SNS 198: Metalizing, Bearing Plate, Hexagon Metrology 

He's doing great. I don't know how he could do it any differently. I agree with you. His immense popularity is its own justification and proof.

Exactly! We subscribed because Adam is a pro at what he does. He's a role model. Don't bend to anyone.

Thanks guys

I agree 100% Ken. It amazes me some people can't grasp the concept that the world doesn't revolve around them. I know I would get tired of feeling like I had to constantly explain myself. Adam's channel is big enough that I don't think it matters what he does, someone, somewhere, will complain.

In fact, wish I had found your channel when I was still in high school! Could've been a machinist!

It's a really futuristic looking process.

I've never seen or listen something like this before...I must talk about it to my old dad...

Threading and metalizing, things i never tire of watching.

The metalizing doesn't even have to be the same stuff as the base metal. Some parts of the wind towers I used to help make were metalized with zinc or aluminum as part of the corrosion resistant coatings.

The phone takes pretty impressive videos. The new external mic really helps with the audio. It’s a good set up for quick instant videos on the fly.

BossmanEight Wow! You were one of the first! It’s amazing to think back at how fast the sub count grew, and I didn’t even know anything about RU-vid then!

People will find quality content Adam and you've always gone out of your way to make your videos both entertaining and informative. I'm not a machinist but a woodworker - of sorts - and yet I've been able to adapt some of your techniques to improve my woodworking projects.

David Perednia Thanks! Yes I try to keep the video interested without showing too much of one thing.

P.S. -- I hope PC DMIS treats you well.

Jennifer I have a '74 Twincam Special. It looked pretty clean when I installed it, but I'll keep that closely in mind!

Silas Marner In the Twincam they increased the size of the inner bearing and improved the race spacer between the inner and outer. The S1 and S2 had smaller inner bearings... I owned each of them. Another issue was the inner race size of the inner bearing, non standard.... I often had the stub turned down 1mm take standard bearings.. the hardness of the stub was a bit low, and even with a locktite and light press fit, over lots of miles they would wear under the race. The place that did my metalizing also hardened them, which really helped. Twin cam series changed specs, much better! You have little to worry about. I believe the bearing spacer is far harder too, in the Twin Cam, providing much greater stability to the bearings inner races. I miss my S1 the most.. Would love to have one again and put formula ford type suspension in the back, and 2 liter 4 valve cosworth. Oh well... Driving a C5 Corvette in my old age🤣.

In the UK we used Lotus as an acronym - Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious

Gospelman I DO understand... In my S2, I basically had to completely rewire the car. The Prince of Darkness, Lucas, had to be evicted. I sold the S1 before getting around to it, and new owner crunched it up. My S2 had a worse fate, bent in half around a utility pole, after swerving to avoid a dog on the road and hitting gravel that had spread on the road earlier that day be some jerk spinning tires from the shoulder... I had been down that road the other way 30 minutes before and it was clean... such is fate. I lived... and bought the S1 with no engine... Should have tried harder to keep it I guess, but now 30 years later, part of that may be just nostalgia..

Jennifer WhiteWolf You sound like someone pretty special. Not a lot of guys would possess that level of knowledge, much less remember it. Wish I had you as a neighbour,lemonade in the summer listening to the there I was war stories. Cheers.

Michael Lloyd I'm in the market right now, and you wouldn't believe how hard it is to find a video like this. I have gone to trade shows, and when I ask them to check a part like this, they don't ever take measurements and scans and show me what I can expect for results. Tons of quick marketing videos though.

Our company made a deal with Hexagon for 5 units total so they got a good deal with the bundle. The other 4 are for other Motion shops. Hexagon supplies us with one week of training per unit.

Brian Alexander Unfortunately there’s a few people who like to voice there opinion when a creator posts content they aren’t interested in, or it’s unrelated to why they subbed.

rough_cut613 awesome! ✌🏻

Jonathan Pratt Thanks!