Replacing BROKEN Eye on A-frame for CAT 745 Articulated Truck | Machining, Welding, Milling
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- This video is a job we did to replace the broken eye on a suspension A-frame for a Caterpillar 745 Articulated Haul Truck. The eye was completely torn and needs replacing. This shows the step by step process to replace the eye on the A-frame including carbon arc gouging, machining, welding, milling & boring. What do you think of the finished part?
In this video we are using:
- Lincoln Electric DC-400 welder
- TM-1740G Centre Lathe
- Everising H-360HA horizontal bandsaw
- BM-63VE Milling machine
- WIA 500i Weldmatic welder
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Saw your post on I C weld and came to check out your videos. Amazing work.
Is that on Cat 745,a A frame for back axel?
I think it is good where you show a picture of the type of machine a part comes from, what it does.
Hi mate. Does liquid nitro affect the grease of bearing?
Are those red grinding discs Cubitron?
Thanks.
I am not questioning your craftsmanship there's no doubt your extremely talented machinist welded and fitter but I keep seeing people welding things back together welding is not a load bearing method of manufacture that will break eventually I appreciate you filled all the cavities but still welding is not meant for load bearing manufacture but still excellent craftsmanship no doubt about it
Kurtis, in case anyone is under any misapprehension about how hard you and the videographer work I for one has noticed that every time you finish a job and take it outside into the yard it’s always dark. You and the misses deserve every success and reward that comes your way. Keep on keeping on mate.
Self employed for 40+years and working late is just what we do to succeed !
Cheers mate we appreciate that! Thanks for supporting the channel 😎👍
She catches a lot of spall when videoing the welding sequences.
Absolutely, I noticed that too!!
@@wdwerker my question might silly, but 40+ years selfemployed? how old are you pal? u look 35-40 max!
great job btw, greatings! 😎👍
In the 80s I loved kids shows that show how things are done - there aren’t many left these days and it’s all about non existing super heros. Luckily channel’s like this stepped in and I can show these to my kids. Craftsmanship needs to be celebrated. Thanks for your hard work.
Was a Precision Millwright for over 40 years,and still impressed by the machine work performed by these Master Machinists
Q: since you might know the answer. How
Much $$ do you think these guys make a year?
This not these
@@nef003 Kurtis is a special case in that he owns his own business and brings together a pretty crazy mix of machinery expertise, welding/fabrication hands, and machining hands. It's hard to find a job working for someone else that engages this variety of skillsets, because the road to profit tends to run through specialization. Three ways to answer this, if it helps:
If you want to keep the variety of this work, maybe if you add a lengthy science/engineering education and could do all of this plus high end white collar stuff, you could prototype stuff at the R&D division of a manufacturer. I know a guy from my Ph.D. who has a job like this (but for small high-tech widgets, add labby stuff like lasers and electronics, subtract the welding/fabrication). He has a top Ph.D. in physics and we bonded in the machine shop there - he is great in the shop. There are not a lot of these jobs and variety pays less because variety does not produce a high volume of salable goods or services. Often, these jobs' progression is to pay more as they get less fun. (A megacorp will buy your cool startup with the fun job, and eventually you aren't working with your hands at all as you move into management and deal with megacorp's soul-crushing corporate bureaucracy and politics full-time. They are forced to pay you a lot more to make it up to you.) My friend is in NYC and does fine but I think, even with no kids, he and his wife rent their apartment. If I had to guess, with 10 years' experience, I'd say he pulls $130k/yr plus benefits. That's good money, though remember a lot goes into it (4 years of a bachelor's for $$$$$, then 6 years of a Ph.D. earning a stipend that's just enough to get by, so you're about 30 before you see your first good salary and might have many years of fighting student loans from college.)
