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you can use silicon spray on the belt special made for belts off course also you can buy a tension meter get the data for the tension for that specific belt and put them on the right tension
Belt squeal you can use belt dressing, but chalk works just as well. Tip for the VFD is to make a stand for it, because you will find a lot of other uses where you want a variable speed, so having a nice sturdy wheeled stand for it, to hold it at face height, with a lockable set o castors, a flat tray at the bottom, and a small er one half way up to hold parts, and a hook for an extension cord for power, plus a surface mount 3 phase outlet to plug the motor in. If you want get your brother to take a 2 button pendant, put in a KM start stop assembly, with the VFD inputs for stop start, and a separate speed control pot, as the VFD will operate remotely easily. Short cable to attach, and you have all the options for a simple small remote control, and still have the display readable, or get a remote box and cable for that removeable pront panel, though that will mean putting the VFD in an enclosure, as the wiring is at mains potential on the display. Do not ask how I found that out......
That will probably pay for itself first or second job. Well worth the time and effort for a bit of kit nobody else has. It Gives you the "Cutting Edge" over your competitors...
Two very big reasons I'm addicted to your channel. One, I'm always intrigued with the attention to the smallest detail ensuring perfection in the work you do. Two, the videography is always excellent. The closeups in this one stand out as perfection. You both are an incredible force.
As a recommendation,once you line up the spindles in the holder with your straight edge, take a sharp pick or knife and score a line in the spindle right next to the clamp. So in the future you can re align it without needing the straight edge. You should be able to install it within a couple thousands every time.
Now I understand why your channel is so popular and growing so fast. You always listen to your audience, despite being so talented and successful, and you always pay attention to the smallest details, the products you create are extremely high quality and durable over time. I really appreciate the value you bring to the engineering industry and admire you in every way. Thank you 👏👏❤
Just loved that editing magic at 13:40 where everything else painted itself whilst Kurtis was spraying the belt-guard. Yours is the only channel which I never fail to watch. I can't think of any channel which enjoys such consistently appreciative feedback, nor one whose views per upload run at such a high proportion of its subscribers. There's no point in having 3 million subscribers if only 50k are watching every week. Great content as always. You richly deserve your success.
The fact that you listen to your audience and read the comments is a big difference between y’all and other channels of your size. Much respect! Appreciate you both, love to Homey, hope y’all have a wonderful weekend!
Thanks for remembering the safety guard for the stones & mentioning the rpm limits. It's an easy thing to overlook or to be unaware of. A stone that grenades can easily kill.
When dressing the external wheel, was he spinning it to the wrong direction? What I've understood is that you are supposed to dress in from the trailing edge so that the dresser cannot be "sucked in" to the wheel
Designing-out the "electrical lead in puddle of coolant" fatality is good thinking too. I like the transparent connector bodies : "That shouldn't be rattling loose in there ... ohhh, nearly got me, Ghods of Electrical Trickery!"
Hello from Canada! I've been watching you guys since you were a small channel (50K maybe) and without fail this is the one video a week I go out of my way to watch. Your channel, as far as I'm concerned is the best content on youtube. All the best to you guys, keep climbing!
Same here mate crazy how far the channel has come this is the only channel I make sure I watch every week was you one of the moaners in the old days didn't like the music over the machining sound 😂
@CuttingEdgeEngineering no didn't bother me I think I commented back in the day saying I don't mind you was still learning your style and way of doing thing just think no hope for Kurt though only messing
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering I actually just checked, you must have been nearly a new channel, I have watch history back to the 3rd or 4th video ever. It was a COVID necessity/staple. You've come so far, it's truly impressive. Also my Bulldogs would love Homeless, all three of you are fantastic!
Hi folks. This is my first time watching your' channel. I have no idea how I got here but I Subbed immediately. I'm a retired, over 20 years ago, Prototype model maker. I have a great respect for your' Know how and precision workmanship. I'm afraid that is becoming a thing of the past. I love the tool post grinder! Excellent workmanship. (My opinion) Many times I wish I had at least a basic Machine shop at my disposal. I do not. My machines are only a 9" x 48" 40s vintage, old South bend lathe donated by a friend. I have a 25'x25' garage out back full of machines I DIY fabricated or rebuilt. Mostly donated worn out machines that I restored.. I still, at 89, years old love fabricating tools and fixtures as a second set of hands for myself. I'm looking forward to checking out more of your' Videos. Your expert Photographer does a great job Recording also. She sounds very nice! Love the crazy Pup also. I built that airplane in my profile Picture. I'm flying in it over the Florida everglades. Sorry this is so long. John in Florida, USA.
You're going to like this channel. I might suggest you binge watch the Frenna Crane Project videos. The Frenna Crane has been torn down to the chassis. It's still a work in progress with more to follow.
Welcome aboard John...You're going to addicted to this Chanel just like the rest of us around the world...Kurtis Karen & Homey are truly a blessing with both their expertise humor and friendliness... Sit back and enjoy the best of CCE
I found this channel by accident a while back. I have learned a lot about metalworking now although my own job (IT/software) has absolutely zero to do with it I find it super interesting. And Kurtis' working ethic/standards is highly inspirational. What a craftsman you are! Keep up the great work.
Hi Kurtis. You can remove the control panel of the VFD and make an extension lead for it. That way you can mount the control panel next to your other controls and place the VFD unit wherever you want (out of the way of coolant and swarf). Thank you both for making these videos! I enjoy them alot. Greetings from Holland!
Yes, you should do this. I did this for my belt grinder and it works great. I have a very similar VFD to that one and what the DIY belt grinder community has discovered with that VFD is that metal flakes will work their way into it over time and eventually it'll break. Best to have the VFD itself in some sort of housing that will keep it safe from metal flakes and run the control panel on a lead so that you can mount it wherever you want. I've had my belt grinder running for over a year now and it's had no issues, and I'm just using an old ammo can as a housing.
Excellent surface finish! I'd recommend to filter the coolant with a very fine filter or not use coolant at all, otherwise the coolant will become a contaminated abrasive slurry and will wear down every surface, including the coolant pump itself.
no doubt. The last cylindrical grinder I ran the coolant weired over 8 different compartments and then settled in a large tub with a filter to make sure all of the material dropped out the coolant
@@GablesDude I believe that is a TEFC, a totally enclosed fan cooled motor. They might have mentioned it in an earlier video, but you can tell by the look as well. There will be a small hole somewhere for pressure equalization, but other than that the thing is completely sealed. Filter not necessary.
