My uncle Les (RIP) did a TON of fix-it jobs like this, often for Harley riders. Funny to see my uncle, a soft-spoken man much like you, doing a machining job while a big, tough biker dude looked on in awe. Taught me that real strength comes in many forms! Every machine STARTS in a machine shop and often survives BECAUSE of machine shops. Absolutely vital!!!
Oh No Steve violating one of my pet peeves! lol I always like to modify the equipment to use standard parts rather then making a bunch of one off custom parts no one will ever be able to match later down the road. You still got the job done in fine fashion but I feel sorry for the next guy that has to work on it! LOL
Steve, I watch a fair number of machinists on TH-cam. You have the best and most even cutting drills of anyone. What is your secret? Thanks for the great content!
Haha, 50 years from now some poor sap is going to be looking at that custom nut, screaming "why would they put metric and imperial threads on the SAME PART? "
It was an enjoyable video. I once had a gray market tractor also. Kubota use to allow their dealers work them but stopped because no tax had been paid on the tractors. They were used to move cargo around on ships, got unloaded and never reloaded. Great to see you help Rick out also, he helped you with the truck rebuild and repaint. Helping family out with your given profession and tooling is a great way to say thank you.
It’s always nice to have a family member who can get precision results and not have to deal with a lot of unnecessary stress with depending on an outside experience machine shop that would probably be backed up weeks waiting to get your project done. 🤠👍
Nice work Steve. That’s was some very creative work holding too mate 👍. Enjoy the time with your brother. I lost mine big bro last year. Miss him everyday mate. Cheers from downunder, Aaron 🍻
It is so nice you have all that natural light coming in on the benches. I love these one off jobs. Makes a fella dig deep into the noggin for all the little tips and tricks a fella has accumulated over the years. All the work you put in on that big Do-All is really paying for itself. With it being nice and tight like this is what we all want in our shops. It's a real pleasure to visit with you. Your kind words and general knowledge of the mechanical and other systems you work are just plain appealing to us all. I really enjoyed this post. Bonus for your brothers is they can now see Just how these jobs were achieved. Take care eh and see you next post.
Nicely done. Looks great. Sometimes you have to think outside the box. A big thanks Abom 79 for telling me about your channel, now I look forward to Saturday morning to see you do what you do best. Can't thank you enough. Been a fan for years since day one. See you next week.
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That tie rod job should last as long as the tractor does. But who knows, a well maintained occasional use tractor can live on way beyond their original owners life time.
It would be hilarious if the original tie rod was bent due to impact with something, and you replicated the bend as well. Once upon a time I worked on industrial machinery and was sitting in a shop talking to the head machinist when one of my competitors came in looking for some help to fix one of his machines out on the floor. He asked the head machinist if he thought it could replicate an oil bronze bushing he showed him, and the guy said sure, I can make you one. The guy never told him the bushing was worn out, so the new one was made exactly the same. The machinist then refused to build him another one because he pissed him off.
That was a good laugh, I had machined a bushing and asked the guy if he wanted it exactly like the original he looked at me quizzically and I mentioned the wear issue then he understood and laughed and said the diameter it needed to be.
The best part of owning my hobby machine shop is doing one off jobs for family and friends in a bind. I take pleasure in resolving a problem for a novice mechanic and resolving a problem for one with superior skill that can't locate purchase able solutions or doesn't have the the shop capacity that I do. Every job likely adds to my novice machining experience and skill. Each job also adds excuses for upgrading shop capacity, tooling and inspection toys.
A little imagination goes a long way in repair work I always say. Clever use of that fancy new grinder Steve, I bet the designers never thought of that!. Handy tool to have around me thinks. Cheers
There was a period when Japan was shipping small small used tractors to the US. Most, if not all, were used in rice paddies. They were cheap and not meant for sales outside Japan I suspect this is one of those. Fun video
Happy Saturday Steve, Cora, Rick, Family, and Grits! Always educational and inspiring. You personify the old Australian praise , making Strawberry Jam out of dog shit. Good on ya! God Bless.
Better then new replacement part and now at least part of it is made in America. Cora is an amazing rescue pup. Please please please please check her and all your other dogs' mouths for Asian lady beetle. They look like lady bugs but suck blood from inside the roof of the dogs mouth.
