nice job Mr Brand lol....for a guy who has been working in the shop by himself forever with nobody lookin over his shoulder, you sure are good at letting us see the process! Thank you for everything!!

Man you can tell he takes pride in his work and why chief had always been successful 👏

There's never enough motor content in my opinion. Especially from professionals. Don't worry about us big dawg we just wanna watch you work and learn from it. Thanks for the knowledge.

It’s nice to see a real machinist share his work

Decades of knowledge in 20 minutes. Very cool.

this man is one of many treasures in the car community

As a cyl head machinist it nice to see a video of a fellow craftsman doing things the right way great video man.

I enjoy the hell out of the videos!

I think this was an absolutely great video! Not boring at all. As stated by others, watching a true craftsman at work is almost mesmerizing! Definently looking forward to future content

Yeah buddy

You can always tell a tradesman that's passionate about his work... Gerald's attention to detail is OUTSTANDING! He lets nothing slip by! Great video guy! Keep'em coming!

Heck Yes! They Definitely Weren't Fresh!!! Excellent video Jackie - G. B.! 😎

Can never see to much of a true craftsman, no matter how simple or difficult. Thanks for sharing

Brings back memories of when I was a kid in my uncle's machine shop. I love this stuff! Watching art being made.

You sir are a great match for viewer's of Chief & Jackie. Large majority of us really enjoy the technical aspect of what y'all do, throw in the fact of the pride you obviously take in your work and it makes fantastic content.aybe consider showing us what goes into building a stroker motor on a average Joe budget. Maybe a 383 or a 421 with a factory GM block. Build it and raffle it off.

They truly are man’s best friend, say what you want, they will always be your friend, no matter what! Our dogs!

This is the content we've been waiting for. I'd watch you work on any motor. Very educational

Wow ... memories of working with my Dad back in the 60's in his backyard auto repair shop. Not much has changed ... but a few things did... Aluminum heads, double valve springs, pneumatic spring compressor (we used manual) and cleaning out the sparkplug threads... LOL ... keep the videos coming amigo !!!!

Thanks for explaining the process really loved the video and your little plastic bottle chewing girl ❤

Excellent video, Excellent work ! It's nice to see a professional at work thinking about everything that needs to be done correctly

Great job Mr. Brand! You can tell a man that takes pride in his work by how clean and organized he keeps his shop and work areas. Your shop Mr. Brand is impeccable and you sir are a true professional. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with your viewers. 🎯

Love watching your work! I'm in a different line of work, but when someone asks me why I'm so expensive I tell them You're paying for the 40 years of experience and knowledge I have gained to perform the current job at a higher level. Mesmerizing to watch this stuff!

Not many people realize what goes into fixing heads like that. Very nice work.

It is nice to see the practice of a professional in the automotive machine shop world. I always wanted to find a good local machine shop where I can hang out just to absorb that sweet knowledge. Great job

Awesome.. One man show. I enjoy watching and always learn something even for a 70 year old.. Good job sir...

Awesome video it is entertaining to watch someone who knows what they are doing fix a worn part and make it useable again. It is also nice having you explaine how some processes have changed over the years and why. Thanks for sharing this never gets boring to me,

This is soo enjoyable and informative, thank you!

Very informative not boring at all, looking forward to more.

You have a lot of very valuable information in this video. I really appreciate the way you explain all the time and effort you put into the valve train. Excellent video.

If someone has become as proficient in what they do such as yourself, you will always have an audience. Allot of people don’t realize but there is something mesmerizing about watching a master at his craft. And I encourage anybody to please find something you love and be good at it. There is almost no greater feeling than being able to master a skill. To be able to do something almost effortlessly, and to even have people comment on how well you do something feels pretty good to. But it really is a confidence boost when you are better at something than everybody else.

As long as the check clears call him what ya want 😂

Great Video !!! Your doing just fine no change needed !!

Really love the video and watching the awesome machining work you do. You can tell this man has never cut a corner and is very meticulous. Thank you for sharing and I can't wait until the next video!!

