Making & Testing HEAVY DUTY Button Tool Holder | Shop Made Tools

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

These heavy-duty tool holders are game-changers! We're stoked with how they turned out, not only do they look amazing, but using them will make jobs that much more enjoyable! Did anyone else get pucker factor when Kurtis was doing the threading with those miniscule taps!? 😅 👍Like and subscribe for more awesome shop made tools content! 🔔Hit the notification bell so you never miss a new 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

[@FU2Max]

have a great weekend o/

[@ypaulbrown]

Hey Down Under, have a wonderful weekend, appreciate todays video to keep me up tonight , cheers from the other 'Sunshine State',, Paul

[@Sarge084]

I'm a retired electrician, drilling and tapping 3.5mm and 4mm was the normal range for me, although I have tapped up to 25mm conduit threads for cable entry on machines. The hardest, and most buttock clenching, was cast iron bases for production line machining engine blocks for Ford and Jaguar. Most of the time it was the smaller sizes on control panel and machine wiring jobs when populating the control cabinet with DIN rails and various components. I'm doing some home projects at the moment for which I've ordered a range of pipe thread taps up to 1".

[@pendarischneider]

A thought for the future if more of those small threads come your way... Clickspring is also in Qld and he may appreciate the novelty of working on something large. 😉

[@h2recoveryteam2]

I kept looking for the, Click. As in snapping one. Kurtis is great at what he does. I had no fear to be honest.

[@keghia]

Curtis works on a $10,000 lift cylinder off a D11 - "She'll be right mate" Curtis works on a 3.5mm tap - *STRESS* 😂😂

[@petedepledge3359]

Model engineer here. Those tool holders are about the size of my largest work piece. M3.5 taps are no problem. I've snapped a couple of M1.5 taps though😅

[@mantis0427]

I was just laughing my ass off on Kurtis nervousness with this tap size😂

[@michaelpatnaude]

@@petedepledge3359 Curtis would only have to look at a M1½ tap and it would snap.

[@Rural53NZ]

I cringed every time that tiny tap squeaked. I was only watching and my blood pressure went through the roof.

[@TrondBørgeKrokli]

So true. I could feel the mental pressure from here. I guess what other people consider to be "normal tool size" is considered "fiddly work" by Kurtis. 😆😂😄

[@horstyoutube6413]

And again Curtis pulls a classic Crocodile Dundee with a shop made tool. „That‘s not a tool holder, THIS is a tool holder!“ Nice work!

[@malcolmirving9485]

Kurtis, christ it's even on his shirt.

[@everestyeti]

​@@malcolmirving9485 That's what happens if you leave it to spell checker, happened to me a couple of times but edited after seeing the post.🤬🤣

[@larslindgren3846]

Did I miss it? At what timestamp did he parafrase Crocodile Dundee?

[@everestyeti]

@@larslindgren3846 It was just the comment made, nothing that Kurtis said.

[@larslindgren3846]

​@@everestyetiTruly a missed opportunity, would have been very funny.😂

[@TrevorDennis100]

Karen, you get loads of comments about your excellent production values. It would be highly appreciated if you could do a wee video on the equipment you use, and what editing software you use? You would have several factors making life hard for you, like getting the shots without Kurtis getting in the way, and keeping things steady with the close ups - especially considering that you would need to set up fairly well back to avoid swarf and coolant. So please give it some thought, and if anyone else is interested, they could maybe give this comment a like. Thanks.

[@Piasecznik72]

I'm especially amazed how well she joins and overlaps sounds on speedup parts. Amazing job.

[@notgoingtodoit]

I was just thinking the exact same thing!

[@rickharper1497]

Trevor, I guess you've become an pro videographer after publishing 10 videos, how about enjoying the video and if you don't like the way it's done, go watch something else!!

[@JayAdams-ml5jf]

@@rickharper1497 , Is english a second language for you? He was only asking her to share her equipment and process. He was not bashing her.

[@franciscodopazo764]

13:24

[@wernervanderhorst4656]

Easy rule of thumb in sub-5mm taps - half turn forwards, 2 back. This is due to chip size/ thread relief size. Clear those chips out. I regularly do 1.5mm/2mm in stainless, and this has stood me in good stead

[@donaldjordan8832]

Question about my taps. I have a gearwrench brand. Their instructions say only go forward, but I find that they work well backing up to clear the chips. Any thoughts on not backing up?

