Dan Gelbart
Dan Gelbart
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Відео

Historical Scientific Instruments
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A few historical inventions and the stories behind them.
Prototyping - Metal 3D Printing
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Overview of emerging technologies in the metal 3D printing sector and their advantages and disadvantages for prototyping and production
High precision air bearing CNC lathe and grinder
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Home built high precision air bearing CNC lathe and grinder having 1um (0.00004") accuracy.
Restored 1870 Pratt & Whitney Metal Planer in operation
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Restored 1870 Pratt & Whitney Metal Planer in operation
Building Prototypes Part 12 of 18 Plastics Forming and Casting
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Building prototypes for R&D and low volume production
Building Prototypes Part 11 of 18 Non-Metals
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Building prototypes for R&D and low volume production low cost machinable ceramics
Building Prototypes Part 4 of 18 Bending
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Building prototypes for R&D and low volume production press brake
Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 10 of 18 Flexures
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Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart flexures
Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 9 of 18 Materials
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Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart
Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 8 of 18 Enclosures
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Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart making enclosures
Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 7 of 18 Presswork
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Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart
Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 6 of 18 Coatings
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Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart painting powder coating
Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 3 of 18 Waterjet
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Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart
Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 1 of 18 Introduction
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Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart
Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 14 of 18 Brazing
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Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 14 of 18 Brazing
Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 5 of 18 Spot Welding
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Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 5 of 18 Spot Welding
Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 2 of 18 Safety
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Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 2 of 18 Safety
Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 18 of 18 Design
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Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 18 of 18 Design
Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 17 of 18 High Accuracy
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Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 17 of 18 High Accuracy
Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 16 of 18 Machining
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Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 16 of 18 Machining
Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 15 of 18 Mill and Lathe
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Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 15 of 18 Mill and Lathe
Building Prototypes part 13 of 18 Large Structures
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Building Prototypes part 13 of 18 Large Structures

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @alelasantillan
    @alelasantillan 9 днів тому

    Your work is amazing!

  • @Transmission4less
    @Transmission4less 17 днів тому

    Very impressive. Optics to thermal imaging to Kodak to UBC. Great stories i read about you. Got me confused, spending time if you can afford around basic instruments and machines. if you can express your thoughts in advanced math with videos in UA-cam so we can enjoy more from you

  • @marklagana2769
    @marklagana2769 18 днів тому

    are you saying you cast an LP using a silicone mold and it worked? I'm not saying it's impossible but i feel you would need such low viscocity silicone to flow into the grooves that the silicone would not be able to withstand the heat of thermoplastics. Thermoset resins maybe but the low viscocity silicone is so weak it wouldn't be very repeatable and something like polyurethane resin would probably shrink to much to be reliable. (i love your videos by the way you're my hero) i was lucky enough to work with some vintage vinyl presses, the EMI 1400 incase anyone is interested, EMI headquarters would use a special lathe to cut the grooves into either aluminum covered in acetate laquer, or copper. I believe the lathe cuts with sapphire. From this, industrial magic, not really sure but after some process negatives were created in Nickel using electroplating. These thin Nickel negatives were sent to us, protected in peelable plastic then a spray with compressed air (dust) and put onto the top and bottom stampers which were giant harderned steel flat surfaces (record shaped). The nickel would get bolted in the center and tightened around the circumference with a large threaded ring. PVC pellets would get vacuum sucked into a auger and extruded into a handful-sized plastic puck. The machine then pushed the oven dried paper labels into the top and bottom of the puck whilst also picking it up and placing it in the center between the two stampers. The stampers had low pressure steam running through internal pipes very hot, they would close together (i think also using steam power), and pause to allow the PVC to re-melt at this hotter temp, i think then the stampers closed together slowly to the final position and paused to allow the pvc to flow into the grooves. The steam in the stampers was replaced with cold water, they would open and the solidified record would be stuck to the bottom stamper, where a hot knife would slide in to the edge and the stamper would rotate, cutting the trim. It would pop up and a linear axis would transport it to a rotational axis that gave it a guided drop into the inner sleeve then another guided fall onto the stack. All the axes were pneumatics with compressed air, the 'end stop' was to smash into the end of the axis and remain smashed And before anyone corrects me, I know the nickel negatives were actually called stampers and the giant heavy flat surfaces they bolted to were called moulds but i hate that terminology

