@@CR12221 I doubt the BOM was anywhere near that but I wouldn't be surprised if a similar 2011 went for something like that. People are happily paying absurd amounts of money for the upper tier of custom 2011s.
@@jimurrata6785 check German Law ! i dont think that stefan would have risked his career and freedom for a mini 1911 . i remember that he stgopped the build at a certain point ( from wich where it would have been illlegal if he would have proceeded the buil) but maybe stefan will answer that himself ! Knowing him reading almost every comment..its very likley he will read that !
@@MrAmalasan The deleted one was the good one. This one, without the machining process it's not the same in any way. And that's why those stupid reporters cannot take down this one. Remember that the previous one wasn't directly RUclips who take it down, but some viewer of the channel watching it and reporting it.
This channel morphing into a gun content channel definitely wasn't on my 2024 bingo card but I'm here for it lol. Been watching you since the NYCCNC tour and love the content. I was lucky enough to watch the 1911 video before it got removed.
I remember watching that video when I worked at a firearms factory and me and one of the engineers talking about it and how good the surface finishes looked with oil. We started joking about swapping one of the hass's over to oil
Really glad RUclips didn't discourage you from making more videos on this. Those look amazing, the shine on that copper alloy is really attractive. Thank you for sharing, I keep looking forward to more of your videos.
@@mattmurphy7030 did they ban him last time because he showed the setup? I wasn't watching at the time and I clicked on this video because I wanted to see the actual machining being done 😂.
I work in aerospace and a lot of our landing gear actuators use C72900/ToughMet for the lock actuating elements on the inside. It really surprises me how good it is
I have heard that in the early days of stainless steel gun manufacturing ('70s?) galling was a serious problem. Also, a combination of steel pinions and copper alloy wheels has been common in the clockmaking profession for centuries (clocks are run with lubrication only at the pivot points, not the teeth). You are the GOAT of DIY gunmaking on RUclips, please never stop! Greetings from Europe
Id love to see the 1911 footage again as well as the 2011 footage if you were able to post it somewhere else where it wouldn't get taken down. Very informative video, thanks for sharing!
didn't realize that other video got removed, but yeah, RUclips hates anything in that category of video because of very stupid reasons. it's extremely frustrating because it's essentially the suppression of knowledge sharing.
I think that is the quietest, most smooth sounding slide I've ever seen. I honestly can't say I've ever heard a better sounding gun when racked. I use CV-2 grease on sliding parts, because it's by far the best lubricant for smoothing an action like glass (even on black nitride and anodized aluminum)... but damn, that's just seems naturally smooth.
That is a gorgeous weapon. 😍 I see there’s a rear sight but the front looks so clean without a front sight. RMR’s are usually bomb proof so I vote to keep the front sight out of the equation.
A++ Adam, you are god-tier inspiration to a fellow career machinist and hobbyist DIY'r !! It's awesome that you share these badass projects with us , while casually dropping deep wisdom from your expertise!
This is the first of your videos to be recommended to me; I mostly consume firearm content apart from a few machinist channels e.g. ThisOldTony. The intersection of these two hobbies make for great content and your presentation being so articulate. That slide sounds like it's riding on glass, awesome work!
I’ll be honest… I didn’t watch the whole thing. It wasn’t because I don’t do guns (I don’t!), but because I knew if I started following someone who’s very clever about them, I’d get hooked! :)
I have no interest in guns but I have really enjoyed seeing how you deal with the complex machining and engineering challenges with these. Regardless of what you’re making next, I’m excited to see how you go about making it!
New to the channel, very impressed! Definitely going to check out the specs on this material, as I'm not familiar with it in my current work. Always happy to learn new things! 💜
My interesting in machining has been growing quite a bit lately, especially with firearms and accessories in mind. I'm so happy I came across this video and your channel. Also, thanks for recommending Sbardella Arms. I just subbed to that channel as well. :)
Years ago, when I was getting into machining, I made my own version of the 1911. I only had a 3-axis CNC, so my approach from a DFM standpoint was to split the frame in half, and machine out of 1/2" thick plate. I then just machined in holes to bolt everything together before brazing. It worked well, but I never shot larger than 9mm out of it, mostly sticking to 22lr uppers because I didn’t have the best surface finish on the feed ramp.
