OLD STEAM POWERED MACHINE SHOP 24 New shop engine comes home

Welcome to my machine shop channel, I try to run it as it would have been run in the 1920's during an era of great industrial development in the US. It was a time of big iron castings, carbon steel tooling, Babbitt bearings, leather belts, practical thinking and learned skills. I use steam for power, junk wood (mostly) and rain water for fuel. Building the shop set up is still ongoing as I am adding machines and setting more to run from the line shaft. Your comments, questions, stories and discussion is always welcome here. Hope you enjoy this one.....Dave

[@DK-vx1zc]

wow! fantastic Thanks for saving the old girl.

[@lorenzo42p]

I would love to drive up there and just quietly watch you work. that would make my year.

[@lineshaftrestorations7903]

Man I love the riveted frame the Richards engine is mounted on.

[@davidrichards5594]

Me too, I want to try to replicate it in a smaller version for a generator mounting stand....Dave

[@barrycass2820]

Even the sign is in Beautiful shape wow just like it left the store except for the rusty stew’s that is so so cool. A piece forgotten in time. Wow it couldn’t have found a better person Dave it was meant for you. Right on thank you.

[@roleic7246]

Wow, you found a real treasure there. That engine looks like what they call "new old stock".

[@goldeee666]

wow thats really cool. cant wait to see it running. all the old guys that have worked on this in years past would be very happy. thanks for posting

[@llmauricelevy1933]

PLEASE ,get the project going ASAP David ! I can't wait to follow this one !

[@allannoyes4560]

Glad to see someone preserved this engine. It found a good home in your shop. Looking forward to moe videos with the steam up and powering the machinery.

[@RickRose]

Glad that engine found its way into your hands--Can't imagine a better steward for that piece of history. Enjoy it.

[@davidrichards5594]

I'm still walking around shaking my head....dave

[@wvrockcrusher]

Nice find on the engine Dave! That is incredible to find it in such excellent condition and complete. Can't wait to see her on steam running the belts! Nice to have some help moving her inside. Better buy those fellas an ice cream cone or something. Thanks for sharing this with all of us, it is much appreciated!

[@davidrichards5594]

I bought lunch..Dave

[@johnleake708]

That is a great engine and in amazingly great shape as you stated. Yes it is overkill for your shop, but nothing is done until it is over done ( a very good friends motto).

[@davidrichards5594]

I like that...Dave

[@williamkelley7654]

And you just gotta love the name on the new engine!

[@GorhamWorks]

That is a good looking engine! Looks really powerful. Nice project excited to see it come back to life. Thank you for sharing with us. When I was watching my buddies wife came in the room right about the time you were unloading it off the trailer and goes "do all you guys risk life and limb for toys when you go to unload them?" I unexplained there is always a plan, just not always evident at the time.

[@davidrichards5594]

She sounds like my wife...no, not really dear.....Dave

[@bentinman9350]

Can't wait to see this beautiful machine in operation.

[@charlescartwright6367]

Amazing Dave, and the best part is it will be used. Aloha Chuck

[@yannkitson116]

Good luck with it! I can't wait to see it pulling its weight in your shop.

[@voneschenbachmusic]

That is a beautiful engine - glad it's being preserved and used.

[@geoffkail7393]

I just came back to rewatch this episode. And it was just as thrilling all over again. You're right about a n engine only running at 20 - 30% is quiet and enjoyable background while working.It was such a great find, there aren't many in that good a condition. You deserve it.

[@edwardburgess8440]

Hi Dave,That's what I call a prize find. Beautiful even in it's current state.

[@oldpup4810]

Great find there and it already runs. Can't wait to see it in action. :)

[@ronrambo2660]

It is just amazing that you found such a great machine. Love your videos.

[@captainhgreen]

Nice addition to your shop!!!!

[@aceroadholder2185]

Incredible condition to be so old.

[@alexsterling5186]

Awesome video Dave! Can't wait to see that beauty run the shop!

[@scotth4760]

Really look forward to seeing that engine run saving history one machine at a time

[@Wa3ypx]

Is that dust floating around or maybe orbs? The more I watch, I think orbs. Back against the lathe, every now and again, you can see wavy lines. Old machinists just hangin with Dave!

