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Karen's videography and editing skills are killer. She has the vision to see the final edit up front and get the footage to make it happen. Fantastic!!!!
It’s always nice to be able to have a piece leftover. You’ll never know when you might need it. Found that out dozens of times. 1:19 AM here in Montana watching my favorite machinist.
I used to live in MT. Now retired in the Philippines and it’s a warm 83F here at 5:00PM. Glad to see how this machine really works - definitely not wrist watch parts.
I love your use of the steady rests (bar rests, whatever you want to call them lol) when welding. When I was back in college learning welding and fabrication, we were taught to weld free hand, with nowhere to rest your arm. This is all well and good, and it taught you great accuracy. When I started my fist job out of college, there were three other apprentices and myself, all vying for the same job. I decided I needed an edge over my colleagues, and started using steady rests. My welds were always spot on. The other apprentices took one look at me and turned their noses up. Amateur they called me. We don't need them. Suffice to say, after the 6 months probation, they all got let go, and I got the 4 year apprenticeship.
I wondered about what that was for when Kurt first pulled it out, then it made sense to me. I should have one like a sliding T-square to help mine out. And an on-site tutor!
I'm just a hobbyist but using clamps or anything really to have a place to rest your arms when welding is a great idea. It's something I picked up from watching this channel and IC Weld. There is no reason to make things harder for yourself than they need to be. Work smart.
You learn to do things the hard way so you can if you have to but it's stupid to make it hard for yourself when not necessary. Just like shooting, you learn to shoot from any position if necessary but obviously you always use the most accurate one you can, you don't shoot standing if you can shoot prone.
Gday Kurtis and Karen, definitely an industrial riser block, it was good to see the jig borer in action, the first cut showed there was very little warping in the top plate after it was welded up, awesome video as always, have a great weekend mate, Cheers
Hey mate, yeah only removed about 1mm each side and cleaned up nicely 👌 will hopefully get some time to do the next part of the upgrade soon! Cheers enjoy your weekend too mate
Congrats the both you on here big the channel has gotten in 2 years close to 10,000,000 views all up, 440,000 subscribers!! It’s cool to see amazing Aussie channel killing it 🤘🏻🇦🇺🤘🏻
He basically have just work many different places and learn all by him selfe. This man is absolutely so so tallented and professional. Also miss is absolutely amazing making video and this Homeless is so happy. I love see ya all🌈
3:01am and getting to see new parts for the facing borer. Can't wait to see this machine in action in the future. More options means more work and more opportunities for us viewers to learn about your craft and retain a deeper understanding of machining.
Karen's photographic skills continue to impress. How does she have the time to do all the other jobs whilst editing out Kurtis's swearing? Love the welding skill.
At first I was thinking "Man, 27mm bolts that long are going to be a pain to get and hella expensive..." Then I remembered Curtis could whip up a set of those out of scrap laying around in his sleep. Awesome video as always, loving the new music you're adding Karen!
I don't know why but watching lathes, mills and jig borers cut metal is so goddamn satisfying and hypnotic. It's almost as fascinating as watching a glass blower do his magic.
I really enjoyed watching that big old machine milling that riser block. It's so cool to see those old machines that were built to last forever still doing what they were designed to do. Kudo's to Karen for her excellent filming and editing. Well done!
Kurtis Seeing the old machine in use is a testament to the build quality and care for the equipment. Also using old equipment to make newer equipment parts is a great sign of ingenuity and skill. Fabricate on.
Karen has really been stepping up her game with the production quality! I really liked the split screen and the shot where the camera was attached to the lathe tool slide. Cool prespective. Carl does his usual magnificent job describing the job. No matter how tired I am on Thursday night/Friday morning (show comes up at midnight in Arizona), I stay up and awake to watch this weeks adventures in machining.
I agree, she has natural talent. I've noticed another channel attempt to copy her style, that channel is the getting ready, to get ready in case you need to be ready. :)
@@jamesdrake2378 That has to be one of the most convoluted channel description that I've ever read! I have no idea what to even look for to compare their inferior work to Karen's
Been watching your vids for a while now and am really impressed by the quality of Karen's camera work, editing and the overall production values. Always fascinated by the projects you work on, as it gives a really great insight into metal fabrication. I'm a Chef in Michelin level dining, so obviously this dramatically improves my capabilities... 😀 👍
Wow Kurtis, you weld like a boss!!! I used to do the same fabrication and welding some odd 14 years ago. Can say I really miss it looking at you working. We also made big crane pedestals (50 mm thick, 300 Tons) and windmill masts, generator encasings (20 meters x 6 meters) etc. etc. I used to weld with 1,6 mil gauge wire, 80-20 mix (cheap buggers 🤣) occasionaly hitting in excess of 300Amps and sometimes had to lay down an A 20 weld. It's all "Z" now, I know. I now work at a repair shop at Schiphol where it's all thin gauge steel and weld not so much any more but they know if it has to welded for eternity they give it to me🤤. Nice to see someone putting so much quality in their work!!! Greetings from Noord Holland, The Netherlands. Btw...nice touch with the clock!! And I didn't know Würth also had an Australian division!! We have all of our stuff by Würth here.
Been following this channel and I have to say a big Well Done to your lovely camera lady for getting in on all the difficult angles and following the actions! Thanks
Last shot of the rain while the sun sets brought back memories, i lived in Vic during 04 to 08 and that was such an awesome sight, smell and feeling. Aussie sunsets were awesome then add a good downpour at the end of a long day ..... 👍
Compared to the many other videos I watch on you tube your method of recording and editing is quite good. I have learned much watching your vids and thank you for them!! BTW, thanks for not hitting us with blaring music. Great work!!
