INCREDIBLE Machine Shop Tour - 5-Axis CNC Impellers!

If you love small machine shop tours like we do, you'll love this! You won't believe the incredible work comes from this 1800 sq ft shop (solid steel impellers that are 2 FEET in diameter). Let's head up to Vancouver, Canada and take a tour of SSCADCAM with Amish Solanki. Not only is he able to achieve some of the most breath-taking surface finishes, he's been able to follow in his father's footsteps by evaluating industry needs and buying a machine that allows him to fulfill work that no one else is able to.
It's been an honor to get to know him and see him grow these past few years and I can't wait to see what he's going to do next!
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[@tonerduckpin]

"Licensed To Mill" T-shirt.....very nice.

[@NTGInnovations]

where to get?

[@kevinbarrett3]

So sure I worked with Amish’s father in Lethbridge, Alberta. 35 years ago. I’m still making chips every day.

[@sscadcam]

Kevin! How amazing! Was this at Dresser? I'd love to touch base with you.

[@kevinbarrett3]

SS CADCAM Inc. it sure was at Dresser. . I knew he went to Vancouver and , life goes on. Your last name is what twigged me and then I saw the resemblance . Very cool shop. Nice to see this kind of thing with multi generational machining. Made my day.

[@nyccnc]

That is amazing!!!

[@daryllemire6503]

You guys aren't talking about dresser crane by chance are you?

[@ClockwerkIndustries]

This is super inspiring to see as a one-man operation! Great video and awesome shop!

[@peacefulsurfer]

It would be nice to revisit his shop in another 5 years to see where/how he grows.

[@occamssawzall3486]

I’m pretty sure that holder with the blue ring is an adjustable balance holder. There should be a bunch of set screw in the holes under the blue cover. It’s for ultra high speed spindles in the 50,000 RPM and higher range. By moving the set screws in and out around the perimeter you can finely adjust the balance of the holder in the spindle. At those speeds balancing of the tool is critical as the spindle is often an air bearing system (physical contact bearings just burn up with the friction) . The spindle rides on a cushion of pressurized air between the inner shaft and outer bearing housing. An unbalanced tool can cause the inner spindle to hit then outer sleeve causing damage and nearly instantaneous seizing of the spindle. The tools are balanced off machine in a balancing machine and adjusted. It has to be a manual adjustment as every tool and collet is slightly different and affects the balance differently. And the faster it spins the greater effect an unbalanced tool has.

[@bradleygarlak8283]

Thanks for that info. I always wondered how the balancing was done. It's nice to know that you don't just shove it in the machine and start slowly increasing the RPMs until you hear something wrong and then kinda guess which set screw you have to adjust.

[@marouanebenderradji137]

what you said is mostly true but balancing is as important for spindles that run at 20000 rpm and even 15000 rpm having a really well balanced tool will give you better finishes and less chatter people just tend to ignore it because the spindle won't be damaged but if you are searching for better tool life and better surface finish balancing can help a lot

[@toolbox-gua]

Good people bump onto good people. All the best for Amish and the team at SMW. 👍

[@TrueMachine2]

Always love your tours, John. Amish seems like a great machinist and friend!

[@michaelnelson3985]

Favorite video yet....I've followed Amish on Instagram and loved his content.....great to see his thoughts on machining

[@literoadie3502]

I loved this! Thanks for shooting. Amish seems really cool.

[@Rns22250]

Awesome tour ! Always cool to see how other shops do work

[@arduinoversusevil2025]

Follow up on how he gets fusion 360 to make that machine dance?

[@sambargh2495]

Running out of goats?

[@ryanrhodebeck3925]

He said he used Powermill to program that part

[@monsieurb24]

@@ryanrhodebeck3925 i can optimize the rough with zig zag (hsm) put a round at the end of piece to prevent rapid movement i think i will do

[@highstreetkillers4377]

You don't use crappy software to program that

[@monsieurb24]

@@highstreetkillers4377 catia mastercam featurecam fusion ... do you have a preference for software, if yes just let me know

[@akfarmboy49]

Thank you for doing this shop visit

[@artmckay6704]

I really like that he tracks the insert life down to hours and minutes, then changes the tool when the time limit is up! I can sure understand the temptation to go longer but self control says to just change it out. Good policy! Thanks for the vid! :)

[@jamesm3268]

Oh shit yeh!! I've been bugging you on insta to bug Amish to allow you to visit and bug him at his shop! Thanks Amish and John sweeeeeet shop that dmg is a beauty. Cheers James - fifty50 knives.

