Replacing a Badly Worn Shaft and Saving My Customer a Pile of Money

Replacing a Badly Worn Shaft and Saving My Customer a Pile of Money - Manual Machining & Welding

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2 ай бұрын

$2700.00! Yes you read that right. That is what the OEM wants for this axle with wheel. But, the wheel isn't bad.
I replaced this axle and saved my customer a pile of money. A simple job, that nobody else in my region could do.
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@drewideas 2 ай бұрын

I have a confession to make, I was a 2nd year Apprentice when my rotation into the Machine Shop, Lathes , Milling , Cylindrical and Surface Grinders, Bolt Nut and Screw production and Glass Mould Servicing, were the main duties , I was handed this shaft to make a new one , so I made an exact replica, I had spent three entire hours , measuring the differing Diameters , taper lengths , chamfer shapes , I even asked the shop Foreman what tolerances I could work within, 0.005 thousandths of an inch . I ensured all measurements were taken of the initial piece was at 22* Celsius and that I only touched the insulation on the Micrometer’s and Vernier Callipers. I made the shaft and I was as proud as punch, Happy as Larry , My first ever Foreign Order , it has taken another three hours to machine it up, I took it to the Shop Foreman , Who burst out laughing, and the entire shop joined in even the labourers, all of those differing diameters and tapers were actually bearing wear marks , I was supposed to hand the Foreman a Length of untouched 3/4 inch bar, After the laughing died off the foreman opened a drawer and pulled out the previous apprentice's attempts, In the end I was given 99% mark for duplication, less the 1% for not asking for a Finished Product Sketch, before starting a " Job Card ". Lesson Learned.

@TopperMachineLLC 2 ай бұрын

I actually asked the customer if I had to duplicate the original. I thought the wear was on the other end where the bearing was and the worn end was a feature. Lol. Glad I clarified it.

@advil000 2 ай бұрын

@@TopperMachineLLC Had you not actually said it I'd have spent a fair chunk of the video trying to decide if that could actually all be wear or not. That's a heck of a worn part.

@toddhazell925 2 ай бұрын

@@TopperMachineLLCI thought that worn(short) end was a feature and not very excessively worn.

@Steve-fe3vt 2 ай бұрын

Very common mistake notasking for the original specification

@SuperchiefApache Ай бұрын

@@toddhazell925 I thought so too! When it was a finished piece of 1 1/2 SS round bar stock, I felt like a fool! I looked around and made sure no one was looking!🤣🤣🤣🤣 Then again, I’m not a machinist!

@graemewhite5029 2 ай бұрын

Stripped out a worn shaft like that from a conveyor one day shift. Left the shaft on the bench with a note for night shift "Make a new one of these please" came back the next morning to a brand new shaft with the exact same "tapered end" machined in !

@TopperMachineLLC 2 ай бұрын

Lol

@josephcote6120 2 ай бұрын

There's an old joke in the computer programming field. Programmer calls in a customer to demonstrate a program he asked for. After working with it a while the customer says, "Oh, no, this won't do at all." Programmer says, "What? I made it exactly to your specs." Customer, "Yes. Yes, it's just what I asked for, but not at all what I need."

@laupernut 2 ай бұрын

Had the same thing in Dubai with a broken BMW motorcycle drive shaft had an Indian operated machine shop make me a new shaft "Same same" complete with the break in the middle!

@AlanMydland-fq2vs 2 ай бұрын

u wantes exactly the same. haha

@rickwilliams967 2 ай бұрын

@@josephcote6120the real joke is that people actually think tech people do actual work 😂😂😂

@25vrd48 2 ай бұрын

Saving the customer will surely be on their minds when more machine shop work is needed .

@ObservationofLimits 2 ай бұрын

No joke, even for big companies, the turnaround is more important usually. I know we have paid local shops good money because they could get it back to us that evening. $2700 is nothing when the machine is losing $xxx,xxx for every shift it's down.

