I’m not a machinist but I absolutely love watching your channel. I’m a commercial aircraft mechanic so I can appreciate the precision and attention to detail it takes to do what you do. You are a true professional and master in your trade!
Reminds me of a local machine shop I went to. The machinist I asked to do some work was eating a Subway sandwich while the remainder of the sandwich was sitting on the milling machine he was using. He had a plastic bag under the sandwich, but all the machines and floor was spotless. Been to other machine shops where the oil, grease and nasty was all over the place and the machinist was stumbling over parts and junk laying everywhere on the floor.
Adam, First time commenting here. I am an absolute fan of your work. I also had a grandfather that was a machinist. He worked for GE for 33 years. He had a small shop in his garage with a lathe. Unfortunately. we did not live close to him and over the years. I only got to see him briefly. One trick that he use to perform for us was to put a penny in his hand, close it and then show us a penny and dime. He had machined the tail off one penny and the head off another. He then machined a cavity in both so that dime would fit inside. You could not tell the penny from a regular one. The fit was so good that he could open and close it in his hand without looking at it. I did get to talk to him about his work when I was much older. Long story, but most of his tools were sold off just before his death. I did get a tool box that had the leftovers including a 1950s Union contract handbook. I did take a machine shop class a long time ago and really enjoyed it. I became an auto tech and after 37 years, I started teaching 3.5 years ago. I currently teach AUTO 101 and AUTO 111 engine repair. Something that you may want to consider is that if the gasket surface of the cylinder head was machined. If so, there is other machining work that must be done on this type of manifold (for a V engine). If you machine the head (remove metal), the intake surface of the head must be machined an amount depending of the the amount removed from the head gasket surface. The intake removal amount is dependent of the degrees of the engine bank. On a 90 degree V engine, the ratio is 1:1. On a 60 degree V engine, the ratio is 2.733:1. Additionally, the bottom of the intake will have to machined a ration of 1.4:1. I had to deal with this on a 1994 Saab 900 with a V-6. Against my advice, one head was remove and machined, the other was not. After reassembly, the vehicle ran extremely poorly due to a large vacuum leak where the cylinder head met the intake. Sure enough, when the intake came back off there was clearly a problem with the fit. Good luck on the project
It is a shame that you didn't live closer to your grandfather. Some good info about the fit on a V engine. Back in the day when I was messing around with cars I was always careful when dealing with used heads and intake manifolds.
Hi Abom! Greetings from Hungary!! Finally I got my first machine. An oldschool, 60 years old hungarian lathe and I do practicing on it from your videos! I love you Abom, keep up the good work!!
I think that kids would actually learn the fundamentals of mathematics and geometry much better if you introduced them to machining. It's a real world application of numbers and how they can be used to do a job that makes you money.
@@ikbendusan When you learn mechanical engineering/construction there is actually one class for multiple semesters only about geometry. Secondly, math is quite helpful because it makes writing code at the console a lot easier.
after watching your video series on fixing the K&T, I now understand how pleased you were when you finished the refurb/repair. your videos are fascinating!
I got a cheap table saw, whent to run a sheet through it and it was really hard to get the wood to run across the top. So haveing watched a few of your videos it gave me the idea to grab my kitchen sharpening stone. After swarling that across the to a few times and it really helped to smooth the surface some. Now she is not a bear to use.
Actually you could get it much better with just a file. More than good enough for a thermostat housing at least 😊 Recently I draw filed a warped exhaust flange for a small engine I made a muffler for. I have also draw filed exhaust flanges for turbos in the past.
Adam, I stumbled across your channel the other evening and I’ve been hooked. I’ve been watching many videos in a row. I appreciate you taking the time to produce such informative and interesting videos. You are a very talented individual.
Just a recommendation, on your merch. Please offer your main Abom79 logo on the back of shirt and maybe a small upper corner logo. I hate shirts with the main art on the front. Love your videos and content, keep up the great work.
I've been subscribed and watching regular for years now. You sir have perfected your camera and audio work to a fine art. Not to mention even in the early days you were always a good teacher of the craft, and seemingly a stand-up role model human being to boot.
