Well done Curt as always a great video very informative....
@thegiantratthatmakesalloft9415Ай бұрын
I'd rather draw them digitally. What a sick joke.
@AntiVaganzaАй бұрын
Heya Curt! I'm now at the point in my journey where I need a tumbler for small ti parts, too:). How did this one work out for you? Is it still what you're using?
@markifiАй бұрын
seems pretty sturdy
@tezka2Ай бұрын
CURT is this you ? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mN2oiqVj2dLGYWg.html
@davediamond9436Ай бұрын
the founder/owner personally lapped each machine by hand..i have a picture from about 78 of Forrest at the work bench where he did it ..(original location in the city of industry, California) . i probably did machining on most of the components on the original micro lathe 2 ... it may sound funny and antiquated now ,but the scroll for the 3 jaw chuck was done on a 2 spindle head punched tape controlled Bridgeport ...
@TheWhisleblower2 ай бұрын
How does a diamond lapidary circular saw do bet you haven't tried .3 mm thickness?
@NormanWray-hi8cu2 ай бұрын
Hello dear sir good idea you make it work 😊😅
@ryankarr71093 ай бұрын
Take my money!
@ydeardorff3 ай бұрын
Shipping list? Links?
@1jmatto3 ай бұрын
Awesome work...I see this video is about 3 years ago, it feasible to use laser to cut titanium now?
@CurtVanFilipowski3 ай бұрын
You can...laser Ti will have a bit of a heat effected zone but lots of folks use waterjet blanks for that reason.
@rodstartube3 ай бұрын
You missed using a vibrator, to remove those undesirable "air spaces", or "bubbles" which weakens structure
@ltsky3113 ай бұрын
not sure how you only have 17k subs, nice project very well done. have you thought of doing this again, with epoxycrete?
@CurtVanFilipowski3 ай бұрын
If I had the time I would love to tackle it again with granite slabs and some epoxy granite forms. Add some modern hardware into it (linear rails and ball screws) and I think you could build a very accurate machine.
@ltsky3113 ай бұрын
@CurtVanFilipowski could always epoxy granite parallels to make T-shaped ways, throw some air bearings and you have a micron capable machine.
@bill46393 ай бұрын
And lose all the aluminum. Still can’t understand why people go so far then use such a weak and heat sensitive material.
@bill46393 ай бұрын
😂 I thought I was the only person who would conceive of such an outlandish idea. Hats off to you sir. If I may; you need a bit more fluidity for self leveling co-planing multiple surfaces, polymer additive, and a vibration compactor, but seriously who cares? It’s rad AF.
@RichardsWorld4 ай бұрын
Do you make one that can fit a 22 long rifle cartridge? Asking for a friend.
@bryc01154 ай бұрын
Sure u figured out the light situation in 6 years but out door LED strip. Put the remote in a plastic bag. I think Their Really low voltage.
@0Logan054 ай бұрын
Aside from the “NASA” shirt… It’s great.! (So many people have no clue as to how nefarious and pseudo intellectual NASA is… It’s all marketing, propaganda and “ staged events”/Trickery… Seriously. I Had Family there (My Opa) from The very beginning and it’s a Deception!. Stop blindly taking their Manufactured science on Faith..(how many of their equations and postulations have YOU personally tested?.. That’s Faith in “theory”..That’s a religion !
@user-dz8ip6sb7o4 ай бұрын
Could you please tell me the exact abrasive you used? Url would be really thankful. Or particles size also be great.
@varunpai34354 ай бұрын
If you were building it in 2024 how would you do it?
@Wachuko-14 ай бұрын
Missed out on this batch. Looking forward to owning one in the future.
@paytonjohnson6604 ай бұрын
Making my solution with 5% acidic white vinegar with or without salt and it only turns cloudy. Afterwards the green cloud settles on the bottom of the container. Any idea what I’m doing wrong?
