Century Old Stripes & Blacksmith Styles Surface | Engels Coach Shop

[@brh4115]

I met a striper once that said if you want perfection from left to right buy a decal. Imperfection is part of my artwork!

[@plainnpretty]

I'm Wabi Sabi beauty in imperfection

[@jeffhovey1810]

Im 66 with ALS and you have no idea what a joy I get watching your videos. Thank you so much Dave. Please stay safe sir!

[@chuckborghoff8443]

Hi Jeff, I’m 74 with ALSand also look forward to Dave every week. Stay strong. God is with us.

[@garthbutton699]

Your investigation goes much deeper than just normal cleaning ,you probe the depths of the wood and iron to reveal identifying traits and maker marks that are a century in the past.I have to tip my hat to you for taking us along on this mentoring journey that so many of us enjoy🤗😎🤗😎

[@grahammorgan9635]

Thank you Dave ,you encourage us all to look a little closer, things aren’t always what they seem.

[@UncleMelB]

Engel Forensics. Always learning something new on your videos. Thanks.

[@redrockplumber5124]

Great editing! You and Diane are a great team. Thanks for the carbon education.

[@horatiohornblower868]

Your quest for the original striping shows how painstakingly accurate you work, Dave! This demonstrates your admiration for all those craftsmen who came before you. In a far future some serious blacksmith or coach builder will show the same admiration for your work, I hope.

[@BillOwens-vt2wi]

Interesting and good to see how its built and how you will make it come together again. Looks good thank you.

[@lancekincaid5610]

I've been watching your videos since you built the Borax wagons, I don't miss ANYTHING you show. I was planning a cross country trip on my motorcycle and wanted to going stop to meet you. Then I had my stroke right before the trip. THANK YOU! for all the videos. After all these years I feel like I have a good friend

[@oldspokes]

Amazimg detail on these coaches

[@paulsmodels]

Really fun to watch you do this! 👍

[@bryceanderson4864]

Thank you- this kind of information is not easy to find elsewhere.

[@gustavogarcia3515]

Thank you Dave, wonderful as always.

[@daniellarrivee-ic3lg]

Thanks to you Mr. and Ms. Engel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Awesome job Dave, getting all the information to be sure as possible!! Thanks for sharing with us, stay safe and keep up the great videos. Fred.

[@flywayhome8903]

Once again thanks for the video.

[@mrclaus859]

Thanks for posting Dave

[@rickster4455]

Reminds me of carnival rides from long ago, gaily decorated. Thanks, Dave for the happy recollections of my childhood .

[@mfreund15448]

Happy Friday Dave and Diane!!

[@pambrewer9082]

Glad to see what you are working on.

[@D989501L]

Have a great weekend Dave and Diane. Regards Richard 🇬🇧

[@jackpledger8118]

Interesting tour of these old coaches.

[@gregorymacneil2836]

To observe serial numbers and stamp impressions, you can occasionally turn off the room lights and shine a flashlight at a low angle (raking light) across the surface while viewing it from above. You may need to adjust the flashlight beam around the impressions. There is an actual process in conservation called Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI), which I have used with great success. Great video!

[@cotton-Dave]

greg-- Take one of those powerful penlights to your next party invite. When not being watched, hold it parallel to the floor and turn it on. YIKES!!

[@gregorymacneil2836]

​@@cotton-Dave I often use the penlight to detect mould on varnished surfaces in buildings, as well as former window and door openings beneath plaster or drywall patches, and for locating studs behind drywall. If you've dropped something small on the floor, you can turn off the lights and impress your friends with your party trick. When observing people searching, like CSI folks, they often use the penlight to keep their eyes focused. If you want something scary, try raking light on your keyboard - you will certainly wash your hands.

[@JAdams-jx5ek]

Two thumbs up. 👍👍

[@arthurirwin8235]

Awesome! Thank you for sharing!

[@billschmitzer9159]

Another interesting and educational video. Thank you

[@pdxRetired]

I am fascinated by the analysis of the old parts. The variations between craftsmen, and how much evidence is there if you look closely enough (and know what to look for). Looking forward to see your interpretation of the striping when this build is complete!

[@richardbrobeck2384]

Great Video !!!

[@WarblesOnALot]

G'day, Great stuff, I'm enjoying it greatly... Kerp on keepin' on. Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !

[@whatdoyouthinktodd]

Heat is my first choice. 🔥⚒️

[@ferguscosgrave7510]

Thanks

[@steveaustin4118]

When I invent time travel I'm going back and take colour photos of al the wagons you work on so you can see exactly how they looked

[@stillraven9415]

Clean that number with some acid. The numbers are stamped in, so it is stronger than the metal around it. CSI uses this method to recover serial numbers that have been filed off completely.

[@YouShouldThink4Yourself]

That's the difference, something that's been "crafted" by a craftsman or made by a machine. Everything made by craftsmen has their signature (not a hand written name but a look and feel) Something made by machine is just another part . There is a part of you in every coach you restore/rebuild/make. no matter how hard you try to make it "like original" it will still have your unique signature, something to be proud of.

