How Do You Make a Billet Cylinder Head ?

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[@user-cl6cq8uj4f]

My head hurts thinking about how smart whoever made those machines and programmed them are! Amazing!!

[@rayc.1396]

It was actually figured out by a computer with input to what needed to be done and the end product.

[@theevolutionofthebear3093]

@@rayc.1396 Ya.....its a little more complicated than that.

[@GRANITEMONUMENT]

@@theevolutionofthebear3093if you have ever played with programming, of an arduino, or playing with marlin (the primary software that controls the 4 axis of a 3d printer, it really dumbs a lot of the process..,

[@jameslowery3498]

I agree with the op. Some people are on different levels of smart. Obviously it took meir More than a computer. Someone had to program that computer to make these machines be the end result and then the programming of the end result someone has to think of what all info they need the machine to do and how to do it. No matter what the ppl are genius level

[@fredflintstone8048]

CNC machines have been around a long time. They only get better with each generation. My guess is that the engineers that build them have been around for some time and have accumulated a great wealth of knowledge that they can apply to not only building CNC machines, but also improving every generation of machine.

[@EASTSIDERIDER707]

Dewey moves like a lazy Walmart shopper; not sure where he headed or why.

[@Mynameisthesenuts49]

We call that a Liability. 😂

[@georgedreisch2662]

I was thinkin’ Dewey’s got the floor supervisor attitude, nailed…

[@travisboatwright5466]

Hi Dewey❤

[@ruger8412]

Sign of a good supervisor 👏 😅

[@stevelee5724]

He's shop foreman after all. Don't need to be accountable. Especially when that handsome 😊 Cheers from New Zealand

[@Dan1400]

Seeing Steve trying to explain a single point thread mill is great!

[@brokenblazerdave]

12:53 The Centroid is head banging to the music.

[@lordcommander3224]

Lol

[@efro4812]

Awesome to see your programme, running on your machine, on stock you sourced to make something you designed. Big things will come from this moment. Best of luck Steve.

[@monroefive-o40]

Hats off to the person who sat there and wrote all those lines of code in order to produce such a beautiful peace of art!

[@Mdc869]

MasterCam I bet

[@leftyeh6495]

Most drafting software has a CAM output for tool paths. Rarely do the operators actually write code. Mostly they have to know how just to review and double check it.

[@jameslowery3498]

Someone had to right the code f for Mastercam or whatever software. So it's still 1000s of lines of code.

[@jackwillson8099]

Cad cam does all the work ,they reverse engineer the heads ,put in a file then you can machine & $250,000 later you have a head total cost from buying a machine computer etc

[@melindagreen3023]

We wanna SEEEE that Big CNC Sculpted out an SMX Block. Pleeeeeeeze

[@stevemorrisracing]

Coming up 😁

[@OldePhart]

I'm with ya Steve. I built my own CNC for woodwork and it can thread mill and that has to be the most fascinating thing to see done. I also get such anxiety when I have my Rapids move the tool toward the workpiece with any speed at all. I can't imagine seeing a machine of your size moving so fast. The toolpaths used for the runners gotta be awesome to work out since you come at it from both sides.

[@MrCheckster2000]

Having 3D modeled many things in my years I've always enjoyed seeing my creations come to life. I could stand by a machine for hours watching my designs come to fruition. These new machines are fn amazing. Nice work guys.

[@vancave3539]

Got to love Dewey!❤ Doggy massage needed😊 Beautiful moment watching machine do its technical magic and hearing Nickleback!🎉😂

[@gregoryh4601]

Sir Steve. Have you gave it a Thought of taking a 1/16 ball endmill and cut a groove in all the Gaskets sealed areas? Many years ago we did this to all Our Marina ship Valves to keep repairs down on Big Ships.

[@josephacker5716]

That machine is amazing. Pretty awesome how it cuts threads, crazy how that cutting bit can handle the compound forces on it and not break. All that movement and all those pieces making ten thousandths of accuracy.

[@loxtimb]

My first job in a machine shop we used to make cylinder heads for 1929 Rolls-Royce silver ghost, big long old six cylinder amongst all the other parts, they couldn’t buy or fix

[@ruger8412]

Nice! I bet you got some cool stories.

