Industrial Light Bulb from John Fix and More Valve Cut-A-Ways!

Hope you enjoy the video!

[@805ROADKING]

Nicely done Mate!! You should bring all your cutaways and a card table to JT and you can set up with us!! Then all your Fans can admire your work!!☻

[@AricBolf]

Valves are great. When i was in the military, i worked on the trucks that fuel aircraft. One day i was rebuilding the valve that lets you refill the truck. As i was putting it together, i tightened this adjustment screw tight, but not too tight. Tested the valve and it slowly leaked when i closed it. I spent hours going round and round trying to figure it out. Turns out, that vale adjustment had to be left loose a little bit. Once i set it that way and tested it, the valve worked perfectly. No more leaks.

[@kevinbrassil9836]

No. 4 I grew up with leaky radiators. Thanks ScoutCrafter!

[@philberra1742]

I'm a retired mechanical engineer and one of my jobs was designing indusrial piping systems. Some old valve catalogs you may want to look at are Lunkenheimer and Walworth . They usually had cutaway drawings of how the valves worked. The way they used to form bends and other fittings packing pipe with sand , heating them, and bending on a table are pretty phenomenal. If you want big old valves try a scrap yard. We would throw bad ones in the scrap bin. Cheaper to buy a new one then to pay pipe fitters to repair them.

[@user-wo4gq8jr6j]

I like them all but vote for #1. You got me excited for a moment when you mentioned the Jacktown show in Bangor. I'll be in Maine Saturday, and thought- Hey, I can make it to Bangor. Then you finished the statement "..Pennsylvania". Well maybe next time. Chris

[@rollerbald]

I admire the amount of work that went into cutting away those valves. This is a very informative video - thanks for posting this!

[@tonymaiettasr.7340]

I kind of like #1 because of the red you put in there. I have a 6” Walworth gate valve in my basement that the previous owner of my house installed for a bathroom down there. Always wanted to replace that section of plumbing and just install a sewage pit with ejector pump. Nice video. I’d love to meet up at Bangor sometime but that’s an 11-1/2 hour drive from here. Have fun. Enjoy the weekend.

[@barryrankin587]

John, I wish I was still working at the power plant. I would have been able to get an old valve from the 1920’s when the plant was first built and send it to ya. That section of the plant is no longer in use, but a lot of the piping is still there. You should be standing next to one of those 24” check valves when they shut off a pump. It slams so hard sometimes, it will make you jump out of you skin, even knowing what’s coming. 😂😂

[@lotsabirds]

Im nuts about #4 ! Lots of steam heat in Brooklyn and Pennsylvania! Those valves bring back great memories!

[@ScoutCrafter]

My whole house is steam! 😂👍🇺🇸

[@lotsabirds]

@@ScoutCrafter when I was a kid, my cousins lived upstairs! We had a secret code and we used to bang on the pipes to communicate! Can't do that with electric heat!

[@johnkelley9877]

I really like them all but #1 is my favorite. You did an excellent job of making them and finishing them too. Thanks for sharing this.

[@ryannash9582]

Great video ScoutCrafter! 👍🏻 Looks like you’re getting pretty good at making those cutaway valves. I’ve always been enamored with cutaway firearms that show you inside how everything functions together. Had to laugh when you said “what kind of maniac buys a brand new $20 valve to cut in half? This guy.” 😂 My preference is cutaway number 1.

[@rawbacon]

I remember watching that documentary "The Light Bulb Conspiracy" years ago, a lot of good points made.

[@hester781]

My personal favorite is number four! My inner child is absolutely loving all of these cutaways! This is how guys like us learn! I’ve always wanted to make a cutaway four stroke engine and someday when I get the time and confidence I hope I will. But something tells me I might be watching you do it first😂👍🏻

[@rok1341]

A light bulb in the fire station in livermore, California, has been working since 1901

[@Brian-Burke]

Man I have to think of a reason I need a Variac. I'm fascinated by those things.

[@firebird543]

I vote for number four cutaway you definitely get an a+ on cutaways however not so much geography Bangor Pennsylvania is far from here keep up the good work 👍

[@joeheilm]

4. I installed a plumbing check valve on my first air compressor restoration and every stroke it went clank-clank. Then I learned compressors use a nylon ball style check valve....it's funny now that look back on it. Anyway, if all goes well I might get my hands on a big valve, which I think will make a good cut away. Great stuff. Cheers

[@ironhead65]

I’ve updated my running list of maniac quotes! This one is fantastic!

