Making a drill to cut 3"hole x75" long steel bar from solid. 😲

[@userwl2850]

Wow.. I've hit 10.000 subscribers. Never imagined so many people would be interested in what I do. Thanks everybody.

[@31415geon]

You're welcome. but seriously, you provide some of the best machining content on youtube, big stuff with complex contours!

[@greasydot]

Congratulations 👏

[@aldetitman97]

You truly deserve more than 10000

[@howardosborne8647]

Make it 10,001. I'll have a subscription to a channel with machining as adventurous as this.👏👏

[@RossiDeakin0406]

Just out of interest, what inserts you use for the inco 718,and speeds an feeds if you could help, seemed to be working like a knife through butter, genius pal👏👍

[@ChrisMaj]

"I think they underestimated my genius" now that's the best line. Now see that baby in action.

[@boostie1005]

should be on a Tee shirt.

[@userwl2850]

Hi Chris. I have 4 bars of inco 925 coming next week 😓 fingers crossed 🤞

[@craigwalker3256]

@@boostie1005 good call we need t-shirts!!

[@markfryer9880]

Better get a Wylie Coyote sticker for your main lathe and put the Genius comment above him.

[@BruceBoschek]

Goliath underestimated another David, too.

[@userwl2850]

I tried to make this a shorter video so you don't get bored watching. I condensed it to this to cover most things to do.

[@Christopher.C123]

David , Haa Haa.. Office bod . Won't work . David , He underestimates my genius. Absolutely frigging Brilliant . I will now settle down and watch this impossible to make tooling being made .

[@WilliamPayneNZ]

Nothing wrong with long videos Dave. I happily will watch your videos. Great to see not only your machining but also the social pub scene in your town. Great channel.

[@userwl2850]

@@WilliamPayneNZ thanks buddy 👍🍺

[@userwl2850]

@@Christopher.C123 did you watch all of it without skipping? 🤔

[@Christopher.C123]

@@userwl2850 . YES I did watch all of it without fast forward or skipping . Was there something I missed and didn't comment on ?

[@patrikkarlsson1161]

Very nice video. Thanks from sweden 🙏

[@jerrellkull5347]

It never gets boring, watching a real machinist at work...

[@narrowboat-nonsense]

I just hope that the company appreciate your skills David

[@userwl2850]

Thanks Keith 👍

[@morganwiliam5574]

I think that is what we all strive for. David very impressive.

[@williebulletman5217]

I enjoyed this video well done 👍🏻

[@diennguyenk32a21]

That's great, you have a lot of experience in machining 🙂🙂

[@stuarth43]

Dave you are a bloody asset

[@userwl2850]

Thanks buddy 🍺👍

[@iancraig1951]

That is formidable---not many blokes in the world could do that--that is knowledge....regards David E

[@frankduva5661]

David, “can’t be done” is for those who are obstructed by the problem and not able to jump ahead for the final product. Experience is measured not by how new the machine is but the solution, there is always a solution.Thanks

[@jdcastillocastillo3492]

Wow ,nicely done!!!!!!!!!

[@mjk8710]

Top job David sweet to prove office staff wrong ,with experience skills 🇬🇧👍🏻🇬🇧

[@stewartfrye]

Great Job Alfred,

[@FodenS36]

Great video David, it’s great to see good old proper engineering like this, no fannying around, just getting the job done. 💪🏼

[@userwl2850]

Manual machining

[@daveyb2552]

Thank you for making them, I'm never bored and smile endlessly at your work. Watching reminds me of why I started in our field.

[@userwl2850]

Cheers Davey 🍺

[@SimonHollandfilms]

wonderful David, All those jobs are things I do on my Proxxon mini lathe and mill, scaled way down....nice.

[@vulgivagu]

So lovely to see a highly skilled engineer making something like this by hand instead of the endless videos of CNC machines that are run by software.

[@geoffgreenhalgh3553]

They have to be programmed

[@eduardosampoia5480]

@@geoffgreenhalgh3553 Sure they do but it's not the same boat.

[@madaxe79]

Why not use both? I have CNC and Manual Machines, they compliment each other, I can program the CNC to do a run of parts or ops, then run a Manual machine as well. and you can make for more complex part with the CNC. I Think both are needed in manufacturing.

[@SuperJonatan100]

Can’t wait to see you try it on a job! It’s brilliant and who would have known those milling machines could handle that much, I wouldn’t have tried. Enjoyed every minute of it! ✌🏼

[@userwl2850]

Thanks buddy 👍

[@russelloneill9763]

Well done on the subscribers David and another brilliant video.

