If it is not paying the bills it needs to be fun. Keep over engineering and sharing it!
@frijoli9579
2 жыл бұрын
If you can't make it perfect, make it adjustable. If you can't make a profit, make it fun!
@juergenschimmer960
2 жыл бұрын
And even when it is paying the bills it is better when it is fun. 🙂
@stevewalston7089
2 жыл бұрын
“If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.” ― Red Green
@joeldriver381
2 жыл бұрын
@@stevewalston7089 🤣
@ClaytonwFirth
2 жыл бұрын
100%
@mhansl
Жыл бұрын
Came here from Clarke’s Windy Hill Foundry channel. Glad I did. Y’all have a great network of makers and craftspeople.
@danbreyfogle8486
2 жыл бұрын
An old woodworker non machinist comment. I think your design is great and looks so professional. I agree with you that making something that makes you smile when you use it has rewards far beyond the time and energy to produce it.
@abmbarry
Жыл бұрын
Very, Very good indeed. An excellent solution for a well known problem. .."Time wasted? No, You did what most can't" I would have loved the process too. Barry M. Australia.
@AMillionInAOne
2 жыл бұрын
Those are nice castings, the aesthetic of the part came out really well with the combination of machines and raw surfaces. My first thought seeing the two raw casting was "hmm wonder if he'd sell the other one?"
@Myrulv
2 жыл бұрын
Almost a shame to machine that beautiful casting. 😂
@ellieprice363
Жыл бұрын
@@Myrulv Unless it’s a precision investment casting ordinary castings almost always require machining.
@BrianEltherington
2 жыл бұрын
Great outcome from this design. Love seeing collaboration projects and resulting products emerge from my favorite KZitem communities. Can’t wait to see this first prototype in action.
@marcosmota1094
2 жыл бұрын
The most awaited video in machining! Yay! Dinner, coffee, and now Clough42! Edit: I took my niece out to learn to ride a bicycle today. Lesson No. 1: Look out for stupid people and don't be the stupid one. You've invested hundreds of hours customizing that lathe, so sure, go ahead and blow it up in 20 seconds. Do these people watch Abom or the Keiths?
@steinmargunnarsson3709
2 жыл бұрын
This can never be a waste of money, and as long as you like and love what you are doing, it is not a waste of anything, but all gain.
@johnsickmann9224
2 жыл бұрын
Never a waste of time when you learn something and it makes you happy. Really enjoy your videos
@alanjackson4397
2 жыл бұрын
After watching Clark’s casting video of your riser I was anxious to see your video on machining and finishing, looks great
@Dave.Wilson
2 жыл бұрын
Every time I go in to my workshop, I waste loads of time and money, And I love every minute of t. And occasionally I make something that might be useful. Keep up the good work Clough42, thanks for sharing.
@WatchmakerErik
Жыл бұрын
Way to go, James. I want to put this here for everyone who accuses anyone else of wasting time on something fun: TIME ENJOYED IS NEVER WASTED. Great content. Thank you!
@chiparooo
2 жыл бұрын
Turned out very nice so far. Great casting quality, machined like butter. I’ve got one of those Milwaukee right angle grinders and it is now my go to de-burring and light grinding tool. So convenient to use without hooking up an airline. Thanks for sharing!
@mumblbeebee6546
2 жыл бұрын
Tidy! It fits so well that the corner closes to the spindle “sticks out” to me since the slide below has a larger chamfer 😎 Oh, also, I love wasting time: learning things, having a smile, collaborating with other humans, that wasted time is great! Thank you as always for wasting your time with us!
@mattgill6676
2 жыл бұрын
Cast iron would always be my first choice for any machine component due to the exceptional damping characteristics. I would expect the solid toolpost to be excellent for parting off due to the increased rigidity over the compound slide, plus the damping ability. Can't wait to see the multifix mounted and see how it performs.
@mchiodox69
2 жыл бұрын
Windy Hill and Clark are a great place - craftsmanship and quality work for sure.
@melgross
2 жыл бұрын
Nice work kid. When I make castings with a goat top, though I don’t do ferrous metals, I put a slight rounding to that part. Therefore when I get the casting out, it tends to be flat, and not sucked down as here.
@wizrom3046
2 жыл бұрын
Making a pattern and getting it cast at a foundry was a class move. 👍 Don't let people criticise you for that! I do think you missed a trick with the design. I would have offset the post in the Z axis, so it could be reversed for special jobs to move the toolpost further forward or further back on the carriage. That can be really useful for clearance or tool rigidity. Even better would have been to make the 4 bolt boles on a square, and offset the post in 2 axes, so then it could be mounted in 4 positions total.
