OLD STEAM POWERED MACHINE SHOP 18 Progress on the steam engine

[@GpunktHartman]

This is really a calm slow down channel, where is boring not boaring! Happy new Chips to the shop from Germany

[@christopherruble3913]

That's the beauty of having a steam powered machine shop, David. It will always give you the side benefit of keeping you warm on those cold winter days!

[@117nh]

This series is fast becoming one of my favorites on youtube, its so interesting to see someone keeping old technology and techniques alive, but not in a stuffy museum way. I especially enjoy the parts where you show doing repair jobs on equipment how it used to be done, I've watched every episode this far and look forward to many more in the future.

[@Bob3519]

Thank you for preserving and keeping this equipment operating. This is so much better than just seeing equipment like this in a museum. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@hisab-n8c]

As always It is such a pleasure to sit watch you ,Happy holidays

[@davidrichards5594]

Thanks Ralf....Dave

[@Deebo1812]

Fascinating as ever. Enjoy your winter break. Much appreciated.

[@deanlamberth0sbcglob]

I have seen all these machines working but never on a line shaft with steam. Very kool

[@albertodavalosjr.1167]

Thanks for all the awesome videos Dave. It feels like I'm back in time seeing true American craftsmen turning out parts for service on equipment. I hope you continue to make more informative videos and still make a decent profit to keep your shop running. All the best for 2017.

[@davidrichards5594]

Thanks Alberto, it's been fun so far...Dave

[@LarrysMachineShop]

David, this channel makes me happy every day. I love what you have done here and the preservation of these machines is critical. I would happily donate to keep these going. Again, awesome job, just plain amazing.

[@davidrichards5594]

Laurence, I'll keep them running, you keep watching and asking questions...deal?....Dave

[@TheRatshooter]

That old boring bar! Grandad said he had bored cyls with a hand crank setup, I believe he said it was a Rottler. If I remember correctly, he said it was a horrible experience.... Took him to the shop I was working in, back in the late '70's. He'd been retired many years by then. Soon as I opened the door, he said "well the smell hasn't changed any in all these years" I showed him the Rottler we had there, it was a table type, and the head floated on the table over the block to be bored, centered, and then clamped with an air clamp via a T slot. Then we went over to the Sunnen ck-10 hone. After we left, he said that If he'd had this modern equipment, he'd have made good money instead of just getting by. Thanks for posting these videos, enjoy the warmer weather in Florida, and hurry back to You Tube!

[@dananelson3534]

The coldest winter I've ever had was in southern Oregon where it rained all day and was below freezing at night. Being from Los Angeles I just couldn't get used to it. Understand why people head south for the winter. Really enjoyed the video Dave. We had a war surplus Brown and Sharpe shaper in metal shop. I thought it neat that it only needed a tool bit and you could take the tool post and put it on a lathe. Thanks for posting.

[@davidrichards5594]

Sure can, but you don't need the rocker on the shaper.

[@ron827]

Winter is quickly approaching MN and after seeing your cold shop, I am more appreciative of having the luxury to just flip a switch to bring the heat up and another switch to energize the lathe. Always love the music made by your engine and flat belts. Thanks much for the engine update and have a safe trip south.

[@stevengrotte2987]

I am very impatiently waiting for the next video. Thank you for all the great video's!!!!!

[@johnleake708]

Thanks very much for taking the time to make this video and the others. It is great to watch your work and narration, which I greatly enjoy.

[@kroghsmachineshop4708]

Really great video, enjoyed it very much, I still enjoy listening to the clock ticking, I'm thinking of putting one up in my shop😊

[@davidrichards5594]

Gotta have a clock ....Dave

[@TheDIYScienceGuy]

That work shop is my dream! I'm so jealous!

[@raymondj8768]

very cool shop i love it . i never knew those shops were still in use thanks for the great video !

[@iancraig1951]

I enjoyed that an awful lot--Dave you keep making them and I will keep watching them... Thumbs up from me.....

