Epic Egress Update #3

An overdue update of the Epic Egress move. For those just joining the Oxtoolco shop is moving 100 miles north to a new location. In this video we have some clips from both locations. I got some strategic help from a couple of friends along with a nice donation from a longtime viewer. Special thanks to, John, Ed, Jesse, Robert, Chuck, Gary and Mark. Real friends will help you move and help hide the body.
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[@billdlv]

I had to chuckle about the rollup door and your sledge hammer thinking of the video you made way back of your hammer collection.

[@thebrokenbone]

well i thought you´d wedge the door btw the hitch ball and the bumper and smoke the tires... but that humongous mallet made me chuckle.. what a landscape you have at your new shop. :)

[@BIGWIGGLE223]

Thank you for educating me Mr. Lipton. You are one hell of a machinist and one hell of a Man.

[@arnoldsmachinetool4632]

Thank you for the great update. Looking good and moving sucks

[@dizzolve]

8:00 oh no ......... you're sleeping in the shop too. Hey beautiful land you got there tho

[@setcor04]

I appreciate you posting these videos over the years. Moving is never glamorous

[@samuelsnyder5169]

That was my first screw up and first project that made me realize i could absolutely fix things if I used my brain. Congrats on the new place.

[@AJR2208]

Glad you're doing well. Have to admit, I've been missing "Nerding Out with Uncle Tom" a bit. Funny how the years creep up hey. Thanks for the updates. Stay safe and well :)

[@jamesstanlake4064]

I'l stick with you no matter what or how long it takes! Nice to see things progress smoothly and safely.

[@12345NoNamesLeft]

If you're doing a 100 mile move, what happens to the work commute ? quit, retired, work from home, 4 hours driving per day ?

[@bcbloc02]

In LA isn't it a 4 hr drive to go 20 miles? lol

[@brand-x7049]

@@bcbloc02 Only if you aren't Sammy Hagar. :D

[@isbcornbinder]

I bought a n American Rotary 10hp on Keith Rucker's recommendation.

[@donschofield4849]

16:30 in the video, all you're missing is a sold straight edge blocks on both sides of the door, SOLIDLY, and big clamp! Or threaded rod to go with your hammer & a block of wood . This will give you the ability to add the clamp and the hammer, so you do it gradually perfectly, good going on the move! Hope you have very little payments on it! Better yet! Hopefully it is (or gets) paid off quick. Ya! Great Property. The skates work nice.

[@TheKnacklersWorkshop]

Hello Tom, Good update, thank you... I was thinking that new you have a ranch, will you be getting an OX... you have the space and would be quite fitting for the channel. Take care. Paul,,

[@splinky99]

I’ve moved shop 5 times since hurricane Sandy. I share your pain, dude!

[@wrstew1272]

You are a gentleman as well as a scholar. Wishing you a pain free transfer of goods. Continuing your updates is great. A man of many hammers, where on earth did you acquire that soft face maul? Now I need one! I concur that Jessy is a great asset to the shop! I was wondering if you were going to have to incur the greed of having to convert to pro grade power. Problem solved by a generous viewer.

[@davewilliams6172]

That moment when you realise just how much stuff you have accumulated over the years lol. Nice score on the 3 Phase Convertor... Well done Jesse!

[@frankward709]

Very cool enjoy , At least after the backache goes away Arms legs And all the other muscles

[@popsshops]

That phase converter is exactly the one I purchased a few moths ago. About $1.8k delivered. Works great so far. Got the Keith Rucker discount. I am also in the process of moving my shop (nearly done) from my basement to my new above-ground attached shop (I'm a bit behind in posting my videos). Turning up all kinds of stuff I had forgotten about and a lot of duplicates.

[@juansimon5802]

glad everything is going good for you. man i wish i had that syncrowave that thing is beautiful. wish i had one that nice,wish i had one period. lol

[@workonitm8]

Some of the roll up doors have both manual (chain) and power lift/lower. That might be helpful in working with the door to clear a jam. Nice during power failures too. You might want to check into that. It would be nice to have the option of partly opening or closing the door to limit sunlight streaming in or regulate ventilation during cool or hot weather. Thanks

[@lwilton]

A good gust of wind on a half-open roll door can do really bad things to it, including tearing it completely out of the track. Better to have it either up or locked down, or at least within a foot or so of full up.