Hey Adam you have to be carful machining the 2 gaskets surfaces of a V-8 manifold. Removing any material from those 2 surfaces will cause the intake to sit lower between the heads. This will cause bolt holes not to line up with the head, the ports will be out of alignment causing performance problems.also. Last thing, the valley gasket surface that you used to index everything off of will need to be machined also. As the intake is now sitting lower that surface could now come into contact with the engine block, preventing the intake gaskets from sealing against the heads. Machining the intake is usually done when the heads have been cut to true them up or for compression increase, this way the bolt holes and port stay in alignment. Keep up the great videos!
From Spain, I have been following you for a long time, telling you only that you are a professional. I learn a lot by watching you. Be sure to post videos. Courage and go ahead.
Awesome work as always Adam, I wish that I was closer and able to send you some of my engine components to work on. Your attention to detail is superb, exactly what high performance engine building demands.
Hey Abom I like the videos and have learned a lot but one of the great things i like is how you always keep your machines in perfect condition and throw hints on how to KEEP YOUR WORK STATION CLEAN . You dont know how it irks me to see someone starting a job with chips and oils all over 👍👍👍
Hey Adam, so glad to see you take so much pride in your machine's your tools and your shop appearance. Great videos and I'm glad to be a part of the A-bomb 79 family. Thank you and God-bless you and your family
Hello Abom. Great work and as always I like to watch you work with the indicator and I am glad that you take the time to show everything in peace. thank you
Good stuff Adam. I am an M.E. that works with a bunch of other M.E.'s and one of our favorite topics around the water cooler are Abom79 videos. We appreciate you!
I've been really enjoying! all the Automotive work you've been shooting recently. I would love to see more and especially if you could get/share the installed parts on the car!
I'm also very surprised the thermostat houseing was so far off spec from the manufacturer. That would of been a major issue down the road with the gasket.
@@backwardsmachining7526 After market parts, even expensive and brand names are questionable at best. Fitment is almost always more frustrating than advertised. I am much more surprised at the lack of flat on the other surfaces. The thermostat housing is probably thought very much to be non-critical dimension, but of course all square surfaces on that unit *should* be pretty damn close. They very seldom are though.
Glad to see you use a glove to load that end mill. I don't know how many times I saw guys get cut loading cutters holding them with just a shop towel when I was at Boeing. Heck I got a few scars myself. A new cutter is sharp as a razor. Big diameter end mill means little to no flex. Good call on that one . Stuff like that is sometimes hard to set up and locate off a known surface. Got lucky on those little machined areas on bottom. Good job...........
I see that you used a Niagara Cutter end mill. I worked as a cutter grinder at their North Tonawanda, New York facility during college in the late 1960s. They make quality products
Hi Adam, this is my first comment on your channel which I have been watching for some time. May I offer a word of caution skimming the "V" faces of the inlet manifold, I have experienced a lot of leaking problems after the inlet manifold and or the cylinder head faces have been skimmed. When you skim the inlet manifold faces it sits deeper in the "V" of the two cylinder head faces and the holes on longer line up, the only way to compensate for this is to fit a thicker gasket which is not available for most engines or to make another gasket the thickness of the amount skimmed off and glue it to the original gasket. If you skim 50% off each side that is equal to the thickness of an original gasket you can use two original gaskets glued together to maintain the geometry and still have the correct gasket compression. Unfortunately, this method is not always satisfactory but it is a workaround for the problem. Hope it helps.
I would guess the thermostat housing surface was hit with a handheld belt sander at one point. Perhaps by someone trying to chase a pit or a ding during the polishing process. It's so easy to dub off an edge that way, just like what you see here. Good job getting him straightened back out, Adam!
nice trick with that 123 block , need to remember tricks like that gasket area doesnt need to be super smooth , a slight roughness gives the gasket a little more to bte intoo and stay in place
Two ABom uploads in the same day! I say at this rate you just say screwit and machine out an entire mustang. Take some liberties and go with tube frame where you can :)
dont know if that "smart washer" uses some degreasing agent, if so you should not let it on ur skin over time it can cause damage on ur body (since ur likely to use it a lot). i used to wash my hands with it if they where greasy, but i didnt knew the long term dangers of working with degreasing agents. it affects the brain over time, and even though it might not be severly you shouldn't deliberately damage ur own body. keep up the good vids, i love it.
