Homemade is best | machining chill

Knock the rust off the lathe and Bridgeport. Now with more [DAD NOISES].

[@JN.0_o]

That ending! Both heart-warming and infuriating

[@keredrellit3992]

honest to god broke out laughing out loud at the end!

[@dancearoundtheworld5360]

i was puzzled but brass tax and Inbetwixt, it was just a pencil holder

[@divingeveryday]

Totally. So much smoke outta another teal deal.

[@howlerbike]

As the world's foremost vidjayo critiqueist I only have 2 critiqueisms. He shouldn't have said anything at all, ["I brought you some flowers" the only human dialog] and he should have had a rooster crow following the lighter lit hacksaw scene.

[@sarchlalaith8836]

Mostly infuriating, if we're honest

[@spradlinkcaz]

The audience will watch anything once they get to know the characters.

[@bobbysmelser3621]

True .

[@DabblePro]

I was thinking the same thing about half way through

[@jimmyswollnuts7662]

These are the only videos I'll sit through the 15 second commercial at the beginning to watch

[@davidkohler7454]

It wasn't about the pen holder.... It was all about displaying the precious gift of sage brush from his precious Daughter. Well done Big Daddy. Well done..

[@MetalAsFork]

(I think that was the young buck, not the doe-ter)

[@xxxmikeyjock]

so sage brush is dried grass? I never knew that

[@saltandlight9068]

I love that this Channel truly doesn't give a f*** about the KZbin algorithm. Whoever's AvE is he is one cool dude

[@GrahamDallas]

This such a nostalgia trip seeing the Boxford, the clapped out Bridgeport, the gold plated Astroglide pot, and some real thick 70s smoke.

[@arduinoversusevil2025]

I've been using the old Boxford to detect roof leaks.

[@hughmac13]

@@arduinoversusevil2025 Sounds as smooth as ever.

[@lucasaccount573]

Fuck, I remember when the gold Astroglide pot was made. It’s like a trip down memory lane.

[@atourdeforce]

@Eddie Hitler This comment is a fail. You'll have to figure it out for yourself though. Lol

[@leadwrenchcunningham5232]

@Eddie Hitler here ya be, kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5DCco2gmMl1i68

[@basoncivicsi]

"I don't know who keeps buying these cut rate Makita tools for the shop." Best line in the video.

[@lightningdemolition1964]

Blame it on the patreons

[@Shaun.Stephens]

I'd say the problem lay in the assembly of said tool.

[@nickellis7994]

Is the only line in the video

[@pete_lind]

If it was MOSFET , you get those fore $10 , he better buy those in bulk , then he only need to find someone who can do soldering 🙂

[@vivecih]

That hacksaw "timelapse" with lighter on the end. Marvelous 😂

[@NemoConsequentae]

I was expecting the light to be back with sunrise for the final drop. :D

[@hotwheels70]

Embracing the net zero future

[@Jakefrc]

I think if I didn't have a band saw and I had to cut that, id go buy one.

[@G-_Money]

@@Jakefrc The shop at my college was closed when I was working on a project for the schools race car and I had to cut some decently thick stuff, but the band saw in the garage was garbage and took an hour and a half what took my 30 minutes with the hacksaw, it was a good workout too lol.

[@louisemon]

There was me feeling stupid - thinking I don't know why I'm watching this - i have absolutely no idea what this part or thing is for that he is machining but I just love your vids so I keep watching.... most satisfying and heart warming end ever. Brilliant.

[@aaronsbroyles]

Making a pen holder out of $125 of brass. Beautiful, simply beautiful

[@killersp1974]

Plus the Makita that got SMOKED

[@charickter]

I like to think of it as a vase first. 😁

[@bottlekruiser]

more like $70 worth of brass by the end of it

[@davidjohnston1971]

T'was a vase for little Chickadees flowers. Well worth the cost at half the price.

[@kamil7307]

@@killersp1974 Makita gets smoked no matter what, that's like an firewood

[@JoeTrojan88]

I'm so proud of myself for not jumping ahead as the suspense was KILLING me. As a father of two daughters.... loved the flowers gift from your baby at the beginning and COMPLETELY understand the work/time on this project! Worth the wait!

