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Support My Work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HERSCHToolRoom In this week's project I'll begin the process of machining a quick change cutoff tool holder. This tool holder is designed to be more versatile and rigid than the standard cutoff tool holder you'll find with most "aloris" style quick change tool posts. The increased rigidity helps to make parting operations much easier to perform. All of the work for this project will be done on the milling machine. I will demonstrate the "Joe Pie" method to quickly and easily square up stock while taking your part to major dimensions all in the same process. Then, I will show how to measure a dovetail to achieve a nice fit before machining the dovetail feature. I'll also have a bit of a crash, and we'll talk about why that happened and how it could have been prevented. Please leave a comment if you have any questions, ideas, criticisms, or concerns. My Lathe: MSC / Prince 9517350 - 13x40 Manual Metal Lathe My Milling Machine: Bridgeport Variable Speed Series 1 "J Head" My other Milling Machine: Brown & Sharpe No. 2 Plain "light type" Universal Milling Machine CREDITS: Music and Sound Effects courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Support My Work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HERSCHToolRoom In this project I'll be machining an 18" cast iron straight edge using my Brown & Sharpe Horizontal Milling Machine. As a "bonus" 😢 I will be dealing with 3 phase power issues along the way. I'll be juggling 3 phase converter connections, and really second guessing my decision to not invest in rotary power in the first place... LOL This will be my first ever experience using a horizontal mill, so there is a bit of a learning curve to overcome, and a bit of change in thinking that's necessary when it comes to setting up the work and the overall machining strategy. But in the end, I learned a lot, I was able to experiment with work holding techniques that I've never used before, and was very pleased with how nice it was to work on the B&S mill. I am now more motivated than ever to complete all of the work I want to do on that machine and make it my "go to" milling machine. If you have any questions, comments, or criticisms please leave a comment below! My Lathe: MSC / Prince 9517350 - 13x40 Manual Metal Lathe My Milling Machine: Bridgeport Variable Speed Series 1 "J Head" My other Milling Machine: Brown & Sharpe No. 2 Plain "light type" Universal Milling Machine CREDITS: Music and Sound Effects courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Check out last week's video if you missed part 1! If you would like to download the drawings for this project and make one for yourself, you can find them on my Patreon. Support My Work and get access to drawings, cad files, and more on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HERSCHToolRoom For today's project, we will be finishing up the shop made machinist's jack build. Last week we completed the main body of the jack, as well as the adjustment bushing, used for adjusting the jack-screw up and down. This week we will be making the main jack-screw and the work support platform. To the make the main jack-screw we will turn down stock on the lathe and then single point cut a 7/16-10tpi left handed acme thread. The work support platform will be made from 360 free machining brass. The brass will be turned down in the lathe, and drilled and counterbored for the screw that will be used to fasten the platform to the main jack-screw. I will demonstrate how an integrated arbor can be turned directly into a part when there is sufficient stock, and how that arbor can be used to hold onto a small or odd shaped part that might otherwise be difficult to hold and machine. I will demonstrate the use of a collet block for work holding in the milling machine and show how a surface plate can be used to locate and align features with work a holding fixture. This all demonstrates how a bit of forethought and some simple "old school" tricks can be used to hold onto, fixture, and machine small or odd shaped parts and features. If you have any questions, comments, or criticisms, please don't hesitate to put them in the comment section down below! My Lathe: MSC / Prince 9517350 - 13x40 Manual Metal Lathe My Milling Machine: Bridgeport Variable Speed Series 1 "J Head" My other Milling Machine: Brown & Sharpe No. 2 Plain "light type" Universal Milling Machine CREDITS: Music and Sound Effects courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HERSCHToolRoom For today's project we will get started on making a custom machinist's screw jack. I wasn't 100% happy with how my commercial screw jack worked, so I thought that I'd try my own design. This project requires turning, drilling, boring, tapping, and knurling. If you'd like to follow along, drawings for this project are available on my Patreon. If you have any questions, criticisms, or suggestions, leave a comment! #diy #hobby machine shop #hobbymachinist My Lathe: MSC / Prince 9517350 - 13x40 Manual Metal Lathe My Milling Machine: Bridgeport Variable Speed Series 1 "J Head" My other Milling Machine: Brown & Sharpe No. 2 Plain "light type" Universal Milling Machine CREDITS: Music and Sound Effects courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

