Oops, we forgot to explain WHAT the tool post grinder will be used for 😅It will allow for precise grinding and finishing operations of parts and will be ideal for achieving tight tolerances on things like hardened shafts that usually can't be achieved by machining with inserts, the downside, it is messy and grinding dust can damage the lathe bed ways, so we will definitely be taking precautions when we put it to use😉 🔔Hit the notification bell so you never miss our new weekly video. ✍Leave a comment below with your questions or thoughts. 🔓Get Early Access & Ad Free videos in our Patreon community: www.patreon.com/cuttingedgeengineering 🛒Check out all our CEE Merch here: www.ceeshop.com.au
Nothing better than a CEE video in the middle of the night. Have you ever thought about doing a Collab with other RUclips Channels like Abom79 or Titans of CNC?
One of my favorite machine shop stories I like to tell people is that one time my grandfather threw together his own homemade tool post grinder. Except instead of high quality precision components and a 3-phase motor it was an angle grinder. Oh yeah, and the angle grinder was hose clamped to a boring bar. It's a wonder the man lived to 93.
My neighbour from a few houses down the road has a home shop. He also has an angle grinder in te lathe. Uses to adjust the outher ring of a bearing from mm to inch measurments because of long delivery time
This will work but the surface finish will be poor. Any surface cylinder or tool post grinder will only give a good surface finish if the bearings in the spindle are of suitable quality for a high speed spindle.
I've made myself a very cool vertical machining lathe, employing a circular saw bolted to one of my drill press tables. Does an awesome job, and does stuff that is impossible on the lathe.
“Buying a space telescope is very cost prohibitive at about $28,000,000. With a bit of scrap from around the shop I think I can make one for around $700.” -Kurtis. Karen, the editing is getting so good. Better than TV production value. Keeps our interest engaged while still showing the steps involved. Lots of tools in your editing tool bag, Bravo!
Did anyone else notice when he placed the triangle shaped pieces back on the cardboard as he was starting the cleanup process he laid them different than they were when he picked them up and the cardboard showed it; so he had to switch it… so funny.. but I would have had to do the SAME THING. LOL. Love this work!
I despise the videos that sound like 1980 corporate videos or TV commercials. I totally agree with you. Curtis makes very satisfying noises. It's amazing how when you've been doing things a long time that so much of getting that last 1% of quality is knowing exactly what the tiniest, tiniest sounds mean when you use cutting equipment. I can sit on my porch & not only identify what power tool is being used a quarter mile away, but also whether the operator is an idiot & what shape the cutting edge is in. It's a curse really.
Thanks for the feedback! We're glad you appreciate the focus on sound in our videos. We agree and definitely feel it helps create a more authentic and immersive experience 🥰
I have spent my entire career in precision machining, so it may seem odd that I enjoy your channel so much. The difference is that I worked on very small stuff. Rather than handling work with hoists and hilos, I'd use tweezers as a common method. Insepecting with microscopes and laser mics, checking flatness with prisms, etc.... Over the years, I rarely touched anything larger than my 0-1" micrometers. Working at the scale you do is very interesting to me. THANKS from the rust belt of the USA!
I've done most of my machine work on ten inch lathes and a 9 by 42 Bridgeport. I too have really enjoyed and learned from watching a much larger scale of machine work and realized perhaps an overabundance of focus in "precision". Right for the niggling details, less focus on the finish on the unimportant surface finish done for looks. I did some larger work but it was all on CNC machines not requiring my input so much, "just dial it in and go". Most of what I did was custom work in a small job shop. Again, thanks from eastern NC, USA.
That's incredible! Thanks for sharing your experience in precision machining. It's fascinating to hear about the scale you worked at and great to know that our channel can appeal to viewers from all walks of life. Thanks for watching from the rust belt!
Not only is Kurtis a top Aussie bloke, he epitomises the Aussie spirit... ingenuity and getting the job done... make it yourself, make it better besides, and enjoy that beer afterwards... And Karen seems like top Aussie sheila too... funny, clever and supportive of her Aussie bloke... what a team! Some spindle cam again too - this time with bonus dancing swarf...
Along with the week, August is winding down and the Northern Hemisphere begins to ponder the last hot days and the coming of Winter. Happily, Karen and Kurtis are here to distract us from such darkness with another hour of wondrous precision, imagination, and unveiling. Thank you both! Best regards, Alan Berlin
I love these videos of shop-made tooling. It displays Kurtis's engineering prowess, experience and machining craftsmanship. Each tool is perfect for his needs. Karen's videography and post-production are wonderful. Excellent composition, closeups, time-lapse and sound blend together perfectly to show and tell the story. IMO, she is the "gold standard" for machining videos and could easily adapt to other subjects. I'm surprised some production company hasn't hired her. CEE is a "must see" each week! I love it.
As a machinist I will say this video really shows the lathe is the most versatile machine tool. Hands down. If you could only own one, it would be a lathe! Love the videos you two.
Karen and Kurtis hope all is great with you guys. I enjoy the videos and always learn something. Thanks for all the hours and work that goes in to these episodes. Cheers!