@marks33363
2 жыл бұрын
I love wasting time in my shop everyday.........please don't stop doing what you do. Your videos are very informative and I get ideas everytime I watch one. Thanks!
@owenreynolds5285
2 жыл бұрын
Good shout re wasting time. When you are a maker it's all about the journey, the end result is just a bonus. Let's not forget all the good knowledge, experience and learning you are sharing. Some people, most likely full time machinists might be missing the point. Anyway if you machine for a living why you watching anyway! Go teach someone younger and keep the skills alive instead of making fruitless comments. Keep it up, what you do is great.
@rogerfossette2097
2 жыл бұрын
Great answer to the why we do things.... People do not get it...While one man's junk is another treasure, beauty is truly in the eyes of the beholder and on and on...Thanks for the content
@steamfan7147
2 жыл бұрын
I've machined a lot of cast in the past 30 odd years and boy that is some sweet material. Clark really does a great job.
@margaritaseitz5115
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely never a waste of time acquiring and testing new skills.
@PhilDavisFilms
2 жыл бұрын
Can't agree more, joy in the making is worth as much as the doing of the thing itself. Greatly enjoyed this build and the riser looks excellent, I also watched Clark's video on the casting. Thanks for sharing.
@Panzermuh
2 жыл бұрын
That finished riser looks soooo good. Awesome work, if I were you, I'd be smiling like sunshine.
@anthonyalbanese1993
2 жыл бұрын
Oh I'd love one of these castings - would save a ton of time making a solid toolpost from a large hunk of iron/steel.
@davidshepherd7533
2 жыл бұрын
Yes please make them available
@thejoetandy
2 жыл бұрын
Deserves hot blued, and then some gold leaf on the foundry's logo. Great build!
@amundsen575
2 жыл бұрын
using cad to design - you always get a little better at it and find different ways to accomplish what sometimes seem simple but aint. great job on the riser block
@damianzanolli1845
2 жыл бұрын
I think that this was a great video! To me, it has a lot of educational value as well. I learned some things about fusion 360 and how to make 3d printed molds from the previous video. The collaboration video that I watched with Windy Hill Foundry was really interesting as well, because it showed how everything came together into that final piece. Can’t wait to see the final steps that finish out this project.
@richardcurtis556
2 жыл бұрын
That's the definition of a hobby; something that the rest of the family sees as a waste of time and money.
@TimWelds
2 жыл бұрын
Such a great video and project! I absolutely agree that it’s worth the effort!
@mith5168
2 жыл бұрын
Well Done Mr. 42
@CraigLYoung
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing 👍 Don't think you waisted your time. Looks good to me.
@tomnorman5461
2 жыл бұрын
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@J_CtheEngineer
2 жыл бұрын
Here to formally express my interest in a casting. I have the variable speed version and I don’t need to undertake a project to build one. I just need one.
@jasonsummit1885
2 жыл бұрын
It's not a waste of time or money if you enjoy doing it.👍
@AmateurRedneckWorkshop
2 жыл бұрын
Great bit of work there James. I know you will be proud of the toolpost when done. Thanks for the video keep on keeping on.
@crabmansteve6844
2 жыл бұрын
I love cast iron too, it's one of the most fun metals to machine. I like cast iron, brass and all forms of bronze the most.
@RobytheFlorentine
2 жыл бұрын
Hi... You have a great philosophy. I made a video about something similar by welding together many plates but your job is much more elegant. Saluti da Firenze
@toolbox-gua
2 жыл бұрын
No waisted time watching your videos. Thank you.
@markdymond5352
2 жыл бұрын
Looks great, 100% agree worth the extra effort just to try something new. I'm interested in a casting if you make them available, its a project thats been on my list for too long.
@subuser9627
2 жыл бұрын
Finally, looks like a winner 😊
@reyesvelazquez8407
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful design work and craftsmanship these keyboard comandos always know the right way or the better way to do something I don't know how many times I've seen that same old shit
@EZ_shop
2 жыл бұрын
Very nice James.
@g.tucker8682
2 жыл бұрын
"Wane," good word.