[@JacoBadenhorst]

So my My dad teaches the elechicken trade at trade school. He has a length of 80mm dia. EN8 Axle Shaft in the shop. When the apprentice in class can't stay off their cellphones, they have to cut two, 1" pucks of the shaft using a hack-saw. Normally after that they rather leave the cellphone at home entirely than bring it to class and risk the temptation.

[@ASAKLR]

That was hilarious to read. That will teach them. Good for him. Wish more teachers were serious about what they did.

[@JacoBadenhorst]

@@ASAKLR he definitely grew up in a different era. I think being 72 and still teaching and conducting trade tests is testimony to his dedication in teaching the younger generations, and transferring a lifetime worth of skill.

[@sofa-lofa4241]

I used to machine EN8, I pity the poor b*st*rds! Hoomuns aren't made of hss! But yeah, younguns on phones, makes you want to cry 😭

[@smartgorilla]

@@sofa-lofa4241 rather they didn't kill themselves by not listening. Well done!

[@brucebennett7229]

hacksawing pucks should be added to the curriculum in traffic school. I would never have needed a second visit.

[@kudui21]

That was most delicate "tappy tap tap" since i can remember. Shows how much hearth you pour into your work.

[@stephenshanks5975]

Until the last few seconds, I couldn't figure out if this was a shop tour of the empire of dirt or a This Old Tony video without all the talking. But the end made it all worth it!

[@justadddiesel]

I love when AvE gets all arthouse on us.

[@nicholasfranks2616]

I learned the This Old Tony way of cutting stock and i never touched a hand saw again . Figure it out !

[@benargee]

What way is that? Got a link and timestamp?

[@khotsokeyho5525]

Bruce lee one inch punch😂

[@Z3DZ3R0]

What is that way of cutting?

[@MrPossumeyes]

@@Z3DZ3R0 See comment No.2 ...

[@RingingResonance]

@@benargee If you hit it in just the right spot with the right sized hammer it instantly shapes the part out. It doesn't work on aluminum though.

[@douglasmeadwell1417]

I love this, I made a chain drive that goes on a drill to spin the chain on a 5 ton overhead crane. 3d printers definitely have their place in a shop.

[@m1stertim]

i thought this title said "machining chili" at first and was very excited to see where this was going to go. we gonna have a teardown of the deaded makita?

[@arduinoversusevil2025]

I suspect it was the combo of high torque, low speed and no cooling. But only one way to find out, eh.

[@MolsonPeanut]

I had the exact same chili thought, had to do a triple take on the title 😆. Now after watching it appears to be some sort of fleshlight

[@ImJesusbotLOL]

@@arduinoversusevil2025 That's how I killt my Makita drill. Didn't have the impact handy, tight spot, short on time, etc etc. Drills don't wanna drive lag bolts! They'll do it, but they don't wanna.

[@snap-off5383]

@@ImJesusbotLOL put soap on lags to help the drill out if you have to.

[@wibblywobblyidiotvision]

@@arduinoversusevil2025 That's the way my (well, the boss', if we're being snickety about it) Hilti TE6 bit the dust. Not driving a bridgeport, mind, but driving a 32mm bit through 80cm of tree carcass. "Oh, that smells like she's getting a bit ho - oh, goddamnit"

[@pmwilliams123]

That loose sleeve hanging low over a spinning lathe at 4:03 had me a bit nervous. I must be getting old. Stay safe, friend, we want many more years of fun two-fisted videos.

[@lookingbehind6335]

Using your safety squints takes some of the edge off.

[@johngrant5749]

@@HRRRRRDRRRRR yup

[@youtubasoarus]

First thing I saw, and it made me shudder a bit. I've seen too many pictures and videos online of shit going wrong in 1.3 seconds. Glad someone else said it.

[@EvanCarrollTheGreat]

Safety third dude. Pay attention. You weren't born with two arms for no reason.

[@alabamamotionpictureproduc6626]

wew, me too, people have died from exactly this.

[@ajf5150]

We aren’t paying for the hour it took you to make this, we are paying for the 10,000 hours it took for you to learn how to make this in an hour.

[@lookingbehind6335]

I give them the “your not paying me for what I do, you’re paying me for what I know”.

[@Andrew_Sparrow]

It's not my fault you are a slow learner :p

[@iliap1217]

What did ave make? Or does it matter?

