Hi Olly. You and Kurtis from Cutting Edge Engineering are up there with the best. Love your work. I very much look forward to your new videos. I'm retired and wasn't even in the metalworking game but I feel like you've taught me a few new tricks. I'd love to be a fly on the wall.
The differences are epic! Kurtis has total mastery of the tools hers using, olly is accomplishing what he does with Stone Age machinery. The. market places are vastly different. You’d thing the Brits would be exited about new tech but you just don’t see it (exp: Allistare123 and Snowball). Nothing is new in I just wanted to let you new in England.
Olly, what you do with the machinery you’re working with is psychotic! You must stay up late at night trying to figure out how you can put square pegs in round holes. This line boring project was epic as hell .
Don't worry about letting your "secrets" out. People will come to you because they can see that you can think, especially outside the box. Too many can't and don't have a clue how to get around problems. I have mentioned it in a previous video, your problem in a few years time will be you have too much work coming in. That will be a good income problem but always remember that you work to live, not live to work. Also no-one on their death bed ever said I wish I had worked some more. Keep the balance right. You are dead a long time. Make sure you have a life, a good life, outside of work and even RUclips. 72 yr old supposedly retired mechanic/machinist in Land Down Under.
Should be compulsory viewing for equipment owners. I for one never appreciated the sheer amount of skill and clarity of thinking that went into what a dunce like me thought was a simple job. Very well done and I can see why WWW recommends you.
I've been a Carpenter by Trade my whole life. And I got to say Kudos to you men working in F##'n cold workshops handling Metal all day!! That's not for me! As much as I love wrenching. I would like to show every woman that claims "Female can do the same work as male" this Video... NO you CAN'T Girl! (Well maybe you can.. but the Question is: how long will you last, LOL) Greetings from Germany, Love your Vids. Lots to learn & Decent engineering, no BroBlaBla, Dirty Jokes,loud Music or unsafe BS.! Much appreciated Oliver!
very simple and understated channel from a barn on a farm, a bit like Warren's Western Truck channel. Equally entertaining and addictive viewing. Brilliant engineering skills and thanks for sharing.
Because you asked - I do read the full text in each video description. However, I know from experience (by reading comments) that I could be in the minority! Great video content, love the use of jigs for repeat work...
All the calculations and math makes my head hurt ! funny you were perturbed having to chopsaw small bits of bar, because of the table setup for plasma….. well back in the old days !! Not only was it a 2 mile walk to school, uphill there and back,,, options for cutting bar stock was band saw, power hack saw,,, or ….ready “hand hack saw” ! That was when dinosaurs roamed,, and a coke cost 5 Cents. Good vid. Jigs and shop made tools ! I really like your thinking ahead to making repeat job simpler, faster & more accurate.
You are a big asset to the community, no question about it . We used to have a guy like you in the sixties and seventies who could pretty much fix any bit of farm machinery if it could be fixed.with regard to your low work bench, if you fasten a small hydraulic ram to the bottom of each leg then couple them together to act in unison you could pump them up to suit with a foot pedal or something, not a cheap fix and you’re not made of money but it would be great to see you doing it.😊.
Interesting. Engine hoist rams are about $45. I could see one of those telescoped inside a pipe leg. You can't tie them directly together or the heavy corner wouldn't rise before the others topped out.
Sometimes the simple solilutioms are the best, some tune that telescopes inside the legs, few holes drilled in each leg for pins, pick bench up with forklift, put pins in and good, fairly common type pf bench in machine reconditioning shops
Oliver, After all the troubles you go to, to line bore the equipment for your customers, I hope you also supply (and charge for ) new pins too. Customers will use old pins and your good work goes out the door!! And, as I said, you can charge more for the job. It stands to reason: New holes need new pins, clamps, bolts. And while you’re line boring, you can turn the pins in the lathe at the same time, cut the clamps, buy the bolts, saving your time but charging for it! And you can fit and test the pins.
Been watching for a while, right back to when all you had was a nail file and cheap lighter, it's been great seeing you get better and better tech, seeing you figure it all out then learning new ways to do old jobs, it's all hard work but you're a grafter, but clever enough to not hurt yourself and wear all the proper safety gear.
You might not swing a hammer like Thor, but Thor can't weld. Another enjoyable video to watch of an honest workman's effort. You've obviously built up a reputation for repairing these headstocks.
Thank you for taking the time to film and edit such a pleasing video. I guess the ultimate jig will do all three things in on; assist with the cut off, assist with the primary welding and then also be the frame for the line boring. 5*
Yes, some of us do read the description. As a spoiled Southern Californian I don't know how you survive at 3°C, and yet you still do such quality work under those conditions. It's always a pleasure to watch your videos.
