We RUINED Our Customer's ANTIQUE Tractor Cylinder... Can We Fix It?

[@JAMSIONLINE]

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[@jamesberdine8574]

Happy birthday to the cleaning guy! Let the man who never made a mistake step forward and tell us all about it.

[@kd5byb]

The only people who never make a mistake are those who never do anything. If you're doing stuff, you're going to make a mistake sometimes, PERIOD.

[@brentmiller3951]

I have been a carpenter over 25 yrs and I constantly tell the new guys.If someone tells you they never screwed up they are full of it or have never done anything. Lumber is forgiving compared to other things like concrete. I have learned a bunch from mistakes .

[@Agnemons]

Where do you want me to step forward to? 😛 As they say. Excrement happens. But once the brown stuff has impacted the spinney thing it's what you do about it that matters.

[@wayne9518]

I thought I made a mistake once, but I was mistaken.

[@Agnemons]

@@wayne9518 Theif!!!! You stole my favorite saying.

[@JAMSIONLINE]

Hey, the Cleaning Guy wants to thank everyone for the birthday wishes. I also want to point out that today was the Father-in-Law's 95th birthday. The family celebrated at his favorite restaurant, Dairy Queen. I have known him since I was about 12 years old. He has always been there to support my wife and I but never ever meddled in our business. You're a good man George.

[@Absaalookemensch]

You're a blessed family. Cheers from Idaho.

[@JohnChrysostom101]

Happy birthday to your father in law to!

[@randyrabinowitch3243]

Anyone who is celebrating their 95th birthday should be able to pick the ole DQ if that's what they want. Good for him!!! I have to agree with him, along with great ice cream treats, their burgers are pretty darn good.

[@taylorsutherland6973]

DQ! Yes, my kind of guy. Happy 95th!

[@thisolesignguy2733]

Happy birthday Jim! My Dad always said, machinists never get old - they just have more tolerance.

[@jamesscullin6388]

The mark of a great person is when you own up to a mistake or accident that is easily prevented. They don’t make excuses they figure out how to apologize, make up for the error, and take measures to avoid it in the future.

[@rickharper6320]

Great work for a great customer !!! As others may agree, few have seen a MM cylinder head totally restored. Thanks !!!! Great series !!!

[@wastafus]

Few have ever seen an MM tractor for that matter

[@bobcoats2708]

Good to see that the cleaning guy is still taking his primary job duties seriously! Cheers guys.

[@earlpatton6489]

Nice fix. People who never make mistakes never do anything. And. Happy birthday to the cleaning guy!

[@kisselectronics8360]

Happy Birthday to the Cleaning Guy, Best Wishes !! Happy to see you enjoy your cake !!

[@hodwooker5584]

Happy everyday sir!

[@matthewgreen1312]

Happy Birthday to you Jim, "The Cleaning Dad"...I wish many more healthy and happy years for you! I hate screw-ups as much as the next guy, but not editing them out, and making things good... Priceless! I love your channel, and I feel smarter after every episode! Thank you for your skill and expertise in this disposable world!

[@johnisaacson2589]

Show me a man that never makes a mistake and I will show you the man that does not do anything! Well done guys. Never miss a video.

[@ron827]

A good machinist is capable of making mistakes disappear. You both do a GREAT job as does Josh.

[@jeffhopper3526]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JIM aka The Cleaning Guy!!!

[@donscott6431]

I worked in an automotive machine shop for a decade. We did mostly high performance engines. SO MUCH STRESS. Got out of the business and began cooking for a living. Watching this channel brings back the love that I had working with machines but also some of my nightmarishly STUPID, and costly, mistakes. I guess I really DO have a love/hate feeling for this channel (mostly love). Something y’all will do that brings back a memory of a major mistake : I’ll just shake my head and block it out😂

[@MrSocko-vn7fw]

Auto mechanic here. Same thing. The older you get, the more time you have and the slower you go. I hardly make mistakes ever now because I take my sweet time and take a step back when I get upset. When I was younger I made stupid mistakes because I would get that upset feeling (frustration) and as I got older I have learnt that I’ve done 5000 jobs and I’m sure I’ll get this one done too. We all make mistakes I guess what I was trying to say.

[@weirddeere]

You hit on what I love about machining....you can screw up, but as long as you put some thought into it, you can usually save it!

[@davidelliott5843]

After WW2, the canal behind a Rolls Royce engine factory was drained. They found all sorts of partly finished engine parts. Workers had scrapped a part and lobbed it out of the window. Then no doubt worked like mad to make up the wasted time.

[@bass69player]

Happy Birthday to The Cleaning Guy! Hope you have a fabulous day and many more years to come!!

