"everyone should have a lathe" "Everyone should have a welder" "there would be less problems in the world" - instantly subscribed

Brilliant, I had a metalwork teacher just like you, I can still remember him now, Bob Courrier was his name. I went into engineering at 15 as a machine tool fitter apprentice in the heart of the industrial midlands of the UK and retired at 60, retired now but never had a day in my working life where I didn't want to go to work. I built a small machine shop in the garden when I finished and now I have my 13yr old grand son turning the parts for this folder, even he finds it interesting ! Thank you for the effort to post this build. Best regards Mick

I get a little shiver of excitement that reminds me of the feeling of Christmas morning when I was a kid whenever I find an excuse to drill and tap a part or piece of steel! I also have a drill bit fetish and can hardly make it out of any hardware store without at least one cobalt steel drill. Its a condition.

Thank you! Very generous of you to share the plans and I was pleased to see the plans are actually free! I wish I had a shop teacher like yourself, I think I would've found my love for fabrication 15 years sooner!

Silver & Demming are the big drill bits with the reduced shanks. Perfect for really overloading your drill press and getting whapped by the work when they grab.

That’s a pretty decent break. I want to thank you for being a shop teacher and trying to help kids learn to use their hands. A lot of schools nowadays don’t have shop class and if they do, it’s not really formal. I think schools should pay shop teachers more and then maybe they can attract red seal trades teachers. When I was in high school our shop teacher was a trade machinist, he was awesome and inspired many kids to go into the trades. I am a red seal millwright and supervise a rebuild/machine and Fab shop. My son’s teacher was a math teacher and a self taught auto mechanic. He did his best in the metal work program. I really think it’s awesome what your doing for the kids. Keep up the good with them and keep the videos coming. Play safe and Work safe. 👍🏼😊

Just completed mine. Turned out fantastic! Thanks for the plans and the video. Only 2 changes I made was 5/8” cold rolled flat bar for the bending bar. And two pieces of cold rolled flat bar, one 1” x1/4” and the other 1 1/4x1/4” to locate the fingers. It was easier than milling a 36” piece.

This is awesome. I only knew what you were talking about 75% of the time but that was the most entertaining instructional video I have EVER watched. My husband was entertained at how entertained I was. I agree this needs way more views. Keep up the great videos.

One of the better KZfaq channels, great build, just the right amount of humor and no annoying background music. Subscribed.

Nice machine! I was reminded of the ones used in my high school shop classes. I wish I had the time and resources to do those things again.

YES, do not wear gloves when you are working with machinery. My Father worked at an automotive transmission design center and one of their female machinists ripped 3 of her fingers off wearing gloves while operating a clutch grinder there. Dad was in the room when it happened, and he wished he hadn't been. There was even a sign on the machine that said - Do Not Wear Gloves While Operating This Machine. Can be very dangerous. Great video, good build, I bet your classes are a lot of fun to attend.

Very nice! I appreciate your use of the phrase, "it's just a tool," ... while you proceed to perform better-than-good-enough work. My Father worked as a machinist and I spent many Saturdays "helping" in the shop. So much of this video reminds me of those learning years, and having tools to make jigs and fixtures to make things that make things. Either one gets it or one doesn't. I've been a Maker all my life and I get it. Your video was great and your finger brake looks fantastic. Thank you for sharing.

This thing is not only very functional but beautiful! Absolutely beautiful!😃

Very grateful, thank you for the Plans, I have been setting up my workshop for several years little by little, I started with wood machines for Carpentry, acquiring the Plans from Matthias Wandel, I have just begun to experiment with metal machines to work metal. Your adaptation is Great.

I love the way you think, cheerful, informative, and a character by the sound of the way you explain things.I am on the other side of this big rock,in Tasmania Australia. Keep up your good teaching.

I have a bunch of 5/8 steel scraps, now I know what i`m going to build! Nice job, thanks for sharing.

Love the workmanship and the patter makes it even better!

Absolutely great work, thank you so very much for all that you do for the kids. Please keep that sense of humor it really makes watching and learning a 1000 times better and easier.

