Can't believe the transformation you have achieved Adam, looking at some you videos from one year ago, you really have achieved a lot ! Congratulations, that takes a great deal of determination, well done Adam !
James Conner - well, then, don’t spill a bucket of water on him, or he’ll end up like the wicked witch of the west in Wizard of Oz! All melted away. Or maybe it’s from the hot chips... 😎
damn you have lost some weight my man, good work :D im very happy for you. And BIg thanks for all your videos. i have learned so much! keep up the good work. Sincere thanks ! jannick from Denmark. ( where we are in big shortage of machinists! )
Fun fact about skf. Skf is a Swedish company called "Svenska kullager fabriken", it translates to Swedish ballbearing factory . And they also started Volvo to increase the need for bearings.
Enjoyed Adam! In case your wondering I listen to these while working. I can usually picture exactly what you are describing and if not I walk over and rewind a little and take a look to see whats going on. ATB, Robin
Breaks my heart. My Dad had two beautiful editions in mint condition that I would read even as a little kid... So sad Mum had serious mental issues and so much paranoia after my Dad's accident. One day she took all books and papers and all our memories of school with photos and reports and everything my Dad had from his time as a Mechanical Engineer..... One day she took everything out into the backyard and simply burned them all. I maybe just needed to tell the world that and here came an opportunity I guess. I enjoy your videos and I like the way you work.
ADAM!! The weight loss is VERY evident in the start of this video. Keep it up man, life is entirely easier when you’re not lugging around extra weight. Look forward to having energy to work even harder and make videos that much better! God bless and great job 👍!
Hey Adam, just wanted to thank you for the lesson with the end bell, im still very much an amateur machinist and that fixture was an excellent idea. I know it would be elementary to some but it was a great simple idea to use! Cheers, Troy
Looks like someone got crazy with a pipe wrench on the roller my friend. Oh well, you can fix it. The new chart looks like a beauty covering a lot of procedure sizes. As I gave my handbook to an up and coming youngster I no longer have a bible. I can sure use another as life threw a changeup and I am back on the machining part time. Congrats to the new winner and you good sir for making that happen. You rock my friend. Love the spiral taps. I was sold the first time I ever used one. I sure look forward to seeing what is to come. It makes retirement a lot easier to live with my friend !
I worked in a tire factory and we used hundreds of rolls like you repaired they were repaired a lot. Rubber and paper processing use a lot of the same basic machines.
Go on and adjust them bearings! On my '40s 20" lathe there was a very little bit of play on the bearings, could not see by indicating, parting could be done easily with upside down flipped tool but not at all the right way. Then i adjusted the spindle bearings, and noticed that not only the parting improved, i can take pretty much heavier cuts now with the same tools i used before. Very happy with the overall results.
hello from Slovakia. I'm working with iron and I learned from you :) Thank you and I want a lot of success and another video for learning and getting acquainted with the beginners :) thank you :) he started to work and you fell short. nice work. I should start myself too: D
Adam, Thanks for all these educational and inspirational videos. I learn so much from them. I am a hobbyist at machining with just a little Grizzly 8"x16" lathe. I also have a little 3D printer and a small cnc router. I at least get to play with some technology, even though it's at a small scale. I love watching you put all or your "real" machines through their paces.
Wow Adam, I can really see the weight loss in your face! I have lost over 100 pounds over the last few years and I am 1000 percent behind you brother. You are going to feel soooo much better as more and more pounds go away! I sure did. Keep up the good work on the videos too, its the best part of my weekend.
Just got my Old Mill ticket today, I also registered for the 2019 Bash too! Can't wait to see you and all the other creators....we all missed you at Mr. Pete's.
My first machining job was in an electric motor shop, did that very sort of work for two years. Workholding was always a challenge, since the bearing sizes went from 37mm to 180mm and everything in between. Made or modified a number of fixture plates while I was there, got pretty good at 4-jaw indicating, as every housing had to be set in the lathe with both radial and axial runout of a thousandth or less. Only difference is that shop used mild steel sleeves, and I can't remember what company made them, but they cut with a very nice finish; only with the biggest bearings did I need to make my own sleeve out of DOM tube. Was pretty neat when they seemed to trust me enough to hand me a chewed-up little gearbox shaft and said "sketch this up and make another one." I see you had a cardboard box in the chip tray of the Pacemaker. Collecting chips to give as souvenirs? Incidentally, I work for SKF now, in the mechanical test lab for oil seals. Those bearings were likely made in the plant in Flowery Branch, GA. Good to see you're installing quality parts on your machine.
