By all means!! 😊 Works well!

Me as well. Think I would have used some Hex stock and made a slim nut out of that. Doesn't matter but a internal thread gauge to get it closer, but assuming you got one.

Its a functional miniature jack and works well, have used it a numer of times....thx for watching & the kind words 😊

Thanks Bill! I appreciate ya!

Its a fun little project

Thank you sir, much appreciated

Thanks Jeffrey, much appreciated!

Thanks Paul ~ Richard

Thank you Brian

Thanks Frank, missed y'all

Thanks Ray, I learned a lot too just making it

Thanks Ron, works well

Thank you Rodney!

@@MakinSumthinFromNuthin you're very welcome my friend

Thanks Shawn, I needed one for the longest time and this job forced the issue to the forefront

Thanks Joe! I been needing one

Well now you have one! Where's Mortimer? I accused him at hanging out at the local Starbucks. I think he took exception to it. HAHAAH Joe

Ha, he might be! :)

Thanks Stephen! Much appreciated!

You are a retired surveyor if I am not mistaken...what state were you licensed in Stephen?

i worked for a licensed land surveyor , new mexico ... why ?

No particular reason really.....I saw a comment you made on another channel referencing being in the survey industry a while back. I have 2 brothers that are surveyors. Have a great week

Thanks Dean, I value your input!

Hi James, yes, a very good idea. I have planned on making a complete set of nuts for all the most common sizes to chuck on but never seem to get around to it and swapping to a collet when in a hurry gets tedious. Gripping bolts with aluminum soft jaws destroys them pretty quickly. Thanks for tuning in, I appreciate ya~ Richard

Thanks Rick, I need to get over and see your Logan project, my apologies. I am glad mine is quiet, I have heard some that sound scary to run.

Thanks, I really enjoy makin sumthin from nuthin! LOL

Thanks Dean! 😊

Thanks Cuda !! Much appreciated!

Thanks Everett!

Thanks! I like that idea, could always make another top piece. Thanks for stopping by Robert. I shared your channel with a few friends...you do great work ~ Richard

If you decide to make one I hope you make a video of it...don't think there is one out there with a vee top...or one with say a set of different useful tops and maybe even different types of bottoms...worth some thought...tnx for the kind words...bob

If I do make a set of tops I sure will do a video on it...but if ya aren't subscribed...you may miss it...LOL Merry Christmas Bob ~ Richard

I edit these videos myself David. Thanks always for your support of my work.

Tiny= a 12" x 36" Lathe....LOL :)

yes, been 3 years now, damage has has never grown out.....yet. (from a hand drill)

I thought you were driving nails with a hammer and hit to wrong nail!! :>)

Sort of, was driving 3" wood screws with a corded drill into a wood swing set with a Phillip's bit in the drill. Bit slipped off the head of the screw and with full force went into the center of my thumbnail cause I was holding the work next to the screw location when bit slipped off........ bit bottomed out when it hit the bone.

Oooh!! Sorry to make you relive the moment. Been there, not fun.

Black nail club membership dues: good for the life of the badge. duplicate payments do not carry over, and are non-refundable.

Hahah, The 4140 video doesnt really paint the best picture of what I can do over on the lathe. I never get offended by anyone that is truly offering helpful suggestions like yours. I will reply to your other one later after I am done mowing grass. I agree, it wasnt my finest hour in the 4140 clips but I always share my vids, good or bad....STUFF HAPPENS 😊 ~ Richard

I totally agree, but I only do occasional work for people and had time. Plus needed some content for the channel so made it nicer than it needed to be. Thx for watching ~ Richard

Well off camera I did hit the base of the jack with some 400 grit for about 30 seconds or so for appearance sake. I usually resort to a HSS shear tool for final finishes on mild steel

I had a similar problem, no matter what tool or grind I used, on 4140 type. My short answer to that and several other aggravations was in getting my big spindle bearing adjusted properly. Getting a decent machine finish (and parting off) isn't nearly so difficult now. Retiring my "Tourettes" lantern tool post may make more of a difference. I am also a fan of the vertical shear tool. I found that multiple spring passes improves even that. My theory on that is every tool leaves high and low spots on the surface, every time the tool is moved across with the carriage power feed, it does so on a slightly different path, giving the tool a chance to take off the higher area that it missed on the previous one. I'd probably have to get a microscope to visually confirm that. Often, an old lathe like mine has it's lowest feed rate at somewhere around .006/rev, and a single pass cut will often have a 'threaded' look to it, even with the shear tool. For What It's Worth: On my last project where I used the vertical shear, I needed an easy slip fit to the mating part. On the first pass, it sized to a very snug fit. When I moved the carriage back to the starting position, I didn't bother with retracting the tool, and it left a rub mark on the part, indicating to me that there was spring pressure still in play. Understandable, I'm guessing, since the chip size indicated that the depth of cut was on the aggressive side for the shear tool. I decided to experiment a little, left the cross feed where it was and made a spring pass. I got what I expected, more and much finer whisker chips. When I moved the carriage back, as I'd done previously, there were no rub marks, but the result of the test fit to the mating part was still a little too tight for what I had in mind. The second spring pass still produced chips, at that point I decided to ride that particular horse 'til it died. The final tally came up to 8 spring passes, 6 that produced chips (the last were "finer than frog hair, split 3 ways," so that I had to put a clean rag under the work to catch and see them), the 7th produced none that I could see, the 8th pass was to confirm the 7th. Finish was not polished mirror by any stretch, but it was the closest I've ever come to it without going to abrasives. The fit ... better than i expected. Easy slip, no binding anywhere, even when the two parts were wiped dry of oil, yet no wiggle between the two could be detected with the assembly in hand. Considering the result I got, that M.O. might be worth trying again and seeing how easy it would be to repeat it. With different machines, operators, materials, the results may vary widely.

Thanks for sharing Diggerop 👍🏼

Thanks, that is one of the things I dont own Tom..... V-Blocks :(

Great idea but think of the challenges of lapping them all in once seated to a "depth" It can be done like surface gauges I suppose. Thanks for watching & Happy Holidays! 😊🎉

@@MakinSumthinFromNuthin I'm thinking a large endmill, reversed in the mill could be used to press precision harden balls into the reamed holes, perhaps in a mounted rotating center head on the mill.

Certainly worth a try if you want to give it a go! ATB~Richard

Yes, I need to buy some hex stock and make a bunch of common sizes

They sell the coupling nuts in common sizes at Lowe's and probably at Home Depot. They're where the threaded rod is stocked.

I am sure they do but I would rather make my own. I would rather have the tolerances my own taps will provide rather mass produced stuff.

Got ya! Keep up the good work. I'll be subscribing and visiting your site more often.

Thanks Douglas :)

If I remove the nut I can get it a bit lower but not much room to work with, I could make another top with a longer thread tho, may do that

I think it was an 8 Vernon, I been needing a small jack for some time now. Thanks for watching

I agree 2000% !!! A real mill would be nice as well!

sorry Derek, YTube controls that....I never watch my videos

Thanks for watching sir