Always enjoy the expert craftsmanship shown here. I have to wonder how the Trick Flow intake compares in cost VS. this knock-off PLUS the machine work to make it right....
Your precision and attention to detail are good habits we should all try to practice. I'm looking forward to the next segment to see how well the shaper deals with those intake ports. Seems like speed and rate of feed will be really important to the final finish, which will be important for a good seal.
So Far great work, those 2 machining surface went perfectly The washing of the intake well you need gloves every time no exception. I can't wait till the v surface is done that is most critical and hope achievable to be spot-on accurate with material coming off things may become very tricky, maybe thicker gaskets.
Hey Adam, hello from down under. I have been a big fan of your videos for some time now. I have mainly been a wood worker over the years but your channel takes me back to my high school shop days. You have given be inspiration to get back into it! Anyway as an idea for a future video, what about a tour of your shop and all the equipment. Cheers
I have a intake for a 351w going on a stroker to 385 ci , i will straight edge check it , Its for a F150 , I was thinking of making a very thick spacer to increase my runner length to suit my small cam .I noticed you didn't seem to have any angle on your head/cutter for back clearance. Great job .
I’m curious if the cost of machining that intake was the difference between the import part or a domestic one. If the customer paid you as much or more to machine the chinesium than he would have spent on buying an Edelbrock for example, maybe he should have bought the name brand item. Of course, the name brand stuff might have needed machining as well. I have never had the need (good fortune?) to buy an aftermarket intake.
The add that played at the 5 minute mark was about an old lady in a small town that makes stuff out of moose poop. I watched the whole add. Christmas ornaments from moose poop. Clocks from moose poop. you name it. Tirdy works. lol
The only ad I saw was at 13:40, but I guess that's because I have RUclips Premium. I only ever see the ads that the content creators bake into their videos.
Love it! On facing the thermostat housing: if you had put a 1 degree angle on it to begin with, the face could have been cleaned up completely with possibly .030" or less removed. Yes, the face might not end up being square to the bolt holes that way, but that would not have affected fit or function. (Since the face wasn't flat from the manufacturer initially, it might not have been square to the bolt holes anyway....) Just a thought. Also, I LOVE the smell of Tap Magic for aluminum! Funny how that works....
Adam, if i may say. On that face mill stage, i would have put some blue, or indelible marker on that face before. A teacher of mine, long time ago, used to make us do that on the lathe, and the milling machine, so our touchofs wouldn't be so thick. And while milling, i could be absolutely sure that the cutter has machined everything. HTH.
Great videos, Adam! Keep them coming. In my 10 years of machining aluminum pistons, I actually enjoyed the the smell of tap magic for aluminum. I don't know if they changed the formula, but I always thought it smelled like big red cinnamon gum. Lol
did you maybe go a little fast for the top cut? the aluminum cast smeared a little upon cutting id handlap it a little on a lapping surface plate after the milling if it was a application where a ultra smooth finish is necessary, but I guess it will work just fine
I worked for four years in the Press Metal shop at GM's Oldsmobile factory. The building next to mine, (they shared a wall,)was the manifold machine shop. They measured every surface to 10 thousands. Even after Adam finished that surface, it was still "defective", and never would have passed inspection. Adam was correct to stop at 40 thou because eventually he will remove enough material such that it will not mate solidly and will leak for that reason.