[@userwl2850]

Cheers 🍺

[@bcbloc02]

That is a good size for making rifles it looks like! Big congrats on the 10k subs! And you are welcome I staid till the end. :-)

[@seery188]

Hes some man for one man is our dave, just like yourself Brian, 👍+👍

[@paulhammond7489]

Thanks for sharing this channel Brian :)

[@userwl2850]

Brian thanks buddy. Hope it well buddy 🍺👍

[@grumpyg9350]

Mr. Wilks, that was a blast to watch!!!! For me it was like watching the last 5 laps of a really good race.👍👍👍👍👍👏🏻🍻

[@userwl2850]

Hope it didn't bore you buddy 👍

[@grumpyg9350]

David Wilks definitely not boring! I've watched it 3 times. 👍

[@teccncgenestechnician3303]

Because you are a Great Person!!!

[@swanvalleymachineshop]

Another great video Dave , Good one on hitting 10K . You are right with the climb milling , you have to know the feel of your machine to know when you can get away with it & when not to . Cheers .

[@userwl2850]

It's only ever good with a .002" finish cut. Fine if you have a 100k New mill but our 40 year old Bridgeports can't take it and it's dangerous. Let's make a video for the young uns to show what happens. Body armour and hard hats at the ready.... I mentioned you in this video buddy. 👍

[@swanvalleymachineshop]

Thanks Dave . Should do it with a knackered cutter one day for a demo , in the middle of the table travel ! Cheers .

[@eastcoastandy2905]

Watched to the end, didn't get 'bored' . I'm sitting outside the actions radius... Cutting the chip channels, I was thinking, 'those inserts will be toast soon at that speed'! David just says it's time for new ones. Puts them in and continues to get the project done. How do you size the Tufnol pads, or do you just use shims to adjust?

[@brit1066]

Beautiful job, well done.

[@markfryer9880]

Hi Dave, Well Done on the 10,000 Subscribers. Love the longer video and yes I stayed till the end. Mark from Melbourne, Australia and still in Lockdown.

[@userwl2850]

Cheers Mark glad you didn't get bored 🍺

[@markfryer9880]

@@userwl2850 Bored?? Hell No! Not a chance. My late Mum's side of the family were tool makers and shop engineers here in Melbourne, Australia. My Great, Great, Grandfather started W.G. Goetz and Sons here in Melbourne in 1875. My Grandfather worked for the company until his retirement in the late '70's. The company finally folded after funny money dealings by the then owner in the mid 2000's. The business had the reputation for quality and if you did your time with them and went elsewhere for work as soon as you said you did your time with W.G. Goetz, the next question was "How soon can you start." They used to make sheet metal machines and that included some of the giant presses used in the various Automotive Plants here in Australia.

[@ktmtooling]

Well done, David, thanks for bring us those wonderful videos, are these milling machines??

[@userwl2850]

Hi Shirley 👋

[@timothyosborne8285]

Thank You, David. Nice to see some serious work getting done on the old Bridgeport.

[@userwl2850]

Cheers Timothy 🍺👍

[@stevenclaeys6252]

Congratulations David. This is the only channel I have found that does your flavor of machining. Thank you, Stay safe out there. Cheers

[@josephleister9198]

Lot of hard work, with a good outcome...you did a good job.

[@userwl2850]

Cheers buddy 🍺👍

[@adrianporanski1081]

Great job David !!!

[@paulhammond7489]

Office dude "It can't be done... : David: "Hold my beer".... 😲

[@FredFred-wy9jw]

Are you sure that office guy is qualified to hold a beer??

[@paulhammond7489]

@@FredFred-wy9jw He'd probably say 'it can't be done' LOL

[@userwl2850]

That would be John Smith's beer 😆🍺

[@paulhammond7489]

@@userwl2850 been a good few years since I had a pint of John Smiths on draught, have one for me next time as I'm now living in a far off land, with all the beer here coming in cans or bottles, not the same 🍻🍻

[@davidwootton683]

If I had a pound for every person who told me "It will not work". Or, "It can't be done". A really great video. Many thanks. David.

[@userwl2850]

I've had it many many times but a bunch of £ wouldn't last long at my boozer. 😆🍺

[@catabaticanabatic3800]

Gotta love them old Bridgeports. A vastly underrated machine.

[@userwl2850]

Amazing machines.

[@heliarcweldandmachine]

"ive seen people take an hour to do that" ah ha ha ha ! your tramming methods are outstanding ! great video

[@philipdevonald1273]

The king of heavy cuts. Great vid.

