Machining a new Hydraulic Cylinder Head for CAT 651 Tractor Scraper | Part 1
This video is Part 1 of heavy duty machining a new hydraulic cylinder head for a CAT 651 Tractor Scraper apron cylinder. In this video we are machining the first side of a 140mm chunk of steel plate. We started with drilling out the centre hole then lots of interrupted cuts and chip breaking to turn down the outer diameter. We then machine a recess groove before boring out the centre hole and machining the internal rod wear ring groove.
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Hey mate. Nice you are taking the time to video your lathe work. Plenty of people kicking you in the guts about your technique I see but I dont know who trained you. You do trust the accuracy of that three jaw alot. Get yourself a mat or soft platform for ya floor mate, ya legs with thankyou. Cheers for taking the time.
I have a question? What is the biggest steel shafts you'll did for bulldozer or crane's?
Was that a metric shitload, or imperial?
I'm another person who has been inspired to do somethings first I'm building a radial arm mill and I got what I think is a good idea on a leveling tool and as good as any tools for tool bit elevation and tailstock allinment I'm going to do a video showing the progression of every thing and if u can edit a decent/quality product I will start a Chanel showing what I come up with rite now I'm buying a 210 hobart mig to do my own welding I am a reseal ticked welder allready however I have not done any since 2004 . I'm on the lookout for alot of stuff I'm gona need like spindexter angle plates ect u am also building a full lighting system for a bike and trailer w signal an break lights as well as breakes on the trailer powered from the hydraulic breaks on the bike
It would be interesting for you to do a video telling us about your story and to maybe do a shop tour going over your machines/equipment. How you got to where you are. Like what training you have? How did you grow a smaller shop into bigger shop? And any tips for people trying to get into the trade and start their own shop. Thanks!
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With all this equipment it's hard to believe you don't have at least 5 more people working there.
@@CHMichael There is a lot of idle machinery, but depending on the skills of local workers and the regulations of whatever government(s) he has to deal with, he may well be making the highest and best use. Not going to second-guess.
@@CHMichael, tem um video no canal, onde ele explica tudo certinho o por qué ele trabalhar sozinho... Ndaha'ei ko pohã porã hina ñande rapicha kuera, emoingue haguãnte nde rogape.
Took machine shop in high school worked in a factory doing titanium bulkheads for Phantom jets for Vietnam!! 747 landing gear, wing spars etc.. Your videos bring it all back! Can smell the coolant and cutting oil!! Love watching them!! ☮️❤️
Love the always observant safety officer!
Why not get him a custom-printed vest that actually says, "SAFETY OFFICER"?
I'm not sure what sound is worse, finger nails on a chalkboard or the sound of the cutter on the uneven sides on that chunk of steel. I know nothing about machining yet find your videos incredibly entertaining and can watch for hours. The parts you repair and create are HUGE compared to others! Keep up the great work!!!
The camera work so far has been amazing thanks to whom is behind the camera nice steady clean shots .
Hi Craig! Thanks so much appreciate for your kind feedback 😁 Karen (Kurtis' better half)
Thank yous both for the video work and the final result honistly I can't see fault with the video work it's clean and fluid start to finish . Kurtis's work ethic is plain to see high quality as if it was his own machine . Hope the videos helps bring in more clients too Craig front Scotland UK
Watching those chips come off and then turn blue after landing (9:52) is a trip... would love to see a slow-motion shot of that!!
Hey mate thanks for watching will try and get that slow mo next time! 😎👍
Lol. Safety office on duty. This has quickly become my favorite machinist Channel.
A VERY sneaky one at that!
You mentioned not leaving the key in the chuck Pandit reminded me of my sophomore highschool year. Kid left it in and started the lathe sending it flying and we all got to watch the shop teacher chuckle and go "great now drop and give me 25" (while the machine was off of course)
When the work spins rather than the drill bit, you really get to see just how a twist drill works. I am amazed you can keep a sharp edge on these bits, tools and end mills.
