Making Parts for CAT 631 Scraper | Milling Machine
In this video we are making mounting plates to go on a Caterpillar 631 Scraper Tractor. The mounting plates are to support the guide rollers of the back ejector door on the machine. We were lucky enough to be able to go to the customers yard and get inside a 631 scraper to show and explain where on the machine the parts go. For making these mounting plates we are using bis alloy 80 grade high tensile plate. We show the step by step process on the milling machine including face cutting, boring and drilling. We also use a rotary table and set the milling head to 45°degrees to cut some bevels before setting up the 90° degree head and horizontal attachment to cut slots in the plates. The parts are finished off with grinding and chamfering
In this video we are using:
- Hafco BM-63VE Milling machine
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@@importanttingwei7747 thanks for watching
Really like the work you guys are doing with actually showing the machines and parts in the real world! I really like this channel. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for you . I like you job brother.
Pretty soon you’re going to have more homeless toys there than Kurtis toys haha
Seeing where the finished part goes is awesome.
who the heck needs Hollywood when we have real entertaining and educational videos like these? thanks Curtis and Karen
I must say, I really enjoyed the intro, with the actual machine - mad props to the Machine owner for letting you do that intro - absolutely fascinating.
Glad you enjoyed that part 😎👍
Would it be possible to go back and see the difference between stock and your part in the machine
Agreed, that takes the brilliant approach of showing which part we are actually looking one more step further. Very good idea!
Yeah for someone like me who knows little to nothing about big machinery like that, it was great to finally see what and where the piece he is working on goes.
@@truey90s It was in metric millage.. sounds like the machine is a long distance away .. I could be wrong
I spent the majority of my career around large excavators and other equipment. I've been around mechanics and engineers from the majority of the large guys in NA. Your repairs are more of an upgrade than a fix. Your repairs go beyond what a factory mechanic would do in most cases. You go the extra mile. Be proud of that work.
thank you mate appreciate it
Very well said. I always sub to the channels that go the extra mile to do superb work. Very rare to have the attention to detail this channel has. Eric O and Wes do repair and diagnostics and are great like this channel.
I wonder if your customers ever watch the videos and see how much care and attention goes into every part of the job? Absolutely top class!
Works of art love it J.H .UK. Thanks
The quality of your videos continues to improve. The effort that's gone into them is really apparent and really appreciated. We know from the outtakes that the narration is far from your favourite part of the work. I just want to express how much, at least this viewer appreciates it.
Hey mate thanks very much for this comment we both appreciate that and glad the videos are enjoyed 😎👍
Second
Third 👍🏽
Ditto from Canada's banana belt 🤞🇨🇦👍 and have a Merry down under Christmas.🌟🌲✨
Top class/notch engineering works.
Love the onsite part, really puts things into perspective
Yeah we thought that would be something different and pretty cool
Do they ever tap you to do the repair welding on the "pillow blocks" that you make in this video!!!
That last bit about you supplying the plug with the locator hole so that the customer can properly remove the old part - that's a huge thing for me. That's such attention to detail - and we don't see that in many places. I'm not a machinist, but I love watching how you approach your work and what you do. Thank you for brightening the day.
Best doggie channel on the internet. Love the clips of machining in between
I get a rediculous ammount of enjoyment out of watching a shell mill do its thing.
Shell mills and fly cutters are super satisfying for some reason.
Constantly amazed that you and your wife do all this by yourselves. Merry Christmas!
Hey mate yeah we both put in a lot of effort definitely keeps us busy thanks for watching
None of it would be possible without the top notch supervision from the dog.
@@jrpoints Everyone needs a safety supervisor, just make sure you lock them into the office when welding is going on. Rule probably applies for the two legged variety also.
I guess "Homeless" is even more favored than my own "shop dog". He's clearly "boss of the shop floor" with all those toys in his toy bin! He's also clearly a happy dog. Thanks!
