Making a NEW Cylinder Rod for 90T Excavator | Manual Machining
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- This cylinder rod is damaged and has a very unique failure! This is the dipper cylinder rod off a 90 Ton Caterpillar 390 Excavator and part of the rod has shattered and cracked so we need to make a new one. This video shows the step by step process to make the new cylinder rod including machining, threading and welding. We start by machining the eye off the damaged rod in the lathe. We then use a new 150mm diameter piece of MnVS6 induction hardened chrome bar and turn it into the hydraulic cylinder rod before fitting and welding on the old eye. First we rough machine down one end of the rod before finish machining the end for the piston, cushion bearings and nuts. We then cut two external threads before flipping the rod to machine the other end. We machine a spigot to fit the rod eye and a taper for weld prep before fitting and tack welding the eye in position. We finish the job by welding the eye on and get it ready to be sent back to our customer
In this video we are using:
- Hafco TM-26120G Centre Lathe
- WIA 500i Weldmatic welder
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Never want your nuts to tight or you will bust a nut 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣
OEM part design is not always best. Good engineering is about consultation, diagnosis, re-design, and dissemination. Well done!
@15:27 Why is it called swarf?
Etymology 1
From Middle English *swarf, *swerf, from Old English ġeswearf, ġesweorf (“iron filings; rust”) and/or Old Norse svarf (“metallic dust”), both from Proto-Germanic *swarbą (“that which is rubbed off; shavings”), from Proto-Germanic *swerbaną (“to mop, wipe; to rub off”); see further at swerve.
Thanks Google !
@36:30 OH MY GOD HE'S RIPPING HIS HEAD OFF !!
@36:37 DAMNIT, I NEED THUMBS !!
Hi from Wellington NZ, I'm killing it at Polytech bc of this channel, everyone in class calls me Curtis. Whenever our tutor asks me how I knew, I quote a CEE episode. My whole class and tutor are subscribed. Thank you again team CEE
Hey mate this comment made our day, that's bloody awesome, glad the videos have helped in some way, keep at it 😎👊
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering Wow, yes thank you all so so much. I'm now known as Maori Curtis.Our Tutor said our grades have improved exponentially since being introduced to CEE and the students have a new found love and seem more passionate about their work, he can't explain it except for the obvious. The students comment the most about the details in the videos, they especially love the step by step process, nothing is too little or too big, everything is a cornerstone. Thank you again.
@@N3xus_6 mate send us an email we'd love to get some stickers sent over to you and the polytech group 👍
@@N3xus_6 do you think it's because the students are seeing the work been performed IRL ? I found tec challenging especially sitting in a class room because I'm a visual and hands on learner so book work would send me to sleep 😂
That's awesome the whole class subbed. Ka Pai Maori Kurtis
I am a 71 year old retired machinist amongst many other trades. You have always impressed and educated me. Today you amazed and fascinated me. You actually re-engineered a very expensive and critical cylinder with great confidence. I am thoroughly impressed with the way you diagnosed the causes of the problems. Additionally you take your skills as a machinist and welder to an art form. As I have said before everything you do is industrial jewelry. Your over the top attention to detail and your concern for appearance is on a level that belongs to you exclusively, except for Abom 79 whose finished product is very comparable to yours.
And then there is that lathe you used in this video. I have never seen a lathe as tight and solid as this jewel. Half of everything you do would cause violent chatter on any machine I ever used, yet that machine does it repeatedly with glorious finishes rivaling best the of the CNCs.
You are truly an amazing individual, especially for being so young. I also find it hard to believe how much equipment you have accumulated at such a young age.
Art from Ohio
PS; I am an old prick that rarely ever gives compliments to anybody unless they really earned it.
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Yes, that's two thing that really amaze me; his extreme attention to detail and effort in getting it perfect, and his level of knowledge for a person so young.
Yes Sir - and combined with his sense of humor and the love to his wife, the dog and the birds, in my mind an artist of life, a great man.
I am an Instructional Designer from the U.S.A. I have been reading the comments here about how your work on this channel has positively enhanced formal education in the machinist trade and I'd just like to say that you have influenced my concept of how people learn beyond traditional methods. Keep up the good work!
