Shop Tour and project updates

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Жыл бұрын

In this video I show a couple of my latest projects (a Rotring style scriber and a swarf tray (guard) and I also give a tour of my workshop.

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@TheKnacklersWorkshop Жыл бұрын

Hello Colin, A very interesting workshop tour. I like the way you've setup the sheet metal bench is setup. The old Raleigh's are cool, I have been a life long cyclist. Merry Christmas to you. Take care. Paul,,

@opticalmechanic Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul. Have a nice Christmas! 🎅 🎄

@AdeSwash Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tour, nice workshop :)

@opticalmechanic Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ade!

@edsshed3468 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tour Colin, lovely clean layout in a compact space. I am going to copy your swarf tray, nice idea. Thanks too for visiting my shop - all the best Eddie

@opticalmechanic Жыл бұрын

Thanks Eddie.

@Steviegtr52 Жыл бұрын

You have got some nice stuff in the shop Steve.

@opticalmechanic Жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve.

@welshknight1456 Ай бұрын

See you have a strip of yellow tape over the battery cover on the vernier height gauge. I have the exact same height gauge with the same problem, battery contact loose with plastic cap on, have to fiddle around with it.

@opticalmechanic Ай бұрын

Yes I need to fix it. I got it in this condition and haven’t got round to repairing it yet. It’s a right pain.

@KF-qj2rn Жыл бұрын

i love how the Clarke metalworker and shear were mounted, I'm gonna do that... I think that drum type came out in the early '80s, Casio called it "synsonics drum set"...

@julianpenny4671 10 ай бұрын

Very interesting and informative thank you 😎🇳🇿

@andypandy9931 Жыл бұрын

Makes me ashamed of the state of my garage. I only have a ML7 but it works well, I wish I had a Myford like yours, well done. I remember when I was in my early 20's having to drive a Triumph 2.5 PI which was nearly new on a 200 mile journey for the company I worked for, it was a lovely car.

@opticalmechanic Жыл бұрын

Thank you. You should have seen it before I cleared the place out and painted it. It was a disaster! I roped the kids into helping me clear it out and after some hard work, we got it to this stage. It’s an ongoing project trying to make it work to suit my needs. A 2.5 PI in its prime would have been a treat!

@opticalmechanic 9 ай бұрын

I would love a 2.5 PI. I can only imagine what they were like when nearly new. Thanks for watching!

@andypandy9931 9 ай бұрын

@@opticalmechanic yes it was very nice in blue, automatic gearbox I seem to remember overdrive. A director had left and I had to drive it from Barnstaple to Maidenhead. I moved to Devon soon after.

@carlpalfreeman8094 Жыл бұрын

We have two things in common home engineering and reloading for rifles I reload for a 22 250 a 243 and a 260 in the engineering side I on with a two cylinder side beam engine you have a nice shop a very myford

@opticalmechanic Жыл бұрын

Nice. It’s good fun.

@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian Жыл бұрын

Hello Colin. Thank you for the interesting workshop tour. The change in humidity this week was dramatic to say the least. I think I was quite lucky. I didn’t get hit with too much rust, well not that I’ve yet discovered 🫣🥴 Merry Christmas to you. 👍😀 Andrew

@opticalmechanic Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew. Have a nice Christmas! 🎅 🎄

@SgtCude59 Жыл бұрын

Nice shop great lay out

@opticalmechanic Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@CraigsWorkshop 9 ай бұрын

Great shop tour! I only just noticed your channel. I am keen to see more. And Optical Mechanic - where does the name come from - are you doing work on optical equipment? cheers, Craig

@opticalmechanic 9 ай бұрын

Hi Craig, thanks for stopping by! Thanks very much. I have more content coming soon. I’ve had a very busy summer so the videos have been a bit slow. I’ve been doing mechanical projects mostly but I also make optics so I need to come up with some content that hopefully will be of interest.

@CraigsWorkshop 9 ай бұрын

@@opticalmechanic sounds great, I will keep my eyes open for more videos 👍

@georgeclements2742 Жыл бұрын

Best wishes for the Festive Season. I think that you should ask Santa for a dehumidifier and try to separate the workshop from the garage. My next project: a solid tool post for the Super 7. It won't be as posh as yours but I hope I'll get it good enough to be functional.

@opticalmechanic Жыл бұрын

Thank you, you too. Yes I agree, I should buy a dehumidifier. Let me know how you get on with your solid tool post and if you would like to have it ground. I’d be happy to help.

@georgeclements2742 Жыл бұрын

@@opticalmechanic Many thanks for the kind offer. I think that it would be quite expensive to post the solid lump of mild steel that I have bought, but I'll keep it in mind and let you know how I fare. On a different point, have you thought about using an adhesive for your chip guard ? I agree that spot welding would be tidier than pop rivets, but still leaves indentations. Buying a spot welder is quite a big outlay for the very rare occasions when one needs one unless regularly doing work such as car restoration, and even then plug welding with a MIG welder is usually possible and, I think, more reliable. I would love to have a go at TIG welding as it seems to be very versatile, but I'm a bit too old to be buying that sort of equipment and gas. Best wishes.

@brenwyattm0rij909 Жыл бұрын

Great workshop tour. You didn't mention the BaoFeng UV-5R next to the wood working lathe ? Maybe a fellow radio chap? I've just subscribed, good luck in 2023!

@opticalmechanic 2 ай бұрын

Ha ha yeah, I’m getting into it. Still very much a novice.