Sunday afternoon with Snowball doesn’t get any better, clicked the like and not seen it yet, but I just know I’ll enjoy it with a coffee and a dunked digestive. Life’s good for the next hour or so.
Another great video! Hit a lot of my feel good buttons, I love longer videos, love shop made tools, always admire your thinking process and explination. And also I agree, as a 58 year old I can say with certainty, if you reaise your bench now your back will thank you in 30 years!
Worked in a agric repairs place with a sloping site, the long wall had the benches in 2 steps, which meant a whole variety of work heights which was great for different jobs. Everyone now makes the site level !
Another great repair Oliver, thank you for posting. I always thought JCB were at the forefront of engineering, however those Headstocks would suggest otherwise in as much it is a known problem, and they seem to be still turning them out.
Jcb agri machines appear to be designed to a totally different spec to the earth movers. Strange given there excavator experience this should never happen
Isn’t it the same the world over? Companies Build their reputations with a Quality Product and then, possibly through pressure from Shareholders, they begin the usual process of creaming back on quality & penny-pinching as they all get greedier & greedier.
Put your bench up on blocks of wood to make it higher. I put castors under mine but they squashed. My bench weighs 3/4 ton and has about 1 ton of steel stored under it, mainly 30mm round stock. Don't know why but thought it might come in handy 25 years ago!
Another impressive repair!!! Ever consider hiring a shop helper? They could grind the edges clean after the plasma table or switch the lifting straps so you dont have to keep getting in and out of the fork lift. Just a thought to make you life easier and increase productivity.
You need two big L shaped jigs. Bottom hole reamed to 40mm to align on the bottom pin and bush and a plum machined edge for the upper pin hole bar to rest against to confirm alignment. Your pin to pin jig will ensure centres are correct. Will also work in reverse for placing bottom pins
Thanks for sharing your creativity Oliver! Well done. Yes after welding the bearing support studs in place, pulls this the bar out center. Then it would be ideal to 'fine tune' the center with setscrews against the bearing insert, as the climax system works.
A cool trick for painting around those freshly-bored pin holes is to loosely roll up a sheet of paper and let it expand in the bore. Then you can paint all around it and the fresh bore is untouched. Works great!
Great idea with the cutting jigs which made it a lot easier to remove the broken parts. Once you refine that boring jig, it should make the job even faster. Seems likely that you are going to continue getting these headstocks in for repair, because they were under-designed from new.
Exceptional job as always. My take though is that your approach is a bit of overkill. I would cut higher, not mess with the curvy "chasis" of the implement, I'm positive it would hold just fine and would be far easier for you. The weak point was just the eye anyway, being too thin, a common design shortcoming. Happy New Year.
I wish i could send you a photo, i did one of these years ago. I just got two bosses machined 0.5mm over size of the pin. I made one wider than the other, drilled a hole through the end of the pin and through one boss. Radius and preped the existing plate and weld up, no line boring, just fettle with die grinder if required.
Nice job especially the fixturing for line bore set-up. I would acid etch all bare metal surfaces before using etching primer then finish paint. It is available at paint suppliers inexpensive safe fast and easy to use applies with hand sprayer like window cleaner let dry then prime and apply finish paint. Ray Stormont
These headstocks on these handlers are failing quite a bit, At least it keeps you busy and improving the finished item quite considerably. Always look forward to watching new videos.
that was a good job done Oliver. Nice jigs for your repeating tasks, It's good to see you have plenty of work. and yep I read what you wrote.. and thanks for a most enjoyable video.
My favourite all time Pizza is an oven pizza ! Chicago town stuffed crust deep pan, unpackaged it & let it defrost & rise on a pizza tray, add more cheese & owt else you want on it & then cook it @ 160° in a fan oven. Mint !
Another good fix up! Looks like the JCB owners have found you, I bet there is quite a few more that need your attention! I hope it’s a money maker for you!
Excellent repair, I respect your diligence to get it right, and your video and production are great. I think JCB might learn a thing or two from you...
Hi Olly. You and Kurtis from Cutting Edge Engineering are up there with the best. Love your work. I very much look forward to your new videos. I'm retired and wasn't even in the metalworking game but I feel like you've taught me a few new tricks. I'd love to be a fly on the wall.
We all hope Ollie can grow his channel to the same level as CEE & his workshop.
Yes, CEE is really good and another good channel is Topper Machine LLC in Wisconsin USA.
I look forward to your videos Oliver.
I learn something new each time I watch your channel.
