4500HP SMX Head Gets Machined to Life!

This video is a "how it's made" type video. Thanks for watching!
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[@joeywales2136]

I’m a machinist myself. I program and run 5 axis machines and been doing it for 23 years now. I truly enjoyed this video. I would really like to see more of your machining videos.

[@pro5.019]

Hat's off to whoever wrote that program, very talented.

[@camerongreco2146]

Me being a electrical / controls and automation engineer that does design work and programs PLC's DCS, HMI's, SCADA and robots (also I do instrumentation) I'm more impressed by the CNC builder they had to make a software that dumbs down the programming and makes it easier for the operator to configure. My grandfather is essentially the inventor of CNC so I love seeing this stuff and it always intrigues me. I've worked with CNC machines minor repairs and have made parts but I've never built one. But I have designed, programmed and built machines that build car parts, phones, circuit boards, does welding or screwing, etc too many to name using robots but I did it all with PLC's and prebuilt software to teach robot positions and areas which in my opinion is much easier than building a CNC machine like this where they had to build the robots, software and all. Versus me just buying the robots and software premanufactured then just essentially programming sequences based on events in ladder logic. Which you still have to have a good understanding of code to do so but nothing compared to this.

[@JAL707]

@@camerongreco2146 you’re grandpa created cnc???

[@camerongreco2146]

@@JAL707 he's played a big role revolutionizing it. I made another post here explaining exactly what he did. I'll copy and paste it in another reply standby.

[@camerongreco2146]

@@JAL707 Here's what I typed up replying to another post. "You can thank my grandfather for playing a huge roll in the CNC (computer numerical control) world. He's practically the inventor of CNC. He's the first one to bring mills and machines from what use to read position from literally a roll of paper that had hole punches in that paper and based on where those holes were told the mills and machines positions and fuctions. He's the first one that made it to where mills and other CNC machines you could program and write the tooling (based on part type) onto a floppy disk and what he called the Greco System Mini File would read that floppy disk code and then just take off and do its thing based on however you programmed it then my father is the first to get it to work on USB memory drives. Now they have it to where you can just put all your different parts on a server network your machine to that server and select whatever part you want to make. Funny I didn't fall to far from the tree myself I'm a electrical/controls and automation engineer but I specialize in PLC's, DCS, HMI, SCADA, robots, etc. But anyways to me he's the inventor of CNC because mills weren't really operating off a true modern day computer like we know today till his invention came around. By definition he's not the actual inventor because it was technically (emphasis on technically) a computer that was reading those paper rolls but my grandfather revolutionized it."

[@camerongreco2146]

@@JAL707 Also he's the inventor of the industrial touch screen computer.

[@i-_-am-_-g1467]

Been loving all this cnc goodness, recently bought my first piece of 6k billet to dabble in hand making pieces for my guns and you never really appreciate machines until you've spent 200 hours on a piece sawing, measuring, filing, measuring, polishing, measuring, figuring out toolage etc... modern engineering really is fascinating

[@jackflash6377]

Here I am on a Sunday afternoon, just finished a CAD model of a fixture for a new product. After this coffee I'll be doing the CAM for it and cutting it before I go home. Ready for production tomorrow!! Really enjoyed seeing this. Thanks Steve

[@haha_you_dead]

Thanks for letting us see so far into your world and daily workings It's amazing to watch anything and everything you put up, it truly is 🤗🥰

[@nascar20970]

Steve for the next CNC video put a old style clock on the back corner so we can watch the real time it takes. Great video and products.

[@stevemorrisracing]

Good idea

[@cameronboan627]

@@stevemorrisracing how long does it take?

[@jasonlong31]

@@stevemorrisracing I was hoping to see total time mentioned in the description or comments. Would like to know how many hours went into it.

[@randywl8925]

@@cameronboan627 30 hours. .....I'm just guessing 😉

[@camerongreco2146]

@@randywl8925 Not sure about these heads but I remember Texas Speed saying took them about 16 hours per head. If my memory serves me correctly.

[@SloppyMechanics]

This... is not the smooth jazz nor CNC porting time-lapse I wanted, Mr. Morris. But Certainly the one I needed...