This job requires someone with rare intelligence, highly developed skills and ability to make complex decisions quickly and to use massive dangerous machines to produce an outcome quickly and efficiently. I think I am the right bloke.
You two make a great team! Kurtis's Engineering skills & Karen's Film production make for a great show!
amen
Dont forget Doggie
I love it how u Aussies call machining engineering. Albeit This guy blows the doors off most engineers it just seems common in Austrian to call job shops engineering shops. In the US if a machinist or toolmaker said they were engineers the engineers we work with would not agree what so ever.
What would be interesting to see is how you maintain your drill bits and the cutting tools.
Didn't he say he sends drill bits out for sharpening?
A good credit line at the tool supplier more than anything else. Drill bits are pretty much a consumable in any shop, at least when you are finished with them and they are stubs that are no longer capable of reaching to the depth needed.
@@jamescollier3 Yeah he's sent some big bits out. Probably has some end mills sharpened as well as they can be pricey.
Noticed that the drill bit was cutting only on one side. Easy to center the web, especially if you have a dedicated drill bit grinder. It was the first skill taught in school.
I 2nd that!
Owning a friendly dog like that you must be real nice folks.
Gotta love when only one side of your bit is cutting and you haven't the time to fix it. 21:47 Good job muscling through it.😉👍
I've been a machinist/toolmaker for 36 years and the scale and quality of your work is impressive.😃
thanks for saying so!
Hi from Spain. As I can't do my job anymore (machinist & welder) due to back injury, your videos are a kind of "second life" for me. Thank you for making them. You 3 are a perfect TEAM. I enjoy that also. Stay safe.
Hey mate we hope that you can keep enjoying the videos and take care over there in Spain
Hi...I am 10-months out from a spine fusion. Doc said I'd have another 20-years to work. Maybe something to consider also to get away from pain meds.
A back injury is never fun. It is scary just how straining a muscle or two can "knock the wind right out of your sails", leaving you gasping for air and going cross eyed from the pain. I really hate to think what a permanent career ending back injury would be like, so know that you have my full sympathy and thoughts for at least some sort of recovery. Do they give you the opportunity for hydro therapy in a pool of water so that you can relax and take some time out in a neutral buoyancy environment? Glad that you found CEE to keep your work mind occupied. Thoughts and prayers, Christmas Wishes, Mark from Melbourne Australia
Never seen a horizontal mill attachment for a bridge port style machine. that is pretty cool.
One cool thing about your way of working is you don't waste your time being precise where precision isn't required, you are allways fast, efficient and straight forward with your aproach. No bullshit, no filler, just substance. Where someone across the ocean would go mad over a few tenths on a completely unnecesary detail. This is the reason I stopped following him and I started following you guys. You get more done in a video than he does in a quarter year.
hey mate thanks for sharing your feedback, we wanted our channel to be about real life in a real workshop and don't have the time to make 16 episodes of 1 job 🤣👍
Again, I can't thank Kurtis and Karen enough for taking the time to share all of this with us. It's such a brilliant education for those of us eager to learn, but not in the industry. Also fun to see Homie every video. :) Thanks again guys, ya'll are the best.
Hey mate thanks for the great comment we are glad the vids are both educating and entertaining
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering absolutely! The outtakes are also great too, lol. :)
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering because of you "fuckin' munted' is a regular part of my vocabulary now haha.
I want to say thank you for continuing to show the importance of keeping the shop and tools clean as you go. That's something I still struggle to do because I'm just damn lazy.
Paid a lot of money for the tools and equipment so I like to look after it
It is good to see Homeless healthy and happy. I also have a "homeless" found abandoned in the crime riddled part of town and took him home last year. He and I are getting along very well but he does seem to have one problem. He is having trouble training his "bearded monkey", me. Now we are both homeless living in our car, an old motorhome, but we are happy and enjoying retirement together. 😅😅😅😅 As always I enjoy these videos.