I'm curious as to what an instructional designer is. I'm a drafter-designer by trade and have not heard that term used. Is it a cool job?
@@matthewmoilanen787 pn CC CC
@@nazrielfx7469 what does pn CC CC mean?
There are many things that make your channel great, but what I particularly like is that there is no music. The sound of the machines adds so much to the quality of the experience, and the quiet moments in between are very relaxing in contrast. Your videos are very well done. Thanks for making them.
hey mate thanks for the great feedback, we've definitely come a long way with our video editing & quality, glad you are enjoying it!
This is one of the best ways to start the weekend. Having a cold beer while I watch Kurtis repair some big machinery. Thanks for always giving us your best. I hope your family is doing well and that you all stay safe. Take care, Kurtis, and we’ll see you on the next one.
Hey Jose thanks for the great comment and support mate, glad you can enjoy the video. Have a good one 😎👍
It sure is.
Improving the design on a mass produced world wide machine part. Impressive stuff Kurtis, your know-how is limitless. You could have just replaced the part as standard and waited for it to break again, got more business in, but you have acted in the customers favour by doing the best job possible. Well done mate. Superb professional repair as always.
Would love to get the manufacturer to give a statement about these changes too.
@@INICurtis LOL the manufacturer's comment would go like this "DUH....ER....DUH....Quality control cleared all design specifications" and he would call an emergency meeting . It would start like this "Some damn Aussie has discovered our built-in failure"
Integrity is an ever-more-rare commodity these days. Thank you, Kurtis, for demonstrating it in abundance.
@@INICurtis Well, that is the way we have been doing it, so it must be right. A lot of the engineers that designed these machines are long retired.
Good customers understand integrity and that usually produces more work in the long run
Hey CEE Australia, I've been reading some of the comments about how you are educating and inspiring a new generation of machinists. This is truly incredible and you deserve all the credit that comes your way. Your videos are amazing and entertaining too.
I like that you added a clock in the background for the time lapse welding. It really helps us see just how much time you put in to welding all that up.
This is what we have come to expect on your channel. The laser like focus, the assuredness, the proficiency that says "no one can do this like me". That's why they call him "one take Hommie"...Oh and the other guy can turn a bit too.
🤣👍 brilliant comment
- the other guy doesn't poo in the yard nearly as much either.
@@mdouglaswray that’s the power of Karen’s editing skills so that you think he doesn’t…
@@DannyBradshaw WHOOP!!!!!!!!!!!
Great vid Curtis, ....those cracks and fractures were something brutal - not seen it that bad before, thanks to Karen for the filming, a pat for Homey and hello to George, you all take care and stay safe.
Normally that failure would come in with a properly Muntzed rod and cylinder, with the rod shattered into pieces, and basically only thing to keep would be the rod eye and the cylinder base, all the rest being new. Going to guess the customer saved $50k there catching it early. Hope they assemble it correctly now, with the right torque, not just a flogging spanner and a 14lb sledge hammer used by somebody with anger issues.
Though probably they will just go for the tried and true method, flogging spanner and 6m pipe, and calculate just how many appies to attach to the end.
I’m a millwright (aka industrial mechanic in some areas) and to see this kind of stuff is so cool and I love how Kurtis explains things without seeming above anyone and to actually take the time to modify it to help the customer is amazing. Love the work and videos
Loved the sound of the rod ringing like a church bel when you lifted it from the pallet!
DUDE, what you do with metal is witchgraft! RESPECT Curtis!
This guy is a one man army for such beautiful and robust repairs 🙂
Not only Kurtis are you a superb machinist. But your ability to analyze a design fault with the client and improve the design.
Strange I don't see your new welding igloo.
Hats off to your talented wife making this video.
thanks mate, the welding igloo is further off to the right if you are looking outside from the shed
Karen and Kurtis... It's hard to believe but you two are getting better than before... I watch in awe as the new piece comes to life... It makes perfect sense why you are a one-man-shop... Where could you ever find someone that could be left alone in your shop that could be trusted to follow you in quality workmanship...
As of this viewing you have 461K subscribers, and I doubt that we're all machinists. The reason? While I know little about machining or heavy equipment, the clarity of your explanations is such that I understand what you're doing and why you're doing it. Good job!
