Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Last year, Dobson Pipe Organ Builders' factory tragically burned to the ground. This multi-generational business lost everything including drawings, patterns, and tooling. To help, we're replicating 12 pipe organ tuning tools! Vince did an excellent job machining these parts on the Tormach 1100 MX and by showing the process, we hope this helps other machinists with hardmilling and workholding/fixturing ideas.
00:00 Intro - Dobson Pipe Organ Tragedy
00:30 Pipe Organ Tuning Tools from 01 Tool Steel
01:21 Fixturing/Workholding Long Thin Material
02:03 Material Hardness
02:28 Regular Endmill VS Specialized Hardmill
03:05 Fusion 360 CAM + Speeds & Feeds
04:01 3D Adaptive Tool Path & Millalyzer
04:37 Choosing Boundaries in Fusion 360
05:31 Tumbling
05:53 Improvements/Changes: Spindle Speed & Adding Washers
06:46 Thank You
5 Reasons to Use a Fixture Plate on Your CNC Machine: bit.ly/3sNA4uH
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Links for this video
Dobson Pipe Organ Builders Go Fund Me
dobsonorgan.com
Peter's Heat Treating
petersheattreat.com
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Reach us / CNC Info:
Speeds & Feeds: provencut.com
Fusion 360 (Purchase, Support, Training): http://dsi.fyi/3yu7Mt0
Online Fusion 360 Training: bit.ly/LearnFusion360
SMW Products: saundersmachineworks.com
CNC Resources: nyccnc.com
Last year, Dobson Pipe Organ Builders' factory tragically burned to the ground. This multi-generational business lost everything including drawings, patterns, and tooling. To help, we're replicating 12 pipe organ tuning tools! Vince did an excellent job machining these parts on the Tormach 1100 MX and by showing the process, we hope this helps other machinists with hardmilling and workholding/fixturing ideas.
00:00 Intro - Dobson Pipe Organ Tragedy
00:30 Pipe Organ Tuning Tools from 01 Tool Steel
01:21 Fixturing/Workholding Long Thin Material
02:03 Material Hardness
02:28 Regular Endmill VS Specialized Hardmill
03:05 Fusion 360 CAM + Speeds & Feeds
04:01 3D Adaptive Tool Path & Millalyzer
04:37 Choosing Boundaries in Fusion 360
05:31 Tumbling
05:53 Improvements/Changes: Spindle Speed & Adding Washers
06:46 Thank You
5 Reasons to Use a Fixture Plate on Your CNC Machine: bit.ly/3sNA4uH
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Links for this video
Dobson Pipe Organ Builders Go Fund Me
dobsonorgan.com
Peter's Heat Treating
petersheattreat.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Reach us / CNC Info:
Speeds & Feeds: provencut.com
Fusion 360 (Purchase, Support, Training): http://dsi.fyi/3yu7Mt0
Online Fusion 360 Training: bit.ly/LearnFusion360
SMW Products: saundersmachineworks.com
CNC Resources: nyccnc.com