Some of the best welding I have ever seen! Kurtis is like an artist with a brush using that Mig gun! Love the photography; it shows exactly what we need and want to see. Great video, guys! 👏👏👏
Watching the jig borer in action was a treat, just because she is old doesn't mean she can't do a good job. I've never seen such a modification before so I find this very interesting, so I'm eagerly waiting for part 2. Nice to see the sun has returned to the gold coast, we had a week of hot weather in Wales, but the rain and clouds have returned. Good machining Kurtis, nice videoing Karen and good sniffing Homey, take care and be well.
Morning Kurtis, I have been fabricating & machining my entire 40+ year career, I started out in machine building, then went into over the road construction truck fabricating, now I'm in Drive Train Development for one of the big three, it amazes me the knowledge that you have in welding material together, it's a science to you, with me it was, "hey, we don't want it to break"!! Very nice job Kurtis!! Y'all be safe!!! God Bless!!!
Always a treat to see those old machines getting use out of them, instead of getting tossed for scrap. Also I think we need an “Ah Fack Off” mug, inspired by the bloopers. Have a great weekend you three!
@@mathewritchie Why not make a complete set so that you can choose a mug to suit your mood on the day? Or for when visitors drop in for a cuppa, each person knows which is their mug?
6:17 That's an amazing camera angle! 😲 Karen, as creative as always... always newer than ever! By the way, on the previous video (Shipping Container Shelter Pt. 2), I liked so much that you were the protagonist... giving your voice to the video, explaining the process. You have to try that more often... We love you, Karen! 🥰 Cheers from Spain!
I would bet that there are not a lot of people left that know how to make use of these older tools, much less extend them to do even more. Love watching you work.
We used to build frames by laser cutting an opening to weld, just like you did but the only difference is that we would make there was a piece of plate stick out in the slot. Just like a puzzle. Some times the assembly would stay together pretty strongly even before being welded. These little animations in Solidworks? take quite a while to do, just for us viewers. I really appreciate the worksmanship, keep up the good work!
10:14 in Germany. The weekend is starting! That said - may everyone have a good one! I know you are not the type to build flimsy, lightweight stuff Kurtis - still I was surprised how massive that block is. Built to last, like it should be.
When you build a coffee table you build it to last! 😄 Nice to see the new machine doing what it does, the intersecting patterns from the leading and trailing edges are very nicely uniform. I look forward to seeing the work on the borer!
Excellent work on the design and build of the riser block, and to see the big Swiss Jig Borer in action was a real treat. As always, I watch and try and take away what I can and apply it to my much more mundane projects in my little garage. All the best, Mart in England.
Goddamn, that's real magic editing there Karen!! Bloody great job there! Love the slow effect and the drop in. You kicked it out of the ball park! Love the video, definitely got me engaged all the way through!! It's 2:20am here in Idaho, USA 🇺🇸 looking forward to part 2!
Nice bit of modelling on riser block, coupled with some precision fabrication, many don't realise how accurate fabricators can work to 👍😎. Sequential welding is the key 🔑. Great work from Karen, and a not too shabby fabricator 👌. Thanks for sharing and best regards from the Black Country UK 🇬🇧
That’s one heck of a riser block. I’ve made a few for woodworking bandsaws and once for a column on a drill press, but the scale of your riser block is next level, but then again the piece of machinery that is being raised is next level. I love your design, and I’d say it went together very well. I’m looking forward to the next video. Cheers from Tokyo! Stu
Thank you for showing us the rain and outdoors it does make us feel like we are there. When I was there two years ago all I saw was DRY and hot for two weeks.
16:05 Kurtis, when I was working on the building of a Bridge, welding the assembled plates (+90mm) of each module... I noticed about how each corner where 3 plates on different planes meet, were designed with a "rathole" 🐀 to avoid the corner, just like they always do on shipbuilding at shipyards. Since then, each and every corner where 3 sides meet, I try to have a "rathole" to avoid ending all the welds there, and avoid massive tensions and cracks forming on that corner. May not seem necessary for every case, but if able, it's a nice design to include when ever possible. Cheers from Spain.
Adding to this comment, again based on shipbuilding, I'd have thought there would have been some round holes, say 150 mm dia. for access so the top plate could have been welded on the inside. I assume, becase everything is in compression additional welding of the top plate was deemed unnecessary. Bob
@@robertlevine2152 That's a great idea, and a nice explanation! Talking deeply into it: People use to think that "ratholes" main use would be to be able to weld below the corner... but the main structural purpose it's to avoid having a 3-sided corner with a concentration of welds. I've seen "ratholes" of only 2in/5cm for plates of around 100mm thickness, which badly let you weld it below the corner (may be with Stick Welding). Without having a corner, and a concentration of welds, not only you avoid the crack formation on the corner due tension... it also makes the structure less rigid, more flexible, and able to deform instead of cracking, so important safety measure! About the 150mm holes, I know which you mean, the ones to pass your hand with the torch to inside already assembled "cubes". Similar to those, there are others big as 1m, intended to go inside "rooms" behind panels already installed. All this it's so interesting for a welder, from a structural design point of view. Welders can learn a lot from Shipbuilding and Bridge Building, or any other big structure exposed to high fluctuating forces. Welders who come from making Buildings or Yellow Goods, make a lot of misstakes about how Ships have to be welded to be able to resist those dynamic forces from the sea. I've extended too much, but that's becouse this theme it's a passion to me!
