Machine Shop Resources
This is a list of good resources for machining informationinformation, training, and training.materials.
YouTube Channels
Blondihacks
Blondihacks:
She has a great playlist for lathe training:
There is also a milling playlist:
In the lathe skills playlist are great videos on measurement:
Calipers and Micrometers and Snap and Depth gauges
Joe
PiePie:
Joe has are good channel with a lot of great short videos covering milling and lathes.
joepie221https://www.youtube.com/@joepie221
NYC CNC
John Saunders runs this channel. He stated 15+ years ago by buying a Tormach CNC and putting it in his tiny garage. He has built a multi facetted machine shop business. His content from 6-10 years ago covers using Fusion 360 and the Tormach CNC machines.
nyccnchttps://www.youtube.com/@nyccnc
John
Inheritance also runs a site called ProvenCut and is a great resource for Tormach speeds and feeds: provencut
Inheritance Machine
Machining
Brandon of Inheritance MachineMachining makes a lot of cinematic quality machining videos. While they are not really educational in the traditional sense, they can enlighten someone to what is possible without CNC.
https://www.youtube.com/@InheritanceMachining
For example, he races a CNC in making a complex steering knuckle for a race car.car: CNC Race.
All of his other videos a reare highly entertaining from a manual machining perspective.
Websites
Midwest Steel Supply
ProvenCut
ThisJohn also runs a site called ProvenCut and is a great resource for Tormach speeds and feeds:
Materials
A comprehensive list of metal material suppliers is here:
Some recommended suppliers:
Metal Supermarkets (Pittsburgh West)
https://www.metalsupermarkets.com/location/pittsburgh-coraopolis/
Metals Supermarket in Coraopolis gives Protohaven members a good discount. Call them and tell them you are from Protohaven (you need to call them; the protohaven discount does not work with online orders.
They will deliver to the shop for free (1-7 day delivery time).
Midwest Metal Supply
https://www.midweststeelsupply.com/
Midwest Steel Supply is a good resource for Steel, Aluminum and other materials. MidWestSteelSupply They will cut to size with minimal additional charges.
Metal Supermarkets in Coraopolis
Protohaven has a deal worked out with them. We get a discount when you mention that you are from Protohaven. They will also deliver to the shop for free. Delivery time varies but can be as short as the same day. https://www.metalsupermarkets.com These stores are all franchises, be sure you are ordering from the correct one. (412) 460-9040, call them for a quote.minimal fee. They can take up to a week to get items in the mail.