Decided to watch all three parts of this because I really enjoy the episodes where you assemble new parts and tools, extensions etc. Been watching all the episodes, all the videos I can find after I subscribed because you are a great inspiration to me! I am a modeller but have been away from the hobby for about 3 years, watching all your videos has given me inspiration to get back into it, thank you! I’ve done all the assembly I can on my model and can do no more until I’ve painted the assemblies, that’ll be tomorrow; like yourself, I am very organised and I plan every part and every stage in a calm frame of mind, patiently. So it’s thank you to you Kurtis and Karen, and I couldn’t possibly miss out Homey!😀😀
Nice work guys! Always enjoy the shop made tooling! It inspires me to do better when I fab stuff out in the garage. Have a great weekend! or, Hope you had a great weekend.
Thanks Tony! We appreciate the support! Cheers mate - Kurtis & Karen! P.s We had a nice relaxing weekend at home! We enjoyed the long weekend. We hope you had a great weekend too!
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering I had a good weekend! Birthday party Saturday night, recovery yesterday, chilling today because it's my birthday! And a 900 km ride tomorrow on the Harley.
The world is full of people who make things. The Human Species is the Tool Making species. I love the comment, at 38:40, "I'm just going to eyeball it." I have a "parlor trick" that I do, and which amazes people. I take a standard sheet of printer paper, which is 415 mm on the short side, and make a pencil mark in the middle by eyeballing it. Then I fold it in half. I am often utterly spot on, and I am never as much as a mm off. That is, over that distance, my eyeball is accurate to 1:1000. This is what I love about watching Kurtis. I also love _knowing_ the extraordinary skill Karen puts on display with every video. Editing, lighting, framing the shot, sound, are all _named_ professions in the movie industry. They are each so hard they are distinct professions.. Yet every week Karen shows utter mastery of _all_ of them. Amazing ! I love watching these two in action. It is better than watching the best footballer.
Spot on! I’m always impressed by Kurtis’ pragmatism, on point explanation and efficiency. Amazing the amount and quality of work the two of them get done, two shadow employees notwithstanding. And Karen is such a quick study, her work is always noteworthy, evolving, and demonstrating critical thinking.
@@markneedham752 Hey, I can cook well enough to keep mind and body together: but to get partner to wok together with such tolerances and produce such a polished, instructional product is on another level. If you can work together on these projects so well bodes well for your long term relationship!
like helping a mate clad a wall... last panel... i look at it... hmmm... "686mm". he measures, looks at me... "you measured that, didnt you?" no... it just looks larger than 600 and smaller than 750... nevertheless, i am CONSTANTLY plagued by things being either 5mm too short, or 5mm too long. moved a cupboard into my container... yep, should tuck in neatly to the corner. as it is, the box where the locking pins/lifting hooks attach protrudes, you guessed it... 5mm too low. so theres an annoying 50mm gap on both walls. ffs, im not about to pull it out just to trim that bit back... hell, it only "just" clears the roof enough so i can lean it over and get it out. (in?) could it fit in the gap between two benches instead? nope. 5mm too wide. im not about to grind welds and shift things, either.
I really like the side by side video at the mill. It lets you see what’s being machined but also shows the skill of how to run the mill properly and shows a master at work. 23:01
For the past 4 or so years I’ve stayed up past midnight on a Thursday to watch and comment on my favorite RUclips channel of all time. I’ve been sick for a while now and I’ve missed a few. It sucks to be comment no. 600 when there’s very little chance you guys will ever see it. 😕 a 3 phase motor for the grinder is mega ! Clearly you guys are planning on using it to sculpt the body lines of an aircraft carrier. I’m sure looking forward to seeing Kurtis chucking the HMS Nimrod into the lathe and spinning her up ! Thank you for all the entertainment 🥰 stay well and give my love to all the family at CEE. Homeless, Karen and George’s stand in.
Hey mate! We see your comment and know you've been with us for the long haul. We're so sorry to hear you've been sick and hope you feel better soon. We're always grateful to have you watching and commenting your support means a lot to us. Take care mate, cheers Kurtis & Karen
I love watching the obvious familiarity you demonstrate with your tools. The mill operation around the 23min mark, you are so comfortable moving between the various controls. A simple operation but I’d be checking everything three times and still expecting to f it up!
I’m not going to lie, your channel has taught me nearly everything I know about machining. Suffice it to say I’m not a machinist but I absolutely love most of your projects. Watching you fix things has given me a lot of insight into how to fix things I would have previously given up on. All of that is to say I love your work and please keep it coming!❤
Hi From Montreal Canada. I love when you're doing fab for yourself. Using the thing, to make the thing. Your channel is among the few that I watch weekly, always look forward to Friday morning and tuning in to watch.
My grandfather was a machinist. Watching him doing stuff just left me in awe. I’m an electrician now and I still like to watch this stuff! Kurtis makes it look calming. Which I know it isn’t usually 😂
It's such an enjoyable thing to watch true skill and knowledge - you could both be doing your lives quietly but sharing this material is our good fortune Thank you both!!!
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Whenever I make clamps like that I put some pieces of thin sheet metal or shims between the faces, that way you don't have to take the extra step to mill some of the faces down again
It's still just amazing how you can create the tools you need for your shop just from ideas in your head. You really are inspiring to do the same for my own shop needs.
Hello CEE team, Friday morning greetings from Belgium. A CEE custom tool job, knowing Curtis.... It will be a state of the art custom tool. Can't wait for part 2. Have a great weekend. Paws from Sadie & Ronne.
