Repairing a Cylinder Barrel for BIG D11 Bulldozer! | Machining, Welding & Honing

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  • @CuttingEdgeEngineering
    @CuttingEdgeEngineering  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +320

    You know a big job like this means there's going to be plenty of machining, welding and other good stuff to get it completed. What was your favourite part of this? Let us know in the comments! 😎👇
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    • @nathansee5104
      @nathansee5104 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      3pm here in Perth

    • @glitter_fart
      @glitter_fart 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Best part of the vid was @27:06

    • @pieandmashlover
      @pieandmashlover 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      My Friday just got heaps better… whoop whoop! 😂😂😂

    • @64Pete
      @64Pete 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Cheers guys, have a banger weekend! ✌🇦🇺

    • @spunas1
      @spunas1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Placing the mounting bracket! I just saw so many things that tweaked me! Good on ya!

  • @philwilliams5779
    @philwilliams5779 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +528

    Karen's production skills are just as impressive as Kurtises work. No wind noise, no waiting for autofocus, appropriate fast-forwards, and interesting subject matter. I like it when there's a clock in the shot. Good work!

    • @therealnitrouso2
      @therealnitrouso2 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      And don't forget - lots of great Homeless content with Karen's chuckles and Homie's happy snorts!

    • @therealnitrouso2
      @therealnitrouso2 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      On this note, I'd love to see a video showing all that Karen does in these productions, start to finish.

    • @wjf0ne
      @wjf0ne 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@therealnitrouso2
      Homie isn't a real dog he is pneumatic.

    • @FriPilot
      @FriPilot 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All she needs now is a Teleprompter. ;)

    • @bwalker4194
      @bwalker4194 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      This duo is quickly rewriting the standards of amateur+ production quality.

  • @LesDexia13
    @LesDexia13 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +143

    It never gets mentioned but the sound recording and editing in Karen's videos are phenomenal. The ambiance is always very natural, and the way she mixes normal speed audio with sped up video is so subtle it's easy to miss.

    • @CuttingEdgeEngineering
      @CuttingEdgeEngineering  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      thanks so much for the great feedback! 🥰

    • @johngibson3837
      @johngibson3837 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@CuttingEdgeEngineering I think the best part of the video is the video recorder because without Karen there wouldn't be one, a question second weld on barrel duz that not change inside diameter as well

    • @michaelfagan2086
      @michaelfagan2086 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@johngibson3837 it does but it's not inside the stroke of the piston so nothing touches the inside of the barrel at that point.

    • @jameswilson4436
      @jameswilson4436 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@CuttingEdgeEngineering The only nitpick i might offer, is rolling the high end frequency off the sound when recording welding, probably at about 10-12khz where the popping is intense.

    • @Belg1970
      @Belg1970 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@michaelfagan2086came to ask the same question thanks for the education.

  • @boydwoodgyer2139
    @boydwoodgyer2139 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +174

    “ Clearance is Clearance “
    That has to go down as the first Kurtis Klassic for 2024 .
    Keep up the good work & the entertaining bloopers .
    Bit more Homeless content too .
    Cheers 🍻 , Woody NZ 🇳🇿 .

    • @godfreypoon5148
      @godfreypoon5148 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Clearance is Clearance, Clarence.

    • @Destros2ndone
      @Destros2ndone 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      a pretty good chip cleaner for that place ^^

    • @rjbtv2025
      @rjbtv2025 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Letter to Editor. Idgaf if I've seen "it" before. I'm just like any other fiend; I want more.

    • @bbjornsson
      @bbjornsson 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm sure I'm not the only one who said it in my head just before he did

    • @hhusain88
      @hhusain88 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      "clearance is clearance" is the kinda thing DIYers say before we do something stupid. confirmed kurtis is one of the boys

  • @stefanb155
    @stefanb155 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Always enjoyed your videos, but this one is another level up regarding camera work and editing, size of that workpiece makes it even more exciting .
    Looking forward to see that Franna crane restored, to as reliable as new.
    And without Homes and the birds it would only be half as awesome as it is.