From kiwi land
Yes, you guys are awesome. Learnt a lot
The differences are epic! Kurtis has total mastery of the tools hers using, olly is accomplishing what he does with Stone Age machinery. The. market places are vastly different. You’d thing the Brits would be exited about new tech but you just don’t see it (exp: Allistare123 and Snowball). Nothing is new in I just wanted to let you new in England.
An hour of Snowball, made my day. You repaired these to the standard of how they should have been made in the first place, well done Olly.
Olly, what you do with the machinery you’re working with is psychotic! You must stay up late at night trying to figure out how you can put square pegs in round holes. This line boring project was epic as hell
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I love Oliver's style...no BS, tells you how it is, and is not afraid to show his mistakes....which is so refreshing.
Don't worry about letting your "secrets" out. People will come to you because they can see that you can think, especially outside the box. Too many can't and don't have a clue how to get around problems. I have mentioned it in a previous video, your problem in a few years time will be you have too much work coming in. That will be a good income problem but always remember that you work to live, not live to work. Also no-one on their death bed ever said I wish I had worked some more. Keep the balance right. You are dead a long time. Make sure you have a life, a good life, outside of work and even RUclips. 72 yr old supposedly retired mechanic/machinist in Land Down Under.
Always enjoy watching you work. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Should be compulsory viewing for equipment owners. I for one never appreciated the sheer amount of skill and clarity of thinking that went into what a dunce like me thought was a simple job. Very well done and I can see why WWW recommends you.
I've been a Carpenter by Trade my whole life. And I got to say Kudos to you men working in F##'n cold workshops handling Metal all day!! That's not for me! As much as I love wrenching. I would like to show every woman that claims "Female can do the same work as male" this Video... NO you CAN'T Girl! (Well maybe you can.. but the Question is: how long will you last, LOL) Greetings from Germany, Love your Vids. Lots to learn & Decent engineering, no BroBlaBla, Dirty Jokes,loud Music or unsafe BS.! Much appreciated Oliver!
An hour long video magnificent love it😊
Yep Olly and Kurtis are fantastic entertainment for an old bloke! Love their work ! Lol😂
God give me strength I love this RUclips channel best that’s out there get rid off coronation street and put Snowball engineering on at prime time xx
very simple and understated channel from a barn on a farm, a bit like Warren's Western Truck channel. Equally entertaining and addictive viewing. Brilliant engineering skills and thanks for sharing.
Liked before watching, we all know it’s going to be a belter
Because you asked - I do read the full text in each video description. However, I know from experience (by reading comments) that I could be in the minority! Great video content, love the use of jigs for repeat work...
I never read about lineboring on principle but I read all the other stuff
You can show most people all of your secrets, however very few have the skills and ability to achieve the standard of work you produce
Hello again fantastic engineer watching now
Well done mate. Your local farmers are lucky to have you👍🏴
Oliver another job well done ! JCB should be paying you for redesigning there equipment.
All the calculations and math makes my head hurt ! funny you were perturbed having to chopsaw small bits of bar, because of the table setup for plasma….. well back in the old days !! Not only was it a 2 mile walk to school, uphill there and back,,, options for cutting bar stock was band saw, power hack saw,,, or ….ready “hand hack saw” ! That was when dinosaurs roamed,, and a coke cost 5 Cents.
Good vid. Jigs and shop made tools ! I really like your thinking ahead to making repeat job simpler, faster & more accurate.
Great job. Fine tune that alignment rig and that should take some of the curse out of it. Stay warm….
You are a big asset to the community, no question about it . We used to have a guy like you in the sixties and seventies who could pretty much fix any bit of farm machinery if it could be fixed.with regard to your low work bench, if you fasten a small hydraulic ram to the bottom of each leg then couple them together to act in unison you could pump them up to suit with a foot pedal or something, not a cheap fix and you’re not made of money but it would be great to see you doing it.😊.
He’s a modern day blacksmith,every parish used to have one.
Good idea about the jacks, how about making a sleeve for each leg so that it could slide outside about an inch to keep its rigidity
Interesting. Engine hoist rams are about $45.
I could see one of those telescoped inside a pipe leg.
You can't tie them directly together or the heavy corner wouldn't rise before the others topped out.
Sometimes the simple solilutioms are the best, some tune that telescopes inside the legs, few holes drilled in each leg for pins, pick bench up with forklift, put pins in and good, fairly common type pf bench in machine reconditioning shops
another excellent and enjoyable video
Oliver,
After all the troubles you go to, to line bore the equipment for your customers, I hope you also supply (and charge for ) new pins too. Customers will use old pins and your good work goes out the door!! And, as I said, you can charge more for the job. It stands to reason: New holes need new pins, clamps, bolts.
