Making this unique and favourite tool even more awesome?
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I've meant to make some sort of tooling system for my flypress since I bought it a few years ago. Now that I have a second one I thought it was about time to sort it out and make something that works between both machines.
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I love that he shows his errors and is so humble for the great stuff he always pulls off. Definition of a Maker.
He is one of the best makers I ever worked with. Creative solutions to all problems….
I totally agree 👍🏼
His mistakes are so relatable, too. Little boneheaded moves we all make.
Thanks Scott! :)
*This is a three week project for me:* "While I was off camera I made a simple wooden holder to hold dies."*
I've never even heard of a fly press before, but now I feel like I can't live without one! Thanks for showing us your ingenious tool holding mechanism. Beautiful!
Ha! I was thinking the exact same thing. Never heard of the device before this. KZhead recommendations FTW! Thank you so much Mr Pask.
@@harryhalfmoon Here in The Netherlands they are also used in the hospital, in the plaster cast room.
@@janfieten2449 I live there too but haven't seen them yet. I'll keep my eyes peeled next time I'm there. Bedankt voor de tip!
@@janfieten2449 what do they use it for in relation to plaster casts?
Glad you enjoyed it Wally! :)
You're probably the most "honest" maker I watch on the Tube. I love your approach to things and your clear love for making stuff. I'll confess you've become a bit of a therapist to me over the past few years of watching your videos. There are times when watching one or ten of your videos is exactly what I need to soothe myself and take my mind out of ruminations and into a more clear and directed space. Thanks for what you do.
Thanks Dave - I'm really glad the videos help and thanks for sharing that with me! :)
Always fun to watch you problem solve and make things efficient - and neat to see the "quiet" tools in action :)
Thanks Tharemy glad you enjoyed it. The flypress really is my favourite tool and being quiet is one of the things I love about it. :)
Also, what is fun and amazing is that Pask is all over the place with his content; you're never quite sure which rabbit hole (or should that be "warren"?) he's going to dive down.Neil has an economy of words that many KZheadrs are oblivious to and under-appreciate that they would be better served if they chose not to "big-note " themselves, rather that they presented their "take on a subject" as sysinctly as possible. The American-German architect, Mies van der Rohe said, "Less is more". Neil has this in spades.
A short piece of stock welded to the tightening screw for the top die and you would have a tool less change set up. Still very brilliant in it's simplicity while allowing increased function. You sir are a master at that, and I love it.
"Paddle pop stick"... Yum. I remember paddle pops from the truck when I was a kid. Banana paddle pops! 😎
I felt a real sense of happiness for you, get one toy, a bit of imagination and you're in toymaker heaven. Congratulations.
Thank you! :)
Neil, absolutely have to agree, a fly press would be an amazing addition to most any persons' shop. This upgrade you've made for yours is an absolute major one, so well executed. Must be so great to be able to basically make nearly any tool or piece you need to make other stuff, your workshop is definitely super sweet and well setup, know there's lots of jealous hobbyist out there who watch your channel.
Thanks very much! As the title says it really is about my favourite tool, I just need to put the new tooling system to use. :)
Your the One ! Who's Jealous ! Here !
What perfect instructional video! Not a moment wasted.
With each new video, you add a new aspect of your creativity.
Thanks very much! I'm always learning and trying to improve. :)
I can see the top of the fly press being modified so that it doesn't require a tool to release the die. also can see a method to align the die so that it's just slapping in the die and turning a lever for even faster tool change Maybe a small wheel at the end of the bolt and a step on the collar
That cam lever bending was just awesome.
This just might be one of my favorite builds you’ve done. Makes me want to find a fly press.
That's awesome Robert - thanks very much! :)
Thank you so much, Neil. You've absolutely blew my mind with the versatility of the fly press. This is a life saver as I cannot use even a small power hammer where I am due to the noise and I can tell from your video that a fly press will be able to do small forging stuff I need it to. That's not even talking about another video example of your ingenious way of problem solving. These fixture plates are amazing. And then you've gone and done it with giving us access to your free plans!! I am speechless. You are such a good man, Neil, thank you!
Usually, we create a solution when we have a problem to solve it. But, i love that you create a solution before the problem!
You could actually make it more compact by getting rid of the top plate at the fixed side. The dovetail will prevent upwards movement anyway. An added bonus is that you can use those extra counter sink after all.
You're right it isn't needed for the dovetail but it does have a purpose. It keeps any scale or debris from getting into the dovetails. :)
@@PaskMakes Machine shop work taught me that chips can even quantum tunnel into places previously thought impossible, but taking some extra precautions is fair enough. Thought I'd mention it in case you ever need that little bit of extra clearance ;)
Watching your channels evolution is genuinely inspiring. Scrap wood to machining, making one of a kind pieces to boats. Always wondering what's next.
