The BIG Lathe Update | Workshop Machinery | Setup and Leveling
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- The big lathe almost went in the scrap bin! It's been 12 months since we got this big 7 metre lathe unloaded at our workshop and what should have been a simple set up turned into a nightmare! This video is to update our viewers on what has happened with the big lathe and what we have been doing with it over the last 12 months getting it setup and level!
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- Joel from Rien Electrical for working his magic
- Steve from SJO Maintenance for your help
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- Everising H-360HA horizontal bandsaw
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Why would you buy a chinese lathe?
@@NICK-uy3nl Cost, obviously.
@@NICK-uy3nl He didn't.
As “the sparky that’s called in to fix everyone else’s fuckups”
You poorbastard, I have seen your situation so many times.
@@NICK-uy3nl They run pretty good. Especially the bigger machines
An old (83) retired mechanical engineer thinks you are one of the few people that do what needs to be done and doesn't cry (much) about it. I have been watching you solve problems the exact way I would have, the right way, awesome. Excellent camera work, awesome!😀😀
"Jeweller's Lathe" takes me back to the seventies, the company I was working for at the time was run by a German guy, one day he was in the workshop and saw a bloke using a 7 pound sledgehammer on a job he thought warranted a 14 pounder, he gave the bloke a bollocking for using a 'Vatchmaker's hammer'.......
Karen: Your Videography as usual is extemporary, but the Nut Welding sequence was to die for! Your talent(s) contribute greatly to your (Y'alls) success. Much respect to all 3 of ya!
Yeah, I agree. That was one slick bit of editing, illusionary even. 👍👍👍👍
Was that a trick of the camera? I thought it was just Kurtis’s super fast welding technique
Extemporary - 'spoken or done without preparation'. Exemplary?
Those were not camera tricks that's how fast a machine welds when you turn it up to 11 most machines only go to 10 so um ...yeah you know.
She really is very good. There was a point in last week's line boring video when the timing and cuts were so perfect I was seriously wondering if Karen is a professional videographer. I wonder if she has content outside of her CEE work? I'd love to see it.
Yep, did the the same to a truck I bought, my wife was able to talk me out of crushing it. I regrouped and made it better then new. A good wife has that magical power to redirect rage into drive. Thanks for sharing!
This and your other videos are exactly what is missing on TH-cam in terms of Engineering. Thank you kindly for making the time to post such videos. They're educational, interesting and entertaining.
Cheers mate glad you enjoy it!
That Karen of yours is a friggin gem of a human Kurtis...she definitely isn't worthy of the rep that her name gets...she's an absolute sweetheart and good person.
I agree mate she's a keeper
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering I agree Karen is great as you are really enjoy the videos going to cut it in half with an oxy-lance 😂😂 keep them coming please
Maybe it's the opposite over there than what the Americans mean it to be.
@@metalbob3335 yeah, well, in australia everything is upside down :-)
I'll second that.
Hey, that's nothing. I once leveled a washing machine! Your patience is infinite, sir. Great share! 🌟🌟🌟🌟
🤣🤣🤣
What the hell's a washing machine ?
@@65cj55 I believe it is a gender specific machine.
Excuse me I now have to run for my life. 😱
I'll have to ask the dishwasher...she'll know.
Did the washing machine you levelled cost half a million dollars?
As a “sparky” here in the states I’ve been called in to many similar situations. In most production facilities the emphasis is on billable time. Jumpers used for trouble shooting are often left in place to finish whatever job is in process and then the true fault is never followed up on. You are a superb machinist and I suspect everything you do with the same attention, dedication and eye for detail. Keep ‘em coming!
The most permanent fix is a temporary one that works.
I did some temporary wiring repairs on the car with heat shrink sleeve over twisted together wire ends. A year later, I thought they were way overdue for a proper repair. Everything was as good as “new”. I did do proper soldered joints with new heat shrink but it was probably not necessary.
As an industrial sparky myself... surely "check all the j-boxes" is kind of step one? Sure, stare at drawings, break out the meters... But check the friggin wiring yeah?
Always great to see updates, I laughed, when he said "set up in my jewelers lathe" and shows a lathe bigger than what most people have. Great stuff
I came here to say the same thing. The guy probably only has a table top lathe at home for roasting kabobs.
