Blacksmithing - Installing the oiler and forging a snow man!

[@graciouscompetentdwarfrabbit]

Honestly, every single video on this channel could be a mini-documentary of it's own... Good video 👍

[@withoutfurtheradoforever]

You can't help but admire a man that gets a brand new tool delivered and immediately takes a grinder to it. 😊

[@torbjornahman]

:)

[@rootvalue]

I’m not sure if anyone else noticed this, but I’m in love with your audio edits. Once the power hammer kicks on, your cuts between shots synchronize the tempo of the hammer. And you even have the hammer fading out as you transition to the shot at 15:34. You have a musician’s ear!

[@torbjornahman]

Not many would notice that! It actually takes a little effort to make the cuts seamless. Thanks!

[@leonsega169]

That´s not a snow man, that´s iron man! ;-)

[@wellybobs4403]

Beat me to it ! ;-)

[@oleg_konovalov]

This is not Iron Man. This is the Snow Iron Man! 🤔😉

[@withoutfurtheradoforever]

Isn't it Superman, the man of steel? 😊

[@leonsega169]

@@withoutfurtheradoforever haha yeah, true!

[@hummushummus438]

Iron golem

[@BruceBoschek]

The moment I saw the test bracket I said to myself, " Torbjörn Åhman does not make a mount for an oil pump out of wood!" Brilliant job on the oil pump. I loved the way it was packed from the manufacturer! I'm going to miss seeing those cute little drip oilers, however. :-) Love the perpetual snowman! Thanks for another very enjoyable video!

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks! :)

[@ramabrahmamsathelli9276]

@@torbjornahman Hii

[@TheMetalButcher]

I thought the same. The bracket was too nice for a test item, but too woody for Torbjorn!

[@eastexas9793]

Wont be long, the snow will be gone for another season. And I'll be honest. Im not complaining. Im ready for spring! This guy just forged spheres from cubes by the way. NICE!!

[@volkankilicli]

This is the most cute ironman that I have ever seen. Perfect craftmanship using an air hammer. Great work! Thank you so much for the vldeo.

[@frisbeephil]

I half expected to see him sink into the melting snow like he was still hot. Fun project. Must have taken a lot of restraint not to use any swages. For a minute I thought you were going to thread his nose on and have a squeaky noise putting him together. Excellent as usual. Quite the upgrade on your oiler.

[@RobertFay]

*- Torbjörn, the inspirations of Mirthful Irreverence that show up in your forge makes the word "Mischievous" come to mind.*

[@oleg_konovalov]

👍👍👍

[@sidstone8845]

Dido dido my brother

[@zibobpompon5768]

I really enjoy your poetic side in all what your are building !!!

[@robertlassiter907]

That was a delight to my senses. I had no idea Sweden was so advanced in freight delivery. Here in Alabama, it still comes on a truck. Thank you for sharing and wishing you and your family the best.

[@torbjornahman]

:) Thanks!

[@theoneandonlyowl3764]

Congrats on the oiler upgrade and nice installation, and love seeing all the art you forge (I think all the practical items count as art too). Very nice.

[@kirstenwhitworth8079]

That air hammer has always impressed me with its range of striking force. I haven't seen any others that are capable of such delicacy - or at least I haven't seen any other air hammers operated with such finesse. I am very glad to see that you have given it the care and respect it deserves with this mechanical oiler; I'm sure it will extend the life of the hammer. I cannot imagine that this wouldn't please the ancient dwarven smiths; I'm sure they will reward you generously in the future for this act of kindness and responsibility (if they didn't gift you with the oiler in the first place). Where I live, 16.9° C is a pleasant summer day! The snow would be long gone.

[@torbjornahman]

Ha ha, thank you! -16.9C winter +16.9C summer :)

[@kirstenwhitworth8079]

@@torbjornahman What a difference a minus sign makes! I didn't notice it! LOL

[@scottvercuski8993]

An immortal snowman !!! ... if that melts we're in A LOT of trouble. :-)

[@torbjornahman]

Ha ha, right!

[@thomper8604]

What? Dont you enjoy a nice hot summer at 1500°c ? ;)

[@scottvercuski8993]

@@thomper8604 as long as I have my sunblock I think I'm good :-) 7.5 million SPF

[@miwoora597]

Hahahahahahaha...... I like your sense of humor.

[@BrassLock]

Thank you for satisfying my curiosity about the adjustment of drive belt lengths. It's given me an idea about using plastic tube for motorising small projects. Just gotta adapt my drill press for turning the connectors.

[@davepelfrey3958]

Fun and a cool little project to watch. That little snowman will never have to worry about melting, at least with the sun shining on it . Thanks for sharing.