    • @dgelbart
      @dgelbart 17 днів тому

      The reason you can reproduce nanometer size details in silicone rubber of fairly high viscosity is the wetting and capillary action. Silicones in general have very low surface tension, so they "pull themselves" into the grooves. When you press records you don't have this mechanism to help you, as the polymer does not wet the nickel, and you have to force it in. Just think how this mechanism lifts water to the top of the tallest trees. Without surface energy release (wetting in a capillary) you would need an enormous pressure to pump the water to the top of the tree. Unfortunately, the subject of surface energy, critical to so many processes, is not taught in engineering school. You are not the only one who was surprised by this process.

    • @marklagana2769
      @marklagana2769 17 днів тому

      @@dgelbart thanks for the reply, fascinating.

  • @maigurens
    @maigurens Місяць тому

    I want one

  • @pipimontana
    @pipimontana Місяць тому

    +++ never operate a drill press with gloves (close to the drill) +++

  • @ltsky311
    @ltsky311 Місяць тому

    @dgelbart Is that the bed of your air bearing lathe in the background, it looks like the granite T blocks you made for yours with those white bolts (would love to know what those are or where to find them. Id like to try my hand at making one myself. It would be awesome if you would do a more thorough breakdown and overview of your beautiful lathe.

  • @peterwiles1299
    @peterwiles1299 Місяць тому

    Excellent presentation. Working at micron precision is probably the envy of tool makers. However, this is far from the finest precision in commercial use. The likes of ASML - Zeiss make components at the nanometer or better levels of precision on a routine basis.

    • @dgelbart
      @dgelbart Місяць тому

      You are correct, parts are routinely made to the nanometer level, even without lapping. I fabricated nanometer-level optical parts myself. This video was about machine tools, and the machines shown are as accurate as you'll ever need in a machine shop. When you get into optical parts the machines and techniques are very different.

  • @Transmission4less
    @Transmission4less Місяць тому

    Will you share the mechanism used to achieve this accuracy in X direction , the encoders implemented, and the servo/stepper drivers ?

    • @dgelbart
      @dgelbart Місяць тому

      The accuracy is based on a high grade (grade C0) ball screw with a preloaded nut. It is driven from a microstepped stepper motor which is geared down via a timing belt. The amount of gearing is selected by the pitch of the lead screw. To get 1um error on a 5mm pitch the angular error has to be 360 degree/5000=0.072 deg. A 200 steps/revolution stepper motor is accurate to 5% of a step, or 5% of 1.8 deg=0.09 deg (at no load) so a 2:1 reduction is sufficient. Note that a rotary encoder does not increase the accuracy. The leadscrew can be error-mapper as the basic accuracy of the lead screw is not quite 1um, or a linear encoder can be used. A high torque motor is selected to limit the angular errors caused by torque variations (what is known as "power angle"). For better performance you can use a servo-motor with a built-in encoder such as teknic.com/products/clearpath-brushless-dc-servo-motors/. The couplings between the ballscre nut and the slide are critical as they should not transmit any side or tilt forces. Best type of coupling is as used here: www.universal-thread.com/downloads/Universal-Lead-Screw-Assemblies-Catalog.pdf.

    • @Transmission4less
      @Transmission4less Місяць тому

      @@dgelbart Thank you so much for answering the parts that were taking my thoughts on how to achieve this accuracy without needing a high-precision glass absolute encoder. The info you provide about the high accuracy of the lead screw is very helpful over the ball screws.