    • @CuttingEdgeEngineering
      @CuttingEdgeEngineering  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hey Stefan! Wow - thank you so much for your generous super thanks contribution! We appreciate your support mate! We've got more Franna content coming soon, keep your eyes peeled! Cheers - Kurtis, Karen, Homey & George (Butcher Bird)

  • @Hey_Its_That_Guy
    @Hey_Its_That_Guy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +233

    The look on Kurtis' face when Karen asked him if that was her tea towel...precious! 🤣

    • @ohasis8331
      @ohasis8331 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Lol yeah

    • @noisyboi87
      @noisyboi87 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      Universal face of guilt, no translation required!

    • @ldvan100
      @ldvan100 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      @@noisyboi87 I had the exact same thought... Priceless....

    • @bobw222
      @bobw222 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Absolute terror...

    • @nocturnhabeo
      @nocturnhabeo 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Couldn’t even fully look freeze and side eye…

  • @randallparker8477
    @randallparker8477 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

    The look on Curtis' face when Karen asked, "Is that my tea towel?" in the bloopers is priceless! I knew exactly how he felt when confronted by the wife!

    • @aus_aircon_ref_mech6671
      @aus_aircon_ref_mech6671 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Oooh that sinking feeling 😮😮😮😂😂😂😂

  • @warpo007
    @warpo007 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +95

    no words ever spoken to a man more terrifying than: "is that my tea-towel?"..... the look on Kurtis's face, we have all been there.. RIP Kurtis..

    • @White.Elemant
      @White.Elemant 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      May god have mercy on his soul.

    • @dfross87
      @dfross87 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      "Nope."
      .
      .
      .
      "Oh, OK."
      Voice inside head, "It WAS your tea towel, now it IS a shop rag."

  • @keithm6117
    @keithm6117 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Kurtis always looks to be confident in control and on top of the game, right up to the point where Karen ask's "is that my tea towl" then the look of doubt & second thoughts on his face for that moment is priceless..

  • @AshleyHorne1
    @AshleyHorne1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +90

    As a D10/11 operator it’s really good seeing these because every time I walk up to the machine I look at all these parts and know how they get disassembled and built back up 👌🏼

    • @anthonyrivers8395
      @anthonyrivers8395 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      You are definitely looking at the machine in a different light. Such a powerful dozer never seen one in real life.

    • @dirtfarmer7472
      @dirtfarmer7472 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I was at a quarry 35 miles from my house and a D11 walked past, the ground shook, they’re just massive.

    • @AshleyHorne1
      @AshleyHorne1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@anthonyrivers8395 yeah they are a incredible bit of gear that’s for sure

    • @nickfosterxx
      @nickfosterxx 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Wow. I can't imagine. You operator guys should be sending Kurtis and Karen little bits of video about what it's like to work them, so they can tack in a few minutes of backstory B roll. Would be fascinating intro/outro stuff. 👍

    • @epistte
      @epistte 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There is a lot of yellow iron that comes through CEE for TLC testifies to the abuse they are put through on a daily basis. I saw a D11 once and having it track by you is both impressive and scary.

  • @billmullins6833
    @billmullins6833 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Watching that barrel drop out of that flange was SO COOL! Pleasure to watch you work, Curtis. Absolute pleasure to watch you work.

  • @patrickbachman2184
    @patrickbachman2184 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +169

    Just like clockwork 11 PM in the Pacific Northwest up Pops, Kurtis ,The Mrs. and the safety officer… sleep can wait yet again

    • @joeykuiperij4806
      @joeykuiperij4806 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Im in the Netherlands and here its 8 am

    • @michaellindsey13
      @michaellindsey13 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      yessir. 11:35 here in oregon

    • @hamish93
      @hamish93 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      8pm here in Wellington NZ.

    • @anxietyislandllc
      @anxietyislandllc 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I'm in Seattle. Thursday night is Cutting Edge night!!!

    • @patrickbachman2184
      @patrickbachman2184 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@anxietyislandllcVancouver,Wa

  • @Fearmocker
    @Fearmocker 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    Man, the anxiety I get when I see those tight clearances lol. I can see how easy it would be if someone wasn't paying really close attention to the details of how things can go really bad real fast. Such a pro man. Bravo. Also a huge kudo to Karen for her filming and editing. Such a great job as well.

