Resurrection the final episode

[@jimkey920]

It was a pleasure to watch you work. Your taking the time to do it right is very commendable. I grew up around saw mills, foundry , machine shops and boat builders. The family saw mill was primarily white Cedar and Oak. We had such a cut off saw, it was 24"saw It was used for cutting ends on dimensional lumber and cutting slabs into firewood. I was 12 years old and ran that saw. We sold firewood for $1 all you can carry in a vehicle! The mil and the machine shop were powered by overhead and underfloor shafting and belts. Several engines were employed Time and regulation pretty much shut it all down. Some of your commentator asked why Babbit, the answer is it is cost effective. Junk Babbit sells for $3 to $6 a pound when you can find it! The bearings on those saw mandrels, besides suffering from poor maintenance. neglect of lubrication and over tightening the belts produced the egg shaped bearing races. I commend you for producing this fine video series. It is like Rock and Bullwinkle's, ""Wayback Machine". Great job!

[@truckertom3323]

There is nothing better than seeing a skilled tradesman doing a job with 100% professionalism and knowing knowledge. I have sat and watched from beginning to end,and have to say good job, "got her done" all the best Keith, Tom in England. P.S as for the ones who dislike this...... shame on them.

[@crocellian2972]

I have been standing in front of my old Bridgeport for just about 35 years now. After watching this series I realize I know just about nothing. It is getting worse every year. 3 Axis CNCs, DROs all over the place, pneumatic positioners and hold downs, it never ends. Every year I get further from what actually matters in the shop. You are an inspiration. I am going out there and find my old Last Word and turn the power off those glass scales for a while. Please keep making these complete, well thought out series. It is helping to save the true arts from extinction (at least in the US).

[@Patriot1776]

This series was just utterly AMAZING!! Now I've seen the results of what happens when you don't grease things that need to be pumped up with grease on a daily basis!

[@gidderman]

excellent job, its nice to see precision tradespeople still exist and thrive everywhere

[@KeithFenner]

Thank You! ;{)-----

[@Geordo1960]

Oh I wish I could see the final product installed and working.

[@carmelpule6954]

Well, Sir, I must congratulate you for your diagnoses and manufacturing skills, but what I admired most is the sequence of events with which you tackled this particular job for it showed that you do not only have a great experience and a feeling for the material you are handling, but you seem to have known where and how the material had suffered and your heart seemed to have ached, for you knew that material did not deserve it. I am sure you can detect the unskilled culprits that did it. You knew that someone hammered the end of a shaft , so you patiently filed it down for an easier exit, you manufactured those end caps for the pouring of the bearings, but you did not pour both of them, but finished off one side to ensure that you knew where future problems could arise. When you scraped those bearings , the manner in which you spoke, you seem to have felt what they were to go through in the future and so made sure that those high spots were taken off. But the best one was when you put your hand on that shaft and you gently felt it, and you felt something that we can never see in this video, you felt the smoothness of your work and your eyes shone with satisfaction that your bearing were ready for what insensitive people would throw at them. Again Sir, congratulations for your skills, but even more, my appreciation goes for what this video cannot ever project, and that is your measure of the smoothness with which that shaft turned after days working on it. It all has to do with a sensitivity both mental and physical that not many people have. I admired the manner in which you volunteered to go on site to ensure that the patient which you cured so well ,will be installed in place as it should, as you did not want anyone to hurt it unduly. I have worked for 25 years maintaining surgical equipment in hospitals and I have an idea of the clumsiness factor of some surgeons in the manner they handle tools, some lack sensitivity even to a level where they do not even feel the sharpness of a tool. I do not know where human sensitivity comes from or how one may or can can achieve it, but though your workshop does not have the autoclaved tools that are found in a surgical theatre , well sir, I assure you that you as a person, seem to love your work, have a high level of human sensitivity for your materials which you know so well, even better than a few surgeons have for their patients. I wish you well .

[@Daledavispratt]

Awesome talent...I truly enjoy all of your videos...and learn so much from you. Thanks!

[@joew94th]

Fascinating! I love these videos. I've spent the last 37 years as a software engineer. These videos make me think I chose the wrong profession. Great work! Thanks!

[@572334]

Hi from me as well. A newcomer to machining (aged 68+), and between your instruction and a couple of other guys, the amount of learning is fenomenal. Great paractical teaching , no complicated maths and get there in the end. Thank you for these great videos I shall only be embarking on building my first model engine but the techniques are the same to a certain extend. THANKS AGAIN, SHALL BE WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS AND THE OTHER GOOD PRACTICAL GUYS

[@68sweetnovember]

Excellent. Learnt a great deal. Enjoyed it even more....Thank you.

