I thought the Edison motors analysis was gonna be a trend, that was a great breakdown. Why did the video get taken down? Was Wes threatened by the Canadian mob?
Customers come and go to my shop with no straps, or poorly tied down loads all the time. Always tie down your loads strong and tight. Cool CNC machine.
@@WatchWesWork after a while, we learn to enjoy the process rather than focus on the objective, the world would be such a boring place if things always went smoothly ...and lets face it, we do this kind of jobs because we love the challenge, otherwise we'd be pushing papers behind a desk with the air conditioning on and a hot cup of coffee
Sketchy is when you have to put your finger in a light socket to start the machine! love the fascinating videos that you produce. The family included trip was nice to see as well!
This video might be peak WWW. Sketchy trailer, sketchy fork lift, old school machine tool video that harkens back to the dawn of WWW, and a family road trip!!! The only thing this video lacked was either a rusted out plow truck or a garbage truck.
"Executive program" is what the older PC based CNC machines called the main program that ran under DOS or Windows to provide the GUI, act as the PLC for machine side interface, run the motion control and feedback, etc. I highly suggest exporting all the parameters out via serial to backup, then removing the decades old hard drive and image it to your PC! If that hard drive poops out you are cooked unless you have that executive backup and parameters. Also recommend replacing the PC BIOS battery as well. I love "gamble" machines, half the fun is the logistics and tracing down the issues. When people ask me what I make with my CNC machines, my usual answer is "scrap"!
I just got a Chevalier teach lathe and it has similar PC control. Came with 3.5" floppies but I don't know if I could even put my hands on a drive anymore, threw so many of them out from old PC's. @@WatchWesWork
@@WatchWesWork Two things you should never hear in the same sentence: "I think" and "backup". That advice from CrawfordMethod is worth more than the rest of the comments you are going to get. (I used to work in IT Security, ad it gladdens my heart to hear there are people who also understand that a secure system has to be a RECOVERABLE system).
You should try to get into the bios setup too and take pictures of the settings. Many times they are not documented. Floppy disks don't seem very reliable anymore, but you can get an emulator that uses the floppy disk interface and allows use of a USB flash stick. Makes it a lot easier to transfer files from PC to CNC if you are using a CAD program and post processor. Amazon has a couple listed.
Trailer service company owner here. The little rubber cap is designed for axles that have a grease nipple inside. Normally you use a solid cap if you don’t have a Zerk fitting.
As a cnc tech, who specifically works on older machines I can tell you “I don’t have time to check it” and “It’s in my price range” is a great formula for a very expensive cnc machine.
You just did my heart good by using a proper driving tool on those races and seal! I have not seen any other YT fixer-upper use one in a loooong time! I ALWAYS use, or try to use, the proper tools. When I was in HS back in the 60s, my shop teacher had a sign on the wall above his desk "If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over". I'll never forget it.
I run my own mobile mechanic business and that's my motto If you're going to do it, Do it Right, or Don't do it at all! Probably why I have and get so many customers.
I could watch you explain how paint dries and I know it would be an interesting video. I hope your son will realize how amazing his dad is when he gets older. Thanks for your videos.
14:17 you can tell how much she loves you when you hear this compared to, “Honey are you sure all our insurance’s are up to date” or “ Honey let me just check our wills first”
Random Taiwanese viewer here. The Hurco factories are about an hour away from where I live. Passed by a few times but never have thought they make CNC machines. Wonder if getting parts directly from them would be cheaper than buying from the US. Would really like to see this old girl back to work, looking forward for part 2.
Every one of Wes's productions where the star of the show DOES not have a steering wheel is always a great video. This CNC purchase is one of them. FYI Wes... I think you used up a lot of Karma unloading the machine at the limits of your little forklift 🤣🤣🤣 You made it look easy but I know the pucker factor was high. Its always a treat when your videos include the family. Looking forward to Part II
There is a switch behind the spindle guard, they get sticky. Plenty of wd-40 and cycle it should free up. As far as the tool changer, open the cover in front of the gear box and make sure there is oil in the cup. If not, fill with dte light. The seal on the tool changer arm likes to fail and all the oil leaks out.
WE had a couple VM1s in our shop, reliable enough that I never learned much about them. I do know that low tool changer oil often caused issues in one of ours. The other sort-of problem was that the way it stores tools confused the operators, and by the time they called me their table was full of tool holders that they had no idea where they belonged. The machine doesn't use dedicated tool pockets, so tool #1 is not always in pocket #1. If you started with tool #1 then went to #5 it then stored #1 in pocket #5 and so on till they were all in somewhat random positions. The machine knew what it was doing, and would be fine as long as you didn't try to correct it. I spent a lot of time reloading tools whenever someone new ran the machine. Seems like the tool changer was persnickity, if anything was done out of sequence it wouldn't do anything till you got it back where it wanted to be.
Seems to me that the clamp/unclamp happening at the same time was a common issue, don't remember for sure what caused it. I know there were a couple situations that had me manually manipulating the tool changer valves in sequence to reset something. I'll see if i can find anything in my notes.
Yeah, floating tool changers can be confusing. It's actually what I learned on. When I got a carousel that always put the tool in the same spot I didn't know how to act.
I wish you were my dad. I never had a dad to teach me about things like this, but I love this kind of stuff. Now I'm your age, and way behind on learning... Your son is very lucky to grow up with a cool, smart guy like you as his father. Love the channel, Wes.
I strapped a 55gallon drum to the back of my forklift and filled it with water so I could move my HAAS VF0. I had a Clark 6k lift that was really built as an 8k lift with a smaller counterweight.