Nice video! I have been working in the industry as a tooth flank grinder for over thirty years. A little tip: if you no longer need your grinding wheel, let it grind out for a while at high speed. Otherwise you will eventually have the problem that you get an imbalance in the grinding wheel because the coolant settles on one side like a sponge! Our CNC machines do not start at all if the imbalance of the grinding wheel is too great. It takes a few minutes and then it starts! Best wishes from Bocholt (Germany)
Your production of this post grinder is nothing short of impressive. Karen’s professional job of video shots and editing is the best on any channels I watch. I just wish it were possible to come and meet you guys in person. Love the channel
Hello from Jeffersonville Indiana, found you about 38 months ago. You all and UA-cams ‘Salage Workshop’, he restores and put back to work equipment similar to the parts your repairing for. I am so grateful you and others are here making videos. You all have made dealing with cancer and stroke and dealing with the fight with the Louisville, KY VA medical center’s denial of many of the recovery treatments for both, and their other staff blaming me for not being fully recovered from their lack of treatment; so much more bare able. So thank you very much. Because of many UA-camrs working in on near my 40 years of chosen profession in construction and equipment repairs have been so much of a stress reliever that most people couldn’t ever imagine. So again thank you, and your short breaks, I don’t at all mind. I am grateful you are on here.
Add some threaded holes to the wheel guard to mount a bracket for a shop vac hose with the vac half full of water it’ll save your ways from most of that fine grinding dust. Cheers from WA State USA. Keep up the good work!
My father was a tool & die maker who, after he retired bought his old work lathe. Since he didn't also have a surface grinder he built a grinder tool post like yours to act as a surface grinder. He used the chuck just to index his materials and the tool post grinder as a surface grinder. He was able to make a set of "Jo Blocks" to a tolerance of 1/10,000 of a inch. 😊
I'm really glad to see that substantial guard for the grinding wheel. I believe that if they fail at high revs they can cause a lot of damage, especially to camera operators and dogs. Well done on keeping the team safe!
8:52 A nice trick I learned with masking tape is that if you run a metal object like a screwdriver against the edge with the painters tape applied it cuts it right on the edge leaving a really crisp line. It's faster than the razor blade method and works surprisingly well.
I tried that after seeing it in a video a few years ago. Worked great! It's one of those things where you are like how come I didn't know this already and why haven't I been doing this. Saves a lot of time too. Thanks for your comment, hope others pick up on that simple and great trick.
Great looking job Kurtis. I am happy for you that it all went so smoothly. I do have a couple of suggestions... 1) Embed a steel peg into one of the tool clamps and a corresponding shallow index hole in both internal and external tool carriages. This will save you a few minutes fiddling with belt/pully alignment when changing out tools. 2) Perhaps modify your existing guard fixing arrangement of two long bolts and spacers to something like two solid threaded standoffs (male each end). A protruding thread or post will make it super-easy to re-locate the guard over the spacer threads and secure with two hand-tightened wing nuts. Both the above modifications, if implemented in some way, should save you quite a bit of time with tool change-out.
One MUST always save up grinding jobs so you do the lot of them while the lathe is protected. Thank you Kurtis for showing us the built of this fine tool post grinder. When I worked for John Martz Luger Carbine maker I used my tool post grinder most of the time that I needed precision surfaces on my hardened parts. Most of the grinding took place on breech blocks and barrel extensions.
I think making those posts for the guard from solid material that thread onto the main body of the Toolpost grinder would greatly speed up the process of changing from external to internal spindles and so on. Not to mention they'd be perfectly aligned every time 😅. Great video!
Karen!!! That fade at 13:42 with the paint WAS MASTERFUL!!! Every bloody week your editing skills are simply EXQUISITE!! I had to watch that fade in and out 9 bloody times and barely noticed the break. You are, without a doubt, even more skilled at your craft than Kurtis is and THAT is saying something. BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO!!!!!!
Wow, that's subtle! I completely missed it at first and even had a very hard time spotting the tiny shift in Kurtis's arm when I was looking for it! It's very clever because the viewer's focus is on the part being painted. Very very nice!
Wonder about welding the stand-offs for the belt guard to the guard for easier reassembly? Only thing I noticed. Looks great, and works great. I was a bit worried about vibration of the shaft on the internal, but didn't seem to be an issue.
I was thinking of making standoffs (not sure if correct term) that are threadlocked into the base and are ~4-5 bananas long (however far out the guard needs to be). With a threaded barrel at the end of them, you'd only be dealing with a ~3/4 banana long bolt from the outside of the guard each time.
Homey absolutely loves that orange chew toy. My Friday afternoons wouldn't be the same without you guys. I look forward to getting home after work and seeing the magic CEE have in store for us. Thanks a mill from Ireland.
Kurtis, Great Job! I have one suggestion, put a stop on the spindle housings for when you slide them in and out. It'll save time on aligning the pulleys with a ruler or square.
Came here to say this.. if not a stop, at least a registration mark on the spindles where they meet the clamp would save time using the ruler!📐 @@CuttingEdgeEngineering
Mate. You are a dead set genius. When you got to the end and talked about what you would change if you made this project again and you said "basically nothing"!! Far out Kurtis you are so good at what you do. Perfection. And what a team of people you've got too. Brilliant all of you CEE folk. Hands down my favourite channel.
Hey mate, well geez you sure do know how to make a person feel good! Thanks so much for the support and your kind words! This project has actually been a lot of fun to work on, and we're excited to see it finished. As you can read in the comments, there are always multiple ways to do something. But the fun is in figuring it out and how to put it all together! That's my favourite part of these projects. Thanks again for your support mate - Cheers! Kurtis, Karen & Homey
A great and successful build Kurtis! From what I have read, when you are dressing the wheels it's not a good idea to have the diamond at 90 degrees to the surface. Because you are using the tip of the diamond. It should be at around 70 degrees so that the facets which are on the diamond can act as cutting edges. You can then turn the diamond round and use the other facets as the diamond wears. ( I found this out the hard way lol) One other safety thing you did not show ( and I expect you did it) is that when mounting any abrasive wheel, it's imperative to ' Ring' the wheel, to ensure it has not got any cracks in it. For those who don't know, the wheel should be hung on a bar( not the spindle) and very lightly tapped with another thin Steel or brass bar ( like a drumstick) it will ring like a bell if it has no cracks and is safe to mount on the machine. If however there is a dull note, then the wheel has a crack in it and must on no account be put on the spindle and spun up. It could explode, and boy does it make a mess in your trousers if that happens and you are very likely to be seriously injured if a piece of the wheel hits you. Also after mounting a bell sounding wheel, when starting it up stand well to the side just in case you have damaged the wheel when starting it. I'm taking this advice from the Abrasive Wheels Act of 1974 here in Britain . I had to get certified under this act in order to mount wheels in the Education establishment workshops where I taught woodwork and metalwork. ( we used the old ' star wheel' type dressing wheels when I was teaching as diamond dressers were only used in industry as they were very expensive back in the 70's and 80's.)