    • @Transmission4less
      @Transmission4less Місяць тому

      ua-cam.com/video/9TKd0OXLiiI/v-deo.html

  • @lubos4639
    @lubos4639 Місяць тому

    I wish I could have worked for one of your companies Dan. Fantastic to have you as a master at least like this at a distance. Nothing can replace experience in the learning process, and I can only thank you for sharing this experience with all of us !

  • @adrianram5524
    @adrianram5524 Місяць тому

    I so love listening to this guy

  • @cjdougherty2728
    @cjdougherty2728 2 місяці тому

    Out of curiosity,what is the square foot of your shop?

    • @dgelbart
      @dgelbart 2 місяці тому

      1600 sq. ft.

  • @Lhyliphian
    @Lhyliphian 2 місяці тому

    We would love to use this footage for our feature film! Do you have an email address we could refer to for a collaboration?

    • @dgelbart
      @dgelbart 2 місяці тому

      Sure. Please contact me via the following email: info@rapidia.com.

    • @Lhyliphian
      @Lhyliphian 2 місяці тому

      @@dgelbart Many thanks!

  • @niksto
    @niksto 2 місяці тому

    Actually tape worms works well for loosing weight. A lot of side effects might put You of slightly.

  • @niksto
    @niksto 2 місяці тому

    The scientific community is not always nice. Ask Lize Meitner.

    • @dgelbart
      @dgelbart 2 місяці тому

      Also ask Ted Maiman, who built the first working laser but was denied the Nobel prize because of the jealousy of the scientists who failed to build one.

    • @niksto
      @niksto 2 місяці тому

      @@dgelbart Also Nobes testamente stated that the invention that had benefited the humanity most should have the prize. Later it have developed to be a prize for basic research. Not bad but its also nice to actually construct a gadget.

  • @thomapapa4006
    @thomapapa4006 2 місяці тому

    Hello, I just came across this channel and am amazed with your precision workshop and your knowledge. You remind me of Q from Q Branch in James Bond 007 Amazing!!! I will definately be checking out all your other videos. Best Regards Sir

  • @veteracastra7314
    @veteracastra7314 2 місяці тому

    There are now two much better (and much cheaper) ways to 3d print metal than sintering. You can cast, or print metal directly

    • @veteracastra7314
      @veteracastra7314 2 місяці тому

      ua-cam.com/video/MoxK2hWN4LI/v-deo.html

    • @veteracastra7314
      @veteracastra7314 2 місяці тому

      ua-cam.com/video/5PNXb5dptr8/v-deo.html

    • @veteracastra7314
      @veteracastra7314 2 місяці тому

      ua-cam.com/video/xy9VrkW9k4k/v-deo.html

    • @veteracastra7314
      @veteracastra7314 2 місяці тому

      ua-cam.com/video/5PNXb5dptr8/v-deo.html

    • @veteracastra7314
      @veteracastra7314 2 місяці тому

      It is german but you can chooose english subtiteles.It says basicly you can use a normal fdm printer but you better use there patetend filament feed because the filament is too brittle.You can print carbide,ceramics, copper, titanium and stainless steel It must be sintered afterwards. For example: I will build a small but precise CNC lathe with this method and a housing made from carbide

  • @robertpeters9438
    @robertpeters9438 2 місяці тому

    I think a rotary deburring tool might work great for press tooling.

  • @Rollmops94
    @Rollmops94 2 місяці тому

    Thank you Mr. Gelbart. You are the best teacher one could wish for!

  • @robertpeters9438
    @robertpeters9438 2 місяці тому

    WOULD IT WORK TO CALIBRATE WAYS ON A LATHE TO USE A LASER AND A FOLLOWER THAT RIDES THE WAYS AND GRINDS THEM TO FOLLOW THE LASER. OR WOULD IT WORK TO GRIND A REFERENCE SURFACE ON THE WAYS TO USE THROUGHOUT THE MACHINE'S LIFE FOR A FOLLOWER TO REGRIND THE WAYS?