@@samos_sainz I am too familiar with ratholes. They do limit weld concentration in corners. On ships, particularly in wet spaces you must wrap the welds around ratholes. I spent my career as a naval architect and marine engineer working with tankers. On oil or water tight bulkheads the welds are complete, similar to what Kurtis has done for his riser. This discussion, I would wager, is unimportant in that it is a riser on a stationary machine. My guess is that the only load the riser will see is compressive, from the weight. There should be little or no dynamic loading. I doubt very much if there will be anything that will cause fatigue. From my experience with ship machinery foundations and alignments, Kurtis may find it difficult to mate the riser with the existing borer. Even though he machined the riser "flat" and "parallel", there's no guarantee that the borer is milled to the same plane. Normally you shim machinery to get proper alignment. It is difficult to align large flat surfaces like the riser. For large machinery, i.e. main engines, a poured resin, such as Philadelphia Resin, is used. Bob
@@robertlevine2152 I'm impressed for your career trayectory... and I'm glad with you for having the oportunity to talk about all this. It's my passion, so I enjoy it every time I learn more of it. Grateful, Robert... for this talk with you. Regards from Spain.
The quality and consistency of your welds Kurtis are top notch! I truly respect your craftmanship and attention to detail. It is no wonder you are so successful at what you do and your repeat business.
I was so excited for this video. I’ve been so eager to see the Hydroptic in action. Did you guys ever think you’d amass nearly half a million subscribers in 2 years. You’ll be at a million before you know it.
Reattached bases to two boom cylinders (my biggest ones yet), made and installed two front driveshafts of an 8R 410, I think it´s beer o´clock and time to watch someone from the other side of the world do the same thing I do for a living. 😁 Cheers guys, have a great weekend.
Riser block, or launch platform for SpaceX! Brilliant once again. I was surprised at how little pulling there was after welding, judging by the first pass on the Hydroptic. Thanks to all three of you. It's a great start to my weekend here in Yorkshire, UK.
Love the fabrication projects and Mrs. Karen taking the video quality to the next level. We have zoom, split zoom, super slo-mo, time lapse with varying speeds, extreme close ups, so much work and it shows. Nicely done to you both.
Nice camera work on turning the hollow bars. Variations on a theme makes the repetitive work easy to watch. And I have to say I think your most vital piece of machinery is that forklift.
Curtis, I am amazed how much you apply yourself to be very knowledgeable about metallurgy. Not your typical machine shop with a motto of knock her down 10 and weld er up! That really impresses me along with the pride you take in your work. I am an electrician of 35+ years and I tell you I feel you in the amount of pride, care and attention you invest in every job, even those for your own shop. I feel so encouraged to see a young man with the passion and grit to do his best every time all the time! It is exciting to watch the jobs move forward, This project is particularly inspiring in that it seems to be coming right out of your head onto the computer and into reality! What a thrill to see the computer rendering become a reality! I am a fan be encouraged and keep on welding!
Kurtis, Glad to see you using Spray Transfer, so much cleaner with little to no spatter. As you probably noticed the higher heat with spray transfer can eventually overheat an air cooled mig gun. I had to go to a water cooled gun when welding 3/4" with 0.052 wire. As always great video
Hey Kurtis - while I am exceedingly fond of Boker knives, I've had a Buck for over 20 years and it's still great. - This was a terrific build, really looking forward to seeing much of the borer in action. The hydroptic workout was awesome!
A perfect marriage of design, materials, and process. The jig boreer opens a new horizen for your business. You handled the machine like yoou had been using it for years.
Hey, Kurtis. You do some pretty amazing and impressive things, but that was very intriguing. We common folk rarely get to see how things go together. That's what makes the things you machinist and welder do fascinating. Jolly good!
Absolute top job on this Kurtis, way cheaper than a casting (if you can even find someone to do that now) or a solid billet and way lighter. I reckon once you change out the dull cartridges on that cutter head you'll barely even notice tool marks on jobs at all especially after you get some experience running the jig borer.
A work of art as usual Kurtis! I've run a few auto welders and weld robots, your welds would embarrass a most of them! That new Hydroptic facing machine is sweet, going to be a vital machine in your shop. Bravo to the video crew for following this piece so expertly! Well done......you too Homeless! Have fun. 3:50 am SE Missouri.
Making it work. If a solid block is too costly, we'll just fabricate a hollow riser. I love it! Finding a way and implementing it! Please keep the vids coming! Thanks guys! :)
@@MrKotBonifacy Я так и вижу миллионы людей на интернете сразу бросаются переводить. Как же иначе? А вдруг пропустят что-то очень важное?.. А вдруг от Путина? Пропустишь - накажут!