That thermostat housing, those two bolts to have a fighting chance to apply there clamp load better be pretty stiff. cause spending that kinda time your not building somthing thats blowin steam all the time I/E "janky" so good work. Imagine grinding bolts to the same length tightening to torque a few times and mesuring them again for length to make sure they stretch evenly so they produce the same clamp load. so you dont put a blower in orbit good stuff
That's a beast of a knee mill! I wonder if that thermostat mounting area was burned by whoever polished the manifold? This is another great skills and technique video from a master like you. However, I wonder if the cost to make the fixture and your machine time was more than what the part's worth and it would have made more sense to the customer to buy a better made manifold (if available?) Your time and expertise can't come cheap unless this was a 'buddy" deal to help a friend. In any case, great demonstration of skills! Thanks for taking the time to produce and share this video series.
I'm somehow surprised those new mills and surface grinding blades didn't leave a well polished surface, I know a little bit texture helps with sealing but still I'd hope for a better polished surface.
Adam . I may need to patent the double ended knocker. Don't know if you could complete that job without it. Lol thanks for the contact with lance .b. chuck .g
Careful if you are going to face off the sides, it will change the intake geometry and be too narrow to fit. I have had to have a few milled when using heads that had been milled a lot for compression
There's something so satisfying about seeing freshly milled, shiny, perfectly flat metal surfaces.
I’m not a machinist but I absolutely love watching your channel. I’m a commercial aircraft mechanic so I can appreciate the precision and attention to detail it takes to do what you do. You are a true professional and master in your trade!
Reminds me of a local machine shop I went to. The machinist I asked to do some work was eating a Subway sandwich while the remainder of the sandwich was sitting on the milling machine he was using. He had a plastic bag under the sandwich, but all the machines and floor was spotless. Been to other machine shops where the oil, grease and nasty was all over the place and the machinist was stumbling over parts and junk laying everywhere on the floor.
Adam,
First time commenting here. I am an absolute fan of your work. I also had a grandfather that was a machinist. He worked for GE for 33 years. He had a small shop in his garage with a lathe. Unfortunately. we did not live close to him and over the years. I only got to see him briefly. One trick that he use to perform for us was to put a penny in his hand, close it and then show us a penny and dime. He had machined the tail off one penny and the head off another. He then machined a cavity in both so that dime would fit inside. You could not tell the penny from a regular one. The fit was so good that he could open and close it in his hand without looking at it.
I did get to talk to him about his work when I was much older. Long story, but most of his tools were sold off just before his death. I did get a tool box that had the leftovers including a 1950s Union contract handbook. I did take a machine shop class a long time ago and really enjoyed it.
I became an auto tech and after 37 years, I started teaching 3.5 years ago. I currently teach AUTO 101 and AUTO 111 engine repair. Something that you may want to consider is that if the gasket surface of the cylinder head was machined. If so, there is other machining work that must be done on this type of manifold (for a V engine).
If you machine the head (remove metal), the intake surface of the head must be machined an amount depending of the the amount removed from the head gasket surface. The intake removal amount is dependent of the degrees of the engine bank. On a 90 degree V engine, the ratio is 1:1. On a 60 degree V engine, the ratio is 2.733:1. Additionally, the bottom of the intake will have to machined a ration of 1.4:1.
I had to deal with this on a 1994 Saab 900 with a V-6. Against my advice, one head was remove and machined, the other was not. After reassembly, the vehicle ran extremely poorly due to a large vacuum leak where the cylinder head met the intake. Sure enough, when the intake came back off there was clearly a problem with the fit. Good luck on the project
Excellent point about the nested "V" installation of the manifold to the cylinder heads and deck of the block!
It is a shame that you didn't live closer to your grandfather. Some good info about the fit on a V engine. Back in the day when I was messing around with cars I was always careful when dealing with used heads and intake manifolds.
Hi Abom! Greetings from Hungary!! Finally I got my first machine. An oldschool, 60 years old hungarian lathe and I do practicing on it from your videos! I love you Abom, keep up the good work!!
Nice to see the brass pads under the clamps....no scratches and a snugger fit on the aluminum surface. Awesome work !!
Absolutely! They protect the NAS metal and add a little extra grab, especially on steel or slippery surfaces.
