Making a Pair of HEAVY DUTY V-Blocks | Shop Made Tools

We need a pair of V-blocks that are heavy duty and easy to setup so we’re going to make them! This has been a project on our list for a while because the standard cast iron V-blocks just aren’t handling the setup of larger and heavier jobs that we do on the milling machine. In this video we show the step-by-step process of turning high tensile steel plate into a pair of heavy duty parallel V-blocks. First, we need to do milling and face cutting to get our surfaces machined true. We then machine a slot and drill holes for key steel that will be used to align the v-blocks to the bed of the milling machine. We also drill and counterbore the holes that will be used to bolt the v-blocks onto the t-slots of the machine. These shop made V-blocks are not only heavy duty and solid but will save so much time in setups!
In this video we are using:
- Hafco BM-63VE Milling machine
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[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Hey everyone thanks for watching todays video, always good to get another project off the list! Now that you've seen how these are made, who would have a go at making a set?! 😎👍 🛍Official CEE Merch shop: www.ceeshop.com.au 📲Follow us online here: linktr.ee/CEEAUS

[@Murphyslawfarm]

I would give making any tool a go. Selfmade tools rock 😁

[@markgriffin4888]

Being a ex-toolmaker, been there done a hole lot more, nothing better than doing " foreign orders " 😆😆😆

[@stevenliberadzki9160]

Must have been 2 weeks since you greased that drill press. Bearings are screaming for that 10 cents worth of grease.

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

@@stevenliberadzki9160 been about 3 days since I greased it 😂

[@tonyking9235]

DONT FORGET KURTIS SLIDE IT ON SLIDE IT OF . LOOK ARFTER YOUR BED ON YOUR MACHINE. HI OZEY GIRL AND HOMELESS. KURTIS GET YOUR ARSE BACK TO WORK. AND ENTERTAIN ME . 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣⚘⚘⚘

[@wigf173]

Can we just all take a minute and applaud Karen. That opening monologue was seamless! I'd like to think Kurtis did it all in one, but you know, this ain't my first rodeo 😅😅😅

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

haha thank you! Every now and then I like to go back and watch the revolving tailstock video when Kurtis first started talking just to see how far we've both come with making videos 😂👍

[@aserta]

@@CuttingEdgeEngineering A long way. A long way for sure and in a very short amount of time. All three of you are getting better at it by the episode. Karen at making videos, Kurtis at not paying the swear jar every two other sentences and Homey at tearing open packages like a professional unboxer on his tenth year of video making. Chef's kiss.

[@cranefly23]

The old saying, “if you want something done right…” definitely applies here. Nice job, Kurtis. And nice job, Karen, too!

[@markthompson9914]

@@CuttingEdgeEngineering HaHa I watched that yesterday while looking for when u let Curtis have his first lines, and he’s ballsed them up ever since 🤣😂. Makes for a bloody good viewing Karen 👍✌️❤️&🍀 too u both from the land of the Pom 😂👍🇬🇧

[@daveogarf]

Karen is a true gem! She's exceptionally talented with the video camera, knows how to hold the audience's attention and to keep the whole process moving ahead and consistent. BRAVA!

[@formerfarmer1718]

Any service provider that is concerned with saving his customers money (shop time) should be rewarded with their business. Over time Kurtis has demonstrated that he’s all about making that customer’s job move through his shop faster and therefore with less expense. If I had any machinery is Australia I’d make it a priority to bring my equipment to Kurtis and hope he’d have time to work it in. Kurtis is a rare individual in a sea of operators that are more prone to pad the bill than to be honest with their customers. Australia is fortunate to have him. He shines a positive light on Australia.

[@woobykal68]

I love how kurtis makes his own tools which turn out too be far superior and cheaper than the stuff you can buy in shop. Very smart guy!!

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

thanks mate, some of the best tools have definitely been shop made

[@aserta]

"You either have a wallet or you have talent." Words my mentor told me. Most of his shop was self made tools. All of them were above grade, some far better than swiss made equivalent (which at the time when he'd made them, were the top of the world, nowadays, you can find good quality just about everywhere, if you look carefully enough).

[@markfryer9880]

@@aserta Except for China and Pakistan.

