Buffy's Back

[@mp6756]

Thanks for the Buffy update glad to see you back at it. Thanks

[@974leoTHElion]

Glad to see you puttin out some new videos. Life ain’t the same without a regular dose of Fenner knowledge and humour.

[@bryans5150]

This may be ugly deep. However, besides the priceless knowledge you've shared and gifted me with machining. You have shown a recently divorced alcoholic there is a path forward. Respect for you is a tremendous understatement. I thank you again SIR.

[@mattgoodmangoodmanlawnmowi2454]

Three divorces. High functioning alcoholic. Almost gave it all up even though I had quit over a year before. Something (God?) told me my whole life would change in a few months. Two months later met the love of my life, been together since. Poaching on our adult sons YT. Don’t quit. Keep going forward til you find your destiny

[@ddcd53]

Another great video. Very informative and helpful. I have a 1977 model variable speed with the one pump oiler also. Previous owner said the mill was refurbished. At the base of the mill, the paint is cracking and I see metal shavings under the paint. What a refurb. The ways are rusted and I want to take it all down like you are doing and see excatly what everything underneath looks like. But I have never taken one apart and have been dreading doing this on my own. I've been watching some of these vids to better educate myself and I guess I'll have to get the book on it before I attempt to do it. Watching your vid makes me less scared to try it. I appreciate you taking the time to show all this on video. I have learned very much from you over the last few years. Thanks for sharing . Dan

[@KeithFenner]

www.hardinge.com/wp-content/uploads/KneeMill-Parts-Older.pdf

[@tylerstewart1471]

Thanks Keith for uploading to KZbin again. I have been watching the occasional episode on the other platform but I definitely prefer to watch over here !

[@larrysmurthwaite773]

Yea! Buffy. Uhm, got to admire the sniff check before running your finger in the bearing😳. Keith, your skills and the way you display and explain things has given me the confidence to do more with my machines. You’re a great asset to mankind!

[@rlschow]

It was like you read my mind when you asked if I noticed “the one motion to the seat”! One of the most important tools in the shop.

[@jamesreed6121]

I have to admit I'm addicted to Turn Wright Machine Works. Almost went into withdrawal, I'm very pleased to see you back in the shop. Looking forward to more videos. Thanks Keith!

[@izzynutz2000]

I grew up with a machine shop in my basement my father was a machine salesman from after world war II my grandfather was one of a handful of men who were called upon around the country when big plants would go into production such as Ford or Chevrolet or Dodge or Chrysler and they had the big presses and the big dies to press out fenders and doors and when the machine would not operate properly or it would have a problem my grandfather would be called travel to wherever and help them fix their problem often almost every year for some with the Advent of new dies and punches.. anyway my father and I used to buy up machines that were used up or tore up and rebuild them and sell them lots of fond memories taking apart something to see how much damage or how much dirt or how much neglect.. thanks Keith for allowing us to hang out and watch.,.

[@Bookerb2004]

Love the Tear downs Keith

[@donaldnaymon3270]

Great video. Nice work Keith. Buffy will be good as new. Thank you for sharing.

[@waikanaebeach]

Keith, glad you have been able to move on... wish you the best....

[@edwardwilson990]

Good to see you my friend.

[@tmacie2]

Thanks for sharing Keith! I've got a J-head apart in my shop that I will be cleaning and re-assembling soon. Its my first one so I'll be watching closely!

[@pontoonrob7948]

Perfect, I'm just a little bit ahead of you on my bridgeport project. Nice to see we did it similarly. Thanks for post kieth.

[@phillipjones3342]

Hello Buffy Old gal glad to see you back glad to see you too Keith still binge watching some of your older stuff from 2012 buddy glad for new content bring her back to life thanks for sharing your knowledge and a video

[@carlmic7]

Thank you so much, I have the same mill and need to do the same thing, Your timing is always perfect!

[@sharkrivermachine]

Thanks for sharing. I am going to be removing the table on a Bridgeport in the not too distant future and now I know whet to look for and expect. Thanks for sharing.

[@patrickcolahan7499]

Nice to have you and Buffy back. Been a long dry spell. Love to watch a patriot channel.

[@elsdp-4560]

Thank you for sharing. Watched and very much enjoyed.

[@expidition07]

Again really enjoyed the video on the Buffy Project. It will be great to see the rest of the progress and putting this machine back to its original shape. Great video and thank you for sharing your knowledge and showing us the inter workings of this unit and how you go about restoring all the different parts.