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks 👍

[@sflorman]

I spent awhile chuckling over the word "smorjpump", but your ingenuity never ceases to amaze me.

[@АнтонЛуканов-щ9ц]

A very interesting lubrication system. We have ratchet pumps. The driven hammer pulley has a groove in the shape of an eccentric. The pump has a thrust with a spring. It runs around the eccentric, thereby feeding the lubricant to each turn of the pulley. The balls are made by this method deserves special praise. I apologize for my English.

[@torbjornahman]

Cool, I think it basically is the same type of oiler. This one can be configured with a ratchet type of motion.

[@Zogg1281]

Your new oiler looks like it will make life easier. I've never seen a drive belt like that, but I really like it!! Your snow man is AWESOME!!! Really, really cute 😊👍

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks 👍

[@wayneshirey6999]

Very nice Torbjorn style workmanship.

[@dereksstuff8395]

Very nice work. Nice to watch ball formed free hand on the power hammer.

[@adamschmidt4688]

Torbjörn, I am hoping you can post more videos! I love watching your creativity and craftsmanship. Every other you tuber can should be taking notes

[@corranhorn1189]

Amazing. Please create more videos. You can also produce video about food cooking or house maintenance. We love your style, unperturbed but subtly humorous.

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Very nice job. Nice video this week. That snowman turned out very unique and awesome. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Can't wait to see ur next videos. Forge On. God Bless.

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks!

[@АлександрИванов-ч1м5ю]

Только пришел с прогулки, такой же лес, только снега больше. Рябину дрозды всю уже подобрали. Красота... Красотища..Снеговик крутой.

[@НиколайЗахаров-я2т]

Мне показалось калина.

[@happyvaper5748]

An indisputable task of expertism performed "as always" by an unquestionable expert. Be safe, Take care. Peace and love to You and Yours Sir.

[@torbjornahman]

Thank you!

[@warrenmunn3224]

Love the Snowman, it was amazing to see how fast you changed the flat bars of steel into cubes and then spheres. Great job. The old Oilers would look great cleaned and polished on a shelf in the workshop.

[@Syrkyth]

Watching those cubes turn into spheres was great! It made me want to make some D&D dice!

[@kind_of_kreepy]

Nice. Wait a couple of weeks and you'll have Rusty the Snowman! Great craftsmanship

[@OlneyaTesota]

Love Torbjorn’s Craftsmanship. He is quite the lay-out man and fabricator. Jc

[@boristhebarbarian]

Nice oil system upgrade, probably much simpler to operate and maintain. I must confess however that I miss the look of those 2 old glass oil reservoirs. it looks like an update from the Victorian era to the 1950ies. For me progress at the expense of pleasure to the eye so to say. Great snowman, I was expecting it to melt into the snow at the end... Now you can enjoy a snowman year round...

[@thecreativecraftingtable8658]

Everything is made with a great precision! That forged snowman is very cute! :)

[@billhollis8555]

Another great object for Christmas as well a toy, your inspiration is a wonder Thank you.

[@KYPresto]

Your power hammer technique is amazing. Nice video. Thanks for posting.

[@billbailey5186]

Thank you very much for sharing Torbjorn

[@killerkane1957]

Great upgrade to hammer! Excellent snowman! Texas just had similar weather if we made your news. If things ever get rough, you now have balls of steel. 😬

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks. Yes I understand it was quite bad.Hope you're doing ok now

[@killerkane1957]

@@torbjornahman the cattle had to be cared for. The roads were closed and power and water were scarce. We have fought it before. At 63, I stayed home and let the younger crew learn how to Cowboy! But all good! My best to you and your family!

[@torbjornahman]

Good!

[@nitro74cs]

Nice work. Yes, the modern belt driven oil pump is more efficient and accurate but those Old-school drip feed oilers are one of the coolest item in the machine history.

[@robertgriffin662]

Three very nice snow men! Great vid as always.

[@thevikingoli8847]

You really know how to make a Round ball from a Square damn nice work and I this know that there was beld like Yellow you used. Again my respect for you, you are an inspiration for me....... Greetings from Belgium Olivier

[@brucek6563]

That was great!!!! Shaping iron cubes into ball shapes. I always enjoy watching what you do. One thing for sure, if that iron snowman melts, it's too close to the forge. 😉

[@douglasfathers4848]

Mate you live in a beautiful part of this would. Have never seen real snow but it looks cold and fun at the same time. Cheers. :)

[@wolfgangbalu1253]

Great how able you are to work precisely with the angel grinder. Perfect my big respect.

