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CEO & Founder @cncinsight 🇺🇲 Aerospace Machinist Turned Founder | CNC | Industrial Tech

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Boss Man keeps this old man around after retiring because he is the only one with tribal knowledge to run this part 🤦

Boss Man keeps this old man around after retiring because he is the only one with tribal knowledge to run this part 🤦

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Mr. Larry is here at 3am and hasn't missed a day in 31 years Has 1.2mill in the 401(k), still working for fun Be like Larry

Mr. Larry is here at 3am and hasn't missed a day in 31 years Has 1.2mill in the 401(k), still working for fun Be like Larry

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Whatever you do, do not watch this off center part with a bore on loop. I almost passed out 😭

Whatever you do, do not watch this off center part with a bore on loop. I almost passed out 😭

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Did you bring your big boy pants today We're going to face 4ftx6ftx2ft piece of S30800

Did you bring your big boy pants today We're going to face 4ftx6ftx2ft piece of S30800

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Go BIG or go HOME Don't be scared of the machine or part that will get you hurt

Go BIG or go HOME Don't be scared of the machine or part that will get you hurt

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Absolute favorite thing to do on the lathe is knurling

Absolute favorite thing to do on the lathe is knurling

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Why would one need to tilt their head at this degree to be able to use this fly cutter Definitely unconventional

Why would one need to tilt their head at this degree to be able to use this fly cutter Definitely unconventional

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This is the largest woodruff cutter every

This is the largest woodruff cutter every

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The U.S. doesn’t just make things. It makes the machines that make the world’s things China buys USA CNCs

The U.S. doesn’t just make things. It makes the machines that make the world’s things China buys USA CNCs

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Liquid nitrogen CO2 coolant for optimal performance and heat distribution

Liquid nitrogen CO2 coolant for optimal performance and heat distribution

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The tooling guy left his new prototype endmill with the new guy to try out 🤦

The tooling guy left his new prototype endmill with the new guy to try out 🤦

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Who needs 3D printing when you could just machine shit

Who needs 3D printing when you could just machine shit

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I never really understood what an outside machinist does. Now I do.

I never really understood what an outside machinist does. Now I do.

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Use a chip breaker so you don't get a rat's nest

Use a chip breaker so you don't get a rat's nest

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Got to be the largest crankshaft I've seen machined How would you go about counterbalancing this thing?

Got to be the largest crankshaft I've seen machined How would you go about counterbalancing this thing?

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Faster than the saw all day

Faster than the saw all day

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Never in my life have I seen machining like this.

Never in my life have I seen machining like this.

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To truly understand what it takes to run a 5-axis mill and machine in true 5-axis format, you need hands-on training and to be a senior machinist.

To truly understand what it takes to run a 5-axis mill and machine in true 5-axis format, you need hands-on training and to be a senior machinist.

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Just a reminder of how dangerous manufacturing is when you're not paying attention This is a perfect example of becoming complacent and too comfortable in your machining environment Shooting the shit and not paying attention can be deadly
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Just a reminder of how dangerous manufacturing is when you're not paying attention This is a perfect example of becoming complacent and too comfortable in your machining environment Shooting the shit and not paying attention can be deadly

MattD

676,294 views • 10 months ago

One of the toughest projects I've ever had to machine was for SpaceX It was a 4-ft bottle bore very similar to this process
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One of the toughest projects I've ever had to machine was for SpaceX It was a 4-ft bottle bore very similar to this process

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801,102 views • 1 year ago

When the tooling dude shows up and says I have something new I need you to try Me: Ok, what is the depth of cut? Tooling Dude: Just send it full Me: 😁
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When the tooling dude shows up and says I have something new I need you to try Me: Ok, what is the depth of cut? Tooling Dude: Just send it full Me: 😁

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436,509 views • 6 months ago