[@kentuckytrapper780]

Everyday life for me, I really enjoy restoring old machinery got a 1930s shaper to do next. Good luck on your project. Great video, keep'um coming.

[@ryanjones9305]

Very similar year model to the one I just restored. Looks from afar that Buffy’s ways are in much better shape than mine, so this should be a really good rebuild!

[@TrPrecisionMachining]

GOOD JOB MR FENNER..THANKS FOR YOUR TIME

[@jamesdrake2378]

gooday Keith good to see you back and greetings from Belford NJ on the Jersey Bayshore a small commercial fishing town

[@monk4786]

Good to see buffy, cant wait for some bike pics

[@jamesfuller8864]

Nice seeing Buffy again. Seeing this video after talking with you the other day. Glad to hear that if you do not sell the K&T that you are looking to restore it. Great video once again Keith . Thanks.

[@swubben1]

Had forgotten about poor Buffy. Glad to see the work continue👍

[@Donnybrook10]

GREAT start to your vids Keith.

[@jtee9548]

The throaty belch at 9:19 is definitely the best part.

[@williamfissell1694]

So far the ways look amazing

[@arnoldsmachinetool4632]

Buffy is in way better shape than what I started with. But she is looking great 👍

[@ÁREAJ27]

Muito bom meu amigo Keith!!!Sempre acompanhando seus trabalhos, para mim uma inspiração!!! Abraço daqui do Brasil!

[@robertlark7751]

Been there, done that, enjoyed every minute.

[@crazyjoe6679]

REALLY GLAD TO SEE YOU BACK ON BETWEEN YOU AND ABOM ARE THE MAIN REASON I WATCH KZbin. I LEARN ALOT OFF YOU THANK YOU . WELCOME BACK 🔙 FORM PHILADELPHIA PA AREA ..

[@bones357]

2:48 You mean your new Harley came with saddle bags.👊😏

[@Laura-wc5xt]

Glad to see you working on Buffy again, I recently broke the knee gib on my Bridgeport......not looking forward to trying to replace.....Cheeers, Paul

[@scottjones7279]

So glad she is still around

[@tmptorneria1818]

hello keiht how many memories! When I bought the bridgeport and started to disassemble it, what a beautiful machine. Well I hope you finish it soon, greetings ariel de T.M.P

[@robertdebusk6157]

I am very interested in this rebuild. I hope to find an affordable machine that I can repair for my own shop. You have done this a few times and I appreciate you sharing this rebuild. Take Care and Stay Safe. Bob

[@johnwarkentinnikiskialaska8364]

Outstanding 🇺🇸

[@Jameson4327]

Until the next video, keep them up and keep the good videos coming.

[@CraigLYoung]

Thanks for sharing!

[@catfishgray3696]

GREAT JOB, GREAT VIDEO, [ BACK TO WORK ]...

[@dennisleadbetter7721]

Hi Kieth, Good to see Buffy back, and you making progress on her. It always makes me wonder how long it took to get from concept to the completed design of some machines, that really haven't really changed very much for the last 6 decades. And in the case of the turret mill, the Bridgeport, and all the clones that are still being made today, with only the odd tweek, like variable speed drives, and power feed to all three axes, but the main machine has not really changed. By the time you have completed your rebuild it will be possibly better than new. Regards Dennis

[@jcortiz123]

Welcome back

[@edadpops1709]

Still rockin your hat, hard to find a good one these days 👍

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

Hey everyone, .. Keith has a channel on MeWe too. I signed up over there a few months ago. You might want to consider visiting Keith over there too.

[@curtisvonepp4335]

Keith . Check out a Ball Screw kit for the mill it's a great setup .Cheers .

[@davlok5159]

A new girl friend with a Harley and your "playing" with the Harley? Uh, want to rethink that? :-) Great video, lot of old Bridgeports out there waiting for someone to do the same tender loving care you are doing to buffy.

[@KeithFenner]

LOL, Plenty of playing, balance is the secret!

[@davlok5159]

@@KeithFenner Yea wouldn't want either one of you to lose your balance and break a bone or pull a muscle!!! LMAO!! Hey, my wife says I'm so twisted when I die they are going to have to screw me into the ground!

[@MyLilMule]

It's ironic that I was JUST watching all the old Buffy videos and was wondering whatever came of that machine!

