Contemplating doing another video this fall on the 2011 platform. Still a little unsure if there is a viable way to show videos like this on this platform. The goal with this was to edit away some problematic portions and see what I can get away with.
Glad to see this back up, I had the original open in a new tab but didn’t have a chance to watch it until after it got taken down. Sorry you had to deal with that!
Would you consider uploading the full versions elsewhere? I would go out of my way to watch it since I enjoy this niche of manufacturing content. I hope to do some builds of my own someday.
I built a 1911 from a billet blank once. Took me most of a year. I see so much advantage to having a multi access CNC machine. I am just blown away by the idea of a machined in place plunger tube and grip bushing. Me practicing checkering for months on large bolts and rods with a checkering file before deciding I am ready to tackle an actual frame, while your grip checkering woodruff cutter goes zip, zip. So many days and weeks spent researching, devising and making ways to hold the billet so I could make cuts with my little Sieg X2 mini mill and a Chinese drill press, stuff your machine with the dovetail mounts you came up with making the whole process, zip, zip, zip. Broach? Can we say file, file, file, stone, stone, stone? LoL. Very impressive video.
This was so very informative and entertaining to watch. Thank you for uploading this. Seeing a custom 1911 made with such forethought and care was really interesting.
Shop I worked at, in Maine, years ago, we ground the trigger track broaches, for S&W. Y’all giving me flashbacks… Thinking keeping the as machined finish with a contrasting slide would look awesome, even if not practical as a carry. Love your innovations on fixturing, tooling, etc. Thanks for sharing.
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I could watch this stuff for hours. I wish youtube didnt hate this kind of content
Amazing work, I had no idea how many square corners there are in the design. 110+ years ago I guess not even JMB could know what tools and processes would be like today :) the production line must have been huge.
Thank you so much for uploading this!! I'd love to see a similar video on the 2011. All of your videos are so inspiring and informative to a newer machinist like me :)
I loved your comment about gunsmiths lapping slides, vs. your approach. One should (as you very evidently do) always have a ton of humility when working outside ones "own lane", it's very unlikely that you will come up with a better way of doing something than the people who have been evolving and practicing the trade for generations. Of course in this instance I would guess that "better" for gunsmiths has a lot to do with speed and economics, vs repeatability and precision. All of that said, sometimes an outsider's perspective is valuable! I would bet that an openminded traditional gunsmith who watched your video would pick up some interesting ideas to try.
My son has been teething (8mo old) and nothing has been settling him down. I turned on this video (more for a moment of calm for myself than anything) and he was just enthralled, both by you and your machining. Gonna make a machinist of him yet! You are a fantastic teacher and story teller Adam, and I get so excited every time you post a video. Happy machining!
Adam, you are an amazing craftsman! I really like seeing how you approach things from a toolmakers perspective. I also appreciate you leaving the toolmakers on the part, I LOVE that and is my preferred way of sending parts. Whenever someone wants parts tumbled and/or polished it really disappoints me, as the tool marks are clear proof someone has an authentic, MACHINED part and not some cast or forged part. I have already wathced your video a couple times and about to watch it a third time. I also like how you use the machines as tools that can be used however you can imagine, not just in the cookie cutter way. That's one of the things I see the new generation of 'machinists', they don't have ANY manual experience and don't think about simple ways of using a machines to do something that isn't typical.
@adamthemachinist ok thanks! I'm 82 1/2 . I'm like 99% sure one will fit. It should be here this week. If not I have a Sawzall handy lol. Appreciate the response!
you covered a lot but this video cut off rather abruptly. I'm a huge fan of your approach to precision tools, especially your creative use of self-aligning fixtures, and machining by redefining how conventional equipment along with the adapted tooling required. Some of this is logical but way outside the traditional machinist's toolkit. Kudo's.
I don't know if peperbox is worth looking into for you, but it is a platform made and used by all the biggest gun youtubers specifically because of youtubes policies. Although youtube reallly should consider what you do art.
Just a question: why do you advance checkering tool upwards, in z axis, and waste so much travel path, when there's a lot of space in y direction, away from the surface?
Hi Vitalie, that was just the fast and easy way of programming that. The first pass is made and then several more are repeated incrementally. very minimal programming time but the run time is longer, for me that trade off makes sense. People with a production oriented view of machining are used to spending more time programming for less cycle time.