[@KaiHenningsen]

@@markfryer9880 I don't know about Pakistan, but China is a really big place, you can find just about anything there if you look long enough. Sure they make the cheap crap, but they also make a whole lot of high-quality stuff.

[@Krusolhah]

i mean yeah, anything you can custom make is probably gonna be better then the mass produced stuff

[@brendantennick4394]

Aaaah yeah. The satisfaction of NOT seeing the dial move makes being a machinist worth it EVERY time. Nice job mate

[@ormirian7364]

Big shoutout to the amazing cinematography in these videos, which is part of what makes them mesmerising

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Thank you very much

[@joelrunyan1608]

Her audio work is great now too.

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

Absolutely the best!

[@beny7160]

This is the most wholesome channel on the internet.... and also big machines go brrrr.

[@youpattube1]

As soon as I saw homey running in that field I felt a smile spread across my face.

[@ja-bv3lq]

Your house-made tool videos have been my favorites! Although I am no machinist, my father taught me 40-ish years ago that "if you don't have the right tool - make it!" My mechanic's tool box has an entire drawer dedicated to Frankenstine tools. Some of them only got used once - but they got the job done!

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Cheers mate! Glad you're enjoying our videos! Thanks so much for the support 😊👍

[@wwsuggs2857]

Amen...like a throw out spring depression lever for the fingers to open and remove short trans axle . SAAB 900TURBO clutch plate replacement job... No tool, no job. No joke.

[@bijiont942]

Nothing makes you happier than CEE Friday and seeing Homey just being, well Homey. 2 Huskies and 1 fan watching from the US.

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Hey mate! Thanks for watching over there with your doggos 🐾😍

[@alisciamarotta3888]

@Bijiont same here from nw Ohio, US, with my 2 Black Mouth Cur.

[@kevingriggs4249]

Thanks Kurtis for accidently giving me a great idea. As a handyman that needs to make a lot of precision cuts on different materials I've started using the metric system to measure and cut my materials. The best part is that it's incredible accurate and amazingly simpler to use than the imperial system. Thank You.

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Hey mate, great to see our videos getting the ideas rolling! Cheers for watching! 😀👍

[@karirautio]

There are still 3 developing countries in the world using imperials. Libera, Myanmar and USA.

[@robbfisher2876]

Watching Kurtis make a straighter cut with an angle grinder than I could make with a CAD/CAM... priceless💯

[@mrwest5552]

@robbfisher2876 - agreed. Kurtis drinks that "calming" coffee.

[@joso5554]

How straight and flat he made them effortlessly is just ridiculous. 😮

[@mrwest5552]

@@joso5554 - agreed.

[@manfredschmalbach9023]

... and stopping each time at the exact spot that prevents falling while enables just picking it off as a cherry ....

[@ForfeMac]

I was pretty impressed by using a center drill as a scriber. Gonna have to put that trick in my playbook.

[@Tom-ic7hw]

I love watching a flycutter work

[@Rustinox]

Adapt, improvise and make things better. This is a very good example :)

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Cheers mate! Glad you're enjoying our videos! Thanks so much for the support 😊👍

[@markspeller5722]

Said it before and I'll say it again, Kurtis is one machine shop genius and Karen is a fantastic camera woman, editor as well as supremely patient. 🤣🤣

[@putinkhuylo]

Mother Teresa couldn't hold a candle to Karen. 👍

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

Well said, sir!

[@johnkruton9708]

I always wonder how many chips she’s picking out of her clothes doing all the filming, mostly handheld.

[@thomassaulnier6981]

Hi Curtis. This shop made tool is pretty cook. I don't do what you do, but something like this would really help me my small shop. I just do light machining when I'm home from the Ekati Diamond mine. We have one of your mates working with us that. He's are drill doctor and I have to say he is the best drill doctor I have ever had work on are drill at site. Tell your wife, great job on all the behind seen work too. Take care and be safe. Thomas, All the way from Canada EH! lol

[@tomahoks]

That cut groove with a starter drill was golden❤️👍

[@wilga80]

We all appreciate you doing this for us. I love watching a machinist of your calibre. And if thats your wife doing the videoing, great job by her as well. Thanks you two.

