My dad has recently started watching your videos. He is an old school machinist. Everytime I mention one of your videos all he says is " Perfection, the boy was taught well " Gotta love the old timers.
I don't want to discourage you from the CNC stuff, because it is important to learn and grown. But man I really love watching you on the manual machines. I can't even explain why I like it so much. But I think it's something about watching someone who just has it nailed down.
classic Abom content! A simple part, but crucial when you need it. I have to make stuff like this constantly on the farm. I like to take the time to make everything perfect even if it is just gonna get welded up. It's free practice
Fun to watch! Whether old school or new school it looks like it is about the skill necessary to operate the equipment correctly. Old-school slam dunks new school when it comes to filming.
It will never cease to amaze the precision of manufacturing with large machines. "We're within half a thou." That's an eighth of the thickness of a piece of paper if I am not mistaken.
Thank you, Abom. Watching you has given me the confidence to tackle some of the more difficult jobs. I have learned (the hard way) there are no shortcuts to perfect work I love lathe work, it is so entimate
Hey professor, mark the top before you loosen it, swing it 180 with the top up as before, tighten the jaws loosened in reverse order as you saw. I guarantee you will be within .005 as was shown if you practice and have pressure the same, it's a feel thing just like measuring with micrometer.
It looks like you take nice care of that old lathe. I ran a few of them still in nice shape like that. You only did one thing different than I would have. Watching you was very soothing to my soul. Nice job and thanks for making and posting the vid.
I learned everything from You, including english listening 😃 For two months it was quite hard to understand content but then thanks to You I've become begginer lathe operator and discovered new knowledge base since I was able to understand english so good 😃
Adam, great job. Joe say no facing. So you face it anyways and cleaned up the surface, to show it was done by a professional who takes pride in their work.
What a lovely machine, it's a shame they don't make machines like this any more. Just look at the distance between the front and rear spindle bearings plus the mass of the casting, you can see that it's a really rigid machine before you even take a cut. Same as on your beautiful Monarch. Thanks for sharing, great to see.
I would like to see more conventional stuff again. I like your new videos too but you are a fabulous machinist with so much experience and can please show us more! greetings from Germany
Adam at his best, I really learn loads watching these videos. The CNC stuff is interesting, but as I'm just a regular person owning something CNC will not be happening in my life and so I tend to find them not as useful - but I guess the ''sponsors'' want their stuff shown in action.
I like your channel, you work like my father and grandfather were working. We call it now in Germany the "farmer style" of working. Please be not angry with me, we also still have some of these people. Best wishes!
Perfect explanation of why you DO NOT buy cheap tools! I've been wanting a dial indicator for years. All I have is a tabletop drill press, but there are (as you know) many other applications for dial indicators. Was thinking a Harbor Freight one might be OK, then I thought: "Nah, I'm gonna pop for a good set"! 😁
@@Abom79 I don't have a lathe (I wish I did). Most of my applications would be measuring axial and/or radial runout on existing parts/assemblies. Probably won't have to work to tenths...
General rule of thumb for the manual lathe work is .010” for light roughing, .005” for finishing and for heavy turning .015”-.020” inch per revolution feed rate.
I'm a Toolmaker (injection mould building) from Bavaria. In the metric system I often use 0.1mm for longitudinal turning an 0.05mm for facing cuts while manually machining.
I've been watching your videos for a couple years. I worked in a machine shop when I was just out of high school. Shop grunt/ clean up kid. I have always had a passion for it. I decided to attend school for machining starting September 2025. I am pretty familiar with a lot of the tooling and how to use some of them just from being around it. but some of the terms I have no idea. A video explaining some of the trade terms as you go along with a project would be great. Thanks, Adam, for the great content.
You know, if youre avoiding doing more lathe maintenance because of content reasons id love to see you fix that gib and the other stuff you said you wanted to tweak with that pacemaker. I love seeing what all goes into making a machine accurate and reliable so thats interesting to me
Great to see the pacemaker in action , this is my favorite , the soothing therapy of watching metal being turned . Interrupted cuts have their appeal too , but continuous ones are asmr to an engineers ears .