  • @Bigmike3406E
    @Bigmike3406E 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    A diesel fired pile driver . One of the main reasons I quit operating equipment and bought my Peterbilt Mobil mechanic welder fabricator truck years ago about 30 to be exact . That was the most monotonous job. I would run one of those when we would get rain and it would be to muddy for grading . It was all the same operating engineers union so that didn’t change me still making the big bucks . Working and maintaining a 40 and 50 piece spread of dozers ,scrapers and compactors,651 water pulls and blades has been a way more rewarding and challenging job that I love . I retired once but they talked me into coming back 3 times now to totally rebuild from front to back a D11 and two 10N cat dozers ,so I guess I’m never going to get bored at 65 years old . 😎

    • @neilhiggins350
      @neilhiggins350 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Go with what you love, buddy. Especially if the money’s good!

    • @braveworld2707
      @braveworld2707 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      It's not a job if you enjoy what you do. 👍

    • @eriklarson9137
      @eriklarson9137 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      You retired once, but returned 3 times. That must be that new math I hear about.

    • @Dave5843-d9m
      @Dave5843-d9m 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      This is the career I should have had. Sadly such things were never on my radar.

    • @tdotw77
      @tdotw77 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You're obviously well versed in your craft and apparently in high demand! When they make you come back after retirement more than once you know you're very valuable to them, I hope you get compensated well for your efforts and experience! Kudos my man. I hope I'm half that when I get to retirement age. 👍🏻👌🏻🛠️🔧🔩🗜️📐✏️⛓️📏🧰⚠️🚧

  • @barrygrant2907
    @barrygrant2907 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    The slo-mo shots of the tool bits really show how well they carve into steel. Your channel gives us the whole picture of your work, from customer parts to rehabing old machinery to fit your uses. It is all good stuff!

  • @onkcuf
    @onkcuf 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    I'd have to say he does one hell of a job lining up industrial size things by eye.

    • @cattey3306
      @cattey3306 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I think he does it by ear.

  • @Marty54GMC
    @Marty54GMC 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    You asked what is our favorite part of the video? That's hard to pinpoint. What I think is cool is when the button insert just cuts to the point where the smoke from the hyd. fluid ignites. The anticipation of waiting, is something I've always enjoyed. As always a great video. Today has to be the "is that my tea towel".

  • @leeb2349
    @leeb2349 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    I have limited knowledge on anything going on but I find myself glued to your videos, its almost therapeutic.Thank you for your uploads, I always look forward to a new one.

  • @dmmdmm5435
    @dmmdmm5435 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I relive my virile youth when I watch these videos of yours. I worked in a machine shop full of little primadonnas on Oahu back in the 90s. Because I was the biggest & strongest man there, I was given these kinds of jobs. The jobs that nobody else in the shop wanted to do.

  • @maboscience35
    @maboscience35 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +75

    Hello CEE team, greetings from Belgium. Love to see the good old school way of validating is something is setup correctly in the lathe. Another happy customer, he is right to stick with standard (stock) cylinders, as it just gives a massive headache from a maintenance perspective.
    Enjoy your weekend.

    • @marsterofnotrades
      @marsterofnotrades 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It wasn't it cam off a machine that has been in use.@@1mmickk

    • @dans_Learning_Curve
      @dans_Learning_Curve 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@1mmickk "wonky" in what manner? 🤔

    • @Cynyr
      @Cynyr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​@@1mmickk I'm pretty sure the original was wonky due to wear.

  • @wileycoyotesr8623
    @wileycoyotesr8623 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I'm always proud of how you clean the work floor before letting you dog run around on it. Once I had to remove a wood splinter from our dogs paw. Would not want to remove a metal shaving.
    The welding process of the video was simply spectacular. Such beauty in the colors and electrical showers.

  • @passenger6735
    @passenger6735 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    You've mentioned before that you don't want to start a kindergarten but you have so much knowledge to pass on.
    Another quality production. Thankyou from one of the UKs 10% viewers.

  • @woodartist2021
    @woodartist2021 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Your machining process is mezmerizing! Wonderful work, Kurtis!

  • @GrumpyHarleyRider
    @GrumpyHarleyRider 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    Great video guys! That new honer makes life easier! Also, it was awesome to meet you guys last Tuesday! A couple of down to earth people!
    Keep up the great work!

