Thank you very much! That's much faster and more efficient than some of the other techniques I've seen. I was brought up as part of the CNC generation - taught at school to program CNC machines long before we learned about manual machines - our teachers were very good and doing the best they could to prepare us for the future, money and resources were very tight and it saved a lot of money if we wrote CNC programs that our teacher could assess on a simulator instead of making parts from stock on manual machines - but when I only need a prototype for development and testing or 2 or 3 copies of something then making it on a manual machine is much faster than writing a program and tooling up a CNC machine. For my generation your videos are hugely valuable!
@eriklouw821
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Joe. Erik Louw again from South Africa. I never but never found any one of your lessons not very interesting. As a hobbiest I can follow and the way you explain make it also understandable for the novice. What I like most is the fact that you don't try to get a long video with all nitty gritty information. It is right to the point. Sometimes I battle with inch measurements, because most of the time we work here in metric. Keep up the good work.
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@crabbyfrog
5 жыл бұрын
File trick is a nice bonus. Never know what I’ll learn when I hit the play button. Thanks Joe.!
@joepie221
5 жыл бұрын
I call that an embedded jewel.
@edsanner9542
7 жыл бұрын
Great idea Joe! I've been using an old height gauge I found laying around our shop to center the tools for my protrak lathe, but need one for my bigger lathe too. Im making one of yours tomorrow! Like your videos!
@christopherclaydon4780
6 жыл бұрын
I like your work Joe, direct and to the point, no stuffing around.
@otpipe
5 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I found this channel. Fantastic tips and tricks.
@roverinosnarkman7240
7 жыл бұрын
Great tips Mr Joe! Thanks, for sharing your knowledge!
@theonlybuzz1969
6 жыл бұрын
Another spot on production from Joe, all these tips and tricks are really helpful for me and a colleague, thank you from the UK.
@emiliog.4432
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Joe. I learn something every time you post a video, no matter how simple.
@christowers3939
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for taking the time to really explain your methods, they are so hopeful in learning
@bowlingkingpin
7 жыл бұрын
Another brilliant idea/video!! I've had the live centre in the middle of a part and needed to set/check tool height (which of course I should have done before chucking up the part). Thanks
@DPain82
7 жыл бұрын
Another solid video. Keep them coming. All these little tricks are great.
@martinwhittaker9860
6 жыл бұрын
Joe as usual yet again another great and simple add on for us Home machinists THANK YOU JOE. Martin in the uk
@aldimmett
2 жыл бұрын
Once again you make, what seems to be a difficult set up, appear easy. Thank you for all your videos.
@dennisogren8678
7 жыл бұрын
There is so much good information in this clip -- absolutely excellent!
@jeffrey7104
5 жыл бұрын
Joe I gotta say after a long day at work I love sitting back cracking a beer and watching your tutorials/Tips and tricks.Keep them coming sir!
@ChestnutForge
6 жыл бұрын
Your explanation of the geometry cleared up a lot questions I have had, as a bonus I learned how to be more in control of the machine. Outstanding.
@keithrussell8778
7 жыл бұрын
Another great tip, I'll make one of these, many thanks for your expertise Jack from over the pond
@paulgreenlee190
4 жыл бұрын
Another great video Joe, I have learned so much watching your channel.
@tomk3732
4 жыл бұрын
I got one of these standards with one of my lathes & was going to make one for the other lathe - now I know a quick way to do so!
@RaysGarage
7 жыл бұрын
Hi Joe, This was one of the first machining projects I did, and still to this day is one of the best centering tools I own and use. Love the cut file tip, priceless man, thanks for sharing! Regards, Ray
@jamesschroder1231
2 жыл бұрын
going out to shop to make one now for my brand new lathe ....thanks Joe keep up the great work and videos.
@terryenyart5838
3 жыл бұрын
Great tips from a veteran machinist. Makes lots of sense. Thank you
@gyromike1966
7 жыл бұрын
Excellent tool Joe. I made one of these yesterday and reset several of my tools. Some of my BXA quick change blocks won't go down quite far enough to center the tool and I may have to grind the bottoms a little to lower the tools on center. But at least now I know for sure what the height needs to be! Thanks, and please keep the videos coming!
@MajRatbag
5 жыл бұрын
Great tip, thanks Joe you earned yourself another subscriber. I will be making one of those as soon as I get home from work today.
