So many techniques in one repair. I admire people like you. Well done.

Ahhh the good old JCB engineering strikes again. I have seen so many JCB excavator booms cracking, simply because there isn't enough metal. And the holes or bores are to close to the edges. As an aircraft mechanic this is one of the first things you get taught. Space your holes far enough from each other and not to close to the edges.

@thebrowns5337

Жыл бұрын

Mr Bamford was a big backer of Brexit - these people are not known for their inteligence.

@nikspanakis

Жыл бұрын

But then, you have accident investigation committees round the corner. They don't. (LOL)

@docokd7oco443

Жыл бұрын

@@nikspanakis And I can't imagine what dumb ass thing the operator was doing to make this break. There was definitely abuse of some kind here...

@yp77738yp77739

11 ай бұрын

We live not too far from JCB operations. You might have thought the schools would be throwing everything into a mathematical or technical education. Only 2 kids at my sons school took further maths A level, my lad and another girl, the vast majority are learning to tap dance, rap or play the banjo. No wonder we are in the mess we are.

Just found you, my dad welded farm equipment for a living until he passed, and I never understood what he exactly did, apart from that it was heavy, sometimes backbreaking work, that there was a lot of smoke and light, and that it was dangerous. Until now. The light just went on as I watched this. I respect him now more than ever for what he did to put bread on the table, and it saddens me that he never passed on his skill. Thank you for putting this on KZread.

@cutterbacon

Жыл бұрын

Yes this is a issue for the future, im a farmer and the new young generation of workers not my cup tea.

@williamthomas9463

11 ай бұрын

Sorry to say it but, maybe if you had gone out of the house and offered to help him, you’d have learned a valuable trade while you had the chance. He probably asked or even begged you to help and show some interest but you probably refused and your mother always took your side and he just gave up because it was easier to work alone than have to fight both you and your mother. I see it all the time.

@shaunsheep8252

11 ай бұрын

@@williamthomas9463totally agree with you, when I was a kid my dad couldn’t get rid of me, whatever he was doing I was helping. I’m always in my garage now working on engines and vehicles, or in the house fixing things, putting up shelves, plumbing etc. If I say to the boy’s to help or to learn they are not interested, or they get bored after 5 minutes because working on a vehicle or engine doesn’t involve an app I worry about the future generations, less and less skill It’s all about making silly video’s and being an influencer nowadays. I stumbled on snowballs video’s and have been hooked, no messing about and playing up to the camera for entertainment and views, just honest skilled work. a lot of skill from a young man He needs more sponsors to give him some modern machines so he can do more.

Your an underrated channel , the quality of your work is top notch !

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Dear Snowball Engineering,hi this is Declan O Shaughnessy Galway Ireland simply a 100% well done job took everything into account and produced a great job 👍👍👍 cheers Declan 👍🙏🙏

I’m a IT-manager, working in an office my entire life. I’ve watched all your videos now and it’s so much more interesting than what I do. Excellent craftmanship! Thank you for sharing.

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@jase171973

Жыл бұрын

But we are warm and dry in a heated workspace and baby soft hands...

@caprahomestead8449

Жыл бұрын

I use to be an analyst programmer but i have quit and now run my little goat homestead providing my family with 100% organic food. I buy up old equipment (tractors, excavators and such) and restore them. Ofcourse on a smaller scale and level then snowball. I'm always surprised at how many other IT'ers do this kind of 180° turn in life. For myself i felt like life was passing me by, every day is the same. There is always the next project and an office is such a politicaly hazardous enviroment. But then that was just me.

@Ordog213

Жыл бұрын

If you like this channel, you should watch Kurtis over at CEE...same line of work, much bigger machines

@qualitydirtmoving

Жыл бұрын

@@snowballengineering why didnt you use a stick welder?

Great work. Ingenious line boring set up. Top Marks.

The channel is coming along nicely now, lots of new subscribers. You could say it’s beginning to snowball 🤗

Great Tradesman. CEE has clock in the background just to give viewers an accurate indication of how long this type of work actually takes. It is time consuming. You guys have to be fit to stand up all day doing this hard work. Well Done.