My second job(my shop) got going doing jobs like you did here, broken tractors, farm equipment and excavation equipment . My dad ran the equipment repair shop for the regional utility company. He had no machinist so from age 14 on I was it. Let me know next time you need threads like that my lathe cuts metric by changing one gear seems like even 15 year old stuff has metric parts on it. Nothing like fixing something to get someone back working, nice job.
It’s so nice when you can fix things rather than buy new. And not to forget, the biggest environmental impact of cars, tractors etc. is the manufacturing. So you did a good thing there too! Cora is coming on so well, looks like a different dog to the one who adopted you a few months ago. Happy Springtime, Steve!
Good afternoon from Cambridgeshire UK! A bit more balmy here than Alaska! But Alaska is a beautiful place. Top job as usual, Steve good to do stuff for family it gives a rewarding feeling!
Fantastic job on the steering link. Two alternative ways to have done it would’ve been to thread both ends of the new rod and eliminate the adjustment nut the other would’ve been to switch to heim joints and eliminate the tierod ends all together.
As usual two great jobs this week and both of them for your brothers! The tractor job did look easy at first Steve as you said, but rapidly turned into you pain in the butt very quickly! I loved the set up on the do all mill, I thought it was going to be a sketchy set up, but your solution looked spot on and the indicator said it was spot on! So a great job for brother Rick. You didn't say, but how much did the reamer have to take out? There was an enormous amount of alli chips being vacuumed up there lol. Loved the vid of Cora resting her head watching you, she's certainly a cute little dog! Regards to Elizabeth. Cheers from the UK. Sam
Should be sticker in glove box that would have all RPO codes for the truck as built at factory. Transfer case number usually start with NP_. Great Video Steve.
Morning steve, first id like to say damn fine haircut, second who would ever think to use there fancy new drill bit sharpening machine to modify a balljoint tapper. It is so worth paying attention to what your up to. Hey to elizabeth and the youngens
This a great example of making NOS parts that would otherwise be not attainable. I own a machine shop and some people do not understand the work that goes into manufacturing unattainable parts, they only think of $$$$$. That's when I want to tell some of them "Then make it yourself". But I just shake my head and charge my price Cash down!!
The handle your brother made fun of reminded me of a accident that happen some 50 years ago...I was running a Cincinnati #5 horizontal mill working with a rotary table making notches on a very large S.S. casting for a nuclear sub. The placement of the mill was along the main thru past way for the forklifts... They bent the elevation crank they had caught on from a big wire basket, bending the crank handle so that it stayed engage when you elevated the table on the mill whipping it around ... I was working with the rear controls, I didn't think about it. When a co-worker came by ,straddle that crank handle, curious in what was doing... Me ...not thinking, I hit the elevation lever, launching the co-worker across the room and landing him on of a lathe!... The lathe operator stop his machine turn and applauded me... The co-worker was knock-out cold. I never hurt anyone in my life. I was so upset the owner of Tool Master Tool& Die, saw me crying told me to take a early lunch. When I came back the Ambulance drivers were putting him in their truck . The machine handle was put back in working order that night. Everyone from then on when they see me quickly grab there crotch and shuffled away! I never live that down and never forgot.
Absolutely fantastic video Steve. I learned a lot watching this and hope to put it into use soon. Gives anybody that will take the time to watch this an understanding as to why some simple looking parts cost so much.
Just an observation, seems like the vertical wheel slide on the grinder would have a bellows dust shield on it to protect the dovetail ways. Or should have....
think sending them the original non ground balljoints and the correct tapered reamer might've been the better idea in the long run that way when one of the balljoints fail they can replace it with an off the shelve part now that they have the Oreileys partnumber (yes they would likely need to weld it if its the inner one but they dont need to machine it to get it to fit every thime they need to replace the part )
Can you make a metric gears for your LATHE, the new lathes have metric capability just get the gearing and modify it to suit your lathe. That would be a good project to do.