[@AndriyViyt]

I'm a complete layman in blacksmithing, but I'm happy to see the end.

[@IndianaDoug]

Certainly my new favorite channel👍🏻

[@torbjornahman]

:) Thanks

[@joshbrucksch]

Enjoyed watching the install and the snowman forging, thanks for sharing! :)

[@meNtor890]

Well made video! I enjoy these kind of videos, maintenance or such. I would have liked to see normal washers also at 7:41, so the lock washers get something to bite into.

[@PiaLiljebladh]

Vilken tjusig snögubbe! ⛄️

[@MultiTom1956]

Awesome fabrication and you indeed are a extremely brilliant artist 👌😊

[@outbackladas]

Compliments on the way you installed the Oiler, very neat work. The little snow man is definitely the type to have at my house. While it’s below zero temp at your house, it’s over 40 degrees Celsius at mine, the big snow man wouldn’t last 5 minutes here! Perhaps you should be looking for a property in my neighbourhood instead of the other way around. You could come to my house for afternoon tea, instead of rosettes we could have damper and billy tea! Love your videos, Regards from Down Under.

[@torbjornahman]

:) :) Maybe we could dig a tunnel... Summer here and winter at your place?

[@outbackladas]

Now that’s a good idea, I think you’ve solved the problem!

[@josephpetito1351]

A great lesson in visualization from design to raw material. I'll use it today in class.

[@gennval]

Nice, the kids must love it ! thankyou for cool video !

[@hughcupples1279]

No coal for the eyes !! Fun bit of power hammer forging, the Oiler looks like it’s going to be a huge improvement

[@coreythomas6576]

Jag ser alltid fram emot dina videor. Tack för att du delar.

[@richardruiz3654]

Thunder Bear, you are the BEST!

[@teeodoor]

Ännu en fantastisk video. Otroligt hur du kan göra det intressant att se dig byta en oljepump. Fortsätt med det du gör, det är underbart!

[@torbjornahman]

Tack!

[@jimmybonsce9359]

super marteau pillon !!! c est incroyable la précision que le peut atteindre sur la force de frappe !!! 😉👍

[@hannemannironworks1651]

Love the snow man and great job on the Hammer!

[@zsoltmolnar2029]

Ismét lenyűgöző 20 perc azzal az Emberrel, aki egyaránt jól bánik a tűzzel , a vassal , és a Hóemberrel! ...... örülök,hogy felíratkoztam !!

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks!

[@gunterschone8402]

Nice video, Torbjörn. Clean work with the oiler! 👍🏻💪🏻 I smiled at the oiler cultivation, because I was allowed to do a project work and this project work during the mechatronics training. Was a lubrication system with grease for a machine. 😂 The snowman looks great.

[@torbjornahman]

:) Cool

[@humancattoy7767]

That is amazing. You are definitely an artist.

[@steveskouson9620]

While you were forging the carrot nose for your (Iron) snow man, a joke came to mind. Frosty the Snow man, was seen picking (out) his nose, in the produce department. You, sir, are an artist, in your smithy. steve

[@NBZW]

Always a pleasure to watch.❤️🇺🇸

[@paullammens3323]

Nice job, as ever, love the precision off the Beché.

[@ironhammer3734]

Great video, lots of fun. You have amazing control with that hammer, I believe you could have planished them completely smooth if you had wanted to. Thank you!

[@wellybobs4403]

You have great control over that hammer!

[@pjhalchemy]

Fun and delightful, the little stop motions were great! 3 Round from cubes by hand, @¿@ Wow! Nice oiler and setup, congrats! Thanks Always, Torbjorn.

[@torbjornahman]

thanks!!

[@yeagerxp]

.Excellent work👍👍👍. Thanks for sharing

[@derneuelandadel807]

Wonderful work! The oiler is a great addition but to be honest, I found the old ones to be more aesthetic

[@torbjornahman]

I totally agree!

[@irondude1990]

Your snow man looks evil 🤘

[@petruzzovichi]

Brilliant and thoroughly enjoyable. Many thanks.

[@ДимаВол-й3ю]

Det nya smörjsystemet kan vara effektivare, men den gamla såg bättre ut. Den passar mer harmoniskt med denna antika hammare. Allt annat, som alltid, är bra. Jag var väldigt glad att titta på den här videon

[@Greekman72]

It was about time🙂 Excellent upgrade of your power hammer lubrication! I love the way you built and install the holding bracket! A lifetime installation! Of course nothing would be as much as nice it is without forging of the snowman or should I say..the ironman😉 Thanks for sharing one more video! Anxious for the next one! Keep it up please!

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks!

[@BabakPA]

That was amazing😍You are very skilled!

