Machine Shop Tours: Abom79

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‪@Abom79‬, one of the most famous machinists on RU-vid and a member of Practical Machinist, took us for a tour of his legendary machine and fabrication shop.
You can't consider yourself a real member of the machining community if you never heard of ‪@Abom79‬. Abom79, AKA Adam Booth, is a third-generation machinist and fabricator. He started his career working for his father back in 1997, right before graduating from high-school, and kept working in the metalworking industry ever since.
As his passion for the machining trade kept growing, Adam worked hard to build and grow the family workshop and turn it into his own machine shop.
Booth Machine Shop, a 1,500 sqf facility located in Pensacola, FL, is filled with unique pieces of machinery, old school toolboxes, welders, grinding machines, and many other tools that Adam uses for heavy-duty, industrial repair jobs and fabrication projects.
Adam's love and passion for manual machining (he actually never ran a CNC machine tool) led him, over the course of the years, to start and build one of the most successful machining and fab-related RU-vid channels featuring almost 1,000 videos.
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@tomt9543 3 года назад

These types of machine shops are becoming fewer and fewer each year! When I graduated high school in 1979, the town where I lived in NC had at least 6 machine shops of Adam’s type. Textile and furniture plants were the predominant industry, and these shops were kept very busy providing machining for these industries. Now, all those industries are long gone as are the machine shops! These guys are a national treasure!

@pewiegonzalez335 Год назад

They’re growing and still alive!

@lorenlieder9789 3 года назад

You have come a long ways in 7 years Adam your Dad and Grand Pop are proud of you I am sure!!

@johnlennon335 3 года назад

Adam went from the goofy kid in the shop to the RU-vid Machinist Rock Star! Way to go Adam!!

@Wrighmachining 2 года назад

Thank you for the shop tour , looks awsome !

@dw.7655 3 года назад

Thank you Adam for the tour. My son and I would love to see your shop someday. My dad was a tool and die maker for Pass and Seymour 60+ years ago. Even though our shop is somewhat scaled down quite a bit, we are increasing the required tooling to work on a model steam locomotive. As amateur machinists in the hobby, we highly respect you and Keith and others for taking the time to provide instructional videos in the various applications of machine shop practice, so others may learn from your knowledge. We as Americans need to keep these skills alive and pass on to others. So good luck with all your projects, stay safe, work safe and have a great 2021. Dave

@paulgreenlee190 3 года назад

Thank you for the tour of your shop Adam. One thing we have in common is the 330 A/BP AC/DC welding machine. Your Dad did a great job keeping it clean and maintained. I have one now that is as close to new as you can get, it might have 50 or 60 hours on it total. I'm going to sell it soon and find it a good home. Your an expert machinist and I am an expert welder but age has caught up with me. Your Sky-Hook is one of the best tools you have in your shop and will save your back in the long run. There is nothing wrong with working hard but you have to work smart as well.

@Kinghauler2012 3 года назад

Beautiful shop Adam. Be proud of what you’ve created and your great talents. Best machinist channel i follow on RU-vid.

@skinny6523 3 года назад

I am a fan and subscriber of Adams, and have been for about 5 years now, and I enjoyed this video as well, so now I am a subscriber of yours

@imkindofabigdeal4308 3 года назад

Great tour! We've really like our Ellis mitering band saw. Elegant solution and offered in a bunch of different sizes.

@johnsushchyk7933 9 месяцев назад

Thank you You have a wonderful shop Capable of doing all Glad to see a generational, family business live God bless you all A great inspirational tour

@vijayantgovender2045 3 года назад

Thank you Adam I always enjoy watching your videos I am from South Africa

@brianguest561 2 года назад

i subscribed a while back one of the things i admire most is how clean your shop is how organized and how well you take care of your tools and equipment. Being extremely OCD myself make watching your videos enjoyable.

@jonrittierodt3620 3 года назад

You certainly have a ton of tools there, Very impressive and I can imagine you can just about do anything with all that equipment. Thank you for the tour.

@CNC_MRC 3 года назад

Porządek na warsztacie sprzęt czysty zadbany zawsze w pogotowiu i gotowy do działania. Takie podejście mi się podoba. Popieram i pozdrawiam.

@motari6249 3 года назад

One of my favorite machining channels

@toddbates5359 2 года назад

Respect! A lost art, manual machines. I did hand scraping of machine ways on my apprenticeship!