An average Joe like myself who has a lathe,could put the end of the ball joint in a collet In the lathe spindle. And while rolling slow in back gears, use a tool post grinder to cut the new taper. Git ‘er done 😁
Local gunsmith did that w/ a spare points cam when I as a youngster attempted to "convert" my Commando to electronic ign. He felt that the cam was too hard to do otherwise. Was an abysmal failure on my part...wish I still had it, Chrysler boxes & dual coils are cheaper than I was broke/ignorant then... I've learned a bunch from the internet Could use a pair of Ford TFI modules & keep the cylinders firing separately....
As usual no good deed goes unpunished I can't tell you how many times I've went to help someone out with a "quick" "simple" job that turned into a days ordeal that was one problem after another and makes you wish you never said it should be quick and easy don't worry about it no charge 😂😂😂 nice job 👍👍👍
As soon as I saw that I thought suburban tcase. Chances are if you look in the glovebox there’ll be a sticker with all the build codes, a bunch of three digit combinations. They’ll tell you what tcase was originally in it.
Japanese industry doesn't always strictly follow ISO size guidelines .Their system is Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) That is why you come across "strange" sizes such as M7 threads , and bolts with common threads but strange hex head sizes
@ 7:28 When U R introducing a new dog;... puppy... Never have only one dog tethered... Ideally get them to meet up off your property;... Then when U get back;... let them run around together... But keep your eye on them... Until they use to each other...
Steve-o, Finally some replication and machining of parts that are un-available. I think you used every machine in your shop! Great job, I’m proud to watch you and Cora. Give AL my email/ Tele number so he can find one of those grinder contraptions for my shop. 👍
The grinder is a great addition to the shop. Nice time you run into needing out the wall dies are tapes, send me and email, mite have from that 2021 tool sale we bought out. Steve, the what blade TPI is on you horz little saw? The saw Joe Pie gave me is still cutting with its original blade, but yours seems to cut much quicker (unless the video speed is what makes it appear faster :)>). Thx for sharing, Bear.
Great fix Steve. Ask your brother send pictures of the repaired tractor. It wold be interesting to see what it looks like.
My uncle Les (RIP) did a TON of fix-it jobs like this, often for Harley riders. Funny to see my uncle, a soft-spoken man much like you, doing a machining job while a big, tough biker dude looked on in awe. Taught me that real strength comes in many forms! Every machine STARTS in a machine shop and often survives BECAUSE of machine shops. Absolutely vital!!!
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I'd have to make some very good notes and labels so I didn't get things crossed up on that tie rod.
Steve, Nice work on those brother projects. These are the kind that last in one's memory.
Thanks Allen👍
Thanks for inviting us into the shop and teaching a few things, Steve. Love the channel, and we feel lucky to know you. 👍
Oh No Steve violating one of my pet peeves! lol I always like to modify the equipment to use standard parts rather then making a bunch of one off custom parts no one will ever be able to match later down the road. You still got the job done in fine fashion but I feel sorry for the next guy that has to work on it! LOL
Lots of satisfaction comes from helping out a brother. You're a lucky man to have family that you're able to help out. Thanks for taking us along.
Steve, I watch a fair number of machinists on TH-cam. You have the best and most even cutting drills of anyone. What is your secret? Thanks for the great content!
Oh...DETAILS
Nice. Always good to help family especially siblings Thanks for the video. Say hi to Cora.
Steve, that's what I deal with day to day. Think a day to do a job that takes two. Nature of a repair business.
Thanks for the videos!
I can just hear the conversation: Boss to brother, "Hey man, your brother is a machinist, right?". Thanks for the video!
Haha, 50 years from now some poor sap is going to be looking at that custom nut, screaming "why would they put metric and imperial threads on the SAME PART? "
Multiple Choices
Just stamp “ US Government “ on it and it will all make sense in 50 years. 😂
Could have stamped 5/8-18 LH on the imperial ends?
It was an enjoyable video. I once had a gray market tractor also. Kubota use to allow their dealers work them but stopped because no tax had been paid on the tractors. They were used to move cargo around on ships, got unloaded and never reloaded. Great to see you help Rick out also, he helped you with the truck rebuild and repaint. Helping family out with your given profession and tooling is a great way to say thank you.
Love seeing you work with your brothers. Treasure them. I miss mine every day.
