We need more tradesmen, period! There will always be work for fabricators, electricians, welders, machinists, and PLC programmers. Automation will continue to increase, but there needs to be people there to set up the machines, program them, troubleshoot them and make repairs to them.
Great video, John. I couldn't agree more. I was a graphic designer & cg animator, academically for 9 years and professionally for nearly 7 years. When the U.S. economy tanked I lost my job and couldn't find work for over a year. Thank goodness a family friend gave me a job at his machine shop. I had no experience but they trained me up over the last 3 years. Now I'm their 2nd most experienced cnc mill machinist and a shift supervisor, and they are sending me to classes to get my journeyman card. I couldn't be happier or more blessed. Everything you said is true. America needs more machinists and more tradesmen. I'm just happy to be one of them.
Native Columbus guy here... I saw the bearing factory when I visited my girlfriend's parents in Mcconnelsville, and it was awesome. I am so proud of my state every time I learn about industry that I never knew existed. Very touching video! Ohio pride :P
I felt very lucky that my Jr. high and high school had post WW2 machines to learn on in the early 70's, it prepared me for the tape mills and tracer lathes, then the NC's and CNC's, but I always liked the manuals best. Very inspiring video.
I was a more electrically minded person way back in the day, and had little interest in mechanical engineering. Took a job as a cnc machinist as I couldn't find work. Been at it now 20 years and haver ran some amazing machines (DST Ecospeed 2035 being the highlight) and learned a hell of alot of skills along the way. Wouldn't change this career now for anything
That's a genuinely top shelf video production and the content is equal to it. John, I believe you are on the leading edge of a movement within the U.S. to build up not just small manufacturing in backyards, barns, basements and garages but more significantly to boost America's pride in what we do best, innovate & create. The RUclips machinist community is an outstanding resource that I share with my professional contacts routinely, and they are routinely impressed by what they see from people like you, Grimsmoknives, Tacticalkeychains, Abom79, Oxtools, etc. The really big win is seeing firsthand the progression of Saundersmachineworks, Grimsmoknives & Tacticalkeychains. Thanks for the great work and thanks for sharing.
iv been buying machines the last couple years. there on the small side but you cannot beat the feeling of holding the part YOU made. the only better feeling is when it fits perfect and works great. john you and many youtubers have been my inspiration. thank you for what you do.
that is probably one of the best explanation of machining videos I have ever seen to get new people into the industry. and we need the next generation to get in to machining the is a huge lack of skilled machinists not just around me in (ANN ARBOR MI) but across the whole country as well.
+NYC CNC I worked at WCC here in ANN ARBOR as a lab tech in the machine trades lab for 6 years showing students how to manual machining, setup and run the CNC'S and how to program them. in that 6 year's 60% of my students were over 30 years old and the younger most of the younger ones had to take the class for the degree I. something else. my best students are from the U of M Engineering project lad were they build the Baja buggy and solar car
Hey John, Excellent video, and can not agree more, we need many more "hands on'" training facilities and getting the young interested in the trade! Thanks for doing this and for sharing! Ray
I know I am getting a job in the industry! Working at the Aiken County Career Center in the 11th grade, getting one of the best non-collage educations available. I am in the MTU America apprenticeship program, and I start work at the end of the month making 8.25 to start off. That is a lot for me at the moment. One of the few jobs where literally anything you need can be made in your shop. Oh, I need a new bracket? Boom. A certain jig? A special tool? Double boom. I can't wait to look forward to working doing what I love to do.
Great intro video! I wish that I had a program available to me 25 years ago when I was young and knew it all! Now I'm getting into machining as a hobby and I'm behind the curve. What amazes me the most is that I can take a part from just a thought, and create an actual physical object. It sounds weird but sometimes I find myself in awe of the finished part, just taking in the beauty of this thing I've just made, as simple as it may be.
+NYC CNC xcarve for now but it's a stepping stone to use it to build a larger machine. I've welded a table up 2.4m x 1.1m that will eventually hold a gantry with a 200mm+ z axis gantry. Running a 2.2kw spindle and ER20 collet. (ER32 is pointless in australia for size of shank and wasted carbide). I'm really excited. XYZ Fabrications has been a bit of a dream if mine to start up and nows the time.
