I really like how you youtube machinists are working together. I really enjoy all your videos. Say hi to Debs!

Nice job, and very generous of you and the others to donate your time, materials, and expertise to help a young one get started out right. I hope they pay it forward when they've gotten some experience too. -- Mike

I love that ball turner you made!!! I'm going to make a copy for myself! thanks for sharing!

Just as people find old tools today I can see someone finding this 100 years from now, giving it a good clean and using it or maybe donating to a museum showing the history of how it was made. I'm sure someone will be pretty excited to have one of your balls in their hand. Beautiful colouring and finish.

Really enjoy your videos, your language delights me no end! Thank you, for what you share with US.

Nicely done, John! It's great to see everyone pitching in and making all of these tools for the giveaway. Hope all is well. Sincerely, Tom Z

I just love the videos when they are real. Real people making parts for free, what a great think to do. Real people also make mistakes! And aren't real happy when they do! Enjoyed the video greatly. Keep up the good work sir.

Some of the best camera angles of any machining video.

No nonsense machining in this shop! LOL - Fantastic ending too! +1

what a cracking way to cut a ball on a lathe..... good work john!

Now that is a tool that I would be honored to have. Someone is going to be very lucky.

The ball turning is an excellent original idea and your photography also commendable. I'll sign up, thanks. Bob

love your style John, had a lot of enjoyment here in oz from watching you work, all that is missing is a bottle of Newcastle brown, thanks for all your video work, good to see that Deb has totally recovered and enjoying being back at work.

Wow , never seen this before. That's really amazing shop trick.

I've seen another ball turner in a YT video just before this one - it was complicated (worked great but setup was time consuming) - this idea is brilliant.

I love the creativity. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.

That's a great jig and a great way to put it to use. Thanks for posting, and best to Debs.

Nice to see the "ball turner" in action. Beautiful piece of metal.

Great video, I enjoyed your work and great skill thanks a bunch.

I like what you did with that endmill. I learned something here. Thanks.

Very nice work sir. I really enjoyed your creative "tap and die" work. Different, simple and very effective.

Well done. That is a very nice looking handle. Thanks for sharing.

I enjoyed watching a skilled machinist.

I like how you get right to it. No nonsense just work and get it done.

Beautiful job, thanks for sharing.

Great camera angles as always. I like the fact you include your bloomers at the end, it made me roar with laughter!

Thanks for the education!

Nice vid John. Good to see you back with the 'out-takes'... All the best.

You are a resourceful machinist. I will use this technique.

Nice job John! Thanks for the video, CJ

Thx for the video. Interesting way to make a ball. Marty La Verne, CA USA

thanks to share your knowledge.. amazing work

Good work man. It's neat to see what a good machinist and a bit of imagination can produce.

that was cool, I have not seen this technique before... Can't wait to try it.

Enjoyed watching this video! I'm about to try to do this on my lathe. So this video is so relevant to me. 👍

When you dropped the wrench and said “Twat” holy shit brother. Fucking love it. And not to mention that boring bar setup. That’s wicked cool!

you just have to love the home made digital depth readout on the mill on the right. Nothing a pair of cheap digital calipers won't solve.

John, great idea for a ball turning device. Thanks, Harvey

Great ball turning tool! If I ever come across a second-hand boring head I'll have a use for it.

verry cool tool , gives the boringhead more than one use (allways good to have multiple uses for tools as it saves spending money and space inthe shop)

Beautiful looking handle and your device for turning balls looks really good.

Fantastic defo taking some tips from this thanks for sharing it.

Hi mate.That is by far the nicest ball turner I have seen. I know that you are not overly safety conscious, but that ball turner is the most safe, I think. Well done.

Súper Excelente Herramientas y el trabajo también

as usual bloody brilliant cheers man

That's a pretty heavy ball turner. Must be very stable. I really like that.