The small lathe on our power station maintenance shop is about that size. The big one at central workshop could swing a 2 metre diameter 10 metre long low pressure turbine shaft.
Man, it's hard to believe ive been watching you guys for over a year now.
Thank you for the support!
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering hey Kurtis and Karen (you have to change your name or spell it differently) if you took any video of your newfound "sparky's exercise" it might be interesting to post it as part 1b of this series. Just a thought.
Have a merry Christmas down under. I had an Australian friend when I was younger who always said everything in Australia was up right and that all the globes in classrooms were wrong in that the south pole was the top.
Regards from Canada's banana belt 🤞🇨🇦👍
We all owe the new found "sparky" a beer, that's a lot of beer, but, we know his work is going to bring us some EPIC videos! Thx for sharing with us Kurtis, I can't wait to see what kind of beastie materials this turns! To the internets favorite Karen...we appreciate you young lady, Thank you for your efforts!
Electrical stuff can be a nightmare, but it's usually worth it if the unit is in decent shape otherwise. It's often more a question of time and patience than anything else. Only if there's a computer involved it can be tricky.
"He ripped out everything."
"Very competent sparky."
"Exceeded my expectations."
Sometimes that's the quickest, simplest way to 'troubleshoot' something *that fed up*. Chasing electrical gremlins can take A WHILE, but if you have the original wiring diagram, tearing it all out and starting fresh just makes sense
I had to look up sparky, and facepalmed when I saw and realised it should have been obvious from context. I'm using sparky from now on, electrician is boring.
@@InservioLetum Sparky for Electrician and Chippy for Carpenter. Old slang been around for ages
Yep. It's turned out to be relatively obvious here but plenty of times shit fails in ways and spots that aren't necessarily visible. Scuzzy older machine that likely has had all kinds of oil and cutting fluid and sharp chips degrading the insulation on all the wiring, and it's a good bet some of those wiring runs are going inside the base casting. If you are gonna have to pull them out to inspect them might as well replace while you're at it.
A lazy or incompetent sparky would probably just try and replace the questionable section and hope for the best. In a situation like this where it's a bit of a mess (shorted out wiring followed by dodgy workarounds and who knows what else) absolutely the best strategy is to pull it all out and start again. As someone who has been faced with this scenario multiple times trying to trace individual faults and just repairing those often takes longer and nearly always ends up with a less than satisfactory result. You end up charging the customer more for a sub-standard job, and this scenario is helpful to no one. Plus, if it's a machine you've never seen before you can take some of your payment in knowledge, and inadvertently become an expert on that type of machine, thus increasing your usefulness in the industry. Once word spreads that you know what you're doing your phone starts ringing.
I can see the respect Kurtis has for these old precision machines by the way he carefully handles the tooling and component's when working on them . Kurtis is type of professional who admires his equipment because they allow him to use his massive skills to accomplish excellent work and impressive results ; under his care these machines will continue to work for many years to come . Carry on Machinist Keeper of the Hearth .
This has got to be one of your best video’s, a masterclass in problem solving and finding the right person to help you fix it.
I believe that seeing the care a craftsman takes of his tools is a good indication of the care he takes in his work. You do good work
The sparky that rectified all your issues is a good find. I did my apprenticeship with a sparks like him and I still use the techniques he taught me over 30 years ago. Good to know that Karen is the voice or reason in your shed - we all need someone like that and a good fence post to shout at 🤬🤬 have a great weekend 🇬🇧🇬🇧
I've done a fair bit of machine wiring myself and it probably took more effort to make the light switch run the carriage than fix the orignal fault
Exactly mate what a head fuck
I want to know what sort of person takes the whole machine apart, tears into all the wiring then hooks up the light switch like that... They're obviously not against putting in a bunch of hours, but also not interested in doing things right...
It's usually easy to fix but hard to find an electrical problem. couple of times spent days to find the problem then 10 minutes to fix.
I heard the wiring was so messed up… that when ya hit the Green Button…. The wipers on his truck started running
@@twistedlimb4053 exactly, I spent two days at a customer site trying to solve an intermittent controls problem that ended up being some lime arcing across a couple terminals of a sensor causing a brief interruption that shut the machine down. Cleaned the lime off and it worked fine after that. Between me and the local service techs before me, we had almost 40 hours into solving that problem.
