MODULAR DIES! Part 2

[@Frie_Jemi]

The popping noise when you cut off the gas is it similar to a backfire in a car, this is preventable with something called a flashback arrestor. Essentially a piece of metal tubing with a reducer on either end down to the size of your gas lines. The tubing is packed with brass wool. Simply connect the flashback arrestor at the end of the gas line and the base of the torch, no more bang!

[@HvV8446]

I personally like the loud pop, but i imagine it getting annoying rather quickly with a system like this

[@AnthonyBowman]

Will also make recording videos hell with all the audio blowouts.

[@dodgydingygames]

I think you're mistaken here, the noise isn't the gas burning in the lines, because it can't - one line is only oxygen and the other is only fuel so neither can support combustion themselves, likely the noise is a flashback in the torch body itself when the gas gets slow enough for the flame to burn back to the point the oxygen and propane mix. This is a result of torch design and flashback arrestors in the lines wouldn't do anything to help it (though they are still a good idea for safety in gas air got into a fuel line or something)

[@Frie_Jemi]

@@dodgydingygamesyou're possibly right, but I have had this problem before and fixed it with the flashback arrestor. I can't say if it would help in his situation for sure but as you said probably a good idea regardless.

[@ZuluComander]

pretty sure that pressure wave can go back into the gun and ruin some of its internals and only happens when the oxygen is cut off before the fuel. Perhaps the new valve can be adjusted to shutoff gas flow in the correct order.

[@meistersimbo974]

Those timelapse shots with the slow moving camera are frickin epic !

[@antonsworkshopco]

I want to see his camera setup

[@roccov3614]

What you said!

[@roccov3614]

And props to the camera man.

[@David-if2hj]

For those wondering, it's called a hyperlapse and they're a really cool manipulation of the time lapse concept

[@eddiebullard5951]

The reason why it makes a sound is because the oxygen is pushing all the unsettling out. If you reverse it were you turn the oxygen off first it will not make the loud sound

[@Linuxxl]

This! It's not the torch that makes the bang, it's the order in which you turn off the gasses.

[@KarlBunker]

"unsettling" LOL; way to go, auto-correct! (acetylene).

[@SpacewolfDan]

@alecsteele get this!!

[@NueVoLB]

Rest in peace, modular.

[@theungoliant9410]

You beat me to it.

[@NueVoLB]

@@theungoliant9410 absolutely love your name! Morgoth is shaking in his boots rn 😆

[@gggggggggggd1]

Press "F" to pay respects

[@sebastianolsson9063]

I had top comment with that joke last time lol

[@maenpaaelmeri]

Funny how it takes modular two episodes to die

[@vellweb2123]

0:16 I swear, i have listened to this multiple times trying my hardest to hear Ship and not something else, why must my brain be so. Great video though! Always love a new Alec Steele vid

[@JokelesComedian]

Pants shipping...

[@alexbirdwell2459]

Its absolutely insane to me how young and successful he is. All while having fun.

[@archieharris4027]

Anyone else really miss those long project series’s that he used to do?

[@johnpatterson6538]

errrmmm no!!!

[@SpacewolfDan]

hell no....30mins please and no 12 parters!! awful

[@AC-cg4be]

Shows printer: "These pieces of dark magic" As an IT guy, I can confirm; they are amalgamations of dark magic.

[@koloth5139]

I did a course for the A+ cert years ago and one memory that has always stood out to me was all the printer stuff. Then the teacher telling us all it is all worthless because it is cheaper to trash them and buy a new one. I hate printers, and yet 90% of the IT questions I deal with at work are printer related.

[@nxtniklas]

That's why every IT guy praises Digitalisation

[@ypopnun1003]

@@koloth5139 YEP

[@ellencameron3775]

Not dark magic. They are far more evil than mere dark magic. Printers are designed by Beelzebub himself when he's had a week-long coke/meth/PCP bender because he just got broken up with and is crashing hard.

