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Gday, Team CEE! What a suprise! MONDAY!!! The wurst day of a week! A NEW Video from CEE! NOW it is the first friday of this week. Wonderful! The ol Borer looks like an "factory tuned" machine! Great job, Kurtis! 😁 👍. Nice Video, Karen! 😎
Looks fine to me. I think it's a good thing that it doesn't look the same as the rest of the machine, it makes it obvious which bit are original and which aren't. in architecture they use posh terms like "reading the narrative" which basically means who done which mods 😁
It looks good to me you can be proud that you made it yourself to your standards that is pretty high standard just give it a light oil Cooking and it will be good 👍 😊
If you need to get rid of something, you just tie it together with 10mm socket wrench, RC of your TV and your car keys, then look away for 3 seconds...
I was needing my own 10 mm socket just today while working on my truck and it was missing from my socket set. I have no idea where it went because it was in my socket set just last week. Something weird is happening :)
I'm amazed with how much he gets done being a one man shop. His skill level is way beyond his years. Also have to mention his wife who is more than just the videographer. They really make a great team.
CEE has really helped deepen my appreciation for machining, which was already pretty high. My dad was a world-class scientist. One thing most people don't appreciate is how critical are machinists to science. A lot of equipment for scientific experiments is custom, and that means a lot of it is made by machinists. My dad once ran a major scientific lab (occupying a fair amount of a large building), and it included metal shops, plastic shops, electronic shops, etc, and in his view, the machinists in these shops were the backbone of the effort. In fact, as a high school and college student, he'd worked in a small neighborhood machine shop himself, so he knew very well what these folks did. Without them, there's no science. I always had a general idea of what metal machining was about, the one big thing I didn't appreciate was the importance of welding as an additive process (as well as a way of joining parts together). I didn't understand that in some situations you can take a worn part, add back material through appropriate welding, then machine it back to standard. I think that's the single biggest thing that CEE has taught me, but all the videos are interesting and educational. These videos are a unique resources. Somewhere in the world, be in the Americas, in Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania, there are young people watching the CEE team as an inspiration and model for careers of their own.
my son is a Professor/ research chemist at a large university. He needs 'stuff' made so he can do his work. He does sketches, talks with the Machinists, they make notes. Then the drawings. I have seen pictures of the 'stuff' they make. WOW!. He maintains a deep respect, reverence and appreciation for the ways they support his work
When I went to work for the semiconductor company I used to work for they had a machine shop with 22 people. And this was a small company. They can't function without machinists. I worked in another department but I loved watching the machinists.
The riser block looks great! As for whether or not to paint it. I would paint a purposefully different color so that there is no mistake that you aren’t trying to make it look original. Then put your logo on it so everyone knows it is your design and your work. It was beautifully done and worth recognition.
it works great ,, only problem with the cheap zip ties ,, is time and the sun ,, it will change the color of the zip ties ,, red will be pink.. so if a lot of wires pick you colors well ..
Good call chucking the wooden blocks under the column before working on the underside of it. I've worked with more than a few guys who wouldn't take the 5 seconds needed to make sure they'd not lose an arm or their life that day. Very cool watching you go through this project.
How do you realign the head to the table? I can't imagine how hard it is to work with a monster that heavy. Excellent work all around, especially not getting crushed! Best thriller I've seen in a while.
WOW !! For all those who said it can't be done in Australia need to see this video. You are the Rambo of the machine shop lol. Good job Curtis . Regards from WA !!
Nice work, I assume the pins were tapered alignment pins, how are you going to ensure the head is aligned to the bed? Tramming it in is going to be interesting to watch
I imagine once it is trammed in, tightening the bolts will keep it square. But I'm not sure. That machine likely has a massive amount of grunt and could shift the column the 1/8" or so that his bolts have play in the holes. We'll have to see how he addresses it in the next vid like he mentioned.
Amazing what you can achieve with the right gear. Even Homeless agreed. To say that you are à master craftsmen would be an understatement. Good work as usual.
(Edit: Alignment question asked and answered below by others -in the next video!) In terms of not looking like it fits in, there's a philosophy of "if you can't hide it, embrace it" and I think a really nice contrasting bright paint job, just on the riser block, would actually look great.
Many years ago a furniture store opened in what had originally been built as a Tank Garage, under a block of flats. The old garage area was, as you may expect, not pretty with all sorts of service pipes coming down the various concrete pillars. The shop fitter's solution: paint all the bits they didn't want the public to notice bright red. It seemed to work far better than trying to hide things to my mind.
@@willz666 I can imagine he could square it up if it is out at all. Once the bolts are tight it isn't likely to move. You're right though, I am a bit surprised he didn't account for that.
