Shop Update/Viewers/Changes/Machinery (Discussion Video)

[@MikeBaxterABC]

Thanks so much for the shout out!! ... :) I love your videos, and it's great to be recognized!!! :)

[@JFirn86Q]

Hah, that's cool!

[@claas90017]

I’ve watched a ton of your videos. Never have commented. But this is truly a heart felt video. It made my eyes water, just shows how appreciative man can be and how one man doesn’t think twice about helping another man out. It’s not about money, it’s doing what’s right and doing what needs to be done. I know not everyone drinks, but it’s bring a 12 pack over and “yeah sure I can do that np, or yeah you need it you can have it np”

[@jasonhull5712]

Couldn’t be happier to hear the shop is doing well my friend. I know it may seem to move slow but I truly believe in my soul, you have such a great way of articulating complex issues and making them simple to understand, and show the whole process through out. You deserve the views, and the thumbs up, and the support. Do what makes you happy my friend, the views will follow, I really believe that. 🍻

[@907jl]

Having CNC capability is a very smart move IMO. You're a sharp young guy, who's already computer/CAD( F360 ) literate, you'll do well at it.

[@arielon13]

you have to beat the colchester restoration... that's the best i've watched, music included. looking foward for the Lion video! best regards

[@paulcastaneda3504]

You are doing a great job with your videos. Some of the best and most detailed on KZbin. You keep up the great work

[@tonyray91]

Kyle, keep doing what you are doing. I understand the algorithms respond to comments but please don’t feel you need to respond. I’ll keep watching & commenting regardless. Ultimately you have a business to run & if that brings in more than KZbin that has to be your primary focus. I rate you up there with Tom Lipton, Max Grant, Cutting Edge Engineering and Adam Booth. I think your proposal to embrace CNC is a good move I agree watching the machining side of CBC does add much value anymore that watching a 3D print would. Where I think you can add value is on the Fusion side talking about tool path strategies etc.

[@TheUncleRuckus]

Sweet a new Vanover shop talk video and a Stefan Gotteswinter shop talk video both over and hour on the same day!? When did we get so lucky... 👍👍

[@Trainwreck1123]

Agreed with everybody regarding responding to comments. Your channel is well on its way to 50k subs, responding to every comment is gonna become basically a full time job if you let it! I think you bringing in a cnc machine is a great idea, and deciding which direction to go is gonna be interesting. The conventional wisdom is that a bar feed cnc lathe is as close as you can get to a printing press without breaking the law... But I don't know if that would actually hold for the kind of work you want to do. Excited for your and glad to hear that your business is healthy!

[@cogentdynamics]

I sold my beloved 15 x 60 manual lathe but I purchased a new Haas TL1 which has been amazing for my needs working our Motorcycle Suspension business. I very much appreciate and enjoy your work and creativity.

[@hobbiesrus]

Thanks for the update Kyle. No worries on replying to comments. Who has time for that. Machines moving along is a part of life. If you aren't using them, get them to someone who is looking for it. You are doing great! Keep up the excellent work!

[@williamferris7134]

In the end you have to do what you need to do. Your number 1 priority has to be growing your business and anyone who doesn't understand that is clueless. I for one enjoy the fact that you basically allow us to look over your shoulder while you do what you do. Keep up the good work.

[@Tonareification]

For me, your videos sit right in between Cutting Edge Engineering and Inheritance Machining. For sure part of the watch every video crowd!

[@robjaimiehickford4559]

Hi again Kyle, I’ve always enjoyed your videos. I wouldnt be too disappointed letting go of the shaper, as too with replying to all comments. If you get the chance of picking up a slotter, do it as they are very useful. Small time slotting is for minute man broaching . 1/2 and above is for slotting machines. Kind regards from Rob of Geelong Australia.

[@omw-bavaria]

Hey Kyle, its a UPA, a Universal Plan und Ausdrehkopf, just the abreviation of universal plane and boring head ( literally translated) 😊 i got 2 UPA4s myself, very handy tool. I hope and wish you all the best, greetings from Germany, Chris

[@junkmannoparts9696]

Hey Kyle i think you're going the right direction with the business . I think if you are going to expand CNC is a must also being able to do production runs on parts for your local customers is going to pay the bills . Also the other thing you should be thinking about is when you get old could be 50,60 ,70 you need to have and income when you walk away from what you've built . Good luck with you business. Good video . JM

[@edsmachine93]

Great video Kyle, nice plan and goals for the future. I wish you all the success going forward. Have a great weekend. 👍💯👍

[@VanoverMachineAndRepair]

Thanks Ed you and your shop to man

[@adhawk5632]

I just got a big generator and im taking my work mobile, small repairs and fabrication. Low overhead, I own all the equipment outright, keeping it simple. Mill, lathe, welders, plasma cutter and extras. Trying to build something from nothing. HAL is great👍👌🇦🇺

[@LCalleja]

Always enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work Greetings from Malta

[@jnsfrahm]

Hard work = success = more hard work 😮😂. I watch your channel because of the variety of work you do and the transparency from start to finish. Keep up the great work. No need to reply, I know your reading each comment. Looking forward to 2025.

