Making a Tool Post for the BIG Lathe! | Part 1 | Shop made Tools
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- How much material did we remove off this piece of plate to make our new tool post!? In this video we are making a standard style 4-position tool post for our big lathe. When we got the lathe it gave us quite a few dramas (that we finally sorted) but we have never been happy with the “quick change” tool holder that is on it. So it’s time to make a new one, which gave Kurtis a few dramas as along the way! To make this tool post we are using a piece of 210mm square bis alloy 80 grade high tensile plate. We show the step by step process including facing, drilling and boring in the lathe before a lot of processes on the milling machine. We need to face down all the sides, mill all the slots for the tools, drill and tap 12 bolt holes before drilling and countersinking a hole for the locking dowel pin. Even after all that work this new tool post is not completed, watch Part 2 here to see the finish & testing: • Finish Making a Tool P...
In this video we are using:
- Hafco TM-26120G Centre Lathe
- Hafco BM-63VE Milling Machine
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Hope you enjoyed the making of this tool post for our big lathe, it wasn't without a few dramas along the way, but what a transformation to that piece of plate! What do you think this plate weighs now with all that material removed??
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@0:02 Homie just always looks so happy !!
Don't know if you've ever done this but, I think people would love to see a video on The Story Of Homeless.
I 2nd that about Karens video work--the split screen was new and interesting. I've tried watching a few other similar video/channels, and they all lack...umm...personality. Of course, most are field work and don't have the advantage of a videographer(wife), and since they're outdoors the sound is pretty crummy. Even with George and the F***off trains, you're still better off. Rounding it all out is the fact that none of them have an official shop safety officer who could make anyone smile.
A question for Kurtis: is it just as easy for you to locate, bore and tap each hole one at a time, as opposed to locate, center drill, drill, counter, and tap? Just curious. It's going to look good with a nitride finish, and I look forward to seeing it.
Ps. that was very touching, the note with Homey's newest. RIP Bob Sanford
What is the electrical arcing about at 27:15 ??
I’m going to say 30kgs after all the work.
Can we all just take a minute to appreciate not only the job Kurt does but the outstanding camera work Karen does thank you both ❤
Hi Brian, Karen here...saw your comment and just wanted to say thank you!
AND - don't forget the moral support from Homie!
Don't forget the EDITING! That's even more work and she does a stellar job with that, too!
Brian is correct about Karen's camera work. It's exemplary in every way. Your angles let us see the action and you "follow the story" when editing. Bravo, Karen!!!
@@Uli_Krosse I think the most impressive thing in Karen's week is putting up with all the outtakes from Kurtis. I'm sure we only see a small fraction of them and they would greatly extend the time taken to edit each week's video.
What a lovely gift from Ray in memory of his brother. So sorry for your loss, Ray
we hope Ray can watch this one day and have a smile at Homey enjoying the gift for his brother
It's amazing to see the amount of confidence Kurtis has gained in front of the camera after two years of Karen fliming him work. Keep it up guys I've been here since the beginning and you're one of the best machining channels on youtube!!!!
Cheers mate 😎👍
Ive been a press operator for 21 yrs printing newspapers and remembered the first time I saw the the back inside of the unit, nothing but gears controlling plate cylinders, blanket cylinders, gears all the way down to the ink transfer cylinders and seeing everything operating in perfect cync. Always was interested how these parts were made. I know you repair and make parts for Cat, John Deer etc.
When I came across Kurt's CZcams channel I was hooked! I agree 100% Kurt & Karen does an excellent job making these videos! It's only been about a month and love it!
In my working years I looked forward to Fridays because it was the end of the work week. Now that I’m retired I look forward to Fridays to watch Kurtis’ and Karen’s new video. CEE is definitely my favorite channel!
I note that Karen is picking up a lot of machining knowledge, which improves her video recording as she can anticipate where to get the best and most interesting shots. It would be fun to have Karen start doing some machining herself and get reaction shots. There is something magical when a person operates these machines for the first time and realizes, "Damn! I can do this."