I reckon once he has it running again he will tram it in. Maybe with a long bar mounted in the head to measure against. Then loosen the bolts and bump the column into alignment.
I did use a very similar machine much bigger made by "'Kerns"' the major problem were the cast moving tool holder it would crack and break I notice yours is also a remade steel holder this was a regular modification at the time. Love the show it brings back tears to an old fitter and Turner
You two make a great team. I misunderstood this build from the the first video. I thought the riser was going on the table and couldn't understand. Man this is an epic project. 😎
Bolts may have a relatively low torque to prevent casting 'moving' around bolt holes and causing distortion? Could also be a way to make sure ultra-fine adjustment can be made? (It's pretty surprising how far heavy castings can move when bolts can supply 80~100 tons of pressure)
WHAT IS THIS?? A mid-week CEE video? It's like Christmas, but in September!! Outstanding work, Kurtis and Karen! That finished product is as impressive as it is massive. Looking forward to seeing the machine in use in future videos!
Riser block looks fine Kurtis. As long as it's strong enough, don't change it! Great job and a pleasure to watch you work. Great camera work from Karen.
Beautiful job! It looks fine to me. Great job on safety too putting blocks under the head while wiping it off 👍! My first machine shop boss drilled this into us. You never take a chance. Thanks for sharing!
I think you should paint the riser block black or cover it in something to prevent it rusting as it would a lot worse with the whole machine painted and the block all rusted
The breakdown is a lot of work. Rather sneeky thou since you have a video of all the disassembly- way to go Karen!!!!! Kurtis, your confidence in "picking that head off the machine, was awe inspiring. It was like you do it everyday.... WOW!! Well Done Team!!!!!
I looked at my phone, I looked at the screen and I looked back at the day on my phone "It's not Fri!!!" What a way to confuse a tradie. Awesome to see a vid mid week. You have restored my faith in humanity. An engineers who also loses his 10mm socket and uses adjustable spanners and ring grips. Awesome work carried out by both of you.
6:50 I have those knipex!!! I bought them by accident due to not reading the description and thought they where the one size smaller. I almost sent them back but figured having a huge set of pliers might come in handy. I don’t need them often but I do they’re amazing
Greetings from N.E. Ohio USA. In the heavy and highway construction trade for 40 years, field/shop mechanic, welder/fabricator and machining as needed and now retired 10 + years. Proud life member of the International Union Of Operating Engineers Local 18. That is why I especially like watching all of your excellent videos of your jobs,solutions and work ethic. Your video shooting and editing are top of its class along with the great entertaining outtakes and overseeing of the safety director. Even though we work in bananas here we still come up with the same results, cut it 3 times and it's still too short. Thanks, Ed
Amazing video, always get to see how safe you are with lifts and moving things. Curious how you are going to align the column with the alignment pins removed now to the dividing plate?
Obviously well planned and meticulously executed thank you Karen. Kurtis you didn't do too bad either.😂 Really nice attention to detail - I would not have thought of putting anti-seize around the top of the bolts in a million years. As always your efforts are truly appreciated K, K and H.👍
I like the way the machine looks. Sure the riser block looks different from the rest of the machine, and that's okay because it is different. I like the look of the riser block. Every time that you do a project like this my respect for you grows. I'm not thinking that everything goes seamless with the project, we don't live in a magic world, we live in the real world. What impresses me is that your a practical living example of the adage: Proper planning prevents poor performance.
i watched your early videos about making the riser, looking at it it looks fantastic, the design and especially the welds, doubt the manufacturer could have done better. congrats on an an amazing bit of work mate
In my country there is an expression “straight arms”. So they say about people with a predisposition to engineering. You are the highest link among people. Cheers
I really appreciate that you both took your day off to do a side project and then took even more time to film it for us. Thank you for the videos and time that you put in to this. Cheers!
Glad you mentioned getting it rewired and the controls modified at the end. Love the CEE videos, but as an electrician, seeing the wires cut was a stabbing chest pain for me. Should have known Cutis had something else in mind for the wiring.
The wires couldn't be retained unaltered anyway - they're a "riser-block" too short, so some cuttin' and splicin' is inevitable, unless you do a FULL rewire.
Hi Kurtis, I notice you removed two dowels and didn’t replace them as there was no provision for them, Will this be a problem with the machine maintaining its accuracy? As you know dowels keep machine parts true
Normally the bolts should hold the parts in place well enough, the dowel pins are just so you can fit the parts back together perfectly after taking apart. With the riser block it wouldn't be really possible to make new dowel pin holes accurate enough, usually those get finish machined after everything has been aligned. But I don't think you can accurately drill new holes without damaging the existing holes (with that I mean accidentally widen them so the dowl doesn't fit snuggly anymore).
