I discovered your channel a few weeks ago and am enjoying it immensely. I've been a subscriber of CEE for a couple years. Kurtis truly is a genius at problem-solving and machining. Karen's work is the gold standard for machining videos, IMO. I am not a machinist but am fascinated watching these huge machines cut steel like butter. Your channel is a wonderful look at a different kind of machining than CEE. The sizes and precision of the parts you produce is equally impressive and I look forward to each video. Your video quality is getting much better. Karen is a terrific mentor for this. Your narrative describing the processes, techniques and tooling is important for us non-machinists to understand and appreciate what you are doing. Good luck to you, sir.
Thanks for the great feedback. I try to keep it nice and simple, but still explaining it so people can learn. When I was starting as a machinist, I really wanted to understand how everything worked… to master the very basics. So a huge part of the narration is the stuff I wish someone had told me so I didn’t have to figure it all out the hard way. Yeah, Kurtis & I do very different stuff. He’s 100% manual machining, where I have to be hybrid between manual & CNC. I love both, but find myself really drawn to the CNC lathes.
You know it's a big job when it extends half way into the yard. Enjoyed the way you replicated the bed of the lathe as mounts for the steady rest on the extension in the yard, that'll pay back for repeatability in the future. Also thought the shimmed steady rings were a great way of handling the inevitable inconsistencies in those long rods. Love machining of any kind but the window you milled in the connector is a great way of showing the tolerances are being kept tight, before breaking out the metrology kit... Nice shout outs to Karen (CEE) and David Wilkes :)
Cheers mate! Yeah it’s been a wild project to setup, but it’s worth it. The inspection windows in the testers have been really useful. Especially on such a large custom thread.
Thanks mate. Appreciate it! I’ve only spoken with Kurtis on the phone, but he seems like a great guy with a real wealth of knowledge and experience. He was super helpful to help me solve the challenge of machining induction hardened chrome.
I have also just discovered your channel absolutely fabulous . Retired heavy machinist 85 I will be tuning in on a regular basics . Bernard Reilly Glasgow Scotland keep up the good work.
Thank you very much Bernard. I love that we have so many retired machinist on the channel. So many great ideas so far have come from gentlemen like yourself who comment on the content and give me great ideas I’d genuinely never thought of. I love Scotland. Went there with my grandmother as a young boy and I’m convinced my heritage is Scottish. Love the cold, wet & overcast weather. Why on earth I ended up in the hottest sunniest place on earth amuses me endlessly.
Excellent work, guys. So good you mentioned David Wilks, he is greatly missed. His one of a kind craftsmanship and his sense of humor was always a treat to enjoy. Keep up your good work. Regards from Frankfurt/Germany.
They’re great. Both Kurtis & Karen have been nothing but helpful. Love the videos they produce. So good to watch. I get great ideas for the shop all time thanks to those guys.
Matt, I gotta tell ya, I love your channel and the absolutely awesome work you do there in Queensland. I am an ex fitter, turner, & first class machinist myself and I love CNC, deep cuts and heavy-type machining. I must have watched every CEE video and every Hal Heavy Duty vid. Keep 'em coming Aussie! I lived and worked in WA for many years. Worked in Kaloorlie for six months, mainly machining and completing drill rod tool joints on a manual mill. Made a lot of chips!
I am now 70 years young, needless to say I have seen a lot of change in this country, some of it good, some of it has made me sad, having said this I do know that after watching CEE AND YOURSELVES there is nothing that this great country can’t do.👍👍👍🇦🇺🍺
Thank you! Yep. We love the big core drill. Saves us so much time (and money). I really want to visit Germany sometime soon! I’m fascinated by all the history. And I want to go to the Black Forest
@@halheavyduty When u travel such long distance to Germany, you should also visit Dresden (my former hometown, lot of history, great architecture) and the "Elbsandsteingebirge". If you are interested in fascinating landscapes, this is something you definatly want to see. But you can also visit our eastern and western neigbors in a few hours, Europe has really great Highspeed-Train network.
It's a dream trip for me for sure! I'll add those suggestions to the list. I just love how close all the amazing things to see are. In Australia, once you leave a major city and head towards the center... you can drive for a day and all you'll see is "the bush"... and probably hit a Kangaroo on the way haha I also want to visit some of the machine shops in Germany. I can only imagine the amazing places that exist in the land of precision (that's what I think of when I think of German machining. Absolute precision).
@@halheavyduty I think, so much room outside the cities has its own charme. I really wan't to visit Australia too, some day. In fact, i really was thinking about your opportunities to visit machine shops here, but im not sure if that is that easy. Maybe i could ask my boss than if he is willing to let you in (because you are not a direct competitor) but i would not bet on it. My actual Company is located in Baden Wuerttemberg (thats where the Black Forest is). I guess, high precision exists in every developed country on the planet, but i know what you mean. Our industry aims more on serial production even on very small tolerances. I guess, shops who make mostly single parts are really rare here.
I'll do a video when the time comes asking for places that want to have me through. I totally get it that people want to protect their 'trade secrets' from competitors. In our industry I'm a little different. I show people what we're up to... because here in Australia people tend to see the extent of what we're doing (and how crazy custom it all is) and just think... faaaark that haha. I'm so interested in high precision because it's quite the opposite of what we do. We maintain tolerances... but nowhere near the level of what you guys would. Hopefully one day we get to meet! It's a small world nowdays.
Really awesome to see all the progress on the big rig project together in one video, gonna be a long haul, can’t wait to finally see all your components together and working in the field 👍
Thank you very much for the feedback. Doing my best to get a little better each time. The comments are really helpful to let me know what needs improving. So a huge thanks to everyone who has chimed in!
Haha! The sound that rod is makings at 15:47 is the exact sound of the motion detectors in the movie Aliens (the 2nd one) You all have "movement in front and behind" Love your content and great shout out to CEE with Curtis and Karen Stay "Frosty"
@@halheavyduty I can quote every line, in order, with the correct vernacular, start to finish! Had a moment when I heard that noise... and I laughed. Thanks for responding to the comment - as you you say you do. Now stand down and make more cool sh!t
@@halheavydutyHave you tried Argentinean style Slow Cooked BBQ or Argentinean 1 minute steaks? The head of Catering at the school I work at is of Argentine heritage and so we regularly have the 1 minute steaks for lunch in the Dining Room and I also had to make two Slow Cook BBQs with the height adjustable meat rack for cooking a few years ago. Mark from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
Very cool compilation and a nice set up outside for working on the long drill rods. Always fun getting creative and thinking about how to do something a bit bigger than your usual work.