@adamthemachinist Certainly saved a lot of money on tooling, and allowed me to make something workable from a hobbyist-scale machine. Necessity may be the mother of invention, but sometimes it's just plain fun to create solutions to otherwise impossible hurdles.
I bought two P7 back in the early 90s. I took them to a shooting class. After about an hour of shooting, my friend told me that my leather holster was “SMOKING”! Yes the pistol was so hot, it was burning the inside of the holster. Luckily, I had two of them. I swapped back and forth as not to burn my trigger finger. Even with that polymer shield inside the trigger guard didn’t really help. I sold those pistols as soon as I got home! Today they are worth a fortune!
Not a Nug Nut but appreciate the content and desgn insights 👍 We have an Aussie channel who is showing the making of 'tractor'parts for some big boy towable Nugs and seems he has avoided most of the issues.
Forty+ years ago I paid a visit to Don McNabb at Safari Arms in Phoenix. He had completed 2 1911's made from Beryllium Copper which were outstanding pieces. Slicker than snot and damned sharp looking too.
I am a boot and shoemaker... Its a complicated and tough trade but damn, cant imagine engineering and machining your own gun. One of a kind, bet people pay a load for your work and rightly so!
Great job!! I really like your choice of the copper alloy slide and the overall fit and finish of the pistol. I've been a 1911 2011 aficionado for over 20 years now and some of them require hand fitting from the factory but then they don't do it and put em together and sell em like that. You end up buying a gun that won't run flawlessly. If course you can spend 5k on one that does.(The more expensive factory models of certain brands) I fitted and tuned mine to run flawlessly myself and proceeded to test it extensively to ensure it was reliable enough to suit my expectations
This reminds me of the bronze die cast 1911's Colt experimented with in the early 1930s to see if they could skip some of the milling operations by using an a more dimensionally accurate casting process. I think it was some kind of silicon bronze they ended up casting the 1911's out of.
looks freaking sick for diy, i love the fullness under the slide at the nose. i dont know what they call it but it makes it look beefy. nice expensive machines in the back ground also.
Very interesting video. No wonder so many smiths just start from finished Caspian frames. Some of those cuts look very annoying/expensive and only make sense for producing at scale. Not a problem if you're designing something for government contract like it was initially of course.
Looks absolutely b-e-a-utiful! The contrast between the stainless and the copper-nickel alloy adds a really nice touch. In my humble opinion you should keep it as it is and not add any barrel porting. If you are shooting factory 9mm it won't do anything other than collect carbon, and possibly lead depending on the ammo, as well as being pain to clean. Better to make a dedicated open-pistol 2011 with a large comp for ".38 super comp", or extra-spicy 9mm in that case. If you want to take it for a run you should sign up to a local USPSA match, the current design would be perfect for "Limited Optics Division" :)
I about 6 months ago sat down with free cad/cam software and taught myself how to model and run tool paths within the first month I was tasked by a knife company to do some files next thing I know I was hired and now have worked for some big name knife companies in the process I'm still very much a novice but I'm getting better and better as the days go I'd probably struggle with making guns but that sounds like alot of fun
@@adamthemachinist would be nice to see this more widely adopted. Gives the pistol a very ‘bespoke’ aesthetic. I’ve just sub’d to your channel but haven’t seen the rest of your content. Did you machine everything oversized? Or did you try to minimize as much hand fitting as possible? Thanks.