The video is great. I teach a machining class. Unfortunately the gun elements prevent me from showing it in class. The kids I work with would actually try to make their own guns.
You have got to be PROUD to be a part of this! So cool, John. Wish I could get more of this my way. They closed the machining program at my local community college a couple of years ago. And they call my area Research Triangle Park... Ugh. Keep up the great work and enjoy yourself. Tom Z
I've been running AutoCAD for almost 20 years now mostly doing Architectural and Civil Engineering, but a few years ago a company I was with needed someone to design for a KOMO CNC using AutoCAD and CIM-TECH. It was a lot of fun, but some of the stuff scared the crap out of me, ie running a circular saw head on the router. I got a crash course in G-Code, and managed to not kill anyone. I've since moved on, but it was neat to be able design and build something from scratch, and see parts used in the real world.
+NYC CNC I still run AutoCAD after all these years, along with some other programs. My main job is designing open web wood floor trusses and i joists, I also have a side business doing structural framing drawings, and do some residential architecture, mostly small stuff that other people don't want to mess with. It all started from a high school class that taught R12.
It is a world wide issue, it is hard to attract young people into the trades, I guess it looks like it is to "hard and Dirty" for them. This is a great video showing what machining is.
I'm about to be 16 and I'm taking precision machine class trade school for 2 years and I just started today and it looks very confusing but I hope it works out great!!
Great video, high quality all the way, explaining the future of machining better than most work councillors I've been to. They just don't realize the number of objects you touch in a day that come off a CNC machine. I'm 52 and entering training to run a CNC unit. I've been an Autocad user for 25 plus years but never touched the metal or the machine. Just created the code, fixed errors, etc. Going self employed as it is a difficult field to enter late in life. But then again I can buy a unit, something a high schooler can't. Good luck at the new digs. Awesome job. Bruce
+NYC CNC all is good, I look forward to moving on. Already have connections lined up wanting small run stuff, just have to find the machine that fits me. I dig the design side but want to get my hands dirty now. keep on keeping on Bruce
I want to start my own business. Been looking to do so for a couple of years but in my area not really possible. Small job shop like John's, maybe. Also have looked into moving to the Brits. Awesome video.
It's a sad time for machining currently, I build/service/fix/maintain/install/move cnc machine tools of different sizes and types, from 50 metric tonne grinders to 1 tonne mills, and even in my life time I can see the machining skill that has been lost as cnc machines take over from manual machines, 1 setter per 3 machines who doesn't really know how to do anything apart from set the part and press go on the right programme, it's a sad time, we struggle these days to find people with the capicity and skills to do some of our machining work, slowly every one is retiring or selling up.
+NYC CNC 4465 S Hamilton Rd, Groveport, OH 43125 phone number (614) 836-5725. Ken Miller is the instructor. if you asked him I'm sure you could come in for a visit.
I coulnd't agree with you more. Machinists are getting rarer and rarer as the schools abandon "shop" courses in favor of -- no, I won't say it in a family-oriented channel -- let me say other and very impractical things. That was an excellent teaser video and I hope it gets a very wide view. It also helps that you *are* the younger generation.
Sorry no one answered you. Did you find your way in somewhere? I got hired at a machine shop simply by the fact that I'd worked at the same (unrelated) company for 8 years. Reliability is a plus in any field. I learned everything from step one and was doing CAD/CAM work and machine setup within a year. Don't be afraid to ask to borrow the manuals, even before you're running the machines.
This is truly an inspirational video. I'm no futurist, and perhaps a little crazy, but I believe there will be a large upturn in the interest of machining within a few years - perhaps the next decade. As cool as 3D printers are and become more popular, their output is still crappy plastic. As home hobbyist begin to explore the fusion between 3D printing and CNC (or manual machining), people that have the time to learn are going to begin turning out some seriously cool home-brewed contraptions. (Oh, and don't forget about all the Arduinos' and the hundreds of available break-out boards that can be married to the work pieces...). Sincerely, Darth Vader :-)
If i would have seen this video 20 years ago, I believe i would be a machinist now. Anyway, I am quite happy with my profession, I am a pipefitter, and maybe, if i find the time and place, I try to buy some of the tools to start something for fun. Here in Spain, I found a incredibly inspirational channel of one man creating all kind of miniturized motors, I think it's really worth to take a look. ruclips.net/video/_STaG6Tu_Oo/видео.html Thanks for sharing your knoledge with us!