[@wrstew1272]

@@donaldjordan8832. They sell tools! I’ve broken too many to believe that method in anything other than one of the taps made expressly for machine use, I have never owned one nor used one, but have seen them used by machinists online and they have grinds that spin the chip out as it is being cut. One chip per flute from beginning to end. Send gearwrench a note asking if they will come to you and remove the broken tap, and replace! Bet that doesn’t get answered 😂

[@X19-x5f]

Thanks for the tip!

[@grumpyone5963]

Sounds good. All too many times they’re locking up as you’re backing out and you don’t want that either.🇬🇧

[@jamesmcguire7526]

Use form tap :-/

[@thwipp101]

"I was just plunging straight in." we expect nothing less from you Curtis!

[@catlee8064]

Its 7 am, just got in from work..Boots off...Egg and bacon sandwich and a beer.....and a CCE video.....sleep can wait.

[@SimonShaw-ij7iz]

Even the DRO is telling you to ALE.

[@horstszibulski19]

@@SimonShaw-ij7iz 🤣👍🍻

[@daviddwight5745]

Love the fact that among all the heavy duty dangerous jobs you do tapping a 3.5mm thread is what makes you nervous 😂👍love the content

[@astonmoore6126]

Who needs to watch thriller movies when Kurtis is out here keeping us in the utmost suspense with a 3.5 mm tap and thread process 😂😂😂 and when the camera zooms in so quickly around the 24:00 mark....my heart jumped thinking the tap was about too snap 😅😂 Another great video and terrific shop tool episode team. Absolute A+ content as always. Keep it up CEE

[@bostedtap8399]

A nasty trick in a workshop, is to come behind someone and break a piece of wood when tapping a thread.

[@Sicktrickintuner]

It was a 3.5 mm x0.6 tap

[@astonmoore6126]

@@bostedtap8399 that is on a whole nother level of workplace torture, I love this!!!!

[@charlesangell_bulmtl]

@@Sicktrickintuner HE SAID 3.5 MIL SCREW

[@Luske74]

the way the tap flexed was a little nailbiting 😬

[@freaktattooed]

Curtis, nothing but respect, you are the only person I have ever seen who is worried about the fit and finish of a tool that will be used for heavy work, even though it has no bearing on the tool working, you make it look like art. I can respect that! And your videographer deserves a raise, her skills are top notch.

[@6NBERLS]

I would have gone after the finish on these tools with a Cratex polishing tool before nitriding them. OK, I admit it: I'm nuts.

[@chasm9557]

If he needs to see it and use it frequently enough to warrant making one himself, I can understanding wanting it to be as perfect as possible. All the custom tooling he makes ends up being a representation of his professional pride and skillset.

[@arthurmoore9488]

@@6NBERLS I'm not familiar with Cratex. They look interesting, but how well do they work?

[@CGT80]

I also would have finished the tools nicer by removing the machining marks. It would have been easy to shorten the bottom to match the holder and I would have tig welded a little chunk on the back end to make it match. It wouldn't have taken long to detail those before sending them out for coating.

[@MajesticDemonLord]

I smiled when you talked about the small changes you would make - that's exactly the sort of perfectionism and attention to detail from you guys that we love. Looks great, glad you're happy - thanks for another Friday night's entertainment.

[@CGT80]

I would have milled the bottom to match as he mentioned, then tig welded a small chunk on the back and blended just to match the other end of the tool holder, and would have cleaned off the machining marks on my 2x72 grinder. It wouldn't have taken that long to do.

[@peadenl]

Karen’s sigh of relief was priceless. You can tell she is right there in it with you.

[@deems5937]

Morning Kurtis and Karen! My husband and I watched this together, as we do for ALL your videos. Great work (as usual) making your heavy duty tool holders. We had to laugh though at 3.5mm being your smallest tap set. We were professional model makers of cars and motorcycles and frequently use 0.8mm taps and dies, so a 3.5 is quite a bit larger!! All lathe and mill work is manual as we believe we must be hands on in the production of everything, from the frames and chassis, to the smallest screws and hex head bolts. We thoroughly enjoy all the variety of work you undertake and never miss a video. Magnificent work by both of you, much appreciated!

[@Canyonman44]

I would love your website!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@josemanon6295]

Wow. Many of us would have a heart arrest just to THINK about a 0,8 tap 😅😅😅

[@taysonhale8389]

“If I were to make these tools that are perfect for what I need again, I’d make them absolutely flawless” Just shows how much Kurtis actually cares about his work and how much he takes pride in what he does. Love the videos! Keep up the amazing workmanship and the amazing videography!!

