SNS 248: Rudd Welding Tour, Shop Cleanup & Organizing, Vidmar 

Put a HUGE smile on my face as soon as video started and I saw you in your old coveralls! GREAT job man! Congrats.

Your landfill is more organized than my country's hospitals. USA is truly a great place to live in. I hope you appreciate it.

Days like these are what make self employment so enjoyable, you would probably have never seen that cabinet on Craigslist previously, and if you did would have missed it. Don't stop making these type of videos Adam, they are a great insight and an inspiration. Thank you for the content.

Adam - Good luck on your new venture in the shop. I know that you will do well. Your grand dad and your dad are watching you and are enjoying the shop!

Adam, I enjoy all your videos.... but this one was extra fun. Good to see you in your self employed-ness.... you look happy. Wish you all the best on your new adventure.

That Starrett No. 204 is beautiful. I neeed one

Total liberation, Adam... When you spend years working the 9-5 stuck inside a building and forced to do errands on weekends with everyone else, getting out on a weekday when everyone else is working and places are empty feels like total liberation. My preference was always work weekends and have weekdays off for that reason.

Hi, Mom!! And great to see you in your old work coveralls, Adam! That's a nice milestone you hit.

Absolutely loving the new stuff Adam. I swear I can hear a new enthusiasm in your voice. Looking forward to your new video formats and many more videos per week I hope. Congrats on everything, including new found independence and being able to fit in new (old) clothes.

Thanks for nringing us along Adam. Your father would be proud of you.

Adam, isn't that the best feeling! I can remember getting into clothes I hadn't worn in 20 years! Now I wear stuff that wouldn't have fit me in 9th grade! Keep it up, we are all proud!

Thanks for another great video Adam What I liked more about this one was the variation in the content Well done and I loved every minute Pete (UK)

You look SO relaxed! You momma is adorable AND she feeds you. Plus - Plus ! Good stuff Adam...

Loved the "Convict" jab. Great stuff!

You are a blessed man Adam you and your mom. just seeing her smile getting to seeing her son made the video for me.

Couple things Adam, first your mom looks awesome. I've always thought it is the sign of a mature grown man when he proudly introduces you to his mother! Proud to say mine is 90, and my wife and I live adjacent to her house so that she can remain in her home. Regarding your storage shed, I recently did the same thing and I picked up couple of those heavy duty shelf units at the Home Depot, the ones that are all welded, there's no hardware, you just knock them together, and they can hold several tons, then put that treated plywood over the metal shelving, they're easy and fast to put up, or take down if I move some day, and it seems like they were under $200 ea. for the standard height. And they don't sag over time like wood, plus the insects don't like them. Lastly on the argon welding helper, thanks for showing the 4 flute endmill and why people use two or three flute mills. Excellent unintentional demonstration. Lastly thanks for clearly demonstrating the virtues of Helicoils and the right way to install them. I now feel totally confident in using them Scott.

You seem more relaxed and happier since your big move and the continuing weight loss. I am happy for you Sir, you should be proud of yourself.

You make my day Adam..........just plain old "Genuine".................All the best for you & thank you for sharing, teaching, and inspiration. Cheers, Dave from "Downunder"

Fun watching you build up your business. Reminds me of almost 35 years ago when I scrounged and bought sheet metal working equipment from all over Dallas County for my HVAC dealership. Some of the most enjoyable times of my life.

Sometimes I hate being self employed but this video reminded me of how good it actually is. Thanks, I can feel your freedom.

It was cool to see your Mom. 👍And she was representing with the Abom79 shirt. 🙌

Looking good! Proud you can get back in your old uniforms. :-)

Hi Mom! She looks SO young. Looks like your sister instead of your momma :-)

realy did enjoy the format of this video

Any video with mom is a great one,landfill and metal shop is bonus..

Well Done Adam, seeing you make the goal of getting back int those coveralls brought a smile to my face. I enjoy all your content and think adding little “how-to” vids would be an excellent addition to your channel. I think it’s gonna be a fantastic year for you

Great video Adam. I love days like this. Getting this stuff done doesn't pay anything, but it makes you more productive.