I second that
I believe Kurtis said multiple times he does not wish to have helpers because they are just trouble.
Kurtis might say she learned to anticipate where next to get into his line of sight. 😂
Before retirement, I worked as a machinist in a shipyard and we built a lot of our own tools.
nice one mate! Respect to you
Karen deserves a bonus for pointing out the clearance that you missed . It proves that even the best are not infallible, I’ve often wondered how many companies take onboard the improvements to their products that you have made. Well done looking forward to seeing part two, all the best from Tassie. Ps Karen’s bonus a dozen bottles of her favourite wine and you do the housework for a couple of days lol 😂😂😂
RIP Bob Sanford. How thoughtful of his brother Ray to remember what gave Bob pleasure and to take the time to pass that thought along.
Can't wait for Part 2!
Also, I'm giggling to myself about how Karen pointed out the clearance problem you overlooked, Kurtis.
I was waiting for a massive expletive loaded section in the out takes just of this moment. 😂😂
@@tomjohnson3026 same here. Seemed kinda mellow for missing something that obvious. But still loved it
The swear jar got some more coins after this.
As a "consumer", not a "creator", I have the utmost admiration and respect for those who can and do. K & K you are both fine examples of taking raw materials and turning them into something outstanding. Kudos.
thank you mate
There are people out there who fix things. Some of these people are skilled enough to make their own repair parts. Then their are some who make their own tools to make the repair parts. Finally, we have Kurtis who teaches us how to make tools, parts and the final repair while entertaining us with great vids!😎😎
36:27 Karen reminding Kurtis of machining details. Love it!! Great team and Homies antics are always a joy.
Kurtis and Karen, it is great to watch a machining channel that still does machining work and not just a 30 minute commercial. Please don't ever change, you guys are doing and awesome job. Thanks for what you do.
This channel is the real deal.
Serious skill.
I couldn't possibly guess which other channel has turned into glorified commercials 😉
@@thomasstone1363 Yes, that particular channel has become unwatchable for quite sometime. Even when it’s not an infomercial, the glacial pacing can make it’s excruciating.
Abom?
Yup. Can’t watch that one anymore
CEE is creeping up on the subscriber count and will likely surpass that other channel very soon.
OK, ok, that's it! CEE is now my favorite YT channel! Your videos have always be great, but today's tips the scale. The work you put into your job, the fantastic camera work (I realize that someone poking a camera at you as you work to get the best angles is a hindrance) is the BEST. Thanks for all your hard work in bringing the content to us.
Wow, thank you Dave 😎👊
I repeat myself all the time but I just can't help it. Your vids are the best on CZcams, period.
These "just going to make it myself" videos are my favorite
Never ceases to amaze me watching this man working at his trade turning a piece of raw steel into a work of art...! 👍😊
Great catch on that tool post step Karen! nice to know that someone is keeping Kurtis sharp. These vids with a lot of repetitive steps take a lot of editing, but your editing is so seamless it all just flows. Great job, both of you. Thankyou.
i guess he would eventually have figured out what was going on.
I'm from California, and I haven't missed any of his work!! I just love watching his work.
Excellent 👍 and you deserve a good thumbs up 👍 for your camera work
The only thing better than a new tool is one you made yourself. And it looks damn fine! I'm looking forward to part 2 and the nitride finish. Great work you guys!
Damn I’ve watched about 10 of these videos and literally all yours and have been wanting to tag you in these videos!
Love the DIY build. If they're charging too much for a tool post and you've got the skills .. make it yourself !!! Also love the dedication to precision as usual, no half-assing a job at CEE ... best for you and best for your customers !!
So very sorry to read about Ray's loss. May his brother rest in peace and free from pain. 😢
Kurtis, I love watching you work. You are basically giving the rest of us a Masterclass on Tool and Die / Machining work. Karen, your work is equally boss as well. Homie - well, you just keep on keepin' on.
thanks heaps mate for the great comment you know we all appreciate it!