    • @dgelbart
      @dgelbart 2 місяці тому

      It is easier to grind the ways on a conventional surface grinder, the way they are made in first place.

  • @robertpeters9438
    @robertpeters9438 2 місяці тому

    This is the best series of videos anywhere on building anything!!!

  • @Rollmops94
    @Rollmops94 2 місяці тому

    I wish you explained the aluminium-alloy casting a little more in depth. Obviously you can't suck the molten metal in using the vacuum. At least it seems dangerous to me. So would you pour it in and then degas the package afterwards? I really wonder if there are any benefits to the vacuum suction method anyways. I don't really want to drill a hole into my chamber to test it though.

    • @dgelbart
      @dgelbart 2 місяці тому

      The vacuum suction method eliminates the large foaming happening in vacuum degassing, but is not essential. Molten metals, like aluminum, have very low viscosity so they can be vacuum degassed quickly without the suction feed method.

    • @dgelbart
      @dgelbart 17 днів тому

      When you cast low-melting point metals into silicone molds you just pour the metal in, no vacuum used. Molten metals have very low viscosity and high density, so all the air bubbles are pushed to the surface instantly.

  • @rolandjollivet38
    @rolandjollivet38 3 місяці тому

    Hi Dan. When is your next video coming out? Every few months I check, but nothing for a while... But I see you are still active, replying to comments.

    • @dgelbart
      @dgelbart 3 місяці тому

      This year I'm still busy, more videos next year.

  • @registerfor32
    @registerfor32 3 місяці тому

    @dgelbart Hi Dan. I am very interested in the cylinder and piston self-starting air bearing you demonstrated at @1:00. I would like to purchase one if possible. Please let me know if you can help. I am located in Northern California! Thanks so much for your helpful videos! I realize this video was almost 10 yrs ago, hopefully you can still help!

    • @dgelbart
      @dgelbart 3 місяці тому

      They show up on Ebay from time to time

    • @registerfor32
      @registerfor32 3 місяці тому

      Is it possible purchase and get Qty 1 made directly from your shop? I am willing to pay for the parts and shipment@@dgelbart. I am looking to order more in the future as this would be for a prototype project I am working on. I am an inventor and engineer.

    • @dgelbart
      @dgelbart 3 місяці тому

      Unfortunately not. @@registerfor32

  • @claytoncoward7116
    @claytoncoward7116 3 місяці тому

    I am indeed impressed by your workshop. Moreover, Im awestruck by your knowledge. We should all take adopt your commitment to excellence. Thank you. Please continue with the videos as they are educational and inspirational.

  • @karansingh1154
    @karansingh1154 3 місяці тому

    can i just use a big granite surface plate as bed?

    • @dgelbart
      @dgelbart 3 місяці тому

      you need side guidance as well.

    • @karansingh1154
      @karansingh1154 3 місяці тому

      @@dgelbart well I was thinking of taking a granite surface plate & mounting some linear rails on top of it for the carriage. I don't need maximum accuracy. Is this a decent idea?

    • @dgelbart
      @dgelbart 3 місяці тому

      yes. @@karansingh1154

    • @karansingh1154
      @karansingh1154 3 місяці тому

      @@dgelbart thank you

  • @nighthawk6468
    @nighthawk6468 3 місяці тому

    I am speechless, this is possibly the best personal shop I've ever seen, just the sheer precision thoughtfully placed into every object in there speaks magnitudes of you as a person! You are like the final evolution of the little demon sitting on my shoulder during every project, pleading with me to make my part just that much more precise and hunt down a few more zeros, however... you actually got there, everything in there allows you to actually get to that level of precision reliably. Hats off to you sir, for you have built the home shop that every engineer and machinist around the world has wet dreams about! Thanks for this fantastic tour Dan! I am now going to go sit in my shop and ponder a few of my life choices... and potentially invest in a bit more granite.