As a guy with the fundamental education in machining, your method makes a lot of sense. Actually you decision to revise your plan to the later, erased my anxiety. You always make machining work such a pleasure watching. thank you very much Adam. 👍Bless your soul sir.
So I love your videos it’s crazy how we grew up worlds apart but still using our hands to make things happen, I bought a a little 2004 grizzly lathe from my job and I just turn stuff to scrap but I love it
A nice easy job, makes me feel old, I started my engineering journey 51 years ago. Wouldn't change it for the world. I used to grease up the steady rollers every time I put them on the lathe, just a habit that seemed to make sense. Good post, thanks. Keep safe and well 👍
I started out with an embarrassing little lathe some years back but the engineers thought it through really well and give two steady rests for a 22” swing. It keeps my heavy equipment running, out of the garage and in the fields so it ‘pays the bills’
I had to chuckle a little when you were talking about facing and turning when it wasn't necessary due to the nature of it being welded into something. I do machine work for my neighbor and some other folks around here from time to time, and it's the same thing. You make it all pretty and precise, and the freakin' welders just beat it with hammers and burn it into place. Sigh.
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My dad has recently started watching your videos. He is an old school machinist. Everytime I mention one of your videos all he says is " Perfection, the boy was taught well " Gotta love the old timers.
Now we're talking. This is the old school Abom content that got my watching back in 2014. Back in the old school Motion days. Thanks Abom.
Right
I love watching this kind of stuff. Nice video 😎👍
Bingo! I like watching Abom working old school with his hands and machines. I’m not that interested in watching a CNC machine be programmed and cut.
100% agree! Good stuff Abom
The perfect thing after a long day working, come home put my feet up and watch some Abom79!
True !
really enjoy seeing the job shop videos thanks
I don't want to discourage you from the CNC stuff, because it is important to learn and grown. But man I really love watching you on the manual machines. I can't even explain why I like it so much. But I think it's something about watching someone who just has it nailed down.
Back to the manual machining, love it. Happy to see the American Pacemaker running and making chips!
I enjoyed the back to basics Adam . Thanks for sharing the vast experience as always . Cheers Ade.
I just wanna say thank you. I learn so much watching you and others that display your craft. I pick up small hints and tips every time I watch you.
Job shop videos are cool to watch and learn from. The CNC stuff is awesome too, but these are enjoyable
That peacemaker is like an extension of Adam haha.
Adam your a great machinist and a fantastic teacher. Keep up the good work !!!
Love the Safety Tip on not leaning over a machine in motion and your thought process.
Now that was a good one. Just like old times.
Great to see you running the Pacemaker. Manual machining one off parts, that is where your experience shines! Thanks
More like this please
classic Abom content! A simple part, but crucial when you need it. I have to make stuff like this constantly on the farm. I like to take the time to make everything perfect even if it is just gonna get welded up. It's free practice
I know this is boring for Adam but I love watching ‘back to basics’ work and techniques
You are doing a really good job explaining what/why you are doing a certain task. Much appreciated.
I can watch this stuff all day.Great job Adam as always.
Fun to watch! Whether old school or new school it looks like it is about the skill necessary to operate the equipment correctly. Old-school slam dunks new school when it comes to filming.
So happy to see the Pacemaker at work , love the manual machining.
Due to your competence you make what you do look routine and normal. You're a nice guy who is pleasent to watch
It will never cease to amaze the precision of manufacturing with large machines. "We're within half a thou." That's an eighth of the thickness of a piece of paper if I am not mistaken.
I do love watching you do manual machining. Job well done Adam. Thnaks for the show.
Really enjoying watching the manual machining with the old iron, great job! Thanks for sharing keep up the good work Adam👍
Thank you, Abom. Watching you has given me the confidence to tackle some of the more difficult jobs. I have learned (the hard way) there are no shortcuts to perfect work I love lathe work, it is so entimate
I appreciate you making these videos 👍
Great explanation of using snap gauge to measure ID, with the proper tilt. I forgot how to do that (must be that 50+ years) Thanks!