It’s always nice to have a family member who can get precision results and not have to deal with a lot of unnecessary stress with depending on an outside experience machine shop that would probably be backed up weeks waiting to get your project done. 🤠👍
Nice work Steve. That’s was some very creative work holding too mate 👍. Enjoy the time with your brother. I lost mine big bro last year. Miss him everyday mate. Cheers from downunder, Aaron 🍻
Thank you. Thank you for acknowledging the vet. God Bless
With the mixed threads, your brother will have to make the adjustment with the unit out of the taper and then install it.
It is so nice you have all that natural light coming in on the benches. I love these one off jobs. Makes a fella dig deep into the noggin for all the little tips and tricks a fella has accumulated over the years. All the work you put in on that big Do-All is really paying for itself. With it being nice and tight like this is what we all want in our shops. It's a real pleasure to visit with you. Your kind words and general knowledge of the mechanical and other systems you work are just plain appealing to us all. I really enjoyed this post. Bonus for your brothers is they can now see Just how these jobs were achieved. Take care eh and see you next post.
Very interesting Steve, Thank You
Nicely done. Looks great. Sometimes you have to think outside the box. A big thanks Abom 79 for telling me about your channel, now I look forward to Saturday morning to see you do what you do best. Can't thank you enough. Been a fan for years since day one. See you next week.
Nice to help your brother - especially after he left you his spray booth!
That should be lent!
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That mill is a real sweetheart. Nice find.
Stay safe and we'll see you next week.
Nice job on both projects, that do all is running sweet.
That tie rod job should last as long as the tractor does. But who knows, a well maintained occasional use tractor can live on way beyond their original owners life time.
It would be hilarious if the original tie rod was bent due to impact with something, and you replicated the bend as well.
Once upon a time I worked on industrial machinery and was sitting in a shop talking to the head machinist when one of my competitors came in looking for some help to fix one of his machines out on the floor. He asked the head machinist if he thought it could replicate an oil bronze bushing he showed him, and the guy said sure, I can make you one. The guy never told him the bushing was worn out, so the new one was made exactly the same. The machinist then refused to build him another one because he pissed him off.
That was a good laugh, I had machined a bushing and asked the guy if he wanted it exactly like the original he looked at me quizzically and I mentioned the wear issue then he understood and laughed and said the diameter it needed to be.
Always good to be able to help brothers out, Steve
That's a really nice steady mill you have. Great work shop!.
The best part of owning my hobby machine shop is doing one off jobs for family and friends in a bind. I take pleasure in resolving a problem for a novice mechanic and resolving a problem for one with superior skill that can't locate purchase able solutions or doesn't have the the shop capacity that I do. Every job likely adds to my novice machining experience and skill. Each job also adds excuses for upgrading shop capacity, tooling and inspection toys.
A little imagination goes a long way in repair work I always say. Clever use of that fancy new grinder Steve, I bet the designers never thought of that!. Handy tool to have around me thinks. Cheers
Yes! I'd no idea you could regrind a taper on a finished assembly like that! Fiendishly clever.
@@mdouglaswray Why not? Love the 'fiend' in that context...
There was a period when Japan was shipping small small used tractors to the US. Most, if not all, were used in rice paddies. They were cheap and not meant for sales outside Japan I suspect this is one of those. Fun video
How cool is that great job your brothers will appreciate it
Happy Saturday Steve, Cora, Rick, Family, and Grits! Always educational and inspiring. You personify the old Australian praise , making Strawberry Jam out of dog shit. Good on ya! God Bless.
Nice work Steve. With the high cost of machinery these days, add to that Alaska being so remote, making parts is the only way. Thanks for sharing.
Better then new replacement part and now at least part of it is made in America. Cora is an amazing rescue pup. Please please please please check her and all your other dogs' mouths for Asian lady beetle. They look like lady bugs but suck blood from inside the roof of the dogs mouth.
Was wondering if anyone else noted that wasn't a real "Lady Bug". It's not red/orange. Yet another government "We're here to help you" program.
Great craftsmanship.
I still cant get over how nice the shop looks
"Necessity is the Mother of invention" as they say. 👍
My second job(my shop) got going doing jobs like you did here, broken tractors, farm equipment and excavation equipment . My dad ran the equipment repair shop for the regional utility company. He had no machinist so from age 14 on I was it. Let me know next time you need threads like that my lathe cuts metric by changing one gear seems like even 15 year old stuff has metric parts on it. Nothing like fixing something to get someone back working, nice job.