[@HuskyMachining]

my nycnc times be changing and I love these kinda videos more than the ones with chips flying.... maybe because I wouldn't had the balls to start my machine shop this last year without these precious little youtube nuggets

[@murrayandcindyk9403]

finding shop tours to be very informative and inspiring. Was formerly employed locally in local fabrication shop, all still located in Ottawa ON Canada.

[@MrShaunfreeman]

Fantastic shop so cool

[@Qaor]

The dmgs are awesome to use. My shop got 3 mono75's about a year ago with 3 more larger models coming this year. Really pumped.

[@tj9382]

Brilliant insight thanks for letting us in.

[@richardcary5751]

Excellent video. Very impressive shop and machinery. Thanks for posting!

[@RA35GT]

Amazing! Loved this vid!

[@KThach.]

Had to come back to this after seeing him on the recent LTT video. Sure enough it was the same machine and guy 3 years later.

[@aeromech8563]

What an awesome guy and engineer 👍

[@tomjeremiah9289]

Awsome gents, thankyou for the Vid!

[@OriginalJetForMe]

Amish, dude, you’re super cool. If you’re ever in LA, come visit my humble shop!

[@maldo72]

Love the technical stuff

[@SamEEE12]

I really enjoyed this one, thanks!

[@bcbloc02]

Thanks for the tour! Vf7 is starting to get to a nice sized machine. :-)

[@maldo72]

Awesome stuff ...

[@Jay9999]

Nice that u help your own people

[@mactec98]

I always throw a lathe tool in my vise and relieve the tool back while it’s in the mill spinning.

[@danconnolly23]

Inspirational amish, would love to see you get on youtube for some milling expertise! Thanks for sharing

[@Damicske]

Nice outro: "thanks Amish for the Haaspatality"

[@Rackare1]

@Ed Rees No?

[@jongross9115]

Ed Rees i

[@romo4301]

Cool video! Amazing machines👍

[@WasNiksIsNiksWordtNiks]

I don’t need to see this before pressing the thumbs up...

[@SuperJaXXas]

Awesome vid!

[@michaelespiritu2908]

This guy is next level

[@kjangmy]

Awesome

[@mesatool367]

I made stuff like that before CNC....3-Headed Bridgeport Mills with Hydraulic Controls to rough out three turbines at a time.. One pocket at a time.... Index and do it again. Then to the 3-D Pantographs to finish out the pocket.... They said we machined a pocket, and the blade was left. But they measured the blade at points layed out by scribe lines!. I feel safer flying today than I did then!

[@ROBRENZ]

Enjoyed John! ATB, Robin

[@JSCB-365]

Been watching your videos for years. Im Still learning Fusion 360. Good to see your channel grow and grow. And if I'm quick. first comment!!!!!

[@JSCB-365]

I have to say I have learned the importance of parametric, really need to work on getting better at that in my drawings process

[@chucka103]

great vid mate, thank you, very inspiring, followed :)

[@PM.al.whatmough]

beautiful shop Amish!!

[@paulwyleciol3459]

I would have realy loved to see his dad! ;-)

[@MrKurdishFreak]

Finally a new tour! I like it. Were you at EMO this year?

[@BhInsane]

I worked on DMU 60, DMU 80 ,DMU 75 Monoblock, HSC 105 linear, problem with the glass is the chips are constantly hitting it and the glass gets in very bad shape during longer period of time. This can be prevented by applying glass protection from inside which will save you money. I run heidenhain on all machines except from HSC 105 linear which had siemens, and I can say get heidenhain if you can :) I hope that someone finds this useful.

[@sscadcam]

I made a aluminum protector for the glass when I run production.

[@Truthcanbeconfusing]

the amount of knowledge needed and all the little parts makes me dizzy. I like that he's running all this from an 1800 sq ft shop awesome.

[@bostedtap8399]

Very interesting guy, highly professional approach, any more than 3 axes and I am confused. Thanks for sharing.

[@mojayz2917]

I works on DMU 85 this is a crazy CNC i love works whith :)

[@policebox1092]

Awesome Goid luck !^^

[@joost__de__wolf]

Nice T-shirt

[@user-fy2eh9kf5d]

- What is this tool used for? - For fun ！ I also have a friend like you.

