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The cleaning guy sure knows a lot about engines. We need more cleaning guys just like him. Love the precision work for sure.

Really appreciate machinists more after discovering this channel

as an hvac guy for 28 years i’m proud to admit i know absolutely nothing about what you two are talking about but i love this channel.. it’s my new favorite, thanks for what you guys do

Best quote of the day, "There is enough needle movement to know I am actually measuring." Attention to minute details and targeting extremely small tolerances is impressive for cheap help. :-)

As a CNC operator on a production crankshaft line in a major automotive production factory. What you are correcting here is moving this crank into specs and limits that I see at work. Amazing work gentleman.

Retired moldmaker/toolmaker here.. for over 50 years. So love your channel! Relate to all the procedures, checking, dialing in, grinding/maching and bringing it all together as you guys do.. great job as always!

As a mechanic and having my ol' man now just hit his 80's, seeing your dad have the wiggles but having machines with such fine control that it allows him to continue doing what he loves doing just gets me in the feels! Your dad is like an entire encyclopaedia set and the stuff he has forgotten is probably more than I'll ever learn. Love seeing you 2 work together.

I am always impressed by machinists……they are almost always humble like this too….I get lost in the numbers and math but I can tell he has it figured out properly……great video showing how it’s done

this just shows how easy this job is when even the cleaning guy in a shop can do it.

And this is why I had no issue paying my local machine shop a bit extra to make sure my engine build was done right! Love the videos Gentlemen! Top notch 👍👍

Goes to show that out of the box by a reputable company isnt always ready to install. This is why its so important to find the right machinist, because no two of those are the same either. We need more like you guys, experienced and always learning every single day.

Being old enough to be the cleaning guy's father and having had a master machinist for MY father, I can't tell you how refreshing it is to see there are still people with a perfectionist's mentality and the skills and knowledge to apply them. Well done you two, well done!

Lol 😂 your Dad is a great sport. But he's a even greater machinist

It's very satisfying to witness the strict attention to detail and precision. After watching some of your videos, it's very easy to bring something in for a job and not have to worry about " do they know what they're doing?" kinda thoughts. Great job salvaging that crank..

Educational and it’s equally interesting watching you two.

The relationship between the two of you is what makes this channel! Enjoy seeing the projects as they progress through to completion.

The detail in getting this crank right from aspects is fascinating. Most of us just look at the journal and want the least material removed. Great video and full respect for your crank grinding skills.

I wish everyone took as much pride in there work as you two guys, the cleaning guy is doing a great job. Lol

The amount of precision work is astounding. These guys are very skilled.

Great to see someone who really cares about the details and finished product being as good as possible 👍👍👍🇦🇺

I really like how your channel has a mix of projects. It's not just one type. New stuff Old stuff and even Tractors. A nice mix, keep up the good work.

I'm in awe at the skill of you guys. The care and attention to detail is astounding 🇬🇧

This is so awesome to watch, very precise! It's so neat to see someone still taking pride in their work!

your cleaning crew will be schooling you all the way till the end .. absolutely love this channel, take care of one another 🙂

Oh, I really hope you guys get a lot more business coming your way because of this channel!

You 2 are fantastic! You guys really pay attention to detail where it counts and have very honest insights. I would love to have you guys do an engine for me one day.

extremely excellent work on when you’re working on a crankshaft, that is something that you never, ever rush through, because the Main Journals and ConRod Journals have to be within thousandths of an inch , otherwise the engine will fail

Absolutely brilliant story so far on the 383. Not a machinist, but you need to increase your 'cleaning guys' wages. Explanations of the various processes are absolutely spot on, easily understood by a lay person. Thoroughly enjoying this series so far. PS How is the tractor rebuild going.