It's always great to have a good woman around!!!
Courtesy scored a million bucks . She's a special! ❤️
Great job, I worked for Bullard machine tool company. The accuracy is in the leveling. I built vertical turret lathes from 36” chucks to 144” chucks up to 200,000 lbs. the bigger lathes were built on 25’ cement foundations. Retired now but like watching your videos, thanks Godbless, nice shop.
...we're going to set these up in my jewellers lathe...
Priceless comment.
Well done for sticking with it. By doing all that you have, to the machine will pay dividends later down the line, inspiring a greater confidence in its abilities.
The nut welding a la 'This old Tony' was brilliant by the way.
They thought they'd stiffed you by selling you a duffer!
Who's laughing now eh?!!
It would be nice to think that other companies recognise the lathe from when they'd had work done on it in the past and finally come to realise the sort of outfit they'd been dealing with.
Maybe you might pick up some work that they might lose over this. Good luck and happy Christmas too the 3 of you
Also loved the jeweler's lathe comment. And the instawelds! Though, I gotta say: while this may or may not be ToT-inspired, it strikes me as....... different magic than Tony's! It's Kurtis & Karen / CEE magic. :)
Dang that jewelers lathe was bringing the heat! Also, the magic welding of the bolts was a great touch!
That little smirk... You could tell he was proud of that joke.
It was left over Induction Hardened…. Cutting with a Ceramic tool will do that… get it hot and keep it hot so the insert doesn’t explode
That fence post must've shared some great wisdom to impart such patience, Karen too. What a pleasure finding your channel has been. Cheers
Poor fence post was probably trembling, trying to figure out what it had done to deserve such rage! 🤣
I once helped my older brother with a minor repair on his used car. Most of my "work" was to stand there and listen while he cussed and swore at it. I did occasionally hand him a tool.
I'm glad you've got Karen there to talk you down from your periodic towering rage. No fun getting screwed over.
I loved the tack welds that instantly filled the recess. If anyone ever questions a high price you quote them, show them this video. It shows your attention to detail, plus it gives a flavor of all the work needed just to setup a machine properly. Thanks for continuing with the videos. I know it would be much easier and faster to just do the work without filming.
True that. Looked as good as forged.
We don't just buy screws?
Have a cameraman follow you Al the time ,make your shop famous. Give him a cut.
that gave me a good chuckle
I admire how genuine and straight forward your videos are. I love that you include your pibble as well as your out takes at the end.
The outtakes at the end are fantastic and just go to show you are real people at the end of the day.
Top marks to the artistic director for some innovative cinematography particularly good on close-up work this week - those flaming bolts were epic!.
Well done Karen, calming the boy down. My missus reckons it must be fitter/machinist dna to get to the point of wanting to destroy a machine. She’s had to play the calmer to me a few times. Glad to see the lathe is up and running and ready to earn its keep. Thanks for taking us along on the ride. Have a good one.
The nut welding segment was pure quality - hats off to Karen for the editing 👍
The fireworks show on the little lathe was pretty amazing too!
Thinking about it - everything was great - thanks for the vid. 👏
It’s awesome you gave the electrician who fixed your machine a positive shout out! That doesn’t happen enough. Way to much negativity in the world, nice that you took the time on your platform to appreciate a good job done. Great job, glad you got it fixed!
I love how level you stayed when talking about the problems you had with the machine when clearly you were very frustrated, I don't think I could have maintained that well 🤣
Gday Kurtis and Karen, I could just imagine the frustration you had, I bet there was a few choice words said the the previous owners, it’s a massive job leveling the lathe, even harder doing it on your own, it was good to see the mini lathe make an appearance, been a while, great job as always mate, have a great weekend, cheers
I thoroughly enjoy watching you work, Kurtis! I admire your problem-solving skills and your ability to explain your process. Karen's video talents are excellent, and the two of you are a testament to the benefits of small businesses.
Ditto!
Love you both
Forgot the dog love you two
You showed the leveling pads and I immediately thought that’s not going to be acceptable to you. Then you said you were making new ones from your scrap. Of course! Nice job.
And the scrap that he had laying around!