@@lopezlopez7132 Well... The "artificial intelligence" (Google Translate) is still more "artificial" than "intelligence", as those last two sentence of your last posting shows... They didn't make much sense to me, but as I'm not a native Russian speaker, I decided, "just in case" (Russian - на всякий случай, but typical Russian phrase used most of the time there would be "на всякий пожарный случай", "just in case of fire", which is kinda humorous, and idiomatic expression, but I digress here), so anyway I run it back through Google Translator and it spat back "And suddenly from Putin? If you miss - you will be punished!". Like... whaaa? Whadya mean...? So no, "millions of people" won't "jump to translate" - but those who'd be interested might do just that. And as inaccurate the GT is, it still can provide "roughly correct" glimpse into other people's comments. Cheers, and пока ;-)
@@MrKotBonifacy You didn't get it! Well, you're not a native Russian speaker and that's why you didn't get it. I meant that if it's something in Russian, it MIGHT BE from Putin (a joke) and if you miss something from Putin, you will be punished (a sad reality in Russia today.) Got it? And I'm a native Russian speaker, who is more fluent in Russian than in English.
2:30 AM. Was hoping for a upload from CET. I think you made it strong enough. Karen's video work is amazing and the editing process is awesome. I do miss Homie getting to open his mail. Enjoyed the show and keep em coming.
I appreciate you placing the clock for the time-lapse, I thought you made really good time on the project and thought to myself just before you mentioned that you burned a half a spool of wire I'm like damn he's probably burned a full roll of wire! You know Kurtis you could probably make some money using your skills welding 😉🤣 Lol... you're a damn good metal burner!
Mate, you are really kicking arse on these big jobs now and feel sure once you get more hours on each machine and get yourself dialled in we are going to see some awesome projects finished to a better standard than you could’ve otherwise, plus you are showing some real versatility. Bloody well done
I like it. It has a classical beauty to it. Was gonna say you should fill it up with concrete, but since you faced it, it's a bit late for that. None the less, it should be quite a strong neck on account of the cylinder spacers. Nice job and great film work!
It's the first job we're doing on our jig borer and it's definitely not watch parts 😅 Let us know in the comments how you think it went! 😎👍
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Great Video but could we have a bit less "music" next time? There is nothing better than the sound of grinding and sizzling.
G'day Kurtis, Karen and Homey great video as always and awesome project. Have a good weekend mates
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How can they not be after being turned?
@32:00 PSYCHO! hahahahaa! I really can't tell if I'm hearing the machine, or some subtle music edit.
I was wondering what your supplier used to cut parts plasm water jet or other?
I really enjoy the respect Kurtis has for his back. He really avoids needlessly lifting heavy shit.
Speaking from my experience you will never be the same physically after a severe back injury, kudos to Curtis for not lifting heavy weights needlessly
Karen's videography and editing skills are killer. She has the vision to see the final edit up front and get the footage to make it happen. Fantastic!!!!
Agreed, very nice touch and gives us a precise, close look at your handiwork
It’s always nice to be able to have a piece leftover. You’ll never know when you might need it. Found that out dozens of times. 1:19 AM here in Montana watching my favorite machinist.
Agreed! Thanks for watching very early there
Your neighbor here in Idaho.
It's 1:30 am PDT in the Northwest Corner of Washington.
I used to live in MT. Now retired in the Philippines and it’s a warm 83F here at 5:00PM. Glad to see how this machine really works - definitely not wrist watch parts.
02:10 Watching from Northern California. Yep, best machining channel on YT!
I love how you guys are like the only channel that does bloopers at the end of each video. I love it!!!
Yeah I haven't seen anybody else doing that. It's awesome
I know this is the first channel that has ever done the bloopers. I love the cursing too! That’s keeping shit real!
Welcome back “Man of Metal”. I wait all week for this video, and you have never disappointed! 😉👍🇦🇺
Hope you enjoy this one!
He is. No tin in him though.
That scene with clock in background and speeding the play process was an excellent idea. Love it !!!
I love your use of the steady rests (bar rests, whatever you want to call them lol) when welding. When I was back in college learning welding and fabrication, we were taught to weld free hand, with nowhere to rest your arm. This is all well and good, and it taught you great accuracy.
When I started my fist job out of college, there were three other apprentices and myself, all vying for the same job. I decided I needed an edge over my colleagues, and started using steady rests. My welds were always spot on. The other apprentices took one look at me and turned their noses up. Amateur they called me. We don't need them. Suffice to say, after the 6 months probation, they all got let go, and I got the 4 year apprenticeship.
I wondered about what that was for when Kurt first pulled it out, then it made sense to me.
I should have one like a sliding T-square to help mine out. And an on-site tutor!
Use every advantage available!
I try to use props whenever I can when welding. Mainly because I damaged my right arm in a wreck in 03 but it's always handy.
I'm just a hobbyist but using clamps or anything really to have a place to rest your arms when welding is a great idea. It's something I picked up from watching this channel and IC Weld. There is no reason to make things harder for yourself than they need to be. Work smart.
You learn to do things the hard way so you can if you have to but it's stupid to make it hard for yourself when not necessary. Just like shooting, you learn to shoot from any position if necessary but obviously you always use the most accurate one you can, you don't shoot standing if you can shoot prone.
..very educational. Thanks for sharing. Nice camera works…From BKK, Thailand.
There are a few people on youtube that actually make my skills improve and you're definitely one of them. Much appreciated.
Gday Kurtis and Karen, definitely an industrial riser block, it was good to see the jig borer in action, the first cut showed there was very little warping in the top plate after it was welded up, awesome video as always, have a great weekend mate, Cheers
Hey mate, yeah only removed about 1mm each side and cleaned up nicely 👌 will hopefully get some time to do the next part of the upgrade soon! Cheers enjoy your weekend too mate
The post production on this is awesome! Hats off!
Congrats the both you on here big the channel has gotten in 2 years close to 10,000,000 views all up, 440,000 subscribers!!