Nice work. The setup gauge for your line bore brought a smile to my face. People who buy shiny tools off the tool trucks look at tools like that and wonder what someone was thinking. I see it applied and say "Well Done"

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It does the job for now. I don’t plan on it being my long term solution to line boring but the proper set ups are quite expensive.

Absolutely top quality work, wish there were more people with your skills, so few folks with your knowledge. Thank you for sharing this with us.

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

There’s plenty with the knowledge just not many with a KZread channel as well 😆

@74willy81

Жыл бұрын

@@snowballengineering Perhaps in your circle of friends and acquaintances but having worked with and on heavy equipment all of my life I've seen far too many jobs like this butchered because one step of the puzzle was left out. Don't sell yourself short!

Impressed with the home made line borer, nice work

I love how clean the edge is from the motorized torch cuts. My dad had a motorized trolley that carried a torch along with it. Good stuff.

I like your frugal line boring setup. The thrust bearings in the drill aren’t designed to be stressed in the reverse direction. The purpose built commercial line boring power heads are ridiculously expensive! Nice repair.

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Very expensive! Could break 30 mag drills before getting to the price of a proper line boring machine 🫣

Very nice repair. This is how it should have come from the factory.

Awesome work man. People like You make this world function.

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I've never seen line boring done like that, I've only seen the newer techniques. Good stuff!

I do like the procedures that you employ to make things come out right. One example is using runoff tabs. I do not see many people in the general repair shops I haunt use them when they should be. (yes I use them). I find that many,( not all) people on You Tube tend to cheat on good procedure when making repairs. Those small things such run as run off tabs, bracing, line up tabs, proper root opening etc... do make a big difference the end and don't take all that much longer to do. Well done and well presented sir. Cheers

@TheKajunkat

10 ай бұрын

Well said sir, you took the words right out of my mouth. For "a bloke in a shed" he does well thought out work. Better than some of the bigger fab shops I have audited.

The gearbox noise may be because you are pulling. The thrust bearings are designed for quill extension, not retraction.

@MikeHarveyPhoto

Жыл бұрын

Agree made to push and not pull, all drilling machines it would need dual thrust bearings to work long term

@johanneslaxell6641

Жыл бұрын

I agree. That is why the drillpress is without a drawbar but a mill has one. The force when you push the drill against the workpiece keeps the taper in place. In these kind of jobs my personal opinion is that pushing is superior to pulling. But everyone is free to do as they see fit 👍🏼😋!

@joelfamy6708

10 ай бұрын

😊😊

Just came across your channel you do brilliant work and good to see someone like this here in the uk You and cutting edge engineering would be a great team

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@polarbearchimney

Жыл бұрын

Coming from CEE, my first impression after the first few seconds was that this place needs a real cleanup. At least for me, it would have made the video more enjoyable to watch if the work area/shop and work item were tidy and clean(ish). But thats me, I'll bet most people dont care :)

@atheistpeace7579

11 ай бұрын

​@polarbearchimney8128 CEE is on a totally different planet than this outfit. not suitable to use the word engineering here. CEE does things correctly, has the skills, knowledge, and equipment to do a precise job. on this channel, I don't see the safety officer anywhere

@edswider9309

11 ай бұрын

Don’t forget topper machine and arc one welding and Keith Rucker

@bigteddy66

11 ай бұрын

​@@polarbearchimneygive the lad a break, he is doing a fantastic job, no bodge work in this workshop just true honest precision work all on his own working for himself. Not many of his kind around. The old saying a workshop too tidy equals not enough work. Congratulations Oliver on your hard work.

A good strong repair, better than the OEM.

I am constantly amazed at the ability of you practical guys. Me, I'm a plant man but i'm fascinated when watching metal working and machining videos Thanks for the entertainment and all the best in your future

Realy nice to see a pro doing a job. 👍💪

Another good one . Great down to earth no bullshit channel . Cheers 👍👍👍

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Very good video, hope your channel does well! I’ll keep watching to see how you do.

Looking good! One small tip -that'll save you a little money; Put your camera behind a welding filter or the arc will burn the photo-sensor- (EDIT) Ookay, since others have made it clear the reason my cameras failed can't have been due to the sensors getting burned, I'll append to this post: Using a filter will make it easier to see the welding without the arc whiting everything out... And thank you @SCH sch What you said made sense and offered a probable cause to why my camera's crapped out on me

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t know that, thanks for the tip!

