For the record, your videos are NEVER to long.

Hi Keith, thanks for taking the time to film the process in such detail, we really appreciate it!

This channel is a classroom - provides in depth 1st-order understanding for non-machinists regarding the technical aspects of machining plus safety, and workplace ergonomics. Keith is an excellent instructor who instinctively knows when to stop and explain

You are doing what Leo has been doing .... rebuilding a exact duplicate of the parts that will be historical and brand new and improved .... amazing workmanship .... all of the people should have a ring of honor dedicated to them on this Historical Sailing Ship " Tally Ho " .... for she should last another 100 yrs .... she should sail and then be retired to be admired by thousands for what work you did on her with these videos showing your expertise on the work done out of love for maintaining apiece of history .... thank you Sir ....❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊 ....

I didn't know about this channel until the Tally Ho project linked to it. But, wow, am I glad they did. I really enjoy watching master craftsmen at work. Truly a fantastic channel. Thank you so much, for putting the effort to bring us this content! I, for one, really appreciate it!

Fabulous Keith! Took me back 50 years to my apprentice machinist days. I remember we had slatted duck boards on the floor to keep your feet up out of the swarf and catting oil.

Very interesting. Takes me back to my own apprenticeship in the 1970’s as a fitter turner in a very large ship repair yard. The dry dock could accept 25,000 ton ships. I was at that time working on lathes the size you are using and making new valve spindles, square left hand thread double start and all manner of items brought in for replacement from the fitters on board ship. My father and his team however were making amongst other things tailshafts for ships on massive lathes. A rough forged 16” diameter steel bar over 30 ft long would arrive and they would turn this into a prop shaft 12 inches plus in diameter complete with tapers and end threads. The process was awesome and no DRO to help just outright skill. I wish I could go back to the 70’s and document it all it just seemed so routine at the time but I know now how special those skills are.

Keith, one thing you may want to consider is making only one change at a time. I noticed you changed the lathe speed and the feed rate at the same time. One of the lessons we learned in aviation is to make only one change at a time...when making multiple changes at the same time you can't tell which change did what.

Loving this series! You explain everything in a simple way and take time to make a quality video. This is the kinda stuff KZfaq was made for. Can't wait to see it working and on the Tally Ho!

You should make something for the shop from the old shaft. Just a reminder of such an awesome project, for years to come.

I’ve been watching your videos for quite a while Keith. I am an amateur home machinist, I assume many others are too who watch these. I learn a lot watching you work and have gained inspiration for projects which I might have not otherwise given much thought. 👍👍

I've always loved the sound and pace of metal lathe work. Very relaxing...

Speeding up makes sense. Similar to a motorcycle on railroad tracks. Faster you go, smoother the ride.

Yes 🎉 always ready to watch

Awesome as Always... Pleasure to watch

For whatever reason, I saw this video on You Tube and didn't get a posting notification but viewed it. First time this happened. Thanks for the video.

Afternoon from UK Keith, a nice little turning project

Always fun to watch Keith do a big project on the lathe. Feels like i'm back in school.

Great to watch a skilled lathe craftsman so confidently perform a detailed project such as this. You make it look easy.

Great video Keith, thanks for taking the time to put it out. The yacht has quite a testimony, I feel fortunate that I was able to witness its evolution. When Leo first got it, i remember thinking 'this kid has lost his mind', well I'm eating crow now. I've read some of the comments, seems to be a lot of armchair machinists in the peanut gallery, bless their hearts. I'm ashamed to remember that I used to be an expert too, now I'm wise enough to know better.

Brings back highschool shop memories - on a smaller scale, of course. Fascinating. 😊

Thanks for taking the time for these videos and producing them with great quality.

I loved the comment at the end.... "glad that is done, and I didn't screw up" I and I am betting every shop person has had the same feelings. I had a job cutting large diameter fine threads in stainless steel and it was nerve wracking .... my job was worth hundreds but the part was worth thousands ... messing up would be very very bad.

Fantastic! The long length format suits me well. The ability to sit down to dinner and enjoy. Especially if Tally Ho is involved. Really really enjoying the videos!!

Kieth, I have learned so very much from watching you and using the resources available at your web site. Thanks to you I have a shop full of old and vintage tools, from hand planes to my walker turner drill press and my south bend 9 c. All work flawlessly and have been restored by using information you made available. Thank you.

That ribbon is scaring me.

Good morning Keith! Thanks for the videos and have a great weekend!

Thinking about the length of the video is appreciated. Maraton videos tends to be put aside, and sometimes forgotten.

Super awesomeness extreme! Way to go Keith. You are The Doctor of Machining!

as brian said below, your videos are never too long! i will add that your editing is great as are your explanations

Keith, you should add an "extended tip"live center to your arsenal so that you won't need to change your tooling in the middle of a cut like you had to during the earlier part of this video (before 11:55). You might also try *adding* weight firmly to the part or even the tool holder to change the natural harmonic to something other than what you are getting when chatter occurs -- sometimes that works, though your solution works too. Definite thumbs up for this video!

Happy Friday Georgia!⚙️🛠⛵️🦜👍👍👍👍✌️

I love your attention to detail on this. I can't wait to see this in working order on the Tally Ho

Not sure why, however I can watch a craftsman do there thing all day long. Thanks for sharing

I could watch you work all day, facinating.

Nope video not too long, love watching the craftsmanship 👍

Another fine video for the archives. Thank you for taking the time

Great work, thanks for sharing 👍

It's looking great!

Cool stuff. Love to see the details!