@kitchenbriks3685 2 ай бұрын

The anchor lube product placement reminds me of Wayne’s world when Garth was wearing the full Reebok outfit and saying it’s really a shame when people sellout 😂

@timdowney02 Ай бұрын

I love doing repair machining not vary many of us out there anymore or at least in my area

@DaveEtchells Ай бұрын

There’s something really satisfying about a hydraulic press: No miss, no fuss, it just calmly says “you *are* coming out” 😂

@davidjones-vx9ju 21 күн бұрын

not that simple

@stevedesilets1105 2 ай бұрын

Not sure how I stumbled onto this or why I ended up watching this, but found it very interesting. Guess I have a new channel to watch!

@BestKiteboardingOfficial Ай бұрын

Came here from a cutting edge engineering video, so nice to see the smaller scale stuff done so well, that threaded hole was simply butter.

@fluffyfullbox2075 2 ай бұрын

Put a center in the end. Just in case you need it later. Makes things easier.

@raymonster55 Ай бұрын

Kudos to the algorithm that brought me here. You have a new subscriber.

@catfish7774 Ай бұрын

I enjoy watching your video keep up the good work it's really entertaining and fascinating to watch people do jobs like that and other stuff and equipment

@jeffdavis1725 Ай бұрын

Welding and machining. Two trades I wish I had learned when i was younger. Fascinating to watch how you handle the issues the customers bring you.

@localcrew 2 ай бұрын

I have a friend who has a 25 year old Dixon ZTR mower and I was fixing leaky hydro gearboxes when I discovered that one of the axle shafts had been eaten away by a loose inner bearing. Obsolete part - naturally. Local machine shop was able to weld it up and turn it to size. I re-assembled it with some red Loctite to try and keep it from happening again. So far, so good. 👍

@currentbatches6205 Ай бұрын

13:56 - Thank you. Do not cut it often, but it's good to know which side of feed/speed to err on. 15:02 - My old Jet didn't either, but it seems that since the chuck was thread-fitted to the spindle, that was a good idea. 21:48 - Hang the harness on my shoulder also; takes the weight off the wrist.

@victorjeffers1993 Ай бұрын

It's always nice when someone can save another shop a few dollars like you did there I'm sure you will get repeat business from them ! Great job ! Very professional looking ! 👍👍

@user-gi1yd9mg4s 2 ай бұрын

The luxury of a shop to work in instead of up on a roof, rebuilding blower motors, and changing bearings i’m serving a process cause me to remember the good old days

@oBseSsIoNPC Ай бұрын

Yep, I think more people are getting into machining and also realize the value of old machines, because we can fix them. Very good to see you helping out where you can. Great job and thanks for the advice on machining stainless!

@cowboys4life68 2 ай бұрын

It always mesmerizing to watch a manual machinist who knows what he's doing. All your cuts are so good. Nice not to hear all the CNCs running at max all day. That screech......

@MayorofDipshittery-lq7if Ай бұрын

Very therapeutic watching and listening to this video, I’ve not used lathes and milling machines in over 15 years, since I retired early.

@austinadventure Ай бұрын

Awesome work! Where i work we get a lot of worn conveyor shafts, pretty cool to see into the process of repairing them.

@thunderrollin 2 ай бұрын

My thought would put a key in the drive wheel so that down the road they could just have another shaft made and pressed back in and not have to weld it back together.

@mehmettemel8725 2 ай бұрын

That's exactly what I would have done.Also eliminate bending stresses induced by welding.

@chasein7019 Ай бұрын

I'm a retired Software Engineer. I have NO idea why I watched this. I know nothing about machining and have NO desire to learn. I thought it was interesting. Good job!!!!

@craigsudman4556 2 ай бұрын

I am impressed with the clutter free shop you keep. Nice work on the shaft. Great video thumbs up.

@gusviera3905 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, Josh. I think you just made yourself a new long-term customer. Funny how "gettin' it done right the first time" seems to make that happen... See you in the next one. Be well.

@TimeAfterTym 2 ай бұрын

Your content is fascinating since it is amazing that the steel just seems to melt onto your hands like putty. Also, it’s very calming to see somebody actually creating product. Keep up the great work.

@TopperMachineLLC 2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@gerdberg4188 Ай бұрын

Now that's a press !