I've been wondering how you were going to fit those threaded adapters to the pipe, (more like hollow bar) thanks for clearing that up for me. Now, aside from the insane torque required to rotate all that, I'm starting to wonder about the gear required to get it all back out of the hole especially the breakout tooling🤔Man, what a project! Still cant wait to see the rig. Cheers
Love to drill. I have been working Heat exchangers for the past 29 years. It's amazing the stuff Kennametal has to offer. It's a bit pricey, but you get what you pay for. You should try the top-notch threading inserts with the chip breaker built on the edges, less tool pressure. Very nice finishes . Did you make that core drill. It kicks ass . Nice channel, I'm hooked
Cheers brother! Yeah we use the top notch on all the lathes. I really like it. I’m told there’s better out there, but considering I’ve got about 20 top notch tool holders… we won’t be changing any time soon 🤣 They’re very robust inserts I must admit. Gets the job done just fine in my opinion.
Two of the best. Both have been insanely helpful. Kurtis technically on a machining level, and Karen sharing what they’ve learned growing the channel. Deeply grateful to them both
Two of the best. Both have been insanely helpful. Kurtis technically on a machining level, and Karen sharing what they’ve learned growing the channel. Deeply grateful for them both (and their awesome vids)
WOW!! HUGE IMPROVEMENT IN CAMERA WORK!!!! Pardon me for shouting but the improvement is like night and day. In future, please show and tell us about the inserts, particularly the ones that are hidden by the workpiece, like the drills and the trepanning tool. Some of them look like WNMG, but is there any special feature to get them to cut on the wide angle. Also, I'd love to know more about the center cutting part of the drills. You have a fascinating channel, Matt. Great Work.
Nice! Hello from the other side of the world. My wife and I want to come visit Poland with our little boy Teddy in the near future. I’m fascinated by all the deep history in Europe. Something Australia lacks.
I’ve just discovered your channel and subscribed. I’m a big fan of CEE. Looks like you guys have a similar vibe going on here. Looking forward to it! Peace! 🇦🇺🇺🇸
Cheers mate! Just doing our little part to add to all the cool machining stuff out there. Love watching Kurtis' vids. Guy knows his stuff... I have swarf bin envy as of late haha
Youre gonna LOVE one of the upcoming videos. Kong’s big brother is being built right now… and going into a custom cross slide holder. That 80mm bar is gonna chip off bloody Doritos.
Really enjoying the videos Matt. seeing your pipe handler reminded me of working in an oilfeild shop in Algeria, We did have hydraulic pipe racks tho so made loading unloading easy
I can only imagine. Hal worked in both Turkey and the Australian Simpson desert. And drilled in the arctic circle back in the 1950s. The photos from that period are insane.
@@beriklelmut1842 That is a very good way to be as an Apprentice and as a junior Tradesman. Learn as much as you can and keep it written down or in books for future reference purposes to refresh your knowledge and understanding.
An issue I think with bigger machine tools (mainly manual stuff) is they’ll still go when stuff breaks. I remember an old boy doing some test cuts on the new to us 16t swift lathe. Told the Forman it grumbled abit with a bigger cut. Turns out he was taking a full width if insert cut (15mm) and about 5mm of the shank of the tool 😂 That trapanning drill looks bonza though.
I hear you man. I have the grunt in the machines to run tools harder… but they honestly make me bloody nervous. The inserts in Kong can do a 12mm plus cut no worries … but if it goes… FAAAARK I’ll stick to 5-6mm cuts and not destroy the tool when the insert inevitably goes 🤣
I actually didnt make the tool. My predecessor Alex did. The guy is basically the sheldon of machining. Such a bright, clever and humble guy. One day I'll get him in to explain how he did it. He's just around the corner. I think he was only in his early 20s when he created it too! Proof that age is no limitiation either way.
I'm about to start learning this area myself. Have to put an approx. 98mm hole in ductile iron from a solid round. Got an allied machine revolution drill (SP56X10-200L) to start the hole. Have yet to start, but this makes me think a trepanning tool would be much smarter
Nice one! Honestly we only use trepanning for larger stuff - and when we need to do a big batch of them (5+) The setup time is way longer than drilling (for us at least). Good luck with the project. Sounds bloody cool 👊
Hey Ron, we started using it quite a while ago - apparently we're the only one who does haha. It's called HOLEMAKER by ITM. It's a generic cutting / drilling fluid. I'm no expert on cutting fluids, but it seems to work well. We got sick of the sticky soluble oils (the white stuff) that tend to go off and get full of bacteria. The Holemaker hasn't seen a decrease in tool life - quite the opposite actually. Some advantages (for us, as we only really machine 4140) are that it never goes off, seems to cut just fine, and it has great rust prevention properties. Not sure if it's suitable to what you guys do, but for us it's excellent. Im always (ALWAYS) open to anyting better out there, but the Pink Panther juice wins out for now.
Thank you very much. Appreciate the kind feedback. I’m not sure about Kong to be honest. He was there when I took over the shop. All the new bars I’ve made get tig welded (preheated and control cooled) to make sure they can handle the load. No problems to far… and little Kong just keeps chomping away. Love that bar 🤣
The land of Fernet, Cuarteto, Cumbia, Asado y Mate 🧉 Hopefully I’m coming to Argentina in December/Jan to visit my host family in Jujuy! Amo a Argentina 🇦🇷
What's going on at the 10:14 mark? You guys don't have gravity down under? Or maybe it's the Noga base? I can't believe I haven't acquired a decent mag base in 22 years of this trade. The last horizontal bore mill I regularly stood at could hold 46,000 lbs. Thanks for sharing and keep it heavy ;)
Haha. Gravity defying shit down under. I put the mag base dial indicator in a billet in the chuck, then dial the drill tool holder in with it. It’s a really easy way of making sure Udrills and HTS drills are centred to about 0.1 accuracy. 46000 lbs is wild! I think our Godizilla mill is only 5000
Love your channel can't wait for new videos. All my friends allso checking you out. So much that we can learn from a MASTER YOUR FIELD. KEEP IT UP. I KNOW YOU ALLWAYS ANSWER THAT WNMG TOOL WHAT IS GOOD FEED RATE FOR A SUPREME FINISH. THANKS FOR MAKING TIME TO ANSWER.