[@userwl2850]

Cheers buddy 🍺

[@ruperthartop7202]

Nice. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing

[@Rustinox]

If David says it will work, it will work. No doubt about it. Congrats on your 10K subs, David.

[@userwl2850]

I hope so buddy 😓

[@captcarlos]

Never bored with your work there David. That drill would seem to be a very productive use of the machining time of your trepanning jobs. So long as the original job gets sufficient attention to avoid the disaster Murphy is just itching to deliver. That's where a man of your experience comes into his own. Good work, thanks for sharing.

[@userwl2850]

Cheers Carl 👍🍺

[@lloyd4768]

Great video!!!!

[@Pnrc-b2u]

another great video, thanks

[@BeardedWebb]

Brilliant piece of work, keep the videos coming.

[@garysavage5675]

Did it work and did you do a video of it 👍👍👍

[@ChrisB257]

Good to see 10k subs - yes Dave, folks enjoy your videos. Enjoyable to watch all the processes for this job... lot of work... hope to see it use. Haha - prove them others wrong and do what they think can't be done - love it. Mr Trepan rocks :) If you had a John Smiths for every tool you've made you'd be well drunk! Can't beat experience.

[@userwl2850]

Cheers Chris. How are you doing fella? 🍺

[@ChrisB257]

As the saying goes Dave - "muddling along" :) ATB.

[@richardhead8264]

_Beautiful long trepanner!!_ 👏

[@billdlv]

Nice work David! I like the setting the quill stop with the cap head screw trick.

[@userwl2850]

Hi Bill... just basic stuff reallý. 👍

[@CH-pt8fz]

Dave great video , if it's interesting it's never to long😉 Like all office guy's they don't really understand the capability of a good man who knows his trade. And specially a man who's worked for himself doing everything in his own shop and having to adapt to overcome a problem. Thanks for sharing. I've sat with a cup of tea digestive biscuits nice sunny Sunday in the garden in Shropshire watching this👍

[@userwl2850]

Tea and biscuits....on a Sunday afternoon sat in garden ? I was sat in local boozer watching football with a gallon of John Smith's beer 🍺😆 thanks buddy 👍

[@CH-pt8fz]

@@userwl2850 lol Yes that sounds a good Sunday afternoon.👍

[@MrMojolinux]

Dave I love Ya, you really know your stuff and how to present it properly. As a retired American toolmaker , I can really appreciate your complete skill and ability to get the job done, while others are still tramming their mills in! The "One Thing" I would recommend to go with your terrific videos (and your gonna hate me for this) but, how about including some "American" subtitles so as to allow us Yanks to get the full David Wilks experience!

[@jackgillis8649]

First class - lovely work & I really enjoy the presentation style. Looking forward to seeing it in action 🍺🍺

[@userwl2850]

Cheers Jack. 🍺🍺

[@grumpyone5963]

Hi David, not boring at all. I’m glad you mentioned about climb milling. I’m a fabricator, so only tinker on my Bridgeport and Colchester lathe but virtually every CNC video shows climb milling. In the comments someone mentioned there are advantages to climb milling?? WTF. 🤔🇬🇧 Keep up top quality the videos mate.👍

[@boostie1005]

CNC's usually have Ball Screws, so Almost NO Backlash , yes you can get a better finish but on a manual Bridgeport with conventional nuts and screws your cutter is going to grab and really show you how much Backlash you have and break your cutter. wasting money on a new cutter = less John Smith's.

[@userwl2850]

@@boostie1005 🍺🍺🍺🍺

[@keithtpullin]

That looks fantastic, David.

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

Great Job David , ENJOYED !

[@userwl2850]

Cheers Shawn 👍

[@Ian-gl4xb]

Those that can, do. Those that can't, blather about it. Then try and take the credit. Always nice to spend some time in Dave's office. Yes I watched it to the end, another cracking job, well done.

[@userwl2850]

Cheers Ian 👍

[@raffsoon]

Hi David, where can you buy such inserts with plates? Are these Sandvika because they are very similar in appearance?

[@userwl2850]

Yes they are SANDVIK. I sell them at much lower price.

[@raffsoon]

Could you please make me an offer for a set of such inserts and send it to [e-mail]? The SANDVIK price just kills. Thank you in advance for your answer.

[@greasydot]

I am impressed with the deep hole trepanning. The money saved in material and time saved in drilling and boring is awesome.

[@haydnleonovich]

Fascinating. Everyone looks at small and tight tolerance milling, but this is quite spectacular. Well done!!