@@-woobies- no hand fitting for the frame and slide rails. Barrel hood and lugs also surface ground to size. Things like ignition system and backstrap get a lot of hand work though
In a lot of guns, the alloy not being as conductive helps keep it cool it by transferring as much heat to the highly conductive brass case and ejecting it out. This was one of the biggest issues with caseless ammo experiments
Perhaps I misunderstood, but the primary reason for the 2011 being easier to machine was because you weren't machining the grip section, but bought it as an aftermarket product add-on... correct? I would imagine if you were to have machined the slide and grip section as a single unit (as you did with your 1911) than it probably would have been of equal or near equal difficulty.
I love the look of squared off 1911s, they just look so satisfying. And that copper alloy has a gorgeous finish, I wish more guns used it. One small question, how did you create such perfect stippling in F360?? I've tried to add stippling to my designs before but its never quite looked right and on curved surfaces its always a bit more tricky.
Not sure where you get the idea that a doublestack 1911 in 9mm is called, generically, a 2011. Para ordnance made them starting in the 1980s in 9mm, 38 super, 45, and later 40 Smith. Nice looking hardware! Excellent work.
You just made a $7000 2011 and acted like wasn't a big deal, I like your style.
What makes you think this is a $7k pistol??
@@CR12221 I was just saying it's very nice. $7000 was a random number to emphasize that opinion.
@@Stab_Knifewind oh
@@CR12221 I doubt the BOM was anywhere near that but I wouldn't be surprised if a similar 2011 went for something like that. People are happily paying absurd amounts of money for the upper tier of custom 2011s.
@@CR12221machine hrs = money
Interesting to see how DFM changed over 100ish years, thanks!
Did you ever finish your mini 1911?
That's when I first found your excellent channel
@@jimurrata6785 check German Law ! i dont think that stefan would have risked his career and freedom for a mini 1911 . i remember that he stgopped the build at a certain point ( from wich where it would have been illlegal if he would have proceeded the buil) but maybe stefan will answer that himself ! Knowing him reading almost every comment..its very likley he will read that !
I hope this one won't get removed.
100% it will
We are exclusive viewers
@@MrAmalasan The deleted one was the good one. This one, without the machining process it's not the same in any way. And that's why those stupid reporters cannot take down this one.
Remember that the previous one wasn't directly RUclips who take it down, but some viewer of the channel watching it and reporting it.
He reposted it somewhere else.
Download it!
@@BronzeAgePuritan That machining has such "kinetic precision", would make a great "christmas project"
When you rack the slide, it sounds buttery smooth.
That level of smoothness goes to a high level of precision machining and makes my inner machinist very happy
When I grow up I want to be like Adam and display my custom pistols on top of Hermann Schmidt boxes too. Amazing work Adam!
This channel morphing into a gun content channel definitely wasn't on my 2024 bingo card but I'm here for it lol. Been watching you since the NYCCNC tour and love the content. I was lucky enough to watch the 1911 video before it got removed.
I remember watching that video when I worked at a firearms factory and me and one of the engineers talking about it and how good the surface finishes looked with oil. We started joking about swapping one of the hass's over to oil
Really glad RUclips didn't discourage you from making more videos on this. Those look amazing, the shine on that copper alloy is really attractive. Thank you for sharing, I keep looking forward to more of your videos.
Shame RUclips can ban perfectly legal videos like this
@@mattmurphy7030 did they ban him last time because he showed the setup? I wasn't watching at the time and I clicked on this video because I wanted to see the actual machining being done 😂.
I work in aerospace and a lot of our landing gear actuators use C72900/ToughMet for the lock actuating elements on the inside. It really surprises me how good it is
Good to know. I am use to beryllium copper on bushing for aerospace.
I have heard that in the early days of stainless steel gun manufacturing ('70s?) galling was a serious problem. Also, a combination of steel pinions and copper alloy wheels has been common in the clockmaking profession for centuries (clocks are run with lubrication only at the pivot points, not the teeth).
You are the GOAT of DIY gunmaking on RUclips, please never stop!
Greetings from Europe
Galling is very real, but they figured oit the alloys pretty quick
Id love to see the 1911 footage again as well as the 2011 footage if you were able to post it somewhere else where it wouldn't get taken down. Very informative video, thanks for sharing!