    • @CuttingEdgeEngineering
      @CuttingEdgeEngineering  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey mate! It was awesome meeting you, thanks for stopping by for a yarn! We appreciate all of your support mate. Cheers 😎

  • @907jl
    @907jl 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Always great to see how you deal with large heavy work pieces, using temperature differentials to your advantage, etc.. It's all extremely interesting, even though a 100 pound part is the biggest thing I've ever chucked in my lathe. It was great that Karen let you know the rotating part was getting kinda close to the tool post. You guys make a hell of a team!

  • @mercutilis
    @mercutilis 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    That freeze when she asked if it was her tea towel, that look is so epic! 🤣

  • @cottonp20
    @cottonp20 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was, or am a Master woodworker, for over 55 years
    But I absolutely love watching a master of their trade doing whatever it is they do!
    It is like more than just work, a Master loves what they do and make it look like a performance of ballet !
    In every trade there are certain things that have to be done and an order for those things to be done, and when you know exactly what to do and when to do it, it's amazing how much can be accomplished and how magical it can seem!
    THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR MAGIC!
    I think it is time your wife should be more involved in the videos, not just being the one that films,edits, ALL the other things that shows your MAGIC,
    But even in VAUDEVILLE, the assistant was promoted as part of the team, and got some of the spotlight!
    It is fabulous to see how your business has grown in the past few years, THANKS FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH THE MONUMENTAL FEAT!
    AND TO SEE THE MOST IMPORTANT MEMBER OF THE STAFF
    THE ONE WITH THE GREEN JACKET! AND HOW HE IS INVOLVED IN EVERY ASPECT AND OPERATION OF THE SHOP!
    TRULY THE REASON FOR THE SUCCESSES!

  • @petermapstone9684
    @petermapstone9684 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +69

    Hey mate, every video is a graphic insight into the incredible skill and knowledge required to repair engineered gear that some operators will cheerfully ruin without appreciating what they are operating. Great stuff! Please keep it coming!

    • @dirtfarmer7472
      @dirtfarmer7472 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      A lot of operators they seem to have this driving urge just to wreck their equipment just because they can.
      And they don’t have to worry about it because they don’t have to pay for it.

  • @michaeltarasenkoop2389
    @michaeltarasenkoop2389 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It’s amazing to watch that little square piece that slices the steel metal from the bar of your hand

  • @Dutch58
    @Dutch58 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    The best part took around 48 minutes and 54 seconds😁 Highlights are the slow-mos, the close-ups and separating these massive pieces. Regards from Munich👍

    • @amcconnell6730
      @amcconnell6730 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Yes, I think the middle 48:54 was about the best bit too.

  • @davidmontgomery6170
    @davidmontgomery6170 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I was watching your past videos and remember a friend who called me in to disconnect a very large flat planing machine. I got there and there was a very heated conversation with my friends father who still had an interest in the business. My fiend was going to put the unit in the outside yard and see if he could sell it off. It was a monster and seldom used. Effectively there was an impasse between father and son. I disconnected it and it was moved to a corner of the workshop and junk pilled up on it over 2 years. One day I got a call to reconnect it and make sure it worked. The long and the short of it was that machine was used 24 hours a day for the next 60 days and contributed to a 60% increase in the workshops yearly profit. It appears the couple of machine in other shops had been removed recently so he had a market edge, he thanked his Dad

  • @SteveeCee
    @SteveeCee 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    G'day Karen, Homey and Kurtis. Crikey, that's some great close up work this week Karen. Satisfying to see that button insert do it's thing so close up. Thanks guys.

  • @papawinters
    @papawinters 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I appreciate how you are concerned with customer satisfaction.
    This is a primary reason why CEE is successful.
    Awesome vids. Keep up the excellence!

    • @JohnH20111
      @JohnH20111 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      i agree, because if the part is not up to Kurtis’ standards then it is not complete or finished

  • @brerobsym
    @brerobsym 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    CEE popped into my feed and went to watch. Had stuff to get done so put it on hold so I could enjoy it with no interruptions. So worth the wait! Thanks folks, once again you've made my Friday better.
    35+°C and 80-110% relative humidity are two of the reasons I left a job in Derby, WA!