Thanks for the feedback. It’s very humbling and grounding to have lots of experienced machinists tuning in and watching. I’m always learning, so the channel had been great with everyone freely sharing their insights in the comments. With WNMG: My preferred is the new Iscar carbide. It lasts really well, and you can run it at high VC (170-200) because of the coatings. We used to run at around 120 I prefer nose radius of 0.8 for most general machining. Roughing: 2-4mm Depth of cut Mostly I stick to 3-3.5 Feed 0.33-0.35 Finishing Depth of cut 1-1.5mm Feed rate 0.22-0.25 That works really well on 4140 steel, and gives us the finish we are after. Hope that helps 👊👍
@@halheavyduty I know about copper paste. I grease the screws with graphite grease because I have it and where I once worked, graphite paste was used to grease the threads of hydraulic cylinders so that the threads didn't seize up during assembly. (I admit, I forgot to grease the thread once. But only once. We had to scrap the cylinder because the threads seized up. No chance. I've never forgotten to grease the threads again.) Does copper paste have any advantages over graphite paste?
@@BLECHHAUS I also found with fine threads can really be a bad deal once the begins to seize! I have had that where even though I could move them but there was no recovery. Scrap parts. I like the blue colored anti-seize and lubricant. Here in the USA we get Bostik blue moly. A little stays and stays. Kinda good stuff. Matt has a nice channel but for me, he just seems a super nice fellow, I would be honored to know him.
@@cogentdynamics When the thread of the cylinder, a fine thread, squeaked for the first time, my colleague looked up in alarm. After the second squeak, it was over. Everything happened within half a turn. It was a long time ago, but I will never forget it :-O And yes, it would certainly be interesting to meet Matt. But he lives exactly on the opposite side of the world from me.
@@BLECHHAUS lol! Yep, with aluminum that noise is too late. Coming out in an assembly a little damage at the first (outside) it is crazy that there isn’t a way stop it. I’m sure someone may, not me.
The 78mm one only comes in 2.5D - I wish they did a 3D one. It’s quiet as a mouse. The dual trigon inserts styles seem to perform best for 4140… and are DEFINITELY the quietest.
What an inspiring Video series, thanks so much from North Carolina. If you don’t mind, I would like to ask about “u-drill” and I want to try one of those on a new Haas TL1 lathe (16” x 30”) 10 HP with max torque at a round at 350 rpm. Max speed is 1800 for the spindle. I often drilling out solid bar (mostly aluminum but also steel) because we have to pay for the hole if I start with Mechanical tubing. I want to be able to put a hole at 1” (25.4mm 😂) but I am worried because on a smaller drill will push more easily but I won’t get the speeds to cut properly. Is it a problem at under the surface speed in the hole the insert recommendations I should be running? At 1800 rpm in aluminum for a 19mm drill I think it is slow but I expect I won’t run out of torque. Also, thrust with a quick change tool post is a concern staying where it should be. (I jumped the gun a bit because I ordered a 25.4mm “normal” inserts and I bought a 19mm drill that uses a pair of “W” style insert. I am learning and hope to learn more. Thank you sir!
I think you’ll be fine, just make sure to plumb in the coolant. I’m no aluminium expert, but as long as you put plenty of coolant into there I think it’ll work just fine. We modified the toolposts so they have extra bolts to hold them down (and can’t easily pivot) It’s worked well so far, but check it with a dial indicator regularly. Your lathe should have more than enough grunt for a Udrill that size. They use much less spindle load than HSS.
@@halheavyduty I’ll do that for sure. My TL-1 is tentatively scheduled for the technicians come in to do the Commissioning of the machine. I’ll be on the steep learning curve. You do different kind of work than I do but I learn so much from watching and importantly I enjoy your videos and your positive and kind and sincere personality. I have a couple Australian mates down under and somehow I look up to your country and your people. I love that you are so amazing with your involvement in your comments but I suspect your channel will grow quickly to the point you will be unable to keep up. I appreciate what you do. I don’t want to impose on your time. At the same time, I like to help in however I can to grow your channel. I share and comment as well as thumbs up and subscribed after your second video. Basically, thank you.
I'm really enjoying the channel right now. I can respond while the machines are running... keeping an ear on it all. I think you're right though re once the channel expands. I'll keep doing my very best for now! I really enjoy conversing with such a diverse group of people with the same interest in machining I've got. Thanks for being so supportive mate. It's legends like you that make it fun to have a channel. People who are humble, genuinely curious and just want to get better. Keep it up brother.
They’re actually not welded at all - they keep cracking no matter what we do. We’re using a buttress thread that gets baker loked in and torqued up to the absolute max
Exactly. Believe it or not, those buttress style threads will hold WAY better than welds. Once we screw them and torque them up… they’re not letting go.
I love my Alpha 400. Its a tiny machine against Matts but i recognised the spindle and servo whine instantly. Im in the UK and I bought my first Alpha in 1996 when they very first came out (machine No 72) utter game changer for me , bought another one in 2012( 1997 machine) and rebuilt it. Its still running like a new machine now even though its worked every day
Do you still get a useful billet when using EDM? I'm not a machinist, just a Maintenance Carpenter with a family history of tool makers and engineers on one side of my family and blacksmiths and Civil Engineers on the other side!😂
Oh wow. I’m fascinated by wire EDM. We just had to get a big “bowl” wire cut for the big rig. Do you drill a hole and then cut it? Curious to know more. Personally, I love the Alphas for the type of work we do. We do such a wide variety of stuff, so they’re super versatile, bloody reliable and easy to use. There’s way more advanced machines out there, but the Alphas are quick when you use them for the right application (in my opinion).
@@halheavydutywe have an edm drill also for drilling the hole to feed the wire through initially. We use a 2mm electrode typically and the machine can drill 600mm thick. We use the wire edm for other jobs other than making cores too. I agree that there's more complex machines out there but these cnc flat beds definitely have their place, we have 4 prototrak controlled lathes, similar to the alphas.