Great Job Kurtis! Whenever we machinst make our own tools, they are far better than what you can buy. Not to mention the pride when using them. The hardest part can be the time is takes to make the tool...
I think this could be the first time I've watched one of your videos and not worked out what it is you're making. However I see the pinned message from CEE so possibly I'm not alone. I kept thinking - as I watch, it'll become clear, but it didn't, LOL. I look forward to part 2 and seeing it in action. 😃
Beautiful speedups and cuts in the video editing as usual. There's a lot of thoughtfulness and effort on display leading to a playful and easy to watch video. Thanks for the conscientiousness!
Your abilities just astound me I find it really cool the things you fabricate which in this day and age is becoming a very rare thing at least in America it is.
You two are awesome!!!! Your videos are great. Your video and especially the part that is lacking in some other channels that is lacking is; your audio is great! Your audio has turned me off to other channels BUT not yours! I greatly appreciate the narrative clarity that do. I look forward to see your solution to the grindings that may affect the arrest of your shop.
Dear Karen, you camera work and editing has always been great, but I really thing it gets better with every episode........ it is a real joy watching because of that, and of course, the old crusty Kurtis makes it kind of intreating too.... I do learn little tricks from every episode........ now on with the show and more Butcher birds and Magpies.......Paul.
Hey Paul! Thanks so much for your kind words about the camera work and editing. We're glad you enjoy it! Kurtis and I appreciate your support and we're always working on improving the videos and bringing you more interesting content. Cheers
Yet another informative and Educational video and particularly like the multi cam angles on the Vertex , shows just how much work goes in to setting up and working a big machine (well done Karen ) looking forward to yet more stuff love the crane rebuild too well done guys cheers from Fife Scotland
Loved it.. Always enjoy seeing shop made tools being made.. The precision of them has surely onto another level when you have machining tool's to do the job.. A friend of mine used a wood lathe to make his metal lathe (well rebuilt his metal lathe) it was over 100 years old, now has all cutting edge tooling & digital readouts an controller boards.. Thank you for sharing always a Friday treat..
Awesome to see you giving us an insight into your awesome Shop made Tools Kurt, these are definitely an interesting series of videos your putting out on this topic :D
These videos have become how-to manuals for my woodworking projects. I often need to design and manufacture plywood objects for my pottery operation and like Kurtis, I can’t find what I need/want so I get to make it myself.
Wow I love a great project, and this is going to be one of those. I also like your approach to projects, good luck to you both and thanks Karen for very professional video work .😊
Real enjoyed this creative episode , saving the business 1000s by bespoking a specialist tool that is most likely higher spec and tougher than the regular options. Karen’s editing is a mainstay great to see all the stickers on the end of the lathe whist also getting the SLO mo swarf marching towards camera . Of course homeless directs it all as ever . Have a great weekend guys.
Can not wait to see you make the spindles this is the part of the build that has to be right. High speed spindles that give a good surface finish and don't over heat are not easy to make.
The scale of these parts is impressive. I'm pretty sure i could fit the entire chuck from my Atlas lathe inside the bored out section of the tool post. And the size of that boring bar is bigger than my entire tailstock!
This is an interesting project. The end result will be a machine that is better than anything on the market at a fraction of the cost of a commercial unit. Looking forward to part two.
Always a joy to see the accuracy you build into all your “projects” Being from Tx. USA , I’m unfamiliar with the species of birds in your part of the world.
I am 78 years old and I would rather watch your videos than watch a John Wayne Western movie. You are the "teacher" and I am the "student" and I am learning a lot from watching. I dont have a machine shop...just a small hobby shop where I build pull behind your motorcycle trailers or carry-all racks that go behind your motorcycle. Many of your different projects have helped me in my projects and I have a small sign in my little shop that says..."What would Curtis do?" I have been to your side of the world several times as I am a retired pilot, but I might just make a return trip over to meet you guys and get out of Texas for a while. Thanks again for all the great videos and be safe in anything you are doing.
Always interesting to see you building your own tools and machine attachments! And Karen's ways to get the best shots with the camera are worth watching every time, be it the legendary spindle through-view or the travelling-with-the-quill ones, always great! Thanks a lot for your weekly videos on friday mornings for me, they make the best start for the weekend! 👍👍👍
Man when there is a massive hunk of steel like the centre piece in this build, watching it being made always feels like some arcane eldritch power is invoked and tamed into subservience to the toolmaster 🤩
Top class as usual, in the 5 yrs i've been watching Cutting Edge the content is ace. Problem solving skill, knowledge, being able to do it better yourself etc (and cheaper ha) has improved , but the leap has been production. Well done with filming and editing! Sláinte / Cheers from Ireland
And greetings from Kazakhstan again! Curtis, I wish you all the best! I look forward to new videos from you every Friday, I especially like it when you refine your machines and, of course, the project crane FRANNA! This car was badly damaged in the salt mines! But your skill leaves no chance of this car breaking down! I am delighted with your knowledge and skills!!! I wish you further development about EVERYTHING!!! Thank you for making us happy!