@johnwarkentinnikiskialaska8364 3 года назад

Very interesting Adam thanks for the Tour of your shop

@billgeorge7804 2 года назад

This is a true master of his craft. My old Apprentice trainer used to say that the sign of a good craftsman (or craft-person) is a neat and tidy workshop.

@Edjohnjnr 3 года назад

Thanks gr8 tour of your shop

@stephentopham1577 3 года назад

Appreciate your fondness for old school machines, i did 21 years in Avdels in the UK, they were bought out by Textron. I started in 78 and almost all of the machines were old school, Cincinatti Milacron, Fritz Werner mill, Ward 2d lathe, Benninger thread mill, Hayes copy mill etc. Then came the introduction CNC machines which we adopted, VA40, Gildermeister, Wasinos, Haas and something about seeing a machine slice through aluminium and steel then getting that familiar warm cutting oil smell when you open the door is unforgettable. Having said that i now own a Colchester bantam lathe and a small mill which i do odd jobs for friends. Cant beat old school engineering!

@paulmarshall8881 3 года назад

nice shop. it's pretty cool that you still use the old machines from your dad and granddads shop. I would love to have a shop like that, I'd never go home, lol

@TheKnacklersWorkshop 3 года назад

An interesting tour... Really enjoyed viewing... Thank you.

@johnanttila5847 3 года назад

Always like watching your videos Abom79.

@bolwell 3 года назад

Awesome tour of a really well equipped shop, your dad and pop would be super proud. Greetings from Australia.

@NOSLEEPATALL 3 года назад

1st gen machinist here, graduated Machine Shop in Vo-Tech in 1987 and started a year later worked making food and surgical machines. So got used to Stainless Steel work right off the bat.

@correyy 3 года назад

Very impressed. Great efficient shop setup

@dennishill6070 6 месяцев назад

Wonderful tour Adam. Love to see the tools you use for your trade or I should say trades. You're very talented and that probably comes right out of your love for the work you do. It really shows. And I love those 330 ABP Miller units. At 805 pounds it really packs a punch, I have one left and I use that for scarfing out welds and such. Turn it all the way up and it will run that way all day or until I wear out. I've been a bit out exchange watching for some time but subscribed and liked just to validate your efforts.

@dhoff71 3 года назад

wow, you have an awesome shop!! Great job!

@cecilbrown9332 3 года назад

I love the old Miller welders ...I restored a Miller 330 abp last year I bought it just to resell but that thing was a beast of a stick welder...I now have 2 Miller dialarc hf 310 amp welders ..I have one set up for stick and one for tig ...great video Adam I really enjoy all your videos you are a huge inspiration

@peterprapphan7067 3 года назад

You are awesome Adam! I have been follow you few years back and picked up quite a few technique on the Manual Lathe and Mill, One of the other most important is your shop is really clean :)

@crazycooterMN 3 года назад

I learned a lot from this man, would love to meet him but that's what the internet is for!

@Lwimmermastermetalart Год назад

Thank you for sharing. Your a dying breed for sure. I’ve been a journeyman tool and die maker since 1972. Love manual machining although I ended up with a CNC shop which has now been passed onto my sons. Today there are simply so few ppl that even want to learn this business. Always said you need to know how to make parts on manual machines before you can utilize CNC properly. Sadly I think we’re just heading to all button pushing brainiacs opposed to true craftsman like you. Keep on keeping on!

@cristianvera8506 3 года назад

My respect to you sir 👏🤘awesome shop 🙌 numero uno ☝️

@outsidescrewball 3 года назад

Enjoyed.... I wished you showed some snapshots of the start of your shop....ATB

@bud-in-pa589 3 года назад

Noticed the 101st Screaming Eagle Decal in your tour...hats off to its owner!

@johnblecker4206 2 года назад

You have one of the best collections of machinist tools and that old wooden Gerstner box makes the desktop.

@ronvonbargen8411 3 года назад

I have that same drill pointer. Company is still making parts for it. Best drill sharpener I've used

@whitbyretreat145 2 года назад

One of the most satisfying ways to make a livelihood

@fakerublefarmer3337 Год назад

Oh my lord, I cant believe the elusive sky hook is real! They had me looking for it for hours

@onehot57 3 года назад

Nice video Adam! Your my go to guy!