That’s a really nice addition and a valuable bit of kit for your business. Well done! Homey always brings a smile to my face and joy to my heart , what a character he is! Nice cinematography again Karen your work really adds significantly to the channel and it’s very much appreciated!
I have been looking forward to this video all week! Just what I needed to brighten my Friday morning in the UK while stuck in the hospital. Thanks Kurtis, Karen and homeless for another great video!
Curtis, when you're dressing your wheel, use your table feed. That way you're gonna get a more consistent dress also. Point your diamond just a little bit down. Another thing you could do is put a hose over the top of your grinder guard. and suck the dust out with the vacuum. Also, if you use a diamond cluster. it'll give you a better dress too. Rule of thumb when grinding. You can never use too much coolant. I always like a 3,2., 1, 1. dress making the last one the direction you're going to slide. giving you a much better finish. If you give the dress a more open finish. like a 333 it. will grind chrome better. Also, you can use copper sulfate to see if you have ground. the chrome because chrome will not give you the copper look. where regular steel will
I found your channel 2 weeks ago. I come from a machinist and metal working background at the hobby gunsmith level for the last 45 years. It never dawned on me that there were guys like you doing heavy and huge size repairs on big equipment. I reckon I thought those parts just got replaced. You do an exceptional job on your repairs. One word of advice from a much older guy like me is to take care of your back and joints. They are not easily fixed if at all. Cheers!
Amazing work. The only thing I'd change is making the belt guard standoffs threaded for easy swaps...but there's possibly a clearance issue on the belts that would make that difficult.
After a long ass day with MRI scans, blood tests and doctors who couldn't find a vein to save their life I finally get to relax and watch the engineering guru Curtis do what he does best 🤙🏴
@@boznorris527 great comment, and all the best on your health issues. At present I am enduring similar and Kurtis' channel does indeed make the days better. Best wishes
@ronaldstewart1094 thank you for the kind comment, hope your health issues get better soon as well 🤙 I had a brain tumor so had to leave my job as a chief marine engineer unfortunately, disability doesn't pay no where near as good 🤣🤙 it's always a pleasure to watch Kurtis at work, every day is a learning day 😀 🏴
@@boznorris527 oh my. Thanks so much and I hope things get better for you as well. You are obviously a well educated and smart man. I am retired after 43 years of residential and commercial building construction. But I dabbled in autobody and old vehicle restoration mechanics, welding, painting. Just this year diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. And although not serious it has taken my energy. I will be 64 in December. So watching Kurtis takes me back. My brother Ken did this type of work and like Kurtis he is more than particular. He introduced me to this channel and I now know why. Great to watch and reminisce about healthier days when working in my prime. Lol. All the best
@ronaldstewart1094 things are prolonged for me but I seem t9 he walking better by the month, nerve damage has caused me mobility issues, not great for being only 33 years old 🤣 yeah we'll educated in engineering, I was chief engineer on fishing vessels up until I lost use of my legs one morning 🤣 but walking again thankfully I'm counting my blessings as such. I trained as a mechanical engineer and tool maker and worked in the industry for 10 years until I moved to the ocean, I miss the ocean amd my old workshop very dearly. I come across CEE channel a couple years ago and have been hooked ever since 🤙🏴
It really is so satisfying to see Kurtis handle everything with care. Some people forget to film that part! And it relaxes the pace of the video which is also very nice. Top stuff Karen!!!
My dad was a toolmaker, I inherited all my dad's tooling and among it I found a silver rod with what looked like a piece of glass in the end! Now I know what it is, a diamond grinding wheel dresser. Thanks kurtis.
Love the channel and everything you guys are working on. Always cool to see another shop project like this getting built. Most excited to see the Franna crane come back to life. Can’t wait for those videos. Keep up the good work.
Kurtis, just a couple of thoughts on some improvements. (1) You could create two bolt extension bars for the belt guard, so you don't have to hold up the tube extension. That way you can use smaller bolts to hold the guard on. (2) You could add a ring guard to the short and long bar, so when you are inserting it into the holder, it will stop at a fixed point. That way, you don't have to keep always check the alignments of the Pulleys for the belt, when your exchanging out the long bar for the short one.
Really nice, and I’m glad someone reminded about a wheel guard. The safety films they showed us in high school shop, showing what happens when a wheel comes apart at high r’s…makes a lasting impression. Karen’s video is great as always. Lastly, Homey and the toy was a riot! Ps. Kudos to brother Troy for technical assistance!
Rotating parts and covers in yellow 💛😛 Adjusting VVVF inverters in an open loop without an encoder is always a lucky shot. Griding as a finishing step was one thing that was missing many times... now your workshop is perfect 👌 but you're right, this dust is messy.
KKH,Kurtis your ATD is awesome,i could see in your face that you are very pleased with the outcome,thanks from Perth for the vid , Karen great 🎥 stuff much appreciated 👌
UA-camR Make It Extreme would approve . He custom builds many machines for his shop . I like it . Plus the money you saved .WOW ! Great job . Also great job on the video and editing . Your wife is a true professional . You are now my favorite Machinist to watch on UA-cam. From Scottsboro Alabama USA
Please never stop your spindle with some running collant. Always run your grinding wheel til it is dry. Otherwise, the water will settle in the lower part of your grinding disc and in a bad case this can cause an imbalance on your wheel so big that your grinding disc destroys itself. i enjoy watching your videos a lot. Nice greetings from Germany
Such a killer project. The attention to detail here.. paintjob included. It won't be all bright n shiny for long, but *BLING* for now, wow. This is a big step up. So many more jobs are possible with this setup. Impressive.
It is always great when a shop made tool makes money. First jobs will pay for the parts and labor. But sticks are required on the belt housing. Thanks Karen for your work behind the camera and putting out supreme videos .
Dang, posted right as I'm about to fall asleep 😂. Gonna have to watch in the morning but I'm excited for this update on the tool post grinder! Much love from the US!