[@jimthesoundman8641]

Do you ever come across a old coach or wagon and you are blown away by some technique or method that they used which is better than what you are using today? Or were most craftsman back then just trying to get things out the door, the same way most craftsmen are nowadays?

[@stevea1217]

Hi Dave, thanks for so many interesting videos! Yours was one of the first I subscribed to, around 2014, when paid KZbin accounts became available, with no ads. Have you done a video showing the rolling and swedging process you mentioned on those irons? That would be fun to see, it sounds challenging. Best of luck with all your projects!

[@robhawthorne6892]

Interesting, looks like gold leaf on the clips..

[@curtisanderson1830]

fire wrench is always the answer

[@davidgibson5756]

Interesting that way back when they enjoyed some “bling”. And some of the undercarriage painting was done by the apprentice, thus the variation.

[@chuckshaffer1940]

Maybe a Friday job? Do it to get it done and out the door? Stay warm! I'm not sure about there but central MT is going below zero!

[@thomasbraeking6225]

I wonder if a UV light would help some of the striping show better?

[@SWolter]

👍👍👍

[@The_Smith]

Interesting the variations in the striping, I can see the apprentice getting the job of doing the striping in place where it's not so easily seen on the rolled clips, is the bolt part forgewelded solid? And on the clips with the long legs, I'd think they were made under a drophammer. There is an article in M.T. Richardson's book on Practical blacksmithing (I think that's the one not going to my lirary to double check) on how to make a swage die for making clips that upsets the middle to get the mass to spread out. Of course you are the one with them in your hand not seeing them through a screen so are a better judge of any nuances. Anyway thanks for bringing us along

[@MandG80439]

I know you have the videos to refer back to, but do you make notes as to re-assembly and striping?

[@davidmessersmith786]

The chemical formula for propane is C3H8. So there is definitely carbon in it. Coal and propane certainly burn different.

[@rcclark8818]

Hello Dave, Russ from Billings.

[@CraigLYoung]

Thanks for sharing 👍 About how much coal do you use per year?

[@B.Duncan]

I always learn something from each of your videos. You mentioned that your propane forge and torch don't have carbon but your coal forge does and that's why you used it. What's the purpose of having carbon with the flame? Is it to preserve the carbon content of the steel?

[@TgWags69]

I'm always tempted to solder the serial numbers then file them flat to help preserve them. Thinking that the zinc in it would be sort of sacrifcial anode type situation as well as keeping it clean etc. But wondered if the acud flux woukd negate that effort?

[@billh230]

It might. Acid flux is very corrosive. It's the reason that, for electrical work acid core solder is a big no-no.

[@CargoPile]

Propane definitely has carbon in it. The chemical formula is C3H3. You don't get soot because the torch is made to introduce just the right amount of air for complete combustion.

[@workhardlivefree3818]

@ 23:42...That 7 looks like a 2... it looks like there may be a bit of corrosion where the bottom of the 2 is.

[@Garth2011]

Interesting. Your desire for the coal heating source because of the "carbon" vs. the oven or torch, what advantage/benefit does the carbon provide? Thank you Dave.

[@barrydarnell9748]

And when I was a teenager building hotrods I thought my buddies and I invented pin striping.

[@Spikejwh1]

I have little knowledge of forging. Why is carbon to important during the heating of the parts? Apparently important enough to go to effort of lighting a coal fire.

[@MNHealey]

Fantastic audio. New mic?

[@MsRazvan29]

❤❤❤💪👏❤️❤️❤️

[@sleepingdogs8939]

It's pretty obvious that the body color was yellow, but was all the stripping black? To me, it sort of looks like the stripping on some of those brackets look like a maroon color. Just curious..

[@billh230]

I thought that myself, but we are looking at parts with @ 120 years of oxidation through a phone screen/monitor.

[@orbsphere-]

Guess I must have missed something. Watched entire vid. and rewatched beginning again but still don't have a clue to what striping is. Is it painted or worked into the iron?

[@billh230]

Painted. Working those stripes into the steel would require enormous amounts of time and material, with the concomitant cost.

[@HorrorMakesUsHappy]

22:45 you mention preferring your coal forge because it has carbon in it. Why does that matter?

[@montedaestrada3563]

Not a criticism but I thought that a very blunt introduction to a project that newcomers would have no idea about if that was the first video they saw.

[@Pushyhog]

16 mins ago!! new speed record for my arrival:-)

[@ron.v]

You are a walking encyclopedia. One thing always puzzled me that is even more apparent in this video. You talk about a coal (or coke?) fired forge yet the tiny pieces of fuel seem almost non-existent. We never see you add any yet there always seems to be enough to bring iron to a red hot glow. Would you ever consider explaining this to those of us who have no idea how much or how little coal/coke is needed in your forge?

[@billj.widmann112]

#1? 11 seconds

[@danielortigosaaraiz5139]

Tengo la linea de Internet al ordenador con averia, estoy con el Mobil cuando recuerdo la opción del mobil ya es tarde.

[@lancekincaid5610]

Is that axle cap just a dirt cover to keep dirt and mod off the bearing? I don't remember ever seeing one those in your videos????😄😄😄😄😄