ARNFEST 2024 BUYING 2 LATHES

[@mattthescrapwhisperer]

Great stuff! Thanks for bringing us along Mrpete!

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

It is always great to see you Mr.Pete👍

[@mrpete222]

I enjoyed your video over the weekend. Period. We wish you a full recovery with your facials surgery.

[@davidt8438]

Typical sales yard where some people have very interesting tools in great shape for reasonable prices and others have uninteresting garbage in horrible condition at premium prices. Being a woodworker who’s interested in metal working I had to slow down the video in numerous places. Thanks Mr. Pete for the clear video.

[@mrpete222]

I did run through it pretty fast and I was counting on smart people like you slowing the video down if desired.

[@marvinpybus4599]

Three KZbin legends in the same photo.

[@mrpete222]

Two plus me

[@timeflysintheshop]

Your are such a humble YT legend. 😊😊😊​@@mrpete222

[@TinkeringJohn]

I bet your heart skipped a beat every time you saw a Starrett box. LOL

[@keithschwartz7318]

Nice way to start the weekend! I have not been to one of these in years. Thanks for the post.

[@StuartsShed]

Arnfest looks great - I love a look around these things. Thanks for taking us along. 👍 I’ll make a point of going next year!

[@DJPLAST2]

That is probably a rollercoaster of feelings. On top of the world when you find that special “gem” that you just gotta have, then load it up for the trip home then about half way home you realize momma will be meeting you in the driveway either tonight or in the morning, then the fear settles in! LOL!

[@davidgagnon2849]

LOL. Spoken like a true married man! I can relate, especially when she says, "Where are you gonna put that?"

[@ohmbug10]

Yet the ladies can buy loads of shoes and clothes that they never wear.

[@PaganWizard]

It's always easier to ask for forgiveness, than it is to ask for permission.

[@kevinkoepke8311]

I'm glad to say my shop and adjacent garage are full to overflowing with tools, and I still get excited at a display of tools like that. Thanks, Mr Pete!

[@mrpete222]

I understand the feeling!

[@alangrawien103]

That's definitely the swap meet for me. 🤩🤩🤩

[@2dividedby3equals666]

It was indeed mouthwatering! There were a lot of neat junk!! Thanks for sharing and take care.

[@stevenpressley5956]

Great video. Lots of nice tools there 👍🇺🇲👊

[@rodenreyes6320]

Delicious parade of irons and steels.

[@user-oi8tg3dq7t]

Greetings from the oldest town in Texas. Another great video.

[@mikebraithwaite3288]

Great video, thank you

[@HammerSeven-k2u]

Wow! Think I will make a trip from Texas to attend next year. Sure I could find some goodies for my old craftsman lathe there.😊

[@fredhoyt6900]

I think it takes a machinest at heart to realize the value of what you bring in your videos. ❤

[@johncloar1692]

It look like paradise, glad you did well.

[@ericm8811]

Hey Mr Peete! 7 large Canadian barrels of respect and 7 more of thanks for this nice vid! Now I'm out of barrels so I must make more! Greetings from the north shore mountains of Vancouver British Columbia Canada!

[@mrpete222]

Thanks for watching. It's great to hear from so far away!

[@JamesOsborneJr]

Mr. Pete I bought a few things at Arnfest as well , and I enjoyed meeting you . And having lunch with a new friend , I plan on being there next year. I really liked the video , you keep making them and I will keep watching them . Have a great day.

[@mrpete222]

It’s great to hear you had a good time.

[@alfreimont1830]

Just a thank you for your time in putting up these videos. I do enjoy them.

[@kitmaira]

I would have been in trouble at Arnfest. My shops are already full, and I’d need to buy more.

[@thunderstruck1078]

When you visit a show like Arnfest, you realize that people are so nice, kind, honest, benevolent and orderly. The kind of people who build and maintain the civilization. As their proportion declines, all the civilizational standards in the society go down proportionally to that percentage. Consequently, the whole society slides down into dysfunction and all the standards fall down to the 3rd world level. It's happening relatively slowly (though with rapid acceleration in recent years), so you rarely notice this process, but when you "go back" 50 years it really is shocking.

[@mrpete222]

Could not agree more

[@67L-88]

Hard times make tough men and easy times make weak men.