@GardenTractorBoy 2 ай бұрын

That looked like a fun project. It is always good to be able to replicate a OEM part

@jamesbuck555 Ай бұрын

LORDY ... The 'Ol Monarch runs AWESOME

@warrenjones744 2 ай бұрын

Tig welding is one of those things that you must do every day or two I think to be good at it. I tig about 5-6 times a year and find a few mins of practice on some scrap is helpful. Just to get the motion down and the memory working again. Nice Job Josh, Your typical job shop repair right there. I need this can you help me out.

@TopperMachineLLC 2 ай бұрын

I think you're right about TIG welding. It always seems to take a bit to get back into it. But if you do it everyday, it goes great.

@HappyHarryHardon 2 ай бұрын

After 5 years of daily welding I have the muscle memory. I’m a decent tig welder. I do a lot of fabrication now so I weld a lot less. But when I need it it’s there.

@jeffryblackmon4846 2 ай бұрын

Well done, Josh. Thank you for the video.

@BrucePierson 2 ай бұрын

TIG welding is something I have never done. Back in my 20's. I used to do a lot of rust repairs on cars with oxy welding and I also did a lot of stick welding on other things. I only started MIG welding around 30 years ago and these days I mostly do MIG welding on my own projects.

@ObservationofLimits 2 ай бұрын

Crazy that no one out in your neck of the woods could do that! Good business to have in WI. I know both industrial places I have worked the last 20 years absolutely love small guys like you who can keep us from overpaying AND having equipment down for way too long.

@TopperMachineLLC 2 ай бұрын

There is nobody left besides me. This region is economically depressed and industry is disappearing.

@Zzrdemon6633 2 ай бұрын

Brings back memories of when we still had a lathe at work and I could actually do something instead of shipping everything out to a shop like this! And had they tightened the set screws in the bearings it wouldn't have spun down like that, not to mention that was months of spinning in the bearing unobserved

@frankerceg4349 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Josh!

@mrayco 2 ай бұрын

Well done ...your customer is very lucky

@BasedBidoof 2 ай бұрын

Nice chips. Spotted that shaper, gonna have to check out more of your vids. Id love to get into machining someday

@mikep1085 2 ай бұрын

Great job Josh! I know you don't have much time... but it would be nice if a customer here and there would let you go see your work after they have re-installed it and gotten back up and running. Also saw The Apprentice working hard in the background. I think at one point he was on the Lion lathe. Its nice that he has gotten to the point where he can work on his own for some things, without constant oversight.

@TopperMachineLLC 2 ай бұрын

Some of it is my time to go film, often it is more about privacy of the customer. I have seen most applications of my work, but they don't want their processes filmed. Or rather the potential glimpse of it. Conner is doing great. He has a lot of jobs he will be doing coming up. He really enjoys welding and his skills are improving greatly.

@donmedford2563 2 ай бұрын

I agree with that. I would love to see what some of those oddball things are used for.

@saeidkharrat4397 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing job

@usaerospace6707 Ай бұрын

I like the old Monarch lathes.

@jega157 13 күн бұрын

Used to run monarchs as an apprentice in the late 70s

@wags9777 2 ай бұрын

I commented Because I like the content

@ic7857 2 ай бұрын

Well done!! Nice machining.

@neilmchardy9061 2 ай бұрын

I was always taught to cut keyways in one pass with a slot drill using slow feed to get a perfect size. P.S. I’m not saying I’m correct but it’s what I was taught.

@HuFlungDung2 Ай бұрын

The slot drill will deflect, putting your keyways off centerline. I used to do it that way back when I used HSS tooling with coolant. Now I have a good DRO on the mill, so I use undersize tooling to rough out the slot, then finish it to exact width with table adjustments. I use carbide endmills now, dry but with air flow to move the chips away from the cut zone. Surprisingly metric endmills are handy sizes for cutting inch base keys, because you can rough the keyway undersize with it, then take a cleanup cut down each side with the same tool: 3 mm for 1/8, 4mm for 3/16, 6mm for 1/4.