I believe there is a guitar in the works... Part off #ggbo2022
Thanks very much - glad you enjoy channel! Making for me is about exploring new ideas and techniques and that's what keeps it fresh and exciting! :)
Genius is not made but born as is. Admirable. I Remind Ed Stafford while watching you. Two geniuses in two different areas.
There is nothing more satisfying than when a section of the workshop comes together to make things easy but most of all fun to use, nice job🤗🤗🤗
You're right Angela, I definitely had that feeling with this one! :)
What I always like about your videos is use of precision, many yt machinists use overly complicated measuring equipment to make their projects but you show that these aren't always necessary to get precise results
I don't think I've really made anything that needs to be that precise but there would definitely be a place for that. :)
filmography, lights, action, camera, timing, editing is incredible.
Thanks very much! :)
The time lapse at 15:17 matching the speed of the tap make for some trippy footage. Just like those videos of prop planes with matching frame rates
Apart from the fact that I find most of the projects super interesting, I would like to praise the cinematic quality. Super picture quality, good illumination, never boring, but not too fast either, so you can understand everything well. Thanks for the great videos!
That's awesome feedback Konstantin - glad you enjoyed it! :)
Watching you do two bends at once in the cam lever blew my mind.
Glad you enjoyed that Trevor! :)
I am consistently amazed (and amused) by your design and engineering skills. From concept to design to issues to resolutions to an amazing finished product..............Brilliant!
Thank you George - glad you enjoyed it! :)
Outstanding Neil! Love the versatility and almost unlimited possibilities of your system. A true quick change system that can morph over time and use, just the best! Thanks for the great videography, your amazing mind and craftsmanship! Always a treat!
Thanks very much - glad you enjoyed it! :)
SMED (single minute exchange of die) concept in action, outstanding! The building block of Lean Manufacturing, for home use! Well done.
You know you are going to see amazing things when Pask says: "While I was doing X I also made A, B, C, D, etc. [ 14:38 ]. (And, yes, always a highly professional finish.) Well done!
Thanks very much! :)
Nothing better than watching someone who knows what they are doing ... excellent :)
I'm not sure I really do know what I'm doing Barry but I'm giving it a go! Thank you. :)
What a beautiful project. I'm sure it is going to really come in handy and its always a pleasure to see you use your mill and lathe! If I could suggest something in the eyes of speed and efficiency, you could turn the bolt which keeps the top part of the die in place into a handle so you don't have to grab an Allen-key every time but rather just twist it by hand
Thanks very much Charl! I did think about doing that and I still might, the Allen key sits right there though so I'll see how I go. :)
I love watching Pask work! It has been entertaining and educational to watch as he acquires tools, learns how to use them, and then customizes them to fit his style. Of course Pask loves the fly-press: it’s just a giant stationary hand tool! lol
Thanks very much - glad you enjoy the videos! And you're right it is just a big hand tool! :)
Awsome job!! I find it hard to believe that Pask is doing all for himself in such a big workshop with such heavy machinery.
I would love to start up the blacksmith shop on our family farm. My grandfather’s blacksmith was the son of former slaves who made as a condition of their continued employment on the farm that the owner send their son to school. He did for six months and from there the fellow educated himself to know calculus. The blacksmith shop was known as Clemons’ Forge.
I don't know if it's the Australian accent, the knowledgable explanation or that quiet confidence, but I can never stop watching these videos. I don't even do metal work, never seen this machine before.
I absolutely love my fly presses, from flateing to bending to punching to cropping to pushing in and out bearings and a million more uses, I had a customer want me to design and build a small hydraulic press with interchangeable tooling so they can punch tube from 100m dia to 400mm dia 3mm thick so I said have seen or used fly presses and they said no they want hydraulic, I said ok but went and found a bar fly press made some punch and dies then told the customer to come in and see, it blew his mind at how simple and universal it was, he now has 7 presses set up and loves the fact it doesn't need power. I noticed on yours you have your clamping top bolt on the side, you need it at the front so you get more stroke and won't sheer the bolt off and if you bending anything yo can get more height on an angle. 👍👍👍👍
Awesome Ricardo! That's why I love them too, so versatile. The bolt for the top tool only limits the travel by a couple of millimetres. There isn't a heap of clearance on the bigger press, there's quite a bit more on my smaller one. :)
Neil, your videos never disappoint. You showcase your skills with excellent videography, scripting, narration and editing. You are a true renaissance man.
Your creativity, skill and knowledge are unmatched, and you are so honest an humble showing everything during the build. I learn so much watching you, thank you!!
Amazing job, Neil!!! Really proves the old adage: if you want something done right, do it yourself!!! ❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
The new tooling passed with flying colors! Way to go!