[@legend7ify]

seconded!

[@Canyonman44]

Thirded Is that a thing? ;-)

[@taysonhale8389]

@@Canyonman44 it is now!

[@tomoakhill8825]

It is 2:00 a.m. here in Michigan. Dark, middle of the night. I am up from my "first-sleep" settling my back for my "second-sleep". Love having this to watch. (I suffered a broken neck in an accident, and now can only sleep 3.5 - 4 hours before back pain wakes me. Sitting upright for 30 minutes relieves the pain and I can go back to sleep again.)

[@gabrielcatani9317]

4:30 am In Buenos Aires, sorry about you pain 😕

[@zoneundertop]

Try sleeping on waterbed with water pillow, for regular sleep. May just do the job.

[@rionstretton8133]

Same here

[@briancastle2687]

Minneapolis, I ate an apple last night. Watch the sugar especially after dinner.

[@philathomas]

Not sure how you guys do it, love the weekly vids, but hope you guys don’t get burned out. If you released every 2 weeks I would not cry about it as I think you guys deserve a break. Keep up the good work Curtis and Karen

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Hey mate thanks for the kind words and support! If we ever feel that way we definitely take a break but 1 video a week is manageable most of the time 😄👊

[@mapo5976]

It's what makes them in the true sense *"professional"*

[@MrRevell13]

But if they don’t post every week, how will I know when to finish work on a Friday?

[@billytyson1748]

I worked as a machinist in a shipyard for years. We had to drill some very small holes and special ordered drill bits. Don't remember what size they were but they were about the diameter of a straight pin. Talk about being nervous, I was. Luckily I didn't break them.

[@TimBuckley22]

Blasphemy 😮

[@doctorlighthouse]

Kurtis is a steel magician, but wouldn't be famous if not for the sublime camera work, editing and... giggles by Karen. Love your work! G'day from Belgium 👋

[@artszabo1015]

Excellent work Kurtis I am very very impressed and I am a 72 year old prick and rarely hand out compliments. You deserve a trophy or at least a cape like Superman. Keep up the great work I truly love your channel. Art from Ohio

[@assassinlexx1993]

Aussie engineering at its finest. First try and you showed it no mercy. The fly cutter was the ticket. Karan didn't even complain about a rain coat filming spraying coolant. 😅

[@phillipcave1197]

Friday therapy is here once again. 😊😊

[@peternicholsonu6090]

Oh loving it. Just sent link to my bro in Sydney retired from Cathay Engineering. Smiled at your "I am rather heavy handed" well the weights you generally work with ain't for jewellers...pls keep your honesty it is rare. And thankyou both for exceptional videos (Capalaba)

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

cheers mate thanks for watching and sharing with your bro!

[@SuperLuminalMan]

It's funny watching you be so delicate on that 3.5mm tap, just knowing this tool will be used to tear into multi-tonne cylinders. The irony of such different scales of force involved in making a tool and using it.

[@bg3160]

I FEEL VINDICATED!!! Whenever doing a home repair job, it seems I need that single specialty tool to really do the job right. Even in a shop as well outfitted as Cutting Edge, this job required a new end mill and tap set. Case in point, last nights trip to the home improvement center for wrenches to install a sink. THANK YOU for validating that sometimes you just have to buy that new tool. by the way, fantastic camera work too!

[@FlightManager-p1t]

Or Make It !

[@bg3160]

@@FlightManager-p1t You need skill to make the tool, anyone can buy the right tool. I think I'm in the latter category!

[@Mark_Bridges]

If there is a choice between buying/making a new tool to do a job or paying someone to come do the job for you, choose the new tool every time. You never know when it will be used for another job.

[@bg3160]

@@Mark_Bridges My wife and I used to have a complexity index for home improvement jobs, which told me how many tools I could buy. 1 or 2 trips to Home Depot, that's easy, go buy the tools. 3 to 4 trips, kind of iffy, consider calling someone. 5 trips and up, usually too complex for me, call someone. And I still ended up with a boatload of specialty tools. Yeah, I buy tools whenever I can to get the job done.

[@eko89er]

Man, I thought you would have at least touched the vise with that end mill, but you blew those shavings off and everything was intact. That for me was the highlight of this video, awesome! The camera operator sigh at 24:45, I think I gasped in sync!

