Machining a BIG Steel Tube! | Heavy Cuts & Lots of Chips
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- We've got a big 4 metre (13' feet) length of 1045 steel tube and we need to turn down the entire length of the outer diameter. Watch us make some heavy cuts and lots of metal chips for this job!
In this video we are using:
- Shenyang No.1 CW6280B Lathe
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A piece of 1045 that long must cost a fortune, and take a bit to get ahold of. Nice work!!
Those chips would make for a nice canister Damascus blade.
Woof Woof...hope all is great in Queensland......cheers from the other Sunshine State,,,,,,Paul
[squeak] [giggle] I knew by the size that this was going to be interesting. And Karen's camera/editing work is always part of the magic...and of course Homey's contributions cna't be overlooked. Cheers!
Ps. It can't be overlooked what a great find that hanger with the overhead crane system is, every time i see Kurtis move a heavy piece of material around...without it...I can't imagine!
[squeak] [giggle] I knew by the size that this was going to be interesting. And Karen's camera/editing work is always part of the magic...and of course Homey's contributions cna't be overlooked. Cheers!
Ps. It can't be overlooked what a great find that hanger with the overhead crane system is, every time i see Kurtis move a heavy piece of material around...without it...I can't imagine!
I don't know how you resisted facing that first end for so long. The wobble was driving me crazy! 😂
Same here
Me to
......I also.
Jup
"Just close your eyes and think of England..." ;-)
The laugh when you guessed the centre of gravity spot on! As a rigger, I can relate....simple joys! 😜
I know you are in business to make a profit , but the sheer fact you put your machines first is so commendable and correct, I have always treated my equipment in the same way. Well done you two :)
Another way of looking at it. No machine = no work = no profit = no business. So look after your gear and it will look after you. Retired machinist.
@@bobhudson6659 Couldn't agree more my lathe is a Holbook it was new to GEC Coventry in 1956 when i was 5 :)
@@robertrawlings What a coincidence. My DOB is 6 Jul 51.
@@bobhudson6659 ok wow mines 23 jan 51.
If that lathe suffers a breakdown, you wouldn't be able to finish the job.
You know it's going to be fun when the closed captions start with:
[squeak]
[giggle]
The CEE video drop is definitely one of the most anticipated parts of my week. Thanks guys!
😂 hahaa thanks for watching
Kurtis, as you don't know how to suck eggs. Dave Wilks trepanning man, swore by cutting travel away from thee chuck.. Have you ever tried it. I have on a hobby lathe., no difference.😊
@@jasonneedham6734 What happened to Dave? He made some very interesting videos and then he disappeared?
Mark from Melbourne Australia
@@markfryer9880 "Dave's not here" Sorry couldn't resist
@@jasonneedham6734 the Dean Smith and Grace lathes David Wilks favoured generally have double row tapered Gamet precision spindle bearings at the chuck end of the spindle, when cutting away from the chuck you would be loading the side of the bearing that doesn't normally see much load, Dave's lathes were pretty well used by the looks of them so I doubt their bearings were perfect.
A set of spindle bearings for my 13" DSG lathe cost about 3 times what I paid for the machine.
Friday, 9 in the morning (CET) - perfect time to grab a coffee and watch some chips fly.... (work has to wait)
Good one mate haha enjoy the vid!
I want a CEE coffee mug that says, F*** off Train.
Removing almost 30 millimeters from a tube this big ... quite the job! Thank you once again and as usual: May you all have a great 'effing weekend!
yeah quite a bit of material that ended up in the scrap bin! You have a good one too mate
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering One job and the scrap bin was likely almost full, straight from empty.
That's not a tube, this is a tube!
A Test Tube..
Considering those cuts I had to laugh that you appeared surprised the insert had broken. Im always impressed with what those inserts can take. I enjoy all your videos they are just so much bigger jobs than I could ever do in my shop.