@@halheavyduty OK. I worked at a place where we made support equipment for steel mills and mining industry. The company bought this giant lathe to rough and finish turn rolling mill rolls. These rolls were 40 to 60 ton. Crazy big. Well, the lathe was from Gurutzpe. It wouldn't handle the weight of the rolls. The tailstock which was about as big as a Volkswagen, would lift on the backside when they put all of the weight on it. So my boss asked me to come in over the weekend to help the Gurutzpe service techs that flew in from Spain. These guys couldn't speak any English. I sure didn't know any Spanish.
It was a tough situation. Turns out they wanted me to set this tailstock up on my machine and put some holes in it. I was sweating bullets... It was a brand new machine and these guys wanted me to poke holes in it. Then with the language barrier I couldn't get a good feel of where they wanted the holes. I expected measurements or something...they just put 2 dots on it with a sharpie.
So, I took my 4 inch core bore drill and made holes in this brand new casting. I was not feeling very confident....but the holes were in... Sadly, it didn't work. I think the company filed for bankruptcy not long after that. I think Gurutzpe sent over a mid size slant bed lathe as a peace offering. Sorry for the long email.... I have a lot of stories from working in shops. Gotta write a book someday...
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I discovered your channel a few weeks ago and am enjoying it immensely. I've been a subscriber of CEE for a couple years. Kurtis truly is a genius at problem-solving and machining. Karen's work is the gold standard for machining videos, IMO. I am not a machinist but am fascinated watching these huge machines cut steel like butter. Your channel is a wonderful look at a different kind of machining than CEE. The sizes and precision of the parts you produce is equally impressive and I look forward to each video. Your video quality is getting much better. Karen is a terrific mentor for this. Your narrative describing the processes, techniques and tooling is important for us non-machinists to understand and appreciate what you are doing. Good luck to you, sir.
Thanks for the great feedback. I try to keep it nice and simple, but still explaining it so people can learn.
When I was starting as a machinist, I really wanted to understand how everything worked… to master the very basics.
So a huge part of the narration is the stuff I wish someone had told me so I didn’t have to figure it all out the hard way.
Yeah, Kurtis & I do very different stuff.
He’s 100% manual machining, where I have to be hybrid between manual & CNC. I love both, but find myself really drawn to the CNC lathes.
You know it's a big job when it extends half way into the yard. Enjoyed the way you replicated the bed of the lathe as mounts for the steady rest on the extension in the yard, that'll pay back for repeatability in the future. Also thought the shimmed steady rings were a great way of handling the inevitable inconsistencies in those long rods. Love machining of any kind but the window you milled in the connector is a great way of showing the tolerances are being kept tight, before breaking out the metrology kit... Nice shout outs to Karen (CEE) and David Wilkes :)
Cheers mate! Yeah it’s been a wild project to setup, but it’s worth it.
The inspection windows in the testers have been really useful. Especially on such a large custom thread.
Big fan of Kurtis and Karen over at CEE and now your channel. Love seeing you turn large parts.
Cheers bro! Yeah, big fan of Karen & Kurtis. They have a truly amazing channel with world class content.
Lovely people the both of them
Curtis is indeed a genius machinist! Your channel works because of good content, good editing and quality camera work.
Keep em coming Aussie!
Thanks mate. Appreciate it!
I’ve only spoken with Kurtis on the phone, but he seems like a great guy with a real wealth of knowledge and experience.
He was super helpful to help me solve the challenge of machining induction hardened chrome.
Nice to have another Aussie machine channel to watch. Doing a great job. Cheers from a small wood shop in Roatan Honduras.
Thank you very much! Hello from the other side of the world 👊
I have also just discovered your channel absolutely fabulous . Retired heavy machinist 85 I will be tuning in on a regular basics . Bernard Reilly Glasgow Scotland keep up the good work.
Thank you very much Bernard. I love that we have so many retired machinist on the channel.
So many great ideas so far have come from gentlemen like yourself who comment on the content and give me great ideas I’d genuinely never thought of.
I love Scotland. Went there with my grandmother as a young boy and I’m convinced my heritage is Scottish.
Love the cold, wet & overcast weather. Why on earth I ended up in the hottest sunniest place on earth amuses me endlessly.
Excellent work, guys. So good you mentioned David Wilks, he is greatly missed. His one of a kind craftsmanship and his sense of humor was always a treat to enjoy. Keep up your good work. Regards from Frankfurt/Germany.
He did have a great sense of humour and produce superb content. Clearly a master of his craft.
CEE is a definite favorite. I agree the problem solving over there is great!
They’re great. Both Kurtis & Karen have been nothing but helpful.
Love the videos they produce.
So good to watch. I get great ideas for the shop all time thanks to those guys.
@@halheavyduty Not too many ideas at once or you never get anything done!😂
Don’t forget Mr Homeless.
Love Homie
Curtis, look out. Very interesting content. Thanks.
Thanks for watching Dudley! Appreciate it brother 👊
Love this channel, Matt. Thanks for sharing your stuff.
Thank you very much for the great feedback. Much appreciated & glad you enjoyed it 👊
Matt, I gotta tell ya, I love your channel and the absolutely awesome work you do there in Queensland. I am an ex fitter, turner, & first class machinist myself and I love CNC, deep cuts and heavy-type machining. I must have watched every CEE video and every Hal Heavy Duty vid. Keep 'em coming Aussie! I lived and worked in WA for many years. Worked in Kaloorlie for six months, mainly machining and completing drill rod tool joints on a manual mill. Made a lot of chips!
Mate thanks for the great feedback! Sounds like you’ve had a heap of experience yourself - so it means a lot.
Appreciate it 👊💯
Great stuff good that Karen and Kurtis are helping with the video technics, you could start a whole new toy line "razer Slinkys"
I could make a fortune with the number of slinky’s we’re producing right now 👊🤣
I love that you use the core drill to get billets as well saving you lots of money on billets amazing man!!
Cheers mate. Yeah it’s a big time and money saver for us.
Gorgeous work. Thanks for sharing.