The dowels, also called alignment pins, in my experience are a critical part of a machine. My experience is with ships. When aligning motors and pumps, and motors and fans when alignment was achieved, bolts, shims and alignment pins were always used to assure nothing moved. It is important to note that unlike Kurtis' shop, which is stationary, ships move and flex constantly. With that said, there is a reason the manufacturer fitted the dowels, or alignment pins. It would idea to follow the manufacturer's practice. Bob
I watch part one and part two of the riser, and of course part three that I was really waiting four, to see you put this thing together. It's amazing everything fit so perfectly watching your videos over these years I know that your perfectionist. Thanks again for an interesting video, can't wait for part four.
I've heard it this way, proper planning prevents piss poor performance. there was a haulage business that had that emblazoned under the company sign at their front gate.
If you find that the system vibrates too much after assembly, I'd suggest drilling holes into the riser and filling your riser either with sand, or with lead shot. Not quite as much vibration damping as ductile cast iron, but close.
The riser block looks the business, exceptionally well made, it’s nice feeling when something like that comes together, quite expensive if it didn’t, don’t paint it, it will no doubt last for many years to come and you can reminisce 😊
Another Monday video!? You Ms Karen are entirely too good to us. 2 videos in a week is totally like early Christmas every time. Kurtis you clever clever man. I love the zip tie trick to mark wires. I'm gonna use that every chance I get. I love the out takes at the end of the videos. You and kurtis must be a riot to spend time with. Please give homey a belly rub for me. He's such a happy boy.
Top notch entertainment here. The whole package. Solid mechanical shop content and the end of the day laugh we all need. Hope to watch for years to come. 🤙🏽
Very cool to see such nice work being done. It is easy to tell that you did a good job making those long bolts, they sound exactly the same, like perfectly tuned instruments. Also: You most certainly know about that old saying "Hard work is fascinating. I can watch it all day." 😄😄🐶🐶🛠🛠 Lots of love for your awesome work, hugs to Safety Officer Homeless (a.k.a. Mr. BigNutz) 😂😂
Thank godness!!!! I thought I was the only one that puts extra creamy peanut butter on my threads. I knew I probably wasn't the only one. Love the videos Curtis, Curtis's keeper, and handsome puppy!
As a note for a machine that old I might be inclined to replace the wiring with modern copper. I have seen sticky or disintegrated insulation in many electronics devices from that era.
Really enjoyed these three films, having moved 1000,s of tonnes of heavy industrial kit out of the English isles and around Europe it was golden to see all the slinging, blocking, pull,lifting and re-assembly done to the standards. Hope your sparky used some wago,s to,put it all back in . Homeless inspected and passed the job. Ripper
Watched this again after a year and noticed that you didn't dowel the head to the base as the original machine was done? I would guess it would have been dowelled together whilst checking tram and alignments then bolted together. Have you checked the alignments in X-Y or are you ok with 'close enough'? No offence intended, it just occurred to me whilst watching as those dowel pins were a bloody tight fit! Was a 'Part #4' ever made?
It's an industrial machine. What popularity contest runs in workshops? I like it, the bolts fit perfectly no doubt about it, and you'll make some more $$$$ when this is completed! Agree that the bare metal looks better, than too bright of any color!! WELL DONE, MATE!
You have to do the alignment manually. You install a long bar in the chuck and use an indicator to adjust it to run absolutely concentrically, just like when setting up a bar in the lathe. Then you sweep it with an indicator by traveling the table. Once the indicator no longer moves as the table is traversed, the headstock is aligned. Then you drill new holes for alignment pins. (You can't reuse the old ones unless you do some very complicated and difficult setups).
Nice work. You said that you’re not happy with how it looks, maybe try covering it with sheet metal or what I would do, is paint the riser block in a complimentary colour and have it stand out as a testament to your engineering work. Well done!!
Smashing video. Love how you knew what you wanted, what you wanted to pay and went ahead and did it. I started my apprenticeship at Kitchen & Walker at Shay Lane, Ovenden, Halifax on ‘79/‘80. I never got to finish the apprenticeship for one reason or another. I went to the factory ever Saturday and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
Great job!! My woofer Pip and I love your woofer. I watch your vids after work (2nd shift industrial maintenance). Your woofer gives me a smile and a chuckle. Stay safe.
An excellent little mini series. The design, manufacturing and installment had me fizzing all the way through. Heavy duty metal work is exciting and 'bewildering' to me sometimes. Trying to see the next step, or understanding the previous one has my brain steaming...more please Kurtis..
Another great bit of ingenuity keeping older equipment in good service. BTW, I have found that if you accumulate a lot of 10mm sockets, leave them laying around so you continually have to move them or walk over them, the bastards never go missing again! Strange that.
