@brownbuilt376 - WOW! Thanks for the amazing feedback. More importantly, I am really glad to hear the content is helping you learn. All the best getting going with your equipment and projects.

spikey 27 - Yes, I can see how that would help. 😂😂 Amazing what some practice does as well. Thanks for the comment.

@mudnducs - Glad it was helpful. Thanks for the comment.

@tuckerllc - WOW! Thanks for the amazing feedback on the channel. You are getting out of my content exactly what I am hoping people do, which is enough detail to actually do some projects in your own shop. My videos are longer but I try to show the all that detail, and the thought process behind it. Many of the principles apply to a ton more projects you may be doing. All the best as you find the machine that is right for you and get your shop set up the way you want it. You are moving forward on what I am sure will be a life long learning journey, at least I know it is for me.

@lmmolate62 - HA! Yes, I have been informed that is not the correct term, especially on my video about how to sharpen twist drills - OOPS! Love your humor though, sounds like the video just got better and better the longer you watched. Thanks for the sub.

Dave94Lighning - Thanks for the comment, glad to hear this was helpful. All the best with your future projects.

Cosimo Sanfilippo - I appreciate the feedback and I am really glad the video was helpful. Also glad to hear the audio quality is getting better. The channel is a constant work in progress and the goal is to keep improving.

You can see some fixed blade knives in an earlier video on this channel. And yes the production of a folder is coming up. Mix of manual and CNC machining.

Ed glad you like the video and had some take aways from it. All the best setting up your shop.

@craigkennington9869 - Thanks for the comment, glad this was helpful for you. Have a blessed day as well.

Christopher Enoch - Appreciate the comments. Glad you are enjoying the channel. I never officially worked in IT but one of my training roles supported the IT organization so worked with them a lot.

Terry Enyart - Thanks for the comment and the feedback. Glad the videos are helping you, that is truly the goal. Congrats on the new machines you should get a ton of enjoyment out of them. If you have not already joined The Hobby Machinist forum (may be how you got here) I would highly recommend. Don’t feel bad for starting out it is a life long learning type of journey you are on. So many ways to do things and I am constantly learning so not knowing is fine, never asking would be the only real crime so never be afraid to ask questions.

Welcome! Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.

Michael Holcomb - Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed the video and welcome to the channel. Happy Holidays!

Jason Hull - Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed it.

David Lloyd - Thanks for the comment, glad this was helpful.

Tom B - You are correct, that should be a Z and not a 2. Thanks for pointing that out and apologies for the typo, glad you found the part. Really appreciate the comments, glad you are finding the content helpful.

@@BladesIIB My 1440TL should be here by the end of November, or first week of December, so I'll be needing to get many of the same things you had to acquire. So the video is indeed very helpful!

@@bluehornet6752 That is awesome. Congrats on the new machine. Going to be a great Holiday break at your house.

JOHN HILLER - Appreciate the comment, will do. Thanks!

rkimberly985 - Thank you for the comment. Sounds like you are well on your way to getting into this Hobby. It can seem like a lot at first, just keep going a little at a time and it will all come together. In addition to Grizzly, I recommend you look at Precision Matthews machines, they are good quality, similar pricing and excellent customer service. I also encourage you to join The Hobby Machinist forum (www.Hobby-Machinist.com). Great forum of other hobby enthusiasts like us and you can read about many others who have started on a journey similar to yours or jump right in with questions. The group loves to help people get into the Hobby. All the best as you set up your shop.

@@BladesIIB Thank you for replying, and the info. I have seen the Precision Matthews, being used on other videos, but not sure I can afford it. Plus it looks fairly large. But I will look into their line of lathes, and other stuff.

@@rkimberly985 Worth checking out they have a pretty wide variety from small to larger and different price pints. Good luck finding the right machine for your needs.

@@BladesIIB Thanks, I just want something that is not going to cost me my first male child, which, I can no longer produce, but I want something that is going to be accurate. I am not talking NASA precision, but something I can be sure is not going to be inconsistent. I was looking at the Grizzly gunsmith lathe, because, I have some knowledge, which I use for my personal firearm, but would like to be able do some things like muzzle breaks, sights, etc. that I normally have to take to my local gunsmith, which I really like, as he is good, and very honest, and very reasonable in pricing. I would like to thread, chamber, and cut the extractor groove, in a barrel, to replace a barrel, and I have to have my Gunsmith do it, which isn't cheap, cheaper than other smiths, but it is a lot of work, that has to be very precise. As for the milling machine, I want something that isn't going to deplete my savings, and still be accurate, and repeatable. I had friends that went to a class, which I wish I could have went to but work, and money were in my way. But there was a class in a vocational school,, that had a machinists class, that was being taught by machinist from Pratt, and Whitney, when they were still in Florida. But they said that they drilled it into them, that every time they used the milling machine, to recheck the settings! Even if they just finished with a project and needed a little refinement, to recheck, before using the machine. But I am definitely going to get a metal lathe, and a milling machine. I know the initial cost is going to be high due to buying tools, and other accessories. thank you for your videos. It is going to be a little while yet, before I can buy any of these things, but I am still enjoying watching videos like yours, and others. I just wish there more affordable, U.S. made machines, or if there are any U.S. made machines out there. I would like to get a German, or Japanese made Machine. But again thanks, for responding, and thanks again for the great videos.