Whan you picked up the rotary table I got an instant sharp pain in my back just watching you. - I use the crane to put ours on the mill......Mr, you're a better man then I am.
Loved the visual and explanation at beginning as well as the explanations of each step. That scraper is a monster. The pig is a hit and Homeless does a great impression. :)
Hey mate glad you enjoyed that and the different perspective of the machine 😎👍
14:00 clean shop, happy shop. Season Greetings from icy Finland.
Hey mate thanks for watching all the way over there
I'm thinkin EVERY time package is delivered, Homeless thinks it's another toy he can Destroy!! BTW, Love the work you do and [Especially!] the out-takes!
It’s the dog for me, cutest thing ever
Another great video. Took me back to my very early days fueling and greasing a fleet of scrapers and dozers turning old pit stacks into a golf course. Karen's cinematography gets better and better. The time lapse shots with the slow zoom in/zoom out are getting seriously technical. Hopefully one more before Crimbo, but if not seasons greetings to you both.
Hey mate thanks for watching and the great comment. You enjoy your Chrissy and end of year 😎👍
Nice to see the cleaning up! Remember folks, respect your tools!
Right on 😎👊
Staffy the happiest dog in Australia, and he is a beautiful Head of duty.
Understanding what the part is for makes your video even way better
That's a really slick way of making a bevel, never seen a rotary table used like that. Gonna have to steal that method....
Go for it 😎👊
Good video, love the close-up shots and slow motion. I remember replacing those with pieces from a local machinery dealer and they weren't made as nice or precise, it would take an hour to bevel the edges with an angle grinder and the whole time the boss screaming "just weld it in" he was a jackass. The plug to guide the torch is brilliant
Your milling machine is SWEET. I wish I had a toy like that to play with 50 years ago.
You should consider a raise for the "giggler", she's doing an excellent job. And, I love the out takes, they just show you're human like the rest of us. I really enjoy your videos!
she does all the accounting so she will happily give herself a raise 😂
As a machining student, I find these videos interesting and enlightening. It's so cool seeing the stuff I'm getting lectured about applied in it proper setting. Also, doggo mail is the best. Hello from San Diego, CA, USA
Great to hear! Keep at it mate
Karen’s videographer skills increase with each passing week. Have you upgraded the camera equipment at all. Great color contrast makes everything pop. And her skills at various angles, slow mo, speed up etcetera make for a lively presentation. Well done again you guys.
Thank you for noticing! I upgraded my phone about 6 months ago, went from Samsung S8 to an S10 which does have better quality video and I am also uploading the files with higher bitrate/frames per second I think that has helped with the quality as well 😄
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering It absolutely shows. There is a depth of color and a contrast that gives the video warmth. Best Regards
Hey Karen I use an s10 with a DJI gimble .If you don't have one they really do help getting good shots into difficult. Location's
Ps love your work
Thank you for showing the machine "in the wild" was very insightful and helped a ton to understand what exactly you are manufacturing
Awesome glad you enjoyed it thanks for watching
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering Thank you for these educating and enjoyable videos!
After watching this video, I then had to go back to the first part and watch it again to get the complete understanding. Thanks for a fine video.
As always, love the video. I especially appreciate how you put in the extra time to finish each piece with finer grinding paper, chamfered holes, deburring, wire wheel. You take great pride in your work and it shows. Keep ‘em coming. Safety Officer has quite an assortment to choose from. 👍🏼
Fascinating job. It is so interesting learning the different ways to machine things that aren't the obvious ways. I love every episode. As a side note, I love the outtakes at the end of all your vids. Curtis struggling with the dialog is all of us. It makes it more personable in my opinion.
In my humble opinion, who ever said, “working with metal is a cold process”was totally WRONG. Those brackets were beautiful.
What a focused and intelligent man, he is. Him and Abom both.