I love these small little jobs, simple, awkward, and really fulfilling, all at the same time. and I love the cerulean & violet coloured chips.
Seeing you standing next to the steady rest really lends some perspective as to how big that lathe really is.
The bloopers are always funny, but these were hysterical. Another great video guys, outstanding work both in front of and behind the camera.
The chicken bone and especially your facial expression absolutely broke me! 😂
Highlight of my week, watching Curtis , and his tongue tied blupers at the end, it is always a pleasure to watch a competent tradesman work.
And Homie is a comedian with 4 legs
Crow will be operating the hydroptic jig borer by next week.
Thank you for the great video! Enjoyed seeing some more of the setup and detail of the dial indicators. Those Noga stands are very nice.
I like the Mitutoyo calipers and micrometers too. They really feel nice in hand. There have been a number of counterfeit calipers on the big auction site, hope they clean that up soon. Great video and great editing. The bin will be a bit heavier this month!
I got some Mitutoyo tools for 50 years and they are still accurate.
@@keithgutshall9559 I love all my mitutoyo stuff. It's nice when a company makes quality products
Love my Mitutoyo calipers. You’re right. The feel is great with them. Confidence inspiring.
I am a brown and sharpe guy but I love my Mitutoyo digital calipers. Ill stick with my B&S micrometers though
It’s extremely difficult to find genuine Mitutoyo digital callipers now, you’re just as likely to end up with fakes even if you pay full price. Even the 2nd hand market is getting flooded with them.
I have to say though, my fake Mitutoyo callipers are far better quality & more accurate than any of the cheap ones I’ve had, but they get through batteries at an alarming rate.
I never thought I would enjoy watching 20 minutes of something simple as skinning a pipe. My favorite videos are when you actually build something new and cool but i love them all. Thanks for the tip on Mitutoyo guages. I THINK, with a bit more prayer, I will be able to get my first metal lathe this summer. I am so excited. I have been literally skipping meals to save up for one. Excited to put all the stuff you have taught me over the years to work. Just on a much much smaller scale lol.
Good luck to you.
Awesome mate hope you can get it soon!
Love my 2 ton lathe to bit's - took me 50 years to get it!.
Got some fish to go with those chip or lots of dip ! Great video Kurtis, Karen, & Homey.
definitely need a big bucket of salsa! 😂
You and your missus make the most beautiful art. Thanks for sharing it with us guys, it's much appreciated.
I don’t think I’m alone in saying the missus having more screen time would be a nice addition. You guys are the best.
By the way, I look forward to all your videos. I’m no machinist. I’m trained in electronics.
You can clearly see why you changed dial gages with options.
In the back , you can see the bucket before the much needed repair.
Thank you Karen for clear closeups. Without getting hot chips in the face.
Hey Kurtis, I noticed you don't use wooden slats to stand on at the machines. My Dad used them as the springy-ness saved his knees and lower back from extra stress. Basically it's 8 or so 1x4 inch by 12 foot or however long you need on top of the same dimension of slats running 90 degrees underneath. Makes long time standing during long cuts easier on your feet.
Gday Kurtis and Karen, this was good to see the different steps it takes to do a job like this, the tailstock chuck is priceless for these jobs, 5mm doc is getting up there to, I’m stoked to take half that, I had to laugh when you leant on the bar, it’s not hard to do mate, great job as always, have a great weekend, cheers
G'day Matty
hahaa yeah mate I was trying to get comfortable for the speaking part and then go and do that 😅 This isn't my favourite lathe but definitely makes up for it with jobs like these! Enjoy your weekend
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering You think thats bad? I worked in a small welding shop as a lathe guy.Anyway this welder was welding a ships axle ,like 40-50 mil thick part .It starts to roll down the table and he stops it with a hand -on a almost freshly welded spot ! It happened fast, he grabbed it by instinct.For the rest of the day (it was like 1 h till shift end and he didnt wanna go to hospital)he was moanig ugggggghhhh,uggggh every 2min.
