SNS 303: Aluminum Control Arms, Front Axle Mods, WHF Machinist Square, Fireball Tool Squares

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This week is a mix of a few different jobs I've had in the shop recently. If you're interested in purchasing one of Clarke's squares, send him an email to Clarke@windyhillfoundry.com
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@frfrpr 4 жыл бұрын

Machining is really precision work! Thanks for the excellent filmwork. Doesn't get much better than this.

@olddawgdreaming5715 4 жыл бұрын

Lots going on Adam, enjoyed all of it. Thanks for sharing with us, Fred.

@nameofthegame9664 4 жыл бұрын

I’d love to see you machine the Abom logo!

@obieoberstar 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoy your description of the process in each of your videos. I am the son of a machinist and appreciate and understand the tolerances being worked with. Great Work.

@briannelson605 4 жыл бұрын

Love fireball tools. Such creative genius

@Hopeless_and_Forlorn 4 жыл бұрын

Well, that was nice. I have to go out in the garage now and stand on one foot while I hold down a lawn mower blade with the other and try to file out the nicks and gouges with a rusty old file. Precision work, you know.

@craiga6557 4 жыл бұрын

Man needs an grinder by the sounds of it

@twincamtim 4 жыл бұрын

I'd just like to say that I find these videos very enjoyable and relaxing to watch. There are a lot of KZfaqrs who could learn from your style, content and approach. Much appreciated. (Whitchurch, Shropshire, England).

@ggfox1574 4 жыл бұрын

I love the videos! My Dad is a manual machinist.He has machined parts from the Corsair jet to the space shuttles. Most of the metals were top secret at that time. He finally started machining parts privately for the pump industry in the early 80's. There is nothing like seeing a manual machinist perform this art at 81 years old. I have more respect for the manual Machinist that still does this, compared to today"s CNC operators.

@richardscott6716 4 жыл бұрын

Adam, I have followed your channel for years now. Have learned a lot, from this channel and others. Thank you. Just wanted to say that the care and attention to detail in presenting your projects ( camera work, lighting, narrative, etc.) sets your videos apart from many others. Well done. Stay safe. Be well. Salut

@felixthecleaner8843 4 жыл бұрын

..hear-hear!

@NOSLEEPATALL 4 жыл бұрын

Love how you get all the use out of the inserts first on the lathe then the Mill. Wish I could get that kind of usabilty in out shop

@paulambler2613 2 жыл бұрын

In reply to your comment on long extended videos, I'd just like to say I agree with your comments, Truck hitch & crane build Ep2.I watch your channel quite a lot ,although I was a diesel fitter/ bus mechanic all mu working life, my father was a Jig & Press tool maker,and could work on every machine in an engineering environment, he worked for Mappin & Webb in Sheffield England the well known Silver Smiths , I was never interested in engineering like my father I was the fixer and repairer but now I'm much older 66, I love watching any kind of engineering , lathe work. Keep up the good work matey, do what you think is right, I love it very informative. Just wish I'd got a lathe. All the best Paul Yorkshire UK.

@toad3048 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video Adam! To steal an expression...16:25 "Engage your safety squints!" You can tell how stout that old Mag Dill is when you are putting that much Abom torque on it!!

@artjomkorolev222 4 жыл бұрын

33:19 - the moment when you immediately recognize tools and think, that you are fortunate enough to be subscribed to 2 cool craftmen and youtubers :-)

@jameswyatt1304 4 жыл бұрын

LOL - love the rag so the clip doesn't launch. I've had to chase some tiny ones - a few I never found.

@jaycobie 4 жыл бұрын

Loving the old style mixed bag SNS. Keep up the good work!

@justinshaffer3419 4 жыл бұрын

At the start of your videos I'm always like, "There's no way to fix that." Thirty minutes later I'm like "That's fing unbelieveable!" Awesome craftsmanship Adam!

@RookieLock 4 жыл бұрын

I love the ol' classic format SNS !

@mrkay1856 4 жыл бұрын

I've been really enjoying! all the Automotive work you've been shooting recently. I would love to see more and especially if you could get/share the installed parts on the car!

@jjmm30m9 4 жыл бұрын

Nice work. Those bushings should be a press fit in the arm though. That things gonna beat it self to death and most likely egg the whole in the arm out

@--_DJ_-- 4 жыл бұрын

Yep, bring on the green loctite, and lots of it.

@hjvisagie 4 жыл бұрын

you are 100% correct, I install similar ones regularly and that is exactly what happens if they fit that loose.