It’s cool to see amazing Aussie channel killing it 🤘🏻🇦🇺🤘🏻
He basically have just work many different places and learn all by him selfe. This man is absolutely so so tallented and professional. Also miss is absolutely amazing making video and this Homeless is so happy.
I love see ya all🌈
3:01am and getting to see new parts for the facing borer. Can't wait to see this machine in action in the future. More options means more work and more opportunities for us viewers to learn about your craft and retain a deeper understanding of machining.
Hey mate, that's bloody early for you there. Thanks for watching & supporting the channel!
Not only an amazing Cat Engineer, now a K&W Fabrication Engineer. Amazing
Karen's photographic skills continue to impress. How does she have the time to do all the other jobs whilst editing out Kurtis's swearing? Love the welding skill.
This is why we don't make more videos 😂
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering Be quicker just to beep it all out... more fun too!
She’s pointing the camera where the action is. And hitting rec before he talks, and stop after he talks or thr action ended...
That's not swearing, that's what Australian sounds like ... I should know ... 😄
@@richardmeyer418 Unfortunately youtube doesn't like our aussie language... kunts.
At first I was thinking "Man, 27mm bolts that long are going to be a pain to get and hella expensive..." Then I remembered Curtis could whip up a set of those out of scrap laying around in his sleep. Awesome video as always, loving the new music you're adding Karen!
This gentlemen never failed to impressive me with his engineering skill. As usual the ending is the best.
I don't know why but watching lathes, mills and jig borers cut metal is so goddamn satisfying and hypnotic. It's almost as fascinating as watching a glass blower do his magic.
That jig borer has got to be one of the top ten hobby shed mills of all time. Maybe top five!
Awesome work. Love watching a skilled tradesman doing his thing.
Kurtis, as always, love your exquisite machining, and Karen's fantastic video footage. Can't wait for part 2.
It's amazing how these old machines work so perfectly
makin’ parts for the machine that makes parts on the machine that makes parts to make parts, love it! 👊👍👍
I really enjoyed watching that big old machine milling that riser block. It's so cool to see those old machines that were built to last forever still doing what they were designed to do. Kudo's to Karen for her excellent filming and editing. Well done!
Kurtis
Seeing the old machine in use is a testament to the build quality and care for the equipment. Also using old equipment to make newer equipment parts is a great sign of ingenuity and skill. Fabricate on.
Karen's video production skills have risen to professional levels. I am really inspired to work on improving mine now.
Karen has really been stepping up her game with the production quality! I really liked the split screen and the shot where the camera was attached to the lathe tool slide. Cool prespective. Carl does his usual magnificent job describing the job. No matter how tired I am on Thursday night/Friday morning (show comes up at midnight in Arizona), I stay up and awake to watch this weeks adventures in machining.
I agree, she has natural talent. I've noticed another channel attempt to copy her style, that channel is the getting ready, to get ready in case you need to be ready. :)
@@jamesdrake2378 That has to be one of the most convoluted channel description that I've ever read! I have no idea what to even look for to compare their inferior work to Karen's
@@mooseflunky4569 hint, a type of nuclear weapon plus 79 .
@@jamesdrake2378 it's been a week, and I still haven't figured this out. 😕
@@mooseflunky4569 Who cares.
Been watching your vids for a while now and am really impressed by the quality of Karen's camera work, editing and the overall production values. Always fascinated by the projects you work on, as it gives a really great insight into metal fabrication. I'm a Chef in Michelin level dining, so obviously this dramatically improves my capabilities... 😀 👍
Such a riser block may be just what you need to get to the Michelin 2-star level ! 😉👍
Well obviously if you’re going to raise the bar in fine dining, you need a way to safely support it
Shut up you blokes you're making me hungry.
@@TonyFromSydney Go hit up Nat, you champion, he'll sort you out fella. He's local to you 😵
Wow Kurtis, you weld like a boss!!! I used to do the same fabrication and welding some odd 14 years ago. Can say I really miss it looking at you working.
We also made big crane pedestals (50 mm thick, 300 Tons) and windmill masts, generator encasings (20 meters x 6 meters) etc. etc. I used to weld with 1,6 mil gauge wire, 80-20 mix (cheap buggers 🤣) occasionaly hitting in excess of 300Amps and sometimes had to lay down an A 20 weld. It's all "Z" now, I know. I now work at a repair shop at Schiphol where it's all thin gauge steel and weld not so much any more but they know if it has to welded for eternity they give it to me🤤. Nice to see someone putting so much quality in their work!!!
Greetings from Noord Holland, The Netherlands.
Btw...nice touch with the clock!! And I didn't know Würth also had an Australian division!! We have all of our stuff by Würth here.
Hey mate, cheers for the support always great to connect with a fellow machinist. Once a machinist, always a machinist as they say. Take care mate 😎👌
Been following this channel and I have to say a big Well Done to your lovely camera lady for getting in on all the difficult angles and following the actions! Thanks
Last shot of the rain while the sun sets brought back memories, i lived in Vic during 04 to 08 and that was such an awesome sight, smell and feeling. Aussie sunsets were awesome then add a good downpour at the end of a long day ..... 👍
Compared to the many other videos I watch on you tube your method of recording and editing is quite good. I have learned much watching your vids and thank you for them!! BTW, thanks for not hitting us with blaring music. Great work!!
