This Old Tony

Last installment of the CNC router build. Anyone interested in just the rubber band rifle.. starts at 26:00. ThisOldRouter CAD: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BziGqMVEh_qrdlBGTmRKcThVRDg/view?usp=sharing Royalty-Free Music from YouTube's Creation Tools. "The Engagement" by Silent Partner.

Short video to follow up on the "how about steel?" questions .. and some thoughts on accuracy. Sit back, relax, and watch as I make some bonehead moves trying to figure things out.

New Toy! & first experiences with the XHC HB04 MPG

Win some / lose some. Still needs some work, but here's my start on a 4th axis.. you might like following along.

So, how about those End Mill Grinding Fixtures? My apologies for the audio in some place.. my mic started clipping. Tried to fix best I could.

Having a look at a 4" Vertex VA4 milling machine vise. Turned out better than expected -- mostly measuring/inspection, nothing complicated. Audio should be better but I still have a cold, please excuse the sexy-time voice.

A little mash-up this time around: I share my thoughts on tungsten electrodes for TIG welding at home (we even get to measuring the radioactivity of Thoriated tungsten!), my thoughts on Insert Tooling in the home shop, and my first try at dressing a resin bonded diamond wheel (mixed results).

Finally got around to building a back plate for my 6" 4 jaw lathe chuck.

A nice Schaublin 13 fell into my lap -- hit the spot. This is a short overview / first impressions / clean-up, that sort of thing.

Short collection of tips & tricks to make the most of your multimeter in the homeshop.

Just another day in the garage. Needed some tooling arbors for the new mill, decided to make my own. 3 end mill holders and 1 slitting saw arbor -- 30 taper in this case.

More tool holders for the lathe never hurt: shaper project cutting dovetails, first real go with a tapping head, and a bit more on cold bluing.

Finally got around to building the overarm support for the Schaublin 13. The cutter you see at the end is 5/8" wide, 18T, ~3" OD. Cut is 5/8" (16mm) x 0.4" deep (10mm). ~60 RPM @ 0.5 IPM. I was scared. ----------------------------------------------------- Cryptic Sorrow - Atlantean Twilight by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100276 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Don't tell me you haven't wanted to try welding with your CNC router; complete and utter screwing-about. Enjoy.

Short video on winding your own springs at home on the lathe.

Title says it all: DIY / homemade boring head. l0ckcr4ck3r's "A Boring Rant": https://youtu.be/GIYy4_1HNTI

Thread cutting on the lathe. I know, I know, but had a few requests, thought I'd oblige. This is pretty general -- to help keep it clear and hopefully easy to understand/follow. Who knows, maybe it helps a few kids out. Enjoy! Music: "Jazz In Paris - Media Right Productions "

Building a step stool from rough sawn Ash. Bit of a divergence form the usual; warm-up project to get back into the swing of things. ------------------------------------ Gathering Darkness by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100849 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Thanks to TIMBRE for the violin stab(s) & A.E. for inception from freesound.org.

Follow-through on the step stool build; including never before published intimate excerpts from my diary. Acoustic Guitar 1 by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Title says it all. Rain by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

Perhaps not my finest video, but here ya have it. Building some plant stands for the house; thought I'd take the opportunity to chat benders and bending. Excerpts from "An Introduction to the Hossfeld Bender" used with the permission of Hossfeld Manufacturing Company. http://www.hossfeldbender.com/

Hey, how about them vortex tubes, eh? CAD (STEP & IGES): https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BziGqMVEh_qrem9tVXNCNEk4Qnc/view?usp=sharing

Got a lot of interest from the vortex video -- having some fun and answering some questions. Hope you enjoy.

Experimental! Gonna sneak this one in under the radar, behind a better video :)

Back to basics! Seems like there just aren't enough stock-squaring videos on the internet. Thought I'd make one. Machineshop Physics: Vice deflection - Farfegnugen https://youtu.be/ckknLkwx9Sw ------------------- Ashton Manor - Stings by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300043 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Covering an old classic: Leveling a lathe so it turns concentric parts. Special guest Keith Fenner! I've over simplified in few areas -- my intention is to convey / shed light on the general mechanics while still making a watchable video about an otherwise (probably) dry topic. Dale Derry / Metal Tips & Tricks Leveling a Lathe: https://youtu.be/2qIdsnl5vpg

Following through on the drawbar build for the NMTB-30 tooling. Music: "Gotta Find Out" - Silent Partner

Maintenance on the torch rig & shootin the breeze. Check out WeldingTipsAndTricks here: https://www.youtube.com/user/weldingtipsandtricks -------------------- Music: The Muffin Man (The Green Orbs)

CNC sword for the boy. If you're interested, CAD is here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BziGqMVEh_qrSzdJMEo0RF9tQ2s/view?usp=sharing ------ Carefree Melody by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://www.twinmusicom.org/song/302/carefree-melody Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org

Short video; science project with my daughter.. and some parabolic cooker talk.

Since its founding in 1892, This Old Tony's gotten quite a few requests for a basic CNC video. Here it is. PROS: It's Basic! CONS: It's Basic! That said, for the CNC newcomer, there's a lot packed into 14 minutes. You may want to watch at 1/4 speed. :)

Talk is cheap and I'm cashing in some chips! (I don't even know what that means, but maybe you'd enjoy chatting for a spell; bought some junk, thought we'd talk about it.)

Vise handle build: 14mm square drive. Come along for the ride?

Before you dive it: this video likely ain't for everyone. A follow up video to the previous CNC intro. Baby steps. If they're helpful I can keep turning up the difficulty knob -- otherwise it's back to making vise handles. Can never have enough vise handles.

Part 1 of 2 - Building a fly cutter. Am not a big fan of multi-part videos, but .. act of god: Mill went down. Might take a bit to get it sorted, so I'm doing a 2 parter. Apologies ahead of time.