but this way is much more precise.
Yep, more similar to a crankshaft
Yep.
Pretty amazing. First I thought this is an animated 3D model done in Blender! 💖😳
Wow, thanks!
Isn't it great to see such beautiful and imaginative work. I can't keep from watching talent like this.
For me, I've been subscribed to your channel for 2 years now, your talent with the lathe is still incredible to watch!!
Thank you very much!
WOW. I have to admit that I don't know that many professionals of lathering but you are a true master. Not only because obviously you know how to handle a lathe, but also for the incredible designs you imagine and THEN do with your lathe. I'm wordless, really.
You are without words.
@@sleepCircle Thanks for the correction, English is not my mother tongue. Still, can't see a huge difference between "wordless" and "without words", I've seen both in writing, but obviously I was missing out something from the context because on my mind both are equivalent. Could you please elaborate? I know this is not the best place but still 😇
@@DervishD I believe it is not that "wordless" is incorrect, per se. But this is a common turn of phrase, "I am without words" is what one would expect to hear in such a usage.
@@hankkingsley9183 Oh, that I can understand, thanks a lot for the explanation 😊 Curiously enough, "I am without words" is more or less literally what we say in Spanish, but to me it sounded worse than "wordless". Always learning, I suppose! Thanks again!
@@DervishD speechless may be better than wordless, heard this phrase a lot
It's so mesmerizing and yet simple - after you've shown the method - it just makes me smile. In the same way as when you see a magician pull a really cool trick. Thanks man. That really entertained and impressed me. 😎
It looks so cool! It's so interesting how you created it!
Beautifully made. Enjoyed the process.
I've been machining now for 7 years and I tell you that's one thing I love about this career you can always learn something new
You are working in a factory
You never cease to amaze me with your brilliant setups! An incredibly easy way to turn offsets...with a bit counting jaw turns and of math of course!! 🤯😎 Thanks MM, beautiful piece fitting for any 8 ball!
Thank you very much!
EXCELLENT. I was needing something interesting, different, and educational to do. THIS will keep me busy for a while. THANK YOU.
Just freaking gorgeous! Amazing! time to watch again, and again, and again! Thanks!!!
I was wracking my brain thinking how on earth you'd do that on a lathe... And once I saw it, it was so obvious I thought how did I not think of this?! Really cool...
Not gonna lie, I got a little dizzy watching that thing spin around 😅 Very cool video, great job!
You and me both!
@@mymechanicsinsights I can't imagine trying to focus on on that work piece, just watching this made me have to stand up and blink a couple times
@@mymechanicsinsights 😂✌🏻
I had never thought of off setting the jaws themselves. That is one thing I love about metal working, there are so many interesting techniques to learn.
Yes, you don't think about a lot of simple stuff until you see online totally agree GODSPEED
Mindblowing craftsmanship!! Simply amazing!!
Simple and exactly what you need to say. What a great comment.
Thank you very much!
this is when you have the knowledge. my respect for this man!!
You really make iron play a symphony that pleases the eyes and the soul before hearing, well done
Wow, now that is what I call exceptional lathe work. Never seen that done before. Cheers dude
Thank you very much :-)
Love you work sir❤️. Its just awesome and addictive.
Thanks :-)
Class! Very easy to do but with great results. Never thought of anything like that. I'll do it with my trainees!
Human Ingenuity will never cease to amaze me. Fantastic job.
OMG the coolest project i have ever seen!!! Spectacular 🤯🤯
Glad you think so :-)
Looks like a miniature Formula 1 trophy. Very cool!!
It does!
Yes VERY TOP notch work. A smart person is smart, A smart person with an imagination is unstoppable !!!!!
Absolutely beautiful! Idea, manufacturing and editing of movie - all great!
I do love your lathe work, always coming up with some really great designs. Just thinking out loud but two of these could be made into a single double helix… that’d be seriously cool!
Yeah indeed, but that might be a two parter
@@mymechanicsinsights Two parter, double helix. :D
@@mymechanicsinsights for sure it’d be a two parter but if anyone can make it look like it was just one… that’d be you for sure.
Could you make two identical copies then slice off opposite halves of the disks at each end to make them both semicircular and out of phase with each other. Then interlace the two parts and bond it together at both ends. The single helix is pretty spectacular.
DEFINITELY the best channel on KZhead by far very cool
Thank you very much :-)
*holds on to her face in awe as she realizes that her workplace will never be doing or having her do stuff like that* This is incredibly, ridiculously, amazingly cool! Thank You for sharing this with us!
You can even make greater things with a CNC-machine
Lovely ASMR, I appreciate hearing this process as much as seeing it. Nice work.
Excelente obra de torno, digo, de arte. Nota bilhão.
Isso poderia ser um troféu digno de qualquer torneio de Tênis ( grand slam ) , ou campeonato brasileiro de futebol . Uma obra de arte .
what an awesome piece! nice work
That strangely mesmerising. Turned out great and simple enough to make. Well done..
I feel like this would make a good "windmill" (wind chime* , thanks "murk 135") type thing attached near a window with a string. Very cool project.
Did you mean wind chime???
@@murk1352 yes sorry lol. Thanks
@@TrophicFault I thought that’s what you meant…👍🏻
I have been waiting for a new video . Ich mag deine Arbeit . Es macht spaß.
Tausend Dank
Beautiful piece! A work of art, mesmerizing to look at still or in motion! I love 2:16 where the center seems to stay still.
This is the wildest machining I've ever seen. This guy has skills!
That is really cool, I love it. You are so clever
Thanks so much 😊
Amazing work!!!
Thank you!
I worked in a couple labs after I graduated from college, one of the cool skills I picked up at one of the labs was a Machine Shop certification. And I can't believe how much fun I had when I was in the machine shop with a lathe.
Wow, the things you can make on a Lathe. That is without a doubt some serious mad 😡 skills! ❤
Making two of these that interlock together to make a double helix would be really interesting to see and probably an equally exciting mathematical engineering challenge.
I thought it looked like a DNA strand.🧬cool engineering traits unlocked.
It's not all that complex- make a similar helix, thread it in, make sure it's 180 degrees out of phase and you've got a double helix
Как легко получается то, что продумано и выверено с математической точностью. Это завораживает.
Да уж, так легко-легко. Легче лёгкого. Раз плюнуть. Про завораживает соглашусь.
Это, что-то нереальное.
Very clever, thanks for showing.
Absolutely beautiful, stunning piece of engineering.
Absolutely fantastic such skills
Thank you so much :-)
You're incredibly talented
Many thanks :-)
At one point I thought I was being Hypnotized! Great Work!
I love the sine wave pattern that happens when you spin it. You're actually mathematically creating it since at every step you offset by a bit on a circle to create it which is how a sine wave is created in math.
That was so cool and I am thankful for the work you put into it. I was wondering where the 8 ball was, then, there it is!. I don't have a stand, I make a new one. Very original. Thank you.
Fantastic looks amazing thanks
Hope you enjoy
I wanted to make a crankshaft and didn’t know how to do this but you opened my eyes thx to you for this amazing video 😊😊❤❤
Wow…epic design and creativity! 👍
Excellent stuff Sir
Thank you kindly
Excellent idea with skills involved with this kind of project. Good job and I admired your talent. Thanks for sharing your video. I subscribed your KZhead channel to support your work of creativity 👍. Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦
Thank you very much!
@@mymechanicsinsights you’re welcome 🙏
@@mymechanicsinsights you’re welcome 🙏