I was excited when I saw the title of the new video. I've been waiting for this one, and I wasn't disappointed. Excellent video and extremely satisfying...and I loved the "Oh Jesus" moment! Thank you both! 😁😁👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Hi, I want to tell you that you are simply a special champion. I really enjoy seeing your approach to every product and every tool in a very respectful and professional way, and even your body language at work shows respect for the work itself. Personal If I upload any tool you fix I will treat it as a brand new tool. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the translation into Hebrew. I would be very happy if it was in all your stories. You have a very rich knowledge.
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Looks great and will perform as expected from CEE!
Gday, Team CEE!
What a suprise!
MONDAY!!!
The wurst day of a week!
A NEW Video from CEE!
NOW it is the first friday of this week. Wonderful!
The ol Borer looks like an "factory tuned" machine! Great job, Kurtis! 😁 👍. Nice Video, Karen! 😎
Looks great. You might need an electric motor on that feed though. Cheers 🍻
Looks fine to me. I think it's a good thing that it doesn't look the same as the rest of the machine, it makes it obvious which bit are original and which aren't. in architecture they use posh terms like "reading the narrative" which basically means who done which mods 😁
It looks good to me you can be proud that you made it yourself to your standards that is pretty high standard just give it a light oil Cooking and it will be good 👍 😊
It's kind of comforting to know that the disappearing 10mm is a worldwide phenomenon.
If you need to get rid of something, you just tie it together with 10mm socket wrench, RC of your TV and your car keys, then look away for 3 seconds...
I was needing my own 10 mm socket just today while working on my truck and it was missing from my socket set. I have no idea where it went because it was in my socket set just last week. Something weird is happening :)
yep... in finland disappearing too. few times in year... not only socket... every 10mm bolt open tools 😂
I've had a few 10mm walk off. 9/16ths too for those of us who also use bananas.
Was the same when I was in the army 10mm sockets always went walkabout
I'm amazed with how much he gets done being a one man shop. His skill level is way beyond his years. Also have to mention his wife who is more than just the videographer. They really make a great team.
I though the vidographer was sister in law?
I’m surprised they don’t have a handyman/woman to free up Kurtis by doing the non-techie jobs.
The only way to know it is done the way you want it is to do it yourself.
CEE has really helped deepen my appreciation for machining, which was already pretty high. My dad was a world-class scientist. One thing most people don't appreciate is how critical are machinists to science. A lot of equipment for scientific experiments is custom, and that means a lot of it is made by machinists. My dad once ran a major scientific lab (occupying a fair amount of a large building), and it included metal shops, plastic shops, electronic shops, etc, and in his view, the machinists in these shops were the backbone of the effort. In fact, as a high school and college student, he'd worked in a small neighborhood machine shop himself, so he knew very well what these folks did. Without them, there's no science.
I always had a general idea of what metal machining was about, the one big thing I didn't appreciate was the importance of welding as an additive process (as well as a way of joining parts together). I didn't understand that in some situations you can take a worn part, add back material through appropriate welding, then machine it back to standard. I think that's the single biggest thing that CEE has taught me, but all the videos are interesting and educational.
These videos are a unique resources. Somewhere in the world, be in the Americas, in Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania, there are young people watching the CEE team as an inspiration and model for careers of their own.
You're very right on the importance of welding. You should check out friction welding, it's a super cool way of joining parts together
Metal magic! 🪄 thanks for sharing some of your memories mate it's really neat to know how our viewers can relate to the videos. 😎👍
my son is a Professor/ research chemist at a large university. He needs 'stuff' made so he can do his work. He does sketches, talks with the Machinists, they make notes. Then the drawings. I have seen pictures of the 'stuff' they make. WOW!. He maintains a deep respect, reverence and appreciation for the ways they support his work
@@TheDandyMann Yep, I've been aware of friction stir welding for a long time, I agree, really cool.
When I went to work for the semiconductor company I used to work for they had a machine shop with 22 people. And this was a small company. They can't function without machinists. I worked in another department but I loved watching the machinists.
I was waiting for machine head to column alignment before the dowel pins were serving that, thanks for the video.
+1
The riser block looks great! As for whether or not to paint it. I would paint a purposefully different color so that there is no mistake that you aren’t trying to make it look original. Then put your logo on it so everyone knows it is your design and your work. It was beautifully done and worth recognition.
yes plenty of that Cat yellow paint floating around the place. throw on some glitter while paint is still wet.
I agree, paint it a different color and put your logo on it. It looks good!!
I’d be embarassed to let people see that I left out the dowel pins.
Orange. W/ CEE logo.