@rossshilton7568
Жыл бұрын
Hey Joe, Love your channel, I am a very experienced machinist but there is always something to be learned from others. This video shoes a great way to accurately set center height on tools, I agree it is most important. When I had a production shop I had exclusively Hardinge machines and they made an adjustable center height tool similar to yours, it had a top piece that folded out for setting upside down tools. Your method of setting the gauge is so simple and easy, great job.
@robingibson7503
6 жыл бұрын
/Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge and tricks of the trade. Very much appreciated!!!
@pauljones3866
7 жыл бұрын
Great advice and the file tang trick is a gem and why I have started watching your channel. I made a Hardinge-style tool height gage knock-off and use it every day for the tool setups. I like your short and to the point videos.
@joepie221
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment Paul. Stay tuned.
@ralphwaters8905
3 жыл бұрын
Little tools like this are real time-savers. I made a square-U with the base of the U flat and parallel to the tips. I hold the tips against the face of my lathe chuck, straddling a jaw. The base gives me a parallel surface I can use to align the angle of my QC toolpost, especially the parting tool. I also made a dedicated little jack for my dividing head that lets me set the chuck exactly horizontal in a snap. The list goes on! Now that I'm old and senile, I need to label all these tools so I will know what they're for when I haven't used them in a year! Love your channel.
@myonecora
7 жыл бұрын
Every time i watch one of your videos, something like this tip comes up and i feel like an idiot. Why didn't i think of that. Like the videos almost as much as reducing material to chips!!
@tomfromstthomas
2 жыл бұрын
Good vids. I've run machines for long time and I've learned many things from you. Many thanks.
@joea5729
6 жыл бұрын
It may have been one of your shortest videos but I gleaned several important bits of machining wisdom from it.
@tjnak
7 жыл бұрын
Love the simple logic. 30 years a welder fitter, I trust my fingers more than my eyes. This is now to the top of the list of needed tools. Thanks.
@clydeadair3809
2 жыл бұрын
This is an issue I've had as a hobby machinist for years with lathe work. Best centering method I've seen yet. Love the little "File" trick as well.
@nocopyme84634744
6 жыл бұрын
The more I watch your video's the more I'm starting to get great work come out of my work shop it so good to have some one that is will to show the tips of the trade and the reasons why for the do's and don't that make all the difference when seeing it done -thumbs up from me and please keep on making these vedeo's.
@gayle4s383
3 жыл бұрын
I use this tool all the time as from seeing this video 2 years ago. Kind of the "Occams Razor" approach of keeping things simple. Thanks Joe
@joepie221
3 жыл бұрын
Its a handy reference to have available. Easy to make too.
@johnw.peterson4311
5 жыл бұрын
Joe, you are a Great teacher and machinist/ inventor. Thank you.
@joepie221
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@byronfoxretiredmachinist9300
7 жыл бұрын
B.Fox, Thank you for THE very best description of the importance of center height ! Been using this for 20 yrs. Great video,Thanks.
@joepie221
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@shawngreig1100
6 жыл бұрын
One thing I have noticed mostly is how clean your shop is!!! Impressive! I work with a bunch of engineers and they always leave things lying around. Keeping a shop clean and organized saves frustration and is so functionally useful whenever you walk in!
@davidwellenstein2381
7 жыл бұрын
Just discovered this channel. Great videos! Am going one by one through all of them.Thanks for all the hard work producing them.
@joepie221
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. It really does take some time to do this.
@emerybooker6335
6 жыл бұрын
So direct and to the point of the function. Will be watching you more, a lot of people are over complicating way things with a lathe.
@BasementShopGuy
7 жыл бұрын
Joe - great channel and videos. Subscribed to you! Good luck in growing the channel.
@qck57594
7 жыл бұрын
Hello Joe, great tool tip. I made one for my Mini-lathe. Works perfect and quickly. Keep the tips coming. Kurt Kenyon, Seattle Wa.
@joepie221
7 жыл бұрын
Nice. You'll have it for a long time.
@barrylipman
5 жыл бұрын
Another great tip, Joe! Made one in less than 20 minutes and wonder how I got along without one! I have not commented before, but this little tool tip is so basic and so useful I finally had to say something. Thanks!
@steveattree8757
5 жыл бұрын
Looks like one of those tools that are so simple to make and even easier to use .... Fantastic job !!!
@joepie221
5 жыл бұрын
Its very handy when you do a lot of O'ring grooves.