For today's project, I will be making the familiar tap follower. This is a pretty common beginner level machining project, and in my opinion that's for very good reasons. If you would like to follow along and make this project for yourself, you can download the drawings, for free, on my Patreon. FREE!!! Drawings on my Patreon!: https://patreon.com/HERSCHToolRoom?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link This beginner level lathe project offers a lot of room for flexibility, and creativity. And, is perfect for folks who have gotten to know the basics of operating their machines and tools and are ready to take on a full fledged project from start to finish. (Or, for anybody who just needs a tap follower... 😂) So, head to my Patreon, download the drawings, and follow along! The skills required to finish this project will include turning, drilling, reaming, and grinding. If you have any questions about the project, or just any questions in general, please don't hesitate to ask! *************************************************************************** Who am I? I'm a hobby machinist, with a passion for old machine tools and manual machining. I am here to share and learn. Being self taught, much of my limited knowledge, has come from others sharing their experiences online, just as I am doing now. My hope, is that by putting my work in front of much more knowledgeable machinists, we can all learn something new together. My Lathe: MSC / Prince 9517350 - 13x40 Manual Metal Lathe My Milling Machine: Bridgeport Variable Speed Series 1 "J Head" My other Milling Machine: Brown & Sharpe No. 2 Plain "light type" Universal Milling Machine CREDITS: Music and Sound Effects courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

In this video, I will be installing an import DRO on my MSC / Prince, model 9517350, 13x40 manual lathe. I will go over what you can expect when one of these units arrives in the mail. Ill take a look at the contents of the packaging, basic assembly of the unit, and of course, what is required to install one of these units on the machine. I will cover the fabrication of adjustable mounting solutions, and accurately aligning the scales with the axis of travel on the machine. If you have any questions about the unit, the installation, or anything else, please leave them in the comments below. ***************** Who am I? I'm a hobby machinist, with a passion for old machine tools and manual machining. I am here to share and learn. Being self taught, much of my limited knowledge, has come from others sharing their experiences online, just as I am doing now. My hope, is that by putting my work in front of much more knowledgeable machinists, we can all learn something new together. My Lathe: MSC / Prince 9517350 - 13x40 Manual Metal Lathe My Milling Machine: Bridgeport Variable Speed Series 1 "J Head" My other Milling Machine: Brown & Sharpe No. 2 Plain "light type" Universal Milling Machine CREDITS: Music and Sound Effects courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

In today's video I'll be making a cross slide feed screw for a South Bend 9" lathe. This feed screw will work for either a South Bend 9a or 9b lathe, as it includes the involute gear used for the power feed. This project involves a good deal of work, has some challenging features, and everything needs to remain concentric. I'll do my best to give an overview of the entire process and all of the different operations involved. I will cover turning, grooving, single point threading and acme thread, and cutting a gear on the vertical milling machine. I hope that you enjoy the video, and please don't hesitate to ask any questions you may have in the comment section. Who am I? I'm a hobby machinist, with a passion for old machine tools and manual machining. I am here to share and learn. Being self taught, much of my limited knowledge, has come from others sharing their experiences online, just as I am doing now. My hope, is that by putting my work in front of much more knowledgeable machinists, we can all learn something new together. My Lathe: MSC / Prince 9517350 - 13x40 Manual Metal Lathe My Milling Machine: Bridgeport Variable Speed Series 1 "J Head" My other Milling Machine: Brown & Sharpe No. 2 Plain "light type" Universal Milling Machine CREDITS: Music and Sound Effects courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com https://www.youtube.com/@hersch_tool

Today I'll be making self locking height adjustment knobs for my Aloris style quick change tool holders. This is a quick and easy project that I kind of wish that I'd done sooner. I will be using 360 free machining brass to make beautiful adjustment knobs that look nicer, and work better than the typical jam nut style knobs that come on most tool holders. Not only is this project relatively quick and easy, but it's a lot of fun too. The project involves both the metal lathe and the milling machine, and I'll bounce back and forth between the 2 machines. I'll start off on the lathe, where I'll turn down the stock before giving it a nice knurled texture using a scissor style knurling tool. Then I'll drill and tap for the 3/8x24 tpi thread on the tool post. Next, I will head over to the milling machine for some milling, drilling, tapping, and will even get to use the slitting saw. Once I'm finished at the milling machine, it's back over to the lathe for finishing touches, and separating the parts from the stock using a high speed steel parting tool to perform the parting operations. I really enjoy projects that make use of multiple machine tools, interesting work holding options, like v-blocks and machinist's jacks, and then produce an immediately useful tool at the end of the project. The diversity of machining techniques and instant gratification in the result make these some of my favorite jobs in the hobby machine shop. Who am I? I'm a hobby machinist, with a passion for old machine tools and manual machining. I am here to share and learn. Being self taught, much of my limited knowledge, has come from others sharing their experiences online, just as I am doing now. My hope, is that by putting my work in front of much more knowledgeable machinists, we can all learn something new together. My Lathe: MSC / Prince 9517350 - 13x40 Manual Metal Lathe My Milling Machine: Bridgeport Variable Speed Series 1 "J Head" My other Milling Machine: Brown & Sharpe No. 2 Plain "light type" Universal Milling Machine CREDITS: Music and Sound Effects courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