@hjvisagie 4 жыл бұрын

But not Adam’s problem or area of expertise

@timphoto83ec 4 жыл бұрын

@@hjvisagie He would know that also and should spin up a better bushing. Should be shrink fit.

@jonnychooch6624 4 жыл бұрын

nothing short of road bling, having working in motorsport ,that is a no no.. lack of interference fit will in deed cause further problems.

@donaldnaymon3270 4 жыл бұрын

Great Work. Great Stuff. Thank you for sharing.

@yzmoto80 4 жыл бұрын

The “Six Jaw “ !? I’m in ! I can’t get enough of that lathe jewelry !!!

@yzmoto80 4 жыл бұрын

What a cool concept to be able to machine your own square from a blank casting. That actually sounds like great fun ! I can picture Adam roughing in his castings on the shaper, than hand scraping them to his own “good enough” . 😎 If that didn’t make sense, it’s ok, I’m not a machinist, lol

@Miketm155 4 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to see that Abom casting finished!

@buildmor 4 жыл бұрын

Nice little job of “fittin’”! 👍

@keenafyno7560 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all the knowledge and entertainment you provide in your videos, absolutely my favorite person I watch on KZfaq, also the most underrated!!

@Psychlist1972 4 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Massachusetts. I knew there were tool manufacturers there, but I'm always amazed by the number of tools I see here that came from MA (and New England, in general) back in the day.

@harolddomangue9206 4 жыл бұрын

Adam you can also put some metal die in the spaces that you are thinking of drilling out instead and the areas that are below the surface to enhance the machined areas like the beginning of each video showing different colors of metal in the background. Color always brings out the beauty and craftsmanship of metal work.

@navaho5430 4 жыл бұрын

That some hard metal, i hope there is plenty of material left, a lot of torque goes through cv shafts cheers from OZ.

@mikewhitman4336 4 жыл бұрын

somebody is getting some nice looking Mustang front control arms! Nice work!

@Sweeny_de 4 жыл бұрын

I love it when you work on car parts. Combines both of my hobbies

@andyireland1968 4 жыл бұрын

I worked as a welder/ fabric in a ship yard in Dublin Ireland when we had one back in 1990. Wow you turner guys used to spin my head with your talk off microns. With me it was a mill here as there 😁 sure I'll fill it with weld.

@vijayantgovender2045 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Adam I always enjoy watching your videos I am from South Africa

@jerrycoleman2610 4 жыл бұрын

Adam, Awesome video great content really enjoyed watching your video thanks for sharing your knowledge, & skills.!.!.!.

@klaasbloem 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting these video's during this pandemic/lockdown Adam, realy helps me through the day!

@MrMartinSchou 4 жыл бұрын

6:00 - those are some amaaaaaazing shavings.

@martindworak 4 жыл бұрын

Abom, I understand that you gotta do the jobs that come in however, you gotta know how many car guys out there would love to see more content like this. Anyway, awesome content!

@kcscustom9759 4 жыл бұрын

I agree! What I’d really love to see is some pistons and a camshaft machined from scratch! I know a cam would be quite the project but definitely do-able with time & patience and it would be an amazing process to watch. Seeing the order of operations, how the workpiece has to be chucked up to cut the lobes & how the lobes are actually cut, etc.

@zuestoots5176 4 жыл бұрын

@@kcscustom9759 Comp Or Edelbrock did a video like that years ago. Edit: Found one from Comp www.dragzine.com/features/shop-tours/comp-cams-shows-how-a-camshaft-is-made/

@ericreynolds74 4 жыл бұрын

Decking blocks and heads, boring cylinders

@TheObersalzburg 4 жыл бұрын

@@ericreynolds74 And sleeving cylinders - not the blocks designed for sleeves, but repair of non sleeved blocks.

@TheRbspace 4 жыл бұрын

@@kcscustom9759 defiantly agree, would also justify the cost of other machine shops and their process .

@99unclebob 4 жыл бұрын

nice Starrett vice i like your mag drill with the old Black & Decker drill in use i haven't seen one of those in at least 25 yrs, when they were built to last and that deburring tool i have one for aluminum and metal work they are fantastic great video as usual, look forward to the next one always good content, one thing that hot metal coming off machines will damage your camera lens i found out the hard way, just passing it on

@rotaholik89 4 жыл бұрын

I finally figured out what abom stands for. Adam booth oversized machining/machinist. Love your work big guy

@TomokosEnterprize 4 жыл бұрын

For sure on case hardened materials the tough part is getting through that first bit and the rest is a walk in the park eh. I have had some success using Rapid Tap as a sort of stress remover type lube. Every time I see that 6 jaw I start drooling. 15 years of retirement I soooo way to turn the clock back and get two of them for my 2 lathes. One came home with me. I would have gotten the other but a 10 foot X 20" won't fit in the garage eh. Excellent job bud.

