Large Lathe Work
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- This video was created from some of the first video I took using my GoPro camera. At the time I did very little talking, as you will see in the video. Instead, I used text to tell about the maching steps I was taking during the job. This was a large 4-stage telescopic cylinder that I work on once in a while. I have to remove the blind end in order to remove all of the tubes to complete a full rebuild of the cylinder. These videos were mainly focused on the machining and removal of the blind end and corresponding stop tubes for each tube. I did try and film the testing process but the camera was acting up and I didnt get it all. But I hope you enjoy anyways. This is a little of what I do on the daily basis, and working with large workpieces is common for me. The lathe is an American Pacemaker 20x192.
Well without guys like you, I wouldnt have anyone to show these videos to. So I say, thanks again for watching!!
Well SOMEONE sure likes it and what you do! Keep on keeping on Adam, great work!! 2,784,509 views•Sep 20, 2013 and it's now 11 Feb 2020!
Abom79 I still watch this OG vid that got me hooked on you. Keep doin what you are doing Adam love the new content!!
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I was a machinist for 45 years then I retired three years ago and your work is exactly what I did. I also got to train some guys that wanted to learn. I really enjoyed watching this. You are doing a great job explaining what you are doing too. I realise how much I miss that work. Thank you.
I love this kind of stuff too, thats why I stuck with it after my dad talked me into coming to work for him. I'm glad I did. Not everyone gets to work on jobs or machines like this.
Adam,
I am a metal worker as well. I just learned of your loss from Tom. My heart goes out to you and your family. Your dad must have been a wonderful father and workman. He obviously was an inspiration to you in many ways. I am sure you will always cherish what he taught you and I hope you continue to share with the rest of us.
Mike
I first watched this video about a year ago, from the moment I saw it I wanted a lathe.I finally got myself an old myford ML7 in pretty good condition, I don't want to sound like a stalker or anything but I have watched all your videos and look forward to each new installment.Thank you for sharing your skills with us allJoelNew Zealand
+Joel Hart That's awesome Joe! Congratulations on your new lathe purchase and I hope you enjoy making some chips with it. Thanks for your nice comments.
Adam
+Joel Hart Buying the lathe is the cheap part. Tooling is the bit that will get exciting.
Sort of like a bloke with a million dollar boat. the boat doesn't impress me much, but if he runs it every day, that is the bit that impresses me.
Oh, Yes. Have fun with the lathe.
+Joel Hart I just watched it now and yup I must say Abom79 knows his shit, don't have a lathe myself but seen New Zealand in the comment lol chur from Palmy
I haven't done any metal machining in a long time but when I saw the smoke coming form the tool in the video I swore I could smell the oil burning! Thanks for posting this video.
I enjoy doing Lathe work I've be doing this for 47 years I was a Toolmaker at a pipe shop made all types of reamers and cutting tools for the machine shop to use. My grandfather and uncle were machinist, I guess I inherited this trait. I operated tool grinders and cutter machine all manual stuff I'm old school no CNC stuff. What your doing is grate not many machinist that can do that work. I've done similar things also.
my great grand father was a large lath machinist during WW2. He made gun barrels for the Bismark, Gaff Spree. and 88mm tanks and artillery. So i am fascinated with stuff like this.
I used to work for Wendt Corporation in Tonawanda NY near Buffalo. we built giant machines to crush cars and shred them. The hydraulics are huge on those. On occasion while crushing steel or whatever it will get a piece of steel stuck between the cylinder and the piston and gouge the hell out of the cylinders. after pulling the pistons out I as a welder would have to climb inside and weld over all the gouges so the machinist could machine it and make the bore smooth again. the cylinders were so big I could sit up inside them comfortably lol. But what a smoky job
+Richard gross use a fan.
+Arthur Bradley not if he's tig or mig welding, you'd lose your gas shield.
+monomerx001 true
+Richard gross :D Tonawanda. I'm in Rochester.
+monomerx001 Very true, but unless it was some exotic alloy, I'll bet he's using stick just for the advantages it has in portability, strength of weld/penetration, and also the ease of prepping your machine for materials used. I know as a former pipeliner that we exclusively used rods(excepting on chromoly boiler tubes, which was always TIG), and when you're up inside a man-hole filling in the deeply back gouged v-groove on massive door sheets on the side of an oil tank, or even fixing a blown root pass from the inside of large diameter pipes, we always used high deposition all-position rods like 7018, 8018, etc.