Great vid! Just listening to the music of the lathe and cutter is all you need. Got my machining fix for the day!
Served my apprenticeship in the early eighties manual machining large components for marine and base load diesel sets for Mirrlees Blackstone in the Uk ,this is great work lads I miss it
Hey mate bloody awesome thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it 😎👍
The death rumble from those interrupted cuts would make most peoples pooper pucker. Great job mate!
Hey mate hahaha too right, thanks for watching! 😎👍
Carbide has come a long way. Remember on a milling machine interrupted cuts is all a carbide insert ever sees.
I could watch this young man all day, what an intelligent man, between welding and machine work and all his knowledge, hes remarkable
World need more safety inspectors like your's. ❤ Great video, thanks!
Hahaha thanks for watching. Totally agree 😎👍
It's great to see you employed a safety officer to make sure you don't leave the chuck key in the chuck. 😂😂🐕
Hahaha yeah he's a good worker when he's not chasing a ball, or sleeping, or eating treats. 😂
I have made hundreds of parts similar to this piece in my fifty years in the trade. There is something very rewarding in the completion of such a part. I still do such things, but I enjoy teaching apprentices now more. This trade seems to be vanishin. Nice flame cut.
Hey that's awesome good on you don't think I could ever go into teaching haha
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering in a way you already are👍
I've seen the sketchiest interrupted cuts on this channel and you guys always do it so well. Love it!
I’m telling you man… it’s insane how well this guy knows how hard he can push his inserts.
That was one hell of an interrupted cut.
DCBNR / DCKNR - holder is true!
Hello Miss Karen dose a bang up job on the camera ! The camera is crystal clear . I am 74 and never seen a job shop like yours , great content Kurtis ! regards Skip Victoria Texas
I love the sound of that TM turning on. So clean.
Be careful about having the radio playing in the background. KZhead is real stingy about that. Don’t want you getting any copyright strikes. Great job! Now I’m on to part 2!
Australians are renowned for their enormous tools.
I'm mostly thinking of people like Pauline Hanson, Fraser Anning, Bob Katter etc.
@@drxym .. and Clive Palmer.
Great camera work! Curtis seems to know what he is doing! (understatement!) Great job ! those cutting tips are amazing!
Seeing my old man come home from the machine shop and see these Cs as welts on his chin and neck chest area . Those chips are hot ! ! 100 degrees in the shop .. damn hard times in the 50s-70s
Your dog is so cute, i love to see him! And your job is nice, nice to see what you doing. Thanks!
Your dog is way to funny. A character.
I'm a CNC lathe guy and always have respect for those who run manual.
Hey mate cheers you're a legend 😎👊💥
I'm a cnc mill operator and this is cool to watch how they steal do it.
Seeing the way the chips come out of the drill bit is oddly satisfying.
I always enjoyed this work,you get to do a lot of simple machine work that has to be right.
0:47 👀😍😊😊 ugh such a cute doggo just peekin around the corner haha
Great job Kurtis. I had a quick look at your website as well, very professional! Lots of love from the UK.
Really enjoy this series but have a very new found respect for the power of these lathes and geared reduction boxes in generall, after seeing a video recently of the operator getting caught on the lathe chuck and the rest as they say is history sadly, a timely reminder if nothing else, cheers mate, love your work
not many shops in the world capable of this work !
Kurtis you are really inspiring me in your endavours
The great art of using cutting carbide tips good job
Great video! Thanks for sharing and Stay Safe Guys!
I always love seeing the Dog!😁
Ah, so this is where my interests meet! I'm watching DankPods (Australian musician collecting iPods) and Abom79, amongst other machinists. And now I've been recommended an Australian machinists! Gotta love the algorithm. Great videos, fun to watch and if you listen closely you can hear some of the Australian dialect I've learned to love from DankPods (as a German, I find it kind of fascinating!), with plenty more to be found in the comments, just puts a smile on my face together with the big machines and parts being made :) Keep up the great work!
Welcome to the channel! 😎👍
I like the little bits at the end.