As a retired tech ed teacher, thanks for sharing. Love to see your projects!

You are absolutely hilarious, some of the best commentary I have heard in a while. Keep up the good work. You have won my subscription. Matt

Only just found you! Wholeheartedly agree with @Lsford below. "everyone should have a lathe" "Everyone should have a welder" "there would be less problems in the world" - instantly subscribed. Plus your somewhat whimisical narrative brought a smile to my old face. Keep up the good work.

I liked how authentic you are, and Imagine your students appreciate that too

That’s a great project for a fab class teaches many different skills in order to complete the project. Once it’s complete that’s a fantastic tool to have could last a lifetime if taken care of. Your the sort of shop teacher more schools need. Your right welding and machining parts is often relaxing when your building for fun👍👍👍. Very cool

Nice job, love the humor. Former Shop Teacher myself- loved to watch the kids and see who got the humor in my presentations. Yes, I can Drill and Tap, at least that's what she said!

Dude, you made me smile, with you clever humor.

This is the kind of thing where I take the plans and have a shop cut most of the metal for me and I just put together. I wish I had most of these tools. I can't wait to build one.

great project , and many thanks for making the plans available too.

Back in the day when I was in high school, I had great teachers that taught and inspired me for my life's work and career. They did not have your sense of witty humor, but were good teachers non the less. It would have been even better if you had been one of them. Liked and subscribed. Thanks for this post.

I could not wait for a nice guy like you to come along with Free Plans, so I bought a 6 footer. I did however down load you plans Thank You very much

Very nice I used to build many tools and apparatus’s to do the tasks on my farm after retirement from the military had to sit and figure out the procedure errors in construction are not mistakes if they are corrected and sometimes the error was an advantage in the finished product. I am a disabled vet and have no regrets. I always said my guardian angel guides me and protects me from fatal errors.

Enjoyed your commentary. You are the “Red Green” of metalworking. Great project that I want to tackle one day soon.

Awesome sense of humor there sir. Great craftsmanship as well!

Wow, just wow, amazing work, thanks for including the plans!

Epic, just what I needed to fabricate my own. Gotta agree with you, having a lathe and a welder makes your life so much less stressful knowing you can go and fix or make what you need.

If you never want to brake a tap again, use Coconut Oil!! I swear it works! No joke. I’m 100% serious. Try Coconut Oil on everything! I scoop a spoonful into an empty pill bottle and then apply it with a small paintbrush. You get a nice glob on and as soon as the tool gets warm it melts and soaks in and makes a beautiful cut

Nice work. I worked in a fab shop in the 80’s, our leaf break was very similarly built but on a much larger scale. We could bend 8’ of 1/4 A36 to 90°. Often we would bend narrow pieces of up to 3/4”. Then we got a larger hydraulic press break.

Re: power tapping A friend who owned a job shop got me started using 2 flute gun taps for tapping with a hand drill or drill press. I don't clamp the chuck down gorilla tight and the chuck slips before anything breaks. Be sure to clean the tap with a chip brush between holes (and even while on the same hole), just a little chip will bind things up. If it binds quick enough...SNAP!

That is the best shop made finger brake ive seen yet. I'd like to build one like or similar to it. As a millwright by trade ive gotten spoiled by using our 8ft Krump finger break at work. This size machine would work well in my home fab shop. Great job on the design and making of it. Awesome video for sure

Love the vid. Got a sub from this. You reminded me of my ol hs autoshop teacher. Here I am near 50. You guys may never understand the impact you have on some kids lives.. Underrated profession. Thank you sir.

power taps, also known as gun taps, are phenomenal. they work extremely well! they have a drill point on the tip which clear the chips out instead just them rolling as they cut. combine a gun tap with a tap driver for a 1/4" impact driver........woooooweee now were talkin! i use both regularly!

Once you get the clearance and tap drill sizes drilled, I sometimes use spiral point taps designed for power tapping. They can be used in a cordless drill with care. I tried spiral flute taps designed for power tapping blind holes. The spiral flute taps work well, but seem a bit more prone to breakage.