Hey Curtis, thanks for the video. When you drill a small hole in the block before using the big one, it is way more easy to feed. The big drill has a massive chisel edge (I hope it is called so), which makes pressing very hard. But so far so good. Greets from a German engineer;)
looks good so far! When I machine a clamp like this I typically put a piece of shim between the clamp halves before line boring. That way you don't need to machine the clamp faces for tightening clearance; the clearance is there when you remove the shim. Cheers!
Hey Kurtis, in the last video you were wondering how to protect your sand blaster hoses. Here in Alabama I know farmers that use old fire hoses to protect their hydraulic hoses on their tractors.
I really like all your videos but my prefered ones are when you restore the crane and when you make your own tools ! Really impressive, Kurtis ! And congrats to Karen for the videos, perfect as always ! Great team ! Take care !
Still my top favorite channel, clever, practical, shot perfectly. Karen's ability to know the skips or fast forwards and edit them in a way that morphs the tool changes is always perfect. It ends up being cool to watch as much as the process itself. You guys just do it right. Im glad for other channels too, and dont want them to change. However this is the king of all others. No b.s. No timeline dramatics. If that job shows up, I feel like it gets handled, no video. Otherwise every job that needs to be done, is clearly just done. Nicely done as always and thanks for the work you put in to the work you already have to do.
Ha! I was just gifted a Dumore 14 series (the “tom thumb” a cute little guy) to go with my 44 series. I did make one for my first lathe 35 years ago with a flex shaft handpiece (Foredom 30 series). Good work mate!
That thing looks sweet! I can't wait to see it complete! I'm shocked you haven't upgraded to a power drawbar on your mill. I don't miss tool changing manually.
its funny how you guys have change my perspective at work the other day i seen a massive mobile crane but as i was looking at it all i could think is i wonder if he has worked on a hydraulic ram that big but i didn't get the make and model of the crane
Oops, we forgot to explain WHAT the tool post grinder will be used for 😅It will allow for precise grinding and finishing operations of parts and will be ideal for achieving tight tolerances on things like hardened shafts that usually can't be achieved by machining with inserts, the downside, it is messy and grinding dust can damage the lathe bed ways, so we will definitely be taking precautions when we put it to use😉
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How are you doing today Kurtis? Teeth stopped feeling weird?
Nothing better than a CEE video in the middle of the night. Have you ever thought about doing a Collab with other RUclips Channels like Abom79 or Titans of CNC?
My favourite part of the video or any of your videos is to see how Kurtis's brain works.
Thanks for explaining the purpose of making this amazing tool.
One of my favorite machine shop stories I like to tell people is that one time my grandfather threw together his own homemade tool post grinder. Except instead of high quality precision components and a 3-phase motor it was an angle grinder. Oh yeah, and the angle grinder was hose clamped to a boring bar. It's a wonder the man lived to 93.
My neighbour from a few houses down the road has a home shop. He also has an angle grinder in te lathe. Uses to adjust the outher ring of a bearing from mm to inch measurments because of long delivery time
This will work but the surface finish will be poor. Any surface cylinder or tool post grinder will only give a good surface finish if the bearings in the spindle are of suitable quality for a high speed spindle.
Some say....... Thats where kurtis took his inspiration
I only have a small lathe, so I use a Dremel hose clamped to a boring bar 😁
I've made myself a very cool vertical machining lathe, employing a circular saw bolted to one of my drill press tables. Does an awesome job, and does stuff that is impossible on the lathe.
“Buying a space telescope is very cost prohibitive at about $28,000,000. With a bit of scrap from around the shop I think I can make one for around $700.” -Kurtis.
Karen, the editing is getting so good. Better than TV production value. Keeps our interest engaged while still showing the steps involved. Lots of tools in your editing tool bag, Bravo!
There is bound to be a youtube video showing you how somewhere :-)
He is spot on Karen. Your video edditing and filming is great. I would say the best on the Tube my friends.
Did anyone else notice when he placed the triangle shaped pieces back on the cardboard as he was starting the cleanup process he laid them different than they were when he picked them up and the cardboard showed it; so he had to switch it… so funny.. but I would have had to do the SAME THING. LOL. Love this work!
LOL. For sure!
Just to say this.... what I LOVE about your videos: No music. Just the sound. Awesome.
And the great camera work.
I despise the videos that sound like 1980 corporate videos or TV commercials. I totally agree with you. Curtis makes very satisfying noises. It's amazing how when you've been doing things a long time that so much of getting that last 1% of quality is knowing exactly what the tiniest, tiniest sounds mean when you use cutting equipment. I can sit on my porch & not only identify what power tool is being used a quarter mile away, but also whether the operator is an idiot & what shape the cutting edge is in. It's a curse really.
@@m-erko Very well said ! I feel your pain. lol
And not a bunch of unnecessary dialog either.
Thanks for the feedback! We're glad you appreciate the focus on sound in our videos. We agree and definitely feel it helps create a more authentic and immersive experience 🥰
I have spent my entire career in precision machining, so it may seem odd that I enjoy your channel so much. The difference is that I worked on very small stuff. Rather than handling work with hoists and hilos, I'd use tweezers as a common method. Insepecting with microscopes and laser mics, checking flatness with prisms, etc.... Over the years, I rarely touched anything larger than my 0-1" micrometers. Working at the scale you do is very interesting to me.
THANKS from the rust belt of the USA!
