Kurtis, you have become a throwback to why I started watching machinist videos. My favorite machinist have become talkers and not doers. You talk just enough to let us know what’s going on. Your skills are phenomenal.
The level of care and quality of work is awesome. It seems some trades are all about the quick, cheap and often wrong way, that just breaks sooner, but CEE is the real deal.
Love the outtakes. It’s refreshing to see someone confident enough to say FUCK. You crack me up. Thanks for the video’s. Oh ya, Fuckin Awesome machinist. 👍
Уже долго смотрю Ваш канал и постоянно радуюсь за Ваш великолепный труд. Вы очень молоды ,но Вы отличный мастер... специалист своего дела.. Очень рад за Вас. Просьба - информируйте нас и дальше... Собачка - просто прелесть !!! RUS
What I love about CEE is that you are just running your business and Karen brings us along for the ride. You aren’t doing this for views. This is great. Keep going!!!
For once an operator that stopped the machine before something was totally destroyed. Great job :-) p.s. Ta. That sunset was a real beaut, just what I needed to see on a Friday morning in the UK :-)
I don't have any fancy lathes or milling equipment but I have watched almost every video. I have learned so many techniques for my fabrication projects and have learned that almost everything can be repaired. truly a gift to watch you work and teach us all. Cant wait for more merch to be back in stock !!!
Kurtis,you could have been a professor. I find myself intently following your video lessons as though I were preparing for an exam. You are logical and thorough. Your style makes me want to learn. I am not a machinist and, at age 75, I never will be. But,if I were back in high school, I think you would have been my best teacher.
I've said before, and I'll probably say it again, the line borer, welding machine is so versatile, it is amazing. To try and set that A frame on a horizontal borer would be a pain and would take a long time too. I did notice that the line groove was not machined, having it on the hearing makes more sense. Great job and see you next week. Grass looks good after your rain.
I feel the urge to smash a like button every time Kurtis answers my silent question, like it was with the oil groove :) Tons of respect for the quality of your work. It's very inspirational!
Love the pro & con discussions! Like, what does the Argon do and what you don't like about the borer. And am amazed by the amount of knowledge that is stored in your head, such as "0.2mm undersize will get the bearing about as tight as you'd want it to be". Those are things you either get right or wrong, and no retries. Only experience can teach that.
The bearing fit is determined by the diameter of the bearing. Roughly .001" per 1" of diameter. Also the type of fit required. How tight it has to be retained and the bearing clearance has a determining factor. If you have to much interference on the fit ( the bearing being bigger to much bigger than the bore it goes in ), you may be able to shrink the bearing into place , but the bearing won't rotate.
It's the little things, like noting that you're spraying oil onto the warming bearing to keep ice from forming and causing rust, that are so valuable for youngsters just starting out to know. Love watching you work!
My youngest is a heavy equipment mechanic , he just started back with Finning Caterpillar at the oil sands in Ft McMurray . Seeing the component parts of these machines in for repair gives me some idea of the size and complexity of what he is working on .
It is amazing how smooth the bore weld is with that marvelous machine. A wee bit more and you could skip the boring op. LOL!! Karen, You just keep popping closeups and other video techniques that keep me coming back to see what new twist you've mastered.
It really amazes me how you know that equipment so well that you can set up the speed, feed, volts, amps and anything else that needs setting, and complete a perfect bead in one pass. Great job.
Once you have done a job a few times it becomes second nature with feeds, speeds, amps etc. But, I have to admit Kurtis does appear to be silky smooth with his set-ups.
I know we all come to this site to enjoy the Skill of the Guy doing these jobs, and to see how he tackles the various jobs, but this is a shout out to the great camera work. Very professional job. 👌
Every time you introduce one of these projects I ask myself: would it not be easier to use a mill and then I'm reminded how quickly you're able to setup the line bore tool and how you can use it as double duty for weld buildup. Always very cool to watch, thanks for sharing.
Great job, as usual, Kurtis. I've had to repair some bearing holes on large hydraulic cylinders when the owner let it get to the point the bearing broke down, literally in pieces and pounded them into the housing. Needless to say, now the job became a real bastard as hardened bearing chunks were embedded in the housing, couldn't be machined out, couldn't weld over them. Had to cut the part off and make an entirely new end. Entirely needless work. Keep up the good work, love watching a pro work.
For someone from a non engineering perspective i have learned so much from you in the last 12 months. I love your work, so interesting. 🙂🚜🐻 Bear Queensland Oztralia
Man, the liquid nitrogen gets me every time, it astounds me how much something like a metal can shrink or expand depending on the temperature. It's so cool.
I'm just amazed at how good this channel is. I can't see a single thing I'd change. The only thing better than watching your videos is watching your sub numbers go up. Can't wait for 1M!
Had to come back and watch this since CEE just got a new WS2 and I hadn't seen line boring before. It's really amazing to see and hear Kurtis's knowledge and experience.
If my dad's brother wouldn't have passed away in 2012 I would still be welding and doing fabrication work but I was born and raised on a farm so now I've been farming full time for almost 10 years . I always enjoyed doing this type of work like this gentleman does and he is definitely good at what he does .
