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December 17, 2023

K&T Universal Milling Head – Fixing Cracks in Cast Iron with TIG Brazing

The Swivel Support Bracket for the K&T Universal Milling Head has some cracks in it from years of use. In this video, I attempt to fix these cracks with TIG brazing. And I failed. I don’t think I made it too much worse, but I didn’t solve the problem.

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December 10, 2023

Using a Biax Power Scraper on a 24″ Camelback Straight Edge

I acquired this 24″ camelback straight edge earlier this year with the intention to hand scrape it so I can use it as a reference when rebuilding some of my machines. I borrowed a Biax scraper from Ron Grundy, a friend of mine, and decided I would give that a try instead. This will be my first time using a Biax power scraper on a real project, I expect there to be quite the learning curve.

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December 3, 2023

K&T Universal Milling Head – Part 5 – Machining a 6 Spline Shaft – FINAL!

I have learned enough machining the test pieces that I am ready to machine the real deal. This is the last in a series of machining a replacement 6 spline shaft for the Kearney & Trecker Universal Milling Head.

Machining the Delrin test piece:
https://youtu.be/78turzLoJos
https://youtu.be/rjnqEynfTYI

Machining the steel test shaft:
https://youtu.be/GhZkjo3phaE
https://youtu.be/PWhsJHzSOMQ

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November 26, 2023

K&T Universal Milling Head – Part 4 – Final Machining a 6 spline test shaft

I’m going to finish this test piece as if it was the longer actual part, just to be sure I have a little bit of practice before committing to the real thing.

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November 19, 2023

Machining a Backplate for a 10″ South Bend 4-Jaw Chuck

The 4-Jaw chuck I have for the 1960 South Bend lathe does not have a proper back plate. Time to make one!

Anchorlube: https://www.amazon.com/Anchorlube-All-Purpose-Metalworking-Compound-8oz/dp/B098MPVTPM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=JG67E2D4BGQ6&keywords=anchorlube&qid=1689271273&sprefix=anchorlubaps171&sr=8-1

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November 12, 2023

K&T Universal Milling Head – Part 3 – Machining a 6 spline shaft in 1045 steel (another test piece)

The second step I am taking to machine the new drive shaft. I have already made a test piece in delrin. This was to validate my calculation and drawings. Now I want to make another test piece, this time from the actual material I will be using. I want to experiment with speeds and feeds to see what I am able to get away with.

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November 5, 2023

Refurbishing a 1942 Kearney & Trecker 2HL Horizontal Milling Machine Beginning to End

I don’t know why anyone would want to watch this, but here is an accelerated compilation of the videos I published on refurbishing my 1942 K&T 2HL. For individual videos and a more enjoyable pace, check out the playlist linked below.

K&T 2HL Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW5c7JLIWe3_9d2d3r4Rgi2jMxMbtxGvg
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October 29, 2023

Trying Out a Pair of MIG Welders from PrimeWeld and ArcCaptain & Building a Shelf for Lathe Tools

I needed to replace the shelf I have for my lathe’s quick change tool holders. Coincidentally, ArcCaptain reached out to me and asked me to review their MIG 200 welding machine. I decided to compare it to the PrimeWeld MIG 180. I share what I saw and got a nice new lathe shelf in the process.

ArcCaptain MIG 200: https://www.arccaptain.com/products/mig200-200amp-multi-process-synergic-mig-welding-machine
PrimeWeld MIG 180: https://primeweld.com/products/mig180-mig-welder-with-spool-gun

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Original Welding Square Video (it’s horrible): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyPv_xDrUVQ
Combination Square Video (less horrible): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8PeA2qddmg

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October 25, 2023

Machine Scraping with Ron Grundy – FULL LENGTH EDITION

FULL LENGTH VERSION

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Ron Grundy, who worked for Kearney & Trecker for 30 years as a machine scraper and rebuilder, invited myself, Kevin and Kyle to his home shop in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to get a crash course on machine scraping. Now that I have my straight edge machined, it’s time to learn and to start to scrape it flat. Ron covered a lot of information in two days, and told a lot of great stories. For ad free editions of this video, head over to my Patreon page and become a Rock Crawler or higher. https://www.patreon.com/mylilmule

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October 22, 2023