[@z06doc86]

You sure can tell Keith is an experienced pro: at 8:38 notices bad smell and promptly moves on. At 10:12 he takes a whiff before sticking his finger in it. 🤣😂

[@joselolopez3635]

gracias desde uruguay ¡

[@d6joe]

If I was closer, I would be calling on that mill.

[@stephendeakin2714]

Can imagine the frustration on reassembly, only to find rear bed wiper last item in parts bin.

[@KeithFenner]

LOL

[@seery188]

He has a grinder,

[@kenbudd3]

Very good deal

[@1pcfred]

Frosting still looks good. Can do for a cleaning though.

[@miroslavhrecesin6085]

You've made my day. Greetings from Croatia.

[@KeithFenner]

I still display the post cards!

[@f.hababorbitz]

I wish my Wells-Index 645 had this great looking of ways. That scrapped surface looks new with very little wear. That machine has little real horrible use. Someone kept it oiled pretty good. I see my ways have the scrapping totally worn through the center travel of the Y axis, as well the X axis. The knee slide is the only thing not worn to death. You have a heck of good machine there, assuming the screws don't have 48 thou of backlash like my mill. Me thinks someone actually used the one shot system on yours, and more then once a day.

[@derek876544]

Right better get started on mine then🙄

[@PeterPetrakis]

Nice

[@johnshoureas1629]

....and it gets better.

[@rescobar8572]

My Fenner fix!! Sweeeeet! 😅

[@Dmenbiker]

Quite a job disassembling the knee... Updating and truing the assembly will be the interesting part... You are not "just" a machinist... So it says in bold print...

[@cadewey6181]

If you use the two piece x and y feed nuts you can, depending on your lead screws, get it back to factory backlash, around .004. I had the lube fitting in the top of the dogbone lead screw holder. There is almost no room for a oil line. The two holes on either side are the way to go. I wonder if they were drilled in at the last overhaul. Are you planning to scrape all the ways?

[@KeithFenner]

I'll getter cleaned up and most like pass on scraping her.

[@cadewey6181]

@@KeithFenner One more thought. If the holes in the side of the dogbone are too far away from the lead screw, the way oil may just drip down to the Y axis and miss the X screw. You may want a felt ring or wiper in there. Bridgeports plan was to lube from the set screw plug in the center of the table and that oil would drip down to the y axis too. If you kept your vice in the center, the lead screw would not see oil for months. I hear you on scraping: even if you borrow Kieth Rucker’s power scraper, its still a long job.

[@bcbloc02]

When did you paint on the Clausing?

[@KeithFenner]

Just working on it since I have redone the cross slide, adding paint when I paint customers jobs ! LOL extra paint

[@5914DL]

Girlfriend, Harley, machinist guru ...... you're my hero. hahahah

[@firstmkb]

If you had to replace the gib, but didn't have a part number or precise specs for it, where would you find one?

[@KeithFenner]

www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=me.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Bridgeport-Vertical-Mill-Manual.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjy47r1lPTwAhVGhOAKHf6QDxwQFjADegQIDBAC&usg=AOvVaw2vBrTNYS2kuKQzsl1SayG6

[@PorkBarrel.]

Ball screws are a good upgrade. Not toooo expensive.

[@1pcfred]

Ball screws are no good for manual machining. They need a motor on them.

[@12345NoNamesLeft]

Great

[@davidtyndall8880]

I do believe in keeping old machines in good shape and running. Keeping them in original condition as much as possible but I will change out a "slotted" screw in a heartbeat... LOL

[@1pcfred]

Why's that? You unskilled labor?

[@davidtyndall8880]

@@1pcfred yep!

[@1pcfred]

@@davidtyndall8880 you should strive to improve. Step up to the skill slotted screws need to be used with. I just had to remove a stripped out Phillips screw in something I was working on earlier. I cut a slot into it. Because slots torque better than Phillips do. Phillips cam out by design. They were introduced early in the 20th century when products were hand assembled in factories. Not everyone was so good at driving screws either. The over zealous could strip out the holes screws were in. That would ruin the whole product. It's better to just strip out the screw. So Phillips screws were designed to avoid loss. Ford could not afford to lose a whole car body just because of the idiots he had working for him. I imagine someone at the factory was real good at removing stripped screws. I wonder if he handled firing too?