Of course that was years ago and much has changed, but all of the build-up welding I've seen Abom do on these hydraulic pistons is with good old 7018, and his jobs always come out sweet :D
Awesome! Your vids are still being enjoyed years after they were made. Thank you!
Its been many years since I've done any lathe work. We made brass pump impellers and various other pump parts because the generating station I worked at had pumps that required we make our own replacement parts. Thanks for a great video about a huge lathe. It brought back many good memories.
+ThePupsdad I forgot to mention we also made impeller wear rings and steel screw shafts up to 72" long. I loved cutting huge threads.
Indeed nothing compares to the machines of that era. I have a rare, pristine South Bend 9 that was built in 1942. The motor even must be oiled. But it is an absolute joy to operate, runs like a top. I've read that many of these machines in home shops produced small parts for the war effort. A fascinating thought.
hey nice work!I'm a machinist too, but on the other end of the spectrum. I make medical device prototypes. I have a Hardinge tool room lathe with a microscope mounted on it. most of my parts are 0.070" diameter or less. sometimes even down to 0.005" diameter,tiny stuff!it was really cool to watch this process. thanks for uploading it!
+hayes831 I just had a biopsy exam for my prostate. Keep on making those parts SMALLER !!!
do you have any videos of your work
could you film what you do,..i do'nt get to hang out around working machinists n machining(i'm a farmer)
I like seeing you and other machining video makers stressing safety- you always wear safety glasses. May all your viewers do the same.
I am a recent follower . Comments on feeling "satisfied or impressed" stems from admiration for a person ,whose skills, make a difficult task seem simple .
Thank you, and welcome to my channel!
I spent 16+ years working for a Hydraulics Engineering Company. We serviced the offshore oil and gas industry. I cannot tell you how many times I've been involved in the same operation as being shown. I enjoyed my work so much that I'm looking to return as soon as I get past all the bad side effects of chemo and radiation treatment left over from Beating stage three lung cancer.
I'd much rather watch this than reality TV any day.
dude I just turned the t.v. off and lit up the you tube and jam these beats
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I just thought the same thing.
4 sure
Definitely. Even with this older footage you can see he's got a great eye for this stuff.
This IS reality tv!
Adam,
I just heard about your dad from Tom. I am very sorry for your loss. I lost my dad a number of years ago and my mom in 2011. Loosing a parent is not fun -- I've been there. Please take all the time you need to cherish your dad's memory. Be with your family and use them to lean on and for support. I am truly sorry.
Take care, my friend.
Dave
An Absolute CRAFTSMAN, knows his bizz, and does remarkable work..!!
Being in the trades myself..( electronics hardware repair etc.)......this man is truly a master at his craft, this is something that CNC is making men like him obsolete......(CHINA has made my trade become a throw away bizz )...
Guys like him will eventually become a dieing breed as well....It's a shame all that skill can't be passed on to other generations, lord knows, we'll need this craft..!!!!
Frankie Pitochelli I hear you mate. The day electronic assembly's started coming completely potted with epoxy was the day our skill set started going down
Excellent point..!!
Watching your videos reminds me of watch my grandfather in his personal machine shop as a kid. He retired from Seneca Fall Machine Co. (aka Seneca falls manufacturing) where I saw a huge shaper in action. It was almost as long as your shop. I have an old Pratt&Whitney lathe he had I want to resurrect. Thanks for the videos. Keep up the good work.
Whe I was 18 i got a job at Whemco in West Homestead Pittsburgh and we used to get rolls of steel in sometimes that were 900K pound+. They were so big that they had to be bought in by train because no truck could transport them. The lathes they turned them on were GIANT ass ancient machines probably from the 1920s. My job as a chainmen consisted of rigging these up to massive overhead cranes on tracks so the could move them. We'd put wooden wedges under them to stabilize them but the scary thing is if the roll shifted onto a wedge it would shoot the wedge out like a bullet. Nerve racking work for an 18 year old kid tbh.