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

You would be correct. Teamwork makes the dreamwork as they say! Thanks so much for watching, we appreciate your ongoing support! 😊

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Kurtis and Karen, these vee blocks will pay for themselves in no time, i don’t have any so this is something I should look at making for the Cincinnati, you got me thinking now, the boring head fly cutter worked a treat as well, super smooth finish, awesome job as always mate, have a great weekend, cheers

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Hey mate, yeah now i'm actually looking forward to the next batch of big pins I need to make 😂 That fly cutter was actually taking a decent cut, handled it well! Chat soon, enjoy your weekend Matty 👍

[@J_Squatch]

Curtis, been a viewer for a while. I actually started working in a CNC shop in June. You're a big inspiration to me and I hope to be as good as you are. 33:45 For fellow American machinists, .01 of a mm is .0004 of an inch. The set ups I run are within .0005 inch, as that is the scale on the dial indicator I use. A human hair is, according to a quick google search, .001 inch. The accuracy on display is awesome.

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Hey mate, wow that is awesome! congrats on the new job! I know you'll crush it.

[@mickgrimes9078]

20-30 years ago to be a good machinist you went to school, and if you got really lucky you ended up working under an old greybeard who had been doing it for most of their life. you learn a lot of little tricks and practices they just dont/cant teach you in school. now adays we just come on youtube and watch masters at work and pick up those cool little tricks. it really is incredible.

[@Downstairsish]

When I started my apprenticeship as a Jig Borer and Spark Eroder back in 1979, one of the first things, we did was make our own V Blocks and custom clamps... I still have them today... Doesn't matter what's in the tool catalogue you still can't beat making your own tools. Fantastic video... Greetings from the UK.

[@022367ASM]

Every single video I learn something new. Thank you Kurtis for showing us the CORRECT way of doing a project and thank you Kurtis and Karen for all that you do. You guys make a great team. Love watching your videos !!! Andrew 🥳

[@TheWolfster001]

Loved it.. So awesome.. You should make more and market them.. I am a master carpenter by trade (retired) I used to make lots of reusable jigs for the table saw and miter saw, I made several and marked them for other wood workers and I sold hundreds of them and made lots of extra cash, enough so that I built a second shop where I had 4 skilled carpenters just building those jigs.. Like you know, the more work you do in your profession the more you know what will work and what won't, also you learn lots of tricks and make tons of jigs to make it easier to do setups and do your job better.. Sorry about rambling on.. Thank you for sharing...

[@gordonagent7037]

We had to put our dog down today so it was a bit tough watching the old safety officer doing his thing, saddest bloody day of my life and Im 67. Curtis, I'm pleased you have to make a lot of your tools as it always gives me ideas for my own shop and your comment about not machining surfaces is so practical, I think I need to take notice as so much time can be lost doing the unnecessary. Karen, your video quality is really awesome. Have a good weekend

[@emiliosolis5056]

Sorry to hear about you pup I put my forth one down a couple of years ago and decided not to get another hurts to much and I did not want to outlive it.

[@markshort9098]

Sorry for your loss 😪

[@MoDzAudio]

I haven't heard you sing in awhile in the outtakes when you mess up your lines. Love the videos as always.

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

I'm taking a mental note for the next filming day 😅😎

[@ZeroFox1970]

The way you take time to read and reply to so many comments is nothing short of astonishing nobody does that. You have my full respect if that means anything to you. Cheers.

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

hey mate, we enjoy reading the comments it's definitely motivating and good to see feedback or suggestions from viewer and we reckon if our viewers are taking time to watch & comment we can do the same 😁👍

[@ZeroFox1970]

@@CuttingEdgeEngineering you are both awesome people. And homie is one majestic pooch.

[@honorharrington4546]

While your work machining the v-blocks is outstanding as usual I am very impressed with the shop that cut the blocks. The fact that you were able to match both parts with 'clean-up cuts" rather than needing to hog away 1/2" or more is a great supplier indeed.

[@eugenemcgowan2575]

I am always amazed at how much Kurtis knows and how easy he makes it look when he works in his shop. With Karens expert use of the camera and editing they are a great team. The machine operators in the area are lucky to have them.

[@hot_wheelz]

So satisfying watching a good machinist do great work. I always appreciate seeing Kurtis take the time to break every sharp edge and corner, knowing that these parts will be put to good use and sharp edges / corners are nothing but a liability. I still have the scar on my wrist that reminds me frequently what happens when a machinist doesn't take the time to do this.

