Restoring an OLD Cincinnati Metal Shaper

[@mftmachining]

Don is a smart and talented guy, thats for sure. Great workshop.

[@donmadere4237]

Thanks

[@johnlee8231]

I do enjoy when the band gets back together for shop adventures

[@jimzivny1554]

Looks like my shop, too many projects but I need a shaper also! Good video, thanks for sharing

[@donmadere4237]

Nailed. It!!! Lol

[@jeffanderson4979]

I’d love to have Don around. He does a beautiful job of cleaning and painting old machine tools. That shaper vise is a piece of art.

[@donmadere4237]

Thanks

[@frankward709]

It was good to see Don Smiling

[@donmadere4237]

Yes sir thanks

[@fredflintstone8048]

Great video, thanks for sharing.

[@donmadere4237]

Your welcome

[@RB-yq7qv]

Nice shop Don

[@donmadere4237]

Thanks still a work in progress

[@michaelrandle4128]

Nice to see a couple of old boys about my age enjoying the machines and each other’s company, regards from across the pond, stay well

[@10swatkins]

Hey! That's an idea...I could send Don to live with you across the pond! Oh crap... Then I would be stuck with the Horse, Cow, three dogs, cat and an Axelson.... Oh well...

[@longbellycaster]

That lathe is gorgeous!!!!

[@donmadere4237]

Thanks lots of hours went into that one!

[@akfarmboy49]

You drive a lot Glad to hear about all your machine shopping trip

[@10swatkins]

Yep, about 45000 to 60000 a year... Not so much right now :(

[@akfarmboy49]

@@10swatkins I’m a machinist for 40 years and I have a bunch of machines my job keeps me busy and I have a Duramax also.

[@Unrivaledanime]

The two of you always make me laugh..... my wife asked me why do you watch these guys they don't do nothing... I laughed and said yes they do they crack me up and do fine work...

[@donmadere4237]

Funny

[@dannywilsher4165]

What paul pipitone said! My comment conveyed nicely!!!

[@vernoncostanza1560]

hey mr steve,this is caleb from Louisiana. the 16"cinncinatti shaper you traded for the moore is still running perfectly . i enjoy your videos

[@10swatkins]

hey buddy... Long time no talk... The more was traded about 3 years ago for A cnc mill.... Guy still uses it at his machine shop...

[@waynep343]

Hello to the rust brothers.

[@donmadere4237]

Got that right

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@donmadere4237 Close as in horse shoes and hand grenades!

[@terrycannon570]

Rust Brothers. Love it.

[@donmadere4237]

@UCoBaYaspazTnLQLjDM0-bTw Rusty and Crusty

[@terrycannon570]

I love the shaper vice resto. Looks like new. Axelson Lathe is a beauty. Thanks Don

[@10swatkins]

Thanks 👍

[@donmadere4237]

Thanks

[@markpack4494]

Hi Don, liking the shaper vice a lot and the gantry with chane hoist, wish I had one from time to time..

[@donmadere4237]

Do what I did! Build one!

[@adamstripp39]

Looking forward to updates on the shaper

[@donmadere4237]

It will be a process one part at a time!

[@joshonthetube]

I like that tip on the palm sander + scotchbrite, i'll have to try that on something. Sounds reasonable to me. Thanks, Don!

[@donmadere4237]

Works really well it will even take the stains out of the metal if you work it long enough

[@THEIRONWORKER]

Tell Don he did a great job on the vise . And I'll bet the rest of the shaper will look just as GOOD

[@donmadere4237]

Thanks just takes time

[@ericsandberg3167]

Don is a very talented guy, that gantry crane that he built is a work of art, I'll bet it is straight and true to +/- .020. Looking forward to seeing that shaper come back to life.

[@donmadere4237]

Thanks

[@dalepomraning299]

HI Steve, thank you for the video, good to see progress ob Don's machines. I enjoy seeing problems you guys are finding on machines, I have several old machines that need similar treatment. have a good day.

[@brianbutler3954]

Steve, hope you are feeling well, tell Don I loved his idea of attaching a scotch bright pad to a sanded, I tried it and it worked like great on the rust on my steam engine

[@10swatkins]

Great idea

[@christianmccollum1028]

When you want a BIG, HEAVY, and burley project, you restore one of THESE machines. Good luck, man.

[@10swatkins]

Naw.... You restore one of these :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3Wmp2mPrJ6KhNk

[@donmadere4237]

Well big by my standards lol

[@christianmccollum1028]

@@10swatkins 7,600 is ginormous!

[@10swatkins]

@@christianmccollum1028 The bed weighs twice that.. then there is the motor and pump.... Se is a big girl :)

[@charleskutrufis9612]

Learned some things, thanks for the video. Would have liked to seen how you brightened up the ring on the shaper vise.

