Just watched a video of a guy polishing his knob and it was the highlight of the day. Listen at 19:45
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Thats funny. You must have had a really bad day.
@priority2
2 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous work Joe…but I was terrified watching that buffing rag 😳
@joepie221
2 жыл бұрын
Paper towel. If it grabbed, it would just shred.
@farmalltomf
4 жыл бұрын
Joe, outstanding job. This illustrates the difference between a machinist and a craftsman! Sir, you are both! Well played.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that. I take pride in my work.
@peterlastrucci324
4 жыл бұрын
Maestro.. watching you craft is so therapeutic!
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that. Thank you.
@mikemaxwell3005
4 жыл бұрын
Chris at clickspring would love this too.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
I enjoy his work as well. Amazing craftsman.
@apollorobb
4 жыл бұрын
I can smell that blue magic polish. I love that stuff it works great on aluminum and brass. Canon is looking good Joe.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
I just recently found that stuff. A suggestion from a viewer. I like it.
@fredgenius
4 жыл бұрын
@@joepie221 I use either Brasso or Duraglit (depending on my mood), both give excellent results.
@fredgenius
4 жыл бұрын
I LOVE turning brass, find it very rewarding. Thanks Joe, greight mini-series.
@ironbomb6753
4 жыл бұрын
Very good to watch after a bad day at work. You are an inspiration Joe. 👍😎
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Glad it works. Have a better day tomorrow.
@leonardoadomingues
4 жыл бұрын
When you put the pen close to it at the end, in my mind I heard This Old Tony's voice. "This is the thickness of a human hair" kkkkk
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
TOT is one of my favorites. His material and presentatiion is top notch.
@michaelescobar89me
4 жыл бұрын
😂🤣🤣🤣
@jameshickman5299
4 жыл бұрын
I just discovered your channel, and I have to say I am absolutely knocked out! I started with the video on turning a crankshaft, using an offset collet. Watched a couple videos on huge spiders, then binged on the naval cannon. Your videos are intelligent, concise, and clearly filmed. The narration is very good, and I like the guitar instrumental. I haven’t touched a machine tool in 20 years, but your videos remind me of the pleasure I experienced when things went smoothly. I thank you for that. By the way, the assembly on the breech end of the barrel is the cascabel. Do a word search in Wikipedia for more information. I look forward to watching more videos. Once again, thank you.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment. I hope I earned a new subscriber.
@wlogue
4 жыл бұрын
Very nice, thanks Joe
@outsidescrewball
4 жыл бұрын
Joe....great series with so many teaching lessons within.....thanks for sharing your build, knowledge and craftsmanship
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Chuck. Thanks for stopping by. Some of the things we FOG's do naturally are sometimes Ah Ha moments when shooting a video. I try not to skip them. Hope all is well.
@marvincallaway1325
4 жыл бұрын
Great job Joe, thanks for all the videos and the time you devote to posting these videos.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for acknowledging that. Positioning, focusing and other peripheral items really do add time and effort to this. Videos that just position a camera and roll are OK, but fades between scenes, different camera angles and smaller transparent details like that take real effort. Your comment is much appreciated.
@tobydulanski9480
2 жыл бұрын
Magnificent work of art. Afraid I’m not that good on a manual, I’d have to cheat and program that on the cnc unfortunately. Thanks Joe for the efforts you still put into the trade and teaching others.
@PaulSteMarie
4 жыл бұрын
If you watch no other part of this video, watch one (1) minute starting at 13:45. That one minute is worth the entire price of admission. Thanks, Joe. That is a fabulous tip!!
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I may have to machine a chess set.
@pintofkimberley
3 жыл бұрын
Many years ago now, when I was apprentice. I had to make the pattern for a copy lathe, for a very similar cannon. Then make 10 off(complete assemblies), for visitors to the factory. BTW, I quite your indexing plate you made. Nice idea.
@Randall82760
11 ай бұрын
You made a Beautifull Berrel. One mistake everyone makes is to put the Trunnions on the center line, just one quarter of the diameter should be above it.
@RockingJOffroad
4 жыл бұрын
Joe, you make that look so easy! I just finished up a job working with brass that took me forever to get done and get it to look correct! The job had 2 pieces that were very similar in shape to your canon barrel and I even had to use your idea of the taper bushing to hold it in the chuck! These parts were much thinner than your canon barrel, I was trying to duplicate two antique furniture brass stanchions that were around 6” in length and the smallest diameter was around .250” . I wasted a fair amount of brass until I finally got the order of operations and the process correct. I hate to think about how much time I put in on that one job. I did learn a lot about turning thin pieces of brass!