I just love the effort both you two put in these videos. You literally showed us on a FREAKIN site where these part comes from it is 🤯 and the skilled machining that we see, oh and dont even mention that really neat editing of the videos. Love you and wish you only the best, waiting for more awesome vids have a good one from Slovakia.
Thanks for the awesome comment we appreciate it and always great to know the videos are enjoyed. Cheers
Great channel, glad you were able to show in the field where those parts were going to go. I had never considered how a lot of the larger construction and mining equipment was maintained and repaired. The shop dog is awesome too. Thanks for your videos it gives me another reason to love Fridays.
I agree with many of the comments how helpful showing the machine before you made the parts. You don’t realize how big those scrapers are until you see a fully grown man sitting in the belly of one. Great video! Definitely enjoyed watching you do the chamfer cuts.
hey mate thanks for watching and sharing the feedback it's appreciated
Thank You Williamson family for squeaky pig. Also enjoyed the explanation of just how fast you and your friend could whip this job out in the field.
That was really great getting to see the "internal" workings of the machine. Most of us will oro ably never see one of those in person, let alone the mechanicals of it. Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
glad it was enjoyed!
Kurtis and Karen, this is gorgeous. So fun to see a more milling-intensive machining project!
Kurtis I AM LOVING YOU EVEN MORE, to go on site, just to make your show more EXCITING is just FANTASTIC!! u remind me of Steve Irwin. I miss him a lot and loved his show. GREAT JOB ONCE AGAIN BRO!!
wow thanks mate, Steve was a legend
That pup is gonna have more toys than you have tools lol. It always amazes me what one can do with metal and the processes of doing it.
we might be having a bit of a toy competition 🤣
Another great vid, love the way you take the time to show where and how the part works.
Glad that it's enjoyed 😁👍
Great to see where these things go. Really professional work as always.
I finally realized what makes these videos so enjoyable to me. I am fairly certain it stems from my autism (highly functional) where one of my weaknesses is a too high preference for details. I guess you can say that I get my heart's fill of that here. ☺😄😂 😀😀
Two things I enjoyed about this video, the happy butt four legged supervisor, makes me miss my staffy, and the fact you explain everything but without going into the unnecessary things.
I appreciate how you explain even some of the simplest things for us non machinists types. I have never done machining, never will, it find the whole process of machining fascinating. Thanks.
Gday Kurtis and Karen, this turned a really interesting job and one I throughly enjoyed watching as normal, I’ve never been around a scraper before and didn’t quite understand how the bowl worked, I had a rough idea, the mill does a bloody awesome job, have a great weekend mate, Cheers
Hey Matty yeah they're pretty awesome bits of machinery, great way to move dirt quickly. We're going to start winding down soon hopefully get a few workshop projects done while we are closed for holidays. Enjoy the weekend too mate 😎👍
Just love your staffy pup a real asset
I could watch your videos all day long, I work in an office but am practically minded so what you do is my dream vocation in the next life
An air line with a "y" splitter and about 3 or 4 feet of hose on each side of the "y" is very handy when using multiple air tools. Saves all the connecting and disconnecting. Same idea with extension cords, I often added a multi-outlet box on one end of the cords. Love these vids. Cheers and Happy Holidays!!
Great idea! Another of those "Why didn't I think of that?" moments.
Thanks for explaining why and what you are doing, it really helps.
No problem!
I like it way more when you skip through machineing and show it at normal speed vs a few seconds of normal then burn through the rest,,your both awesome at what you do.
Awesome intro! The footage of Homeless gutting that pig at the end was epic.
5 minutes online and 30 comments.....the work and entertainment speaks for itself though
We reckon we have the best community on the tube 😎👊
I have to say Curtis it is fascinating to watch tou using all the different machines and from a lump of ugly steel to a precision engineered bracket is amazing. Keep it up mate from a loyal watcher in the UK.
The outro always brings a smile to my face! I think it is the blank frustrated look on Kurtis's face. The tensil line was hilarious as well!