That's what I like, the old school stuff. Not a fan of the new equipment, but still fun to see you learn new stuff.
Boy...you can sure tell Adam loves his Starett tools. If he's never been on their factory tour, I'd be surprised.
thanks Adam, i have difficulty swapping ends and matching OD....you are a champion.
Hey professor, mark the top before you loosen it, swing it 180 with the top up as before, tighten the jaws loosened in reverse order as you saw. I guarantee you will be within .005 as was shown if you practice and have pressure the same, it's a feel thing just like measuring with micrometer.
It looks like you take nice care of that old lathe. I ran a few of them still in nice shape like that. You only did one thing different than I would have. Watching you was very soothing to my soul. Nice job and thanks for making and posting the vid.
I learned everything from You, including english listening 😃 For two months it was quite hard to understand content but then thanks to You I've become begginer lathe operator and discovered new knowledge base since I was able to understand english so good 😃
Adam, great job. Joe say no facing. So you face it anyways and cleaned up the surface, to show it was done by a professional who takes pride in their work.
Customer says no facing.
Since it's been faced anyways, the part is likely too short now.
Back to the basics. Excellent teaching!
This is the kind of content I enjoy. Thanks !
What a lovely machine, it's a shame they don't make machines like this any more. Just look at the distance between the front and rear spindle bearings plus the mass of the casting, you can see that it's a really rigid machine before you even take a cut. Same as on your beautiful Monarch. Thanks for sharing, great to see.
Most excellent. I love that American Pacemaker lathe.
What a great video and what a great machine... 🙂
This was great Adam. I learned so much. Thank you.
great job. Also a great lesson everything explained very clearly i'm sure I will benefit from your work. thank you for sharing Adam
Always good to hear your thoughts on the basics - nice video!
I learn something every time. Thanks.
I certainly enjoy these videos. It has helped me further my adventures in machining! Thank you Adam!
I love the job shop videos.
I would like to see more conventional stuff again. I like your new videos too but you are a fabulous machinist with so much experience and can please show us more! greetings from Germany
That pacemaker is so smooth and quiet. I have a 15x72 leblond and the gearhead absolutely screams, especially above 600rpm.
Thanks for taking jobs like this. And more so for sharing them.
I love to see the old school stuff!!
Adam at his best, I really learn loads watching these videos. The CNC stuff is interesting, but as I'm just a regular person owning something CNC will not be happening in my life and so I tend to find them not as useful - but I guess the ''sponsors'' want their stuff shown in action.
American Pacemaker on the job. I'm interested to see it get shimmed up. And I hope Joe has some good luck finding a steady rest for his lathe.
Nice video Adam. Sometimes it is just good to see a simple job done well. Thanks for sharing.
I like your channel, you work like my father and grandfather were working. We call it now in Germany the "farmer style" of working. Please be not angry with me, we also still have some of these people. Best wishes!
Yeah, I know what you mean. We also have a few people like you left here, where I'm from. We have different names for you, but hey, don't be mad!
Excellent, great to see you back to some manual machining work. Lovely finish as usual. Good project, thanks for sharing.
Always good to see three RUclips creators (that I watch) working together on a restoration project.
Thnx for the vid. Loved every minute of it!
Perfect explanation of why you DO NOT buy cheap tools! I've been wanting a dial indicator for years. All I have is a tabletop drill press, but there are (as you know) many other applications for dial indicators. Was thinking a Harbor Freight one might be OK, then I thought: "Nah, I'm gonna pop for a good set"! 😁
For a dial indicator, I don’t mind using a cheap dial for just indicating parts in on the lathe. I won’t however use cheap calipers and mics.
@@Abom79 I don't have a lathe (I wish I did). Most of my applications would be measuring axial and/or radial runout on existing parts/assemblies. Probably won't have to work to tenths...