[@gregm8262]

Congratulations to Steve and crew for making the cover of the August/September issue of Race Engine Technology… and providing a good look at the what’s and why’s of the SMX engine.

[@mrbrianc]

The barrels of chips is astounding considering the size of the blank when you started

[@ChainsawFPV]

Thank you for not shutting the coolant off for filming. I hate seeing shops ruin equipment/tools for the sake of a video.

[@geraldgoodiii6993]

Yup Gonna destroy a $2mil piece of kit for a KZbin vid

[@michaelmcclure8673]

Mr Steve , thanks for bringing me along with this machining venture. I hold respect for the writing the program. I also have respect for the old school folks who did work with a manual mill and pen and paper.😉😁

[@Matty.Hill_87]

This was incredible, thank you for showing how this gets done

[@calvin99991]

Gotta love how the machine syncs with the beat of the music at 12:04.

[@koop-mi4mc]

Is it wrong that i am head banging to the porting? Love It !!!!! Put some Hummmmmm in there for Steve!

[@timpointer518]

Would have been awesome to have the actual sounds of the machine, but with all the Timelapse/sped up clips, the audio was almost unbearable to hear. We debated on dubbing it like an old Godzilla movie 🤣

[@stevemorrisracing]

😂😂

[@vehdynam]

Very, very impressive ! From raw billet to a jewel. Thanks for showing that.

[@Tinman97301]

That is a pleasure to watch. I hope to see more like it in the future. Thanks Steve 👍

[@hotrodharry2005]

That’s pretty frikin dang amazing, poetry at its best. Thanks for all the great content and knowledge you give and share with your fans. Great job Steve, keep it up brother. We are all here for ya!

[@gedkustumz6666]

I am always amazed by the transformation.

[@fordsvt_performance1358]

Beautiful piece of work!!

[@426Roadrunner1]

THAT, is incredible when you think about it! Thanks for posting.

[@highpointsights]

when a full 5 axis tool path is being cut and the (around 15:40 &16:30 for what I'm referencing) spindle is wagging it's head while trunions rock back and forth (that part is a bit hard to follow because the the images are sped up) I'm in awe!! The math is so unspeakably complex that it is simply not possible to do manually at least not with my feeble little brain! thanks for showing that Steve!!

[@darrylhaynes9208]

Play at slower speed? .25 speed

[@donrodgers283]

I’m 70, my pops had a auto parts/ machine shop store. If he was here today he would be in heaven. When he passed the store closed. I kept 2 pieces, the clutch and brake shoe riveter and the brake shoe/ drum cutter. Don’t know why but those 2 he used every day.

[@scotthultin7769]

15👍's up Steve Morris thanks for sharing

[@impulsivesevans9265]

Awesome vid, love seeing the "how it's made" stuff. The way the music lined up with this vid made it look like that machine was just dancing away

[@stanleymartin1613]

Amazing truly amazing. Enjoyed watching

[@steveshoemaker6347]

THAT IS TOTALLY WICKED AND INCREDIBLE to watch....Thanks so much...... Shoe🇺🇸

[@billpewterbaugh2982]

That is truly AMAZING. Thank for posting it was very interesting

[@skwyrz1]

That was mesmerizing, Thanks Steve.

[@rogert.winemiller40]

I swear I love and can watch custom machining videos all day.

[@MaerooBand]

beautiful programming.. great job bro..

[@iMidwest]

You make those beats yourself Steve. Engine Builder and Beat Maker. What a multi-talent. 😏

[@PeaceMarauder]

porn music :P

[@robertwetherington3372]

Im a machinist myself and never get tired of watching artwork like that head

[@tyger13us]

Damn Son, that is nice and thats just the machining,, now on to the assembly.

[@billnlori3149]

Amazing piece of equipment!!

[@randyjackson8138]

Awesome to watch, even though it was just a cnc machining a head it was so interesting to watch.

[@glenncerny8403]

Good video. Good music. Total Zen.

[@larrysorenson4789]

Incredible machine. The design engineers are geniuses.