[@aeroflopper]

@@ruger8412 yeah thats one of them, makes him over a hundred years old.

[@AlienLivesMatter]

​Not necessarily ​@@aeroflopper , possibly loxtimb might have been working on a 1929 in 1999

[@bobroberts2371]

@@aeroflopper I guess you missed the part about " amongst all the other parts, they couldn’t buy or fix "

[@erniemathews5085]

That is way cool.Cast Iron?

[@matthewmccormick2417]

Watching the CNC and the SOUND from it making Heads and Blocks is perfect. No music needed. Could listen to it all day

[@andycapp1981]

Aluminum is beautiful when done right love it

[@bigblockjess617]

Love these videos steve. There so satisfying to watch something go from a solid block to a full blown working masterpiece

[@strokermaverick]

The oscillating thread mill, is amazing! Beautiful, cylinder head!

[@gtpsic]

So cool to watch. That thread mill is very impressive!

[@toucheturtle5851]

i guess it can clock the threads so all the spark plugs are oriented and pointed the same direction too very cool

[@MC-re2ry]

Amazing. Thanks for giving us a look at something that is otherwise impossible for the regular joker to see.

[@alanluber8842]

It just amazes me me how much thought goes into this and the program tat it took to make it. To produce ideal copies one after another. Cost a lot. But the big picture. It’s worth it. Keep up the great videos.

[@davidblain2714]

Dewey- Shop Manager is always in charge!

[@dragbikedemon]

Absolutely mesmerizing!!!

[@PontiacLS]

Man that's about the sweetest thing I've ever seen as I said many times on here if I ever win the lottery. Great works dude.

[@johntreloar8203]

That was an amazing video Steve, I didn't realize the amount of machining that went into making a billet head, thanks for sharing.

[@bobfitzsimmons5065]

Steve, you could clock spark plug alignment for what you like right into the head, making each hole identical threads. . That symmetry is awesome

[@tomcoon9038]

Well, yes and no. You can alter the clocking engagement of the threaded hole. But you would also have to have the spark plug itself consistently clocked when it is made. I'm not sure if they are. I'd bet not.

[@artbennett7321]

No don't do that... makes it impossible to index a set of spark plugs

[@richardsmalley122]

Wow, what an amazing piece of high tech equipement that can give an engine builder a leading edge in the racing industry.

[@thomasphilyaw8593]

Loved the realization moment 😂. Been there before... the more you try to explain the worse it gets. Men's minds at its best!!!

[@ChainsawFPV]

I don't do machine work, but I do fab metal, and can really appreciate what it takes to make something from nothing. Especially something so complex, that takes so many different forces.

[@fallenangel12186]

It's one of the coolest videos I've ever seen. Wish the finished product had been the last shot. Im truly happy for you and yours for being able to do such a thing with your own machines. You are elite. Thanks for the content. Amazing machinery. One love all

[@jjhalloran1159]

Thank you, Steve. I love watching these videos carving a beautiful aluminum cylinder head or really any engine component basically out of a raw block of aluminum? Please keep them coming.

[@Tube4TTT]

I pretty much got motion sickness watching this but man am I impressed with this video. Watching it go from block to that is just awesome. Thank you

[@andrewstoffel1170]

Absolutely incredible that people can write some numbers to make that happen. ❤

[@yamaha226]

This just leaves me speechless with my mind spinning.

[@joshrawlings2621]

So stoked for the progression of your Operation’s whilst increasing your machining capabilities & the great educational value you & your Crew provide “Us” the Viewer…! Top Job Jim Bob….👍

[@BenjySparky]

Steve,Kyle,and Dewey, y'all rock! Dewey's so funny getting in between y'all to get pet. He knows what's up. You explaining the way that machine cuts the treads was pretty funny, too. Peace 😂❤

[@marklewis1884]

Hi Steve I have a wonderful idea 💡 put a car windscreen wiper on the inside window of your CNC machine with bars Bugs squirts a wiper solution ❤

[@flyfaen1]

With regards to threading the sparkplug holes in particular, unless the spindle is very torque-limited, you should look into thread-forming taps instead of thread milling. - It leaves the best finished thread and strongest thread you can achieve (without coil-inserts), and since it's shaping the thread (like roll-formed threads on bolts and studs) instead of cutting them, the grain-structure is "massaged" into shape, no material removed. - And it's a hell of a lot faster, few seconds per hole tops.

