2 BRAND NEW MACHINES! I AM JEALOUS! I retired and found an Acer 3 VK Knee mill and a Precision Mathews 12x 36 Lathe. Both used BUT well cared for. My stuff will strictly be personal projects and friends and family stuff. Great to watch a guy that knows exactly what he wants go out and get it. Keep it up Adam!
Best of luck at the new location. I’d love to see you take on an apprentice and pass your knowledge down to the next generation. My dad was a machinist and I curse myself for not paying more attention to him and his craft
While he definitely could do that, I think him constantly uploading TH-cam videos with him sharing his knowledge to thousands of people is a much better way for him to share his wisdom. I know I've learned a lot from it.
We have a rule for our overhead doors; "all the way open or all the way closed." If we want a door partially open for air or light a sawhorse is placed. We learned about this rule the hard way of course!
Just a 2 cents advise ….by learning from changing like 4 times garages doors……it’s full open to it fully closed !!!! I saw lift truck (my own employee ) truck backing up on the door …..
In a machine shop always install four gang boxes everywhere. You'll be glad you did in the future. Never heard a machinist say "I have too many outlets." I'd be afraid with a new shop and new machines like that I may have died and gone to heaven. Count your blessings.
I used to live 5 minutes from KBC, now about 25 minutes. I love walking through the machinery showroom mouth agape and dreaming. I get all my tooling and expendables from them. Great place with good prices.
I think your Father and Grandfather are looking down from Heaven, filled with joy for the good use you are making of the skills and passion they lovingly taught you . Way to go Adam.
Adam, I do woodworking. I thought, "I would have just taken my 8 lb hammer and pounded it apart." And seconds later that is what you did. I also recycle all my pallet wood. Run it through a planer and the rough-cut pallet lumber becomes good boards for many uses.
I held my breath for a second as he drove that forklift into the building. I have a rule that doors are either 100% open or 100% closed (or maybe just cracked for airflow). I've seen too many partly open doors hit by things on forklifts.
Abby and Adam (030). Abby loves Adam, his machinist quirks, and his machines. I so enjoy seeing Abby's enthusiasm. It makes me just feel good to see this.
Definitely save all those 2x4's a year ago that pile was $100.00 worth of lumber. Congratulations on the new KBC, 5hp is a nice size. And the Cat 40 spindle says we aren't fooling around. The new shop is coming along very nicely.
I would leave the rear way guard alone... am in the glass industry, but we keep those types of guards on machines crooked on purpose. It tends to shed debris and coolant better when it is offset some. When they are straight and level, it usually creates folds when moving up and down that catch debris and coolant is more difficult to control.
I looked at KBC's catalog for that mill. Priced at $35K before shipping and tax. Wonderful item to behold Adam. Can't wait to see it making chips. YES, save those 2x4s. Their worth their weight in gold : ).
Great thing that you try to safe the lumber for any future crates for your own jobs . Don’t waste any materials of any matter. All cost money , and a little at it times adds up .
Looks really good Adam, glad you had your helper today, she runs things around there and did a fine job lifting the milling machine in place just where you wanted it. Thanks for sharing with us, stay safe and keep up the good work and videos. Fred.
Good call on the Lumber. Lumber is at a premium to right now. That pallet has got some very good Lumber in it too. I like the way they got chip covers right from the factory. Way guard. Beautiful machine.
I guess I wasn't the only one who was glad you put the saw down while uncrating the mill. Fernando thanks you, too! A lot of money there in 2x4s. What a great looking mill; I bet you are anxious to get it running. Looking forward to it myself! You have a great crane operator there, Greg.