You comment on grinder guards triggered my “angle grinder life advice” tip. Set the guard to flush with the bottom of the grinder, then cut the excess off the guard where it hangs over the front end of the gearbox housing. You now have a guard that will never need adjusting again because it’s at the optimum position at both of its ends. YOU’RE WELCOME PEOPLE!

My fondest memories in collage was machining with carbide cutters. Blue 700deg chips flying everywhere. Got the cutting speed to a T. You should try the flute taps(Power taps). Put them in a hand drill with lots of cutting fluid and you can tap through 1/2 inch steel very quick. We used to use them tapping 304 stainless. Countersinking both sides is a must for alignment and just makes tapping easier. I personally hold the drill with both hands and support myself so I have complete control of the dill. For aluminum, The taps with a 30deg on the cutting edge works best. Always countersink. If you do break a tap which does happen, sharpen the tap you broke to a point like a center punch and hit out the broken one with it. Its far less material to remove compared to a conventional tap and it breaks up with a few good whacks. If you chip the cutting edge, Through it away, not worth it. Thanks for the video, Very entertaining

I use a set of tap holders that you can use with your standard run of the mill Dewalt or whatever impact driver. I go a turn or two at a time and take it out all the way to clear the chips often. The only time I break a tap is if I ignore that the tap is dull which is easy to do when you don't want to run to the hardware store. I also go up a drill bit size if the holding strength isn't super critical.

So nice! I love overkill. You nailed that aspect.

Princess Auto, Mastercraft, polite patience and the relaxed suave demeanour, clearly a fellow Canadian! 😉🍻 love both the build and the video! I checked out your Chanel and subscribed, I have some catching up to do in between my own projects!

Thanks for teaching me new stuff and the drill&tap refresher.

Fluted taps FTW. Good holesaws for drilling large holes, then you get to keep the donuts as bosses for other projects. Been drilling and tapping, welding and machining since I started my apprenticeship 37 years ago..... Great vid, and an excellent project.....

First design I’ve seen that would be worth investing time and money in it. GREAT JOB!!!

It took me 25 seconds to get hooked on your videos. Awesome work my friend.

Great project and great results!

Man, that's gorgeous. And as drity as I usually do. For some holes I would have used centerpunches to transfer the measurement from one part to the other. That would have been a nicer and safer process. And the exentrics might could have been done easier with a 4-jaw chuck with individual jaws. These are not expensive and will fit to your import lathe. But I know - we have to do it with what we have. So thank you a lot. I might try my own build within the next months.

I built the same one a couple of years ago. It works pretty well.

I made a few T nuts that fit in the metal saw slot for clamping odd stuff . Just a little bit of info thanks for the great content from Saskatchewan

I really enjoyed this build. Mostly for the commentary. So funny! If I had a shop teacher like you I would have stayed in high school. Lol (I'm 60). Keep them coming.

Thank you for the plans!!

Nice pan brake, and I applaud your drawings. Love the comment on the plans: 'NEVER TRUST THE DRAWINGS.' I used to work in a retail fixture & casework industry, doing detailed manual and CAD drawings. 9 times out of 10 when a guy on the shop floor came up with a question, It'd be 'Read the drawing.' The information was there, and it was correct :)

You are very passionate about teaching and it shows. Your students are very fortunate.

love you and your humor. great videos

Leave a comment was the overwhelming message, so here it is. Loved what you built though and with a real, practical attitude to boot. Thanks!

By Far one of the best builds i have seen :) ... so big thanks for the upload I do look forward to the day my equipment can do anything after spending what little i had to get it, then local electrical contractors changed their mind and tripled the cost of installation so couldn't afford it or earn money off the equipment to cover the cost....guess its like old cars its nice to look at but eventually you do start to wonder about your sanity haha

That was one of my specialties, while being employed by a naval shipyard… removing broken taps aboard submarines, but only on weekends (overtime pay x min 8hrs = $400). The word got around shipyard & shipforce, who could!

