Hydraulics was the main product of the company where I served my apprenticeship 30 years ago. I have worked in IT most of the time since then. Great to watch someone making this stuff again. I’m getting a home workshop together now so I can make stuff for fun. Thanks for reminding me that I actually know how to do this stuff :)
Just started watching your videos several weeks ago, and I can't stop going over and over again. I have a home shop for my reel repair and custom parts. By the way I'm 72 and I have learned things from your videos every time I watch. Good for you! Joe Off The Hook Rod & Reel
Abom, I really like the way you´re doing that minimum amount cooling . Too many people in the industry, especially bosses, think its highly sophisticated additional machinery to already existing machines instead of smart use of compressed air and adjustable coolant nozzles . Greetings from an austrian machine tooling engineer :)
This 4 year old video popped up, so I watched it. I DO love how successful and happy you are in your new videos, but I'm just a fan of the older, quieter, "put your head down and work" style of videos you did at Motion. But, to each their own. My purpose here is just to say, I have a small and a bigger lathe in my shop, I still find it amazing how you managed to pull some pretty amazing precision out of those big old lathes. My 15" lathe seems to just have a mind of its own sometimes... And if someone can manage to create an 8th day in the week, maybe I'll find the time to rebuild it. 🤷
Thanks... I have not had the opportunity to work on hydraulic cylinders. Again I appreciate your efforts to bring us the excellent videos you create Adam.
Adam, I really enjoy your videos and I love the way you put your heart and soul into every part of a project no matter how small. But, I gotta tell you that I think your best videos are when you are doing a repair project that requires you to manufacture some part or other. That's when your creative forces get to rumblin and you Get 'er Done !!!
Hello Adam, Houston we have a problem. I like your machining (learn a lot), travel (fun), Restaurant and Barbecue (drooling good) all equally well. So after much deliberation the answer that becomes apparent is that you are going to have to stop sleeping! More videos, more more more more......... Take care. Doug
got a tip for you, as a builder of metal yachts, when grinding use the whole wheel on the flat, result is polished straight line finish, there, showed ya somepin, on a high class yacht a grinder in wrong hands can cause irreparable damage in a second flat
I wanted to say thank you for all the awesome videos the only time I ever had access to these kinds of machines was back in shop class in high school kids nowadays are really missing out. all of the instructional videos and how to with tools absolutely amazing. also wanted to say hi to a fellow Florida local from West Palm Beach
Hi Adam. Just a simple advice, allow the closed captions, to a lot of fans, me included, are very hepfull. I dont speak and understood english so well to follow your amazing explains.... Thanks in advance.
I had to make dovetail groves on a 12 foot diameter ring for induction pot heaters. That was fun using our vbm , groove then angles down an inch by 5/8" top to hold a special o ring. All hand ground tools , those were the days. Enjoyed the video thanks
I've been watching you on my Amazon Fire Stick TV thingy and I can't figger out how to get to the comment and like parts there. So I'm going to use the computer to do it. Love your stuff Adam. Great direction and commentary my friend !!! You're my second favorite shop teacher... I'm sorry, but Keith Rucker is my favorite. He just seems like someone you would see in a High School shop class as a teacher. You both do great work though so you're awfully close !!! You'll be getting a care package from me in the mail soon. Hope you like it. Thanks and keep up the great work !!!
I use a spring loaded center a "pump center" to indicate odd shaped parts in the 4 jaw chuck.it keeps constant pressure on the work.Love the videos though,better than anything on Television.
Just found your channel and am mesmerized. I knew VERY little about metalworking, but, now that I've found your channel, I want to learn much more. Any suggestions on books for beginners? Thank you.
This is really cool to see because the paper mill I intern at works with motion pretty frequently. We actually just had custom hydraulic cylinders put in last summer. Wonder if you're the one that built them!?
well doenst matter where it goes, it is just some fun, a little idea grew up into some fun for the RU-vid machinists, they are all friends, and the title will move around im sure, of course i will be watching it myself and commenting on the live feed, luck is gonna be a major player anyway, one fumble and your done, its all for a good cause
Adam, I was wondering if you had watched that video yet lol. He's talking a lot of shit... I think he might be a little worried!!! I know it's all in good fun though :-)
Adam, was the dead center side cylinder on center with the center center or did you have to run out and send'er away to the center centering center for re-centering to make sure that the center center was on center with the center center side cylinder?