[@qzwqsy]

Tubalcain, Thank you for your great videos.

[@danbreyfogle8486]

The woodworking tools and machines caught my eye. And unless I am mistaken you seemed to slow do with that camera whenever you came across vises. You have often mentioned you are a "man of many vises" .

[@mrpete222]

That's because I love vises!

[@alro2434]

Exactly! More of an anvil-then-a-vise at 3:44 had me.

[@dale1956ties]

Thanks Mr Pete. I enjoyed the show.

[@glennking8206]

Thank you Mr. Pete We don’t have anything like this in KC

[@walterplummer3808]

Thanks for taking the video of the sale. I hope to go one day. Looking forward to more.

[@Ed_Stoddard]

The train bell in the background remind me of my of my new place in central Illinois beside the railroad spur.

[@ronitsingh85]

oooh craftsman safety collar at 12:58 , the old school type for $25, would have bought that in a heart beat!!! Still on the hunt for one. I actually paused a lot to see what all they had so I am fine with how much footage you shot! always a blast going on the ride to one of these Mr. Pete!

[@JTL1313]

It was great seeing you there. It was a banner year for me. I sold 5 times what I spent and came home a couple hundred pounds lighter.

[@rickhand8228]

It did make my mouth water! I would like to attend sometime but it is a long drive but not as far as some of those guys drove!

[@josecamilo5559]

En un lugar así me sentiria como un niño en un parque de diversiones.

[@grahameblankley3813]

Wow Mr Pete I enjoyed watching this sure is tools there I would find a use for! From Coventry in UK 🇬🇧👍

[@glennschemitsch8341]

I think that I saw a faceplate for the 6 inch lathe and there was a milling attachment but not sure if it was for the 6 inch lathe. always good to watch........

[@steveparker8723]

Thanks for taking us along to Arnfest MrPete. Enjoyed the walk through the flea market.

[@junkmannoparts9696]

Hi Mr Pete nice outing i just bought a follow rest on ebay like the one you showed us a bit smaller width-wise for $145+shipping . I wish the one i bought was $50 bucks . can't wait to see P2 .JM

[@mrpete222]

Good deal!

[@bat116]

That was a really good swap meet. I have always wanted to go, just gotta get everything lined up as its a long ways from Texas.

[@normtheteacher5485]

That was one Honking rotary table I saw. Thanks.

[@beckymash12]

And I was gonna say someone stole Sasquatch's calipers! Holy moly!

[@steveforbes8287]

Why can we not have such fun events in New England? I must live in Purgatory! Although, a lot of those items were way over priced. Yet, some were downright bargains! I would have easily drop a double sawbuck on that Zeiss-Ikon camera at the 06:28 mark! Thank you for taking us all along for the ride Mr. Pete!

[@richardrogers567]

Another adventure with Mr Pete👍

[@kb93]

Wish it wasn't a 24h drive for me to go to Arnfest, thanks for the video Mr. Pete!✌

[@JamesP_TheShedShop]

Right on 👍🏻

[@angelramos-2005]

Yes,I do agree lots of great tools,mrpete.Thank you.

[@warrenlee3113]

Good video Mr Pete, I would love to go there someday. But I’m sure my girlfriend won’t let me. Very Cool.

[@jimfiles3307]

That’s a field trip I can really wish to attend. I would probably need a few conex containers to bring my purchases home.

[@29chevbolenschannel40]

Thanks for sharing your journey. Looking forward to seeing more of the Craftsman metal lathe - looks almost identical to the one I have. On mine to the right of the reversing lever is the remains of an orange coloured Timken roller bearings decal that is overtop two small rivet holes. In a future video can you show the Model and Serial numbers on the plate on the tailstock end of the bed please.

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

Yes, I like walking around those tables from the comfort of my chair. Just south of Washington DC, like minded good people gather. I believe they have a yard sale once a year in northern Virginia

[@ralfehmann1161]

Nice buy Mr Peterson

[@kielbasi]

Like Christmas seeing all that stuff

[@dennisemme2456]

I see a lot of interesting items. The atlas MFC milling machine. I think I could have bought more the I need easily. Loved all the tool boxes.

[@bobmazzi7435]

I think I saw two of the little horizontal mills. One of them might have gone home with me....