For knocking apart timber structures like the crate around the milling machine, a rubber mallet (2 pound or more) is a much better tool than a steel hammer, especially if you want to reclaim the timber. With a steel hammer, energy is wasted in just damaging and bruising the timber. Whereas, with the large compliant face of the rubber mallet, it doesn’t bruise the timber and pretty much all the energy goes into separating the joints. With a steel hammer, you have to hit the timber more times to get the same result and each blow causes further damage to the timber. Cheers
I remember the thrill of getting a brand new Haas Mini-Mill in our shop some 11 or 12 years ago, with a brand new Kurt vise. It's not looking so new any more... I learned to program a CNC on that machine, and I admit I made a few mistakes, put a few marks in the vise, and ruined a couple of tool holders. But hey, I had been doing manual machining for over 30 years at that point, and had to learn not only CAD but also CNC programming at basically the same time. I think I did pretty good. And I'm certainly not the only person to have used that machine, and not the only one to put some marks on it.
you got the big brother of my KBC mill. Mine is the 3hp with the R8 collet spindle. Congrats! I put a 6 inch extension on it since i'm 6'3" . it's easier on my back to run plus i got 6 inch more clearance between the table and spindle.
It's cool to see some modern machines getting some love. There's nothing wrong with vintage lathes and milling machines, but at some point, the cost to maintain them becomes prohibitive.
I really like the fact you’re embracing new machines! Looking forward to what you can create with them! I’ve watched you for a few years and have enjoyed you fixing up old machines and it’s now a really cool balance. Onwards and upwards!
Your living the dream Adam, as far as I’m concerned. Very happy for you. I can remember when I first started watching your channel. Sometimes you seemed very tired but you worked through it. Well done! Love your new shop and the new machines.
Forklift drivers are truly unsung heroes. I've worked with the union guys at Mascone Center in SF and they could move millions of dollars of electrical equipment and place them down so accurately you'd need a micron tool to measure how far off they were. And they handled that equipment like it was made of feathers. Truly amazing as to what forklift drivers can do.
So happy for you guys! My god do you hold yourself to such a high standard. I’ve noticed you spend so much time explaining yourself and over justify everything you do. I just wanted to remind you that we all follow you because we think you’re spectacular!! Try to focus a tiny bit less on what someone might say about why your doing something and just do it. Let your expertise lead you. Look at aVe’s videos. You’re so awesome and I think you deserve better than explaining yourself constantly. Just do and share why.
Now the little stuff is out of the way time to land a VTL and HBM. Lances K & T is a beast too but for repair work the VTL & HBM will be the most versatile pieces of equipment you can get for your size shop.
So happy to hear you say you are having that wood salvaged by someone, with the price of lumber these days. Congrats on the new machine, thanks for sharing!
Congratulations on the new equipment, Adam. I can tell you're excited to use it and happy to finally have new machines that haven't been run by anybody. And it's pretty cool seeing how excited Abbey is for you. I can't wait to see the first chips come off both machines!
Good looking machine. Going to be a different experience using stuff that hasn’t had years of wear. So excited you are getting to do this and put together that awesome shop! I am getting so slammed with work I may have to quit doing videos.
Exciting times Adam. Congratulations on your new KBC MILL. I see a new fabricated steel table like the one in the home shop coming to your new shop... going to need it.
Nice! Great idea putting electric on the back of the mill. Have the electrician put a pair of 4-gang boxes on the mill. That way you’ll have a place for any lights or other accessories or just to plug something in, in the middle of the work space. Maybe even throw a 220 back there while you’re at it. Heck, you might even want to add flood to it some day. Who knows?
I too would like to know the purpose behind all of this. Are you building a machine shop business like your dad's, a playground, or a TH-cam video studio? Any of the above answers would be fine as it's your money and your life. I, and I'm sure many others, am curious to know.
Hey Adam best of luck with the new milling machine it’s only the second new one I have ever seen ? You might wanna talk to your electrician about running a dedicated 20 amp circuit just for the milling machine accessories and a surge protector to protect the D.R.O from getting zapped in a storm
Hello Adam. I don’t understand! You will shortly have two workshops, but you don’t do any of the wonderful machining that you used to do. Please would you explain your reasons? Thanks
Love seeing the new machines! I love all the old machines but as someone who eventually wants to get into some hobby machining seeing the new machines helps me plan out what I want. Obviously not to the same extent as this but it helps! Great video!!
I hate those table feed units that have the speed control running through the directional control handle. You can't help but bump the speed control when moving the handle and mess up your speed. I finally had had enough and took the speed pot out and mounted it outside the control box so the directional control handle no longer messes the speed up.
