Yeah, i've been wanting to do the upgrade for a while but the cost kept me from doing it for a long time. This makes filming quite a bit easier now because i can re-frame in post without the resolution going to hell.
RU-vid really helps me get the word out there about my parts and does improve my sales but my intention is not to become a full time youtuber. It's also why i can get away with saying no to the sponsorship stuff that has already come up a few times. That said, if BendPak or someone like that wants to give me something relevant to what i do here and wants something resonable in return i would likely say yes. I suspect it'll be a while before i get the attention of stuff like that though and even if i never do that's perfectly fine, i'm having a great time without it.
Id be surprised if your followers here would take exception to pertinent sponsorship. Yourself and M539 restorations seem to be examples of youtube done right. The majority of channels simply pander to the algorithm which doesn't make for great viewing. Scraplife garage aren't bad either! Anyway, thanks for your efforts. Im intending to put 2AR power into a mid engined space frame track toy in the future. Timing should work well.
@@FrankensteinMotorworksas @turtturt235 sometimes its good to see things from a novice perspective, pros just expect you to know certain things and skip over them.
The self awareness about the CNC content value is fair. That said, I don't think any of us are going to complain about a random 5-10 second time lapse of the mill putting in some work now and again. If we're here, we're clearly nerdy enough to appreciate some mill footage.
My personal preference would be to not see as much cnc work, but more of the good old stuff of developing and tuning the 2gr/ar. I find the stuff we normal people can do most interresting, as many of us cant even disasemble and put together a 2gr engine. Its absolutly facinating to see how much the 2gr can preform 👍 I'm also looking forward to the future videos about the easy 350hp setup. Keep up the good the great work Marc 👍
Thank you for the feedback, that's kinda what i was thinking, there's plenty of machining contents out there, i should focus on the stuff i can do better and is more unique. That said, seeing chips fly is pretty neat sometimes so you will still see a bit of it here and there but really just quick shots not entire videos dedicated to it. The 350whp setup is nearing the finish line right now, i hope to have a video on it by the end of next month.
IMO it was a perfectly good intro to Marks new machine and fab capability. Do realize some people will just want to see check/hp transactions and thats way more boring than a bit of machining!
Thanks, i've been wanting one of these for many years. it feels great to finally have one. I should be able to make some pretty neat stuff with this in the near future.
I love the sporadic reveal of a full CNC machine! I think this level of CNC content, or maybe a little more focus on the thought/design process vs beep boop is perfect and fits the vibe of the channel.
I love seeing not only the chips fly, but your thinking processes. It takes a lot of foresight to get to your end results. I'd love to see more of your behind-the-scenes work such as the computer designing and 3D print prototyping.
Cool work, Mark! I think you're intuition about machining content is well taken, but it's still fun to watch. I know it's a lot of work to capture and edit, but it would be awesome to see in post credits as zen moments or outtakes. Machining gone wrong is ALWAYS reassuring for those of us who never get it right the first time.
Thanks for the feedback, I certainly don't always get it right the first time either and i do try to show the mistakes when they do happen. and yeah you'll probably see a few shots here and there of chips flying but it won't be the main video focus.
Personally, I love machining stuff and admire people who have the skills and knowledge to use it as a tool to help them design and make performance components to ultimately make fast stuff. 👍🔧🏎 I realize you may not want to be a "machining channel" but I still appreciate you sharing your thought process to why and how you are going to solve a problem. It's that conversation that is informative and fun, granted you don't necessarily have to go into end-mill sizes or speeds and feeds, ya know the nitty-gritty stuff like that, but I still think it's cool stuff and I certainly don't mind you sharing a little bit of it with us. My $0.02 😊
I really appreciate the feedback, this machine has upped my game by quite a bit so you are sure to see it here and there even without this becoming a machining channel
I'm really blown away by the views on these videos, it makes it a lot more exciting to post them when there are people watching the videos to interact with.