@ericeaton371 4 жыл бұрын

get a bigger garage.... problem solved😁

@silasmarner7586 4 жыл бұрын

I kind like the Abom79 casting as is.. but I dig it if you wanna finish it.... Great video Adam!

@juliejones8785 4 жыл бұрын

you mentioned possible production work on the AL control arms. I know you don't normally use flycutters, but this would be a great time to use a flycutter with an HSS cutter. You could machine it dry and one pass is faster than two :-)

@freightdawg6762 4 жыл бұрын

A weekend isnt complete without a Abom SNS

@williamsquires3070 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Adam. Now I learned why they’re called “123” blocks; I thought maybe it was because it made certain shop tasks “as easy as 1-2-3”! It didn’t occur to me that the ratio of the sides was 1:2:3! 😁

@jimmurphy6095 4 жыл бұрын

It's not the ratio. The size of the blocks are 1" by 2" by 3" Literally, 1,2,3. No ratios necessary.

@robinturner2300 4 жыл бұрын

Jim Murphy it’s both the measurement AND the ratio

@jimmurphy6095 4 жыл бұрын

@@robinturner2300 True, but that's not how they were named, which was the OP's original statement. By that logic, a 2"x4"x6" block is also a 123 block, which it obviously isn't.

@sorryimajerk735 4 жыл бұрын

As a licensed auto tech, and high performance enthusiast, i can see that the pliable rubber bushings in these control arms are being replaced by a bearing or bushing. just to take the slop out of the suspension. makes the car feel tighter and maintain better alignment angles during cornering and braking etc. but i dont like how its loose in the arm, it is gunna move around in the control arm and hog out the bore its it. would be a good idea to lock it in there with a couple or three set screws to solidify it all. maybe suggest that as an idea to the customer. of course a grand show of fine machine work Adam. hope all is well for you and your familly man take care

@piciu256 4 жыл бұрын

Ye it does look very loose, the control arms also look very thin to me, might be not for a car but something smaller/ lighter, still a loose busing is no good, I guess they may be gluing it in there?

@sorryimajerk735 4 жыл бұрын

@@piciu256 they are prolly for a car those parts are only in compression and tension

@minigpracing3068 4 жыл бұрын

That logo came out great!

@randytravis3998 4 жыл бұрын

wish it was filmed in 3 d when you were turning the axle hub ,, the way the chips went towards the camera ,, looked good

@bcbloc02 4 жыл бұрын

Job went nice! Surprised you didn’t set up a pair of cutters on the horizontal properly spaced and feed them thru that way you could play with your newly fixed rapids. Lol

@MuhammadDaudkhanTV100 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video

@nathanchalecki4842 4 жыл бұрын

Seems super strange that the red bushes are such a loose fit in the aluminum arms.. I'd have thought they would want them to be a press fit so that the spherical center is the only part doing the moving. But maybe im looking at it wrong. Love your work man!!!

@thegoodearth7 4 жыл бұрын

You can call that machining sound the "Rockwell Symphony" in R61.

@mariusweber4990 4 жыл бұрын

Great stuff!

@kinotransam 4 жыл бұрын

Those are for a Ford product. The "FoMoCo" casted into them stands for Ford Motor Company for those who didn't know.

@JohnDoe-ot7wv 4 жыл бұрын

At first glance I thought of stearing and/or driving aids for cars for disabled persons.

@Scootermagoo 4 жыл бұрын

I was wondering why he was saying they were mr2 parts since those are rwd..

@abpsd73 4 жыл бұрын

My guess would be control arms for a Mustang

@philipbennett2183 4 жыл бұрын

I would get a touch nervous modifying suspension, brake, or steering parts for customers. There would be a clause in bold at the bottom of the receipt to cover my arse in case the component failed.

@SuperAWaC 4 жыл бұрын

if there's one thing i've always wanted it was more tshirts with old machine builder logos on them

@adivarso8175 4 жыл бұрын

look like Mustang GT Lateral links with extended ball joints probably for a lowered vehicle and track use.

@19672701 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Adam, be nice to see how you approach machining the square,my spidey scence is thinking the shaper..

@paulcopeland9035 4 жыл бұрын

Are you sure your "spidey scence" didn't just listen to the video? He mentioned how it was a shaper project a few times!

