INCREDIBLE Machine Shop Tour - 5-Axis CNC Impellers!

If you love small machine shop tours like we do, you'll love this! You won't believe the incredible work comes from this 1800 sq ft shop (solid steel impellers that are 2 FEET in diameter). Let's head up to Vancouver, Canada and take a tour of SSCADCAM with Amish Solanki. Not only is he able to achieve some of the most breath-taking surface finishes, he's been able to follow in his father's footsteps by evaluating industry needs and buying a machine that allows him to fulfill work that no one else is able to.
It's been an honor to get to know him and see him grow these past few years and I can't wait to see what he's going to do next!

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[ClockwerkIndustries]

This is super inspiring to see as a one-man operation! Great video and awesome shop!

[arduinoversusevil]

Follow up on how he gets fusion 360 to make that machine dance?

[kevinbarrett]

So sure I worked with Amish’s father in Lethbridge, Alberta. 35 years ago. I’m still making chips
every day.

[occamssawzall]

I’m pretty sure that holder with the blue ring is an adjustable balance holder.

There should be a bunch of set screw in the holes under the blue cover. It’s for ultra high speed spindles in the 50, 000 RPM and higher range. By moving the set screws in and out around the perimeter you can finely adjust the balance of the holder in the spindle.

At those speeds balancing of the tool is critical as the spindle is often an air bearing system (physical contact bearings just burn up with the friction) . The spindle rides on a cushion of pressurized air between the inner shaft and outer bearing housing. An unbalanced tool can cause the inner spindle to hit then outer sleeve causing damage and nearly instantaneous seizing of the spindle.

The tools are balanced off machine in a balancing machine and adjusted. It has to be a manual adjustment as every tool and collet is slightly different and affects the balance differently. And the faster it spins the greater effect an unbalanced tool has.

[literoadie]

I loved this! Thanks for shooting. Amish seems really cool.

[HuskyMachining]

my nycnc times be changing and I love these kinda videos more than the ones with chips flying.... maybe because I wouldn't had the balls to start my machine shop this last year without these precious little youtube nuggets

[toolbox-gua]

Good people bump onto good people. All the best for Amish and the team at SMW. 👍

[yeheyheyyeh]

Oh shit yeh!! I've been bugging you on insta to bug Amish to allow you to visit and bug him at his shop! Thanks Amish and John shop that dmg is a beauty. Cheers James - fifty50 knives.

[peacefulsurfer]

It would be nice to revisit his shop in another 5 years to see where/how he grows.

[Qaor]

The dmgs are awesome to use. My shop got 3 mono75's about a year ago with 3 more larger models coming this year. Really pumped.

[michaelnelson]

Favorite video yet....I've followed Amish on Instagram and loved his to see his thoughts on machining

[artmckay]

I really like that he tracks the insert life down to hours and minutes, then changes the tool when the time limit is up! I can sure understand the temptation to go longer but self control says to just change it out. Good policy!
Thanks for the vid! :)

[danconnolly]

Inspirational amish, would love to see you get on youtube for some milling expertise! Thanks for sharing

[Damicske]

Nice outro: "thanks Amish for the Haaspatality"

[Rns]

Awesome tour ! Always cool to see how other shops do work

[MrKurdishFreak]

Finally a new tour! I like it. Were you at EMO this year?

[mactec]

I always throw a lathe tool in my vise and relieve the tool back while it’s in the mill spinning.

[bcbloc]

Thanks for the tour! Vf7 is starting to get to a nice sized machine. :-)

[murrayandcindyk]

finding shop tours to be very informative and inspiring.
Was formerly employed locally in local fabrication shop, all still located in Ottawa ON Canada.

[bostedtap]

Very interesting guy, highly professional approach, any more than 3 axes and I am confused.
Thanks for sharing.