Sound of that tap go through steel 😲
It’s really a high quality tap…I trusted you now.😆
Glad the former tool holder didn't inflict any harm to you and yours. Stay safe out there.
That first facing op, and that prismatic finish was the absolute best I've seen so far.
I thought he was making a square mirror!
That Kruz drill bit was amazing. Almost wedding night stuff on a level of high quality.
total machinist porn
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering
Some people enjoy this channel more than I feel comfortable with.. Tho I'm not a machinest😔🤣🤣
I keep comin back cuz I ain't seen the machines this guy has that can shape big pieces of metal to a thousandths of an inch tolerance. beautiful work
29.8 Kg finished without the bolts. Great vid. Keep it up!!
The work of a director and the work of an actor complement each other. This is how we get the videos we love. You are professionals!
Be careful that Kurtis doesn't start referring to himself as the "on screen talent" and demanding weird food and drink in his dressing room.
So... If Curtis is the actor and Karen the director, who's the machinest? Homie? 🤣 Excellent job as always.
Well done Karen for pointing out the obvious lol, I love the look on Kurtis's face. Great job guy's :)
I reckon it would weigh now about 38.4 kg - can't wait for part 2. Have a good one - great vid Karen - Kurtis - and my main man HOMMIE !!!!
A perfect team! Master machinist Kurtis, Awesome videography/editing (and attention to detail! 😆) from Karen, plus general entertainment/cuteness from Safety Officer H Bignutz. Great work as ever folks!
The filming and editing job (sadly) goes unnoticed quite often just because it's so fricking good. There's not a moment where i'm thinking "oh I wish I'd see it this or that way instead of this" It's all very fluid and clear. Good job Karen!
And also thank you both for doing this, I've learned more about lathes and mills here than anywhere else. It helps me understand things in a different way, seeing how it's done by a pro who knows his shit.
@@ccmmrrnn maybe the comment is just based on percentages... I mean, not all comments mention Karen's beautiful camera and editing work. :)
I love when the Mrs. plays with the pup. I absolutely love watching these video's. This guy is frikkin smart and precise and knows more than I'll ever learn.
Thank you team. Perfect camera work. Kurtis must ask homless how how he remembers his lines😂😂😂❤❤❤
The video editing on your latest videos is absolutely incredible. Top marks guys 🥰😍❤️
ahhh this comment has made my day! thank you very much! 😁 Karen
It is obvious that Homeless is the pawman of the shop. Your good wife is the artistic director and you are the mussel. A great show and very entertaining.
Thanks for the enlightenment
/entertainment.
Regards Tony
PS 32.35KG
Looks good Kurtis. One thing you might want to do is relieve the thread on the end of the clamp bolts. The end of the bolt eventually gets mashed up (no matter how hard it is) and if the thread is right to the end then it gets mashed up as well. This makes removing the bolt from the tool post nearly impossible unless you cut the end off with a zip cut wheel. I discovered this little nugget of wisdom all on my own after much cursing and swearing. Ken
the other way is to use grub screws/set screws they are already made like that and many have a "knurled" pattern on the end to give really good bite only problem it would mar the tooling a bit more than the simple end of a bolt.
Ah, the old Madison Tools replaceable spade drill. I used to design and make those for Muskegon Tool Industries years ago. Spade drills and Madison cutters, both locked and floating designed. Brazed tip and throwaway insert cutters. Adjustable and solid cutters. 👍
I don't know much about modern art but that tool post has to be in the top 10% of it. PS I loved the quiet "ooh... shiny!" from Karen
At 36:25 Curtis realizes: 'Is that the thing you said...'. Karen: 'Yeah, that's wat I ment, that thing'. Curtis:
So there are TWO things I have to do...'. Man I laughed my socks off. Please keep working and filming, don't change a thing, and the filming is AWESOME!!