Neil, your creativity and ability to work through challenges is simply amazing and inspiring. I believe that you have genius built into your genes and your channel, in my opinion is one of THE very best here on youtube!
Thanks very much Jeffrey! I just enjoy what I do and grateful for all the support! :)
I think you’ve got a great balance of videos about making neat tooling and videos of using that tooling to make beautiful things.
Thanks Jaecen - it's always fun using homemade tools in a project and can't wait to properly test these. :)
Suggestion for an upgrade, to keep the floating dove tail from falling out. Mill a slot in the dove tail and add a roll pin to the underside of the cap plate. You will never see what holds it in and it will look really cool.
Another great video. Not many KZhead videos on Flypress use and tooling. What a handy piece of equipment. I use mine all the time.
Thanks very much Paul! :)
Great work. The freedom of fantasy, solving the matters, having useful tools, that's great.
I particularly love that you show your mistakes. After another day in my own workshop I noted that if I videod my work, there would be more mistakes than accomplishments. 😄
You could mill a 45° chamfer on the other 2 edges of the tool base plate so you can rotate the tool 90°. I think some of the fullering dies would benefit.
I love watching craftspeople using their existing tools to make new tools and jigs for some reason.
Excellent video. I looking at the various types of machine and equipment in this video. I took machine shop in hight school, I was in the 10th grade, 1969. Ever since then Ive always like to make things out of metal. Mills, lathes, surface grinders, band saw & a shaper. Thought my teacher, I got a job at a large aerospace company. I ran a various CNC machines. I left the company after 30 years. I get a pension every month.
It’s the fixtures that make a machine useful and productive. No mater what the machine is.
I’m so jealous of those fly presses I’ve been looking for one for years and always come up empty handed
I remember buying one 30 odd years ago when I was self-employed fab & machining and I definitely remember them being an expensive tool to buy, even secondhand... perhaps it was because here (Ireland) hasn't got a big market for the things... 🙄🤷🏻♂️
The fly press in this video cost me about $200usd and the one I upgraded to, despite being 25% bigger was $100 USD (but needed a lot of work) they come up regularly in Australia
Great idea, well implemented. The storage wall is neat too.
watching the milling machine is so satisfying
That's a great system. Super convenient but more importantly giving you more time to work the iron while it's still hot.
Very beautiful design. Really like how that is quick release design. Hopefully you get great use out of it for many years to come my friend. Can't wait to see more videos soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge On. Fab On. Weld On. Keep making. God bless.
Thanks very much Jared! :)
@@PaskMakes your very welcome sir.
Wonderful craftsman watching you from Singapore 🇸🇬
I'm constantly amazed and mesmerized by Mr. Pask's creativity and excellent work!
Wow, Neil. That was wonderful & fun. I love infrastructure builds. Thanks for sharing with us all.
Thanks very much Vickie - glad you enjoyed it! :)
Fantastic work Neil! That fly press and accessories turned out great and I am sure will be very useful in your shop. 👍👍👏👏
Put a handle like the lever on the bolt holding the die. That way you never have to reach for the wrench. Very cool project!
Always a pleasure watching your videos Neil and I have to say even an element of excitement when the thumbnail shows what is going to be done. I'd love to get a fly press myself as I really like what you've done with yours. Great video mate 👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks very much Ian! If you do find a flypress, grab it, you won't be disappointed. :)
@@PaskMakes I certainly will Neil. Being the UK and were I live in Norfolk, They're few and far between but I keep looking on the hopes I'll get hold of one mate 😉
Bravo! The wall hanging is a piece of art.
I've been a machinist for 35 years, so I can relate to making jigs for saving time and changeovers. You've got me looking for a fly press now, as it would be very handy in my shop. Wonderful video!
I had no intention of ever making a fly press but the clear step by step walkthrough of how you made it and made adjustments was really excellent. But by the end I now need a fly press in my life!
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
Nice job man, machining a long, star handled knob to replace the Allen screw for the top die would be a fun project
Thanks very much Mike! I definitely thought about doing something with that screw but thought I'd see how I go first. I think you probably right though, I should just get on and make one. :)
@@PaskMakes I’m a machinist, and I’ll tell you, the first time you do single point threading, it can be terrifying, but it is so rewarding. If you turn the tool upside down and run the lathe in reverse, you can thread away from the chuck which will eliminate a lot of anxiety. Joe Pieczynski has a great video about it!
Thanks Mike, I've seen Joe's video and definitely the way I'll be trying single point threading. :)
As a fellow obsessor over workshop efficiency i loved this vid.
