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Karen's production skills are just as impressive as Kurtises work. No wind noise, no waiting for autofocus, appropriate fast-forwards, and interesting subject matter. I like it when there's a clock in the shot. Good work!
It never gets mentioned but the sound recording and editing in Karen's videos are phenomenal. The ambiance is always very natural, and the way she mixes normal speed audio with sped up video is so subtle it's easy to miss.
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering I think the best part of the video is the video recorder because without Karen there wouldn't be one, a question second weld on barrel duz that not change inside diameter as well
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering The only nitpick i might offer, is rolling the high end frequency off the sound when recording welding, probably at about 10-12khz where the popping is intense.
“ Clearance is Clearance “ That has to go down as the first Kurtis Klassic for 2024 . Keep up the good work & the entertaining bloopers . Bit more Homeless content too . Cheers 🍻 , Woody NZ 🇳🇿 .
Kurtis always looks to be confident in control and on top of the game, right up to the point where Karen ask's "is that my tea towl" then the look of doubt & second thoughts on his face for that moment is priceless..
The look on Curtis' face when Karen asked, "Is that my tea towel?" in the bloopers is priceless! I knew exactly how he felt when confronted by the wife!
Man, the anxiety I get when I see those tight clearances lol. I can see how easy it would be if someone wasn't paying really close attention to the details of how things can go really bad real fast. Such a pro man. Bravo. Also a huge kudo to Karen for her filming and editing. Such a great job as well.
As a D10/11 operator it’s really good seeing these because every time I walk up to the machine I look at all these parts and know how they get disassembled and built back up 👌🏼
Wow. I can't imagine. You operator guys should be sending Kurtis and Karen little bits of video about what it's like to work them, so they can tack in a few minutes of backstory B roll. Would be fascinating intro/outro stuff. 👍
There is a lot of yellow iron that comes through CEE for TLC testifies to the abuse they are put through on a daily basis. I saw a D11 once and having it track by you is both impressive and scary.
The slo-mo shots of the tool bits really show how well they carve into steel. Your channel gives us the whole picture of your work, from customer parts to rehabing old machinery to fit your uses. It is all good stuff!
I relive my virile youth when I watch these videos of yours. I worked in a machine shop full of little primadonnas on Oahu back in the 90s. Because I was the biggest & strongest man there, I was given these kinds of jobs. The jobs that nobody else in the shop wanted to do.
A diesel fired pile driver . One of the main reasons I quit operating equipment and bought my Peterbilt Mobil mechanic welder fabricator truck years ago about 30 to be exact . That was the most monotonous job. I would run one of those when we would get rain and it would be to muddy for grading . It was all the same operating engineers union so that didn’t change me still making the big bucks . Working and maintaining a 40 and 50 piece spread of dozers ,scrapers and compactors,651 water pulls and blades has been a way more rewarding and challenging job that I love . I retired once but they talked me into coming back 3 times now to totally rebuild from front to back a D11 and two 10N cat dozers ,so I guess I’m never going to get bored at 65 years old . 😎
You're obviously well versed in your craft and apparently in high demand! When they make you come back after retirement more than once you know you're very valuable to them, I hope you get compensated well for your efforts and experience! Kudos my man. I hope I'm half that when I get to retirement age. 👍🏻👌🏻🛠️🔧🔩🗜️📐✏️⛓️📏🧰⚠️🚧
You asked what is our favorite part of the video? That's hard to pinpoint. What I think is cool is when the button insert just cuts to the point where the smoke from the hyd. fluid ignites. The anticipation of waiting, is something I've always enjoyed. As always a great video. Today has to be the "is that my tea towel".
I'm always proud of how you clean the work floor before letting you dog run around on it. Once I had to remove a wood splinter from our dogs paw. Would not want to remove a metal shaving. The welding process of the video was simply spectacular. Such beauty in the colors and electrical showers.
I have limited knowledge on anything going on but I find myself glued to your videos, its almost therapeutic.Thank you for your uploads, I always look forward to a new one.
The best part took around 48 minutes and 54 seconds😁 Highlights are the slow-mos, the close-ups and separating these massive pieces. Regards from Munich👍
Yea, that looked like it was maybe the width of a sheet of paper. Though in many respects, once its past a certain point, doesn't really matter how much there is, an inch, a foot, or a mile, its all the same.
You've mentioned before that you don't want to start a kindergarten but you have so much knowledge to pass on. Another quality production. Thankyou from one of the UKs 10% viewers.
Always great to see how you deal with large heavy work pieces, using temperature differentials to your advantage, etc.. It's all extremely interesting, even though a 100 pound part is the biggest thing I've ever chucked in my lathe. It was great that Karen let you know the rotating part was getting kinda close to the tool post. You guys make a hell of a team!
There a few things more pleasurable after a hard weeks works yourself than to sit down with a packet of nuts and a cider and watch somebody else do the work! Things seem to happen with no effort at all = magic. Happy Australia Day!!!
