Hands-down one of the most informative pieces on climb- vs conventional milling. I accidentally clicked on this right before I was supposed to leave for a meeting, but was so impressed with it's depth of information, that being late was completely worth it. What a really,

also your skills at doing cautious perfect small crashes and grabs WAS THE BEST IVE EVER SEEN--youve got in the hours milling thats for sure.

I’ve been a Toolmaker for 22 years and today my son sent me a picture of his mill setup at his high school. I asked if they’re teaching them the basics like climb and conventional and he said no. I’m not a good person to explain with words so figured I’d do a quick search and your video came up. I’ll definitely watch it again with him as your explanation is far better than mine and the visual examples are excellent. Nice machine shop too. I’ve always wanted to have one but it’s hard to justify the cost when my employer allows us to use the shop for our own stuff on our own time. Thx again

This is a dude that is speaking from a lot of practical experience. No fluff here. This is priceless info for people interested in this stuff.

Great piece Tom. This is the best explanation of why conventional vs climb milling finishes differ I have ever seen. Thanks for taking the time to educate us! Fred

Sort of knew, but the standing stock jump brought it home; The stock vise grip against the jaws was a GREAT tip. This will live in my memory as I grow as a machinist. Thank you, great explanation.

As someone just starting out with a small home hobby machine shop I LOVE your videos. I've been watching them for about a year now and you have taught me so many right ways to do things. Thank you for these!

Very good demo! An old timer once used the terms "push mill" (conventional) and "pull mill" (climb). I'll watch more of your channel.

Your videos are as good now as when you made them! Thanks for taking the time to help us out.

I really like the fact that Tom takes time to help us with our techniques. Thank You Tom.

Thanks for talking through the "whys" of climbing milling. As a hobbyist Ive been aware of it since the 1980s but this the first time I heard a thorough discussion on it. I'll def recommend your channel as a priority must watch for any noobs..

Awesome, thank you for the perfect instruction! Great timing too, I’m getting my first knee mill next week. 😃

I think this might be the best video on this subject on youtube.

Learned more about milling the square bar held vertical in the vice. Thanks. Glad I found your older video as you made things more clear.

I've always had a problem telling the two apart. Never again! Thanks tom!

Your explanations are excellent as always. I appreciate you taking the time to educate the beginner machinist community. Thank you.

Good explanation, I learned the same 40 years ago. Anyhow, in the modern machines with very little backlash climb cutting is always used, as it saves tool life and produces better surfaces.

Learned a lot, and your demonstrations (rather than just verbal explanations) make both the procedure and the results - desirable and undesirable - very clear. Super helpful. Thanks again.

Glad you are back making videos! Thank you for your hard work and fantastically informative material

Great. I've been doing more or less simple machining for 15 years, learning and picking up tips from trained machinist but found I simple end up machining by feel and common sense without having actually studied the physics involved. It is definitely a plus to understand more substantially why I'm doing what I'm doing. I can see learning a great deal in the next few months simply watching this channel and similar ones and being able to take on much more substantial projects and fixtures. Thank you for taking the time making these videos.