I'm not a machinist or mechanic of any sort, just love watching
Just as me. I'm more schooled in electronics & computers and yet here I am, watching every CEE episode for the past 12 months...😇
I'm impressed by all of Kurtis' skills. Not only does he know metallury very well but also how forces work in which circumstances. And how operators tend to skrew up their machines. He can diagnose failures, provide the customer with a solution and like in this case make his "repair" better than from the factory. It's his attention to detail, prep work, taking his time and doing stuff in a logical order. Not everyone has this outstanding patience, especially people his young age... 😎
Having recently tried to make a (parody) scripted video speaking to camera...I can now appreciate the number of "hey guys its...fuck " bloopers in these. This is difficult work and curtis makes it all flow - both the job and the explanations. Good job all around!
I worked as a machinist apprentist many years ago you are amazing....,
The explanation in the beginning was great! Superb work as always.
haha thanks mate, only took about 10 takes 😂
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering your out takes at the end of the video is some of the best comment. And your birds. You're over there like a disney princess with those birds.
No better way to kick off a Friday than with a fresh video of machining bliss!
thanks for watching mate
My hat is off to the videographer and the editing is the best on TH-cam.
wow thank you very much 🥰
I keep rewatching your old videos... and they get better
Awesome as always.
“Machinists, because Engineers need heroes too!” 😜😂😂👍
I really liked the "hyperlapse" of the lathe work with the button insert. It really serves to convey how the operation is performed that would be difficult to see at regular speed.
Awesome thanks for the brilliant feedback on that!
That gong when you lifted the rod was just beautiful.
It's truly a joy to watch you applying your skills to not just repair, but to make it better than designed, folks like you are a wonderful tool for teaching others. I'm 81 years old, been around machinery most of my work life, had the opportunity to learn from others like you, keep up the good work, you are a very important asset to the field.
Larry, I'm also 81, been around aircraft most of my working years but still love that metalworking and making of things.
I went to college for Electron Microscopy and part of our training was studying metal failure surfaces - in particular, fatigued samples. Your understanding of the physics of these systems is impressive! It's always a surprise to people unfamiliar with this phenomenon to realize that 'smoking those bolts home' is NOT always good. Meticulous assembly saves thousands of dollars! Not to mention, this shit WEIGHS A TON. LOL.
Yup! There is a VERY good Reason why many Manuals give a VERY Specific Torque Value for fasteners...
Not enough Torque and the things vibrate loose and fall off...
Too much and the things break and fall off...
Either way, they fall off and now you have one HELL of a potentially expensive mess to clean up before having to explain to the machines Owner just how exactly you Bitched Up their equipment...assuming you don't get your ASS Fired and/or Sued off in Court because the failure cost a Metric FUCK-TON of money and/or hurt/killed someone when the machine went CRUNCH!!!
😄😁😆😅😂🤣
Don't forget to add in the dodgy shit the manufacturer does when they build their shit like this. I remember recently watching another video where Kurtis was working on a Hitachi, forgot the model #, but he said Hitachi dropped the ball on the rod at the piston end.
most of the manufacturers of earthmoving machinery find ways of retaining pistons without super tight threads ,Cat and Hitachi are two that like thousands of foot lbs if torque!
@@bigsmoke6189 snap rings!
SEM or TEM? I studied STM and AFM with more time spent on STM. Interesting stuff but not a lot of jobs to be had. At least not where I was and when I was finishing up.
I enjoy watching you do simple machine work. So relaxing.
Love the way Karen edited the episode. She's a keeper for sure.
Homie is a big part of the show.
George- well I think he's just bird pooping on the equipment lol. Fun to watch him though.
What if she was crap at editing...divorce? Lol
George is the Assistant Safety Officer
The most constructive feedback ever: „just say it so it’s good” :)
I’m not a machinist or fabricator, but I’m SO amazed how much weight a live center in the tail stock can handle. It seems impossible for it handle that much stress and not break 😄
I feel sorry for the mechanic who has to put that monster back on the machine.... Quite heavy and dangerous work.
@@darinwilson8663 the more you do it the less it scares you. Just gotta have a crane that's rated for the weight and proper high grade rigging.