@StripeyType
2 жыл бұрын
A steel riser block also would not have been as rigid. In those dimensions on your lathe maybe the difference would have been imperceptible, but then, when you're turning stainless and wind up having to make a shallow DoC, maybe it will be perceptible after all. This is great work. :)
@jonathanoseredzuk3892
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent series thus far James! Keep doing it your way
@stancloyd
2 жыл бұрын
Way more elegant than the way I did it. So cool.
@rennkafer13
2 жыл бұрын
I'll have to go back to your original video where you made the mold to see if the dimensions for your Grizzly would work on my Logan 12", but if they would, I'd love one of those castings.
@DolezalPetr
2 жыл бұрын
Lovely work
@peterspencer6442
2 жыл бұрын
Looks amazing, totally agree with you at 14:22
@jimsmith6284
2 жыл бұрын
Only complaint wish I could do same work you did keep up good work interesting.
@starfieldlive
Жыл бұрын
love the video and the process. thank you
@smkole2
2 жыл бұрын
Your design, print, cast and machine process was spot on! Machining for 25 years in aerospace and medical. Currently machining for one of the largest metal printing companies in the world and you sir have the attention to detail that a pro has. Love the videos. What is the 42 for?
@the4thj
2 жыл бұрын
Nice! I enjoy wasting time and money and loved the Windy Hill Foundry!
@movax20h
2 жыл бұрын
Great project. A little missing opportunity to make the stud an integral part of the casting / riser. A bit more complex machining, but not too much. I guess, it might not be fully desirable due to cast iron being weaker in tension, but it probably doesn't matter.
@RRINTHESHOP
2 жыл бұрын
Very nice upgrade.
@Raytenecks
2 жыл бұрын
No, I enjoy wasting time and money with wood and electronics instead... But I enjoy watching *you* do the metal stuff. :)
@frankward709
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent made me smile too that's it absolutely gorgeous Thanks for the video. I think one would look nice on my 12" jet
@jamesdavis8021
2 жыл бұрын
Looks good.
@older-wiser-better
2 жыл бұрын
Nice one !
@dylanwilliams213
2 жыл бұрын
BUT I DID! Words to live by.
@keithgoenner1124
2 жыл бұрын
That’s why we call it a hobby it never is a waste of time back to the old saying do it right the 1st time or don’t even do it
@Mr_Wh1
2 жыл бұрын
3:10 - That is just beautiful to me, for some reason...
@mikerutchka1836
2 жыл бұрын
James, I understood you will secure the Multifix toolpost against rotation and movement by pinning it. Do you also plan to pin the casting to the top of the cross-slide? I could see a couple of diagonally-placed dowel pins, to make absolutely sure the casting can't move (thinking about the clearance holes vs the mounting screws), and if you ever remove the casting to use the compound, the casting would go right back on again, in exactly the same position as before. Nice work, very much enjoy the channel!
@jeremycable51
2 жыл бұрын
Wasting smh seems like a fun project to me and tbh it’s great that we have windy hill foundry and Clark that still does one off castings for reasonable prices hell if it’s 400$ you saved funds going this route but in my opinion I’d rather have the casting it’s better suited for the job plus it’s fully customizable to your taste
@fakerfake1
2 жыл бұрын
I’ll buy one
@jacksat2252
2 жыл бұрын
Nice tool post James , but are you not afraid that the tool post will stay in place with just four bolts clamping two smooth faces ? I would drill two extra precision holes for two grind alignment pins so that these resist the tool pressure in X and Z. If you feed in X the post can be pushed backward and in Z direction the post can twist or rotate. I know it won't move a lot But the goal of this post was to have more accuracy and less vibrations .
@tnekkc
2 жыл бұрын
I have had a multiflex for 2 years. I milled a base. But so far I have not really used it... stuck in my old habits.
@xyzspec82
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making my day 😁
@rjay1674
2 ай бұрын
Hi James, love these videos on how to improve our home hobbyist machines. I don't have a Grizzly lathe but I do have a Precision Mattews PM1228VF-LB. I would like to do the solid tool post mod but I am uncertain if your design will work on my machine. Did you and Clark ever decide to sell these castings? Are drawings or possibly the STL files available? I do have a Bambu Lab X1C which I purchased because of your review. I have been attempting to learn Sketchup but trying to design something like this would take me several months. I have been thinking about becoming a Patreon but I don't know if these things are available there? Watch you every week. Keep up the great work. Thanks. BTW, I am a 75 yr. old disabled veteran and spend my days trying to learn new things and messing around in my shop. Never too old to learn something new.