33:29 I only know what you’ve taught me so, my first reaction was WTH? Then the next thought was INGENIOUS. Using the part to catch the mess while truing the grinding wheel. Great work and thanks from continuing to explain things so we as viewers keep learning. !!❤
I really like the use of an O-ring under the eye bolt to keep the orientation correct. Usually I make a special washer of the correct thickness to orient them. This is a lot simpler!
Finally 😃. The grinder is finished and ready for it's first tests. Great craftsmanship again (as always). And it's nice to meet Troy (I'm the big brother, too😊). So, I wish a nice weekend to everyone and give Homie a big hug from me 👋🏻🤟🏻😊🇩🇪
That grinder looks nice, dude! As far as its' looks go, function over fashion has to rule the day. That thing is going to get dusty and dirty from normal use. One thing I've noticed about a working shop is that aesthetics only matter if you're putting it on display. Clean is always a must, but pretty? Not a major concern. We need more people like you who work hard and have the expertise to build what they can't obtain, or get at a reasonable price. Top marks, mate!
It always amazes me how universal using a Stanley blade without the handle for trimming masking tape is! Another great shop tool. That was a great cut / merge when Kurtis was painting the belt cover and the main body went blue! Outstanding videography Karen! 👍
HI Curtis, GREAT Grinder and as always INSPIRING. I enjoy seeing people MAKE what they need rather than buying something off the shelf that is not custom fit for their needs. One posibility I noticed was to speed up assembly of the two spindles into the clamps, a larger diameter on the spindle between the two clamps would locate the pulleys to the exact same alingment every time once the pulleys where set up. Thanks again for the inspiration.
Shop made tools are the best ,I thought the internal grinder whould've had chatter but I was wrong . Should've known better. This is an awesome toolpost grinder .
Been watching you for a couple years now...Gotta say this has to be the coolest tool you've done to date....Keep dooing what you're doing, and we'll keep watching!!!
I've been a lapidary for 40 years and you likely will want to replace those pulleys with cast iron ones. Aluminum is too soft and the arbor holes will wear out of round after a certain amount of use. The keyway will also wear and your pulleys will loosen and stop running true. Trust me on this advice.
I believe i heard in the foregoing video that kurtis wanted sprockets and a chain but they where not readily available. So he went for this setup. He promissed us to get the ratio worked out and then order sprockets (only available in steel and a chain). But thanks for your advise and expertise. I think not many know that aluminium could become an issue.
@@JSambrook oke. Opologize if... But do we agree that he intended to change it once the ratio s where established? And that these were only obtainable in steel? Exept for the belt? A belt would be rubber. Have a bundaberg on me.
I love the attention to detail with your work. I've said it before but that's unfortunately becoming more rare these days. Thank you for continuing to show that you can be passionate about your work and the results speak for themselves.
impressive! Tks to her for taking video, editing and uploading. Always very entertaining. Maybe one day you swap and she is doing the metal stuff and he is taking the vid. Certainly pretty funny.
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Had a rough day today, Homey made me smile first up Kaching. Have an awesome weekend guys, I appreciate your work.
you can use silicon spray on the belt special made for belts off course also you can buy a tension meter get the data for the tension for that specific belt and put them on the right tension
Belt squeal you can use belt dressing, but chalk works just as well. Tip for the VFD is to make a stand for it, because you will find a lot of other uses where you want a variable speed, so having a nice sturdy wheeled stand for it, to hold it at face height, with a lockable set o castors, a flat tray at the bottom, and a small er one half way up to hold parts, and a hook for an extension cord for power, plus a surface mount 3 phase outlet to plug the motor in.
If you want get your brother to take a 2 button pendant, put in a KM start stop assembly, with the VFD inputs for stop start, and a separate speed control pot, as the VFD will operate remotely easily. Short cable to attach, and you have all the options for a simple small remote control, and still have the display readable, or get a remote box and cable for that removeable pront panel, though that will mean putting the VFD in an enclosure, as the wiring is at mains potential on the display. Do not ask how I found that out......
Velvet soap bar held against the inside of the v belts while turning as slow as you can, will dress them to eliminate the squeal.
That will probably pay for itself first or second job. Well worth the time and effort for a bit of kit nobody else has. It Gives you the "Cutting Edge" over your competitors...
Two very big reasons I'm addicted to your channel. One, I'm always intrigued with the attention to the smallest detail ensuring perfection in the work you do. Two, the videography is always excellent. The closeups in this one stand out as perfection. You both are an incredible force.
As a recommendation,once you line up the spindles in the holder with your straight edge, take a sharp pick or knife and score a line in the spindle right next to the clamp. So in the future you can re align it without needing the straight edge. You should be able to install it within a couple thousands every time.
Don't forget Homey!
The grinder turned out great!
Agree totally!
Karen’s camera work is Hollywood quality.
Now I understand why your channel is so popular and growing so fast. You always listen to your audience, despite being so talented and successful, and you always pay attention to the smallest details, the products you create are extremely high quality and durable over time. I really appreciate the value you bring to the engineering industry and admire you in every way. Thank you 👏👏❤
Just loved that editing magic at 13:40 where everything else painted itself whilst Kurtis was spraying the belt-guard. Yours is the only channel which I never fail to watch. I can't think of any channel which enjoys such consistently appreciative feedback, nor one whose views per upload run at such a high proportion of its subscribers. There's no point in having 3 million subscribers if only 50k are watching every week. Great content as always. You richly deserve your success.
I had to do a double take on that as well. Karen has stepped up her editing magic!
Me too, I wonder how she did it.
Dang, I didn't even catch that - that was some fancy work!
i immediately replayed it cause i thought i missed something, then came straight to the comments. that was beautiful.
I wholeheartedly agree. Magic edition. I had to re-watch it four times.
The fact that you listen to your audience and read the comments is a big difference between y’all and other channels of your size. Much respect! Appreciate you both, love to Homey, hope y’all have a wonderful weekend!
Still I feel like the clamps are not as robust as it should be for the internal grinder being so long
Thanks for remembering the safety guard for the stones & mentioning the rpm limits. It's an easy thing to overlook or to be unaware of. A stone that grenades can easily kill.
When dressing the external wheel, was he spinning it to the wrong direction? What I've understood is that you are supposed to dress in from the trailing edge so that the dresser cannot be "sucked in" to the wheel
Designing-out the "electrical lead in puddle of coolant" fatality is good thinking too.
I like the transparent connector bodies : "That shouldn't be rattling loose in there ... ohhh, nearly got me, Ghods of Electrical Trickery!"