Maybe transfer video to DVD disc Adam. I for one would love to have the entire operation. Great channel-n- share thanks.👍
Your insights and candor are refreshing. Well done Adam.
What a beaut. And that sweet slide sound… chefs kiss. Oh, and those chamfers! Gorgeous design and masterful execution.
It's the nicest homemade gun I've ever seen. It really is well done.
Man you can hear how smooth that is. 😍
The slide did sound smooth.
This is the kind of inspiration I’m after while going to school for machining. That thing looks incredible.
Not only is this precision engineered, but the integrated design elements blend together into a seamless work of art!
I liked this video a lot, I'm gun geek and this explained a lot of things I never knew. I'd love to buy one of your 2011s.
That is a beautiful 2011
didn't realize that other video got removed, but yeah, RUclips hates anything in that category of video because of very stupid reasons. it's extremely frustrating because it's essentially the suppression of knowledge sharing.
I think that is the quietest, most smooth sounding slide I've ever seen. I honestly can't say I've ever heard a better sounding gun when racked. I use CV-2 grease on sliding parts, because it's by far the best lubricant for smoothing an action like glass (even on black nitride and anodized aluminum)... but damn, that's just seems naturally smooth.
I’ll try cv2 thanks I normally just use aluminum based anti seize
Great video, very informative as well and as usual. Your passion for the craft shows and you're a natural teacher.
That is a gorgeous weapon. 😍
I see there’s a rear sight but the front looks so clean without a front sight. RMR’s are usually bomb proof so I vote to keep the front sight out of the equation.
Wow this is great Adam! Also your volume has approved so much in this video! Thank you!!!
Really nicely done. Wish the original video was still available, I guess I was one of the few who got to watch it before it got deep-sixed.
Everyone in here is acting as if he couldn't upload it to a less censorious platform. He can, it just wouldn't help his RUclips engagement.
@@Jell0zzthat’s the whole thing, which platform can he reach his audience? Afterall, this isn’t just some project portfolio account.
I'm really impressed how smoothly that slide operates 😮
A++
Adam, you are god-tier inspiration to a fellow career machinist and hobbyist DIY'r !!
It's awesome that you share these badass projects with us , while casually dropping deep wisdom from your expertise!
This is the first of your videos to be recommended to me; I mostly consume firearm content apart from a few machinist channels e.g. ThisOldTony. The intersection of these two hobbies make for great content and your presentation being so articulate. That slide sounds like it's riding on glass, awesome work!
I’ll be honest… I didn’t watch the whole thing. It wasn’t because I don’t do guns (I don’t!), but because I knew if I started following someone who’s very clever about them, I’d get hooked! :)
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE MAKE AN ODYSEE CHANNEL FOR STUFF LIKE THIS
Looks great! Really like the copper frame. Everything looks good and the parts all look great together.
I have no interest in guns but I have really enjoyed seeing how you deal with the complex machining and engineering challenges with these. Regardless of what you’re making next, I’m excited to see how you go about making it!
Nice work, it looks amazing. I'd take that over the higher end options available in the market today.
Could listen to that racking for so long, beautiful.
Man. I learned a lot about material, firearm design, and was touched up on some manufacturing details. Doing all the CAM in Fusion, man nice.
Absolutely gorgeous work man.
Damn bro, you are living out my dream. Ever since i got into iron work, ive wanted to take it to the point of being able to do this. Thats awesome
New to the channel, very impressed! Definitely going to check out the specs on this material, as I'm not familiar with it in my current work. Always happy to learn new things! 💜
My interesting in machining has been growing quite a bit lately, especially with firearms and accessories in mind. I'm so happy I came across this video and your channel. Also, thanks for recommending Sbardella Arms. I just subbed to that channel as well. :)
Years ago, when I was getting into machining, I made my own version of the 1911.