[@userwl2850]

Cheers🍺👍

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

Bloody hell that was amazing. Thanks for sharing. A question if I may, I see a lot of machinists take the time to set up a round piece of stock in a four jaw chuck. Why not use a self centring three jaw? Thanks Stuart 🇦🇺

[@boostie1005]

Grip and Accuracy

[@userwl2850]

The part I made in the lathe was held strong. 3 jaw chucks can be dangerous as the parts can come out. 🍺

[@userwl2850]

@@boostie1005 exactly that. 👏🏻

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

Thanks for all the answers. Many thanks. 👍👍

[@endeavour2127]

Very enjoyable video! Thank you!

[@Freudiankey]

Excellent video, looking forwards to seeing some swarf from it!

[@userwl2850]

Got some Inconel 925 to do soon. Keep watching 👍

[@aldetitman97]

That was a nice long video 📹 👌 I enjoyed it 😀 😄

[@VKC83]

Thank you for sharing your work n knowledge, very much appreciated, some excellent work too, it is a pleasure watching a fellow artisan. 🤣😂@the office dwellers,

[@userwl2850]

Cheers 🍺

[@tfp777]

Machining genius, thanks for a long video for our viewing pleasure.

[@oldpup2182]

Great looking tool there. In the oil field, we had trepanners that would run up to 25' from each end for the 50' long "kelly" driver shank for the oil/gas well.

[@userwl2850]

18" is the biggest I've ever used.

[@shaunfreeman3007]

Just fantastic great job

[@ianbresnahan1808]

Epic video 💪🏼💪🏼 I can’t wait to see that beauty cut some metal!!!

[@userwl2850]

I have 4 bars of inco 925 to do next week... keep watching

[@sundarAKintelart]

Pretty good job...

[@johnstrange6799]

Congrats on 10k. This next (latest) chapter in your working life might have had some curves in the road the likes of which life tends to lay before us unexpectedly, but I think you've come around the bend better off for it. The videos have not only been great, but they also seem to have a sense of restored hope. Good job. :)

[@userwl2850]

Thanks John for your positive comments always 👍

[@ayinafisah1388]

Amazing skils wowww

[@duckslayer11000]

These videos are great!

[@userwl2850]

Well Thank You.. I try my best 👍

[@duckslayer11000]

@@userwl2850 I have had the pleasure of working alongside some great manual machinists like yourself. The fact that you are sharing your knowledge for the world to learn is simply amazing. A true Craftsman in my eyes.

[@pearcemachineshop5200]

Top job Dave be nice to see it working. Al.

[@userwl2850]

Hi Alan. Hope you're well buddy

[@Miniatures-And-More]

Awesome Job , I want to see it in Action

[@userwl2850]

Coming soon 👍

[@American_Valor]

Always love your videos, my friend!

[@userwl2850]

Hi Randy hope it well. 👍

[@American_Valor]

@@userwl2850 Hello my friend! All is good! Hope you are well also.

[@shiro-r4m]

Another trepanning tool build, absolutely love those!

[@teccncgenestechnician3303]

Excelente David! Parabéns 👏👏👏👏👏. Obrigado por compartilhar esta maravilhosa idéia! Jesus o abençoe.

[@boostie1005]

I used to do re-building work for Darron Tool and remember how complicated their cutting heads were, then i see how you do it with only 2 cutting tools, and you get the core . theirs had many cutting tools and produced swarf. Brilliant job.

[@userwl2850]

Darren oil tools at canklow? Yes they used the solid boring heads

[@geoffgreenhalgh3553]

Brilliant, I had 49 years as a turner and heard that sort of shite from the office boys many times.

[@userwl2850]

Can't be done or can you do it

[@markfryer9880]

They are not Flat Earther's as well are they? Might pay to avoid them on the roads as well just to be on the safe side.

[@alexkirkles5066]

O ye of little faith , people keep telling me I can’t do this job or that one I’m back on the tools because of medical problems , but like yourself mr wilks I have faith in my abilities and I don’t listen to people who can’t do the job ,, nice work like your videos thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@userwl2850]

I listen to them... then prove them wrong. 🤞

[@snipper1ie]

Just like the people who complain about others making mistakes. The man that never made a mistake, never made anything.

[@alexkirkles5066]

We willing are lead by the unknown to do the impossible for the ungrateful we have done so much for so long with so little we are now qualified to do anything with nothing

[@Christopher.C123]

@@snipper1ie Crikey never looked at it that way before . I must have made millions of things going by the number of mistakes I have made. Never made the same mistake twice So I can't be totally stupid .