[@davidlee950]

Good evening from Tokyo everyone. Karen’s.stunning photography work combined with Kurtis’s narration while producing two beautiful pieces of custom machined tools was absolutely mesmerizing! Congratulations!,

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

wow thanks for the fantastic comment, glad you enjoyed it!

[@outbackaction7264]

Once again an absolute masterclass. As the old saying goes, ‘when you want something done right, you may as well do it yourself’. No drawings (that we saw), no fuss, just skill and experience.

[@williamtynan6484]

Like a Watchmaker,like a precision fabricator,like a mechanical wizard always surprises and surpasses our expectations!

[@GrahamSmyth-um6uh]

Yes Kurtis is great to watch a very skilled professional

[@kenellis8353]

Curtis, his wife, and Homeless, NEVER DISAPPOINT!!! Awesome Content!!! Truly is a joy watching their content, especially the out-takes they show at end of the videos!!! I feel exactly like Curtis does, when I’m doing something, or saying something and it totally goes awry!!! Lol!!

[@bobhudson6659]

When you said you tended to be heavy handed, you reminded me of my neighbour, Jim. I regularly have to tell him to be more gentle in whatever he's doing that needs a "finer touch". He keeps telling me "gentle" is his middle name. In his case, he may spell/use it as "jentil" but it is definitely not "gentle". But he's getting better - taken me over 17 years - but he is not there yet. Retired mechanic/machinist.

[@ringo8875]

Good morning Cutting Edge Engineering Australia, greetings from Germany 🇩🇪!

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Hey mate thanks for watching all the way over there!

[@raudi42]

Same! Part of my Friday morning routine 🙂

[@timhoppmann3938]

Nice work Kurtis. A little tip from me as I worked for a manufactorer for tooling: You need to offset the thread to get a bit of tension for the insert in the seat. Mostly with the M3,5 its 0,1 to 0,15mm

[@alro2434]

Tap first, then creep back on that taper cut.

[@Sydney268]

Pretty sure a smart lad like Kurtis has this covered!

[@sachavere6523]

You don't know how valuable your videos are for the young tool makers in my factory !! My place has 95% of the machines being cnc controlled , but these videos help them to understand ground level machines and that skill and understanding that needs to be acquired of machining!!

[@hot_wheelz]

Great video as always, frankly filming, producing, editing, and uploading a video of such consistently high quality almost every week is quite a feat in its own right. That fact that on top of that, you manage to take jobs that could all look more of less the same and through careful consideration and production, emphasise different areas so that each video can teach something new or different in a format that is highly relatable with just the right about of humour really separates this channel from its peers. Overall, this is THE heavy machining channel to rule all of KZbin, all others should be measured by the standard this channel sets.

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Hey mate! Wow, your comment has made our day. Thanks so much for taking the time to write such a thoughtful and encouraging message. It means a lot to know that you appreciate the effort we put into creating these videos. We definitely push ourselves to find new ways to approach similar topics and keep things interesting, and it's awesome to hear that it resonates with our viewers. Cheers!

[@MrRebar15]

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

[@tokolosh11]

As usual I am blown away by your skill level on so many levels Curtis. And Karen's videography are sublime. Awesome team. Thanks for sharing.

[@danielesilvaggi]

Sitting here watching the taps just twist ever so slightly waiting for it to break, but of course Curtis had it under control as usual. Great Job you two. Thank you.

[@patbullard9276]

Curtis, I’ve said it before but I must say it again. Your editing is perfection from my perspective. I get the process that you’re describing without all of the tedious time consuming repetition. And I appreciate that.

[@pawelpopolski9004]

Love your shopmade tools. Quick, easy, efficent.

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Glad you like them!

[@rickallen9382]

The tooling you create is amazing. If you need something and don't have it, just make one. I look forward to your video every Friday.

[@tinman7551]

Holy battle ships Batman !!, I see your up to your usual Aircraft Carrier disassembly tool manufacturing Karl. You’ve SERIOUSLY out done yourself with these beautiful beasts!! 😍🥰🤪 Karen, the amazing camera work and editing in the latest videos has been top notch 👍🏻 really impressive stuff 😊

[@bobbritten5673]

The ending is the funniest bit of the show ,thank you .

[@Baz_R]

That Friday feeling starts with a CEE upload.

[@gottagift]

I've never heard Homeless sound so satisfied as he did while enjoying his treat.