I like how comfortable you have become in front of the camera and how Camera Girl's skills have improved. What a great pair I am on the downhill side of life. Watching Kurtis work I know I should have gone into a trade such as this rather that spending 30 some odd years behind a desk. My fault, just being envious and booing about it. Makes me appreciate them even more
I co:e here to learn and be entertained. And I’m never let down. Kurtis, your work, as usual is absolutely amazing. Karen, I’m not sure what new techniques you’re using, but the videos literally just keep getting better and better! Thank you and have a wonderful weekend! Cheers!
I think you need a big CNC boring mill. Yes, it would mean a huge concrete footing, shop modifications, a ton of expensive tooling and fixtures but...now hear me out...it would be really cool. 😁 Excellent work as always! Good to see that "goin nowhere" test. The safety officer would certainly approve.
As always another great video guys, Kurtis you really are top tier in you craft, and love how you share your tips and tricks, if you ever decide to go that way you would make a great teacher. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again the CEE team really do create content that is second to none👍🏻well done! 👏🏻
I love that you started to do the extra effort and show us where the machine the parts you're working on are attached to and also explain what the part does and what forces it has to handle.
Gday Kurtis and Karen, it’s been a while since I seen dry concrete up there, It would be interesting to know how the single split is put into the bearing, don’t think I’d would have liked to been there when the line boring machine got destroyed, beautiful sunset at the end Karen, have a great weekend mate, Cheers
Hey Matty yeah mate was good to get some blue sky finally! The humidity and moisture in the workshop has been shithouse. Yeah felt bad for the guy, was a rookie error that cost him a fair few dollars. Chat soon mate, cheers
No matter how many times I see it, that machine still amazes me. You have a lot of expensive quality machinery for a fella so young. And you certainly know how to use it. I am continually impressed. And all of your work looks like industrial jewelry. Big slap on the back from an old man in Ohio (retired machinist welder fabricator).
I'm glad man law from the US is compatible with man law in Australia.... It's illegal to put a ratchet strap on something and walk away without twanging the tightened strap whilst saying some variant of "that's not going anywhere." Another solid video Kurtis and Mrs. Kurtis. The work is great but I'm also loving that the video production (shots, post fx, editing, etc) get incrementally better each video. Great way to start my Friday
KAAAHHHLLLL, at 4:00, when you ask about the single-split-race spherical bearing assembly: 20+ years ago (taking machine night classes) I had the opportunity to take a graveyard-shift tour of a bearing factory near Trenton, NJ (in the USA), they manufactured spherical bearings of all sizes up to around 16". The answer to your question is that they use a hydraulic press to push the inner race into the outer, the whole thing was surrounded by a steel cage/box, and sounds like a bomb going off when the outer race snaps back. The operators got a KICK out of seeing all of us young guys jump! I believe it was an 8" or so bearing. Keep up the good work👍-Andy
I haven't done that on the cat trucks but have done alot of bores with spherical bearings. They have to be perfect, to tight the bearing will be to tight and will wear out prematurely, to loose and again won't last. This guy I know will get it done! Great work mate!
They split those bearings with hydraulics, using a mandrel with a wedge forced into it to split the bearing at a score mark with a sharp edge, machined into the surface. For the single side ones you just have the single score mark, and a cage to hold it when it cracks, and then you use the elastic range of the hard tool steel to pop the cryofrozen ball in, there is just enough elastic range to get it in. If it breaks it was going to fail NDT anyway, as there was an inclusion in there somewhere
Nice to have a part come in at least intact. Great work, love the line bore and weld. Another great video of real craftsmanship Kurtis. But the real credit is to Karen for her great camera operation and editing. Can't forget Homeless, he makes the show. 😊 Have a great weekend. 👍👍👍
Kurtis has mentioned previously that some teaching staff are using his videos with permission. Mind you permission and licensing are two different things and a lot of teaching institutions are always short of money, so I don't know what the answer should be. Perhaps if they buy some merchandise from CEE then things will be sweet.
I have never used a boring rig like yours so I may be offline. Just thinking about how you might stiffen the setup. A standoff made with a larger shank and a stepped down thread to fit the offset block would increase the strength of the standoff and broaden the attachment point. I'm not sure what grade of bolt you are currently using for the standoff, but if the stepped standoff won't work using Grade 8 bolts would reduce the flutter and vibration in the setup. Shorter is always better. What you are doing works. I just like to try and improve things as I go. Going off the deep end it might be possible to turn a heavy ring of the appropriate length so that you could use the existing threaded holes in the A frame bearing mount to secure the heavy ring to the A frame. Then the guide could be bolted to the heavy ring. WAY more work than welding the bolts and cutting them back off. It would also require a warehouse full of special fixtures. Not the best. One last suggestion. making a C shaped spring gauge would let you reach over the boring beam and check the bore size. Having a set length for the tool holder with a 40 thread per inch shank on it would let you put a micrometer barrel on the tool holder and advance the tool without removing it from the boring beam. That's enough to put me to sleep for tonight. You are doing excellent work and your support team is also top notch. 😁😎
Good video. It's amazing in a short period of time your videos have gotten so good. The filming is excellent and the explanations are spot on, thanks for teaching us so much and the entertainment. The one legged chicken was fun
Karen, I really appreciate the videography and editing -- you're great at telling Kurtis' story cleanly and succinctly, without "boring" us non-professionals. When you use longer timelapses, would it be possible to overlay a time counter in the corner (or elapsed time at return to "normal" speed) to give us an idea how long some of the operations take? (Putting a clock in-shot would be just too much faffing about.) Thanks!