[@JaapGrootveld]

I love te peace full aura you have at the end. I want one!

[@olsonspeed]

Rollup doors and emergency vehicles, there are many stories.

[@robertdebusk6157]

Tom, I am glad to know all is going well with the move, And most importantly you are undamaged and Safe. As we work along it is tempting to side step some safety rules, With the "I've done this a hundred times" or "it will be fine, I can hold that up for a long time". I've been there and done that, and hurt myself, Pulled muscles, Pinched fingers and toes. Don't give in to Bozo waiting to make you look bad, or smash your fingers. We all want to watch your video's for years to come. You are very valuable to us and we couldn't stand to find out you were injured by a minor mistake. Luckily, we have gotten smarter as we matured, giving Bozo the finger instead, of the laugh. Take care My friend and please be safe, I would rather get hurt Myself, than You. Take Care and Stay Safe. Bob

[@victoryfirst2878]

My bad, as I forgot to ask, why did you move to another shop fella ???

[@randallparker8477]

At the end outro you are standing by a large tree that needs to come down if its possibly got a fall line to one of your buildings. It looks pretty dead or dying.

[@jimforsyth2.]

I will pray to the mechine gods for safe travels

[@railgap]

Have fun finding a 100A Twist-Lok. I know of 50A devices, and they run abuut $80/mating HALF, for quality Hubbell devices. I don't know of a Twist-Lok for 100A service, I believe you will have to go to a pin-and-sleeve connector.

[@ramosel]

Judging by the scrub oak, you are lower than I am. But if you are moving into the foothills, I'm willing to help.

[@FredFred-wy9jw]

Ah! Yes the Red Green door repair method… Red would recommend a van …

[@keithrosenberg5486]

Don't you mean overusing some muscles you have not used in a while? :)

[@Miseries_Company]

Come on post a new video!!!

[@fpoastro]

The US postal service is going bankrupt (their own fault) free boxes. I get shipments packed in usps boxes as filler. They need to start charging for the boxes pre ship. Its our tax dollars wasted

[@ryanjordan4435]

4th again

[@bj0rnn0rgaard1996]

1st

[@bassbatterer]

Forget Monday night Meatloaf, you should do a Wednesday night Whiskey what with that collection.

[@jazzyjay1150]

What whiskey?!

[@brand-x7049]

@@jazzyjay1150 5:50, in the metrology room. :)

[@jazzyjay1150]

@@brand-x7049 Good call!

[@PeregrineBF]

Collab with Ralfy!

[@elrayox8932]

RE: Roll up door. One night one of my workers clipped the warehouse door with the fork lift. I wanted to go home, so I drove the lift outside and hit the door from the other side. Warehouse guys freaked out, but it closes and we all went home. 😁

[@paulcooper2897]

18:50 .. loving the pair of dodecahedron (?) Yard art pieces in the background. As for being humbled by the donations ... anyone can get information from reading a book ... but we are gaining Wisdom that you are passing on to us. I cant speak for all, but Wisdom is immeasurable, and invaluable. So, Thank you for passing on countless bits of wisdom most of us would need a lifetime to learn the hard way.

[@Pappaoh]

You just outed yourself as a rockhound;) I'm in good company here.

[@johnyoungquist6540]

I wired my shop with twist lock connectors. I used 4 pin plus ground. The fourth pin controls the rotary phase convertor. Ground that pint to turn on the convertor. So a machine that needs 3 phase will turn on the convertor when needed. I don't even have a way of controlling it otherwise. It is just like having real 3 phase. Turning on a load like the mill spindle and the rotary convertor simultaneously works fine. I anticipated a problem but never had one. I have added a contact block to power switches, used an unused contact pair on a 4 pole relay or added a small relay to get a contact closure to turn on the convertor. I put the convertor outside in a rubbermaid shed with my air compressor and dryer. I can just hear the convertor run without being annoyed. Same with the compressor. Operating this way prevents leaving the convertor on all night.

[@rolliekelly6783]

If the first half is called the "Epic Egress" shouldn't the second half be called the "Incredible Ingress"?

[@markshort9098]

🤣🤣🤣

[@34k5]

USPS boxes are free, but have a disclaimer about using for non postal purposes - might want to edit that out of this video. There was a scandal on ebay a while back about people using padded flat rate envelopes as packing material inside other packaging that was not shipped USPS.