Happy Australia Day you guys - thank you for helping crack up our Spanish Engineering manager.... He's an awesome bloke but never seen this type of repair.... we were in stitches at his reactions watching this..... Quality "Solid Gold" guys - Thanks again
"Is that my tea towel??" Gave me a good chuckle. I have been caught by the "boss" a few times in the shop with inappropriate "rags" for various tasks & cleanups. =)))) Safety Officer should have given you a warning bark!! =)
😊😊😊 my grandfather use to operate a pile driver in the 40's. When I was 4 or 5 years old he took me to see a pile driver when they were putting a new interchange in. All I can recall about it was a giant machine that made lots of noise!😂😂😂
CEE popped into my feed and went to watch. Had stuff to get done so put it on hold so I could enjoy it with no interruptions. So worth the wait! Thanks folks, once again you've made my Friday better. 35+°C and 80-110% relative humidity are two of the reasons I left a job in Derby, WA!
G'day Karen, Homey and Kurtis. Crikey, that's some great close up work this week Karen. Satisfying to see that button insert do it's thing so close up. Thanks guys.
Hello CEE team, greetings from Belgium. Love to see the good old school way of validating is something is setup correctly in the lathe. Another happy customer, he is right to stick with standard (stock) cylinders, as it just gives a massive headache from a maintenance perspective. Enjoy your weekend.
Hey mate, every video is a graphic insight into the incredible skill and knowledge required to repair engineered gear that some operators will cheerfully ruin without appreciating what they are operating. Great stuff! Please keep it coming!
A lot of operators they seem to have this driving urge just to wreck their equipment just because they can. And they don’t have to worry about it because they don’t have to pay for it.
I never get tired of watching your process of hydraulic cylinder rebuilding. Each one is little bit different but the results are all pleasing. There is something particularly satisfying about wiping away the oil to expose the perfectly honed surface of the bore. Thanks Curtis and Karen ( Behind every successful man there is a woman, shaking her head and laughing at him.)
I was, or am a Master woodworker, for over 55 years But I absolutely love watching a master of their trade doing whatever it is they do! It is like more than just work, a Master loves what they do and make it look like a performance of ballet ! In every trade there are certain things that have to be done and an order for those things to be done, and when you know exactly what to do and when to do it, it's amazing how much can be accomplished and how magical it can seem! THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR MAGIC! I think it is time your wife should be more involved in the videos, not just being the one that films,edits, ALL the other things that shows your MAGIC, But even in VAUDEVILLE, the assistant was promoted as part of the team, and got some of the spotlight! It is fabulous to see how your business has grown in the past few years, THANKS FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH THE MONUMENTAL FEAT! AND TO SEE THE MOST IMPORTANT MEMBER OF THE STAFF THE ONE WITH THE GREEN JACKET! AND HOW HE IS INVOLVED IN EVERY ASPECT AND OPERATION OF THE SHOP! TRULY THE REASON FOR THE SUCCESSES!
Hey Curtis! I want to say thank you for your videos! I love the uncompromising precision, the craftsmanship, and the respect you show towards your equipment. Cheers from Hungary🇭🇺
Watching you centre up this job brought back happy memories. We had a lathe in the garage at home and my Dad taught me how to centre up without a scribe block or dial test indicator. It had a taper turning attachment and we used it to sharpen pencils! You have to adjust the speeds and feeds because of the type of wood and the graphite. Not to mention, the tool has to be properly profiled. I learned a lot when I was 10! Don't scream child labour at me, as I loved every minute of it. And that was some 60years ago...
Another master piece of video, i learn a lot with you, i a student of precision mechanic here in Costa Rica, and i never lose one of your video, thanks to you i learn something about what the matter with precision mechanic, and the video edited by Karen are awesome, thanks to both fo you for doing this, i a 45 years old student, yes, y have 45 years old, i student for thi carrer, in my young i left the INA (Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje) a institute here in Costa Rica, on that time i a student of precision mechanic, but in a accident i broke one of my leg, i left my study for that, i started working i never come back to study, but one day a opportunity come, and i now study the carrer i left in the past, you inspired my, thanks for that, with the help of God, i want to become a great mechanic like you, thanks Kurtis thanks Karen, and thanks of course toh Homeless, for make this awesome channel. GOD BLESS YOU!! (Sorry for my english, is so basic, i believe you can understand my)
I was watching your past videos and remember a friend who called me in to disconnect a very large flat planing machine. I got there and there was a very heated conversation with my friends father who still had an interest in the business. My fiend was going to put the unit in the outside yard and see if he could sell it off. It was a monster and seldom used. Effectively there was an impasse between father and son. I disconnected it and it was moved to a corner of the workshop and junk pilled up on it over 2 years. One day I got a call to reconnect it and make sure it worked. The long and the short of it was that machine was used 24 hours a day for the next 60 days and contributed to a 60% increase in the workshops yearly profit. It appears the couple of machine in other shops had been removed recently so he had a market edge, he thanked his Dad
Thank you for the incredible videos and for all your dedication to the production. I wish you both and your families much happiness. Big hug from Brazil at 4:06 am.