@@deankruse8751 absolutely, I operate and work on the big stuff myself and have learned to never be too comfortable with moving those heavy parts around because it only takes one mistake and you are crippled for the rest of your life.
@@darinwilson8663 well yes, but when you start out at 18 years old you are crippled by the fear of these big heavy pieces and as you get more experienced that cools down to where it's a healthy level of fear
That live centre is a heavy duty Aussie made it's good for about 4 tonne 💪
You always impress me how you can find the balance point of your jobs, that chrome finish on that rod is impressive too :)
had enough practice I can usually get the balance point first try these days
I did wonder if that was first try.
Bang on description, another case of hydraulic forces demanding respect, most of us have been on the receiving end of that lesson.
A precision repair and surgical camera/editing as always, another one for the books!
“Hey young guy”….great looking job…. I love your channel!
Very hard to work out whether these stunning videos owe their outstanding watchability to Karen's artistic eye or Kurtis's jaw-dropping breadth of knowledge and experience. Hell, you're both artists. Your work delights on so many levels it's pointless to make comparisons.
as a young man in Canada. The first Aussie that captivated me was the Bush Tucker Man.
Then came Malcom Douglas and his dog, Bondie. Then came Then came Irwin and his Crocs. Muir, The Back to Basics group, YBS YoungBloods, Sailing Vagabond and now CCE and the Squaking Chicken killer, Homeless!!!
I now know enough about Australia to be dangerous.
Fantastic damage analysis. You made a guy who has only very marginal knowledge about mechanics almost understand what was going on. Quite shocking what an overtightened nut can do to steel. I guess this is why they make torque wrenches.
As usual, a great weekened to the gang!
Hey mate glad you could understand that and enjoy the video. Have a good one!
Something Inhave learned from Watching Kurtis and a few other Channels. Is that steel is not the super strong, super rigid material we tend to think of it as. It is actually quite malleable.
Hello Mr. Mrs. Cutting Edge and Safety officer. I started machining in 1974 and there were a limited carbide inserts. Neg rake triangle and square inserts. You have it figured it out machining rods. Beautiful finish. Keep on keeping on. Thanks for sharing your exploits.
Mate … as a Aussie boiler maker welder who had repaired more machines than I can remember . I love your work ! Magic 🎉.
A ram is a ram! I thought to my uneducated eye, now I see there is so much more going on in that simple movement thanks to the descriptions and explanation of what you are doing to repair these heavy muscles of industry. Have a good weekend all.
Gday Kurtis and Karen, that was an interesting failure and I’d hate to think what the damage would be if it wasn’t picked up early, really it’s a poor design with the reliefs causing weak points, awesome job as always mate, have a great weekend, cheers
Hey mate yeah very lucky it was picked up in time otherwise the customer would be looking at a $70K problem 😅 Chat soon mate have a good weekend 👍
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering We have had them let go , the last one completely fucked the control valve on a 385C when the dummies tried to free it up the wrong way !
I’d say the mechanic that caught this was pretty dang sharp. Weeping oil would cause most techs to casually observe without understanding the root cause. Kurtis teaches through his explanations to look beyond the obvious and “see” the root cause. Great explanation beginning to end.
11:55 tells everything anyone needs to know about your shop: you take the time and care to maintain your machinery closely not just because they are expensive, but because their failure would negatively impact your customer's end result. Absolute champ.
Hey guys, awesome video. I'm a mechanical engineer working for a company that designs/constructs mines. We're based in Yatala and sometimes need shafts made or other various machining work done. Nice to know you exist - will keep this in the back pocket for sure.
Cheers
I have no idea why I’ve never thought of using tape like that on the steady rest. Its such a perfect remedy and so simple. 🤯
Also, the footage of that poor chicken getting stretched to its limit is my favorite doggo footage so far. 😂
I really enjoyed this episode. Thank you for bringing us along. You do absolutely amazing work and I know it would be easier without bringing us along. ✌️👍
Your videos just keep getting better. Capturing the nuances and explanations of your processes, in such an entertaining manner, makes these more then making chips, for capturing the experience and wisdom y’all are passing on.