[@TomChame]

Beautiful Dave!! A road trip and a new engine, things can't get much better.

[@Cavemannspace]

I second that!

[@gregevans616]

Well what can we say maybe good things come to those who wait. That beautiful engine was just waiting to meet up with you. Congratulations Dave.

[@davidrichards5594]

Thanks Greg, I think about that...Dave

[@jamesthepuerilis]

would love to see that running at full power under steam, lovely to see it being rescued

[@davidrichards5594]

At full rated speed with 175 psi, running a sawmill it would be making some serious noise....Dave

[@jamesthepuerilis]

thanks for sharing, really enjoy the videos

[@johnthayjr4237]

Wow just to cool thanks for sharing this . Old Tool Maker JT Hay Fort Worth Texas

[@hendrihickley137]

Very beautiful old piece of history you have there......... cant wait to see it run.....

[@hillbill3502]

Yeah i just picked up a 140 year old engine.... yeah it was sitting around for at least 50 years... yeah i put compressed air in it and it ran. Unbelievable you are really lucky!

[@meekanic]

that is an amazing piece, you'll never find another... save it!

[@63256325N]

Great find. Thanks for the video.

[@rupert5390]

Dave you're living the dream and incredibly generous of you to share this great historical work - you need to start a support system pattern or similar -i'm sure there's guys that are happy to help given all the pleasure you give us- we live vicariously through you - we can't all get great steam workshops and magnificent engines engines - thanks again.

[@llthpofh]

cant wait to see the new engine running the shop dave

[@chuckthebull]

beautiful engine...I cant help feeling sad for the old one being replaced, I'm sentimental like that... but this one looks like it's going to put out a lot more power... congrats. look forward to see it working.

[@pjt1965]

Wow what a finding 😳 very nice engine you got there 👍

[@Waushass]

Going to need a bigger shop !. NIce engine have fun on the steam up

[@bobauer4359]

Great find Dave. Keep up the great videos.

[@arthurdavies6922]

You are the luckiest man on earth,with all that power You could use the smaller shop engine as a compressor .I love Your idea of running that engine slower,You could sleeve it down to use less steam.I wish I was living closer to You so I could be working with you.Good luck,WOW.

[@ldnwholesale8552]

The condition of that piece is amazing,, that one has never lived out in the rain. You were very lucky and are now overpowered!

[@roberthorner8494]

I'M GLAD YOUR ENGINE IS IN GOOD SHAPE. OFTEN TIMES WE GET DISAPPOINTED ON OUR DEALS.

[@davidrichards5594]

Bob, this makes up for a few of those....Dave

[@richardboucher6904]

I guess by now it has all been said but "ditto" to all the comments. My wife and I both watch the videos in the evening when I come up from my shop. Looking forward to the next installment and the one when the engine is turning over slowly powering the shop. Dick B

[@davidrichards5594]

Where do guys find girls like that? ..........Dave

[@richardboucher6904]

At a dance in an old railroad pavilion in a summer place 56 years ago.

[@dustinmcintosh6799]

I live about 15 miles from the factory in which the govenor was made. Small world!

[@davidrichards5594]

Stand by Dustin, according to Jim Maccassy, we may be able to access old Gardner records and get the manufacturing date......Dave

[@dustinmcintosh6799]

David Richards David Richards Well i may be mistaken because the company Im thinking of is Gardener Denver in quincy illinois. Perhaps it was originally gardener govenors though. Love the videos and thanks for the reply!

[@GlennSteffy]

WOW !

[@AmateurRedneckWorkshop]

Very interesting video. It will be nice to see that old engine running the shop.

[@MichaelLloyd]

Ha! I live about 2 hours from China Grove, TX (song namesake) and I saw the Doobie Brothers in Amarillo, TX back in 1975. Now to watch the rest of the video.

[@timsessler5877]

Dave, Wow! What a great find. Glad you got it home safely. Been anticipating you posting more videos. I'll be watching closely for the first time you power it with steam.

