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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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I haven't done too much tig welding my day but I have to say this is pretty impressive. What is this machine?

I haven't done too much tig welding my day but I have to say this is pretty impressive. What is this machine?

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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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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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Absolute favorite thing to do on the lathe is knurling

Absolute favorite thing to do on the lathe is knurling

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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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Who needs 3D printing when you could just machine shit

Who needs 3D printing when you could just machine shit

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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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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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There's a serious untapped industry in making brass and copper fittings for the firefighting industry

There's a serious untapped industry in making brass and copper fittings for the firefighting industry

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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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Never in my life have I seen machining like this.

Never in my life have I seen machining like this.

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Faster than the saw all day

Faster than the saw all day

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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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Old school machinists know quality isn’t programmed it’s earned. One of the cleanest legends I’ve seen cut metal in action FB: swisstoolmaker

Old school machinists know quality isn’t programmed it’s earned. One of the cleanest legends I’ve seen cut metal in action FB: swisstoolmaker

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Virtually zero tool pressure. This is how you skim cut the final pass.

Virtually zero tool pressure. This is how you skim cut the final pass.

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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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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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436,304 views • 3 months ago

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

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676,294 views • 7 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 • 9 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 • 9 months 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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142,841 views • 3 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 • 5 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 👇

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166,610 views • 9 months 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

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130,398 views • 9 months ago

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

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82,486 views • 6 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 • 3 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 • 5 months ago

Optimize the chip load
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Optimize the chip load

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55,020 views • 8 months ago

Look at how fast the Renishaw head is checking the bore. 🤯
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Look at how fast the Renishaw head is checking the bore. 🤯

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42,642 views • 9 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 • 8 months ago

Tool guy came in and said Just send it
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Tool guy came in and said Just send it

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28,422 views • 8 months 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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18,200 views • 5 months ago

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

MattD

12,064 views • 3 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 • 9 months ago

This is exactly how you machine a part efficiency Fast af
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This is exactly how you machine a part efficiency Fast af

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10,559 views • 4 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 • 9 months ago