Also, one thing I learned that was etched in my head from my old auto shop teacher in highschool, who actually looked alot like the cleaning guy here, same personality too. Amazing book of information. But he pushed that a crank is designed to be supported in the main bearings. And storing it laying down WILL bend it under its own weight And never ever ever ever store the crank laying down. The shop had crank slots like win glass holders under one of the long stainless steel tables, to slide the cranks in and they hang from the end. Always spread white lithium grease and wrap in a bag and store slotted hanging. Even laying down for a few hours, the crank can bend itself ever so slightly you probably could put back in and hold it and allow it to come down, but if it's bent when you torque everything down, you risk rolling a main bearing. I loved soaking in knowledge and always wanted to do machine work, but I didn't know anyone to be able to learn under. But now I'm a senior lead IT security architect for a fortune 500 financial firm working in an Air conditioned office putting together reports, power points, presentations to the CISO, and building our the latest security platforms... Just doing the same clockwork activities day in day out .. My machinest dreams set sail long ago :(. Here I sit sad and possible talent wasted... if any kid shows interest in doing this, be sure to invite him in and spark that little machinest in them to follow. :). My grandson, he's 11 months and I'm going to push to spark his interest in electrical engineering, or mechanical or something. And be something other then this new generation of pansies lol. ...ouch, my feelers are hurt by your opinion on something that has nothing to do with me, but I'm going to complain until someone listens. Lol

I am totally impressed with how clean your shop is because every time I see your cleaning guy he's wasting his time grinding cranks and decking heads to perfection.😁

Quality people doing Quality work! What a joy to watch! I had commented in the balancing video about checking the balance of the "replacement" crank before adding the weighted flywheel, with just the bobweights. Is that a possibility?? I know that some 383 kits are internally balanced and just wondering how this kit is set up. Thanks and keep up the great work!

I love the description of it being like grinding a wet noodle. I had worked with steel a lot as just a diy kinda welder, and knew it wasn't as hard and rigid as we like to think, fast forward a few years and I'm a hobby machinist with a little lathe, and it always amazes me how much metals will twist, bend, distort, wobble, ect. Would be mind blowing to teenage me.

Absolutely love it when perfection is a given standard without drama or ego

I am really enjoying the depth of discussion and detail you guys are sharing - all in easy to understand language ... I love the interaction too! THANK YOU for sharing!

Your Dad is tip of the top. And I'll bet he's pretty proud of you too. And your Mom, for putting up with all of you is a golden standard! I really appreciate all of you. Thanks for sharing.

Love the back anf forth between you two!!! Makes it all worht while!!! Thank You, Both😄😁😊

Amazing work! Even more amazing is the years of work and experience that goes into something like this. There is no substitute for experience!!!👍

It's amazing out of all the shop videos I've seen many of the machines are older rather new. In that, it's the older machines that are making the difference for a better outcome! This includes the people who maintain and operate them! Their knowledge is invaluable and worthy of a timely periodic raise to keep their interests fresh.

For all of the great content you've produced, this one on Crank grinding is my new favorite. Watched it from beginning to end. So informative and the Cleaning Guy got to show case his talent. I wish a had pursued a career as machinist but life didn't work out that way. You're channel has provided answers to so many questions I've had over the years. I really appreciate your decision making process and that you share it with us. Keep up the great work. Be prepared, I have a feeling you're going to be inundated with brooms and dust pans from your fans. God bless.

I sometimes work with my sons, and they are often surprised by the number of tips and tricks I have collected over seven decades. I really enjoy watching. Thank you for sharing your time and talents.

Your channel by far and this video in particular. Is without a doubt the best automotive machine shop channel on the internet. Your explanations of procedures and information provided to the viewer. Your strive towards the best possible outcome on your work. Plus the back and forth banter between father and son. Thank you for your great channel and for sharing such good videos. Wishing you the best in the future.

This is what it looks to do it right, not because it’s completely necessary, but because you are a true craftsman. The world needs people who bring this capability and consciousness to their endeavors. Thank you for sharing these videos!

Wow. For that quality of work, a week long pizza party would be cheap, even with beers. Got to love the clear connection and control of the crank grinder there. Well done. Hopefully you can get to show us the engine running at some stage.

It was a pleasure watching you show/demonstrate what it takes to grind a crank and make it true. Hats off to you.

A lifetime of experience and pride in workmanship, excellent video and not found in many shops anymore

Wow... old school knowledge and skill. The old timers have so much to give and I thank you for showing his skill. I work in a machine shop and really appreciate the perfection.