Damned fine... nice camera work, superb product. Well done.

very nice. Just a suggestion, you should cut a slot at the back end of the adjusting screw of the boring head so you can access it from the top with a flat screwdriver. My first thought was to say to use the hole at the other end so the allen head sits on top but then I noticed it only has a center hole and at one side (mine has center and both sides).

Hi doubleboost , I think you should be applauded as the others are who are offering their time and skill to make something towards his box giveaways . I see you have a nice backdrop come splash and rubbing chafe collector at the back of your lathe, really good idea.

Great job John, nice looking ball you got there.

Nice work - some good material there for a Carry On episode!

great stuff really enjoyed it.

Beautiful job John !

Cheers for sharing John !

Love your videos! Great work!

great turning, nice piece.

thanks for the instructions

Excellent ball turner for one accurate ball and unsuitable for a large amount.

Nice job John. There is life after a broken end mill , many uses for them. Say hi to Debs

I have sen others do very similar turnings on youtube, but yours was by far the cleanest and the quickest Ive seen yet . I watch a lot of bbc mysteries, therefore I kind of knew when you were cursing when others probably don't. Take care Ol chapFrom Evil Al of Poughkeepsie

Could see that happening at the end. Classic!

You make it look so easy thanks

6:07 thx for leaving that in there :)

Good stuff John excellent ball and handle

Fine job on that ball and handle John! Regards, Duck

congratulations my friend very good these video

John, your close-up camera work is beautiful. If you ever get sick of the machine work I'm sure David Rabbitborough would be pleased to offer you a job. :)

Just love machining

Nice to see you smiling Jon.

And Yes Great camera work!

Thanks for the video John just just spat my coffee out at the end of that vid (again )

great to hear you laughing there John ;-)

Really nice job, which is complicated by the 5 or 6 people or more making the various parts to this vice, OK if like you this is the final grind but there’s a lot to think about, well done to you and all. I know in one of the last WIYB’s a person from the UK where I live was the lucky recipient of a box, or to be more correct many individual ones that made up the whole wonderful gift from knowledgeable Engineers and Part time and Professional Machinists. I hope they realise just how much work went into their many separate pieces! I have said it before, - I wonder if Keith realised what a many headed snake these WIYB would become, though it spreads the knowledgeable camaraderie of the many people kind enough to make the many parts of maybe even more finished machinists tools with some becoming absolutely indispensable and are for continued use?! Thanks for the completed item and for the upload of your work. Take care mrbluenun

impeccable, merci

Excellent !!

Thanks for this vidéo !

I like that ball turner!

And your cutting tool is a repurposed endmill. Clever. A true machinist is as clever as humans get.

Nice and very good job

That turned out great.

Do you disengage the tail-stock quill screw from the handle so that it self feeds when treading with a die? (I know the die wasn't attached to the chuck this time, but what about when it's attached?)

Nice work, John.

awesome work.

Awesome. A radius turner is on my list of thing to make still. Have you given any thought to milling/leaving a small boss on the opposite side to drill and support with a center for the majority of the operation? Then ti could be turned off at the end. I don't know if it would work or not for your set up, but if so, I would think it would cut down on turning time. Whats your thought on that?

Very good Job

well done. great camera work.

Beautiful job and that radius tool is fantastic, did you make it?

Nice job John

Nice ! Unick set up. Thanks

Very nice John lad, hope you are enjoying some shop time while Debs is away :)

"It's just a broken milling cutter. . . sharpened" Aye. That's all it is. Sure as all that wine at Cana was just water a minute ago. Yeah.

Nice idea - using a boring head setup which can be set very accurately.

Muy bueno, gracias por el video

As always, amazing work! Although I do not see a link for the ball turner video?! Thanks!

I am not sure if I sent my comment. The ball turning serum is an excellent,original idea and your photography is commendable. Bob

Nice job John.

I need to make a perfect spherical half round cup about 30 mm, will be possible with the same instrument? if not what you suggest to use to achieve it in the center axis of the cilindrical stock? I can't find round drill bit of that size. Sorry if my english is not very clear, kind regards

Glad you had a ball!

Good man John !

Nicely done