@@wrstew1272 remember he salvages hydraulic shafts
@@bigunone Yes, not all of the shaft is bent, you might have a good half metre in there, and if you have only one, even the bend will not be noticed, once it has had the ends made true with each other. Must be the most rugged machine feet around though, likely to survive any calamity that occurs there.
Jeweller’s lathe! Great term for a lathe bigger than the one most of us have! And, wow,! Fireworks when you increased the speed….Thanks, great episode!
Nach jedem Video steigt mein Respekt für Curtis!!Dieser Mann ist wirklich ein Profi! Und nicht zu vergessen die Frau hinter der Kamera!👍Dann noch der Hund und die Elstern!Ihr seid das Dreamteam!!!👍👍👍👍❤️Viele Grüße aus Deutschland
Well done, as you would say, “good on you!” And a big well done to your Electrician. I wouldn’t be surprised to hear that the previous owners electrician didn’t even know there was a junction box. That’s my opinion. Probably what caused the machine to crash. As an industrial electrician myself, I often have had to clean up the mess of some other electrician who wasn’t up to the job. Glad you stuck with it. Thanks for the enjoyable videos!
i reckon you're pretty well spot on with that assessment mate
My former boss bought a machine from a company that was downsizing, as a parting gift one of the employees pulled the batteries out of the control, the movers delivered it and it was a paper weight, one Saturday I pulled up the barstool cracked my favorite beverage and began punching in 13 pages of 1's and zeros. got it running, did a full service on it, ran parts on it for about 6 months. after I left he sold the machine for 5 times what he bought it for. every thing is fixable when your stubborn enough.
good on karen for convincing you to push on. your unloading the big lathe was the first video i saw on you channel and i've not missed a single one since. i love that big unit.
I'm impressed by the level of skill and patience required to take on this beast.
You appear to be a truly conscientious master craftsman and fully understand the equipment you require to provide you're customers with a service that is second to none. Due diligence is everything, here's to your continuing success, Happy New Year's Eve to you and your family, to the pooch too and a thoroughly decent 2022 here from England.
Saw the “I ❤️ DAD” art in the wall. Love it 😂 I do not know if you guys actually have kids or not, nor do I expect you to bring them into view of the whole world on the channel, but kurtis and Karen have my votes as great parents
funny seen the art right as I was reading your comment
I am a troubleshooter for industrial machines and many times I get called in when others have 'had a go' at tackling the problem. The first thing I have to do is find and undo the jumpers, straps and bypass wiring that was the "repair" of others and then it can be seen the original problem that they entirely missed. Once the original problem is found, then effective and lasting corrections can be made to bring the machine back to working conditions. So I find here with your machine a typical situation where the service people did not see the original problem and pursued multiple fixes what were all wrong. Same to world over. Congratulations your finding a serviceman who does the job right. We are few and far between. Probably the crash they were talking about was caused by their dangerous miswiring and loss of controls.
I love y' all's attitude. The only thing I would have felt different about would be I would want to go to the shop who sold it to me and attack them with a thermal lance. LOL. I'm sure Kurtis felt that way but didn't say it on camera or that was edited out. Excellent job in persistence and turning a problem into a winner. Karen may have the hardest job in the plant calming Kurtis down after something like that! Great work both of you.
".... Oh yeah, that was after we wrecked it!" - Never do let a seller have what You purchased for another unsupervised instant after the deal is made perfect.
I got cars with all the good pieces stripped/cannibalized outta them overnight after I made a deposit but couldn't take both vehicles (the bought one and the one I came to have a look in) with me at the same time that evening. Do not trust sellers. Not everyone is as respectable as You Yourself.
Sure glad I was not that fencepost Curtis had to vent on!
@@gregorycross612 he's one of the few people I would bet could out cuss me!
Yalls?...do you even grammar?
@@eduardosampoia5480 what are you? A history teacher? 🤣
Being an Electrician Millwight myself, I can appreciate your madness in dealing with a secondhand machine and incompentent people who claim to be machinery specialists.
There is a good reason we loathe the title ”technician” some people are so keen to apply to themselves.
Nice to include the bloopers and out takes. We all tend to screw up now and then. Made me smile.