Thank you Adam for show a different way to grab an end bell on the lathe. For this kind of end bells, we use to lathe a shaft with a little interference with the central (maybe the concentric gasket) bore, than a small plastic hammer do the coupling work. The torque it's enough good to bore the new journal.
Adam, you are amazing. I have learned so much, just from the things you talk, let alone show it's amazing I know as of right now I'm a week late to enter, however, I'm a proud electrician that has found the joy of machining. I honestly don't know bunk, if you look at my channel you will see that, but I do know I love using my tools to make cool things. I envy you my friend in many ways, even if we never really talk.
Love those random machining videos. Steve Lang sent me a set of precision ground shop stone that are great! That big boy drill bit looks like it's cutting just fine! Always get all the metal you pay for. It will eventually be used in the shop. Great setup for the end bells. 'Til next time.
Gotta say. Most of us follow you for the content, not for the fast editing back and forth between scenes. There is a reason we choose to watch creators such as you Adam, and it is not for TV type - geared to low attention span viewer editing. Long time follower, love to learn from you, (Thank you!), just don't need the MTV style editing. Your content doesn't need that nonsense. Thanks again. JC
Can't wait til fabtech!! It's going to be a great time. I've actually swapped roller just like that out before down in Brunswick... pretty cool seeing the other work that goes into it.
Hey adom am from india has small machine shop here love to see your videos its very informative am i learNing from your videos. Thank you adam for you video. NAMSTE.
That's a lota work cranking those big boy drills. Maybe time to get a drill holder for the tool post. Or I have seen quite a few shop made tools to link the carriage to the tail stock so the power feed can pull it along. Great video as always. Thanks for the KBC discount, I'll have to stop in there and see what looks good.
Hey Adam, how’s it going? Going good I hope! From time to time, I repair end bells and armatures for an electric motor company here where I live. I’ve never thought of making a fixture plate like that. I’ll definitely keep that in mind. A lot of times if I can’t hold one in the chuck I’ll make an arbor that fits the hole in the end bell. First, I like to toe it down on the mill and take a light cut on the back of it so the face and back will be parallel. I take just enough to give me a smooth surface to go against the larger diameter of my arbor. Next, I’ll find a piece of round stock big enough that the back of my end bell can go up against after I turn a short arbor on it. Drill and tap it whatever you choose. Then I’ll find or make a thick washer to hold it with and bolt her up. Put this in your four jaw and indicate it in and your ready to go. Done several like this with no problem at all, as long as they’re not very big. As always great videos and great info! A machinist learns something new every day!
As someone else remarked last week, your T-shirt will soon be too big on you. Congrats. And keep up your cameo appearance on This Old Tony. Very funny stuff.
What up Adam great content hope you have some big boy steel around for Steve Summers and his new K & T. I can see him wanting a parking attachment. I greatly appreciate the time and effort you all put in to creat this great content.
enjoy watching your work, I'm just getting starting with mine. would like to get on your list for one of those machinery books. Keep up the great programs.
Been there feeding big drills with the tailstock. Good way to get big, thick wrists and arthritis by age 50. Many times I wished the handwheel was big as a wagon wheel.
I'm not saying you *should* build a little hydraulic cylinder to feed your tailstock quill in, but you could and I've seen the kind of finesse Keith Fenner has with his press...
Adam , it was a long road trip for Pierre and I. meeting Mr Pete was great, a great man with a great family. Also having a chance to see so many viewers was humbling. Pierre and I went on to meet Brian & Bailey, met Jimmy Derista, went on to PA to spend some time with ChrisB257 and a few hours with Robin Renzetti. 2500 miles in 6 days. Pierre and I want to tour the southern US in a year or two. Cheers and keep up the efforts, really happy that your well on your way to meet your goal. take care
I have that Rutland chart on the wall behind my mill..... use it every day, lots of useful info. Rutland was a good company, sorry to see them swallowed up by MSC.