You have to be Aussie. Hafco lathe, rolled up hi viz. Was waiting for the ac/dc on the radio. Nice work.
Hahaha fucken oath mate 😂😎👍
Manual machining and repair in the real world. Thanks for sharing processes not everyone has the opportunity to see.
Thanks for watching
Can’t wait for part 2
You got some very satisfying ribbons while machining this piece.
Great vid. Totally relaxing.
Thanks for watching
Nice work Curtis
I’m telling you, someone could make some cool art with those big chips. Metal flowers or something, I don’t know. Maybe cast in resin? I bet your fans would buy them!
Another fine job
Love your work as an ex stainless sheetmetal worker i did do a little machining nothing big but enjoy what you do if im still around after Covid id love to come see you operate nice safety officer awesome camera operator keep it up happy new year From NZ
Respect 🫡 I decided to watch a old video. I am so close to getting my own CNC shop going man… this summer the snow will melt and I can’t wait… when I retire I am going to go to Australia it looks so beautiful and all the birds seem so awesome. Best life to you guys. I have 2 dogs just like yours no one wanted the killers but my family loved them all the same and they are perfect just like your dog is. Take care of yourself.
I have to say your video quality has gotten so much better and you guys are doing great content keep it up. Best life to you.
Very good job.. Thank you for this video 💪👏👏
So relaxing .. good background music also ....
I Reallly enjoying watching your videos some peeple are good at what they do and your one of them
Great video, thoroughly enjoyed it from go to whoa. Wouldn't mind that lathe in my shed either.
Hey mate thanks for watching glad you enjoyed! 😎👍
For all of us non machinist viewers, more explanation would really help. Keep up the videos!
I don't know how I stumbled upon your channel, but I'm glad I did! I love the production quality of your videos...no unnecessary BS thrown in. I've always wanted to be a machinist, but it just hasn't worked out for me yet. I took a few CNC machining classes at a community college years ago, but bad teachers turned me away. You've got a new subscriber here, and I'm going to binge watch your videos this morning. Cheers from Virginia, USA!
Hey mate welcome to the channel! Thanks for watching and supporting! I got kicked out of school in 10th grade and never looked back. No doubt it will happen for you if you want it that bad enough! All the best mate
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering : The teacher we had in Grade 1 primary reckoned I was a retard and made me do Grade 1 twice - so I was old enough to legally leave school after 2 years of high school and get a job. Best thing I ever did. Went to uni later as a mature age student, and became a professional engineer. The only retard in that primary class was the teacher. I reckon there must be quite a few like you and me. Some teachers were so bad they could make sex boring.
You have another subscriber. I'm not a machinst but appreciate the workmanship shown.
Hey mate thanks for subscribing! 😎👍
Mrs. Carl is a very good video editor
Amazing craftsman and mechanical skills, congratulations
Thank you
Dog saw the workpiece and knew lunch was going to be delayed 😂
He was not happy 😂😂😂
Just amazing what mankind is capable of manufacturing.
Just found your channel. Loving it! Cheers from Melbourne
Hey mate hope you're doing alright down there! Thanks for watching cheers, Kurtis 😎👍
I absotively agree with Komoru, we need to know more about you and the enchantingly laughing wife behind the camera too, any kids, when do you do the filming etc.
A cool channel you have. I like spending time here and watch the different stuff you make. Keep on posting and a gretting from Denmark
I liked the slow motion.
Great stuff. Proper turning ☺️ K
One Top tip mate, Quick change tool post. You will save a lot of time and wrist pain/injuries. Also WNMG is better for broken edges. You could just use boring bar to relieve the back of cushion area, no need of grooving tool, just use the natural angle
Lol. Came here to suggest the quick change tool post as well. 👌👌😏
Usted, es un artista maestro.....la perfección de su trabajo, es digno de un artista....saludos de Argentina
For my little Myford I have a wood block on the wall to hold my chuck key and other critical tools - RIGHT in front of me. But with that beast - a flying chuck key is lethal. It's nice to see people using coolant. Lovely workshop.