Most welcome, and thanks for the kind feedback 💯
I am now 70 years young, needless to say I have seen a lot of change in this country, some of it good, some of it has made me sad, having said this I do know that after watching CEE AND YOURSELVES there is nothing that this great country can’t do.👍👍👍🇦🇺🍺
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Re-use of that metal with the coring tool is great. Working smart.
It’s amazing how much material we save with that one.
Def worth doing
Great channel, I like the sound of the lathe speeding up as it does à facing cut.
Thanks mate. Yeah I’m a fan of the sound it makes with constant surface speed on too 💯👊
A joy to watch and music to my ears, the beauty of C.N.C. machining
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Yes im also a big fan of Curtis. But that shop made core drill u use, is just amazing. Really love that thing! Greetings from Germany.
Thank you!
Yep. We love the big core drill. Saves us so much time (and money).
I really want to visit Germany sometime soon! I’m fascinated by all the history. And I want to go to the Black Forest
@@halheavyduty When u travel such long distance to Germany, you should also visit Dresden (my former hometown, lot of history, great architecture) and the "Elbsandsteingebirge". If you are interested in fascinating landscapes, this is something you definatly want to see.
But you can also visit our eastern and western neigbors in a few hours, Europe has really great Highspeed-Train network.
It's a dream trip for me for sure! I'll add those suggestions to the list. I just love how close all the amazing things to see are.
In Australia, once you leave a major city and head towards the center... you can drive for a day and all you'll see is "the bush"... and probably hit a Kangaroo on the way haha
I also want to visit some of the machine shops in Germany. I can only imagine the amazing places that exist in the land of precision (that's what I think of when I think of German machining. Absolute precision).
@@halheavyduty I think, so much room outside the cities has its own charme. I really wan't to visit Australia too, some day.
In fact, i really was thinking about your opportunities to visit machine shops here, but im not sure if that is that easy. Maybe i could ask my boss than if he is willing to let you in (because you are not a direct competitor) but i would not bet on it. My actual Company is located in Baden Wuerttemberg (thats where the Black Forest is).
I guess, high precision exists in every developed country on the planet, but i know what you mean. Our industry aims more on serial production even on very small tolerances. I guess, shops who make mostly single parts are really rare here.
I'll do a video when the time comes asking for places that want to have me through. I totally get it that people want to protect their 'trade secrets' from competitors.
In our industry I'm a little different. I show people what we're up to... because here in Australia people tend to see the extent of what we're doing (and how crazy custom it all is) and just think... faaaark that haha.
I'm so interested in high precision because it's quite the opposite of what we do. We maintain tolerances... but nowhere near the level of what you guys would.
Hopefully one day we get to meet! It's a small world nowdays.
Really awesome to see all the progress on the big rig project together in one video, gonna be a long haul, can’t wait to finally see all your components together and working in the field 👍
Me too! I can’t wait to see it drill. Gonna be one wild video when that bad boy fires up.
The quality of your videos has greatly improved since I watched the 1st episode, you have made a great improvement
Thank you very much for the feedback. Doing my best to get a little better each time.
The comments are really helpful to let me know what needs improving. So a huge thanks to everyone who has chimed in!
Another excellent selection of videos, keep them coming. Great to see a fellow Qld doing so well.
Cheers David!
Haha! The sound that rod is makings at 15:47 is the exact sound of the motion detectors in the movie Aliens (the 2nd one)
You all have "movement in front and behind"
Love your content and great shout out to CEE with Curtis and Karen
Stay "Frosty"
I know right!
That was (and still is) one of my all time favourite movies as a kid. Scared the shit out of me as a little boy.
@@halheavyduty I can quote every line, in order, with the correct vernacular, start to finish! Had a moment when I heard that noise... and I laughed. Thanks for responding to the comment - as you you say you do. Now stand down and make more cool sh!t
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Excelente contenido. Muy buenos los videos. Saludos desde La Plata, Argentina 🇦🇷
Gracias hermano!
Dale Argentina!! Vivía en Jujuy en el Año 2000. Es mi país favorito de todo 👊
Siempre vuelvo a visitar… asado y fernet 💯
Increíble lo chiquito que es este mundo!. Te estoy mirando tomando mate. Te mando un gran abrazo. 🇦🇷 🇦🇺💪
@@halheavydutyHave you tried Argentinean style Slow Cooked BBQ or Argentinean 1 minute steaks? The head of Catering at the school I work at is of Argentine heritage and so we regularly have the 1 minute steaks for lunch in the Dining Room and I also had to make two Slow Cook BBQs with the height adjustable meat rack for cooking a few years ago.
Mark from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
Tomo mate casi todo los días 🤣
I haven’t tried their slow cooked bbq… but I’m in love with their Asado bbq.
It’s the bloody tastiest beef on the planet. That and Texan brisket
Very cool compilation and a nice set up outside for working on the long drill rods.
Always fun getting creative and thinking about how to do something a bit bigger than your usual work.
Thanks mate. Yeah… the nature of what we do means there’s never a dull day.
Literally never 🤣
I've been wondering how you were going to fit those threaded adapters to the pipe, (more like hollow bar) thanks for clearing that up for me. Now, aside from the insane torque required to rotate all that, I'm starting to wonder about the gear required to get it all back out of the hole especially the breakout tooling🤔Man, what a project! Still cant wait to see the rig. Cheers
It’s a monster…
120,000 Nm of torque driving the rods…
Love to drill. I have been working Heat exchangers for the past 29 years.
It's amazing the stuff Kennametal has to offer. It's a bit pricey, but you get what you pay for.
You should try the top-notch threading inserts with the chip breaker built on the edges, less tool pressure. Very nice finishes .
Did you make that core drill. It kicks ass .
Nice channel, I'm hooked
Cheers brother!
Yeah we use the top notch on all the lathes. I really like it. I’m told there’s better out there, but considering I’ve got about 20 top notch tool holders… we won’t be changing any time soon 🤣
They’re very robust inserts I must admit. Gets the job done just fine in my opinion.
So much lathe you need ~two chucks~, love it!
The Hulk is a beast for sure 💯
David Wilkes seemed to really have trepanning mastered. I hope he’s doing well, he produced some great videos.