[@MikeHarris1984]

I would like to see a video where you guys go through machine maintenance. Like the hone machine, when / how you inspect for issues, oil parts, since there is many moving parts, im sure there is a lot to do in off times to make sure it doesnt break down on you guys!

[@MarcMercier1971]

In my 53 years of life and 39 yrs of professional creating/working/handling/repairing possibly billions of dollars of sensitive or irreplaceable equipment/parts and even money matters... I learned early on... *mess up / fess up*. It's called being mature. :) The embarrassment of making an error is FAR less than pointing fingers or getting caught in a lie. I'd rather be fined/suspended/fired from a job after admission of guilt... than the absolute shame of being called a liar or deceitful. I will immediately contact a superior if I make a mistake. In my current job of 2 yrs and counting, I think that was maybe twice... and it was paperwork related that he had to sort out. If someone admits a mistake/error to me... they actually gain my trust more. Anyway.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY CLEANING GUY! I wish you many more... there's more janitorial training to pass on.

[@rvarsigfusson6163]

Honest people who admits their failures are worth to keep even if they make a mistake once in awhile ......... Those who hide it and lie are dangerous to have to deal with. A small fail can cost some serious bucks if not fixed right away..... just like a cancer.

[@edsmachine93]

Very nice work Jim and Nicholas. The sleeve installation really came out nice. Some people may not realize how tough a job is like this. And what a huge responsibility and weight it carries. Certainly precision quality job. Thanks for sharing the process. Have a great day.👍🇺🇸

[@prevost8686]

You can’t fire the cleaning guy cause nobody wants to work anymore. At least he shows up for work. In a way you did the customer a favor. The material that a modern sleeve is made from greatly exceeds the quality of the material used originally to cast the bore way back then. People think that the quality of castings was better in the “good old days “ but it just isn’t true. Happy birthday cleaning guy!

[@davidelliott5843]

The Jeep engine with rusted cylinder walls is a case in point.

[@johngarlick7115]

It’s not that nobody wants to work anymore bud it’s more like nobody wants to work 40+ hours a week to not make enough money to live a decent life.

[@davidj4662]

@@johngarlick7115 They also can't defer gratification until they save money by living within their means. They want it all now or screw it.

[@johngarlick7115]

@@davidj4662 you can’t save money when you make 2600 a month, pay 1000 for rent, another 300 for utilities, car payment, car insurance, fuel for that car, insurance for that car, food, medical expenses when needed. To put it in easier terms if someone works for Kellogg cereal and they can’t afford to but that cereal as it’s to expensive there is a problem with wages. Companies now would rather hire a financial advisor at 100k plus a year to tell their employees they don’t make enough than to use that money to pay their employees better. All while the people actually making the companies money are lucky to see 1-2% wage increases yearly, but executives that have the least to do with the success of the company get 8-15% yearly with bonuses. Yet no one understands why industry is failing in the us and more and more is getting outsourced to other countries.

[@Hyratel]

@@davidj4662 "Living within their means" there literally isn't enough money for the cheapest versions of the bare essentials. Budget Better doesn't help when there just isn't enough for groceries, life-critical medication, and housing (whether rental or ownership)

[@007JakeD]

My dad was a machinist and I get a lot of joy watching you guys together. What you two do is what my dream for my dad and I was before he passed. Thanks for what you do. You guys are awesome.

[@007JakeD]

And happy birthday to the janitor.

[@andrewsnow7386]

Happy Birthday! A sure sign of a top notch shop -- showing your oops, not trying to hide it.

[@02f4irider]

Happy birthday "cleaning guy". Each year is a reason to celebrate since we dont get to be around forever. Cake and family is the best celebration.

[@randyrabinowitch3806]

FANTASTIC! I know it takes many more hours to produce these shows than the actual video length. After each episode I wanna see more. As the saying goes, “ WORK FASCINATES ME, I CAN WATCH IT FOR HOURS”.. 😂 These are truly the best shows of their kind.

[@user-zs2um9il3e]

You lot are a class act, very hard to find people who aren’t flakes and pride themselves on their fine work like you do. Much love from the UK.

[@thegdfp6447]

Happy Birthday, Cleaning Guy! Good thing that kid came along, or you'd you'd still be selling mud-pies on the side of the county road, and saving up for a dirt floor in your tarpaper shack ;)

[@skiphelton1560]

Had to chuckle to myself about the humid comment. I grew up outside of Eads Co. and the humidity was nonexistent. Went into the service spent time in Vietnam (unbelievable humidly) come back stateside to North Carolina (humid) then went to Panama for jungle warfare and survival training. Now live in Illinois where you would think it would be lower in humidity but no, high levels most of the time. I am dreaming of the day of living someplace (other than Arizona) where the level never gets above 25%. I hate humidity, had my fill, I tip my hat to those who enjoy it or at least tolerate it. Just my 2 cents on humidity levels. Happy birthday and enjoy watching you bring old stuff back to life.