Crutis, I feel like I have been going to machinist class watching your videos. I wish I could have seen these when I was a young man going to trade schools. I'm too old now but I fully enjoy watching you and Karen working on these videos.
"...And with our trusty cinematographer Karen, we get to enjoy all the goodness of shop equipment being used correctly, to effect repairs on various equipment! Thank you, Karen!!" ~ Kurtis
Hi Kurtis and Karen, like all your subscribers I love watching your videos. The best part of the videos for me is the clear explanations of how/why you do certain processes. Your attention to detail and the high quality of your workmanship is something you should be very proud of. Karen’s filming / editing are fantastic and Homeless is a star in the making. Thanks for sharing and educating us at the same time 👍
I like everything. All the prior mentions of sound and quality editing to show but not bore us. The end with outtakes showing the “human” behind the machines.
Its great to watch you display your abilities in so many different aspects of the machine work you do. And Karens videography and editing skils are epic. Now if you could train the birds to open the packages, that would be legendary. Cheers from Ozark, Arkansas Banannaland.
I just had my aortic valve replaced by one of the finest heart surgeons in the world. In some ways, the surgeon's job was a little more dicey because, well . . . what if? In other ways, the demands for precision were no more and possibly even less than the parameters of what you do. Always amazing. Thank you.
I really enjoy the shop-made tools videos. Looking forward to seeing what you have in mind for the button tool extension. Those buttons are really cool, watching them eat into the metal is awesome.
Nice work Kurtis. I really enjoyed watching the honing brought back some memories. I did this type of work back in the late 90's early 2000's . And I was the boilermaker/welder/ hone operator of the workshop . I remember modifying the Sunnen head to hone a barrel around 800mm dia . Fun times
Great video guys! That new honer makes life easier! Also, it was awesome to meet you guys last Tuesday! A couple of down to earth people! Keep up the great work!
Kurts, I could watch you do all of your turning and grinding, and your welding can not be matched by anyone. I love your videos, and i don't miss any of them. Thanks for sharing, and God bless
Yes I working in TV as a tech in the studio. This is a very good production. No unnecessary talking either. I always look forward to each week. The dog is great. Well done.
For those of us who are not in this industry, it would be interesting to get a sense for the actual elapsed re-manufacturing hours that go into projects like this… great video!
Bro these jobs are so awesome please keep these repairs videos coming I don’t care if you did one similar before I just love the machining, welding, and hard work that you put into everything you do.
Greetings from Tokyo and thanks for the upload....always give a “thumbs-up” before the video begins. Kurtis gave a super step-by-step narration of the entire rebuild process. Karen’s detailed/ closeup video shots continuously captures and compliments the precise, meticulous process from start to finish. This video would definitely qualify as a great teaching aid for up-and-coming machinists. Congratulations on a job well done. Cheers!
Agreed. I always wonder if any of the Pakistani based simple machining channels ever watch just to see if they are at least doing something within a meter of his work.
One thing I notice watching you work is that your customers have complete confidence in what you do. Down to the point of keeping their stock as original as possible. So many places would just go the cheapist way out even if it would cost them in the long run. You are saving them a fortune since you can rebuild to spec vs the cost of OEm and hte months it would take to get one. Time is money for everyone.
The precision maintained in such a large industrial part is impressive. The video work is professional production quality too. You two make a very good team and I look forward to your weekly uploadings.
I watch lots of RUclips videos but this is the first time I have felt moved to make a comment on any of them. The positive and inspirational presentations are first class. The photography and content are put together at a professional level. Keep up the good work.
*Cutting Edge Engineering Australia* Bravo well done, always a pleasure to see another video, thank-you both for taking the time to bring us along. GOD Bless.
I imagine this was done pre-Australia day so hopefully you guys are kicking back and enjoying a day off. Once again you make it look easy even though so many things can go awry to make your day a bit tougher. Nice work and Happy Australia day!
I think a "day off" in Kurtis' world means "a day to work on the Franna" or "a day to make shop tools" or something else which he doesn't get time in his 25 hour days to get to.
I would love to do this kind of work. Not going to happen, so watching you is quite enjoyable, you are surely one of the best. The quality of presentation by your wife, the doggo, and the birds add up to a great bit of fun.
Good to see the team is back in the grove for 2024 my Friday morning is complete with the best engineering show on RUclips, cheers guys have a great weekend big love from Brazil
Watching this is so informative on just how skilled a tradesman needs to be to repair just one major part of a D11 blade tilting system.All the steps were so clearly demonstrated.Really enjoyed watching the whole procedure done with expert skill,both metal working and filming.
Your knowledge and experience astound me Kurtis!! Karen does an outstanding job with the filming!! I'd 2:22 like to know what your limits are when it comes to thus kind of work!