I've done most of my machine work on ten inch lathes and a 9 by 42 Bridgeport. I too have really enjoyed and learned from watching a much larger scale of machine work and realized perhaps an overabundance of focus in "precision". Right for the niggling details, less focus on the finish on the unimportant surface finish done for looks. I did some larger work but it was all on CNC machines not requiring my input so much, "just dial it in and go". Most of what I did was custom work in a small job shop. Again, thanks from eastern NC, USA.
That's incredible! Thanks for sharing your experience in precision machining. It's fascinating to hear about the scale you worked at and great to know that our channel can appeal to viewers from all walks of life. Thanks for watching from the rust belt!
Did you make Swiss watches?
@@dave_in_florida The smallest work I did was computer components and, later, some medical parts.
Love it when you’re fabricating new tools. Karen, loved the split screen shots to give a close up and distance view of what Kurtis is doing.
That is a great view
Yep also love the split screen
Always a new twist to her camera skills!!
Not only is Kurtis a top Aussie bloke, he epitomises the Aussie spirit... ingenuity and getting the job done... make it yourself, make it better besides, and enjoy that beer afterwards... And Karen seems like top Aussie sheila too... funny, clever and supportive of her Aussie bloke... what a team! Some spindle cam again too - this time with bonus dancing swarf...
Yes David, I TOTALLY AGREE with your comment.
Kurtis, in my opinion, is a mechanical genius. I don’t need to elaborate. Just watch all their videos and be amazed by his skills
Except Karen is a Kiwi girl😅😊
@@KROLSKI Kurtis must be a quality bloke, a Kiwi girl wouldn't settle for just any Aussie...
@@KROLSKI NZ, Aus and the PIs are family.
Along with the week, August is winding down and the Northern Hemisphere begins to ponder the last hot days and the coming of Winter. Happily, Karen and Kurtis are here to distract us from such darkness with another hour of wondrous precision, imagination, and unveiling. Thank you both!
Best regards,
Alan
Berlin
Hey mate! I think you've sent the summer our way, we are having 30°C days feels like summer already! Hope you enjoy the video
Yeh. We've been having 30+ days for a couple of weeks but we're still supposed to be in winter, not even spring.
Yeah i dont think they have winter where these guys live... I suspect it kinda like Florida in the winter.
Grüße aus NRW.
Ich liebe es diesem mann zuzuschauen.
Hey, hey, hey! Canadian here. It's to ponder the last hot days and the coming of Autumn, the best time of year! Then Winter.
I love these videos of shop-made tooling. It displays Kurtis's engineering prowess, experience and machining craftsmanship. Each tool is perfect for his needs. Karen's videography and post-production are wonderful. Excellent composition, closeups, time-lapse and sound blend together perfectly to show and tell the story. IMO, she is the "gold standard" for machining videos and could easily adapt to other subjects. I'm surprised some production company hasn't hired her. CEE is a "must see" each week! I love it.
Watching you manufacture shop tools never bores me. Your skill in making them and Karen's videography is always enlightening.
Yeah Karen become pro director cinematographer and editor. Next step: CGI artist.
As a machinist I will say this video really shows the lathe is the most versatile machine tool. Hands down. If you could only own one, it would be a lathe! Love the videos you two.
Mill may be the hardest to learn. With both a lathe and mill, you can make many things.
Karen and Kurtis hope all is great with you guys. I enjoy the videos and always learn something. Thanks for all the hours and work that goes in to these episodes. Cheers!
Decided to watch all three parts of this because I really enjoy the episodes where you assemble new parts and tools, extensions etc.
Been watching all the episodes, all the videos I can find after I subscribed because you are a great inspiration to me!
I am a modeller but have been away from the hobby for about 3 years, watching all your videos has given me inspiration to get back into it, thank you! I’ve done all the assembly I can on my model and can do no more until I’ve painted the assemblies, that’ll be tomorrow; like yourself, I am very organised and I plan every part and every stage in a calm frame of mind, patiently.
So it’s thank you to you Kurtis and Karen, and I couldn’t possibly miss out Homey!😀😀
Nice work guys! Always enjoy the shop made tooling! It inspires me to do better when I fab stuff out in the garage.
Have a great weekend! or, Hope you had a great weekend.
Thanks Tony! We appreciate the support! Cheers mate - Kurtis & Karen! P.s We had a nice relaxing weekend at home! We enjoyed the long weekend. We hope you had a great weekend too!
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering I had a good weekend! Birthday party Saturday night, recovery yesterday, chilling today because it's my birthday! And a 900 km ride tomorrow on the Harley.
Shoutout to Inheritance Machining in the outtakes...it's always fun to see when the people I watch also watch the other RUclips channels I like. 👍
The split screen is very nice! Its interesting to see the operation of the controls at the same time as the machine doing work.
The world is full of people who make things. The Human Species is the Tool Making species. I love the comment, at 38:40, "I'm just going to eyeball it." I have a "parlor trick" that I do, and which amazes people. I take a standard sheet of printer paper, which is 415 mm on the short side, and make a pencil mark in the middle by eyeballing it. Then I fold it in half. I am often utterly spot on, and I am never as much as a mm off. That is, over that distance, my eyeball is accurate to 1:1000. This is what I love about watching Kurtis. I also love _knowing_ the extraordinary skill Karen puts on display with every video. Editing, lighting, framing the shot, sound, are all _named_ professions in the movie industry. They are each so hard they are distinct professions.. Yet every week Karen shows utter mastery of _all_ of them. Amazing ! I love watching these two in action. It is better than watching the best footballer.