Great job and cheers to both of you.
I love all the expletives in the bloopers. Not sure which is more entertaining.
I'm pretty sure having a bird friend that eats and chirps from your hands make you Disney Royalty. 👑
Hello from Griffin Georgia, USA. a retired Maint Tech here. LOVE your videos, and Karen's great camera work. can't forget Homey's disassembly work. it was interesting to see the clocks in the background. started about 10 am and completed about 3:30pm. AWESOME JOB, all of you.👍😁💯
I've worked in machining fifty years now and have enjoyed the quality work and careful production as never before. You really take it up to the next level and produce fine work.
Нифига себе, Кёртис МОЩЩНЫЙ, на 9:22 ломает одной рукой стальной кусок диаметром САНТИМЕТР!
Literally some of the best parts of these videos are the measurement conversions you do. “Almost 6 bananas” had me laughing out loud 😂😂 but I love these videos!! I’m a auto mechanic from the United States and love these videos and watch them every week. Keep up the fantastic work!!!
Another nice job Kurtis, I see you got an "honorable mention" on the "Shed Racing" channel today, by none less than old Ivan Dutton, something about following your lead on how to keep the lathe chuck key and other tools safely stored on the headstock. You've made the grade man!
Will be sure to go and check that out!
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering th-cam.com/video/qMBzhQFbykA/w-d-xo.html 18:18
Just this week I made a chuck key holder and fitted it on my lathe where Kurtis’ is. I had 54 quick parts to make. For the first 20 or so I was still looking for the key on the mat at the front🙈😂 until I got in the zone.
Kurtis I really enjoyed this one, so interesting. I must admit I was a little surprised it wasn’t possible (or cost effective) to machine the original and weld on a new collar. Cheers from the UK🇬🇧
It's such a pleasure to watch the 4130 just peel off like a dream
Man, you make this look like child's play. But anyone who's ever worked in machining knows better. Absolute perfection, Mate. Thanks for this one!!!
This channel is a master class in machine repair, machining, welding, fabricating, and generally just knowing how to use tools to make and repair things. I've learned so much of HOW TO DO THINGS that I'd never have encountered otherwise. Things I'll never do myself...but at least I have the concepts. Thanks for that!
Great video.Keep them coming. I had no idea that some cylinders had built in cushions to do away with any harsh operation.I learn so much from your videos.Thanks
As always the camera work is as good or better than anything else I see on YT. Thanks Karen.
Got to be the best engineering channel on TH-cam.. everything explained, and superbly filmed.. hats off to you guys .. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Hey Glenn, hello from Melbourne.
Mark from Melbourne Australia
I've watched a lot of your videos, and I can say without reservation that I never get tired of watching. What you do and are capable of doing is amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Bravo Karen, Kurtis, and Homeless!!!! Cheers, Paul over in the other Sunshine State......
Cheers Paul hope your week was a good one mate
Blue chips means a lot of heat coming off the rod so I can't blame you for not wanting to get sprayed. Huge success fabricating that massive piece of metal Kurtis
The good thing about blue chips is the heat is coming out in the chips rather than staying in the tooling.
1st Class engineering, followed very closely by an amazing videographer. Keep it coming guys. Nothing to compare here in the UK.
Regards.
Steve.
Great job making the new rod Kurtis. Karen the editing is spot on. I always like the different angles you seem to get while filming. The outakes are good for a chuckle, even Homey has some. Thanks for sharing.
I love you guys, one of the best, if not the best machining channels on TH-cam. You make a complex and difficult jobs look so easy. To Karen, speaking as a photographer and videographer, your film work and editing is excellent! Keep up the great work!
agree. Karen does not get enough notice for the fine job she does. She catches all the really interesting details and fast forwards through the repetitive operations both as a photographer and editor. Good Work Karen.
I have no idea why I find your videos so relaxing. I have spent the day repairing the abs system on my. Now just watching your video to unwind. Thanks mate.
Years ago I did a lot of machining, before I joined the Air Force. Now I have a benchtop lathe and milling machine and you've helped me get some of those skills back, thanks for that. good job as usual.