9:33 - You actually did a pretty good job at keeping a straight face on "jeweler's lathe"... Karen was struggling, though, I guess, based on some breath sounds... But hey, Karen, you didn't laugh out loud... and you got the transition shot! Nice work, both of you! :D I wonder how many viewers completely failed to notice the joke... I know, though, that I'm not the only one to appreciate it. Also, appreciation for the calming efforts and subsequent repair efforts that kept the new lathe from being scrapped. Good stuff! May it serve you well and last.
It's just for really big jewels!
When Dinosaurs need bling....
LOL.
I chuckled! It was a pretty good joke.
Shit, what he's calling a jewelers lathe, would be a fine production lathe to many...
Karen did a great job filming or editing the glowing scraps when you were turning the feet. That was a first for me. It was cool, but I think it would scare me. To grasp that Kurtis is basically self taught is just incredible. That man might be one of the best machinest I've ever seen. Some can fake it, but he is the real deal! Thanks for sharing.
That is something you generally only see when machining very hard steel. If you don't run a fast enough cutting speed to make the chip orange, the insert won't last very long. If you do, heat transfer softens the material by getting it to the critical temperature before it reaches the tip of the insert.
And the other reason you won't see it with ordinary steel is: it's just not strong enough that it takes enough power to strip it off that it gets the chip that hot.
A wireless camera looking at the bubble and linked to your phone or even better a tablet (larger image=better resolution) can save a lot of time going back/forth when levelling.
I’ve done some repair work on a lathe made in the same factory as yours. Had the exact same electrical problem, as well as clutches. There’s a oil pressure gage behind the headstock, below the electrical cabinet. Make sure the pressure is set correctly to prevent the clutches from slipping and wearing out prematurely. It’s been a decent machine for my customer after sorting those issues out.
I purchased a 2001 race car hauler with a small Grizzly combo unit with all the tools that has never been used and was going to remove it and sell it but Kurtis you have inspired me to learn how to use it so I can fab some of my own small parts for my race cars, thanks and keep up the great content, Karen, excellent camera work!!
Those types of electrical repairs were my dream jobs before I retired.The only thing I would have done differently would have been to have put a second nut on those leveling bolts to lock them in place as the vibration can move the bolt undoing all that precision work you did or did you locktite them?
Absolutely love the bloopers at the end, so glad u guys continue to show them.
I love how you called the one rig a "Jeweler's Lathe"...My friend, a jeweler, has a lathe you can almost fit in a suit case. The dials on it read in .0001" increments, and it weighs under 100 Lbs.
size is relative, I guess... smallest lathe in the shop? Must be a jeweler's lathe! Haha, it had me laughing, and I see we're not the only ones to comment on it. :)
@Cyrus Ramsey That is nothing new to me. I was a Laboratory Technician with the National Bureau of Standards in the USA, specializing in Physical Dimensional Equipment. I had gear coming in for repair and calibration that would blow your mind...Like a spot welder valued at a quarter of a million USD. You didn't use a welding mask with it, you used a microscope.
@@Dockhead surrrreeeeee.... ;) Let's see Chris over at Clickspring do some work on some of this CAT stuff. Not gonna happen on that lathe! Meanwhile, Kurtis often has a depth of cut bigger than some of Chris's whole parts! "what you can do with it" matters more than size, but size sometimes influences what you can (or can't!) do with it!
;)
I've only just come across your channel. What a fantastic workshop you have, it's like a machinist's playground. Sadly not many like that in the UK now.
I've had the pleasure of watching and listening to a highly skilled machinist at work after too many years off the tools. I was so impressed I have already forgotten the one time he left the chuck key in the chuck. Good luck to you young fella.
I can’t imagine the level of frustration you had getting the machine in that condition, but the satisfaction of it up and running must have been pretty dang good. Having a person to kick you in the ass when things go wrong is what makes a TEAM😀Good job Karen, for the videos and supporting your man when SHTF.
God that was epic lucky Karen is a calming influence I'm sure that machine will pay for itself in next to no time great episode I like the break down.
Have a great weekend 👍🏻
It's seem as if there are machine shops that treat their equipment like that, who knows what they do to the clients stuff. You sir must have some very loyal customers! I love your quality of scrap. WOW
I thought the same thing. If the basic machines are rigged shit, the products of machining must be shit beyond recognition.