We need more tradesmen, period! There will always be work for fabricators, electricians, welders, machinists, and PLC programmers. Automation will continue to increase, but there needs to be people there to set up the machines, program them, troubleshoot them and make repairs to them.
You both need to collaborate.. BADLY.
We did with the alum. shotgun rounds that he machined and I shot them.
+TAOFLEDERMAUS. No I mean in person. I wish I had the opportunity to come see you both. But I'm a bit far south than you blokes ;)
+Thom Pascoe PS. Do I get a Gold Star if I machine the first slug to fly perfectly from scratch. ;)
Great video, John. I couldn't agree more. I was a graphic designer & cg animator, academically for 9 years and professionally for nearly 7 years. When the U.S. economy tanked I lost my job and couldn't find work for over a year. Thank goodness a family friend gave me a job at his machine shop. I had no experience but they trained me up over the last 3 years. Now I'm their 2nd most experienced cnc mill machinist and a shift supervisor, and they are sending me to classes to get my journeyman card. I couldn't be happier or more blessed. Everything you said is true. America needs more machinists and more tradesmen. I'm just happy to be one of them.
Native Columbus guy here... I saw the bearing factory when I visited my girlfriend's parents in Mcconnelsville, and it was awesome. I am so proud of my state every time I learn about industry that I never knew existed. Very touching video! Ohio pride :P
I felt very lucky that my Jr. high and high school had post WW2 machines to learn on in the early 70's, it prepared me for the tape mills and tracer lathes, then the NC's and CNC's, but I always liked the manuals best. Very inspiring video.
I was a more electrically minded person way back in the day, and had little interest in mechanical engineering. Took a job as a cnc machinist as I couldn't find work. Been at it now 20 years and haver ran some amazing machines (DST Ecospeed 2035 being the highlight) and learned a hell of alot of skills along the way. Wouldn't change this career now for anything
That's a genuinely top shelf video production and the content is equal to it. John, I believe you are on the leading edge of a movement within the U.S. to build up not just small manufacturing in backyards, barns, basements and garages but more significantly to boost America's pride in what we do best, innovate & create. The RUclips machinist community is an outstanding resource that I share with my professional contacts routinely, and they are routinely impressed by what they see from people like you, Grimsmoknives, Tacticalkeychains, Abom79, Oxtools, etc. The really big win is seeing firsthand the progression of Saundersmachineworks, Grimsmoknives & Tacticalkeychains. Thanks for the great work and thanks for sharing.
iv been buying machines the last couple years. there on the small side but you cannot beat the feeling of holding the part YOU made. the only better feeling is when it fits perfect and works great. john you and many youtubers have been my inspiration. thank you for what you do.
this is my go to video when someone ask what i do. thanks john for the amazing video.
that is probably one of the best explanation of machining videos I have ever seen to get new people into the industry. and we need the next generation to get in to machining the is a huge lack of skilled machinists not just around me in (ANN ARBOR MI) but across the whole country as well.
+NYC CNC I worked at WCC here in ANN ARBOR as a lab tech in the machine trades lab for 6 years showing students how to manual machining, setup and run the CNC'S and how to program them. in that 6 year's 60% of my students were over 30 years old and the younger most of the younger ones had to take the class for the degree I. something else. my best students are from the U of M Engineering project lad were they build the Baja buggy and solar car
Hey John, Excellent video, and can not agree more, we need many more "hands on'" training facilities and getting the young interested in the trade!
Thanks for doing this and for sharing!
Ray
I know I am getting a job in the industry! Working at the Aiken County Career Center in the 11th grade, getting one of the best non-collage educations available. I am in the MTU America apprenticeship program, and I start work at the end of the month making 8.25 to start off. That is a lot for me at the moment. One of the few jobs where literally anything you need can be made in your shop. Oh, I need a new bracket? Boom. A certain jig? A special tool? Double boom. I can't wait to look forward to working doing what I love to do.
How is that going?
you're my hero John! Fantastic vid as always.
Great vidieo John! Very professional for the profession. A+
What a great promotional film, congratulations.
Well polished and professional video. Great message too.
+braxtonec
My thoughts exactly, nicely done John.