He sure had it nailed. I’d love to meet him one day. If he ever comes to Australia I’ve got an open invite ton for him to run the core drill 💯✌️
now those are some chips, really enjoying the content on your channel, best wishes from the other Sunshine State, Florida...USA
Thanks Paul! Appreciate you brother 👊
Love this channel, Matt. Thanks!
Cheers John! Glad you’re enjoying it good Sir 👊🫡
Matthew, great you gave David Wilkes a shout out......his core/trepanning was awesome......I hope he is doing well ......
I hope so too.
Man is the OG of trepanning. Truly legendary stuff.
Kurtis and Karen are right decent people and I'm glad they make videos too.
Two of the best. Both have been insanely helpful. Kurtis technically on a machining level, and Karen sharing what they’ve learned growing the channel.
Deeply grateful to them both
Two of the best. Both have been insanely helpful. Kurtis technically on a machining level, and Karen sharing what they’ve learned growing the channel.
Deeply grateful for them both (and their awesome vids)
It would be great seeing these in action, it would put it in perspective cheers.
It’s coming…
100%
WOW!! HUGE IMPROVEMENT IN CAMERA WORK!!!! Pardon me for shouting but the improvement is like night and day. In future, please show and tell us about the inserts, particularly the ones that are hidden by the workpiece, like the drills and the trepanning tool. Some of them look like WNMG, but is there any special feature to get them to cut on the wide angle. Also, I'd love to know more about the center cutting part of the drills. You have a fascinating channel, Matt. Great Work.
Will do Carl. Thank you for the ideas, and the encouraging feedback. Definitely want to share more about inserts / feeds / speeds etc.
Super channel HAL and CEE nice day from Poland 🙂
Nice! Hello from the other side of the world. My wife and I want to come visit Poland with our little boy Teddy in the near future.
I’m fascinated by all the deep history in Europe. Something Australia lacks.
@@halheavyduty 🙂 very interesting cities Sopot, Gdansk, Krakow and Wroclaw. For kids wild forests near Bialowieza. This is realy old world 🙂
Off to Google those! Thank you 🙏
I’ve just discovered your channel and subscribed. I’m a big fan of CEE. Looks like you guys have a similar vibe going on here. Looking forward to it! Peace! 🇦🇺🇺🇸
Cheers mate! Just doing our little part to add to all the cool machining stuff out there. Love watching Kurtis' vids. Guy knows his stuff... I have swarf bin envy as of late haha
Love this channel
Thank you! 🙏
A lot riding on Kong! Maybe a video of the team making Kong's younger brother?
Youre gonna LOVE one of the upcoming videos.
Kong’s big brother is being built right now… and going into a custom cross slide holder.
That 80mm bar is gonna chip off bloody Doritos.
Really enjoying the videos Matt. seeing your pipe handler reminded me of working in an oilfeild shop in Algeria, We did have hydraulic pipe racks tho so made loading unloading easy
Wow! Algeria. I bet that was some crazy interesting work. Thanks for commenting mate. Appreciate it 👊
@@halheavyduty yeah it was, and very hot in the desert lol
I can only imagine.
Hal worked in both Turkey and the Australian Simpson desert. And drilled in the arctic circle back in the 1950s.
The photos from that period are insane.
Thank you for all of those great videos they make me happy everything you post a new video and thanks for explaining every of my questions
Most welcome. You’ve had some really insightful questions on past videos my friend. Appreciate them!
@@halheavyduty I try to learn as much as possible about machining since it’s not just a job but a passion for me eventho ima just a apprentice
@@beriklelmut1842 That is a very good way to be as an Apprentice and as a junior Tradesman. Learn as much as you can and keep it written down or in books for future reference purposes to refresh your knowledge and understanding.
@@markfryer9880I will thanks
Agreed 100%
Have a notebook and WRITE EVERYTHING YOU LEARN DOWN.
Re read it regularly and soon you’ll know your shit back to front.
Holy crap you know it's really big work when there's a second 4 jaw Chuck on the back of the spindle. Like wow😮
The Hulk is definitely the strongest avenger in the Hal shop 🤣
It's known as an 'oil country lathe'. Typically big bore and two chucks to machine drilling pipes.
Bang on 💯
An issue I think with bigger machine tools (mainly manual stuff) is they’ll still go when stuff breaks. I remember an old boy doing some test cuts on the new to us 16t swift lathe. Told the Forman it grumbled abit with a bigger cut. Turns out he was taking a full width if insert cut (15mm) and about 5mm of the shank of the tool 😂
That trapanning drill looks bonza though.
I hear you man. I have the grunt in the machines to run tools harder… but they honestly make me bloody nervous.
The inserts in Kong can do a 12mm plus cut no worries … but if it goes… FAAAARK
I’ll stick to 5-6mm cuts and not destroy the tool when the insert inevitably goes 🤣
Awesome work there. I'm not a fan of CNC but that was dam interesting.
Cheers mate. Glad you enjoyed it.
Interesting content. The big stuff is just cool.
Cheers mate!
Love the core drill
It’s a shop favourite for sure.
Fun as hell to run too
A little metal in the morning! 😊
Best way to start the weekend!
Very impressive
Thank you!
What can I say? That was great watching.
Thanks Colin. Appreciate the feedback mate 👊
I can only imagine what you could get up to if you get that new lathe you have in mind!
If we get the CNC megabore…
Man o man… chips ahoy
If we get the CNC megabore…
Man o man… chips ahoy
You had me at "shop-made trepanning bit"
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It’s bloody fun to run!
@@halheavyduty Can you make bigger or smaller trepanning bits for increased flexibility?
You absolutely could. They take a lot to set up though - hence why we just have the big one.
@@halheavyduty You could make a video one of these days about how you made yours and how you set it up.
I actually didnt make the tool. My predecessor Alex did. The guy is basically the sheldon of machining. Such a bright, clever and humble guy.
One day I'll get him in to explain how he did it. He's just around the corner. I think he was only in his early 20s when he created it too! Proof that age is no limitiation either way.
I'm about to start learning this area myself. Have to put an approx. 98mm hole in ductile iron from a solid round. Got an allied machine revolution drill (SP56X10-200L) to start the hole. Have yet to start, but this makes me think a trepanning tool would be much smarter
Nice one!
Honestly we only use trepanning for larger stuff - and when we need to do a big batch of them (5+)
The setup time is way longer than drilling (for us at least).