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Now all you have to do is remember it for next time.
@markwatson9816
4 жыл бұрын
Just bleeping beautiful!!!!
@ianlainchbury
4 жыл бұрын
Really enjoying this build Joe. Many thanks
@nevetslleksah
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful job on that cannon barrel Joe. I look forward to future videos.
@analogthinking5695
4 жыл бұрын
The barrel looks great! Can't wait to see it on the carriage.
@dc85337
4 жыл бұрын
I made one of these - out of wood (don't do metal). Mine is also 50% bigger. On mine, I tilted the barrel 10 - 20 deg passed vertical (your choice) and use it for my pencil holder. Looks like yours has a big enough bore to hold your pencil/pen - if not - drill it. Now it not only looks nice but is also useful - it holds your pen/pencil/marker for use and at a convenient angle.
@Stefan_Boerjesson
4 жыл бұрын
Haha. I know You had lots of fun turning the stock into this beauty. I turned a candle stick, in steel, the way normaly done in woodworks, more than 50 years ago, and got top marks for the work. I still have it somewhere…..
@garyscoville7741
4 жыл бұрын
Outstanding Joe. A real thing of beauty!
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
This was fun. Thanks. Now I have to make the ring.
@pontoonrob7948
4 жыл бұрын
Guessing you made that look easier than it really is...thanks for all the stuff you post.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@stuartscott9646
4 жыл бұрын
Very very nice!
@jamesschrum8924
4 жыл бұрын
Nice. Enjoying the artwork, still learning on every video.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@andyZ3500s
4 жыл бұрын
Looking good Joe can't wait for the next video.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
I'm looking forward to all the small hardware fabrication.
@TomokosEnterprize
3 жыл бұрын
You are happy and I am doing one legged back flips my fiend. This is a great post eh !
@hardyjohnson2322
4 жыл бұрын
Stunning Joe, great work. I’m glad you took the detour and made it a perfect .500 I must be getting better since I saw that discrepancy and it bugged me too.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Most would never notice, but I knew it was there. It had to go !!
@bobvines00
4 жыл бұрын
@@joepie221 Because you are a Machinist that takes pride in everything you do!
@rtkville
4 жыл бұрын
Nice work Joe!!! Very nice.
@Abefailed4LIFE
2 жыл бұрын
great job
@1ton4god
4 жыл бұрын
That is amazing Joe. Absolutely unbelievable work. You know me I'm new to Machining. I thought how in the world he going to make a ball on the end of that thing. That was pretty cool to watch it unfold.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
New or not, you have to try it.
@erfut
3 жыл бұрын
Great, Thank You
@ericmcclelland7942
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Eric.
@HAL_9001
2 жыл бұрын
I'm sure plenty og brits had a giggle watching you polishing your bell end on camera.
@rickpalechuk4411
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the chatter tip Joe Cheers
@mikenixon9164
4 жыл бұрын
You do nice work ! Very cool.
@BurtonsAttic
4 жыл бұрын
Very appropriate that the ball is exactly .5 since it is a .50 cal barrel. Great form tools!
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
The trunions are also supposed to be the caliber size too, but mine will be smaller.
@BurtonsAttic
4 жыл бұрын
@@joepie221 I didn't know that was a thing, cool. Got to fire 105mm and 155mm cannons in my youth. Talk about a "blast"!
@richardcranium5839
4 жыл бұрын
this is where you feel and hear the cut. something the old guys know not so much the cnc guys freehand yet preciscion. really liking this series. you mentioned the artifact in the trunyion bore . i was wondering why you were cutting it dry. a little atf or kero i wouldda thought woud be n order. brass is slippery till ya heat it
@kendrom
4 жыл бұрын
So cool! Thanks so much for sharing, Joe.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@sheemondallasgeorgia
4 жыл бұрын
True Artist
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
@Fester Blats There is more to this than just turning a ball. Process, form tools, sequence. I hope that message is getting through the shine.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
@Fester Blats You are correct. But the sculptures I've sold, commissioned by the US and Canadian governments, the artwork I designed and supplied for the motion picture 'Robocop' back in the 80's, and the numerous pieces I've sold to private collectors all over the world, probably qualifies me as an artist. So lets go with "Both".
@Joe___R
4 жыл бұрын
You still had a small flat on the ball after the second try, it got blended slightly with the sanding and polishing bit it is still there. You have never broken the edge on the rear outside corner on the lower stepped section. But it looks rather good despite all that.