I think that kids would actually learn the fundamentals of mathematics and geometry much better if you introduced them to machining. It's a real world application of numbers and how they can be used to do a job that makes you money.
maths and geometry is basically useless in machining; engineering is where the numbers are at
@@ikbendusan Really? I think I disagree. ruclips.net/video/55opfN6Bysk/видео.html
@@ikbendusan When you learn mechanical engineering/construction there is actually one class for multiple semesters only about geometry. Secondly, math is quite helpful because it makes writing code at the console a lot easier.
Dušan Pešić - cosine error has entered the chat
@@SocietyUnplugged ...Please see my comment to Eric Featherstone.
after watching your video series on fixing the K&T, I now understand how pleased you were when you finished the refurb/repair. your videos are fascinating!
Adam, the time, enthusiasm, patience, accuracy, and pride you take in your work is so cathartic and hypnotic it's akin to meditation. THANKYOU.
I got a cheap table saw, whent to run a sheet through it and it was really hard to get the wood to run across the top. So haveing watched a few of your videos it gave me the idea to grab my kitchen sharpening stone. After swarling that across the to a few times and it really helped to smooth the surface some. Now she is not a bear to use.
40 thou to clean up the thermostat housing. 😲 Must've been originally machined with a file. 😊
Look in the last vid. Bottom side of intake is 'Made in China'
40 thousandths is huge to be warped. Probably moved during machining, unless the guy somehow hit it with an angle grinder
Actually you could get it much better with just a file. More than good enough for a thermostat housing at least 😊
Recently I draw filed a warped exhaust flange for a small engine I made a muffler for.
I have also draw filed exhaust flanges for turbos in the past.
@@espenschjelderup426 Yep you can, however Look at the machines that Adam has, would be a shame to NOT use them to machine parts or pieces
I'm thinking it was dropped right on that corner... Would explain how bad it was, or so I'd like to think...
Adam, I stumbled across your channel the other evening and I’ve been hooked. I’ve been watching many videos in a row. I appreciate you taking the time to produce such informative and interesting videos. You are a very talented individual.
Tripring2000 Welcome to my channel! 👍🏻
One of the few channels that calm me down in sleeples nights since years, i love your work
That brand new endmill is a thing of beauty.
Finally an answer to my question as to why I haven't seen a machinist use a vacuum to clean up the machine. They aren't perfectionists like Abom79.
Just a recommendation, on your merch. Please offer your main Abom79 logo on the back of shirt and maybe a small upper corner logo. I hate shirts with the main art on the front. Love your videos and content, keep up the great work.
Agree'd
Logo Shirts... small upper right corner, larger logo on back. They sell 10 to 1.
Agreed. Logos on the back are a sure sell for me.
I've been subscribed and watching regular for years now. You sir have perfected your camera and audio work to a fine art. Not to mention even in the early days you were always a good teacher of the craft, and seemingly a stand-up role model human being to boot.
These video presentations are getting better and better.
Hey Adam you have to be carful machining the 2 gaskets surfaces of a V-8 manifold. Removing any material from those 2 surfaces will cause the intake to sit lower between the heads. This will cause bolt holes not to line up with the head, the ports will be out of alignment causing performance problems.also. Last thing, the valley gasket surface that you used to index everything off of will need to be machined also. As the intake is now sitting lower that surface could now come into contact with the engine block, preventing the intake gaskets from sealing against the heads. Machining the intake is usually done when the heads have been cut to true them up or for compression increase, this way the bolt holes and port stay in alignment. Keep up the great videos!
We tried to tell him...
From Spain, I have been following you for a long time, telling you only that you are a professional. I learn a lot by watching you. Be sure to post videos. Courage and go ahead.
Awesome work as always Adam, I wish that I was closer and able to send you some of my engine components to work on. Your attention to detail is superb, exactly what high performance engine building demands.
Hey Abom I like the videos and have learned a lot but one of the great things i like is how you always keep your machines in perfect condition and throw hints on how to KEEP YOUR WORK STATION CLEAN .
You dont know how it irks me to see someone starting a job with chips and oils all over 👍👍👍
I’m a machinist and have been for 15 years. Watching you have though me so much! I love seeing you work Adam!
