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Even after watching 100s of your videos now... I'm still amazed how Kurtis can find perfect centre when lifting any object. That's a superpower in itself!
Would love a drill comparison vid, so enjoy watching and have learnt a lot. Massive shortage of small, highly skilled and knowledgeable jobbing engineering shops that could repair, refurbish, and repurpos almost anything. Now it's throw it away buy a new one this attitude is endemic and it's a bad thing for any country not to makers and menders.
Besides Kurtis' absolute mastery of heavy mechanics and machining skills, Karen's work behind the camera(s) is nothing short of amazing. Incredibly sharp and useful takes, whether close-in or panned, no non-sense musical background, perfect editing - just a very finely tuned duo creating super interesting contents. Keep up the great job!
@@mattymcsplatty5440 Kurtis prefers to work alone, because he has said before that it cuts down on mistakes, etc. and that if any mistakes are made, he is the only one at fault
It's good marketing, and potentially useful for record-tracking when so much work is "one off". But with most of the work then going out to be slathered in yellow (occasionally orange) paint ... anything much more delicate than writing "CEE" and a reference number (YYYY/MM/Invoice# or similar) with the welder is unlikely to be visible through 3 coats of yellow and 2 inches (bananas) of mud ...
Outstanding workmanship. Karen gets extra credit for her superb camera work. Awesome detail of seeing the drill penetrate the stock in the chuck. Thanks as always for bringing us along.
FOr those who don't know: if you are wanting a precise hole position, or if you're drilling a deep hole with a spade drill, it's crucial to provide a close-fitting starting bore deep enough for the guide surfaces at the OD of the insert to be fully supported before the central chisel edge touches the work. For deep drilling, high pressure coolant is advisable, otherwise a drastic reduction in feed rate will be necessary, with multiple withdrawals to clear chips.
Honestly doesn't matter how many thousands of threads I've seen cut, turned, or roll formed using high speed machinery it still looks like witchcraft to me. Doesn't matter what you are doing Kurtis, it's great to see that no matter how simple or complex the job at hand, you still apply the same high standards to it all. And big props to Karen for her excellent videography and editing. Still finding yet more new ways to both tell the story and bring us along for the journey.
I wish I had seen your comment earlier. I agree with you, even for something for internal use everything could pass as an artwork. No chatter marks or weld splatter when finished. Nice to see some will still take the time to do something right, and willing to continually reinvested to keep up the standards.
I am a mechanical engineering student, I really enjoyed and appreciate your videos, they have helped me to learn a little more than what they teach in school, thanks Karen and Kurtis. I live in Mexico so I start my day watching your videos 😀
That why I like the "University of youtube" you learning more ways to do things. when you in a classroom it only one person show you you do not know if the are right or wrong we just do it because the say so. With TH-cam you see more ways to do the same thing.
You are a master at your craft. I work in industrial machinery, so I am familiar with the amount of work this involved and the attention to detail. Something like this, I would be holding my breath every second. One miss chuck, one broken bit, one lathe malfunction and you have a heap of expensive iron to deal with. Amazing!
When I was a boy, England was full of places doing this kind of engineering. I don't think there is much left now. Good to see these skills are still around elsewhere in the world. Fascinating to watch.
I live in San Diego, Ca. USA. This kind of stuff is being done all around me. Mostly small stuff inland and large scale stuff typically by the coast with ship building and repairs.
I came here expecting to see all your machines turning counter-clockwise, you taking breaks every 5 mins to throw another shrimp on the barbie, dingo's eating babies (or is it dingoes?), boxing kangaroos & wallabies and non-stop rowdy beer drinking & bar fights... lo & behold, i find a master machinist honing his skills, practicing his craft and demonstrating a depth of machining knowledge & prowess second to none I've ever born witness to. Your kung-fu is strong and I'm humbled by your ninja'like skill, my S.hemisphere brother. The Force is strong with this one... you've earned a subscriber & donor (bows deeply).
Hey there, mate! Thanks heaps for the Super Thanks! Your support is truly valuable to us and helps us keep creating - so thank you again mate cheers, Kurtis & Karen - ***bows deeply back
Great camera and editing to accompany equally great machining. You should suggest the customer use some anti-size paste on the threads to try and avoid another frozen joint. I started machining, if you could call it that, when my step father bought a primitive lathe, belt driven, without any scales on the cross side, some 65 years ago. It was needed for a home built amusement size railroad that wore out bronze bearings every season. Great fun for a teen age kid.
I have not seen a couple who compliment each other like you two.You both have exceptional skills,Curtis with his mechanical skill and craftsmanship a cut above.And Karen with I assume office and all that goes with that job and then making your channel every week look as though a professional film and edit company were behind the scene.Not to mention how hard working with your spouse could be.Very cool.So nice to see.
It's very apparent watching you that you're the shop owner, you are paying for parts and machinery. You are very careful and deliberate in your movements, locking in bits, etc. Fascinating stuff!
Visit 2 tonight. It really is a great recovery my friends. You saved the owner thousands of $. It takes me back to younger times before retiring. I would have had a great time working for you folks. Every day you never know what is coming in the door day to day. Take care and see you next post eh !
Great job Kurtis, really methodical. We used to dislike not being able to get hollow bar for jobs, we called it "Manufacturing Swarf", especially on large jobs. The 90mm spade drill done a stirling job on the boring. Thanks for posting, and great cinematography by Karen, stay well be safe 👍
There are so many satisfying moments in this documentary. From the unboxing of the blank and new upgraded parts to the satisfyingly precise assembly of the drill head and of course the machining itself. Great to see a craftsman at work.
I'm not even remotely capable of doing this kind of work but I am uber grateful for guys like Curtis taking the time to educate the many people that want to follow in his foot steps.
