This Part is so Difficult, They Told Me It COULDN'T Be Done
Jessie uses the BVM 5700 from DN Solutions & the Blohm Planomat XT, to machine a part he was told is IMPOSSIBLE to make.
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#CNC #Machining #Machinist
Been a machinist for 10 years, seeing that thing finished actually got me a bit teary eyed. That has got to be the most beautifully machined part I've ever seen. And I watch a looooooot of cnc vids after work lol
Man you get my vote for best comment
@@barrysetzer omg its Barry!!!!! My life is complete!
That happened to me too. Unbelievable masters of geometry and tooling!
Jesus has tears for you ,.knock on his door ,. Blessings
@@francescocosentini9264 god isn’t real lol
I've worked as a design engineer for the past 40 years even before this type of machining was a thing. Because I was part of a team that developed experimental stuff way beyond the comfort zone of most businesses, practically at the edge of the possible, I often got the shop manager complaining that my ideas were either not possible, too difficult or would take too long to machine. It often meant revising my drawings to accommodate the shortcomings of our machines and I was never happy about it. And then CAD and CNC machining came into my life and I felt I'd entered heaven. I still get complaints, but we have a couple of "artists" in the machine shop who love to crack such problems. I just have to tell them nobody can do the job because... and that's enough for them to sit down and get to work.
Whatever those guys get paid it's not enough. Tell management to get them a raise and bonus.
Learning mechinist here. Can you tell me why this piece is so difficult like he said and that it couldn’t be done ? It’s very beautiful but I just don’t understand why it’s difficult or impossible.
@@kryoz8121 I'm not a machinist so I can't say, I'm one of the guys who machinists curse for thinking the workpieces up that give them nightmares.
@@kryoz8121 It's not that it couldnt be done. It's more of the fact that is risker if you f up the gcode and not as cost effective. Basically mfs are too dumb and lazy to bother.
@@kryoz8121 the machine, which deliver that nice curve surface is not dising for such a task. Usaly it used only for nice flat kind polish looks serface.
I love demo pieces like this. Basically art or novelties that takes so much machine time that it would never be made except to show off a company's capabilities.
It'll be on the auction block when they go out of business
@@gkindustrialmachine1 skilled machinists with good equipment have more work than they need.
@@gkindustrialmachine1 when will they go out of business?
@@gkindustrialmachine1 LOL with the amount of machines and staff they have I doubt that'll be anytime soon. They must have government level contracts.
@@latenerd2441 yep...but even so, if true...all your eggs in one basket spells trouble
That was 4140?! My god man... I'm an engineer, I know engineering and machinists don't always get along the best but this is an incredible piece. Machinists don't get nearly enough credit for their work. Great job
No the machinist only gets blamed for everything 😂
@@jesuschristiskingandsavior461 even though usually it's engineering's fault lol
@@jesuschristiskingandsavior461 facts lol
@@yutub561 literally
@@jesuschristiskingandsavior461 Nah for me not. I am an engineer and I worship our machinist... Love that man, great character.
I've been involved with cnc machining for 50 years and this is SPECTACULAR .
Honestly this is the best looking part you guys machined on the channel. Great job Jessie.
Thank you! We are definitely proud of it
@@Jessie_Smith Looks absolutely amazing. 💪
@@richardbaker_0086 Thank you!
I just realized that in making this flag he put himself on the FBI watch list.
@@wannabecarguy Sad what this country has come too isn't it? The fact that it's even possible that your comment could possibly be correct. And the fact that a person even has to consider that such a thing could be true, Is quite disgusting.
I'm a French machinist on external cylindrical grinding Studer CNC for plastic injection molding and I found the most difficult is to explain my work to people... Nevertheless, it's the work of my life , it's incredible what you can make and sometimes I feel myself as an artist . Beautiful work , hands down !
Hey man, french here too, where can I learn this profession?
@@naumen6508 hey ! Salut , alors en France il n'y a pas vraiment d'école dédié à ce genre de formation. Je crois que à Valence ou Saint Étienne , je ne sais plus , il y en à une mais je n'ai pas plus d'info. Personnellement j'ai appris le métier en entreprise avec le temps .
@@user-cs1jo4gp2e okay merci beaucoup pour ton aide, c'est un métier ultra cool et je trouve jamais les opportunités pour y accéder
@@naumen6508 c'est vrai que les opportunités sont limitées si tu n'as pas un bac ou plus génie mécanique ou productique . Je te souhaite une bonne continuation.