Funny thing about owning a business (I do this in another, fully white-collar, field) is that it's hard to price business revenues on an equal footing with wages or salary. Business takes over your life, and there are lots of crazy new taxes. The volatility in the revenue can be insane; sometimes you're making less than a professional bum even though you haven't turned away from the 365 day commitment. This can be stressful and humiliating. The cost-of-goods-sold for work like Kurtis' is extreme and in itself hard to price. It's not just the huge bill for consumables like electricity, welding wire, argon, inserts, wrenches that broke, etc. Much of the cost of a heavily equipped facility is depreciation of capital assets and/or debt service on the equipment costs, and you could give yourself a 75% raise by changing the assumptions about these things in your books. If you spend that raise on a fancy lifestyle, you might find out in 7 years that oops, you were actually starving to death all along without knowing it, and now your facility is useless and you're bankrupt. Even my business, which is extremely simple - I sell white-collar expertise from a home office, mostly by the hour - feels hard to price vs. a salary. I've built complicated spreadsheets in which I try. If you keep the flow of work high and steady through good marketing *and* price the work well through confidence in negotiating your sales, you can create a significant wealth despite all these costs. Those are big ifs.
Finally: My next door neighbor is an experienced metalworker in his mid-40s. He leaves for work at 4:30 am and comes home looking tired and smeared with that oily iron oxide schmutz. He works at a big plasma cutting table making parts for big steel buildings and has the skills to lean into many other things at the shop. He made this gorgeous meat smoker for his yard, so I believe him when he brags about his skills. Observing his lifestyle: We live in the kind of neighborhood where the public schools are bad, there's broken glass on the sidewalks, and drive-by shootings happen. He and I take pride in making the best of our little corner of it through cleaning, gardening, etc. He and his wife (who also works) have built a strong foundation for their kids, who attend a charter high school. He has an expensive hobby (bodybuilding) and his star daughter, now graduating high school, drives. He drives an old Jeep he fixed up himself, and they pay rent to his mother-in-law for their apartment. He complains when the overtime dries up. If I had to guess, I'd say his base wage is ~$35/hr plus benefits and overtime.
@ramanshah7627 lifes tough, I'm 19 and lost. Family wanted me to become a software Engineer but now i just wanna get the degree and get over with it. I wanted to get into the airforce but they denied, then aircraft maintenance engineering but they denied. Now comercial pilot is my most favourable career but the fees is too high for my family. These days i just wake up go to college, do nothing and return, Im thinking about getting a part time at the local garage as I'm good with wrenches and machines but managing college and exams would be tough and family said no to job.
Beautiful work young man. I've been welding 41 years and it doesn't get any better than that!
It's all fun and games until someone needs an eye gouged out...
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LOL good one!!
Lol
you've been to that tavern as well on north 14th St.? Good times.
@@metalbob3335 yeah, that one's better than the rough one on the other side of town 🤕😆
Customer states “needs to be line bored”
Curtis states “get off the crack”
You sure he only said "crack"???
@@darrylvanrooy 😝
Ah, Australian humour, up there with "It'll buff out"
@@PeterNield bit of duck tape shee’l be right mate
All it really needed was some high tensile wire wrapped around and a bit of duct tape... maybe a zip tie or too just to be sure 😉👌🤣
No lies, this is fast becoming my favourite "heavier" engineering channel. You guys rock.
First-class film making and really-interesting engineering. The good picture quality shows us lots of useful detail and the super slo-mo shots show us how the milling happens, something we'd normally not see. Thank you!
I just can't say enuff to compliment you on your craftsmanship. I am here in Texas staying awake to watch you work at 4:30 AM as i usually do on friday mornings. I must say Homeless scored huge when he found you and the Giggler to love him and take care of him. He always makes me smile. Thanks for all.
Hey Terry thanks for watching over there mate at such a crazy hour! Homey is definitely living his best life we are lucky to have him. Have a good Friday mate
As a heavy mech I’ve always said operators can break an anvil in a sand box with a rubber hammer. Great job young man . Love your safety man!
After they cracked open the first one and saw it was all meat they just swallowed the second one whole.
They will spend the week passing it.