Spot on! I’m always impressed by Kurtis’ pragmatism, on point explanation and efficiency. Amazing the amount and quality of work the two of them get done, two shadow employees notwithstanding. And Karen is such a quick study, her work is always noteworthy, evolving, and demonstrating critical thinking.
But can she Cook.
Can she knit kittens.
Bake a pie..?
@@markneedham752 Hey, I can cook well enough to keep mind and body together: but to get partner to wok together with such tolerances and produce such a polished, instructional product is on another level.
If you can work together on these projects so well bodes well for your long term relationship!
like helping a mate clad a wall... last panel... i look at it... hmmm...
"686mm".
he measures, looks at me... "you measured that, didnt you?"
no... it just looks larger than 600 and smaller than 750...
nevertheless, i am CONSTANTLY plagued by things being either 5mm too short, or 5mm too long.
moved a cupboard into my container... yep, should tuck in neatly to the corner. as it is, the box where the locking pins/lifting hooks attach protrudes, you guessed it... 5mm too low.
so theres an annoying 50mm gap on both walls. ffs, im not about to pull it out just to trim that bit back... hell, it only "just" clears the roof enough so i can lean it over and get it out. (in?)
could it fit in the gap between two benches instead? nope. 5mm too wide. im not about to grind welds and shift things, either.
I really like the side by side video at the mill. It lets you see what’s being machined but also shows the skill of how to run the mill properly and shows a master at work. 23:01
For the past 4 or so years I’ve stayed up past midnight on a Thursday to watch and comment on my favorite RUclips channel of all time. I’ve been sick for a while now and I’ve missed a few. It sucks to be comment no. 600 when there’s very little chance you guys will ever see it. 😕 a 3 phase motor for the grinder is mega ! Clearly you guys are planning on using it to sculpt the body lines of an aircraft carrier. I’m sure looking forward to seeing Kurtis chucking the HMS Nimrod into the lathe and spinning her up ! Thank you for all the entertainment 🥰 stay well and give my love to all the family at CEE. Homeless, Karen and George’s stand in.
I look forward to my Thursday night nocturnal micturition trip, because when I return, I get to see the Friday video.
"notice me, senpai" vibe
@@urbanbasementoperator Reference unclear. Care to expound ???
Hey mate! We see your comment and know you've been with us for the long haul. We're so sorry to hear you've been sick and hope you feel better soon. We're always grateful to have you watching and commenting your support means a lot to us. Take care mate, cheers Kurtis & Karen
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I’m always amazed that those heavy offset pieces in the lathe don’t shake terribly out of balance. Another great video!
This video takes me back to making a 2x72 belt grinder from a treadmill when I was a wee lad. Cheers from Wa State USA. Keep up the good work!
I love watching the obvious familiarity you demonstrate with your tools. The mill operation around the 23min mark, you are so comfortable moving between the various controls. A simple operation but I’d be checking everything three times and still expecting to f it up!
I’m not going to lie, your channel has taught me nearly everything I know about machining. Suffice it to say I’m not a machinist but I absolutely love most of your projects. Watching you fix things has given me a lot of insight into how to fix things I would have previously given up on. All of that is to say I love your work and please keep it coming!❤
Hi From Montreal Canada. I love when you're doing fab for yourself. Using the thing, to make the thing. Your channel is among the few that I watch weekly, always look forward to Friday morning and tuning in to watch.
I like the split screen. We can see the details of the machining and Kurtis' operational skill simultaneously.
seeing that thing set down nice and tight on the tool post thing... so satisfying.
My grandfather was a machinist. Watching him doing stuff just left me in awe. I’m an electrician now and I still like to watch this stuff! Kurtis makes it look calming. Which I know it isn’t usually 😂
It's such an enjoyable thing to watch true skill and knowledge - you could both be doing your lives quietly but sharing this material is our good fortune
Thank you both!!!
For the past year or so, CEE vids have become my best way to end the week. Thank you for the great bedtime stories across the pond.
We're so glad to hear that our videos have become a part of your weekly routine! Thanks for watching!
CEE Friday morning, Inheritance Machining Friday afternoon, Functional Print Fridays on Saturday morning and Retropower Sunday night to round out the week 👍
second that
@@rorylong314 just looked up the Inheritance Machining channel. I think I found a new one to binge watch!
Sometimes you have make your one tools to save a penny I find it enjoyable the process of create tools on similar.
Whenever I make clamps like that I put some pieces of thin sheet metal or shims between the faces, that way you don't have to take the extra step to mill some of the faces down again
Interesting ! Looking forward to the follow up . Thanks for sharing !
It's still just amazing how you can create the tools you need for your shop just from ideas in your head. You really are inspiring to do the same for my own shop needs.
Neat trick to use the lathe backwards with the tool in the chuck! Great work as always.
Your shop made tooling is my favorite part of the channel. It is great to see your creative side becoming solid steel.
Always nice of you guys to let me look around the shop 35:33
It’s crazy how much younger Kurtis looks with his new grill. Good for you man!