There was one video that Kurtis machined the outside of a long tube because he didn't like how it looked when he machined in the places for clamps. During that long machining process you showed the lathe doing its thing while also showing Kurtis doing other jobs around the shop. THAT was a great illustration of just how long some jobs take and that more than one job can be worked on at the same time. Maybe a shop wide view while a job is being done showing what else is happening around the shop would be interesting. And if it's speed up, more entertaining. Nothing like watching people walking around super fast.
I don´t know why, but there is something soothing with your videos. To see a proffessional job being done by a proffessional workshop mechanic is so rare theese days. Thank you Kurtis for sharing your knowhow and what you do and also thank you Karen for shooting these videos. Greetings from Sandviken, Sweden, the home of Sandvik cutting tools.
I like the way you guys treat every job , do the job until it's done ( hence the total darkness when you took it outside) rather then the 5 o'clock finish most service industries work too, I have worked to both rules and much prefer your kind, awesome job as always, keep it up, and we will always be back for the next one....Hans
Another Friday bites the dust and Kurtis fills in the evening. So impressed, and I'm sure Homeless is too being he's your safety office. An ounce of prevention is worth far more than a ton of repair. As others have said you know just how much explanation is needed to keep us informed and not bored out of our skulls. I have learnt so much about welding it isn't funny. Most of my welding was with stick and now I'm looking at buying a Mig. I keep a keen eye on what gas and wire you use for different jobs. Much respect to you and the crew Cheers Ian
Kurtis, yet another gem where your practical knowledge shines through. This is real knowledge from seeing what fails and what works. Doers like you are a dying breed.
Not enough words to describe how amazing your work is Kurtis, and the filming + editing from Karen is spot on, love you guys - Again cant wait for next one ❤️
"Rather than just wack a new bearing in there and send it on its way, we're going to repair this thing correctly!" - Wise words that could've saved many an expensive piece of equipment! Greetings from the UK!
Thanks Kurtis, Karen and Homeless, Kurtis have you ever experimented with using shoulder bolts and jam nuts to mount your linear borer to use a longer reach without as much deflection with the increase in shoulder diameter? Just had a pain of a brain fart... oh what a relief it is... Nice RC Copter in the backyard
I learn something new every video. Today it was that the line borer rotates, and the wire feed does not. So the wire must come out of the feed absolutely straight and devoid of kinks. It seems the feeder does a bit of wire straightening before it is fed into the cable. And how the gas is piped down the cable, and then goes through some fitting where there is rotation is really cool. Every Friday morning I get to watch a video as I wake up with a cuppa Joe. Best way to ease into the weekend.
Nicely done. As they say. The quality of the job is always in the set up or prep... Do a good job there and the outcome will be 110 %. Great content as per x
Karen, you've gotten very good at capturing this type of industrial video. Between videography and editing it's clear what the process is and the actual work of it.
Karen also likes the time lapse welding shots, kind of hypnotic. Hoping to get our container shelter (igloo) up soon, had to wait for all the rain to fuck off! Then we'll get the shop update video uploaded
Thank you team . The line welding and boreing is something I had never seen before. Truly magic.Thanks Kurtis for showing the set up. The camera work is perfect.
Who doesn't like a frozen bearing install on a Friday night. Mind you just send the bugga down here next week top temp 8c. As always thanks for a great video Kurtis, Karen and Homie. 👍🍻
The muddy ground, and the sky at end looks like down here in Lake Macquarie today. I hope things dry out now. Feels like we didn't have a summer. Thanks for putting up another video. Great job, as usual. 👍
It always a great day when the plan works out exactly how you plan it. Thanks for showing quality line bore but going the extra step of showing when and how that large part is. Kurtis standard = something heavy enough you must use a crane. Homeless is the star. He never f**k a line ;)
Goes exactly to plan. The immense skill and knowledge Kurtis has makes it so. Great video and editing again by Karen. A very talented, wonderful couple. Thanks to you guys and pats for Homeless.
thank you for another great video .. hope you both have a great weekend ..I would have messed up the last cut .. I would have forgot too split the measurement in half ,,, then would have filled the cuss jar with lots of money .. and would have to reweld and recut the part ..
Did l tell you . I'm a self taught gynecologist. I don't know much about it. But I'll look into it for you..... Sorry Karen... I know. It's a family show.
I tell you what mate. That bore weld was just plain pretty to see. It sure puts our old days trying to run some brass around before boring technique to shame. I think some times i was born ion the wrong century for technology. but honestly, we did some pretty darn good work back in the 70s and 80s.
my daughter is just getting her own youtube channel started about her and her 1984 harley davidson bobber. she was just recently approved for monetization. i use you folks as a constant reference on what it takes to put together a well done and thoroughly informative video. the outtakes really show the quality of editing and commitment to perfection that go's into your channel. thanks for all the effort you folks put in.