[@10swatkins]

Don did it... I would use a grey pad and WD-40 www.amazon.com/3M-Scotch-Brite-Scuff-07445-07447/dp/B00LWTWCKY?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=AA7JK557GY2XC

[@jeffanderson4979]

Your old lathe looks great too

[@donmadere4237]

Lol it didn’t look like it does now when I got it! The cross slide wouldn’t even move!!

[@sallybrokaw6124]

Don's shaper restore will be interesting to watch. I've seen Tubal Cain "Mr.Pete" tinker on small shapers.Also Small Town Machine Shop Adam rescued one from the local junkyard. So I imagine the Cincy mill will look just as beautiful as the Axleson lathe when Don has it all back together. Can't wait! Al B.

[@donmadere4237]

That’s my goal anyway!

[@frankward709]

And the shops looking excellent did you hear

[@donmadere4237]

Thanks

[@jeffsnider3588]

That oiler reminds me that I had an old Cincinnati #3 horizontal that I put an Automotive type metal drip pan between the mill and the concrete when I set it in place so that all the lube oil could be cleaned up before it soaked in the concrete. 😄 I do think that lazy people come up with the best labor saving ideas!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

You 2 knothead's are all right! Nice crane too. I keep 50/50 in my sprayer and Don the hermit sure does good work. Thanks for wearing 'The Rock' out for us, Steve and all the best on the $7k Mistake. I couldn't go to the rehab. Went once and arthur set in at the shoulder and crept right down and ruined my left arm. Better now but no guitar picking yet but Bob Wills still lives in my heart!.GBWYall. !

[@10swatkins]

Thanks 👍

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@10swatkins Sho!

[@ogaugeclockwork4407]

Good to see the shaper progress! Don’s been flat out! He should see if he can get some $ for being safety croc’s #1 promoter!

[@donmadere4237]

Love my Crocks

[@ogaugeclockwork4407]

@@donmadere4237 Hey Don, can you explain a bit more about how that oil tower thing works on the shaper? I've never seen a shaper with that before. I have an Elliot 14M and a Hercus 270 and all they have is some oil holes in the top of the ram slide with some light metal covers.

[@donmadere4237]

@@ogaugeclockwork4407 it’s basically a sight glass all of the oiling tubes (there are 4) go up the tower and drip to corresponding tubes out to show you the oil is moving in all the tubes when the pump is on. It’s used instead of putting multiple sight glasses at multiple points of the machine.

[@ogaugeclockwork4407]

@@donmadere4237 Thanks Don, hopefully the ram slide is in good condition, a better lubrication arrangement than most shapers!

[@donmadere4237]

@@ogaugeclockwork4407 we shall see, the tower is up high to aid in the gravity feed to the parts and it also has a pump.

[@jeffnevius]

Brake clean that's what I use mine for the sure shot saves a bunch of money that way

[@donmadere4237]

Yup that works also!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@donmadere4237 The concrete truck wre4nch man ran Varsol in one for years. They're VERY handy! NICE VISE!

[@frankmckinnis]

Steve, which toe jack did Don purchase? thanks for the content - truly enjoy it

[@donmadere4237]

Both Steve and I bought a Temco toe jack. Very well built appears to be of good quality. Steve has the 10 ton I bought the 20 ton.

[@10swatkins]

Here is a video on it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHTCdKSfnrCbiZI

[@kevinhaley8625]

Nice gantry crane you have Don, take care of my Harley and my big pedestal grinder. Lol

[@donmadere4237]

Lol funny 😄

[@williswalker1294]

I'd love a shaper but I haven't seen many in the Houston area for sale

[@donmadere4237]

This one came from Arkansas

[@chrisbay8770]

Ignore the grumpy guy Don, the lathe looks fantastic and so does the vise. What colour and brand of paint are you using. I'm in the midst of an Ex-Cello 602 refit and like that colour.

[@donmadere4237]

Sherwin Williams Industrial DTM ( direct to metal) don’t have to prime it. Color is Gibraltar Grey

[@dannywilsher4165]

@@donmadere4237 Hey Don, just a heads up. See them three dots over to the right of the comments? Click on that and you can go back and edit your comments when you mess up and need to change them. But I guess it ups the comment count. Thank you Sir!

[@chrisbay8770]

Thanks Don.

[@joshonthetube]

@@donmadere4237 I like it as well. Will make a note of that color (and probably forget it)

[@donmadere4237]

@@dannywilsher4165 cool learn something new ever day!!! Thanks

[@ronnietedder7459]

How did Don remove the ram front his metal shaper?