[@shadow7037932]

He did mention he's using them later for shipping stuff. I think he's off the hook ;)

[@wendellg1]

Do you want three more wooden crates? About 4x4x3' in size, They are from forklift chain. I'm just across the bridge from you.

[@chronokoks]

the absence of 3phase in USA still amazes me.

[@philgarbarini9645]

When you said you had limited tools and you were backing the truck up to the roll up, door I was sure you were going to roll it down on the tow ball and pull forward slightly. Thanks for sharing this adventure

[@leeplatt9360]

That's what i was thinking he was going to do

[@vendter]

When Chuck told me you were moving I thought what a coincidence. I just sold my house and bought a 7 acre farm. I am having all the same trials and tribulations you are (minus the generosity of your viewers). I have not had a single moment to make and post a video. I don't know how you do it. I have to wire my shop for all my equipment, but I need a lot of my equipment to do a lot of that. I have been working 12 hour days, 7 days a week to move all my stuff. At the same time I am getting ready for planting hay, which means I have to get the tractor fixed. It never ends.

[@jeffanderson1653]

Good job American Rotary. I bought a 15 hp ADX. Nice gift man I’m excited You must be feeling good

[@camojoe2]

Tom, I joined your channel years ago. One thing that drew me was the "industrial" look of your shop. I'm gonna miss that, but I understand the position that you're in, and I wish you the best of luck with your move. Your new place has fantastic outdoor views. Thanks for taking us along on your journey. Regards, Duck

[@jerseyjoe2684]

6:58 Thought you were getting ready to do a Gallager impression lol

[@jasonnra1]

It's so good to see the Ox Compound is coming along very well. I can't wait to see all you have in store Tom.👍

[@marieherndon6416]

careful there Tom using your hitch for a dolly...I have witness air-bags being deployed lol

[@kyot72]

Tom keep up the good work. You look tired buddy. Good luck and congratulations on the new place.

[@ROBRENZ]

Looking good Tom! ATB, Robin

[@railgap]

Also (fair warning, this is my first critical comment because you just said something that downright pissed me off): the USPS "gives away" those Priority Mail boxes "for free" with the very reasonable expectation that you will use them to send stuff via Priority Mail. When you fail to do so, you drive up their operating costs for the rest of us, ensuring that eventually or sooner they will no longer do that. So, well done. How about you NOT use your channel to tell people how to rip off the Postal Service or other federal / national service organizations. Please. :(

[@georgeburns5811]

If you had listened more closely to what you were looking at, you would have heard Tom say that he will use the boxes later for outgoing shipments.

[@shazam6274]

Nice Space Art print from Kim Poor. I have it and several others, met him several times. He was a neat guy.

[@bcbloc02]

Curious is that old shop building all formed poured concrete?

[@johnjcabrall]

It was a joy to visit you

[@michaelshea5427]

Can't wait for more video updates Tom! Thank you!

[@paulatkins894]

I'm another 100 miles north and would like to be there helping, and some point will be, to repay the many hours of education, entertainment and inspiration you have given me.

[@jerekirkpatrick2092]

Good luck on the move. I'm the guy that traded one of my wall charts for a file at the bash. This may be an odd question, but where did you get the large boxes you showed at the start of the video. I have to send a 10 ton punch press from Willits (just north of you) to Virginia and don't know squat about wood nor want to learn. Thanks. Jere

[@KimbrellBrad]

So great to see that you are reaping a very small amount compared to all of the knowledge that you have been so generous in sharing with all of us! Best of luck Tom - I know you are going to enjoy creating the "Ultimate Tom" shop, Love your channel sir!

[@lwilton]

I noticed immediately the shelf of specialty lubricants and cleaning solvents in the ex-metrology room, and was hoping that they were getting packed and carefully shipped, and not just left in the old building. Are you going to get a new intro background now that you are moving out of the giant abandoned shop? :-)

[@robertoswalt319]

There is nothing like having some alcohol in the system for when you get a cut or swarf chips in a finger to kill the germs from the inside out, as I always say.

[@elball5661]

Good luck Tom. My 13yo daughter was looking at my T-shirt and asked why there was 3 hammers in the cart? I explained your hammer collection and her response was, " who would collect hammers"? lol.