Truth ....15-20 years ago you couldn't pay to watch over the shoulders of masters like this . Now I can do it with a cup of coffee on the tolet. Thank you for letting use watch you be a master of your craft.
nuts take a lot of abuse and are high wear, the massive surface area of the threads make them a hotbed for wear and tear and galling as well as corrosion, a weird shock can strip threads and cause other issues too... its not too surprising nuts and broken threads make up such a huge portion of the work done as they are typically the weakest point
Karen, your cinematography, camera angles and editing skills improve every week! Very impressive and always interesting. As always. Massive Respect from Aotearoa, New Zealand 😀👍 PS..... GO THE BLACK FERNS!
That Sir is a threading job well done and done right ! My Dad (if he were here to see it) would say “that’s really nicely done” He had an old South Bend 13 out back the barn where I grew up, taught me to how to turn and center a rod, and cut a 3/4 11 thread on it. I got tired and wanted to see the U.S.A. , so I drove truck here outta S Tx. for 28 yrs. He passed 32 yrs. Ago, now I’m retired and working on old Lathe , maybe I can pick up where I left off. Nice camera work; steady, sharp & clear and get right in there and show us how it’s done 👍.
A comparison of different drill types would be interesting and since you’re one of a small handful of people who can make that comparison we’re hoping you’re up to it. Thanks for all the wonderful work you do.
I'm just totally blown away at your knowledge and abilities commanding the use of such large and complicated machining equipment. I'm sure you have way more work than you can keep up with. You don't seem old enough to me to possess the techniques and prowess that you display, you are a very smart young man. It is very satisfying to watch you work on the projects in front of you along with the fine videos that your wife create for you. You are very fortunate young fella. Kudos aplenty my man. 👍👍👍
Great camera work, especially the transition from the raw material to the finished nut at 33:00. Kurtis is lucky to have you behind the camera. Love watching your video. Fantastic work and a great sense of humor too. Cheers from Texas.
What i always find amazing is the amount of work you put into making these parts and it's still cheaper for the customer than buying OM parts. Great vid, have a great weekend guys o/
Because OEM suppliers are greedy funkers.. Just look at Lambos that are using VW parts, which are a bit cheaper, but the moment it is for a lambo the price tag tripples all because of name.. One would call it, name greed..
@@Cent51The irony of that being Lambo was formed because Ferrucio clocked that Enzo was charging a fortune for tractor clutches because they said Ferrari on them 😂
@@Cent51ts because its a single point of communication, problem solving, quality control, sourcing material/ parts.. For OEM, you start with the ordering process, you have a person go onto a system to order a part, that order is then passed onto a picker to then pull off the shelf, package it up and then send to the distributor for your location. They then have a person enter it into their system then contact the customer saying they have the part and they are sending it to them.. Its an absolute cluster fuck. There is more to it but thats the basic structure.
Time is money. Leave an EX1200 stopped for a few days, and you might also need to stop a few trucks, all in all, you can lose upwards of 50K pretty quickly, just at the mining site. So paying the OEM rates becomes a smaller loss. When the mining companies have access to enough spares, it's a different story, then machinists have the time to replicate a part and avoid the convenience fee. Most OEM's don't see machining specialists as competition as strange as it might seem, often times they have to work hand-in-hand as the OEM 's will hire machinists to refurbish older units taken in trade.
@@Cent51mat armstrong had a belter find when rebuilding his murcielago, lambo wanted 180 quid for 1 side light repeater, but they are ripped straight from a ford focus and ford sell them pack of 2 for like 6 quid. Its absolutely mental how greedy they can be!
You see the end result but you never know what it takes to make these specialized part’s. The patience it takes to achieve the final project and to exact specs gets has my respect! Having it condensed into a video with the high quality filming only proves the attention to detail you both have! Like they say it’s the tool that makes the money!
Brilliant!... I am a software engineer working in the security domain. I so appreciate watching and listening to an expert perform and explain his craft. Kurt's is top drawer!... I so look forward each Friday to viewing your methodical work. It is so satisfying watching a master ply his craft!
I was a production machinist for a few years, and I thought I did some amazing work. However, after watching the things you do, I realized that what I did pales in comparison. You do some amazing work on some big machine parts. Always a joy to see Homeless.
Thank you for inspiring so many, me included. You were so kind today when i visited. You might just bring about a new generation of metalworkers. Keep up the great work. Lots of love kees (as in suitcase)
I have been watching your videos for a while now and have never lost interest in any of them. Your filming and how your better half captures all the things you do and say is excellent. I don't really know jack about your business but find your expertise and work quality all top-of-the-line. Also, love your dog and am happy to see all the love the three of you share. Please continue with what you are doing and don't change a thing. 👍👍👍
As a first year apprentice, all of this is very important, interesting and good information. Any videos that can expand someone's understanding is always going to be worth it. Especially seeing as how much trades have been dying out over the last decade.
Greetings from Ohio once again. I’ve been waiting for this one to be posted. I’m intrigued by the new tools and the whole concept of spade bits for metal. Also always impressed by machined threads that don’t gall up. Good job my friend.
Wow Kurtis that turned out to be a great end product. That’s amazing how that new drill works. Certainly going to be a time saver. Good job Karen for showing us all the different angles and I just love your giggles.
That's a lot of material hanging out of the tail stock! I see a lot of flexing in the shaft for such a heavy extension/holder. I didn't think you liked that on previous videos I've watched. It'll be interesting to hear your comments!
At the 8:05 mark and onward, I held my breath when the tool started jumping around. I thought it was going to grab the work piece and fling it on the shop floor!! I feel better now!! From the United States, love your videos.
It wasn't until I became an Electrical Engineer that I saw a machine shop in action. The head machinist in the company and I became good friends, and when ever I could, I would watch him in action. Still fascinates me to this day. The clarity, perfect lighting, editing of the photography is great as well. Love the bloopers at the end, and the extras in between, start to finish. I'm a subscriber now. I find it calming to watch you two in action. Karen, I hope you appreciate his big shiny nut !