I have seen these axles called "Uni-lube" Axles. I really like them and have drilled conventional axles to add this feature. Without using this system you would be better off with solid caps rather than ones with the plugs because I also have the same issue of the rubber plugs rotting.
Round things turn into flat things Isn't that how bearings are supposed to work?. OMG NO cotter pin install complaints Mom has to go, she has the chec k book
I always look forward to Watching Wes Work. Since I can't work right now due to a health issue, Watching you and all of your other buddies on youtube is excellent. Glad you brought the family along. Happy Easter Sunday ! From the PNW.
Wes, I hauled quite a few big CNC machines from a manufacturer in NY State called Fryer Machine,and laughed out loud watching you handle yours with that small towmotor. A lot of times, I would arrive at a customer with a 30 ft long or more machine that was overheight also, and they would come driving out with a couple towmotors like yours to think they could do the job. It was hillarious. Love your content, Bill
One thing I learned with forklifts....and I drove them for about 15 years... always drive forward when you have a load on the limit... that way you force the weight onto the rear wheels which allows a certain amount of steering...
I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of this series. I loved the trip to the Zoo with you and Mrs. Wes and Little Wes. I always loved taking my boys to the Zoo's. My oldest is now 54 years old. I still have his first pair of glasses he wore in the 1st grade. Enjoy Little Wes and Mrs. Wes because time doesn't fly it travels at the speed of light.
The wheel on that trailer sounds like the "wheel of fortune". Which is kind of appropriate. As a long distance semi driver, your lash downs on that machine were excellent.
1:25 - That sound brings back memories of my clothespinning baseball cards to my bicycle forks so the cards would make flapping sounds in the spokes. Do kids today know what clothespins and or baseball cards are?
Wes your new RU-vid content is great! It’s like you retired and this is your hobby. You may soon need a larger shop! Wonderful seeing Mrs Wes and Kiddo joining you on the road trip.
You must have telegraphed this video to the algorithm, because your old alignment videos that brought me to the channel originally started popping up in my feed. yay, machine content!
Wow, I was pretty clenched up just watching you move that machine off the trailer! Your wife is a very understanding woman! I can't wait to see this machine in action.
Thanks for the ride Wes. I've never been exposed to any machine shop stuff much less CNC. I look forward to seeing how you make this machine work and hope you will take it easy on those of us who aren't hip to all the terminology and what everything does. GO SLOW! Thanks again.
As a mechanic that owns rotted plow trucks, works on tractors, and machine operator that runs fanuc machines daily. This channel has it all. Next thing that would encompass all my interested would be a boat, but that’s just a hole in the water.
Looks like you are moving towards Becoming a machine shop for the farmers around and an occasional mechanic. You’re a man of many trades Wes! The one stop shop indeed! I like it👍
@@WatchWesWork oh sorry , but you would definitely be welcome here as we don’t have any machine shops within 100 or so miles plus you work on just about anything and everything, you prove this with each new video. Great talent you have!
What a great video, the sketchiness reached extreme on the gauge when unloading but it worked and it looks like another content generator has arrived at the shop. I was with you until you opened the control cabinet and then my eyes just glazed over. I find I get a lot of satisfaction and pleasure from picking up something for a cheap price and getting it fixed up and using it, but sometimes it’s a very, very fine line between satisfaction and frustration. I loved the road trip and seeing your family so thanks for including them. Cheers Wes, Stuart 🇦🇺
Wes, you have gone over (Back Over?) the edge. You must be making some home brew with all the corn crops up there. I have a few machines, analog as I refer to them. Don't know how to fully operate, but seriously enjoy them. I do not understand how your every day family can get by with out a mill, lathe, welders, etc....Thanks for the video!
love your videos man! by far my most favorite mechanic youtuber. Your dam lucky to have the extra cash to buy some new toys, Most Canadians are living paycheck to paycheck these days... Hopefully we get a government change soon so us small business owners can finally make some money again.
During some high school and early college years I worked in varoius departments of a factory, eventually doing prototyping and engineering work for some new products, including cnc sheet metal work (amada pega) and writing programs for and running their Hurco VM1. Been shopping for one as well to eventually have in the home shop, neat to see one show up here
Love it!!!! The VM-1 is a REALLY good machine. Arguably a more budget friendly version of the HAAS or Brother small formfactor VMC's of the early 2000's. You're going to love that thing. It sounds like its in great shape.
That rubber plug on the grease cap is for "ez-lube" axles that have a grease fitting in the end that is cross drilled to the inner bearing so you can regrease the bearings without disassembling them. Super handy
My wife and I moved a knee mill with a car hauling trailer, had to move it in three pieces and used a harbor freight cherry picker to do the breakdown and rebuild, Good times.
The rubber cap is used if you have greaseable axles, such as on my camper, there is a grease zert behind the rubber cap. Love the videos, keep em comining!
I used to be a fse for a major cnc laser tool. I remember we had a customer in Erie PA that had riggers moving a new $750k machine in place. You know you can't tell a rigger how to do their job. Well theyre lifting our epoxy granite frame machine incorrectly and as soon as the other on-site service engineer told them they can't lift it that way and they said they know what they are doing - they crack the machine in the middle.
I had a rigger run into the side of my machine because his forklift had no brakes. Dented in the sheet metal and broke the door hinge. He "discounted" the bill. Funny though, with the discount it was still more than he quoted me...
I love that this channel is run by someone else who has a passion for cool things with either a lot of wires or mechanical parts or both, except you actually have the mechanical/electrical skill, as well as the motivation to make videos. This channel is awesome