So shift ends ,we go change to locker room and that guy is like uggghhhh-other guy goes in full serious voice "PUUUUSH pregnant lady PUUUSh we can almost see head !!!" I pissed my pants a little. The guy was ok he took 2 days off ,put some cream on hand and it didnt even leave the scar.
Well my friends. What a trip down memory lane when I was making ships engines. The main block and flywheels especially were the big shovel days. Some castings would lose a ton or more in chips. It was 4 or 5 days to set up a 20 cylinder, 50 foot block and redo the setups as the piece lost it's weight. As always you folk make great videos. I feel like I can smell the smells and hear that specific tone of the cut. Music to these old mans ears. Thanks a bunch for the memories my friends. I hope your having a great weekend my friends. Take care eh.
Just finished work early and you drop your Friday video - cheers guys and thanks for all the hard work putting these together every week. Let's me turn my brain off and relax watching you both work your asses off - have a great weekend 😁
You're welcome mate glad you can enjoy the videos!
Love the old school feel of this video!!! Bits breaking and chips flying. Mesmerizing ❤
Kurtis, I'm very happy to hear your recommendations for Mitutoyo! I've had a Mitutoyo dial indicator for more than 4 decades, and recently I was pleased to find that the company could still supply a longer plunger for it - no big deal at all, and very fast service!
Karen, fantastic editing, time lapse, etc - this could easily have been boringly repetitious, but you did a perfect job in showing what was going on without excessive repetition! Best video editor on TH-cam, IMNSHO!
Finally, I loved the footage of Homey trying to play with the ball AND the rubber chicken at the same time! He DOES like to hear those chickens squeak! :-)
Good morning from Atlantic Canada. Kurtis I've always been impressed that you can so easily find the balance point on a lift! Unless Karen is editing it out, you nailed that first try despite your misgivings Thanks for the mental break. Love seeing Homeless trying to get the ball without letting go of his favorite chicken! Hope you both have a great weekend!
Balance point!!! Pfffffffft! How about clearing the sliding doors at speed, not looking and only an inch or so of space on each end of the pipe!!! That's the power of Imperial!!!
Homeless managed to get someone else to retrieve the ball so he didn't lose the chicken!
Love that you explain why you do things a specific way and admit that sometimes things happen.
Fun fact I’ve actually made custom tips for mitutoyo dial indicators before now when the guys in the quality lab at work needed a temporary inspection device that could quickly check 10,000 parts that were mixed good and bad.
very cool mate 😎👊
dude! I was so surprised to see zero machining videos on your channel. :(
As a former mechanic in a previous life, I’ve been around motors and machinery quite a bit but I’m pretty clueless when it comes to machining metal parts and such. I love your narration and describing techniques and what your doing, and why. I find all of your content fascinating! Keep up the good work! Oh, yeah, the videography and editing is over the top, too! Thank mama for that…and the pooch!
Kurtis, as I continue my pen making journey, I’ve invested in tools quite a bit. You’ve been a very big and real inspiration for me. And I thank you.
Karen, I hope that when I start recording my turnings, I know that I can come to this channel for inspiration for interesting views and camera angles! Thank you both, much love and respect from Florida!
Check out Inheritance Machining - he made a camera gantry for his workshop...
@@Renville80 wow i just went and watched it, totally worth it as thats another incredible channel thank you!
This is in reference to your difficulty pouring paint. Me too, been there done that. Here's a tip, next time instead of putting the tape horizontally on the outside of the can, make a V shape
with it from 3:00 too 6:00 and 9:00 to 6:00 flat down on the top of the can. It pors out cleanly and no paint in the lid groove. I think you are very good at what you do , keep it up. Old Men Andy
So much incredible precision welding Kurtis, it’s really hard not to be impressed. Also Karen the editing, the dual cameras, OMFG taking it to the next level. ❤ you guys. CEE is the best part of my week 😂🎉❤.
thanks mate for the great comment we appreciate the support!