A man of many vises. Glad to meet the family and thanks for the video.

Congratulations on meeting your goal of getting back into your coveralls! Well done, and keep up the hard work. The crooked Booth Machine patch however has my OCD driving my nuts! You gotta fix that, Adam. LOL

6:00 THAT finish... is a mesmerizing thing of beauty

That Starrett 204 is today's big win. So cool.

I was glad you posted the vlog even with the landfill after the IG debacle. I too, as you, recycle as much as I can, sometimes more than I throw away in a week. I can't believe the way they go after just you because you use what's given to you by the gov. The fact that you used the landfill to dispose of what's left is about the best step can take, my .02¢. Anyhow, loved the vlog and look forward to many more to come.

thankyou Adam, very interesting vid,it was grate to see a small piece of your wonderfully country in a natural way, thanks again. Uk stan

Great video mate, it’s great how you now have time to do the little things like dropping in to say hi to your mum and it’s fantastic to see the Abom shirt being worn with pride, Gday Mum from down here in Australia 🇦🇺 you are looking well and must be very proud, your brother Looks to be very good at his trade as well mate, Thanks Adam a true pleasure to watch. Cheers Matty in Australia 🇦🇺

Adam, congratulations on your new adventure in life. It's always nice to see someone follow their dream in life, you deserve every bit of it. I was waiting to see how you would unload the heavy chunk of steel you picked up at your brothers work place. Curious if that magnet you use to pick up steel with was going to lift that chunk of steel. You've got a really nice heavy duty hand truck, I'm a retired truck driver, I used a hand truck similar to that one in my job, it was made by American Pulley Co., I used it to moved some pretty heavy things. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us. Always a pleasure to watch.

I broke away from the clock, and went self employed fabricating stainless, they were the happiest of days. good luck adam:))

Love watching your videos man, I've learnt so much from watching that unfortunately I didn't have time to learn from my grandfather. Its always a true pleasure watching a master machinist at work, and an even greater pleasure when he's willing to teach someone how to do it. Keep up the great work.

Adam, a million thumbs up! Thank you for all of your content.

Hi Adam, I like the blog video idea as well as the how to videos - - great idea. And it is a good feeling to clean up and leave your junk at the dump...um, you know what I mean. Congrats on getting back in the coveralls - - another goal reached! Thanks for the new formation and content.

That was a real enjoyable vid. Nice to meet A'Mom

I saw your Instagram footage from the landfill trip and am aware of the negative comments it generated. After watching this video I think you should have just told them to go watch the video. You did good recycling what you did and any reasonable person who watches this video would have realized that. You seem pretty happy. I'm glad for you.

It never fails, I always learn something from watching you work. I also think it's really, really great that your now working for yourself in your own shop. I'm sure you'll be missed at your old job. Great video's Adam.

landfill is interesting, our local one (UK) is always busy , it's free to use (council actually turns a profit from the recycling) but no trailers or trade waste are allowed . It is somewhat small than the abom sized one , the whole site would fit comfortably in that big shed.

A great day of free work. I have the same issue as your storage shed. My workshop has a 6 inch step I welded up a set of steel sheet ramps, I pick them up and put them away when I don't need them.

I enjoyed the format, thanks for taking us along Adam

Glad you like your new mic! Can't wait to see you put it to use in your future videos.

It would be nice to see some short info specific videos. I imagine you can mine key segments from a lot of these and group them nicely under different categories and create quite a useful library for folks looking for something specific. Abom79 supercuts!

Hi Mom! Nice to meet you. Looks to me you just may have raised those two boys right. For me, the jury is not out and they have been found guilty of being raised right. ABomb79, you should put some kind of material between those metal things and that concrete. Concrete is very, very porous and direct contact with metal will rust. Anything, plastic liner, wood, anything. I life if fog-central and am constantly chasing rust.

Your looking great and I enjoyed the video, it’s exciting to see you go it alone!