[@davidtyndall8880]

@@1pcfred That's why I don't use Phipps screws. I use Torx or Allen.

[@1pcfred]

@@davidtyndall8880 then you need more tools. How can you pry with Torx and Allen keys?

[@billwright2063]

My DAD always told me "Don't force it, use a big enough hammer."

[@multiHappyHacker]

gab tv might be a good investment, add all of the alts together they add up

[@fritsvanderplas3014]

Welkom back

[@davidclodfelter7147]

Looked like you were rushed to put out the video. I had almost forgot about Buffy and what year and stile is the HD?

[@KeithFenner]

Not really rushed, but I had personal goals for what I wanted done in one day, the bike is HD VRSCA 2002

[@joemeyer6876]

She Came with a Harley. . . Theres a song in there.

[@JasonTHutchinson]

Whoever cranked down those cap screws must have had their Weaties that morning.

[@farmalltomf]

Nice to see buffy back in the game plan! BTW, 09:20, 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Good to see ya Keith!

[@KG-yn9qi]

Hello Sir nice to see your doing well. Are you considering about the bash this year?

[@KeithFenner]

That's the plan!

[@TheAyrCaveShop]

Nice to see Buffy getting some love. What year is she? I have a 1963 no chrome ways (lots of ware) but same 36" table and single lock. Cleaned out tons of gunk and chips, new x-axes feed nuts. Enjoyed....

[@KeithFenner]

1970

[@lenuemccumbee6124]

Keith you do know those craftsman screw drivers are made to use a boxend wrench on the handles...?

[@michaelstanley6466]

Use the shaft, the handles can shatter.

[@lenuemccumbee6124]

@@michaelstanley6466 Lifetime warranty and you always wear safety glasses when you’re working no problem.

[@kevintheilen9643]

"Workin' on the Harley" Oh, so that's what you kids call it these days...

[@marcellucassen8033]

In the last video I noticed the lathe looking very clean, did you clean it or did you paint it? I can't remember it being this clean when you changed out the lead screw. I still remember the story about you getting that lathe and one of the first video's I watched was about the hydraulic taper attachment, the lathe is just a machine but I do have much appreciation for the owner and what he's able to do with it.

[@KeithFenner]

Been cleaning and painting a little at a time.

[@garthbutton699]

What ever happened to those large fuel tanks you were making,last I saw you started to tack one together,enjoy your videos.

[@KeithFenner]

They were finished and I have completed four sets of tanks so far this year.

[@garthbutton699]

So do we have to go to rumble to see the tanks being done or is this going to be uploaded to KZbin,just asking

[@lisaburnett3368]

Looks like a lot of work you have there ?

[@hansruedijermann4050]

Swiss Screwdrivers in USA. I did not know that.

[@gabewhisen3446]

Alright buffy oh I haven't been on here long enough to know buffy

[@willemvantsant5105]

Hi Keith, still loks in good condition, my BP clone had Turcite ways, did Bridgeport go the same way using Turcite?

[@MY-bw2nb]

When you took off the first end cap smelled it and say that stinks i started laughing thinking that you may recognize that smell then you take off the other end cap then smell it then you stick your finger in the hole at that point i just about spit out my drink thinking you about to say smell my finger when you pulled it out ROFLMFAO ☝️🤫🤢🤢😅😂😅😂👍

[@Blue.4D2]

⭐😃👍

[@garymallard4699]

A Girlfriend that came with a Harley!! Bonus

[@marshville01]

What happened to the chicken Hilton?

[@gripWIN]

What does BUFFY do? Thanks!.

[@antraxxslingshots]

9:04 onwards. Is your new shop on a Ship? Looking at the bottom end of the screen it looks like it is rocking in waves :D Amazing new project, like it a lot! Stay safe :)

[@ronalddavis]

all screwdrivers should be square shank

[@davidsouthy]

"A two piece gib doesn't work as well as a one piece" 🤣

[@jomo350350]

hello master Keith, we are getting a little bit rock and roll i feel like a little wind of freedom since your ex. kisses to the scratching girl

[@JaremaJaracz]

Pozdrawiam z Polski.

[@IamScarhead]

3rd view, 1st comment. I'm number 1 in something (usually I feel like number 2).

[@richardhester6877]

What a bargain. A new girlfriend with a Harley.

[@daleolson3506]

Massi Davison or Harley furgason. With or without manure spreader?