Always and forever 😊
Welding? That’s clearly precision soldering and without coolant too.
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering i
Mitutoyo are my preferred choice in all things metrology, didn't know about the dovetail feature on the new iteration clocks 👍, a good test for any plunger clock is to test it upside down, and compare results.
Nicely done both, nice lifting after first op.
Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend all.
Thank you team . I had to watch this one a number of times❤❤❤ I also watch diesel creek. Matt has restored some antique earth moving machines so they look and run like show room new.❤❤❤
Respect to you on how you treat your Machinery & at times the Customer does have to come second 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I like your explanations. I have a feeling I would be able to start turning chips by just watching your videos, but in reality I would probably destroy the lathe, tools and material, and most probably get a bad injury :D
Have a faith in your self and thing about possibilities......
On a massive lathe, you'd probably kill yourself, but if you get a standard size like a mini lathe or a larger 10-16 inch swing lathe, you'd be fine. Just gotta be careful
@@printgymnast368 Just lose a finger, not whole hand :D
@Janis Rocans no if you fuck up you'd still get injured but the chances are lower since you can see the whole machine and be more aware of your surroundings
@Janis Rocans If you are interested it's really not that difficult to get into it just costs money and space and all your patience
Karen and Kurtis, what a machining marathon that looked to be. Is that a world record for the amount of chips made from one part?😄 That is the most amount of chips I’ve ever seen from one TH-cam creator. Thank you Kurtis for teaching me that it’s possible to run two cutters at once in the tool post. I’ve never heard that before. Awesome knowledge to have. I seem to always learn something new every time I view one of you guy’s videos. I hope you guy’s have a great day from David here in the States 👍😊
"...and they feel nice." A little too much passion in your voice there. Everyone can tell you like your job. ;-)
😁 I bloody love it lol. Cheers for the super thanks mate! We appreciate your support!
That's a healthy cut, especially over that distance. Those blue chips are georgous.
Got a question for your next Q&A; what's the biggest/longest/heaviest part you've had to machine?
If there was ever a job to make the big lathe earn its keep this is it, that was just an insane amount of swarf to come out of a single job. I'd be interested to see what the customer ends up doing with it since the ID wasn't critical, maybe there's further machine work to be done in future. Karen did a really great job of filming and catching all the angles again and the slo-mo with Homey and the chicken was fun to watch (R.I.P. another chook).
A very famous US ProStock racer and noted machinist once explained the difference between a “machine operator” and a “machinist” in that a machine operator could operate a precise machine and still produce inferior parts while a machinist could operate a less than precise machine and make great parts. To me, Kurtis, you’re a machinist! Your skills and knowledge are to be envied.👍 (and I like your dog)
I'm a huge pro Stock fan, NHRA. I started following these class of cars because of Bob Glidden, with his Plymouth Arrow. The past number of years it's all Chevys. I'm a Mopar fan. I'm thinking you might be referring to Warren Johnson. The "Professor". I live in Oklahoma, i'm 68.
Hello! I worked on Mitutoyo Brazil some time ago, and you wont regret those dial gages. They work really fine and are very durable with a lot of optionals to use with them.
Have a nice day!
Perfect timing. I just sat down with a cuppa 👍
The video looks awesome so far... Keep up the great work Kurtis, Karen, and Homey! 😎👍
Edit:
It's good to see that you are switching over to Mitotoyo... Been using them for years... Very reliable.
Cheers mate hope you enjoy the rest of it!
Awesome work guys 😎✌️ it's not a normal Friday night without watching your videos. Love it ✌️🍻
It’s so refreshing learning from someone who knows what they’re doing!!!
It is so rewarding to see someone who has the love of their work as you do.
Some times problems seem to come up, and you can see the way you handle your companship and your other four legged friend, sets a fine example for us all.