Your humour is great, I’ve watched this video every night for nearly a week ( more than once a night) I can see mistakes, but admire your skills. I’d like to ask questions and even see some plans, but don’t know how to. Anyway, keep teaching the kids ( and the adults) the kids are “Our” future. Thank you

Thanks for the informative video and the free plans, which will be used in the near future.

Poor men have poor ways and they get the job done. So be proud of the way you did it. Awesome job

Dude, I literally stumbled upon your channel and just a few minutes into your video I felt that I had to let you know that it reminds me of the Pexto brakes that we used in metal shop in the Baltimore City Public Schools in the mid-70s for boys & Home Ec for others, but that was a lifetime ago. I gave you a Subscribe, a Like & Rung That Bell like Scotty Kilmer says. And I have left a comment so that the algorithm recommends your video to others and I will be sharing the video with friends!

Thanks for the humour-laden instructable-like videos. You are a great teacher (shop or otherwise). You've the skill of TOT and AVE but lighter than both in a good way. I'm sure your self-effacing humour plays well in the shop/classroom. And yeah, DON'T wear gloves near spinning machines (my left index finger can layout an almost perfect 15° angle after a disagreement with a wire wheel). Glad I found your YT channel.

Hi I love your brake looks super solid thanks so much for sharing your build and plans. Is there any chance you could post a link for the cad file as I would like to convert it to metric as all materials here in Australia are sold in metric and if I open the plans in a cad program it will convert all dimensions to metric for me thanks again for your hard work

I’m new to your channel!! I hit the subscribe button and you said to leave a comment if anyone knew how to drill and or tap... I know how to drill and tap with a drill!!!🙏🏻💪🏼🤣🤣🤣 Luv your energy and witty ness!! Keep it going my friend!!! I wish I had you as my teacher back in my days!!!

Thanks especially for giving us the plans

Great video. I'm going to add this to my list of someday shop projects...which means when I really need it for another project I'll spend 2 days making it in a rush🤣😂 Thanks for making this.

Thank you sir for sharing the plans. With access to a CNC plasma cutter that cuts up to 50mm this should be interesting. Just have to make the drawings in the computer and convert to metric measurments. Again, thank you very much!

Great video and design, thanks.

A part from the milling of a few goods bits..... too many fabricators use machines that are way out of price range or ability for the week-end tinkerer. Once again knowledge and a way to make fun of a serious project win out, again. Luv the vid!

I built your project, and I'm satisfied with the result

Just subscribed. Enjoyed your commentary and with all the Canadian things mentioned I was waiting to hear a mention for Timmies. Back in the early 80’s my Highschool in Ontario only had machine shop for grade 9 & 10. If they had it beyond that I think my whole career would have been different.

You can use any tap as a power tap. I've power tapped in a regular drill press and no fancy tools. Most of the taps I've broken were when I was hand tapping. Can't remember for sure but I don't remember ever breaking a tap while power tapping.

Well, this is a lot more involved than I can build on my own, and I don't know anyone that owns a mill or lathe, but I'm subscribing anyway 'cuz I think I may have found the Canadian version of "This Old Tony"... and you drive a Lotus Seven ... it doesn't get any cooler than that! Cheers and Happy New Year!

Swell build! Great advice to get a welder. Lathe carbide tooling works well, but I use high speed steel because, well...I'm cheap! Agree tapping in mild steel is tricky. I think the HSS taps in the packages are taught at the factory to snap off when least suspected. The cheaper carbon steel ones are tougher, and have some "give" going into this stuff or aluminum WITH OIL. WELL DONE! Thanks for the video. I subscribed!

Everyone needs a lathe. I agree Great video Princess auto keeps the trade alive

Great build, thanks for sharing the plans. Subscribed

Being a fellow angle grinder abuser, I tried a 6" Metabo brand angle grinder, which is speed regulated (within motor capacity) As you increase the load, it cranks itself up to maintain RPM. If I bear down too much, it turns itself off. Have had it about 30 years, and only repair was replacing the cord!