I only had a 3-axis CNC, so my approach from a DFM standpoint was to split the frame in half, and machine out of 1/2" thick plate. I then just machined in holes to bolt everything together before brazing. It worked well, but I never shot larger than 9mm out of it, mostly sticking to 22lr uppers because I didn’t have the best surface finish on the feed ramp.
Voodoo gun works approaches there’s very similar. I think it’s a very smart way to do it
@adamthemachinist Certainly saved a lot of money on tooling, and allowed me to make something workable from a hobbyist-scale machine. Necessity may be the mother of invention, but sometimes it's just plain fun to create solutions to otherwise impossible hurdles.
This is a wildly cool design. Well done and enjoy that bad boy!
I love the arrow-point texture cuts on those guns! haha they actually do give me a pretty useful reference/indexing point
I bought two P7 back in the early 90s. I took them to a shooting class. After about an hour of shooting, my friend told me that my leather holster was “SMOKING”! Yes the pistol was so hot, it was burning the inside of the holster. Luckily, I had two of them. I swapped back and forth as not to burn my trigger finger. Even with that polymer shield inside the trigger guard didn’t really help. I sold those pistols as soon as I got home! Today they are worth a fortune!
I deeply regret selling mine. Nice piece
Not a Nug Nut but appreciate the content and desgn insights 👍 We have an Aussie channel who is showing the making of 'tractor'parts for some big boy towable Nugs and seems he has avoided most of the issues.
Jaw dropping stuff. I’ve always had dreams of making existing designs from materials others might not consider.
Forty+ years ago I paid a visit to Don McNabb at Safari Arms in Phoenix.
He had completed 2 1911's made from Beryllium Copper which were outstanding pieces.
Slicker than snot and damned sharp looking too.
I’m absolutely in love with that 2011 probably the nicest I have seen yet !!! Wow
I love machining and firearms, a very welcome crossover ❤
Love hearing you talk, thank you so much for the info.
Hey Adam that's an awesome work of art 👍
I am a boot and shoemaker... Its a complicated and tough trade but damn, cant imagine engineering and machining your own gun.
One of a kind, bet people pay a load for your work and rightly so!
Beautiful piece. Well done
Absolutely killing it! Now to go see how much this copper alloy costs and see if there's anything fun I can use it on!
Such flush machining seriously beautiful piece!
This was the meditative experience I needed for today.
Beautiful gun! Looking forward to future videos!!
wow I'm so glad your video showed on my feed. great content.
Great job!! I really like your choice of the copper alloy slide and the overall fit and finish of the pistol. I've been a 1911 2011 aficionado for over 20 years now and some of them require hand fitting from the factory but then they don't do it and put em together and sell em like that. You end up buying a gun that won't run flawlessly. If course you can spend 5k on one that does.(The more expensive factory models of certain brands) I fitted and tuned mine to run flawlessly myself and proceeded to test it extensively to ensure it was reliable enough to suit my expectations
Dude that single stack is sweet! Very unique trigger-guard design.
A very beautiful and masculine weapon, great build.
This reminds me of the bronze die cast 1911's Colt experimented with in the early 1930s to see if they could skip some of the milling operations by using an a more dimensionally accurate casting process. I think it was some kind of silicon bronze they ended up casting the 1911's out of.
That spinodal bronze is amazing.
I may or may not have had a kindred moment when that slide came back and sounded like buttery aerospace precision.
Beautiful work
looks freaking sick for diy, i love the fullness under the slide at the nose.
i dont know what they call it but it makes it look beefy.
nice expensive machines in the back ground also.
That gun is gorgeous!
This is probably the sickest handgun I've seen lately, and I spend a lotta time studying handguns for their engineering
To cool, I love it, you are amazingly talented 👏👏👏
Very interesting video. No wonder so many smiths just start from finished Caspian frames. Some of those cuts look very annoying/expensive and only make sense for producing at scale. Not a problem if you're designing something for government contract like it was initially of course.