I view neon pink just to irritate everyone lmfao
Using coloured cable ties on the wires was genius, as was the experience and presence of mind to realise the last one didn't need one :)
Never seen the technique of colored zip ties to identify wires before you cut them. Absolutely brilliant.
I was expecting the multiple matching ties as I have done something similar when I only had a single color tie available.
it works great ,, only problem with the cheap zip ties ,, is time and the sun ,, it will change the color of the zip ties ,, red will be pink.. so if a lot of wires pick you colors well ..
We use the same method at work to identify network cables for different types of equipment.
I have also seen it done to identify hydraulic hoses and there locations on a manifold.
@@randytravis3998 or they just snap from the tension and fall off... I prefer colored tape. It pulls through the conduit easier.
Look forward to see how you align the machine . Looks great Enjoy both the work you do and the great editing.
Good call chucking the wooden blocks under the column before working on the underside of it. I've worked with more than a few guys who wouldn't take the 5 seconds needed to make sure they'd not lose an arm or their life that day.
Very cool watching you go through this project.
I imagine the pucker factor is high there
Even with blocks underneath i wouldn't trust it, specially two "small" blocks. If it would be a big piece of wood that let me feel a bit safer
I was always taught never get under a suspended load nomatter what
He actually didn't do a good job there. Had any of those straps failed, those blocks wouldn't have done anything but delay our boys death.
@@dannythompson1948 was thinking the same. I puckered for him seeing that... Rare to see Kurtis do something sketchy though
that riser block extension is a proper work of art .
How do you realign the head to the table? I can't imagine how hard it is to work with a monster that heavy. Excellent work all around, especially not getting crushed! Best thriller I've seen in a while.
Asked myself the same question
@@aaronsilas7024 Yep, looked to me too like you didn't do any measuring of the alignment before tighten the bolts?
I noticed the locating dowels didn’t go back in and presumed they where what squared the table and the Chuck up 🤷🏽♂️
I was wondering about that too, perhaps Karl will sort that out.
I think when the electrics are wired again he is going to loosen the bolts again and align the machine while the electrics are on
As a retired engineer I have enjoyed finding your channel, utmost respect for your skill 👏
It is a classic old beast of a machine. The riser block with those bad-ass bolts looks terrific.
Kurtis once again stands firmly on the fine line between craftsmanship and art!
I truly appreciate your timely video. My Monday started off absolutely craptastic, and y'all have given me a real treat. Thank you.
Craptastic. Great word, I'm borrowing that.
@@cocon16_PW, Go ahead.
Hope the rest of your day is better mate 👍
WOW !! For all those who said it can't be done in Australia need to see this video.
You are the Rambo of the machine shop lol.
Good job Curtis .
Regards from WA !!
Nice work, I assume the pins were tapered alignment pins, how are you going to ensure the head is aligned to the bed? Tramming it in is going to be interesting to watch
Will answer the alignment questions in the next Part video 👍
Was wondering the same.
My thoughts as well. Just the bolts won't keep it from moving around. Will need pins or Dutchman on base to riser and column to riser joints
Same question as well😄
I imagine once it is trammed in, tightening the bolts will keep it square. But I'm not sure. That machine likely has a massive amount of grunt and could shift the column the 1/8" or so that his bolts have play in the holes. We'll have to see how he addresses it in the next vid like he mentioned.
Don't ever change, I love this stuff
I'm always impressed by not only your alterations but how you safely sling/rig these heavy bits of kit - cracking work as always 👍
I hope you show us how to tram such a big machine. Thanks for sharing. Love the videos!
The hydraulic repair industry has that cross over of machining welding and plating, top work from you both as usual.
Amazing what you can achieve with the right gear. Even Homeless agreed. To say that you are à master craftsmen would be an understatement. Good work as usual.
(Edit: Alignment question asked and answered below by others -in the next video!) In terms of not looking like it fits in, there's a philosophy of "if you can't hide it, embrace it" and I think a really nice contrasting bright paint job, just on the riser block, would actually look great.
Many years ago a furniture store opened in what had originally been built as a Tank Garage, under a block of flats. The old garage area was, as you may expect, not pretty with all sorts of service pipes coming down the various concrete pillars. The shop fitter's solution: paint all the bits they didn't want the public to notice bright red. It seemed to work far better than trying to hide things to my mind.
Torque on the Cap Bolts are - tight as hell then 2 turns tighter ! The pup is so excited ! Thanks for sharing !
I'm curious about the alignment between the head and the beds to make sure everything goes back square / parallel.
My thoughts too. There are now no locating dowels between either the riser block and the bed or between the block and upper part of the machine.
@@willz666 I can imagine he could square it up if it is out at all. Once the bolts are tight it isn't likely to move. You're right though, I am a bit surprised he didn't account for that.
