Machining Leveling Pads for Starrett Granite Plate 

Thank you for not spamming youtube with shorts like other creators.

I think you make fantastic content and it's amazing that we don't have to pay for it. Sometimes I do wish though that we could see more machining and less explanation. I've seen videos where you talk about that and you tell people to fast forward or get over it and I can understand that I agree that beggars can't be choosers but sometimes it just kind of ruins the flow of the video when you're trying to watch something and there's a lot of talking. As far as me personally you tend to over-explain things and repeat yourself a lot, kind of like I'm doing right now, and also explain things like we have no idea what machining is more basic knowledge of machining and I know that not everyone that watches your channel is a machinist or understands this stuff but the super in-depth isn't always necessary in my opinion. Try not to take this and any harsh way I appreciate your channel I appreciate what you do with think what you do is fantastic I just have my own opinions on certain things and that should be allowed. I'm really jealous of that granite and though

Thank you for taking the time to visit today.

Thank you for sharing the beautiful day!

This is where I come to relax. Nice job, Adam.

I love this shop!

It's awesome to see how well you take care of your equipment, clean and tidy !!!

Absolutely! I like your longer vids! Not sure why you flipped the format toward the end but no worries! Keep ‘em coming!

Truly impressive!

Bless your good fortune, but I miss the "Home Shop" content.

OUTSTANDING JOB!!

Thank you for sharing!

Outstanding

Cashing in on having so many subscribers. I am waiting for Adam to take delivery of a really comfortable recliner with massage and heat. Then he can create some levelling pads for that and sit in the middle of the machine shop and wait for delivery of more machines.

Wow. I’m blown away by you, NOW standing in a new shop surrounded by all new machines an only making parts for fun!!!! American Dream. Well ,American/Pacemaker Dream!!! Congrats big time.

Damn! I haven't watched for a while, things sure have changed around the shop! All looks amazing.

I engraved with a 60 degree engraver for a long time but then at the recommendation of a friend I tried a ball nose end mill. Absolutely my prefered method from there forward. The smaller the tool the better the result. You don’t get that jagged burring and the text just comes out cleaner and more defined. It’s worth a try if you ever get the chance.

That is a beautiful shop.

Thanks for sharing

FWIW Adam, I LOVE watching the work YOU do running your tools. Not so much watching the computer run the tools for you. The end products are much the same but as soon as I see that it is going to be a computer video, I check out. When I see it is an "Adam" video I am all in. Partly, I will NEVER own any equipment even remotely like what you are showing us so I have a hard time identifying with what is being done. But more importantly, it was YOUR skill and know how that got me here in the first place and I miss the human element that was present in you earlier videos.

I really like that Hydmech saw

Adam one of my favorite things you do on this channel is take stuff that looks pretty flat to a normal person, measure it with crazy precision, and then make it really, really, really flat. This table is as great an addition to your flattening toolkit as that big beautiful shaper in your other shop. I look forward to seeing you use it!

Gotta love those heat shrink holders 🔥

Those milled surfaces at differnt feeds speaks volume about that Haimer Tool Holding System im happy to see the development in your Shop

Awesome

thats smart really good

You really filled the new shop with some amazing new tools and machines in no time..well done!

Thanks for being you Adam :) I appreciate being able to watch you work. I've learned so much from your approach and mindset as you learn

That fibbonacci spiral on those round CNC router cuts... Golden triangle. So pretty to watch that. Awesome new table too. killer addition.

wow its Christmas all year at Booth Machine Shop!

I’m surprised at the number of “you’ve gone corporate man, I’m outta here” comments​. As a longtime viewer of this channel and not personally knowing Adam, I’m going to make an assumption that youtube viewer satisfaction and view count is nice, it’s a second or third to meeting/exceeding his clients needs and expectations and putting food on the table for his family. Times change, learning and mastering new technologies, machinery and processes positions him with a better chances of growing the business and his income potential into the future. I would imagine there’s tremendous meaningful enjoyment in the camaraderie he’s built with his vieweers/subscribers. However youtube pays far less then one would think even with a half million subscribers +. Congrats Adam, still love the channel, even if I can’t relate to the theme of every single video.

sooo many fancy toys

Enjoying watching you build proficiency with the CNC gear. Never be intimidated by learning something new.

Your new toys are wonderful, and watching you get comfortable with the CNC is fun too. It's like magic to someone born in '42.

I'm not certain I like the CNC aspect of Adam's new machine shop. For me, It takes out the human element in doing machine work I have been accustom to watching over the years. I guess I'm one of those guys who believe they should still be making horse and buggy whips. I'm not faulting his accomplishments, he is a self made man and is proof the American dream is not dead. I'm looking forward to his next video.