Thanks for the vid - superb as usual - Friday can now start (first job for me is to find the 4mm reamer I got from eBay the other day - now I need it can't find it anywhere!!). When you stood the A frame up I thought "how is he going to stop that falling over?" - and seconds later you showed us. Are you also a mind reader? 😁 All the best from a sunny UK. Paul
Hey mate your reamer will be with the 10mm socket 🤣 Karen is the mind reader, I tell her all the time doesn't she know what i'm thinking and going to do next!
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering always watching, I’m a bricklayer and have almost a full machine shop setup as I thoroughly enjoy machining, hoping to switch trades 1 day in the future
Awesome work. Thank you for sharing your work and your talents. We have the serious and professional side of things, and always finish up with smiles. Thanks to the safety officer and the videographer. You three are tops...
Great work (again) Kurtis and excellent close up shots and video editing in general. (Karen deserves a pay rise) Just one question... instead of having to remove the cutting tool to measure the bore, can't you use an inside (spring) caliper to size the bore (without removing the tool) I've seen this done by horizontal boring machine operators where they have hardly any room to move in situations very similar to yours? Cheers.
A masterclsss as always Kurtis!! You are of the old school of machinists, something others can't appreciate!! Like many, I watch religiously every friday. Of to your store now to browse the merch!!
Kurtis, you have become a throwback to why I started watching machinist videos. My favorite machinist have become talkers and not doers. You talk just enough to let us know what’s going on. Your skills are phenomenal.
Hey mate thanks for the feedback, to put it simply, no time to F*ck around here lol talking isn't my strong point 🤣
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering Yeah we see that every week in the bloopers...ROFL
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering No thank you for the content. I also hate videos with kids dogs and cats but your dog cracks me up and makes me smile.
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering talking is overrated. My son and I communicate quite well with grunts and snorts. Love ya work mate.
He's an aussie - no time to fuck spiders.
But yes, I sometimes wonder if Abom lost his machinery :D
Как приятно смотреть на то, как вы своими золотыми руками делаете по-настоящему качественный ремонт,которого так мало в сегодняшнем мире
The level of care and quality of work is awesome. It seems some trades are all about the quick, cheap and often wrong way, that just breaks sooner, but CEE is the real deal.
yeah I think it's the combination of our name/reputation and being a 1 man workshop that takes things to that level not many go to these days
Being the boss can really take the care out of the craft.
Love the outtakes. It’s refreshing to see someone confident enough to say FUCK. You crack me up. Thanks for the video’s. Oh ya, Fuckin Awesome machinist. 👍
Уже долго смотрю Ваш канал и постоянно радуюсь за Ваш великолепный труд. Вы очень молоды ,но Вы отличный мастер... специалист своего дела.. Очень рад за Вас. Просьба - информируйте нас и дальше... Собачка - просто прелесть !!! RUS
What I love about CEE is that you are just running your business and Karen brings us along for the ride. You aren’t doing this for views. This is great. Keep going!!!
Thanks mate we always wanted our channel to be real life in a real workshop 👍
For once an operator that stopped the machine before something was totally destroyed.
Great job :-)
p.s. Ta. That sunset was a real beaut, just what I needed to see on a Friday morning in the UK :-)
Gee, a company that said "Let's get this repaired before it blows up"
I don't have any fancy lathes or milling equipment but I have watched almost every video. I have learned so many techniques for my fabrication projects and have learned that almost everything can be repaired. truly a gift to watch you work and teach us all. Cant wait for more merch to be back in stock !!!
Hey mate that's great to read glad the vids have helped in some way. 😎👊
If it can be made, it can be repaired.
Kurtis,you could have been a professor. I find myself intently following your video lessons as though I were preparing for an exam. You are logical and thorough. Your style makes me want to learn.
I am not a machinist and, at age 75, I never will be. But,if I were back in high school, I think you would have been my best teacher.
Snap !!
I don't know about being too old. We could probably get a couple of good years out of you yet. Not in industry but definitely as a hobby machinist.
Kurtis you have a mind boggling depth of knowledge aswell as the best and most patient camera woman on UA-cam. Great video.
thanks mate we both appreciate it
I've said before, and I'll probably say it again, the line borer, welding machine is so versatile, it is amazing. To try and set that A frame on a horizontal borer would be a pain and would take a long time too. I did notice that the line groove was not machined, having it on the hearing makes more sense. Great job and see you next week. Grass looks good after your rain.
hey mate thanks for taking time to watch and share a comment, glad you enjoyed it! Now grass will grow like crazy, still a bit muddy in spots
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering Playing hide and seek with the dog - who by the way was not allowed to open a present today
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering Yeah, too wet to mow here in the Wide Bay and the grass is getting longer every day.
I enjoy the linebore/borewelding videos probably the most, because its so far removed from small part machining :D
Thanks for sharing!
I feel the urge to smash a like button every time Kurtis answers my silent question, like it was with the oil groove :) Tons of respect for the quality of your work. It's very inspirational!
Love the pro & con discussions! Like, what does the Argon do and what you don't like about the borer.