CNC Aerospace programmer. In it for 24 years. You know your stuff but I have to admit. I'm totally here for the dog ! I used to run the identical Toshiba cnc mill, nice to see the old girl.
This is easily one of my favorite channels, not only for the machining work but for the video quality also. Thank you for all the time and effort you guys put into every video.
Love the videos and your amazing skills. Thanks for adding your dog to the videos. Great bonus/treat. Out takes are very funny.
Hey mate thanks for the comment!
It’s a pleasure to watch a pro work.
This was a fascinating project, but in addition, the cinematography was extra special! Really nice work in all departments! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Not very many guys or gals that do what you do,kinda a lost art. I always loved doing what you do.
“Extremely sharp and terrifying tinsel!” - classic. Really enjoyed the on-site intro as well. It’s fun to get the scale of some of these machines. Shame you couldn’t tolerate a little bevel on the closing end corners and do the boring and beveling on a lathe. I have to say I was amazed how well that wonky 45 degree setup worked. :) Any particular reason you couldn’t just run an 8mm end-mill to make the slots? Slower I’d imagine, but with the changeover to horizontal and back, for four parts, one wonders.
hey mate thanks for watching good question. The stick out (flute length) of the end mill to cut slots is not as efficient
Kurtis, you are amazing. But Karen, you are SPECTACULAR! I have gone back and watched all the vids from the beginning of your channel. You have simply turned into an astounding vidiographer. You just keep getting better and better. Your shots, editing, and content are simply excellent. God, you have a gift. Now a quarter million subscribers. Kurtis, i'm sure she gets in your way but i think it is so worth it. Karen has made you an internet sensation. Please keep up the great work. I know new content must be difficult. I have watched and rewatched so many of your vids and enjoy them every time. They are the best i've seen - just great. I had to chuckle at Homeless opening the mail on his own now. Not too spoiled. :-) Love the outtakes. Brave of you, Kurtis. Great work, you guys. I'd definitely keep the 'giggler'. In fact, i think she deserves a big raise. 500K on the way. You deserve it.
Hi Robert I have just had chance to read your comment, wow thank you very much! 😁 Karen
Interesting visit to the customers machine. Love tour outtakes. Homey must be the most spoiled dog on KZhead
I like your editing on this video. Speeding up each pass a little more makes it unnecessary to skip around the video. Some machinist just post the full machining and setup for each part from start to finish in real time. Once you've seen one, with the explanations of the how to's and the why for's, any post first article imagery is just superfluous.
The first time I've seen the milling machine used like that. Really smart and really cool. Thanks, man. The poor pig's fate was sealed when it entered the building. haha. You guys are great together. Thanks for what you do and hope you have a peaceful Christmas and summer holiday. Cheers.
I always look forward to this time of day knowing another video will be posted. Thank you to both of you and have a Great Christmas and Better New Year!!!
Hey Mike thanks for taking time to watch the videos. You have a great Chrissy too mate 😎👊
Curtis, you do amazing work. I really liking the videos. Glad to see someone take pride in their work. The way you cleaned up your pieces just shows your a class act. Nothing worse than grabbing a part that had been made and getting cut on. I'm looking forward to the 2022 video's. Be safe.
I enjoy the comments from the dog from time to time...
me encantan los trabajos de este hombre ..lo hace que sean faciles ..genial .
Enjoyed the vid ! Love watching the milling machine projects , it’s a big barsted of a mill ..👍 top stuff
Thanks for watching
Mate your attention to detail is just OUTSTANDING.
Look forward to new videos every Friday. My uncle ran a machine shop on his property his whole life from his early 20s until he retired from it in his 70s. It has to be the best feeling to be your own boss. Although the real lucky guy is Homeless Everyday is like Christmas for Homeless. Never gets left at home and presents every day.
Sou do Brasil, parabéns por seu trabalho. Desde criança, tenho admiração por mecânica. Hoje com 74 anos, deficiente físico, ainda fascinado por mecânica, seu canal tornou-se meu passatempo favorito. Parabéns.