[@graciouscompetentdwarfrabbit]

@@nxtniklas Me: An IT guy who absolutely hates printers Also me: Loves bookbinding and everything related to it, including reformatting ebooks I like into printable PDFs I can print and bind into beautiful, sewn, leather/cloth bound, marbled end papers (and maybe covers, depending on the book), decorated edges, foiling, et al. I wish I could just buy books before they were glued up with that wretched, pitiful, god-awful hot-melt adhesive, my life would be so much easier...

[@michaelbirchall2247]

I like the way you're tapping the die down on the mill to eliminate that thousandth of an inch error, for something to be installed on a POWER HAMMER!!! Great work as usual Alec, keep the videos coming.

[@christophermccaig6160]

As a hobbyist wood worker I have no idea what half of this stuff is but man I love watching it! I always wondered how he was so successful so young but now I’m starting to get it! He’s smart, and inventive and has a level of ingenuity that I aspire to have someday! The dudes brilliant and super talented at what he does and it’s so inspiring! Keep it up brother! Love from Tennessee!

[@SkallagrimGrimkjells]

Is no one going to mention Alec repeatedly saying "Ship My Pants" completely straight faced?

[@Whodat]

Came to the comments for this

[@jean-lucwalker3690]

Now that he's back in England, I was wondering if he had decided to sell underwear alongside his trousers.

[@ChrisStretten]

Not gonna lie... I rewatched that part because I misheard. 😂

[@Nevir202]

Ya, none of us heard ship lol

[@Crazy83519]

KMart ad, I just shipped my pants! I just shipped my bed!

[@Sr.DudeGuy]

I absolutely love that you’ve gotten better at welding! It really does open up so many more possibilities when you have your own workshop.

[@FreedomOfSpeech2024]

My son, Wyatt, is 8 years old and is obsessed with Blacksmithing! He's been into tools, in general, since he was 3 years old. His dad and I both have been with Home Depot for 20+ years. He watches you every day before school, as his 'educational' selection. We truly back him in this interest and see a future. He has quite the set up in the garage...anvil, tool box, tongs, hammers, etc. He's wanting hot cuts now. Just know that your show is very kid appropriate while at the same time appealing to all ages! Thank you for being someone we can trust to teach, have fun and make things that appeal to even the youngest of Blacksmiths! :)

[@FreedomOfSpeech2024]

He also has a kid's go-pro type camera and makes videos like yours in the garage! Truly entertaining. :) Lol

[@lachlanmcdermott9759]

can you please try to make your own "steele" glasses, I think it could be cool and might be a fun project like so he can see, maybe?

[@RevBrettMurphy]

I relate to your disdain for printers! The one in my church office decided to only print half pages when I needed it most today! Thanks for the very entertaining content as the new-old workshop is coming along nicely indeed, keep up the inspirational work and God bless.

[@ColMcWillis]

Gotta say, nice work by Jaime on the B-roll footage moving time-lapse!

[@classified_stinger4573]

Such a great example of "Don't have the tool? Make the tool."

[@joelonderee2872]

Alec, love all your videos, but these two on modular dies are the most interesting and informative so far. Thanks.

[@Fiery25123]

Oooh, I looove those round dies! can't wait to see what you do with them! Those organic shapes are utterly fantastic!

[@search4orlife]

So pleased you are here in the UK sharing your passion with us

[@matthewmarting3623]

Red spray on dykem??? Heresy! When I was in metals class in high school the teacher didn’t even call it blue dykem, he called it dykem blue.

[@telioty]

I really like the workshop upgrade videos. Nice behind the scenes!

[@Mike030889]

Alec, I'm a fan of your work and mean no disrespect with this comment, but the amount of times you have said you learned your lesson of "buying once, crying once", then continued to cheap out, is really getting amusing :'D. Nice job with the new (old) shop by the way, it's really coming along.

[@BiscuitTinOrchestra]

it bangs because the oxygen needs to be turned off slightly b4 the fuel. does it adjust? what if you change the order of the hoses? alternatively run the fuel to the torch at a higher feed pressure then the O2. that way when you shut it off, the O2 in the hoses between your fancy shutoff valve and the control valves on the torch will run out before the fuel.