[@patriot2164]

That Machining is Wild ! Blows my Mind ! I could watch this All Day

[@liamterry5301]

That's pretty awesome Steve!!! And your bird's and the bees demo went well I thought! LMAO 😂 🤣😂🤣

[@flyonbyya]

I remember watching Steve’s videos 12 years ago… Comments turned off! NOW LOOK AT STEVE GO !!!!!

[@stanleymartin1613]

That was pretty cool! Great video. Enjoyed watching ✌️ 😎

[@cjsethre]

It would be neat to see a running clock in the corner of a video like this to see how much time these processes take.

[@stevemorrisracing]

Good idea

[@427_FE]

That was amazing, and so is the talent you and your Men have. Business wise, how many heads and blocks would you have to produce to break even on the machinery, materials and labor costs, not counting the electricity bill of course?

[@KEIFabrication]

Man, that is impressive! The programmer is a master mind!

[@garywoodward847]

Now that was frickin insane. Man technology is incredible. Awesome video Steve!

[@rmurrs]

Kick ass background music! Very interesting content!👍👍👍👍👍

[@gtpsic]

Yeah it is great. What song is that? It sounds familiar but it's it created for him?

[@777nezzy]

Not sure if all the music is from them, but the song called never return is from a band called Carvings.

[@paulmassey6228]

​@@777nezzythank you! Love the song, been trying to find out who it is!

[@777nezzy]

No worries mate, I love it too. It rocks.

[@ScottWalde]

Threadmills are awesome. Another advantage not mentioned... even though they are far more expensive than a tap, they're still probably less expensive than a tap when they break while threading your workpiece. (ie, they simply fall through rather than now trying to figure out how to remove a broken tap from a block of aluminium.)

[@blackdog7275]

Music and machines, that was awesome. Crazy cool!

[@scottlagasse3182]

Love to see what you’re doing to improve the quality of your product, QC is very important when you put your name on your product. Just a thought you start with a piece of billet, what if you were to start with a piece of aluminum that has been hydraulically cast with the same base material as the billet? Very tight grain and smooth finish less machining time.

[@leehendrickson3030]

I ported heads for years, seeing that multi axis porting sequence is wild, saving a lot of people from carpeltunnel for sure.

[@FOH3663]

Dewey, ... bird-doggin' the help.

[@reelthing4u]

IT IS THE ANGLE OF DANGLE ,THAT WHAT STEVE SAID

[@VernLeRoy1962]

that was so satisfying to watch the Machine do it's thing, compared to a machine shop 30 year's ago.

[@davidgoshorn1538]

That is so awesome watching the machine do its thing. Can't wait to see the new big machine make a block. =]

[@chief3378]

I could watch this all day long now we need to see an engine block made please

[@kaesden]

its awesome to see that cutter head doing some headbanging sped up to the music lol

[@sbcbuilder4279]

It's just a cut to the left. And then a hole to the right. Change your tools on the fly. Then bring your threader tool in tight. But it's Steve's finger thrust That really drives you insane. Let's do the SML teaching again.

[@davetrask2276]

How many will get this reference? I did...lol think he has a phone?

[@bobroberts2371]

Thread Milling See also rigid tapping where a regular tap is used, driven down at the proper rate, spindle slows down / stops at a programmed distance AND down freed rate is slowed / stopped at the proper time then spindle reverses direction and head runs upward.

[@usualsuspectsfor1k]

Would there be any benefit to having 2 plugs in each cylinder at those high HP levels?

[@garypacholek8070]

This was one of the coolest videos I've ever seen. It crazy how you make that out of a single block of aluminum. How heavy are the rough blocks of aluminum, and what does the head weigh after you're finished?

[@berniestraight126]

Must feel good to finally be in business. FOR YOUR SELF this kind of machining is just as cool as it gets Steve way above my carpenter brain glad to see it all you now no outside people to slow down or take profits from you

[@keithcarpenter5254]

Try to reduce the tool stickout as much as possible for the single point cutter. There's plenty of spare on that! 😊

[@StewMac570]

Nate’s edits are on point. 17:33

[@davidbo5823]

Love the video. Fascinating how the machine works. This is so far beyond what I was doing in a machine shop thirty years ago. Too old for the music had to mute it.