[@Absaalookemensch]

The cleaning guy is allowed the occasional "oops" moment. Happy Birthday. Wishing you a good coming year.

[@joemuncie9187]

Happy Birthday Jimmy!!! Great job. Having a son like Nicholas is a big help. Any screw up that you find and correct is not a mistake.

[@jasonwood7340]

I've had to deal with some pretty gnarly chatter on the lathe before. I've wrapped those rubber tie-down straps around the part before, works pretty well. Lead is pretty good at deadening vibration too, rubber strapping lead to those cylinders would have probably helped with chatter. Something to keep in mind for the next chattery cut =) Happy Birthday!

[@Dave-gf3kd]

Love your channel. It’s a no BS, educate and share…so even for those of us who have never done this type of work, it’s a pleasure to watch your content!

[@jamesmoore869]

Happy birthday Cleaning Guy and thank you for showing the mishap and it's solution. Be well

[@billywird]

Now you see some engineer over there at Minneapolis Moline many years ago designed that engine with you in mind. He figured because you had to baby sit that block so that your cutter would not bottom out that you would grab that stool and accidently bump that boring machine and put that gouge in that cylinder. As you stated before you would normally set that depth on a standard block and go do something else as there was no worry about the boring bar hitting anything once it cleared the bore, and of course shut off. But this time the sequence of events was changed, and you had to baby sit this process in order to make sure there was no trouble and that alteration in process resulted in this error. It happens to the best of us and now experience is the best teacher on the next time you encounter these types of engines.

[@ldiver61]

as the cylinder gets cut i like the strobe effect from the lights and the camera that makes the single cutter look like 4 if nick does the math he can figure out if the speed or the electrical hertz from the city is accurate

[@davidelliott5843]

Today’s LED lights exaggerate this effect at some speeds. They are actually flashing but our persistence of vision means we don’t see it.

[@chuckm6592]

Don't care how careful you are, things can still happen causing things not to turn out as intended. I respect you guys even more for admitting the mishap and not just editting it out or ignoring it completely off camera and saying nothing as if it never happened. I admit, I have no knowledge in the type of work you do, but I am still fascinated by the work you do.

[@Mike-xt2ot]

The best advice any great dad can give to his son. "As long as you can fix your mistake is all that matters " This channel stands out due to the relationship between you two. A great bond between father and son.

[@hardtail-gy8dk]

Happy Bday Cleaning guy, you've saved way more over the years than lost, junior kind of tough on you this weekend😅 hope another great year ahead

[@criggie]

Instead of a rubber band to kill the resonance, a sandbag helps, or a sock 2/3 filled with rice and sewed closed. You can hold it on with a long velcro strap or just loop teh sock around the part. Also there's "noise barrier" as used in car floors, but that tends to be sticky and hard to remove.

[@scottspoerlein1650]

We use bicycle inner tubes to stop the harmonics when boring thin cylinders. Sometimes just strips of rubber

[@TheAngryJean]

Happy birthday. Been watching for a long time. I have learned a lot from you guys. Trying to open up my own machine shop. I do have experience but it's the tips and tricks that make or break a job

[@stephenpoe2037]

Fun series on these old engines ! Thanks for sharing all of the Misery !

[@2hacksbuilding82]

Happy birthday Jim. I appreciate your honesty about making a mistake, it makes it easier for the next man to learn how to be honest about his own mistakes

[@jimcockburn4652]

It's always better when the senior member of the team messes up, the younger tradesman wouldn't normally hear the end of it or at least not for awhile.HAPPY BIRTHDAY

[@cyclone3999]

Im obviously way late but happy birthday to the cleaning guy! You remind me of my late grandpa who was always teaching me new things. So thank you for that!

[@charleswelch249]

Happy birthday, cleaning guy. Those are unique heads and cylinders. Hopefully, it will last another 65 years and keep history running far into the future. Great video on a very unique project.

[@brianjay692]

Happy birthday to the hardest working machinist on KZbin!

[@larrybeussink7737]

Getting yourself out of trouble is just part of the learning process of being a machinist. You never want to quit learning.