My career involved programming computers, so I never had anything to do with machines like these, but I love watching craftsmen in a different field doing work I could never imagine myself doing. Love watching this! Keep up the fantastic work!
same here....u took my words
It's an art that is rapidly going away, at least in the us. There just aren't the craftsman or craftswomen that there used to be I am a diesel mechanic and machinist I build alot of obsolete and unavailable parts. Seems like these days mechanics are mostly parts changers, they just don't fix anything anymore.
@@zebschreiber7357 It's not so much "don't" as it is "can't", (though it is a vanishing skillet). As in, the manufacturers no longer want their products to be serviced, repaired, or tinkered with by anybody other than their technicians, because they now make a killing overcharging the owners/operators to basically lease the machines that were purchased outright. Disabling the machine/vehicle if it wasn't handled by one of their "licensed technicians". John Deere is one of the most notorious offenders of this corrupt practice.
Though, if things keep as they're going, corporations such as Caterpillar could soon follow suit...
This job's like watching someone draw when I just can't. First 20 min you're like "The hell is he doin?" Then it all comes to shape and you see what makes anyone an artist in their craft.
The whole process of managing the thermal expansion, I can see how you weld small bits at a time to prevent distorting the eye and frame too much, possibly unequally. Amazing, like watching a freaking artist. Good job.
not to mention metallurgy, blueprint reading, etc.
Even in welding or machining (i have both certs), there is a LOT of science, going on.
I'm in IT, and I also "LOVE" when the proposed scope of work doesn't even remotely begin to describe the actual task needing to be performed. I absolutely love your content, mate. I love stuff like ThisOldTony and AvE, but the big sonofabitch jobs you work on... Man, that's something special, and a joy to watch.
Hey Ian thanks for watching and the support mate 😎👊💥
Abom79 is another great one that also does big iron projects, just without the aussie accent
I am in IT too and only found his channel last night and am seriously enjoying his skills. But I am right with you on job scope. I have made a couple of those calls to clients in the past.
“Oh no, this is out of scope. I will get you the costing this afternoon for your approval.”
“Yes I am sorry about that but who knew a massive amounts of user caused damage isn’t covered in the standard price book.”
I love that dog. Had a pit myself for 17 years. They're like no other dog in the world. Their personalities and demeanor are unmatched. Helped me raise 2 beautiful girls and looked after the house and my family when I couldn't be there. Watching homeless brings back so many amazing memories I apprecite you guys including him in the vids. Cheers from Kootenays,BC Canada !
It's very enjoyable to watch your skills in metalworking. I love that you can take a disastrously broken piece of equipment, then fabricate a new part, then weld and build up the metal to join the pieces into one solid piece that is as strong as the original piece. Nice work.
i would bet that the repaired piece is stronger than the original piece, considering the quality of the work that Kurtis does and the amount of time & attention to detail that he puts into it
It would be pretty funny to see the customers face when it was dropped off with only a line boring done to the 1/3rd of what's left of that eye.
You want a line bore? you get a line bore. Oh you wanted a fix? that will be different. Maybe next time, let us know it needs a whole replacement.
Could have fixtured the remainder of the bit cut off, and bored it out, then framed it with a small caption " just needs line bore", and put it on the wall.
Reminds me of a job, where the description was "first bomb fell on target".
@@SeanBZA What?! We gotta here that story!
@@SeanBZA elaborate, spunds pretty interesting haha
If the w/o said "repair eye, linebore" it means refabricate and linebore. You got the refabrication done, but you never linebored it. Lineboring is performed to create parallel and square features referenced to a datum (the mounting pads) such that when the A-frame is reinstalled, its bore is parallel to the plane of the pads, perpendicular & centered to the mounting bolt holes and at the right height. Even with a spherical bearing installed, just 1 degree error in the horizontal plane will cause 17mm misalignment of the bolt holes on a 1 meter long shaft.
You should have bolted the pads to a HMC or a squared fixture on a vertical mill, centered the spindle to the mounting hole pattern's center and floor-to-bearing-center height, THEN linebored it.
dude, that is nuts. this seems like a more complicated job than I have seen recently and you just plow through it like nothing. good on ya mate for making it seem so easy.