@Kruspe2011
4 жыл бұрын
This is really neat - as are all your videos. I trained as a woodworker, and now run a brass instrument making business - I'm learning learning learning machining...
@johndonlan5956
2 жыл бұрын
Joe, that pin method is sheer brilliance in it's simplicity! And that file tang taper squeeze play is a good thing to remember. When I was manufactured engineer at one of the companies I worked at.... I had this one machinist that kept all of his nails trimmed except one pinky nail - which he usually let grow out to one quarter of an inch. It was his "educated measuring nail". He could run along the surface and tell the surface finish as good as the surface finish standard would do..... And he would use it for matching surface heights like you did with your finger. Personally I prefer my index fingernail! 🤗
@SailingSVTattoo
4 жыл бұрын
Joe, thanks for another awesome video. I’ve been watching your very informative content for only a few weeks now and have learned so much already. I look forward to exploring more! Keep up the good work! 👍
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I hope I've gained your subscription. Tell about 10,000 of your closest friends !!
@frase1234
3 жыл бұрын
Joe... You never cease to amaze me
@2129078
7 жыл бұрын
New guy on the block. Can't wait to see what's to come...great content!
@dillardnorg
4 жыл бұрын
Good info and video. We were on vacation in Mobile Alabama and I got a chance to observe two machinist working on two 15" swing lathe's with lantern style tool post. They both had a standard like the one you made but the had a small piece of steel, bolted on the top, that overhung on one side so when they changed to a different tool they could swing the compound over and under the overhang. That set the tool height, then lock the tool down, then swing the compound back to the part and lock it down and start cutting. Thanks again. You can use a small drill drift to lock that knurled nut also.
@roughrooster4750
7 жыл бұрын
Like what I see here. Thanks for the teaching. Been using the tailstock center for years. Will build a height gage next chance I get.
@copasetic216
7 жыл бұрын
What a time saver. Well worth the upfront effort to make this. Great idea and great vid. Thanks
@joepie221
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@fredchenze8676
4 жыл бұрын
LEFT Handed another great reason to subscribe. love your teaching keep going
@markturner7229
6 жыл бұрын
Found your Video I've always had problems finding the center after changing tools. Made a jig just like yours. Works great. Thanks
@joepie221
6 жыл бұрын
Simple too.
@lesliebrown1527
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Joe from over the pond in Craven Arms, UK. Great ideas.
@robertoswalt319
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Joe, I found a very similar indicator holder to yours and love it. Mine is called "Erick Magna Model 200" They can be found on Amazon as well as other vendors. I just wanted to pass the work along in case someone would like to pick one up. I have found them easier to use than the Noga style that seem so popular now. Thanks for all of your great content.
@trackie1957
6 жыл бұрын
Joe, you always explain things so clearly! Hardinge lathes used to come with a similar post specific to each particular machine, only those had a cap on them so you could use the underside to see if the tool was too high and the top of the post proper if it was too low. I once saw a guy use a neat trick to center a tool - take your 6" scale and trap it between the tool and the work. Look from the tailstock toward the spindle. If the scale is vertical, you're on center. If the upper end is toward the right, it's too high. To the left, too low. Not as precise as Joe's method, but really quick more effective than it would seem. Of course, Joe's method is dead nuts accurate and very quick once you have your post.
@matrixgunsmithing8060
7 жыл бұрын
Hey Joe Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. Again you have a great way of explaining and showing things for us green guys to understand. the more I learn the more I love my lathe. your videos are fantastic! Tim Ditmore Matrix Gunsmithing Lake George, CO.
@joepie221
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Tim.
@quinka2
6 жыл бұрын
real good idea Joe, I like it. Also, I find if my tool bit is too small and the quick change holder doesn't have enough adjustment, I just put a 3/8 dowel pin under the adjusting nut and it stays there just fine and I can use the adjustment again, if I am switching tools all the time, I just put the dowel pin back in when I use that tool.
@jamesdavis8021
4 жыл бұрын
Great video,Joe.I made the tool height gauge from 1 1/2 yellow brass because, it was easier than turning down a 3” bar of aluminum and,it’s heavier. I keep it in a pvc pipe with foam rubber glued inside the end caps.Thank you for the video.
@rupertpowell
7 жыл бұрын
I love your measurement techniques...when you starting out in engineering these tricks are invaluable. Top marks for being short and to the point.
@joepie221
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rupert.