@GaisaSanktejo

Жыл бұрын

​@@snowballengineering You're welcome 👍👌

@mattsan70

Жыл бұрын

utter rubbish - the arc wont harm a CMOS sensor at all - ignore that made up advice.

@GaisaSanktejo

Жыл бұрын

@@mattsan70 fine, but something associated with welding killed two of my camera's. If it wasn't the light caused by the arc, care to explain what did?

@schsch2390

Жыл бұрын

@@GaisaSanktejo CMOS sensors are not susceptible to optical damage from welding level light, though high power lasers can damage the sensor (metal cutting power levels) Maybe the damage was from electrical noise/EM radiation from the particular welding setup you were photographing.

An amazing amount of work to get that back to usefulness again... Thumbs Up!

Love the way how you converted a drill for line borer :)

Nice shot there at 1:58 with the building and the sky. Sun, perspective, thirds, textures, colors, everything. Plus the alien with the Laser Wappen of course.

At the 1st of the video when you were cutting those ears off, my thought was that you had been taking lessons from Issac, I C Weld. You’re as good as he is. I couldn’t even get close. Thank you Sir.

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

I’m certainly not as good as icweld with a cutting torch. That man is a machine!

This channel is going places. Sticking around so I can say I was here before 3k when he hits a million

Great to watch,good explanations and good editing thanks

Nothing wrong with that setup, if it’s “reet” it’s reet isn’t it, spot on that 👌

Nice job! Love the boring setup 👌🏼

KZread recommended me to your channel. This is the first video I've viewed. My instant impressions are - that you are highly skilled and talented. I learned alot about something I know next to nothing about and I totally respect how you did a high quality job and at the same time improvised with what equipment you had. All in all I really enjoyed it. Thank you! - I just subscribed!

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

That’s great to hear! Thanks very much!😁

If there is enough room in the opening to fit those thicker ears. It makes you wonder why JCB continue to use the skinny ones. Perhaps they just hope people will keep buying new buckets. Another good video. Enjoying your channel.

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Baffles me, it’s not like it’s a one off problem, it’s a common issue and has been for years. Must be to save money, lasts long enough to be out of warranty then it’s not their problem. Thanks!

solid wire mig is the GOAT for filling big gaps. love your work friend

Never thought about using a mag drill for a line boring but in this application it works beautiful you’re really not doing hydraulic cylinders where it has to be attached to the cylinder end very impressive work

well done great work just found your channel looking forward to your videos great work

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

First class repair - better than a new one. Looks as though that profiler has already paid for itself in a previous life but my mate has one even older. Only just discovered your channel - makes a change from listening to Aussie accents.

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

It has certainly earned its keep! Just a Yorkshire accent instead.

@ronsilvester2944

Жыл бұрын

No one is making you listen to Aussie accents Engineering done well is acceptable in any language or accent.

Superb quality craftsmanship, thank you so much for sharing your skills 🙏🇦🇺👍

Yet another example of "modern" design taking a backwards step. Great repair though , & better than when it left the factory.

Very decent finish at the holes you linebored👍 thx for sharing 👍

Another Nice Job. You did a great job with what you have available. 👍

Really enjoyed the video. It was very informative. I was wondering if it would be possible to let us know how many total hours were invested in this project. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. Keep up the good work.

First time watching, very good work. Every time I watch a video I learn something new . 👍😉🇺🇲

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

Great stuff, glad to have discovered your channel. Subscribed 🤜

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

What a great honest channel. Zero BS and just humble quality content. Subscribed ✔️ Another useful tip for you. Be careful you don't damage your camera sensor. Bright light such as arc gouging welding is the same as a laser and can kill a camera with the electronic version of arc eye. Try to mount a sheet of welding glass in front of the camera

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Someone else said about damaging the camera but then someone else said it would be alright 🤷‍♂️

@AW-Services

Жыл бұрын

@Snowball Engineering it's easy to burn the sensor and lose pixels from light exposure from welding etc. A camera sensor is very similar to a human eyeball and the light intensity will cause damage

You've done a shit ton of work there! Great job.