@@rkimberly985 Sounds like you have a good grasp on what you want and need to enable your projects. Also, as you mention, the tooling is a big part of the cost so keep that in mind when you make your machine selection.

My pleasure Nick! Thanks for the comment.

@leonkozluk8566 - Thanks for the sub, glad you found the channel. As for where to start that is a pretty loaded question for sure? So many factors to think about such as space, how big of a machine you want/need? What other machines you will need like a mill? My recommendation to start would be think about the work you plan to do and work from there. That should help you decide the machine you need first and the size machine you need to get into. I would also highly recommend the Hobby-Machinist forum to get ideas on how others set up their shop and get started. All the best, you are starting an amazing adventure.

Ignacio P - Thanks! Glad it was helpful. Appreciate the comment.

Welcome! Glad it was helpful.

Great info, thanks.

Pete, yes that is rubber matt I picked up on Amazon and use rubber cement/contact cement to hold it on my lathe and used it for the tool tray. Rubber-Cal "Diamond Plate Rubber Flooring Rolls from Amazon. 1/8” thick comes in all different lengths. Will make a nice addition on your PM 1660.

I went on eBay a year or two ago, and bought like 3-4 of those things. I went on a bit of a calculator binge. I have this old Jeppesen aviators calculator that I bought back in the early 90s, when I was a cargo pilot in Alaska--and it's built on a TI-55 chassis. It still works great, but I wanted some parts for the thing in case it took a dump. But I was surprised that I could still find a few of those old TI-55 units out there on eBay!

Tom B - Yes that old TI has seen a lot of chips and just keeps going. And the years they do slip by.

@@bluehornet6752 have never looked for one but glad they are still around. Cargo pilot in Alaska sounds fun. I grew up in British Columbia and my full time machinist work was at a shop in Dawson Creek - mile zero on the Alaska Highway. Small world.

@@BladesIIB That thing saw me through untold calculations in chemistry, physics and even calculus courses. I started with the TI-35, but when the TI-55 model came out I thought I had died an gone to heaven. LOL! Apparently I was a bit of a nerd back then...

@@bluehornet6752 Yes was the best thing in chemistry class for sure. Now I see my kids with these graphing calculators crazy.

Johannes Laxell - I hope you are able to get the controller fixed on your Harrison Alpha. Sounds pretty limiting right now. CNC is a whole different animal for sure.

MotecM - Thanks for the comment, glad the video was helpful. I have only tried the Jet quick change tool post and have been happy with it. I have not used an Aloris or other name brand so can't compare but this one with a variety of holders from Jet and Sears has performed well for me and I have not felt the need to look for another option. Hope that helps, good luck with your set up.

Jamel Smith - Welcome to the channel, thanks for the sub and the comment. I hope you enjoy the other videos. I had some feedback on my early audio and have tried to improve that. My QCTP is actually from Jet but is an offshore brand so I assume the PM version would be similar. I have been happy with this one from Jet. For inside boring I stick with my CCMT/CCGT inserts and when boring to a shoulder I rough to .005” short of full depth and depending on how much I am taking out periodically feed across the face at that depth to square it. Then on my final finish cut I go to full depth and feed across the face to square it all up. I also have a larger bar that holds brazed carbide and do the same for a square shoulder. Hope that helps and appreciate the questions.

Emery - appreciate the comment. Glad the information was helpful. I like that the Chuck is hand operated vs a key. It does make it really fast for collet changes. That said, I don’t have enough experience with another type to give a comparison. I have heard great reviews on other brands and could not speak to this being worth the extra cost. Works well for me.

Kieth, I am over in Texas now, Northeast Dallas area. Glad you liked the video and thanks for the high rating!

@@BladesIIB Are interested in,exchanging phone numbers? Email might be the more convenient means, and not broadcast it on a open channel 🤔

@@keithmonarch447 Kieth, happy to take a call. You can send me a PM with your number, the easiest is likely go to my website www.BladesIIB.com and send a message through the Contact Us form at the bottom.

@Telephonebill51 - Good luck. Not a part I am familiar with. Hope you can find what you need.

@MrLongpants - Bruce, congrats on the new machine, you are on an amazing life learning journey for sure. I do have PM chucks with my lathe and the cradles are actually made from some of the pallet wood that the lathe came on. I did not do a full video on that but did make a post on the Hobby-Machinist forum. Basically cut the diameter of the chuck with a fly cutter and boring head on my mill. And just used a saw to cut the bevels out of the bottom to clear the ways. If you have a good band saw could likely make the whole thing there as well. I hope that helps, here is a link to the post with some pics. www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/pot-knob-and-reducer-and-chuck-cradle.88086/