[@squareyes1981]

Awesome series. Thanks for taking the time to shoot and share it

[@rodgerlebonk1588]

Fantastic i loved watching all those episodes.....Well done sir....

[@porksboy]

Wonderful to see your techniques, thanks for sharing. I like to see a good restoration of mechanical machine tools like that. I am a watchmaker and enjoy restoring Grandpas old watch, problem is few are willing to pay the price. I bet you don't find the same problem when it is a tool or piece of equipment that makes the owner money. I also like your choice of music playing in your shop. Keep the good work up.

[@soco13466]

Now I appreciate babbit bearings more, now that I've seen how they are poured, and how the shaft aligment is accomplished. With some paint, that setup will look like brand new. The old stuff can be rebuilt over and over, if the main structure isn't ruined.

[@snowmansid]

Great to see someone with a bag full of skills at work. Someone who can make as well as fit. Old school at its best.

[@davidhunt3161]

I have watched all the resurrection and found them most interesting thank you my friend, keep up the good work.

[@KeithFenner]

Hi Joe, Thanks for the comment and yes I am just a one man shop! Most of the time its no news is good news and getting out of the shop with the camera doesn't always come to play. ;{)---

[@stuartswan54]

That's one thing I always liked about working on Caterpillars. They always remember the people who have to service them. It's in their own best interest. A hard-to-get-to zerk fitting is a neglected fitting. Love your videos.

[@oman1999]

Thank you. I have recently adopted a Center Tool & Machine Co. bench-top knee mill that uses #7 Brown & Sharpe Collets. Nothing compared to your set-up, but for lawn and power equipment it is very useful. Thank you again for your response. Thank you for your videos.

[@Caughtitoutdoors]

Just finished this series. It was AMAZING work. Learned so much. I am going to get into some hobby machining some time soon. Once had an old lathe, and your video's have rekindled my passion for machining. I'm going to buy another lathe! My wife will hate you, but I think your awesome. :)

[@luvstruck2733]

I haven't seen a drill like that I a long time. The same with a lot of your other equipment. I love it. Great shop, great work. It would have been nice to see the results, both the machine, and the crew working it. Hey Keith, you have a really good way of explaining what you are doing, and an excellent speaking voice. I guess we'll see you on your own version of Tool Time. :-)

[@TheTrapper70]

For enclosed grease fittings like these where they are covered by guards and often neglected we make up rubber hydraulic hoses with fittings that screw into the grease fitting holes and run them to an area say just under the lip of the table or guard to a bulkhead then screw fittings onto the hoses there. May have as many as 6 or 7 fittings in a row with each being labeled as to which bearing/bushing it greases.

[@GnosisMan50]

My words exactly. Really great work from a master craftsman. I saw all the episodes too. Keith is like a zen master and you can tell he enjoys what he does. Not many people enjoy doing their job.

[@1otviii]

I really liked this series. Very nice. One thing I might say, my dad used to pour babbit bearings a lot on the sawmills, some with about 4 inch shafts. Of course your lathe setup for the seals is wonderful. But, with no lathe, he used to take a loaf of bread, add some water, and make a very firm putty out of it. This, he molded around the bottom to seal for the pour. Another thing, he used to make a dough "funnel" on the top, so he could pour in one shot. The dough hardens when the heat hits it

[@greathodgy22]

Nice work. I learn a lot from you and the way you approach a job. Thank You.

[@arthurlamb4455]

Hi Keith I retired 4 years ago now from doing similar work and it's just nice to sit back and just watch someone ells do the hard work. I Don't know about the US but here in the UK industry just aren't training enough young kids in the skills you need to do this type of work any more. Good to see you guys have the same sense of hummer!! the hole in the wall with the art work. Grate vidios, Cheers Art.

[@jesspoun2livecom]

Oh thats good you dont have to disassemble it again. Thanks for all the great videos they have been very informative, I have been a heavy equipment mechanic for 7 years and will be going to school this fall for machine and tool looking forward to a career change and also using some of your techniques and info you have an eye for detail keep up the awesome videos more peopl than you may relize follow them including some of my coworkers that have been machining for 40+ years.

[@KeithFenner]

Yes, I have referred, time to time that when I am mill filling a part in the lathe as draw filling which is a totally difference of file techniques. In fact the files are not even held the same way. It probably won’t hurt to change the way I explain “put the file to the part”! Thanks for the comment. ;{)---

[@KeithFenner]

@EtienneNavaar The belts are put in place as the two units are bolted to the frame work, the final alinements and tentions are important, check points...

