SNS 380: Magbase Flexarm, Thread Chasing

[@mdvener]

You really have come a long way from when I first started watching you. Steve Summers was someone you told me about. Have been watching him also. He has been absent for awhile, praying his family is doing OK. Thanks for all you share.

[@ianhasnochannel]

Abby is always such a joy to have in the shop

[@dgr8t1]

OMG!!! 1st time for me seeing ABBY in a while! She has lost some weight!!! Looks awesome!!! GO ABBY, GO ABBY!! Even helping you out! She’s a keeper Adam! Love you guys story and how you came together- couples who work together stay together!

[@amalfi460]

Abby looking great, love her excitement in chasing threads

[@gordoneckler4537]

I got so excited to see Abby in the shop with Adam that i had to pause the video and make some popcorn, Its so good to see Abby

[@MichaelWilliams-kq1lv]

I just watching you guys "working" together in the shop. I couldn't pay my wife to come in my garage much less do anything productive. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@joeford4016]

Abby's just wonderful. Love seeing her in the shop, with one comment: eye protection.

[@jrmintz1]

What a cool tool! I'm from the Northeast, and I love hearing how people from other places speak. Words are tools for making ideas understood and it's the understanding that's important.

[@sickie1961]

A genuine guy doing genuine stuff. Some of the commenters in here are ridiculous. Keep up the good work

[@ronnydowdy7432]

❤ Abby in the shop is always a plus. Hi Abby good to see you again. Been a while.

[@lauriegraham5924]

Always nice to see Abby in the shop. Time for another craft session.

[@bobcalifornia9622]

Woah. Must have missed Abbys weight lost journey. Great work!

[@peterlee8982]

It’s great to see Abby helping out in the shop.

[@toms.3977]

Had a great time with you and Abby. Thank you.

[@JohnfromEngland]

Adam the main reason the way things are said differently is down to HOW it is spelt along with dropping of letters Example- Colour (English) against Color (USA) When it comes down to it how it’s said don’t matter as long as the END result is correct and fits in any part of the world I am an Apprentice trained Mechanical Engineer and cane out as a Turner/ machinist but was trained on ALL aspects of the workshop from Precision machining through to keeping piling machines running ( ground engineering) where as long as it fitted then absolute precision go out the window because where mud and water get in the way it can stop a part from coming apart when speed is needed But as we say “horses for coarses “

[@geoffkeeler5106]

Great to see Abby having a go in the shop, good luck to her, and thanks for the videos Adam!

[@oetken007]

Nice 2 see your better half does have fun with your tools 😊

[@angelramos-2005]

Certainly enjoyed all the tapping,Adam and Abby.The bangle bracelets add a touch of class.Thank you.

[@mdvener]

Abby has such a wonderful smile. 💕 A match made in heaven.

[@proberts34]

It was good to see Abby. Her enthusiasm is infectious. Looking forward to Abby learning about lathe and mill use and welding. 👍

[@timdelph9048]

I’m glad you have Abby in your life. A good partner is so important. ❤

[@thehweelman]

Abby's face after the first hole is the same face my wife makes when she helps me on a project! It's awesome seeing her have fun in the shop!

[@johnfoster921]

That flex arm is the coolest tool! Abby your looking great.

[@proberts34]

Ooooo. Magbase for the Flexarm. Snazzy. 🙂 Thanks for posting this, Adam. Your SNS videos are one of the highlights of my week.

[@slyfox7429]

Abby keep up the good work in the shop. You can never stop learning new stuff. Shop work isn't just for the guys. On KZbin , there is a gal who does woodworking projects and she learned the basics from her dad. After making videos of her projects she decided to give up her day job and become a professional woodworker. She now has her own shop in Texas. you already may know whom I'm talking about, her name is April Wilkerson. Abby you can do whatever you choose to do.

[@avoirdupois1]

It was great to see Abby in the shop, Adam is a great teacher, and she is a great student.

[@jmazoso]

That’s the best part about Adam, the thing that drew me in. He really is an exceptional teacher.