Nice work with the editing on the welding the bolts on the threaded rods you fooled e for a few minutes I didn't quite understand what was going on at first. Pretty slick
As a retired fitter and having worked on lots of one off large projects
Love these videos
Keep the chucks turning
Whaaaat 12 months already?? Time flies! What a ride. Nearly 200.000 subs later, eh? Well earned, well earned! Have a nice weekend!
Hey mate yeah it's been a crazy 12 months still can't believe we are TH-cam famous 🤣 all thanks to Homey bignutz of course haha
Yeah International famous. Greetings from germany
I'm so glad for you that you found a competent Sparky to fix the wiring! It would have been a shame to scrap such a big machine.
You mentioned checking the head alignment but skipped that part - I assume the alignment was acceptable?
I gotta admit I'm jealous.... you get to make stuff and repair things!
I still think you ought to make a product that could create a nice little steady income and maybe one-day be a retirement nestegg...
Just a thought.
Thanks you guys for doing these videos. They're greatly appreciated! :)
I really enjoy watching your videos! Karen does an excellent job behind the camera, and Kurtis is a true professional in his work. I like the way how Kurtis does his job, there's nothing too fancy. He just makes the parts so that they last a long time and fit where they belong. Your humor is good, and of course Homeless is awesome dog 😀😎
I could almost smell the cutting fluid, this brought back 60 year old memories from my fathers machine shop.
Always a treat to watch a handsome dog , also a treat to watch a person that knows what their doing with heavy equipment , set up repair and refurbish , g'day from USA .....
If you call your machine a “jewelers lathe” I’ll call mine a mini-micro banana lathe !! I admire your tenacity and Karen’s input with the difficulty you’ve experienced with this acquisition. One thing you found was an honest, experienced person to make the repairs - now you have a lifelong friend !! Thanks, John. (Keep at it Security you’re doing a great job).
Them Queenslanders like big watches. :-P
It's no Hardinge, but it'll do in a pinch. :)
@@ecclesmilligan8712 They need big watches because Mickey has big hands. 🤭
Power feed on the compound, that’s a luxury, look forward to seeing it make some chips
Great job on the lathe. Don't know if you have expansive soils around your bldg, but if you do, the tail stock end might give you problems when it rains and dries out as the slab will move. If that end of the lathe is on a wall that is common to another shop, it shouldn't be a problem.
I used to work at hare and forbes and worked on heaps of shenyang lathes. When they work they are good but when they break they are painful to work on. On the other hand the tm lathe you used to machine the feet on are a beautiful machine to run, so smooth and solid. Either way it ended well for you and hope everything is on the up and up for you here on out.
The edits while you're welding the new leveling bolts was fantastic. Very satisfying.
G’day Kurtis and Karen. Congratulations on getting the big lathe up and running. Sorry to hear you had so much trouble with it. It truly is a beast of a machine. Love the old Mazak CNC mill. Hopefully it’s got a drip feed (DNC) unit on it so you can get the code into the old girl. Cheers 🍻. Aaron
After all the setup now that machine got the love of needed and hopefully will serve you well for decades. Can’t wait to see what workpieces you will machine with that beast.
"technician" :)) love it.
You are a man of focus, commitment and sheer frakking will. That's all i can say, you know exactly how much patience you have, i can't measure it.
I’ve always been amazed by machinists…..the good ones can always get it done…..I also love the editing on this channel…they fast forward through the boring or repetitive stuff without loosing the good stuff…..
Very interesting the way you made the floor blocks, with the recess seat for the adjusting bolt, and then made your own bolts. Solid quality work.
hola, soy de chile, no hablo muy bien el ingles pero entiendo, me parece muy interesante la forma de mostrar como realizas los trabajos, aunque no soy un tornero ,yo soy diseñador industrial, ya hace muchos años atras trabaje algo con torno pero ya se me ha olvidado, y con tus videos me ha ayudado a hacer algunos trabajos, saludos y sigue haciendo videos, gracias
Love the insight into your tools & machines, and how you get them to what they are for useful work - and especially the editing work you've put into making this watchable and only 26 minutes long.
I love when you can find very competent help. It just makes life that much easier.
First thing I want to do is thank Karen for calming you down Cory as we would have missed a great video. Very nice job. I really love you meticulous attention to detail. Great editing Karen.