It would take you and I combined, a week to do this job….he did it by himself in the matter of a few days.
Hey Nick yeah a few processes to this one just got to get in and get it done 😆👊💥
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering I laughed at the customer's mis- statement of the job description. I was thinking, "Get paid upfront"
You guys make an excellent team, with his skill and knowledge and her artistic cinematography skills really make these videos very enjoyable. Thank you guys!
Heartily endorsed
I’m a home builder and I know the value of having the right tool for the job, but your tool set is very different from mine! So fascinating! Thanks for the amazing content and keep up the great work!
It makes me so happy to se a youtube channel with an inteligent welder that knows that gas is poison and the radiation is going to kill u. The best welder i have ever seen in my life by far passed away with lungcancer in 2014. He said to me that if he only knew about the dangers of the gas he had been breathing in for 30 years. I do miss that man. But you are an awsome welder with no bullshit and u protect your self, a big break from all the bullshiters i see.
People are always pissing and moaning about health and safety getting in the way. And sure, it sometimes does. But it only exists because employers have historically chosen to kill workers over spending anything to keep them healthy. Everyone deserves to go home healthy after a shift.
There is no real excuse for it these days. quality safety equipment is cheap, easy, and better than ever before.
Sadly the regular TH-cam videos coming out of the Middle East, South Asia and S.E. Asia demonstrate that personal safety equipment is off the radar and out of reach.
We don't see it, but I hope the Camera Lady also has eye, hearing, and breathing protection...
@@ZaphodHarkonnen It pains me to say but more pepole should see pepole like my old mentor whene he had the lungcancer, he didnt die well im sorry to say. Use the fucking saftey eq and dont nag about it is what i always say to the god dam kids that think they are immune to everything.
Having Sharpened Drills in my shop for nearly 50 years, the most impressive part of this VERY IMPRESSIVE Video was the drilling on the super spacer.. It's possibly the FIRST TH-cam Video that I've seen where the drill is drilling 100% symmetrically! Swarf coming out of both flutes equally? Unheard of! Spot on! Well Done!
Proper bit.
Gotta like them twin swarfs especially the redheads
Good job again. I've spent my life as a job shop machinist, fixing everything from cameras and medical equipment to bulldozers and locomotives, so I really enjoy watching old school repair work. I'm amazed by your extensive use of the 3 jaw chuck, I seldom ever put one on the lathe unless i'm doing multiple parts or something where concentricity is unimportant. When I saw you put that eye blank in with two rounds and a flat I couldn't believe it, but I watched the whole video and have to realize that you've done this many times over and know exactly what you intend and the results you will get. Once again, good job! And keep those videos coming.
Thanks again, GBD
Knowing nothing about these things, (I may have touched a school lathe in the 1970s) I was amazed how casually the lathe itself could spin an irregular price of metal and not even flinch.
Paying attention to the finite details of this repair, and having worked in this field, I have the utmost respect for this man's skills.
All sorted and ready for action, Homeless watching the package get opened is such a crack up, he's so cool.
Hey mate 😎👊💥
Reminds me of the Monty Python black knight sketch-
"Look, you stupid bastard, you've got no eye left!"
"Yes I do!"
"Look!!"
"It's just a line boring job"
Tis but a scratch, I've had worse....
@@kiddiescripterkiller Or - We'd like a room for two Knights, please
Black Knight, “I'm invincible!"
Arthur "You're a loony."
When I saw the broken eye I thought, that's stuffed, they need a new A-frame. My favorite part was the carbon arc gouging, never seen that done before. Love this video.
hey mate thanks for watching!
That was impressive... I do woodworking on the side, so I don't deal with machining very often. And never to this extent. I was envious watching those machines and your skill. Truly an unbelievable artisan. Nicely done. Montgomery, Texas
Glad you enjoyed it!
Kurtis, as a hobby fabricator/welder, I can't thank you enough for sharing your processes and wealth of knowledge with the world. Thank you so very much!