[@stuartlockwood9645]

Hi Kurtis and Karen 😊 great result mate, v blocks for life, so heavy duty, the through bolts to T nuts solid as a rock, and they need to be for those heavy pins. Loved the outakes Karen, I'm sure your pulling faces behind the camera to put him off, priceless,lol. Cheers guys, stay safe, enjoy your wkend, best wishe's, Stuart Uk.

[@horstyoutube6413]

Somehow you guys always manage to pull a Crocodile Dundee when making your own tools. „Thats not a V-block, THIS is a V-block!“

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Machinist Dundee 😂 I will have to get Kurtis to use that saying in a video.

[@feynthefallen]

@@CuttingEdgeEngineering Right in the intro. "You think that's a fly cutter? That's not a fly cutter. THIS is a fly cutter. And today we'll show you how, and why we made it"

[@gorillaau]

They are bigger up in Queensland!

[@HM-Projects]

@@CuttingEdgeEngineering mach dundee at your service :P

[@chrisjohnson4165]

@@CuttingEdgeEngineering He needs to wear some snakeskin boots and a few croc teeth round his hat too. Fair dinkum?

[@ep1981]

However many times I watch it, and however many times I read about it, I don't think I will ever understand how that 'two spinning magnets' edge finding thing works.

[@rhiekel]

Yes I have often wondered the same thing, but am afraid to ask... :-)

[@garethmayfield4014]

@@rhiekel you'll notice he knocks the bottom spinner off centre. then moves the machine head in, so the bottom spinner touches the work piece. when the bottom and top of the tool are spinning exactly together. he has the edge of the work. displayed on the machine read out. do the same on the other side. read that number. you have the width of the work piece. half that number gives you the exact centre of the work pice. very clever bit of kit.

[@st3althyone]

It's a simple, yet effective tool that's indispensable in the machine room.

[@demandred1957]

no magnets involved. There is a spring inside that keeps the pieces in retraction. the join line is a lapped flat surface, and whenever the nose piece is disturbed from flatness by being nudged over, it grabs and causes the piece to track over.

[@radoslawjocz2976]

Lol

[@vernloe]

75 years old now, taught fabrication & welding in NSW TAFE during the 80’s and 90’s. Love your work, and a credit to your partner for her visual skills.

[@shiro-r4m]

I've snapped a small one of this cast style V-blocks clean in half when I tried to clamp a round piece pretty hard in the vise. Both pieces flew out of the vise sideways. I'll be taking some notes from how you're making these.

[@olivierrun8364]

And thanks Karen too for his great job at filming, always good angles, no shaking, etc...Gratz to both of you !

[@paulcooper2897]

Great V Blocks! Love the Bloopers & Outakes at the end .. takes me back to my childhood in the 70's when it was usually worth staying past the credits at the movie theater! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Hey Paul, glad the videos provide a bit of nostalgia for ya! Cheers for watching!

[@GavCritchley]

I found this incredibly therapeutic. The cuts between the machining steps were seamless. I have no exposure to heavy machining in my life, but these are really enjoyable videos.

[@dangerdave616]

Dude, your ingenuity never ceases to amaze me. I'm a machinist myself and appreciate all the techniques and work arounds, like clocking the jaws to find the centre of a part that is too low in the vice. Keep on rocking mate.

[@robertelmes1981]

To watch you work on these home made tools shows there’s more to it than just tool skill, could go so far as to say there’s a artistic talent here, and the way you could only just hide your grin at the end when the gauge didn’t move , you knew you’d done well, pleasure to watch a craftsman at his work

[@upstairs202]

I started back in ‘82. The more you do it, the smoother you get. The first thing I noticed was how seamlessly your process goes. Then you spill the beans with bloopers. That’s the real world. 😂You make me want to start up again-part time!

[@CharlesSmith-zt7vt]

Best engineering/machining channel on KZbin. It's real world stuff, done to the best standards, and the videos are awesomely produced. Loved this one, if you can't tell!

[@Peter-gi3re]

Totally agree

[@thatrealba]

Man, I dunno... Jason at Fireball Tool engineers some bada$$ stuff. And he would have made V blocks that Kurtis would have loved, I bet.

