I have been a manual machinist for 30 years.........and this is the first time i have seen this Idea...........thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

Great to get ideas even after a lifetime of fabricating..Im 70, and still learn something new everyday. thanks for your tips

Fortunately the finger I am using to enter this comment healed after I learned not to do what you were doing. Good idea dangerously executed.

I saw you at the grocery store in pacifica and asked if you would sign my special clough42 4-jaw chuck challenge printed thumbnail screenshot and you told me "Get away from me you freak!". I have been a fan of yours for thirteen minutes and I cannot believe this is how you treat the people you love.

I'm just in the process of buying my first milling machine, and this is the first "how to" video I've watched. Already I feel like I've learned a lot. Looking forward to trying this out as a learning exercise. :)

most excellent trick. thank you for sharing.

Manual machining a exterior radius is pretty gangster

I worked for many years as a prototyping/research machinist for an aerospace R&D firm. I can't tell you how many times we'd have a "whiteboard engineering" session, and I'd then be asked at 11:00 if I can have something knocked out for the 1:00 AM meeting. Tricks like this are invaluable when it needs to happen "now if not sooner." It may not always yield perfect results, but in the R&D business, perfect is almost always the enemy of good. Thanks for a great video!

I was a job shop machinist for 15 years and that's the first time I have seen that done . Very nice job.

If you are planning to stay manual, look for a cross-slide rotary. This type of table mounts to your mill table just like anything else, but there is a built in cross slide on top of the rotary. You can mount your Kurt type vise on top of that. This allows you to turn a radius on one end of that short workpiece, move the cross slide over and cut the radius at the other end. You can keep this setup on the mill permanently. You will need a 6 inch riser too no doubt.

Great video. Thanks for posting it. I like seeing people make do with what they have.

very clever Dale. I subscribed. can't wait to see more of your tips and tricks.

Thanks again Dale. I watched this video when you first put it out. Now I have a project that requires it. I'm glad I watched it again because I forget about moving the pin to the side of the vice. Thanks to you, I can now do it right the first time. I really appreciate you. Keep up the good work.

What a perfect hit for the day..... You have made this hobby machinist a happy fellow...Thank You !!

Excellent tip Dale! Thanks.

This is a great idea! Never thought of it. I have a machine at home, an '81 Bridgeport. I don't want to invest in a seldom needed rotary table or a lathe for round work either. If you have a digital you can also do facets using a hole pattern movement with end mill. That is trigonometry for rise and run/ radius math stuff.

There are those who choose to take safety to a degree that is necessary and those who go beyond that point. Regardless of the tool you're working with, it all comes down to personal choice that is dependent on one's experience and ability. Awesome video and greatly appreciated. Cheers brother

Great technique, looking forward to trying it out. Thanks for sharing!

quick, and well thought out. you are articulate. NICE JOB!

Very nice. A Rotary table would be better for a large run, but I usually do a one-off like this project. Setup takes longer than this, plus this is in tolerance for most radius work. Perfect.

"Every day is a school day" That will be the motto

I grew up in my fathers machine shop. Own my own shop and I am impressed. Thanks

I’m grateful for this lesson. Keep up the good work!

Good advice. I used that method many times with excellent results. Very little clean up need and it looks awesome.

I specifically don't design them because Of the time involved in setup, the guys are gonna love this one. Thank You for sharing your knowledge.

WOW!! I'm impressed with many of your attributes... with your humble but yet intelligent and informative teaching style. I learn better when an instructor has patience and is passionate about their work. I happen to bump into your channel by accident. I am a Designer/Machinist, in the past I dealt with many machinists that have a cocky attitude-- and that ignorance interfered with my creativity, and full imagination capacity. Now I work on on my own with no interference, which in turn allows me to make Ultra- Modern metal sculptures from begging to end, and I get way.... better results. I just called three Designers (one from MIT) and told them all about you, and your channel, we are all exited, because we concentrate on the explicit and implicit, to save time, money and aggregation, that allows the ability to exercise creative freedom, without any interference. On the technical aspect, you have incredible-well thoguht- out machining solutions, very intelligent approaches. Thanks!!!

Great video. I've only used a mill a couple times when I worked maintenance, and I loved it.

Pretty cool! Love your tips & tricks.