Oh and thank you Karen for all the hard work you do creating the videos!
@@just.some.dud3 ki88
Best part of this vid was seeing the dogs face light up with happiness when he sees the ball 🤣🤣 great job though, top notch at a high level!
I absolutely love watching other people preforming their own craft. This channel is no different. If I could retire early I would love to travel and go to all these different shops and manufactures to watch how it is done. Watching you move all your different equipment around reminds me of a medical lab where all different test are preformed. Great job and I will be a subscriber. You deserve it.
I truly enjoyed watching the full process and the finished product looks fantastic! Thanks for posting such watchable vids and continued success to you. I can only imagine how satisfying it is when you finish a complex job like some of the ones I have seen on your channel. And kudos for giving camera time to Homeless as well.
What you can do with metal just makes my brain explode. I just love watching your videos with the before and afters. Just incredible talent you have man.
I love that every video ends with the work being tied down on a pallet. That's it. Job is done. It's like getting closure for every job.
As an 'Ancient Pom', with absolutely no talent for working with metal or wood, I am totally impressed with your workshop set-up, and especially watching you work. At one time I was interested to work on a lathe, but seeing how complicated it was, I declined the opportunity. Watching you and your attention to the smallest detail, I'm not surprised you don't have any other working with you! As long as you are appearing here, and as long as I am able, I will watch you, your dog, and the occasional appearance of your wife! Good Job, mate!
It's a treat to watch you work like a fine artist on this heavy equipment repair. So cool!
24:25 that synchro between the mask going down and lowering the filter for camera is so nice.
Thank you glad you enjoyed it
The metal workmanship already being top-notch, I really appreciate the slow-motion camerawork. We engineers have already spent weeks in classes and machine shops understanding metal forming, but the slow, close-up perspective allows those outside the industry to grasp the concepts.
Oh, and can't forget the proper allocation of pitbull footage!
A retired fitter/ machinist here. Like your work. It's good to see you use all the facets of the trade. Spent years in a heavy engineering workshop in Melbourne, Appollo Engineering. Favourite machine was the horizontal borer, when you sat on the control seat you got a great view high up of the workshop. Get yourself one of them and it opens up a lot more work for you.
I found this by accident.
It had a very relaxing effect on me and I watched the whole thing,which is rare for TH-cam videos.
Very well done 👍🏻
Awesome, thank you!
Me too, just yesterday, love the combination of skill, hard work, great cinematography, great editing and such a cute little doggie.
"Customer states: linebore" {pan to missing eye},... I love this channel!!
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"Can you imagine how much that operator would have shit his pants when that thing broke"
I lost it there lmao 😭
Great job once again Kurtis! Cheers from the states 🍻
🤣👍Thanks for watching the vid mate
When the truck literally snapped in half! I bet that made a hell of a BANG when it let go! ;)
Obviously it didn't snap this was a line boring job what are you going on about.
@@nocturnhabeo now that is funny
Karen - "you think he poo'd a little" Kurtis - "No...I think he poo'd ALOT"
LOL
To be honest this is always fascinating. How precise he can work and how good the welding skills are... Great.
I find it immensely satisfying to watch someone at work who knows their job. I myself am very inexperienced in the craft, but it's nice to know that there are people like you on whom one can rely. Greetings from Germany.
This brings back so many memories of walking through the machine shop in the 1950's, which was founded by my great grandfather in the 1800's. When I got home, my mother made me leave my shoes outside because the chips that were stuck in the soles would scratch her linoleum kitchen floor. Nice job!
Didn't you have a doormat to clean your shoes on before entering the house?
@@AlessioSangalli those metal chips need pliers to remove them.
This was really interesting to see Kurtis, the use and setup of the different tools with that beastie frame was impressive. Thx for sharing with us, steady hands, Kurtis and Karen, steady "CHOMP".....Homey givin' a master class on how to appreciate a gift!! Well done indeed!
