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This was a very usefull video. I'm taking a machine shop class at a local technical high school's continuing ed program, and this video was a good addition. The pace of the video is geared towards someone who's somewhat familiar with metalworking machines. He does not explain all the terms he uses and a couple of drawings on a whiteboard would have been useful sometimes, particularly to explain climb milling vs conventional milling.
Here's the table of contents of the video: Introduction Parts of the Mill Trueing the Head Mounting the Vise Tooling Face Milling Cutting a Bevel End Mills Fly Cutters Part Locating Drilling Holes Tapping Holes Boring head Super Spacer Dividing Head Rotary Table
For most chapters he actually machines a part and shows close ups of the part being machined. The last 3 chapters were trickier, he should have used an actual part in the rotary table instead of just saying "then you would do this, then that". Again, no complaints about most chapters, just the last two. The video is about 1.5 hours, and he covers a lot of stuff. Definitely worth watching.
Almost a 5, could use a better menu and navigation. The video demonstrates in detail how to fix a major dent in an aluminum section. We actually see how the dent is made with an axe! And then he goes through the whole process of fixing it up right before our eys, where to hammer, where and how to file, how to weld it with an oxyacetylene torch, etc. (That's right, welding Aluminum with a torch)
The last 7 minutes are a small plug for his tools, and actually useful to watch too, because it gives an overview of the different tools and techniques.
The hammering technique and process is probably useful for steel too, so don't let that prevent you from renting the vid. I don't know if his welding technique can be applied to steel.
Overall a good DVD. Mr Meisner is so hard to understand that they had to put in subtitles. Those subtitles make all the difference because you can read them before he actually speaks, and then when he speaks you can understand him. I'm not an actor, I don't know anything about acting, and have no idea if his teaching is good or not. I just wanted some exposure to a completely new field. As such, it was very interesting.
I've read a couple of Mr. Tracy's books and after a while the material seems a bit re-hashed, with a nugget or two of new insight thrown in. The DVD added an extra dimension to his teachings that you wouldn't get from a book. I enjoyed his presentation style, he comes across as genuine. The material in the DVD is more condensed than in his books, and I think that makes it more effective.
Pretty good. I wouldn't go out and buy the actual one and watch it over and over. Mostly practical advice on the sales process, down to earth, as opposed to an abstract academic approach.
Mike Lipkin is a pretty cool guy, and it was worth watching the DVD. This video isn't about some secret technique to persuade anyone to do whatever you want, it's more about leadership. About transforming yourself and inspiring people. His talk is well organized and easy to follow/remember.
This CD is from the "Seminars on DVD" company, and there is an MP3 transcript of the DVD. This is the first one I've listened to while on my commute. So that's an endorsement. The motivational effects seem to be longer lasting, compared to other speakers I've listened to.
Overall a good and instructive video. They do show how the iron ore is extraced from the ground, how the charcoal is made, how the whole furnace is made, fired up, etc. So after watching this video you could adapt their methods and make a smelter, or use it to try casting iron/steel.
Two drawbacks: The producer does a pretty good job of translating, but does not translate every thing. Some of the info does get lost. Fortunately I speak french so I was able to get some of the details on the techniques.
The second more important drawback is that they don't show how the smelter gets loaded. There is a 2 second scene where they add a layer of the ore at the top, but that's it!! I know from research on the net that you alternate layers of charcoal and iron ore, but I really wanted to see it done, and how the limestone flux was added too.