Pulling the sticker off the KBC badge was the best part 😄 🤣 I'm a carpenter but I have always said that if I could jump trades it would be to become a machinist.
You have all those nice new toys, but we all know that there's going to be a day when you're going to be homesick and say "argh, I'm putting this on the monarch!" 😁
Ooh wow Adam that’s a beautiful machine. I hope you bought something nice for the Mrs. when I buy a new machine for my shop I always buy something for my honey lol
That's like the parents that feel like they need to buy both of their kids a toy. They can't reward one of them, because the other will get upset, so the parent caves into the bad behavior, and buys them a toy too.
All I had to see was that big ole' Abom79 alligator-grin and I knew it was all good! Happy for you and whatever you are up to with alll of this new expense. Seems you are getting ready to retire from "the man" and run your own show! Good luck in whatever you end up doing sir!
The shop is really coming together!!! Super excited for the future for you, Abby and the shop! Your dad and grandfather would be very proud!
2 BRAND NEW MACHINES! I AM JEALOUS! I retired and found an Acer 3 VK Knee mill and a Precision Mathews 12x 36 Lathe. Both used BUT well cared for. My stuff will strictly be personal projects and friends and family stuff. Great to watch a guy that knows exactly what he wants go out and get it. Keep it up Adam!
Best of luck at the new location. I’d love to see you take on an apprentice and pass your knowledge down to the next generation. My dad was a machinist and I curse myself for not paying more attention to him and his craft
While he definitely could do that, I think him constantly uploading TH-cam videos with him sharing his knowledge to thousands of people is a much better way for him to share his wisdom. I know I've learned a lot from it.
Shoot, I'd apply to be the apprentice
I love the smile on this mans face, when a new machine shows up.
We have a rule for our overhead doors; "all the way open or all the way closed."
If we want a door partially open for air or light a sawhorse is placed.
We learned about this rule the hard way of course!
Nothing beats the feeling of walking towards that new machine still in the crate in your building. Congrats on all the cool new machines Adam and Abby
The respect he has for his machinery in my opinion shows that you're going to get a quality product from him.
Just a 2 cents advise ….by learning from changing like 4 times garages doors……it’s full open to it fully closed !!!! I saw lift truck (my own employee ) truck backing up on the door …..
The truth - ALWAYS ALL THE WAY OPEN. - ALWAYS
I was going to say the same thing. Open or shut, not half way.
I have seen it happen several times
Nice new machine that haven't had a bunch a mishaps happen on it
In a machine shop always install four gang boxes everywhere. You'll be glad you did in the future. Never heard a machinist say "I have too many outlets."
I'd be afraid with a new shop and new machines like that I may have died and gone to heaven. Count your blessings.
Congratulations on another new machine Adam. Uneventful is Exactly how you want any machine moving experience to be!
Phil
I love seeing you and Abbey getting along so well and doing these things, its so wholesome.
Best part of the video is your smile on the end. God Bless you Adam.
In my workshop, I built my shelves from 100% used lumber, and they're holding up well.
I used to live 5 minutes from KBC, now about 25 minutes. I love walking through the machinery showroom mouth agape and dreaming. I get all my tooling and expendables from them. Great place with good prices.
Wow, youtube really pays well! I'm very happy for you.
I think your Father and Grandfather are looking down from Heaven, filled with joy for the good use you are making of the skills and passion they lovingly taught you . Way to go Adam.
Nice, comes with bonus $1,000 in 2x4s.
🤣🤣🤣
The pallet is the same value as the DRO.
I don't know who more excided about this me or Adam. I an old man now and really happy to se a young man coming up it the world.
Adam, I do woodworking. I thought, "I would have just taken my 8 lb hammer and pounded it apart." And seconds later that is what you did. I also recycle all my pallet wood. Run it through a planer and the rough-cut pallet lumber becomes good boards for many uses.
I'm glad to see the business runs strong for you Adam. You and Abby look really happy, that's awsome.
I held my breath for a second as he drove that forklift into the building. I have a rule that doors are either 100% open or 100% closed (or maybe just cracked for airflow). I've seen too many partly open doors hit by things on forklifts.