Welcome mate thanks for taking time to watch and comment
Great work. The wheels of industry would not turn without skilled engineers like you!
Mate, ppl like you can rebuild the world. As always i very much enjoyed your video.
I've worked in underground hardrock mines for a good amount of years. Some of the machinery is large and some was quite small. Still, in a solid rock environment everything wears and breaks rapidly and some folks are just hard on things. I appreciate the aptitude/skill and the work that goes into keeping machinery up and running. To me it's fascinating to watch these processes.
In addition to your excellent comment, there's often an imminent need, and a short timeline to make the repair....No pressure! LOL
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Shirt and hat ordered last Friday, arrived in Canada in time for me to wear them while watching this weeks show! Thanks and good job!
Hey mate thanks for supporting the channel and merch shop! Hope you enjoy the goods 😎👊💥
Wow. The last shot, the before and after, really brings it home. Amazing work and satisfying to watch!
I really enjoy your videos, and am amazed at how you are able to machine items to such minute tolerances. I worked at Mount Tom Price WA for over year driving Cat 773 trucks and realise how large and heavy some of the items to be repaired can be!! I love your out takes by the way!!
Kurtis it's good to see when someone like you takes pride in doing a great job like you do. Good job. PS Kurtis your very fortunate to have a beautiful partner that is on page with you all the time God bless.
It is amazing when you say “I have one in stock”! Then you proceeded to start on a huge piece that you make into the correct size!
"In(side of) stock"*
More like "I have a piece of stock"
Such attention to detail and always looking to prevent further damage, Curtis you are a credit to your craft and your videographer possess professional skills and details you two have to be genuinely passionate about what you do.
You both work together so well. I enjoy seeing the manshed tools as much as the content. Homeless is an absolute character too. I used to do a lot of work for McNae Contractors redoing their logos for their refurbished equipment. Now we still do Franna, CAT, Freo, QMW Industries and Tadano vehicles that have been refurbed. Never get sick of working around big vehicles and I've always been curious as to the repair work done on them. Love your work.
Forgot to mention, that’s a fancy dividing head you’ve got, never seen one with those quick change plates for multiple hole drilling before.
Yeah it's a great bit of tooling that has come in handy many times
Not to mention you picked it up like it was a 2 Kilo sack of potatoes
Watch a gear cutting vid. There's a channel on YT called this old tony. Indexing plates like this are used for gear cutting and on his home lathe he showed us - and it was A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E-L-Y fascinating.
Always amazing to see machining like this. It's how the world turns. At the same time it's ridiculous to think about how all things wear and break over time and how insane it must be at the time when something like that eye takes a shit.
another great job and video go along with it, if a customer needs to see the kind of work you do they just have watch your video. A great way to sell yourself. I know I like watching you work
INCREDIBLE! He's a reconstructive surgeon for heavy machinery. I'm thoroughly impressed!
I love it when I see cleverness anywhere. “Hey, I’ve got this forklift here anyway, these sure look like they are in the right place as arm rests.” Either they are part of the problem or part of the solution. Thanks for the fun problem solving videos.
I love wathing off-axis lathework. Bloody beautiful how the whole piece looks like it's wobbling, but the cut us absolutely motionless
I just love that machine you have that allows you to drill holes in your work piece and automatically space them evenly out. Excellent work once again I salute you Sir Curtis!
What I experienced can only be compared to perfection, a perfect approach to the processed metal, which of course is not without significance, the fact that all kinds of tools and machines are available, mounting the bearing was, for me, the cherry on this workshop cake, a masterpiece, step by step, the entire creation process is an inspiration and motivation for further ambitious projects, because each one separately and all together create a perfect whole that pleases the eye not only of an experienced observer, but also of a quite average adept of the art of dealing with such a graceful material as steel, of course, which has its own whims, but can be tamed in time to achieve the final effect. please the eyes and pocket of the potential customer.
Love the machining BUT Karen you have some fantastic industrial photography , colour and composition are outstanding
Thank you so much 😁
The sequence at 24:13 to 24:30 where you flip the filter in and out of shot, to just mimic what Kurtis is seeing, is brilliant.