There isn’t a single operation that is difficult. Just large number of low complexity cuts. The real difficulty is the tooling. Sourcing and modifying a lot of cutters , not to mention the fixturing is a huge amount of time
Contemplating doing another video this fall on the 2011 platform. Still a little unsure if there is a viable way to show videos like this on this platform. The goal with this was to edit away some problematic portions and see what I can get away with.
Glad to see this back up, I had the original open in a new tab but didn’t have a chance to watch it until after it got taken down. Sorry you had to deal with that!
Have you tried rumble platform?
Would you consider uploading the full versions elsewhere? I would go out of my way to watch it since I enjoy this niche of manufacturing content. I hope to do some builds of my own someday.
what platform are you putting the full vidyas on? utube sucks
I would love to see the 2011
What a piece of art!
I built a 1911 from a billet blank once. Took me most of a year. I see so much advantage to having a multi access CNC machine. I am just blown away by the idea of a machined in place plunger tube and grip bushing. Me practicing checkering for months on large bolts and rods with a checkering file before deciding I am ready to tackle an actual frame, while your grip checkering woodruff cutter goes zip, zip. So many days and weeks spent researching, devising and making ways to hold the billet so I could make cuts with my little Sieg X2 mini mill and a Chinese drill press, stuff your machine with the dovetail mounts you came up with making the whole process, zip, zip, zip. Broach? Can we say file, file, file, stone, stone, stone? LoL. Very impressive video.
I absolutely loved the first video and was a shame it got taken down. Good to see it's back and thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you for grinding the rails. Always found the lapping method to be less precise.
This was so very informative and entertaining to watch. Thank you for uploading this. Seeing a custom 1911 made with such forethought and care was really interesting.
Please keep making videos, I am still learning a lot about the trade and this video has exposed me to some new ideas.
More videos please! I don’t care what it is. You’re thought process is so interesting that anything you do is video worthy.
Best video I have seen all year.
I could watch this all day. Love to get a look at the full vid one day.
Shop I worked at, in Maine, years ago, we ground the trigger track broaches, for S&W. Y’all giving me flashbacks…
Thinking keeping the as machined finish with a contrasting slide would look awesome, even if not practical as a carry.
Love your innovations on fixturing, tooling, etc.
Thanks for sharing.
I could watch this stuff for hours. I wish youtube didnt hate this kind of content
Glad this is back, the original is how I found your channel. I have to go play machinist, but I know what I'm watching when i get home
Feel like I just watched a master class. Thanks so much! Hope you find a platform that doesn't think these things are taboo.
Amazing work, I had no idea how many square corners there are in the design. 110+ years ago I guess not even JMB could know what tools and processes would be like today :) the production line must have been huge.
There is a world war 2 era video floating around showing each steps , as you guess it’s a lot of specialized machines setup to do a specific task.
@@adamthemachinist as I was watching I was intensely curious how they did it in 1911 or 1940 without CNC. Gonna have to hunt down that video.
Way to go! This was super enjoyable to follow along to. Thank you for all you share.
Thank you so much for uploading this!! I'd love to see a similar video on the 2011. All of your videos are so inspiring and informative to a newer machinist like me :)
I loved your comment about gunsmiths lapping slides, vs. your approach. One should (as you very evidently do) always have a ton of humility when working outside ones "own lane", it's very unlikely that you will come up with a better way of doing something than the people who have been evolving and practicing the trade for generations. Of course in this instance I would guess that "better" for gunsmiths has a lot to do with speed and economics, vs repeatability and precision. All of that said, sometimes an outsider's perspective is valuable! I would bet that an openminded traditional gunsmith who watched your video would pick up some interesting ideas to try.
Awesome 👌
My son has been teething (8mo old) and nothing has been settling him down. I turned on this video (more for a moment of calm for myself than anything) and he was just enthralled, both by you and your machining. Gonna make a machinist of him yet!
You are a fantastic teacher and story teller Adam, and I get so excited every time you post a video. Happy machining!
I enjoy the in media res beginning!
I loved the first video you put out on making the 2011, shame you removed it from the patreon too. Here’s hoping TH-cam keeps this video up!
Incredible work! Please make more videos! Some of the best content here on youtube!
Hmmm, I never got a notification that you released another video. I never miss your content, always something to learn...
You have some absolutely beautiful shots in this
Super interesting to see your approach. So many long reach tools!