So you've been to my work and seen ours? Lol. The Staples delivery guy smashed ours on nice Friday. I'm like thanks bud for the extra paperwork today.
Its so dope we get to "be there" for these events! Great cam work Angelfish!
"...with the manual machines..." Nice foreshadowing of things to come! new shop is shaping up nice, congrats. can't wait to see whats next
Yep, still holding to my theory the tape on the floor across from the Pacemaker is for a CNC.
Glad to hear all those nice 2X4's are going to be reused. Congrats on the new equipment. New shop is really coming along.
Joe is one heck of an operator. Came in, knew what needed to be done to get the load moved safely and just knocked it out.
Abby and Adam (030). Abby loves Adam, his machinist quirks, and his machines. I so enjoy seeing Abby's enthusiasm. It makes me just feel good to see this.
I bought a forklift that you just walk behind. Similar to a pallet truck, but it lifts up to 160cm. Its the best thing I ever bought for the workshop!
So great to see Abbey is so supportive of your work.
Definitely save all those 2x4's a year ago that pile was $100.00 worth of lumber. Congratulations on the new KBC, 5hp is a nice size. And the Cat 40 spindle says we aren't fooling around. The new shop is coming along very nicely.
More than that
Man the new shop is coming real nice very excited for the future.
Best of luck ❤
I would leave the rear way guard alone... am in the glass industry, but we keep those types of guards on machines crooked on purpose. It tends to shed debris and coolant better when it is offset some. When they are straight and level, it usually creates folds when moving up and down that catch debris and coolant is more difficult to control.
Interesting, I never thought of that
I had a flash back to a Brian Bloc moment. But you gently rested it in place. Stressful for all of us.
LOL !!! Abby doesn't drop test stuff :)
I looked at KBC's catalog for that mill. Priced at $35K before shipping and tax. Wonderful item to behold Adam. Can't wait to see it making chips. YES, save those 2x4s. Their worth their weight in gold : ).
I see it listed as about $14K. Not sure what you saw.
The link he posted was ~$14k.
Rule 1 of Roller Doors:
They are either all the way up, or all the way down. Nowhere in between.
LOL
Great thing that you try to safe the lumber for any future crates for your own jobs .
Don’t waste any materials of any matter.
All cost money , and a little at it times adds up .
Looks really good Adam, glad you had your helper today, she runs things around there and did a fine job lifting the milling machine in place just where you wanted it. Thanks for sharing with us, stay safe and keep up the good work and videos. Fred.
I can see that roller door being taken out. All the way up or down I learned the hard way twice .
Good call on the Lumber. Lumber is at a premium to right now. That pallet has got some very good Lumber in it too. I like the way they got chip covers right from the factory. Way guard. Beautiful machine.
I guess I wasn't the only one who was glad you put the saw down while uncrating the mill. Fernando thanks you, too! A lot of money there in 2x4s. What a great looking mill; I bet you are anxious to get it running. Looking forward to it myself! You have a great crane operator there, Greg.
I was thinking the same thing, don't cut them Adam, save them ! 😱
For knocking apart timber structures like the crate around the milling machine, a rubber mallet (2 pound or more) is a much better tool than a steel hammer, especially if you want to reclaim the timber. With a steel hammer, energy is wasted in just damaging and bruising the timber. Whereas, with the large compliant face of the rubber mallet, it doesn’t bruise the timber and pretty much all the energy goes into separating the joints. With a steel hammer, you have to hit the timber more times to get the same result and each blow causes further damage to the timber. Cheers
Good to know
I remember the thrill of getting a brand new Haas Mini-Mill in our shop some 11 or 12 years ago, with a brand new Kurt vise. It's not looking so new any more...
I learned to program a CNC on that machine, and I admit I made a few mistakes, put a few marks in the vise, and ruined a couple of tool holders. But hey, I had been doing manual machining for over 30 years at that point, and had to learn not only CAD but also CNC programming at basically the same time. I think I did pretty good. And I'm certainly not the only person to have used that machine, and not the only one to put some marks on it.