As always what great ingenuity from Curtis and also as always; what great editing from Karen, that transition at 2:38 was butter smooth 🤠👍
uuuuh.. a shouty for Inheritance Machining at the end ... well done
They print rockets and even houses , it's progressing in leaps and bounds . Fantastic episode 👏
Hello CEE team, Friday morning greetings from Belgium. A CEE custom tool job, knowing Curtis.... It will be a state of the art custom tool. Can't wait for part 2.
Have a great weekend. Paws from Sadie & Ronne.
Great Job Kurtis! Whenever we machinst make our own tools, they are far better than what you can buy. Not to mention the pride when using them. The hardest part can be the time is takes to make the tool...
My favorite channel to watch. In another life.. I should have been a machinist.
Go buy yourself a lathe !
Most fun you can have in a shed !!
I think this could be the first time I've watched one of your videos and not worked out what it is you're making. However I see the pinned message from CEE so possibly I'm not alone. I kept thinking - as I watch, it'll become clear, but it didn't, LOL. I look forward to part 2 and seeing it in action. 😃
Beautiful speedups and cuts in the video editing as usual. There's a lot of thoughtfulness and effort on display leading to a playful and easy to watch video. Thanks for the conscientiousness!
Your abilities just astound me I find it really cool the things you fabricate which in this day and age is becoming a very rare thing at least in America it is.
kurtis is a true Renaissance man. Makes his own things at a lower cost, better features and the highest quality. Leonardo da Vinci would be proud.
The sound editing is impeccable! All the fast forward shots with realtime sounds are seamless. Always a great job Karen.
(And Kurtis too)
I've been watching Cutting Edge Engineering for a few years now and Kurtis never ceases to amaze me one hell of a machinist and welder.
You two are awesome!!!! Your videos are great. Your video and especially the part that is lacking in some other channels that is lacking is; your audio is great! Your audio has turned me off to other channels BUT not yours! I greatly appreciate the narrative clarity that do. I look forward to see your solution to the grindings that may affect the arrest of your shop.
Dear Karen, you camera work and editing has always been great, but I really thing it gets better with every episode........
it is a real joy watching because of that, and of course, the old crusty Kurtis makes it kind of intreating too....
I do learn little tricks from every episode........
now on with the show and more Butcher birds and Magpies.......Paul.
Hey Paul! Thanks so much for your kind words about the camera work and editing. We're glad you enjoy it! Kurtis and I appreciate your support and we're always working on improving the videos and bringing you more interesting content. Cheers
the first thing i think of on the intro is how many takes it took to get it right , love it thanks for great content
Love the way that you design to minimise machining but achieve the necessary precision. Great stuff.
Yet another informative and Educational video and particularly like the multi cam angles on the Vertex , shows just how much work goes in to setting up and working a big machine (well done Karen ) looking forward to yet more stuff love the crane rebuild too well done guys cheers from Fife Scotland
This guy is a great engineer, I've been watching you for 3 years!!!
Loved it.. Always enjoy seeing shop made tools being made.. The precision of them has surely onto another level when you have machining tool's to do the job..
A friend of mine used a wood lathe to make his metal lathe (well rebuilt his metal lathe) it was over 100 years old, now has all cutting edge tooling & digital readouts an controller boards..
Thank you for sharing always a Friday treat..
Awesome to see you giving us an insight into your awesome Shop made Tools Kurt, these are definitely an interesting series of videos your putting out on this topic :D
We think you're going to like this build, we're excited to share it with our awesome YT community!
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering Yeah, its awesome when you get a chance to show the creation of a new tool to the YT community!
Thanks
Hey mate, the pleasure is ours! We're glad that you enjoyed this video! Cheers! Kurtis & Karen
Hi all...i love the work CEE does, i am also a tradesman in a different field,but have learned a lot from watching, keep doing what you are doing .
These videos have become how-to manuals for my woodworking projects.
I often need to design and manufacture plywood objects for my pottery operation and like Kurtis, I can’t find what I need/want so I get to make it myself.
That's super cool! Can't wait to see it completed and grinding!
Wow I love a great project, and this is going to be one of those. I also like your approach to projects, good luck to you both and thanks Karen for very professional video work .😊
Real enjoyed this creative episode , saving the business 1000s by bespoking a specialist tool that is most likely higher spec and tougher than the regular options.
Karen’s editing is a mainstay great to see all the stickers on the end of the lathe whist also getting the SLO mo swarf marching towards camera .
Of course homeless directs it all as ever .
Have a great weekend guys.
Well done Kurtis, looking good and looking forward to the next stage. Rigidity should not be an issue as that is a substantial piece of steel.
Can not wait to see you make the spindles this is the part of the build that has to be right. High speed spindles that give a good surface finish and don't over heat are not easy to make.
The scale of these parts is impressive. I'm pretty sure i could fit the entire chuck from my Atlas lathe inside the bored out section of the tool post. And the size of that boring bar is bigger than my entire tailstock!
44:22 "Inheritance Machining's like YUCK" 🤣🤣🤣 (another great channel for those who don't know)
Distinct lack of chamfers.....😱
I do believe Brandon and Kurtis view each others channels 👍
This is an interesting project. The end result will be a machine that is better than anything on the market at a fraction of the cost of a commercial unit. Looking forward to part two.