    • @dgelbart
      @dgelbart 3 місяці тому

      Everything worthwhile starts with a dream.

  • @jjscalifornia5086
    @jjscalifornia5086 3 місяці тому

    You have a beautiful shop.

  • @bosten0018
    @bosten0018 3 місяці тому

    Hi Dan, greeting from Australia. I’m in the process of mounting my bench top mini mill in my small garage workshop. I’ve been overthinking bench tops as one does. Just wondering about your timber bench tops - what timber did you use? I’m assuming everything was thought about carefully, having the timber’s laminated running horizontally etc. Thanks in advance

    • @dgelbart
      @dgelbart 3 місяці тому

      All benchtops are structural laminated beams that were rejected for structural reasons. The wood is Douglas fir. At the time rejected beams were cheaper than any other wood. If you can't get those in Australia I recommend two plywood sheets glued together to get a few cm thickness, covered with hardwood wood flooring, maple being the best.

    • @bosten0018
      @bosten0018 3 місяці тому

      @@dgelbart Thank you for the quick response! Appreciate your channel and knowledge.

  • @lakhvindersinghdhanjal9817
    @lakhvindersinghdhanjal9817 3 місяці тому

    I m interested what is price nd place

  • @williamogilvie6909
    @williamogilvie6909 3 місяці тому

    A bit too slow for me. That's why I didn't attend UBC

  • @capncharlie7894
    @capncharlie7894 4 місяці тому

    18:33 4' atek bantam air brake with the Apocalypse Now sound effects.

  • @neojohn9335
    @neojohn9335 4 місяці тому

    you are awesome Dan, you helped me learn with your videos. thank you

  • @quinto3969
    @quinto3969 4 місяці тому

    There seems to be a lot of Semitic backbiting in the sciences since time began! It's in their biblical propaganda. In their dna.

  • @mikedfgfj
    @mikedfgfj 4 місяці тому

    What I am missing in this video a bit is what this workshop was built for? Looks like a zoo to me.

    • @dgelbart
      @dgelbart 4 місяці тому

      The official reason is a workshop to develop new products and start companies based on these products (three companies already started and are shipping products). The real reason is that I love workshops. As Getty once said: For every action of man there are two reasons: a good reason and the true reason".

    • @mikedfgfj
      @mikedfgfj 4 місяці тому

      @@dgelbart This makes perfect sense. Thank you.

  • @bin_chicken80
    @bin_chicken80 4 місяці тому

    This is very interesting Dan. Thanks for sharing it with us.

  • @aquilifergroup
    @aquilifergroup 4 місяці тому

    Wow, thank you

  • @damienmiller
    @damienmiller 5 місяців тому

    Thanks from another appreciative viewer of your videos. I hope you get the time to make more in the future. Apologies if this has been answered previously, but how did you establish trueness of the spindle axis with the ways? Did you bore the headstock using the ways, do some really finicky alignment or something else?

    • @dgelbart
      @dgelbart 5 місяців тому

      By indicating a rotating mandrel using a capacitance gage moving with the carriage. The fact the mandrel was rotating eliminates the run-out error. The gage averages the run-out.

  • @damienmiller
    @damienmiller 5 місяців тому

    Did you build the capacitive sensor yourself?

    • @dgelbart
      @dgelbart 5 місяців тому

      I did not build the one in the video, but I built many similar devices. They are easy to build and are great. Interestingly, the accuracy is not affected by the flatness of the object, even if you measure to a curved surface.

  • @tomasbautista7792
    @tomasbautista7792 5 місяців тому

    Thank you Dan, I like the video a lot. Community, if someone could recommend me other video like this I'd really appreciate it.