@ParsMaker 3 года назад

nice, thanks for shear

@tayyabsafdar7069 Год назад

Best wishes and regards.

@JWB671 3 года назад

Who knew Adam from the PM forum “shop photos” thread before he even started RU-vid?

@weekendwarrior1122 2 года назад

Watched your videos for a long time. Had no idea you were in pensacola! I am a transmission shop owner in Milton.

@1valleycity 3 года назад

Great video. Very nice shop. Replace that saw with a Ellis you will love it!

@poodlelord 3 года назад

Abom79 should be known for his LOVE of shapers.

@staylucky4727 2 года назад

This guy is a true craftsman

@bearsrodshop7067 3 года назад

Great tour and well organized too. I too have and EverLaat, mine is the 256S with plasma, aarc, & tig combo,, love it. Bear

@jacquespoirier9071 3 года назад

a true machinist uses manual machines as yours , very nice shop setup.

@thomaskoshinsky7768 3 года назад

Adam you lost a lot of weight .missed your vids.keep up the good work.keep making videos i learn alot from them.

@steran50 2 года назад

You are going to have to do a tour of Abom79's new shop once he finishes getting it all set up.

@rmsflorida 2 года назад

I do the same type of work....Job shop ..no CNC,,,I collect metal charts too!...Got rid of my G&E tool room shaper (needed the space) Have broaches for the Davis # 5 extra for trading... Because of the head room in the shop...Bullard and Lucas I let go. My son is the 4th. generation machinist...Moved to Brooksville ,Fla.26 years ago from D.C. area...Could not keep every thing ...Have now just 7 Lathes ,7Mills ..Cylindrical grinding, Tool& Cutter and Surface grinding Heat treating & welding of all types... so we have a lot in common....Robbie's Machine Service.

@BrandonLayMusic 3 года назад

So impressed! I would love to know these guys electrical setup for shop power

@jasonbell5905 3 года назад

Adam you are the best !

@mitchkronowit3633 3 года назад

Now THERE is a happy place. I hope I can have a dedicated shop one day instead of simply a corner in the garage. I didn’t see a drill press. Does the vertical mill take care of that... and more? Thanks for the video.

@richfoster4189 3 года назад

The "small" drill-mill was his drill press.

@kentuckytrapper780 3 года назад

New subscriber, been watching your videos, keep'um coming.

@thomasrappen5906 3 года назад

ohhh, adam, thx a lot for this deep look behind the scenes... love the work you do, and your channel is a reference for me, if i haave to explain somebody, how to do mechanical stuf ( e.g. why the fck thread was not running, cutted thread bars of a special extractor in the middle of india...= go on like this, blessed x-mas, nd healthy 2021..

@ethansammis7429 2 года назад

Very cool shop tour

@MrStarlin51 3 года назад

👍👍thumbs up ABOM

@anonymousgeorge4321 3 года назад

Good one. Thanks.

@Bookerb2004 3 года назад

HEYO, Still an OG Here Adam, a little late catching up but I’m Loving it

@wagminagmishagmiragmihagmi4341 3 года назад

All what i can see in your Shop is : Gold and Diamonts👍

@alandaters8547 3 года назад

Thanks for the great tour! And now I know where the stoker engine went! (It looked familiar.)

@heavymachinery2843 2 года назад

Awesome shop love it 🤘👍👍

@claytonpearce7601 3 года назад

The old cockford Ollie sticker. Great video!

@barendloots1281 2 года назад

Nice shop

@johnlennon335 3 года назад

Yeah, a 3-D printer probably isn't too far off from CNC. What I didn't understand when I started into CNC was that you STILL need all of the skills and knowledge of manual machining as far as speeds and feeds and what looks and sounds right, because you don't have the feel of the knobs and handles. So you don't have that feedback. All the things to know about chatter and rigidity and climb cutting and work-holding and materials. There are no shortcuts in metalworking.

@kentuckytrapper780 3 года назад

Very nice shop abom, love the old welder. I've got a old Lincoln 3 phase welder for sale. Cheap' great video.

@AlexKiritz 3 года назад

My grandfather was also a machinist. He had a shop in an underground cave in Missouri that made parts for the Apollo program. Unfortunately he died of a heart attack more than two decades before I was born.

@havabeer1 3 года назад

have you every wondered if the lower height may end up being an issue? just fumes, trying to load things in and out etc? I have quite a low shop as well and always in awe of friends with massive sheds/garages. i guess we've just got to do the best with the cards we're dealt though.