[@robertgibson7716]

i remember back in the day in Woolworths store in Scotland when you bought bulbs they were all tested before you left the store

[@91Z50]

The number 4 Globe Valve is designed in such a way as you can open it only part way and the disc will not try to walk open or close. Good for controlling the flow. Thanks for the video

[@13thworker45]

I believe I replaced some light bulbs at a bank like the one john fix sent you. I remember the shape. I replaced them with fluorescent 9 watt . This was before the led craze. My problem with led is it does not last much longer then the 60 watt A19’s. Your number 4 valve I have on my industrial steamer I used for it bringing foam seats back to their original shapes. It also heated the covers to help form them when needed. My joke with it was I could shrink your full size truck down to a compact. It was a very informational show, thank you.

[@troyb1733]

John,Just a beautiful job on those valves,I plumbed for years and amazing I never had to work on a house boiler or radiator. My Grandfather plumbed all of the fountains around the state capital in Lincoln Nebraska and I bet he new how to get that apart.Around here people got rid of their radiators big time when central air was affordable.

[@pitaeata8493]

1, 2, 3, and 4. I can't pick, they're all beautiful. thank you. they look great.

[@wingnutsworkshop]

2 is so unique! Have Fun on Saturday!

[@1962vid]

All the valves are cool. Inventing these valves must have been quite the job.

[@gunnyoorah1846]

4 .... mom and pop learned me in airing out the system, with the top most radiator ... BOOM Dang. hehehehhehehe. After that i visited my niegbors (the elderly's and air out their system for cake payment). than I joined the corps... OORAH!!🤣

[@ericspratt3164]

I have a few kits for rebuilding valves and faucets but we rarely use them. Unless the fixture you’re working with is very expensive the labor cost is prohibitive. Also, the water is so hard here in Illinois, usually it’s too shot to rebuild. BTW my dad says “slicker than snot” too lol. Mostly in regards to snow on the road! Love the cutaway vids SC!

[@williammarshall2935]

Love watching all your videos. Unfortunately I will not be at the meet up this year as my wife had a stroke in March and needs my care . So you will not see me and my red scooter this year , but looking forward to next year . Enjoy the day on Saturday.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Bill- Sorry to hear that. Please give your wife our best wishes for a speedy recovery. I’ll try to catch everyone on video. Thanks!!!

[@FlyingKSports]

Now, I want a globe valve, just to have!

[@troycogan1030]

Gotta be No.4 with the detail of its inner workings 🇦🇺👍🏻

[@patrickmeyer1967]

i dont think ill make the show this weekend, Its just a short1,595.9 miles from my house. LOL I remember seeing those type of cutaways when i did my plumbing apprenticeship almost 40 years ago. The coolest cutaways i think come from the military. often larger than real life and very detailed.

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

One way valves # 2 and #3 are my picks. The pivoted flap design is so simple and yet so practical, so easy to manufacture with few parts. We have one way valves in cars, there's one on the brake booster canister tube that goes to the inlet manifold.🐞

[@ianjones7394]

Number 4 John. A great job of the cut aways. Thank you.

[@yardmachines]

Can’t pick one valve. There all cool. Worked on a many of valves in salt water cooling systems. Lots of heat and pipe wrench with 4 foot cheater pipe. Would break the valve open. Reassembly teflon and blue block . It kept them from galling the threads. And when serviced again , only required some heat and they would come apart easy.

[@michaellindsay8934]

Cutaways are really interesting, I like #4 personally. Engine cutaway are my favorite. Thank you great show

[@westhighlandsshop]

Great video John! I spent 30+ years selling commercial and industrial valves and this was a blast from the past. I have a small collection of old valv catalog so if there is another brand you would like, let me know. Phenomenal job on the cutaways!

[@westhighlandsshop]

Oh, and my fav is 4

[@gerard_3864]

"This guy 👍" lol

[@williammcguire3rd]

Couldn't pick just one!! I like them all!! 😂

[@paulkurilecz4209]

I worked with control panels in the oil and gas industry. The indicator lights have a low voltage running through them at all times to keep the filaments warm. When they were inspected, you could check to see if the slight glow was present. If not, you would replace the bulb.

[@andyc972]

Thanks John, a good mid-week mosh - I still like the first valve you did here with the blue handle, but they're all interesting !

[@Uwannawatch]

John #4 is my favorite valve. I can't tell you how to open it. That's a trade secret..Nah.. Just Kidding....We usually just cut them out and replace with new.

[@dradey]

No.1, first and most beautiful.

[@Brian-Burke]

Darn you, Reggy! haha!