I bet your classes are fun as all-get-out!

Your students are lucky to have a teacher like you!

Very nice job on building that. I really enjoyed the video

I’ll never need it but that’s very cool. Still going to watch the build and enjoy every minute.

Mate love the project! I’ve got absolutely no use for one so I probably won’t start building one until the weekend 👌

First of your videos I've come across. Definitely subscribed, also Definitely a shop teacher vibe. Really remind me of my high school shop teacher, especially the dad jokes!

Thank you! I exactly need you knowledge.

Tons of high-end technical routines that 98% of KZfaqrs don't have access to.

Super brake. I have a 8', 16ga pan brake I got so cheap, that the 4 hrs drive was not even an issue. It was ugly as hell, stickers covering every inch of every flat area, and peeling flat green spray paint under the stickers, poking out at any sliver of space between stickers, as well and any not flat visible surface. Stand, trust's, counter weights. The old timer that sold her to me had picked up a box, and pan national for $600! He no longer needed this one. Told me becuase it had no name on it, I could have her for $300. He loaded into my pickup bed using a fork lift, with a 2x12underneath, as even with gate down, she was a bit long. She is every bit of 2k. lbs. A friend of mine, and I had one hell of a time unloading her from a 2015 4wd 3/4 ram. Took us about 5 hrs. I ended up building a ramp, jacking up each corner of the stand, and bolting a caster wheel, with friction brake. The first 2 of 4, about 5" diameter I had from home depot, folded!. Luckily when I lowered jack, and not on ramp. I went bck and got steel casters. So smooth surfaces only. Moves across my garage floor like a dream. I immediately made up a super strong mix of Lye, and water, and liberally soaked her sprayed about 2 gallons on her, ever book, and cranny, then puts tarp ver her to keep her wet. Next day, pulld tart, and powerwasged. Clean bare metal. No grease, paint, stickers, nada. Nuetraized, and phoshetized with phosphoric acid, the painted mostly weight, with trusses, and stand blck, and bending handles an counter weights safety yellow. Why? That is what I had. Looks fantastic. Found logo stamped in several locations. J&P. Whoever that is. I have found zero info. The ends where all the smart stuff happens bolt to the plate steel, steel rod trusses, and I am almost wondering if back in the day, like 50's is my guess, if you hada machine shop, you did not just order the ends which are massive castings 2"+thick, the truss brackets, and when it arrived, you just bought your own 1/2"x12" plate steel to bolt onto ends. Then solid 5/8" round bar for trusses, and angle for stand. Shipping would have been murder on this. It looks like expanding to 10' would be an issueofswaping plates for longer ones. But I think I can build one. I have no need to bend anything heavier than 26ga. This is overkill. I think I will build one like yours, 10' long though,but much lighter than mine. If I use your plans, and mine as a real life model, I may end up with somthing lighter that an airliner. And sell this heavy set gal. Also for your fingers, did you make them 1 at a time because you had a bunch of scrap that size to burn up? Seems a great way tu use lttlestuff up. If you did not have the scrap, would it be easier to make a long peice, and after profiling it, whack it up into various sizes, and combinations. This is a long as comment. Thank you kindly.

What a great video. Loved it. Good job!!! 👏

I have a PEXTO box and pan brake. One of my kids teaches metal-work in a local high school. school. I am in BC and a retired metal worker and Red Seal CTM.

Nice job! Thanks for the video. I feel like the students ( the ones that actually want to be there I mean) enjoy your class. I'll be checking out more of your content for sure!

Haha, This was funny. Loved the commentary. Made me laugh the whole video.

This looks like a great project I just finished my JDG CNC Plasma table.I would love the Fusion files .I think I could cut some parts on it. Thank you for the plans Roger

Brilliant love it the best bender on u tube by far well done you larrysullivan in London cheers mate I’ve got to make one of these thanks

Excellent work mate,congrats

Machine gray is almost a given. 😉 Nice project and well done!

She's a beaut ! Great build sir much love from Alberta