Absolutely incredible. I’ve been machining for 6 years now, and found myself in a shop management position facing production issues. Your channel has been so inspiring and eye opening to what can be done to maximize efficiency in a shop. I’ve got a long way to go still, but this invigorated me to pursue a higher education in the field. Thank you.
Thinking outside the box is perhaps one of the rarest skills to have. I always enjoyed being told something couldn't be done. It was good motivation for finding the solution others did not think of. It gives you a good reputation as well.
also a sign this guy in the video will get bored of Titan ... have to start his own business like I did and you can never go back. Thrill of the hunt
I love doing something after being told it can't be done. Gives me a sense of being better and smarter than everyone else.
Legit bro; the problem is that's how schools teach. Here's the problem and the formula so figure out the answer. They don't teach thinking outside the box and coming up with your own solutions and if you do that they give you a bad grade
I’m a retired machinist. 41 years in the business. That is beautiful work 🇺🇸
Thank you Mark!
You just never got to try your creativity at your work
Got you on that one boss same amount of years pretty nice work huh I was impressed too wow I want one just like it on my mantle 😎
@@Jessie_Smith How much would you charge for something like this?
@@jamesharris7519 I wish we could make these to sell but we just don't have the time. It would be very expensive. The material alone was $800 plus machining time.
Only been in the trade a few years, but machining something that beautiful is phenomenal work, and one of the most beautiful pieces of art out there, I’d love to have that mounted somewhere
Absolutely beautiful. The things you machinists can do just never cease to amaze me! Well done!
Worked in an Aerospace Machine shop for 28 years. Excellent work!!
This right here is a perfect example of how cnc machining is an art form. That flag is not just a part, it’s a piece of art and you killed it man! Very nice editing as well 👍🏻
Its a P.Art. (Piece of Art) haha
@@kristian6087 lol I love that!
@@captaincobb8146 This goes to show that you are not a machinist and have NO IDEA what you are talking about. This IS heat treated 4140 and you CAN machine it and it IS plate. At it's hardest 4140 can only get around 55 Rc which is not very hard. Also, this is 4140 HT which is heat treated but not to it's absolute hardest. It has a range anywhere from 28-34 Rc which is NOT ANNEALED. I don't know what you think you are talking about but there are a ton of materials that get harder than 4140 when heat treated and you can hard machine them just fine so there is no trouble machining 4140 in the hard state either. Before you leave a stupid comment next time, do your research. Maybe then you won't sound like such an idiot
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Wow, that is jaw dropping work. Your resilience paid off! A lesson to us all.
Amazed at y’all’s technical knowledge and the ability to think outside the box… Adapt and overcome 👍🏾
My god I have seen a lot of things in my life work in 16 different country’s But this is the most amazing piece of work that I have ever seen in my 65 years Awesome job , all you guys are the best on this planet !!!!!!
16 different countries but still cant type countries
@@teddyturn6712 yes, in how many languages can they say "country's" ? And they're the dumb one? No mate.
@@teddyturn6712 He's still done more for the world than you ever will, sitting there fat, combing through comments to correct. 😄
@@teddyturn6712 its not a letter to the president man its a text so what if its misspelled and he actually did spell it correctly he just used the wrong version contextually and if hes been in a bunch of different countries he probably kicks ass at whatever he does his company would'nt send him around the world if he wasn't a badass at his job
*countries
Once I started watching I was hooked. This is what KZhead is all about. I love it when people are told that when you can’t do a specific task! They just go ahead and show actually, they can. Beautiful piece of work guys. Great job 👍
The machines are incredible but the creativity you use to approach each product is what is truly impressive! Thank you for sharing these videos.
Absolutely outstanding. My best friend was a mold maker for plastic injection molding and a CNC programer/machinist, and he always told me ' if you can design it, he can make it'. Well this video proves him right. Great job, you are a great asset for any job shop.
Can you hit me with your friends contact info?
@@evanciambrone9373 wished I could but he died a few years ago. The company he worked for had to hire several workers to replace my friend. I guess some people just have a unique ability to visualize then produce. I always told him he had a 3D imagination.
@@mikeh.753 sorry for your loss my man
That is absolutely beautiful. I love that Titan is instilling a sense of confidence and never quit in his employees. You work for a man who built it from the dirt. Life beat him up pretty good,, but he never gave up and did things that many others said was impossible,, or took jobs that no one wanted due to their complexity. I loved watching you problem solving in real time. It is those who do what the experts say can't be done, who make the country great. I love you guys. #NeverGiveUp #NeverGiveIn #GetErDone
I completely agree!!!!!!!!