You had to work on your dodging skills right there.
My buddy was a longshoreman and some of the pipe-incidents were terrifying and life-changing.
Ahhh, the sweet scent of roasting hydraulic oil... Good video, brings back workshop memories, thanks!
Such a wonderful idea
I'm a Limey born 72 years ago where it all started 'The Black Country' - Wolverhapton, Birmingham and so many other cities. It was called The Black Country as the soot and filth from the factories had made it that way. All gone, it's been changed into grassland, parks, all very tidy and clean. No more steel works belching out like volcanoes, all the pottery kilns gone, just a few cold ones for tourists, all the heavy machine shops shipped off to India. Mom and dad had moved down south when I was 2 years old, I didn't see the end. I'm sure people live longer there now but something is missing. Abom79 thank you for reminding me - you don't happen to have a blast furnace tucked away somewhere do you ? Maybe the odd drop hammer ? Great video as always.
My name is frank i used to work many years as a gernaman machinest. Your vidio brings back great memories. Thank you
WOW! man thats what you call heavy engineering! thanks for posting.
Not in Sheffield old cock 👍
Thanks for sharing this, very interesting. Years ago we would never have dreamed of personal video cameras, and youtube for workaday skills....
Very good.
From Scotland.
In this age of high tech cnc machinery it's good to see that there are people who are still doing things the old fashioned way. Before the company that I spent 25 years with was bought out and shut down I used to do this kind of work on a LeBlonde lathe that was larger than this one. That lathe was shipped to one of their plants in New York by those nice folks at Albany International.
I'm currently an apprentice training to become a journeyman. Thanks for posting your videos! I've learned a lot from watching them. It's nice to see an actual machinist plying his trade on TH-cam. Most of the folks posting machining videos don't have a clue what their doing. Again, thank you sir!
Wow even at work you do large stuff
Its in your blood Brother
Keep on doing like you do just dont get hurt especially your back like I did
Never the same ever!!!
Thanks so much for sharing the peojects at your home shop
Nice large green lathe I love it
At school I loved the large leBlond others thought it was too big but it cut our projects so easy.
Manny la Puente, CA
Yep, always working on big parts. Thanks manny!
Thank you for the reply and the video too. I did watch it before and thats why I said to you that large jobs is what you do. Keep up the great videos you been sharing.
Manny
The clutches on these old lathes are really sweet! My Monarch reacts the same way. Its nice when you just want to "bump" the workpiece around just a little bit.
my Dad was a fitter and turner in NZ and i loved watchign him work. I used small lathes and enjoyed the work so much in my early twenties. Your videos i can watch these for hours! Thanks for making interesting and informative videos!
Never even been in a machine shop but I just love learning. Period. Thank you Abom for sharing your knowledge with all of us. Been I fan for a couple of years. Keep up the great work. And thanks again.
Thanks! I try hard to shoot some interesting footage of the machine work I do. Its not too bad, yea sometimes the camera gets in the way, but its worth it in the end to be able to share with all of you!
I can hear the "How It's Made" narrator's voice in my head while watching this.
+LimitedWard is he saying "robut"?
you hear gay people?
It is fun to go back and watch the old job vids.
Great video. I'm a Machinist and worked similar sized jobs. Not an easy task but nice when it's all completed. Thank you for sharing
Good work drilling that center. Very easy to break the tip off the center drill at 25 RPM.
Before I started rolling it on the steady rest I use my grinder and ground the paint off in one spot to for the steady to sit. Then I began the process of finding center, then center drilling it. Once its center drilled, hold the part with a live center and it will be centered and square. Then "machine" a true spot on the barrel for the steady to roll. Its all in the video.
Hi Adam. Interesting video. My dad had a machine shop back in the 40's called otsego machine. . Did work mainly for the papermill industry in Mich. Repairing large rolls, spray welding, etc. Still have a few of his tools. He died in 1947 when I was a year old. I was inspired to go into t&d myself. This reminded me of him. Thx mike
Thanks Mike, glad you enjoyed it.
I have never seen anything like this in my life. I am 50 and ordered a big lathe but its only bigger than my mini lathe that could not turn a two and a half inch piece of thrust bearing sleeve from a BMW. Thank you for sharing this I enjoyed watching this. I am learning about lathes and how they work.