@seery188 3 года назад

Proper machinest💪

@altarofannihilation8693 3 года назад

Hammer rack, that’s what you need, right on the end of the bench. I highly recommend everyone have a hammer rack of some kind.

@scottmcfee1665 3 года назад

that miller 330 will work well to weld aluminum on DC straight with helium. That is what that machine was designed to do.

@michaelstagar525 3 года назад

Great Shop!!

@chrismeitner4132 3 года назад

you should have a little A-bombe 21 to pass down all your love and know how to,,, we are only truly remembered by are loved (kids) ... just think who would be here to honor your Grandfather and Father for the Great Men you say they are ,,, if not for YOU,,, there KID.. hope to see a little Booth Jr one day on your channel. Gods blessings to you Adam. #FLOGROWN!!

@phillipwebb9741 3 года назад

Awesome shop.

@richfoster4189 3 года назад

At the end you cover the old band saw. Why not replace that with a decent 14-16" wet/dry metal chop/miter saw?

@Brandon-so9fp 3 года назад

Love the rototec episodes

@tonynagy2042 3 года назад

@wyatt5391 2 года назад

one cnc you be set for life bud

@robertjeffery6100 3 года назад

Very nice shop

@andrewr907 3 года назад

No Bridgeport? No surface grinder (table grinder)? Just wondering. Thanks for the tour.

@inquisitive980 3 года назад

I can say I have run a shaper shorty before it was taken out of service. Best guess as to why it was retired would be OSHA. I am guessing your answer will be not a fit for your scope of work, however why no manual EDM?

@67gorila 3 года назад

Hi Adam, what is the square footage of your shop,

@rustytruck66 3 года назад

Just skipped over the little atlas power hacksaw in the corner, haha

@metclassroomforform4and541 3 года назад

What you did with the boring mill you did buy

@jamesconnors5653 3 года назад

Lots of stuff.

@nailbender8975 3 года назад

Great shop! Needs new fire extinguisher. He got that from his great great grand father. JK

@richfoster4189 3 года назад

Why is the CRC wash tub a $2500 item?

@johnblecker4206 2 года назад

How do you keep all those tools rust free in Florida with all that rain etc.

@Rimrock300 2 года назад

Think he has shown in some of his videos using CRC protective wax and similar

@johnblecker4206 2 года назад

@@Rimrock300 thanks

@MegaRiffraff 2 года назад

👍🏻

@uncleknuclefunk156 3 года назад

Any friend of Adam gets a subscription from me .

@stevenewman5117 3 года назад

Check out HE&M saws great company.

@kevinsago1886 3 года назад

This is a dying trade. We will always need manual machinist. I learned to do both manual and programming CNC lathes. After 40 years I retired.

@richfoster4189 3 года назад

It's why USA is losing in this rat-race to be strong in trade skills. These days all you need is a CNC maker and a programmer, where the skill of machinist is lost. "Insert program card, hit the GO button", there is no skill in that.

@kevinsago1886 3 года назад

@@richfoster4189, i did all of the programming at the machine. I never was a cadcam guy.

@richfoster4189 3 года назад

@@kevinsago1886 You are the in-between person with those skills. Most kids today would be lost if they could not punch buttons on a calculator.

@camilewis87 3 года назад

Do you have a child that will continue the machinist legacy?

@MultiChaga 3 года назад

My dream.

@SqueakyNeb 2 года назад

9:20 ha, parking attachment. Not with guns like these 💪

@bubbasteele2991 3 года назад

100% off topic. Have you ever machined a cast iron skillet I have seen videos of polishing them by hand but never one done by true Machinist

@musoangelo 3 года назад

Hey Adam, at the end (27:30 about) you'd talked about replacing your do all band saw with a smaller unit that would do miters . Are you familiar with the new metal cutting mitre saws? I ran across some you tube fabricators that were using them. They look just like a wood framing miter saw but the arbor speed is a bit slower and their fitted with a metal cutting blade. It looks very similar to a wood blade. You can cut compound miters on them, which I don't think the band saws will do. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XdC4ah3_bTs.html

@orionmachine9745 Год назад

Some projects defy economical CNC applications. The talent pool of systematic thinkers is getting very small. Work with my head & hands a dying art form.