Love the fact that you do everything you can to save your customers money, when I was in college my teachers always used to say to take as long as possible on jobs and charge according to the time scale which I always disagreed with. Another fantastic job done by yourself kurtis you're a top bloke fair play to you 🤙
I love your videos. The camera work and editing is excellent. The panning starting at 9:35 - where the drill exits the work - is one the best takes I've seen in any workshop videos.
It's cool to see a hunk of steel turn into a working piece of equipment. Love watching this channel and watching the master at work. The videos are top quality when it comes to how they are put together and edited too. Cheer from Florida!
I just binged your channel and I cannot tell you how impressive your attention to detail is. You are amazing at what you do and a pleasure to watch. Looking forward to whatever comes next.
Hello Kurt and Karen, I hope all is well in Australia. The teaching video was awesome. The videography is so good I am incredibly amaze how good this video is thanks to both of you and homie. Take care, thanks 😊
Watching you guys from CEE has become a ritual each Friday morning here in Greenville, SC! Love your work. Methodical, precise, entertaining. Thanks very much.
Don’t forget Joe Pie who also has videos out on Friday. Kurtis works on the very large components and Joe machines the very small. Both exhibit exceptional skills!
Got my beer, just finished a night-shift, great time for a Pommie, thanks Kurtis, longtime subscriber , Hope you lose the Cricket 😄I doubt that though.I spent a good few years working at the paper mill at Petrie in the early 2000's, stopped in Boondall, loved the place. All the best to you, Karen and Homie.
Hello everyone, it's really great to see someone working who really understands what they are doing. ❤ I trained as a machining technician (turning and milling) many years ago and mostly produced individual parts or small series. While you were cutting the thread, I had the smell of the smoking cutting oil in my nose again.😂 I think it's great that this profession still exists in this form. Best regards from Hamburg/Germany
Thank you again to Kurtis and Karen for your excellent work and for sharing it with us, your audience. Lots of interesting stuff, as well as some of the familiar material. I love getting to see Safety Officer Homeless, even though he didn't seem to get involved much this time around, it is still a treat to see and hear him roaming around. Our Fridays get so much better from seeing you doing the work and for the professional way it is done. I wonder if Kurtis has added a lot to the swear jar since you got it. The outtakes are fabulous.
The level of shade tree machining I do in my garage with a 100 year old lathe and mill is so far from what you do, your skill level at such a young age is so fascinating and any video you produce is appreciated so I’ll definitely be a viewer/ commenter of the comparison video if you decide to post👍🏻
Of all the things you do, cutting threads is the most intimidating for a non machinist like me. Would be shitting bricks every time I set us the lathe and started to cut threads on that giant piece of steel. Thanks for sharing and another great video. And the drill type comparisons would be very interesting.
Quality work, as we’ve come to know expect Curtis. Would love to see a comparison of the drill types. This sort of educational content is hard to come by for those of us not in the trade.
Coming from me this will probably mean absolutely nothing to you but you my friend are a master at your craft. These projects are hard enough by themselves let alone while taking the time to place cameras, manage shots and edit for an audience. It’s a pleasure to watch someone who has completely mastered the tools he has at his disposal. My hat goes off to you sir.
04:28 Dude!! What a beast of a tool!! Thx for sharing with us, CEE AU never lets us down!! I think a comparison video would be interesting if you have the time!
You are proud of your skills, and the jobs completed. I worked as a engineer, in the UK for 44 years, so I appreciate all this. Thanks for a great engineering video. Peace brother.
Whilst I don’t do this kind of work, I am an engineer and enjoy those types of comparisons. So a video that discusses the pros and cons of each would be quite enjoyable. Thank you both. Mike, from the US Banana Republic 😵💫
Suggestion: instead of air disconnects, use hydraulic quick disconnects; such as you’d find on a tractor. The ISO 5675 ones aren’t too expensive and can be connected to the same coiled air line that you are using; however I would suggest getting the poppet-style ones as they flow better at lower pressures.
TOOL PORN! Watching you unbox and assemble that bit and all the components was pure unadulterated smut of the very best kind!!!! MORE, MORE!! I have no idea why this is so endlessly fascinating but myself and 67, 000 other viewers agree. You should re-name your channel XXX Engineering 😂😂😂😂
It's a pleasure to watch your channel, you are a very skilled man, you take pride in your work and obviously enjoy what you do.Thank you for the time and effort you both put in to make these videos it is really appreciated.
a beautiful job. I like how careful you are after doing such a nice job - treating the nut like a new born. It shows you care about your work and the quality. I've worked with a lot of machinists that when doing a large job throw the part on a welding table because it's "just a nut!" I don't let them borrow my tools and they wonder why.
I didn't wake up this morning thinking I'd sit through 4 5 minutes of lathe and milling wizardry, yet here I am. Brilliant video. I feel like I'd really like to pop by and watch this in person. Nice one.
Beautifully done. Thanks for your self control and not resorting to useless yammering that 99% of other guys can't seem to resist. I'm not a machinist yet I found both of your films fascinating.! Nice work. [You too Karen....!]
My favourite video to date. It has everything. Big lump of raw material. Shiny new tools day 😂brilliant shot of the drill breaking through. Karen’s camera work just gets better and better. And at the end not just a nut but a thing of beauty 😊.
I like the New internal cutting tool holder for machining the nut & cutting the thread inside & outside on the shaft. Amazing Cooling system going along with the cutting huge drill size. No splashing or missing up water all around, very clean & precise cooling system. High thumb up, for this smooth & accurate job. You have a very nice shop.