[@Whereismy10mm]

Happy birthday Jim! We actually use a big rubber strap with a clip when we machine brake drums to eliminate the ring/chatter

[@RonDoiron-pz3ee]

Great shop!! Well organ😂ized. Had to use my drill press to hone various cylinder heads, mostly motor cycle engines. The 1952 GMC I bought off a fellow welder, was in great shape, body wise, the 235 and clutch were toast. Rebuilt to .040” over and had the head redone by a reputed repair shop. (They did an excellent job). Took me 5 days to pull it out of the truck, disassembled, repaired and re-installed.

[@hyperluminalreality1]

He is right. If you have never made a mistake then you have little experience in that line of work. Ability to correct a mistake in a responsible manner is what separates the men from the boys. All boys can grow up though.

[@sloth0jr]

Happy birthday, Jim. One more time around the sun. Regarding screwups - if you never screw up, you're either not experienced enough or not honest enough. I hire tech folks, and one of my interview questions is always "describe the biggest screwup you were personally responsible for." Ya learn a lot by people's answers.

[@nivlick]

Happy birthday to the number one cleaning guy on the internet. From Brisbane Australia.

[@alexdeglavina1412]

A remedy I used to reduce chatter on thin wall castings was to wrap the casting with Plug Duct Seal Compound. It absorbed any vibration from the cutter.

[@WanderingStar-fq4cn]

You could wrap a bungee cord around to cut the ringing / chatter

[@edsmachine93]

Happy Birthday Jim. 🎂 Have a great day. You're not getting old, you're getting better! 👍🇺🇸

[@johnnyholland8765]

Happy birthday pops. You have earned the right to a hiccup now and then. I have bumped a handle a time or two myself. Glad everything worked out.

[@GrahamHomes]

Great work . It heartening to find someone who knows what the roughness measurements Rk ,Rpk and Rvk are about.

[@JB-fn9lb]

Happy Birthday Cleaning Guy! Thanks for teaching all of us so much!

[@halfinchholes88]

Happy birthday Jim!! Liquid nitrogen is so cheap. The expensive part is the storage, transportable(dewar), a vacuum evacuated flask. Next, you'll need a container to hold the liquid N2 and the part. Find something close to the size of the part to be 'frozen'. Styrofoam containers work well. Glass dewars are really efficient, but metal parts will disintegrate. Chill part to -320F, and heat the block to +350F. (670F difference) Sleeve should drop "like a tennis ball down a hallway." BTW, leftover liquid nitrogen makes wonderful ice cream. Cleaning guy will appreciate.

[@ronsherbert5757]

Just pour the leftover liquid back into the flask. The flask is a one time cost, and using nitrogen will save compressor time banging in valve guides and the distortions that causes.

[@shjones27]

Happy BIrthday Jim!! Even though it was a bit ago!! Great shop operation you have there... I'm proud of you all!!

[@jimford2338]

Good stuff ! Father and son working together. Awesome!👌

[@mrbarr1961]

never seen a motor block like the ones you guys are working on, glad you can fix them up, guys. happy birthday.

[@IrenESorius]

Cheers and Happy Birthday from Sweden,, 👍‍‍😋🍰🥂

[@balasekar_v]

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY" to Jimmie aka The Cleaning Guy!!!

[@JamesTrigg]

From one Jim to another - A very Happy Birthday . I enjoy watching you folks at work. On a personal note , I am "peeved" at the guy who rebuilt the engine for my restoration project . Not only did he put an incorrect rear main oil seal, the main bearing caps on backwards and didn't clear the oil galleries, but we just found out that he put the wrong sized main bearings into it

[@recoilrob324]

The mark of a good mechanic is not that he or she never makes a mistake, it's that they never let that mistake get to the customer so fixing things that went wrong is all part of the deal. Inside cathedrals made by Michelangelo there are notes and scribbles showing that things were going wrong and they had to make corrections on the fly. It's the final product that matters.

[@billinhouston3291]

Happy Birthday to the best toupee in all of KZbin! Best cleaning guy in the business! Seriously though, I love watching y'all's stuff, and wish you the best.

[@72polara]

Happy birthday, Jim! I really enjoy the videos and how you pass down your knowledge to your son.

[@philipmilsom9544]

You should try ACF50 to stop rust like on that block you resurfaced. Impregnates into the metal and stops rust for up to 2 years, great stuff

[@jonhaskell9630]

Great videos! On the anti-chatter bands, I wonder if a piece of old inner tube and a house clamp would be enough. On my brake lathe, the rotors just need a "hug" to make them happy. Steal the oversized hose clamp, temporarily, from your sandblast cabinet where the gloves are held on.

[@JackdeDuCoeur]

Happy Birthday Jimmy! Nice work

[@jpkalishek4586]

Birthy Hapday Cleaning Fella!

[@ericsmcmahan]

The clean up guy knows his business. He can grind the very best crankshafts!