[@gavinb9627]

It is always a pleasure to be graced with Abbie's presents

[@scottpecora371]

In regards to Abby: "You chose wisely my Son!" To Abby: Go girl, you're looking great!

[@BMRStudio]

Abby now looks 10 Years younger now! What You did to her? 😂😂😂

[@airgead5391]

Abby on the flex looks really professional!

[@richardmorton1310]

Love Abbey in the shop. great wife, great life

[@ultimatemonkey]

It's been a long while since I've watched these videos and I can't even remember that last time I'd seen Abby on the channel.. are yall aging backwards!? I swear you are looking 10 years younger then when I last watched an upload 😂

[@mystic1160]

if she wasn't a keep she is now love seeing her face you guys are the best love seeing chips

[@waynec3121]

You guys are a good team, love the new magnet that is a back saver for sure

[@royreynolds108]

I was always happier and more satisfied when my wife was around, even better if she was helping; close was enough. It was bad when she had to go to a nursing home and wound up dying; it just hasn't been the same(50 years). One just gets used to someone else.

[@nonameHEF]

I love seeing Abby in the shop as well. Hope the lunch was great.

[@jwdickinson1]

My Dad passed away a year and half ago and I inherited a bunch of tools that I remember using when I was a boy…so it’s especially heartwarming to me to hear the backstories of your Dad’s tools that you now use in your own shop. ❤❤❤👍👍👊👊👊

[@Jeff_369]

Abby always ups the energy level! She's always fun to see on the channel. The "new" shop is just awesome.

[@robostyle9773]

I wish my wife was as nice to me, as yours is to you Abom! Thanks for another great video

[@prpunk187]

Love the video like always i have zero clue about machining but i find these videos very entertaining i can appreciate and respect the work u do

[@minigpracing3068]

Here is another good reason for Abbie to be in the shop... Shops are dangerous and things happen, nice to have someone that can call an ambulance when things go bad! She will probably hate this comment, but reality is that things do happen and safer in the shop with a second person. After that, you should get her working in Fusion, she might be good at that.

[@garthhowe297]

Terrific episode. Abby is looking good.

[@tylerpeel1694]

You're absolutely right brother! Take it from someone who didn't heed the warnings and had 2 back surgeries in my mid-40s. I'm 64 now, and wish I could go back and be more cautious...

[@RobertGracie]

Ahh Saturday Night Special, time to kick back and relax and watch some Abom79 videos!

[@AmiPurple]

Great team, great videos. Thank you

[@terminalpsychosis8022]

Watching that thread chasing process is so satisfying.

[@mirceabascuti]

And just like that, a boringly repetitive job was pleasantly changed by Abby…😂 much more fun with Abby around…Good job Adam and Abby!

[@gezac440]

You must be proud of your new shop.

[@thisolesignguy2733]

I'm surprised you haven't made a worktable cover for the CNC table yet. As convenient as that is, it might be a good idea to make a free standing work table that can go over the cnc base. It doesn't have to actually sit on the table itself, you could make something like a table on casters that you can roll over it and that would give you extra work space or a place to keep parts when you're working on stuff. Or maybe a table to can swing in with the jib crane. That way you can work over it and don't have to worry about chips & dust.

[@pingwax.]

It's nice when you can share a new experience, have a little fun, feel some accomplishment. I dig it, you folks are cool. Also agree that learning the terms is interesting and challenging. Having an idea of something without knowing its name can be a painful to identify.

[@proberts34]

The auto-reverse feature on the Flexarm is fantastic. It let's you know "you've gone deep enough, time to back out" which gives you time to push the reverse button. Genius! Edit: I always wondered how the Flexarm was aligned to be perpendicular to the work surface. Thanks for explaining the use of that magnetic insert. Easy, peasy.

Love your work! Greetings from Hollywood California.

[@macedindu829]

Glad that thing's not going to waste. It's beautiful.