It’s honestly very refreshing to see this type of content. I personally enjoy watching the machining and watching your creations and ideas come to life for the engine builds
That's a clever fixture and it will only get better with revisions. Kurtis from Cutting Edge Engineering makes special tools and parts for what he does. Those videos are fun to watch and just as popular as his repair videos.
I am a total metal nerd so the CNC stuff is welcome in my feed. But with all the endeavors you have and only so much time I think people would rather have more car content and more progress rather than you spending extra hours trying to film & explain machining. Just my two cents, I'm so glad you're in the MR2 world :)
I actually really enjoy the machining content and it doesn't matter if your not at the level of some pro machine shop. It makes it more relatable and achievable for the average enthusiast. new camera is mint too. Great job.
Good video. You rarely see people building up Toyota V6s, so that's a treat. I gotta say that your audio is well above average. The fact that you also speak well makes this a nice experience.
Very cool! Looking forward to things to come. Love what you are doing for the MR2 community. My 2GR MR2 is an absolute blast and gets an amazing amount of attention at every show I take it to. The sound gets them every time. Thanks again!
These power figures are nuts! Interesting how this is more or less the Toyota counterpart to the Nissan VQ35HR engine which has a lot more aftermarket support due to coming in a sports car. I can only imagine how far these 2GR engines would go if more people/companies paid attention to it like the VQ platform.
I appreciate this video, as it's an important part of your new process. That being said, probably not much more machining heavy content, as we are all here because of the MR2 and engine work you are doing. This is a part of it, and I personally really appreciated seeing you use the new tool in a video.
I enjoy seeing the machining content. I can see your point about not getting into too much detail, and spending a lot of time filming and editing generic machine work content, but I'd certainly love to see when you've got 2GR parts on there!
I really like seeing the process of blocks of metal turning into cool parts for MR2s. I think most people will enjoy a little bit of machining content on your channel.
New sub - enjoying the first few minutes enough to get on board. Loved my 2GR blade before it fell victim to a bus. Re: machining, agree just show highlights and explain as you have. If you do show maching/process please reduce volume of machine beeps and running!
Thanks for subscribing i appreciate it!. Thanks for the feedback and Noted on the volume of the machine, that thing is quite loud and i can do a better job mixing it down for the videos.
New camera is awesome. My uncle had a 5 axis Okuma so it’s interesting seeing the difference in what goes into running a part here. I know he started on stuff even more manual than this. He was a drag racer and had his own professional machine shop.
yeah, the 5 axis stuff looks like witchcraft to me right now. Perhaps some day i'll get to play with a machine like that. Being able to machine your own parts makes racing a lot more affordable for sure.
Nice that cnc machine toke the channel to the next level i think that the way you have it now is perfect where you explain and do a time lapse of the cnc machining
Love the new camera! Hate the angle at the work bench! Had to watch it sideways 😂 keep up the great work. Would love to build similar for my MR2 someday. It's guys like you leading the way for guys like me. Thank you!
Yeah i'm not entirely thrilled with the camera position, i tried fixing this a bit in the latest video but i think i still have some work to do with the camera angle. Thanks for the feedback.
I'm one of the new guys - last video was my first of yours. At the start of this video I actually thought to myself "Wow, that's really good picture quality for a mechanic type channel!"
One, the last place I worked at had a Haas ToolRoom Mill and we beat the CRAP out of it and it took it all day, they're awesome machines. Two, there are guys in the current shop that prefer the straight fluted taps even when rigid tapping. I can't wait to see the stuff this lets you do!
The straight tap vs spiral tap may just be my inexperience showing through. but i have to agree that this is a pretty damn awesome machine. This is essentially a full on proper CNC mill it's just missing an enclosure and coolant stuff but overall it's very capable.
@@FrankensteinMotorworks totally understandable, people will try to scare the daylights out of you making you think You've guy the wrong stuff, but especially in aluminum, you'll be amazed as to what you can "get away" with.