Hey Adam, so glad to see you take so much pride in your machine's your tools and your shop appearance. Great videos and I'm glad to be a part of the A-bomb 79 family. Thank you and God-bless you and your family
Hello Abom. Great work and as always I like to watch you work with the indicator and I am glad that you take the time to show everything in peace. thank you
Good stuff Adam. I am an M.E. that works with a bunch of other M.E.'s and one of our favorite topics around the water cooler are Abom79 videos. We appreciate you!
M.E. as in mechanical engineer?
I hope so because if they are not then they are Medical Examiners and that would be weird! 😁
@@Abom79 Yes, we work on Redstone Arsenal. Please let me know if you need anything Adam. Huge fans here.
I've been really enjoying! all the Automotive work you've been shooting recently. I would love to see more and especially if you could get/share the installed parts on the car!
Lol one of few channels where I like the video before I watch it
I was really hoping some day to see you machining car stuff like this. I love watching and learning to do this kind of stuff.
backwards machining this isnt the first time
I'm also very surprised the thermostat houseing was so far off spec from the manufacturer. That would of been a major issue down the road with the gasket.
Drop ship lol
@@backwardsmachining7526 After market parts, even expensive and brand names are questionable at best. Fitment is almost always more frustrating than advertised. I am much more surprised at the lack of flat on the other surfaces. The thermostat housing is probably thought very much to be non-critical dimension, but of course all square surfaces on that unit *should* be pretty damn close. They very seldom are though.
@@backwardsmachining7526 There is a reason why good expensive parts are expensive. The manufacturer doesn't let them leave without being perfect.
Glad to see you use a glove to load that end mill. I don't know how many times I saw guys get cut loading cutters holding them with just a shop towel when I was at Boeing. Heck I got a few scars myself. A new cutter is sharp as a razor. Big diameter end mill means little to no flex. Good call on that one . Stuff like that is sometimes hard to set up and locate off a known surface. Got lucky on those little machined areas on bottom. Good job...........
Excellent fun use of indicators and new milling tools tap - magic and smart washer.
I see that you used a Niagara Cutter end mill. I worked as a cutter grinder at their North Tonawanda, New York facility during college in the late 1960s. They make quality products
Auto Landing They have treated the machining community well with donations of lots of high quality cutters.
Its honestly killer how precise you want to be. Keep on killing it!
Awesome channel. Your explanations and camera shots are great. Your skill level is excellent.
@2:45 that's what she said you savage!
I could watch your channel all day!
Yates Engines Would be Proud young Man!
We here at PPCC always look forward to your VIDS.
Hi Adam, this is my first comment on your channel which I have been watching for some time. May I offer a word of caution skimming the "V" faces of the inlet manifold, I have experienced a lot of leaking problems after the inlet manifold and or the cylinder head faces have been skimmed. When you skim the inlet manifold faces it sits deeper in the "V" of the two cylinder head faces and the holes on longer line up, the only way to compensate for this is to fit a thicker gasket which is not available for most engines or to make another gasket the thickness of the amount skimmed off and glue it to the original gasket. If you skim 50% off each side that is equal to the thickness of an original gasket you can use two original gaskets glued together to maintain the geometry and still have the correct gasket compression. Unfortunately, this method is not always satisfactory but it is a workaround for the problem. Hope it helps.
I would guess the thermostat housing surface was hit with a handheld belt sander at one point. Perhaps by someone trying to chase a pit or a ding during the polishing process. It's so easy to dub off an edge that way, just like what you see here. Good job getting him straightened back out, Adam!
I always imagine me being there and helping you out . . . not for the videos , but i love these kind of jobs.
Not so sneaky product placement. Thanks DeWalt!
nice trick with that 123 block , need to remember tricks like that
gasket area doesnt need to be super smooth , a slight roughness gives the gasket a little more to bte intoo and stay in place
Great filming with the pictures in the end. Wish you a great week, and hope you have nice days. Best wishes from Jan in Norway
...YES! Filming is superb.