I really enjoyed this video as I’m always amazed when you take apart these huge cylinders and rebuild them and Karen’s video and editing is absolutely amazing and to top it off I always have a huge smile on my face seeing Homeless 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ kind regards from Scotland 🏴 🏴🏴
Love to see a professional who takes precise measurements before starting the machine. Believe it or not, this quality is hard to find on here. I Also like when you show CLOSE UP views of your finished welds
I still find it fascinating that such a cylinder is build up from a combination of welds and friction fits. For example the head flange, I thought it was solid and was wondering how you'd gonna solve the out of spec ID but as you heated it up it it suddenly separated into 2 pieces. I should have known better but it has been a while you took apart a cylinder, especially one from a horror movie.
I guess I never read many of the comments. I’m a hobbyist, and what Kurtis is doing goes so far beyond what I would even try. But I follow quite a number of RUclips channels. Because they teach me and inspire me to be more than I currently am. But as the last few commenters said. It is not just Kurtis who is a wizard with machines. Karin truly turns this in a next level as well with her filming (and probably editing skills?). So thank you both. And good health and lots of love for you both. You are making a difference, and that is more than most can say.
Curtis you are an exceptionally skilled engineer. Mrs Curtis on the other hand has developed into an exceptional motion photographer. These videos are wonderfully shot and edited. Thank you both for many hours of great educational and entertaining viewing. I especially welcome the local wild life cut aways. And the dog. I have never registered Mrs Curtis' name, my bad :(
It's all meditative. I would love to see a clock in the background/foreground like you have done in the past more often to give us an idea of the time it takes for different parts of a job. Thanks again for your content.
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3pm here in Perth
Best part of the vid was @27:06
My Friday just got heaps better… whoop whoop! 😂😂😂
Cheers guys, have a banger weekend! ✌🇦🇺
Placing the mounting bracket! I just saw so many things that tweaked me! Good on ya!
Karen's production skills are just as impressive as Kurtises work. No wind noise, no waiting for autofocus, appropriate fast-forwards, and interesting subject matter. I like it when there's a clock in the shot. Good work!
And don't forget - lots of great Homeless content with Karen's chuckles and Homie's happy snorts!
On this note, I'd love to see a video showing all that Karen does in these productions, start to finish.
@@therealnitrouso2
Homie isn't a real dog he is pneumatic.
All she needs now is a Teleprompter. ;)
This duo is quickly rewriting the standards of amateur+ production quality.
It never gets mentioned but the sound recording and editing in Karen's videos are phenomenal. The ambiance is always very natural, and the way she mixes normal speed audio with sped up video is so subtle it's easy to miss.
thanks so much for the great feedback! 🥰
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering I think the best part of the video is the video recorder because without Karen there wouldn't be one, a question second weld on barrel duz that not change inside diameter as well
@@johngibson3837 it does but it's not inside the stroke of the piston so nothing touches the inside of the barrel at that point.
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering The only nitpick i might offer, is rolling the high end frequency off the sound when recording welding, probably at about 10-12khz where the popping is intense.
@@michaelfagan2086came to ask the same question thanks for the education.
“ Clearance is Clearance “
That has to go down as the first Kurtis Klassic for 2024 .
Keep up the good work & the entertaining bloopers .
Bit more Homeless content too .
Cheers 🍻 , Woody NZ 🇳🇿 .
Clearance is Clearance, Clarence.
a pretty good chip cleaner for that place ^^
Letter to Editor. Idgaf if I've seen "it" before. I'm just like any other fiend; I want more.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who said it in my head just before he did
"clearance is clearance" is the kinda thing DIYers say before we do something stupid. confirmed kurtis is one of the boys
Kurtis always looks to be confident in control and on top of the game, right up to the point where Karen ask's "is that my tea towl" then the look of doubt & second thoughts on his face for that moment is priceless..
The look on Kurtis' face when Karen asked him if that was her tea towel...precious! 🤣
Lol yeah
Universal face of guilt, no translation required!
@@noisyboi87 I had the exact same thought... Priceless....
Absolute terror...
Couldn’t even fully look freeze and side eye…
The look on Curtis' face when Karen asked, "Is that my tea towel?" in the bloopers is priceless! I knew exactly how he felt when confronted by the wife!
Oooh that sinking feeling 😮😮😮😂😂😂😂
no words ever spoken to a man more terrifying than: "is that my tea-towel?"..... the look on Kurtis's face, we have all been there.. RIP Kurtis..
May god have mercy on his soul.
"Nope."
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"Oh, OK."
Voice inside head, "It WAS your tea towel, now it IS a shop rag."
Man, the anxiety I get when I see those tight clearances lol. I can see how easy it would be if someone wasn't paying really close attention to the details of how things can go really bad real fast. Such a pro man. Bravo. Also a huge kudo to Karen for her filming and editing. Such a great job as well.
Just like clockwork 11 PM in the Pacific Northwest up Pops, Kurtis ,The Mrs. and the safety officer… sleep can wait yet again
Im in the Netherlands and here its 8 am
yessir. 11:35 here in oregon
8pm here in Wellington NZ.