[@bill8by5]

Definitely telling when their YT Channel is posted in remarks of others to go and learn from him. And, I'm starting to see his channel more and more, so people ARE coming over to learn and watch!! I think it's great!!!!

[@jackterry7664]

I really like how you stop the power tapping and do it manually. I don't know how many taps I had to burn out back in the day!!

[@milt7348]

Most excellent. Making your own custom tools is far better than store bought. Stay safe and we'll see you next week.

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Agreed mate, and very satisfying being able to use tooling that you've made

[@jayperion5712]

Kurtis I like the Sound of the rain in the background...and your bloopers are always funny....Thanks. 😅🤣😂

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Cheers mate! Glad you're enjoying our videos! Thanks so much for the support 😊👍

[@leepettit9516]

Have a great weekend Kurtis, Karen and Homless you make Friday night that much better, never gets old and really appreciate the in-depth explanations and details 🙏🏻🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Hey mate thanks for taking time to watch and give a comment we apprecite it!

[@chrisjohnson4165]

You mean Friday morning (in England).

[@neilnottingham6074]

Fantasic job! I'm a pipeline welder of 32 years, but during my off-season I work in a tool and die shop as a die welder, which has given me the opportunity to learn a bit about machining. I recently purchased a small vertical mill and a small lathe. you've inspired me to machine myself a set of V blocks. Thank you for the video my friend.

[@ralphaverill2001]

The best part was watching the dial indicator hardly move at all as it slid down the test cylinder. is precision work. Well done.

[@jacksrbetter1870]

All I can say is all of you, Kurtis, Karen and Homeless are awesome!!! Each very, very, skilled in each respective profession!!

[@eliduttman315]

Fit for purpose are words to live by in a machine shop or just about any other situation you care to mention. Well done, Kurtis! Retired computer programmer here who appreciates proper work and FROWNS upon crappy efforts.

[@herbieschwartz9246]

On some of your projects, it would be good if you show us a drawing of the finished item beforehand, and quick explanation on the procedures needed to get you there. We can then more easily follow along with the step-by-step process. Thank you for sharing your expertise.

[@chadlantz9981]

Good video to watch while getting a 2:00am chemo treatment. Thanks for posting. Never miss a video

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Hey mate we hope your treatment goes well and you are back to full health soon!

[@dirtfarmer7472]

2008 I spent 15 days in the hospital, all that I could do was sleep & hurt. Didn’t take very long to get real boring. Thank y’all. Have a good day

[@barrygeorge7130]

Kurtis,you must be very proud when you look at some of the objects that you make,I have been watching quite a few of your videos,you are a true craftsman !

[@j81851]

You guys just feel more like family every video!! To be so far away you guys just create such a warm friendly environment it's like stopping by for an educational, fun, entertaining quality visit. Love you guys tell Machinist Dundee I said hello! Gday Mates!

[@victorlievanos7356]

My favorite part of your channel is when you make what you need when no one else does and it’s better than any product from a big manufacturer! You guys inspire me to keep thinking out of the box!

[@GlennMartinPhotography]

The fact that I just watched a pair of v-blocks being made beginning to end is a credit to both the master craftspeople responsible for this vid. Yeah, I said it - people

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Thank you! We both appreciate it 👍

[@Daniel_cheems]

Kurtis is amazing. No bullshit, no talking too much. Sensible ideas and common sense. A recipe for success and it shows. P.S. Karen is super amazing :D

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Hey Daniel, thanks so much for the support mate! Cheers, Kurtis & Karen 😊

[@louisbilella529]

Love the split screen bits, don’t recall seeing that much before.

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Thanks for the feedback! Glad you liked it 😁

[@marklowe330]

The best part of being a machinist is having the knowledge and ability to make tool that make your job easier. Enjoyed watching as always. The editor has the hardest job by far.

[@granthartley394]

Great to see that you are making your own tools for your work i think that the more business do this makes more sense to me

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

some of the best tools are shop made!

[@chattonlad9382]

Problem is, most firms would just go out and purchase the tool then pop the cost of the tool onto the customer, then end up with the tool for free. I admire Kurtis's honesty.