Absolutely love the video Show that father and son can work together so well And showing what a professional machinist can do And all the labor it went into it you better get some coffee and donuts in the morning If I close by I would bring them myself God bless and have a good day

Great video and full of little details all explained in a way the average guy can understand all the while showing what the extra time and money are paying for. You guys truly care about the customer, hold a high stand ward for quality, and do the extra things that may go unnoticed. Some may call that OCD but in my mind, it is not just the company name on the product, pride and going above what may be need brings the satisfaction of a great job done. All the details show in the end product. Start solid and square you end the same way. The Cleaning Guy is a bank of knowledge, awesome that you guys have this platform to pass on years of knowledge and shed light on all that goes into your work.

This is truly an art that used to be more common place in the United States, but due to the exit of US manufacturing, has become more and more of a rarity. I look at the way that you have that crank rigged up, and I would love to see a video of what you have to do to set up a crank in that machine so that it spins so nicely around that throw. My great grandfather, John R. Saylor, founded the legendary Pottstown Machine Co…..and I grew up with chips in my shoes. It just warms my heart to see you doing what you’re doing.

This channel is awesome. All the technical talk brings me back to when I built my first motor and how much time I spent researching and trying to learn.

The clean up guy definitely knows what he’s doing. I’m not good at some math and heard about grinding cranks 10-10 i didn’t realize that was 10 thousands of a inch. Took a out of rounds and cleaned it up this amazes me. I know nothing about machining. Your Dad is awesome.

Brings a smile to this old dudes face. i know absolutely nothing about engines and processes but you guys really do make it interesting. Cheers from down under in Aussie.

It's great to see you both work together and love what you do you and your dad are a blast to watch

The amount of pride that the cleaning guy takes in getting things perfectly concentric and in spec is admirable and borderline nutty. I'd hope that my machinist would take as much pride in his work as he does! /E: I'm in the process of rebuilding a motor for the first time, and it's been a lot of fun to get into the nitty-gritty of the details into an engine. I've seen one rebuilt a thousand times, but never gotten into this level of detail into the internal bits! Love it!

Really interesting. I always wondered what the process was to regrind a crank shaft. As a heavy diesel mechanic of 35 plus years. I appreciate your precision work.

This level of precision is mind boggling !! Amazing !!

Great explainer video! Cleaning guy is a great teacher, and the boss does a great job putting it into video for us. Keep up the good work boys!

It's so impressive to watch and listen to you both do all this machining and assembly work with such impressive accuracy and attention to the smallest detail! Even though I have a technical background, I learn quite a bit from each and every episode. Since I'm a German who has to look up certain terms from time to time, it's a bit more complicated, but I enjoy every video. Keep up the good work producing videos like this and celebrating true craftsmanship.

Your knowledge and experience is absolutely superior to some othef engine maching shop I've known. Great workmanship and I trust you are passing on that knowledge to your offspring. Keep on smiling.

❤ I am so loving this channel…I manage a machine shop here in the Philippines and watching your dad with his experiences really makes me in awe…I hope we can develop more machinist like him as compared to kids here in this days enjoying most of their time with gaming activities instead of learning tips and tricks on this particular skill. Love it really.

This is exactly what i need to do for the rest of my life. Awesome skill, and i love the perfection involved.

Quality people doing quality work! Great content.

Absolutely fascinating content. 👍

Your videos are always so informative. I appreciate the level of professionalism that you guys display in every job you do. That attention to detail is something that is hard to find these days. Keep up the great work.

I really like your guys' craftsmanship and attention to not only detail, but theory too. If I ever do another motor Job I hope you'll do the machine work!

I always wondered about indexing and that was the best explanation I have heard and to think the cleaning guy did the math and had the receipts! Thank You.

Impressive work. Thank you for explaining the grinding process.

I hope my machinist is this good. Awesome attention to detail.

I love that I found this channel besides watching racing on here I can learn how the engines are prepared to be a beast in these cars!

This was so interesting and truly shows how invaluable a good engine shop can be for special projects

This is the best episode of y'all yet!!! Can't wait to see final assembly of this motor.

I wish I could have had a job working with my dad and had the relationship still like you two have. Thanks for the education.

I asked for a crank indexing video and you delivered! Much thanks! Paid for indexing/equalizing quite a few times, never actually got to see the process in action. Those older Peterson grinders seem to be great machines from my perspective as a builder...helps to have a good machinist at the wheels. ;)

I had no idea the work and time it takes for this process. Kudos!