And while you’re line boring, you can turn the pins in the lathe at the same time, cut the clamps, buy the bolts, saving your time but charging for it!
And you can fit and test the pins.
Thank you for sharing, always a pleasure watch your project 👍👍👍👍your explenation are very good,
Class job as always oliver
And yes I read it
Great job Ollie. You are going to be the go-to guy for JCB TM headstock repairs in North Yorkshire ( if you aren't already)👍👍
Been watching for a while, right back to when all you had was a nail file and cheap lighter, it's been great seeing you get better and better tech, seeing you figure it all out then learning new ways to do old jobs, it's all hard work but you're a grafter, but clever enough to not hurt yourself and wear all the proper safety gear.
Weld splash down the boot. Classic!
great job. when i started in the welding bls. 60 years ago we had no tools like yours. that cutting table blows me away. thanks for the show.
To think, I used to watch Andrew Marr on a Sunday morning....Great work again thanks for posting.
Yes we read the description. You do a great job of explaining your approach to solving problems. Keep up the good work.
When it's all done they will say nice job with no idea the equipment, skill and/or time it takes, kudos to you.
I do believe your secrets are good with us, we watch your back. Great job Olly.
You might not swing a hammer like Thor, but Thor can't weld. Another enjoyable video to watch of an honest workman's effort. You've obviously built up a reputation for repairing these headstocks.
Thank you for taking the time to film and edit such a pleasing video. I guess the ultimate jig will do all three things in on; assist with the cut off, assist with the primary welding and then also be the frame for the line boring. 5*
"I already have my file drawn from ... uh ... other jobs." I feel like this says something about these designs. Great work, though!
Once again a bang up job, very nice.
Yay! Oliver.
Smarter not harder.
Yes, some of us do read the description. As a spoiled Southern Californian I don't know how you survive at 3°C, and yet you still do such quality work under those conditions. It's always a pleasure to watch your videos.
Sunday afternoon with Snowball doesn’t get any better, clicked the like and not seen it yet, but I just know I’ll enjoy it with a coffee and a dunked digestive. Life’s good for the next hour or so.
Very clever the 30° angle tool. 😉
Another top quality job completed ! thanks for sharing your work. Take care Brian from South Yorkshire.
Nicely done repairs👍
Another difficult job well done !
Another great video! Hit a lot of my feel good buttons, I love longer videos, love shop made tools, always admire your thinking process and explination. And also I agree, as a 58 year old I can say with certainty, if you reaise your bench now your back will thank you in 30 years!
Worked in a agric repairs place with a sloping site, the long wall had the benches in 2 steps, which meant a whole variety of work heights which was great for different jobs. Everyone now makes the site level !
Another great repair Oliver, thank you for posting. I always thought JCB were at the forefront of engineering, however those Headstocks would suggest otherwise in as much it is a known problem, and they seem to be still turning them out.
On a brand new machine I saw at a show last year, I see they’ve started making them out of thicker plate
Jcb agri machines appear to be designed to a totally different spec to the earth movers. Strange given there excavator experience this should never happen
Isn’t it the same the world over? Companies Build their reputations with a Quality Product and then, possibly through pressure from Shareholders, they begin the usual process of creaming back on quality & penny-pinching as they all get greedier & greedier.
Well done another good job done
Nice work. And yes, I read the description you write each time, JIm
Super nice piece of well taught out job.😀
A good man with a sledge
Put your bench up on blocks of wood to make it higher. I put castors under mine but they squashed. My bench weighs 3/4 ton and has about 1 ton of steel stored under it, mainly 30mm round stock. Don't know why but thought it might come in handy 25 years ago!
Yes Ollie it's easy done.
Had a few close ones over the years.
Mind yourself and look forward to your next project.
Regards
Alan
You have turned into a “Machine” I love watching your work and problem solving skills.
It seems that you definitely need some kind of crane and heating for your workshop. Otherwise, it would seem that everything is ok in the workshop :D
Great job as always thank you for great content so the next one 😊😊😊😊
Building a nice collection of coat hangers there :)
Don’t know where you are “miles away” from me I expect, but I’ve a knife drive off a weed basket I need sorting out 😂
Another impressive repair!!! Ever consider hiring a shop helper? They could grind the edges clean after the plasma table or switch the lifting straps so you dont have to keep getting in and out of the fork lift. Just a thought to make you life easier and increase productivity.
But then they want paying 🤣
The knowledge and experience would be payment enough for me. Too bad I live in USA
Nicely done better than factory
You need two big L shaped jigs. Bottom hole reamed to 40mm to align on the bottom pin and bush and a plum machined edge for the upper pin hole bar to rest against to confirm alignment. Your pin to pin jig will ensure centres are correct. Will also work in reverse for placing bottom pins
Thanks for sharing your creativity Oliver! Well done. Yes after welding the bearing support studs in place, pulls this the bar out center. Then it would be ideal to 'fine tune' the center with setscrews against the bearing insert, as the climax system works.