Man, that first cutting bit that he showed is beautiful. The one he held up to show.
incredibly good job! It is a pleasure to take part in your work. I wished I could work as an apprentice next to you.
greetings from Sweden
Two ABom uploads in the same day! I say at this rate you just say screwit and machine out an entire mustang. Take some liberties and go with tube frame where you can :)
dont know if that "smart washer" uses some degreasing agent, if so you should not let it on ur skin over time it can cause damage on ur body (since ur likely to use it a lot). i used to wash my hands with it if they where greasy, but i didnt knew the long term dangers of working with degreasing agents. it affects the brain over time, and even though it might not be severly you shouldn't deliberately damage ur own body.
keep up the good vids, i love it.
I used to be in the business, but I’m retired now. Any place I worked never had as much cutters or machines as you have ,I wish they did !
Always enjoy the expert craftsmanship shown here. I have to wonder how the Trick Flow intake compares in cost VS. this knock-off PLUS the machine work to make it right....
Your precision and attention to detail are good habits we should all try to practice.
I'm looking forward to the next segment to see how well the shaper deals with those intake ports. Seems like speed and rate of feed will be really important to the final finish, which will be important for a good seal.
Adam, I’m amazed at how far out that intake was, enjoyed watching your video thanks for sharing.!.!.!.
I really loved the original music you had and the photo with your Dad and Grandpa at the end. No big deal though. Keep it up!!
Really enjoying this job Adam more please 👍 love Florida hope to come back soon love from the UK 🇬🇧
Have the same washer. I ditched the ozzy juice and use zep orange degreaser. Works amazing, even removes rust.
I love when you do these kind of jobs.I’m in the race cars and stuff so I can really relate to the importance of the work. Thanks for sharing.
Nice job Adam. I have to say you are THE MAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So Far great work, those 2 machining surface went perfectly The washing of the intake well you need gloves every time no exception. I can't wait till the v surface is done that is most critical and hope achievable to be spot-on accurate with material coming off things may become very tricky, maybe thicker gaskets.
I can't imagine how a factory can machine a part so badly . Think about it , this intake manifold is probably not the only one!
Probably come from speedmaster
Hey Adam, hello from down under. I have been a big fan of your videos for some time now. I have mainly been a wood worker over the years but your channel takes me back to my high school shop days. You have given be inspiration to get back into it! Anyway as an idea for a future video, what about a tour of your shop and all the equipment. Cheers
I believe that intake had been dropped on the end for it to be off that much on just the one side. Excellent cleanup job.
@2:45 that’s what she said
Great work Adam. Wow that was out a lot. Thank you for sharing.
I wasn't ready for this to be over yet
I have a intake for a 351w going on a stroker to 385 ci , i will straight edge check it , Its for a F150 , I was thinking of making a very thick spacer to increase my runner length to suit my small cam .I noticed you didn't seem to have any angle on your head/cutter for back clearance. Great job .
I’m curious if the cost of machining that intake was the difference between the import part or a domestic one. If the customer paid you as much or more to machine the chinesium than he would have spent on buying an Edelbrock for example, maybe he should have bought the name brand item. Of course, the name brand stuff might have needed machining as well. I have never had the need (good fortune?) to buy an aftermarket intake.
I wondered the same thing...
Another winner. I learned something.
The add that played at the 5 minute mark was about an old lady in a small town that makes stuff out of moose poop. I watched the whole add. Christmas ornaments from moose poop. Clocks from moose poop. you name it. Tirdy works. lol
65BAJA I had to watch the whole thing as well! Lmao!
@@crispindry2815 What if I add the ad to my favorites? Doesn't the ad then become an add?
The only ad I saw was at 13:40, but I guess that's because I have RUclips Premium. I only ever see the ads that the content creators bake into their videos.
The paper trick is a good one.
Love it! On facing the thermostat housing: if you had put a 1 degree angle on it to begin with, the face could have been cleaned up completely with possibly .030" or less removed. Yes, the face might not end up being square to the bolt holes that way, but that would not have affected fit or function. (Since the face wasn't flat from the manufacturer initially, it might not have been square to the bolt holes anyway....) Just a thought.