[@billh308]

The smile that guy makes on the picture for this video is the same exact smile pan handlers and beggars make when you accidentally make eye contact

[@coopshopdesigns4890]

Love my space mouse i am lost without it as well

[@wyattkoppy4534]

nice shop

[@aspeaerospaceprecisionenging]

this t shirt is awesome :)

[@Redmech80]

I’ve heard you guys talk of Talk of this mysterious person but never knew his IG name. Thanks

[@bowokuki8473]

I like it

[@nikolaiownz]

I love My dmg. I dream about getting a 5 axis dmg one day 😍 Pretty sure the aluminium is the same as I use. Its 5083 cast aluminium. Great to work with

[@rubybird3338]

If your not familiar with barrel type cutters and the software designed to calculate the most effective tool path you could be missing out on an opportunity that might give one the most spectacular ruductions, often as much as 70% in some instances in the machining times of parts well suited to the barrel type cutting tools. An impeller is a perfect part to compare and see how much of a benefit barrel tools could be when compared to ball type cutting tools.

[@highstreetkillers4377]

Don't know what a barrel too is, but 3d machining you have to use a ballnose

[@rubybird3338]

@@highstreetkillers4377 well i just did you a big favour then. Ive been using barrel end mills 3 years.Ive saved hundreds of thousand of euros. Check out" tool paths for 5Axis fully simeltainious machine tools using barrel end mills."Open Minds Hypamill soft ware is still the best.Fusion 360 offer it as upgrade if you use their Cad cam software. I have both only because ive been using Fusion for 20 years and got used to it. I've been using hypermill 4 years.

[@Sicktrickintuner]

Wicked

[@FatCatRoR]

I heard Helical Solutions is in the middle of building a new facility. You should definitely redo the tour in around a year or so!

[@pavelsulc2617]

thanks for awesome video. at 31 min I quite panicked looking at the drawers behind his back as they slide out. I know from my own experience and believe it's not what you wanted

[@tgroh007]

Funny he acts like his dad was crazy for some of the toolings he made and used. Sometimes you gotta improvise when you have deadlines to meet, especially if you working after hours and you live in an era when overnight mail was unheard of. lol

[@MrButtonpusher]

@48.57 that tool is possibly for the dmg ultrasonic machine.

[@JHorvathCinema]

Every time somebody says “you know that mike Bloomberg had a point” this is one of the videos I send them 🤣

[@thechipwelder1253]

Wow, that was impresive! respect to this guy! Just out of curiosity, would be interesting to know the cost for that large almunium block. I guess it is pretty pricy, which leads me to a second question. When working with that large of a workpiece, is it common to start of by making a scaled down model, testing all the toolpaths so that a large workpiece dont go to waste. (*You mentioned that you started of on alumnium instead of steel when prototyping, but what about scaled down?) Are proffesional machinsts so confident on a new project that they can dig in to a large workpiece after just checking the simulation of the toolpaths?

[@user-cc9sn3bx4l]

it is like sci-fi film

[@3dprintwiz378]

This is my dream business. Just don't know where to start. Such a nice shop.

[@highstreetkillers4377]

At the beginning with 1 manual mill

[@steves.3485]

Any thoughts on switching from a sandvik 390 to a 790 for aluminum? I know the 790 is designed for aluminum but it doesn’t seem like it would be any different than a 390 with h13a or cd10 inserts. I think it even has the same recommended cutting parameters.

[@Grove332]

Never would've thought that tools can last such a short while! No wonder machining is so expensive.

[@highstreetkillers4377]

He's a scaredy cat to index them so much. Good programming and tools will last years, in steel he should use air blast and they'll last longer. Gundrill oil is even better, impossible to melt a tool using gundrill oil. But it's over $10 a Litre

[@Grove332]

The tools themselves do last years, I was thinking of the cutter inserts.

[@skjoldhjvrkstedsforening4930]

BC... smart guy .. has brain and hands and head screwed on correct.. (y) More of his type pls. Greets from Dinmarc EU

[@hampfi747]

Great tour! What are the reasons he isn’t using a zero point system to quickly change setups on the dmg? A crane next to the machine would be useful also.

[@sscadcam]

That's coming shortly!