I reckon once he has it running again he will tram it in. Maybe with a long bar mounted in the head to measure against. Then loosen the bolts and bump the column into alignment.
Tram it in with a Dail Indicator. Pretty straightforward but time consuming.
Shems!
Brilliant idea with the different color zip ties on each side of the wires you cut that were the same color.
I think the new part looks sweet, it almost looks like the whole machine telescoped upwards and the new part is its insides. Great project.
It warms the cockles of my heart to see that International come rolling in doing what it was designed to do so long ago Bless you 😊
Not a Friday morning but not complaining.
Same here
Absolutely love the 'SWEET' under your breath comment when all the bolts line up the first time, been there done that.
Wonderful modification. I can't wait to see this machine in operation on some BIG parts.
I did use a very similar machine much bigger made by "'Kerns"' the major problem were the cast moving tool holder it would crack and break I notice yours is also a remade steel holder this was a regular modification at the time. Love the show it brings back tears to an old fitter and Turner
You two make a great team. I misunderstood this build from the the first video. I thought the riser was going on the table and couldn't understand. Man this is an epic project. 😎
Was exactly in the same boat as you
Now the block makes sense !
Thinking the out-takes are prime material for a standup routine. Really enjoy the craftsmanship too.
7:45 Those bolts looked almost hand tight! Seemed like you were about to fall over backwards, expecting them to be on there good and tight.
Bolts may have a relatively low torque to prevent casting 'moving' around bolt holes and causing distortion?
Could also be a way to make sure ultra-fine adjustment can be made? (It's pretty surprising how far heavy castings can move when bolts can supply 80~100 tons of pressure)
Looked like there were shuffle pins to lock things down.
@@1crazypjMore likely they just come loose over time.
The bolts were previously removed to measure everything to construct the riser block. No point in torquing them back down again DOH.
WHAT IS THIS?? A mid-week CEE video? It's like Christmas, but in September!! Outstanding work, Kurtis and Karen! That finished product is as impressive as it is massive. Looking forward to seeing the machine in use in future videos!
Riser block looks fine Kurtis. As long as it's strong enough, don't change it! Great job and a pleasure to watch you work. Great camera work from Karen.
Curtis, you are an amazing and skillful technition. Your wife is really aware of what make a great videographer also.
Beautiful job! It looks fine to me. Great job on safety too putting blocks under the head while wiping it off 👍! My first machine shop boss drilled this into us. You never take a chance. Thanks for sharing!
As my old Dad used to say "Never trust yuor life to a car jack or a crane sling".
Kurtis I love the way you approach the job and think of safety first
I think you should paint the riser block black or cover it in something to prevent it rusting as it would a lot worse with the whole machine painted and the block all rusted
I was thinking something similar looking at the bolts going in…
The breakdown is a lot of work. Rather sneeky thou since you have a video of all the disassembly- way to go Karen!!!!!
Kurtis, your confidence in "picking that head off the machine, was awe inspiring. It was like you do it everyday....
WOW!! Well Done Team!!!!!
Another excellent episode. Looking forward to seeing what electrical upgrades are in store. Strong work again!
I looked at my phone, I looked at the screen and I looked back at the day on my phone "It's not Fri!!!" What a way to confuse a tradie. Awesome to see a vid mid week. You have restored my faith in humanity. An engineers who also loses his 10mm socket and uses adjustable spanners and ring grips. Awesome work carried out by both of you.
6:50 I have those knipex!!! I bought them by accident due to not reading the description and thought they where the one size smaller. I almost sent them back but figured having a huge set of pliers might come in handy. I don’t need them often but I do they’re amazing
Greetings from N.E. Ohio USA. In the heavy and highway construction trade for 40 years, field/shop mechanic, welder/fabricator and machining as needed and now retired 10 + years. Proud life member of the International Union Of Operating Engineers Local 18. That is why I especially like watching all of your excellent videos of your jobs,solutions and work ethic. Your video shooting and editing are top of its class along with the great entertaining outtakes and overseeing of the safety director. Even though we work in bananas here we still come up with the same results, cut it 3 times and it's still too short. Thanks, Ed
Amazing video, always get to see how safe you are with lifts and moving things. Curious how you are going to align the column with the alignment pins removed now to the dividing plate?
I think it looks great. That’s a lot of hard work, sweat and blood! You can take pride, and it one of a kind.
Obviously well planned and meticulously executed thank you Karen. Kurtis you didn't do too bad either.😂 Really nice attention to detail - I would not have thought of putting anti-seize around the top of the bolts in a million years. As always your efforts are truly appreciated K, K and H.👍
I like the way the machine looks. Sure the riser block looks different from the rest of the machine, and that's okay because it is different. I like the look of the riser block.