[@patjohnson3100]

I will pick No. 4, but all the cutaways and the previous video on valves have been very informative. I never paid much attention to valves before so now I feel better educated. It's ingenious that gate valves could be servicable in the field, which makes lots of sense. About light bulbs, i never realized there was a cartel to limit bulb life, or even saw anything reported about it. I wonder why Big Brother never busted the lightbulb trust. My father was in the electric utility his entire career, and I can't ever recall that he brought up the issue.

[@jackhackney2886]

Another great show John, I like them all but I love #1. No dought about it, you are the Charlie Daniels of the right angle grinder.

[@ROD59]

John, you should do a wall display for all those and more cutaways , they are awesome

[@alexstools]

4! You've been so busy again, starting to look like a job!

[@lotsatrains]

Looking forward to Jacktown and I am going to vote for valve #4 because I really like that heavy duty knob 👌

[@foxwood67]

All four valves unique in their own way. They may have been termed serviceable but there were definitely limitations to that.

[@patcb829]

I love all the cutaways. Like I told Road King, when he did the engine, every bot of my limited plumbing knowledge ce from Richard Trethewey's cutaways on this old house. Maybe the threads are left handed, I could not tell from the video.

[@marcmckenzie5110]

It’s hard to fathom how quickly incandescent bulbs have disappeared. Along with the rotary phone, record stores, and newspapers (the kind we had delivered to our front porch). The older you get, the faster you realize the world changes.

[@aguycalledlucas]

Record stores are back

[@AricBolf]

Change is good when it’s better or easier to use. But now a days, they change things and make them worse and harder to use just to have a new version of the same thing so people will buy it again for no reason. Washers and dryers with all these screens and entertainment junk on them is an example. I don’t want to be entertained by my laundry machines.

[@marcmckenzie5110]

Or things are redesigned to reduce manufacturing cost (read lower quality and hard to repair).

[@marcmckenzie5110]

@@aguycalledlucas True, but I no longer own records, a turntable, a traditional stereo, etc. Wish I did!

[@AtomicReverend]

Magazines are all about gone. TV going off the air in the middle of the night, carburetors, Sears department stores (nobody would have guessed that they would go belly up in the 1980s), Oldsmobiles, Pontiacs and AMC vehicles, made in the USA electronics. So many things are gone that were once suburban household norms.

[@jacobb.]

Everytime this year I get so jealous of the shows up your way. Hope it don't rain.

[@mikebrunosgarage5338]

Awesome episode! Good luck at Jack town. Love the valve job,lol .my picks are 3&4. Thanks again for your efforts and see you Friday

[@robertlevine2152]

ScoutCrafter, In high school drafting one of the drawings we had to do was a cut-away of a faucet. The basic drawing was required in the basic drafting class required for an engineering degree. To me one of the highlights of Brandon's Inheritance Machining KZbin Channel is the cut-away drawings he does for his projects. You brought a smile to my face with your interest in valves and how they work. I have copies of Crane's Paper No. 410 which is the bible for doin piping pressure drop calculations. It was a required publication. I have had a St. Jude polycarbonate butterfly check valve for the past 39 years in my heart. Luckily it never misses a beat. Bob

[@ScoutCrafter]

Bob- Your heart valve is the coolest one of all!!!! 😃👍

[@lv_woodturner3899]

I think No 1 is my favourite, but I love all of the cut-aways. The Industrial Grade bulb life is enhanced by krypton gas in the bulb which reduces how hot the filament glows, so extra life. The krypton gas was a lot more expensive back when that bulb was made. Dave.

[@rogerstlaurent8704]

1234 all of the valves great video Mr John But remember Rust Lock is the altimement sealer way better than teflon tape and pipe dope and BTW the old steam hot water and cast iron baseboards radiator are the best hands down

[@StefCarle]

The number 1 is the one I like the most !

[@heyboy33333]

#4. I always wondered how those worked. My old grade school had steam heat and I remember as a kid the steam would leak sometimes out of the handle stem.

[@setdown2]

SATURDAY…Ugg …was planning on making it this year and it turns out it’s my grandson’s ( # 10 )one year birthday party on Saturday…😩 oh well…next time maybe…I might go on Sunday if the weather is decent…the valves I like them all because I can see inside on how they function…nice job on that…🖖

[@Joseph-ef5mh]

Excellent show! I like them all. I lived in houses with radiators growing up. Used to assist my father with bleeding them. It would have been great to understand how the valve worked.

[@pt4242]

graphite packing was used in all kinds of plumbing fixtures back in the day. it's partially replaced by teflon packing tape now.

[@williamlee1429]

I like number four because of the complexity, but number two is really cool because I’ve never seen one of those before.