@neilmchardy9061 Ай бұрын

@@HuFlungDung2 I’m sorry but can’t agree, using the method I said a slip gauge is a tight fit in the slot and it can be done in one pass any size depending on the milling machine but up to 25 mm is easy. Having to rough and resize is bit unnecessary, a slot drill doesn’t deflect because there are two opposite flutes in contact all the time. A three or four flute endmill always cuts oversize in my experience.

@jdmccorful 2 ай бұрын

Looks good, great repair !

@kevinc9006 2 ай бұрын

Lol... Funny when you think about how many of those went to the scrap yard

@angelarichards3588 2 ай бұрын

Lovely to see at least one of you guys not afraid to use cutting lubricants. One of my pet hates one most you tube engineering videos is the neglect of lubricants when either cutting or assembling components. Well done that man

@TopperMachineLLC 2 ай бұрын

Coolants and oils are not always necessary. Drilling and tapping, yes. Turning and milking with carbide, it really depends on your tooling. Most carbide will cut dry just as good and last just as long, as it would with using coolant. Dealing with the mess of coolant is the biggest reason not to use it. When I started out, I thought coolant was a requirement. I learned from some amazing people it was not.

@brendanshorter5550 2 ай бұрын

Makes filming a bit more difficult.

@jamesriordan3494 2 ай бұрын

Still, we love Josh Vanover, aka “Captain Dry”

@Zzrdemon6633 2 ай бұрын

@@TopperMachineLLC You neglected to mention that if you use coolant with carbide it HAS to be flooded with coolant, tapping of course is excepted.

@joshua43214 2 ай бұрын

@@Zzrdemon6633 Nonsense. Carbide is just fine using brushed on oil or spray mist. What does not work is confusing coolant with lube, like why would you tap with coolant?

@lawrencewillard6370 2 ай бұрын

Doing it right the first time!, trying. Thanks for this.

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop 2 ай бұрын

Enjoyed that. Thanks for the video keep on keeping on.

@thisolesignguy2733 2 ай бұрын

Great job. A little trick I use when I weld rubber tires on trailer axles, I take an old towel and roll ice cubes in it then wrap that around around the tire. It's not perfect, but I don't have to be as careful to melt the rubber. Just gotta be a little quick because the ice will melt and drip down the side of the tire, But it's just the nature of the beast.

@TopperMachineLLC 2 ай бұрын

Depending on the assembly I use wet rags. But this one with the TIG welding I knew the heat was minimal and localized. Not much fear of harming the wheel. The shaft never really got hot on the short end. That's the cool part about TIG, very localized.

@thisolesignguy2733 2 ай бұрын

I totally agree, you did an awesome job!@@TopperMachineLLC

@buffsheeri 2 ай бұрын

Your customer should be very happy, nice job. Be well this day

@loydsa 2 ай бұрын

Great job for your lucky customer Josh if he has any sense he will be back to you for the next job he needs done :-) Best regards Sarah

@davestambaugh7282 2 ай бұрын

Computer skills will never replace basic machining skills. Especially when the concept of just in time delivery applies to replacement spares.

@MrProdigious1 2 ай бұрын

I totally agree, i’ve done many weld repairs at work on worn shafts then machined them back. Sometimes you just can’t wait a week for a new shaft.

@davestambaugh7282 2 ай бұрын

The shaft you make here is relatively easy for a California lathe /mill guy however a shaft four feet long with eight journals that have to run with in one thousands of an inch takes a far larger degree of skill!@@MrProdigious1

@BType13X2 2 ай бұрын

@@MrProdigious1 Sometimes a replacement shaft is 5-6 months away. We end up fabricating a lot of things at my shop even though I work for a big OE specifically because our factory lead times can be really long.

@allenrussell6135 2 ай бұрын

My father in law was a machinist for 40 years and retired when his back was shot. He said they were getting rid of all the old guys and replacing them with brand new guys that got paid much less. Gleason then found themselves with all these new guys who were taught on new equipment and there was no one who could run the manual "old" machines. So they had to hire some people back and pay them very well to try and teach. I live near a massive salt mine (new York) and they've had an ad for forever looking for someone who can use the old machines.