@brianmartin414
4 жыл бұрын
I think it looks great. I'm sure a cnc would make it "perfect" but it wouldn't have any personality. Id rather have one made by a human including its imperfections.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Hey, that flat and sharp corner were on the print.
@thechipwelder1253
4 жыл бұрын
Awsome!
@angelramos-2005
4 жыл бұрын
Excellent.Congratultions
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. This is a fun project.
@billy19461
4 жыл бұрын
You are SMOOTH!
@michaelescobar89me
4 жыл бұрын
Take down the end with the outside forming tool. Leave a small highspot and finish with emery cloth 😉
@davidspahn7184
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Joe... Love your videos. I was wondering if you could make a video showing how you grind the form tools you use to make the ball on the end of the barrel. Thanks!
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/qpWK2GWepYKrdWU kzitem.info/news/bejne/r2ljvnqcnGpjmKw These were shot for the field artillery gun I have in process and the setup part shown is the blank I used for this current build.
@krazziee2000
4 жыл бұрын
very nice , thanks for the lesson..
@toolbox-gua
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, it is beatiful.
@bcbloc02
4 жыл бұрын
brass sure does machine nice!
@columjevens4612
4 жыл бұрын
Magic to watch, 👍
@andy1way
2 ай бұрын
Hi Joe. Great work. Beautiful. Did you use a continuous, constant taper angle for the barrel?
@AmateurRedneckWorkshop
4 жыл бұрын
Is this going to be a working cannon or a decorative cannon?
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
This one is decorative. The field gun will shoot.
@wagglebutt
4 жыл бұрын
That was fun. I do wish you had shown how you bumped the part to run true though.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Its an adjustable chuck.
@graemebrumfitt6668
4 жыл бұрын
Almost smell that gun powder. TFS Joe, G :)
@rinklestiltskin
4 жыл бұрын
What is the triangular insert used for the plain turning, please? That is very beautiful, artistic work, but then even some of the pieces we make commercially appeal to us toolmakers as art forms. As apprentices in the middle of last century we made these and loaded and fired them. Madness!
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
TPG321 kennametal
@rinklestiltskin
4 жыл бұрын
@@joepie221 Thanks for that useful info.
@donmittlestaedt1117
4 жыл бұрын
Veryptitty, now for the carrage.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Thats next.
@thinklearn2937
4 жыл бұрын
Chatter tip o the day \m/ thanks!
@johndevries8759
4 жыл бұрын
After you split the bushing did you rebore it to get the diameter correct to hold the barrel around the whole circumference? That part would have been valuable info. Liked the part about turning that last part of the ball by hand to eliminate the chatter. Thanks for sharing.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
No. The blade split line give the grip ability. It was a tapered bore on the collar, so just positioning it correctly on the barrel was most important for a good grip.
@fredcreer1929
4 жыл бұрын
I swear I could smell brasso, when you were polishing the cannon ball end.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Blue Magic
@edlefty
4 жыл бұрын
That ball end is called a cascabel.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@billmcleangunsmith
4 жыл бұрын
You used two form tools with the same radius to cut the front and back of the ball, correct? How did you the tools to get the two radii to match? Specific grinding tool or the magic of experience?
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
A little of both. Knowing what the tool actually looks like is a big help. Thats where a large comparator comes in very handy. I usually grind my tools with some radius overlap on a slight angle so I don't leave the dreaded shoulder when making a radius. Back to back tool blends usually works out well.
@TSODInc
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe you should have mentioned to use a paper like product as your polishing material, so you don not loose a finger if it gets in the chuck?
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
I am fairly sure its in the comments.
@christaylor528
4 жыл бұрын
OK Joe, tell us how you ground the left hand and right hand form tools to exactly .250. You did a video some time back about form tools but didn’t show the actual grinding process.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
The outer radius tool was done on a surface grinder with a precision wheel dressed grinding wheel, and the inner relief and radius tool was done by hand with radius gages.
@christaylor528
4 жыл бұрын
Just need to ask Santa for a surface grinder, a set of radius gauges and an adjustable chuck, until then I’ll just carry on finagling.
@stevebeck3832
4 жыл бұрын
Nice work. How did you bore the hole in the canyon?
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Drilled and reamed to .502
@michaelescobar89me
4 жыл бұрын
OD wont be what you wanted but it'll look nice!
@larrysperling8801
4 жыл бұрын
great project . i always learn a lot watching you work. it seems to me that getting the ball to a precise ,5 dia requires precision ground tools ? i have made radius tools by drilling and grinding tool steel and then hardening but yours looks like a piece of hss. how did you grind it? also i have never noticed cannon grunions mounted off center, what is the purpose of this?