[@dennisemme2456]

@@bobmazzi7435 there was two of them. Then first one was a Model MFC. It was with the person that he purchase the Atlas lathe from. The second one was later. Looked partially disassembled. Looked to be a MFB milling machine. Love the MFC that I have. Has nearly every attachment that was available.

[@ironwrx]

Hi. It’s a good thing Arn Fest is not close enough to Southern Vermont for me to go. If I wasn’t broke already, I would certainly be in that condition within a table or two over there!! As a matter of fact, I can feel the money draining out of my wallet just watching your video!! I love the video. Thank you.

[@RodneyHayes-d3y]

Wish there was something similar to Arnfest in my area.

[@masteruniverse3506]

Neat stuff.

[@ChimeraActual]

Went to my first shop sale last weekend, it was fun. Picked up a nice Starrett inside mic, a great pile of go/no go gages and dowel pins, about 20 pounds of drill bits that I thought would be crap, but the old guy had sharpened most of them, some stock, some grinding wheels, and about a dozen hefty Nicholson and Tome files with teeth and handles. Price was right. I'd been so jealous of you going to these sales, just had to mention it.

[@mrpete222]

Sounds like a great haul.

[@Duckfarmer27]

Lyle - A lot further than 90 miles for me but one of these years I have to make it out there. Thanks for the tour.

[@mrpete222]

I hope you do!

[@johnquinn3899]

Hey Mr Pete - thanks & yes I would have liked to have gone. John

[@hbracerx]

I'd have to bring a uhaul if I went there.... Very interesting! If no on identifies that tool in the comments here, perhaps add it to the next "what is it" video

[@sawz5]

I have never been to arnfest but I would really like to go next year.

[@rogertaylor1589]

I'm afraid of Arnfest, too many temptations. thanks for the tour

[@mrpete222]

It’s a dangerous place

[@dennismichas285]

Hi Mr Pete, very interesting as usual, I must be honest, I’m green with envy……so many things the me and many of my friends would love to lay our hands on. But here in South Africa we have nothing like your Arnfest, we have to be punished with facebook scamplace i mean market place and very greedy people😢

[@mrpete222]

Wow, that’s sad for me to learn

[@nomercadies]

Morning Lyle

[@PaganWizard]

My roommate's father worked for the railroad for many years, and, she and I enjoy visiting the museum once or twice a year. Surprisingly, I never heard about Arnfest, and just searched the museum's website for it, and unfortunately, no results were found. I'm sure it's a great show, but it could be a lot better if it were to be better advertised. I did see a few items I probably would have not gone home without.

[@mrpete222]

Arnfest.com

[@feathers352]

One man's trash is another treasure. I can only imagine what they will think when they go through my stuff.

[@pdxRetired]

Glad I wasn't there, I would be broke now...

[@Blazer02LS]

I had that same armature lathe in the shop years ago, was on the rebuild bench next to the growler and the balancer. From a time when rebuilding starters, generators and other rotary electronics was a viable thing. These days most folks just buy the new China made part and toss the old one...

[@mrpete222]

Sad to see that.

[@Blazer02LS]

@@mrpete222 It really is. It seems the folks who think "Lets repair it" are ignored for the "Hey it's new and shiny" crowd.

[@alro2434]

Isn't the talent to do it rare, so its gotten that the cost of repair > the cost of replace? Is the problem cheap China or expensive labor?

[@Blazer02LS]

@@alro2434 There are a number of places that can easily rebuild them and it isn't that expensive, the issue is getting quality parts to do the job.

[@scottjones7279]

Cannot believe that you passed the small horizontal mill

[@m9ovich785]

Great Video Lyle. 00:11:36 Did You take anything out of the FREE Bin ?? HAHAHAHAH If You are not gonna be making any trips to Norther Wisco anymore, I might have to make a trip to Armfest next Year to met up. Mike M.

[@mrpete222]

👍

[@edl5074]

One day I will get to arnfest when it comes back to fla

[@jeffreykropp7664]

Lots of files! Local gunsmith outfit near me has routinely sent their files for acid(?) treatment. They almost never had to replace one.