[@Baneofhumanity24]

Yeah, what this guy said^

[@cerby86]

And then loan repayments on the $10000 worth of tools it took to make it haha

[@Captain_Flyn95]

Worlds most expensive Pen-holder. Really enjoyed seeing the Bridgeport and Boxford being used again.

[@TheMasterofpuppets23]

I reckon about 2 bottles of replacement Makita smoke might get it going again. Good to see the old Bridgeport back in action, when did it get the V6 upgrade?

[@MarkSmith-zt2zl]

Ya. He can upgrade the yellow smoke for the newer blue kind.

[@TheTsunamijuan]

the obvious answer would be, when two cylinders died :)

[@wobblysauce]

Nothing like Vintage smoke.

[@metatechnologist]

Or maybe he should not exceed the ratings of the drill that was, you know, meant to drill holes and not run a cnc mill!

[@Yousitech]

I love how he uses the drill to drill holes with the mill

[@TheMezzomorto]

This video had everything, chickadee giving Ave some unprocessed vittles, unidentifiable machining techniques, a filthy latrine, letting the smoke out of a makita, and good fathering 9/10

[@mikeg3774]

Evidence seems to suggest that AvE is an outstanding father and husband. Very heart warming. Has he not sired a male yet?

[@Corey497]

What about the side boob?

[@willehster]

i gotta ask, what could’ve gotten that final point?

[@papapetad]

@@willehster Nothing can. It's what keeps even the best, honest.

[@QuietRiverBear]

Gotta respect a man who can squeeze every last penny out of a tool before putting it the chuck-it-bucket.

[@Bigmanlittleboatcatfishing]

The sweet sweet sounds of a clapped out Bridgeport. Feels like home once again.

[@Rubberdinghyrapids]

can we all just take a moment to appreciate the over engineered solution to a first world problem. i congratulate you sir. much love and snapped bits from across the pond.

[@jeffspaulding9834]

I imagine that third world fathers have to find places to put the flowers their kids give them, too.

[@pwest3732]

You should use this to hold some flowers at her wedding. She would smile knowing the time and effort you had spent way back in 2021 when she was a little girl.

[@mrfordman9999]

I just learned im gonna be a dad for the first time, this comment got me right in the heart. Beautiful.

[@Breakfast_and_Bullets]

But will anyone ever be good enough to deserve Chickadee?

[@robertlee9395]

I have a couple types of dried flowers myself. They are very flavorful! It's a sunny day on my porch in Detroit. Have fun everyone!

[@MrBigShotFancyPants]

My wife had just asked: "How's chili and corn bread sound for dinner?" So i read: "machining chili" Was pleased to see the direction it took.

[@mturner221]

Wanna trade wives? At least on chili night....

[@dushk0]

@@mturner221 on a chilly night xD

[@psywiped]

Somehow I also read machining chili, I was a bit disappointed chili wasn't made.

[@StevenHodder]

First This Old Tony is back. Then, the return of The Clapped-Out Bridgeport to the EoD. And a BOLTR-style "let me magic smoke out" to finish... Is it Christmas already?

[@microm4n]

Can't even call this the Home Gamer Advent Calendar, it's not December!

[@The-t3z]

I still haven’t figured out what BOLTR means. But I click on everyone single one.

[@brandonlarue3170]

@@The-t3z Bored of lame tool reviews

[@Misterfairweather]

After 8 years of spurious life choices I cleaned my workbench for the first time today, just to come in here and find my level of home wastemanship is still amateur compared to the proper youtube professionals. Well done.

[@pamdemonia]

For some reason I was convinced you were using the brass shim as a cutter. Sort sad to be disabused of this near the end. More machining and chill! Sorta like lo-fi machine noises to study and relax to.

[@mosthatedginger]

Never noticed before, but even the old Bridgeport had to leave New Brunswick to find work.

[@ve2vfd]

Maybe it used to build cars at the old Bricklin plant in a previous life ;)

[@mosthatedginger]

@@ve2vfd ah yes, although I never watched it, It probably played a vital role in Bricklan : The Musical.

[@randywl8925]

When you were cutting that brass bar I swear I had it figured out..... With 95% of it cut through with the hacksaw you were going to switch it over and finish it off with the band saw. .....damn, your so unpredicktable. 😁

[@sarahnelson4865]

literally lol'd at the end there. only AvE could spend that much time on something like that and have it be both watchable and entertaining. loved it!