Love the new video series. Looking forward to seeing chips from the new tools. You are a national treasure! I hope google is treating you right!
you got the big brother of my KBC mill. Mine is the 3hp with the R8 collet spindle. Congrats! I put a 6 inch extension on it since i'm 6'3" . it's easier on my back to run plus i got 6 inch more clearance between the table and spindle.
Two thumbs up for our modern industrialized society! BTW, that's the nicest pallet wood I've ever seen.
The new shop is coming along great. Love the equipment you have already there.
You and Abby are so good together.
Love watching your shows.
It's cool to see some modern machines getting some love. There's nothing wrong with vintage lathes and milling machines, but at some point, the cost to maintain them becomes prohibitive.
You will love that Newall DRO. I used one at Kellogg before my retirement, it made using a mill real easy.
He already knows. Did you listen to the video?
I really like the fact you’re embracing new machines! Looking forward to what you can create with them! I’ve watched you for a few years and have enjoyed you fixing up old machines and it’s now a really cool balance. Onwards and upwards!
Man, that crating job was great 👍! And your demo was AWESOME ! Thank you
Your living the dream Adam, as far as I’m concerned. Very happy for you. I can remember when I first started watching your channel. Sometimes you seemed very tired but you worked through it. Well done! Love your new shop and the new machines.
These mills never cease to remind me of photo enlargers, those used to print from negatives. I wish my enlargers were as precise as this mill!
Forklift drivers are truly unsung heroes. I've worked with the union guys at Mascone Center in SF and they could move millions of dollars of electrical equipment and place them down so accurately you'd need a micron tool to measure how far off they were. And they handled that equipment like it was made of feathers. Truly amazing as to what forklift drivers can do.
So happy for you guys! My god do you hold yourself to such a high standard. I’ve noticed you spend so much time explaining yourself and over justify everything you do. I just wanted to remind you that we all follow you because we think you’re spectacular!! Try to focus a tiny bit less on what someone might say about why your doing something and just do it. Let your expertise lead you. Look at aVe’s videos. You’re so awesome and I think you deserve better than explaining yourself constantly. Just do and share why.
Just get a cnc and get with the times.
@@tomkeating65 Adam is a machinist, not a button pusher.
I am so happy for you two. You are making steady progress.
Oh, man. Am I ever envious. Congratulations, Adam.
Now the little stuff is out of the way time to land a VTL and HBM. Lances K & T is a beast too but for repair work the VTL & HBM will be the most versatile pieces of equipment you can get for your size shop.
So happy to hear you say you are having that wood salvaged by someone, with the price of lumber these days. Congrats on the new machine, thanks for sharing!
Congratulations! These are big steps taken in rapid succession!
I'll say it again, it's nice to have your wife on board with your work!
Best of luck to you Adam. The crane operator Abby was awesome. Now buy her a lunch wherever she want's. Happy wife, Happy life.
its refreshing to see someone use a ballpein hammer on wood vs. all the other guys using claw hammers to smack steel around.
Nice looking machine! I just ordered a new HAAS TM-1P. They told me 30 to 35 weeks lead time! Machine Tools are HOT right now.
New shop is coming together nicely Adam congrats to you and your wife!
It must be extremely rewarding having this YT channel.
Congratulations on the new equipment, Adam. I can tell you're excited to use it and happy to finally have new machines that haven't been run by anybody. And it's pretty cool seeing how excited Abbey is for you. I can't wait to see the first chips come off both machines!
Good looking machine. Going to be a different experience using stuff that hasn’t had years of wear. So excited you are getting to do this and put together that awesome shop! I am getting so slammed with work I may have to quit doing videos.
Congratulations Adam! Nice looking machine👍
Man I cant wait to see the new shop on the land you purchased. Dad and Grandad have to be smiling from ear to ear!!!
Cheers to BMS 4.0!? I think….
But where's the next generation ?
Congratulations on the mill. Looks nice. Can't wait to see all this equipment making some chips.
kool machine, lol, they had 400 worth of 2x4s on the crate, hope they didnt add that to the shipping charges, good luck with the new toy
Glad to see your getting the machines you need to do your excellent work with🤩
Congrats, looks like you've planned an efficient workspace for those new machines. Can't wait to see them in action.