Good luck with the project. Sounds bloody cool 👊
Unbelievable stuff could watch that all day. What was the pitch of that external thread you were cutting ?.
It’s a custom 3 TPI thread.
Hence the crazy heavy cut.
lol Glad you mentioned David Wilks. Shame he doesnt post any longer. Cheer Mat
He’s the OG in trepanning for sure. A deadset legend 💯
Great videos great channel.
In one part of the video there is a rubber band on the steady rest what is that for???
NSW
Regards
Greg
I suspect that it may be there as a visual depth stop reminder. I don't think that it would be there to cancel out harmonics but I could be wrong?
It’s to hold the swarf cover on. Great question!
Thanks Matt👍
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Hello Matt, I love your channel! What do you use for cooling liquid? I have never seen the red stuff🤔
Thanks very much! It’s a weird one for sure. It’s called Holemaker. A mid range cutting / drilling fluid.
Hi Mat What the go with the pink cutting fluid is it better than the white solution we use? Cheers mate Ron Stevens
Hey Ron, we started using it quite a while ago - apparently we're the only one who does haha.
It's called HOLEMAKER by ITM. It's a generic cutting / drilling fluid. I'm no expert on cutting fluids, but it seems to work well.
We got sick of the sticky soluble oils (the white stuff) that tend to go off and get full of bacteria. The Holemaker hasn't seen a decrease in tool life - quite the opposite actually.
Some advantages (for us, as we only really machine 4140) are that it never goes off, seems to cut just fine, and it has great rust prevention properties.
Not sure if it's suitable to what you guys do, but for us it's excellent. Im always (ALWAYS) open to anyting better out there, but the Pink Panther juice wins out for now.
Kong is made from a solid and then some heat treatment was done? By the way, very good video and I congratulate you for everything you have achieved
Thank you very much. Appreciate the kind feedback.
I’m not sure about Kong to be honest. He was there when I took over the shop.
All the new bars I’ve made get tig welded (preheated and control cooled) to make sure they can handle the load.
No problems to far… and little Kong just keeps chomping away. Love that bar 🤣
@@halheavyduty I appreciate your comment and thank you for sharing your experiences, they are really helpful to me, greetings from Argentina
The land of Fernet, Cuarteto, Cumbia, Asado y Mate 🧉
Hopefully I’m coming to Argentina in December/Jan to visit my host family in Jujuy!
Amo a Argentina 🇦🇷
What's going on at the 10:14 mark? You guys don't have gravity down under? Or maybe it's the Noga base? I can't believe I haven't acquired a decent mag base in 22 years of this trade. The last horizontal bore mill I regularly stood at could hold 46,000 lbs. Thanks for sharing and keep it heavy ;)
Haha. Gravity defying shit down under.
I put the mag base dial indicator in a billet in the chuck, then dial the drill tool holder in with it.
It’s a really easy way of making sure Udrills and HTS drills are centred to about 0.1 accuracy.
46000 lbs is wild! I think our Godizilla mill is only 5000
Love your channel can't wait for new videos. All my friends allso checking you out. So much that we can learn from a MASTER YOUR FIELD. KEEP IT UP. I KNOW YOU ALLWAYS ANSWER THAT WNMG TOOL WHAT IS GOOD FEED RATE FOR A SUPREME FINISH. THANKS FOR MAKING TIME TO ANSWER.
Thanks for the feedback. It’s very humbling and grounding to have lots of experienced machinists tuning in and watching.
I’m always learning, so the channel had been great with everyone freely sharing their insights in the comments.
With WNMG:
My preferred is the new Iscar carbide. It lasts really well, and you can run it at high VC (170-200) because of the coatings.
We used to run at around 120
I prefer nose radius of 0.8 for most general machining.
Roughing:
2-4mm Depth of cut
Mostly I stick to 3-3.5
Feed 0.33-0.35
Finishing
Depth of cut 1-1.5mm
Feed rate 0.22-0.25
That works really well on 4140 steel, and gives us the finish we are after.
Hope that helps 👊👍
@@halheavyduty That helps a lot thank you from South Africa 🇿🇦 can't wait to try it tomorrow.
Let me know how you go 👊✌️
Question: at minute 4:25 do you grease the grub screws in the boring bar holder with copper paste so that they wont seize up ?
We use it on EVERYTHING.
It’s a nightmare when those little screws get jammed in.
@@halheavyduty I know about copper paste.
I grease the screws with graphite grease because I have it and where I once worked, graphite paste was used to grease the threads of hydraulic cylinders so that the threads didn't seize up during assembly.
(I admit, I forgot to grease the thread once. But only once. We had to scrap the cylinder because the threads seized up. No chance. I've never forgotten to grease the threads again.)
Does copper paste have any advantages over graphite paste?
@@BLECHHAUS I also found with fine threads can really be a bad deal once the begins to seize! I have had that where even though I could move them but there was no recovery. Scrap parts. I like the blue colored anti-seize and lubricant. Here in the USA we get Bostik blue moly. A little stays and stays. Kinda good stuff. Matt has a nice channel but for me, he just seems a super nice fellow, I would be honored to know him.
@@cogentdynamics When the thread of the cylinder, a fine thread, squeaked for the first time, my colleague looked up in alarm. After the second squeak, it was over. Everything happened within half a turn. It was a long time ago, but I will never forget it :-O
And yes, it would certainly be interesting to meet Matt. But he lives exactly on the opposite side of the world from me.
@@BLECHHAUS lol! Yep, with aluminum that noise is too late. Coming out in an assembly a little damage at the first (outside) it is crazy that there isn’t a way stop it. I’m sure someone may, not me.
Is that Kennametal U drill length about 4xD? Do you find it generally runs fairly quiet?
The 78mm one only comes in 2.5D - I wish they did a 3D one.
It’s quiet as a mouse. The dual trigon inserts styles seem to perform best for 4140… and are DEFINITELY the quietest.
Did anyone ever tell you that you could be Bruno Vanden Broecke’s twin brother? He’s a Belgian actor/comedian.
Not yet… but wow 🤣
I just googled him. You’re not wrong. The ranga genes are strong with that one too 👊👌
Hi friend, nice Spanish lathe you have, Vasco, they don't make them like that anymore, greetings from Spain
GURUTZPE
The Hulk is everyone’s favourite in the shop for sure. Just a monster that is so useful for our line of work.