[@larrycainis]

More GREAT stuff Keith. You must be very proud of your work because it shows in the final product. Thanks for sharing its refreshing to watch a skilled machinist work. Keep up the fantastic work and please keep sharing. Thanks Scot

[@machobunny1]

I always learn a lot watching these videos. You do a very good job making the video and explaining so that we can see and fully understand what you are doing. These old pieces are probably better now than when they were new.

[@def15tones771577]

Keith, yours is the kind of knowledge that must be passed on! It has been my experience that the set screw on the QD bushing keyway is there so you can set the location of the bushing on the shaft and keep it from moving as you pull the sheave on to the bushing. The only time I ever use them is when working on a vertical shaft. Thank you for passing on your knowledge, Keith.

[@Robonthemoor]

Enjoyed that series keith, never seen a shaft run in alloy before! I would have bored them to a bearing size & put 8 bearings in total in both parts. your best on the tube , your always getting it done. Rob

[@aspenbanjo]

Keith, that was so, so good. I got so much enjoyment from watching. Thanks for posting this.

[@63256325N]

Just watched the series again and again I loved it! I'll say it one more time...Man, you do good work!

[@Polypropellor]

I wnet trhough a job opportunity machinest school many decades ago in Carlsbad, NM (potash mining area). I have learned more from watching your vid than I did in 18 months of school in a very good machinest academy. Experience is what counts. You have a real knack for teaching. And I second the idea you should be on History channel or at least your own hour long PBS show. No telling how many kids you would inspire to get into the machinest trades.

[@bentontool]

Another great series of videos! Thanks again. You are the best on KZbin.

[@wfd805]

Thank you for showing the cleaning of the zerks! That is something I am big on. Too many guts leave blobs of grease on them and the edges of the bearings. I was always told that the job isn't done until the shiny bits are shiny again..

[@SteveRobReviews]

I bet you never see these again,their built for life. Well done !!

[@ajaymastrobuono3164]

Love your work, if I had a teacher like you back in 1968 I would still be working like you. I ran a turret lathe for a year and a half and the union and I just did not get along. Keep these video's coming.

[@Mr3wheeledbike]

That's truly amazing work you did there. I work at a golf course and oftentimes the equipment has that level or ware in it. We usaly spring for new parts but you have a talent that's for sure!

[@benandrews9614]

Keith, fine job! Have been doing simular style work since 1979. You are very much on the money. Much respect, we even listen to the same music. LOL. Take care, Ben

[@guuuuustaf]

a heck of a lot of job to get that done. You are sucha good engineer. great work.

[@stifmei28]

Great vids , I've been waiting all week to see these, man your work is outstanding. I have learned so much from you. Keep up the videos, you are a great teacher.

[@felipesammarco]

Congratulations Mr. Fenner, your channel is excellent. You have a beautiful shop! And does a great job! A big hug. Felipe Sammarco

[@cantrun11]

You really are a master of the steel. Thanks for such things always works with us.

[@KeithFenner]

It was a left handed thread and I was showing another way that I do it without turn the tooling upside down. I hardly die check any threads, unless there is a problem with get a good thread fit. One of my other video shows my most practiced way of standard threading. ;{)-----

[@not2fast4u2c]

I enjoyed watching this series GREAT work you do !!!!

[@ezibees235]

Dang...really wanted to see it running on site. Great job man...nice work.

[@KeithFenner]

The belts are added when the two pieces are bolted to the main frame, the belt fit over the uints...

[@joshua43214]

lol, you put the fittings back in the same inaccessible place so you can do the job again in 5 years :) Hopefully the owner of this gem put some extensions on them. Very awesome series, thank you for uploading

[@jonthorstensen123]

Great videos Keith! i watched the whole lot. Thank you.

[@Geordo1960]

Absolutely Awesome work!

[@KeithFenner]

Oil is prefered but grease is found more on tilting and swinging components...

[@RandallMoore1955]

To bad you dont live next door to me, I work on oil field engines and pumping units. Neglect puts it in a nut shell. But watching your vids has opened up all kinds of new doors, Thanks Keith....

[@corywillbanks6348]

Those set screws in the tapered hubs were always a mystery to me as well usually what I do with them is just run them in until they barely touch then install the sheave over the hub. My thoughts were as the sheave was tightened it would put adequate pressure on the key. Excellent video series sir as the others said it would be interesting to see the installation and how it operates.