Hello from Canada! I've been watching you guys since you were a small channel (50K maybe) and without fail this is the one video a week I go out of my way to watch. Your channel, as far as I'm concerned is the best content on youtube. All the best to you guys, keep climbing!
wow thanks for the kind words and dedicated support we truly appreciate it!
Same here mate crazy how far the channel has come this is the only channel I make sure I watch every week was you one of the moaners in the old days didn't like the music over the machining sound 😂
@@aarondavies8486 thank you for sticking with us through the atrocious music and editing back in the day 😂👍
@CuttingEdgeEngineering no didn't bother me I think I commented back in the day saying I don't mind you was still learning your style and way of doing thing just think no hope for Kurt though only messing
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering I actually just checked, you must have been nearly a new channel, I have watch history back to the 3rd or 4th video ever. It was a COVID necessity/staple. You've come so far, it's truly impressive. Also my Bulldogs would love Homeless, all three of you are fantastic!
Damn girl!! That transition at 13:42 was smooth as heck 👏
why thank you 🥰
So smooth I didn’t notice it.
Very subtle indeed, I had to go back to notice!
If it weren't for your comment, I wouldn't have known :D
That's why I thought I must have skipped through painting leftmost piece!
Much appreciated!
Karen - You keep the camera very steady, which allows us to appreciate how rigid the finished tool truly is. As usual, great teamwork.
Hi folks. This is my first time watching your' channel. I have no idea how I got here but I Subbed immediately.
I'm a retired, over 20 years ago, Prototype model maker. I have a great respect for your' Know how and precision workmanship.
I'm afraid that is becoming a thing of the past.
I love the tool post grinder! Excellent workmanship. (My opinion)
Many times I wish I had at least a basic Machine shop at my disposal. I do not.
My machines are only a 9" x 48" 40s vintage, old South bend lathe donated by a friend. I have a 25'x25' garage out back full of machines I DIY fabricated or rebuilt. Mostly donated worn out machines that I restored..
I still, at 89, years old love fabricating tools and fixtures as a second set of hands for myself.
I'm looking forward to checking out more of your' Videos.
Your expert Photographer does a great job Recording also. She sounds very nice!
Love the crazy Pup also. I built that airplane in my profile Picture. I'm flying in it over the Florida everglades.
Sorry this is so long.
John in Florida, USA.
Impressive John!. Sounds like you look after yourself well too!.
You're going to like this channel.
I might suggest you binge watch the Frenna Crane Project videos.
The Frenna Crane has been torn down to the chassis.
It's still a work in progress with more to follow.
John, start watching the Franna crane playlist!
Hey John welcome to the channel mate it's great to have you join us and glad that you liked this video!
Welcome aboard John...You're going to addicted to this Chanel just like the rest of us around the world...Kurtis Karen & Homey are truly a blessing with both their expertise humor and friendliness... Sit back and enjoy the best of CCE
I found this channel by accident a while back. I have learned a lot about metalworking now although my own job (IT/software) has absolutely zero to do with it I find it super interesting. And Kurtis' working ethic/standards is highly inspirational. What a craftsman you are! Keep up the great work.
Hi Kurtis. You can remove the control panel of the VFD and make an extension lead for it. That way you can mount the control panel next to your other controls and place the VFD unit wherever you want (out of the way of coolant and swarf). Thank you both for making these videos! I enjoy them alot. Greetings from Holland!
Yes, you should do this. I did this for my belt grinder and it works great. I have a very similar VFD to that one and what the DIY belt grinder community has discovered with that VFD is that metal flakes will work their way into it over time and eventually it'll break. Best to have the VFD itself in some sort of housing that will keep it safe from metal flakes and run the control panel on a lead so that you can mount it wherever you want. I've had my belt grinder running for over a year now and it's had no issues, and I'm just using an old ammo can as a housing.
I suggest to mount even a E-Stop near the motor just in case. 😉
Nothing compares to starting off your morning right with a CEE video.
I look forward to Friday mornings here in the US for the next CEE episode.
@@joemorris8088I prefer to watch them on Saturday mornings.
G'day from Victoria Australia.
@@gorillaau Nah, straight off the presses - Friday arvo (Brissy)
@tellyfaulkner3466 Those who work overnight shifts prefer to delay a video or two.
Excellent surface finish! I'd recommend to filter the coolant with a very fine filter or not use coolant at all, otherwise the coolant will become a contaminated abrasive slurry and will wear down every surface, including the coolant pump itself.
no doubt. The last cylindrical grinder I ran the coolant weired over 8 different compartments and then settled in a large tub with a filter to make sure all of the material dropped out the coolant
I'm sure that's a great precaution. I suspect that most of it will drop out of the coolant while sitting in the tank, turning into silt.
What about a filter over the motor fan?
@@GablesDude I believe that is a TEFC, a totally enclosed fan cooled motor. They might have mentioned it in an earlier video, but you can tell by the look as well. There will be a small hole somewhere for pressure equalization, but other than that the thing is completely sealed. Filter not necessary.
Would a metal tray for the inside tool to cover the ways and direct the coolant where it needs to go.
Nice video! I have been working in the industry as a tooth flank grinder for over thirty years. A little tip: if you no longer need your grinding wheel, let it grind out for a while at high speed. Otherwise you will eventually have the problem that you get an imbalance in the grinding wheel because the coolant settles on one side like a sponge! Our CNC machines do not start at all if the imbalance of the grinding wheel is too great. It takes a few minutes and then it starts!
Best wishes from Bocholt (Germany)
Your production of this post grinder is nothing short of impressive. Karen’s professional job of video shots and editing is the best on any channels I watch. I just wish it were possible to come and meet you guys in person. Love the channel
Wow, thank you!
Hello from Jeffersonville Indiana, found you about 38 months ago. You all and UA-cams ‘Salage Workshop’, he restores and put back to work equipment similar to the parts your repairing for. I am so grateful you and others are here making videos. You all have made dealing with cancer and stroke and dealing with the fight with the Louisville, KY VA medical center’s denial of many of the recovery treatments for both, and their other staff blaming me for not being fully recovered from their lack of treatment; so much more bare able. So thank you very much. Because of many UA-camrs working in on near my 40 years of chosen profession in construction and equipment repairs have been so much of a stress reliever that most people couldn’t ever imagine. So again thank you, and your short breaks, I don’t at all mind. I am grateful you are on here.
Woohooo!! Time for another edition of "holy crap, I wish I could do that!" ... hey K, K and H! Have a great weekend
You and me both, brother! I keep hoping Kurtis is going to invite me down to Aus from California to appreciative with him. 😂
YAY!!