Glad to see Karl making more custom tooling. It’s been my favorite content for a long time.
One of these days I suspect we’re gonna see a “So I decided to make my own machine since the one I have isn’t doing what I want it to” episode.
Karl
@@sixfigures1422 Old joke a long time ago someone sent something to CEE to " Karl and Karen".
Love your videos, and Homie.. Just got to say I have noticed a great improvement in your photography, very professional .. well done to you Mrs!!
Thats going to be a real nice tool post for that big lathe, no garage time for me this weekend,we got 60 to 80 km/hr winds at -30c, with a wind chill of between -45 and -50c, so even with wood heat and a well insulated garage it would chew up a fair bit of wood, the joys of living in Nova Scotia Canada lol. as I said before love your work my friend you are a true professional and your camera lady does an awesome job as well.cheers to homey.
I suggest you turn the tip of M16 bolt down to 14mm or so because it will mushroom from the clamping force and you won't be able to remove the bolt from the tool post.
Hello from Oklahoma and love your videos really enjoy watching them
hey mate appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!
Holy hell that’s a nice drill chuck, I’ve never had good luck with Jacob’s chucks holding onto taps for rigid tapping in the knee mill.
Boy, that full shop coverage crane sure is a handy piece of equipment.
Nice addition. Great job as always and kudos to the pretty lad who pointed out you had more work to do.
I think it's awesome how you dealt with the "oopsies" like broken mill tool, not quite long enough drill bit,and loose tapped hole, missing land feature and sort of adapted and moved on! Great content.
Good catch by Karen on the shoulder counter bore.
Great video as always.
Thats a damn nice tool post. I always lean so much watching your videos, thanks a ton!!
It's getting impossible to second guess Karen. Every time you think about skipping forward she goes into high speed mode before you can touch your mouse buttons. It makes for a beautifully paced video that keeps your interest for every moment, all the way through. The (nearly) finished tool post is a thing of beauty. You'll be pleased with that, and we can all feel just a tiny bit smug whenever we see you using it going forward.
Love it , you make it look so easy,yet it is so precise.
And Karen does a magnificent job videoing the whole process.
Oooh and Homeless, is as beautiful as ever, and as mischievous too
i'd say that's a win for all of us, thanks mate
Lol, auto correct
lol, never before have i awaited a part 2 with such longing! 🤣
East Coast Canadian here, been watching you guys for years. So happy to hear you will be visiting Canada. If you like West Virginia you'll love Easyern Canada.
So many of us live vicariously thru the videos you make. I want to thank you for the exceptional work you do.
The joys of makeing your own parts never gets old. I am guessing weight of 35.6 kg now
I've been watching your videos for a couple years now and it just hit me...
THESE ASMR (sensory) & Visual features are ADDICTIVE...
YOU HAVE HIT THE JACK POT!!!!
Content is great, pup activities are amazing, and the outtakes are the cherry on top.
GREAT FILM CHEMISTRY.
HOURS, and HOURS, and HOURS... my Wifie can't wrap her head around my interest and commitment.
GOOD CLEAN FUN
Bronx Love guyz 😎
Was at a work site last month where the little town I was staying had a train come thru honking at all hours. I remember waking up one night from the train horn and saying out loud: "f-off train" lol Kurtis you and Karen are the best!
28.7 kilo.
I always look forward to Friday mornings...coffee, cigar, and the CCE weekly video. Your editing is always tremendous.
28.953 Kilos. I look forward to my Friday fix of CEE! It is so enjoyable watching a Master Craftsman at work. Loving the format. Kurtis, the explanations of what you are doing and why are just as important as the machining. As always, superb camera work/editing by Karen. 90% of all the "professionally made" videos on CZcams should take lessons from you! Keep on doing what you do! Richard (UK)
Those are some working man's hands. No doubt about it.