One day we will all be Abel to live in peace,and I hope you will and your family will be apart of that time.
G'day Kurtis, Karen and Homey great video and have a great weekend 😀
Hey mate! Good to see your comment, thanks for watching as always
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering Well I am a huge fan of yours and now got my dad to sub to you now 😀
Hi from Algeria .. Happy Eid to all muslim in this Earth ..
20:15 How thoughtful, the customer packed you a lunch!
Thanks for the Friday morning 😂
Homeless was just teaching you to fetch for yourself
Not used to seeing you turn that heavy a chip awesome
THANKS now I can start my friday with a smile
Have an awesome weekend
Let the chips fly. Your scrap bin must be full by now Kurtis. 😁
*Cutting Edge Engineering Australia* Bravo well done, thank-you sir for taking the time to bring us along. GOD Bless.
always welcome mate thanks for watching
The intro is so good. All the way up to where Curtis starts speaking. Well done, K.
Hahahaha, Homie is quite the character. Love that dog.
Sometimes, trying to save a customer a few dollars isn't worth the cost of replacing your tooling to do it. Glad you choose your machines and the care of your machines over a customers wants. Great video as always, cheers :)
I absolutely love this channel! I’m not a machinist or know anything about machining but you have taught me so much. You are so talented and knowledgeable that I feel like if I had a lathe I could machine something lol. Thanks for sharing your talents with us!
Thanks for your videos. I really anticipate them, even the seemingly simple ones are entertaining.
I really enjoyed the extra look behind the curtains at your setups, dial indicators, thought process, etc.
I started in shop class then working for my grandpa making hydraulics and now I’m at a big company running centrifuge parts on a vtl and you still amaze me and teach me every video! Thanks for what you do!
I've got to agree with your choice of Mitutoyo gauges. Excellent value for money, Starrett seems to be losing it of late.
Never gets boring watchin blue chips hit the floor :) unless you have to clean them up LOL One big piece of metal for sure. Great filming as always Karen, Orsome Machining Kurtis
Love that the captions at the end for Homey said “rubber chicken crying for help” 😂
Hi Kurtis, I would be very grateful if you could spare the time to give your own guide on using a DRO on a lathe as I believe the way you explain and demonstrate things would be beneficial to many machinists worldwide!
Cheers, Tom from 🇬🇧
And how does the electronics figure out that it's at 100%? Just amps/watts to the motor?
Absolutely a cracking job as always, keep up the great work 👍
Despite my entire weekend being upside down, CEE never fails to deliver - cheers for giving me some normality.
no worries mate, hope the week ahead is a better one for you, we'll be back next Friday!
Lol, being retired, I sometimes have no idea of what day of the week it is. This settles it for me when CEE tells me it's Friday.
@@ohasis8331 Be careful about not knowing what day of the week it is or a Doctor might say that you are loosing your mind. This happened to my Granddad in hospital care, said he Gd. didn't know what day it was! Reason, every day is the same and Gd. was being kept so busy that he had no time to read the newspaper! Take the Doctor's phone and diary away from him and after a few days the Doc won't know what day it is either!
Mark from Melbourne Australia
@Oh Asis you too, some days if it wasn't for my pill box wouldn't have a clue as to the day of the week.
Found I seem busier now then when I worked - LOL 😅
@@markfryer9880 for sure :)
I was wearing my CEE hat today at work and a coworker commented on it and he follows your channel. Pretty good finding 2 guys here in ARIZONA that enjoy your channel!
Well Done to the Fabulous Trio!!!!
No bones about it guys another fantastic video. Thank you have a great weekend. 👍🍻👍
Homely says that that your pun was a bit ruff.
Nicely done. Never break you're machine that's a good idea.
Enjoyed the show
Thank you for including imperial measurements in the video. No matter what Kurtis thinks of the imperial system, too some of us that's what we know and use.