  • @mat_jas
    @mat_jas 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    Hey Curtis! I want to say thank you for your videos! I love the uncompromising precision, the craftsmanship, and the respect you show towards your equipment. Cheers from Hungary🇭🇺

    • @CuttingEdgeEngineering
      @CuttingEdgeEngineering  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Hey mate glad you enjoy them and thanks for watching all the way in Hungary! 😎👍

    • @malcolmirving9485
      @malcolmirving9485 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Kurtis

  • @J30Vampire
    @J30Vampire 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Ok the thing i love here is that things can be fixed... and not just tossed and replaced... it shows skilles are still out there

  • @paulmeersa7162
    @paulmeersa7162 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    There a few things more pleasurable after a hard weeks works yourself than to sit down with a packet of nuts and a cider and watch somebody else do the work! Things seem to happen with no effort at all = magic. Happy Australia Day!!!

  • @kos-mos
    @kos-mos 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Another master piece of video, i learn a lot with you, i a student of precision mechanic here in Costa Rica, and i never lose one of your video, thanks to you i learn something about what the matter with precision mechanic, and the video edited by Karen are awesome, thanks to both fo you for doing this, i a 45 years old student, yes, y have 45 years old, i student for thi carrer, in my young i left the INA (Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje) a institute here in Costa Rica, on that time i a student of precision mechanic, but in a accident i broke one of my leg, i left my study for that, i started working i never come back to study, but one day a opportunity come, and i now study the carrer i left in the past, you inspired my, thanks for that, with the help of God, i want to become a great mechanic like you, thanks Kurtis thanks Karen, and thanks of course toh Homeless, for make this awesome channel.
    GOD BLESS YOU!!
    (Sorry for my english, is so basic, i believe you can understand my)

  • @Aspen51
    @Aspen51 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Happy Australia Day you guys - thank you for helping crack up our Spanish Engineering manager.... He's an awesome bloke but never seen this type of repair.... we were in stitches at his reactions watching this.....
    Quality "Solid Gold" guys - Thanks again

  • @seanmeyer6243
    @seanmeyer6243 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Never get tired of watching Kurtis work his magic.

  • @ZeroFox1970
    @ZeroFox1970 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    Happy Australia Day All the Aussies in the chat .🇦🇺

    • @CuttingEdgeEngineering
      @CuttingEdgeEngineering  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      🇦🇺 Have a good one!

    • @ZeroFox1970
      @ZeroFox1970 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@CuttingEdgeEngineering thanks mate cheers. Nothing like watching a master of their craft.

    • @endemiller5463
      @endemiller5463 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Cheers bro. Or sis!! God Bless

  • @petemoore5104
    @petemoore5104 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Watching you centre up this job brought back happy memories.
    We had a lathe in the garage at home and my Dad taught me how to centre up without a scribe block or dial test indicator.
    It had a taper turning attachment and we used it to sharpen pencils!
    You have to adjust the speeds and feeds because of the type of wood and the graphite.
    Not to mention, the tool has to be properly profiled.
    I learned a lot when I was 10! Don't scream child labour at me, as I loved every minute of it.
    And that was some 60years ago...

  • @jayminor9757
    @jayminor9757 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    I never get tired of watching your process of hydraulic cylinder rebuilding. Each one is little bit different but the results are all pleasing. There is something particularly satisfying about wiping away the oil to expose the perfectly honed surface of the bore.
    Thanks Curtis and Karen ( Behind every successful man there is a woman, shaking her head and laughing at him.)

  • @jaybailey8044
    @jaybailey8044 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Crutis, I feel like I have been going to machinist class watching your videos. I wish I could have seen these when I was a young man going to trade schools. I'm too old now but I fully enjoy watching you and Karen working on these videos.

  • @danielcarter305
    @danielcarter305 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    😊😊😊 my grandfather use to operate a pile driver in the 40's. When I was 4 or 5 years old he took me to see a pile driver when they were putting a new interchange in. All I can recall about it was a giant machine that made lots of noise!😂😂😂

  • @Tailored_Creations
    @Tailored_Creations 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    You’re a mad man for turning those wings on the barrel so close to the machine. “Clearance is clearance” but damn. Hahaha good shit

    • @dantreadwell7421
      @dantreadwell7421 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yea, that looked like it was maybe the width of a sheet of paper.
      Though in many respects, once its past a certain point, doesn't really matter how much there is, an inch, a foot, or a mile, its all the same.

