SNS 368: Wheel Hub Machining, Shop Updates 

I was marveling at the new shop and how far you've come. I went back and rewatched your "Welcome to My Machine Shop" video from 2013. That whole video is a story of Booth Machine Shop sizing down over the years. What's cool there's no way that you can have imagined where you would go from there. And extra cool is how you haven't changed a bit. Still humble as ever. Thanks for all the hard work you do. You're an American treasure. Industrial arts is alive and well, no matter how many schools don't teach it anymore. :)

Abomb vids are famously informative and education but this is one of my first viewings and I really appreciated you explaining how you use the indicator and take your measurements. You must have put a lot of thought into what we viewers might not know and I appreciate it!

I love how you always end with the photo of you, your dad, and your grandpa. I think they're watching, too, and enjoying every minute!

It's seriously amazing how far you've come. A precision home shop that's grown into a serious roughing/ precision shop. Old iron that is still as good if not better than new iron. And your still learning stuff.....so are we. Your now on the verge of precision cnc work.... this ladies and gents is what real drive and passion can achieve. A huge thankyou to Mrs Abom for always being there with great camera work and behind the scenes support. You have yourselves a great day, big hugs to family and friends

Adam, new shop is awesome. Hard work is paying off. Looking forward to seeing the CNC in full operation. You are a great teacher for those of us who are just beginning.

No matter what you do. Keep explaining everything. Never know if a newbie comes and watch. Great job

The shop is fantastic. As an old school job shop machinist I can totally appreciate what you are doing.

Professor Booth you have the best Labs in practical machining. Just so understandable, complete with tips and tricks from years of experience. Your basically offering experience in a bottle, outstanding!

I absolutely love these videos, they’re the perfect thing to watch when you’re winding down to go to sleep!

Hey Adam... Congrats on the new "Throne of the Abom Empire" ! Thank you for allowing us to follow in your journey! Blessings and prosperity to you and Abby! I can't wait to see what is next!

I think Adam is enjoying learning new things and instead of complaining you should be happy with all his great content. Be happy for him, I don't personally know him except from his videos but you can tell he's a down to earth hard working guy. Keep it up Adam, and to hell with the trolls.

Absolutely impressive how much work you are getting done.Thank you.

It's really good to see you advancing in your business, and i'm pleased it is all coming together for you, , well done.

It's fun to watch you add more and more machines that you don't know how to use.😜

Awesome desk set up. So happy to be a part of this process. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the update the new shop is really coming together.

Dear Adam, It warms the heart to see your videos. God bless and look forward to seeing that lovely workshop develop.

Really enjoy your shop update video. Mr. Precision. The extra time in setting everything to be as close to perfect, the more your work will be spot on. Really nice layout in your shop n office. Thanks for all you do n share with your viewers.

Thank you for taking us along on this exciting journey Adam 👌👍🍺🥰

Thanks for the tour. I enjoyed watching your videos from your trip to Chicago.

Thanks very much for this type of content. It's a pleasure to see how people actually do work in a shop.

That shop is amazing! Careful how one dreams, they can come true!! Wishing you good health to enjoy! Ireland 🇮🇪 sends many blessings!!

When doing a set up like that I always kept 2 indicators in use and play back and forth as I tighten up the jaws. As always good work.

Wow, very nice. It’s cool to see Your excitement about Your Shop and the way You are planning everything. I think You are doing a really nice Job Atom. Great video

Man I remember your first video and you have come such a long way so proud and happy for you and Abby best of luck all the best

Thank you for your video. Always a pleasure to watch em. Looking forward to the next one!

Once again, thanks for explaining as you go. It makes your already awesome videos that much better.

Those scraping tools are simply awesome!

Definitely a dream shop

Thanks for the update. It's coming along nicely, despite the difficult times in supply chains. Keep up the scraping practice... Be patient until you get the knack back.

Shop looks amazing!

Thank you for putting this in one video.

Love the job shop stuff, it’s nice to see these little jobs showing up on the channel again now that the new shop is up and running. Side note, it’s absolutely nanners how quickly you filled up that big ol’ space with cool machines!

Thanks for the tour. You have an enormous amount of new stuff to learn now! Good thing you are still young :-)

Great video Adam, I love the shop and all the awesome new CNC stuff..... Great job!

You will most likely need to install a back-flow preventer on your coolant mixing system, to prevent contamination of the water supply line if the city ever has a water main break.

Thanks Adam. This is all interesting stuff for me.

You're putting more machines into your new shop than I thought would fitlol. Looking forward to seeing them in use.

Great looking Shop!!

Big variety in this video Good job.

Dream shop - well planned!

Man you're killing it for the size of that shop. I never imagined you could really fit SO MUCH in there! You've got some big-ass machines. (in the way of a normal machine shop that is)

That's some beautiful scraping you're doing there. I love the look of a hand-scraped finish like that.

A real nice shop you have now and a happy man you are

Great review Adam. Be interesting to see the new Flex machine set-up and running. Looking forward to more of your videos. Thanks for sharing.

Shop is coming along great! Thanks for the tip on the Shaq chair. Gonna look into one of those for myself.

I think Adam should hire a CNC guy who want's to learn old-school machining. That way the could teach each other.

Adam you have come a long way. You deserve it all. Good luck sir

Nice shop tour 😊👍🏻👍🏻

I’ll truly look forward to seeing some chips flying! Your shop is filling up with the new equipment.