Very nice work guys !! I WOULD say that it weighs ...... 27 pounds now. Never the less that is a very nice tool post !! 👍👍
Brian Mackey said exactly what was going through my thoughts. Karen is a master (or mistress!!) of knowing to within a millisecond when a shot needs to end, when to speed up replay and how to record multiple actions so they aren't repetitive. It's a great skill and makes your videos really watchable. Don't think I've ever fast forwarded through any of your stuff. Can't say that of many others. Thanks Bill B - UK. Hey and saw you on my FB feed the other day. Oh the fame!!!
A number of years ago, I used my grandfathers lathe and welder to build a go cart for my sister. I had no idea whatsoever, remotely….what I was doing. Long story short, it was nice but not pretty. She crashed into the side of our garage due to “questionable “ welds. She survived. Love your stuff. Rock on. ❤🇨🇦
And again the three from Down Under worked their magic. Very entertaining - and apparently both camera work and editing have been cranked up yet another notch. I loved that tapping shot from down below, nicely done Karen!
Yeah, so ... as usual: May the whole gang have a brilliant effing weekend!
Excellent quality. Thank you both for a really great adventure. Portland, Oregon USA
I admire the way Karen cleverly overlays the original audio in video clips that have been sped up. Very professional indeed. 👍
Curtis you nailed the perfect feed and speed.
Great choice for the finished tool head.
27 kilos
May sound odd but for some reason my favorite videos of yours are when you are making new tool stuff. I mean I love all your videos but those are my favorite. And as a complete ignorant amature, I sincerely appreciate you explaining the tools, how they work and pros/cons. Including when you explain what the part is you are working on in the big vehicles.
hey mate thanks for taking time to watch and comment your feedback that definitely helps us improve and always good to know what the viewers enjoy
I second that bit about showing where the part comes from or goes to on the equipment. It's the best way to explain it.
A very touching message from Ray Sanford about his brother Bob. R.I.P. Bob. Again a wonderful job from both of you. Karen your camera work seems to be getting better with every video you make. You put some Hollywood camera work to shame. It's so nice to see the piece of raw material compared to the finished product. Kurtis, you are true professional craftsman. I have yet to see where you have ever cut corners on anyone of your jobs. Somehow I don't think that would ever happen. Keep up the good work both of you. I really enjoy your videos.
PS: Homie, it's fun to see him rip into a cardboard box looking for the price inside.
Karen, you are just as smart as Curtis for pointing out the counter of in the project.
YOU ARE GREAT !
Hi Kurtis and Karen another awesome video. Nothing better than sitting in bed with the Mrs and coffee ☕️ watching you repair and creating engineering marvels roll on next Saturday.
Ps love Homeless we have 2 dog's of our own
I love these videos where you are creating tools [problem solving].
glad you enjoy them hope you like this shop made tools vid 😎👊
I’m always empress with your ability!
It’s not as easy as your show! I painted for 37 years! I seen defect at 100 mil.
Your work and expertise is awesome!
But then your frustration!
It’s hard being a perfectionist! Lol
CEE Friday and some new shop tools being made. Best way to start the weekend!
Right on!
I wasn't sure if you had measured for that counterbore right at the start, but Karen spotted it. Karen's attention to detail shows in her editing and in keeping you on your toes.
Boss lady 🕵♀
She's the real brains of the operation
i gotta be honest, i love all your videos, but the tool making ones are my favorite!
Pretty interesting seeing how ya go about making that tool post. Sort of bites having to wait, but your videos tend to be worth the wait.
Love the jobs you do and great videos, well done all three of you. I make my own stuff on the lathe, mainly swarf and scrap but I enjoy it. Keep the videos coming. Dave .. UK.
Great work great filming great dog great shop 👍 love you guys
Shit, that note from the brother of the fan who passed hit hard. Especially while watching as I'm prepping to take a trip to see my mother for the last time. Doggo's overwhelming joy and appreciation to receive the gift was so beautiful
I must say. For such a simple looking tool (Toolpost) it is still quite a load of work and measuring to get it just right. Well done!