  • @ThisIS_Insane
    @ThisIS_Insane 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    "...And with our trusty cinematographer Karen, we get to enjoy all the goodness of shop equipment being used correctly, to effect repairs on various equipment! Thank you, Karen!!"
    ~ Kurtis

  • @Ty-bz7zx
    @Ty-bz7zx 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    "Is that my tea towel??" Gave me a good chuckle. I have been caught by the "boss" a few times in the shop with inappropriate "rags" for various tasks & cleanups. =)))) Safety Officer should have given you a warning bark!! =)

  • @davidlee950
    @davidlee950 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Greetings from Tokyo and thanks for the upload....always give a “thumbs-up” before the video begins. Kurtis gave a super step-by-step narration of the entire rebuild process. Karen’s detailed/ closeup video shots continuously captures and compliments the precise, meticulous process from start to finish. This video would definitely qualify as a great teaching aid for up-and-coming machinists. Congratulations on a job well done. Cheers!

    • @johnkruton9708
      @johnkruton9708 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agreed. I always wonder if any of the Pakistani based simple machining channels ever watch just to see if they are at least doing something within a meter of his work.

  • @Sowhat-u6f
    @Sowhat-u6f 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Pat is a good guy and dedicated worker. Thoughts and prayers for him.

  • @2barrell
    @2barrell 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Its great to watch you display your abilities in so many different aspects of the machine work you do. And Karens videography and editing skils are epic. Now if you could train the birds to open the packages, that would be legendary.
    Cheers from Ozark, Arkansas Banannaland.

  • @raulrubio2862
    @raulrubio2862 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Bro these jobs are so awesome please keep these repairs videos coming I don’t care if you did one similar before I just love the machining, welding, and hard work that you put into everything you do.

  • @jarnosaarinen4583
    @jarnosaarinen4583 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Is it just Me, or is there something cool about watching Button Tools Cut!

    • @CuttingEdgeEngineering
      @CuttingEdgeEngineering  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      definitely makes for some cool chips and awesome sounds

    • @bostedtap8399
      @bostedtap8399 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I think you're right ✅

  • @GerbenPolder456
    @GerbenPolder456 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I guess I never read many of the comments. I’m a hobbyist, and what Kurtis is doing goes so far beyond what I would even try. But I follow quite a number of TH-cam channels. Because they teach me and inspire me to be more than I currently am. But as the last few commenters said. It is not just Kurtis who is a wizard with machines. Karin truly turns this in a next level as well with her filming (and probably editing skills?). So thank you both. And good health and lots of love for you both. You are making a difference, and that is more than most can say.

  • @MK-jo1gi
    @MK-jo1gi 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    'Is that my tea-towel?', followed by a seriously guilty look. :D

    • @albertrichardson6160
      @albertrichardson6160 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Got to put that on a Tee shirt!

    • @robtheis63
      @robtheis63 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      That was funny! 😂

  • @aarongrabowski3775
    @aarongrabowski3775 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you Kurtis and Karen. I absolutely love your video’s. I’m in love with your dog. He is such a happy boy you can see him smiling.

  • @Arthur-io6bg
    @Arthur-io6bg 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    Thank you for the incredible videos and for all your dedication to the production. I wish you both and your families much happiness. Big hug from Brazil at 4:06 am.

  • @JosephHussey-s4f
    @JosephHussey-s4f 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    So enjoyable to watch someone so good at their craft do excellent work!! You both are great!

  • @swampy1584
    @swampy1584 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Awesome vid as always guys. I love the effortless way Kurtis moves such heavy stuff round the workshop. He is a forklift ninja 😂😂

  • @ryanhoward1013
    @ryanhoward1013 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Kurts, I could watch you do all of your turning and grinding, and your welding can not be matched by anyone. I love your videos, and i don't miss any of them. Thanks for sharing, and God bless

  • @andrewpowellnz
    @andrewpowellnz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Hi Karen Kurtis & Homey & any critters, I hope you are all OK. I'm going to enjoy this. Greetings from NZ.

  • @johnkruton9708
    @johnkruton9708 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I like everything. All the prior mentions of sound and quality editing to show but not bore us.
    The end with outtakes showing the “human” behind the machines.

  • @warrendon1388
    @warrendon1388 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I really enjoy the shop-made tools videos. Looking forward to seeing what you have in mind for the button tool extension. Those buttons are really cool, watching them eat into the metal is awesome.