Every time that you do a project like this my respect for you grows. I'm not thinking that everything goes seamless with the project, we don't live in a magic world, we live in the real world.
What impresses me is that your a practical living example of the adage: Proper planning prevents poor performance.
i watched your early videos about making the riser, looking at it it looks fantastic, the design and especially the welds, doubt the manufacturer could have done better. congrats on an an amazing bit of work mate
In my country there is an expression “straight arms”. So they say about people with a predisposition to engineering. You are the highest link among people. Cheers
I really appreciate that you both took your day off to do a side project and then took even more time to film it for us. Thank you for the videos and time that you put in to this. Cheers!
You don't do anything small and I so enjoy watching! Good job!
Glad you mentioned getting it rewired and the controls modified at the end. Love the CEE videos, but as an electrician, seeing the wires cut was a stabbing chest pain for me. Should have known Cutis had something else in mind for the wiring.
The wires couldn't be retained unaltered anyway - they're a "riser-block" too short, so some cuttin' and splicin' is inevitable, unless you do a FULL rewire.
@@paulwomack5866 I think it's time, with some upgrades!
Man great job! It's a pleasure watching a modern day legend at work!
If this job had to be done at any other place, they would have had 4 people doing it and 6 people supervising. This guy is amazing!
One guy slinging for each corner a machine operator and possibly management and possibly safety since a lift is being performed
Do not forget the coffee cup holder apprentices and marketing guys making very interesting noises
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I have said it before you are an artist! Really cool. I think by not painting it you give it personality. Thanks
Hi Kurtis, I notice you removed two dowels and didn’t replace them as there was no provision for them, Will this be a problem with the machine maintaining its accuracy? As you know dowels keep machine parts true
i was thinking the same thing
My thoughts as well. The machined dowels prevent the slack between bolts and holes moving the column at the first heavy cut.
Normally the bolts should hold the parts in place well enough, the dowel pins are just so you can fit the parts back together perfectly after taking apart. With the riser block it wouldn't be really possible to make new dowel pin holes accurate enough, usually those get finish machined after everything has been aligned. But I don't think you can accurately drill new holes without damaging the existing holes (with that I mean accidentally widen them so the dowl doesn't fit snuggly anymore).
The dowels, also called alignment pins, in my experience are a critical part of a machine. My experience is with ships. When aligning motors and pumps, and motors and fans when alignment was achieved, bolts, shims and alignment pins were always used to assure nothing moved.
It is important to note that unlike Kurtis' shop, which is stationary, ships move and flex constantly. With that said, there is a reason the manufacturer fitted the dowels, or alignment pins. It would idea to follow the manufacturer's practice.
Bob
Will answer the alignment questions in the next Part video 👍
Wonderful to see this machine take on a new life with modifications and upgrades.
Thanks for the video...
I think it looks great. what a treat being able to watch the process all the way through. thanks
I watch part one and part two of the riser, and of course part three that I was really waiting four, to see you put this thing together. It's amazing everything fit so perfectly watching your videos over these years I know that your perfectionist. Thanks again for an interesting video, can't wait for part four.
7P's rule: Precise Prior Planning Preceeds Perfect Positive Performance.
Best example I've seen in quite a while. Brilliant.
I've heard it this way, proper planning prevents piss poor performance. there was a haulage business that had that emblazoned under the company sign at their front gate.
surprise Monday CEE videos are the best. Cheers guys!
One of my favorite RUclips channels,
If you find that the system vibrates too much after assembly, I'd suggest drilling holes into the riser and filling your riser either with sand, or with lead shot. Not quite as much vibration damping as ductile cast iron, but close.
I was thinking similar although hydraulic cement may be better as it won't settle or shrink
The riser block looks the business, exceptionally well made, it’s nice feeling when something like that comes together, quite expensive if it didn’t, don’t paint it, it will no doubt last for many years to come and you can reminisce 😊
Another Monday video!? You Ms Karen are entirely too good to us. 2 videos in a week is totally like early Christmas every time. Kurtis you clever clever man. I love the zip tie trick to mark wires. I'm gonna use that every chance I get. I love the out takes at the end of the videos. You and kurtis must be a riot to spend time with. Please give homey a belly rub for me. He's such a happy boy.
DIY tool improvement projects are so satisfying. Good on you mate. 👍
Every socket set should include at least four 10mm sockets.
And a couple of 12mm
Top notch entertainment here. The whole package. Solid mechanical shop content and the end of the day laugh we all need. Hope to watch for years to come. 🤙🏽
I imagine that there is an alternate plane of existence where all the lost 10 mm sockets exist in massive piles.
