Making an Adapter Plate for Transmission Dyno! | Machining & Milling

Watch us repurpose and transform an old flex plate into the heart of a transmission dyno! We’re starting with a flex plate off a Caterpillar 16M Grader transmission and will be adapting it to suit the drive coupling off a massive Transmission dyno! This old plate is SUPER hard so it definitely puts our machining inserts, drills and endmills to the test 💪
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- Hafco TM-26120G Centre Lathe
- Hafco BM-63VE Milling machine
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[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

That plate material was HARD 😅 it definitely gave our tooling a run for it's money 💪From a rusty grader part to a shiny useable one, it's always great to repurpose something so it can be put back to use! 😄👊 👍Like and subscribe for more machining videos! 🔔Hit the notification bell so you never miss our new weekly video. 📝Leave a comment below with your questions or thoughts. 🎉Get Early Access & Ad Free videos in our Patreon community: www.patreon.com/cuttingedgeengineering 🛒Check out all our CEE Merch here: www.ceeshop.com.au

[@64Pete]

Hey guys, appreciate your work... have a crackin' weekend! ✌🇦🇺

[@ypaulbrown]

Ah, Friday Morning here, 2 am.....getting my machining Fix with Kurtis, Karen and Homey..... have a wonderful weekend......best wishes from the other 'Sunshine State' ...Paul

[@adamtheninjasmith2985]

I'm late to the show but ahead on the beers. Cheers.

[@patrickbachman2184]

I know it’s not politically correct and if it offends, please feel free to delete the comment, but we used to call that kind of material, harder than a whores heart.

[@Murphyslawfarm]

Wow it's hard. That is what she said 😂😂😂

[@Hey_Its_That_Guy]

It must be a such a challenge working with actors who can't remember their lines. At least Homey and George are always spot on! 🤣

[@johnparker221]

Karen. I am not sure what is more brilliant. Your filming, your editing or your direction of Kurtis. You are amazing.

[@bostedtap8399]

Spot on, we need to see Kurtis directing Karen on a machine 👏 🤣😂

[@ChainsawFPV]

It's said, that behind every great man, is a greater woman.

[@everestyeti]

Don't forget trying to keep Homey under control as well, full time job on its own. 😂

[@colincunningham1902]

Asking, "Where's the next payment on the living room carpet?" Ha ha! Just kidding. Seriously, you guys ROCK!@@ChainsawFPV

[@ChainsawFPV]

@@bostedtap8399 As long as she has been working with him for, I bet she could figure it out pretty good. I would love to see a episode where they switch places for the day!

[@everestyeti]

What I like about this channel is there in no drama, must be an Aussie thing and everything is explained which is really useful when your clueless like me. 😂🤣

[@jamie.miller.inspiring]

A lot of us Aussies despise drama and avoid it at all costs, life can be hard enough without needlessly making it less enjoyable :)

[@jonathanbiggar4973]

We just get shit done without mansplaning the fun out of it .

[@markterribile6948]

Things going well can be as dramatic as things going ill.

[@BrewPub]

If this was a Discovery or History channel production there would be more drama than you shake a stick at.

[@xelaxander]

Yeah, right? The videos are tight, but not overly compressed. And the absolute lack of drama makes the so relaxing.

[@rogarmadz]

I fell asleep waiting for CEE, wife Karen, married 53 years, woke me up and said your favorite machine shop show is on! OK, thanks. Watched Kurtis do his magic with KAREN'S supervising and doing HER magic on the camera, got to see Homeless, my German Shepard loves hearing Homeless play. He sits next to me, watching what's going on. I love all the machine work! THANK YOU FOR SHARING (PARTS) OF YOUR DAY WITH US. STAY SAFE!

[@asw19B100]

And George adding his rather caustic two cents too.

[@Katchi_]

Hope you find sobriety.

[@TomokosEnterprize]

Same here. I am retired long ago and these take me back to when eh.

[@patrickbachman2184]

Yep 11 PM on the West Coast & up pops Homie. Guess it’s time to open a beer and relax.

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Enjoy!

[@JHizzleinthebizzlePNW]

Rite here with ya

[@ontic2354]

Get your priorities straight, Australia-time it’s Friday arvo, 6pm, perfect time to crack a beer and celebrate the oncoming weekend

[@Brad_longneck]

with a few VB Longies. 👍

[@Brad_longneck]

What do you drink?

[@Alan_Hans__]

The director, cameraman, editor and Kurtis's wife put up with a hell of a lot. Having to deal with temperamental talent that forgets their lines all the time :/ Absolutely awesome creative work on your filming and editing Karen.