[@SteveSummers]

Very nice, when you find a treasure like this it can be sometimes only be once in a lifetime and sometimes never, good luck and keep us posted.

[@peterscheffer3578]

The tolls might be expensive but at least they keep the roads bad and unkempt! Beautiful machine. Went to the right place. Love your videos as always. Keep them coming.

[@atowning]

Wow ! a great find

[@craigersullivan2568]

Hey Dave, that is awesome. The shop just gets better and better.

[@RobertPerrigoOkiechopper]

Simply amazing , Thumbs up ...Bob.

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

Great find!

[@wornoutwrench8128]

This channel just keeps getting better and better.

[@holzgestalt]

man you really amaze me. how much better can it get, i thought . But this is iron joy !! thank you

[@phooesnax]

Dave, That is awesome. Could not tell how big it was till your buddy was next to it on the trailer. Looking forward to more. Jim

[@dicksargent3582]

Great find Dave ! I'm sure you'll make good use of it. Would love to be able to run my shop on steam.

[@joesteele9480]

I am glad you got it a lot better than a scraper.

[@tom87pate]

Hi Dave, I just want you to know that my young niece and nephews really like your videos. We enjoy watching your videos and another channel on KZbin called "Tips from a shipwright." He's kind of like the "Dave Richards" of old wooden boats. Keep up the good work Dave!

[@jamesshanks2614]

Thomas Pate Somebody had to replace Norm Abrams The New Yankee Workshop. :-)

[@davidrichards5594]

Glad to hear it Tom, give them a Hi from me....Dave

[@byrnejr]

That's Awesome!!

[@FredMiller]

Outstanding find and in such great condition. It will be the crown jewel in your shop. Can't wait to see it steaming... Great job...

[@infoanorexic]

That is a great find. About as close as you can get to "plug in and run" as you could probably get for old steam. You've got it right about Chicago and the tollways. Pay a lot of money to go through faster (not fast, just faster). The amount of money that generates in a day's time ... where is it all going??? Can''t avoid it, sometimes. It's either pay through the nose or bleed through it. Keep moving or perhaps find yourself sitting in a shooting gallery. I'm almost to the point of where I won't go in there anymore.

[@davidrichards5594]

right, to all that...Dave

[@bsteleven]

After a long long rest I think this machine is finally home.

[@agentphenix9884]

What an incredible find.Good luck with it.

[@not2fast4u2c]

That is a big one !!!...The name of the engine is neat to have on it in your shop

[@emilgajewski1371]

Turning back the hands of time, Dave you got a winner it would be nice to see some old pictures of one like it, just to see the oilers or grease cup to bring it back to what it was in her days of glory, it's a shame their gone but yet pristine. Congratulations on your find and putting her back on line...

[@davidrichards5594]

I'll try to find something similar on the job in a plant and put iy up on the G+page....Dave

[@stevenacarter77]

OUTSTANDING find & video

[@rubbersideup]

thats the coolest thing i have seen in a long time!

[@lyntonr6188]

That is a very nice engine, I'm looking forward to seeing it run under steam once you get it all connected up.

[@dananelson3534]

Awesome find Dave, worth the $120 tolls, yikes, and you'll probably find a use for the power. The slower it runs, the less it wears. Thanks for sharing, look forward to seeing it run on steam.

[@crazycuteexperiments4278]

An other beautiful engine!

[@matthewmerrick4452]

Very cool You passed within 5 miles of where I live. The highway sign for South Bend IN is not far from me.

[@JohnBare747]

And it's not even Christmas! Looks like you found a sweet engine there and with a totally appropriate manufacturer's name too, how cool is that? Sometimes you get lucky, better buy a Lotto ticket just in case you have not expended all that good luck yet.

[@davidrichards5594]

John: I think I used my luck up...Dave

[@georgesharkey6723]

Wow is that impressive looking and runs so quiet

[@JustinLaudano]

David, I've been watching your videos from the start. I've always wanted to do the very same shop you've so beautifully assembled. I hope you will never stop making your videos because your content is a real world variety. You're a very gifted man! Keep doing your thing my man!!!!!!!!!!