Hey Adam - so happy for you to be on your own in the Booth Machine Shop. You will do well, keep up the hard work and it will be rewarded.

Love the videos, especially heavy machining and anything Abom-sized! My humble requests: 1.) Indicating a 4-jaw 2.) Grinding HSS tools for the lathe/shaper (angles, reliefs, chip breakers, steel grade, differences for aluminum vs steel geometries you like, etc.) 3.) feeds and speeds on normal machines vs. machine at handbook recommendations 4.) tool/shop maintenance (rust inhibitors, machine cleanup after a job, spindle maintenance, etc.)

Great job Abom, looking good. Stay awake with your fitness. Too many people fall into complacency and become the same as the domesticated cattle they eat. Keep your body set to a machined edge. And keep driving your passions home!

The shop I work for has a Geka Ironworker, it was very new when I started. And it has chewed miles and miles of flatbar in the 20 odd years since. Happy to see all the good stuff you got going on.

Adam, sure liked the blog great video thanks for sharing have a great day.!.!.!.

Adam, you might want to get those vises and that shaper table up off the concrete and onto some wood. The concrete can wick moisture out of the soil beneath. Good luck going independent. See you at the Bar-Z. Jon

Adam that was a great video, I love seeing everyday stuff like that.

Hey Adam Really happy about new adventure I will miss the large machine work Best of luck

Nice video, Love days like that a lot done and it's that feeling of being free to get jobs done without stress. And Hello Adams Mom.

Hey Adam. It is a Good feeling to finally break away from the normal day of going to work clocking in doing your hours clocking off and going home, and then Repeat Repeat, day in day out. You can FINALLY have a feeling that your Life is going somewhere now. And your Life has some meaning. We all need to make money to Live. But we also Need a reason to Live. It,s always Good to see people improving there Life in what ever way they can. All the Best for 2019. Regards Peter.

Congrats on the coveralls my friend. You seem quite relaxed and happy, must be your new boss is a nice guy to work for. Ryan

I enjoyed the vlog “day in the life” video! Hope to see this again.

Adam, I think the How-To videos would be very well received. No matter how long a person has been in the trade, there are always new tricks to learn. Enjoyed the vlog style for a change up as well.

How to do awesome machining? Abom 79, that's how. (also, Keith Fenner, OX Tools, and Pierre's Garage) And the fact you now fit into those old overalls from days past isn't some trite thing. It brings the proud past into the current. Booth Machine Shop pride!

Good to see your mom. I recently watch a interview you filmed with you and Abby. Did not realize that your dad passed away awhile ago. Saw him in a early video and thought he just did not want to be on camera. We lost my wife’s mom back in 2009, my mom in 2011 and my dad in 2013.

Adam , Hats off to you for your weight loss ! You should have been here in Minn. It was -52 below without any wind chill involved Good luck with life. Jim

Adam so glad that you have take the plunge into self employment, it will be hard at first but your enthusiasm for engineering will show many potential customers to give you work from looking at your video chanel. I loved the video showing your hard days graft, and nothing made! Good luck in your endeavours and all the best to you and Abby for you futures together. You certainly deserve to succeed and you get the girl!!

There is NOTHIN BETTER than MAMA'S Chicken Soup. Hey Abom, go buy your mom some flowers

Yep how tos and short videos like that will be a great addition to the channel!

Dang you just cost me whatever that 204 mic sells for. Thanks for another video. My neighbor/cousin in law just quit his full time job to pursue full time his hobby/part time gig making hand poured and injected soft plastic fishing baits, he’s been at it several years nights and weekends. Always fun to see people go to work for them selves. It’s a goal of mine as well, to run my own heavy equipment/ repair machine shop.

Dude, Been a while since I sat down and watched your content. Still, great job on the weight loss. You are killing it!

Ain't nothing better than Mom's home cooking.

I'm sittin back drinking a Cold Beer Smoking Meat for the Super Bowl Party and watching you work like a Slave, Life it Good, Thanks for the Inspiring Video I've worked on some cleaning up stuff around my shop lately as well as continuing shop construction. Keep on Keeping on.