Hey mate i' m a tool maker myself and i have been working fixing molds for 9 years and tooling 17 years and i have never had the need to make a radius like that. I' ve used the radius dresser on the grinding wheel to grind the metal part or make the radius on the electrode to burn the metal part on the EDM. But man! Thumbs up i learned something new today, bless you man.

First time viewer. I love the way you get to the point quickly.

Nice tips. I love it, thanks for sharing

One of my favorite parts about machining videos is the comments are always full of people working in this field for years learning new things

Good tips Dale!!! Hey get up with me soon.

Really slick. Sometimes the easiest methods are the best. Keep up the good work.

As a 40 year machinist that was incredible. Nice demo. I am now subscribed . I run cnc's now but remember the handle cranking.

Very COOL!! My mini mill is arriving in a couple days, and I was dreading buying a rotary vise to Make the small Parts needed for a prototype truck part I am inventing..I was quoted $700.00 To have 6 radiused parts made on a CNC mill plus 3-4 week lead time..if they needed adjustments It was the same cost, and wait time..You have solved both my prototype cost plus a long wait! I have approximately $1200.00 in the mill, tooling, clamps etc... I will have them completed by The end of the week, and now I can also prototype an actuator assembly with radiused ends!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH! GREAT TIP AND VIDEO! Don Sullivan

"every day is a school day in the machine shop" I love that. And it should be true to all machinists out there.

thank you for sharing. I enjoy it and I'm not even a machinist! subscribed.

Great video. Great tip. Thank you for sharing

awesome Dale, thanks for sharing, making the complicated simple and fast...

From a journeyman machinist - you are lucky you have all your fingers attached. Good tip but please be safe.

Awesome, thanks!

Great Technique. I'll try this soon in making radii on my mill. thank you

Very nice. Thanks for showing.

When I took 3D design classes when I was younger, I learned to make circles that same way when you could only use straight lines, and I never thought of carrying it into machining. I always figured that it would be extremely inaccurate, but apparently it seems to be accurate enough. Thanks for the tip!

Great tip. I liked the other viewer's tip:: NEVER turn a machine off when you open the jaw to move the work, reposition, and repeat. The moving machine can never hurt you. Right? Great tip!

Very nicely done in cutting that radius, that was a great tip

Always looking for new ways to get things done as a tool maker. Definitely a valuable tip

That is a great idea. But the way I do it is I take a block of wood drill a hole the size of the pin then take a hack saw cut from the block of wood to the hole then put the pin in the hole put it in the vice and close the vice nice and tight then put it up close to the end mill and make sure they are square to each other once you are happy with every thing put the piece you want to shape on to the pin space it out the same way you did in the video on one side or the other once you are happy with that go ahead and cut it if I'm making one piece and it is a small part like in your video I use a pair of vice grips to hold it and pull it through the milling bit but if I'm making lots of them I will make a tool to hold on to it so my hands and finger's are no to close to the bit you can cut the full 180 degrees in one pass you can all so cut 360 degree circles to doing this.

I have a rotary table and if doing 1 or 2 parts, I think this is it. Thanks

Excellent practical trademanship

Thanks Dale,I'm doing a course on fitting and turning, so this has been helpful

I'll be sure to use this when I buy my grizzly mini mill !

Being unsafe “because of time”. You’re setting a really good example...of what not to do

Great tip. Thanks for sharing.

Great tip. Thank you for sharing it.

great vid, a couple of parallels on top of the vice would give you the height to swallow the work piece without having to move to the side of the vice,

It's a useful trick, but setting up a rotary table is pretty straight forward for things like this, and will give far better results - and once you've learned the set-up shortcuts, it's probably just as quick. Also, you should never set Z zero with the knee handle removed or on the left...

love the radius tip,great job!

That is one of the best fast tricks I have seen. Thank you

Always cool to see real machinists solve these problems. Makes me feel a bit sheepish for doing everything with CNC.

Cool tip Dale. I am sure the safety trolls loved it too. LOL Happy 4th my friend!

Novice metal worker! Now 3-17-2021 I am looking to create a part for a 70's era motorcycle springer that is elusive to find. Instead of paying a machinist, I have a used Smithy with end mill that I need to learn to use. Looking to take a 1" thick by 2" wise piece of AL and put a 1" radius on the end, by far this is a great example of how I could accomplish the radius. Thanks despite this post being about 6 years old now!