[@qwertyword]

I really enjoy these videos! Thanks for the hard work and commitment to sharing this.

[@63GrayGhost]

Great videos Dave. Gives me flashbacks when I was a kid (early 50s). Hurry down here it's 76.

[@davidrichards5594]

It's snowin again here.....Dave

[@johncrowley1203]

Thanks for the video. I'd really like to see that old boring bar in action. Looks like the grandaddy of my 1935 Van Norman.

[@TomChame]

Great vid! Can't say why but watching a planer working is a joy to behold, fascinating!!!

[@meduffer]

Watching the shaper do its thing is mesmerizing... Thanks!

[@byrnejr]

That's awesome. I have a bunch of tools that were my dads and I think of him everytime I use them. Thanks for sharing

[@davidrichards5594]

Same here....DSave

[@byrnejr]

I would love to see you teaching !!you have a wealth of knowledge Dave!

[@KG-yn9qi]

Sir I would like to say I find what you are and have done in your shops very commendable. To keep a way of life that was before and a way to achieve a outcome of work in the simplistic ways is very cool. You are a very good of an example of, how you can achieve and do work that is accurate and simple,with out the must have tech knowledge of today. To make repairs or build. Thank you, if I could I would give you more support to keep your channel and way going.

[@davidrichards5594]

Thankyou Kyle I apreciate that, I am trying to create interest and pass on some knowlege. Your viewing and comments are the support. Thanks......Dave

[@tomdchi12]

Great stuff - thanks for going to the effort to put these videos out! It's really interesting to see a small scale steam power system for a shop like that. I had to go re-read some history to get some context. Rural electrification in the US didn't have a big push until the mid-1930s and that wasn't just individual farms - lots of smaller towns didn't have electricity. We weren't "fully electrified" nationally until some time in the 1950s.

[@davidrichards5594]

True Tom, This little town had 3 saw mills, feed mill, International Harvester plant, monument shop, and Borden's Dairy processing plant in the 20's all steam and water powered....Dave

[@microrails]

It would be a nice dream Shop to have! Nice, way to keep the tools working!

[@atbglenn]

Just wanted to say hello from Long Island. I just wish you did more videos. Why? because they're great.

[@jensbonde9818]

Thank you for the great vidios; looking forward to the next - merry christmas !

[@lewiemcneely9143]

The whole thing is a work of art, Dave. When I saw the snow outside I was wondering when you were hitting the trail to Bluehairville. So don't get sunburned down there and send us folks here in the freeze zone a video once in a while!

[@MalcOfLincoln]

Excellent as always Dave. I found that boring bar very interesting. Reminded me of the Van Norman boring bar I used in the 70s while reconditioning car engines for 4 years....excellent machine. Enjoy your time down south :)

[@davidrichards5594]

Hi Malc, I have a 777S Van norman, about 60 years old. I bet I've bored 1,000 cylinders with it. Great machine, still made practically the same....Dave

[@MalcOfLincoln]

Very interesting Dave - so you know exactly what I'm talking about...and every one spot on. As you say, definitely a great machine, one of the best I've ever used.

[@pentarc-eng4192]

Hi Dave,thanks for showing the boring tool, hopefully you will be able to demo it in the near future. Have the best possible Christmas. Pat

[@robertkutz]

david what great videos nice work going back in time .

[@zoesdada8923]

Man, that shaper is a monster. You say the weather stinks but it looks beautiful to me. Where I live it doesn't snow and the humidity is so high when it gets cold occasionally it feels like you're going to freeze to death due to the moisture in the air stealing your bodies heat like a thief in the night.

[@MafaldaIksDw]

This is amazing. Wish we had shops like this around.

[@tubeu28]

Your machining community is a tight group, giving you the gifts that they do. Have ever seen or heard of the Ford Museum? It in Dearborn Michigan, it has steam driven pumps used for draining the coal mines in England. I'm confident James Watt had his hand in on it. Thanks for another great video.