Jealous of the warm weather and green trees. I was 8 here this morning. Enjoying seeing the mix of manual and CNC work,

Got some fond memories of rolling around the 5 gallon metal can of lube on a cart and refilling my machines. Basically what Adam has on top of the 5 gallon pail, but we had metal buckets that got refilled from 55 gallon drums instead of the individual plastic containers Adam buys. And, they were on wheels. So, so much Vactra way oil. We had rolling 5 gallon cans with pumps of 2 and 4 IIRC. My machines needed a shitload of Velocite 10 compared to most in the shop, and with the occasional Velocite 6. Mostly 10 though.

THE NICE THING IS TO SEE YOUR SHOP IS FULL OF AWESOME EQUIPMENT

Love how you are using simple, low-precision, parts like these leveling feet to ease yourself into CNC operations. It takes time to get comfortable with it but you will get there! That said it is awesome to see you still rocking the manual equipment too.

Watching your cnc machine in action is so fascinating. Thank you for sharing! It was a beautiful day here in central Florida too.

Nice!! 🙂

Awesome work, awesome machine, I'd love to have a Bridgeport from 1938! And a lathe to match!

I am always appreciative of any content that you are willing to post on your channel, Adam. Also, thank you to Abby for her assistance.

I love seeing your “mistakes”. It’s great reminder of, how learning works. Im sure it stuck with you about having the right disk, and CNC is new to me, so I learned something too. Thanks again man!

You shop is coming along beautifully!

Perfekt :)

your new building is coming along nicely my friend, always enjoy watching what youre up to.

Nice job as always.

Really enjoy content keep it coming

Looks great thanks for sharing

No more SNS? This was certainly worthy!

It's a wonderland of cool tools!

This is gotta be so exciting for you too learn all this new stuff you learned from your dad the ways of old but this is what makes you who you are today I remember when my dad had to learn CNC in the early 90 and Went to school he was a machinist for GM he was a old school machinist like your dad he was a perfectionist even when he was working on stuff like wood or taking down a tree it didn't matter that's was the way he did things love this GODSPEED

Love seeing Adam learning CNC. Thanks for sharing 👍

I am so glad to see stuff coming out of the new shop! I feel like I have been waiting a year to see you play with the new toys! I didn’t understand why you didn’t just do the whole thing on the CNC lathe. Of course when you did the engraving at the end it explained why you did it on the mill. As always, great work and thanks for your time!

Thanks Adam. Interesting to see new stuff and how you develop on the mill.

That engraving turned out great!

Nice job abom!!! Love the new shop keep it up bro

I usually thread on a nut, and clamp it over the hex of the the nut and bolt.

Nicely done

Wow that’s a sweet setup 👍👍

Great video,Adam.Thank you.

I also had the Haimer station at work - it was perfect - and i daily use indexable and carbide mills for high performance operations. I recommend you to buy weldon chucks for the heavy work, because the shrink chucks are really precisely but have no good clamping force. If a tool will loose its grip in the chuck, u ruin chuck, toolshaft workpiece and, maybe, parts of your machine. There is also a new kind of tool chuck from swizerland on the market, called "mold chuck".

Very cool! Having just bought myself a cheap little 3018 desktop CNC router, and jumping into CAD, CAM, and G Code completely blind, I completely understand the "because I can" attitude for machining those blocks.. especially when we all know it could have easily been done in your lathe instead. Ive been engraving and milling any piece of plastic, wood, resin or other soft material I can find just to put time into learning and enjoying using it! Still remember your first videos with a phone ... you've come a long way! Congrats! Hope 2023 is a great year!

Another neat learning experience from Adam. The heat shrink method of mounting cutting tools is new to me and very interesting. If the insert cutting edges are perfectly concentric with the shaft you get zero runout and the same load on each tooth. As Winky would say “I like it!”

I'm a software developer and don't even have a machine tool but I feel like I know so much about the field. Most of that is due to this channel. Been watching for a long time now and I really appreciate the knowledge you've passed on to me. One day I'll have my hobby shop! To all the haters, I'm not wasting my time arguing with you over your bs. Either watch or don't. As for myself and many others, we stick by Abom79. This past year or so of building the shop has changed the content no doubt but honestly I prefer the change. I enjoy learning what goes on behind the operations and the work it takes to set these things up and keep things running smoothly. I also understand that Adam is taking on a new skill, CNC. As far as I can tell, he is doing it bc he loves the trade. When the shop is fully done and the jobs start up at a higher frequency I will be there to learn more about CNC from the perspective of someone learning. Keep it up Adam!