In Today's project, I will make one of many planned improvements to my lathe. I'll begin these improvements by focusing on one of the parts of the lathe that you interact with the most, the Tool Post. Even a quick change tool post needs to be moved frequently to accommodate different tool geometry, odd features, etc. The normal method for doing this is to grab a wrench, use that wrench to loosen the retaining nut, then move the tool post, use the wrench to tighten the nut, and then put the wrench away. Today, we will cut out all of those steps and create a retaining cap, and handle that can be quickly loosened and tightened by hand. And thanks to the inclusion of a thrust washer, very little force is needed to loosen or tighten the new tool post handle. The material used for this job will be 304 stainless steel. Machines used will be the metal lathe, and the milling machine. Operations will include; turning, facing, drilling, boring, tapping, threading, and milling. Who am I? I'm a hobby machinist, with a passion for old machine tools and manual machining. I am here to share and learn. Being self taught, much of my limited knowledge, has come from others sharing their experiences online, just as I am doing now. My hope, is that by putting my work in front of much more knowledgeable machinists, we can all learn something new together. My Lathe: MSC / Prince 9517350 - 13x40 Manual Metal Lathe My Milling Machine: Bridgeport Variable Speed Series 1 "J Head" CREDITS: Music and Sound Effects courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com https://www.youtube.com/@hersch_tool

In todays project we'll be making a thread protector for a threaded spindle nose. Starting with a piece of 304 stainless steel, the work will involve operations on both the manual lathe and the milling machine. On the lathe, we'll do basic turning, and facing operations, as well as boring and internal single point threading of a 1-3/4" by 8tpi UNC 60 degree V thread. On the milling machine, the part will be held in the Hardinge dividing fixture using a 5/8" arbor, and will be indexed every 15 degrees to create knurled features using a carbide ball nose end mill. A huge THANK YOU for watching, and to all of the support that you've shown to me and this channel. #hersch_tool #machining #diy #machineshop My Lathe: MSC / Prince 9517350 - 13x40 Manual Metal Lathe My Milling Machine: Bridgeport Variable Speed Series 1 "J Head" Who am I? I'm a hobby machinist, with a passion for old machine tools and manual machining. I am here to share and learn. Being self taught, much of my limited knowledge, has come from others sharing their experiences online, just as I am doing now. My hope, is that by putting my work in front of much more knowledgeable machinists, we can all learn something new together. CREDITS: Music and Sound Effects courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Mill, Bridgeport, vari-speed, bushings, bearing, belt, milling machine In today's project, we will perform much needed and long neglected repairs and maintenance on the head of my Bridgeport Variable Speed milling machine. My mill has been rattling, vibrating, thumping, and making noise ever since I brought it into the shop. The first thing we'll do is take a look at the problem, and talk a little bit about the variable speed "Reeves Drive" and discuss possible issues that could be causing the noise. Then, we'll open up the head and get a good look at the vari-disc system before taking it all apart and diagnosing several worn and damaged parts that need replacing. We will replace the variable speed drive belt. We'll also replace multiple bearings, and we'll replace the plastic bushings in the moveable vari-discs. We will even encounter the dreaded "teal bushing", and discuss possible solutions for solving this obstacle should you come across it yourself. After performing all of our repairs and maintenance, we will then re-assemble the head, and compare it's operation to what we observed before making the repairs. Spoiler alert, it makes a HUGE difference! Thanks for watching, and please don't hesitate to ask questions in the comments! ****************** Who am I? I'm a hobby machinist, with a passion for old machine tools and manual machining. I am here to share and learn. Being self taught, much of my limited knowledge, has come from others sharing their experiences online, just as I am doing now. My hope, is that by putting my work in front of much more knowledgeable machinists, we can all learn something new together. My Lathe: MSC / Prince 9517350 - 13x40 Manual Metal Lathe My Milling Machine: Bridgeport Variable Speed Series 1 "J Head" CREDITS: Music and Sound Effects courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Today's project is a big one... There is a lot of learning, and a lot of work to get done, but by the end we'll finally finish the DIY 5C Drawtube! We start off with sand casting the hand wheel using a pattern created in 3D CAD software, and then 3D printed. We have a brief overview of the casting process, where we'll talk a little bit about the tools we use and how they're made, such as the homemade Kiln / Foundry. Then, we'll cast the part using a petrobond mold, and Zamak alloy for the material. (ZA-12) After that, it's off to the lathe for machining. We'll do some general turning and facing operations as we begin to shape and cleanup the rough casting, before we move on to drilling and boring. We'll bore to a close tolerance in preparation for the next step, which is to press fit the 5C draw tube into the hand wheel. Once everything is assembled, it's back to the lathe for finish machining, where we will clean up all of the surfaces and bring them into concentricity with the draw tube OD, while also doing the final shaping and tuning the hand wheel for a nice comfortable fit in the hand. I hope that you enjoy! My Lathe: MSC / Prince 9517350 - 13x40 Manual Metal Lathe My Mill: Bridgeport Series 1 J-head Variable Speed Milling Machine Who am I? I am Hersch! I'm a hobby machinist, with a passion for old machine tools and manual machining. My favorite place to be, aside from with my wife, is standing in front of the manual lathe. I like to fix up and restore old machines, make my own tools, and I also take on small jobs fixing, or making parts, etc for others. Why am I here? I am here to share and learn. Being self taught, much of my limited knowledge, has come from others sharing their experiences online, just as I am doing now. This channel is my way of giving back a bit of that which I have gained from others, while at the same time hopefully being able to learn even more by putting my work in front of far more knowledgable and experienced machinists. Music and Sound Effects courtesy of: www.epidemicsound.com

