What I see in this video is a man representing all those people who made great nations. True one needs culture, languages, traditions, religions, law, philosophies, medicine and all the classical professions, but at the back, there are the great men who give us all the tangible comfort inside and outside our homes. This man is applying processes and logic that many people do not know about as they only like to be vociferous and to be seen in public. I already have seen some video of this gentleman where he decides how to conduct the repair. I shall not go into detail but I love the manner in which he decides how a repair is to be made, whether to weld the shaft or make a new one. The accuracy at which he centralizes his workpiece and such meaningful expression to me, " I shall let it cool down till the morning and then give it the finishing cut!" This man knows his silent stresses and strains. His welding is as elegant as any work of art hanging on the wall...........in fact it is more difficult and more useful. This is what I meant when I said that this man represents all those silent people who make a great nation..... without people like this gentleman working silently in workshops there would not be any tangible comforts in our homes and in hospitals and aircraft and ships and cars giving us our new way of life. Sir, may I congratulate you on your great work, your arc welding is brilliant and your feeling towards the material with which you work , well the manner in which you pass that gentle hand of yours over the workpiece..........it all means that you love your work and have a feeling for what goes on in that material.......... to other people it is simply cold steel, to you it is like giving birth to a child who will later work to produce a great nation. If all nations have people like you.......... there would not need to be this emigration and immigration from undeveloped countries who have people like this gentleman. Sir, Congratulations once again. You are a good conscientious, brilliant man. I come from a family of boatbuilders and I would install any of your work in my boats as it is so reliable.

I admire a good machinist. I worked as a millwright for a good while the guys that slopped stuff out made my job very rough. I couldn't even get some of those guys to fit the inter race of a bearing before sending it to me. But guys like this made my job actually fun.

I like the little ground trick when welding . That belt sander works great ,I’ll have to find one or build one. After 44 years in the business it’s very enjoyable Watching a pro and still learning little tricks . Great job ,well done . Vincent 👌🇺🇸

No matter how good CNC machines get, or how powerful computers become, nothing, absolutely nothing, will compare to the human touch of a finger tip or nail to "feel" that last few thou needed for a successful repair. Its the human "touch" that machines will never be able to replicate. Good job Adam, very much enjoyed it. Cheers.

Another job out the door. Can't wait for the next Abom size job. Thank you so very much Adam, for taking the time to shoot, edit/ upload the video.

Nice video! The only thing that I do differently is if I have a good shaft on the opposite end, I'll typically chuck on that surface. As well as I run 2 indicators, bottom and side, down the length and make sure the roller is running straight and level. I enjoy watching your videos. Thanks for putting them out there for all to see.

Nice work, Adam. I've used that trick recutting the centerdrill using the compound myself. I've never known anyone else to do that. My tailstock is worn so I don't trust it for tight tolerance work with minimal stock to remove. Seeing you do that makes me feel better. Thanks, John

This guy is awesome. Any young apprentice out there that ends up wit his chap as his journeyman is a lucky young man.

Hey Adam, I love it when that ugly weld surface turns into a finished looking shaft surface. Where I worked, the machinists had to refurbish some European motor ends that carried a roll. I was always amazed at that "like new " finish on what appeared to be trash a day before. Nice job.

GREAT VIDEO !! MUST HAVE SENT OUT 100'S OF JOURNALS FOR REPAIR OVER THE YEARS . NEVER KNEW WHAT ALL WAS INVOLVED , THANKS .

Hey Adam , your doing what I used to do 35 years ago. Great job and weld done , I use to do them for US pipe and the steel mill . Weld them up and turn them off, rollers and journals . Boring out the new bearing boxes was my job to , used an open sided planer and a boring mill with flat belt drive. What a kick I was used to doing small work then this new job doing great big steel with cranes and forklifts . Thanks glad its still being done the right way . Gary

Thanks for not leaving any of the parts of this job out. I really liked seeing how you snuck up on the final diameter plus 2 thou and finished it with emery to the proper size. I can hear something 10 times but seeing it welds it in my mind ;)

hello adom ,i’m a french farmer and i enjoy your videos,i can improve my knowledge in turning for repear my machines! you are a good professor! thanks a lot

good to see people take pride in their work,really liked that one,great job!