[@ellieprice363]

@@chattonlad9382 The cost of tools may be covered in the overhead. Not sure how this is handled.

[@andrewkoetz3933]

Just love it Kurtis when you make shop made tooling, always "go big or go home".

[@D989501L]

Morning Kurtis, I'm sitting in a wood, in the dark, waiting to fix a truck based cherry picker, you are the thing to watch Have a great weekend. Richard 🇬🇧

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

hey mate sounds like a good way to spend time waiting 😂👍

[@D989501L]

@@CuttingEdgeEngineering could be worse i suppose, I left at 3am to get here and they have just turned up, i have an idea for a puller you might like, when i get a minute I'll draw it out and if it's an idea that will work, it's yours. Regards Richard

[@zorlacskaterfreak]

Kurtis Is the best machinist I have come across and has given me some great ideas! Thanks for all the videos you, Karen and Homeless do!

[@sadmule]

Nice setup. Well done and thought out. Should give you a lifetime of quick setups!

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

cheers mate, i'm looking forward to the next batch of pins now 😂👍

[@bryanoftexas]

I don't think I've ever been so interested in V-blocks! The failure modes you mention for the cast iron blocks are a great lesson. Great video yet again

[@legionofanon]

I had to stop watching a live stream to watch these awesome vee blocks get made. Well done guys this was a phenomenol episode

[@threehammers2516]

“I don’t even think bananas measure that low” lmao!

[@crackermcwhitey1364]

Just under .004" of a banana!😳

[@TheMetalButcher]

@@crackermcwhitey1364 Just under .0004 of a banana.

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

I see the comments have sorted it 😅

[@crackermcwhitey1364]

Sorry for the confusion folks. I thought I hit 3 zeros. Now where did I put the car keys. LOL

[@SloppyMechanics]

i just said to myself, its 2am here in bananaland and i wonder if CEE's video is out, and yes, yes it is

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Hey mate! Thanks for taking time to watch our videos we appreciate it 😎👊

[@Rich1ab]

No wonder Kurtis put off this rebuild! Lots of work and financial expense AND it’s still sounds the same with no increase in precision or accuracy. So frustrating but what a gain in understanding of how the machine works. Machinist life! Well done! Kurtis, wear gloves! :)

[@kinotransam]

.01mm is equivalent to .00039in over here in Banana Land 😁🤓 Awsome job Feller and Fellett

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

thanks for the conversion 😂👍

[@dougbourdo2589]

Always nice to see you investing in your business via new tooling to make the work better, more convenient and time saving. Good business practice.

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Absolutely! Thanks so much for watching mate appreciate it! 😎

[@mayorglory2289]

Greeting vom Germany Love your skills Nicely done

[@ErikBongers]

Thanks for the idea. This will scale down nicely for my Sherline.

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Hey mate, great to see our videos getting the ideas rolling! Cheers for watching! 😀👍

[@alanfenwick9307]

K,K &H, sensational effort as always and the outcome - I'd say better than a bought one! 'Little things' like Kurtis using the mill to mark the cutting lines always catch my attention - what a smart use of the information that you have already put into the machine. Thank you 👍

[@CraigH999]

"Check the spacing of the T-slots on your table - if you don't you may have a job that doesn't fit..." I bet that was a lesson hard-learned! Amazing tools - amazing skills - amazings videos - I've never worked in a machine shop in my life and yet I find this channel endlessly fascinating. Cheers from a fan from Canada!

[@mikeweagle5523]

good morning CEE, It's funny. Vblocks are so common in the shop that you normally don't give them a lot of thought, but then, most of us are not working with material of the size and weight you are! Interesting and as usual superbly shot and edited. Great way to spend an hour at 4AM. Have a great weekend.

[@jh7589]

my favourite bit 35:40 the realisation that the slot distances are not the same as each other :D

[@purplerunner1715]

Love your attitude, of If I can't buy what I need, I'm gonna make it myself.