If Al can"t find it, just make it !
It would be cool if your brother could send a picture of the new part on the tractor. Great job both!
It’s so nice when you can fix things rather than buy new. And not to forget, the biggest environmental impact of cars, tractors etc. is the manufacturing. So you did a good thing there too!
Cora is coming on so well, looks like a different dog to the one who adopted you a few months ago.
Happy Springtime, Steve!
Good afternoon from Cambridgeshire UK! A bit more balmy here than Alaska! But Alaska is a beautiful place. Top job as usual, Steve good to do stuff for family it gives a rewarding feeling!
Make sure you have your cup on!
Great repair work and helping your family Steve. Necessity is the mother of invention.
Love the hoodie. Hello from WV. 🙋♂️
❤ thanks for Sharing. You are always awesome to watch.
thanks for sharng. yea i watched it twice.
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You're a good man Steve and you do good work too... enjoyed it... thanks for sharing... 👍
Watching from across the pond your video's are always a pleasure to view
Fantastic job on the steering link. Two alternative ways to have done it would’ve been to thread both ends of the new rod and eliminate the adjustment nut the other would’ve been to switch to heim joints and eliminate the tierod ends all together.
Thanks!
Excellent job Steve, in love with that grinder❤!
As usual two great jobs this week and both of them for your brothers! The tractor job did look easy at first Steve as you said, but rapidly turned into you pain in the butt very quickly! I loved the set up on the do all mill, I thought it was going to be a sketchy set up, but your solution looked spot on and the indicator said it was spot on! So a great job for brother Rick. You didn't say, but how much did the reamer have to take out? There was an enormous amount of alli chips being vacuumed up there lol. Loved the vid of Cora resting her head watching you, she's certainly a cute little dog! Regards to Elizabeth. Cheers from the UK. Sam
Family first...Blessings...
Should be sticker in glove box that would have all RPO codes for the truck as built at factory. Transfer case number usually start with NP_. Great Video Steve.
This is the kind of stuff that originally made me want to be a machinist.
Same here. From working on bicycles as a kid to now in retirement I think we have steel in our blood eh.
Easyrider's 'Mystery Sled'....
Thanks Steve, GREAT VIDEO,GREAT WORK.
Hope you post some feedback on the tractor fix Steve. Great jobs of the show today.
I hope you send the video of all the work you did along with the part. Your a good brothers and son.
Morning steve, first id like to say damn fine haircut, second who would ever think to use there fancy new drill bit sharpening machine to modify a balljoint tapper. It is so worth paying attention to what your up to. Hey to elizabeth and the youngens
Always good to be able to help brothers out. You should feel good about yourself being able to do that!
This a great example of making NOS parts that would otherwise be not attainable. I own a machine shop and some people do not understand the work that goes into manufacturing unattainable parts, they only think of $$$$$. That's when I want to tell some of them "Then make it yourself". But I just shake my head and charge my price Cash down!!
Pretty mild weather we are having for February. No complaints though.
Cora is a good shop dog. The creek looks like its time to gather some fire wood.
Interesting setup for the grinder. I've never seen something like that setup.
Thanks Steve for giving me inspiration to start machining for a hobby. I just ordered my first lathe and can't wait to start throwing chips
Enjoyed….awesome repairs/craftsmanship
The handle your brother made fun of reminded me of a accident that happen some 50 years ago...I was running a Cincinnati #5 horizontal mill working with a rotary table making notches on a very large S.S. casting for a nuclear sub.
The placement of the mill was along the main thru past way for the forklifts...
They bent the elevation crank they had caught on from a big wire basket, bending the crank handle so that it stayed engage when you elevated the table on the mill whipping it around ...
I was working with the rear controls, I didn't think about it.
When a co-worker came by ,straddle that crank handle, curious in what was doing...
Me ...not thinking, I hit the elevation lever, launching the co-worker across the room and landing him on of a lathe!...
The lathe operator stop his machine turn and applauded me...
The co-worker was knock-out cold.
I never hurt anyone in my life.
I was so upset the owner of Tool Master Tool& Die, saw me crying told me to take a early lunch.