Jim
Good job John. I can see your heart is in machining. Hope everything is going good at the new shop.
What a great way to advertise our trade to the youth of the world and get them interested.'
Matt
Great intro video! I wish that I had a program available to me 25 years ago when I was young and knew it all! Now I'm getting into machining as a hobby and I'm behind the curve. What amazes me the most is that I can take a part from just a thought, and create an actual physical object. It sounds weird but sometimes I find myself in awe of the finished part, just taking in the beauty of this thing I've just made, as simple as it may be.
John... Very nicely done. One of the best videos you have made, simple and eloquent.
Very nostalgic John. Loving it. My new CNC should be here next month I'm so excited.
+NYC CNC xcarve for now but it's a stepping stone to use it to build a larger machine. I've welded a table up 2.4m x 1.1m that will eventually hold a gantry with a 200mm+ z axis gantry. Running a 2.2kw spindle and ER20 collet. (ER32 is pointless in australia for size of shank and wasted carbide). I'm really excited. XYZ Fabrications has been a bit of a dream if mine to start up and nows the time.
Really cool video John. Thanks for taking the time to generate and share it! Somehow we need to get in front of high school age folks.. Fred
The video is great. I teach a machining class. Unfortunately the gun elements prevent me from showing it in class. The kids I work with would actually try to make their own guns.
You have got to be PROUD to be a part of this! So cool, John. Wish I could get more of this my way. They closed the machining program at my local community college a couple of years ago. And they call my area Research Triangle Park... Ugh.
Keep up the great work and enjoy yourself.
Tom Z
Outstanding intro to machining video.
I've been running AutoCAD for almost 20 years now mostly doing Architectural and Civil Engineering, but a few years ago a company I was with needed someone to design for a KOMO CNC using AutoCAD and CIM-TECH. It was a lot of fun, but some of the stuff scared the crap out of me, ie running a circular saw head on the router. I got a crash course in G-Code, and managed to not kill anyone. I've since moved on, but it was neat to be able design and build something from scratch, and see parts used in the real world.
+NYC CNC I still run AutoCAD after all these years, along with some other programs. My main job is designing open web wood floor trusses and i joists, I also have a side business doing structural framing drawings, and do some residential architecture, mostly small stuff that other people don't want to mess with. It all started from a high school class that taught R12.
It is a world wide issue, it is hard to attract young people into the trades, I guess it looks like it is to "hard and Dirty" for them.
This is a great video showing what machining is.
i am undergoing a cnc education with both manual and computer controlled machines in sweden
This is a great video. next time someone asks me what I do for a living , I will show them this.
I'm about to be 16 and I'm taking precision machine class trade school for 2 years and I just started today and it looks very confusing but I hope it works out great!!
How is that going?
@@akiramenai4973 it's going well, I finished 2 certification parts.
Great video, high quality all the way, explaining the future of machining better than most work councillors I've been to. They just don't realize the number of objects you touch in a day that come off a CNC machine. I'm 52 and entering training to run a CNC unit. I've been an Autocad user for 25 plus years but never touched the metal or the machine. Just created the code, fixed errors, etc. Going self employed as it is a difficult field to enter late in life. But then again I can buy a unit, something a high schooler can't.
Good luck at the new digs. Awesome job.
Bruce
+NYC CNC No, just sit at my computer and phone. At the end of September I won't even be doing that. Moving on. Company sold and shut down.
+NYC CNC all is good, I look forward to moving on. Already have connections lined up wanting small run stuff, just have to find the machine that fits me. I dig the design side but want to get my hands dirty now.
keep on keeping on
Bruce
Great vid John!!
Well done John.
OUTSTANDING! (yes I intentionally capitalized that).
I want to start my own business. Been looking to do so for a couple of years but in my area not really possible. Small job shop like John's, maybe. Also have looked into moving to the Brits. Awesome video.
+Tommi Honkonen Don't be afraid to dream. With hard work and a good attitude your dreams will come true. Anything is possible. Caleb.
Great video! Makes me proud to be in the machining industry.
excellent video. well spoken.
makes me wish I had known about this kind of stuff when I was in high school.
excellent video!
NYC CNC
yeah, and good luck! I hope it makes a difference.