Hi from Sweden. For some reason i only just now saw your channel. And damn if you dont do amazing work, it might look a little sketchy at times but as you say "it gets the job done". Really impressed with your skill

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I quite thank you for the views to such quality. In particular the guide points as line boring. *The choice to pull the cutter rather than push to cutting surface was a key bit. Also, where the weldment had an end pad, later discarded, to allow for the weld to best finish. While I seldom now execute such large jobs, I try to learn best technique and you meet and exceed as the best worksmanship. I simply hope to meet the standard you set as delivery to customer. My personal regards. McGary

Very nice work sir!

Awesome video thanks for your time and consideration top job 🛠️🔧🚜🚛

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Our JCB 320 did the same thing i priced out a new replacement for it and it was 4500 bucks so i did the same thing you did come out good and works well .

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Definitely worth repairing when new are that expensive.

A good repair stronger than new.

Excellent workmanship as always 👏🏻👏🏻

Nice repair!

Solid repair man

You may like CEE in Australia. He does a good bit of line- boring and you may find a tip or two to help you. Fine video. Steve

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

I watch CEE new video every Friday, definitely seen some useful tips. Thanks!

just subscribed. only just came across your channel. great video.

Super job! Real engineering!

Wow top man.....love your way of working.

Your repair is what the factory should have built

great fix solid job

Excellent workmanship absolutely brilliant fair play new subscription

Great fix my friend Regards Steve UK London

Top job young man!

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Amazing "homemade" line boring rig! Subbed.

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Thanks and welcome!

Nice work 👍 What amps are running for the root and then fill passes?

JCB has made good machinery for decades. Seems the bean counters are cutting back the amount of metal required for longevity. Have to pay for those offices in those glass towers somehow.

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Yes, also depends on what the machine gets used for as well. Jobs that require high tear out forces put a huge amount of strain on the headstock.

Great work fella. Whilst you said the chatter didnt effect surface finish, Ive found you can rap the boring bar to absorb chatter with either rope and tape, sheet lead & hose clamps or leather'n tape. And if the magbase drill speed can be reduced, try that. Whilst not in a lathe, Ive found with chatter on finish cut on lathe work one can choose a small radius tip cutting tool.

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

Your line boring is very slick well done you guys run circles around abom

Excellent job! Subscribed thanks

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

You are very innovative. Great content

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

CAD, cardboard aided drawing, old but still works, especially if your out in a field with no power. Your welds look like wax was melted into the groove, perfect. I have a lot to practice, problem is I don't do it every day, maybe once or twice a month at most.

I love welding with dual shield. It’s like welding 7018 really fast.

Nice work 👍

Lovely job on that better then new thanks.

me a encantado el gran trabajo profesional suscrito un saludo desde BARCELONA ESPAÑA.

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Greetings from England

Nice work.

Good work! I love your gas cutting machine :-)

Excellent job, great video, keep'um coming..

Good to see you get rid of the impurities between laying each weld.

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Got to do with dual shield to get rid of the slag.

@kevinwalls19

Жыл бұрын

Why switch to dual shield why can u not go all the way with the same as root pass and can the dual be ran in same welder, class work,

Great outcome on a tricky repair,have you ever needed to back gouge a repair when you have the room to do it,good to see you working to a tolerance of 3/4 mm have seen to many repair panels getting left wide as much as 10mm then the put ceramic tiles on back ,just lazy in my opinion,keep them coming bud regards🛠️🚜🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Gracias por compartir, saludos desde Colombia

Well Done! I was very interested and wish you well and I have subscribed.

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Nice gouging and clean cuts..

Great fix, there are still (new) aftermarket headstocks being sold that repeat the same design flaw. Buyer beware!!

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

It’s taken jcb themselves a long time to overcome the issue. They cut them out of thicker plate now and make the opening wider on the front of the machine.

I’m so glad I found this channel. Fabrication on another level! What does one of those repair pieces weigh in at?

Enjoyed the tutorial thanks ,subscribed

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

Well done mate!

Pulling the tool through puts the bar under tension reducing bending, pushing the tool through can cause the bar to bend just slightly but it's enough to notice.

Great job

Awesome job!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

good job mate

Good job. Keep making part two.

that's a great idea with the mag drill

mooi werk 🤩

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Very nice work brother.

@snowballengineering

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

good job on that