Very professional video and superb welding and machining. You da man, Adam.

I do the exact same type as work as you do Abom. Keep up the great work. There are fewer and fewer of us. As you stated CNC machines are for production.

Adam Great Sunday morning treble ! These were worth two coffees. Thanks.

Beautiful radius work. A good weld build up it all cleaned up and it didn't get to hard to cut. Thanks for the video, Jeff

watching you true up the center.... I rewatched it and the outer edge of the big ass roller in a steady rest is just that - STEADY. Amazing!!

adam 3 in a row what a saturday thank you. bob

Super great job Adam , Ya can 't even tell it was ever damaged now ! Thumbs up man ..

I don't understand the thumbs down on this video. You did a damn good job.

Adam . . . Another job well done and another happy customer. Great work! Have a good one! Dave

Wow, it is an absolute pleasure to watch you work, you make it look so easy. Thanx so much for posting these video's

Three great videos Adam, excellent job and it looked really good too!! That form tool is rather special as well.

You doing amazing work, fantastic! Greetings from Poland

very nice,i enjoy watching you show us how its done

man this is the coolest youtube channel out there! thanks a lot for sharing with us i really like your work ...i'm learning a lot from you....thanks again

I like this one better than part one.

Nice work on that radius. P.S., I think I need to leave about 5 thou to clean up the highs and lows and polish up a piece. It is fun to watch it clean and shine up.

Hey Adam, Excellent video's on the journal restoration. The SNS video's on the vise restoration where great too! Thank you for the time you put into these video's. Matt C.

This is almost mesmerizing, its like I can't look away. I need a continuous loop on my flat screen tv.

Very nice work Adam. Folks should take notice of the two hands using the compound for a smoother cut and more importantly he held the emery cloth ( sand paper ) only using his fingers. That greatly reduces the chances of the emery wrapping around the part and causing an injury. Jeff

Very nice finish to a professional Video, and a fine job all round.

For me this type of fix is the strongest.

Excellent work, we used to repair the similar shaft ends by turning 1/4" under diameter then shrink on nominal 1/8" wall sleeve and on, then weld were you finished radius. The fitter should dimple the shaft for the grub screws and Loctite, on new machines. We had general procedure to do this, but laziness and time constraint it was missed causing that type of wear problem. You can get that type of bearing with eccentric lock, much better but cost more.

Another task, Well done , Thumbs up .

Another great Sunday morning! Thanks for keeping the camera "Rolling"...LOL...LOL

Nice work as always.

Adam nice work . Thank you share.

you have the most awesome job in the world, and also really good skills

ABOM, this was poetry in motion.

Nice job. That's the common problem with pillow block bearing with sets screw as locking. Should be using different type of bearing.

Awesome work!

Looks as new as the bearing!

Good job Adam nice repair!

Thing O beauty! Nice job Adam.

Beautiful job! Thanks for sharing.

beautiful job

Yet another great job by the big man!!

Great work!!

Awesome work man.

glad I found your channel. very informative. I have always wanted to get into machining. I really like the content thanks for the great videos. Have watched every one you put out since I subscribed.

Looks like a very nice repair. Back to the Pacemaker love this week. :-)

I remember my teachers telling us to never ever us a sandpaper to get the desired diameter because of undefined surfaces which you'd achieve! well, reality looks different and it's working.. nicely! ;-)

Very nice repair.

Nice job !

Kick ass Adam!

very interesting watching thanks

Thank you for sharing, i had a plasure to watch how are Your making a job!