[@MJPilote]

Always mesmerizing to watch a cnc machine “washing” a piece of billet and something fancy emerges from the pile of chips. It’s better than any reality TV!

[@mech970xr]

👍🏽 great machining, great music what can get better than that.

[@donalddarbonne779]

I enjoyed every "bit" of it.

[@tonyrgnash]

aah the sweet sound of cnc

[@THUNDERSTRUCKRACING70]

Who would have ever thought 🤔 40yrs ago we could do this now. 💯❤

[@shvrdavid]

The first 5 axis CNC was produced in 1958, and it ran on an early version of G code... G code was standardized a few years after that. So you could easily and affordably do this 40 years ago... The tech is now cheap enough that you can do it in your garage for far less than the garage probably cost... Quaser MF400's have sold for less than 30k, and they will move 16x24x20 inches. Which is 100k less than new, in less than 4 years of depreciation. Hurco's and many other cnc brands big enough to make a big block sell for 50-90k used, some of which cost close to a million new.... These machines will continue to depreciate with age. Keep in mind, you may get exactly what you paid for, or you wont. So do your homework before buying a used machine.

[@THUNDERSTRUCKRACING70]

@@shvrdavid Maybe CNC for government 🤔 CNC was not readily available To the public tell late in the 1990s.

[@shvrdavid]

@@THUNDERSTRUCKRACING70 That is not the case in my experience. My Uncle bought one of the first Haas machines in the 80's to replace a Bridgeport with a more versatile machine, for his home garage. It sat right next to a Cincinnati 3+2 axis CNC machine that he paid peanuts for.. He joked that it cost more to move it than he paid for it.. It was a huge machine, x was at least 10 feet, maybe more. I machined a lot of my stuff there. It was a hobby and eventually turned into a business for him. That was not the first time I saw those machines in someone's garage either. 12 axis (which is basically 2 heads on 6 axes) is the newest standard. 5 Axis is old news, slow, and it sure shows by how quickly the lesser axis machines depreciate to peanuts of what they cost new... Do you need a 9 or higher axis machine? Well that depends on how fast you want it done, and what you are willing to pay for to do it that fast.

[@gafrers]

Fascinating to watch. Love the new Logo

[@dudemcgee256]

This is awesome. I'm a bit surprised that the fixture plate isn't thicker or braced more. I figured there would be a significant amount of deflection there.

[@williameisenman5538]

Simply mesmerizing

[@juhapenttila5733]

Nice to see the CNC machine in action.

[@scowell]

Now I understand what the five axes are in 5-axis CNC! Had to slow it down sometimes to catch the wobble and spin. A thing of beauty.

[@HassanEido1]

What work of art

[@gooddayforburnouts]

Great choice with the tunes 👌

[@jimrs2k]

A true work of art …

[@miceinoz1181]

A true work of art!

[@donnieschmutzler9221]

If I were you I would look into screw on tip end mills, they would drop your consumables down and it makes it easy to experiment with coatings. Another thing would be to look into would be using aluminum routers like Ingersoll's Rough Air. I apply tools for a living and am impressed by your processes.

[@harrylou90]

Used the chip surfer line from ingersoll and thought they sucked ass lol

[@shortymack340]

It's crazy what those machines can do and the material those small incerts can cut

[@Orygunner67]

That was awesome!

[@patrickciarcia4100]

Just a thing of beauty… Love it..😎

[@paulcooper2897]

That's pretty awesome!

[@ReptileAssylum]

Absolutely amazing

[@rmcnasty7319]

Good Video Steve 👍

[@kierondraper1799]

My uncle used to build engines for Rolls Royce in the UK back in the 50s and 60s. He would be amazed what technology does these days if he were still alive 😊

[@Pseudomeaningful]

I was not expecting this music. I stepped out of the room and though it had changed videos. Pleasantly surprised

[@ACatKrom]

Thanks for the vid, its Interesting to watch. You may want to consider moving some of the roughing operations to a different machine, an older 4 axis can do them cheaper/faster, and will save a ton of wear and tear on the the expensive new, multi axis machine. At the same time freeing it up for more of the fine detail work that requires it.