[@Thelawncarenut]

I bet secretly your lawn game is strong.

[@TreyCook21]

In the 3 months of the year when it's warm enough for grass to grow, he is the Game of Lawns champion in his neighborhood.

[@johnpavalko707]

I’m enjoying your forays into the Italian neorealism genre

[@retromodernart4426]

Perhaps, the special "pizza con i funghi magici"? LOL

[@johnpavalko707]

@@retromodernart4426 in your face, Vittorio De Sica!

[@barbeonline351]

Always enjoy the vijeos. But man, the shot of the public accommodations had me howling. It brought back some long supressed episodes in my life. Thank god we ain't got Smellovision.

[@zack4president]

Love that scented oil diffuser in the opening

[@Glensen]

When you started drilling I tought "hope he's doing a pen holder", ending was not dissapointing! 😁

[@hog660]

I thought it was going to be the boiler for a mini steam engine

[@matthewblackwood4704]

I made one of the mill knee raising tools for the drill 20 years ago and still have never used it, lol.

[@zack4president]

It's a brilliant idea as long as you're using someone else's drill.

[@gantz4u]

@@zack4president Just buy harbor freight everything, then you wont be disappointed. When it breaks you can just say "I expected that." Maybe you get a surprise and say "wow it lasted longer than expected"..Something satisfying about watching this guy smoke a Makita.

[@karlschauff7989]

@@gantz4u This guy is a Makita serial killer. I think this has to be at least victim #3.

[@k20nutz]

Somebody broke my z handle with the forklift so I jb welded it to a socket until the replacement showed up. I love it and use it almost daily. I call it my z rapid

[@threadtapwhisperer5136]

Love the part where he avoided the jank vice handle, just as I do! Also, proper equipped "break area" with the same oldschool blonde and neon wrench. Picturesque perfection. Was expecting more dad noises at that part, lmao!

[@chicoern]

The mastering of the drill speed sensitivity. Pleasant to the eyes and ears.

[@narancs5]

This project has the "I bought a welder so I can make it a cart" kinda vibe.

[@dirtyd8579]

Amazing. AvE bring about the few moments of joy I am allowed to have these days. So pure and unadulterated. Thank you sir.

[@mulymule12]

When you finally sawed through the stock I was hoping for a ‘TIME!’

[@glass1258]

Your Bridgeport has the clap 👏

[@jeremymuth5609]

I would totally use a work vacation to sweep the shop and learn just what I see without a word spoken to me. Probably my fav you tube channel

[@MattLitkeRacing]

Raising the knee on a Bridgeport will be the next Project Farm test

[@smartgorilla]

Mr farm is cool. I keep watching the Aussie do some big ass machining.

[@brandonb9452]

@@smartgorilla he’s definitely on the cutting edge

[@smartgorilla]

@@brandonb9452 🤣🤣🤣✂️✂️

[@patricksmyth5279]

watching that old Bridgeport was a big part of my teenage years, thanks for bringing it back :)

[@iworshiplemons]

Got that this old tony feel with the hacksaw. Love it. Edit: and the second trip of shame to the hole drill!

[@charliedanielson4970]

I just changed the Stator in my dewalt chainsaw based on your tear down of that chain saw. Aaaahh it works great! The part was $27. I couldn’t have done it without your video. Thank you!!

[@sshuggi]

3:50 That dangly sleeve over the lathe chuck gave me Russian lathe video flashbacks.

[@juhasznagyjozsef]

...and Chinese ones, don't forget the Chinese ones.

[@ALegitimateYoutuber]

ya seeing that was a bit of a pucker factor. since we all know how easily rotary machines can fuck you up.

[@RickSpeer]

Exactly... same here... gross video!

[@shtfengineering7472]

But have you seen the Indian one breaking up a dog fight leaning over a tractor PTO? Looked like a scene from Tom & Jerry..

[@idontgiveaship2575]

@@shtfengineering7472 you say Indian pto shaft and in my mind i hear"you spin my head right round right round 🎶"

[@gregnapert9231]

I love how when your drill starts smoking - you double down and make sure it gets smoked properly!