[@keithnoneya]

Enjoyed it David, it's good to see the engine coming together with some nice new and reconditioned parts. It's looking pretty good, looking fwd to the day we see it run. Keith

[@fineartonfire_5327]

Funny I was just wondering if a vertical mill and fly cutter would be allot faster than the shaper. But I was also already wondering if that wasn’t newer tech than 1925. But then ya answered me before I needed to ask. Read my mind a couple years in advance. Great work and thank you MUCH for showing us these gems!!

[@dgeorge4665]

Your shop represents a great step back in time in a country that seems to want to throw everything away when it gets old. Beyond the obvious wonders of your shop is that you keep the shop so well organized and clean, a rare thing to find on most of the KZbin shop videos. Congrats on your housekeeping. I had a shop teacher way back when that always said not to blame a machine for poor quality of work, the quality comes first from the machinist who knows how to use his tools. But I could never figure out how we came from machines in the 1800s that measured in tenths of an inch to machines today that measure in microns. How does a low accuracy machine produce a machine with higher accuracy, any ideas? Thanks for all our efforts, I am sure that all of us watching appreciate your work.

[@davidrichards5594]

Thanks Dave, It's the only way I can find anything.......Dave

[@brendanchenelle6936]

Looks great. Thanks for taking the time to make the video.

[@binks166]

Thanks for the awesome work and making the video.. I like the sounds made by the steam engine, belts, pulleys, etc. in your shop. Have a great holiday..

[@tedfarwell9812]

Thanks, Dave. Also appreciate seeing shaper work. Have fun down south.

[@dustinmcintosh6799]

I really enjoyed the mockup of the engine. Happy hollidays from Palmyra Missouri!

[@nezbone607]

hey Dave thanks for the grate videos I I have a passion for old Machine Tools and tools in general I believe I live real close to u I'm in Johnson city NY I couldn't believe all the time I have been watching your videos I never looked at your about to see where in NY u were located thanks for the grate videos again I look forward to the next one

[@normanfeinberg9968]

Nice Christmas present! you deserve it for all the hard work you've done bringing these fine educational programs for us to enjoy and learn from.Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!Be safe.

[@brettsandford4146]

Thanks again Dave, all the way from New Zealand - where it is summer but not v warm atm. Your editing is getting pretty slick, wish mine was as good. Keep up the great work for us all.

[@roberteakins726]

Fascinating,thanks from N.Ireland.Enjoy your Christmas.

[@davidrichards5594]

Glad to hear from you over there....Dave

[@westischer2110]

I always enjoy your videos Dave. Merry Christmas, and enjoy your winter in Florida.

[@yannkitson116]

Merry Christmas to you Dave, your family and your "apprentice" Tom and thank you for sharing.

[@watermanone7567]

Excellent as usual.

[@mikewalton5469]

your shaper is really cool! i love your shop and your great videos! what a generous gift of a boring rig! unbelieveable!

[@johnc.4871]

Probably 5 years ago now, there was a guy who would setup a belt a pulley shop at the Murry County Antique Tractor show. He would have drill presses, grinders, and other things all powered by a little stationary engine. It was a really nice display and fun to watch and imagine.

[@jimkaipanen6577]

David,I worked as a maintenance mechanic 45+yrs . repaired piston and rotatry pumps those always called packing followers not nuts.