[@akennyd]

Would love to see the saw/pulley set up and running...bet it is smooth. Thanks for taking the time to post some of your work.

[@hellcattanks]

Hi Keith. I just used your video to repair a very old paper converting machine, this thing was originally steam driven, I've never done these kind of bearings before, I think this kind of thing is a vanishing art. In my country job shops such as yours have all but dissapeared, I have to ship stuff out to getterdone. Your vids are good entertainment on lonely boring nightshifts, keep them comming. Sean kinnunen.

[@Darryl603]

Amazing what you take it from and where you get it to. Like you said a "resurrection". Great job, Keith.

[@bowlingkingpin]

Thanks for sharing this, really enjoyed watching.

[@CheekyMaintenanceMan]

Waited with anticipation for the last vids of this job, excellent work as always, I have learnt much from watching your videos, keep them coming.

[@johnkimmel2612]

Great work Keith. I enjoyed watching entire documentary.

[@Vacothierry]

Bravo !! Vous êtes un véritable artiste de la mécanique je pensais que celà n'éxistait plus ...

[@catmshtr89]

I think that was an amazing repair. I would love to see this installed and hear from the customer how the saw is working now.

[@AndysEastCoastAdventures]

Brilliant piece of engineering. Would love to seen video of the cutter running before and then after though.

[@3space]

I can watch your videos all day! Thank you.

[@born2flyau]

Keith, My compliments to something you do not see a lot these days and that is Customer Service/After Sales Service. I noticed in the Last video in this series you offered to go down to the boat and check the alignments of the shaft after the parts had been reinstalled. This is something you do not see a lot these days. Once the part leaves the shop a lot of places don't want anything to do with it again. It is nice to see some after sales service in this day and age.

[@KeithFenner]

Because of the natural combo of steel to cast as a bearing in it self and the fact theres no real side loads, I chose to keep original design. Operator abuse was the cause of the extra wear...

[@jtommr]

Awesome job!! I to would love to see a clip of the saw up and running.

[@KeithFenner]

@wingarcher I have done the same on some of their other pieces of equipment and they have caught on, its seems like a case by case learning curve... Even if it were the case of being trashed again, the on viewing of many others seeing the workmanship I offer, keeps my head screwed on right, and keeps the drive...

[@davischappell6949]

It would be nice to see how it all fit together. Where the fixed peaces of the machine and it all running.

[@BassPotter46]

I learned a lot today! Thanks Keith

[@mkl3opt]

As always a great set of videos and great teaching. The woodworking company should install flexible or hard tubing instead of the zirc fittings and relocate the zircs to a more accessible location with a big sign saying "PLEASE GREASE ME!" :)

[@Mercmad]

i did exactly the same job on the ame sort of Saw 30 years ago,due to the sanme sort of wear and tear .To keep the machine running properly ( they were docking 2x2's for fencing battens) I fitted a Knorr chassis oiler from a mercedes benz .It had a small foot pump that pumped a shot of oil to the arm bearings etc .We used Shell 680 Steam oil. With the saw running 12 hrs/6 days perweek it was still running well 3 years later. The 680 oil clinged to bearing surface so there wasn't any drips.

[@Meissama]

I know nothing of machining but have been watching you videos for a couple days now and found them strangely fascinating and entertaining. Especially you calling people dingalings. Great work and I hope these videos benefit you in, in the same way it benefits those learning from you

[@vicchiapetta4166]

Beautiful job, Keith!! You truly are a master!! By the way, I live in Petaluma, Ca!! I remember you said you lived in Vallejo? Small world!! I really admire your abilities, Thanks again, Vic!!!

[@jormot]

Just watched all the parts of this excellent rebuild. Learned a lot about machining and babbit bearings. Can't help wonder how much damage the folks at the saw company may make when they take it apart to install the drive belts. Do they even have the right tool for the new allen head screws?

[@fastst1]

Excellent application for some flexible remote grease lines instead of fittings, bring the fittings out to a bracket.

[@KeithFenner]

Well, lets say I was wrote up one time for union disruptment, they were more interested in holding hands with a few warm bodies and not so much on handling negotiations during strike for those who carry the load. Thanks for the comment! ;{)-----

[@daylightintheswamp9315]

Dang Keith, nice series, fantastic work. Thanks, Adam

[@tileajb1]

You Sir are without a doubt one very skilled craftesman, I do hope that you've been able to pass on your skills to some of the younger generation over the years, once there's no one around who has them then the world will be a much poorer place.

