Finger Plate - Hemingway Kit

Thank you to the viewer. Keeping Matty busy is the best thing. These kits are great 👍

Nice work Matty, and the finger plate is a nice project that can be made from scrap on hand as well. I would just make a threaded stud for the hole from brass, lock site or solder and file it flush. Clickspring has a vid on his design. for anyone interested. Enjoyed the vid, cheers mate!

What a very generous subscriber Matty. Those kits are not cheap either. But better yet is that it gives you the incentive to get out into your workshop after your treatments without the worry of thinking of another project, sourcing materials and hardware, so that you can get straight on with the job. A generous and bloody good idea for your recovery Matty. So thank you whoever you are, because you will give us plenty of the usual entertainment from Matty's workshop! Ps I wish I'd have thought of that. Now I've watched the build mate you've made a nice job of that. Pity about the mistake, but as we all say, " Shit happens " lol. Good luck with your appointment this arvo, cheers from the UK Sam

The generosity of our viewers continually blows me away, I just bought an engineer's vice using the small donations that my viewers make. That is a nice little project and to be honest, I have been scratching my head just lately trying to think of a project to make, just found one 😁, I hope the treatments are going well and not knocking you around too much. 👍

Good to see you back on your machines, Matty. Thoughtful gifts. Not always possible, but slitting saws can also make narrow slots. Also, a radius on the central nut paired with a matching female radius in the clamp would do the same as the filed radius. Many ways … Rooting for you!

And a thanks from the viewers, enjoying the vicarious pleasure from Matty doing his thing!

the die-holder Hemingway is a game-changer you will also love making it...

Whoever you are, generous viewer, your contributions are most welcome... We all enjoy this channel`s content, and you just tossed oil over a fire... How nice of you, especially moving towards winter, it will be nice to have a few projects coming during these months of cold and cruel misery... Also, i dont know why the company insists on censoring of the plans in a way... Any machinist upon seeing the thing being made will be able to replicate the design... Sure, some details might change, but these arent complex systems that would present much hardship being replicated by sight... One is a tube with a taper on the end and a few bits, the other is a plate with some groves and finger clamps, one is a two finger clamp that has slots in the end to hold the knurling wheels... I mean, its literally apprentice grade projects in a way... Its not like you are making an automatic boring head with cross-feed/facing-feed... That would be harder to just assume the dimensions on, but these... Not so much...

Ah, the joy of exchanging stuff. That's really nice. And indeed, very small endmills don't last very long :)

Hi Matty, great to see you in the workshop, enjoying a build and customising the kit to suit yourself, I wouldn't have done the concave filing either cos I'm sure I've some spherical washers in the bottom of a toolbox somewhere as they are used for the injector clamps for an old Citroen van I used to have. You have inspired me for a little project of my own now as I'm sure I can find enough in my scrap bin to make one of those up. best wishes from the UK, Paul

Nice work Matty. If you ever get stuck machining a vee again, set the part in the vice at 45 degrees and use a standard end mill ( any size ) and use the Y axis.

Most magnanimous of a viewer 👍 well done. Great to see you busy Matty. Thanks for sharing

Nice job mate. Customers drawings are sacred and need to be exact. Ancillary drawings I used use as guidance, after all it was us guys that would use it. Glad to see you again mate 👍 See you soon.

you know how the old Berger paints commercial went...."keeps on keeping on"...that gives you an idea of my age. Stay cool mate!

What a great gift! Keep on keepin' on mate! All the best, Matthew

Great looking project, Matty! So happy to see you sharing this with us! Bill

Always good to see you create something from 'nothing'. Thank you.

Nice build making it your way makes it yours from all others. God bless Marty in my prayers.

Hi Matty, good to see you in the shop. Nice when you have some low stress projects to keep you busy.

Looks like a beautiful, engineered item Matty. I'm a Civil Engineer but appreciate any engineering. You're a legend in our community. All the best. Paul, Scotland.