[@Tezza120]

Happy you're getting closer to living the dream. Nice place you've found

[@pontoonrob7948]

You are awesome. When you rig that adx up could you do a video? I have one I will be installing soon but my sparky moved to key west. Please mention a PayPal donation method. I'll throw you paper sack with some cash in it.

[@royreynolds108]

Check with PayPal, I donated some funds to a couple of people and if you give the money to a friend it doesn't cost you or them extra.

[@19jaredbarsuglia81]

Hi Tom! Looks like a Porvene sheet door. If you dont like the way it turns out, they have a distributor here in Sacramento. You can replace the bottom section by drilling out the rivets and installing new. If you relief cut the bottom steel, the sheet will be way more giving, I would recommend pushing it from the outside, then weld the relief cut. If you need any help with doors, thats my thing, i would be more than willing to take a day trip. Take care.

[@stevewilliams2498]

Observation re roller door repair. Put the big hammer away and stick to the precision stuff 😁😁 Leave the "agricultural stuff" to us rough and ready guys. Take care.

[@victoryfirst2878]

For a guy who is a machinist, judgement calls must be a challenge. Enjoy your garage door repair.

[@workonitm8]

Rotary phase converter = N I C E !!!!! 👍👍

[@dansharpie]

looks like they hit the tree with the RV too !!!!!!! any good as fire wood ?

[@jpsimon206]

That is brilliantly simple. I cannot believe that moving companies have not come up with a reusable folding crate designed with fork pockets. Modular moving. It makes so much sense that I am shocked it is not standard. You don't have to worry nearly as much about breakage, you pack it yourself. Pretty hard to screw things up just moving crates with a forklift. And when you're done moving, you'll have a nice supply of OSB dunnage. Perhaps the crates could be transitioned into shop storage, like build a wall of shelves by turning them on their side and adding a face frame. Trucks and dollies could be designed for a single size, making them more effective and lighter weight.

[@jpsimon206]

Even better would be if there were say four different sizes that were consistent fractions of the largest. Sort of like Legos. The idea being that when you went to reuse these as shelving or storage, they could both have the ability to nest as well as making funky shelves that still come out square. If you were to take some 1x2 wood, make an inset square on the underside, it would protect the crate from a flooded basement. If you took the same slats and made a square on the perimeter of the lid, all of these crates could lock together.

[@ypaulbrown]

Dear Tom: wishing you all the best at this very trying time.. ..a move even across the street is very stressful.....but having the machines you have is no joke, I moved 600 miles with a 14 inch lathe, Bridgeport and 40 years of adult accumulated stuff..tools, tools and more tools not to mention my art and commercial photography studio ......it took a very long time and many trips.....stay steady and calm...... only a long term prison sentence is more stressful I have read than a move.... Best Wishes Sir, Paul in Orlando, Florida....

[@SierraLimaOscar]

Drinking the booze, could be considered packing at this point...

[@brand-x7049]

16:20 Aaaaaaaaaaaaand we see yet-another item in the OxTools Hammer Collection...

[@ghostwalker100]

hmm, booze in the metrology room? well at least when you pour a measure it will be exact!!

[@TheRealMotoNut]

Looks like a nice place. I assume you are still in the Bay Area somewhere. The only thing that would concern me in a shop in the hills is the dust. I’ve been in many rural shops in my day and typically everything inside is covered in a thick layer of dust. Most shops I’ve been in are full of tractors or farm equipment so dust is not an issue but you have some seriously delicate precision tools that probably won’t do well in a dusty environment. What do you plan to do to fend off the dust. I would definitely seal off every inch of that shop first. Make it as air tight as possible. Then I’d have a large sprinkler system around the doors to dampen the soil.

[@garywalters4286]

Use a heavy duty ratchet strap and your pickup to straighten your door.

[@KISSMYACE3203]

I'm one of those people that don't open doors all the way, but I'm an observant person so it hasn't been an issue.

[@jamesogorman3287]

It’s never an issue until it is.

[@markshort9098]

I don't open doors all the way either and I've never damaged a door yet but i have hit my head more times than I'd care to admit

[@raywhite5068]

Intrigued by the maps on the far wall. Curious why Australia seems to be the largest, and might have pins in places you might have been?