@tonyr3352
2 жыл бұрын
If you enjoy it, it's not a waste of time!
@VastCNC
2 жыл бұрын
I would be interested if there was a parametric aspect for smaller sized lathes.
@darkwinter6028
2 жыл бұрын
Suck it up, Buttercup! …what, you didn’t name your shop vac Buttercup? Oh, um… carry on then! 😜
@spokehedz
2 жыл бұрын
People complain about how you don't run your garage shop like a production plant, meanwhile they haven't shown up to work on time (or come back after break) in 20 years.
@rickmellor
2 жыл бұрын
James, I also enjoy wasting my time and money on things that make me happy. Please put me down for a riser for my PM-1030V lathe!
@goboyz8016
2 жыл бұрын
Half the fun is wasting time money and going broke on tools we may only use once or twice a year! Well, and like you said, the satisfaction of looking at something you made with your own two! Better to have it and not need it, then need it and not have it and as Pops always said, when buying ammo, I never want to get killed for lack of shooting back.......
@akschu1
2 жыл бұрын
I have the same lathe and would buy a casting.
@Steelcrafted
2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome, but I'm wondering why you did just do all 5 sides in the first op.....even if you couldn't fully machine the sides due to the vise, you could at least establish an averaged surface to put against a parallel once you rotate the part in the vise.
@kerrywil1
11 ай бұрын
I would like one of the casting. Checked the site but non are for sale.
@larrywiggins9946
2 жыл бұрын
great job , What size lathe are you running Thanks Larry
@bobweiram6321
2 жыл бұрын
I'm the undisputed King of time wasting. I have a long list of half finished projects waiting for a long chain of half finished side projects waiting to be completed before I can finish the half finished projects. Yes, it's that bad.
@TerryGaskett
Ай бұрын
Just watched the casting if the 1st try, you picked a professional. Unfortunately he retired, you will have to go to the Chinese next time😮
@JimPudar
7 ай бұрын
What's the problem with cast iron dust and compressed air?
@hansbrix2495
2 жыл бұрын
If you post the dimensions, I’d see if this would fit my lathe and I may be interested in a casting
@jmj7177
2 жыл бұрын
Off topic here. Electronic lead screw. Do you sell a plug an play version. Not really into electronics part. Got a lexcut T400VSx1000, not sure if it will work on this. Wanna run a nema 34 closed loop stepper. Love your work. Makes me wanna get into the garage more. Keep it up. And do you think it would work for a mill X axis?
@DS-ip4ns
2 жыл бұрын
I’m not going to read through the comments, but why shouldn’t you use compressed air with cast iron chip?
@lbgstzockt8493
7 ай бұрын
This thing cost a fraction of a hunk of steel and looks ten times nicer. Who said a fraction has to be smaller than one?
@think2hard422
2 жыл бұрын
Are threads in cast iron very durable? Looks like you will repeatedly loosen and tighten those threads in the same section.
@speppino
11 ай бұрын
are you still selling these finished riser block_
@MM-24
2 жыл бұрын
How much would these castings cost if we went Windy Hill?
@Ddabig40mac
2 жыл бұрын
When my boots are on my feet because I put them there, I will be the one making my decisions. If somebody else doesn't like my decisions, they are welcome to boot up their own feet and make decisions different from mine.
@Ddabig40mac
2 жыл бұрын
In the meantime, I appreciate you showing us the process you're following in modifying your lathe.
@crewdawg257
2 жыл бұрын
What is the height after machining? I’d be interested in seeing if I could adapt it for a South Bend 9”
@singlehanded12
Жыл бұрын
The only wasted time would be arguing the point, Although I cheaped out and used a 4" x 4" x 1" hardened jewellers block for my riser which is only lacking in style.
@lukeamato2348
2 жыл бұрын
I could have just bought a rotary table yes , but i made one
@tmurray1972
2 жыл бұрын
Turned out very nice.👌🏻I think I would paint the cast part the color of the lathe and then paint the lettering either black or white. But that’s your decision and the fun of modifying your own stuff.🫵🏻🔥🔥🔥
@petevance422
2 жыл бұрын
Rising up, back on the street Did my time, took my chances
@brenmarshall643
2 жыл бұрын
eye of the tiger?
@jonathanadams2623
2 жыл бұрын
You could go seriously old school and hit the unmachined areas with Japanning and highlight the lettering in gold… Very 1890. LOL
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