  • @joshsevere7854
    @joshsevere7854 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You should put out two videos a week. One of them be the shop crane and another shop work. You are awesome love to see what a fellow machinist does down under.

    • @dirtfarmer7472
      @dirtfarmer7472 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They’ve got work to do, not just make videos for you & me.

    • @SuperRandykid
      @SuperRandykid 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      On the weeks they can afford to film and edit 2 videos they'd likely bank the second video so they've got spare footage to upload during busy periods, holidays, etc etc ✌️

    • @dirtfarmer7472
      @dirtfarmer7472 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@SuperRandykid
      That makes good sense to me, I’d do it if I was in their situation.

  • @brucehobbs1734
    @brucehobbs1734 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I love all the steps. It shows the talent needed for this type of job!

  • @spanky8164
    @spanky8164 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Kurtis and Karen, like all your subscribers I love watching your videos.
    The best part of the videos for me is the clear explanations of how/why you do certain processes.
    Your attention to detail and the high quality of your workmanship is something you should be very proud of.
    Karen’s filming / editing are fantastic and Homeless is a star in the making.
    Thanks for sharing and educating us at the same time 👍

  • @vhostovich
    @vhostovich 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thanks for the long video !!! Loved how precisely the head flange fit on the new barrel. Enjoy the test of youins day.

  • @JPF-e1s
    @JPF-e1s 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I watch lots of TH-cam videos but this is the first time I have felt moved to make a comment on any of them. The positive and inspirational presentations are first class. The photography and content are put together at a professional level. Keep up the good work.

  • @michaeldoyle2725
    @michaeldoyle2725 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey Curtis, you got mad welding skills. I’m so impressed with your welding my God, man there’s not very many people can well just as good as you.❤

  • @MrRebar15
    @MrRebar15 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    *Cutting Edge Engineering Australia* Bravo well done, always a pleasure to see another video, thank-you both for taking the time to bring us along. GOD Bless.

  • @hughallen6621
    @hughallen6621 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Really wonderful to see a bloke who knows rxactly what he's doing. And he certainly knew about the tea towel.

  • @mattlane7888
    @mattlane7888 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    For those of us who are not in this industry, it would be interesting to get a sense for the actual elapsed re-manufacturing hours that go into projects like this… great video!

    • @dirtfarmer7472
      @dirtfarmer7472 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There was 1 video where they had a clock in the scene, but only once & I also like the time idea.

  • @RayRay-qt2ew
    @RayRay-qt2ew 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You guys really helped me through a really hard time in my life and keep up the good work

  • @jamiegibson1010
    @jamiegibson1010 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Happy Australia Day everyone. Watching these videos is my weekly therapy.

  • @TheMrMavman
    @TheMrMavman หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’ve never had the opportunity to see this kind of engineering being done before. So impressive, thanks for sharing it with us. 😊

  • @jasonarthur1208
    @jasonarthur1208 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Well done yet again mate!!! Gotta say, you’re like the Yoda of modern machining!! Awesome work!!

  • @danielcarter305
    @danielcarter305 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    It always amazes me how parts that look like they were cast as one piece are actually two different parts welded together!

  • @raymondnicholson3393
    @raymondnicholson3393 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wonder how many customers watch the videos. It must be nice seeing the accuracy that Curtis works to. Great job (as always).

  • @frankmartin8471
    @frankmartin8471 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    The precision maintained in such a large industrial part is impressive. The video work is professional production quality too. You two make a very good team and I look forward to your weekly uploadings.

  • @lespertzel7055
    @lespertzel7055 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I imagine this was done pre-Australia day so hopefully you guys are kicking back and enjoying a day off. Once again you make it look easy even though so many things can go awry to make your day a bit tougher. Nice work and Happy Australia day!

    • @johnforster5312
      @johnforster5312 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think a "day off" in Kurtis' world means "a day to work on the Franna" or "a day to make shop tools" or something else which he doesn't get time in his 25 hour days to get to.

  • @josephalvaro5244
    @josephalvaro5244 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Watching this is so informative on just how skilled a tradesman needs to be to repair just one major part of a D11 blade tilting system.All the steps were so clearly demonstrated.Really enjoyed watching the whole procedure done with expert skill,both metal working and filming.