I dont know what it is about the work you do i find so relaxing. Maybe its the precision . either way . Ive been following your channel for a while and while i do little more than tinker in the garage i have learned a lot and wanted to say thanks for taking the time to share your work with us out here in you tube land
Holy Cylinders Batman, that's a lot of work ! I know I've seen it before but I'm impressed.
in times past I ran engine lathes and hones to make polished bore receptacles for oilfield tooling. miss that work a lots. I enjoy your videos and admire the skills you showcase. thanks.
Great video,memories of my machining classes in vocational school (became a carpenter instead😔)and the patience it takes to set up and run,thanks for the share !
Nice video; very rare to see this type of work. Thank you.
Good stuff man! I make tiny medical implants so I love watching huge workpieces like this. Pretty badass.
after being away from a decent size machine shop for some 50 years I found myself wishing that I was still on the machines great stuff , enjoy your job
Amazing work you and your brethren do. Unsung heroes of the modern age.
Wow! It is really great to see a really expert machinist at work on some great gear, taking things slowly and carefully. Many thanks. As a child I was always interested in how those spherical bearings were got into the lifting arms on the back of a Fordson tractor. I'm probably not using the right terms here, but I mean the same kind of massive bearing which was embedded in the end of the tube you are working on here (which moves freely in 360 degrees of rotation). I could not see how it could be got in there except by making the lifting arms in two parts (lengthwise), placing the bearing in place and then welding up the two halves with it held captive in place. But I could see no sign of welds in the arms on this Fordson. I just can't imagine it being done by forging in situ as this would just trap the bearing. I was only a kid of about eight years old and now I'm fifty-nine and still don't know for sure how it is done. Would you mind explaining?
Stephen, the spherical bearings are simply pressed into place. They all have an outer race that is turned straight. The hole in the part is bored to an interference fit, then the bearings are pressed in. In many cases there are also snap ring grooves machines so that retainers can be used to ensure the bearings do not walk out of the hole.
Abom79
Thanks for the explanation. I can rest easy now I know! There's so much ingenuity in engineering; imagination and creativity too...
Abom79
I came back to thinking about this! You know those interference-fit bearing assemblies that are pressed in as you say? How do they bore them out and fit the rotating bearing into it - I mean as an assembly? It would be great to see a vid of this being done. Gonna Goole it.
looks like the average day for a maintenance machinist. Nice old lathes in your shop, enjoy!
Seeing this video brings back pleasant memories. A while ago I performed large lathe jobs when I worked for Oncor Drilling Company where we made Oil tools for the drilling industry. Great Video. I can really relate to what you were doing.
Great Job. I used to rebuild these when I worked as a machinist. We did it a little different. I would take the covers off the front of each stage, then take the packing out, then take clip out and pull each cylinder out. Those were a pain in my ass.
Very cool! And yes I do love the smell of cutting oil in the shop!
cutting oil causes cancer
@@Pinkielover u late bud
he probably has cancer by now
This is also the second time I've watched this video 😂 what size lathe is that? It makes my 1440 look terrible LoL 😂
Smells like victory
John I'm glad you were able to watch this one with a little more ease. I havn't forgot about your "more lighting" request.
here in the company I work, we notice many of these cylinders ...
manufacture various types of cylinders and parts for paper mills, oil, and timber harvesting !!! are cpmplexas parts !!! Congratulations, your techniques are helping me here in Brazil too !!! thank you !!!
I use to work as a truck mechanic for years, later on as a ship's mechanic, and since 5 years I work in the field service as hydraulic engineer. Hydraulics is such a cool business to work in...Nice job Adam!
I hope heaven has a machine shop and I instantly become as good as Abom79.
I wouldn't complain if I had to work my way up. There is no demand for this sort of work around here.
That's a big lathe, but they have one in Michaud that turns the shuttle tank, I think that's the biggest in the world, as the tank is 154 feet length, 28 feet diameter. I've heard he Wright brothers first flight could have taken place inside the tank, altitude (height), width, and length, but should probably verify this. The tank, in skin thickness to overall size, is on the scale order of a soda can....and people wonder why the things blow up occasionally. Sorry for the one-up, but thought you might be interested. Great vid, enjoyed the large machining. You really get to check out the weld quality first hand while sectioning it. I'm sure the welder would appreciate and feedback you could give him on any weld inconsistencies ;-).