Kurtis, this is without a doubt a wonderful show ! Karen makes it a success, I laugh until I have to check my blood pressure !! LOL The 3 of you are the best, please keep this old man laughing. Thanks
That thing makes my 40" Colchester Student look like a little Myford, I think I would need to extend my workshop to get that thing in there. Nice work on the feet I am about to make up six for my new to me Colchester. Having just had a crack at levelling on the concrete floor I know the frustration of an 1/8th of a turn throwing everything else out of whack.
16:50 Thank God you showed a slow-mo of the nut mig welding! My brain was about to explode, thinking "How the hell is he filling that hole with such a quick spot weld!?!?!"
I am a certified welder. Love it when you mess with non welders. Made me laugh.
I could sense your frustration right from the beginning, and I see the same lackadaisical approach in my field, writing software. Someone puts a bodge into the code, and that temporary piece of horribleness becomes permanent. Years later, the new guy discovers it, and also has to drink a cup of coffee and sweat at a fence post for while before either working around it (ugh) or scrapping it completely and doing it right (but you rarely get that opportunity). Good for you on sticking with it, and kudos to your wife for keeping you on the level.
I thought leveling my lathe with eight feet was tedious.
How many times did you get up off your knees to read the level, make an adjustment, rinse and repeat?
Nice job mate.
Did a~15 year stint as an on site machine repair tech, and I had a handful of customers that got treated the way the seller treated you. As for an industrial electrician, here in West Michigan we've still got enough industrial density that it's just a couple of hours to a day to get someone in. As for everything else you've done to it, you've hit all of the boxes that I would have done, including how to level a machine that size. A lot of people don't seem to understand just how critical that is if you want to do accurate work. Cheer's!!!!
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I had to make some way wipers for my colchester mascot. I just cut some neoprene rubber into the shape, it actually works really well. hope this helps anyone that does not have a 3d printer!!
My Dad was a welder and lead In a small shop in Ohio,
Really enjoy your channel
JM
Editing skills on point Karen. Found it pretty trippy, thought Kurtis was welding at 100 mph,heh👍😎
Awesome video once again man! Love the channel.. would love to watch an episode on your history, where you worked, how you got where you are now, etc.. onya mate keep it up!
Jeweler’s lathe, lol! That bit of witchcraft with the bolts was amazing, but the real gold was Karen’s ability to make you look as if you can intelligently talk on camera (as evidenced by the outtakes)! Oh, and now we know Kurtis and Karen prefer really loud squeaky toys! 😂 Excellent vid, glad you got the old boy back on his feet. Have a great weekend, Team!
I loved the droll delivery of the jewellers lathe line. Not a hint of sarcasm. Outstanding.
Not bad!
Leveling a machine is an art form. Got to re check it after six months or so. Those casts tend to flex a bit over time and might move as the new floor adjusts to the new load. Our shop insists on making adequate foundation under all Machines as a general rule. L ong time ago they didn't and didn't know why they couldn't hold size on some parts. I use 3 point method to get the bed roughly leveled. Lucky me, our longest lathe is only 20 ft. long. I spent many days fighting them things.
Always good to have that extra height on the lathe.Makes room for all the swarf, small parts and tools that find their way under there.
That was a great video, once again! I am impressed how you handle difficult situations and find solutions. I always learn a lot, even being a hobby machinist. Greetings from Germany (also to your vast number of staff like Karen and Homie) 😎
It is wonderful when you find a real electrician or mechanic. It would be a shame to loose such a big beautyful machine.
Hello from Corbin Ky. USA really enjoy watching you work the metal ,watching you reminds me of high school and learning basic lathe ,mill and shaper operations 45 yrs ago
in stitches laughing at the Jewellers lathe, the commissioning of any machine is a pain and a faulty one at that, you and the sparky did the right thing by putting it back to "as built" then you know what it's supposed to be like, fantastic video , incidentally I have the Karen benefit as well I do hope your Karen has a Volvo
Yep, I agree. I wonder how many people actually got the meaning of that comment when he said it. 😎
We need more out takes and more swearing. Seriously best finish to any TH-cam video.
"My jewelers lathe"
You must be planning to give Karen a LARGE diamond ring, then ;-)