AS MY MOTHER SAID 1 TIME WINNERS NEVER QUIT AND QUITTERS NEVER WINN AT AN EARLY AGE I TOOK THAT COMMENT TO HART AND LIVE BY IT
As a hobby machinist I’m always looking at new ideas to spark a thought. This just blew my mind! Incredible piece of art that takes insane amount of prep work that shows “It Can Be Created”
Awesome thank you. Makes me swell with pride to see someone have such dedication to make our flag from such material. You have not only demonstrated the American spirit but your steadfast resolve to make it happen. Awesome job.
I love how you explain everything and show all the settings and specs!!!🙌🔥🙌 Absolutely beautiful!!!
That looks mint!! I can’t imagine how many hours must have gone into that. That must have felt like forever engraving it
Speaking of mint, these guys could probably create some legit dollar bills printing plates. Lol
This is such a beautiful part. Can't believe I got to see it in person. The type of part where you walk by it and need to revisit it just to admire it multiple times!
All I can say is just WOW! I've seen plenty of machining but this is nothing short of amazing!
Absolutely awesome work,a superb finish & execution- great job!🏆
Absolutely beautiful finish. Amazing work guys. Much love and gratitude
Thank you!
I did manual machine work for almost 50 years. Never really cared to run a CNC. I have always admired the work that came off of them, however. This is a phenomenal piece of work. Beautiful job. Never saw a grinder do the wave. Fantastic job, fellas.
That is truly a BEAUTIFUL finished product! One of the coolest things I've ever seen on KZhead.
I couldn’t imagine what something like this would actually cost on a consumer level. That is beautiful machine work.
could imagine the raw material cost being out of the range of most
Not sure what a wider billet of 4140 like this costs, but a 1" x 6" x 12' flat bar runs a bit over $1k nowadays. Then the machine time, tool wear, and setup cost is easily a few thousand, although setup cost would be amortized over the batch if a small run was done. I'd say less than $10k is possible.
Guessing ~15-17.5k for single unit runs. Scaled up you could very well see costs nearing ten grand lower, but the volumes you'd need to produce at would be unmovable. ... Think either this or a car, pretty much. :I
As a machinist of over 30 years. Both conventional and CNC I found this video so interesting. Great work. Well done from the UK
I've learned that when someone says something can't be done it only means they can't do it, something is only impossible if you accept it, with thought and good techniques even the most difficult projects can be done...
Not a machinist here but I sure can appreciate your skills. Great job boys!
Thank you for this! I was a cook and was taught how to use cnc machines. They told me the things I wanted to do. were impossible. 20 years later. you guys are proving them all wrong!
The guys at work and I reference this channel when we machine stuff. “We got this big piece of titanium . No coolant so you can see what we’re doing”. It’s a 90s prototrak and we do alumumum machining mostly. Nothing fancy
That’s Awesome… Pro-tip. Titanium, Inconel and Monel are the few materials that I always use coolant. In titanium, your endmill literally can turn to fire🔥😳😁 Love testing Crazy materials. Titan
@@TITANSofCNC love your channel 4140 love to cut that material so stable what was it's hardness he said it was heat-treated?
@@Jon-O. Thank you, I love 4140 as well lol It was somewhere around 30-34 Rc.
@@Jessie_Smith ok cool yeah I could tell by the way that end mill was cutting it wasn't rock hard. dam nice job on figuring out how to use a subroutine to get that tool offset to engage on the grinder awh sweet.
@@TITANSofCNC let's see it
first time i’ve ever seen a untied grinding machine on youtube! vary nice work! been running united grinding acna and tru techs for over 10 years. thanks for the content!
I think this have been the video were I have learned the most! I use a 6090 cnc router to work mainly on wood and there is so much i can apply from this video. From the stock preparation to some engraving tips and tools to use. Awesome video.
Awesome! This is why we do it! Thanks for the comment
This is absolutely amazing! The machines have sure changed a lot since I was using World War II type boring bars to bore engine blocks and grinding rocks to mill heads. I can watch stuff like this all day long just love it! Congratulations guys great job.
we should go back to it, the Tartaryan machines we have that were thousands of years old before we got here, were meant to get civilization going after a disaster, machines can be worked by anyone, these machines are highly paid specialists only, and except for rocket parts do not need to be complicated at all
An awesome job. Beautiful part. I'm a machinist for 32 years and can appreciate the work involved in doing the flag.
Im speechless with this piece of art. The beauty makes my knees weak. Fantastic job
Majestic! Beautiful job with such a great surface finish! Don''t think I can do that on my manual Bridgeport LOL!