[@HANKTHEDANKEST]

I wonder what 80s vinyl swimsuit model girl is doing right now?

[@nelsonbrum8496]

Visiting her abusive husband in state penitentiary with 5 kids in tow?

[@mickeyd9369]

She's got to be a Snap-on Girl...

[@lightningdemolition1964]

She can probably hold a few pencils there now.

[@juststeve5542]

One of my favourite shop tools is a reciprocating saw which must date back to the 50s... A very cheap fleabay purchase. It's had a motor swap, the jaws repaired, all the safety systems bypassed etc, but as a tool you can leave with a task and go make a nice cuppa, it just can't be beat. The crash of off-cut stock falling onto the floor is a useful "job complete" notification.

[@o2wow]

Mand does not live by tools and beer alone, he sometimes must create art.

[@mbstxb7579]

I think I get it, he matched all her effort of collecting those flowers with all his effort to make something worthy to hold them in.

[@greasemonkey060]

1:44 “if you sprinkle when you tinkle, do your chore and clean the floor”

[@danhammond8406]

If it's not long enough to get a grip and aim properly, just sit down

[@cmans79tr7]

Our aim is to keep this bathroom clean. Your aim will help.

[@avi-tar2827]

MAD Magazine taught it to me as: "...please be neat and wipe the seat." There's also the time-tested highway-mans' lament: "Now I sit here broken-hearted; paid my dime but only farted."

[@andyreid7274]

If your hose is short and your pump is weak, stand up close or you'll have wet feet.

[@beezul]

Old Cloudpuncher slogan: "The longer the barrel, The bettter the aim"

[@danielesilvaggi]

That is the most beautiful vase I have ever seen. The child must love it.

[@priitmolder6475]

Took 7 years, but finally some proper lighting in the shop. Well done

[@littlejackalo5326]

Pretty sure it's a completely different shop. I think all his machine tools are in the CNC shop now.

[@milesgillespie3798]

The noise of drilling in the milling machine really gets ya in the fillings

[@LambertHeenan]

Re the brass chips deflector, I saw someone suggest turning the cutter upside down and running the lathe in reverse. The brass chips then go down not up! :-) Also gives the operator a better view of things.

[@eideticex]

Face down, toes up. That's the way to go on a lot of things.

[@1RFRR]

Magnificent. As an elechicken, i was utterly dumbfounded until the end. Bravo from a lower rainland resident sir. Bra Fn Vo!

[@bds21]

Okay Ave let’s cut the chase and show us a walk through of your “green house” 😂

[@dannyhernandez1867]

Goodness, what a pigsty

[@af22man]

I have a 1yr old and this gets me right in the feels. I have a rock he was super proud of on my desk as a reminder to keep fighting that good fight.

[@mephInc]

You must be an outside contractor. Went and convinced the accountants that $12,000, including parts and labor, was a screaming deal for a pencil holder.

[@teowit4445]

Best ASMR video, to date! Including the occasional "Ouch" to remind me to go pee again before it all starts to feel nice and warm. Loved it :)

[@Nemozoli]

All this effort for sumthin that shoulda been satisfied with a large caliber artillery shell... still watched, weep'd for the Makita and such, so all in all, a good show!

[@Steve-jy1vd]

Your chickpea is getting so big! Too cute. I miss that age with my little-uns. Thanks for a wonderful vid-jay-oh

[@johncoleman6413]

When I grow up I hope to have a clapped out Bridgeport of my very own!

[@spenserbridge895]

I enjoy watching every video, no matter what's built or broken!

[@0num4]

See? I told you he's a human with feelings *and* a manly man.

[@ltsnotspill6846]

Was just gonna come here and say the same thing Modsquad said. Stay Safe Ave... Prayers!

[@ve2vfd]

Of course the Makita stopped working, you let out the magic smoke!

[@seanflorian4653]

I work in a machine shop but when I poop At work your videos are still my favorite. In beaver we thrust

[@thelasttimeitried]

"Cut rate Mikita" gives up the ghost after driving dozens of plunges using the knee. You've got a power feed on your quill!

[@littlejackalo5326]

Do you know how long the quill travel is? It's like 5 inches.

[@littlejackalo5326]

And it still shouldn't have smoked. Should have protection. I use my DeWalt for far more strenuous activities than that, and it'll cut off, but definitely won't destroy itself. Junk.