Some of the best welding I have ever seen! Kurtis is like an artist with a brush using that Mig gun! Love the photography; it shows exactly what we need and want to see. Great video, guys! 👏👏👏
Thanks very much 😀
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering i'am fully agree...
Watching the jig borer in action was a treat, just because she is old doesn't mean she can't do a good job. I've never seen such a modification before so I find this very interesting, so I'm eagerly waiting for part 2. Nice to see the sun has returned to the gold coast, we had a week of hot weather in Wales, but the rain and clouds have returned. Good machining Kurtis, nice videoing Karen and good sniffing Homey, take care and be well.
That riser block is a credit to your skillset Kurt .The jig borer was an awesome buy .
Morning Kurtis, I have been fabricating & machining my entire 40+ year career, I started out in machine building, then went into over the road construction truck fabricating, now I'm in Drive Train Development for one of the big three, it amazes me the knowledge that you have in welding material together, it's a science to you, with me it was, "hey, we don't want it to break"!! Very nice job Kurtis!! Y'all be safe!!!
God Bless!!!
The tacks to the beat of the sound track was pretty bloody well done.
Always a treat to see those old machines getting use out of them, instead of getting tossed for scrap.
Also I think we need an “Ah Fack Off” mug, inspired by the bloopers. Have a great weekend you three!
More than one,an f off train,f off rain and many others.
@@mathewritchie Why not make a complete set so that you can choose a mug to suit your mood on the day? Or for when visitors drop in for a cuppa, each person knows which is their mug?
@@markfryer9880 my thoughts exactly.
@@markfryer9880 Make sure the mugs hold at least 500ml (preferably 600ml+) and I'll buy a set or two!
I am a cat person but i love the dog, puts a smile on my face every time I see those kind eyes 10/10 would adopt
6:17 That's an amazing camera angle! 😲
Karen, as creative as always... always newer than ever!
By the way, on the previous video (Shipping Container Shelter Pt. 2), I liked so much that you were the protagonist... giving your voice to the video, explaining the process.
You have to try that more often...
We love you, Karen! 🥰
Cheers from Spain!
I would bet that there are not a lot of people left that know how to make use of these older tools, much less extend them to do even more. Love watching you work.
We used to build frames by laser cutting an opening to weld, just like you did but the only difference is that we would make there was a piece of plate stick out in the slot. Just like a puzzle. Some times the assembly would stay together pretty strongly even before being welded.
These little animations in Solidworks? take quite a while to do, just for us viewers.
I really appreciate the worksmanship, keep up the good work!
Brilliant as usual. You guys certainly get some biblical rain in your part of the world.
10:14 in Germany. The weekend is starting! That said - may everyone have a good one!
I know you are not the type to build flimsy, lightweight stuff Kurtis - still I was surprised how massive that block is. Built to last, like it should be.
Jawoll. Agreed😎
&Greetings von se Dschörmens😂🤠
Built ridged to give high precision and repeatability.
I'm afraid, Karen gets her birthday presents wrapped in 2mm steel sheets ....
@@pmfx65 5 mm, 2 mm is too flimsy for her presents and she might get a peak before opening time!
@@pmfx65 No problem, she just has Homey open it for her.
Also like to mention your forklift driving skills are top notch
When you build a coffee table you build it to last! 😄 Nice to see the new machine doing what it does, the intersecting patterns from the leading and trailing edges are very nicely uniform. I look forward to seeing the work on the borer!
Really like the shots of Kurtis operating the lathe - those are some smooth practiced movements 😎
Awesome to watch a machine so well built that it’s a piece of history and to see it get put to such good use.
Your best friend is a lathe, keep it up boy...💣💪
I love the little animation put in! That's awesome!
Yay thanks for commenting about that! 😁 Karen
You are the true definition of a Master Craftsman!
Excellent work on the design and build of the riser block, and to see the big Swiss Jig Borer in action was a real treat. As always, I watch and try and take away what I can and apply it to my much more mundane projects in my little garage. All the best, Mart in England.
I love that You show all steps of the machining without skipping
Goddamn, that's real magic editing there Karen!! Bloody great job there! Love the slow effect and the drop in. You kicked it out of the ball park! Love the video, definitely got me engaged all the way through!! It's 2:20am here in Idaho, USA 🇺🇸 looking forward to part 2!
Love how the welding at 14:10 was almost spot on with the beat, great😂
Nice bit of modelling on riser block, coupled with some precision fabrication, many don't realise how accurate fabricators can work to 👍😎.
Sequential welding is the key 🔑.
Great work from Karen, and a not too shabby fabricator 👌.
Thanks for sharing and best regards from the Black Country UK 🇬🇧
Incredible how a plastic sling can take all that weight. Riser block looks amazing
That’s one heck of a riser block. I’ve made a few for woodworking bandsaws and once for a column on a drill press, but the scale of your riser block is next level, but then again the piece of machinery that is being raised is next level.
I love your design, and I’d say it went together very well.
I’m looking forward to the next video.
Cheers from Tokyo!
Stu
Thank you for showing us the rain and outdoors it does make us feel like we are there. When I was there two years ago all I saw was DRY and hot for two weeks.
16:05 Kurtis, when I was working on the building of a Bridge, welding the assembled plates (+90mm) of each module... I noticed about how each corner where 3 plates on different planes meet, were designed with a "rathole" 🐀 to avoid the corner, just like they always do on shipbuilding at shipyards.
Since then, each and every corner where 3 sides meet, I try to have a "rathole" to avoid ending all the welds there, and avoid massive tensions and cracks forming on that corner.