Lol I was really looking for the safety officer only to see it was the 🐶 🤣
He's not a very good safety officer to be honest 🤣
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering actually I disagree…. He is good! He is very vigilant, a lot more so than most humans…. A bit like Levi used to be and how Cody is now on Andrew Camarata’s channel…. Those dogs are lab inspectors….
That is a very quiet lathe!!!!
Expected to see the material fixtured to a tombstone, slid behind see through doors that you can't see through, and the finished part emerge dripping wet some time later. Was seriously ecstatic to see how wrong I was! New subscriber here!
Hey mate haha that's awesome glad you enjoyed and thanks for subscribing! Part 2 video going up this week!
safety officer is cowering behind the lathe waiting for the colossal hex to come severely unchucked
That's right they do nothing until something unwanted happens :-)
I like ol’ Mort peaking around the corner.
Now this is precision engineering! Love the channel mate. Shame you can't explain the process in depth but time is money unfortunately! 🙄 keep the content coming 👌
Just stumbled upon your channel while searching for a 3-jaw chuck mounted in the tailstock. Great stuff!!! Thanks for the content!!
Hey Brian welcome to the channel mate! Did you see our revolving tailstock chuck video? 😎👍
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering Sure did!!! I plan on making one for my lathe as well! Just a on a smaller scale lol.
good job guys ..!
I love this channel man I don’t even have to watch the video to hit the like button.
A little bit of Adele in the background. Very nice!
Hard to believe you don't have a quick change toolpost. Best quality of life investment I made for my shop. Good work though, and an amazingly cute safety officer.
Hey mate thanks for watching! I haven't found one rigid enough yet here that I would want to changeover for. Safety officer is wanting pay rise 😂👍
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering The *XA wedge styles work great for me. I'm in Europe which favors the multifix style a lot, but the wedge style just seems more robust, and also easier to make your own tooling for. Keeping track of shims is just such a hassle... I am on a slightly titchier lathe but have no problem doing 10mm DOC runs on mine with a CXA post. But that's just what works for me, you're doing good work so you know, you do you
Nice work! Cheers from northern New England, USA.
Cheers mate appreciate you watching!
great job as always :))
Great job. Do you create a detailed plan first, order of operations, tooling choices etc, or do you just work it all out in your head as you go?
that's my job since 1992 until now, from working in large companies until now I open my own workshop👍
Just found your channel earlier this week. I love your work! Subbed and hit the bell. Keep up the good work! Thanks.
Hey Anthony thanks very much for subscribing and commenting! Glad you're enjoying it 😎👍
The hydraulic cylinder that's for must use some crazy pressure. I have changed one like that at a recycling facility on a baler.
Hey mate, it's not the pressure but the cycling speed the cylinder runs at that's scary. Cheers 😎👍
2:50 thats some good ASMR
Awesome!
Great work
Thanks mate
Great work mate
Thanks!
Great job.
Cheers 😎👍
Adoro seus vídeos sempre que posso assisto
This Channel is Awesome love the content and the Supervisor Safety Officer Ruff Ruff. :)
Hey Robbie welcome to the channel thanks mate appreciate it! 😎👍
Hi Curtis Fantastic skills demonstrated here as ive said before works of art. How do you set tool heights on your machines.Have you a known dimension from the bed?
From Canada love your dog.
Thanks for watching from there 😎👍
That’s a good shop pup 😄
He's a good boy and gets lots of treats haha
I’m glad to see that Australian machinist curse just as much as Canadian ones 😂
I'm fluent in cunty and forfucksake 🤣 My misses edits most of it out. Notice all the music? Hahaa
I bet you made some good money on this job! Slick work buddy🤙🏻
It's really cool to see the process. Nice toys by the way.
Hey mate thanks for watching
A good lot of machining to watch while Abom79 is on holiday. I’ve subscribed
Welcome to the channel! 😎👍
I think these guys could give ol Adam a run for his money.......