Love the video Gerald. very informative and entertaining. between 3-5 looked really bad at the start, i had a feeling the crack was there or 4-6 good work cleaning that up putting some life back into these wore out heads. after seeing the heads like this and the rest of the engine. this engine was 100% not fresh when chief bought it. it was wore out on it last legs ready for something to check out.

Your doing just fine. Informative and entertaining

Very well done Sir !! A+ on the audio and video quality. Narration was A+ as well. And it's obvious you are an A+++ skilled machining and detail craftsman,110%

Doing a great job with the videos. Thank you for taking the time.

Love seeing these videos. This is the kind of knowledge that usually only comes from experience/ trial and error an here we are getting it just from watching a video. Your tips and tricks speak volumes about your craftsmanship an intellect.

You're doing great on the videos. I just enjoy seeing how things are professionally done. It helps me to understand everything. You can sit and go into detail talking about it, and I will not understand much, but if you show me what you're talking about, I will understand it and retain it. Do you do any Harley head work or cylinder boring?

Nothing better than race car motors and puppies!!!

Love the videos Mr. Gerald! Keep them coming, not too many people show the backside of machine work...

I haven’t seen threaded valve guides in over 20 years. It used to be a big up-sell at a couple machine shops around where I live. One shop used to thread the guides and then put bearings retainer on the seals to keep them from sucking oil. Talk about a pain to remove old seals

The man! Great videos, this is great stuff. You might find machine shop stuff boring after all the years of experience, but for those of us interested in this stuff but not working in this space we love it. Keep up the great work!

Great work Mr.Brand keep them coming.

The commentary is really educational. I know a bit about machining in general but nothing about machining motors. Just seeing the process is neat. Thanks for the great videos

It is such a priviledge, honor and joy to watch a talented, skillful and knowledgeable craftsman at work. Seeing it going to a timelapse is a bit shameful really, imo. It is slow and tedeous if you look it like that, but it is also mezmerising and relaxing to me. You don't have to change your habits for us, we just want to see you work. If you want to explain what you do, that's great and we would love to hear it, but it's not necessary. Just point the camera at the work station and get to work as you do normally. Be you. That is the Gerald we want to see.

Excellent video Gerald. I used a machine shop and the owner held seven NHRA world records in A/Stock and he was the best but he too didn’t tell you certain things.

It’s awesome to see this type of content. Normally you just drop it off at the machine shop and come back when it’s done. It’s great to see the behind the scene magic.

Thank you so much for taking the time to put these videos. Machine shop processes are a favorite type of video. Great Content !!!

Videos are awesome. Thanks for letting us know how to do things the right way!!!!!

The videos are not boring. I enjoy watching a craftsman at work.

You are the difference between a machine shop and an engine machine shop. Getting harder to find an engine machinist. Thank you for sharing.

Nothing more enjoyable than watching a master at work.

Love these kind of videos, keep them coming.

Your content is beyond informative. I'm sure I speak for all your viewers but learning is not enough. More commentating please. You had my attention from the beginning to end, all the way from the Navajo Nation.

Are you kidding me, I think what you're doing is awesome. Old schooling it ! It's what you know and love to do I'm sure. It's really cool to finally see who you are as we've all heard Chief mentioning your name on more than one occasion. Chief is really lucky to have someone of your caliber right around the corner from him and I'm pretty sure he feels the same way ! I wouldn't give ur secrets away either. Keep em coming !!👍🏻👍🏻

Love the technical side of building race engines !

Mr.brand is a dying breed. This world needs more people like Mr. Brand is thorough a perfectionist and knowledgeable. Job well done.

keep doing what you are doing... you are one of the few that actually show how things are done. thanks

Can't beat a soul who is whole-hearted! Real people, real hearts!

much love from the UK loving the new channel and what you do on a daily basis

Gerald your the man

I really enjoy your videos, I wish I would have stayed working in a engine shop years ago so for me watching you work and hearing you explain most of the details of the process and the tools your using is priceless knowledge...Also your sidekick is an awesome addition to the videos! Keep'em coming!

Just the right amount of narration. I've put holes in stuff, but nothing that could be called machine work. I've stuck two metal pieces together, but nothing you would call welding. The stuff you do is fascinating, definitely do more videos.