@davestambaugh7282 2 ай бұрын

@@allenrussell6135 There is a big difference between a production machinist and a prototype machinist. On traditional production machines including the computer controlled ones you have to make a quite a few set up parts before getting everything adjusted and making the first good one.A prototype guy makes the first one perfect, with no set up parts or scrap.

@TheUncleRuckus 2 ай бұрын

Great video like always Josh! 👍👍

@robertpanter5576 2 ай бұрын

Another great video, thanks Josh. I am a hobby machinist, but I have the same CBB Monarch lathe. Great machines.

@TopperMachineLLC 2 ай бұрын

This is actually a CU. I've ran and almost owned a CBB

@Bugsy0333 Ай бұрын

Nice work !

@oldadthomas 2 ай бұрын

Great content! Love your work

@BruceBoschek 2 ай бұрын

Good job! That shaft really was shafted! I'm sure the customer was very pleased. Thanks for the video.

@TopperMachineLLC 2 ай бұрын

They saved a boat load of money on this one. Crazy what the OEM wanted for this.

@cyclebuster 2 ай бұрын

i have 4-5 old inner tubes under my press. in case the item i want is falling

@orville697 2 ай бұрын

awesome job

@mfc4591 2 ай бұрын

Well done, another part produced correctly and at a reasonable price too.

@TopperMachineLLC 2 ай бұрын

As reasonable as possible with current material prices.

@HuFlungDung2 Ай бұрын

@@TopperMachineLLCYeah, you don't just waive the material cost anymore even if the job is for a repeat customer. I hear stories of what farmers pay for machine parts. Yikes! A simple tractor costs like half a million now.

@randydobson1863 2 ай бұрын

hello Josh & it's is Randy and i like yours video is cool & Thanks Josh & Friends Randy

@abw121 2 ай бұрын

When I got out of the Service I apprenticed in Tool & Die shop. Where the owner of the small shop taught me how to run all machines! He would take in small repair jobs like this and talk me through setup of the repair. I worked in the trades for 32 years, had a family, home and sent my kids through engineering schools. I miss working on the lathe or Bridgeport and making hot chips? And still think about sweeping up shop at the end of day! Thanks for the content!

@stevesolo16 18 күн бұрын

That new ENCO lathe is sweet!

@HolosunGodOfOdin 2 ай бұрын

Josh I really like the looks of that work stop you have on your mill vise.

@TopperMachineLLC 2 ай бұрын

GoStop from Go Manufacturing in Minnesota.

@HolosunGodOfOdin 2 ай бұрын

@@TopperMachineLLC thanks brother!

@MichaelSmith-lv6lg 2 ай бұрын

You do nice work.

@needleonthevinyl 2 ай бұрын

Nice to have a standard size shaft that has stock available in the right size already

@ypaulbrown 2 ай бұрын

late to the premier, but here, had to work all day, best wishes Josh, ....Paul down in central Florida

@weird1600 2 ай бұрын

boy I think the customer really for the shaft this time! lol good work!

@wmweekendwarrior1166 2 ай бұрын

Good stuff

@6NBERLS 2 ай бұрын

Most excellent.

@dondesnoo1771 Ай бұрын

On old auto rebuilt generators the end of the armature wore they cut the end down welded a sleeve on the end if course they werre doing multiple items same problem .

@EyeMWing 17 күн бұрын

It's getting to the point that even for commodity equipment, sourcing one-off custom replacement parts is becoming faster, easier and cheaper than sourcing replacements from the manufacturer. Just today I CAD'd up some sheet metal parts and sent them off for laser cutting at less than a third of the manufacturer's spares price.

@mad1337nes 15 күн бұрын

Not to be "that guy", but oem designs cost R&D. Plus warehousing space and shipping employee(s) overhead. Throw in the ever growing availability of cnc; (unfortunately?) low barrier to entry then subsequent "race to the bottom" by the newcomers... you should see it as a positive, but completely reasonable, outcome.