[@allenhunt3070]

Nice update on the shop. Glad to hear that demand for your work is good and growing! What a nice shaper!

[@fredericorusso]

Project creep is one of the very hardest skills to master when in business, especially for yourself. You got this, Man! - Cheers!

[@kalpetkoff]

"Student of everything, master of nothing." You guys are great!

[@cogentdynamics]

Kyle, you sound so “Chicagoland” 😂. I am in Western North Carolina over the past 43 years but I grew up in the North West Chicago suburbs. Thanks for your content.

[@adhawk5632]

No need to reply, its just a comment. If you read them, thats enough. Love the channel👍👌🇦🇺

[@samrodian919]

Kyle, I've stopped this at 29.27 after you mentioned HAL's Heavy Duty, I just this morning ( Sunday 24 th) watched one of those videos and subbed immediately! Kyle you as you say have a business to run. You need to make a profit to pay yourself, we all must understand that. So if a CNC machine will help your profitability, then go for it. You have to put food on the table BEFORE us who are your subscribers. I'm sure I speak for many other subscribers when I say this. You can film one or two CNC segments that are interesting and I'm sure they will go down well. Just do what your business needs for you and good luck for the future Kyle. Sam from the UK

[@jnsfrahm]

You had me at CNC! The shop I work at was 100% manual machining up until about 5 years ago. Now we have two CNC screw machines and two CNC three axis mills. We still have all the manual machines but the CNC machines allow us to do more work with the same number of workers. We can also do more technical parts that we had to turn away before.

[@petersilva4242]

Don't feel the need to reply to every comment. This one included. Keep up the good work. Cheers from Australia

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Smart move Kyle, consolidate and focus always good. You are doing great work.

[@miguelfernandez2325]

I'm so glad to see you're prospering.

[@joell439]

Thanks for providing unique content that is inspiring to watch. 👍😎👍

[@kevincole5020]

Excellent video, Its nice that you share the plans for your shop with your viewers

[@MatthewTinker-au-pont-blanc]

OCD is a real bonus for machinists work, but it's a problem when it comes to things like you big grinder! Getting OCG under control. How about just changing the bearings, a couple of beater wheels for roughing steel would be very useful! Cheers, Matthew

[@francisbrodeur7605]

CNC is good, I use my CNC milling like a manual machine maybe half the time and I think it's my best investment so far. It is not that slower to get running than a manual machine, it really depend on how you setup it (in my own opinion)

[@peterparsons7141]

I always been interested and fascinated with optimization of work flow. I think it stems from my days working in a very busy restaurant/banquet business, while I was going to school. We had a process refined and optimized to an incredible level. We could setup and tear down for 200 people in less than an hour. Everything action and work flow was refined. When I saw the Ray Croft film about McDonalds restaurant I struck me that he really understood how to orchestrate the work flow. If you haven’t seen the film watch how the practiced the setup of the floor plan to get it just right. When you setup you new shop floor plan the more time you spend should get you huge payouts, 1 hour saved every job you do once a week is another week vacation (lol)… never happens to a self employed man, just gives you more time to do stuff. Little things like having to walk across the shop to pickup the phone, or having to stop doing something because some other event is happening.. Planning will have huge payouts,,, sorry for the long winded comment.

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Well sad to see the shaper go and not get restored and used. Totally understand your decision on it though.

[@stefanobertelli2650]

❤ Thanks for your kind words Kyle! We're having a lot of fun!

[@johnmcanulty7341]

Thanks for sharing - If you are too busy maybe ship some stuff out to Topper?

[@RossiDeakin0406]

Have to do what Kurt's doing over at cutting edge of Australia, getting the wife to be your editor/video's etc. 👏👍💪

[@VanoverMachineAndRepair]

Nah she has other passions

[@fredhoyt6900]

@@RossiDeakin0406 Danger Will Robinson

[@jasonhull5712]

Hey on a side note I noticed your new boring head doesn’t have a arbor, if that is the style with the removable arbor I would love to see the process of making the arbor or adapting it. I have a Upa s/5 that had a 1-1/2” straight shank that I cut down to 3/4” to use on my Bridgeport, but now I’d like to cut it off and drill/tap it for the correct differential threaded/pinned style. I just don’t know what threads they use.. ( I think 16mm 2.0 and like 14mm 1.5 maybe? ) If you do make one I think a lot of us could benefit from it. These boring heads are becoming more affordable now with the advent of CNC machines increasing. There is not much information out there on the details of this removable shank system. I know you would cover it in a very well / easy to digest manner if you did cover it. Best of wishes Kyle, hope your holidays are blessed.

[@jamesriordan3494]

Always appreciate what you share 🙌

[@russtuff]

I'm excited for your growth. I'd be interested in that baldor for a restore if it's shippable.

[@TheMadJoker87]

adding a CNC machine to the workshop is never a bad choice (if you have the money) choosing between a lathe and a milling machine is pretty easy, a cnc lathe is better for production/repetitive jobs making the same (simple) piece. a milling machine can do the same but it can also simplify making very complicated parts that require many operations. i would always chose a milling machine as the first to buy, unless you already know you have a few production jobs coming up to justify the lathe choice

[@josephkrug8579]

If only I had a big shop/projects...that would be a cool shaper to have...as it is, I have no room for far too many cool old tools that I see.

