This Was Like a Never Ending Puzzle! | SIP Jig Borer Upgrade | Part 1

Published 2023-11-03
What we thought would be a quick upgrade job turned out WAY bigger than we planned! Kurtis enjoys using our SIP Hydroptic no 6 jig borer and we have such a large range of tooling now, we wanted to do some upgrades to make using it even better...first up was replacing the broken & missing handwheel off the side of the bridge. This quickly became like a puzzle trying to work out how to remove the broken handwheel hub resulted in the entire leadscrew needing to be removed from the machine. Only to realise we still couldn't get the handwheel hub off the leadscrew shaft! This resulted in the leadscrew ending up in the lathe to machine apart the retaining fixture so the hub assembly could be removed off the shaft...and the puzzle is still not solved!

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All Comments (21)
  • What we thought would be a quick upgrade job turned out WAY bigger than we planned! Do you think you know how to solve this puzzle? 🫣🤔 Subscribe and hit the bell icon to turn on notifications so you don't miss our weekly uploads. 👇 🤳 📲Follow us online here: linktr.ee/CEEAUS 🛍Official CEE Merch shop: www.ceeshop.com.au/ 🎉Get Early Access & Ad Free videos in our Patreon community: www.patreon.com/cuttingedgeengineering
  • "Hmmmm This is a bit trickier than I thought" Words that strike terror into the hearts of every Hobbyiest and DIY Enthusiast.
  • @hhusain88
    99% of Kurtis's work isn't sketchy. but that clutch work was the sketchiest thing on this channel. love it
  • The 12 year old in me who tore apart literally everything I could get my hands on thoroughly enjoyed this. Thanks you two!
  • @sanjaysami4315
    This has got to be the best machining channel on YouTube. Kurtis’ out of the box thinking and solutions, and Karen’s superb videography.
  • Designing something like this in a pre-CAD era must have been really something.
  • @incy55
    And now you know why the hand wheel was never replaced
  • @Brandon-sc1fz
    This type of disassembly and investigation is exactly why i became an engineer. The problem solving is so much fun
  • @user-di4bt7qu2i
    Finally! A project that goes the way all of my projects go. Except that I learn nothing, get frustrated, leave the parts lying around until my wife complains about them, say "screw it" and throw everything away. The End. Thanks for watching!
  • @swampy1584
    I love watching Kurtis working out how something works
  • @odc43054
    Hopefully, somebody in the world wide audience will come up with a manual or a shop drawing that provides the details to the end of that shaft. Nice work Kurtis and getting it this far.
  • @steveburrow4709
    Karen, kudos to you for great editing. It's like a mystery series and you left us on a cliff-hanger ending. Much anticipation for the next episode.
  • @281assassin
    I have to say, this was one of the most intense videos you guys have uploaded... The mystery continues.. dying to see how you will get that screw out!!! love your videos..
  • This has to be one of the most captivating videos you have produced in a long time. The train of thought that Kurtis put into the removal of the shaft and the hand wheel collar was amazing. And to you Karen,your video work and editing get better by the day. Can't wait for the follow up for this repair.
  • @grahamwright8440
    I worked at British aerospace in the 80's. In the wind tunnel tool room there was a 1920's SIP jig borer still in use. Sometime in the 70's it had been fitted wit modern electronics ,it was so accurate even after 50 years use that it was used as an inspection machine!
  • @neilfairless4589
    Can you imagine the cost today to have that machine built. No wonder they last so long.
  • @samuhell14
    That moment at 20:55 you realize you're in deep, pure comedy gold. Had a good chuckle! Also, Kurtis, you're a mad lad fixing such a unique machine with missing part of the puzzle, it's genuinely impressive!
  • Even the fact that Kurtis was able to Un - engineer something that was not standard.. was amazing… BUT COME ON PEOPLE….. LETS HAVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE…. For the way he held back and then released the sprung end of the clutch!!! 🎉
  • Even the outer covers on that machine are a work of precision. Beautifully made...
  • @mazchen
    I realized it already in the last video when I paid a bit more attention on such details, but even more in this one: By using so many different shot angles and distances, speed ups and other editing tricks, Karen has the talent to capture each single step in a way that even watching Kurtis undoing 4 screws is not getting boring.