Beautiful pieces of art buddy 👏🏼
i love the front part very square and modern, wish i could buy one
Looks absolutely b-e-a-utiful! The contrast between the stainless and the copper-nickel alloy adds a really nice touch. In my humble opinion you should keep it as it is and not add any barrel porting. If you are shooting factory 9mm it won't do anything other than collect carbon, and possibly lead depending on the ammo, as well as being pain to clean. Better to make a dedicated open-pistol 2011 with a large comp for ".38 super comp", or extra-spicy 9mm in that case.
If you want to take it for a run you should sign up to a local USPSA match, the current design would be perfect for "Limited Optics Division" :)
Excellent work Demis Roussos.....
Wow! that is NICE!!!!
I know you are not a gun maker but your copper slide would make the old AMT designs work great.
Very cool insights presented here. Awesome stuff.
The thoughts we choose to think are the tools we use to paint the canvas of our lives.
1:22 what the heck is that falling down on the left side of the screen?
Fuzz
Might have a cat
I about 6 months ago sat down with free cad/cam software and taught myself how to model and run tool paths within the first month I was tasked by a knife company to do some files next thing I know I was hired and now have worked for some big name knife companies in the process I'm still very much a novice but I'm getting better and better as the days go I'd probably struggle with making guns but that sounds like alot of fun
PHENOMENAL job brotha!🫡
Watching now, hopefully it won't get removed
I really like the picatinny cut. Seems cut to the exact length/profile of the clamp for an x300.
That’s correct , wasn’t sure I wanted a light on this pistol. This still allows for one but retains the look I wanted
@@adamthemachinist would be nice to see this more widely adopted. Gives the pistol a very ‘bespoke’ aesthetic.
I’ve just sub’d to your channel but haven’t seen the rest of your content. Did you machine everything oversized? Or did you try to minimize as much hand fitting as possible?
Thanks.
@@-woobies- no hand fitting for the frame and slide rails. Barrel hood and lugs also surface ground to size. Things like ignition system and backstrap get a lot of hand work though
I’d like to preorder one. 😂
that cycles sooooo smooth !
I was thinking the copper acting as a heat sink might be a feature .. draws heat from other critically heated components..
Thanks for the Video !
In a lot of guns, the alloy not being as conductive helps keep it cool it by transferring as much heat to the highly conductive brass case and ejecting it out. This was one of the biggest issues with caseless ammo experiments
@@danielescobar7618 Oh, I see.. Thanks for explaining this !
Beautiful build!
3:40 to know that butter is because of your churning must be satisfying!!!
nice work, very clean
The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.
I love the design of this 2011. The open top slide and barrel design is awesome
Very nice looking 2011
I would buy these. It's impossible to find this platform without the grip safety.
@@thomasvmanning check out atlas or Fowler . Both have models with the safety being non functional and blended into the frame/grip
Perhaps I misunderstood, but the primary reason for the 2011 being easier to machine was because you weren't machining the grip section, but bought it as an aftermarket product add-on... correct? I would imagine if you were to have machined the slide and grip section as a single unit (as you did with your 1911) than it probably would have been of equal or near equal difficulty.
That is beautiful.
I love the look of squared off 1911s, they just look so satisfying.
And that copper alloy has a gorgeous finish, I wish more guns used it.
One small question, how did you create such perfect stippling in F360??
I've tried to add stippling to my designs before but its never quite looked right and on curved surfaces its always a bit more tricky.
Absolutely beautiful
THIS is the kind of content SDI needs to be sponsoring
SDI is a joke
Thank you for your great channel
She had convinced her kids that any mushroom found on the ground would kill them if they touched it.
Is Copper 729 similar to the Copper Beryllium that Springfield made competition pistols out of in the 80s/90s?
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Not sure where you get the idea that a doublestack 1911 in 9mm is called, generically, a 2011. Para ordnance made them starting in the 1980s in 9mm, 38 super, 45, and later 40 Smith. Nice looking hardware! Excellent work.