10-08-2013, 10:16 PM
...Common sense machining.
With the help of my son the graphic artist extraordinaire (I didn't pay for all of that college tuition for nothing), I have been designing and building a machining oriented website for some time and it's getting close to its initial release.
The website started out as a simple place to have all of my YouTube videos organized and presented in an meaningful way, but like most of my projects it quickly grew out of control. There will also be a section of project tutorials where drawings for projects I've designed will be available along with complete video tutorials of how to build them from start to finish. They will range from simple lathe and mill projects for the novice, like the set-up blocks I posted here a while back or a set of jack screws, to much more advanced projects for those who like more of a challenge, like a full featured radius cutter and a cut knurling tool. The simple projects will be free, but the more advanced drawing packages will have a nominal charge. Yes, I will be a busy boy.
There will be a rather extensive machining link page that will include pretty much everything in my bookmarks, as well as all of the machining related forums (yes, even that one).
I also envision a shop of some sort, offering machining oriented merchandise like books, tee shirts, reference materials, specialized tools, etc., but I haven't put much thought into that yet.
I guess what I would like to know from you guys, is if there is anything I haven't covered here that you would like to see on such a site. I thought about a page of machining tips and tricks for things too simple to do a video on, but I'm not sure about that one yet. Anything else? Anyone? Anyone?
Tom
With the help of my son the graphic artist extraordinaire (I didn't pay for all of that college tuition for nothing), I have been designing and building a machining oriented website for some time and it's getting close to its initial release.
The website started out as a simple place to have all of my YouTube videos organized and presented in an meaningful way, but like most of my projects it quickly grew out of control. There will also be a section of project tutorials where drawings for projects I've designed will be available along with complete video tutorials of how to build them from start to finish. They will range from simple lathe and mill projects for the novice, like the set-up blocks I posted here a while back or a set of jack screws, to much more advanced projects for those who like more of a challenge, like a full featured radius cutter and a cut knurling tool. The simple projects will be free, but the more advanced drawing packages will have a nominal charge. Yes, I will be a busy boy.
There will be a rather extensive machining link page that will include pretty much everything in my bookmarks, as well as all of the machining related forums (yes, even that one).
I also envision a shop of some sort, offering machining oriented merchandise like books, tee shirts, reference materials, specialized tools, etc., but I haven't put much thought into that yet.
I guess what I would like to know from you guys, is if there is anything I haven't covered here that you would like to see on such a site. I thought about a page of machining tips and tricks for things too simple to do a video on, but I'm not sure about that one yet. Anything else? Anyone? Anyone?
Tom
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