[@Steviegtr52]

That's a great piece of equipment. I have a couple of Tapmatic ones that are MT2 for the milling machine & work so well. Steve.

[@MikeBaxterABC]

18:50 "Hello, Heli-Coil, Company??" ... "This is Adam Booth .. I have an idea ...." :) LOL

[@stevenslater2669]

A Helicoil cabinet? Two cabinets - Imperial and metric…

[@warrenjones744]

Hell yeah! if a hole strips out twenty years from now slap in an insert and keep on trucking. Cheers 🍻

[@cncit]

Most CNC controls swap the X or Y axis to the spindle motor encoder, during the tapping cycle, by using a macro program in the control software. This means a 3 axis control, for example, can have the spindle motor as an axis without the control needing to be a 4 axis control. The spindle motor can then be synced with the Z axis for precise tapping without the need for a floating tap holder.

[@grafixbyjorj]

I'd have tried a thread-forming tap (roll tap) for that, pushing the material into place rather than cutting it might have left enough to stop the no-go gauge from going in.

[@tates11]

Exactly the right approach, no brainier.

[@zacgougeon6496]

I was just like Abby when I started machining. My teachers in trade school was like: 'are you ready?' I was like: 'NOPE, but here goes nothing'. But at the end I always nailed it. Ahaha

[@josaonline09]

“Nice when your wife gets excited about playing with the tools in the shop”….hehe

[@HairySteveUK]

Abby: Ooh, can I have a go on the flexarm? Abom: Sure. 30 minutes later Abom: How about we go get some lunch? Abby: NO GO AWAY HAVING FUN WITH FLEXARM :)

[@wprobe]

I wonder if you inverted the plate if it would have made a difference on the threads

[@maggotball]

Both of yall are cute danggit! Can tell both of yall are wholesome folk!

[@grafixbyjorj]

The auto-reverse should latch in until you release the main air trigger, would make it way easier to use

[@cristianstoica4544]

i think it does

[@grafixbyjorj]

@@cristianstoica4544 No, he clearly shows and explains that you have to hold down the reversing lever, otherwise it pops out when the depth probe loses contact with the workpiece and the tap reverts to forward direction.

[@Jackhammer909]

I wonder if a thread-former tap would be a better choice in this situation.

[@richardabner9420]

Another great video!

[@stephensilva8130]

Adam Abby should be in the shop more often help you out

[@ianmoone2359]

You know, if you had done that last hole first, you’d have been finished by now. 😜😂😂

[@TheGregstorm]

Good video. It goes without saying the chased holes will test weaker than they would be without re-work. I was cringing a little when I noticed a few small chips that seemed to be under the magnet. I assume a small space between the magnet and the plate will weaken the magnetic bond between the two.

[@davemcduckful]

Abby is looking good. Have not seen her for a while.

[@JohnBare747]

I've always enjoyed Abby's enthusiasm be it for shop stuff or a South West sight or a stamp in her book. Just precious. The machines don't know or care about the gender of the operator.

[@nils1953]

This entire video was adorable

[@weyers17]

We have those magnets at work and they are amazing.

[@k4x4map46]

cool demo when Abbey appeared lol had me smiling!!

[@Peter27076]

Since the plate with the damaged threads had the damage at the start of the threads, I think it would have been better and with less chance of cross threading if you turned the plate over and chased the threads from the back side with the good threads so that there was no risk of cross threading and the tap would push the shavings away from the thread rather than pushing the shavings down through and possibly damaging the good threads.

[@ellieprice363]

He could have used a form tap, which will not cross thread, to pick up those damaged threads. No need to tap from the back side. A form tap would not have cut the threads oversized.

[@RetArm]

I've been out of country for the last two months working. Set aside today to catch up on the few channels I watch on youtube. I have to say, I don't know what Abby has been doing while I was gone, but she looks great. Go Abby!! After I get done catching up with you guys. I think I'll set aside a little time to see if I can find myself a pair of those snazzy OSHA approved sandals. Edit: Almost forgot. You always look cute while you're working man.