Saludos del otro lado del mundo!
What an inspiring Video series, thanks so much from North Carolina. If you don’t mind, I would like to ask about “u-drill” and I want to try one of those on a new Haas TL1 lathe (16” x 30”) 10 HP with max torque at a round at 350 rpm. Max speed is 1800 for the spindle. I often drilling out solid bar (mostly aluminum but also steel) because we have to pay for the hole if I start with Mechanical tubing. I want to be able to put a hole at 1” (25.4mm 😂) but I am worried because on a smaller drill will push more easily but I won’t get the speeds to cut properly. Is it a problem at under the surface speed in the hole the insert recommendations I should be running? At 1800 rpm in aluminum for a 19mm drill I think it is slow but I expect I won’t run out of torque. Also, thrust with a quick change tool post is a concern staying where it should be. (I jumped the gun a bit because I ordered a 25.4mm “normal” inserts and I bought a 19mm drill that uses a pair of “W” style insert. I am learning and hope to learn more. Thank you sir!
I think you’ll be fine, just make sure to plumb in the coolant. I’m no aluminium expert, but as long as you put plenty of coolant into there I think it’ll work just fine.
We modified the toolposts so they have extra bolts to hold them down (and can’t easily pivot)
It’s worked well so far, but check it with a dial indicator regularly.
Your lathe should have more than enough grunt for a Udrill that size. They use much less spindle load than HSS.
@@halheavyduty as always, you are great! Thank you sir!
Hope it helps. Let me know how you go 👍
@@halheavyduty I’ll do that for sure. My TL-1 is tentatively scheduled for the technicians come in to do the Commissioning of the machine. I’ll be on the steep learning curve. You do different kind of work than I do but I learn so much from watching and importantly I enjoy your videos and your positive and kind and sincere personality. I have a couple Australian mates down under and somehow I look up to your country and your people. I love that you are so amazing with your involvement in your comments but I suspect your channel will grow quickly to the point you will be unable to keep up. I appreciate what you do. I don’t want to impose on your time. At the same time, I like to help in however I can to grow your channel. I share and comment as well as thumbs up and subscribed after your second video. Basically, thank you.
I'm really enjoying the channel right now. I can respond while the machines are running... keeping an ear on it all.
I think you're right though re once the channel expands. I'll keep doing my very best for now! I really enjoy conversing with such a diverse group of people with the same interest in machining I've got.
Thanks for being so supportive mate. It's legends like you that make it fun to have a channel. People who are humble, genuinely curious and just want to get better. Keep it up brother.
Do drill rods need to have tapered threads to be joined up?
Yes, that’s correct. 👍
Those joints are wire feed welded to drill tubes?
Or friction welded?
Do the joints change size after welding?
They’re actually not welded at all - they keep cracking no matter what we do.
We’re using a buttress thread that gets baker loked in and torqued up to the absolute max
@@halheavyduty oh OK so you’re that’s why you’re threading the pipe.
Exactly. Believe it or not, those buttress style threads will hold WAY better than welds.
Once we screw them and torque them up… they’re not letting go.
@@halheavyduty so that’s a tapered buttress thread on the pipe to the joint
Correct. A very slight taper so it locks in hard.
Nice trepanning tool! we use a wire edm to do something similar.What do you think of the Colchester Alphas?
I love my Alpha 400. Its a tiny machine against Matts but i recognised the spindle and servo whine instantly. Im in the UK and I bought my first Alpha in 1996 when they very first came out (machine No 72) utter game changer for me , bought another one in 2012( 1997 machine) and rebuilt it. Its still running like a new machine now even though its worked every day
Do you still get a useful billet when using EDM? I'm not a machinist, just a Maintenance Carpenter with a family history of tool makers and engineers on one side of my family and blacksmiths and Civil Engineers on the other side!😂
Oh wow. I’m fascinated by wire EDM. We just had to get a big “bowl” wire cut for the big rig.
Do you drill a hole and then cut it? Curious to know more.
Personally, I love the Alphas for the type of work we do. We do such a wide variety of stuff, so they’re super versatile, bloody reliable and easy to use.
There’s way more advanced machines out there, but the Alphas are quick when you use them for the right application (in my opinion).
We get a useful billet. We tend to use this method on the more expensive nickel based alloys and titanium.
@@halheavydutywe have an edm drill also for drilling the hole to feed the wire through initially. We use a 2mm electrode typically and the machine can drill 600mm thick. We use the wire edm for other jobs other than making cores too. I agree that there's more complex machines out there but these cnc flat beds definitely have their place, we have 4 prototrak controlled lathes, similar to the alphas.
Got a fun story to tell ya about Gurutzpe someday...
Don’t leave me hanging 🤣
Spill the beans 💯✌️
@@halheavyduty OK. I worked at a place where we made support equipment for steel mills and mining industry. The company bought this giant lathe to rough and finish turn rolling mill rolls. These rolls were 40 to 60 ton. Crazy big. Well, the lathe was from Gurutzpe. It wouldn't handle the weight of the rolls. The tailstock which was about as big as a Volkswagen, would lift on the backside when they put all of the weight on it. So my boss asked me to come in over the weekend to help the Gurutzpe service techs that flew in from Spain. These guys couldn't speak any English. I sure didn't know any Spanish.
It was a tough situation. Turns out they wanted me to set this tailstock up on my machine and put some holes in it. I was sweating bullets... It was a brand new machine and these guys wanted me to poke holes in it. Then with the language barrier I couldn't get a good feel of where they wanted the holes. I expected measurements or something...they just put 2 dots on it with a sharpie.
So, I took my 4 inch core bore drill and made holes in this brand new casting. I was not feeling very confident....but the holes were in... Sadly, it didn't work. I think the company filed for bankruptcy not long after that. I think Gurutzpe sent over a mid size slant bed lathe as a peace offering. Sorry for the long email.... I have a lot of stories from working in shops. Gotta write a book someday...
Bloody hell! I’d be sweating bullets too. You definitely need to write that book bro.
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Do you guys have an Instagram page?
Not yet, but will in the new year
Great content, if you post any more you may need your own Karen
Agreed. 💯🤣