[@KeithFenner]

@jtommr Posible, yes, probable, no... But all the zerks could be reached from under the cut table, with a door opening, if it were closed off

[@vwone1]

Keith, what a fantastic set of videos!!

[@TheKelstr]

Really fantastic Keith I was waiting for this final vid on the resurrection , It would be cool if you could get a clip of them bolted on the saw and running !!

[@KeithFenner]

Some of the Items made with Babbitt bearing that I have seen over the years with original Babbitt in place are 50 years old or better. You can use a lot of different materials to hold back the flow for a short time until the material becomes a solid again, so I would be guessing as to there choices. ;{)---

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

The title of these vids in this series was dead on !! That was some good know how on yur part ...

[@TheFurriestOne]

Another thing about letting them paint it themselves- they can see the quality work you did all the better! XD

[@KeithFenner]

They are getting better at maintaining the older gear they have after I have fixed it!

[@kstoerz]

The castings would need to have perfectly round and concentric bores for any type of solid bearing or bushing to be pressed into. Roller or ball bearings would require much more space, too. The babbitt creates an ideal cylindrical bore in unfinished castings with no need for line boring. A few videos back when this was brought up, Keith also explained that babbitt can handle higher loads than other bearing types and should have a longer service life if maintained properly.

[@KeithFenner]

Well I don't always get to see the final assembly, being installed or even running. If it is convenient or part of the job, adjustment etc. I do follow up with it. ;{)-----

[@pandasalvesen1977]

most satisfying video serie! thanks

[@dawnconti2964]

Those Babbit boxes are the one thing that i neve liked about the antique machines. I know that the housing boxes are too small of an outer diameter to install roller bearings into. BUT,,, I would probably sever those boxes from the frames at an appropriate point and a larger OD. thick wall tube with the ends machined to except sealed roller bearings. Slip an appropriate piece of shafting through the two of them, to maintain alignment and weld them to the frames. I would try to improve the design (using roller bearings), without destroying the outward appearance of the machine. I have gone to great lengths to install Roller or, needle bearings into older machines. The concept of Babbit was all they had back then, so I understand that. BUT now we have much better friction reducing bearings. I have changed out the Babbit boxes on several antique machines and took the painstaking time to blend in welds to look as though it was always there. I know it is a considerable amount of work. BUT all the work involved in re-pouring the boxes, only brings the machine back to 1800`s, early 1900`s level of technology. I love old machinery, but i try to improve reliability by incorporating more modern bearing surfaces, BUT without losing the flavor of the original appearance. NOT being criticizing AT ALL. I think you are a master craftsman and master machinist. ANYONE can see that. I am a 58 yr old straight woman and mom. My family were ALL machinists and fabricators/metal shapers, at some point. I also spent most of my life as a surgical tech, first assistant. My husband and i have reconditioned many antique machines as hobbyists. I enjoyed watching many of your videos. You have great technique. AND you add much art, to a trade with tight spicifics. Thank you for posting your videos.

[@Blazer02LS]

+Dawn Conti There are many reasons to use babbitt, it will handle much higher loads than roller or ball bearings, will tolerate running without lube better, doesn't get contaminated as easily, is easily replaceable. It also doesn't gall if it contacts the shaft. In most applications it was also shimmed so that you could easily adjust out the wear. If you own a vehicle the engine bearings are babbitt. Roller/ball bearings have there uses but they are not superior to babbitt, just a different method of reducing friction.

[@KeithFenner]

No news is good news but I may be asked to do something this next season, then I check out how they treat the stuff I have repaired in the pass. They have been pretty good in the last three or four years anyhow! ;{)---

[@SantaClaw]

Keith Fenner No possibility of remote grease ports via hoses or pipes for easy lubrication of that saw? .. lol I do realize it's an old video btw :P

[@billdoodson4232]

Would have loved to have seen a before and after video of this one with the saw running.

[@drummingriffin]

Another fine job Keith, waiting for the next one with baited breath. Still struck at your depth of knowledge.

[@theinqwest]

when i see a good job i feel better which is probably why i watch these but i wonder although i have heard of babbit and white metal i dont understand why not use bronze ,is it because they can be done on site where theres no lathe etc or do they last longer.i know they used them on railway trucks in what they called boxes meaning the bearings

[@Cttruckn]

Hey I know this is from a long time ago but will the assembly not have to come apart to put the belts on just wondering by the way I still go back and watch your videos from the past always learn something new and no matter how many times I watch them still interesting God bless you hope your feet and everything is good and all your family Thank you for your videos

[@dizzolve]

We're so lucky to have you on the Toob