[@S8tan7]

I do find it exceedingly funny that you've literally moved into the same workshop again, and that you also find it absurdly funny

[@ShadowVipers]

Would be funnier if he moved back into the Barker Street forge again

[@S8tan7]

@@ShadowVipers I dont think I could handle the absurdity 😂

[@jonathanhobson7534]

I got the notification and was like "Who is Modular and how'd he die????"

[@dhgodzilla1]

God rest his soul

[@frankierzucekjr]

🤣🤣

[@emmitstewart1921]

Modular is alive and well. The reports of his death are greatly exaggerated.

[@Ronin-sl2jv]

A couple of flashback arrestors at the torch should help with the popping when the gas shuts off.

[@startupstudios1604]

On the gas saver you can adjust the gas and air so you don’t get the loud pop sound. Either adjust the gas slightly down or air slightly up so the air shuts off after the gas. The adjustments are in the device.

[@nickgidzak2804]

Some of my favorite episodes, have always been the ones with Sam as a guest.... im curious if Sam will ever make a another appearance now that he is back in the UK

[@caminojohn3240]

Esoteric question. Where does all the steel waste, fragments, shavings, cuttings, etc go? Do you chuck them in the dust bin or collect them in a recycling can for reuse?

[@bencrow3039]

Jamie's killing it with the timelapses

[@JNDCreations]

I’d love to see your camera set up for those panning shots, especially around the mill. They look awesome!

[@Tic-TocCreations]

holy crap, there was a 40 minute add about eating oatmeal lmao

[@AshiwiZuni]

I watched it all the way through

[@AshiwiZuni]

I fucking love oatmeal

[@ShadowVipers]

*Skip*

[@johnmarine44]

Ive always wanted to see Alec do a ground up fab build something random like a motorcycle, that would be nuts. Everything hand forged.

[@w8ting2feel29]

glad seeing you work alone. i feel you work better alone. there is a better feeling in the room

[@morganrichardson1645]

So glad that Jamie’s back in the shop, we can acc hear the noise of Alec working not heavy metal music tied into Alec working so we can’t acc hear or see him working on stuff

[@tylerchikos1978]

The edm disco time-lapse had me rolling! Mr. Editor needs a raise

[@paullammens3323]

Fun fact, a center drill is for drilling center holes for the lathe, not for predrilling, the point drill exists for that.

[@todrobinson3733]

To try to get rid of the popping noise, try turning the gas back a little. What it is is like an automobile backfire. It builds gas in the exhaust pipe then explodes. The torch is doing basically the same thing. It might be at the hang valve it may be at the tip but one of the settings on the gas side it a little high.

[@jamminmadrid88]

My son loves your videos. He's not old enough to understand them but he heard you talking for 2 seconds and had to stop what he was doing to watch. Its usually how I get him to brush his teeth.

[@cinemaipswich4636]

The flame (gas) saver does have that loud pop. This is because the one way valve you mention, stops the hot gas/flame traveling down and causing grief to hoses and bottles.

[@clay1876]

Can I just say that was an awesome pitch for a shipping website.

[@JDCarterMusic]

EXCELLENT segue into the advert! Got me hook line and sinker!

[@danluckins4071]

9:00 greatest seguay to an add every award goes to!!! ....... Alec Steeeeeeeeeel!!!!!

[@johnschaeffer9712]

That's probably for me, the coolest demo of your power hammer I've seen you do. That was awesome!!! 😎

[@AzraelsTear]

Personally I enjoy the shop work and setup as much as the forging and making. I am a hobby machinist who is working on my own shop, so its all very enjoyable. 👍

[@Destros2ndone]

about the noise i think i remember from pneumatics that there is some sort "backdraft reducer" correct me if i'm wrong but the bang comes from one gas burning faster as the other with a reducer, that would solve the problem

[@MrWaffle47]

Is it just me? Or is there just something that feels so right about Alec working in this shop

[@Grimsaviour]

I have a feeling Alec speaks pretty darn good french! Julien pronunciation was spot on!

