Flypress Tooling

[@ShedTV]

I don't know why 'firing up the Lister' gave me so joy! Loving this series, Max. When I see really old machinery like the fly press I always wonder about the lives of the people who have operated it over the years, who they were and what they were making.

[@Tom_Losh]

I has been 50+ years since I did any metal forging and smithing, and this video brought back fresh the joy I got from shaping metal, especially when making tools. Thank you.

[@AmyFelton]

Love the recycling of scrap to make useful tools! Goes to show, nothing is ever "scrap"! Loving your videos Max.

[@cjlevers]

One mans scrap is another mans treasure. As shown here. Great video as I've preveosly worked with sheet metal Have used a fly press identical to yours (for forming) and i'm from Nottingham 😂

[@brianwilliams8361]

If you enjoy such content there's a German man who trawls scrapyards picking up all sorts of discarded tools and machines and repairing or adapting, his site is called "The Post Apocalyptic Inventor" he speaks English incidentally.

[@talltom1129]

With absolutely no background in this sort of work, I'm totally invested in this since viewing the fly press video! I think I'll subscribe!

[@mikeyyoyo6464]

Go back find the power hammer video it’s a great watch 👍

[@ethandoanemusic6420]

I stumbled upon the video of you restoring that welder a number of years ago. I'm glad to see its still serving you well! Thank you for all the interesting content you produce!

[@pauljones2633]

Can’t wait for the next instalment

[@bobbydee6264]

I got to play with a fly press in Brum at a shop in the jewelry quarter some 45 years ago as a young immigrant from the US, newly married to a local beauty. Wasn't my cup of tea. Went on to body engineering at Longbridge and then on to Lotus Cars. Thanks for awakening the memories!!

[@COLINSCARBOROUGH]

I lived next to a smithy as a kid (60s) and spent a lot of time watching the processes. The oil filled welder and the donk brought back a lot of memories, especially the smells. There was a pulley system with canvas belts to drive bits of machinery like the massive cast iron drill stand.

[@mr.spablo]

It's been a hot day, and this is the kind of stuff that's perfect to relax with :) Keep it up, amazing to see the fly press get some love it deserves

[@antiochman8222]

Wonderful. That flypress is just aching to get back to work and show us what it can do.

[@wombal177jim]

its amazing when you go into superman mode when hammering 🤣🤣🤣thanks really enjoy your vlogs ATB!

[@mumblbeebee6546]

There is no video that can not be improved by a chicken ❤

[@dustymiller7758]

Great entertainment Max, and a nice array of home made tools for the FLYPRESS.

[@alanfletcher-d1v]

Thank you for your channel . i learn a lot from them.

[@caotropheus]

A more simple way to clean zinc from galvanized pieces is by dropping them into a solution of muriatic acid (Hydrochloric acid - HCl). That is what I do before forging or welding galvanized steel. When bubbling stops, the reaction is over and zinc became a salt dissolved in the solution and H2 is released. I keep a bucket of HCl solution just for this job. Cover it with a lid and it is ready to go next time. For the few min the reaction occurs, iron does not react with the acid.

[@mikeyyoyo6464]

Absolutely love it!, getting creative, improvising, upcycling, ticks all my boxes, variations are endless what you can get up to with that lot, looking forward to the axe video but this was tops 😬

[@dragontattooee]

That humm when you turned on the welder brought back memories , great video Max

[@davidbrodie5044]

I'm looking forward to seeing the axe being created for sure.

[@Discotdi]

Thanks for sharing how you live , it’s how we all should if possible . Glad we can have a window in to it 👍

[@kevinsimpson7114]

A project on another level. Really looking forward to the next instalment. Cheers.👍🏻👌🏻

[@georgeclements2742]

I will never need to make forging tools for a fly press but I'm always fascinated by watching your work. Best wishes.

[@blacksquirrel4008]

Interesting cooling the edge before upsetting the axe drift, never saw that before.

[@bryanhall9034]

A Craftsman indeed.

[@willtricks9432]

Busy boy making more tools to keep yourself more busy. Nice work.

[@donniblanco5239]

Brilliant Repurposing there and a Fab Workshop & Forge 🙌🏻

[@alanfletcher-d1v]

Max, you asked about the metal tag on the machine. they are usually made of brass, marked with a unique number by the company that owns the machine, in this case the fly press. the machine, its make and model would then be recorded in a ledger by the company and was called the plant register. i remember being told as an apprentice, the plant register was devised by (I think) the ministry for war, which came about in the great war (WWI). the war ministry could then inspect the plant register and insist any suitable machines were used for armament or war hardware. Latterly the plant register is used for accounting purposes. Caveat - it wasn't unusual for apprentices in manufacturing to be sent to stores for a long weight. after a long wait the storeman would say you can go. my point is i cannot verify my comment.

[@dandandan389]

The fly press handle reminds me of an old fashioned circus dumbbell!

[@klausnielsen1537]

Excellent continuation😊

[@BokorRider]

I've not seen a welder like that since the early 1980s!!

[@mikeyyoyo6464]

I had the pleasure of using one in the 70s lol, probably the exact same 😎😂

[@sarto7bellys]

You might want to make a couple of bushes that have an i/d to suit the shank of the punches you've made and an o/d to suit the receiver in the press, that way whatever you fit in the hole in the base of the press will be on the same centre line, just a thought on my part. Looking forward to the next post.

[@richardmaxfield8339]

Totally enjoyable ty, stay safe that man..