Add some threaded holes to the wheel guard to mount a bracket for a shop vac hose with the vac half full of water it’ll save your ways from most of that fine grinding dust. Cheers from WA State USA. Keep up the good work!
Kurtis's last (last but one?) shop-built tool was an extractor hood for his metal-arc spray equipment, so a mod on that is more likely.
Ok, that fade at 13:40ish where everything turned blue was just about perfect. I had to back up and watch it again. 🤭 You guys rock. 👌
yeah, i was thinking there must have been a lot of overspray there because he hasn't painted that bit yet and it's blue already.
I can't believe you synchronized the frame rate with the rotation rate of the drill. 😲 That was a fantastic effect.
My father was a tool & die maker who, after he retired bought his old work lathe. Since he didn't also have a surface grinder he built a grinder tool post like yours to act as a surface grinder. He used the chuck just to index his materials and the tool post grinder as a surface grinder. He was able to make a set of "Jo Blocks" to a tolerance of 1/10,000 of a inch. 😊
2.5 microns .
I'm really glad to see that substantial guard for the grinding wheel. I believe that if they fail at high revs they can cause a lot of damage, especially to camera operators and dogs. Well done on keeping the team safe!
8:52 A nice trick I learned with masking tape is that if you run a metal object like a screwdriver against the edge with the painters tape applied it cuts it right on the edge leaving a really crisp line. It's faster than the razor blade method and works surprisingly well.
That’s a skateboarder’s trick to apply a grip tape))
I tried that after seeing it in a video a few years ago. Worked great! It's one of those things where you are like how come I didn't know this already and why haven't I been doing this. Saves a lot of time too. Thanks for your comment, hope others pick up on that simple and great trick.
Safety FIRST and SECOND! Very happy to see you have the backup glasses ready to go, right on your head @22:26
😂 we didn't even notice hahaaa
Hahhaha i see it! Double safety 😂
Internal grinder is amazingly well balanced. Great job.
That trick with using the stud to catch the t-slot nut and then flicking the nut in... Money!
Looks like he has done that a time or two!
Great looking job Kurtis. I am happy for you that it all went so smoothly.
I do have a couple of suggestions...
1) Embed a steel peg into one of the tool clamps and a corresponding shallow index hole in both internal and external tool carriages. This will save you a few minutes fiddling with belt/pully alignment when changing out tools.
2) Perhaps modify your existing guard fixing arrangement of two long bolts and spacers to something like two solid threaded standoffs (male each end). A protruding thread or post will make it super-easy to re-locate the guard over the spacer threads and secure with two hand-tightened wing nuts.
Both the above modifications, if implemented in some way, should save you quite a bit of time with tool change-out.
One MUST always save up grinding jobs so you do the lot of them while the lathe is protected.
Thank you Kurtis for showing us the built of this fine tool post grinder. When I worked for John Martz Luger Carbine maker I used my tool post grinder most of the time that I needed precision surfaces on my hardened parts. Most of the grinding took place on breech blocks and barrel extensions.
I don’t know if they realize this yet, but this is a BIG moment for VEVOR to be featured on this channel!
I think making those posts for the guard from solid material that thread onto the main body of the Toolpost grinder would greatly speed up the process of changing from external to internal spindles and so on. Not to mention they'd be perfectly aligned every time 😅. Great video!
No matter how down I am feeling I can always count on Homey to make me smile
Karen!!! That fade at 13:42 with the paint WAS MASTERFUL!!! Every bloody week your editing skills are simply EXQUISITE!! I had to watch that fade in and out 9 bloody times and barely noticed the break. You are, without a doubt, even more skilled at your craft than Kurtis is and THAT is saying something. BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO!!!!!!
oh wow thank you for the generous compliment! Glad you enjoyed that fade transition 🥰
Wow, that's subtle! I completely missed it at first and even had a very hard time spotting the tiny shift in Kurtis's arm when I was looking for it! It's very clever because the viewer's focus is on the part being painted. Very very nice!
didn’t even notice it til i read your comment that’s how clean it was
Wonder about welding the stand-offs for the belt guard to the guard for easier reassembly? Only thing I noticed. Looks great, and works great. I was a bit worried about vibration of the shaft on the internal, but didn't seem to be an issue.
I was thinking of making standoffs (not sure if correct term) that are threadlocked into the base and are ~4-5 bananas long (however far out the guard needs to be). With a threaded barrel at the end of them, you'd only be dealing with a ~3/4 banana long bolt from the outside of the guard each time.
Homey absolutely loves that orange chew toy. My Friday afternoons wouldn't be the same without you guys. I look forward to getting home after work and seeing the magic CEE have in store for us. Thanks a mill from Ireland.
Kurtis, Great Job! I have one suggestion, put a stop on the spindle housings for when you slide them in and out. It'll save time on aligning the pulleys with a ruler or square.
Good tip!
Came here to say this.. if not a stop, at least a registration mark on the spindles where they meet the clamp would save time using the ruler!📐 @@CuttingEdgeEngineering
Idea: you could tack the spacer bushings to the belt guard! :)
I came to make the same suggestion :)
Yep
Getriebebau Nord for the win! Greetings from Bargteheide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, home of Getriebebau Nord!
Glad you explained it cause I was about to ask what it was for .
Mate. You are a dead set genius. When you got to the end and talked about what you would change if you made this project again and you said "basically nothing"!! Far out Kurtis you are so good at what you do. Perfection. And what a team of people you've got too. Brilliant all of you CEE folk. Hands down my favourite channel.
Hey mate, well geez you sure do know how to make a person feel good! Thanks so much for the support and your kind words! This project has actually been a lot of fun to work on, and we're excited to see it finished. As you can read in the comments, there are always multiple ways to do something. But the fun is in figuring it out and how to put it all together! That's my favourite part of these projects. Thanks again for your support mate - Cheers! Kurtis, Karen & Homey
A great and successful build Kurtis! From what I have read, when you are dressing the wheels it's not a good idea to have the diamond at 90 degrees to the surface. Because you are using the tip of the diamond. It should be at around 70 degrees so that the facets which are on the diamond can act as cutting edges. You can then turn the diamond round and use the other facets as the diamond wears. ( I found this out the hard way lol) One other safety thing you did not show ( and I expect you did it) is that when mounting any abrasive wheel, it's imperative to ' Ring' the wheel, to ensure it has not got any cracks in it. For those who don't know, the wheel should be hung on a bar( not the spindle) and very lightly tapped with another thin Steel or brass bar ( like a drumstick) it will ring like a bell if it has no cracks and is safe to mount on the machine. If however there is a dull note, then the wheel has a crack in it and must on no account be put on the spindle and spun up. It could explode, and boy does it make a mess in your trousers if that happens and you are very likely to be seriously injured if a piece of the wheel hits you. Also after mounting a bell sounding wheel, when starting it up stand well to the side just in case you have damaged the wheel when starting it. I'm taking this advice from the Abrasive Wheels Act of 1974 here in Britain . I had to get certified under this act in order to mount wheels in the Education establishment workshops where I taught woodwork and metalwork. ( we used the old ' star wheel' type dressing wheels when I was teaching as diamond dressers were only used in industry as they were very expensive back in the 70's and 80's.)