[@llmauricelevy1933]

Good to watch -as ever ,Thanks

[@tinkermouse-scottrussell3738]

Enjoy the sunshine, from my family to yours a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

[@voneschenbachmusic]

It's exciting to see the progress on that engine

[@rlewis1946]

I don't know the process or implications involved, but your shop should certainly be on US Registry of Historic Places! Just love everything about your shop and how you are sharing it with your many worldwide viewers. Best wishes to you and your family for a Merry Christmas and Health and Happy New Year! Roy Buffalo, NY

[@davidrichards5594]

Hello Roy, Thanks for the comment, stay warm, it;s coming, but in Buffalo you know it well.......Dave

[@rlewis1946]

David Richards - Enjoy the warm weather for a few months! R

[@scotth4760]

Always enjoy your videos would love to see your shop some day and funny that your coming to warm up in my neck of the woods I'm in Bradenton fl. Merry Christmas to you and yours look forward to the next video

[@1479andy]

Best wishes for Christmas from the UK thanks for the video looking forward to the recond steam engine up and running

[@w056007568]

Just a great video throughout, fabulous pictures, great audio and narration. I just love it! What great gifts!! Merry Chrostmas and a Happy New Year, enjoy the warmer weather in Florida.

[@not2fast4u2c]

Enjoyed every minute ...The cylinder boring bar is interesting ,It would be neat to see it in use on an old Model A block...Have a Merry Christmas !!!

[@davidrichards5594]

Sounds like the plan, Merry Christmas to you too......Dave

[@colinhughes1466]

Fascinating as usual. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[@allannoyes4560]

Thanks for the shaper demo. Glad to see you spend the winter in a warmer climate. Opening the boring tool was just like Christmas I bet it renued many model T fords. Hope to see some footage from Florida it would be a distraction from the great white north.

[@davidrichards5594]

Maybe Ts, As, Chevys, REOs, Stars, Nashes, Overlands, Saxtons and anything else that got dragged in the shop in 1925.....Dave

[@phooesnax]

Merry Christmas Dave! Cannot tell you how much I enjoy these. Great great stuff!

[@henkvanderwal2424]

Thank you David. You made my day. Greetings Henk van der Wal

[@davidrichards5594]

Same here Henk...Dave

[@cpaulson2150]

Merry Christmas dave, looking forward to the next one!! Happy new year to all

[@yogilours722]

Hello David, good job as always. Merry Christmas in Florida and take care of you. Thank you for making these videos for us with good explanations. Me, I stay with the snow!

[@shanek6582]

I love those old lighting fixtures you've got, fluorescent lighting wouldn't look right in your shop, you've got good taste.

[@davidrichards5594]

Yeah, but Tom thinks we need more light. Maybe hotter bulbs....Dave

[@tm80notgoodwithnames58]

I would try with those glass-bulb warm white LEDs atleast on top of stuff, and it helps if you just put more ligth at the roof so it won't ruin the "feel"

[@rtkville]

Very nice, thanks for sharing.

[@normanfeinberg9968]

Merry Christmas and happy new year Dave ,and thank's for all your hard work educating all your students

[@davidrichards5594]

Thanks for watching Norm...Dave

[@noelguerrero2770]

I felt like a kid on Christmas Day in anticipation of what's in the box. I felt I was really there wanting to reach out to keep that box from sliding which it actually did.

[@timduthie6399]

It's looking good David!

[@rhavrane]

Bonjour David, Happy New Year ! Your work starts looking like a steam machine ! I will be happy to go on following your videos, I like seeing real life machining. Amicalement, Raphaël

[@bcbloc02]

Have fun where it is warm! I always appreciate some good shaper action. I would love to have one for cutting internal splines.

[@davidrichards5594]

Are you sure you don't have one around there that you've forgot about?....Dave

[@bcbloc02]

David Richards I will have to check around the barns. lol

[@schwellenzaehler2534]

Brian, do you think about a shaper ? I hope there is enough space left in your "small" barn when your "little" boaring mill sit in the new shop. ;- ) One machine more, is one more you must repair, think about it. Actually my 15" shaper needs a repair, a pin is broken. I need more time, more time , more time......... Every project i start opens 3 more.

[@bcbloc02]

Schwellenzaehler Projects breed projects!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Baily burried it.

[@ghilreese3413]

Thanks for the nice videos David. I hope you have a Very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year. I'll be looking for the next one!