@jkwang99yt5 ай бұрын
May I ask a question about Tarig micro lathe ii? I plan to do some wood turning on metal lathe due to some woods are very hard to cut with woodturning lathe. The Taig micro lathe with riser block can have 6.5” swing. Is that save to mount a 6” diameter fixture( sphere jig) on the Taig micro lathe? Thanks.
Nice video! Been pulled this morning and paid immediately haha. Not sure if mine is the first one to OZ?
@macgolf11945 ай бұрын
small work..Not my thing . But great job. I would like to try making this Pen.. Cool ..
@guloguloguy5 ай бұрын
THANKS!! NI'M LOOKING FO GOO "QUALITY, ACCURACY, AND VERSATILITY, "MANUAL" LATHE, OR MILL BUT, I'M NOT INTERESTED IN "CNC" MASS PRODUCTION, COMPUTERIZED CRAP!... I HATE COMPUTERS!!... (PAIN IN THE AS S...
@Bianchi775 ай бұрын
Creative video,thanks :)
@WaynePearson-db8ig6 ай бұрын
Great video put ideas in my head .well done with your care in packaging.Wayne fro sunny SA.
@blakeparthenay30496 ай бұрын
So what TPI and blade did you go with for optimizing cutting titanium on the portaband?
@aquilifergroup6 ай бұрын
Good job bro. I’m inspired. Thank you
@James_Lindgaard6 ай бұрын
If you read this you'll probably get a laugh out of it. I used your video at the 4:00 to explain in a climate debate forum how the Earth's surface (your tumbler) transfers kinetic energy to the atmosphere (media). I've worked in machine shops and now you can ask yourself if a drum spinning at 1,000 mph/1,600kmh on the outside and weighing 5.972 × 10^24 kg could deburr anything like a mountain? Seems to be similar processes without the continental drift creating barriers in your drum.
@CurtVanFilipowski6 ай бұрын
😂 9000 points awarded to you!
@Ale_Lab6 ай бұрын
Great upgrades. Is it possible to know where you got the metal bellow for your machine? Thx!
@CurtVanFilipowski6 ай бұрын
Absolutely! A company called 'smallshopconcepts.com' sells them, good guy and great products!
@Ale_Lab6 ай бұрын
ah did not know they have it. Thanks a lot!@@CurtVanFilipowski
@JconMerc6 ай бұрын
inside
@hobonickel8406 ай бұрын
Is there a Chinese version of the 5c taig headstock and please tell me a decent large 3 jaw chuck?
@hobonickel8406 ай бұрын
is bt 30 thru chuck like a taig 5c?
@hdfanboy6 ай бұрын
What a bummer. Got to the website to purchase the pen a couple minutes early play the refresh game. Had the pen in the cart and went to pay for it only to tell me the pen is no longer in stock. All this happened in less then 30sec from start to finish. I'll have to wait for the next pen drop to try again. Can't wait to get my hands on one of these and add it to my collection.
@CurtVanFilipowski6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for trying, hopefully doubling the quantity on the next release slows things down slightly more! I know its frustrating and if I could have more I absolutely would!
@nem0177 ай бұрын
That Nebula finish looks amazing, keep up the good work
@catt877 ай бұрын
"How Much Money I Make Building Pens in my Garage Shop"..... so, how much DO you actually make ? becasue unless I missed something, I didn;t really hear any numbers.
@147687 ай бұрын
Just a little tip, take it or leave it. At 5:20 when you have 2 ops in one machine, set up one vise to do op1 always and one vise to do op2 always. The first run is a little inefficient because you'll only have parts in op1 vise but on run 2 and after you take the op2 parts out, move the op1 parts to op2 position, and put new parts in the op1 position. This way you never have to change setups, and every run finished parts come out of the machine. It means less fussing about with parts and with soft jaws and setups. This can be extended to 2 and 3 ops if you have enough space.