I really liked this. Eye opening. Thanks!

I showed that same "trick" to a coworker , when he didn't believe that I could shear a circle

"Every day is a school day" - My new mantra.

Thanks for the quick tip Dale!

I’m David. Also a first time viewer, and also like the way you get to the point. • I’m completely new to machining, but I know I like it! • I feel I’m going to have to buy that sign that says, “I’m the Machinist your Mom warned you about!” • Yesterday I received a pair of 123 blocks in a red plastic case, via eBay. It comes also with the five bolts and the Allen wrench. The blocks were wrapped in the extremely thin paper infused with all the waxy goo, so I took it these have never been used before. • I got the waxy stuff off with Goo-Gone, and found that plain newsprint was best for wiping them clean without leaving paper towel lint on them. With shipping they cost about $30. Unbranded. • The day before, I received a nice Starrett planer gage in wooden box with all the accessories, about $200, perfect condition, probably unused. • Thank you!

Did you ever try disengaging a rotary table and turning the part with your hand? Using a 4 flute end mill and NOT climb milling it works better than you would think. This can also be done by setting a vertical pin and hand feeding the part thru the rotation. Similar to what wood workers do with the band saw. Thoughts?

My boss is wondering if there's a faster way to do that. I told him to buy a CNC.

Awesome job. Very helpful.

Thanks for this video. I'm working on a small project that I usually use laser cuts for, but this time I only need a small amount of cuts. So to save on laser expense, because they have a minimum cut requirement, I'm gonna use this tip to cut the radius in my stock. Awesome. Thank you.

Thats is the best tips a have seen If Nobel prise have a machine price it will go to you. Have a nice day

All that time you save by not turning off the spindle is how I cut off the end of my right index finger. It not worth a finger or hand guys turn the spindle off whenever you reposition the part in the vise. You might think your smarter than the machine and it won't happen to me but believe me that end mill will eventually bite you and it doesn't care who you are or how smart you think you are!!!!

Good tip, I like that one, storing it in my brain for use in the future.

Dale great outside the box thinking. I'm a carpenter/metalworker and I find that a lot of your trips and tricks work with wood as well. Great job keep it up!

I was doing this trick and to save time I kept the machine on. I was so focused on the part that I wasn't watching out for my finger. Now I have a shattered finger tip, part of my nail bed is gone, and partially no feeling in my finger. And with all the money spent at the hospital I could have bought another bridgeport.

Dam one of your alum, chips just flew in my beer.

Realy great info.love the thinking,great video and to the point.

That was awesome greet trick I've been a machinist/toolmaker for 40 yrs and in this field you can learn something different every day thanks I'm looking forward to using that method some day .

why not set pin in vice at 90 degrees and rotate part on pin into bit with wrench/holder from back?

Wow! There's a TON of trolls on here. Boy I'd love to see one of their videos since they're so perfect & smart!

This is gonna help so much I can feel it already. Thank you!

You and others here, have renewed my interest in metal working. Love your video's.

great job! you have to love all the "expert" advice from the comments section,lmao

Why don't we lock the pin vertically in the vice and then rotate the part ?

Even though your video was in 2015, still timeless and with great ideas...thank you. Keep safe.

Good job! Your tips are the best!

I've done this method before but I think I'd rather setup the rotab anyway and do it in one shot and know it has a perfect radius

Perfect method to lose a finger. Never ever adjust a part in the vice while the mill is running.

I really appreciate your video, I'm 61 and recently started work in a machine shop with no experience, great bunch of guy's to work with and learn new things every day, Thank You.

Thanks - this is great idea - thank you for sharing! I have a need to make a similar part, hence the reason I found your video... Thank you again! Can't wait to go try it myself! Cheers!

DANGEROUS watch out for your fingers

why do you dont use a simple Radiusmiller?

Interesting! Always something to learn, nice job.

I love it! I am a fun of tips and tricks. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. God bless!

Im so happy I own a CNC mill.

I lost 3 fingers just by watching the video

Well done and good information thanks for the tips.

This is great video, easy to understand the concept he was showing.