OK, saw the uncut Patreon version yesterday, but you can't get enough CEE vids 👍 You can tell it is a big drill when Kurtis puts his hand in the hole it has just drilled 🕳 😂 No pilot hole - that must save some time. All the best, Paul
Hey mate! You must be up there for #1CEE supporter we reckon 😏 Definitely saves time not having to pilot drill, really happy with the new bit of tooling! Have a good one Paul
Ill bet you have customers that are very happy with your fabulous work. Sadly, here where I live(which was a renounced area in USA for generations of great machinists) mfg deserted these great minds and moved overseas. This, of course broke a chain of great mechanical minds. Keep up the great videos, Bill
ive got to many m8s over your way now so i feel like im the only one lelt here in NZ to turn the lights off at night.. love your guys show, hope to go over one day and catch up with everyone there. you all have a safe one@@CuttingEdgeEngineering
I just love the process of getting a new tool and really dialing it in. IDK about you, but there's always that moment of, "did i waste my money?" Then you really start getting a feel for it and it's just an awesome feeling when you start being able to do things you never could do before, or significantly decreasing the time it would have normally taken.
I love videos like this. My only experience with machining metal is resurfacing brake rotors and drums on a variety of different style brake lathes. Seeing what can be done with the right equipment and know how is very impressive. I have hung around a couple of machine shops and saw how they resurface cylinder heads and valve seats, but something like cutting new threads in such a large nut is new to me. Very cool!! I have to add, that is a very impressive shop you have there. When you pulled the nut off the cylinder in the last video I was very surprised you had a lathe large enough to mount that cylinder. I have done some hydraulic work, but never on anything that large.
The machine operators and mining companies are fortunate to have such a bright engineer in thier area , you know your craft !! ,great camera work by your wife , great safety work from your cool dog , a real dream team.regards from south wales (uk)
Thanks for taking the time to explain why you are doing things the way you are! I really do appreciate it, and I imagine I'm not the only one! And I'd love to see the comparison of different types of drills.
We're loving how the new Nut turned out, what do you think? Let us know in the comments! 😁👍
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G'day Kurtis, Karen and Homey great video and have a great weekend mates
Ciao non hai pensato di mettere lo stelo bloccato sotto la pressa e svitare il dado ferma pistone scaldandolo? io facevo cosi
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@3:02 Mentos ???
Love it! Your customers are lucky to have you.
Wow! The shot through the headstock bore is FABulous! And this episode has so much going on. Thank you !
Yay glad you are enjoying it 😊
Reminded me of those clips you see of tunnel boring machines breaking through.
I was thinking it looked like some psychedelic '70s sci-fi movie special effect. Lol
@@bumblebeebob "Time Tunnel"!.. If you remember that, odds are you spend as much time as me looking blankly into the fridge.
@@gav2759I completely expected that to be a time splice. 😂😂😂
Unreal content Kurtis and Karen, please don't ever stop making these videos!
hey mate thanks for watching & supporting!
Even after watching 100s of your videos now... I'm still amazed how Kurtis can find perfect centre when lifting any object. That's a superpower in itself!
I was thinking the same thing
I think he marked center from an earlier lift
You could say... its UPLIFTING.... ok I will show myself out...
Do it enough you learn semi quick
Would love a drill comparison vid, so enjoy watching and have learnt a lot. Massive shortage of small, highly skilled and knowledgeable jobbing engineering shops that could repair, refurbish, and repurpos almost anything. Now it's throw it away buy a new one this attitude is endemic and it's a bad thing for any country not to makers and menders.
Besides Kurtis' absolute mastery of heavy mechanics and machining skills, Karen's work behind the camera(s) is nothing short of amazing. Incredibly sharp and useful takes, whether close-in or panned, no non-sense musical background, perfect editing - just a very finely tuned duo creating super interesting contents. Keep up the great job!
You guys should have a stamp or laser etcher to put your logo/trademark on manufactured parts..the quality of work you both do is a pleasure to see.
yes he should. why not blacksmiths have one.
oh hells yeah. gotta put yr mark on it, repair date and number etc would be helpful Im sure. He might need an apprentice not just a safety officer
Kurtis does have a stamp for the machine work that he does
@@mattymcsplatty5440 Kurtis prefers to work alone, because he has said before that it cuts down on mistakes, etc. and that if any mistakes are made, he is the only one at fault
It's good marketing, and potentially useful for record-tracking when so much work is "one off". But with most of the work then going out to be slathered in yellow (occasionally orange) paint ... anything much more delicate than writing "CEE" and a reference number (YYYY/MM/Invoice# or similar) with the welder is unlikely to be visible through 3 coats of yellow and 2 inches (bananas) of mud ...
Outstanding workmanship. Karen gets extra credit for her superb camera work. Awesome detail of seeing the drill penetrate the stock in the chuck. Thanks as always for bringing us along.
Lots of people call themselves a machinist. You, Sir, deserve the title.
Hand machinists are becoming a rare breed.
it’s not that hard
Engineer. Degree. Not machinist, on job trained, maybe a CERTIFICATION
Nope.
He is a good machinist but he needs to take the chuck key out of the chuck.
I am not a machinist and have no desire to become a machinist but I really do love watching the manufacturing process. Great Job Curtis.
Wow that internal shot of the drill breaking through was absolutely stunning. Excellent ❤
Karen's videography is top notch! Came down to the comments to thank for that drill breakthrough.
Yup was gonna say the same.
Trippy
Woah! Spoiler alert
FOr those who don't know: if you are wanting a precise hole position, or if you're drilling a deep hole with a spade drill, it's crucial to provide a close-fitting starting bore deep enough for the guide surfaces at the OD of the insert to be fully supported before the central chisel edge touches the work. For deep drilling, high pressure coolant is advisable, otherwise a drastic reduction in feed rate will be necessary, with multiple withdrawals to clear chips.
Honestly doesn't matter how many thousands of threads I've seen cut, turned, or roll formed using high speed machinery it still looks like witchcraft to me. Doesn't matter what you are doing Kurtis, it's great to see that no matter how simple or complex the job at hand, you still apply the same high standards to it all.
And big props to Karen for her excellent videography and editing. Still finding yet more new ways to both tell the story and bring us along for the journey.
I wish I had seen your comment earlier.