It would appear that JCB might need to redesign those mounting points.
They want to sort the shite black paint too
@@nigelgribble8736 No point as the paint lasts longer than the brackets anyway 😂😢😭👍🤣🇬🇧
Oliver, you are getting better and work smarter. Your forward thinking to purchase tech and use of your skills is great.
A cool trick for painting around those freshly-bored pin holes is to loosely roll up a sheet of paper and let it expand in the bore. Then you can paint all around it and the fresh bore is untouched. Works great!
Great to see a skilled craftsman at work
😢Love the cutting jig. Whos a clever boy.😊😊😊😊😊
The air chamfering tool is really neat and I enjoyed hearing what you you were having for tea, more culinary references would be great 😊
Yes we read it. Nice repair/upgrade, Customers getting a good job done.
Snap gauges would make your life easier. Interesting vid as always, love your problem solving.
Thanks for taking the time to make and edit these videos. Thoroughly enjoying watching your work. 😊
Great idea with the cutting jigs which made it a lot easier to remove the broken parts. Once you refine that boring jig, it should make the job even faster. Seems likely that you are going to continue getting these headstocks in for repair, because they were under-designed from new.
Beautiful job Ollie. Also cudos on the jigs you made.
Exceptional job as always. My take though is that your approach is a bit of overkill. I would cut higher, not mess with the curvy "chasis" of the implement, I'm positive it would hold just fine and would be far easier for you. The weak point was just the eye anyway, being too thin, a common design shortcoming. Happy New Year.
I wish i could send you a photo, i did one of these years ago. I just got two bosses machined 0.5mm over size of the pin. I made one wider than the other, drilled a hole through the end of the pin and through one boss. Radius and preped the existing plate and weld up, no line boring, just fettle with die grinder if required.
Nice job especially the fixturing for line bore set-up. I would acid etch all bare metal surfaces before using etching primer then finish paint. It is available at paint suppliers inexpensive safe fast and easy to use applies with hand sprayer like window cleaner let dry then prime and apply finish paint. Ray Stormont
Thank you for another great video. Stay safe and warm.
These headstocks on these handlers are failing quite a bit, At least it keeps you busy and improving the finished item quite considerably. Always look forward to watching new videos.
Excellent video, as usual.
Excellent. Real skill n knowledge.
that was a good job done Oliver. Nice jigs for your repeating tasks, It's good to see you have plenty of work. and yep I read what you wrote.. and thanks for a most enjoyable video.
Excellent work :) it never ceases to be interesting.
Nothing wrong with Pizza & Chips Ollie, we has exactly the same tonight 👍🇬🇧
For sure, I'd take all four pieces and weld-prep them all the same way, and only then remember that two have to be the other way up.
Nicely done! You make that work almost look easy.
a scissor table would be perfect mate ↕️👍🏻
My favourite all time Pizza is an oven pizza ! Chicago town stuffed crust deep pan, unpackaged it & let it defrost & rise on a pizza tray, add more cheese & owt else you want on it & then cook it @ 160° in a fan oven. Mint !
Defrosting sounds better idea, I go straight from frozen usually
Another good fix up! Looks like the JCB owners have found you, I bet there is quite a few more that need your attention! I hope it’s a money maker for you!
Another top video as always. I end up watching your vids twice as my 3y.o. Loves to watch them too
Awesome work
Enjoyed the video. Great filming. Thanks! Loved the problem-solving.
Hi great video, just a thought, your new 16mm tapped hole is a great datum point to use/ locate your boring jig. Id make a jig to that👍👍👍👍
JCB need a re-design on that headstock. Cutting table setup sounds like a Marrakesh bazaar 😝
Excellent repair, I respect your diligence to get it right, and your video and production are great. I think JCB might learn a thing or two from you...
Nice work! I hope your customers appreciate you. They should. Peace brother! ✌🏻🇬🇧🇺🇸
Proper length vid!! Thank you so much. Very good again (as always). Sharing knowledge is always good - it's a trust-development mechanism.
thanks for taking time to show the right way
I always enjoy your videos 👍 Thank you snowball!
Buena tecnología y una ejecución de maestros.Un saludo colega 🇪🇦👏👍
Another great repair Oliver! I'm really liking your shop built line borer.
I really enjoy your videos. I always learn something, get an idea from you on how to solve a problem, and do a better job.
Thanks for sharing.