May not seem necessary for every case, but if able, it's a nice design to include when ever possible.
Cheers from Spain.
Adding to this comment, again based on shipbuilding, I'd have thought there would have been some round holes, say 150 mm dia. for access so the top plate could have been welded on the inside.
I assume, becase everything is in compression additional welding of the top plate was deemed unnecessary.
Bob
@@robertlevine2152 That's a great idea, and a nice explanation!
Talking deeply into it: People use to think that "ratholes" main use would be to be able to weld below the corner... but the main structural purpose it's to avoid having a 3-sided corner with a concentration of welds.
I've seen "ratholes" of only 2in/5cm for plates of around 100mm thickness, which badly let you weld it below the corner (may be with Stick Welding).
Without having a corner, and a concentration of welds, not only you avoid the crack formation on the corner due tension... it also makes the structure less rigid, more flexible, and able to deform instead of cracking, so important safety measure!
About the 150mm holes, I know which you mean, the ones to pass your hand with the torch to inside already assembled "cubes".
Similar to those, there are others big as 1m, intended to go inside "rooms" behind panels already installed.
All this it's so interesting for a welder, from a structural design point of view.
Welders can learn a lot from Shipbuilding and Bridge Building, or any other big structure exposed to high fluctuating forces.
Welders who come from making Buildings or Yellow Goods, make a lot of misstakes about how Ships have to be welded to be able to resist those dynamic forces from the sea.
I've extended too much, but that's becouse this theme it's a passion to me!
@@samos_sainz I am too familiar with ratholes. They do limit weld concentration in corners. On ships, particularly in wet spaces you must wrap the welds around ratholes. I spent my career as a naval architect and marine engineer working with tankers. On oil or water tight bulkheads the welds are complete, similar to what Kurtis has done for his riser.
This discussion, I would wager, is unimportant in that it is a riser on a stationary machine. My guess is that the only load the riser will see is compressive, from the weight. There should be little or no dynamic loading. I doubt very much if there will be anything that will cause fatigue.
From my experience with ship machinery foundations and alignments, Kurtis may find it difficult to mate the riser with the existing borer. Even though he machined the riser "flat" and "parallel", there's no guarantee that the borer is milled to the same plane. Normally you shim machinery to get proper alignment. It is difficult to align large flat surfaces like the riser. For large machinery, i.e. main engines, a poured resin, such as Philadelphia Resin, is used.
Bob
@@robertlevine2152 I'm impressed for your career trayectory... and I'm glad with you for having the oportunity to talk about all this.
It's my passion, so I enjoy it every time I learn more of it.
Grateful, Robert... for this talk with you.
Regards from Spain.
Wow great convo guy's👏
the epilogue is excellent ..discussing with your videographer the production process..funny..and worth it!..every second
The quality and consistency of your welds Kurtis are top notch! I truly respect your craftmanship and attention to detail. It is no wonder you are so successful at what you do and your repeat business.
lovin the time lapse with the clock in the background, its a nice touch
I was so excited for this video. I’ve been so eager to see the Hydroptic in action. Did you guys ever think you’d amass nearly half a million subscribers in 2 years. You’ll be at a million before you know it.
We had no idea we would get so much support worldwide 🤯
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering When you keep putting out quality content like this, it is no surprise really.
Awesome! You're making asmr videos. The soothing sound of hard work. 😌
Reattached bases to two boom cylinders (my biggest ones yet), made and installed two front driveshafts of an 8R 410, I think it´s beer o´clock and time to watch someone from the other side of the world do the same thing I do for a living. 😁
Cheers guys, have a great weekend.
I just need to state I don’t find your content boring, but I find it relaxing at the en of the day helping me sleep.
Riser block, or launch platform for SpaceX!
Brilliant once again. I was surprised at how little pulling there was after welding, judging by the first pass on the Hydroptic.
Thanks to all three of you. It's a great start to my weekend here in Yorkshire, UK.
I don't think that Space X meds anything that heavy.
I never knew I wanted to see the deburring tool in slow motion.... Pretty cool shot.
Love the fabrication projects and Mrs. Karen taking the video quality to the next level. We have zoom, split zoom, super slo-mo, time lapse with varying speeds, extreme close ups, so much work and it shows. Nicely done to you both.
I agree. I don’t understand why so many people are upset with Kurtis’s welding skills. He seems to be doing good.
Its like watching Bob Ross paint. Beautyfull and funny. Thank you so much!
Workmanship and editing skills never fails to impress, two diamonds in the rough for sure.
Nice camera work on turning the hollow bars. Variations on a theme makes the repetitive work easy to watch.
And I have to say I think your most vital piece of machinery is that forklift.
Curtis, I am amazed how much you apply yourself to be very knowledgeable about metallurgy. Not your typical machine shop with a motto of knock her down 10 and weld er up! That really impresses me along with the pride you take in your work. I am an electrician of 35+ years and I tell you I feel you in the amount of pride, care and attention you invest in every job, even those for your own shop. I feel so encouraged to see a young man with the passion and grit to do his best every time all the time! It is exciting to watch the jobs move forward, This project is particularly inspiring in that it seems to be coming right out of your head onto the computer and into reality! What a thrill to see the computer rendering become a reality! I am a fan be encouraged and keep on welding!
Doing the layout in CAD then sending it to your supplier is an excellent process. Very simple ...the slots in that one piece is excellent design.