[@10swatkins]

HE had a hard time disconnecting the ram... I forgot what he did exactly... Ask him :)

[@thebotformalityknownasdale2564]

Jesus Don you got a ausome shop I'm gona have one like that before I die ! AZ for them shur shot cans you have with out a word of lie I was thinking of the very same when the video I was watching just before you where dismantlingwhat looked like a slide of sort and I seen thease lines witch I assumed where oiling veins? And I was thinking a good oiling tool would be to have a oil can under pressure to push oil through the lil oil ball's . Fill to what ever is safe if you could just regulate the outlet to .5 to 2 psi what ever it took to blow into the veins to the lead screw nuts or 3 or 4 points along dove tails. Honest on my kids that is what I was thinking about than you pop on screen with them cans ! Anyway it freaked me out.

[@ronnietedder7459]

Hey Steve how can I get in contact with Don about his removing the Ram from his Cincinnati shaper

[@10swatkins]

don answere the man!

[@MyLilMule]

I like that metal rack. Definitely "steeling" that idea.

[@donmadere4237]

Works good to separate the different lengths

[@markfoster6110]

Looking good boys ..rusty metal syndrome is alive over there to .. glad there is no cure for it .. keeps us busy ..

[@donmadere4237]

We have enough rust to last 3 lifetimes

[@willemvantsant5105]

I buy WD 40 by the gallon and use a refillable spray bottle to apply, it irks me to see people using disposable spray cans. Way to go Don and the Gantry Crane looks better than a bought one.

[@donmadere4237]

Thanks

[@brianbutler3954]

I buy it buy WD-40 the gallon and use it to refill the metal spray bottle can. I love the metal can with the non-aerosol pump

[@leeroyholloway4277]

Hey Don, I've got some scissors if ya need 'em. (Just kidding, I have hair down to my elbows...)

[@donmadere4237]

I have Covid hair! Lol

[@leeroyholloway4277]

@@donmadere4237 I'm saving my haircut money to buy more tools.

[@richardandrews6754]

Hi, I expect you already know about Steve Summers you tube channel but if not check him out he has a very similar shaper to yours which is up together and may prove helpful to you restoring yours.

[@donmadere4237]

Yup he has the same exact machine and yes I watch and like his channel.😋

[@arkarkiis2941]

❤😇

[@millomweb]

I was JOKING about it being a steam powered thing - but hey, I guess you guys have no sense of humour LOL So no teeth missing on the bull wheel. I guess the same can't be said about Don !

[@10swatkins]

Hell,,, Don looked for a week trying to figure out how the steam hose hooked up to it :)

[@donmadere4237]

Hey hey!! Lol yes we have a sense of humor I just thought you were serious 🧐 lol

[@millomweb]

@@donmadere4237 How did you make that mistake ?

[@donmadere4237]

@@millomweb moment of tired weakness!!!🤦‍♂️

[@johnb5519]

I see that big grinder you got is all fixed up real nice, but there's no wheels on it. I'll bet new wheels cost more than what you paid for it. Like my old uncle says, he knows he's still alive when he reads the obituaries and he's not in it.

[@10swatkins]

I found out you don't have to be that old..... :(

[@donmadere4237]

Just need to get around to ordering them that’s all

[@millomweb]

I'm no fan of paint. I'd paint stuff with oil - LOL Electro-mechanical maintenance, not a beautician !

[@donmadere4237]

But if you can why not do both make it work good and look good 👍🏻

[@millomweb]

@@donmadere4237 Well, my dad's paint's peeling off the mill and I'm not bothered !

[@donmadere4237]

@@millomweb unfortunately it bothers me, wish it didn’t but it does!🤷‍♂️

[@jdmccorful]

Hey Don, regulation Crocs or the "Mozart" look have got to change. You are really bearing down on the Shaper, lookin good. Love the gantry. What's the weight limit? You guys need a "heyboy" to help you get more done. Wish I could be there, man could we have some fun. Good to see ya. Steve don't take any wooden nickles . Thanks for the look! P.S. is that colour Battleship Gray?

[@donmadere4237]

The gantry I made is kind of a miniature so it will fit in my shop. It’s good for at least 1 1/2 tons. I made it to take machines apart and put back together.

[@Hoaxer51]

@@donmadere4237, that might be the handiest tool you have in the shop, it looks great. A lot of home builders build a set of sawhorses right away when they start building a house, I think guys that are putting a shop together should build a gantry crane right away so they can use it on the first machine they drag home. I think we missed out on a couple of chances for some good videos, a gantry crane that would be a perfect size for my shop, a metal rack and a couple of rebuilds like the vise. Everything is looking good on your end, keep us updated when you can!

[@donmadere4237]

@@Hoaxer51 I agree on the gantry should have built this 30 years ago, I don’t film my projects because I still have a 9-5 job and with so many projects I have my time is limited. Filming would really cut into my available time.