Hey personally don’t mind machining in the videos as my favorite channel Rob Dahm has it all in there. It just adds to the variety I personally believe. And hey the more experience you get maybe other services you do or offer. Or just have fun with the dang CNC! 👍🏽
I really do like Rob Dahm's video format. I love that he generally quickly gets to the point, explains and shows what he needs to and moves on when it's done. I do my best to be direct and to the point like that also. I'm not sure where this CNC thing will lead but it's the next step in my business and i'm excited!
This is great, glad you sorted a new camera out it does really make a difference. I enjoy seeing you do your thing, cnc, tuning, talking engines etc 😎👍 I really do need to sort my vq35de intake manifold out to compliment my built engine 😅
Yeah the camera really should help demonstrate the small details and is generally just a lot more pleasant to watch. It was a very overdue upgrade for the channel.
Always great to see you improving, the channel seems to be moving in the right direction for sure, and quality improvements help. As far as the machining part of the video, IDK, maybe if you have multiple things to so, like say the machining valve spring seats, maybe do just one as an example in high speed? That seems to work for other channels that arent specifically for machining stuff.
I may sneak in some T24 content in too as soon as i can get my hands on one of those new motors. Those things look like a monster hiding in plain sight while everyone is distracted with the G16
Thank you for the feedback. I may still put some gratuitous machining shots here and there because it's always neat to see chips fly but i don't think it'll be the focus of future videos. Maybe when this channel gets big enough to make a secondary channel those will go there.
I’ve watched a few of your videos now because I was interested whether the Lotus motor could have the same output it currently does but minus the blower. Y’know adding simplicity and lightness! Interesting stuff.
Peronally i love the cnc mill videos plus with yor explanation of why this an why that. Im an engineer by trade so i enjoy the setup of the mill plus the development of each stage of the process. i think it brings more value to your channel because not all channnels similar to yours, even endeavor on buying a mill let alone designing parts. Most channel have sponors that supply them with ready made parts to install an promote. We need more people to be thinkers an not promotors or just installers. I definitely dont think you should do away with these type of videos, but they dont have to be the primary focus. Our country needs more people like you an not sheep.
Thank you for the feedback, honestly designing this stuff and making it work is more enjoyable to me than the actual end result engine so i promise you'll keep seeing parts fabricated in house here. Of course sometimes an off the shelf part is perfect and i do use them in that case but generally you'll mostly see custom parts being made for my builds in house.
Wow! This reminds me of a Looney Tune cartoon. Bugs Bunny cut down a tree, took it to a saw mill and cutting and milling until it’s turned into a tooth pick. Exciting news for the MR2 community.
That seems pretty accurate with some of these parts. Starting with a 40lb chunk of aluminum and ending up with a part that weighs 3lbs. Lots and lots of chips.
Now, that's cool and grats on your mill! I wouldn't mind some milling with your thoughts on why this or that way, maybe sped up from start to finish and then tuning. :) It definetly was very nice to see your joy and pride using it. Beside a cooling solution, the chips all over the shop would make me gaga. ^^ I have a feeling that a cabin for the mill is coming soon. ;)
Yeah, this machine is AMAZING at throwing chips all over the damn shop. If anything it has forced me to keep the floor a bit cleaner so it's easy to sweep so it's not entirely a bad thing.
awesome content man, Ill probably never get into 2GR usage since i've converted to a Subaru guy, but I love seeing the capabilities of a 2GR. sometimes it makes me wish I still had a toyota put put it in. I do have a sandrail with a Shortstar engine in it. I would totally entertain using a 2GR if it ever fails.
I do have the ability to ship engines via freight :) I do want to get into building customer engines. not quite ready to start just yet but stay tuned if you do want to have one built.
Great work I don’t have a big fancy mill and even if I did I would opt for a very simple bought or home made shoulder cutter tool that goes in the valve guide driven with a cordless drill simple and accurate and cheap I do like watching all sorts of fancy stuff being made on those CNC’s however JA
I would love to be able to use one of those tools but i can't seem to find one in the right size. I need something with a 12-13mm ID and a 25.4 to 27mm OD. If you can find such a cutter i would really appreciate it, it would make this a lot simpler.