I'm from Brazil, congratulations on your work. Since I was a child, I have an admiration for mechanics. Now 74 years old, handicapped, still fascinated by mechanics, his channel has become my favorite pastime. Congratulations.
Hey mate thanks for the support from Brazil! Cheers 😎👍
This is why you need to get your CNC up and running. At least 3/4 of the work you needed to do on these can be automated, allowing you to do other things. And if these are a common item for you, it just amplifies the reason you need it. Don't worry that you can't tilt the head on the CNC; a bull nose cutter head using round inserts will cut the weld prep bevels, as well as rough out the bores for the pins as well. These can be done completely in the CNC with the correct tooling, and with almost the same fixturing you just used.
Yeah just great! CNC does everything...........but who programs the CNC? Personally I'd rather spend time actually machining that sitting in a stuffy office fart arsing around with a bloody computer!
It can be done, but all the setup for handful of those parts a year. CNC repeatability is more of an serial production thing. He could make them in advance once set up, but who wants to carry stock nowdays?
Beethoven had his critics too . . . . . .
@@goodiezgrigis Actually Kurtis mentioned that he had the basic blanks in stock in his container, so he must make a few per year.
@@goodiezgrigis I work for a small shop where we program stuff like this all the time, ON THE FLOOR, at the control. And as for machining stock ahead, why??? As long as he has the setup details and the program, he can just order the material as needed and machine the parts when called for.
Love your show. Fascinating to watch how things get done in your great shop, and the videos are right on! You two are fun to watch as you work together. Your puppy is a great addition. Thanks from America.
I'm glad you added in the shots of clean up and prep between the tasks. Showing the care and cleanliness required to maintain a precise machine adds to "story" of each job.
Great work all around! I was hoping a nine inch angle grinder would have been used to do the bevels but l was out of luck. Homey has honed his parcel opening skills l see. Top regards from a cold but sunny England!
This is even nicer to watch than Clickspring... ;-) Big thanks for sharing your knowledge and showing your skills! I'll pass it through to my students Mechanical Engineering. They'll love it! If our workshop with the tiny machinery doesn't impress them enough, then it's nice to have some heavy duty backup over here. You just got a new subscriber ;-)
hey mate thanks for subscribing and watching
Props for the Wiliamson family for the toy!
To be able to visualize the part, and where it goes on the 631G really made this video educational. You’re a master teacher. Thank you.
Very thorough explanation of the job, seeing the way your milling machine works was cool as well, nice work as always crew.👍..... Love seeing homeless get new toys ,little fella gets excited, pity about the piggy😁
Hey mate thanks for watching the video 😎👍
Me encantaría saber manejar todas esas máquinas que tienes, perfecto trabajo, gracias por enseñarnos.
Great that you could show where the parts fit and how they work on the actual machine; I appreciate the effort you took for that! Also cool to watch Homeless (what a name for a dog!) get 2 toys, and then rip up one of the squeakers afterward. At least you maintain an inventory of toys, and some of them don't actually squeak! And who knew a keyway cutter could take THAT heavy a cut!
Love the fact that there's no fuss about using these big machines. I know there are bigger machines about, but they are big in my terms. Well done Kurtis, Mrs Kurtis and the safety officer.
Great to see the part on the machine before we start the machining process.Brilliant. Great video work. You could even hear the ping at 27:33 as the machining stresses suddenly released. Question please: How come the large diameter drill didn't try and walk as it exposed half its' diameter when drilling air in the clamp hole, especially as it was sharper on the one flute?
Because the drill bit is scared of what Kurtis would do to it if it wandered off course!
Hot damn! I’m early again!
Good to see your comment mate 😎👊
I was a day early.thought yesterday was Friday. Got pissed as a mute sitting waiting for the vid last night.🤣🤣🤣🤣