And am amazed by the amount of knowledge that is stored in your head, such as "0.2mm undersize will get the bearing about as tight as you'd want it to be". Those are things you either get right or wrong, and no retries. Only experience can teach that.
The bearing fit is determined by the diameter of the bearing. Roughly .001" per 1" of diameter. Also the type of fit required. How tight it has to be retained and the bearing clearance has a determining factor. If you have to much interference on the fit ( the bearing being bigger to much bigger than the bore it goes in ), you may be able to shrink the bearing into place , but the bearing won't rotate.
It's the little things, like noting that you're spraying oil onto the warming bearing to keep ice from forming and causing rust, that are so valuable for youngsters just starting out to know. Love watching you work!
My youngest is a heavy equipment mechanic , he just started back with Finning Caterpillar at the oil sands in Ft McMurray . Seeing the component parts of these machines in for repair gives me some idea of the size and complexity of what he is working on .
It is amazing how smooth the bore weld is with that marvelous machine. A wee bit more and you could skip the boring op. LOL!!
Karen, You just keep popping closeups and other video techniques that keep me coming back to see what new twist you've mastered.
It really amazes me how you know that equipment so well that you can set up the speed, feed, volts, amps and anything else that needs setting, and complete a perfect bead in one pass.
Great job.
Once you have done a job a few times it becomes second nature with feeds, speeds, amps etc. But, I have to admit Kurtis does appear to be silky smooth with his set-ups.
I know we all come to this site to enjoy the Skill of the Guy doing these jobs, and to see how he tackles the various jobs, but this is a shout out to the great camera work. Very professional job. 👌
Every time you introduce one of these projects I ask myself: would it not be easier to use a mill and then I'm reminded how quickly you're able to setup the line bore tool and how you can use it as double duty for weld buildup. Always very cool to watch, thanks for sharing.
I absolutely love his boring bar setup. I wish that I had had one back in the day. What a time saver.
Great job, as usual, Kurtis. I've had to repair some bearing holes on large hydraulic cylinders when the owner let it get to the point the bearing broke down, literally in pieces and pounded them into the housing. Needless to say, now the job became a real bastard as hardened bearing chunks were embedded in the housing, couldn't be machined out, couldn't weld over them. Had to cut the part off and make an entirely new end. Entirely needless work. Keep up the good work, love watching a pro work.
For someone from a non engineering perspective i have learned so much from you in the last 12 months. I love your work, so interesting. 🙂🚜🐻 Bear Queensland Oztralia
awesome mate thanks for watching
Man, the liquid nitrogen gets me every time, it astounds me how much something like a metal can shrink or expand depending on the temperature. It's so cool.
I'm just amazed at how good this channel is. I can't see a single thing I'd change. The only thing better than watching your videos is watching your sub numbers go up. Can't wait for 1M!
Kurtis deserves 2 million. :)
Thanks very much mate we really appreciate it 😎👊
Had to come back and watch this since CEE just got a new WS2 and I hadn't seen line boring before. It's really amazing to see and hear Kurtis's knowledge and experience.
I love the confidence you have to showcase your work on UA-cam. Always good work, good explanations, and walk-throughs. Good work!
If my dad's brother wouldn't have passed away in 2012 I would still be welding and doing fabrication work but I was born and raised on a farm so now I've been farming full time for almost 10 years . I always enjoyed doing this type of work like this gentleman does and he is definitely good at what he does .
I like how comfortable you have become in front of the camera and how Camera Girl's skills have improved. What a great pair
I am on the downhill side of life. Watching Kurtis work I know I should have gone into a trade such as this rather that spending 30 some odd years behind a desk. My fault, just being envious and booing about it. Makes me appreciate them even more
I co:e here to learn and be entertained. And I’m never let down. Kurtis, your work, as usual is absolutely amazing. Karen, I’m not sure what new techniques you’re using, but the videos literally just keep getting better and better! Thank you and have a wonderful weekend! Cheers!
Thanks mate good to see your comment here 😁👍
I think you need a big CNC boring mill. Yes, it would mean a huge concrete footing, shop modifications, a ton of expensive tooling and fixtures but...now hear me out...it would be really cool. 😁
Excellent work as always! Good to see that "goin nowhere" test. The safety officer would certainly approve.
As always another great video guys, Kurtis you really are top tier in you craft, and love how you share your tips and tricks, if you ever decide to go that way you would make a great teacher.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again the CEE team really do create content that is second to none👍🏻well done! 👏🏻
I love that you started to do the extra effort and show us where the machine the parts you're working on are attached to and also explain what the part does and what forces it has to handle.
Gday Kurtis and Karen, it’s been a while since I seen dry concrete up there, It would be interesting to know how the single split is put into the bearing, don’t think I’d would have liked to been there when the line boring machine got destroyed, beautiful sunset at the end Karen, have a great weekend mate, Cheers
Hey Matty yeah mate was good to get some blue sky finally! The humidity and moisture in the workshop has been shithouse. Yeah felt bad for the guy, was a rookie error that cost him a fair few dollars. Chat soon mate, cheers
No matter how many times I see it, that machine still amazes me. You have a lot of expensive quality machinery for a fella so young. And you certainly know how to use it. I am continually impressed. And all of your work looks like industrial jewelry. Big slap on the back from an old man in Ohio (retired machinist welder fabricator).