That’s a really nice addition and a valuable bit of kit for your business. Well done!
Homey always brings a smile to my face and joy to my heart , what a character he is!
Nice cinematography again Karen your work really adds significantly to the channel and it’s very much appreciated!
Thanks for bringing us along. Take care & stay safe.
I have been looking forward to this video all week! Just what I needed to brighten my Friday morning in the UK while stuck in the hospital. Thanks Kurtis, Karen and homeless for another great video!
God speed from 🇦🇺
I spent some time in a hospital 2008, boring, all I could do was sleep or hurt, both get real boring very quickly
Yeah mate that's bloomin brilliant. Watching people shop made tools get made is some of my favorite kind of content.
Curtis, when you're dressing your wheel, use your table feed. That way you're gonna get a more consistent dress also. Point your diamond just a little bit down. Another thing you could do is put a hose over the top of your grinder guard. and suck the dust out with the vacuum. Also, if you use a diamond cluster. it'll give you a better dress too. Rule of thumb when grinding. You can never use too much coolant. I always like a 3,2., 1, 1. dress making the last one the direction you're going to slide. giving you a much better finish. If you give the dress a more open finish. like a 333 it. will grind chrome better. Also, you can use copper sulfate to see if you have ground. the chrome because chrome will not give you the copper look. where regular steel will
I think your videographer/editor deserves a raise.
Yeah! Check 6.30 ! She has made Kurtis drill a decent hole for a lifting eye without turning the drill bitt, just pushing down!
What do you mean? The editor is the real owner of this shop and Kurtis is just a worker!🤣
*Cutting Edge Engineering Australia* Nice to see you both again, thank-you for taking the time to bring us along. GOD Bless.
Hello there! Have a great Weekend!🙌🏼🙌🏼
I found your channel 2 weeks ago. I come from a machinist and metal working background at the hobby gunsmith level for the last 45 years. It never dawned on me that there were guys like you doing heavy and huge size repairs on big equipment. I reckon I thought those parts just got replaced. You do an exceptional job on your repairs. One word of advice from a much older guy like me is to take care of your back and joints. They are not easily fixed if at all. Cheers!
Amazing work. The only thing I'd change is making the belt guard standoffs threaded for easy swaps...but there's possibly a clearance issue on the belts that would make that difficult.
After a long ass day with MRI scans, blood tests and doctors who couldn't find a vein to save their life I finally get to relax and watch the engineering guru Curtis do what he does best 🤙🏴
@@boznorris527 great comment, and all the best on your health issues. At present I am enduring similar and Kurtis' channel does indeed make the days better. Best wishes
@ronaldstewart1094 thank you for the kind comment, hope your health issues get better soon as well 🤙 I had a brain tumor so had to leave my job as a chief marine engineer unfortunately, disability doesn't pay no where near as good 🤣🤙 it's always a pleasure to watch Kurtis at work, every day is a learning day 😀 🏴
@@boznorris527 oh my. Thanks so much and I hope things get better for you as well. You are obviously a well educated and smart man. I am retired after 43 years of residential and commercial building construction. But I dabbled in autobody and old vehicle restoration mechanics, welding, painting. Just this year diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. And although not serious it has taken my energy. I will be 64 in December. So watching Kurtis takes me back. My brother Ken did this type of work and like Kurtis he is more than particular. He introduced me to this channel and I now know why. Great to watch and reminisce about healthier days when working in my prime. Lol. All the best
@ronaldstewart1094 things are prolonged for me but I seem t9 he walking better by the month, nerve damage has caused me mobility issues, not great for being only 33 years old 🤣 yeah we'll educated in engineering, I was chief engineer on fishing vessels up until I lost use of my legs one morning 🤣 but walking again thankfully I'm counting my blessings as such. I trained as a mechanical engineer and tool maker and worked in the industry for 10 years until I moved to the ocean, I miss the ocean amd my old workshop very dearly. I come across CEE channel a couple years ago and have been hooked ever since 🤙🏴
That's the coolest grinder I've ever seen!!
It really is so satisfying to see Kurtis handle everything with care. Some people forget to film that part! And it relaxes the pace of the video which is also very nice.
Top stuff Karen!!!
Wow, just wow. You are truly at one with your tools and machines, you have reached grand master level 👏 👌
Thank you so much 👍
My dad was a toolmaker, I inherited all my dad's tooling and among it I found a silver rod with what looked like a piece of glass in the end! Now I know what it is, a diamond grinding wheel dresser. Thanks kurtis.
Love the channel and everything you guys are working on. Always cool to see another shop project like this getting built. Most excited to see the Franna crane come back to life. Can’t wait for those videos. Keep up the good work.
Greetings Karen and Curtis great little project their, it’s nice when you can make your own custom bits, have a great weekend
My friday morning just got way better!
Another masterclass in machining and video production. You and Karen are the best.
Kurtis, just a couple of thoughts on some improvements. (1) You could create two bolt extension bars for the belt guard, so you don't have to hold up the tube extension. That way you can use smaller bolts to hold the guard on. (2) You could add a ring guard to the short and long bar, so when you are inserting it into the holder, it will stop at a fixed point. That way, you don't have to keep always check the alignments of the Pulleys for the belt, when your exchanging out the long bar for the short one.
I was recently watching a Ausarmor video where they where doing some welding on a WW2 SPG and I was thinking, they need Kurtis up there.
Kutis and Beau from Aus Armour together. Wow, what a combo!
Really nice, and I’m glad someone reminded about a wheel guard. The safety films they showed us in high school shop, showing what happens when a wheel comes apart at high r’s…makes a lasting impression.
Karen’s video is great as always. Lastly, Homey and the toy was a riot!
Ps. Kudos to brother Troy for technical assistance!
40:19 of course I wouldn't do that at home. I don't have a hoist at home. We save that for the shop.