I agree with you, even for something for internal use everything could pass as an artwork. No chatter marks or weld splatter when finished. Nice to see some will still take the time to do something right, and willing to continually reinvested to keep up the standards.
I am a mechanical engineering student, I really enjoyed and appreciate your videos, they have helped me to learn a little more than what they teach in school, thanks Karen and Kurtis. I live in Mexico so I start my day watching your videos 😀
That why I like the "University of youtube" you learning more ways to do things. when you in a classroom it only one person show you you do not know if the are right or wrong we just do it because the say so. With TH-cam you see more ways to do the same thing.
You are a master at your craft. I work in industrial machinery, so I am familiar with the amount of work this involved and the attention to detail. Something like this, I would be holding my breath every second. One miss chuck, one broken bit, one lathe malfunction and you have a heap of expensive iron to deal with. Amazing!
Oh yes, a comparison please of drill types. Very interesting!! Thanks guys.
awesome thanks for the comment 👍
This quality of workmanship and editing is beyond the top of the charts. Absolutely impressive.
Awesome isn't it, mesmerising
Wow great bit of gear there. Very entertaining and educational. Thanks for sharing your work. Following from Sydney Australia.
Excellent job !
When I was a boy, England was full of places doing this kind of engineering. I don't think there is much left now. Good to see these skills are still around elsewhere in the world. Fascinating to watch.
I can assure you theirs plenty of stuff still being made using a lathe in the uk, I test fire alarms and see awesome stuff being made every week.
I know of at least 10 engineering firms in my small town. Not sure where you are but I can assure you the trade is still alive and well.
I live in San Diego, Ca. USA. This kind of stuff is being done all around me. Mostly small stuff inland and large scale stuff typically by the coast with ship building and repairs.
There are still some in UK but most are CNC machinists & couldn't do it manually
At least here in Brazil there's too much CNC manufacturing and jobs. So conventional machinists are quite rare and valuable here.
I came here expecting to see all your machines turning counter-clockwise, you taking breaks every 5 mins to throw another shrimp on the barbie, dingo's eating babies (or is it dingoes?), boxing kangaroos & wallabies and non-stop rowdy beer drinking & bar fights... lo & behold, i find a master machinist honing his skills, practicing his craft and demonstrating a depth of machining knowledge & prowess second to none I've ever born witness to. Your kung-fu is strong and I'm humbled by your ninja'like skill, my S.hemisphere brother. The Force is strong with this one... you've earned a subscriber & donor (bows deeply).
Nice camerawork as well! Can't NOT mention that. Your camerawork is the dog's bollocks! (see what i did there?)
Hey there, mate! Thanks heaps for the Super Thanks! Your support is truly valuable to us and helps us keep creating - so thank you again mate cheers, Kurtis & Karen - ***bows deeply back
Firstly Karen needs a little praise here her camera skills are in epic proportion, and Kurtis as always first class thanks guy's :)
Karen's camera work is great! The shot of the new drill coming thru the end of the metal looked like a shot off a sci-fi movie!!!
Scorsese himself would’ve been impressed by that shot. One chance only.
@frankblack1481 yeah she kills it!
Great camera and editing to accompany equally great machining. You should suggest the customer use some anti-size paste on the threads to try and avoid another frozen joint.
I started machining, if you could call it that, when my step father bought a primitive lathe, belt driven, without any scales on the cross side, some 65 years ago. It was needed for a home built amusement size railroad that wore out bronze bearings every season. Great fun for a teen age kid.
I second that!
She is the best!
So shiny and precise. Craftsmen like you guys are what keeps the world’s industries producing. Thank you.
I really don't like the chatter that the drill was showing ,hard on the equipment.
I have not seen a couple who compliment each other like you two.You both have exceptional skills,Curtis with his mechanical skill and craftsmanship a cut above.And Karen with I assume office and all that goes with that job and then making your channel every week look as though a professional film and edit company were behind the scene.Not to mention how hard working with your spouse could be.Very cool.So nice to see.
What you do with this steel leftovers
@@mshk999 Scrap buyers all over
Doing machining is one thing, and then also filming it so nicely with a walkthrough of the process = INSANE hard work 👌
@@notfiveo😂
His wife is a great videographer. I appreciated the shot from the end of the lather seeing the bit punch through!
Watching you and the machines work makes my mind happy. Not much does these days, Thank you.
@@hickfarm Yeah if you ask me that was one of the coolest shots!
It's very apparent watching you that you're the shop owner, you are paying for parts and machinery. You are very careful and deliberate in your movements, locking in bits, etc. Fascinating stuff!
why pay for roll over protection, on a forklift, if you aren't going to wear a seatbelt? That is a waste of money.
@@wadestanton BS, Its for overhead protection Falling articles when loading or unloading Gets yourself on a forklift course
@@leehotspur9679 liar
Curtis is the shop owner for sure. It was a firing offense where I worked if you were caught not wearing safety glasses.
It's 1am in the UK and I've been glued to this demonstration of engineering skills. Absolute perfection......and a lot of talent.
Same here... but it's 2am in France! Mesmerizing work! :D
@@dollyvintage8558rip to you
1:15 in Canada, i told myself I’d only watch the vid of him taking off the nut but here I am.
Visit 2 tonight. It really is a great recovery my friends. You saved the owner thousands of $. It takes me back to younger times before retiring. I would have had a great time working for you folks. Every day you never know what is coming in the door day to day. Take care and see you next post eh !
Great job Kurtis, really methodical. We used to dislike not being able to get hollow bar for jobs, we called it "Manufacturing Swarf", especially on large jobs. The 90mm spade drill done a stirling job on the boring. Thanks for posting, and great cinematography by Karen, stay well be safe 👍
Absolutely one of the very best regular TH-cam productions, period. I love watching each new video. What a team! And, i'm not in the metal trade.
Kurtis your skill with a lathe and all your other equipment always amazes me and Karen always does a great job with the video
There are so many satisfying moments in this documentary.