Nice tip on not placing the split on the load points.
Glad to help
I'm glad man law from the US is compatible with man law in Australia.... It's illegal to put a ratchet strap on something and walk away without twanging the tightened strap whilst saying some variant of "that's not going anywhere."
Another solid video Kurtis and Mrs. Kurtis. The work is great but I'm also loving that the video production (shots, post fx, editing, etc) get incrementally better each video. Great way to start my Friday
Karen is the Brains. I wanna see flowers, flowers and more flowers.
she is in charge of the books so will give herself another pay rise 😂
KAAAHHHLLLL, at 4:00, when you ask about the single-split-race spherical bearing assembly: 20+ years ago (taking machine night classes) I had the opportunity to take a graveyard-shift tour of a bearing factory near Trenton, NJ (in the USA), they manufactured spherical bearings of all sizes up to around 16". The answer to your question is that they use a hydraulic press to push the inner race into the outer, the whole thing was surrounded by a steel cage/box, and sounds like a bomb going off when the outer race snaps back. The operators got a KICK out of seeing all of us young guys jump! I believe it was an 8" or so bearing. Keep up the good work👍-Andy
aye love the videos. I watch every single one but the NEW video editing techniques are absolutely spot on. keep doing amazing 😊
THANK YOU!!!
I haven't done that on the cat trucks but have done alot of bores with spherical bearings. They have to be perfect, to tight the bearing will be to tight and will wear out prematurely, to loose and again won't last. This guy I know will get it done! Great work mate!
They split those bearings with hydraulics, using a mandrel with a wedge forced into it to split the bearing at a score mark with a sharp edge, machined into the surface. For the single side ones you just have the single score mark, and a cage to hold it when it cracks, and then you use the elastic range of the hard tool steel to pop the cryofrozen ball in, there is just enough elastic range to get it in. If it breaks it was going to fail NDT anyway, as there was an inclusion in there somewhere
WOW this was GREAT info!!
Nice to have a part come in at least intact. Great work, love the line bore and weld. Another great video of real craftsmanship Kurtis. But the real credit is to Karen for her great camera operation and editing. Can't forget Homeless, he makes the show. 😊
Have a great weekend. 👍👍👍
Have you ever thought about licensing your videos out as a teaching aid?? Your explanations are instructive, clear and concise.
Don't forget to include the out takes in the curriculum! 🤣It would keep those wannabes coming back to class!
Kurtis has mentioned previously that some teaching staff are using his videos with permission. Mind you permission and licensing are two different things and a lot of teaching institutions are always short of money, so I don't know what the answer should be. Perhaps if they buy some merchandise from CEE then things will be sweet.
I have never used a boring rig like yours so I may be offline.
Just thinking about how you might stiffen the setup. A standoff made with a larger shank and a stepped down thread to fit the offset block would increase the strength of the standoff and broaden the attachment point.
I'm not sure what grade of bolt you are currently using for the standoff, but if the stepped standoff won't work using Grade 8 bolts would reduce the flutter and vibration in the setup.
Shorter is always better. What you are doing works. I just like to try and improve things as I go.
Going off the deep end it might be possible to turn a heavy ring of the appropriate length so that you could use the existing threaded holes in the A frame bearing mount to secure the heavy ring to the A frame. Then the guide could be bolted to the heavy ring. WAY more work than welding the bolts and cutting them back off.
It would also require a warehouse full of special fixtures. Not the best.
One last suggestion. making a C shaped spring gauge would let you reach over the boring beam and check the bore size. Having a set length for the tool holder with a 40 thread per inch shank on it would let you put a micrometer barrel on the tool holder and advance the tool without removing it from the boring beam.
That's enough to put me to sleep for tonight.
You are doing excellent work and your support team is also top notch. 😁😎
Good video. It's amazing in a short period of time your videos have gotten so good. The filming is excellent and the explanations are spot on, thanks for teaching us so much and the entertainment. The one legged chicken was fun
Awesome, thank you!
Karen sure makes you look slick with the editing on your intros then you're slick on the tool's, nice work by you both.
Great profissional job Kurtis 👏👏👏 Greetings from Portugal
AS a fellow Portuguese I have to say I love his videos despite not understanding a thing about machining, milling and boring
This is better than "Thunderbirds Are Go"! God bless all three of you.
Anything can happen in the next half hour!!!
Karen, I really appreciate the videography and editing -- you're great at telling Kurtis' story cleanly and succinctly, without "boring" us non-professionals. When you use longer timelapses, would it be possible to overlay a time counter in the corner (or elapsed time at return to "normal" speed) to give us an idea how long some of the operations take? (Putting a clock in-shot would be just too much faffing about.) Thanks!
Hey Mike thanks for sharing feedback and the suggestion will see what we can do 😁👍
There was one video that Kurtis machined the outside of a long tube because he didn't like how it looked when he machined in the places for clamps. During that long machining process you showed the lathe doing its thing while also showing Kurtis doing other jobs around the shop. THAT was a great illustration of just how long some jobs take and that more than one job can be worked on at the same time.