Hey Adam, I've been watching your videos religiously for a few weeks now. You're extremely informative and you've inspired me to get involved in the trade. I could watch your videos all day, so i think it might be something i should try out. I'm hoping i can land something up in NY. Its been a tough field to get into up here since the recession but it seems to be picking back up a little bit. If you have any words of wisdom or advice for me it would be greatly appreciated. Keep the vids coming dude and thank you for all that you've taught me in such a short time. Keep your dick in the vice! Mike V.

Cool stuff - I really like this one.

I'm an apprentice 4 months in and my journeyman was working on the same thing. He polished it with emery cloth and got his fingers caught. He now has 8 fingers. I was shadowing him and I seen the emery cloth wrapped around shaft and reached around him and put lathe into neutral. Could have been worse. Anyhow, thanks for video. Been trying to learn as much as I can from videos.

Great job, man! Nice video too

Looks perty. Great job.

You do good work.

I like how you size the part with emory cloth.

Nice Job. As always.

Nice work

neat seeing a sealmaster bearing , i live right across the road from where those are made

nice job!!!

getter done!

nice work .

Well , besides im wokrng with wood and not metal -. Those vids are really chilling xD Cool video

15:00 hum he said! lol I would need a censor to put in beeps for me. Love your videos and your shop. John

good to watch thanks

Nice!

i love your vi does

Good Job. Albom.

Good job.

nice work

Off subject a bit Adam but I lost track of the machinists vise. After Basement guy made the jaw I lost it......

What about stress relief after the welding and machining? I work in a power plant and we do a lot of stress relieving on piping after welds but I'm not sure how much effect that has on a shaft. Thanks Pat

I have found that slow speeds high feeds leave a chatter free radius. getting chatter on them corner radius sucks, especially when all else looks like a virgin dime piece.nice and tight and not fucked up

They probably need a second bearing or a bigger heavier bearing, or perhaps a bearing that can take the environment of where that roll is installed. You're at least the 2nd guy to weld the shaft back up and machine it down. I'm guessing the bearing fails and chews the shaft up before the maintenance crew can catch it.

Thank you for an entertaining afternoon of educational enjoyment. I watched all 3 and boy the casting on that vise was rough...or as Stella would say, "Ruff, ruff!" LOL, I don't blame you for babying it in the Kurt. One question if I may, were you also taking lighter cuts due to material possibly grabbing, or because you had a gentle grasp on the tube in the Kurt, or just because like Stefan says; "It's not a race"? I appreciate all of the hard work and time you put into each video, and thanks also for the reminder about Alex's channel...I had spaced out on that, and will make sure the notifications are set properly. Aloha...Chuck

When turning down a weld, I'm not sure whether it's best to grind off the bumps first, or cut in from the end with deep cuts, or to let the tool pound off the bumps from the top.

Adam, noticed in first video, that you set it up in lathe, then took it back out to weld it! was that done so that you knew if it "ran true", so that after you welded it, you knew that it could be turned to spec? another great video!!!

good job

that is beautiful

thanks u r #1

Just like new.

Turned out really nice Adam! Thank you......... O,,,

perfect !

Great video! I would like to ask something a bit boring: Does your digital caliper read-out in decimal inches? Do you just convert it to fractional in your head? Cheers.

Got to ask Adam... does that end stub somehow go just into the end of the roller like a flange or does it extend some distance into the roller body? Damn fine radius work.

Still my favourite machinist -for description, varied topics, use of various machines and no um's and er's taking up valuable time, a pleasure to watch, learn and enjoy. From "Down Under' www.shevillmathers.id.au

some pilloblocks are camlocked to the shaft

Thanks Adam enjoyed this very much, watched SNS pt1&2 but had a shit tone of interference bud

How are you with free handing the radius? I remember my first time on a roll that size with the instruction.....don't f this up. I never used a radius tool but I imagine I would be just as nervous with it the first time too. Keith Fenner is the only youtube guy I ever saw put them in by hand before.