[@bernardhill1622]

Love your Tooling..❗ aswell as firing up the "Lister" brings back fond memories ❗ From "Out of Africa "..❗🇿🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@tommyknockers5492]

From your nervous little laugh I can only assume your last bin of charcoal set on fire 🤣🤣

[@hugomartineau3196]

really nice job! Proud of you sir.

[@jimallen9442]

Been using a fly press for years, as a press. Never knew they were designed for this.

[@burlatsdemontaigne6147]

Lister probably needed a run too!

[@gerard_3864]

Love a bit of repurposing which involves improvising and adaptation.

[@giggitygiggitygoofg6069]

Hi Max. If you ever find your way up Northampton I've got a hardly used as new blower similar to the one you've got on your outside forge but a bit bigger by the looks of yours. It's from a mini to mid size bouncy castle. If it's any use to you your more than welcome to it as I luv watching your videos and if it's something you could use then brilliant. .

[@zenzen9131]

Another awesome video :)

[@hacgarimman9660]

Nice stuff. I use 1” bolts for the tooling shafts with welded on ends. No8 neilson

[@MrWIB]

Great video 👍 Can you please make a video that explain how to treat metal to get the characteristic (correct word?) you want/need. Like hardening, how do you do that the correct way?

[@maximusironthumper]

For this job it was just a case of normalising a piece of metal to reduce the stresses within it. Heat treatment is always different for different projects. For any project that involves heat treating metal I do cover the process in detail within that video for that particular job. I'm not sure I could make a whole video just on the subject of metal heat treatment and have it be watchable!

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

good vid on channel thanks for the share on channel thanks lee

[@henrikstorm170]

I always use safetyglasses under the helmet, when welding with stick. You can really ruin your day if you get a peace of hot slag in the eye, when using the slaghammer.

[@MACLADILLY]

Good work. Hoping it's a side axe you make.......

[@philhermetic]

Good work Max, I have a similar old welder chucked in a corner of my shop, which I need to get out and get working, must get a round tuit! Excellent work! Phil, "phil whitley, My week this week" KZbin.

[@gordonwells6678]

wow, your belt sander is hard core is that Zirconium whats the grit my I be so bold as to enquire? great video

[@maximusironthumper]

I'm currently using ceramic belts rather than Zirconium, they seem to last a bit better. That one is a well worn 80grit.

[@grenvillephillips6998]

Max will be lying awake at night trying to think what project will allow him to utilise the fly-press.

[@telecomsuk]

Great videos with the fly press and BBQ furnace. Do you think a BBQ furnace would heat a piece of 25x15x100cm to bend it in to a long tailed U shape for a wheel clamp. My local go to person says it’s no longer viable for them to fire up for one job.

[@maximusironthumper]

Yes it would manage that, I would get the forge nice and hot, put the metal in and dump more charcoal on top to get an oven effect, although you could just take a bag of charcoal to your local person - they'd have no excuse not to do it then!

[@alanfletcher-d1v]

Max , i have some experience of using fly presses, can you let me know somehow, IF, you would like some advice on the care of the press, the use of the press. the way you have set up the tooling might benefit from a few changes.

[@MrSpaced123]

epic

[@Dominic.Minischetti]

Very cool! How well do you feel the welds will hold up over time?

[@maximusironthumper]

I'm pretty confident they'll be fine, but time will tell!

[@twocvbloke]

Stuff you just can't buy of the internet, at least not new, or probably in good condition... :P

[@bb-ry1dx]

Was that 7018 with welder full tilt?

[@maximusironthumper]

4mm 6013 with welder full tilt.

[@bb-ry1dx]

@@maximusironthumper Thank you . I enjoy your videos 🙂

[@bchant19]

Nice bit of stick welding Max what rods were you burning?

[@maximusironthumper]

Just bog standard 6013 4mm.

[@TheDinnermoney]

Hi Max, longtime fan. Why do you hammer the welds please?

[@maximusironthumper]

Often it's to relieve stresses and minimise distortion but in this case it's simply to remove the slag (remains of the flux that coats the welding rods) left on top of the weld by the arc welding process.

[@TheDinnermoney]

@@maximusironthumper OK, many thanks Max, that makes sense. Love to the chickens and happy hammering.

[@LS-td3dz]

Is that an Oxford oil cooled welder max?

[@maximusironthumper]

It's badged a Pickhill but yes made in same factory.

[@_stoatchaser]

Bottom tooling. Coo coo titter titter. 😂😂. I clearly read too much Viz growing up

[@leonardfairground5937]

Max, could I ask that when you are editing your videos, could you include just a few seconds of hitting the red hot metal in normal speed? I always wonder how hard you are hitting the metal because it’s difficult to tell when speeded up. Many thanks.👍

[@martinfortune9988]

That cockerel must be a fair age or perhaps a descendent

[@Bennyboy-dog]

Max's head was missing for a part of the video and strangely, It made no difference to the excellent content!

[@cbmsysmobile]

How about giving the welder a restoration?

[@maximusironthumper]

I've done that! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6G8pJ6iaMRqhck

[@maximusironthumper]

It might not be pretty but in terms of function it's mint.

[@cbmsysmobile]

@@maximusironthumper Nice one. Just needs a dust off then!

[@JonStone-bs5dt]

Do you dye your beard?

[@bernardhill1622]

Bugger the Dye..i just need mine to grow properly ⁉️🤔 He's a sure " David's Son" with that red Beard like my late Dad..⁉️🤔🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇿🇦

[@pukinpaja1974]

You have great Flypress and Record vice.... 🎅🏻👌🏻🇫🇮🔩🔧