They end up all cozy wrapped up in one off socks and underwear.
I think it looks great. Form follows function. And your install was very clean. No wasted motion!
Very cool to see such nice work being done. It is easy to tell that you did a good job making those long bolts, they sound exactly the same, like perfectly tuned instruments. Also: You most certainly know about that old saying "Hard work is fascinating. I can watch it all day." 😄😄🐶🐶🛠🛠 Lots of love for your awesome work, hugs to Safety Officer Homeless (a.k.a. Mr. BigNutz) 😂😂
Seriously. Those balls have got to go!
Thank godness!!!! I thought I was the only one that puts extra creamy peanut butter on my threads. I knew I probably wasn't the only one. Love the videos Curtis, Curtis's keeper, and handsome puppy!
As a note for a machine that old I might be inclined to replace the wiring with modern copper. I have seen sticky or disintegrated insulation in many electronics devices from that era.
Really enjoyed these three films, having moved 1000,s of tonnes of heavy industrial kit out of the English isles and around Europe it was golden to see all the slinging, blocking, pull,lifting and re-assembly done to the standards.
Hope your sparky used some wago,s to,put it all back in .
Homeless inspected and passed the job.
Ripper
Watched this again after a year and noticed that you didn't dowel the head to the base as the original machine was done? I would guess it would have been dowelled together whilst checking tram and alignments then bolted together. Have you checked the alignments in X-Y or are you ok with 'close enough'? No offence intended, it just occurred to me whilst watching as those dowel pins were a bloody tight fit! Was a 'Part #4' ever made?
It's an industrial machine. What popularity contest runs in workshops? I like it, the bolts fit perfectly no doubt about it, and you'll make some more $$$$ when this is completed! Agree that the bare metal looks better, than too bright of any color!!
WELL DONE, MATE!
Is there some alignment between the spindel and the bed of the machine? If so, how do you realign without the pins?
You have to do the alignment manually. You install a long bar in the chuck and use an indicator to adjust it to run absolutely concentrically, just like when setting up a bar in the lathe. Then you sweep it with an indicator by traveling the table. Once the indicator no longer moves as the table is traversed, the headstock is aligned. Then you drill new holes for alignment pins. (You can't reuse the old ones unless you do some very complicated and difficult setups).
Rule number 1: DONT CUT TWO WIRES AT THE SAME TIME 💥💥💥💥
I love it when the yard crane gets in on the action
Nice work. You said that you’re not happy with how it looks, maybe try covering it with sheet metal or what I would do, is paint the riser block in a complimentary colour and have it stand out as a testament to your engineering work. Well done!!
Smashing video. Love how you knew what you wanted, what you wanted to pay and went ahead and did it.
I started my apprenticeship at Kitchen & Walker at Shay Lane, Ovenden, Halifax on ‘79/‘80. I never got to finish the apprenticeship for one reason or another. I went to the factory ever Saturday and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
Looking forward to seeing this old beast do some jobs, great work on the riser and bolts!
Great job!! My woofer Pip and I love your woofer. I watch your vids after work (2nd shift industrial maintenance). Your woofer gives me a smile and a chuckle. Stay safe.
Alignment and dowel pins. Thanks for your time. Pete
An excellent little mini series. The design, manufacturing and installment had me fizzing all the way through. Heavy duty metal work is exciting and 'bewildering' to me sometimes. Trying to see the next step, or understanding the previous one has my brain steaming...more please Kurtis..
People may see that the riser was added and admire the work. Painted it may not have been noticed. Great job!
Another great bit of ingenuity keeping older equipment in good service. BTW, I have found that if you accumulate a lot of 10mm sockets, leave them laying around so you continually have to move them or walk over them, the bastards never go missing again! Strange that.
Hey man, I know it's an old video but it's really awesome to see where you started to where you are now!!!
That riser is beautiful. I agree with another about painting it a different color and using your logo.
I would paint it so it doesn’t rust, I like someone’s idea to paint your riser a different color. Great work. Awesome project.
"Workwise"....the details make for a great job.
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I was excited when I saw the title of the new video. I've been waiting for this one, and I wasn't disappointed. Excellent video and extremely satisfying...and I loved the "Oh Jesus" moment! Thank you both! 😁😁👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
The riser turned out great. None of us expected a weldment to look like a casting. I think modifying a machine for a more useful purpose is awesome.
Those bolts are gorgeous. Beautiful work.
Hi, I want to tell you that you are simply a special champion. I really enjoy seeing your approach to every product and every tool in a very respectful and professional way, and even your body language at work shows respect for the work itself. Personal If I upload any tool you fix I will treat it as a brand new tool. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the translation into Hebrew. I would be very happy if it was in all your stories. You have a very rich knowledge.