[@gomersimpson2716]

Молодец Кёртис. Уже несколько лет наблюдаю за вашей деятельностью. Я никогда не был связан с подобными работами, но мне очень нравится насколько ответственно и профессионально ты подходишь к своей работе. Очень рад что ты нашёл для себя подобный род деятельности и обеспечен работой на многие годы. Желаю тебе и дальше совершенствовать свой труд и получать за это достойную плату. Всего вам доброго.

[@KenBissell-oq2ns]

Curtis, you’re very skilled. Determining the different ways you could get the job done comes from experience I see. Karen does a great job setting up shots. Also, clean-up around the shop must be quite the job in itself.

[@rjung_ch]

Love the videoss where you make tools, great editing and Homeless and the birds make it special. Thanks to all of you in the CEE team! 👍💪✌

[@austenmoore9782]

The stress of watching you tap those holes!😬 I could feel the twist in the tap! Awesome job.

[@brianelliot2719]

More suspense with the insert threading and relief cuts than watching the movie Titanic! (Course we all knew what happened to the Titanic). Thanks Karen and Kurtis! 😊

[@amunarjoh]

Half an hour of pure GOLD!

[@xjwilder1017]

Oops, thanks for reminding me of the weekend! nice relaxed fridays video. A nice weekend to everyone! Greetings from the North Sea!

[@JulianFoley]

Beautiful work. Homey deserves all his treats for having trained you so well.😀

[@markfiges999]

Nice job Curtis, ..a suggestion, continue the tapping drill hole right the way through the holder ;- it makes removing broken insert screws so much easier, (you can drill them out for the ''back'' and get a perfect centre on the screw) bit thanks to Karen and big pat for Homey.

[@jk22850]

When tapping with small taps, I find that Tap Magic cutting fluid works much better than oil. Great videos! Keep up the good work.

[@jrb_sland]

22:30 I'm a 75 yo Canadian man, mostly now retired, but I still design & manufacture, in my tiny home basement office & workshop, electronic instruments for the geophysics community. My favourite metric tap is M3x0.5, followed closely by #4-40 Imperial. I occasionally tap #2-56 Imperial, which frightens me! All in primarily small~ish non-magnetic die-cast aluminum boxes which cut much like cast iron. The largest tap I use [rarely] is 1/4-20 Imperial. I have no tools to work with any larger taps. We seem to be working at opposite ends of the drill & tap spectrum. LOL Many thanks for your videos!

[@rogarmadz]

OK, it's TOOL MAKING TIME. These tool's will need more attention to detail. Perfect job for KURTIS, nothing wrong with being a perfectionist! This is why I'm hooked on CEE, great machine work, get to see my favorite dog Homeless, the birds watching over everyone. (Thank You for feeding them ) taking care of nature, nature will take care of you! Great camera work again KAREN. Thank you for all your hard work making these videos! Hope to see you next Friday.

[@bumblebeebob]

I must have been a tool & die maker in a previous life. Cause these shop made tool vids are my favorite, by far. 😎

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Always satisfying to see raw material turn into something nice & useful 😍

[@darrellhendrix5502]

Once again the video quality is on par with the quality of the machine work. Thanks again for sharing.

[@nickg0411]

Shop made tools are usually the best tools.

[@vivelavie2986]

Taraudage exactement comme j'ai appris il y a 40 ans : 1/4 de tour puis retour pour casser le copeaux. Tu travail bien fait !

[@ramanshah7627]

This is incredible as I've grown to expect, Kurtis. I bet you could sell these tool holders to other heavy equipment machine shops for thousands! That small tapping is finally a taste of the machining I'm used to 😂In my Ph.D., we machined all sorts of custom stuff for physics experiments. Most of it was this tiny stuff. I worked mostly in aluminum, occasionally brass and stainless, and mostly for laser and optics experiments. Truly impressive were the folks next door who did low-temperature condensed matter physics, and they did this kind of precision small machining in materials like carbon fiber and (worst of all) oxygen-free copper. Oxygen-free copper is incredibly soft and wants to gall and tear all over the place, taking tools with it. At that point you just accept that you're going to be throwing away drills, taps, and parts, and you design the parts as simple as possible so that you will eventually end up with a finished one.

[@michaelsawley6569]

Takes me back to my CNC machining days 😊 These days I’m driving trucks As it’s way less stressful 😂 I hated that feeling of is it going to snap when using tiny taps and drill bits 😅

[@donaldneill4419]

I've got to say, I really do love the tool-making videos. Keep up the great work, guys!