[@warrenjones744]

It never goes as expected. Good progress. are you going to hire a rigger to move the machinery all at once? or struggle with it on your own.

[@weshowe51]

That's an interesting, and beautiful, piece of land. Being from the East Coast (well, Texas is sort of intermediary), the rock piles intrigue me, but the trees (some unfamiliar) are pleasant to see and the topography is not boring. Looks like the sort of place I could lay my head and sleep soundly. Some other parts of your State, you couldn't pay me to live. But that is tempting.

[@SuperAWaC]

There's really only three places in California that are terrible, and that's primarily because of the people in those places. The rest of the state is quite lovely.

[@artmckay6704]

Thanks for the updates! :)

[@canberradogfarts]

Hey old bean, is that q playa next to the shop, looking at you out the garage door at the new place? Get plenty of sandbags.

[@christurley391]

Thanks for the video Tom.

[@rustysteed8414]

An overhead door company can get replacement panels for that door and the lower panels are easiest to replace. Don't ask how I know.

[@markshort9098]

That door isn't that bad, tom will fix it easy

[@The78cj]

That isn't a sectional door, it's a rolling sheet door and the curtain is a single piece. Tom's on the right path, I deal with it all the time.

[@rustysteed8414]

@@The78cj Each of those horizontal sections is separate from the other. They have a tubular area top and bottom, which gives them rigidity until the tube is compromised. One edge with the smaller tube slides in to the larger tube of the next piece which allows it to "hinge" and roll up. It is not a single piece. We have four just like it on our barn and have replaced sections.

[@dizzolve]

they must have jacked your rent up something major to say .......... I'm gonna move all this stuff

[@aserta]

They did. He mentions in episode one of the exfill. Kinda sucky to have happen, but what can he do?

[@michaelmiles9680]

The great advantage of having an extensive hammer collection is; you always have one for that job that needs a BIGGER hammer. Stay safe. Regards MM.

[@aforman1951]

I immediately though a Gallager routine was incoming...

[@bid6413]

Tom, Thanks for the update, now get back to work! Seriously the move is happening. Good to see you’re surviving such a momentous undertaking. One thing at a time…. Cheers, Will

[@toolman7540]

Hook a chain block from inside, brace both sides and it will be straight in no time

[@aserta]

18:45 Balls. Well, polyhedrons, but balls.

[@Metaldetectiontubeworldwide]

At 14:00 thats geniue Charly Chaplin stuff, you pulled off there ...lol. ..always remember , ..safety first 😆🙃 Grtz from the netherlands Johny geerts

[@flanneltalk9622]

Awesome Tom! You are now part of the American Rotary Family! Welcome and congrats. Love the packing tutorials as well. Amazing how creative we get when we have a ton of stuff to relocate.

[@craigs5212]

Tom, glad you are making progress with the move, that has to be a lot of work. Looking forward to the new shop setup videos. Waiting for Kieth Fenner to set you up with a couple of starter chickens.

[@danrabenhorst2549]

did you buy the new place or rent it?

[@bruceanderson9461]

I believe he said he is renting in his last update.

[@timothyolin4809]

Top effort Tom It will all be worth it in the end and hope you settle in and enjoy the new shop.

[@RobertFay]

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[@TrPrecisionMachining]

good video

[@bluehornet6752]

Beautiful new RPC unit Tom. I live in Wisconsin and have been talking to the American RPC people for a couple of years now. Literally on the day my new Precision Matthews lathe was delivered a few months ago, they called me out of the blue...to tell me about a "scratch & dent" sale. I ended up getting an AR-20 unit with full warranty, for about 2/3 of the cost of new. Can't be that. People should definitely check them out. I love the unit so far.

[@richardbennett6053]

Tom I hope your new shop is coming along, I've learned a lot from your videos I'm looking forward to the return of Oxtools. All the Very best on this new adventure.

[@StubProductions]

You should buy a nice used pneumatic wheeled forklift for your new shop. It will make life a lot more enjoyable! Toyota makes a nice forklift… also I think Mitsubishi are nice too.

[@TinkerLynx]

I've only ever had one exception to my no branded clothing rule. But I'd buy stickers, need to plaster my new machine stand/bench.

[@OakesProject]

Nothing is free. Those postal boxes your taxes paid for. LOL Good for you to find a use for them though.