@MrHoriabv 4 жыл бұрын

always so happy to see you're posting new videos. Stay safe man

@rickpowell4048 4 жыл бұрын

Much use as a Chocolate Tea Pot. Even En16 T to Condition R snaps easy enough.

@bobvines00 4 жыл бұрын

Adam, I'm surprised to see an auto part (the "axle" pieces) that are RC 60+. That seems like it could too easily crack with the loads & stresses that it would experience in use? But I believe you since your hardness files don't lie. Thanks for showing the small machining projects in this video!

@freddyrosenberg9288 4 жыл бұрын

I believe the seal at the hub is just a dust shield since you don't have to add oil to the bearing hub.

@--_DJ_-- 4 жыл бұрын

It depends if the bearings are sealed or not, they usually do have a grease seal but not always.

@Sicktrickintuner 4 жыл бұрын

Those control arms look like it fits an atv or Utv lift kit. Something of the side by side variety

@grantjamrock3812 4 жыл бұрын

What are the other two green vises on your welding bench? Reeds? Just got my first Reed the other day.

@ashc5728 4 жыл бұрын

one of the things that blows my mind with this machinists stuff is the sheer number of specialist tools. You would have to have mountains of them and then keeping track of where they are and what use cases there are for them would hurt my head, love your work mate.

@aaronmcclain1279 4 жыл бұрын

Ash C . Yes I'm in my 8th year as machinist in job shop. Lot of specially tools .

@aaronmcclain1279 4 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gah0jN2U0NXQqY0.html. I'm just lathe guy some tools I didn't show .

@ivantinipollon6214 4 жыл бұрын

Sua oficina é muito bonita bem organizada.

@Pavinsteelman 4 жыл бұрын

My friend is the rep for Ingersoll part of Iscar they have some hard cutting tooling ,can hook you up .

@sociopathicnarcissist8810 4 жыл бұрын

You are the embodiment of measure twice, cut once. Should be showing these vid's at the Technical Colleges.

@stonecraft745 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Adam! I would have chosen a Boring/Facing head for the linkage job, just wondering why you decided against it. Maybe I can learn something.

@kirknelson156 4 жыл бұрын

do you need to heat treat a part like that to get it back to the original hardness?

@mikm.6375 4 жыл бұрын

Thats about the coolest fn thing Ive seen for A arm custom jobs in a long time, I want to do Hyme Joints front & rear while extending them out / longer for mine, All I have to do now is Win the lottery to afford it lol! Stay safe Abom79! Keep up the great work!!

@KozmykJ 4 жыл бұрын

@Abom79 That radius tool at 06:44 is that some sort of coating making it that golden colour or is it an alloy ? On the Starrett Athol bench vise, how is it that there's a Rotation clamp on the right-hand side of the turntable but a hex nut on the left ? How does that operate ?

@patrickwamsley3284 4 жыл бұрын

On the topic of vices, what's your opinion on a Rock Island No. 572 bench vice? My dad's had one on his work bench forever and the same for his dad too. It's in relatively good shape and I'm kinda thinking about tearing it down and cleaning it up.

@MrSteveespo 3 жыл бұрын

One of those sets of control arms is going on my race car. Thanks for taking such care to get them right Abom79

@SlamminGraham 4 жыл бұрын

You should show us some close-up, maybe microscopic images if possible of what the difference is between results using various cutting liquids in your work. Tap magic, cutting oil, no oil, etc.

@tomb7704 4 жыл бұрын

Adam can i have the part number of the recycling face mill? I have so many CNMG inserts around the shop it would keep that facemill going for years. Thanks for sharing the content.

@StevenHess 4 жыл бұрын

Oh a new Shaper? I missed something. Love the Shaper projects. I could look at them make chips all day.

@hjvisagie 4 жыл бұрын

Steven Hess you are 100% correct, I install similar ones regularly and that is exactly what happens if they fit that loose.

@K-Effect 4 жыл бұрын

I would have drilled and tapped the control arms for a grease zerk. But then again I have no idea what they're going on what they're being used for.

@davideparise 4 жыл бұрын

Loved it

@gragor11 4 жыл бұрын

I looked that Athol vice up because Athol is a historical name from Scotland and the Isle of Man. The guy who named that town was John Murray. Many of the Atholl Lords of Man's last name was Murray. They spent a lot of time in the jail or on the block. Backed the wrong side.

@shawnmcpeak7934 4 жыл бұрын

Ahh yeah!! The ever [un]reliable Birfield CV joint!!