I used to do jobber work for a company that built roll formers so I turned a lot of hard tough materials. I found this type of metal always cut better with coolant running on it. Dromus being my my preffered Moose Milk.

Keith, before you cut the thread double check the original shaft for the 55 deg./markedly rounded Whitworth thread form. You may have to make a new nut, if you use the now common 60 deg. thread form.

Nice progress today. Looking good. Thanks😊

Great to see this, well done.

Another great video Keith. Thanks for sharing.

I enjoyed watching these videos much more than I did the capstan casting videos. The whole process seems much more refined and professional.

Thank you Keith!

Thank for sharing, great project.

As usual - a wonderfully informative video of how these jobs are done . All the best from Oakville Ontario Canada

Love the video Keith !!

Cracking video Keith thank you 😊

Excellent work ! 👍🏻👏🏻🤩

Looking forward to the taper lesson : ) Thanks as always!

Hi Keith, I know as much about engineering as a pig knows about holidays but man I love watching your videos and they’re never too long for my liking🙏

Well done as usual.

Looking good!

thank you Keith

That's going to be way more accurate than the original and should make it work better for the new owners. Great job again Kieth.

I enjoy all your videos Keith, very much indeed! Most of them I have to watch twice. There’s something about your voice & the spinning metal - that for me is like being at the hypnotists! 😂😂 I nod off regularly & my missus laughs at me coz it’s regular as clock work watching your videos. So when I wake up I have to go back & start again, to catch up on the bits I slept through. At least it helps with your views count! 😜😂 If you ever retire you could have a second career as a hypnotist. 😜😂😂👍

My goodness me, that was fascinating, thank you 😊

Great video, Keith. The tapering is going to be something else.

excellent vid love what you do!

Thanks for this next installment. A lot of work to get a video like this ready...probably as much left on the cutting room floor as on the shop floor. Looking forward to the next one.

Great Job

Thank you for sharing.👍

Hey Keith great video like the way you explain things and not edit out the unsuccessful things. Great.

Lookin' Good !!

Thanks for sharing 👍

was good to meet you at the steem show. keep up the shows. thanks for the show.

Thanks Keith

I’m glad I ain’t the only one up early! Thanks Keith

If nothing else you've got all the steel-wool you could ever need. :)

Love ure videos. I always learn something new

I have been subscribed since the first capstan video (and to Windy HIll Foundry, too). My wife asked what it's about, and I said he uses old machines to make parts for other old machines.

Looking good 👍👍👍👍👍

💙 SO relaxing. 🙉 Like watching golf. 😁

I feel like I am getting a personal tutorial on the challenges of making a shaft. Thank you!

I love watching a professional at work. I also enjoy watching your videos. ❤

Damn was looking forward to seeing the tapering! But the turning down was great to watch

Super interesting. Thanks! 🇨🇦

Very cool.

Some experts in the field prefer to turn long shafts cutting from the headstock end towards the tailstock, look up the work of "David Wilks" in England on youtube. On the insert question, details of speeds and feeds should be on the back of the insert pack, or failing that the chip breaker specs should be in the insert catalogue, for your use buying the right insert is better than getting a generic insert buying by shape only. There is a tremendous amount of research done in chip breaker design done reputable manufacturers and it would be a shame to ignore it. Certainly chip breaker designs are more important than going by the insert shape, which only really denotes access and economy not how it cuts.

Love your videos and your craftsmanship is awesome!! Thank you for sharing both. I hope you are training an apprentice ? Take it from an ild school millwfright In these times of automation your skills will fade away, the world today changes so quickly the true essence of our Crafts fades into history with a chance of being lost forever. God bless you sir

Nice,very impressive 😎😎😎👍👍👍

appreciate it!👌👌👌👌

G’Day from Australia 🇦🇺

A southern gentleman master craftsmen

If a video is interesting, then it can't be too long. This one was interesting 🙂

Keith, did you mention the material you are using? It appears to be carbon steel, but I would have thought the engineer would have specified stainless for the marine environment.

12:10 - Sharpest point = least chatter. 12:47 - Let it chatter for now and use the pointiest cutter you have for the finish cuts. 18:22 - No spring cut on return; that insert is doing a very nice job. 30:19 - It takes a while to remove a thou with emery cloth. 32:55 - Clock on the wall reads 3:25; hope that's PM.

l am a day late but thanks very much Keith.... Old F-4 Shoe🇺🇸

Keith, if you run into difficulties turning hard steel, try ceramic inserts. They run very hot at high rotational speed but have a habit of solving problems. Unless your problem is cash flow as they are rather expensive.

ALso consider the placement of the steady rest. Look into the science of musical instruments, specifically wind chimes and percussion keys. When the steady rest is at a null point, it does not dampen the vibration.

Keith has a talent for explanation he never get lost in word salads: the point, the whole point and nothing but the point.⚙😀🗜

put ya work in on this one!!

Just a memory, my dad was a shop mechanic at a textile mill one of my things I thought I was a big shot was taking my pocket knife and picking the chips out of the soles of his boots. A parent today would get into trouble giving a pocket knife to a child that young.

It's a joy to watch you work Keith, and your video's are never too long. I got a technical question, I taught my self working on a mini lathe, and for 99% it's brass I'm working with, so we're talking a mild metal. But that shaft is a very hard steel, wouldn't it be better to work with a liquid coolant? so why or why not would you use a liquid coolant, as you sometimes see lathe workers use?

I have a small southbend 9x36 lathe with basic knowledge. Obviously, I am not questioning you, but I was surprised you’re not using cutting oil.

Nice to know I’m not the only one who hates walking on chips!

That was awesome. I would have stuck around longer if you kept going!