Awesome mate keep at it 😎👊
You sir are a TRUE PROFESSIONAL! I enjoy seeing someone who knows wth they are talking about. Thanks for the videos. I love learning about the work you do. I'm a maintenance mechanic so I deal with a lot of gearboxes bearings and belts crushers and stuff like that. It's nice to see a real craftsman kill it with their work. Great job man, you deserve it.
Very enjoyable video. Thanks. Your customers must have supreme faith in you, allowing mods to their beautiful chrome rods. It's a testament to your skills.
The look on Homeys face when he finally ripped the head, off the chuck, was pure satisfaction.
Keep the videos coming they're much easier to watch now our clocks went back (UK).
Nice to see someone like you work in your trade. A real pleasure to see a master tradesmen at work. Awesome job. Phenomenal attention to detail. Great to see the pride you take. You are a true master craftsman.
A "Master class in machining" Thank you!
03:03 This sounds is one of the reasons why I love working with Metal ❤️
I do really appreciate the editing that calls out the tooling being used even if I know I probably will never use the same exact tooling because of the scale of the machines involved. Also being exposed to different tooling and getting introduced to what some new things(to me) is called is really helpful.
Thanks for another awesome video. I recon you are becoming about among the best engineering channels. Quality work interesting real world challenges great content and editing - loving it Well done
Wow, thank you!
What do mean "among", that's ALL the credit you give them and their menagerie, Who am I missing? Real world content, not just how to remove a broken bolt 8K different ways. I'm waiting for a kangaroo to stop by, they do have them in that land down under.
I absolutely LOVE the fact that you SOLDER your negative cable onto the piece. How often is my A-clamp worrying me on the task at hand? Many times. Yet a stupid problem with a brute force solution, i love it.
Just found your channel and am on a binge watching trip. I have no fabrication or machining skills, im a retired accountant and and recently a delivery driver delivering all kinds and size of bearings. I find your channel fascinating to watch, enjoy all the work you do. Absolutely love Homeless. Regards from Kevin in Yorkshire England
Thanks CEE Team for another great video,I truely enjoyeed it.
Kurtis,you are a true craftsman,your talents are exceptional.
Karen,your laugh is delightful,and your camera techniques are spot on,you do a great job of keeping us where the action is.
Thank you for sharing your friends with us, the bird is amazing,and Homless is such a treat,I had to laugh as he got snapped after the tug with the rubber toy,his grunt and snort are so funny he's the best.
Take care,stay safe and well.
I love watching complex machining. Endlessly fascinating to me. Thanks for sharing
As always, another great vid. Enjoy watching how you will take just a few extra steps sometimes, on the front end, to ensure safety and quality end product.
I would enjoy seeing an explanation of the different types of cutting inserts, what they are made of, longevity, etc.
Keep ‘em coming…
I really like watching you machine things. You have such a precision way to do every job and the end results show that as well. I realize I will never ever do such huge turning jobs, but I do see ideas that I can adopt to smaller projects all the same. Thumbs Up!
Ace job as usual Kurtis ... I had the privilege of staying in Ormeau for 3 months back in '13 visiting my sis who works for Goldings .... Used it a a hub for travelling all over AUS ... Beautiful place ... Thanks for another brilliant vid .... You make precision engineering an absolute pleasure to behold ..... Love and respect to the crew
As I have said before due to great skill and knowledge you are a reference on how it should be done. I am pleased so many young students use your work to learn how it should be done.
Thanks again team for another BRILLIANT Friday accompaniment to the end of week beer 😉. As a dumb sparky who has developed a machining interest for retirement (only 4 years to go...or first division Lotto 🙂) keeps me keen 👍. LOVE watching an artist making it look so simple.
Cheers from N.Z
Thank you for answering the question about the old rods. Another great video.
All the technical stuff about why you do stuff is super interesting, like removing the induction layer in multiple passes instead of 1. please keep including that.
What I love about this channel is the quality of workmanship and the explanations that go with what is about to take place. Keep up the great work K & K.
(edit) 32:08 - That's a serious looking drill.