From the unboxing of the blank and new upgraded parts to the satisfyingly precise assembly of the drill head and of course the machining itself. Great to see a craftsman at work.
I'm not even remotely capable of doing this kind of work but I am uber grateful for guys like Curtis taking the time to educate the many people that want to follow in his foot steps.
he is doing all jobs half a prise!
Truth ....15-20 years ago you couldn't pay to watch over the shoulders of masters like this . Now I can do it with a cup of coffee on the tolet. Thank you for letting use watch you be a master of your craft.
Big nuts seems to be a recurring theme on his channel! Great machining and video work - as always.
Homeless features in that regard as well. Deez nuts.
nuts take a lot of abuse and are high wear, the massive surface area of the threads make them a hotbed for wear and tear and galling as well as corrosion, a weird shock can strip threads and cause other issues too... its not too surprising nuts and broken threads make up such a huge portion of the work done as they are typically the weakest point
Homeless is very modest, he wouldn't want to be grabbing the highlights. (despite his doo dahs).
@@Simon-ho6ly Ahhemm ...It was a joke around the historical and humorous references to Homie's spectacularly 'big nuts/nutz' and other equipment.
@@Simon-ho6lywoooooooooshhhhhh/
Karen, your cinematography, camera angles and editing skills improve every week!
Very impressive and always interesting.
As always.
Massive Respect from Aotearoa, New Zealand
😀👍
PS..... GO THE BLACK FERNS!
That Sir is a threading job well done and done right ! My Dad (if he were here to see it) would say “that’s really nicely done” He had an old South Bend 13 out back the barn where I grew up, taught me to how to turn and center a rod, and cut a 3/4 11 thread on it. I got tired and wanted to see the U.S.A. , so I drove truck here outta S Tx. for 28 yrs. He passed 32 yrs. Ago, now I’m retired and working on old Lathe , maybe I can pick up where I left off. Nice camera work; steady, sharp & clear and get right in there and show us how it’s done 👍.
Again the quality of the workmanship and Karen's videoing is way beyond compare. Thank you both, I would not miss any of your uploads.
We had a 55 year machinist at a bottling plant. Everything is stainless. Guy was a maestro. Rip Alex
A comparison of different drill types would be interesting and since you’re one of a small handful of people who can make that comparison we’re hoping you’re up to it. Thanks for all the wonderful work you do.
Danke!🙏 für deine Videos 💚
Hey mate, thanks for the support and generosity! We appreciate it a lot! Take care mate - cheers Kurtis.
I'm just totally blown away at your knowledge and abilities commanding the use of such large and complicated machining equipment. I'm sure you have way more work than you can keep up with. You don't seem old enough to me to possess the techniques and prowess that you display, you are a very smart young man. It is very satisfying to watch you work on the projects in front of you along with the fine videos that your wife create for you. You are very fortunate young fella. Kudos aplenty my man. 👍👍👍
"Powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men!"
@@billsinkins361Ha ha nailed it!
The CEE video production quality just keeps getting better. The new tool unboxing makes a great mini-feature in itself.
Wow, thanks! Glad you enjoyed it
Great comment and I for one totally agree!
Using an adjustable boring bar as a fly cutter, I've never thought of that one! And yes, a drill comparison would be great please.😁
Great camera work, especially the transition from the raw material to the finished nut at 33:00. Kurtis is lucky to have you behind the camera. Love watching your video. Fantastic work and a great sense of humor too. Cheers from Texas.
What i always find amazing is the amount of work you put into making these parts and it's still cheaper for the customer than buying OM parts. Great vid, have a great weekend guys o/
Because OEM suppliers are greedy funkers..
Just look at Lambos that are using VW parts, which are a bit cheaper, but the moment it is for a lambo the price tag tripples all because of name..
One would call it, name greed..
@@Cent51The irony of that being Lambo was formed because Ferrucio clocked that Enzo was charging a fortune for tractor clutches because they said Ferrari on them 😂
@@Cent51ts because its a single point of communication, problem solving, quality control, sourcing material/ parts.. For OEM, you start with the ordering process, you have a person go onto a system to order a part, that order is then passed onto a picker to then pull off the shelf, package it up and then send to the distributor for your location. They then have a person enter it into their system then contact the customer saying they have the part and they are sending it to them..
Its an absolute cluster fuck. There is more to it but thats the basic structure.
Time is money. Leave an EX1200 stopped for a few days, and you might also need to stop a few trucks, all in all, you can lose upwards of 50K pretty quickly, just at the mining site. So paying the OEM rates becomes a smaller loss.
When the mining companies have access to enough spares, it's a different story, then machinists have the time to replicate a part and avoid the convenience fee.
Most OEM's don't see machining specialists as competition as strange as it might seem, often times they have to work hand-in-hand as the OEM 's will hire machinists to refurbish older units taken in trade.
@@Cent51mat armstrong had a belter find when rebuilding his murcielago, lambo wanted 180 quid for 1 side light repeater, but they are ripped straight from a ford focus and ford sell them pack of 2 for like 6 quid. Its absolutely mental how greedy they can be!
You see the end result but you never know what it takes to make these specialized part’s. The patience it takes to achieve the final project and to exact specs gets has my respect! Having it condensed into a video with the high quality filming only proves the attention to detail you both have! Like they say it’s the tool that makes the money!
Brilliant!... I am a software engineer working in the security domain. I so appreciate watching and listening to an expert perform and explain his craft. Kurt's is top drawer!... I so look forward each Friday to viewing your methodical work. It is so satisfying watching a master ply his craft!
I was a production machinist for a few years, and I thought I did some amazing work. However, after watching the things you do, I realized that what I did pales in comparison. You do some amazing work on some big machine parts. Always a joy to see Homeless.