@normanfeinberg9968
7 жыл бұрын
Another short-cut master piece Joe,thank's
@psu-generalchemistrylabs9794
6 жыл бұрын
Joe, these are really great - hope you are still at it!
@r777w
7 жыл бұрын
Another great video joe. always inforamtive and concise.
@joepie221
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@davesrepaircom
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks again, Joe. Just made one of these center gauges today for my 40's Atlas 10", and you're right - it's a simple solution that works great! It took me some time to "sneak" the 6061 round stock to the precise length a few thou at a time, but I can't thank you enough. Most precise gauge I've ever used for setting tool height!
@joepie221
6 жыл бұрын
Excellent. Keep the bottom knick free and it should serve you well.
@leepoirier3823
5 жыл бұрын
Great tip. Im a beginner. Appreciate you sharing tribal knowledge, keep up the awsome vids.
@donpeterson9282
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent. The tips are really great for those of us who are on a steep learning curve. The white board preps are vital to my understanding. I watch your video, move out to the garage and use the demo once again, as needed, to attempt to repeat your demo. While doing this I also keep a notebook of certain things I wish to recall. Your videos are well designed for this type of learning. Many thanks.
@joepie221
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@rajendrakumar8419
6 жыл бұрын
great teacher you always have inspired me thank you
@mikekeele1533
7 жыл бұрын
i made this tool and have found that my tools cut more easily and longer without needing to be touched up. A great addition to the inventory
@williehofer8107
6 жыл бұрын
Small stuff like that centering gage can mean so much in the quality of finish work not to mention insert tool life and time saved in setup, where in the end your tool is actually on center and not ( close enough). Thanks Joe,
@angelosartore2179
6 ай бұрын
So simple, so smart. Thank you!
@DCFusor
6 жыл бұрын
Long time viewer/subscriber. Once I got done cracking up over how obvious the two ball trick is but *only in retrospect*, I felt like an 2x idiot for not having watched this when it came out - I needed that. Thanks again, Joe!
@daveat191
7 жыл бұрын
very good, have seen quite a few of your videos and they are all excellent., toolmaker for 30 years.
@joepie221
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Been at this full time since 1976
@1cheapthrills
7 жыл бұрын
Joe, Thank you. You keep teaching. I keep learning. Jimmy Moore
@joepie221
7 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a plan.
@thomasperks8640
4 жыл бұрын
Very informative, I've learnt a lot from your videos keep them coming
@carlopiaia2144
6 жыл бұрын
Joe, my name is Carlo Piaia one of the places I used to work at was Tydeman Machine Works in Redwood City and they had a tool height adjustment tool, that was approximately an inch or so in diameter, after they found the Center Height they attached another piece of material the same diameter, and offset it by about a quarter inch and reattached it with a 1/4-20 cap screw the so you could measure right side- up tools and upside down tools. Thanks Joe I like your videos
@John91406
7 жыл бұрын
Joe, There are several terrific machinists on you tube. You are one of the best! Your teaching style makes seemingly complicated things very easy. I look forward to all of your videos! Thank you for sharing you wealth of knowledge. All the best, John
@joepie221
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you John. It does take some effort to shoot and edit these. Nice to know they are appreciated.
@georgespeake5089
2 жыл бұрын
You are one of the best with helpful & usable information. Thanks and God bless!
@joepie221
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Glad to help.
@patlaird4188
7 жыл бұрын
Awesome. I watch your channel as much as possible.
@joepie221
7 жыл бұрын
I do appreciate it.
@toddanonymous5295
7 жыл бұрын
Joe, I am an apprentice to the machine trade and find your videos very helpful. Thank you for sharing your great tips and vast experience with all of us . Looking forward to future videos.
@joepie221
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Todd. Feel free to send me a message offline if you have a certain question.
@joell439
7 жыл бұрын
More expert tips. Thank you! For me, the reason I find these tips so valuable is that you include simple to understand, yet very detailed explanations and descriptions. You are an amazing craftsman and teacher. I really appreciate the effort and time you take to organize your thoughts and share them in such a seamless way. That only happens for those who really know the subjects they are presenting. All the best to you! Joel.....
@joepie221
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Joel. Its good to know these videos are landing in good places. Best to you as well.
@jackbonanno5550
3 жыл бұрын
I can't express how much help you are and the simple and easy to understand teaching methods you employ to make it easier to understand. I'm looking at property around Austin wanting to move from the Kansas City area. Retired from Bayer Corp. engineering maintenance machine shop area after 37 years. Maybe I'll get to meet you, you have definately been a great help as I have a small machine shop I built in my downstairs. Thank You very much.