Maybe a shop wide view while a job is being done showing what else is happening around the shop would be interesting. And if it's speed up, more entertaining. Nothing like watching people walking around super fast.
I don´t know why, but there is something soothing with your videos. To see a proffessional job being done by a proffessional workshop mechanic is so rare theese days. Thank you Kurtis for sharing your knowhow and what you do and also thank you Karen for shooting these videos. Greetings from Sandviken, Sweden, the home of Sandvik cutting tools.
Of all the types of repairs you do, I find line boring to be the most interesting and fun to watch.
awesome glad you enjoy it mate
I like the way you guys treat every job , do the job until it's done ( hence the total darkness when you took it outside) rather then the 5 o'clock finish most service industries work too, I have worked to both rules and much prefer your kind, awesome job as always, keep it up, and we will always be back for the next one....Hans
Bom dia no Brasil boa noite pra vocês, seus serviços são excelentes Kurtis, gosto muito e aprendo muito também.
Another Friday bites the dust and Kurtis fills in the evening. So impressed, and I'm sure Homeless is too being he's your safety office. An ounce of prevention is worth far more than a ton of repair.
As others have said you know just how much explanation is needed to keep us informed and not bored out of our skulls. I have learnt so much about welding it isn't funny. Most of my welding was with stick and now I'm looking at buying a Mig. I keep a keen eye on what gas and wire you use for different jobs.
Much respect to you and the crew
Cheers
Ian
Hey Ian thanks for taking time to watch and share your feedback mate glad the channel and videos are enjoyed & helpful!
Kurtis, yet another gem where your practical knowledge shines through. This is real knowledge from seeing what fails and what works. Doers like you are a dying breed.
Not enough words to describe how amazing your work is Kurtis, and the filming + editing from Karen is spot on, love you guys - Again cant wait for next one ❤️
"Rather than just wack a new bearing in there and send it on its way, we're going to repair this thing correctly!" - Wise words that could've saved many an expensive piece of equipment! Greetings from the UK!
247 likes, 13 minutes after uploading, for a 27 minute video. Dedicated subscriber base.
we legit have the best community on youtube!!!
Karen, a very nice video! And a split screen! Cool.
Thanks Kurtis, Karen and Homeless,
Kurtis have you ever experimented with using shoulder bolts and jam nuts to mount your linear borer to use a longer reach without as much deflection with the increase in shoulder diameter? Just had a pain of a brain fart... oh what a relief it is...
Nice RC Copter in the backyard
I learn something new every video. Today it was that the line borer rotates, and the wire feed does not. So the wire must come out of the feed absolutely straight and devoid of kinks. It seems the feeder does a bit of wire straightening before it is fed into the cable. And how the gas is piped down the cable, and then goes through some fitting where there is rotation is really cool.
Every Friday morning I get to watch a video as I wake up with a cuppa Joe. Best way to ease into the weekend.
Nicely done. As they say. The quality of the job is always in the set up or prep... Do a good job there and the outcome will be 110 %. Great content as per x
Well said!
Karen, you've gotten very good at capturing this type of industrial video. Between videography and editing it's clear what the process is and the actual work of it.
Thank you very much
The editing and production quality on this one are awesome- the welding sequence especially.
Educated for 25 minutes, entertained for 2 minutes. Both were great. Thanks from Texas.
G'day Kurtis, Karen and Homey great video and Karen love the time laps of the welding. Looking forward to see the shop finished
Karen also likes the time lapse welding shots, kind of hypnotic. Hoping to get our container shelter (igloo) up soon, had to wait for all the rain to fuck off! Then we'll get the shop update video uploaded
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering Yes the fucking rain I have had it. Here we are ankle deep water or mud for two month strait now
Thank you team . The line welding and boreing is something I had never seen before. Truly magic.Thanks Kurtis for showing the set up. The camera work is perfect.
The little clip of split screen was cool you should do that more to show us how stuff is being done on the lathe that would be really cool :)
will see what I can do! Thanks so much for the feedback 😁 Karen
Who doesn't like a frozen bearing install on a Friday night. Mind you just send the bugga down here next week top temp 8c. As always thanks for a great video Kurtis, Karen and Homie. 👍🍻
shit mate that's fresh!
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering spanner weather mate. Tightens the nuts. 👍👍
Stayed up till 3am to see this
bloody hell mate you made it to the #CEEAddicts club 😂👍
Same. 2:11 here. Perks of being self employed.
Whoever designed and built that line boring and welding machine was a genius. That thing is truly impressive.
So far away from anything I might ever get involved with, may as well be a NASA job. Wonderful to watch
thanks for watching and enjoying!
The muddy ground, and the sky at end looks like down here in Lake Macquarie today. I hope things dry out now. Feels like we didn't have a summer. Thanks for putting up another video. Great job, as usual. 👍
It always a great day when the plan works out exactly how you plan it.
Thanks for showing quality line bore but going the extra step of showing when and how that large part is.
Kurtis standard = something heavy enough you must use a crane.
Homeless is the star. He never f**k a line ;)
That's why Homeless gets all the fans and gifts 😂 thanks for watching each week mate
I was relieved to see you load test that ratchet strap!