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
The tools were a combination of precision ground and hand ground. I did the back of the ball tool by hand, and the front on a surface grinder. As for the trunion, I've seen them both ways. I offset mine to raise the barrel and show lore shine. No other reason for me. If I had to guess, early gunners could probably flip the cannon over to change the range of elevation. Just a guess.
@christaylor528
4 жыл бұрын
If you don’t have an adjustable chuck, how would you have corrected the 5 thou eccentricity?
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Control the original position of the collar to the chuck jaws and machine on a registration diameter to assure its seated correctly. Possibly make this a collared collar to better control position.
@stewartsmotorcycles.315
4 жыл бұрын
That's seriously impressive! I'm sure if I tried that I'd end up having to dodge a brass barrel shaped flying object! Have you any tips for grinding the radius on your form tool? (Aside from 40+ years of practise). I do most of my turning with carbide inserts, & on the occasions I have to grind a specific radius on HSS I find an end mill with the correct shank diameter, & grind the tool to match. However, I often end up with an edge that looks a bit like a crinkle cut French fry which takes a few goes to get rid of.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
A dressed fine grain wheel is good for hand grinding radius tools. Just take your time and check it often. Maybe a final lap with a cylindrical bar at the end to hone it in.
@stewartsmotorcycles.315
4 жыл бұрын
@@joepie221 Thank you Joe, those were excellent tips. I had a practise session, & roughly ground a .500 radius on my 12 inch grinder, then dressed the wheel on my 5 inch bench grinder, & got an excellent (for me) radius. Lapping using a bar worked like a charm, & I got a perfect edge surprisingly quickly. I use lapping compound quite a lot when restoring knackered threads, but I never thought to use it on HSS tooling. It's great that you're prepared to pass on your experience, & not act like machining is some kind of mysterious dark art. I consider myself to be reasonably competent on a lathe & a Milling machine, & I've learnt a hell of a lot from watching your videos. To the less experienced they must be a godsend.
@RealJohnnyAngel
4 жыл бұрын
Tip for anyone reading: Good speed trick i found for getting metals ultra glossy very fast, though it is very abrasive so be careful on any edges you want crisp. Put AutoSol metal polish (www.amazon.ca/Autosol-Utosol-0400-Metal-Polish/dp/B003XJ1ODM) or equivelent on your Scotchbrite. I tend to do this after 400-600 grit for a good enough for camera chrome like lustre. but i've also taken bronze straight from the sandblaster. Takes a bit longer but still gets shiny.
@Rprecision
4 жыл бұрын
Is this going to be functional or just a model? Beautiful work!
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
For now, just a non functional desk model.
@harryhopkins7798
4 жыл бұрын
Very impressive! If you said what kind of polish you are using I missed it.. Is it simichrome?
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Blue Magic
@michaelescobar89me
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work, sir That ball still bugs me, man!
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
As Bono once said in a song about the late Dr. Martin Luther King..... "I didn't mean to bug ya"
@pcka12
4 жыл бұрын
Looks like a. 'judas' cannon (as in 'judas pistol' if the back end could blow off? Best avoid gunpowder! However very decorative model
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
The bore stops short of the trunion so I can ship it without worry.
@robertoswalt319
4 жыл бұрын
Are you using a super soft toilet tissue for the polishing operation or does it matter how soft the paper towel is?
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Yes. My final polish is always done with facial or toilet tissue.
@victorbrown3032
2 жыл бұрын
How do you install the trunnions? I don’t see a video...🤔
@joepie221
2 жыл бұрын
The trunion receiver features have been machined but the trunions are not in yet. They will be soldered in if you want it to be functional.
@victorbrown3032
2 жыл бұрын
@@joepie221 Thank you! I’m considering building my own. Love your videos!
@satxsatxsatx
4 жыл бұрын
shudda made it 2 ft long :) great work, as always would it work with black powder?
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
It could certainly be made to.
@cannon440
4 жыл бұрын
Very nice, pretty in fact, until you ruined it with the pinion thru hole. Now it is an art object. Coulda been a working canon.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
I have 3 in process. This one is for show. I don't think ruined anything.
@cannon440
4 жыл бұрын
@@joepie221 You can't fire it, that's all.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
@@cannon440 I have 2 field artillery guns in play. This is a naval deck gun just for fun. Its the larger 14 spoke wheel models I want to focus on. Their trunions are partial and stop well of the bore. kzitem.info/news/bejne/r2ljvnqcnGpjmKw
Пікірлер: 142