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

some of the best tools are shop made 👍

[@davidmunro1469]

Thank you team . Perfect videography and machining. That milling machine is a dream .wow. Homeless is such a handsome boy.❤❤❤

[@SunnybraeCroft]

It’s all about shaving time off the jobs but still producing a quality job, these V blocks as you say are going make setting up quicker. Outtakes brilliant, the minute the camera gets pointed the sync between brain and speech just turns to mush😂

[@lastguy8613]

He gets there in the end, Kurtis just re calibrating sometimes 🤣

[@SunnybraeCroft]

@@lastguy8613 all part of the fun

[@twodeepupyours508]

I love the sound of loosening and tightening nuts and bolts

[@velhallendale1237]

Sometimes you just can't buy off the shelf, and at least they are custom made to suit your application. Nice work and well worth the time amd effort.

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Cheers mate I'm looking forward to the next batch of big pins now 😂👍

[@davidnichols3997]

I am not a machinist, but this was an impressive design and implementation. It gave me a better understanding and an appreciation for the skill involved in doing exacting work.

[@nerdgarage]

Your SMT videos are great. I especially like how you explain how the tool is different than industry standard and why something different is necessary for you. Keep em coming !

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

cheers mate thanks for watching & commenting

[@BrucePierson]

That milling machine sure is useful. You can even use it as a precision drill press! Those spiral machine taps are interesting the way they work, not needing to be turned backwards to break the waste like hand taps. Those vee blocks are so much better than the junk you can spend a fortune on that take ages to set up. You'll save so much time with the efficiency of your shop made vee blocks that you'll be able to do work so much faster. Excellent idea and implementation.

[@eliskelton]

Roughing out the flu but this made my night about 10 times better 👍🏻

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

feel better soon!

[@eliskelton]

I’ll try 😁

[@harrygatto]

Thanks for this; it's always good to watch a bloke who knows what he's doing.

[@SCUD-si2zy]

I've been waiting all week for the CEE team. I have probably re watched 30+ of your vids this week. ( That's the ups side of not being able to sleep ). Keep the great content coming, I hope you gett a couple of days R and R during the festive session.

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

hey mate thanks for taking time to re-watch our vids! We're looking forward to a good few days of downtime!

[@philflip1963]

Your technique looks excellent, I was always something of a natural at metalwork at school, (my dad was a toolmaker, genetics?) but since they didn't have the facilities to educate all of us my name was drawn out of a hat and I never got to progress past the 2nd year. I later learned a load of engineering theory at college but have never learned anything worth mentioning about actually using machines. Now at the age of 60 I've obtained a few machines, (just cheap Chinese, 'crap') and am making some stuff and enjoying it greatly. Your videos have been an absolute boon. Thanks for taking the trouble to make them, it's truly appreciated. Best wishes to you and your, 'Sheila', and of course the Mutt!

[@eighthof8]

Thanks for taking the time to show us this Kurtis

[@The.Talent]

I had a bet with myself to see if Kurtis would face the bottom side sequentially or simetrically. I am glad that he did it simetrically... I got the OCD chills.

[@jaygee9249]

I'll need to look up those words

[@michaelmclachlan1650]

@@jaygee9249 Tis symmetrically ...........

[@bluerider0988]

I'm impressed how well those turned out without even grinding any of the surfaces. Nice work.

[@roberta4989]

I can certainly see the improvement with Kurtis's delivery since he started taking public speaking lessons from Karl. Again...Karl saves the day!

[@glennarnold3970]

nice job kurtis you know fireball tools make big v block but there is always something about making your own tools cheers glenn

[@Collinsfamilylights]

I love how you can make what you need. no one makes what I'm looking for fine I will just make it....

[@markwilliams9718]

you talked about a shop tour of shop made tools a while back I think shop made tools are the best ones

[@Lokimyrottie]

You've taken your machining skills & creativity to a whole new level, love ur videos, I wish i had watched ur videos 30 years ago, while i was doing my Apprenticeship.

[@danielpullum1907]

I was glad to see you avoided the "age old process of cuttin air" to kill some time.... Nice work Kurtis!!!!~

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Cheers mate! Glad you're enjoying our videos! Thanks so much for the support 😊👍

[@w.o.o.d.y]

Inspirational work once again from the Engineering Master. I'm now trying to make a plan how to fashion V blocks from MDF in a kitchen installation environment in case I need them.... emulation at it's best !!!

[@craigdallimore4396]

Found this very informative ..For those of us that don't have a lot of knowledge within your field of expertise im sure this will make your work life a lot easier.