I really admire your woodworking projects and love how your channel evolves into something better and interesting. Looking forward to seeing more of your projects using your new dies. 👌🏽
Thanks very much Gelo! :)
depending on how you've sized the die holders you might be able to make them indexable to four rotational positions by putting chamfers on the front and back
Hi Ya. I have worked 30 yrs in sheetmtal shop. We used to have 5 or 6 fly press's . As am apprentice we used to do loads of punching holes and shapes on them . I would recommend adding a splash of paint to identify the faces that are on show to the operator of the press (orientation) . We all have days when you go ''how did I do that last time ?? Nice bit of kit you made there. We used to do hundreds of baffles out of 0.7mm stainless upto about 450 mm long with a sort of profile of the OMEGA symbol . Then moved over to the next fly press and put a little notch/location tab. Very good work out too and especially when you get a rhythm going , swing the handle away (DUCK YOUR HEAD ) get the part out and the new one in , all as the handle starts coming back down . Regards Don
I'm out of words. Thank you for sharing, This is a Gift
I thought you only did wood projects but I’m impressed with your skills!!!
You should watch Neil's video making the machinist's chair, in which he uses the fly press to make the intertwined legs of a Rubery Owens style chair. Great chair, great use of the fly press.
Great design and execution. All I'll add is that the cam lever could be improved a touch by rotating its action to 3 o'clock rather than 1 o'clock. Also make it the opposite sense, i.e. clockwise to engage and anticlockwise to release. Watching you engaging (at 16:18) by pushing at the back at a less than easy angle made me realise this. Pulling to tighten will be easier too I think. All you'll need to watch is that the handle clears access to the attachment bolt when it is fully disengaged (anti-clockwise). Hope that helps.
Fantastic. Now you only need Paddle Pop to become a sponsor and your life is complete!
Wow, as usual, I am amazed by your workmanship!
Thanks very much Thoron! :)
If you made the tool plate a square and chamfered all 4 sides you could spin it 90 degrees. Also you could mitre cut the flat bar to reduce the grinding time.
I need to look at getting a small press like this. I can already see plenty of uses for it. Great vid, thanks!
I’ve just purchased a one ton arbor press and although not exactly the same, you’ve given me a few ideas for useful improvements.
Quick changing dyes are a great idea.
I love the build quality of all the things you're building. It's very inspiring and just makes my soul happy 🙏✌️
Anything that makes jobs quicker and easier is the way to go. You could probably make the bolt that holds in the top of the die toolless as well, longer bit of steel, bend it into a handle and cut threads into it.
Great job, Neal! Thanks for showing us how.
This is brilliant! Dang! Looks so fun and your design, as usual is simple yet remarkably effective. Love it. Excited for the next one.
Thanks very much Andrew - glad you liked it! :)
Your video quality is only exceeded by your craftsmanship, ingenuity and skill! So happy I discovered your channel! Subscribed 👍🏻
You make a convincing case for the fly press. Very versatile.
Rock solid craftsmanship and design. Always a pleasure to visit your shop, Pask.
Thanks very much - you're welcome anytime! :)
Nice video, excellent craftsmanship meets fully equipped workshop
Some great tooling ideas. Thanks Neil.
Thanks for another fascinating video. I really appreciate the way you include your thought processes and problem solving during the fabrication of stuff like this. Well done indeed!
Thanks very much - glad you enjoyed it! :)
So bloody satisfying to watch, both the creation and then the use of it. Well done mate.
Thanks very much mate - glad yo enjoyed it! :)
I like that "just quickly made up a storage rack"... like 3 days of work, for me. ;-)
Such a brilliant idea and expertly executed. Thank you for sharing. 👏👏👍😀
your machining has come so far! love the project as always
Thanks very much - I really enjoy it but still have a lot to learn. :)
Very impressive and turn out really really neat! Great job! Looks like a fantastic place to get work done with it turning out so tidy and solid.
Very nice upgrade! If the die plates are square I would chamfer the two other sides as well. That way you can rotate the tools in 4 directions making it more useful.
I agree
Thanks very much! I thought about it and I still might if I feel it's really needed. The only reason I didn't is there would be an open area at the ends where scale could enter the dovetail, the way it is they are fully enclosed and will stay free of debris. :)
Wow... One of the best videos on KZhead about this subject and the practical use of a Milling machine. Well done Sir! Thanks for making this video! You have no idea how much work you just saved me. :) (subscribed)
Absolutely love your videos, such a verity of subject matter, you are such a good teacher/narrator & you meke things to such a high standard but not afraid to point out errors or mistakes 👍👍👍
So cool making modern jigs for an old tool. Well done!
Amazing work sir! You have really expanded your skills to a new level! Well done sir!
So simple but so brilliant and you done a nice job putting it all together even a wall rack to hold the toys thanks for sharing
Ingenious, impressive, AND amusing, as always. I want to be like Neil when I grow up.
Surely this press built the industrial revolution! Loved and subbed!
What an excellent job. Brilliantly explained as well. Nothing unnecessary. No hanging about.