When I came back the Ambulance drivers were putting him in their truck .
The machine handle was put back in working order that night.
Everyone from then on when they see me quickly grab there crotch and shuffled away!
I never live that down and never forgot.
Sometimes...life is a real bastard. But we live and we learn...👍
What would we do without brothers? Brotherly love!
Morning Steve 😅 Nice to have your daughter home from college 😊
Thank you for sharing. Very nice repair. Enjoyed the video👍.
You have an impressive problem solving ability. That trait seems to be getting harder and harder to find nowadays.
Absolutely fantastic video Steve. I learned a lot watching this and hope to put it into use soon. Gives anybody that will take the time to watch this an understanding as to why some simple looking parts cost so much.
Great Work Steve
Awesome as Always. Great content pleasure to watch.
Very impressive innovation!
Get ya a VFD for the reversing on the lathe
Morning all!
Great - if you've a family and friends who don't constantly freeload, ...... of course using the ''but it's family'' line,
Your lucky ,l have 2 sisters !!
Just an observation, seems like the vertical wheel slide on the grinder would have a bellows dust shield on it to protect the dovetail ways. Or should have....
think sending them the original non ground balljoints and the correct tapered reamer might've been the better idea in the long run
that way when one of the balljoints fail they can replace it with an off the shelve part now that they have the Oreileys partnumber (yes they would likely need to weld it if its the inner one but they dont need to machine it to get it to fit every thime they need to replace the part )
They'll have that option in the future if need be...
Can you make a metric gears for your LATHE, the new lathes have metric capability just get the gearing and modify it to suit your lathe. That would be a good project to do.
An average Joe like myself who has a lathe,could put the end of the ball joint in a collet In the lathe spindle. And while rolling slow in back gears, use a tool post grinder to cut the new taper. Git ‘er done 😁
Local gunsmith did that w/ a spare points cam when I as a youngster attempted to "convert" my Commando to electronic ign. He felt that the cam was too hard to do otherwise.
Was an abysmal failure on my part...wish I still had it, Chrysler boxes & dual coils are cheaper than I was broke/ignorant then...
I've learned a bunch from the internet
Could use a pair of Ford TFI modules & keep the cylinders firing separately....
As usual no good deed goes unpunished I can't tell you how many times I've went to help someone out with a "quick" "simple" job that turned into a days ordeal that was one problem after another and makes you wish you never said it should be quick and easy don't worry about it no charge 😂😂😂 nice job 👍👍👍
I would have reamed the hole. Right now they have one off ball joints. Missed opportunity to get them set up using off the shelf parts.
As soon as I saw that I thought suburban tcase. Chances are if you look in the glovebox there’ll be a sticker with all the build codes, a bunch of three digit combinations. They’ll tell you what tcase was originally in it.
Japanese industry doesn't always strictly follow ISO size guidelines .Their system is Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) That is why you come across "strange" sizes such as M7 threads , and bolts with common threads but strange hex head sizes
I would have to name your mill, "the Cadillac".... it's loaded with "luxury". Nice.😁
@ 7:28 When U R introducing a new dog;... puppy...
Never have only one dog tethered...
Ideally get them to meet up off your property;...
Then when U get back;... let them run around together...
But keep your eye on them... Until they use to each other...
Tie rod ends can explode when exposed to a lot of heat, removing the grease fitting before welding would have been safer.
Good video
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Steve-o, Finally some replication and machining of parts that are un-available. I think you used every machine in your shop! Great job, I’m proud to watch you and Cora. Give AL my email/ Tele number so he can find one of those grinder contraptions for my shop. 👍
That’s not a lady bug, that’s some sort of invasive species from Asia. We call them “Man bugs” at my house. The little bastards bite!
The grinder is a great addition to the shop. Nice time you run into needing out the wall dies are tapes, send me and email, mite have from that 2021 tool sale we bought out. Steve, the what blade TPI is on you horz little saw? The saw Joe Pie gave me is still cutting with its original blade, but yours seems to cut much quicker (unless the video speed is what makes it appear faster :)>). Thx for sharing, Bear.
There might be gold in them darn hills😊 CREEK 15:00/49:24
Great video
Nice job Steve
lol im doing same thing in my in my blazer