Looking thinner and happier Adam. Self employment agrees with you. Tough 'Boss' tho! lol

Another thing with the how tos is you could have one video combine parts from multiple videos that covered the same procedure, to highlight important differences and how they could be gotchas.

Love the idea of the "How to Format".

good to see you mom, great video ,,

Mom's are always the same, I am 52 and still get the occasional treat from Mom.

You crack me up...never seen anyone so excited to go to the “dumps”. At least that’s what we call the “landfill” in Utah. Plus....those stop signs at the dumps aren’t real anyways 😂 Also that old hand truck your moving all that stuff around with brought back some memories. My great grandpa build a coupe like that he used moving furnaces and air conditioning units and everything else for his wholesale hvac business. I was the 4the generation of that business up until we sold it in 2007. They were old and heavy, but by far the best rolling most solid hand trucks we ever had...and we had many dozens over the years. Amazing to think about when I see some of this stuff. So cool.

Its nice to have a flexible schedule so you can do stuff when you want not just when you can.

Nicely shot and edited. Great progress forward, way to go!

That drop point for all the hazmat is a great thing to have, particularly for fluorescent lamps. I'd sure like to see a drawing for that mic; I can't quite picture how it works.

Great tour and fantastic rust prevention !! Thanks

Thanks Adam! Hi to your mom from the cold Norway

Looking good Adam. I believe you will achieve and be more successful at BMS than working for someone at that other shop. We're here for ya!

What a sweet mother.

That Starrett 204 also seems to have a lot of clearance around the anvil. I have a craftsman micrometer that I picked up from an old retired machinist's toolbox craigslist find that he recommended throwing away. It was ground down almost exactly like that to fit a specific measurement he said he had to do regularly. It's still accurate enough for the work I do, I hit several of my gage blocks all right on so I kept it in case I need to get into a tight spot to measure something.

We've been getting lucky here in Albuquerque nm. Our temps hang around 20 to 35 at night and we're having these 50 degree days which is really warm for us this time of year. I feel bad for all the people in Chicago and the surrounding areas, hopefully they make it through this polar vortex. Good job on the videos Adam and great job loosing weight. Looking good !

Another SNS and the Booth trio! Thanks.

I was wondering if those were the old coveralls....congrats Adam on achieving another goal!

As long as these vlogs don't impact on your shop work - keep doing them! Really enjoyed it. Best of luck with the self-employment (remember to take holidays; as a 20+ year veteran of self-employment it's easy to get trapped 24/7).

Love the road trip, you should do more like this.

So cool Adam. I look forward to to all your how to videos. I’m sure there going to be extremely popular. Jason

Congratulations on your goal your looking good 36 Celsius here in Australia

I'm liking this new self employed Adam vibe! Can definitely see/hear the difference. I predict that us Abomers will be saying "Oh shit yeah, of course I know who he is, I was watching him when he worked for the man! Look what that sum bitch has now!!!"

Adam you’ll have to make yourself a little ramp at your storage shed door ( removable) just so you can wheel stuff straight in , all the best in your new adventure in your shop you will do well Adam with your work.

It was -40 here in Minnesota this last week for a couple days, 30 some degrees is tee shirt weather for us! Hahah great video keep it up!

It was -29°F REAL temperature here in SE Michigan. It's official, Hell (,MI) froze over yesterday! :)

Pennex N47 is the BEST broach oil ever. BTW, put the shaper vise up on plywood. Concrete will rust it due to condensation.

Hi Adam, I only recently discovered your channel through Glenn the duckman. Have been watching lots of your videos, and 1 thing I notice is the videos from 3 years ago, and more recently.,.. Is how much healthier you look. Whatever you are doing clearly agrees with you! Also, I can’t believe how young your mum looks! Warmest greetings, from Bristol, 120 miles west of London.

Great video Adam. Like the sack truck, looks like it has some stories to tell.