[@rickjohnson1632]

Beautiful 👍

[@rprice7670]

Badass guys. Stay safe guys

[@nathan584]

I never thought I'd like seeing a head get finished but here I am 😉😂😂

[@tomschultz2833]

Amazing tech!!!

[@timtaylor6147]

Watched the entire vid Amazing what cnc can do

[@erichuff2538]

Dang that's pretty cool.

[@Davinci12007]

Gorgeous parts! Curious of the machine make and programming software. Thanks.

[@bigcountrysgarage2.030]

This is cool to watch. My question is how do you clamp a block of aluminum to the table? Or is the long slab part of that block?

[@highpointsights]

Are you able to maximize the passage profile from CFD and then generate a toolpath directly or do you work back and forth between the profile and the flow rates?

[@jeffhopper3526]

Really Chill 😎🎧👌

[@nicksharp6950]

Nice soundtrack!

[@threadtapwhisperer5136]

Screw the music, i wanna hear that chip symphony as they hit the cabinet. Still, damn beautiful machining.

[@stevemorrisracing]

Thanks

[@TheMitch883]

Super interesting! How long does this take from solid block to finished product?

[@chrisstarnes2749]

That just amazes the shit out of me

[@eldrath]

why does my brain find this so relaxing to watch

[@Nitedontdie]

Cleetus new head lookin nice!

[@paulcopeland9035]

Ha.....for what it is worth, Mullet's block and heads are Brodix. Steve did his magic on the assembly.

[@keithhuckabee9859]

There was a time I thought a machine will never equal hand porting. I eat my words!

[@remcovanvliet3018]

Hey, Steve... You know what I just noticed? That 5 axis fixture looks wide enough to accommodate 6 cylinder heads as well. V12 SMXUltra, some day in the future? 🤔

[@chrismcconnell4336]

Great video...any chance of adding in a description for each step, like Step 1 cut deck height, so I can truly nerd out?

[@batman607]

Remarkable 🎃🎃

[@fopeezy3097]

That's basically magic.

[@timlarson9193]

I swear I could smell that coolant at the end!

[@curtis-thebicentennialist1776]

Fun Fact: That billet aluminum used is comprised of about 1/4 SiO2 (high grade silicon metal) and is made by smelting high grade metallurgical coal as a reactive process to harness the high purity silicon metal that is the hardening agent that allows that big SMX Billet engine to withstand the heat and pressure that it generates.

[@anaveragesniper4846]

I'm very curious as to what these flow on a bench. It has to be putting out some crazy numbers

[@davesalzer3220]

Do you have any distortion from the tension in the billet itself when removing that much material?

[@keithbailey540]

Way too cool! What was the actual time? Thanks for feeding the geek in my LOL.

[@grahamlockwood7963]

Do you have different programs for different port and chamber sizes ? Or are all SMX heads the same ?

[@JMill0420]

Steve you need to optimize those tool paths. Leaving a lot of money on the table. You should be removing way more material in your roughing routine. Thank you for sharing the behind the scenes of your business. Most manufacturers don't let the world see their processes.

[@paulsjdavis]

Wondering if you use manifold aluminum? Have heard of issues with regular 6061 with porosity

[@jeffreymorris4827]

That one scene where it flipped over, I screamed like a little girl 🚬💣👽💩🚲🎣🇺🇸

[@randywl8925]

I gotta get me one of those. 😁

[@stevengiles346]

Steve, Do you do the design on the heads and blocks? Did you machine the 16 cylinder block?

[@curtismuma1931]

Wow . Very cool !! Is that a 6 axis cnc ? And what did it cost 😳 ?

[@ItsMeFred121]

I could watch all day.

[@craigdawson1694]

It on an loop now for me. Been waiting for this.

[@Yahweh-Chase-Bella]

Man I need one of these for AR parts

[@jimmurphy6095]

Very cool... Adjusting the frame rate will make the light banding go away.

[@bennyd8471]

Wait... Isn't this a 2250 HP head?! Lol Keep up the great work and content!

[@hypefilms6061]

wow that satisfying

[@mdlanor5414]

Once programmed,CNC machines are amazing at what their capabilities are.