Such a beautiful machine! 👌👌 ~ Thanks
Excellent training video
Thanks for the feeds and speeds, it really helps my learning process
General rule of thumb for the manual lathe work is .010” for light roughing, .005” for finishing and for heavy turning .015”-.020” inch per revolution feed rate.
I'm a Toolmaker (injection mould building) from Bavaria. In the metric system I often use 0.1mm for longitudinal turning an 0.05mm for facing cuts while manually machining.
Thank you Adam
I've been watching your videos for a couple years. I worked in a machine shop when I was just out of high school. Shop grunt/ clean up kid. I have always had a passion for it. I decided to attend school for machining starting September 2025. I am pretty familiar with a lot of the tooling and how to use some of them just from being around it. but some of the terms I have no idea. A video explaining some of the trade terms as you go along with a project would be great. Thanks, Adam, for the great content.
Love watching the lathe work
Thanks for sharing all of your great work!
You know, if youre avoiding doing more lathe maintenance because of content reasons id love to see you fix that gib and the other stuff you said you wanted to tweak with that pacemaker. I love seeing what all goes into making a machine accurate and reliable so thats interesting to me
I sure enjoyed your work! Thanks!
Thank you for the manual machining video.
Great to see the pacemaker in action , this is my favorite , the soothing therapy of watching metal being turned .
Interrupted cuts have their appeal too , but continuous ones are asmr to an engineers ears .
I ran American Pacemaker with a Tracer head on it and used templets years ago. it was a great machine
As a guy with the fundamental education in machining, your method makes a lot of sense. Actually you decision to revise your plan to the later, erased my anxiety. You always make machining work such a pleasure watching. thank you very much Adam. 👍Bless your soul sir.
Great video! You are the guru at the top of the mountain!
So I love your videos it’s crazy how we grew up worlds apart but still using our hands to make things happen, I bought a a little 2004 grizzly lathe from my job and I just turn stuff to scrap but I love it
Nice set of Starrett micrometers. Oow, and the Moore and Wright telescoping gages are good quality as well
A nice easy job, makes me feel old, I started my engineering journey 51 years ago. Wouldn't change it for the world. I used to grease up the steady rollers every time I put them on the lathe, just a habit that seemed to make sense. Good post, thanks. Keep safe and well 👍
For a novice like myself, this was excellent.
I started out with an embarrassing little lathe some years back but the engineers thought it through really well and give two steady rests for a 22” swing. It keeps my heavy equipment running, out of the garage and in the fields so it ‘pays the bills’
Thanks for the vid Adam
Great little job to video and share. I learn a lot everytime I watch.
Thanks for sharing.
Nice job , thank you.
Another one that turned out great!
I don’t do much lathe work but watching the process and the results are just therapeutic.. great video as usual..👍
Best video you have done in months. Thank you.
Thanks a 79 👍🏻
I just love all your videos, you explain in depth, and have helped me a lot, keep up the excellent work and thanks
Great work!
I love how when you have the camera mounted on the tool, it looks like the lathe is feeding the part.
I can't unsee that.
11:35 Boy I love seeing that beefy tool post up close
I had to chuckle a little when you were talking about facing and turning when it wasn't necessary due to the nature of it being welded into something. I do machine work for my neighbor and some other folks around here from time to time, and it's the same thing. You make it all pretty and precise, and the freakin' welders just beat it with hammers and burn it into place. Sigh.
Welders are usually hacks....
Wonder how many times Adam thought how did I ever function without the crane. It's a back saver
Thats one heck of a hefty looking steady😅
Our hoist at work was recalled. It's the 1 ton version of what you have.
What was it recalled for
@@tjlovesrachel some dowel pin in it I believe.
Beautiful work,Adam.Thank you for your effort.
Thanks for sharing. Great work.
Olde school toolbox feast, Thankyou!
Muy buen trabajo maestro bendiciones para ti y tu familia un fuerte abrazo Dios te bendiga siempre.
Thanks for sharing
Good content!
Like watching your old school job shop videos.
Great job.
Thank you
Yea😁😁 Adam doing ol'skool 😎😎