Machining Plate Steel with 2" UNC Holes

Anyone else find it ironic that Adam has one hell of an eye for details, wiping the smallest spec of dust off the work pieces, yet that Gorbel remote so was filthy he had to wear gloves 😂, appreciate all the time you spend explaining your thought process Adam, keep up the great work! Enjoying the ‘new’ cnc work too it’s inspirational that after working with manual machines for so long you are confident to share your learning experience. 👍🏻

I’ve been a programmer for decades, worked with a lot of people on a lot of machines in a lot of languages, for a lot of different projects. In my view, you’re doing great, learning a lot at a good pace. Your intuition serves you well. Remembering details will always be a pain. Keep going.

I love me a spiral flute tap, such a beautiful process. And as soon as I thought "I hope they show it coming through the underside...", Abby panned down and made it so. Mahalo.

Adam, You keep letting Abby to the tapping, she's going to rob all the fun from you! 😃Those flex arm machines for drilling, chamfering, and tapping are just awesome. They make it look so effortless. Thank you for sharing.

A toolpath i use quite often in Fusion 360 is the Bore command, It basically lets you customize a helical ramp into a bore effectively roughing out with less haystacking, Works awesome with corner radius endmills. Glad youre using fusion now 👍

I always get a kick out of watching Abby getting enthusiastic about doing a shop procedure. I guess in this case Abby's dance was a 'Tap Dance!" Love that beautiful tap, a thing of beauty in itself. Can't imagine having to crank it manually through all 8 holes, not at 82 at least. Perhaps in my 20's or 30's it would just be a challenge to find the cheater pipes and another beefy guy to help tap it straight.

16:45 dang i can see why you love watching these drills work, its like theyre cutting through wood, not metal. love it

Abby lost some 20 kg and looks at least 20 years younger. Congratulations 👏👏👏

Didn't realize just how powerful that FlexArm is. I'm impressed.

I've been working on Cnc equipment since 2002, and watching Adam learn brings back memories of exactly how i used to think and overthink everything haha. Great job adam, you're going to excel at this

If you haven't already, consider using a ship's windshield wiper unit. The rotating glass throws off liquids, giving a clear view in even the roughest weather. I've seen them installed on CNC machines at Westec in Los Angeles.

Abby is getting to be a pro with the flex arm. Always nice to see her smiling face on a video. Very cool video. Thanks for sharing 👍

-12:40 Even in the production shop I worked at (where every minute counted), doing an "Air Cut" before each job was mandatory. Even when just loading a pre existing program we used weekly for years, we had to do an air cut.

They really wrote "Abomb" on that plate? 😂

Your videos are truly a masterpiece! I look forward to watching more episodes! 🧡💖

A filming suggestion for you where coolant is a problem on the lenses. I imagine that you have protective filters over the actual lense to prevent any damage from chips and grit in the coolant? Try coating your filters with a product called “rainex”. I’ve seen it used at sea on the windows of lobster boats & it makes even sea water bead up and roll right off, much like what happens with raindrops when you wax your car. Give it a try, I have a suspicion you will have to stop program and clean lenses a lot less often. 👍 Enjoyed the video, keep it up. 👍👍👍🇦🇺

I am absolutely impressed with the FlexArm, what a the torque it can deliver 😲😲😲😲

Adam consider designing a lexan lens screen/inspection window, coat it in rainX and install a small low pressure air header at the top with enough coverage to clear the workpiece coolant and not make a lot of noise. I imagine it's frustrating having to clean the glass all the time.

Great video as always! One thing you may want to consider. I use to machine a lot of flat plate type projects(drilling, reaming, tapping, & milling) on a HAAS CNC Mill. The plate or flat bar was nominal in size(hot rolled, cold rolled) and saw cut. I found that if you measured each plate (small batch) length & width and marked the center with a scribe or if you can a punch; make that point your Origin point for X & Y. It will make your hole locations out to the edge or corner more consistent. Take care.

Ah another relaxing video to watch from Adam, keep them coming!!