  • @jonathanclark6764
    @jonathanclark6764 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Good to see the team is back in the grove for 2024 my Friday morning is complete with the best engineering show on TH-cam, cheers guys have a great weekend big love from Brazil

  • @paulokeeffe-uq8jr
    @paulokeeffe-uq8jr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice work Kurtis. I really enjoyed watching the honing brought back some memories. I did this type of work back in the late 90's early 2000's . And I was the boilermaker/welder/ hone operator of the workshop . I remember modifying the Sunnen head to hone a barrel around 800mm dia . Fun times

  • @thomaskunz3726
    @thomaskunz3726 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Thanks CEE for another cool video. I always like all parts, welding, the lathe, honing etc... Keep it on!

  • @marcelwildeboer
    @marcelwildeboer 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It remains impressive to see you with all your knowledge and skills in repairing and/or making machine parts.

  • @reevmeister
    @reevmeister 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    It's nice to watch whole repair in one video :)

  • @lewisworkshop
    @lewisworkshop 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Fantastic seeing all the steps and great camera work! What a team!

  • @gusviera3905
    @gusviera3905 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    You make it look easy, as usual. Excellent job, guys. See you next week. Cheers.

  • @MC-re2ry
    @MC-re2ry 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just had my aortic valve replaced by one of the finest heart surgeons in the world. In some ways, the surgeon's job was a little more dicey because, well . . . what if? In other ways, the demands for precision were no more and possibly even less than the parameters of what you do. Always amazing. Thank you.

  • @piotrlewandowski8676
    @piotrlewandowski8676 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Your editing skills are amazing, good job. Love watching those videos from you :)

  • @shoera14
    @shoera14 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your a whole company on your own... fitter, machinist, boilermaker, Welder in one... ❤

  • @neiloconnell2120
    @neiloconnell2120 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Curtis you are an exceptionally skilled engineer. Mrs Curtis on the other hand has developed into an exceptional motion photographer. These videos are wonderfully shot and edited. Thank you both for many hours of great educational and entertaining viewing. I especially welcome the local wild life cut aways. And the dog.
    I have never registered Mrs Curtis' name, my bad :(

    • @WreckItRayy
      @WreckItRayy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Her name is Karen

    • @redjohnson4859
      @redjohnson4859 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Like his is Kurtis!@@WreckItRayy

  • @stich37
    @stich37 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I ❤ this Chanel.Thank you for the videos!Please,please,please more and more videos.This is the best serials in the world ❤❤❤❤❤.Best regards from Sweden ❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @neildare2852
    @neildare2852 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Your knowledge and experience astound me Kurtis!! Karen does an outstanding job with the filming!! I'd 2:22 like to know what your limits are when it comes to thus kind of work!

  • @andersmd1
    @andersmd1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As always, professionally done!!! Your videographer is the best too!!!!

  • @dennisc3238
    @dennisc3238 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    One thing that stands out to me is that you guys can laugh at stuff and each other...and of course Homey, George & Co. I still think that dog is grinning at us! Lol It's 11Pm here in So. California, and daylight savings has, for a time, got your videos here an hour earlier. Smooth editing and I do like the clock in the background of some shots.

  • @denniss5512
    @denniss5512 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One thing I notice watching you work is that your customers have complete confidence in what you do. Down to the point of keeping their stock as original as possible. So many places would just go the cheapist way out even if it would cost them in the long run. You are saving them a fortune since you can rebuild to spec vs the cost of OEm and hte months it would take to get one. Time is money for everyone.

  • @Craefter
    @Craefter 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    I still find it fascinating that such a cylinder is build up from a combination of welds and friction fits. For example the head flange, I thought it was solid and was wondering how you'd gonna solve the out of spec ID but as you heated it up it it suddenly separated into 2 pieces. I should have known better but it has been a while you took apart a cylinder, especially one from a horror movie.

  • @localcrew
    @localcrew 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That Sunnen honing machine is a huge game-changer. Bet you’re glad you bought it.

  • @tomfitzpatrick9980
    @tomfitzpatrick9980 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Love these posts every week. Amazing how you make working on large objects look easy. An addition for future question & answer videos: Show the overhead tracks for your crane system & how you move a heavy item from the forklift and pallet to the lathe. I would really like to see that track system. Thanks again for your professional and personal content - ALWAYS look forward to it each week. When's the Freena project going to be posted?