Cant wait. Been watching so much smaller machining jobs, nice to mix it up with some massive ones :D
Great work as always both from Kurtis and Karen in your respective specialist areas and together you make a fantastic team. These videos are the highlight of my CZcams week. Love to see more behind the scenes stuff occasionally e.g. how the videos get filmed and edited, tools maintained and sharpened etc.
Tossing in 31.2kg as the final mass, and that's a lovely bit of work and no mistake.
one of the cleanest machine shops ive seen
I would not say, itˋs the hard way, it’s the way that suits the job… You did it the right way, that is worth every effort. Well done!!!
The new tool post definitely looks a lot sturdier than the one it came with (and probably way more accurate), can't wait to see part 2 of this one.
I enjoy watching you work Kurtis. My dad owned a machine shop for 30 years and I spent many a weekend cleaning machines. He would have enjoyed watching you work. You are a true craftsman. Karen, you are fantastic behind the camera and your editing is top notch. Homey is a true star 😂. I will say 33.3 kg final weight. Thanks for sharing your videos with us.
As usual, a very absorbing video. Yeah, nitriding is the way to go I reckon. And as for end weight... 32.4 kg
Beautiful machining with superb surface finish straight from the inserts. And straight to the point and a single video. Abom eat your heart out 🤣
thanks mate glad you enjoyed the video
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering when you changed the bearings in the mill a few weeks back you said you couldn't hear a difference because of the straight cut gears. Of course we can hear the gears but the sound is very different to my ears/recollection, gears sound different from shafted bearings .. the surface finish you are getting also suggests the new bearings are working well. Also thanks to Karen, as others also note her direction video and editing is superb. 👍👍👍
_"Abom eat your heart out"_ - well, he KNOWS he's no Hollywood class post-production guy, and he said it clearly some time ago, and clearly with some, well, envy in his voice (that remark was made in reference to TOT's videos - which are, or rather used to be, a pure amazement and filming art unto itself).
@@MrKotBonifacy Karen's (and TOTs) amazing video skills aside, back in the day when Abom went to work I watched for the focussed real world jobbing heavy machining, but his new direction of lifestyle videos, new clothes and endless shiny new machines, lots of talk and relentless (if undeclared) product placements but minimal actual machining isn't what rocks my boat.
@@davesmith9325 I'd certainly agree with your assessment on how Adam is conducting his YT business today, and because of all of those things you just mentioned (and then some) I stopped watching his channel some time ago. Frankly, I see no point nor entertainment in watching him driving couple of hundred miles somewhere and then back with some piece of machinery, I'm not the least interested in any "merch" (more on it latter), life style videos with Abbey (or whatever is her name) are, well... "what they are", and she ain't no supermodel either (super-size maybe, but then again not my cuppa neither).
I mean, c'mon, folks! I'm here to watch MACHINING - maybe for entertainment purpose, maybe to learn something new - but watching you "removing rust with some soda-batch and some battery charger" or you eating stuff in some "seefood" restaurant, pun intended ("I'm on a see food diet - when I see food, I eat it", ©Ronnie Barker/ Two Ronnies).
But then there's money to be made on all those "rice, mice, soap and shoe-wax" videos too, and on all that superfluous fluff I'd call "garbage" if I were to be frank, but since I'm trying to be polite here I won't ;-)
Dunno why it is (the way it is), but I guess there's this American/ Western fixation on money and stuff ("Oh Lord, won't you buy me a colour TV...") that pushes people to squeeze every penny from whatever start to bring in some money, overdoing things ad nauseam? And hey, CEE IS in fact selling merch now too, and, while on it (that "genre mixing" fad) I'm pretty... fed up, to put it nicely, of all those Homey shots, his toys, antics and what not - especially that you'd have to be a "dog-person" to appreciate this kind of dogs (and I am not one - in fact, to make the matter worse, I'm a cat-person).
But then again it's their channel and they can do as they please or see fit - and beauty is in the eye of beholder (for all the rest, there's this right-arrow key on a keyboard).