[@tobiasripper4124]

amazing job! superb quallity! i will clarify now that im not a machinist. but i believe that the way that tool cuts would create a "plug" right in the center of the tool (like a cup drill). if that's so, i don't see how you'll get enough coolant flow through the "plugged" center. of course, excuse me if my observation is ignorant. but thats all that is, a not educated observation.

[@userwl2850]

Look on my channel I have videos showing these tools

[@clivelee4279]

Do you have a colour chart, for the various options for coolant colour Dave ?

[@markfoster6110]

He only has dsg green and maybe dsg grey !!!!!! Go Dave

[@HH-Machining]

Good job! Cant wait to see that tool in use :)

[@kevinhunter7436]

well done David for a great vid, I need to make some tooling but only about 5" long been putting it off but you make it look so easy.

[@userwl2850]

That should be easy but it's always finding time. 😠

[@lawrencewillard6370]

Clicked on this for info on drilling 17mm x400 mm hole through 4140 rod as a replacement of old unavailable lathe spindle. Home hobby workshop. Subscribed, Thanks.

[@userwl2850]

Cheers Lawrence 🍺👍

[@Donkusdelux]

Lets be honest here, we all knew you could do it :) Congrats on 10k! it come slower then it should have.

[@userwl2850]

I've got to show it works yet 😓

[@andybtec]

Where do you get the insert holders from

[@userwl2850]

I sell them. Copies of sandvik at 1/4 price.

[@scania357]

Watched ‘til the end as usual. Don’t condense vids too much please. Congrats on the 10k.

[@userwl2850]

Thanks Steve. 👍

[@Bespoke-metal-fabrications]

'Climb milling is the worst, I never do it'. Proceeds to climb entire length of shaft.

[@userwl2850]

No other option on that part. I avoid it if possible 😓

[@Coughtry]

What are the part numbers for the business end?

[@userwl2850]

Just search SANDVIK Trepanning or I sell them.

[@ildarzuf2463]

Cool job !!! Respect for you!!!

[@egancraneriggingservicesin9142]

that is cool, nice work

[@glencasson9046]

everything is impossible until someone comes along and does it.

[@grumpyone5963]

glen casson If it’s possible, David will do it right away. If it’s impossible, it’ll take a little longer! 🇬🇧

[@alasdairmunro1953]

I look forward to seeing it in action. 👍🏼

[@sanjay1687saini]

Very usefull thank you ☺

[@levitated-pit]

Abomb is all about product placement now ... you are a worthy alternate!

[@levitated-pit]

of course we stay till the end .... lets see it in action!

[@jessefoulk]

I agree with you on Abom

[@jessefoulk]

That's a big reason why I've moved on to channels like this one and that Australian machinist channel guy.

[@ChrisMaj]

Abom sold his soul.

[@boostie1005]

@@ChrisMaj A Long time ago, also he removes your comment if you are critical.

[@jlinkels]

David, if you make your videos shorter, do like you did here. Cutting out some very long or boring or repetitive scenes is perfectly acceptable. But please do not simply speed up the playback like so many youtubers do. Your videos are a pleasure to watch.

[@userwl2850]

Thanks. I don't care for that too👍

[@mcadamdavid1]

love it. { had to make keyways in 300mm dia x 3 meters long on a 2A mill. The method was to mill as long as I could on bed feed about 10 foot of bar held by engine hoist one end with wide strap ~ work held in a vice: every 500mm lowered vice & hoist moved bar through vice tightened vice with machine levels on top of keyway and bottom of the keyway. then plunged smaller slot to depth then diameter. At first, I doubted this as precision cogs and gears 1-meter diameter went on key or keys on different shafts I did this method. You start slow but then you speed up really quickly as you get used to it. ~ What you have done here is sort of similar but it takes absolute confidence in yourself and skill level at the highest to achieve your work. You will probably end up at ~M.O.D Companies after your videos as did in end.

[@mackk123]

Is this for artillery?

[@userwl2850]

🤔 ??? No for Trepanning steel

[@johncrisman576]

It would have been an impressive video if I only knew what you were making. Only at the end I think it is an impressive very large boring bar. Cheers

[@userwl2850]

Cheers John. I have lots of videos showing these tools. 🍺

[@stanislavfrangulov4845]

Man, That's awesome!

[@johncollins719]

what is the alloy of the steel? How will (or was) it hardened? Thanks. Great work. Subscribed.

[@userwl2850]

It is 4145 modified

[@userwl2850]

Thanks for subbing 🍺