Shows the benefit of thinking ahead and keeping good records and building a database of information so that just in case you get that really unusual job you have all you need to do the job right. Once again you prove that you have done so much for so long with so little that you are now qualified to do the impossible with nothing.
I love watching you old world craftsman skills. You work like the certified pipeline welders I used to assist 40 years ago in the natural gas utility business.
I luv the super indexer, what a great piece to assist in getting evenly spaced holes quickly, there should be a monument put up in honour of the inventor and the sound of the click is so reassuring. I didn't know there was a special counter-sink tool when I did fitting and turning at school about 1965, so I just put a larger sized drill bit in the chuck to do the job but when the tip bit into the work it stopped but the chuck kept spinning, snapped the drill bit and it shot across the room like a bullet. Fortunately I was doing a piece for myself so there was nobody there except Mr Magnusun (he looked like a Viking) He came out of his office not impressed. Another time I left the key in the chuck and started up only to have said key shoot across the room, I was lucky again because this time it was during class and its flight went unimpeded. We had large coloured pictures showing a drill bit through a finger and somebody scalped to remind us of the peril awaiting us if we got lazy and careless.
You the man Kurtis! Such an expert at everything you do. You must have had a great teacher, and would probably be a great teacher as well
"It just needs line boring", that must be the most optimistic(and inaccurate) assessment ever!! In other words the parallelism of the eye to the mounting's is critical!!
Keep up the good work.
That's just an example of Ozzie sense of humor. Yes, a bit strange, but that's the way they are. I would like to see the part fitted onto the haul truck, but with the articulated bearing, I wouldn't expect alignment would be terribly critical. I was more surprised that no dial indicators or micrometers were seen. 35 years in trade, thankfully retired for 11 years!
@@StuntPosse Yeah I wouldn't imagine it either with a spherical bearing, afterall he only clamped it to the table off the back face. Boring it would have been to make it to size after all the welding. What impressed me was measuring the snap gauge with the verniers, that's not as easy as it looks. Very nice repair.
I did wonder how you would position the new eye on the A frame and you answered it, great bit of forward thinking using the previous A frame.
This make you an Ace at the game, watching you work is so satisfying as is watching any craftsman at his/her work.
Thanks for that.
Thank you team. The acting lessons for
Curtis are worth every penny😂😂😂❤. No toy is safe around Homeless the safety inspector.😂.
Great job as always. Love the detail and attention that goes into each and every job. You should be proud of your work.
The professional quality of this upload ( better than discovery channel ) not to mention the engineering skillset used is truly sublime , thanks guys for inspiring young engineers out there keep doing what you're doing don't change a thing it's perfect .
It does make me miss my Pitty but I love how you guys always show us the unboxing of your pups mail. You can tell he's getting all the loving he needs, I didn't say wants as we pit owners all know they be on our laps 24/7 if it were possible.
Finally found a drawing for where that part goes, that is a major part of the suspension. You were for sure right, the operator did drop a load when that thing let go. Thanks for sharing, Charles
Share link to drawing, please!
Wow, that was a whole lot of steps, I’m amazed with your talent, skill and experience Curtis. Very fun and enjoyable watching the process..... you two make a quality team....
Better than new! Beautiful work!
The fact that you have such good footage of it all as well is probably the most impressive thing. To keep track of the content and get good shots, while trying to finish a project in a timely and reasonable manner. Hats off to you as always!
This guy is fantastic! His work
speaks for itself. I've learnt so much from watching his videos.
That is one wild setup for the final bore! "I mean yeah, why not use a forklift for setup???"
I was wondering how he would manage the final ID after attaching the eye but I was not expecting that kind of balancing act!
@@Legendinium yeah, I was expecting him get out the line borer, again. But, in retrospect, nothing to fasten it to.
It worked out but I'd be afraid of the forklift getting a slow hydraulic leak and slowly lowering the work piece while it's still bolted to the mill.