IMO definitely need a backcheck valve between tap water and that mixer.

finally some video about how's the office, i've been waiting for, very nice table for computer and pretty big screen, and nice to be able to see out there when sitting and working. Not any boring for me, i would have liked to see the clean new toilet also.

I certainly like the job shop work!

machining stuff and building out an office are more interesting content than delivery of machine or vendor setting one up. just a dude messing around with stuff is what I'm here for

Bless, Adam's gonna need some staff and a shop cat!

Nice tooling. Good to practice.

Very excited to see the flex cnc in action! Such a cool shop, Adam.

that coolant filling will be a gamechanger for you :) we have something similar for coolant at work. Only smaller and it goes directly on a 80 gallons barrel instead. But same principal. water in mixing with the coolant.

That new shop is looking sweet. Keep up the good work.

That is an impressive shop. Congratulations on reaping the rewards of hard work. I also second the comments below about security. Hopefully you have a good alarm system but I would also recommend security film for the glass door and side window. That stuff is impressive. It really, really slows down smash and grab types. Given enough time they can get through anything but they don't like doing it if it takes too long or requires too much noise. If you have a glass break detector and/or some other sound detecting device integrated into your security system anything they try to get through the glass with security film on it would set off the alarm. Beyond that some really, really good doors, frames and locks. Nothing is fool proof but the harder you make it the better. Congrats again on the impressively equipped shop.

Thanks for another great video, Dwayne NZ.

I think he has the perfect mix of manual and cnc

Very nice Adam! I like how the scrapingpattern for retaining the oil looks in the pictures in the end! Cant wait to see the Pacemaker in action! Have a good one Adam!

The shop progress is awesome! I've already seen the FlexCNC set up video, and that's even more awesome. There is so much potential in this space. Looking forward to your storage deliveries as well as the granite surface plate install.

Hey @adam - won't be long until your channel is ten years old, I think. Look how far you've come in that time - amazing stuff. Keep up the good work chap!

Very happy for your hard earned success! Keep chewing away at the American Dream Adam! Thank you as always! -CY Castor

Sweet Shop setup

Hey looks like you’re getting everything lined out and going! Great job👌 Enjoyed the video

Wow lots of progress in the shop

1.1K+👍's up on fire welding thank you for sharing

Great video Adam, keep'um coming..

I have that same depth mic from when I used to machine truck blocks in chassis. Handy as heck.

Super nice workshop

Great video Adam. 👍👍👍

Thanks for sharing , very nice 👍

Man, i am so envious of you, and stoked for you. Your shop is literally THE perfect one man show. I can not even conceive of, in my overly wild imagination, a better shop setup than what you have put together for yourself.

Like to see those scrapers being used be neat to see.

Very very excellent work

Have a great week.

Also, what you said about the DRO Adam (looking down at the indicator) might be a business idea - having a small DRO extension readout mounted down there. Better patent that quickly :)

I have the same desk lamp in white. It’s great!

An idea for the office you collect all the old tools and drill charts you can display them on one wall showing the history of machining some of your father and grandfather’s tools would look great

I wish you great week Adam ;) Greetings from Poland

Good lord, Christmas came early, color matched by factory box lower. Long way from Fanny May. 👍👏🇺🇸

As a novice to machining the amount of times I have read the depth micrometer the wrong way around but now stop and think before reading it and then doing a double or triple take on the reading

Wow what a beautiful shop, thanks for the tour. Not a lot of these places here in Sarasota, my son is in Pace, when I need work done I would love to be able to utilize your expertise. Love the Monkey!

I have a Unique G-Box - in Black Silk. The wood was covered over in black with leather and silk. It was War tool set. It was at the hardware store that Dad and I bought his(mine now) Sheldon L 11-36? with some nice tooling and he picked some up and I later. Using it 70 years later !

The decimal equivalent chart at 27:15 in the background, my wife's aunt retired from Nelson & Storm a few years back. Bought alot of things there over the years, they are still operating at the same location. Neat to see that in FL.

I understand the reason for your new stuff but I think you are like me mainly manual machines I like all your old stuff better because I can relate but you are young enough to expand into the new technology great work

If you are excited about something and want to share it with us, then I want to see it. Don’t you worry about whether people will be bored. We are privileged to be with you as you grow and those of us who care will appreciate seeing you succeed :)

Love your shows ty

Keep up the great videos Adam!

I am no machinist at all. I have been sub to your channel for a few years an had to resub cause the old phone I had died and lost everything. The time I have watched you with everything over the years is crazy what you. The new shop is awesome. The new things in your shop with cnc an the fact you are learning how to use those machines is great. I love to see what them guys at Titan do an the fun videos they put out with crazy machining to the way you do things with old school make the best of both worlds. You guys safe an God bless.

We have some of those hydrablend setups at work that pull from 55 gallon drums of coolant concentrate. We have started switching to a new coolant mixing setup, not sure why really. The hydrablend worked well enough for us to burn through a drum of coolant every 3 months or so.

Just so you know, Adam: those gear like things are tone rings. They allow anti-lock brakes to operate by pulsing the system from a sudden, violent stop.

when are you going to be able to maximise usage of all these industrial grade equip yourself?

I know that looks like a gear but it’s the tone ring for the wheel speed sensor.

Love that DRO with a Built-in JBL Charge 3 Bluetooth speaker!

The shop is looking great! I have dres of having my own shop someday!

I like your new desk setup. I'm facing a wall where I work. But I'm not the boss!