[@Donkusdelux]

getting rid of the K&t and shaper are good choices imo. though, I would keep the pedestal grinder cnc is a must nowadays

[@FunctionalPrintFriday]

Tough to say goodbye to machines. I originally bought a Boxford VSL in rough shape as my first real lathe. Spent 2 years working on the resto. Bondo on the castings after full strip down, etc. Eventually realized I just wanted to get started making parts and didn't want to spend another 2 years restoring it. Bought a brand new Taiwanese 14x40 import and never looked back.

[@VanoverMachineAndRepair]

Yeah I love all the equipment. Don’t get me wrong. My channel is all about that. But sometimes old worn out equipment is very frustrating and sometimes it does make sense to just invest in something that’s not clapped out and get right to work.

[@cj7jeep81]

I love running my manual equipment, but wouldn't be without a CNC. I have an old Fadal that has paid for itself many times over. I don't do anything really high volume (100 is a lot of me), and do lots of one-off work. There are a few parts I make that would way too expensive/tedious if I had to make them manually.

[@EDesigns_FL]

If you want to reduce your workload, I suggest that you contact local high schools/colleges and get an intern to do your editing. You would be doing the student a favor by helping them build a portfolio and gain experience. More importantly, it would free-up some of your valuable time to do more machining/repair work and make more video content.

[@FunctionalPrintFriday]

Great video! I'd really like to do a vid like this, but I get so many comments that I talk too much already I'm afraid to do it :)

[@VanoverMachineAndRepair]

Do it. I am actually introverted but when I am passionate I can’t shut up lol. But I am realizing more and more I am not trying to feed an algorithm. People are tired of fake and lies. Even if it’s less popular people do like raw, honest, dialogue. For those who learn it’s priceless. For those who are looking for a spectacle it’s not for them but this community is not about that. Most people that watch because it looks cool are not trying to learn they are just entertaining themselves. Go for it.

[@Joebob87]

I know you’ve probably heard this before but a vertical head for the k&t would really make that thing a 7800 pound Swiss army knife of a machine

[@bernardwill7196]

Kyle with answer the comments , you have no knob to double yourself and one day has 24 h. So I think we all can wait a little for answers. Greetings from Germany.

[@luke6040]

How about Keith Rucker for the shaper? I'm sure he mentioned waiting one when talking about his 1890s planer.

[@ypaulbrown]

Rambling Man…happy Thanksgiving from Orlando…Paulie

[@jasonhull5712]

I see you in a lot of the comment sections in many of the channels I watch regularly. I must say that I appreciate your positive feedback and thoughtful responses. I often look for your input curious if you were there. *not a stalker* But it’s very humbling to see you get some recognition Paul. Cheers 🍻 from Indiana. 👋

[@EyeOfTack]

yay! CNC! let's go!

[@fredhoyt6900]

Kyle, Great viideo.. Now my attempt at some Shop Humor Have you thought about how you could mount a broom to sweep the shop as you move around?

[@VanoverMachineAndRepair]

lol good idea

[@stevevender1154]

Don’t worry about responding to all comments. With your channel growth you’ll find that will become untenable. It’s ok. 😉 perhaps, periodically, do a video where you answer questions on video. That way you can consolidate common questions. Either way, love the content. Best wishes from New Mexico. 👍

[@jrmintz1]

You're having growing pains. That's a great thing. Don't burn yourself out, learn to delegate, and keep up the excellent videos. Good luck to you!

[@JFirn86Q]

Don't worry about responding to all comments in my opinion. We know you see them!

[@wmweekendwarrior1166]

good stuff

[@jurgcor1]

Doing comment much... Been watching you since you started I myself left a W2 this month to go full time also....... You were part of the inspiration...... Keep on brother I'm with you

[@51ubetcha]

What I really enjoy is when one remakes a machine parts that is worn or broken. Like the parts you made for the Lucas.

[@madmodder123]

Love occasional long form videos like this. Keep up the good work Kyle

[@FunctionalPrintFriday]

Just started watching HAL a few weeks ago. Great channel, and I think if you incorporate CNC the way they do on occasion you'll be good.

[@VanoverMachineAndRepair]

Yeah def not trying to be NYC or anything. I do like that channel btw but not my plan

[@robertfontaine3650]

I suspect you will miss the lift.

[@jaybailey3518]

Very understandable...you can't predict what work is going to come through the door next !

[@MrMer2112]

Another great video, thank you!

[@greenshortscouk]

Keep up the good work Sir.

[@robertkutz]

GREAT VIDEOS.

[@MyLilMule]

Getting rid of a machine. Sacrilege! I kinda had the feeling the shaper was going to end up leaving the shop, but I didn't know the K&T was on the liquidation list.

[@永-y1b]

Additive manufacturing process ....?

[@goldeyegold]

First

[@douglaslodge8580]

A shaper will make you everything but money.