[@xoxo2008oxox]

Dimple in some rare earth magnets and its really attractive!

[@wolfparty4234]

Maybe some small magnets to help hold them together. Nice control!! Great job!! ❤️❤️👍🏻🤣

[@gringott286]

суровый шведский снеговик. спасибо за приятное видео!

[@thunderstruck1078]

Lovely! You really are surgical with that hammer.

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Very Cool Snowman !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@albertomina4723]

Good work the artist. Salutations. You are a brave

[@larsskogh7562]

Topp som alltid, ett sant nöjje att se nån som har det i fingrarna 👍👍👍

[@dragonstonegemironworkscra4740]

Good day kind sir. Great video thank you for sharing this. Cute Snowman ☃️☃️☃️ Brrrr too 🥶🥶 cold. But we got to experience some of those days here in Midland Texas a few days back. Word woefully unprepared. Lots of snow ❄️❄️ and low of -2⁰f/-18.9⁰c. Okay I'm done w winter lol 😂😂 🙏 Blessed day and well wishes to you and your family Sir Crawford out 🔥⚒️🧙🏼‍♂️

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks. Yes, that is cold! I hope you're all alright by now.

[@sovanndaily9194]

Great Job. Please Keep Going Further

[@С.И.Н-ю7д]

С обновкой хорошей работы , снеговик супер

[@joserubiogonzalez2526]

Torbj.. ¡¡simpáticos!!👏👏👏 los monos de nieve. quien no los a hecho☃️☃️ cuando cae nieve y volvemos ser niños...

[@hoigumber]

Well done, Torbjörn! But the perfect snow man also wears a cylinder hat ;-)

[@viorsa8200]

Muy buen proyecto , un poco de todo : carpintería , estructuras metálicas con soldadura , fontanería , mecánica de fluidos , forja y por último esculturas de nieve , que más se puede pedir en un vídeo , un saludo cordial y por supuesto un gran like desde Narón, Galicia ( España)

[@torbjornahman]

:)

[@offpherj7884]

Nice oiler upgrade. I see we both have the same tubing bender! lol

[@torbjornahman]

:) Thumb 1 and 2... Quite versatile instruments.

[@erikisberg3886]

Great video, a pleasure to watch! Noticed that You used engine oil, just want to mention a potential problem to be aware of. I have used a straight oil without EP additives for my older machines since I learned that modern motor oils can cause damage to bearings and gearboxes. Bought an inexpensive straight oil without additives from Swedol for most purposes. EP additives can be quite corrosive to brass and bronze as I understand it. Remember a lengthy discussion about this on the "Maskinisten" forum.

[@torbjornahman]

Modern synthetic oils are no good... does the mineral oils also contain that much additives?

[@erikisberg3886]

@@torbjornahman Yes, but in different amounts depending on the GL grade. A straight GL1 mineral oil is supposed to be free of sulfur Vanlube and other similar additives. The grade I found easily available here in Sweden is Q8 T25. I think it is still sold by Swedol. Have used it in the gearboxes and lubrication on my lathe and other machines as well. I think these problems became more widely recognized due to older Volvo gearboxes failing due to modern oils.

[@GHuber-xh5vv]

This snow man looks very nice. It's close to a penguin :-)

[@stevec.4387]

Most talented guy

[@JustinTopp]

Beautiful work!

[@emilolivesjo1192]

Roligt! Extra kul är att jag jobbar just på Assalub i verkstan här i Åtvidaberg! Tumme upp

[@torbjornahman]

Va kul! Ja, den snurrar på som den skall!

[@pridonki]

Настоящий релакс!

[@rainerl-h259]

Thank you for this nice video. Stay healthy!

[@laurelhill3505]

Watching you make the base of the snowman, I immediately thought "That would be a wicked 20-sided die for my D&D game!"

[@torbjornahman]

:)

[@oneshotme]

Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@Tanfo57]

Great upgrade

[@Shalor93]

Remind me to never get into a snow fight with Torbjörn.

[@rosstapson]

I can't even imagine temperatures that low :D

[@BruceBoschek]

We had -21 °C in Germany a few weeks ago. That is unusual and unusually cold. Our house has 80 cm thick natural stone walls and when they get that cold they stay cold awhile. Fortunately, it warmed up quickly and is now about +15 °C.

[@rosstapson]

@@BruceBoschek A good friend of mine moved from here (Durban, South Africa, average winter temp: 11C - 24C) to Gnandstein, just in time for the recent cold snap. It must have been quite quite an adjustment, he was telling me it "warmed up to -15C during the day, which was nice."

[@architect_bulkov]

Thank. My children really liked it.