Nice to see someone with head NOT in ass using a lathe on utube. I appreciate the part-off through the weld. I had a pucker level of 8.5 when you started that tool into that interrupted cut. Sweet work.
You are a true artist. I got my undergrad in Aviation Maintenance and while in college I did my Air Frame & Power Plant Engineer License. My biggest complaint was we did nothing in a machine shop. Oh sure, we spent 4 hours a day in the welding lab........... In Daytona Beach Florida....................... in JULY & AUGUST!!!! But I would've traded all of that for your knowledge in machining. I'm a management puke now, but I'd give it up if I could apprentice under you.
+Steven Horne Yea it gets hot down here in Florida! How about Christmas this year near 80!
great to see such skill and craftsmanship
I agree
this was oddly satisfying to watch
It is strangely relaxing, isn't it?
I like watching the old equipment at work, I have done small
side jobs with a 1946 LeBlond and it’s still works and true.
Thank you for sharing what type of work you do throughout the day and your expertise.
I give you a thumbs up before I watch each of your videos, because I know it's going to be awesome.
Thanks
So do I; it saves me forgetting after I watch an awesome video!
Fascinating! Thanks for sharing! What dude could possibly dislike this video???
a troll
Jay Philip Williams no sheet haters gonna hate
His wife.
What i admired was the skill and professionalism of a master craftsman You didnt waste time,run off at the mouth to promote a video and got the job done..
Great Job !!! I used to work on these same cylinders when I was a machinist. I enjoyed working on them. I used to take these apart from the front by taking the spiral rings out and slide cylinders out the front. Keep up the great work.
My Wife walks into the room." What is that?" "I don't know." I said. "Why have you been watching it for the last 15 minutes?" she asks?
Chicks !!!
Tell her don't matter what it is, big lathe work is cool anyways! 👍👍
Do the same to her when she's watching her soaps...
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"what is that?" "I don't know" "why have you been watching it for the last 15 minutes?" "I'm learning something new"
Really cool...stuff us hobbyist never get to see.
Dude, I love watching you work. Was a welder for Babcock & Wilcox in the early 70's used to weld large scale work for boilers and such. Your videos bring back some great memories. You're an artist...
I have a book, Machine Shop Work, by Shuman that was my father's. It has his name and the date December 1944 written in the cover. I spent many, many hours poring over it when I was 12 or 13, fascinated with the photos and descriptions of the great machines and their operation. I still read it now and then.
Thanks, I've never seen that large of lathe work before.
Would have enjoyed seeing the weld process too. (Not complaining, just sayin :-) )
It is obvious that you truly love your work and take pride in your skills. You must have millions invested in all your tools. What is a hydraulic telescopic cylinder like used for? I really like your videos.
It's used on a truck dump, two cylinders per.
Nice. I was thinking elevator piston.
I like to see where people come from. You have come so far. It's an enjoyment to watch you work.
Man, I've got a lot of respect for guys that can do big stuff to such a fine tolerance. Awesome work.
fantastic loved it so much i did subscribe thank you for videoing your work
That's one big cylinder!
1970s, high school shop class. Walk over to this odd looking machine. "Logan" was the name on the brass plate riveted to gear box cover. I was hooked for life, the rest is history.
Setting up a machine, with a workpiece that size, machining it, while simultaneously being a cameraman, narrator, and director.
My hat is off to you.
Cool! Please tell work Thanks for allowing you to share that with us! i learned a trick or two! Best Wishes!
they will still be using lathes like this in one hundred year's time.
So long as they need to make round things round. and flat things flat. I don't see machine tooling changing a whole lot. Perhaps one day we might have some sort of plasma arc cutting bits or laser but its very hard to reinvent the wheel.