Thanks for figuring out how much a degree of index represented in size. So much of crank grinding is thought and feel and honestly what kind of a day the operator is having. I enjoy the job but I need to be in a good mindset before I'll tackle the machine that day and it can be much more stressful to operate than the other machines in the shop. (boring bar, cylinder hone, rod hone, even the dyno)

Nice explanation and demo.... that's one of the nicest/cleanest in use crank grinders I have ever seen.... Back when we still ran over the counter GM 350 Steel cranks, I often had to take them to 2.0" small journal rods to fix the stroke and index.... of course I could get them to 3.5" stroke that way as well.😂 I was taught the same thing about polishing and grinding directions.

Love this video series. Always cool to see troubleshooting in the shop, especially when it comes to "new in box" parts these days.

I love the work and the family.. Best channel on KZfaq.. Keep it up, guys!

Amazing watching an artist at work!

As a guy that writes software to detect misfires (and flash that darned MIL), thank you for indexing the crank so accurately. I wish all of my customers had crankshafts machined so tightly. The indexing error makes the crankshaft velocity wobble just a tiny bit, maybe not enough to see on a dyno, but enough to make misfire detection just a bit more difficult.

Really interesting stuff guys and I love the banter that you have between each other. 👍🇬🇧

Thankyou for such an in-depth episode today ! I really appreciate it!

I so happy to see your Shop. I'm in Sacramento and work in a Shop (Valley Ring and Rebore)like yours. We had a Berco crank grinder, Storm Vulcan and others. Your shop takes me back 40+ years. We were a fair size Shop. We had much the same equipment as you. There were 30 + people. We built about 20 short and long blocks a day. I watched the whole video on the crank grind. All I can say is you are a Master Machinist. Everything was spot on. The only Dimas we had a Storm polisher. I glade to see you will pass it on. We as a group are fewer and fewer. The only the machine operator want to do now is " Push the Button". We call these "machinist " PhD's"( for "Push here Dummy") Keep teaching, it makes me proud of you and your commitment to the Trade!

That is years of experience shown in that indicator!!!! Absolutely true 0... amazing!!!

Great videos guys. Very educational and entertaining! Thank you.

I can’t get my head around just how time consuming a built like this is! Amazing.

The father and son relationship is amazing to me. I appreciate the machining but appreciate the father and son relationship more. You both are top notch awesome people. Thank you for that. Videos are always helpful.

you guys are masters of your trade...i love watching these videos

Like the detail he put n to telling what needed to b done

Love the details you guys put out. This is the type of stuff the small guys like me do not know about. Typically, a crank is ordered and measured for bearings but the stroke is not something i would think about having checked. You would think that with it being new it would be in spec.

Right clearance on rod and main bearings! Good job guys...

True craftsmanship, right here!

This was my favorite of all of your videos that I have watched so far. I love seeing things done as reasonably close to perfect as possible.

I ground crankshafts from 1985 till 2003 for a production engine rebuild shop. We worked 12 hours four days a week our goal was 35 shafts a day. But that was 35 chevys then 35 fords, dodges, etc. They had other crank grinders that cut one shaft at a time. I only did production. Watching y’all brings back a lot of memories.

You guys are hilarious! Thank you for showing us how to do these things correctly.

Your dad is a wealth of automotive knowledge learned over a lifetime of experience. I hope you learn everything he can teach you. It is sad that new production parts are out of spec. I get the feeling that buying a crate motor is a hit or miss chance.

Another great video, with humour too. Very interesting knowledge for those of us that build engines, but do not do the actual machining. Cannot wait for the block assembly.

This guy is brilliant, awesome work

I can remember doing SBC and ford Stroker crankshafts (400m to Windsor stroker) When doing the rod I was taught to leave 2 tenths on the first plunge and sweep after the second plunge. I don't remember the wheel width as it was over 35 years ago. But in a production setting one extra plunge on 4 journals per crank makes a difference at the end of day count. I love the relaxed pace and attention to detail on performance builds in your shop. Please continue the "Proving of Points" by the cleaning guy format.