So thankful for y'all. No matter how tough the week is, I can always look forward to your videos.
Really blessed us this week.
Rotating parts and covers in yellow 💛😛
Adjusting VVVF inverters in an open loop without an encoder is always a lucky shot.
Griding as a finishing step was one thing that was missing many times... now your workshop is perfect 👌 but you're right, this dust is messy.
After 3 episodes of building this awesome shop made tool.
Was so worth it.
Friday mornings are always the best.
KKH,Kurtis your ATD is awesome,i could see in your face that you are very pleased with the outcome,thanks from Perth for the vid , Karen great 🎥 stuff much appreciated 👌
Refreshed my feed at the perfect time
I watch this every Friday just for the staffy ❤️.
UA-camR Make It Extreme would approve . He custom builds many machines for his shop . I like it . Plus the money you saved .WOW ! Great job . Also great job on the video and editing . Your wife is a true professional .
You are now my favorite Machinist to watch on UA-cam.
From Scottsboro Alabama USA
Please never stop your spindle with some running collant. Always run your grinding wheel til it is dry. Otherwise, the water will settle in the lower part of your grinding disc and in a bad case this can cause an imbalance on your wheel so big that your grinding disc destroys itself.
i enjoy watching your videos a lot.
Nice greetings from Germany
Such a killer project. The attention to detail here.. paintjob included. It won't be all bright n shiny for long, but *BLING* for now, wow.
This is a big step up. So many more jobs are possible with this setup. Impressive.
It is always great when a shop made tool makes money. First jobs will pay for the parts and labor. But sticks are required on the belt housing.
Thanks Karen for your work behind the camera and putting out supreme videos .
Dang, posted right as I'm about to fall asleep 😂. Gonna have to watch in the morning but I'm excited for this update on the tool post grinder! Much love from the US!
33:29 I only know what you’ve taught me so, my first reaction was WTH? Then the next thought was INGENIOUS. Using the part to catch the mess while truing the grinding wheel. Great work and thanks from continuing to explain things so we as viewers keep learning. !!❤
I really like the use of an O-ring under the eye bolt to keep the orientation correct. Usually I make a special washer of the correct thickness to orient them. This is a lot simpler!
I was wondering if anyone else spotted that little detail.
Нам ОЧЕНЬ ПОНРАВИЛОСЬ 😊 , ВЫ ЛУЧШИЙ УЧИТЕЛЬ И ВДОХНОВЕНИЕ ДАЁТЕ
Finally 😃. The grinder is finished and ready for it's first tests. Great craftsmanship again (as always). And it's nice to meet Troy (I'm the big brother, too😊).
So, I wish a nice weekend to everyone and give Homie a big hug from me 👋🏻🤟🏻😊🇩🇪
I've never heard a piece of equipment assembled as quietly before. Looks amazing 👌
That grinder looks nice, dude! As far as its' looks go, function over fashion has to rule the day. That thing is going to get dusty and dirty from normal use. One thing I've noticed about a working shop is that aesthetics only matter if you're putting it on display. Clean is always a must, but pretty? Not a major concern. We need more people like you who work hard and have the expertise to build what they can't obtain, or get at a reasonable price. Top marks, mate!
Lovely work Kurtis.
Spindle arbors may save you a bit of disc truing (as commonly used on d-bit grinders)
Tea at the ready.. Have a great weekend CEE
Praise to the maestro of engineering, the goddess of camera and editing and the chief safety officer 😂😂😂best wishes from Tassie
You're wife does an amazing job with the camera but be nice to see more of her , just a thought Rab Scotland uk 🏴🏴
she prefers to stay behind the camera 😄
It always amazes me how universal using a Stanley blade without the handle for trimming masking tape is!
Another great shop tool.
That was a great cut / merge when Kurtis was painting the belt cover and the main body went blue! Outstanding videography Karen! 👍
HI Curtis, GREAT Grinder and as always INSPIRING. I enjoy seeing people MAKE what they need rather than buying something off the shelf that is not custom fit for their needs.
One posibility I noticed was to speed up assembly of the two spindles into the clamps, a larger diameter on the spindle between the two clamps would locate the pulleys to the exact same alingment every time once the pulleys where set up. Thanks again for the inspiration.
Agreed with Kevin from Canada, rock on guys.
Friday again 👍👍👍 This time greetings from a very sunny Denmark! 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰
Super project, expertly planned, executed and filmed ! Well done and thank you for sharing 👍👍🦴
Shop made tools are the best ,I thought the internal grinder whould've had chatter but I was wrong . Should've known better. This is an awesome toolpost grinder .
Been watching you for a couple years now...Gotta say this has to be the coolest tool you've done to date....Keep dooing what you're doing, and we'll keep watching!!!
Greetings all from Humboldt County California.
I just realized we have the same paint booth! I suspect the humidity in mine is a bit higher but the heat setting is about the same here in Florida. 😊
I've been a lapidary for 40 years and you likely will want to replace those pulleys with cast iron ones. Aluminum is too soft and the arbor holes will wear out of round after a certain amount of use. The keyway will also wear and your pulleys will loosen and stop running true. Trust me on this advice.
I believe i heard in the foregoing video that kurtis wanted sprockets and a chain but they where not readily available. So he went for this setup. He promissed us to get the ratio worked out and then order sprockets (only available in steel and a chain). But thanks for your advise and expertise. I think not many know that aluminium could become an issue.
@@henkoosterhof5947 I thought I heard something about a serpentine belt, like a timing belt.
@@JSambrook Yes. He was only using what he could find readily available so he could figure out the ratio then he was going to go with a timing belt.
@@JSambrook oke. Opologize if... But do we agree that he intended to change it once the ratio s where established?
And that these were only obtainable in steel? Exept for the belt? A belt would be rubber. Have a bundaberg on me.
I was hoping the aluminum would be better for the drive pulley the the pop/pot/zinc die cast that I know will fail. Driven also Thanks!
Curtis is an absolute Genus - his skills are unmatched! Really enjoy his work and narratives!!
I love the attention to detail with your work. I've said it before but that's unfortunately becoming more rare these days. Thank you for continuing to show that you can be passionate about your work and the results speak for themselves.
What an amazing machine that you have there mate great job and all the best to you and your family and your friends
Nice editing on the blue painting section, hello from Scotland 🏴
milling,drilling,etc never booring to watch u videos🎉
impressive! Tks to her for taking video, editing and uploading. Always very entertaining. Maybe one day you swap and she is doing the metal stuff and he is taking the vid. Certainly pretty funny.