Thank you for inspiring so many, me included. You were so kind today when i visited. You might just bring about a new generation of metalworkers. Keep up the great work. Lots of love kees (as in suitcase)
Hey Kees! Your support and positivity made our day! Thank you so much, we hope you keep pursuing your dreams mate and safe travels home 😎👍
At 33:49 Kurtis gives an excellent explanation of why he does not re thread the old nut. Thanks Kurtis, you leave no doubt as to your thought on this.
Because he arc gouged it into pieces maybe
I have been watching your videos for a while now and have never lost interest in any of them. Your filming and how your better half captures all the things you do and say is excellent. I don't really know jack about your business but find your expertise and work quality all top-of-the-line. Also, love your dog and am happy to see all the love the three of you share. Please continue with what you are doing and don't change a thing. 👍👍👍
Wow, thank you! It's feedback and positive comments like yours that help us stay motivated to keep up with the videos 😊👍
As a first year apprentice, all of this is very important, interesting and good information. Any videos that can expand someone's understanding is always going to be worth it. Especially seeing as how much trades have been dying out over the last decade.
Greetings from Ohio once again. I’ve been waiting for this one to be posted. I’m intrigued by the new tools and the whole concept of spade bits for metal. Also always impressed by machined threads that don’t gall up. Good job my friend.
Wow Kurtis that turned out to be a great end product. That’s amazing how that new drill works. Certainly going to be a time saver. Good job Karen for showing us all the different angles and I just love your giggles.
Hi Kurtis,
Love your videos. I like how you explain things in great detail! I would love to see a comparison video about drill bits.
thanks for the feedback 👍
That's a lot of material hanging out of the tail stock! I see a lot of flexing in the shaft for such a heavy extension/holder. I didn't think you liked that on previous videos I've watched. It'll be interesting to hear your comments!
At the 8:05 mark and onward, I held my breath when the tool started jumping around. I thought it was going to grab the work piece and fling it on the shop floor!! I feel better now!!
From the United States, love your videos.
It wasn't until I became an Electrical Engineer that I saw a machine shop in action. The head machinist in the company and I became good friends, and when ever I could, I would watch him in action. Still fascinates me to this day. The clarity, perfect lighting, editing of the photography is great as well. Love the bloopers at the end, and the extras in between, start to finish. I'm a subscriber now. I find it calming to watch you two in action. Karen, I hope you appreciate his big shiny nut !
Love the fact that you do everything you can to save your customers money, when I was in college my teachers always used to say to take as long as possible on jobs and charge according to the time scale which I always disagreed with. Another fantastic job done by yourself kurtis you're a top bloke fair play to you 🤙
I love your videos. The camera work and editing is excellent. The panning starting at 9:35 - where the drill exits the work - is one the best takes I've seen in any workshop videos.
It's cool to see a hunk of steel turn into a working piece of equipment. Love watching this channel and watching the master at work. The videos are top quality when it comes to how they are put together and edited too. Cheer from Florida!
I just binged your channel and I cannot tell you how impressive your attention to detail is. You are amazing at what you do and a pleasure to watch. Looking forward to whatever comes next.
Well the engineering is as good as we've come to expect, but the videography is next level. Thanks for posting.
Thanks!
Hey mate, thanks so much for thee super thanks and support! We appreciate it! More content coming soon! Cheers
Hello Kurt and Karen, I hope all is well in Australia. The teaching video was awesome. The videography is so good I am incredibly amaze how good this video is thanks to both of you and homie. Take care, thanks 😊
Watching you guys from CEE has become a ritual each Friday morning here in Greenville, SC! Love your work. Methodical, precise, entertaining. Thanks very much.
Don’t forget Joe Pie who also has videos out on Friday. Kurtis works on the very large components and Joe machines the very small. Both exhibit exceptional skills!
Got my beer, just finished a night-shift, great time for a Pommie, thanks Kurtis, longtime subscriber , Hope you lose the Cricket 😄I doubt that though.I spent a good few years working at the paper mill at Petrie in the early 2000's, stopped in Boondall, loved the place. All the best to you, Karen and Homie.
hey mate thanks for your continued support of the channel!
haha tough to lose to bazball, at least it's exciting and unpredictable.
Hello everyone, it's really great to see someone working who really understands what they are doing. ❤ I trained as a machining technician (turning and milling) many years ago and mostly produced individual parts or small series. While you were cutting the thread, I had the smell of the smoking cutting oil in my nose again.😂 I think it's great that this profession still exists in this form. Best regards from Hamburg/Germany
I would love to see a comparison video on the different drill types would be neat to watch. Beautiful job you too keep it up.👍☕
Thank you again to Kurtis and Karen for your excellent work and for sharing it with us, your audience. Lots of interesting stuff, as well as some of the familiar material. I love getting to see Safety Officer Homeless, even though he didn't seem to get involved much this time around, it is still a treat to see and hear him roaming around. Our Fridays get so much better from seeing you doing the work and for the professional way it is done. I wonder if Kurtis has added a lot to the swear jar since you got it. The outtakes are fabulous.
How do you keep Homey out of the swarf?
The level of shade tree machining I do in my garage with a 100 year old lathe and mill is so far from what you do, your skill level at such a young age is so fascinating and any video you produce is appreciated so I’ll definitely be a viewer/ commenter of the comparison video if you decide to post👍🏻
Without guys like you, we’re back in the Stone Age. A pleasure to see a true professional.
Of all the things you do, cutting threads is the most intimidating for a non machinist like me. Would be shitting bricks every time I set us the lathe and started to cut threads on that giant piece of steel. Thanks for sharing and another great video. And the drill type comparisons would be very interesting.
Quality work, as we’ve come to know expect Curtis. Would love to see a comparison of the drill types. This sort of educational content is hard to come by for those of us not in the trade.
Coming from me this will probably mean absolutely nothing to you but you my friend are a master at your craft. These projects are hard enough by themselves let alone while taking the time to place cameras, manage shots and edit for an audience. It’s a pleasure to watch someone who has completely mastered the tools he has at his disposal. My hat goes off to you sir.