[@Oldvet1946]

Great shaper action! You have a good Christmas also. Keep that snow there. Mike

[@deanlamberth0sbcglob]

Moving parts are fascinating to me

[@k5at]

Merry Christmas, Dave! I was wondering when you were going to escape the snow in NY. Now I know. Thanks for the video!

[@davidrichards5594]

Thanks Herb, com'on down for awhile....Dave

[@DobleWhiteAndStabley]

Day 37 of me looking at that shaper and thinking, man. I can make that thing it's so brilliantly simple. It's just chunky goodness.

[@mouseriverengineering]

Love the videos , I seen in the background when you were running the Bridgeport there was cylinder hone machine, I think we getting cheated on full shop tour ..... love the videos thank you

[@iceinkfxc8595]

Merry Christmas to you and your family David. . .

[@harveydix7611]

Hey Dave, you have a great Christmas also!! Enjoy sunny Florida and no fender benders in 2017!! HD

[@Blacklab412294]

BTW- love that old (red)steam driven water pump. You don't see too many of those any more.

[@GandyDancerProductions]

Hi David, I've enjoyed watching your videos. I have a series on my channel about building a small scale live steam loco. With regards to the squared off ends to the piston and valve glands it's to prevent the soft packing material extruding along the rods with the backwards and forwards. I've found a 45 degree chamfer could increase that likelihood and shorten the life of the packing. Jonathan

[@metalmanipulator7210]

Fastenal Third Party Logistics. Love them, and they're cheap. Had a lathe shipped to me as well as my 1/3 scale Case castings. You just have to pick your box up at a Fastenal location, but they seem to be everywhere. I think your KZbin channel is great. Please keep the videos coming. Jeremy

[@davidrichards5594]

Are you building a 1/3 scale 150 HP Case from Emanual Bieler's patterns?....Dave

[@metalmanipulator7210]

No, the usual 65 HP version. Been working on all the gears when I find time here and there. Still trying to work a deal for a set of 1/2 scale 110 HP Case castings a fella has. A 150 HP version would be great. Jeremy

[@duobob]

Hi, Jer!

[@robertklein9190]

Hi Dave, Come on, a little lake affect snow and you run south. Were having a few inches tonight in the lower Hudson Valley tonight, but after the 1st I'm going farther south than FL. Liked that cylinder borer, let's see it do it's thing. The shop in Gasoline Alley had a Kwik-Way.

[@lutsifer5847]

We stayed at the Unterallgaeu (Bavaria Germany) still have no snow. With us the sun is shining at + 2 ° C. I hope that this remains so. I hate snow and cold. Greetings Franz

[@bluebulk]

that shaper is one neat machine.

[@jeffreylehn8803]

always interesting , Merry Christmas

[@johnq.public5911]

Sir, Love your shop. On you rebuilt engined you might try using a "zerts" fitting to be used with a grease gun. This would keep the dust out.

[@FredMiller]

Thanks for another great video Dave. Hope you have a happy and safe holiday season in Fla and really hope to run into you at next years Canandaigua Pageant of Steam. Fred Ontario, NY

[@davidrichards5594]

Thanks Fred, plan to be there...Dave

[@tjnak]

Merry Christmas, Dave!

[@peterkilner512]

You have a great christmas to, all the very best peter

[@terapode]

Another great video.

[@awizardalso]

My real name is Michael McCluskey. I love seeing old machinery.

[@lineshaftrestorations7903]

Something tells me you were expecting, in your surprise package, something like an Underwood portable cylinder boring bar and not what you actually received. When I first watched this video that is what I was expecting.

[@infoanorexic]

The Morris is starting to look good. Looking forward to seeing it steamed for the first time in ?? years. I was wondering if you were going to be bugging out for winter. I find myself dreaming of doing the same, every time the arthritis wakes me up at night.

[@Max_Marz]

I wish I had a big ole boiler to keep me warm in my shop...

[@danielboughton3624]

used one a lot like that in my high school automotive shop. I always keep my eye open but I have not seen one at a swap meet.