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Couldn't agree more! 😂🥰

[@jamestsmith4500]

I think Karen and Kurtis are codirectors, and Karen is the camera person and editor. I enjoy turning a part into a tool. It saves a few steps. Thanks for the videos...

[@grahamstretch6863]

@@jamestsmith4500 That’s the problem with sarcasm, it doesn’t always transmit well over the ether! 🤣

[@NemesisRTCW]

She should get an Academy award. If you see people getting one for making a movie with real actors then Karen is doing a great job making movies with a lesss then stellar actor (but a good machinist) 😂

[@Paul_Au]

I love the machining but I also love all the other stuff. The dog, the birds, the background explanations. The friendship between husband and wife. As everyone else says... "Keep it up"... but I'll add "As long as it's still fun."

[@TheUncleRuckus]

I love the outtakes at the end, every time Curtis does the hmmmm, just kills me! 😂👍👍

[@jimurrata6785]

"Recalculating your route......". 😄

[@heffatheanimal2200]

"Oooh he card read good" 🤣🤣

[@rjung_ch]

words 🙂

[@grahamstretch6863]

@@jimurrata6785 I thought it was more please wait your computer is buffering!

[@jimurrata6785]

@@grahamstretch6863 Kurtis needs a Tee shirt with the little circle going round and round! 😄

[@blockbertus]

2:22 I never understood how the springs in a flexplate are supposed to work. After seeing this one taken apart, it finally clicked. Thanks for all the videos!

[@BrianEltherington]

Indeed! Those segments would make a great stand alone short on the subject. Be sure to watch outtakes for additional nuggets on this adapter and flex-plates in general.

[@tedmich]

Karen you are so good dealing with that diva performer, just the right touch. And you're good with Curtis too!

[@motjuste8549]

The cinematography here is next-level. Loved the shot of the tabs hitting the floor. Pure artistry. And Homeless steals the show again. He's such a good boy.

[@gorillaau]

Karen find interest and beauty in things that are seemingly industrial and dull. Amazing work from a two person team... okay, okay, Homeley says three.

[@ColinWatters]

I was going to add a comment on the excellent camera work but you beat me to it.

[@rickf5615]

Kurtis is right at home working on anything automotive related, loved the comparison to his old drift cars. Kind of surprised to see the outtake of the bickering but also noted it ended with laughter. You two are a real fire and ice, oil and water couple. Karen has the patience of a saint!

[@sparkiekosten5902]

the other day I was sitting in my room at my computer watching CEE videos when my wife yelled from another room "do you get stabbing pains in the back when you sit at the computer?" I reply "no, not really"...half a minute later the wife yells out..."How about now?" All jokes aside the material was extremely hard.Watching that metal glow nearly white hot was amazing to watch! Good job not annihilating bits by the dozens. Keep up the excellent work!

[@stoichiometry147]

This channel is gold. Wildlife, dogs, machining, and engineering . The fact, you add screw ups and outtakes to the end takes it from 100% awesome to 150%

[@cyberherbalist]

All this time I thought Curtis was starting these videos saying "Hey young guys..." and wondering why he thought old guys (like me) wouldn't be watching these videos. But today I accidentally had the closed captioning on, and was surprised to discover that he was saying "How you going guys?"! I guess I need to brush up on my 'Stralian.

[@MontanaCheeky]

The range of projects one man, a ton of skill and a workshop can achieve is amazing. Great work Kurtis and video production work as always Karen.

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Hey mate thanks for your support as always! Your positive words are always appreciated, we love pushing boundaries in the workshop, and feedback like yours keeps us going. What's your favourite type of video/job/project to watch from us? Thanks again!

[@MontanaCheeky]

@@CuttingEdgeEngineering Oh that's a tough question. The Franna project has been great, and the workshop upgrades, and shop made tool videos are a great watch. As are the Q&A stuff, and the Homey inserts in the videos. I'm a boilermaker so I'd have to go with the more welding intensive jobs, but I'm yet to watch a CEE video and thought it was boring, well some have a lot of boring, but I'm yet to be bored.

[@JoeHupp]

@@MontanaCheekyI see what you did there!

[@alandawson2813]

Another awesome video guys. Keep up the great work, thank you for sharing the wealth of knowledge in Kurtis head, From kiwi land.

[@mrit3889]

Kind of disappointed there was no ‘f off train’ comment today 🤣 loving the videos btw from 🇬🇧

[@ypaulbrown]

Ah, Friday Morning here, 2 am.....getting my machining Fix with Kurtis, Karen and Homey..... have a wonderful weekend......best wishes from the other 'Sunshine State' ...Paul

[@pkroker]

11 PM in the Westcoast of Canada, the weekend is almost here, CEE drops a new video, life is good 😂🎉

[@MajesticDemonLord]

That Swarf was having a party time on the Lathe!