I'm afraid you have created a monster. You told us to ALWAYS stand up our indicators. Now I watch you every time to see if you do it. It's a compulsion. I think I need to see a psychiatrist.
sir i have been seeing your awesome work from a day and im just learning a lot, it would be great if you mention the measuring tools used for process, may be in the description. well im blessed to see your work, keep going :)
Adam, Did you machine cylinders with you dad and Grand Dad. I have always wanted to be able to build hydraulic cylinders. I found you on youtube looking for cylinder repairs. I have always wanted to see how the groves get machined along with tubes and shafts.
Before facing, do a test groove and get the diameter right, since you are going to face the material away, may as well use it before turning it into chips.
I personally would be concerned, if the tip and the bore of the dead center are aligned properly to do a measurement to find another centre in a part. Is it precise enough to align the part?
Is that tick tick tick when heavy drilling from the gear issue? My 10" atlas has so little rigidity + tool pressure, I can pull down on the toolpost handle (or vise versa for boring) and it won't drag when backing out. Kind of a nice feature, as if you move the dial and then need to make another cut, you're screwed. What do you call that parting holder? I need one. The regular style do not hold.
You invest a lot of time in project placement in the lathe jaws - the centering. Is there an extra table x, y for the lathe jaws? 2. It is not better to use a digital micrometer - faster?
Dude! have you ever had a chunk of metal come clear of the jaws at that tempo? just watchin the speed of rotation and you standing right in front of a potential trajectory, dangerous stuff but great video thanks!
13:37 - Doesn't the measuring tool measure from the edges rather than the exact centre, since it has flat surfaces on the measuring faces? I was just wondering if this makes a difference for measuring smaller diameter circles, since the curve of the circle is tighter. Thanks.
Jim Griffiths I asked this 6 months ago or so. Everyone says that the faces of the telescoping gauges are radiused, but they look flat to me. and if there is a radius on them, it's very slight.
David Mm For me I like to start a pilot hole of 1/2", then depends on what hole size you wanna end up with. Usually about half, so maybe 1 1/2" next then 2 1/2".
Adam.... Are you not afraid the flame cut surfaces will loosen up in the chuck? I am sure you know your setup and equipment but when doing mill work on an uneven surface I would always "square everything up" on the mounting surfaces. I have noticed you do a lot more lathe work than mill work. Which do you prefer and why? Video as always top notch.
New fan, playing catch up. Love watching your videos Adam. I'm mesmerized by the them and your work! Thank you! Cant find Cylinder Head Plates Part 2??? Hmm, Now i know what it feels like to be caught up. Time to BBQ"
Great! Weekly project videos, I love that! Thank you for your response Adam. I would have never known what a lathe or mill was capable of until i saw your videos.... As a kid, the first time i used a 1/2" drill on some steel plate I got clobbered by the drill-side-handle. Soooo to watch you in particular machine anything, brings me great satisfaction. What i didn't expect was, to see an expert machinist making some of my favorite videos on youtube. Love being a part of all your work, TY Adam.
Yeah it always takes an injury to break are bad habits. I was working on my dirtbike brakes and got brake fluid in my eye, I though I was gonna loose my eye. Ever since then I got my safety squints on when doing just about anything
OK, I know this is an old video, but I actually burst out laughing - what took you 20 seconds would have taken me 10-15 minutes with that 4 jaw chuck...
asking a silly question .... were did you get the ruler ... i live in the uk so engineering has gone ... and i need the french metric measure ...... paaa
metalhead2508 there are 4 tie rods that go on the outside. in the picture that he shows, you can see the 4 threaded holes that the 4 tie rods screw into to hold the two end plates together.
Biggest reason I know of is service work. Tie rod design is MUCH easier to take apart and replace parts. On a welded cylinder, you score the bore and you have some serious work ahead of you, with the tie rod design, remove the ties, slide the base plate over, pull the cylinder tube, cut and trim new tube, install and you're back in service.
What do you think about a core drill, could it save some time? And you would get a usable piece of metal instead of a pile of shavings. Like your work, keep it up. And I am gonna get me a Landmann Tenessee 400 barbecue smoker cuz of you and Russ... 😋
Abom79 yeah I googled annular cutter and that is what we call kärn-borr in Sweden and kärnborr translates directly to core drill. Thanks, now I have one more tool in my english vocabulary. 😋
Check out Dura-Bar site for future projects with hydraulics or other types of ADI, or high-quality parts that can be a better balance of properties than some steels. Just another tool in the box. Love your work and videos to help the uninitiated in all its value.
Adam, why drill all that material when you could use an annular cutter (a really big one mind you) and save the slug for future use and reduce the number of roughing operations before boring? (I get the idea that your a pro and material costs are of little concern, but the single setup with minimum chips and a reusable byproduct, the slug, would be worth it)