Nice video and good job Kurtis. So nice to see the bloopers. Videos are not that easy to make. Take care and have a blessed and safe day 🙏
You always have something fresh to share with us. Love your work keep it up
Always a joy to see the accuracy you build into all your “projects” Being from Tx. USA , I’m unfamiliar with the species of birds in your part of the world.
I am 78 years old and I would rather watch your videos than watch a John Wayne Western movie. You are the "teacher" and I am the "student" and I am learning a lot from watching. I dont have a machine shop...just a small hobby shop where I build pull behind your motorcycle trailers or carry-all racks that go behind your motorcycle. Many of your different projects have helped me in my projects and I have a small sign in my little shop that says..."What would Curtis do?" I have been to your side of the world several times as I am a retired pilot, but I might just make a return trip over to meet you guys and get out of Texas for a while. Thanks again for all the great videos and be safe in anything you are doing.
저는 한국에서 항상 잘 보고 있습니다. 저는 당신의 크레인 프로젝트를 가장 좋아 하면서 기다립니다.
The drilling operation at 7:00 sounds awesome towards the end
Always interesting to see you building your own tools and machine attachments!
And Karen's ways to get the best shots with the camera are worth watching every time, be it the legendary spindle through-view or the travelling-with-the-quill ones, always great!
Thanks a lot for your weekly videos on friday mornings for me, they make the best start for the weekend!
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Hi Kurtis and Karen I love all your videos, but I think the 'shop made tools' are my favourite videos. Keep up the excellent work!!
Id love to see a short vid of you, guys machining a custom replacement knob for the one missing on the lathe! Thanks for the great vid!
Nice project!
Man when there is a massive hunk of steel like the centre piece in this build, watching it being made always feels like some arcane eldritch power is invoked and tamed into subservience to the toolmaster 🤩
Top class as usual, in the 5 yrs i've been watching Cutting Edge the content is ace. Problem solving skill, knowledge, being able to do it better yourself etc (and cheaper ha) has improved
, but the leap has been production. Well done with filming and editing! Sláinte / Cheers from Ireland
One of my favorite RUclips channels, I always look forward to the video every week. Thanks!
And greetings from Kazakhstan again! Curtis, I wish you all the best! I look forward to new videos from you every Friday, I especially like it when you refine your machines and, of course, the project crane FRANNA! This car was badly damaged in the salt mines! But your skill leaves no chance of this car breaking down! I am delighted with your knowledge and skills!!! I wish you further development about EVERYTHING!!! Thank you for making us happy!
Im looking forward to seeing how you make the spindles, that is one meaty grinder
Hey Curtis, thanks for the video. When you drill a small hole in the block before using the big one, it is way more easy to feed. The big drill has a massive chisel edge (I hope it is called so), which makes pressing very hard.
But so far so good. Greets from a German engineer;)
Absolut perfect skills…you are an artist an craftman, cheers from Luxembourg 🇱🇺 europe
Videography is top quality! Careful Curtis, this keeps up, you may lose her to Hollywood!!!
Such an impressive team you two are.
looks good so far! When I machine a clamp like this I typically put a piece of shim between the clamp halves before line boring. That way you don't need to machine the clamp faces for tightening clearance; the clearance is there when you remove the shim. Cheers!
Can't wait for the second part.
Nice that Karen mentioned @InheritanceMachining in terms of accuracy.
best part of my week tbh
glad you enjoy the videos!
Oh how I love shop made tools.......you can see the creative juices flowing. Enjoyed the side by side video shots! Thanks for sharing.
Hey Kurtis, in the last video you were wondering how to protect your sand blaster hoses. Here in Alabama I know farmers that use old fire hoses to protect their hydraulic hoses on their tractors.
Necessity is the mother of invention. The self confidence with which you slap custom built parts out never ceases to amaze me. Good on you mate.
Lets go!! So happy to see another friday video. Thankyou Kurtis and Karen
I really like all your videos but my prefered ones are when you restore the crane and when you make your own tools !
Really impressive, Kurtis !
And congrats to Karen for the videos, perfect as always !
Great team !
Take care !
As usual, another top shelf job!!
Don't forget to stamp the spindle clamps
to keep them paired.
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I was thinking the same. Paired and right position. Not up side down.
Still my top favorite channel, clever, practical, shot perfectly. Karen's ability to know the skips or fast forwards and edit them in a way that morphs the tool changes is always perfect. It ends up being cool to watch as much as the process itself. You guys just do it right. Im glad for other channels too, and dont want them to change. However this is the king of all others. No b.s. No timeline dramatics. If that job shows up, I feel like it gets handled, no video. Otherwise every job that needs to be done, is clearly just done. Nicely done as always and thanks for the work you put in to the work you already have to do.
Ha! I was just gifted a Dumore 14 series (the “tom thumb” a cute little guy) to go with my 44 series. I did make one for my first lathe 35 years ago with a flex shaft handpiece (Foredom 30 series). Good work mate!
That thing looks sweet! I can't wait to see it complete! I'm shocked you haven't upgraded to a power drawbar on your mill. I don't miss tool changing manually.
its funny how you guys have change my perspective at work the other day i seen a massive mobile crane but as i was looking at it all i could think is i wonder if he has worked on a hydraulic ram that big but i didn't get the make and model of the crane