I'm in Seattle. Thursday night is Cutting Edge night!!!
@@anxietyislandllcVancouver,Wa
Watching that barrel drop out of that flange was SO COOL! Pleasure to watch you work, Curtis. Absolute pleasure to watch you work.
As a D10/11 operator it’s really good seeing these because every time I walk up to the machine I look at all these parts and know how they get disassembled and built back up 👌🏼
You are definitely looking at the machine in a different light. Such a powerful dozer never seen one in real life.
I was at a quarry 35 miles from my house and a D11 walked past, the ground shook, they’re just massive.
@@anthonyrivers8395 yeah they are a incredible bit of gear that’s for sure
Wow. I can't imagine. You operator guys should be sending Kurtis and Karen little bits of video about what it's like to work them, so they can tack in a few minutes of backstory B roll. Would be fascinating intro/outro stuff. 👍
There is a lot of yellow iron that comes through CEE for TLC testifies to the abuse they are put through on a daily basis. I saw a D11 once and having it track by you is both impressive and scary.
The slo-mo shots of the tool bits really show how well they carve into steel. Your channel gives us the whole picture of your work, from customer parts to rehabing old machinery to fit your uses. It is all good stuff!
That freeze when she asked if it was her tea towel, that look is so epic! 🤣
I relive my virile youth when I watch these videos of yours. I worked in a machine shop full of little primadonnas on Oahu back in the 90s. Because I was the biggest & strongest man there, I was given these kinds of jobs. The jobs that nobody else in the shop wanted to do.
A diesel fired pile driver . One of the main reasons I quit operating equipment and bought my Peterbilt Mobil mechanic welder fabricator truck years ago about 30 to be exact . That was the most monotonous job. I would run one of those when we would get rain and it would be to muddy for grading . It was all the same operating engineers union so that didn’t change me still making the big bucks . Working and maintaining a 40 and 50 piece spread of dozers ,scrapers and compactors,651 water pulls and blades has been a way more rewarding and challenging job that I love . I retired once but they talked me into coming back 3 times now to totally rebuild from front to back a D11 and two 10N cat dozers ,so I guess I’m never going to get bored at 65 years old . 😎
Go with what you love, buddy. Especially if the money’s good!
It's not a job if you enjoy what you do. 👍
You retired once, but returned 3 times. That must be that new math I hear about.
This is the career I should have had. Sadly such things were never on my radar.
You're obviously well versed in your craft and apparently in high demand! When they make you come back after retirement more than once you know you're very valuable to them, I hope you get compensated well for your efforts and experience! Kudos my man. I hope I'm half that when I get to retirement age. 👍🏻👌🏻🛠️🔧🔩🗜️📐✏️⛓️📏🧰⚠️🚧
You asked what is our favorite part of the video? That's hard to pinpoint. What I think is cool is when the button insert just cuts to the point where the smoke from the hyd. fluid ignites. The anticipation of waiting, is something I've always enjoyed. As always a great video. Today has to be the "is that my tea towel".
I love a good button insert segment.
I'd have to say he does one hell of a job lining up industrial size things by eye.
I think he does it by ear.
I'm always proud of how you clean the work floor before letting you dog run around on it. Once I had to remove a wood splinter from our dogs paw. Would not want to remove a metal shaving.
The welding process of the video was simply spectacular. Such beauty in the colors and electrical showers.
I have limited knowledge on anything going on but I find myself glued to your videos, its almost therapeutic.Thank you for your uploads, I always look forward to a new one.
Your machining process is mezmerizing! Wonderful work, Kurtis!
'Is that my tea-towel?', followed by a seriously guilty look. :D
Got to put that on a Tee shirt!
That was funny! 😂
Ok the thing i love here is that things can be fixed... and not just tossed and replaced... it shows skilles are still out there
The best part took around 48 minutes and 54 seconds😁 Highlights are the slow-mos, the close-ups and separating these massive pieces. Regards from Munich👍
Yes, I think the middle 48:54 was about the best bit too.
You’re a mad man for turning those wings on the barrel so close to the machine. “Clearance is clearance” but damn. Hahaha good shit
Yea, that looked like it was maybe the width of a sheet of paper.
Though in many respects, once its past a certain point, doesn't really matter how much there is, an inch, a foot, or a mile, its all the same.
You've mentioned before that you don't want to start a kindergarten but you have so much knowledge to pass on.
Another quality production. Thankyou from one of the UKs 10% viewers.
Always great to see how you deal with large heavy work pieces, using temperature differentials to your advantage, etc.. It's all extremely interesting, even though a 100 pound part is the biggest thing I've ever chucked in my lathe. It was great that Karen let you know the rotating part was getting kinda close to the tool post. You guys make a hell of a team!
There a few things more pleasurable after a hard weeks works yourself than to sit down with a packet of nuts and a cider and watch somebody else do the work! Things seem to happen with no effort at all = magic. Happy Australia Day!!!