[@thelasttimeitried]

@@littlejackalo5326 5" of power thrust should be enough to get the job done! His end-mill is a mite bit shorter than the showcased poster wrench, but judging by how far down the sharpie goes in the finished product, it's only 3" pocket. Congratulations to you and the missus on your DeWalt with thermal overload protection.

[@AtaGunZ]

First time I watched it, I forgot the beggining of the video by the end. But when I accidentally clicked this video again my heart fucking melted. You really are a role model.

[@TylerMarsh43]

The swap to the fire made me think at first you tossed the flowers in the fire haha

[@LongBinh70]

Thanks. I grew up in a shop similar to yours. It was my day care. Ran the 13" Clausing lathe, and of course the Bridgepuerta, from 8 years old. I'm 72 now. I converted the production machine shop (screw machines) to self storage in 1987 because, big surprise, I couldn't get any employees. Guess I was ahead of my time. Anyway, I kept the support machines because I knew I'd regret selling them, until last year when I retired and sold the building. Besides the loss of machinery (Facebook Marketplace), eight 20-yard dumpsters of all my treasures went down the road. I'm still in mourning...

[@perrydiehl7177]

I’m not even a minute and a half into the video and I’m laughing my ass off! Rapid tap incense lol!! Excellent! Oh sorry oil defusing

[@sir.richardarmstrong3rd759]

All that for a pen holder/flower vase! That had me rolling!

[@Lee_Adamson_OCF]

Sheet, my eyes are watering. Best flowers a man could be given. I wish I'd had some kids when I had the chance. Biggest regret of my life.

[@squelchstuff]

That is the most handsomest heap of brass chips I've ever seen. Thanks for showing us how to make them.

[@alex4alexn]

its like one of them silent films i like, minus all the moaning

[@SGIABC]

I haven't been in pain watching a video in a long time. This was brilliantly done. Thanks. :D

[@lookingbehind6335]

Surface rust on that tooling had me giving my screen the “stink eye”.

[@thewilleespecial6098]

The effort put forth for something so simple can be incredible...therapeutic even. Sure theres many other ways to get the same result much easier, but when its for something so dear and personal, the effort is underminded in such a way that it really doesnt matter. This video hit home on so many levels. I fuckin love your vids man. Keep doing what youre doing!

[@ScottDavisFisch]

Sawing that brass. Good-bye shoulder

[@AdrianNelson1507]

Too much effort for a hand jobber

[@spokehedz]

That chunk of Brass was so well seasoned that I thought it was copper for sure, until those first chips flew off.

[@markfergerson2145]

So glad to see my guess of you making vase to display the "flowers" was correct. Might as well make it functional too though. And hey, you can salvage the Makita battery...

[@DIY-V12]

True comedians can work their craft without language, this is the finest engineering themed example I have ever seen.

[@JahLuvzU]

This video lacks the background swearing, that would seem just right for such fabrication.

[@assassinlexx1993]

Wonderful flower pot/ pen holder. As the days grow cold and the nights long. Could you show some love to those machines and clean off the sad coat of rust. Rag off the chips neglect. Some fresh oil of compassion.

[@unclerumple9287]

TOT would have just snapped that hex-shaft in two.

[@e28rustyantifreeze]

I opened a new tab to play classical in the background. Beautiful video deserves a beautiful soundtrack.

[@matthewgarcia5617]

He put out a short a while back showing ~5 copyright claims on one of his videos that had some classical music playing. Could just not feel like dealing with that again

[@e28rustyantifreeze]

@@matthewgarcia5617 that's right, I'd forgotten. What a tragedy.

[@SueBobChicVid]

That was just the thermal protection cutting in on the Makita.

[@lolatmyage]

Thermal protection as in "it burns to the fucking ground and becomes unusable"

[@tyler1988]

@@lolatmyage It's just breaking down its own conformal coatings to make recycling its innards into the next generation of makitas easier.

[@peterk1821]

Slammed that plug in the wall like a true home gamer, ridden wet and put away hard

[@jspiro]

Is the rapid tap cinnamon-scented? I just learned about the scents on The Thought Emporium!

[@wrecktech]

You need some Clarence Clemons playing when cutting through that hex stock... 😂