But I digress here while getting carried away, so yes, I DO prefer "plain vanilla" videos - like this "Edge Precision" guy, Peter (if memory serves me), or Isaac from IC Weld, or those bare-bones Russian channels like "Turner's Diary" (ДНЕВНИК ТОКАРЯ - I speak good enough Russian to watch news or machining videos and understand most of what it is said there). Russians videos, BTW, have a unique flavour of their own - since they (Russians machinists) usually don't have at their disposal all the machinery needed they become pretty resourceful.
Like in the latest (as of today) video by the Turner's Diary - the diameter of the thing is too big, so you can't get the cross-slide/ tool post far away enough to work the OD?
No problemo, or "nyet probliema" rather - get the extra large boring bar and fit a special tool holder into it, and presto! I mean, "poyekhali" ("off they went"): czcams.com/video/gjSj9SabRt8/video.html (and yes, all those "attachments" this guy made himself). Or the way he uses a compound and auto-feed of the lathe to drill a 58mm hole into the workpiece - at 3:01.
(If you want to watch it and get what's going on turn on CC, then choose auto-translate feature - while it's far from perfect, it is "acceptably accurate... most of the time" - except when it ain't.)
Or another "mission impossible" - "Jet impeller on a lathe", czcams.com/video/NZc-gqSIL4w/video.html
This one comes with English CC - again, the translation is kinda funny sometimes - for instance, "multiple thread" is called in Russian a "many step-in(s) thread", and it gets translated as... "thread for many visits". Well, so much for intelligence of artificial intelligence... ;-)
And then, finally, when it comes to machining, "size does matter" - it just isn't the same watching early Abom's videos with him working on some mega-shafts and later ones, working on some 'inch-sized" pieces. Big chips are big chips, and the more of it, the better - that Peter from Edge Precision once worked on some shaft or God-knows-what where he started with 2000lbs stock and finished at 225 lbs (czcams.com/video/3-jT3HrSHjE/video.html) - and he said he made more money from the video on the machining than from the machining those shafts itself.
"Now, a lot of blabber indeed, but what he's trying to say here? What's his point, providing he has any?" you're probably asking yourself by now... Well, I'll tell you - I... I don't know ;-)
It's "one thought leads to another, and before you know" you make such logorrhoea like this one here. Anyway, leaving aside all merch, social life videos and Russian turners aside, my earlier remark was just about editing itself. And yes, I could have said that much earlier, but hey, better late than never as one Grandma used to say whenever she was late for a train ;-)
I'm here for the craftmanship, but I stay for the bloopers. Fantastic work.
Thanks very much for taking us along on this project. It's very helpful that you explain not only the how of what you are doing but why. It also seems beneficial that you have not only a safety engineer in Homeless, but your videographer doubles as quality control. Thanks again Kurtis.
At some point, maybe as an outtake still/sequence, it would be fun to get a look at your camera equipment after some of your awesome close-up machining shots. The swarf coming straight at the camera during the trench milling on this toolpost would've been a great example. Safety squints for sure! 😎
The content, video, editing, time, and skill displayed on your channel are outstanding. You have a winning formula; please don’t change a thing. The outtakes help us mere mortals feel better about our screw-ups, and I love the cursing. I hope you have a good winter.
I can't believe it! You finally used an indicator for something!
Been catching up on the back-catalog of videos and I absolutely love how things are going! One thing I noticed is the attention to detail on shop parts (as against customer parts) and the fact you don't cut corners on stuff that pretty much only you'll see is a great thing and speaks well to your skill and standards. Meanwhile, Karens' video skill is improving like a rocket and she is a master at her work, which shows up in the seamlessness of the edits we see! Keep it up!
That tool holder is a work of art to me. George has more knowledge, skills and abilities in machining than I do but I can see quality work when I see it. Looking forward to the next video. Maybe 34.5 kilos in the final weight?