[@Stephhii7]

Alec your an inspiration man. Your work makes me want to do so much more.

[@nuuskye]

For your flame saver, the bang is indicative of an imbalance in pressures, where the propane comes back into the torch while it is still trying to burn. Try adjusting the propane pressure up :) Common armourer problem.

[@rupertmiller9690]

Ship Station really helps him Ship his Pants everywhere around the world!

[@Tritchet_]

The reason fro the bang when you shut off de flame, is that your oxygen pressure falls to fast. It lies in the operating principle of the torch. It's an injector torch and that means, that the oxygen that has a higher pressuere than the propane or acetylene sucks the burning gas into the mixingpipe. But when you turn off the oxygen and burning gas, the oxygenpressure falls to fast and then the flame can burn back into the mixing pipe and with the right oxygen/burning gas mixing ratio in there, it exlplodes. At our factory we always turn the oxygen a little bit up before killing the torch. Im sorry for my bad english skills. But im just a sheet metal worker from Switzerland.

[@Torque556]

Can you adjust your flame saver to turn off the oxygen faster (or earlier) than the acetylene? That aught to get it to stop popping. The pop is the excess oxygen exploding.

[@NeillWylie]

My favourite bit was 8:33 - 8:35. That was very enjoyable.

[@shanerichard100]

I didn't realise you had pants too might order some aswell as trousers

[@tobyknight4518]

"MODULAR DIES!" oh I am soooo sorry for your loss. (great video though)

[@happyasbarry4546]

Good to see Jamie on the camera 2.25 Great camera work bro!!

[@noahschutz667]

Didn't know I needed beanie Alec today. Thank you!

[@ColdRiverAutowire]

Try swapping the off brand rosebud for a victor nozzle. Bet that fixes everything for less than the cost of new torches.

[@justinkelly7958]

Highlight of my week when I'm in lock down 😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@lukegraham1945]

I've never seen one of those flame keepers before, they're a really cool idea!

[@stewie410]

"Buy once, cry once" -- hell, wish the uppers at my job understood that concept...

[@jakeburch9705]

The transition to an advertisement is so seamless. You actually make them seem interesting, rather than a paycheck. Good show my man 🤝

[@saginawdan]

My thoughts exactly. He could sell ice to Eskimos.

[@yabojabo8578]

That pop when turning off the torch is from lean blowout. I've worked on some big combustors that make a hell of a bang. It's in the geometry of the torch. Not much you can do about it.

[@120Livi]

moved out 2.5 years ago! No way! I'd have guessed a lot less than that!

[@frankierzucekjr]

Just think of what this young man has accomplished in that short amount of time. He is very successful, and I'm damn proud to see it all come full circle. Good for him and his team.

[@ralphnorman4636]

Time flys when you are having fun, and watching him is a blast.

[@nancymilawski1048]

Yes when he said that I thought it has only been 1 and a half years. Maybe he is wrong?? We could find the moving to Montana videos to see. I checked and they posted to KZbin in 2018. That's 2 and a half years. Where has the time gone?????

[@jamesbleeker3514]

Ever the best marketing on KZbin

[@Eyes0penNoFear]

FYI at 10:09 you didn't blur out the tracking number for the package. Fortunately it went to a parcel locker instead of a person's home 🙂

[@eleazarheinze2829]

It would be cool if you tried to make copper and bronze Damascus, I don't know if it would work, but it would be a cool experiment.

[@wildatlanticplay7906]

Class filming and music Alec

[@MichaelLamerique]

that segue was SMOOOOTH

[@filippofior3722]

Jamie is really a great video guy... He has a great sense. So much better.

[@dack42]

Install a flashback arrestor at the end of the lines to the torch, bang problem solved. The paper shim made me really nervous. I was bracing for the key to shift and destroy your lovely power hammer. Could you add a retaining plate at the back, to prevent any chance of the key sticking out that side? Similar to that retaining plate on the front, but it could probably just be fixed bolted/welded in place.