Also, I LOVE the smell of Tap Magic for aluminum! Funny how that works....
Them: Hey you want to watch Netflix?
Me: Nah.
Always good to watch, great work
Thank you Adam I always enjoy watching your videos I am from South Africa
That came out great. Do you know what happened to the front to require the machining?
Dang Abom I see why you call it the "Big Boy Noga" LOL that is a big ole piece of equipment right there.
Great series, Adam.
Perfect timing, just finished the first part :)
Adam, if i may say. On that face mill stage, i would have put some blue, or indelible marker on that face before. A teacher of mine, long time ago, used to make us do that on the lathe, and the milling machine, so our touchofs wouldn't be so thick. And while milling, i could be absolutely sure that the cutter has machined everything. HTH.
Great video! Can't wait to see the shaper in action!!
Love your videos!
Great videos, Adam! Keep them coming. In my 10 years of machining aluminum pistons, I actually enjoyed the the smell of tap magic for aluminum. I don't know if they changed the formula, but I always thought it smelled like big red cinnamon gum. Lol
Great job Adam
Love watching you work brother.
True $KILL and creativity are the life blood of a JOBBING $HOP , hat'$ off to this man.
You know the surface is bad when you can express the low portion in fractions of an inch instead of thousands...
did you maybe go a little fast for the top cut? the aluminum cast smeared a little upon cutting
id handlap it a little on a lapping surface plate after the milling if it was a application where a ultra smooth finish is necessary, but I guess it will work just fine
Does machining this much material crest issue with mounting to the block? I would imagine so.
So much for Quality Control from that manufacturer!
Very nice work! Surprised the intake manifold is off that much on the water inlet face. Maybe that's why a lot of them leak here??
.040" on that water neck and it still didn't clean up all the way! Did they "machine" it with a belt sander?
I worked for four years in the Press Metal shop at GM's Oldsmobile factory. The building next to mine, (they shared a wall,)was the manifold machine shop. They measured every surface to 10 thousands. Even after Adam finished that surface, it was still "defective", and never would have passed inspection. Adam was correct to stop at 40 thou because eventually he will remove enough material such that it will not mate solidly and will leak for that reason.
I suspect they measured it to ten thousandths of an inch.
That thermostat housing, those two bolts to have a fighting chance to apply there clamp load better be pretty stiff. cause spending that kinda time your not building somthing thats blowin steam all the time I/E "janky" so good work. Imagine grinding bolts to the same length tightening to torque a few times and mesuring them again for length to make sure they stretch evenly so they produce the same clamp load. so you dont put a blower in orbit good stuff
Really enjoyed this video, looking forward to the next one!
Many thanks for sharing!
That's a beast of a knee mill! I wonder if that thermostat mounting area was burned by whoever polished the manifold? This is another great skills and technique video from a master like you. However, I wonder if the cost to make the fixture and your machine time was more than what the part's worth and it would have made more sense to the customer to buy a better made manifold (if available?) Your time and expertise can't come cheap unless this was a 'buddy" deal to help a friend. In any case, great demonstration of skills! Thanks for taking the time to produce and share this video series.
What there's a part 3 the suspense is killing me. Aha, I see you released another video in the same day, all is forgiven.
What is this cylindrical divet in the mill table we can see at 2:30 ? Is it made on purpose or maybe a machining error ?
"cylindrical divet" ? I believe a rock hit has hit your glasses.
I'm somehow surprised those new mills and surface grinding blades didn't leave a well polished surface, I know a little bit texture helps with sealing but still I'd hope for a better polished surface.
Adam . I may need to patent the double ended knocker. Don't know if you could complete that job without it. Lol thanks for the contact with lance .b. chuck .g
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Noga indicator stands are the best. Well worth the price.
This guy is my therapist.
Nice and flat!! No wonder that thermostat housing would not seal.
Careful if you are going to face off the sides, it will change the intake geometry and be too narrow to fit. I have had to have a few milled when using heads that had been milled a lot for compression