@joepie221
3 жыл бұрын
Look me up when you roll into town. Property around here is getting extremely expensive with Apple and Tesla moving in and Dell already here. Outside city limits is still affordable if you don't mind country living.
@alphgeek
6 жыл бұрын
Great video Joe. I've always used the centre in tailstock method and it's less than satisfactory. That's what they taught us in trade school, it always seemed a bit rough and ready. I'm going to make a height standard tomorrow.
@mrfrog3350
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Joe.This will be a big help.
@jeffiscool1805
7 жыл бұрын
Another good video. Your comment about storing things on the head stock is a good one. After an incident that took out one of my flourescent lights I vowed to limit the clutter on top the lathe. I took a cafeteria tray and screwed it to a tall bar stool. I can put all the tools I need for a job on another tray, carry it over and it nests nicely into the one thats screwed to the stool. Portable table at a good height. I have found the trays very handy for keeping tooling for different jobs layed out and ready to go. Easy to clean, easy to store. A guy could mount one to the headstock easily enough so other trays nest on it. Just an idea that worked for me.
@joepie221
7 жыл бұрын
I too have seen tools launched by chuck jaws. They just go bam and disappear. Just wait for a second and you'll hear it hit somewhere if its not sticking out of your chest or forehead. I stage my measuring tools and cutting tools on 2 separate rags on my bench.
@bigdawgsbusa2
7 жыл бұрын
great vids Joe over the pass 35 years i have passed so much information on myself and set up can't be stressed enough take time and make a jig or fixture to aide in their set ups just small things like this will aide someone that has struggle keep up the great work
@joepie221
7 жыл бұрын
My tooling shelf has hundreds of fixtures. Well worth the time it took to make them.
@SamLee-lk4pn
Жыл бұрын
Hi Joe, love all your videos, clear precise & exacting! Keep it up. I'm just a humble beginer strugling for precision. Fantastic
@joepie221
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@donnyo65
5 жыл бұрын
As always straight to the point and no BS, thanks again!
@tehc00p
7 жыл бұрын
such a simple idea that just makes sense. I watched this video last night and ran right out and built one for my Ole SB 13. thanks!
@joepie221
7 жыл бұрын
Super easy and all you need is a mic and indicator. Nothing fancy.
@martingreen530
6 жыл бұрын
never used a different method.........a great thing to have in our tool box........must say worked at many factories over many many years,,,,,,,,,, when I have made the gauge a good many thought I was being a smart ass,,,,,,,, keep it up chap
@danmoreton1788
6 жыл бұрын
It’s the basics! Great video Joe!
@apfyts
7 жыл бұрын
A short but sweet video. Two great tips, especially the file tang wedge.
@joepie221
7 жыл бұрын
Greg, every time that tool holder stud turn I used to grit my teeth. That file end is one of the things I keep on my head stock. It works perfect and is dirt simple. Thanks for the comment.
@4x4machinist
7 жыл бұрын
Joe, Great tip! just set my lathe tools on center using this.
@hamedalizadeh6584
6 жыл бұрын
Hi joeNice tool to make !And i like the way you explain them on the board,makes it much easier to understand
@mihdogg
4 жыл бұрын
I always wanted to learn how to use machining tools but nover got around to learning .After looking at one of your vid and illustrations you have ignited that old flame ,Amazing teacher you are Mr J.P Thanks for taking the time out to teach the world , I cant stop watching the vids.Excellent
@joepie221
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the compliment. I am glad it helps.
@robgerrits4097
7 жыл бұрын
Finaly a simple tool to measure centerheight, and it will always stay accurate..Thanks for sharing..
@timothyduzenski1386
7 жыл бұрын
Great videos and tips. Tim from Chicago. Kind of an old school manual machinist.
@sanjayr7977
3 жыл бұрын
Sir, thank you for the education, it is highly appreciated. I teach machining at a college in South Africa and I can tell you that most machining problems come from a tool that is not centered. I will implement this technique.
@jameswik212
Жыл бұрын
You describe my problem exactly, my tools are too high. Thanks for showing me, this is the most important lesson to learn, when new in lathing and owning a lathe. Mine will not cut properly, and it feels like I'm pushing the material. Thanks again for this.
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