Shop's looking really good!

you worked hard on this channel since the beginning you deserve this bud...

Many thanks for showing that tool holder heat machine, I've never seen anything like it, that's really awesome

The leveling pads seem like a perfect job for your CNC lathe. Repetitive ops and identical parts.

Got damn that stand is a beauty. Also you can tell Abom doesn’t pay for his CRC products he may as well have used the whole can on that chuck restoration lol

This could be the year we see Abom in Fusion 360 ... once he gets past the learning curve he'll be hooked!

I end up getting caught up in abom marathons and every time I think about the extra work on top of the machining. And to still put out quality content, video after video. Respect . I am about to start a youtube channel with my cousin since we have managed to pile a couple nice tools into a little maker space and guys like you, nycnc, mr pete and others have been pretty inspirational. American Manufacturing isn't dead and hopefully with the climate of global politics there will be a boom again. Once I complete my engineering degree I hope to be a part of it. Thanks Abom for keeping a nerd entertained on his off time

Thank you for the instructional videos, Mr Booth. Setting up for work is just as much work as making chips and hitting tolerances, and I appreciate all the hard work you two are clearly putting in :)

Powder coat job on that cabinet is amazing

Adam I love your vids and your machines, tools and equipment are great! Jealous!

Good one . I love that Haimer tool heat schrink machine . 👍

all that machine to make an ashtray.......😉😉🤣🤣

Have to agree most of the other comments liked ur channel alot better in the old shop. I'm just a home hobbyist and do it for fun. Nothing u have now in New shop nobody can afford nor do they need in a home shop. End of rant.

Good stuff

Adam, I am really enthusiastic about your new shop and your determination to learn new methods as quickly as possible. It is clear that some of your old viewers will not want to take this journey with you. It is also clear that some people who are already highly skilled in CNC machining will not welcome you since you are still learning. That means that you have to attract viewers who want to learn about the latest machining techniques and how they relate to the traditional methods. Watching you go through this transition should be quite valuable or at least entertaining for many RU-vid viewers. I think that your channel will continue to thrive, perhaps with a temporary dip during the transition. I do want to harp on one issue, though. The old Adam was very skilled at measuring and ensuring that parts were aligned relative to the machine. Of course the old Adam used hand measuring tools almost exclusively. From what I have seen, CNC machines have "tools" that fit into standard CNC tool holders. You can program them to find edges of parts, to very high precision. For instance, your leveling pucks have an outer diameter and a thickness. They should be circles of a certain size. If you had such a probing tool, it would be a nice learning exercise for you to write a program that uses this tool to find the dimensions of the puck, whether it is concentric under the axis of the mill, and whether the part's dimensions are within spec. The first version of this test program would simply return the measurements and whether or not they were in spec. The second version would take these measurements and give them to the program that does the cutting. For example, if the measuring instrument finds that the center of the disk is at x,y = (0.150,-0.032) mm, your cutting program could adjust x and y positions to compensate. The same goes for the z axis. Suppose the top of the disk is 5.0001 cm instead of 5 cm. You could then compensate for the puck thickness. The nice thing about measurement programs is that they don't cut any chips, so you can use them any time you want. The old Adam knew the value of extra measurements and double-checks on complex layouts. I'm certain that the new Adam will want to do the same, even when the methods have changed.

oh man that low pitched cnc brr from 30:40 is just chefs kiss

that heat and cooling tool change system is something else. very nice 👍🙂

Kind of like watching the winner of a NASCAR race

You're slowly becoming Titan of CNC, Florida edition.

nice surface plate setup and very nice equipment in that shop.

Another fantastic video! 👏 Can't wait for video nr2😄 When engraving I tried to add a facing operation after engraving, just a hair to get all burrs out from the lines. Did improve the results for me!

Screw all of the negative, great job man. Youre Dad and Grandpa are looking at ya from heaven with huge smiles . Keep it coming Adam.

I love the little tricks along the way. I've been turning a lot of different sized bolts lately, so just wish I had heard or thought of wrapping wire around before.

👍🏻

Nice pool table!

Thank you for a good video, enjoy you fully deserve it.

The best part of having CNC capacity is to engrave everything 👍

From Philippines

Hi Adam, nice job with the leveling feet! I was thinking about your holding the bolts to face them. You could also use a collet and or brass shim stock around threads, lol!

One of your best - thx Adam. 🙂

You are just like any other boy out there the bigger you are the higher the price of your toys

Love to bring my kid down thereto see what a real shop n dedication looks like

The showroom is getting full.

wow! you have some state of the art tools sir....very cool