Kurtis, Glad to see you using Spray Transfer, so much cleaner with little to no spatter. As you probably noticed the higher heat with spray transfer can eventually overheat an air cooled mig gun. I had to go to a water cooled gun when welding 3/4" with 0.052 wire. As always great video
HEAVY DUTY stuff! And some dang nicewelding sir. You are living the dream down under.
Hey Kurtis - while I am exceedingly fond of Boker knives, I've had a Buck for over 20 years and it's still great. - This was a terrific build, really looking forward to seeing much of the borer in action. The hydroptic workout was awesome!
A perfect marriage of design, materials, and process. The jig boreer opens a new horizen for your business. You handled the machine like yoou had been using it for years.
Hey, Kurtis. You do some pretty amazing and impressive things, but that was very intriguing. We common folk rarely get to see how things go together. That's what makes the things you machinist and welder do fascinating. Jolly good!
I love all your content but the best of best is the last 30 secs of bloopers love you guys cheers
Absolute top job on this Kurtis, way cheaper than a casting (if you can even find someone to do that now) or a solid billet and way lighter. I reckon once you change out the dull cartridges on that cutter head you'll barely even notice tool marks on jobs at all especially after you get some experience running the jig borer.
Great place to come and learn, my thanks to the artisan and the camera lady.
A work of art as usual Kurtis! I've run a few auto welders and weld robots, your welds would embarrass a most of them! That new Hydroptic facing machine is sweet, going to be a vital machine in your shop. Bravo to the video crew for following this piece so expertly! Well done......you too Homeless! Have fun. 3:50 am SE Missouri.
That was good Sunday afternoon entertainment for an old fit & mach. Thankyou Kurtis.
The extra clamp for the steady hand is a great hack. I will remember that when the next project is on👍
do whatever you can to get comfortable 👍
Work smart, not hard
Making it work. If a solid block is too costly, we'll just fabricate a hollow riser.
I love it!
Finding a way and implementing it!
Please keep the vids coming!
Thanks guys! :)
simple philosophy, Adapt, Improvise, and Overcome
Kurtis and Karen это просто отличная работа, качество съемки супер. Спасибо вам.
I'm sure they all speak Russian in Australia... (Я уверен, что они все говорят по-русски в Австралии...)
@@lopezlopez7132 Не все, но некоторые говорят ;-) Тоже, есть Дядя Гугль и он может перевести "should the need arise".
@@MrKotBonifacy Я так и вижу миллионы людей на интернете сразу бросаются переводить. Как же иначе? А вдруг пропустят что-то очень важное?.. А вдруг от Путина? Пропустишь - накажут!
@@lopezlopez7132 Well... The "artificial intelligence" (Google Translate) is still more "artificial" than "intelligence", as those last two sentence of your last posting shows... They didn't make much sense to me, but as I'm not a native Russian speaker, I decided, "just in case" (Russian - на всякий случай, but typical Russian phrase used most of the time there would be "на всякий пожарный случай", "just in case of fire", which is kinda humorous, and idiomatic expression, but I digress here), so anyway I run it back through Google Translator and it spat back "And suddenly from Putin? If you miss - you will be punished!". Like... whaaa? Whadya mean...?
So no, "millions of people" won't "jump to translate" - but those who'd be interested might do just that. And as inaccurate the GT is, it still can provide "roughly correct" glimpse into other people's comments. Cheers, and пока ;-)
@@MrKotBonifacy You didn't get it! Well, you're not a native Russian speaker and that's why you didn't get it. I meant that if it's something in Russian, it MIGHT BE from Putin (a joke) and if you miss something from Putin, you will be punished (a sad reality in Russia today.) Got it? And I'm a native Russian speaker, who is more fluent in Russian than in English.
Makes me want to go back to work!! Loved my apprentice days…..many moons ago!!!
2:30 AM. Was hoping for a upload from CET.
I think you made it strong enough.
Karen's video work is amazing and the editing process is awesome.
I do miss Homie getting to open his mail.
Enjoyed the show and keep em coming.
he has had some packages arrive this week so he will probably be opening mail in the next video 😂🐾
Awesome to have a companion that shares the love of industry 💝💝💝💝
I appreciate you placing the clock for the time-lapse, I thought you made really good time on the project and thought to myself just before you mentioned that you burned a half a spool of wire I'm like damn he's probably burned a full roll of wire! You know Kurtis you could probably make some money using your skills welding 😉🤣 Lol... you're a damn good metal burner!
Beautiful welds!
Mate, you are really kicking arse on these big jobs now and feel sure once you get more hours on each machine and get yourself dialled in we are going to see some awesome projects finished to a better standard than you could’ve otherwise, plus you are showing some real versatility. Bloody well done
I think he is already there mate.
Outstanding episode , Thankyou Kurtis and Karen . How about a Q&A on the history of some of your epic equipment .
Crikey! I nearly missed the Hydroptic. It's Friday arvo and that means Kurtis and Karen. EXCELLENT work guys! "Is that my tea towel"? Comedy GOLD!
hey mate, good to see your comment here glad you enjoyed this weeks vid 👍
Nice to see a quality machine end up in the right hands for once
I like it. It has a classical beauty to it. Was gonna say you should fill it up with concrete, but since you faced it, it's a bit late for that. None the less, it should be quite a strong neck on account of the cylinder spacers. Nice job and great film work!
I wondered how far I'd have to scroll down to find someone mention concrete, I had the same idea.