@CurtVanFilipowski7 ай бұрын
Its a great idea if you have an auto tool changer. In this case I'm batching them this way to minimize the amount of times I have to swap out tools...not as nice as your method (finished parts every cycle is always ideal) but more 'Curt time' efficient! Thanks either way!
@MgBaggg7 ай бұрын
Those bolt slots at 6:40 remind me of dickbutt, excellent feature.
@jeremykrammes15807 ай бұрын
What inserts did you end up using? I work with titanium a lot and am looking for something new to try.
@CurtVanFilipowski7 ай бұрын
The ones with the PSF chip breaker have been awesome! I believe its the AR series for Ti specific turning.
@calebplumleephotography7 ай бұрын
Ok, seriously... I've gotta know how you do it. Your work is obviously exceptional, but life is expensive and that shop is $$... I've gone to your website multiple times and have never seen pens available, and your etsy shop says 61 sales since 2010. From one genuinely curious creator to another... how do you pull this off full time? Is it the KZfaq $ that helps? Are your pen sales that fast and insane? Is it a dual household income? Is there an investor? Free housing? Drug deals? Onlyfans? I'd love to do my own thing at some point, but it's overwhelming to think about how to clear the $ needed... let alone afford a setup like this without selling hundreds/thousands of pens worth of revenue per month. It would be FASCINATING to hear how you've pulled it off... there's not many people breaking down how they've ditched the corporate world for their passion. I'm sure many would love to hear your strategy from the money perspective. Sorry... I know it's rude to ask... but it's all a guy can do
@CurtVanFilipowski7 ай бұрын
Ask away...I have a video on this exact topic (Titled How Much Money I Make Selling Pens, or something like that). Pens typically sell out within a minute or 2 from listing so the chances of seeing anything in stock is almost zero. A low debt load and a dual income home also helps but I do generate about as much income now as I did with my full time programming/machining job. Hope that sheds a bit of light.
@franky16367 ай бұрын
Very nice setup! I have a similar lathe in my toolroom and I would highly advice using CBN insert (mcmaster: 5536N115). They are expensive, but you'll get an incredible mirror finish (including titanium). Trust me, there are worth a try. Also, have you tried turning the OD of your pen in 1 pass instead of doing it by section? You might get a 0.003-4" taper over your 5", but it won't be that bad in Titanium. Alternatively, you could keep doing it in sections, but have a final singular finishing pass.
@CurtVanFilipowski7 ай бұрын
Thanks, I'll have a peak at those inserts next McMaster order. I have tried full length turning (with a programmed taper) and resonance is a far bigger issue. I'm sure I could work around it with some fancy spindle speed changes mid cut but haven't spent too much time playing with that yet.
@franky16366 ай бұрын
@@CurtVanFilipowski That's a good point, I didn't think about that factor. Best of luck with the inserts! Again, great stuff, looking forward to your next upload :)
@GregsGarage7 ай бұрын
can you extend the drop tray on the parts catcher to grab the pen bodies? I can't tell what constraints you're dealing with, but it looks like you might have the room... Still enjoying the details!
@CurtVanFilipowski7 ай бұрын
Thanks man! I am thinking I'll either print a little basket that can magnet onto the catcher for this operation or perhaps clip onto an turret location.
@jeffgough88627 ай бұрын
Great space, Curt! How big is your shop (area)? I'm gradually setting up something a bit similar and its good to know how much equipment other people manage to fit into a given space.
@CurtVanFilipowski7 ай бұрын
Thanks! Entire garage is 20x20 and I am using about 1/2 that right now. Benefits of small products!
@jeffgough88627 ай бұрын
@@CurtVanFilipowski wow, yeah, that is encouraging. Thanks. Don't know if you're happy discussing finances in public, but do you mind sharing roughly what you spent in buying, transporting, rigging, installing and getting your lathe up and running? I'm hoping to do the same for a small VMC (as small as any VMC is).
@pauliej41057 ай бұрын
Glad to hear the fume extractor is working. We need you healthy to create those "confounded machines" you had spoken about, haha!!! Take care!