[@6atlantis]

I live in Boston so I have a lot of my great grandfathers locally made tools, Walworth being some of them. Id love to know if that book “dates” Stillson wrenches. They were made in the walworth factory. I can’t find much info online. I have some of the earliest models but there are some nuances between them so I know they’re from different years(1800’s-mid 1900’s).

[@terryrogers1025]

“What kind a maniac?” Says the president of the maniac club, speaking from experience, maniacs have the most fun, just saying. Thanks for the video, enjoyed watching.

[@davidparker3346]

you do a great job on those cutaways. really love car engine cutaways .

[@ericspratt3164]

The globe valve is pretty cool. Probably because I’ve never worked with steam. In my experience, the only thing getting those fine threaded portions of the valve apart is brute force.

[@johnarmstrong5953]

The lightbulb guys are apparently back at it again. I replaced all 12 of my BR30 lights in my kitchen 3 years ago with matching LEDs and as of now 4 out of 12 are fully working 3 are about 20% bright and 5 are completely dead.

[@deancollins8229]

All of he above

[@essentialhandyman]

All the valves look great.

[@GuntersGarage]

Great stuff today. Awesome to see the cut aways. Im going with number 4 for my fav.

[@paulsworkshop4179]

Great valvevids!

[@skip9766]

Going with #4. Have steam here and I’m familiar with that type of valve. I have a whole drawer full of parts for steam radiators.

[@bigvicsworkshop]

All look great...#3 👍

[@robfahey1349]

I have to say #4 grew up with steam and my father worked on them in manhattan city hall, supreme court etc. He use to make friends with the police and dry their jackets when it was raining on the steam pipes, even got a picture getting caught by mayor Guiliani in his chair at city hall my father snuck us in while he wasnt around and low and behold he walked in on us lol he was cool about it and took photos with all of us. I have a bunch in my house they switched it over to hot water but still kept the cast iron radiators and one part of the house added baseboard heaters. I always love seeing cutaways because to me understanding how something works in the key to fixing it when it doesnt work.

[@Ricopolico]

Scout, you disappoint me: a 6" (or BIGGER!) gate valve for 15 bucks. You would get more than that for it in scrap metal value! I gotta start hitting those tool meets.

[@John-ij4fo]

Another great video #4

[@rodneyrichardson213]

# 4 all of them are great !

[@user-ny9nc7ov7i]

#1 So Cool!

[@big_steven2226]

To get the top off I usually put a fitting in the bottom port to stop the bottom from deforming the it’s a big set of stilsons and a strong vice to get it moving not easy at the best of times

[@ScoutCrafter]

Steven! Fantastic tip! A nipple in the bottom! I can’t believe I didn’t think of that! Thanks so much!!! 😃👍

[@johnmclaurin]

#2…Great video!

[@daviddibella9432]

Gréât job on the cutaways, my favorite is number 4.

[@jackthompson2132]

No. 1 Great show today! Thank You for sharing!

[@tonyn3123]

Cut-aways are the perfect learning demo. Thanks.

[@mitchjohnson4970]

1 for sure

[@philparker1666]

1 love those catalogues 👍👍💝🇺🇸🇬🇧✌️

[@aquariumaquarium8080]

#1 definitely

[@christianzazzali2720]

#4...no question.

[@tomdale1313]

NUMBER FOUR, thxs for sharing...

[@ko2fjb]

Number 4, awesome job on making those cutaway valves.

[@namleets57]

I remember the old radiators at school. I remember melting crayons on them

[@ScoutCrafter]

I think I was in about sixth grade when Anthony Natalizio brought in some Limburger cheese and placed it on the radiator. Needless to say it didn’t end well for anyone. 😂😂😂

[@dgj3609]

# 4 used to do the same in my training days. You would be amazed when you see the light bulbs go off, so satisfying

[@357magdad]

Great job on the cutaways! I like 3, the check valve.

[@klepper00]

Love those valves ! How about a ball valve ? I like the steam valve .

[@ScoutCrafter]

Friday!!!

[@2dividedby3equals666]

I really like #4 but #3 is definitely my favorite!

[@barryfarnsworth3360]

Number one.

[@tonylenge424]

#1 is my favorite but they are all great to look at! You can always imagine what’s going on, but nothing beats seeing it. Thanks

[@larryborkstrom3580]

4 is favorite of all are cool

[@chuckmays3857]

Number 4. Very interesting show.

[@jim2202]

Number 4 😊

[@kengreek625]

Number 4 valve is my favorite. We still have them on our radiators at work.