In this week's project, we start in on making our 5C draw-tube to go along with the 5C collet adapter that we made a few videos ago. Machining a 5C Collet Adapter: https://rumble.com/v3s260q-machining-a-5c-collet-adapter-morse-taper-4-12-to-5c-adapter.html We'll start with a piece of 1-3/8" DOM tube, cut it, bore it, and single point cut the internal thread on the manual lathe. We will also go over some of the math required to find the nominal bore diameter of a given internal 60 degree V thread. This can be useful when dealing with a "non standard" thread with unknown dimensions. In the next video, we will finish up the project by casting and machining the hand wheel to fit onto the end of the draw-tube. I just want to say a heartfelt THANK YOU, for all of the support that you all have shown me, and my channel. This thing has already exceeded my wildest expectations, and we are just getting started! ****************** Who am I? I'm a hobby machinist, with a passion for old machine tools and manual machining. I am here to share and learn. Being self taught, much of my limited knowledge, has come from others sharing their experiences online, just as I am doing now. My hope, is that by putting my work in front of much more knowledgeable machinists, we can all learn something new together. My Lathe: MSC / Prince 9517350 - 13x40 Manual Metal Lathe My Milling Machine: Bridgeport Variable Speed Series 1 "J-Head" CREDITS: Music and Sound Effects courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

In todays video, we take a brief pause from accessorizing and upgrading the new lathe, and work on a job for a client! We will make a tailstock feed screw for a Leblond lathe. Starting with a piece of 1144 stress-roof steel round stock, we will machine the entire part from start to finish using manual machine tools. Basic operations covered in this video include; turning, facing, grooving, turning to an accurate shoulder, and more. We will also need to hit a critical diameter with a close tolerance of +.0000" -.0003" (spoiler alert, we nail it ;) For the most important feature, we will be single point threading a 5/8" - 8tpi LH ACME thread. And then a brief stop at the milling machine to cut in a woodruff key seat. Machines Used: MSC / Prince 9517350 - 13x40 Manual Metal Lathe Bridgeport Series 1 J-head Variable Speed Milling Machine Who am I? I am Hersch! I'm a hobby machinist, with a passion for old machine tools and manual machining. My favorite place to be, aside from with my wife, is standing in front of the manual lathe. I like to fix up and restore old machines, make my own tools, and I also take on small jobs fixing, or making parts, etc for others. Why am I here? I am here to share and learn. Being self taught, much of my limited knowledge, has come from others sharing their experiences online, just as I am doing now. This channel is my way of giving back a bit of that which I have gained from others, while at the same time hopefully being able to learn even more by putting my work in front of far more knowledgable and experienced machinists. CREDITS: Doh De Oh by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100255 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200102 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Lawd Ito / No Hay Trabajo / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