@EyeMWing 15 күн бұрын

@@mad1337nes if the OEM hasn’t recouped their costs in the 20 years since they discontinued the equipment, they aren’t going to, and if I can get them spot fabricated in less time than it takes them to dig them out of their inventory, so can they. And for the particular equipment I’m talking about, there is no alternate parts source for anything but consumables

@mad1337nes 13 күн бұрын

@@EyeMWing So you're just complaining to complain? Yeah, having 3 digit lbs worth of metal stock, sitting on a high quality enough shelf to support them, in a building with 20+ft ceilings, and a guy(s) to keep track of it all and send it to you.... cost more than cleetus on his new "make firepits and tacky last name signs" plasma table. Care about something that actually matters (like how yall got rid of all the manufacturing/skilled labor from said manufacturing to get us into this predicament)

@ObservationofLimits 2 ай бұрын

Interesting 2-way press. I don't think I've ever seen one you pump UP!

@lucianorego6396 2 ай бұрын

parabens pelo serviço oficina muito top.

@hydorah 18 күн бұрын

Saving a sockful of money! Nice TIGing too - I'm subbed

@montypythonish Ай бұрын

Possibly a sad view, but you have lovely swarf. You drills must be spot on sharp. Have you done, or do you intend to do a 'how to sharpen' vid?

@dermotkelly2289 2 ай бұрын

They are more like the jobs I used to do as we never really had any bigger machines. The machines were a little smaller than what you have.

@Jimbowill1 2 ай бұрын

Hi Josh Im a old retired machinist yes 1971 to 2022. I was looking on KZfaq for something to look at and you popped up. It gave me chills to hear a Monarch lathe fire up. Keep up the good work. I'm going to get some dimensions on a little 1pc lathe part I need. Ok I'm watching your videos and trying to write. Ill call you.

@theupscriber65 2 ай бұрын

Enjoyed watching. Your shop is so similar to the first machine shop I worked in in the late 90s. The power feed on the knee mill, the anchor lube, everything. Do you ever use an edge finder?

@jamesbuck555 Ай бұрын

ALORIS Tool Post R the BEST!

@HuFlungDung2 Ай бұрын

Ahem 😁 Best after Multifix.

@joewhitney4097 2 ай бұрын

Great repair Josh and a great video. Love the repair content videos. I wonder if the area of the shaft that you questioned whether on purpose of just wear may have been on purpose for clearance to allow ease of getting say the bearing to its final position. In many repairs we tackled in the past we would take the extra step to have the shaft turned smaller in areas that had to be moved across when installing in the field for ease of installation. Doesn't hurt anything if nothing is mounted in those areas but makes for quick and easier installation of bearings or other shaft mounted components along the length of the shaft that are long distances between mounting points. Just a thought. Thanks for sharing.

@TopperMachineLLC 2 ай бұрын

I considered this, but not knowing anything about the final application I didn't want to chance it. They can bring it back if it needs changes.

@erik_dk842 2 ай бұрын

@@TopperMachineLLCNever do more work up front than asked for.

@rayRay-pw6gz 20 күн бұрын

My question for you is it better to plunge cut using an end mill to rough cut the key way. To make sharping the cutter more cost effective. I also understand it may depend on your equipment choices.

@colinbrewhaha 2 ай бұрын

Good morning!

@billyhouse1943 2 ай бұрын

Thank you…

@BrucePierson 2 ай бұрын

Looks like it won't be long and you'll have to order some more Anchorlube.

@HorsleyLandy88 2 ай бұрын

I was shouting turn down the end bit. 😅

@PaulSteMarie Ай бұрын

What alloy are you using for the replacement? 17-4? Any heat treatment?

@seancollins9745 2 ай бұрын

that shaft was really nice, runout was amazing lol. not a job for the CNC lol. Stainless steel surface footages, ugh, about 300-400 sfm with 304 and flood coolant using Oemeta 875 novamet " which is nice because with the way lube,Hycut blends with the coolant and reduces tramp oiling to near zero" is about all I have ever been able to manage without killing inserts. stainless love to work harden, so fun

@TopperMachineLLC 2 ай бұрын

Stainless isn't that bad. In fact, I just finished a job that was way worse than any stainless I ever worked with. It was just 4140 Prehard,but something was off with it and it work hardened like crazy.