[@marshalldouglas6048]

When I grow up I want to be Curtis. Your tools and work is so precise. Your channel is one of my favorites.

[@chrispools]

I'm only here for the dog. The machining, line boring, welding, lathe work, unlimited knowledge, etc is only secondary 😍

[@majorbigpain1]

I totally agree. Such a lovable doggy.

[@SPUDHOME]

The dog? You mean homeless. The security dog.

[@roneckler9937]

The best part of the video what watching this video was Kurtis using tools smaller than usual, ie - drill and taps. I could hear the both of you exhale after the hole and tap was final. I would have even thought that something that small even intimidated Kurtis a little. 😁 It's nice when you can make your own tools to save money on the rising prices of things these days. Another awesome job to Karen for the hard work and dedication to these videos each week, and to the work that Kurtis does in the shop. You both are a master at your crafts! Cheers from Florida

[@Horus9339]

Another great job Karen and Kurtis. Have a wonderful weekend. WOOF to Homie and strange tropical noises to the Butcher bird security detail.

[@BrassLock]

As an _"Amateur Tapper"_ I could really relate to the tension going on there. The tap-holder looked just like mine, so I feel empathy with heavy duty engineering 😊

[@pauld382]

Great job starting a 3.5 mil tap by spinning it with the machine chuck. That and clearing the hand tap after just a few rotations are probably the two most effective techniques to not snapping those taps off.

[@pauld382]

I can’t even remember how very many taps I broke when I first started working in the factory for Modula USA in Lewiston, Maine.

[@Djjoemi]

This is exactly why i love YT channels like this one. You know the problem and what you need to fix it, the tool is not there to by, so you just make your own tool to help you speed up work now and in the future. I love watching video's of craftsman making there own tools.

[@paquebot_T6]

Adding a tool to your arsenal that solves a specific annoying problem is always a pleasure

[@catabaticanabatic3800]

You're spot on with your comment about being used to working on larger workpieces. It is far easier to adapt to changing up to large than it is from going large to small work. Another great work/time-saving piece you made there. Machining with the tools cranked right up to the job is asking for trouble and the inevitable will occur at some point. Boom! We've all been there.- no wiggle room.

[@oldtruckswork8989]

Love the shop made tool videos!

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

We know a lot of viewers enjoy these types of vids so hoping to do a few more in 2024!

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

As much as I like seeing the big machinery being repaired, I loved this brief return to some basic machining as I always learn something. I also really appreciate you explaining why you set things up in a particular or why you’re using a certain cutter. Thanks heaps, Stuart. Canberra.

[@George-xm6di]

Good Job!! I built model aircraft since early childhood. Then powered models. By 10 y/o I was drilling/tapping 3-48 and 4-40 for my engines. Haven’t broken one in 58 yrs. Nothing to be afraid of. You looked perfect to me. 1/4 turn forward, 1/2 turn back. Right on! Love your vids and the excellent presentation. Awesome job, Karen. BTW, my Mini-Aussie says, “Hi Homeless!”

[@delusionallarry3310]

Hey Curtis, I was concerned when you drilled and tapped those holes for the insert. I would have shifted over your table towards the shoulder, a .0015”-.002” to creat a “preload” for your insert to pull and seat properly. Maybe food for thought for next time. But I’m very impressed man good job! Long watcher and subscriber love the content! maybe one day I could make you another set of custom button tools being i have 5 axis machines I make tools on everyday 🤟🏻

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Do it!!

[@Nb19873]

Amazing, I’ve already watched the whole thing twice. Great job.

[@cliverussell5344]

Nice job Curtis and great camera work Karen as always. Awesome job

[@christophercastor6666]

Shop made tooling separates the standard machinist from the truly gifted machining masters. Elegant and absolutely eats chrome bar for breaky, and spits chips for tea. Thanks again for a masterclass in machining. -Castor

[@arthurmoore9488]

Really? Kurtis is a master, but even as a hobbyist I'll occasionally make something to do a job or solve a problem. It's so common XKCD No. 1205 is a chart of if it's worth the time or not. I'm not linking it because KZbin's spam filter is overzealous.