Very impressive!! Thank you for sharing!! Always enjoy your videos!
Love the 4 axis cnc shaper!
My favorite toolmaker.
Love that you surface ground the rails
Great job and great video! Thanks.
Very entertaining video, thank you
Adam, you are an amazing craftsman! I really like seeing how you approach things from a toolmakers perspective. I also appreciate you leaving the toolmakers on the part, I LOVE that and is my preferred way of sending parts. Whenever someone wants parts tumbled and/or polished it really disappoints me, as the tool marks are clear proof someone has an authentic, MACHINED part and not some cast or forged part. I have already wathced your video a couple times and about to watch it a third time. I also like how you use the machines as tools that can be used however you can imagine, not just in the cookie cutter way. That's one of the things I see the new generation of 'machinists', they don't have ANY manual experience and don't think about simple ways of using a machines to do something that isn't typical.
Very enjoyable video, thanks Adam
Amazing work!
Amazing work! Some day I intend to attempt one of these.
Beautiful work. What is that grinding fixture you're using for the barrel called?
The fixture for grinding the hood angle on the back end is called a thin v block , the one for rotating and grinding the lug pads is a harig grind all
Thanks so much for sharing this, and looking forward to seeing more! What material is this?
Enjoyed ❤
Please share your thoughts on John Moses Brownings best, 2nd best and 3rd best inventions.
Instructions unclear, title has radicalized me
Great title.
I was wonder wht your garage door height is and what was involved for fitting the haas mini mill in? Thanks! Enjoying the content.
83inchs, you just need to remove some links from the cable chain and lay it side ways
@adamthemachinist ok thanks! I'm 82 1/2 . I'm like 99% sure one will fit. It should be here this week. If not I have a Sawzall handy lol. Appreciate the response!
which rotary table do you use? anyways its an amazing 1911 frame
Great video. Question, how come some operations you use coolant/oil and others you dont?
It’s usually all done with the oil flowing. But for filming I would turn it off so the viewer could see
@@adamthemachinist thanks for clarifying!
you covered a lot but this video cut off rather abruptly. I'm a huge fan of your approach to precision tools, especially your creative use of self-aligning fixtures, and machining by redefining how conventional equipment along with the adapted tooling required. Some of this is logical but way outside the traditional machinist's toolkit. Kudo's.
Thank you for the comment. I would have liked to shown more of the barrel grinding and install
@@adamthemachinist perhaps you can keep accumulating clips for Part 2.
What kind of machines are you using in the video? Just curious how to get started learning this kind of machining
@@davesmail88 the cnc mill is a haas mini mill. It’s a good entery level machine
@@adamthemachinist Thank you very much for your response!
Is there any way I can watch the 1911 video because I never got to finish it before it got taken down?
I don't know if peperbox is worth looking into for you, but it is a platform made and used by all the biggest gun youtubers specifically because of youtubes policies. Although youtube reallly should consider what you do art.
Just a question: why do you advance checkering tool upwards, in z axis, and waste so much travel path, when there's a lot of space in y direction, away from the surface?
Hi Vitalie, that was just the fast and easy way of programming that. The first pass is made and then several more are repeated incrementally. very minimal programming time but the run time is longer, for me that trade off makes sense. People with a production oriented view of machining are used to spending more time programming for less cycle time.
@adamthemachinist thanks Adam! It was rather painful to watch for an optimisation freak.
Impressive work BTW. Love it. Cheers!
Any consideration to posting the longer videos on a different service? If you are already doing so, I’ll head there right away and watch.
Off to his Patreon Buddy.
What's the reason to use oil as coolant vs regular cooling fluid? Or at least it looks like oil.
It is oil. Generally I get better tool life and finishes. Very helpful in the exotics and tool steels I work with
@@adamthemachinist Thank you
No wonder these custom 1911 / 2011 makers charge so much money
Very very few people are able to do this
Patreon?
If this is the fourth best invention, what's your order for 1 to 3?
Great video as always and that flush fit was so satisfying to see
14:08 and 16:49. Ooooh eeerr 🤓.
On a scale of difficulty how hard is this to program
There isn’t a single operation that is difficult. Just large number of low complexity cuts. The real difficulty is the tooling. Sourcing and modifying a lot of cutters , not to mention the fixturing is a huge amount of time