It’s amazing to watch that little square piece that slices the steel metal from the bar of your hand
Happy Australia Day you guys - thank you for helping crack up our Spanish Engineering manager.... He's an awesome bloke but never seen this type of repair.... we were in stitches at his reactions watching this.....
Quality "Solid Gold" guys - Thanks again
"Is that my tea towel??" Gave me a good chuckle. I have been caught by the "boss" a few times in the shop with inappropriate "rags" for various tasks & cleanups. =)))) Safety Officer should have given you a warning bark!! =)
😊😊😊 my grandfather use to operate a pile driver in the 40's. When I was 4 or 5 years old he took me to see a pile driver when they were putting a new interchange in. All I can recall about it was a giant machine that made lots of noise!😂😂😂
Really wonderful to see a bloke who knows rxactly what he's doing. And he certainly knew about the tea towel.
CEE popped into my feed and went to watch. Had stuff to get done so put it on hold so I could enjoy it with no interruptions. So worth the wait! Thanks folks, once again you've made my Friday better.
35+°C and 80-110% relative humidity are two of the reasons I left a job in Derby, WA!
It remains impressive to see you with all your knowledge and skills in repairing and/or making machine parts.
G'day Karen, Homey and Kurtis. Crikey, that's some great close up work this week Karen. Satisfying to see that button insert do it's thing so close up. Thanks guys.
I really like when he has a clock in the background on the time lapses. It shows how long it really takes to do some of these massive jobs
Hello CEE team, greetings from Belgium. Love to see the good old school way of validating is something is setup correctly in the lathe. Another happy customer, he is right to stick with standard (stock) cylinders, as it just gives a massive headache from a maintenance perspective.
Enjoy your weekend.
It wasn't it cam off a machine that has been in use.@@1mmickk
@@1mmickk "wonky" in what manner? 🤔
@@1mmickk I'm pretty sure the original was wonky due to wear.
Never get tired of watching Kurtis work his magic.
Hey mate, every video is a graphic insight into the incredible skill and knowledge required to repair engineered gear that some operators will cheerfully ruin without appreciating what they are operating. Great stuff! Please keep it coming!
A lot of operators they seem to have this driving urge just to wreck their equipment just because they can.
And they don’t have to worry about it because they don’t have to pay for it.
I never get tired of watching your process of hydraulic cylinder rebuilding. Each one is little bit different but the results are all pleasing. There is something particularly satisfying about wiping away the oil to expose the perfectly honed surface of the bore.
Thanks Curtis and Karen ( Behind every successful man there is a woman, shaking her head and laughing at him.)
I was, or am a Master woodworker, for over 55 years
But I absolutely love watching a master of their trade doing whatever it is they do!
It is like more than just work, a Master loves what they do and make it look like a performance of ballet !
In every trade there are certain things that have to be done and an order for those things to be done, and when you know exactly what to do and when to do it, it's amazing how much can be accomplished and how magical it can seem!
THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR MAGIC!
I think it is time your wife should be more involved in the videos, not just being the one that films,edits, ALL the other things that shows your MAGIC,
But even in VAUDEVILLE, the assistant was promoted as part of the team, and got some of the spotlight!
It is fabulous to see how your business has grown in the past few years, THANKS FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH THE MONUMENTAL FEAT!
AND TO SEE THE MOST IMPORTANT MEMBER OF THE STAFF
THE ONE WITH THE GREEN JACKET! AND HOW HE IS INVOLVED IN EVERY ASPECT AND OPERATION OF THE SHOP!
TRULY THE REASON FOR THE SUCCESSES!
Hey Curtis! I want to say thank you for your videos! I love the uncompromising precision, the craftsmanship, and the respect you show towards your equipment. Cheers from Hungary🇭🇺
Hey mate glad you enjoy them and thanks for watching all the way in Hungary! 😎👍
Kurtis
Watching you centre up this job brought back happy memories.
We had a lathe in the garage at home and my Dad taught me how to centre up without a scribe block or dial test indicator.
It had a taper turning attachment and we used it to sharpen pencils!
You have to adjust the speeds and feeds because of the type of wood and the graphite.
Not to mention, the tool has to be properly profiled.
I learned a lot when I was 10! Don't scream child labour at me, as I loved every minute of it.
And that was some 60years ago...
Awesome vid as always guys. I love the effortless way Kurtis moves such heavy stuff round the workshop. He is a forklift ninja 😂😂
Another master piece of video, i learn a lot with you, i a student of precision mechanic here in Costa Rica, and i never lose one of your video, thanks to you i learn something about what the matter with precision mechanic, and the video edited by Karen are awesome, thanks to both fo you for doing this, i a 45 years old student, yes, y have 45 years old, i student for thi carrer, in my young i left the INA (Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje) a institute here in Costa Rica, on that time i a student of precision mechanic, but in a accident i broke one of my leg, i left my study for that, i started working i never come back to study, but one day a opportunity come, and i now study the carrer i left in the past, you inspired my, thanks for that, with the help of God, i want to become a great mechanic like you, thanks Kurtis thanks Karen, and thanks of course toh Homeless, for make this awesome channel.