  • @user-ph1uo1uu1z
    @user-ph1uo1uu1z 5 місяців тому

    I need this. Specifically, I need single point diamond lathe cutting of paraboloidal, hyperboloidal, or ellipsoidal shapes in 6061 Al. The parts are about 2mm at the large end, 1 mm at small end and about 70 mm long so they resemble very long thin cones. Because they are so long and thin, they must be held at the tail end while being cut so they are under a very small tension during cutting. After cutting we will coat them with 6um of electroless Ni and superpolish with diamond powder to a surface finish of 10 angstroms rms. These are molds for grazing incidence x-ray mirrors so accuracy is needed.

  • @the_grand_blooms
    @the_grand_blooms 6 місяців тому

    Hi Dan, would a jig borer work for milling or finishing of soft materials such as aluminum, graphite, or plastics? I'm thinking about how the amazing precision of these gantries might generalize to things besides hole drilling Thanks so much for the wealth of knowledge in all of your videos, I've re-watched them many times!

    • @dgelbart
      @dgelbart 6 місяців тому

      Yes, it would. Especially good for fly cutting large surfaces to get them perfectly flat.

    • @fearlyenrage
      @fearlyenrage 5 місяців тому

      Hi Dan. Fantastic stuff you have and did over the years. Could you elaborate more about the excenter chuck you mentioned on your fine lathe? Would mean the world to me as growing mechanic when i wuold understand how it works. Danke@@dgelbart

    • @fearlyenrage
      @fearlyenrage 5 місяців тому

      I found some adjustable chuck methode. I assume you did something similar but i dont konw that. Robert Renzetti did a upgrade for his chuck. ua-cam.com/video/yszCjLS1aqk/v-deo.html

  • @13371138
    @13371138 6 місяців тому

    Please make more videos!

  • @CalculusDogbertus
    @CalculusDogbertus 7 місяців тому

    In the first shot, behind you on the left: is that assembly from your air-bearing lathe? The two granite parallels are glued to the white (stone, marble? ) cylinders? Or are those simply white plastic covers to protect the screws from water? I cannot see the orthogonal granite spacers clearly, but maybe these are inside the white cylinders? Thanks for the great series!!

    • @dgelbart
      @dgelbart 7 місяців тому

      Yes, it is part of the bed for the lathe being glued on a granite plate to get a flat reference surface. The white cylinders are steel spacers, the white squares are the nuts for putting the adhesive under compressive stress.

  • @SuperYellowsubmarin
    @SuperYellowsubmarin 7 місяців тому

    We've all seen laser crosshairs, but this rotary laser center finder is amazing. And I thought 3d tasters were the thing ...

  • @daveasharps
    @daveasharps 7 місяців тому

    Dan, thank you so much for making these videos. I've been working in hardware prototyping for the past 10 years and I keep coming back to your videos finding new things that just blow my mind. Hope life is treating you well!

  • @rushilkesa5189
    @rushilkesa5189 7 місяців тому

    Hi Dan, if you even need an assistant, I'm more than willing to help and I would also like to learn from you. PS I'm in the same city as you.

  • @skivvy3565
    @skivvy3565 7 місяців тому

    Hey Mr. Gelbart. Glad to see you’re still commenting here. Want you to know just how much i’d Really appreciate seeing some new videos. Anything. We’re desperate here don’t make us beg

  • @mindasb
    @mindasb 8 місяців тому

    Would be absolutely great to hear more about how you started Mr. Gelbart! You are an inspiration!

  • @poptartmcjelly7054
    @poptartmcjelly7054 8 місяців тому

    I like how the Moore mill is this precision machine yet has a Jacobs chuck on it :D

    • @dgelbart
      @dgelbart 8 місяців тому

      The chuck is only for drilling. The precision operations are done by boring, milling and flycutting.

    • @poptartmcjelly7054
      @poptartmcjelly7054 8 місяців тому

      @@dgelbart yes i understand that, but i liked the contrast between the single micron precision and a Jacobs chuck :)

  • @user-sz7zu2eq6l
    @user-sz7zu2eq6l 8 місяців тому

    Талантливый человек талантлив во всем