@seancollins9745 2 ай бұрын

@@TopperMachineLLC I have been wanting to try ceramic inserts for working with prehard 4140 etc, but haven't had the need.

@ccrider5398 2 ай бұрын

What was the application for this wheel and shaft? Stainless made me think food processing, but a rubber wheel? Maybe packaging?

@kennethnevel3263 2 ай бұрын

Take a look at the motor plate for wiring or the wiring cover in side , many motors are will run both directions by switching a few wires to the center tap of the starter winding , by adding some wire to the leads to go to a switch to flip the connections so the motor can be made to start in forward or reverse . I did this to my lathe motor and put the switch where I could reach it to change before turning on the the on /off switch . I use reverse alot for different things , I never have to say i wish this thing had reverse again . I think if the motor is 3 phase it can be reversed with out even turning it off and stopping it , i am not sure what wires need changed on them .

@TopperMachineLLC 2 ай бұрын

Monarch gear head lathes are NOT designed to be run in reverse. I have seen a few destroyed because of being reversed. It is fine in an emergency, but never to be done as normal operations. Irreparable damage will be done.

@kennethnevel3263 2 ай бұрын

@@TopperMachineLLC Yes , if it has a driven oil pump lube system that would not work for very long , as the pump would run backwards and not lube the bearings and gears . Have to always look at the big picture of everything involved . I almost wrecked my air compressor when changing the voltage from low to high in the motor wires and gotten the rotation reversed and didn't notice it at first and it ran backwards made air pressure just fine but had no oil pressure on the gauge , sean it fairly soon after and corrected the rotation , still working fine 40+ years later, got lucky .

@TopperMachineLLC 2 ай бұрын

@@kennethnevel3263 the Monarch has a cam actuated pump, but the problem is the internal clutches are designed for one direction and will cause damage if run backwards

@mikedyson7330 2 ай бұрын

I noticed you've been useing the monarch more than the lion. Just wondered why. THANKS JOSH.

@TopperMachineLLC 2 ай бұрын

They both have their uses. I just chose whichever one is better suited, or is not already set up on a job.

@petegraham1458 2 ай бұрын

Good to see Conner walking by ! Did he finish up the Dragline track project? I was thinking that was an excellent project for an apprentice. Nice save for your customer maybe suggest they run grease lines so it’s very easy to keep that lubed?

@TopperMachineLLC 2 ай бұрын

We are still working on it. The weather turned cold and we had a bunch of paying jobs to do first.

@henrytupper6959 2 ай бұрын

I did listen all the way through. Waiting to hear what material you used, possibly 17-4 ph. Was that a HSS endmill ?

@anthonyesquivel5863 Ай бұрын

did i see some movement in the tail stock when the single point engaged the bar end?

@nicosanchez1980 Ай бұрын

And Anchorlube also tastes great on toasts!

@VetvsWorld 2 ай бұрын

Although I will never own/know how to use the majority of your machines, I still find this fascinating. I am an attorney by trade by the way. 🤣 That said, I appreciate your use of hand tools when appropriate.

@TopperMachineLLC 2 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@godbluffvdgg 2 ай бұрын

A lost trade.. I'm in a philly neighborhood, we had a couple jobbing machine shops...Long gone now...We had GE right down the street, I have lots of buddies, retired from Machine shops...It's nice to see a small shop like yours...I hope you get to make a million widgets that make 5 bucks a piece...:)...Good health and success to you and yours...Subbed etc...:)

@TopperMachineLLC 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, but I'm not interested in the volume jobs. I like single parts that are $5 Million each. Lol.

@northwoodsguy1538 2 ай бұрын

Nice👍

@jeffsaxton716 Ай бұрын

I took machine shop in both Jr. High and High School. This was back in the 1960's when they actually had that in US public school. I really enjoyed that. I went into electronics, but still have a little lathe to keep my hand in.

@rvmonkey1669 Ай бұрын

I remember metal shop in middle school and high school. We learned to use a lathe, Mill, foundry, gas and stick weld what a shame all that had to go away. They even got rid of woodshop and auto shop at my high school.