[@jmwarden1]

same here, guess that's a sign of old age at 81

[@buffetline2605]

I had a part shoot out of my old HAAS VF2 back in the day. Busted right through the plexiglass. Stay safe boys.

[@davidsholar2874]

You build some amazingly awesome stuff. I wish I knew more about the machine side of things because I would love to come work for you and your company

[@TheScottib1]

Those billet heads are a thing of beauty 😊😊

[@whatupdocks]

The finished product looks like a piece of art!

[@timothybier4504]

It would be nice to see you make Ford Coyote Heads among other Ford/GM/Chrysler/Toyota " Toyota needs aftermarket parts for 4.6 and 5.7L V8 Blocks and Heads

[@ValiRossi]

OMG! Video of the week!!!!

[@AdderMk2]

Never expecte to learn about the birds and the bees, from Steve Morris.

[@NoblePineapples]

That thread mill is so cool, I didn't even know that existed

[@scottdawson8844]

I'd love to see that wagon fixed and racing again, And your son in his mustang racing as well

[@stevemorrisracing]

Soon

[@markwray3905]

Congratulations on the new machine😊😊

[@JohnClutch1]

Excellent soundtrack. This video is a instant classic.

[@Smokkedandslammed]

You could get one of those spinning viewport things ships use for rough storms so we can see past the coolant. Very cool machine

[@gcrauwels941]

Always in awe of these machines. It's too bad you don't own your own smelting plant, Steve.

[@chrisgilbert2152]

great music!! and throW in some DEWWY DOG...

[@brianbeilmann2992]

Cave man vs machine. Built that. Neato Steve. Like it too.

[@777nezzy]

Awesome, watching a head being carved up whilst listening to music from the band called Carvings.

[@tonyrgnash]

can wait to see the first one out of the assembly line and on the dyno :)

[@slomo1010]

Its like machining aluminum hydraulics. Dial in the tools and just let the mofo run for days with no tool changes. I run an older mazak Fh-6800. Great machine.

[@lukk4273]

This was awesome thanks for sharing

[@minibikemadman]

I just bought a set of billet cases for my 2 stroke atv...the strength of the billet cases is insane vs cast. 7071 ftw!

[@JLS76AmAu]

The geniuses are the people who engineer the CAD/CAM software. Mastercam/ Solidworks, etc. Also, the engineers who design the CNC machines.

[@SSPS75]

Looks like Steve got a header bite on his hand recently. Great stuff.

[@matthewmccormick2417]

What the master Brock does with a CNC is amazing. I have watched the big machine and what he has did making that SMX block. World Domination FTW

[@Jay-og7ld]

At the 10:04 mark, the spin around of the first i and e port the look inside the intake port looks like a majestic cathedral cavern of liquid metal passages. You can see the magic horses playground. Billy bad to the bone XML ... 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁

[@yamaha226]

I guess all you need now is a foundry next door.

[@rayc.1396]

Takes more then that, but, who knows, maybe next week.

[@gordowg1wg145]

3D printed casting cores... and low pressure casting.

[@chuckanderson8480]

That's some off the coolest stuff I've seen yet I can't wait to see you make your own block on the bigger machine

[@oxyhyxo_dev]

love it when Steve nerds out

[@jamesbarton3165]

On a video like this .. I would install a windshield wiper on my machine door inside so you have a better view of the operating of the machine... I use rainx sometimes... Hint

[@lilmike1780]

17:19 this is how babies are made kind sir, but also cool for threading I guess…😊

[@rollling7523]

Thanks for info. Now I gonna make Billets too.

[@scotthultin7769]

1,461 👍's up Steve Morris thank you for sharing 🤗

[@randykugler702]

The sound track on thos video I bad ass. Love the content and music. Keep it up brother

[@Vibrotronic]

It must be awesome to have a Dad that loves you. Imagine the children who would be in today’s world if ALL Dad’s loved their kids?

[@brian70Cuda]

I really like vids like this Steve!! I love to see the new machines at work!! I so miss doing machine work. Thank you:)

[@TroyMcKeown]

Maybe I've been spending too much time in toddler-land, but that Centroid reminds me of that receptionist robot from Wall-E.