Joe Burnett 3D metal printing is the way of the future they say.. ;)
If we don't have molecular assemblers 100 years from now something will have gone very very wrong, people using this sort of equipment will be doing so out of nostalgia. You MIGHT see this sort of stuff going on at the county fair like we see steam engine demonstrations today.
well I doubt if these lathes will still not be around if the present situation continues as everything we use depends on products made by big traditional processes of turning, milling etc.
Lots of new lightweighht production machines are made from light sections but these all satrt from bar or plate that has to be rolled on giant machines that need big precicion engineered parts.
Ship propellors and shafts for instant will still be needed unless someone comes up with a means of moving water from in front of a ship and pushing it against the back to make the big ships move.
Fleur Black There will be, I guess, some places where stuff like that goes on. But not in the developed world. Why form a giant piece of steel then carve the shape you want out of it when you can tell your nanobots to harvest the appropriate raw materials from the ore pile and then form the required shape as the steel is created? You'll get a more accurate part with far less wasted energy.
I know it sounds way out there but think about how much changes in a century and stuff just keeps advancing faster all the time.
My name is Robert Noel, i really like your videos. I'ts great to find someone who takes as much pride in their work as you do. I have always been that way also in my field which is woodworking and after so long it seems that's disappearing. It is inspiring to see other craftsman still caring about their work. Thanks and i hope to gain some skills from you
That is awesome! My mother and dad worked at the "Gun Plant" (Hughes Tool) in Galveston, Texas during WWII. My mom ran one of the centrifugal casting machines that cast the barrels for the big cannons on battleships, and my dad ran a lathe that turned the castings down. I never could quite imagine a lathe big enough to turn one of those huge cannons, but now I can. Thanks!
Richard
That is cool stuff. And I thought the tools in your home shop were industrial-sized. Thanks for sharing!
i would have really loved to see the end of that video.this guy is a fine engineer.i love his videos
Man!!! I never grow tired of seeing your videos. Thanks again for all your love and dedication that you put into your vids. Have a blessed Christmas brother!
Listen, LISTEN, IT IS CENTERED PERFECTLY
Now THAT'S heavy metal! \m/
That was awesome. It's good to see a professional at work. I've always admired people who can use lathes. I'm just a welder.
Your not JUST a welder ... !
I used to make cylinders , not that big though. We always used to leave a trued area on the outer that had been indicated off the bore. That was with the pre honed cylinder outers anyway. We made a lot of the ends too, and done the welding, interesting work for the first few months anyway. Most places are cnc for a lot of that stuff now.
Good work, and good on you fow bringing it to viewers who wouldn't normally see this stuff.
i was really hoping there would be candy inside.
Nothing but a flood of oil for me Alan!
Great video Adam
Big heavy bastard thing
Wish I could still do this. Too darned old I sure loved being a machinist, I ran parts this size. We said the bigger the better. A lot of the guys were scared but I loved it
Just here to share some knowledge that I picked up. When I need to adjust a steady rest in, I mount an indicator to the bar and sweep the tailstock ram. Also could mount an indicator to the live center and sweep the O.D. of the bar. Adjust the steady until the indicator reads zero at all 3 steady rest roller points. The only downfall is, the tailstock has to adjusted on center first and can't be offset.
You probably already know this, just incase you didn't, maybe you would like that idea better. I noticed it's easier on center drill points. You do great work.
Brian
That looks similar to the cylinders we use on the trailer tipper at the landfill.
It bigger than one of those
Teddy Bass looks to be off a semi truck trailer, they are impressively large
I know this is an old video, but, is this a hydraulic cylinder? Sorry, guys, woodturner here and saw the huge lathe.
Scott Jones Yes, large 4 stage cylinder.
Abom79 I like the use of the borshaft for cutting the Welding off... remind me at "Apollo13": "I do not care what something was built for, i need to know, what you can do with it "
نفسي اشتغل معاك يا خواجة والله
+GpunktHartman Yes, its a hydraulic telescoping cylinder. Did you notice the high pressure hose attached to the body of the cylinder? That is where the hydraulic fluid was pumped in to operate the inner cylinders.
Yet to watch a video from you where I haven’t learned something.....always enjoyable watching your machining skills and sharing your knowledge.
This is a joy to watch this guy is such a pro and he speaks in terms we can all understand.
I don't think I can get that in my little Harbor Freight hobby lathe ever ????