Air Bearings: Machining

i think this project dead.

Great job with good explanation . In need the same thing for a tesla turbine because the shaft run with a very high speed

The world are metric now

Your explanations are so clear and detailed. Presentation is very well done. The same type of accuracy we had to do in our school making machining project reports, those were pretty useless, but in this aplication of making instructional videos it just works. Good job!

I'm very much looking forward to the next video! Great idea about using the arbour press to force the aluminium into a conformant shape with the ball bearing.

This guy Adam is awesome.

Fantastic story arc, videography, presentation and editing... and a great subject that has got me hooked. Thank you for making these videos!
I can well imagine you round about 2068 doing a YT channel in the style of mrpete, who knows what challenges and solutions you'll have taught by then!

great informative video! On a separate note i'd recommend you buy a polarizer filter for your lens to remove glare from your glasses. Works like a charm!

I forgive you for the endmill, but not for calling it a ruler.
Team scale all the way

Could you press fit 3 hardened dowel pins into the top to provide 3 hardened contact points for the ball?

I very much appreciate your step-by-step explanations of machining processes. I'm just getting into simple, hand tool hobby shaping of aluminum and it's nice to see the approach and thought process.

aluminium

We used to machine graphite all the time. Thank God we do not do that now. The hands were always shiny black tinge. Very well explained video fella.

Very cool, good to see you back!

I learned a lot, I just wish if I have a workshop like yours

You gotta appreciate the crooked numbers of the imperial measurements.

Oky im soory im not firpic

You are awesome really

Clever intro

Excellent!
ATB, Robin

you present very well.. Good technology.

I'm 4 minutes into this video and had to pause ... to put my noise-cancelling headphones on, settle into my seat so I can give it my full attention, hit "Like", subscribe and write this comment. This has amazing educational and production value.

99% of the world want's to thank you, for putting all the metric values. Videos with fractions and imperial units are just hard to watch and understand.

hope I can buy these air bearing modules... many of us (actually most of us) don't have a lathe...

A detail: increasing material hardness does not increase stiffness.

dude i love the intro music

gotta love the scorn x'D

For the ball you can put it in a drill chuck and a little lapping compound would be more accurate

There is nothing hacky or otherwise shameful about drilling a flat bottom hole with an end mill. It's perfectly acceptable practice. Trust me, it's done in industry all the time.

AAAAAAAAAGH, you got your HSS tool blank so hot it went blue! that alters its heat treatment properties.

In this video series, you keep referring to the videos by their Part number ("Go back and watch Part 1..."), but you did not include Part number identifiers in the titles. Could you refer to the videos by their titles, or better, add Part numbers to the titles of multi-part videos. Thank you, and love your work.

where is part 3? have I missed something

What type of Graphite grade insert you are using and the type of epoxy to glue, I really enjoy the video. Thank You

Dude, nice video but please go metric like the rest of the world

Can you tell me what kind of graphite material this is? Is it ordinary graphite that can be used for high-temperature molds? I wonder what kind of process is used to ensure the porosity of the porous? Thanks for your answer

I'm a professional engineer...and I learned so much from this video. Great job!

Where is part 3

Is it possible to build a super precise lathe with these bearings?

I'm no dentist yet this video has helped clarify a few things. Ty.

I can't believe you put an end mill in a drill chuck. The run out. Do you also use your calipers to scribe lines? LOL

Your narrative and explanation of minute details are INSANE !!! GREAT.

Couldn't you broach the triangle?

GOD BLESS YOU ADAM. LONG TIME NOT SEEING YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TEACHINGS AND LOUIS. I AN STILL IMPRESSED FOR YOUR GREAT CAPACITY FOR TEACHING AND PERFORMANCE AT THE SHOP. YOU ARE VERY INTELLIGENT AND VERY INSPIRATIONAL!!!

Fantastic tutorial, I like the very detailed breakdown of the operations.

-> Is the carbide vs steel shank on the boring bar important? Perhaps it’s stiffer?

What is the porosity of graphite

For trihedral socket, you can use 3 ball-bearing on round socket. It works very well 👌