@TheTreegodfather 4 жыл бұрын

I hope the dimension control on those bushings is consistent. 😬

@ryanlukens9280 4 жыл бұрын

Adam, I noticed that vise only has three mounting ears. Do most Vise’s only have three? I bought a small Bessey vise a while back and it only has three as well. When I took it out of the box and saw three, I took it back. The guy at the counter pulled another out of the box before I left and found it only had three and we assumed that was normal. Any idea why only three? All four corners would make more sense to me.

@Sqtgdog 4 жыл бұрын

Is there not some critical reduction of strength, in machining down those aluminum control arms? I would think that there is a possibility that they were cast larger to compensate for the weakness of the metal (compared to steel).

@ericreynolds74 4 жыл бұрын

You mentioned aluminium is difficult to work with the tearing and galling, does it get better to work with when it's Rockwell hardness goes up?

@sorryimajerk735 4 жыл бұрын

aluminums hardness is far less than steel, its nice to work with he mentioned its sticky and galling because of his tool bit selection.

@ÁREAJ27 4 жыл бұрын

Hola amigo Abom,obrigado por compartilhar!!!Sucesso!

@johnz8210 4 жыл бұрын

Good video. Can't say I've ever seen slip fit control arm bushings, but maybe the owner of them can explain how they work.

@MaxPower_Designs 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly my thoughts! I’m a 3rd generation mechanic and I can tell you this is not going to work! Definitely not designed for the aluminum arm for a reason.

@johnz8210 4 жыл бұрын

@@MaxPower_Designs Yeah, usually if a bushing slides in a control arm like that, somebody needs a new control arm, or got the wrong parts. I guess we'll have to wait for an answer from whoever owns these things.

@dusk6460 4 жыл бұрын

@@MaxPower_Designs ------- "This is not going to work" well said.

@matthewmaca6675 4 жыл бұрын

When you say Intake do you mean the 5.0 intake you faced?

@scotty362100 4 жыл бұрын

What an honorable idea for a KZfaq "content creator", actually use his/her SKILLS to sell tools/merchandise that actually can be used in order to provide a revenue stream, instead of always begging for patreon money, or selling clothes/mugs, etc. Hats off to Fireball tools/Randy Rickards, and it is very nice to see this skillful marketing for a change.

@kevinstallard7437 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Adam, What is the tool holder number and insert you are using for cutting the radius?

@alejonin 4 жыл бұрын

Nice. Song is back!!!!!!

@pegr69 4 жыл бұрын

Have my widescreen shrunk or have Mr ABom been shrinkin. Awesome work anyway!

@grahamstretch6863 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Adam. Please do not use the Noga deburring hooks up against yourself, unless you have your leather apron on, I have had one (not Noga brand) snap and give ma a pretty serious cut. Thanks for the ongoing output, I have binge watched this channel from start to current, your machining ethics are excellent, your video production quality is outstanding, please keep up the good work and please, please stay safe.

@tacticalrabbit308 4 жыл бұрын

Only thing I see wrong with those magnetic tools is them attracting metal shavings and getting covered with metal particles

@ROTTK9 4 жыл бұрын

for the front axle part doesn't it have to go through the heat-treat process again because it is now softer.

@simonsms410 4 жыл бұрын

Heat treat is for the CV joint in the end, not the surface for the oil seal. No damage done.

@steveshoemaker6347 4 жыл бұрын

You will always get a....Standing thumb's up from me up here in Kentucky...For sure...Thanks so much my friend....!

@jamesmccomb6217 4 жыл бұрын

Seems odd to me that the bushing is free to spin in the arm, good way to chew out the suspension arm, unless I'm missing something....

@flockofgorillas4485 4 жыл бұрын

That was my first thought too. I pretty sure these are supposed to press in other wise these will just be sloppy ovals after a while.

@bryanlatimer-davies1222 4 жыл бұрын

I am with you on that !

@drivejapan6293 4 жыл бұрын

Wait... what? I need to hear more about this MR2 project if those are front axles. Phil got a KZfaq channel? Details, I need details!

@RightOnJonCrane 4 жыл бұрын

Great Video! Adam what is the name of that face mill? I know you mentioned it in your CNMG video. I tried to look up disco tech but no luck. I’m sure I’m spelling it wrong🤪 Thanks, Jon

@livein3dlw 4 жыл бұрын

Love the content , and I know I said this on another video , but that high pitch noise at the start of the video is brutal when watching the video , love the content and rly hope you can do something to get that noise out , might be the power supply for the flex arm?