[@petermcgreevy6386]

would make a great Afro hair style on some Metal Art.......😁

[@Eisen_Jaeger]

the bird will have fun with stealing all that

[@grahamstretch6863]

@@Eisen_Jaeger😂😂

[@SiboBushings]

Brilliant, simply brilliant ❤

[@arvidjedlicka6237]

Outstanding video. I thought the 'horses for courses' process of changing inserts as the characteristics of the material changed was enlightening. I also appreciated the work Karen did with the split screen of the 'centering on the mill' process. Watching the table movement and the edge finder and then the actual key strokes on the DRO was very educational. Yes, we've all read about what to do, and many have actually done it, but for those of us just getting start, a true learning experience. The "here is what I am thinking, here are the key strokes so I have the information I need" is what makes these videos a level above the rest. Thanks

[@stevepiechock9234]

This video illustrates clearly why your engineering is cutting edge. I understood your procedure only because you clearly described each action you took and why. Most of the time I can follow your steps and anticipate the next step. This was different. I enjoyed every minute of this video. Karen did an exquisite job in the videography as always. The closeups were stunning to say the least. Thank you for another great video.

[@northstar2007]

Your clients sure do bring in some interesting things, how neat

[@jcoburn429]

Slow mo's and close ups,keep up this quality editing Karen and you'll be in for a Oscar nomination....👍😎

[@limpanskok]

Fredagen är räddad ….. Bra jobbat… hälsningar från Sverige 🇸🇪 👍👊👊🍺🍺

[@jarkkovanska6681]

Good morning, -26°c in Finland... thanks a good video again 👍

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

wow that's a bit chilly! Is there snow where you are??

[@jarkkovanska6681]

​@@CuttingEdgeEngineering50cm snow

[@gorillaau]

​@@jarkkovanska6681As an Aussie two words comes to mind: Snow fight!

[@Peter_Trevor]

Hey Curtis, I used to be a machinist in the automotive industry. Every time I see a close up of your hands, I recall how sore they used to be. Great videos and keep it up. I enjoy watching every Friday. Melbourne.

[@DCT_Aaron_Engineering]

Nice one Kurtis. Good see homeless happy. My little terrors are old now. Age slows them down. Keen to see that Dyno in action. Cheers 🍻

[@MrRebar15]

*Cutting Edge Engineering Australia* Bravo well done, thank-you for taking the time to bring us along. GOD Bless.

[@dalesparks8512]

Midnight in Colorado loved the video, especially when you two are laughing at the end. It is a labor of love.

[@ragnarironspear1791]

Best engineering channel on YT . Plus Homeless rocks 🤘🏻🇬🇧

[@greggdsciotto8952]

0300 hrs. 21 degrees (F) here in north central Arizona and enjoying your program while it snows outside.

[@comptondejesus3815]

Kurtis I wish my country had at least one machinist/fabricator half as good as you, keep up the good work

[@jimurrata6785]

Damn! That counterbore end mill JUST cleared the collet.

[@2barrell]

WORDS! The nemesis of Kurtis' the world over.

[@noelanbottcher]

Morning CEE family, 9.20am, Good morning from Gonubie South Africa, Howzit Homie, you are a happy boy today, 🎉

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Kurtis and Karen, that’s a serious dyno, I wasn’t expecting that plate to be that hard, woulda takin me a month to cut that😂, great episode mate, have a great weekend, cheers

[@Murphyslawfarm]

G'day Matty it was crazy how hard it was I couldn't work with it.

[@Murphyslawfarm]

Have a great weekend Matty

[@MattysWorkshop]

@@Murphyslawfarm I’d like to have a go but not sure if id be successful or not

[@2ToneWalt]

Woohoo! A CCE video before work, I really want to give Karen some credit for the filming, her editing style is fantastic. Show one being done and move on plus she makes Kurtis look great and very forgetful in the same video. 👍👍😁

[@Ty-bz7zx]

Awesome editing, loved the details on the pressure plate for some reason =)) Thanks for the vids!

[@fredfarnackle5455]

Thanks for my weekly dose of Homeless trying to destroy something, after the few weeks I've just had I needed that.

[@toilet-brush]

No attempt at saying anything witty today. Just want to say thanks for all the great content you both put out each and every week and have a great weekend!

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Much appreciated!

[@ToddDunning]

Much appreciated that he didn’t say anything witty?

[@toilet-brush]

​@@ToddDunning Probably!

[@williamrobinson2554]

1:08 AM here in Kentucky, thank you for another great video!