[@davidrichards5594]

Thanks Justin, I appreciate that...Dave

[@lineshaftrestorations7903]

A good 10-12K electric winch would have save a lot of strain unloading. I have learned the hard way. All my trailers from the small 6' I pull behind my RAV4 to the 22' goose neck I pull with my Dodge 3500 all have winches. It just makes things easier.

[@johnbrock1602]

Very good looking forward to see what happen. I am old an can not stand mor than 10 min. Enjoy your channel

[@davidrichards5594]

Very glad to have you watching John....Dave

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Boy, will THIS be something! Sorry to see the little fellow go but THIS will be in a class by itself, and really already IS! Super find, Dave! Waiting for the next one already!

[@andreblanchard8372]

I found this channel a little over a week ago and just finished watching all your videos, with this one. Good show. I would really like some more pictures of that lily engine. I have an 8x8 that I was told was a kenwood mail order from sears, it has some part numbers stamped on it but no name. The design looks a lot like that lily.

[@PeterWMeek]

Amazing to find a combination of no wear along with not eaten up with rust. Usually it's one defect or the other (and sometimes both).

[@davidrichards5594]

Hi Pete, yeah, that's true....Dave

[@HUVUL]

19:27 The sound of this engine... Perfect

[@johncornell13]

Dave,What a great find, its amazing to see the condition the engine is in, well made and obviously well maintained. Cant wait to see this in action driven by steam.Cheers from OzJohnny

[@JohnTrevick]

wow, nice!

[@TheBackyardMachineShop]

great engine,

[@rhavrane]

Bonjour David, What a large machine, you do not choose the facility ! After adding one or two oilers, I will be happy to see it running on steam. Great job, indeed. Amicalement, Raphaël

[@davidrichards5594]

Thankyou Raphael, I'm working on finding some nice oilers...Dave

[@davidaarons2488]

Hey Dave, great engine from my home state of Wisconsin. Love your channel . Have just finished watching all of your videos in the last3 or 4 weeks and I love the old style of machine work. I live in Naples a little south of your winter house. God Bless Ya Dave

[@christophernewton2579]

It looks like it was never run after being tested at the factory. Wow loved seeing run on air, can't wait till you get it fitted up

[@ciscojbone5429]

Sweet!

[@erikjohansson1814]

David, I sense a good long total restoration kicking off and this is absolute not the last we see about this steam engine. Nice touch with the road trip sequence!

[@davidrichards5594]

Thanks Eryk, some don't like music, I do.

[@tedsykora1858]

I am from Wisconsin and got a kick out of your pronunciation of Manitowoc . close enough what a find

[@danher2425]

Hi David , Awesome you struck gold I bet you get dizzy looking at it.

[@normanfeinberg9968]

Watched your video again.It's amazing what U Tube has done for us education wise,but in order for me to advance I bought a book on steam engines .Quite an old book but it's a start.In this way I will have a greater appreciation of your accomplishments.I have a considerable machinist tool collection including two south bend 9 inch lathes.Thanks again for this exciting channel and I'm looking forward to more of your fine work

[@davidrichards5594]

Norm: sounds like a steam engine build in the works?......Dave

[@phillipyannone3195]

What a beauty! And you don't even have to rebuild it. Boy it sure is nice when they've unmolested. A rare find, looking forward to seeing it run the shop.

[@henkvanderwal2424]

Ik came home after a nice weekend playing with our portable Lanz steamengine. At our local stationary engine show. To vind your latest video. A very nice new toy you have found yourself. Congratiulations very very nice. Looking forward to see it work. Greetings from a very hot Friesland

[@davidrichards5594]

It's hot for firing here in New York too Henk....Dave

[@spnynorman5519]

Lucky find, Dave. As we used to say way back in my hot-rodding days, "there's no substitute for cubic inches". Can't wait to see it running. Oh, by the way, I live in Illinois and sometimes I get the feeling of "welcome to Illinois - hand over your money". Regards - Jeff

[@roughrooster4750]

Great SCORE!!

[@atbglenn]

Nice find!

[@dale436]

That thing is cool!