Your team does amazing toleranced finished work that something your company can be extremely proud of!! Awesome work Team!!😁👌🏽
Amazing machining!! Well done! There is always a way and you just proved it.
My hats off to you Gentlemen. Been a Machinist/5 Axis Programmer for 25+ years. You knocked it out of the Park!
I laughed in total agreement about 4140. I wanted to cry at how beautiful it finished out at. I am struggling to figure out any protective finish to keep it from rusting that wouldn't obscure just how great this turned out. I think it would be gorgeous in old time slow-rust bluing if you could find someone willing.
That is frickin' awesome!! You killed it on the flag and looks amazing. Never say never. You proved the naysayers wrong. It is things like this make me love my job in engineering and the people I work with in our machine shop. The only thing that would make my job better is learning more in the machine shop and actually making chips on parts.
Making chips? You mean puter chips? How now?
then you should put in your 4 years on the floor after like I did... the schools are ripping you off by sending you into the office right away, you can't replace the experience, learn to be of 'diminished' value, you will discover major problems on the floor no one knows about.
Totally awesome, this is definitely the most fantastic creative CNC job I have ever seen. If there is a "CNC Gold Medal Of The Year" you guys win it. And whoever owns this beautiful flag will soon see it greatly increase in value. It's a work of art. However, as I watched it I was thinking "One tiny mistake and it's all ruined! There is no patching up mistakes!" But you obviously have it all covered, what a great job.
Wow! What a beautiful job on this project. So amazing to see what a good machinest can do. Amazing work of art.. To almost look like it is being blown in the wind with the design. That's outside the box for sure.
Single word of appreciation "amazing". Thinking out of the box at very highest level
Thank you!
I have never been a fan of cnc, but that is one of the coolest things if seen, I have run a small surface grinder to grind go no go gage's for the last 20 years
First video I have seen of yours and you gained a lot of respect and a new sub. That is a work of art! Thanks for sharing
I’m no machinist, but I understand the hurdles you made. The end result is freaking gorgeous!!
I am a machine designer and part time machinist.. this was such a good work and the dedication was absurd.
Working in machine shops for 30 years, you never fail to amaze me!
It seems impossible to not admire the ingenuity and craftsmanship throughout this video. Companies like Titan make the world a better place.
It is truly only the Titans that indulge themselves into what's concidered impossible by making way too cool stuff, just because they can. 👊🏽 Simply cool and challenging stuff you guys make... 💪🏽
Absolut great job. As an engineer, I am really impressed... Wow
The part looks amazing! Congratulations. What's a bit missing from my side is the programming, especially for the problem with the automatic tool radius correction. I think this videos should also have some content for learning purposes? Also the part is awesome, but faraway from parts we are using in the industry.
Bravo! These machines are amazing. I retired from a forge shop. Not a machinist. When I started all dies were sunk either on a Bullard VTL with a tracing head or Cincinnati hydrotel with tracing head. Had a couple big lathes that round dies were turned on as well. They were still doing repair and some resinks on the VTL when I left. Everything else was done on cnc mills and lathes.
Amazing work! It gave me chills! Impossible jobs are the best.
I was a machinist for over 20 years, the term " it can't be done " is used to piss us off and prove someone wrong. Great video! When you picked it up out of the jaws... my jaw dropped. Its like a machinist pc of gold.
If I had the bucks, I would buy this awesome piece of art. Those cuts are clean.
Bucks? You're gonna have to pay with bears.
Amazing true craftsmanship I'm blown away keep it up
I am obsessed with your content, definitely the best and the only company I would want to work for and learn from.
Jessie this is top quality work. The programming is awesome and the finished grinding to almost mirror shine. Loved the strips and I think they're really amazing. Perfect stars. Did you make it for someone who ordered it or make it just because someone said you couldn't make it? Sure would look great hanging on a wall display. This has got to be the best video I have ever see you do. The editing process is spot on quality also. Enjoyed the longer video. Keep em coming.
looks like tooling there would be no reason to make out of 4140 otherwise
Wow flawless...beautiful,stunning...seemingly impossible...well done guys love it ❤
Concur, that is one of the coolest things I have ever seen, hands down.
Wow now that is a statement piece! Unbelievable how beautiful this came out!
By far the most amazingly beautiful piece of art that I have ever seen!!! SOMETHING LIKE THAT MAKES ME PROUD TO BE AMERICAN INSIDE AND OUT MY BROTHERS!!!! AWESOME WORK!!!!