[@jimurrata6785]

PM, are you sure????

[@danielcarter305]

It's amazing that Curtis can take a spare part like this and make a custom part out of it for something else.😯😯😯

[@malcolmirving9485]

It's Kurtis, it's even on his shirt FFS.

[@DrTubeman]

@@malcolmirving9485 Let it go you'll never reach them all, sadly...🙃

[@grahamstretch6863]

@@malcolmirving9485😂😂

[@BillyONeal]

You must have a pretty slick customer for them to go "this thing is trash, but I bet machining this spline hole would be difficult so let's keep that"

[@CGT80]

Maybe the customer told CEE what they needed and Kurtis came up with the idea.....Unless I missed it, the video didn't actually state how it came about.

[@BillyONeal]

@@CGT80 I just assumed Kurtis would have described it that way if that's what happened

[@TheMetalButcher]

Extremely common in industry.

[@user-bd2ed2nx8p]

Very cool to see you turn that into a new useable part.i have never seen you change insert that much that I remember.

[@TheVideoSteve]

Karen: Wonderful camera/editing skills; Kurtis: Wonderful engineering/shop skills. The dawg is awesome

[@assassinlexx1993]

You always have cool jobs that comes to your door. How is finding parts for your new crane? This list is long and money is short. Parts = their weight in gold.

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

we've been able to source quite a few parts and upgrades for the Franna without too much trouble 😄👍

[@HorseMalone]

Kurtis you make this work look SO easy...I don't know how you have such skills and equipment for one so youthful. Karen's camera work is professional quality too.

[@bt-rl4mh]

Karen you and Kurtis are so much fun from USA ,Wyoming ,not having any background in the machine world

[@TrondBrgeKrokli]

Thank you so much for making the Friday better for all us others. Very good.

[@weldabar]

I've never enjoyed ASMR videos, but watching machining work is relaxing for me (also because I'm not the one working, ha ha). Thanks Kurtis and Karen for sharing your shop's work with us. It's inspired me to now go build something in my home shop.

[@vascocap3607]

I don't miss a single one of your videos, they're very educational, very well filmed, a real pleasure. Who's the stronger of the two? Neither! You complement each other and congratulations on your work!

[@IamJimhunder]

I love watching the view and like counters go up every single Friday. You post amazing content and deserve every view, like and subscription!

[@Usercraig]

Living in Brisbane I know how hot and sweaty it has been. Thanks for your commitment to the videos and for suffering without the fans.

[@herman5650]

Nice filming and editing makes it more fun to watch.

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@bismarcksandiego6539]

I love randomly hearing the birds in the background

[@jamesupton143]

Watching the outtakes at the end we find out that Karen really is the boss. 😅😅😅 Give Homeless a belly rub for me and y'all stay safe.

[@beefa24]

Look at all that forbidden fairy floss getting caught! Looks like a pain in the ass!

[@joekanicki5306]

Great video Kurtis and Karen! You two make brilliant vids and the outtakes are just hilarious! Be well and stay safe.

[@NZ_NATIV3]

It's always satisfying watching a master at work thank you kurtis

[@francisschweitzer8431]

Homeless never flubs his lines … Kurtis on the other hand. 😂

[@FredMiller-lf2fj]

Love the outtakes. It's kind of like at our shop except less verbally abusive. We have a sign on the wall that says, "Come for the fun, Stay for the abuse! " 😊 Cheers!

[@damonrice8469]

I love it when you machine a part from a old scrap piece to a nice fkn beautiful work of art like it came from a dealer. Goodjob CEE Team.

[@adamdiaz8442]

Awsome work again guys best channel on the tube 🇬🇧

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

hey mate thanks for the support! 😎👍

[@daftDAFdriver]

Brilliant, another video 07.02am here in IRL 👍

[@silentjde]

I’d like to see a video on inserts, what the differences are and why to use one or the other.

[@skwerlz]

Watching those bird's nests wrap around the chuck made me remember a shop teacher I had back in the 90s. His rule was that you were to stop cutting every .063 to allow the chip to break naturally, regardless of what it did to your tool or part. If he caught you with a nest like that he'd chew you out and sit you in the dummy corner for the next week (found out the hard way a couple times myself). Also, valuable lesson here, don't try matching splines if you can cannibalize good scrap.

[@mimikm222]

Working from home today, nothing is better that start of a day with CEE and coffee. Feels like Friday. Regards from UK

[@larsnachhaltigkeitimalltag3013]

What a nice start into the weekend, a new CEE video. Thank you.

[@Dingo-x]

Back in the 70s i used to make these, mainly for the auto industry but also for farming plant and trucks!