Working hard on your massive shaft Kurtis gonna be quite a clean up job 😂. Good to see the Caps back in stock! Be quick and hit the Merch guys before it's all gone! Have a great weekend 🍻🤙🇬🇧
Спасибо. Отличная работа.
Love the smell of swarf in the mornin.
I am so happy you guys add in bloopers, after watching the process it makes my day
Nice job, appreciate the respect for the ability and capacity of the machine.
Look at the size of that pipe! High mean tube!
My favourite trio are back
We've got a new member of the team now 😂👍
@Cutting Edge Engineering Australia ok you got my attention
yay, another video! Thanks Kurtis & Karen & Doggo 😀
always welcome mate & have a good weekend
This channel is my favorite to watch on TH-cam👍 You and Karen and Homie make my weekend great.
Have a nice weekend and regards from Sweden 🇸🇪.
It's pretty amazing you can keep a high level of precision over the length of such a giant pipe. Having to keep changing the setup and moving the steady rest several times. I imagine there's quite a bit of sag with it being so long. Anyway great work buddy and great video!
I thought there would be some centre bounce with a pipe that long.
Thought it woulda been a job for the steady AND follower too!
Go time/beer time.
PS: my patner thought me a wierdo for liking this content, despite knowing my background. Now she likes swarf as it's "pretty" when it turns blue. Cheers Karen for the filming and editing, you've corrupted her to our evil build stuff ways, night have to buy her a mug.
hahaa I know what she means! I like to collect the prettiest swarfs, the blue/purple colour is so nice! 😂
Buckets of blue chips, doesn’t get any better!
Mitutoyo dial indicators are my favourite ones. I have one that has been used pretty near every day or two for 35 years - still works and looks like new. Top notch stuff. Nice job on the tube.
You pulled the chicken bone too early that's way you got vibration marks on the second half 😜🤣
LMAO I think the bone was keeping the evil spirits at bay 😂
Another great video!
Forgive my ignorance, but what is the reason that you didn't use the tailstock chuck inside the tube, rather than outside?
To my mind that would allow you to cut to the end, but I'm guessing that you know something that I don't, hence the question :)
Also, that big cone coulda done it.
best part of the week right here!
Great video - as usual. Thank you. It is cool to think about what is happening to the material being machined - at the "molecular level" and all of the energy being used and released. Rock on!
Thanks for another great vid 👍
Got me thinking: Thermal camera footage of that huge pile of chips and a very warm hollow bar would look interesting - hot chips coming off the lathe and a warm pile on the floor.
All the best,
Paul
Hey Paul that's a great idea I was trying to think of a way to show how hot the chips were! Might have to look into something. Cheers - Karen
Homey has stashed the chicken bone in the lathe lol
Lmao, " a bit over one inch" that's what she said.
Excellent work 👍👍👍 . Thank you for sharing. Take care of yourselves 🇨🇦
Love watching you work with the large machines. A lot to take into account when working with large parts. Thanks for sharing.
🎂
right on time again mate 👍👍
So satisfying to see you working
So gentle and and you are realy taking care of your machines 🙂
I love watching parts being machined...no matter if it's a huge rolled pipe, or a minute valve spool, great videos sir...viewing from Ohio,United States...
Homey 🐕 can't make up his mind to many toys 😂😂👍❤️❤️ it. Thanks for the video Kurtis well done with the job. Take care of yourself and family and be Blessed ❤️❤️❤️.
Lathe logistics are interesting, this bit then that bit and it all makes sense.
I have been watching for a month or so enjoying it so I went back to the start of your TH-cam adventure and came across your first Q&A was interested in your back ground and training .How ever was very disappointed in the question about apprentices how will our youth get a chance if skilled guys like yourself do not pass it on . Our industry needs the opportunity regardless of a few mistakes . Keep up the good work takes me back to all I forgotten.
Thanks for showing!
The knowing look at 9.21 😂😂