Exciting times Adam. Congratulations on your new KBC MILL. I see a new fabricated steel table like the one in the home shop coming to your new shop... going to need it.
Nice!
Great idea putting electric on the back of the mill.
Have the electrician put a pair of 4-gang boxes on the mill. That way you’ll have a place for any lights or other accessories or just to plug something in, in the middle of the work space. Maybe even throw a 220 back there while you’re at it.
Heck, you might even want to add flood to it some day. Who knows?
I'm with you." I have too many outlets" is something you will never hear in real life.
I too would like to know the purpose behind all of this. Are you building a machine shop business like your dad's, a playground, or a TH-cam video studio? Any of the above answers would be fine as it's your money and your life. I, and I'm sure many others, am curious to know.
Hey Adam best of luck with the new milling machine it’s only the second new one I have ever seen ? You might wanna talk to your electrician about running a dedicated 20 amp circuit just for the milling machine accessories and a surge protector to protect the D.R.O from getting zapped in a storm
Can always use another receptacle (or 2!). Like a work light, hmmm?
This is awesome! Your new machine days feel like Christmas to me! Can't wait to see the first chips!
Hello Adam. I don’t understand! You will shortly have two workshops, but you don’t do any of the wonderful machining that you used to do. Please would you explain your reasons? Thanks
Since he went U-TUBE full time his content has gone to sh-t. To bad because he used to be an interesting watch.
@@mross6363 yes I absolutely agree with you. So why the second (obviously expensive) workshop?
@@drewmog123456 Patreon contributions ?.
@@mross6363 Totally agree.
You have the best helper in the world.
Love seeing the new machines! I love all the old machines but as someone who eventually wants to get into some hobby machining seeing the new machines helps me plan out what I want. Obviously not to the same extent as this but it helps! Great video!!
Shop looks great. Nice milling machine. Thank you for sharing.
Nice new machine - good to see Abby helping out too. She's a keeper.
You guys are great , we need a series where you teach your wife the basics of machining, i for sure would make use of those videos
Does it every video.
@@markneedham8726 i mean making her take the wheel and machin an actual piece
I hate those table feed units that have the speed control running through the directional control handle. You can't help but bump the speed control when moving the handle and mess up your speed. I finally had had enough and took the speed pot out and mounted it outside the control box so the directional control handle no longer messes the speed up.
Pulling the sticker off the KBC badge was the best part 😄 🤣 I'm a carpenter but I have always said that if I could jump trades it would be to become a machinist.
great job Adom, good luck-----------thanks for the vid, and you got a cute crane operator.
You have all those nice new toys, but we all know that there's going to be a day when you're going to be homesick and say "argh, I'm putting this on the monarch!" 😁
Wow, nice stuff. Got to be thrilled with brand new equipment!!!
Love new machine day! Hope KBC gave you a good deal. You’ve been promoting KBC for years. Peace.
It's always nice getting new equipment!!!
Ooh wow Adam that’s a beautiful machine. I hope you bought something nice for the Mrs. when I buy a new machine for my shop I always buy something for my honey lol
That's like the parents that feel like they need to buy both of their kids a toy. They can't reward one of them, because the other will get upset, so the parent caves into the bad behavior, and buys them a toy too.
Lol you two clearly have a great relationship! New machines and a great woman, hell what else u need?!
Btw your smile is contagious lol
Congrats with the new machine!
Best wishes for many healthy and productive years with your new mill!
Loving being part of your journey with the new shop
I really enjoy watching the new shop taking shape and coming to life.
All I had to see was that big ole' Abom79 alligator-grin and I knew it was all good! Happy for you and whatever you are up to with alll of this new expense. Seems you are getting ready to retire from "the man" and run your own show! Good luck in whatever you end up doing sir!
Time to enjoy the spoils of your labor. New is always nice.
Good luck with the new machine
Definitely get a Align drive for the Knee, best purchase for my mill I ever bought use it continually.
Optional extras for toys !