GOD BLESS YOU!!
(Sorry for my english, is so basic, i believe you can understand my)
Happy Australia Day All the Aussies in the chat .🇦🇺
🇦🇺 Have a good one!
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering thanks mate cheers. Nothing like watching a master of their craft.
Cheers bro. Or sis!! God Bless
I was watching your past videos and remember a friend who called me in to disconnect a very large flat planing machine. I got there and there was a very heated conversation with my friends father who still had an interest in the business. My fiend was going to put the unit in the outside yard and see if he could sell it off. It was a monster and seldom used. Effectively there was an impasse between father and son. I disconnected it and it was moved to a corner of the workshop and junk pilled up on it over 2 years. One day I got a call to reconnect it and make sure it worked. The long and the short of it was that machine was used 24 hours a day for the next 60 days and contributed to a 60% increase in the workshops yearly profit. It appears the couple of machine in other shops had been removed recently so he had a market edge, he thanked his Dad
Thank you for the incredible videos and for all your dedication to the production. I wish you both and your families much happiness. Big hug from Brazil at 4:06 am.
So enjoyable to watch someone so good at their craft do excellent work!! You both are great!
It always amazes me how parts that look like they were cast as one piece are actually two different parts welded together!
Thank you Kurtis and Karen. I absolutely love your video’s. I’m in love with your dog. He is such a happy boy you can see him smiling.
Hi Karen Kurtis & Homey & any critters, I hope you are all OK. I'm going to enjoy this. Greetings from NZ.
We're all good mate!
Crutis, I feel like I have been going to machinist class watching your videos. I wish I could have seen these when I was a young man going to trade schools. I'm too old now but I fully enjoy watching you and Karen working on these videos.
"...And with our trusty cinematographer Karen, we get to enjoy all the goodness of shop equipment being used correctly, to effect repairs on various equipment! Thank you, Karen!!"
~ Kurtis
Hi Kurtis and Karen, like all your subscribers I love watching your videos.
The best part of the videos for me is the clear explanations of how/why you do certain processes.
Your attention to detail and the high quality of your workmanship is something you should be very proud of.
Karen’s filming / editing are fantastic and Homeless is a star in the making.
Thanks for sharing and educating us at the same time 👍
I love all the steps. It shows the talent needed for this type of job!
I like everything. All the prior mentions of sound and quality editing to show but not bore us.
The end with outtakes showing the “human” behind the machines.
Its great to watch you display your abilities in so many different aspects of the machine work you do. And Karens videography and editing skils are epic. Now if you could train the birds to open the packages, that would be legendary.
Cheers from Ozark, Arkansas Banannaland.
I just had my aortic valve replaced by one of the finest heart surgeons in the world. In some ways, the surgeon's job was a little more dicey because, well . . . what if? In other ways, the demands for precision were no more and possibly even less than the parameters of what you do. Always amazing. Thank you.
I really enjoy the shop-made tools videos. Looking forward to seeing what you have in mind for the button tool extension. Those buttons are really cool, watching them eat into the metal is awesome.
Nice work Kurtis. I really enjoyed watching the honing brought back some memories. I did this type of work back in the late 90's early 2000's . And I was the boilermaker/welder/ hone operator of the workshop . I remember modifying the Sunnen head to hone a barrel around 800mm dia . Fun times
Is it just Me, or is there something cool about watching Button Tools Cut!
definitely makes for some cool chips and awesome sounds
I think you're right ✅
The machining work and the camera/editing work are all outstanding. You both make this so interesting. Thank you.
Great video guys! That new honer makes life easier! Also, it was awesome to meet you guys last Tuesday! A couple of down to earth people!
Keep up the great work!
Hey mate! It was awesome meeting you, thanks for stopping by for a yarn! We appreciate all of your support mate. Cheers 😎
I appreciate how you are concerned with customer satisfaction.
This is a primary reason why CEE is successful.
Awesome vids. Keep up the excellence!
i agree, because if the part is not up to Kurtis’ standards then it is not complete or finished
Kurts, I could watch you do all of your turning and grinding, and your welding can not be matched by anyone. I love your videos, and i don't miss any of them. Thanks for sharing, and God bless
Happy Australia Day everyone. Watching these videos is my weekly therapy.
Yes I working in TV as a tech in the studio. This is a very good production. No unnecessary talking either. I always look forward to each week. The dog is great. Well done.
For those of us who are not in this industry, it would be interesting to get a sense for the actual elapsed re-manufacturing hours that go into projects like this… great video!
There was 1 video where they had a clock in the scene, but only once & I also like the time idea.
Bro these jobs are so awesome please keep these repairs videos coming I don’t care if you did one similar before I just love the machining, welding, and hard work that you put into everything you do.