Why can’t China make gas engines like the U.S.? Because America’s been perfecting combustion for 100+ years. Decades of metallurgy, machining, and racing culture can’t be copied overnight. They skipped to EVs, smart move china
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Why can’t China make gas engines like the U.S.? Because America’s been perfecting combustion for 100+ years. Decades of metallurgy, machining, and racing culture can’t be copied overnight. They skipped to EVs, smart move china

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365,824 views • 1 year ago

They said program with the largest size tool
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They said program with the largest size tool

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12,846 views • 11 days ago

Ceramic Endmill cutting inconel doesn't require coolant and you need to cut it very fast it does throw sparks all in the machine
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Ceramic Endmill cutting inconel doesn't require coolant and you need to cut it very fast it does throw sparks all in the machine

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145,648 views • 6 months ago

Dang this guy went all out on his Christmas gift 🎁
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Dang this guy went all out on his Christmas gift 🎁

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125,759 views • 8 months ago

When the tooling company guy shows up with a new end mill Rep: What's your normal depth of cut Machinist: idk, after math like .025 Rep: You need to send it, full depth Machinist: Well, that's not advised, but damn it, it's your tool. The tool 👇
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When the tooling company guy shows up with a new end mill Rep: What's your normal depth of cut Machinist: idk, after math like .025 Rep: You need to send it, full depth Machinist: Well, that's not advised, but damn it, it's your tool. The tool 👇

MattD

166,610 views • 1 year ago

Back in the old days when I was in my apprenticeship days, my instructor taught us about knurling Awesome technique very overlooked in manufacturing
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Back in the old days when I was in my apprenticeship days, my instructor taught us about knurling Awesome technique very overlooked in manufacturing

MattD

131,125 views • 1 year ago

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 Stay classy manufacturing x
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Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 Stay classy manufacturing x

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82,486 views • 9 months ago

Optimize the chip load
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Optimize the chip load

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55,020 views • 11 months ago

No dwell. Ever. Stop the shredder you literally create bulletproof armor plating Keep motion continuous, arc in/out & push it to the limits
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No dwell. Ever. Stop the shredder you literally create bulletproof armor plating Keep motion continuous, arc in/out & push it to the limits

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39,669 views • 8 months ago

Walk into a place like this and you can still feel it. The echo of cranes overhead. The hum of spindles that once ran all shift. Oil in the concrete. Iron dust in the air. Railcars were built here by machines that looked like buildings and men who knew every handwheel by feel. Quiet now but it once shook the floor.
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Walk into a place like this and you can still feel it. The echo of cranes overhead. The hum of spindles that once ran all shift. Oil in the concrete. Iron dust in the air. Railcars were built here by machines that looked like buildings and men who knew every handwheel by feel. Quiet now but it once shook the floor.

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30,168 views • 6 months ago

Sharpening your own drill bits is a skill that you must master to be a ninja of manufacturing
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Sharpening your own drill bits is a skill that you must master to be a ninja of manufacturing

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37,452 views • 11 months ago

Dual-spindle + live tooling = the Swiss army knife of machining. (Not a Swiss though) Mill, turn, drill, and tap without breaking a setup. Parts out faster, tolerances tighter, spindle time maxed Welcome to the big leagues guys.
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Dual-spindle + live tooling = the Swiss army knife of machining. (Not a Swiss though) Mill, turn, drill, and tap without breaking a setup. Parts out faster, tolerances tighter, spindle time maxed Welcome to the big leagues guys.

MattD

25,559 views • 1 year ago

There's nothing stopping you from building your dream
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There's nothing stopping you from building your dream

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18,202 views • 8 months ago

Conventional or unconventional I have never seen this before 👀
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Conventional or unconventional I have never seen this before 👀

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12,146 views • 6 months ago

The competition Not quite a dark factory but a high volume output factory Hundreds of CNC machines
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The competition Not quite a dark factory but a high volume output factory Hundreds of CNC machines

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15,842 views • 1 year ago