... and madam. (since you are speaking of the camera work)
@@workingguy-OU812 and madam. I apologize for that oversight : )
@@budzillasohoski9858 : )
Never saw one of those mega-drills before, but I like the modular construction and the swappable inserts.
04:28 Dude!! What a beast of a tool!! Thx for sharing with us, CEE AU never lets us down!! I think a comparison video would be interesting if you have the time!
You are proud of your skills, and the jobs completed. I worked as a engineer, in the UK for 44 years, so I appreciate all this. Thanks for a great engineering video. Peace brother.
I am not a machinist. But this was fascinating to watch. I'm impressed!!!
Whilst I don’t do this kind of work, I am an engineer and enjoy those types of comparisons. So a video that discusses the pros and cons of each would be quite enjoyable. Thank you both. Mike, from the US Banana Republic 😵💫
Suggestion: instead of air disconnects, use hydraulic quick disconnects; such as you’d find on a tractor. The ISO 5675 ones aren’t too expensive and can be connected to the same coiled air line that you are using; however I would suggest getting the poppet-style ones as they flow better at lower pressures.
The new nut is an absolute beautiful piece of craftsmanship. Your skill is beyond any description in my book.
Now let's $ee you make it with lathe only , no milling machine , $how the folk's how's that's done ?
❤this new nut is absolutely 💯 stunning very very beautiful 😍
TOOL PORN! Watching you unbox and assemble that bit and all the components was pure unadulterated smut of the very best kind!!!!
MORE, MORE!!
I have no idea why this is so endlessly fascinating but myself and 67, 000 other viewers agree.
You should re-name your channel XXX Engineering 😂😂😂😂
My favorite part of the porno was the big nut at the end
It's a pleasure to watch your channel, you are a very skilled man, you take pride in your work and obviously enjoy what you do.Thank you for the time and effort you both put in to make these videos it is really appreciated.
a beautiful job. I like how careful you are after doing such a nice job - treating the nut like a new born. It shows you care about your work and the quality. I've worked with a lot of machinists that when doing a large job throw the part on a welding table because it's "just a nut!" I don't let them borrow my tools and they wonder why.
I didn't wake up this morning thinking I'd sit through 4 5 minutes of lathe and milling wizardry, yet here I am. Brilliant video. I feel like I'd really like to pop by and watch this in person. Nice one.
Beautifully done. Thanks for your self control and not resorting to useless yammering that 99% of other guys can't seem to resist. I'm not a machinist yet I found both of your films fascinating.! Nice work. [You too Karen....!]
My favourite video to date. It has everything. Big lump of raw material. Shiny new tools day 😂brilliant shot of the drill breaking through. Karen’s camera work just gets better and better. And at the end not just a nut but a thing of beauty 😊.
I'm definitely interested in the comparison of the different large bore insert drills and how much abuse they can take before the bit wears out
Would love to see the comparison video of the different drill bits!
I like the New internal cutting tool holder for machining the nut & cutting the thread inside & outside on the shaft. Amazing Cooling system going along with the cutting huge drill size. No splashing or missing up water all around, very clean & precise cooling system. High thumb up, for this smooth & accurate job. You have a very nice shop.
The new tooling is giving me drill envy.
how awesome is it!
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering about 2 bananas ?? 🤣
OK, saw the uncut Patreon version yesterday, but you can't get enough CEE vids 👍
You can tell it is a big drill when Kurtis puts his hand in the hole it has just drilled 🕳 😂
No pilot hole - that must save some time.
All the best,
Paul
Hey mate! You must be up there for #1CEE supporter we reckon 😏 Definitely saves time not having to pilot drill, really happy with the new bit of tooling! Have a good one Paul
I like how he is careful with all his tools and the customer’s equipment, great work.
Ill bet you have customers that are very happy with your fabulous work. Sadly, here where I live(which was a renounced area in USA for generations of great machinists) mfg deserted these great minds and moved overseas. This, of course broke a chain of great mechanical minds. Keep up the great videos, Bill
Big shout out from NZ and also to say im a master of nothing but am a fan and by just sitting here watching you I've learned a lot from your blogs.
hey mate thanks for watching over the ditch!
ive got to many m8s over your way now so i feel like im the only one lelt here in NZ to turn the lights off at night.. love your guys show, hope to go over one day and catch up with everyone there. you all have a safe one@@CuttingEdgeEngineering
I just love the process of getting a new tool and really dialing it in. IDK about you, but there's always that moment of, "did i waste my money?" Then you really start getting a feel for it and it's just an awesome feeling when you start being able to do things you never could do before, or significantly decreasing the time it would have normally taken.
I love videos like this. My only experience with machining metal is resurfacing brake rotors and drums on a variety of different style brake lathes. Seeing what can be done with the right equipment and know how is very impressive. I have hung around a couple of machine shops and saw how they resurface cylinder heads and valve seats, but something like cutting new threads in such a large nut is new to me. Very cool!! I have to add, that is a very impressive shop you have there. When you pulled the nut off the cylinder in the last video I was very surprised you had a lathe large enough to mount that cylinder. I have done some hydraulic work, but never on anything that large.
The machine operators and mining companies are fortunate to have such a bright engineer in thier area , you know your craft !! ,great camera work by your wife , great safety work from your cool dog , a real dream team.regards from south wales (uk)
Very cool to see the new tooling, as well as noticing the slight difference in the swarf from the new tools. Looks pretty good.
Happy Friday to all from California!! Thank you, CEE for another FANTASTIC video!
Thanks for taking the time to explain why you are doing things the way you are! I really do appreciate it, and I imagine I'm not the only one!
And I'd love to see the comparison of different types of drills.
I agree 100% - it makes it much more enjoyable to understand the ideas behind the decisions and machine inputs.
I'm a finish carpenter, not a machinist... but I found this video fascinating! I admire your proficiency in your trade. Excellent workmanship.
It's always fantastic to see the precision with which you do your work. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