[@martineastburn3679]

I think they make taps under size. If so, those might be useful to CNC and undersize finish up.

[@johnschneider3082]

Adam, I hope you know just how lucky you are to have a good wife like Abby. She’s definitely a keeper. Good to see you Abby,just keep in mind when using the different types of equipment ,it’s better to be slightly afraid of it,than be complacent around it. Not that Adam would ever lit you do something that he hasn’t totally checked out beforehand.

[@mattykavanagh2181]

For tapping just multiply your spindle speed by your pitch, that is your feed. For example: METRIC= M20 x 2.5 ,If we say we will run spindle speed at 150 rpm, 150 x 2.5= 375 so your feed would be F375 IMPERIAL/INCHES= 1/2 x 13 UNC,If we say spindle speed is S250 rpm x 0.0769" = 19.225" so your feed would be F19.225" So whatever RPM you choose as long as you multiply it by your pitch you're all good.

[@Crusadermachining]

Good way to explain it - are you a machinist/programmer by trade ?

[@davgregeric]

Abby is a star. Looking forwards to her welding and mill lessons.

[@LitchfieldCountyComputer]

Abby! Nice job! you will get more confident with practice. Nice job!

[@RestartVandelay]

The new lifting magnet looks great.

[@flpanhead]

The last time I checked in with Adam, he had just put up the crane. Man, a lot has happened since then. I use that same cutting oil. It stays where you put it.

[@MikeBaxterABC]

0:58 Excellent!!! .. I was hoping it would not end up bang scrapped!!! :) .. Even with the threads a bit wallowed out? They will still be able to develop plenty of hold down power for use in the shop ... good for the environment to! :)

[@argee55]

Good to Abby in the shop. My wife loves to use my powered shop tools. The only power tool I won’t let her use is a chainsaw.

[@billwilson7782]

Running the tapping machine is the first step with Abbey. Next step is her allowing a SnapOn Tool chest in the Master Bed Room.

[@joell439]

✨✨✨ No one will likely ever read this - but it sure seems to me that the thread-chasing cutting depth was set just a little shallow. It did not appear the full form of the tap made it through to the other side. This would explain why both sides of the go-no-go gage AND the stud all got tight at the same depth. ✨✨✨

[@seabreezecoffeeroasters7994]

If they got chased to a full depth it would make them even more sloppy. As it is staying in house it is actually more important it suits HIS hold downs or bolts than a gage fit. Compromise sometimes is an option.

[@DB-thats-me]

Just for comparison, I would like to have seen you use Anchorlube. That stuff impresses me. 👍

[@mm9773]

19:20 “Not too bad” - having watched many of Adam’s videos, it’s easy to tell that he’s absolutely hating this.

[@glenc90240]

You should have engraved the Abom logo in that table top!

[@chrisstott2775]

But are the holes deburred on the reverse side?

[@nashguy207]

Abby you look a lot cuter than Adam any time your in the shop or any where else with him. 🤣🤣🤣

[@mathew4880]

What if you chased the "bad" threads with a thread forming tap? Cutting taps remove the material but a form tap might "push" the material to improve the thread fit without making them oversized.

[@JustinAlexanderBell]

I wonder if a form tap would have made it passable.

[@garychaiken808]

Great job guys. Thank you 😊

[@nolimitfano2]

Thinking out loud. If the tap went through the bottom perhaps flip it since the issue was at the top. Leaving the hole correct but fixing the issue

[@w4kk3l]

I would love to see the welding shop that you are doing all these jobs for.

[@KendrickMachineShop]

Its in a couple videos. No tour but he did go over there in one of the SNS videos.

[@19672701]

Need to find decent taps for my tapping head, been struggling with breakage..

[@sevilnatas]

I know the opening theme song being in the left ear only is sorta a long tradition, but damn it's jarring everytime. Makes me reflexively try to pop my ears.

[@mowmanjones3353]

no go can go 3 turns, and still be good, maybe use a worn out tap, it would cut smaller