[@fuzewall2800]

That loud bang is just either the gas or exygen choking off first I believe. Wouldn't you be able to tweak the pressures on them a tad, or get a snappier set of check valves to close off faster. Maybe have one side close off faster than the other

[@Z3DT]

I died at 8:13. Jamie you are a treasure

[@xXChronoTriggerXx13]

I laughed so hard at the dark magic joke about printers. I'm a control engineer and install and support sawmills/planer mills around the World and the #1 task we dread the most, is setting up the printer for reporting XD

[@FhangMedia]

need an IT guy? I know printers lol

[@jacksmale7036]

I am not a blacksmith, or really that handy but man this channel is excellent.

[@30Ika06]

I love when you speak French ! Your French is so great !!! ( im French btw haha )

[@nottoday4877]

Love your stuff Alec

[@mattmiller112]

That pop from your torch is because the acetylene is being turned off before the oxygen. Rule of thumb is to turn off oxy before acetylene.

[@benreeves8262]

THE SEGWAY TO THAT SPONSOR WAS ON POINT

[@BraxxJuventa]

Looks awesome Alec! Thank you for sharing! 👍😁

[@samwebster3373]

Great video today!! Love the beanie by the way

[@timmurray5442]

You should make a Damascus kitchen knife set! I miss you making quality swords and blades!

[@walkerjamz]

The popping is from the excess propane in the torch head igniting inside it, to stop this you could turn off the propane on the torch and leave the oxygen knob alone when using the flamesaver. The oxygen will blow out the excess gas in the torch head so it doesn't have a chance to ignite and pop. Remember to always P.O.P.O. and not P.O.O.P. (Propane, oxygen, propane, oxygen) in that order when turning on and off a torch to stop the loud popping. Source: I'm a flameworker glass artist.

[@nofunallowed3382]

That pop that you hear is a too rich oxygen and propane mixture. It explodes instead of fizzling out. This is dangerous, because the explosion could travel up the hoses (known as flashback), and without the proper safety valves this could really damage your equipment, or worse. Before shutting of your torch decrease the oxygen flow a bit, and when reigniting it adjust back to the flow you prefer.

[@andrewkaiser1606]

😮 wow that new hammer really tears into that steel! Nice upgrade!

[@heyimamaker]

I thought the pop was from the gas mix. I do very little welding but I turn off the oxygen then the acetylene, the other way around makes the explosion.

[@swingdigger5644]

Alec your torch pops because the oxygen is turning off before the gas...if you can maybe swap the hoses a round in some way so the gas runs out before the oxygen. ..that should help...🖒ps...i want one...no i need one...im sure that would save you money in the long run ..gas aint cheap..

[@waverleyjournalise5757]

That's got to be the best segue I've ever seen

[@alexcrouse]

That power hammer has some guts, doesn't it? Seems to hit seriously hard!

[@DJTurrettz]

Happy Tuesday Alec :)

[@Ryan-kx8ci]

Seeing all that "sawdust" and mill filings, makes me want to see you do a canister damascus with it.

[@elijahbrunson2272]

you can !and canister Damascus with those shavings?I think

[@dementious]

I was really digging the beanie look, Alec! Makes you look EXTRA British for some reason.

[@rustjupiter]

I think my favorite thing about the new shop is that the hammer is called stanko

[@SimonMagaldi]

That circular saw is a beast!

[@TheMattGilbert]

Love the videography Alec!

[@mwnciboo]

Modular! Awesome, that is some professional level kit.

[@derstadtwolf]

I'm just curious and maybe it hast been asked/answered a thousand times - Is there any information on the montana workshop? Does it still exist/run? Who manages it? Alec said in this vid: Thats for another month - how long are you planning to stay in Britain? Questions upon questions :D Hope you're doing well! Cheers from Germany!

[@lucasdionizio2107]

Remember when Alec used to make videos in that really small workshop. It looked like a cave. Hahaha