[@--LZ---]

Kurtis I really hope I can do these kind of jobs sometime in my life, through your videos I've discovered a new passion and I'm working on getting it from dream to reality. My journey started with a drift car, and if I'm not mistaking yours has as well. Now I'm learning solidworks and TIG welding, when I master those I'm going to learn how to mill and work a lathe and move on to CNC. You two (and of course the safety officer) have inspired so many more people than you might think with these videos, making people fall in love with engineering, precise and correct machine work, professional attitude, and also not forgetting to have a laugh sometimes. Oh how I wish to work with you, but it seems I'll have to do it on my own. Have a nice weekend, and as always I'm glad to watch another gem of a video on youtube !

[@frankmartin8471]

Nice tool fabrication. And yes, tapping anything under 5mm gives me the goose bumps. Nice video production, Karen, as always.

[@thefourstooges2376]

love your ingenuity thanks curtis!

[@ManiacMitrandir]

Once again, simple solution for the big problem!)

[@dennisc3238]

"Okay boys and girls, be sure to tune next week for Kurtis's word of the day!" 🤣 Great video, and cool tool! btw--how long did that chew/treat last? He usually "inhales" them in mere moments, but this looked to be a little tougher-chewier. Watching you guys laugh at each other during the outtakes is priceless.

[@audiogarden21]

Still one of the best channels on the net, period.

[@paulsomero]

I appreciate the straightforward delivery. It is a pleasure to watch you build tools.

[@nategreycanopywelding8679]

But an ongoing problem; but an ongoing problem; but an ongoing problem; but an ongoing problem; but an ongoing problem Kurtis has is WORDS!!! 🤣🤣🤣. Great job Karen and Kurtis and of course Homie 🫡🫡🫡

[@hamentaschen]

Shalom! Can't wait to watch this. Thank you.

[@jimurrata6785]

2am NYC time like clockwork! 😆

[@Tomvandorland]

So much knowledge and perfect editing. Perfect duo!!!

[@lordsavyj]

Your takes on the tools are so enlightened. I like your commentary on what you would do different. You didn't beat yourself up, you were just matter of fact I would tweak this and that, no big deal. Someone else could watch this and make the next iteration in their shop. Very community friendly.

[@Gundercn]

Best start on any friday!

[@NZ_NATIV3]

Hope you and Karen have been well mate keep up the epic videos

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Cheers mate we're doing great, looking forward to the cooler winter months though!

[@jimurrata6785]

​@@CuttingEdgeEngineeringIt's 33 (1C) and sleeting. I will send you all you can take. 🤣

[@tomivy1052]

YOU 3 ARE F N AWSOME mrs giggles WHAT A WONDERFUL ATTITUDE you bring to these videos KURTIS!!! keep on cussing and putting coin into a BARREL! you can go on vacation real soon Homless CHOMP//CHOMP AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@wink9970]

so fun to watch. Nice to see other content creators on KZbin sending viewers your way.

[@formerfarmer1718]

Your perhaps best quality as a person providing a service to your customers is your thoughtfulness in considering how your innovations can save your customers money. Very rare these days! Like I’ve said before, Kurtis, if I was in Australia and had heavy industrial equipment I’d be determined to have CEE do my maintenance work. Money well spent where someone cares enough about the customer to save him money which you regularly do! 👍 Australia should be proud!

[@135tp]

imagine the outtakes if that little tap broke! 😂

[@CGT80]

He might have thrown us (the camera) across the shop! 😁

[@NorthFenFarm]

10:02 Carl's back at it with "clearance is clearance" 😂 had me stressed and its not my vice!

[@azuritet3]

We have clearance Clarence...

[@aaronpreston47]

- “So the projection on our tool holders will be 115mm.” - Breaks tap… - “So the projection on one of our tool holders will be 100mm.”

[@robertnorris1808]

I don't know Jack about what you do and yet you make it so interesting to watch and clearly show a job where math becomes so important. This work looks to be stressing yet you seem to not worry about it a lot.With your showing all the skill and knowledge needed to do your work and Karens fantastic videos and sound you two make watching these videos so enjoyable. Thank you both for allowing us into your lives and also for keeping us up to date with the lives of your dog and birds. Great Videos

[@remoteloop]

Thanks!📡

[@CuttingEdgeEngineering]

Wow! That is one big super thanks! We appreciate the support mate, along with your contribution! Thanks for watching. Cheers - Kurtis & Karen

[@maggs131]

Never been so absolutely frozen in suspense watching you tap that tiny hole. I held my breath the entire time. Please dont snap on poor Curtis 🤞😑🫰

[@gerardlochmans589]

I am a little heavy handed!!!🤣🤣🤣 priceless!