[@Stefan_Kawalec]

It seemed like a simple job, but give the hardness of the material, it had some challenges. Great work. Karen's videography is amazing.

[@maboscience35]

Good morning CEE team, greetings from Belgium. Love those type of video's, repurposing a second hand part into a custom part, that's hard to find or could cost the customer an arm and a leg. Kurtis you keep me surprising with your in-depth automotive knowledge. Have a great weekend and pop another cold beer.....

[@warrendon1388]

Great video capture and superb editing, Karen!

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Yay, thank you!

[@ringo8875]

Cutting Edge Engineering Australia, greetings from Germany 🇩🇪!

[@rudigergro425]

CEE is more than meditation to me! Crowdfunding for a new shirt Kurtis?😂

[@joel231]

Yewww ! Must be a Friday ! Best day of the week !

[@ypaulbrown]

that plate was hard as Chinese Algebra......great episode tonight,,,,Cheers, Paul

[@stich37]

Great job, full professionalism as usual. It's a pity that these films are so short and only once a week. It's a great pleasure to watch your works. Honey to my heart ❤❤❤.

[@TheEvertw]

"It is bigger than my lathe" That IS a big machine!

[@russellforrest1730]

Love everything on this channel, but a real treat to old fashioned machining. Was especially interesting to see how you'll dealt with the the hardened material.

[@mattyb7736]

I knew it was hard as soon as I saw the cutoff wheel spark trail. Well done, those centres are a real pain to machine even on car clutches. Keep on arguing, and remember Kurtis, if you ever win an argument, apologise at once, you are wrong......even if you're right. 😂 Happy wife, happy life.

[@asw19B100]

You could hear the pitch change as the 6mm carbide drill entered and exited the hardened layer.

[@stuartlockwood9645]

Hi Kurtis and Karen 😊, another nice little project guys, and that plate was pretty hard, loved the red hot chips Karen, your filming and editing just gets better. Great outakes as usual, and a few giggles. Thanks for the video guys, stay safe, have a good wkend, Stuart UK.

[@barrygrant2907]

Absolutely the best machining work channel on YT.

[@TheLastTater]

YESSSS! Been refreshing the page. LETS GO CEE!

[@jackpinesavagerepair1918]

Howdy from the Northwoods of Minnesota, love and respect all

[@pkplexing]

Noice. Gotta get me one of those spinny wobble edge finder things

[@tbranscom1]

The edditing on this video is great, it keeps the slower repetitive parts interesting and moves the footage along! A+ work!

[@dennisc3238]

Great video, and I liked the split screen! But as interesting as the job was, the outtakes with you guys was priceless! 👍I can just imagine what it must be like with the humidity there! Maybe a couple of big wall mount fans?

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

hey mate, we've got 2 wall mounted fans that are on we aren't videoing, it just causes big issues with audio when trying to run them while filming 😭

[@dennisc3238]

Ah, got the picture, guess you grit and bear it is the only option

[@danielcarter305]

LOL...Keran, are you and Curtis both perfectionists, or is it just Curtis 😄😄😄

[@asw19B100]

Uh-oh, here come the spelling police, or maybe we’re just becoming more forgiving. I say Homey should have a chainmail vest with KURTIS spelled out in big block letters for the quest to reform all Curtis people, myself included.

[@danielcarter305]

I never even noticed his name on his shirt. I dunno how anyone even noticed his name on his shirt, half the time it's so dirty that you can't even tell what color it is.😆😆😆

[@SteveeCee]

Hi there Karen, Kurtis and Homey. Damp cold, all the usual here in England. So glad to get my day brightened with your drop today.

[@peternicholsonu6090]

Lovdit thankyou. Loved your reassembly of the remnants of the original transfer plate. I would do it because I'm pedantic, my brother coz he's mild Asperger's you because your housekeeping is so good. Love your tidy workshop equipment and floors. (Shirts don't count). Pls stay with us.. Capalaba

[@sadmule]

Hey hey! Happy weekend homie

[@gamerjay6624]

Don’t argue with your wife Kurtis, she’s a kiwi, gonna win every time! LOL

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

😂👍

[@mccarterjg]

I know it's Friday morning when CEE uploads and I've got my sausage Scrabble and egg on the pan

[@peterbuysen8172]

Once again, the director and editing staff have made great work of a small job 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@keypermaculture]

Woo like #2 😆

[@MattysWorkshop]

😂

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

welcome back 🤣

[@georgenahodil23]

Good to see Matty here.

[@MyCaptainPugwash]

And my Friday is complete

[@dredrotten]

This reminds me of Western Truck and Tractor. The American version of hard work and creativity.