Here is the most realistic comment that you have ever read here. The bad thing about watching your videos for the people who don't live anywhere near you, try to go and find someone local who has your knowledge and cares about the work they do is damn near impossible. Look I love watching your videos, but I get so discouraged because all I run into are expensive shops that have big loans and only care about the bottom dollar, or people who are learning on customer parts. Sifting through the junk is frustrating and a flat-out waste of time, so my Hawaiian SSP Fox Body has been sitting for two years because I don't trust any of these shops. People like yourself are harder to find anymore and it's sad, I have so much respect for you and your knowledge.

Love the videos! Please, keep it up

As a 35+ year Tool Maker I totally agree with not sharing all the tricks you have learned over the years. Some of them have come the hard way, and not for everyone to know.That said I always love to see a Master at work.

Videos like these needs to be seen!!! Machinists are miracle workers & don't get enough credit for what they know & do.

Always ready to watch a good machinist do his magic. I worked in an automotive machine shop when I was first starting out, I ended up as an engineer working in boring manufacturing facilities, my first love was always racing engines.

Always interesting to see a man take pride in his work. Tried to instill the idea of pride in my children and think it has served them well.

Jackie’s getting you up to speed quick with this KZfaq thing. Great job on these, interesting as all hell.

Never boring, it’s great just watching you work.

Gerald your videos are awesome I'm a pin striper by trade And I've always thought machine work was extremely interesting. Film what you consider interesting and have fun with it

I love this kind of stuff. I could just watch the machines run. Commentary on how and why is just a bonus.

Keep doing these videos the same way, Gerald. Most folks don't realize that recon/repair work is a whole 'nother animal than simply building or assembling. Strange things lurk beneath the surface of good-looking pieces. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.

Talking to yourself isn't bad but when you argue with yourself it's hard to decide a winner 😂😂 great video

Great video Gerald! Love the instructional videos! Not boring at all!!!👍👍👍👍

I can see why Chief takes his motors to you. It's great to watch someone who really cares about the quality of their work. Great job Gerald! Love the pooch too!

Dogs are awesome, we would never made it through the cave man days without them, love the dog! 👍

Love the videos!! I'm glad to see you putting these out.

thank you for sharing as much as you did -- Such an incredible job !! even if it only took 8 hours, it is billed as 40 Years and 8 hours .

Fuck no it isn’t boring!! Man, you don’t have to feel obligated to do a damned thing, I appreciate whatever you’re willing to share. Thank you for giving us a glimpse into your world, and your pups day. Please, keep ‘em comin!

Hell yea. I’m a Lifelong drag racer, that has built hundreds of engines and I loved this video. Keep ‘em coming. I used Al Weis from Wichita Falls for years, and that dude wouldn’t share any of his wizardry. 😅😅

It's refreshing to have a channel with just a nice dude doing stuff I enjoy to watch.

You and Chief have been friends for 30yrs and HE DOESNT KNO YOUR NAME EITHER....But your doin a good job speaking to the camera . Keep it up

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience! It can't be easy for a one man operation. I am impressed how you roll with mismatched pistons and valves for a guy that can afford to buy a new motor.

I absolutely loved it.super informative and I will never get bored watching a true craftsman.

Love watching you work sir. My grandfather was a master machinist. Enjoyed watching him work as well. By the way I go by the second pronunciation Gerald.

Nice to see the comfort/confidence at which you perform the task

I enjoy the peek behind the curtain, seeing how the sausage is made.

7:08 my pitbull Thumper was obsessed with bottles as well, rest her precious soul

Thanks for sharing ☺️. Like watching you work.

Love this! Thanks for sharing an inside look. I will be here for any video that’s posted.

I loved the video! Thanks for showing us!

love the dog she is sweet I could not live without my little friend

Excited to see what’s to come, thank you for sharing

Thanks for sharing Mr. Brand!

Great video! Appreciate the insights and your manner.

Really enjoy your content, enjoy watching craftsman doing their craft. 👍🏼

Thank you for taking your time to show us.