It's a sad time for machining currently, I build/service/fix/maintain/install/move cnc machine tools of different sizes and types, from 50 metric tonne grinders to 1 tonne mills, and even in my life time I can see the machining skill that has been lost as cnc machines take over from manual machines, 1 setter per 3 machines who doesn't really know how to do anything apart from set the part and press go on the right programme, it's a sad time, we struggle these days to find people with the capicity and skills to do some of our machining work, slowly every one is retiring or selling up.
Very very cool! Makes me wish I was in high school again (eh, maybe not!).
What an inspiring video. Great job.
John,
Very nice professional quality video. Where do you find the time????
What software are you using to edit your videos?
I like this video! I'm going to share on my blog as an intro to machining...Nice job! M.
Great production quality, well done.
eastland career center has a pre engineering program just like the one you mentioned.
+NYC CNC Columbus / Groveport
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+NYC CNC 4465 S Hamilton Rd, Groveport, OH 43125 phone number (614) 836-5725. Ken Miller is the instructor. if you asked him I'm sure you could come in for a visit.
Great inspirational video to encourage young people to develop their talent and something... ;)
Nicely produced...!!! Pierre
OUTSTANDING!
Excellent!
There's a need for all skilled trades. I'm a high school student and i get bummed whenever somebody says that they want to be a lawyer.
What was that adapter you built for the pvs 14 night vision
Your Vids are really good, I live in Switzerland, there I'm doing an apprenticeship. I'm learning CNC Milling at the moment. Very cool stuff :)
Outstanding! great job!
great video. as always high production value in the video, just like in your works.
Great Video John, im 53 i am too old to start learning machining? thanks for all you do.
58 is not too old to learn it.
Hi, just got a CNC machining apprenticeship in the UK, any tips?
Look after your machine! as it might be me fixing it and I don't like wading through swarf.
+garyhowe88 Haha thanks!!
Excellent video!! High production value!! :D
Amazing editing, kind regards from a german Viewer. Keep your Videos coming, please 😀
Cool, wish you a great time in Germany 😀
Nice one! Had a Clickspring video vibe in there
Great video!!
I coulnd't agree with you more. Machinists are getting rarer and rarer as the schools abandon "shop" courses in favor of -- no, I won't say it in a family-oriented channel -- let me say other and very impractical things. That was an excellent teaser video and I hope it gets a very wide view. It also helps that you *are* the younger generation.
They should really drop the manual machining in schools.
There has been a push within Ohio to get more of our young people back to the trades.
+NYC CNC Both state representatives in your area are supportive of this. Running your general zip they would be Ron Hood and Brian Hill.
Can someone with experience help me out on how can I work and find machining school or can I just work as an apprentice at a shop but still get payed
Sorry no one answered you. Did you find your way in somewhere?
I got hired at a machine shop simply by the fact that I'd worked at the same (unrelated) company for 8 years. Reliability is a plus in any field. I learned everything from step one and was doing CAD/CAM work and machine setup within a year. Don't be afraid to ask to borrow the manuals, even before you're running the machines.
Machining jobs are tough to fill lately! Even worse, look at the trends of government employees. :-( They now outnumber precision machinists 2:1.
You could sell that commercial all day long
This is truly an inspirational video. I'm no futurist, and perhaps a little crazy, but I believe there will be a large upturn in the interest of machining within a few years - perhaps the next decade. As cool as 3D printers are and become more popular, their output is still crappy plastic. As home hobbyist begin to explore the fusion between 3D printing and CNC (or manual machining), people that have the time to learn are going to begin turning out some seriously cool home-brewed contraptions. (Oh, and don't forget about all the Arduinos' and the hundreds of available break-out boards that can be married to the work pieces...). Sincerely, Darth Vader :-)
Nice! :)
If i would have seen this video 20 years ago, I believe i would be a machinist now. Anyway, I am quite happy with my profession, I am a pipefitter, and maybe, if i find the time and place, I try to buy some of the tools to start something for fun. Here in Spain, I found a incredibly inspirational channel of one man creating all kind of miniturized motors, I think it's really worth to take a look.
ruclips.net/video/_STaG6Tu_Oo/видео.html
Thanks for sharing your knoledge with us!
hang on.... climate controlled lol... great video John we need more machinists this is a dieing art
NYC CNC glad to see your move went ok
samuel
Sign me up... lol
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