Greetings from Tokyo and thanks for the upload....always give a “thumbs-up” before the video begins. Kurtis gave a super step-by-step narration of the entire rebuild process. Karen’s detailed/ closeup video shots continuously captures and compliments the precise, meticulous process from start to finish. This video would definitely qualify as a great teaching aid for up-and-coming machinists. Congratulations on a job well done. Cheers!
Agreed. I always wonder if any of the Pakistani based simple machining channels ever watch just to see if they are at least doing something within a meter of his work.
One thing I notice watching you work is that your customers have complete confidence in what you do. Down to the point of keeping their stock as original as possible. So many places would just go the cheapist way out even if it would cost them in the long run. You are saving them a fortune since you can rebuild to spec vs the cost of OEm and hte months it would take to get one. Time is money for everyone.
Thanks for the long video !!! Loved how precisely the head flange fit on the new barrel. Enjoy the test of youins day.
As always, professionally done!!! Your videographer is the best too!!!!
The precision maintained in such a large industrial part is impressive. The video work is professional production quality too. You two make a very good team and I look forward to your weekly uploadings.
I watch lots of RUclips videos but this is the first time I have felt moved to make a comment on any of them. The positive and inspirational presentations are first class. The photography and content are put together at a professional level. Keep up the good work.
*Cutting Edge Engineering Australia* Bravo well done, always a pleasure to see another video, thank-you both for taking the time to bring us along. GOD Bless.
That close-up of cutting the barrel was SWEET!
Hey Curtis, you got mad welding skills. I’m so impressed with your welding my God, man there’s not very many people can well just as good as you.❤
I imagine this was done pre-Australia day so hopefully you guys are kicking back and enjoying a day off. Once again you make it look easy even though so many things can go awry to make your day a bit tougher. Nice work and Happy Australia day!
I think a "day off" in Kurtis' world means "a day to work on the Franna" or "a day to make shop tools" or something else which he doesn't get time in his 25 hour days to get to.
I would love to do this kind of work. Not going to happen, so watching you is quite enjoyable, you are surely one of the best. The quality of presentation by your wife, the doggo, and the birds add up to a great bit of fun.
Good to see the team is back in the grove for 2024 my Friday morning is complete with the best engineering show on RUclips, cheers guys have a great weekend big love from Brazil
Watching this is so informative on just how skilled a tradesman needs to be to repair just one major part of a D11 blade tilting system.All the steps were so clearly demonstrated.Really enjoyed watching the whole procedure done with expert skill,both metal working and filming.
Thanks CEE for another cool video. I always like all parts, welding, the lathe, honing etc... Keep it on!
Crazy Forklift skills. Always impressed!
It's nice to watch whole repair in one video :)
You guys really helped me through a really hard time in my life and keep up the good work
Your knowledge and experience astound me Kurtis!! Karen does an outstanding job with the filming!! I'd 2:22 like to know what your limits are when it comes to thus kind of work!
I really enjoyed this video as I’m always amazed when you take apart these huge cylinders and rebuild them and Karen’s video and editing is absolutely amazing and to top it off I always have a huge smile on my face seeing Homeless 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ kind regards from Scotland 🏴 🏴🏴
Your editing skills are amazing, good job. Love watching those videos from you :)
Love to see a professional who takes precise measurements before starting the machine. Believe it or not, this quality is hard to find on here. I Also like when you show CLOSE UP views of your finished welds
I still find it fascinating that such a cylinder is build up from a combination of welds and friction fits. For example the head flange, I thought it was solid and was wondering how you'd gonna solve the out of spec ID but as you heated it up it it suddenly separated into 2 pieces. I should have known better but it has been a while you took apart a cylinder, especially one from a horror movie.
As a retired welder, I enjoy watching you weld
You make it look easy, as usual. Excellent job, guys. See you next week. Cheers.
happy friday everyone 🎉
no you!
I guess I never read many of the comments. I’m a hobbyist, and what Kurtis is doing goes so far beyond what I would even try. But I follow quite a number of RUclips channels. Because they teach me and inspire me to be more than I currently am. But as the last few commenters said. It is not just Kurtis who is a wizard with machines. Karin truly turns this in a next level as well with her filming (and probably editing skills?). So thank you both. And good health and lots of love for you both. You are making a difference, and that is more than most can say.
Curtis you are an exceptionally skilled engineer. Mrs Curtis on the other hand has developed into an exceptional motion photographer. These videos are wonderfully shot and edited. Thank you both for many hours of great educational and entertaining viewing. I especially welcome the local wild life cut aways. And the dog.
I have never registered Mrs Curtis' name, my bad :(
Her name is Karen
Like his is Kurtis!@@WreckItRayy
It's all meditative. I would love to see a clock in the background/foreground like you have done in the past more often to give us an idea of the time it takes for different parts of a job. Thanks again for your content.
Soooooo Good! Another crappy night and Curtis, Karen, and my boy Homie! Makes theae hard nights 🌙 much easier. Thanks CEE crew ❤