Great job Curtis. Although I have nothing to do with this kind a work, I like watching your videos. You make such good step by step explanations that everybody can understand it. And I am fascinated by moving and working on such big workpieces all by yourself. Every week I’m looking forward to watch a new video from Curtis, Karen and Homey - and George 😁
Hope you got my package from Austria and had already a good cup of coffee. Cheers Alex
Joe from KY. USA love watching, worked in automotive for years and can appreciate the precision of your work truly a craftsman !
Love the warmth and humour in the outtakes. You two make a great team!
I believe that's a new world record on how long Homy's new toy lasted 😆 Awsome work as always Kurtis. Sending good vibes and well wishes from across the big pond in Kentucky
I think that after the squeak goes out of the toy the romance is over , homie is on to the next love of his life ........ just saying......
Another superbly edited, entertaining video to start the weekend with. Thanks Kurtis and Karen. It's looking like the birds are likely going to hang around for a long while this year. Reminds me very much of having hand fed multiple generations of magpies when I was a child. I might have to send Homey some more chew toys as I see that he hasn't slowed down in his efforts to behead every toy he owns 🤣. Have a great weekend.
I never get bored watching your channel kurtis your work amazes me mate
Since watching a previous video that explains how busy you tend to be throughout the week with your other jobs I’ve come to appreciate the in-depth explanation you’re able to give even more! Have a good one!
Amazing piece of art such great work ,I’m just a builder but I’m always fascinated by what you do 👍🏻
Great vid as always! Homey is keeping toy mfg's in business as usual. I like the comment below from "Māori Curtis" in NZ, and agree with what you said that they get some real benefit from the vids is "Bloody Awesome".
This is probably the coolest job ever.
Kurtis, a shop tool that I liked immensely and you would too, The Freddy Superminor, coolant and chip vacuum, made in the UK. This machine will lighten your work and give you more time to make money! 🤔
Love your videos! Keep up the good work.
JIM 😍
Hi Kurtis and Karen, thanks for another amazing episode. First of all, Karen - your videography work is getting even more amazing with each episode. For example in this one, I learned that Kurtis actually fully controls the tread making process. I thought that it is automated, like when you zero out the beginning and then the lathe does everything and stops at a predefined place, but it looks like that Kurtis has to catch it in time and re-set the starting position manually. Second question - do you guys plan on doing another Q&A any time soon? Would be epic, since more than a year has passed from the previous one, and there's been so many changes in the shop. With all the best wishes 😉
Hey mate thanks for the great feedback, always good to know what is being enjoyed. We are planning on doing another Q&A around 500K Subscribers! 😄👍
I haven’t even watch the video yet , and I can tell you the best part of my day is knowing that this video is going to rock. I love all the videos you guys create. I know I’m not alone on this. I can’t wait to watch my favorite TH-cam channel on Fridays. ❤
thanks cee for the knowledge and understanding of OG machining as i sit here in the US I can only think of how much better this is than staying at a holiday express.🤣 I don't have a background per say in machining but as a qc i have been fortunate to work with some good field machinist or what we refer to as outside machinist but watching your channel and the tooling you come up with to improve the process you use is truly remarkable. I will keep my eye out and maybe someday find a lathe i can afford and make some chips one day.
thanks much.
Kurtis, your knowledge of the equipment, the stressors, and the material seems to be a key part of your success. Your machining abilities are beyond reproach. Any failed step could mean a total loss of a very expensive piece of raw stock, or worse, after you had half finished working on it. You deserve all the success you receive. I think the giggler helps to maintain your sanity. Please do not stop lightening the mood at the end as you and Karen are a great way to end a possibly stressful workday. Cheers guys.
G'day Kurtis, Karen and Homey. Great video as always Karen and cool job to watch because Kurtis workmanship is amazing
Thanks so much!
Well done, what a superb job. Always surprises me that although I always think I need to be busy and can't afford to spend time not doing something productive, that I'm more than happy to spend MANY, MANY minutes on here watching your vids observing you practice your skills ... which are just amazing.
Your 'other half' is an excellent film producer to.
p.s. love your out-takes at end ... good job you are a better engineer than a presenter ... LOL!
First time, longtime here. Hermano, you’re a craftsman in the highest order. Ma’am, you have been able to document this wild creature in its natural habitat in the most beautiful framing and editing. I especially appreciate it when you show the human side of the ape. Thanks y’all.