Another excellent video. The use of split screen in editing is a nice touch, good work!
Glad you liked it!
I'm not complaining, but I really enjoy seeing Homeless opening up the videos. Thanks for what you do so well!
Brilliant display of knowledge and skill with the perfect amount of narrative, something Mr Booth and Mr Rucker would benefit from copying.
Everything I wanted to say has been said below. I'm just commenting to bless the YT algorithm. Excellent video (as always)!
oH YES, Fridays repair vid. awesome.
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You handel that Liquid intergenerational with ease it gives ME THE WILLYS 🤯 KUHL JOB .
One man show but a two person team 😆
Goes exactly to plan. The immense skill and knowledge Kurtis has makes it so. Great video and editing again by Karen. A very talented, wonderful couple. Thanks to you guys and pats for Homeless.
right n time as usual.......cheers from the other Sunshine State, Florida,.......wishing you all the best......Paul
Hey Paul thanks mate for always being one of the first to watch
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering it is my passion......thanks for sharing your skills with the rest of the world.......best wishes, Paul
And a lovely sunset to close. Thanks, Karen.
Great stuff as always, good way to round out the week.
Glad you enjoyed it
@Mason De Galle • 🤣🤣🤣
I see what you did there :-
_"round out the week"_
thank you for another great video .. hope you both have a great weekend ..I would have messed up the last cut .. I would have forgot too split the measurement in half ,,, then would have filled the cuss jar with lots of money .. and would have to reweld and recut the part ..
Gynecologists must be great lineborers - they are used to work in confined places ;)
Guess I'd be quite scared if he moves to welding the bearings to your thighs *eegk*
Did l tell you . I'm a self taught gynecologist. I don't know much about it. But I'll look into it for you..... Sorry Karen... I know. It's a family show.
I tell you what mate. That bore weld was just plain pretty to see. It sure puts our old days trying to run some brass around before boring technique to shame. I think some times i was born ion the wrong century for technology. but honestly, we did some pretty darn good work back in the 70s and 80s.
my daughter is just getting her own youtube channel started about her and her 1984 harley davidson bobber. she was just recently approved for monetization. i use you folks as a constant reference on what it takes to put together a well done and thoroughly informative video. the outtakes really show the quality of editing and commitment to perfection that go's into your channel. thanks for all the effort you folks put in.
that's awesome congrats to her for achieving monetization for her hard work! Appreciate your support mate
Do you have a link or the channels name?????
@@AlessioSangalli here is the link to her videos , thanks for the interest and enjoy ua-cam.com/users/RedRiderCanadaBCvideos
👌👍 Great !. Camara Lady you must have a lot of patience! 😁🤣😂😅
Yes I do! 🤣
Glad you finished the hole off. Absolutely appreciate the editing on the fast fwd sequences!
Friday 3/6/2022 at 11:00 pm.
Miss your weekly video Kurtis, do hope your both okay.
Read the channel's Community Post from 4 days ago. Their taking a small break. Peace and chicken grease!
Hey mate yeah all good we're just taking a break from UA-cam this week so we can catch up on work
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering Thanks for the udate - I did'nt catch the notice you made regarding your being off air. You deserve a WEB. Enjoy
I’m glad you show the type and size of cutting tool. Always a question a machinist would ask
Thanks for the vid - superb as usual - Friday can now start (first job for me is to find the 4mm reamer I got from eBay the other day - now I need it can't find it anywhere!!).
When you stood the A frame up I thought "how is he going to stop that falling over?" - and seconds later you showed us. Are you also a mind reader? 😁
All the best from a sunny UK.
Paul
Hey mate your reamer will be with the 10mm socket 🤣 Karen is the mind reader, I tell her all the time doesn't she know what i'm thinking and going to do next!
She may be ever present eye, always watching, and lovingly judging, but the editing and camera work also seems godly. Great work woman, man and dog
Hell yeah waited 7 days for this vid 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
Hey mate thanks for waiting and watching
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering always watching, I’m a bricklayer and have almost a full machine shop setup as I thoroughly enjoy machining, hoping to switch trades 1 day in the future
Awesome work. Thank you for sharing your work and your talents.
We have the serious and professional side of things, and always finish up with smiles. Thanks to the safety officer and the videographer. You three are tops...
Great work (again) Kurtis and excellent close up shots and video editing in general. (Karen deserves a pay rise)
Just one question... instead of having to remove the cutting tool to measure the bore, can't you use an inside (spring) caliper to size the bore (without removing the tool) I've seen this done by horizontal boring machine operators where they have hardly any room to move in situations very similar to yours?
Cheers.
it wasn't measure the bore that was the problem it was advancing the tool in the tool holder
Plus his tolerance is +0.2mm -0.000.. He is splitting hairs with the micrometer.
A masterclsss as always Kurtis!! You are of the old school of machinists, something others can't appreciate!! Like many, I watch religiously every friday. Of to your store now to browse the merch!!
Your like a one man army version of Pakistani truck channel 🤣🤣🤣
with bonus steel cap boots!
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering 🤣🤣🤣
And power tools.....