Amazing artwork! Congrats! And I'll be happy to provide you one-of-a-kind designs for your future projects!
Pure artistry. You found that beautiful flag that was hidden under all that material. Well done !
Thank you! That is what I love about being a maker. Taking raw stock to a finished product.
That is a beautiful piece of work! Good thing you know the programming part so well.
You guys rock! Great work! I was a machinist before getting my ME degree so my ability as an engineer were totally enhanced by what I learned from some old time German machinists. Keep on showing us amazing vids!
AWSOME JOB. CNC machining has come a long way, but like you, I did what they said couldn't be done with CNC's 20 years ago!
That turned out awesome, I would love to have one like it. But I am sure it also cost as much as a new car so not in the cards but great job guys.
Omg, u guys are interestingly awesome artists 👨🎨.
Nothing but a fabulous piece of work. Fantastic job 👏 👍 👍
Magnifico , awesome job. Salute to you, and Freedom.
This made me tear up a bit. So awesome. Keep pushing it fellas.
That is amazing, great job.
Thank you!
Absolutely beautiful. Great job and craftsmanship. 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I just stumbled across this. I am not a machinist but I can appreciate the effort and skill. The end result is AMAZING! Just WOW!!
Outstanding. Some times I just have to re watch because it is just that interesting.
Incredible! Just like the conference table
Thank you!
Good job Jessie I know mistakes and mess ups happens a lot ur Doing good bro proud of u I’m doing the same thing as well since I’m actually a saw person that I’ve been putting 20 bars on the saw and marking lots of parts and putting dirty parts into the cleaning tumbler and I’ve been working very hard and success doing good I’m like 5 months in at my 1st shift morning job like I know Titan told me like overcoming challenges can be hard and I am working super hard at my job getting everything done and I’ve been doing so good there and I’m doing this for u titan and all of u guys how hard I’m gonna keep improving myself to success my journey for how proud I am that I love all of u guys so much and always support you guys
Thank you Kyle! You are exactly right, if you aren't making any mistakes then you aren't doing anything. Keep up the hard work, it WILL pay off one day. I started out on CNC cold saws myself and I gave it my all just like you are describing here.
@@Jessie_Smith thx appreciate it
It looks amazing... With the right lighting it will look like its moving 👍👍👍
Simply amazing, absolutely beautiful work!
I'm Italian and I recognise quality when I see it.. I have to say this is a masterclass, congratulations 👊🏻
Thank you for your support!
Beautiful finish .. Great job on that surface…
Thank you!
@@Jessie_Smith Im grinding carbide tools on my daily job…. I would like to see more on that Walter machine ..
@@deathness13 I agree. We will try to get some stuff out on the Walter in the near future. That is a very cool machine too!
Wow.. that's national treasure to inspire love for the country.. a man who loves.. wow
Beautiful! Absolute work of art!
Was this to order or was it a test piece to see if it could be done because you smashed it,it looks amazing,you guys are killing it out there.
Ordered material special to see if it could be done. Jessie Killed it… Shows why he literally is one of the best machinists I have ever seen in the world. Titan
Fantastic job :) would be awesome if you could get blue and red looking tempering colours on the part, but with a solid piece of metal I figure that would be really difficult.
I was thinking the same. Cold blue for the blue and rust blue for red?
@@TgWags69 chemical blueing might be better indeed.
Nice to see Kennametal machine tools being used - my dad worked for them in the UK for 25 years!
Simply Beautiful, Skillfully Amazing. Thank you
What did the manufacturer say about the grinding machine ignoring the compensation setting?
They wasn't sure why it was canceling it out for the way I was doing it. It shouldn't have been but it was. I finally used a contouring cycle which allows you to place the g-code for your contour into a subprogram. once I did that and it actually started reading the G41/G42 I had in the code.
Beautiful piece of art! Did the engraving leave any burrs after machining and did you consider grinding after all the engraving?
It did and I re-ran the program to clean it up. We wanted to reveal the engraving at the end is why we did it this way. If I did it again I would certainly engrave it before grinding
@@Jessie_Smith got it, very cool that Titans of CNC is willing to make masterpieces with CNC machines. Making parts for the most demanding industries is very rewarding but being given the creative freedom to machine a piece of art like this is amazing. Props to you and Titans of CNC, love content like this!
@@ryanromo4 Thank you! It is nice that we can do projects like this. I think it is very important to do these things because it renews your interest and passion.
Martha Washington is giving you a victory salute from the great beyond...... What an awesome job...
That piece is absolutely stunning!