Dear Mark, I discovered you thanks to GnG and Ill happily watch anything you put out because the amount of knowledge and information that is to be gained from your videos is increadible! Keep up the great work, the camera was a nice touch. What about a multi angle valve job?
I was wondering If You could try something like F1 pre-chamber ignition for 2AR engine. Since it have 90mm bore that could speed up combustion in high rpm with advancing timing even more in safe way. Like new v6 from Maserati MC20. Tungsten Copper-alloy pre-chamber with high compression 13.5:1 even with port injection should work. You are my inspiration. Keep doing what You do!
I'm all for more time lapse videos on the CNC work. If it feels long, just speed up the duration of the time lapse. Help me finish my Widowmaker LoL. I'm stuck at the axles/axle carrier but I'm dedicating this year to finishing.
CNC Machinist here and I'm impressed how fluent you seem to already be with the CNC machine for having just started out! What CAM software are you using to program for the machine?
Thanks, i appreciate it :) For what it's worth i've been doing manual machining and CAD work for about 16 years now and before i did Frankenstein Motorworks i used to write software for a living so i had all the surrounding skills needed i just had not yet put it together on a CNC machine yet. I remember the first time i turned it on i could not even get it to manually jog so it was a pretty steep uphill climb. I proceeded to just weld a bunch of aluminum onto an end mill with my first test part but i was able to quickly fix that and haven't had that issue since. For software i use SolidWorks for the CAD, OneCNC for the CAM and i have a small USB to DNC to send the program to the machine since the machine only has 1mb of memory. that DNC thing device is not perfect and i want to try something different but in the grand scheme that's a pretty small thing to fix.
It would be really cool to se valve-float limit in action on this engine. Like a rig with an oil pressurised head (maybe assembly lube is enough) separated from the block driven by a rpm controlled electric motor. Then it can be run controlled without valve-cover for filming. Thats your 1milj views from me alone 🙂
The fact you can do this...wow. And here I am just wishing I could weld aluminum, but still stuck at making ugly tack welds with my splattering Harbor Freight 99 dollar welder. haha
Man, I can't tell you how excited I am to see someone finally push the xGR platform of engines. Out of curiosity are the pistons, rods & valve springs off the shelf items for a 2GR, or are they for a different application like 2JZ, 3S-GTE, etc? I'm not as interested in the CNC stuff, but I do like to see the process from beginning to end, so no real preference 😅
The rods are off the shelf and for this application, the valve springs existed but not intended for this application, i actually don't even know what they were designed for. The pistons are custom to my spec because i did not like what was available on the market.
New cameras definition looks great! Id say keep keep the CNC machining content its extra content or record it and post it to a new channel but running 2 channels is alot of work
I really need to get to 100k subs or more on the main before it's feasible to spin off a 2nd channel. Otherwise you're just starting from scratch with videos that get 100-500 views total and they just aren't worth making. So perhaps in the future this will be a thing but i'm at least a few years away before i can get those extra subscribers on the main channel.
Thanks for new vid. Thought it was funny you seemed more excited about the camera then the CNC mill. lol What is that absolute unit of a trans on the back of your bench?
*lol* i did not notice that but that likely had to do with the fact that the camera was only a few days old to me and i've had the mill here for a few months working on it in the background. I'm still very excited about what i can do with that mill. That absolute unit of a transmission is a ZF-6 manual 6 speed transmission. It's for a future video probably in a few months. Some non Toyota content.
going from sending in 2gr ecus for flashing to sending in heads for custom valve seat machining soon? it's great to see the progress for the platform over the years.
Great job! I love seeing your progress. I do agree that the machining is cool, but the end product is what most people come for. Maybe throw some machining in here and there, but primarily the engine/car stuff.