[@steinarne79]

Question to Amish: Is an ALU tryout representative for steel? If the ALU final product checks out right... Can you just add steel, adjust feeds/speeds, and expect the same result on steel as final product? Is DMG MORI just that good?

[@kennybutcher6307]

May be a stupid question BUT - How to do you guys do the keyway? Is it done on a 5axis for is broached the old way?

[@jodyolivent8481]

Ed @4:21 being Ed...just downing some coffee.

[@sscadcam]

Who said it's coffee? ;)

[@jodyolivent8481]

@@sscadcam I figured I'd keep it PG

[@jodyolivent8481]

@Ed Rees don't drink the coolant 🤣

[@donaldscott6231]

Haaspitality* cool shop :)

[@rickchau6640]

Why you considered more DMG Mori instead other like Mazak, Makino, Okuma and etc?

[@allancnc]

How much did that alu cube weigh wen starting? How much does the actual steel cube weigh, please?

[@ryanrosser8520]

You think that Vertical Mill is huge you should come to our shop and check out our Vertical Monarch and our Horizontal Mitsubishi.

[@fruchtsafarigonzo364]

imagine having a dmu50 in garage or ur cellar

[@SPRITUALAwkaining]

Hey, how to emoss a 3d pattern on round bar?...

[@RobertoSimpatico]

@SS CADCAM I would love to know what PowerMill is giving you that Fusion 360 lacks(just curious)? especially for those large impellers, and now that you have PowerMill do you see yourself fully phasing out Fusion?

[@highstreetkillers4377]

PowerMill is amazing. Seen Fusion on KZbin and it looks like junk software. I use PowerMill to machine 50 ton blocks into car molds. I doubt you could machine a cars front bumper with fusion

[@pritpalgrewal1852]

Finally good see canadian flag

[@bawbaw666]

at the meeting point, the guy's face was as of a cat in the cellar full with whipped cream jars

[@NFSISOFFICIAL]

Need to start using kennametal products to increase run time on tools

[@raff96]

i see a rittal sk33045xx , i make those a work :D

[@tinytruckclimbers2980]

I just got my new VF2SS and I have broken (3) 6-32 taps already with rigid tapping. I started using firm taps for all sizes below 10-32. Is that a normal thing?

[@highstreetkillers4377]

I don't get how people break taps. I almost never do. Blind holes? Make sure your drill point is deep enough for tap, check hole size is right, and use coolant. Not stupid tapping paste. You should invest in form taps or thread mills if you have a problem

[@mihailfelixdumitresc]

Hi ! Is this a 1 man shop or there are other people working there too ?

[@KylerJennings]

quade and curtis stil love u soo much please reply to show them love back thnx happy thanksgiving

[@KylerJennings]

they say ur cycle time cant b beat john is it true

[@hienaz723]

What micro scope brand does he use? Anyone know?

[@ninjaabcde]

How many hours on the machine did the steel impeller take?

[@nidstang373]

Wow! 100 inches a minute on a tool that sticks out that far? I haven't cut aluminium in years, but I still can't see how that's done.

[@slevinshafel9395]

44:44 i see on computer line code? you have to write all line code? with G lines?

[@highstreetkillers4377]

Software does that. I could type it up in his 5 axis for the 2d we saw. But 3d is impossible, millions of lines

[@patrickoneill6608]

That dude is driven

[@Reggie47581]

You need to get an Overhead Crane.

[@monarkchristian8299]

THere is only one DMG 50 in BC ?

[@tamilindians4628]

Bro which is better fusion360 or ug nx or something for mould

[@highstreetkillers4377]

PowerMill for machining. In molds you use Lemoine for gundrilling. Fusion360 is for KZbin machinists. Never heard of any shop using that. Really fancy software for molds is Tebis, but its $100 000. I'd stick with PowerMill

[@gibeshrugs6825]

6:40 hope he remembers to measure that tap

[@OakwoodMachineWorks]

They repeat well enough it's not an issue.

[@michaelkenefick]

Did you have time to see AvE?

[@arduinoversusevil2025]

John didn't want to go shooting, downhill mountain biking or snowboarding! Probably best he stayed within the safe boundaries of Vancouver his first time out.

[@gusmcgussy3299]

Lmao... It takes a bit as an American to adjust to the great beauty that is canuckistan....

[@nyccnc]

@@arduinoversusevil2025 LOL