[@Ray-r5j9u]

🖖

[@stevedavey1343]

I'm conflicted really. Here in the UK we just don't have machinist specific 'boot sales'. Ebay, FBM, and a few individual used dealers (some of whom are not entirely scrupulous) are our main sources. I guess some of the model engineering exhibitions might have a used section but I've yet to attend one of those. I'd love to have a wander round something like Arnfest. That said, I suspect my bank manager might not be so keen so maybe it's for the best! 😂

[@scottjones7279]

Good morning

[@hobbiesrus]

My kind of fest. My vehicle would not have been bug enough for all the wants I saw

[@SomePoserStoleMyName]

👍

[@MrShobar]

Don't flash a "wad of cash" anywhere. Particularly on KZbin. A word to the wise. I wish I had that armature lathe for a couple of Model A armatures I have stowed away as replacements.

[@davidgagnon2849]

Mr. Pete...how large is selling area of this event as compared to the Florida Flywheelers show's selling area?

[@mrpete222]

5%

[@davidgagnon2849]

@@mrpete222wow. That’s pretty small then. I still would like to go, though. I’m in Florida so I’d need to make it a multipurpose trip.

[@sithus1966]

The eye bolts at 3:24, Keith Rucker bought a bunch of those bigger ones.

[@mortier9]

The "what am I?" thing is a piano tuner's tuning pin size gauge.

[@elmarqo_3448]

Did you sell the Atlas mill?

[@Thiswasmeanttobeeasy]

Is it named after Arn Anderson? I didn't pick him to be a tool collector.

[@timeflysintheshop]

That is an amazing event! Who knew there was somewhere I could find anything I ever wanted in one place! 😊😊😊 Thanks for filming this for us Mr. Pete! R U using a smartphone for the filming, or something else?

[@chrisbrady-t1u]

then around noon everyone starts packing up and stampeding towards the exit,you'll never see people move so fast

[@timeflysintheshop]

Do you need an old Atlas motor for any of those old lathes? Shipping would be pricey because I am in Ohio, but where there is a will...

[@MrUbiquitousTech]

Noting cool like that in these parts, just clothes and "collectables" (aka junk)

[@mrpete222]

😂😂

[@Csharpflat5]

I thought he has been, he has sold a lot recently.

[@ironwrx]

5:11 “What is it?” What is the device center screen grey with two red knobs?

[@Blazer02LS]

That is a strapping tensioner and clamp tool. Used with steel or plastic strapping, run the straps through it, one lever tightens the strap, then you pull the other one and it crimps the clamp in place and cuts the strapping. That style has the clips (red area) loaded into the tool while others use a two piece type where the tensioning and cutting is one tool and the clips are installed with another.

[@MikelNaUsaCom]

wonder if anyone will come up with trading cards for tools, sorta like baseball cards, but with pictures and diagrams of shop tools instead of baseball stars? I know you can get ones with fantasy creatures on them for playing games. There are even ones with racy pictures... haven't seen ones with shop tools tho... go figure.

[@mrpete222]

I'd buy a set of those!

[@daveticehurst4191]

You should be downsizing at your age, not buying more equipment that your Family will have to get rid of on your demise. From what I seem to remember from your videos you already have about 6 lathes. Regards from Australia.

[@beckymash12]

No way! My mom kept insisting my dad leave the shop, it broke his heart and he wasn't long after that. Mr. Pete's doing the right thing, and his wife is a pure gem for supporting him! I would have done anything to be able to walk that show with my dad. P.S. My dad didn't get rid of a thing. Guess who's using it now?

[@daveticehurst4191]

But the trouble is that Lyle has already said that NONE of his Family are interested in using any of it. Scrap man to take it all away for peanuts.

[@beckymash12]

@@daveticehurst4191 Here in the states family will typically have an auction, and they are well attended.

[@grntitan1]

Guaranteed Mr. Pete’s estate sale will make a nice chunk of change for his heirs. The same folks who always bid against him at auctions, will be the winners this time.

[@douglasbollinger8678]

I'm sure Mrs Pete has Lost Creek Machine's phone number under a fridge magnet so machinery disposal won't be much of a problem. They already know the address. What about you? You look well past your sell-by date and I'm sure selling selling tools and machinery is tough in a such a remote part of the world. I doubt many people have the need for a Haimer taster in southern Oz.