"Customer states" videos are some of my favorites.
Customer states - Black eye.
Customer actually has - Eye ripped out of socket and kicked around like a football.
Absolutely masterful. People like you deserve every success. Work like this is the (usually) unseen backbone of entire nations.
I’m always amazed at the technical savvy your wife shows in the video details shown of your work. I suppose you guide her, but she def seems to have a “feel” for the mechanical side of things. Certainly a very rare team! 🍺🍺🍺
Kurtis is thee consummate professional. He explains what he did and why making it easy for a lay-person , such as myself , to follow along in the procedure. Even the Bloopers are great. Opening packages of dog toys makes him very approachable. If it didn't cost $30 to send a $6.package to you id send pup something. Keep up the good work and great videos...Chris M Smalley from Chicago Illinois, USA..
You and Isaac both tear the ass out of this work. Much appreciated, Lately, many youtube people have taken to making a simple job a 3 or 4 part deal to milk content. Thanks and Greetings from the NJ Bayshore.
Greed, the universal human condition!
Yep I stopped watching that guy for the very reason... stretching out content. Kurtis, Isaac and Peter at Edge Precision for CNC on the Mazak can't be beat!
@@theoldbigmoose The one guy is building a shop and I was thinking for what? making fancy bottle caps and tapping holes :)
Thank you for adding all the interesting Metalworking to these dog videos.
This is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels. Great work! Never saw a gouger in action before. Can think of a few times we could’ve used that in the mill I work in.
When Karen first panned down to reveal an eye missing ⅔ of it, all I could think was "damn super-operator has properly shit-wrecked that bit. Bet that was an absolute code-brown situation". Some poor greenhorn probably had to pressure wash the seat in that rig.
Beautiful work, and always the highlight of my Friday morning.
Kurtis nice job welding that eye in, having built more than my fair share of drawbars hitches subsoilers and pull scrapers ( Last 16 years ) I know how bad that Dualshield can pull on a guy
Cheers mate thanks for watching 😎👊💥
You get up everyday, go to work and do something new and awesome everyday. Your dog is a sweetheart. Guys who have pit bulls for pets and raise them to be human friendly are awesome people to admire. You dog is like a baby and it shows by your caring and kindness.
Unbelievable precession involved in making that replacement eye 100% respect
Less than three minutes in, and watching some clean torchwork through 80mm of steel, and I knew I was in for something special. Excellent work.
Love the content, your problem-solving approach, engineering expertise, precision machining, combined with artistry is mesmerizing. Love the Doggo and outtakes.
Can't appreciate this video enough, you deserve recognition in the metal craft world.
What no rain today. It amazes me how many times you get rain.
More involved than I expected, especially the last step finishing the bore on the mill. Thanks again!!!!!
You have such an amazing understanding of how metal moves works when heated or welded together Kurtis. Where did you learn all this? You use tools and techniques I’ve never heard of too. You’re a real star mate! 👍
Hey mate had about 20 years in and around the trade and I'm one to get in and give anything a go or find ways to make it work. Most is from on the job experience
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering From exactly on the other side of the globe ( the Netherlands) all I can say you are an all round skilled guy and me - just a theoretical engineer with some hands on experience- still wondering why I didn’t go into this type of work ‘cos I love it ( even with me own little work shop I can only dream of the level of experience you have).
Yeah , this one was good , cutting, welding, grinding, lathe, fancy lathe, liquid nitrogen and a seemless plan . 👍
There's no "School" for this level of work, It's all practice, observation and more practice...and a couple good mentors who have the experience.
@@ai-d3982 youtube is amazing for learning Theory but there's just no substitute for actual hands-on experience
The slow mo sequences are brilliant. I often wondered what was happening in there and slowing it down like that is just excellent. *Thank you!* 👍
Honestly just love watching quality work being done and learning all these like tips and tricks u guys show us
Glad you enjoy it!
Hi all at CEE.
Customers are never wrong, just inaccurate with their requests lmao