For today's project, we'll make a 5C collet adapter for the spindle nose of the new lathe! The outside diameter of the adapter will be machined to a morse taper 4-1/2 to fit the inside taper of the spindle nose, and the inner bore will be machined to accept a 5C collet. The material we'll be using is a piece of 4140 pre-hard steel round stock. To begin, we will chuck up the material in the lathe using the 3 jaw chuck. Then we'll face, center drill, and begin rough turning the outside diameter and major features. Once we have our rough major outside diameter, we will set up the compound to cut the appropriate angle to produce the morse taper. To do this, we'll use an existing example of taper we are attempting to reproduce, suspended between centers, and we'll reference against this taper to set our compound using a dial indicator. Once we have produced our outer taper, we'll then separate the part from the remaining stock so that we can insert the part directly into the spindle and machine all of the remaining features in situ. Machining in situ will help to create a high degree of precision for the remaining features. Next we'll face, drill, and then bore out the material to accept a 5C collet. And finally cut the 10 degree included angle to match the 5C collet taper. ******************************************* Who am I? I am Hersch! I'm a hobby machinist, with a passion for old machine tools and manual machining. My favorite place to be, aside from with my wife, is standing in front of the manual lathe. I like to fix up and restore old machines, make my own tools, and I also take on small jobs fixing, or making parts, etc for others. Why am I here? I am here to share and learn. Being self taught, much of my limited knowledge, has come from others sharing their experiences online, just as I am doing now. This channel is my way of giving back a bit of that which I have gained from others, while at the same time hopefully being able to learn even more by putting my work in front of far more knowledgable and experienced machinists. My Lathe: MSC / Prince 9517350 - 13x40 Manual Metal Lathe My Milling Machine: Bridgeport Series 1 Variable Speed "J head" Vertical Mill #diy #lathe #machining #manualmachining

A happy, but also sad video where we say hello to one lathe, but goodbye to another... Also, we see how many times I can say the word "machine" in a single video. HINT: MANY, I can say it many times... Machines Used: MSC / Prince 9517350 - 13x40 Manual Metal Lathe Bridgeport Series 1 J-head Variable Speed Milling Machine Who am I? I am Hersch! I'm a hobby machinist, with a passion for old machine tools and manual machining. My favorite place to be, aside from with my wife, is standing in front of the manual lathe. I like to fix up and restore old machines, make my own tools, and I also take on small jobs fixing, or making parts, etc for others. Why am I here? I am here to share and learn. Being self taught, much of my limited knowledge, has come from others sharing their experiences online, just as I am doing now. This channel is my way of giving back a bit of that which I have gained from others, while at the same time hopefully being able to learn even more by putting my work in front of far more knowledgable and experienced machinists.

In this project we will make an adapter to fit my 5C draw tube to spindle of my Leblond lathe. First, we need to machine the draw tube in preparation for the new part that we are going to make. Then, it's on to machine the adapter. Guided by a set of drawings generated from a model of the part that I made in CAD software, we'll grab a length of 4140 pre-hard round stock, chuck it up in the lathe, and get to work. Lathe operations covered in this video are turning, facing, turning to a corner, drilling, boring, and using parallels to square up stock in the 3 jaw chuck. After work is completed on the lathe, its off to the milling machine. We will mount the diving head on the mill table, square it up with the spindle, and use the 3 jaw chuck on the dividing head to hold the part. After using an edge finder to locate the spindle in reference to the part, we will use the diving head to index the part. We will index the part every 120 degrees in order to drill and tap 3 holes around the perimeter of the part. Thanks for joining me in the shop for this project, and I hope that you enjoy! **************************** Who am I? I'm a hobby machinist, with a passion for old machine tools and manual machining. I am here to share and learn. Being self taught, much of my limited knowledge, has come from others sharing their experiences online, just as I am doing now. My hope, is that by putting my work in front of much more knowledgeable machinists, we can all learn something new together. My Lathe: Leblond 15x72 gear head metal lathe My Mill: Bridgeport Series 1 J Head Variable Speed CREDITS: Music and Sound Effects courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

In this video, we'll be machining and fitting an L0 back plate to a Bison 3 jaw chuck for a Leblond Regal lathe.

In this video, we'll make a replacement cross feed screw for an old 15x72 Leblond Regal lathe.