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Followed viewer advice on setting the Schaublin 125-CNC gibs as well.
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00:00 – Intro
00:16 – Youtube memberships
00:55 – Rough sawn timber
02:51 – Mail time
03:10 – Adjusting the Schaublins gib
08:44 – Smoking chipotles
09:26 – more cabling
11:25 – Adobo sauce
11:40 – Modding the new tool
13:59 – Ripping boards
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As for modifying new tools.. yeah, all the time. Chinese economical tools are assembled kits you have to take apart to make them work. Just spent a couple hours on reworking the ball valves on a coolant system evacuation/refill kit as the one assembling it was a bit too generous with the sealant (got into a ball valve) and nearly destroyed it.. the whole thing wasn't tight enough to keep vacuum. Also got rid of unnecessary couplings while doing that, to have less potential leakage points.
I opine that you don't own something until you've taken it apart and put it back together in better shape.
Why did you grind the clamps, as opposed to milling them?
Actually, come to that, given that "happen" to own a mill, I suppose you could have bought generic (cheaper than Makita!!) clamps and milled them to fit…
Electrical conduits only come in two sizes- 4x's too big and 1 wire too small.
I'll buy a tool specifically to rip it apart or modify it.
Gotta make all these custom machines and tools somehow. I'd suspect most guys with niche interests would do this.
I'd be interested in how many people actually prefer the channel membership.
Man! Get a blade for that saw! I can't imagine how you didn't die from smoke inhalation…
a. Modify new tools – always!! Often straight out of the box 😉
b. Bandsaw is definitely the right tool for that job. That said, I'm surprised the track saw did so poorly with a fresh blade. I've made similar, full depth, cuts in rock maple with my smaller Fes with great results (not because the Fes is magic). The pattern of your burn marks is suspicious. Your saw has a riving knife to keep the kerf from closing on the blade, right? I (usually) use clamps, but not on warped and twisted boards. I'm wondering if your track is being twisted out-of-plane and twisting the saw/blade in the kerf.
c. your going to want that scrub plane to flatten that top 🙂
Thanks as always for the video!
Could use some of that cherry for smoking too.
11:39 To answer the question; typically no… and it's flat out prohibited at work: buy new, have it made, make it in the shop. Now nibbling at something that won't see a ton of force and no one will ever notice the change/improvement; do what you gotta do to get it done.
I modify many tools and if they don't get modified they get taken apart anyway. 🤣
To answer your question, I used to buy cheap tools to modify or reuse as a different tool. One of my favorites was buying cheap Chinese side cutters and grind them to make flush cutters.
I was going to leave a comment about the dancing cyclone, but you solved it before I reached the comments 🙂
Great stuff as usual thanks. Nice to see a proper Heather in the intro. – Heather
Also, this old Heather has just sold her old lathe and is about to take delivery of a shiny new import one (not as nice as your Schaublin obviously)
Oh, that's interesting. The only Zurn company I know of is proudly displayed on the plumbing fittings for the urinals in public restrooms. Wonder what was originally in the box.
Great progress! Thanks.
Can't imagine #1 fan missed that fire show!
I’d look into a new blade for the track saw. It should do much better than that.
Also, I feel like that bent cover was a kick in the pants after all the work you put in.
Yeah I've modified a lot of my tools if they don't fit for my purpose, even brand new ones. (I of course always ensure they work as intended before modifying so I don't break any warranty unnecessarily)
Also I like your random videos 🙂
Great job…happy to see that I contributed with something👍
The blade on your track saw is dull or gummed up and that's why you're getting so much burning.
Can you get get any more random‽ Well, can you? Keep up the awesome work!
I can't exactly put my finger on what makes your videos, in all their randomness, so darn awesome, but they are and it's always a highlight of my day to watch them! Thanks a lot and keep them coming.
Guess ring 🥰
One of my mates and I have a saying, "If it's not worth modifying, it's not worth having!!". Bloody engineers we always think there's a better way. Our other non-eng friends say "you can't polish a turd", he'll never understand the joy of making something even better but we'll forgive him. Keep up the great work, I'm a fan
Gibs pronounced (J)ibs?
Smoke with the cherry.
Gee that Cherry looked great considering the cost of timber lately which is just crap you got a bargain.
Yes, I modify newly purchased apparatus as required – I’d say it’s an innate practice for those whose DNA leads them toward machining!
With depth mic reading skills like that you could get a job working on jet engines ;)😉 3.605 @ 7:19
You can run those woodchips through a blender to make them more dust like. Then oven or microwave dry them. Should stay lit longer. You can light both ends for more smoke.
The best thing you can do withthat Scheppach saw is change to a good quality thin kerf blade like Diablo. You need to adjust the arbor to allow the new blade to clamp but it's a 5 minute job on the lathe
Cool technique on setting the gib! And I was wondering about the saw. It seemed to be burning the wood apart, LOL. Great video, great fix on the clamp, and great story about your dad. He sounds like my dad;-)
The moral of the story is that you need to go all of the way through with your modifications and make improved feet too…
I use those Scheppach clamps and they work fine for me. The Rail does not need so much clamping force. Over 10 Years in use now and never had an issue.
Hey I watch your channel and I’m not called Heather 😳 anyway Andy Pugh is a star he’s helped me in the past. Tried not to laugh at the cable 🤣
i'm indeed a fan
save that cherry wood for smoking meats
If this was This Old Tony there would definitely have been a gag label of some kind in the powder drawer at 15:35 😛
Sure that wasn't just shy of 4.71mm?
good video rotary smp
Oh, I see new OSHA approved safety shoes 🙂 … The tip to measure the gib depth was very good. Hope to see the Schaublin running soon 🙂 Greetings, Stefan.
A little late in watching… I got the chance to get out of 105* Texas and up north to 80* and cooler weather for a few days. Took all day to fly home as flying standby is fun this time of year. As for modifying tools I do it all the time. You can always male something better or make it do what you need it to. Those Steppach saws were sold in the US for a very short time and I missed out on buying one cheap. I did all of our kitchen cabinets out of Cherry and the doors in craftsman style joint. And working on plans for our trip to Naxos at the end of September. Going to stay in Koronos or Apeiranthos a few days then back to Naxos city. We don't get to stay as long as we would like as Americans don't get a month of vacation.
Just wait till I finish my big thick plow disc that I will put one of those big burners under to use as a wok and for making mogolian BBQ.
Hi, which mic do you have that clips to your shirt? I bought a $30 one on Amazon, and when I use it, my voice is not in sync with the video. Its a wireless one that plugs into my iPhone. Thanks!
. I borrowed my friends rail saw and bought my own a few days later. Yes commercially made tools are often a starting point for something better.
I am all for modifying tools as needed,
I have shaved down brand new c-clip pliers that had the wrong sized tips,
I also horrified my friends at a party where i was trying to play music off of my phone by grabbing my angle grinder and free handing modifications to the case, while the phone was still in it, to allow clearance for a stubborn cable that i couldn't modify as it belonged to someone else.
Do you by chance play dwarf fortress? That music is really reminiscent of the sound track 🙂
Great video, yes, I occasionally modify newly purchased items, obviously mainly due to my exact requirements not being met.
Nice job on slide adjustment, great find on damaged cover, interesting how the music changed from classical to Spanish. Lol.