[@michaelbutler6012]

Use surgical tubing to wrap around the cylinders for the ringing. A little coolant would help too.

[@JohnPernell]

Happy birthday Jim (cleaning guy)!! You are definitely the star of the show!! 22:23

[@gristlevonraben]

I'm happy for you guys being able to get it usable again! have a great week!

[@MyronChase-zp6ym]

Happy Birthday Jim! And many, many more to come!

[@WilliamWebb-eo9gw]

Happy birthday Mr. Jim. "Cleaning Guy". What a way to "clean up" that booger

[@leonhart2452]

Happy Birthday to the cleaner. On my old motorcycles we use a simular technique to swap sleeves on our cylinder's. Our cylinders are aluminum alloy. We put them in an oven blocked up so the sleeves have room to move. Turn on the heat and listen. Youcan hear when the cylinders get hot enough, the cylinders slide out and you hear hit the rack. When installing you set the cylinders in the oven, stand the sleeves on the cylindersand add heat.again youhear them slide in.

[@davidelliott5843]

Aluminum has a high expansion rate. Iron into iron needs the sleeve to be chilled and the block heated.

[@housepumpinpc3983]

Happy Belated Birthday Cleaning Guy! Hold on to him. You'll miss him when he's gone. I know I miss my cleaning guy...

[@darrellepickering8433]

Bottom line is that you've made it right. When parts are unobtainum you do the best you can.

[@Balderoni_]

Late Happy Birthday to the Cleaning Guy! 🎉❤ Love how you both do stuff together and cant wait for the next video!

[@logancarter2134]

Happy Birthday Jim!!! I enjoy watching you are the kid work together so very much.

[@lukebrennan5780]

Mate, always a HUGE pleasure to watch you two. That cleaning guy has his moments, but I reckon you should keep him on!

[@louisboshoff9142]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIM! Don't be too heavy on yourself for the accidental stuff up! You have master artisan skills! The road is not always smooth.

[@oldmantaiter]

Happy birthday! To make a mistake is to be human, it’s how we learn best. Here’s to many more birthdays and lessons. Cheers.

[@craighansen7594]

Happy Birthday! Did you stage the cleaning utensils in the kitchen?

[@DoubleE-2250]

I thoroughly enjoyed this series on the Moline Zs. It was fun watching how you adapted your equipment to work on them, how the cleaning guy fessed-up to his mistake and how he overcame his boo-boo.

[@jthampshire]

Happy Birthday Dad. I love your channel. Information and entertainment in one. Keep up the good work.

[@tombache3426]

I admire you hard work. And your ability to share how it is done.

[@BookkeepersHusband]

Happy Birthday Jimmie! Great fix on this ‘Ol engine!

[@bigal878]

🎉Happy Birthday🎉 to the cleaning guy. I admire your honesty in saying ‘l stuffed up’ and then just cracking on to fit it. I love this channel and watching you and your son work together and producing great machining and engine building videos. Watching from Australia 👍🇦🇺 P.S Cake fixes everything lol

[@kennydebique6192]

Happy birthday. I'm a July born as well. The best machinists are born on July 😂.

[@lowbudgetbob1155]

I don't think I could live in Colorado. I'm in Az and I like the summers, my skin is fine with the humidity we have. The winters are a different story. We joke about it being a dry heat here but the winters are even drier. My skin dries out, my hands crack... I would bet it's even worse in Colorado in the winters. This has been interesting watching the sleeve installs. I recently had a Chevy engine sleeved on 1 cylinder and hadn't seen the process before. Happy Birthday cleaning guy!!!!

[@markmetzger5430]

Black rubber tarp straps that the truckers use work well to dampen the ring when turning or boring. Happy Birthday!

[@charlesperry1051]

Happy birthday to the cleaning guy! I wish I knew half of what he knows about machining!

[@craighansen7594]

That large amount of unsupported cylinder looks scary considering the. 002" interference fit.

[@jackfrost1031]

Considering the 4 cylinders together may make 40 hp it’s prob not a problem.

[@andyread4332]

The cleaning guy cleans up his mess’s. Happy birthday from N.Z.

[@GGigabiteM]

I lived in Denver in the late 90s, I miss the dry air. Here in Texas, most of the year it's 60-90% humidity. Unprotected metal will flash rust in just a few minutes and you can get a pretty nasty rust scale in just a few hours.

[@MrSlipstreem]

Happy birthday Mr Cleaning Guy, and bless you for all the great work you carry out with good humour to keep people's old thumpers going. 😊

[@cdesaulos]

Happy Birthday Jimmie! Here's to many more for you sir!