Tally Ho Capstan Project: Mounting the Chain Gypsy and Bronze Drive Gear

Tally Ho Capstan Project: Mounting the Chain Gypsy and Bronze Drive Gear
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[@OwenFromOhio]

The Capstan Project is certainly emblematic of the entire Tally Ho project, where Leo and his team plus Keith and his team come together to merge the old and new to create a best-of-breed device for the best-of-breed ship. As a long-time follower of both sites, I've enjoyed this partnership very much! Thank You!!

[@sean_miller]

I was going to say the same. It's so cool to see modern engineering implemented into this historic piece. I'm glad Keith was available to execute this part of the project. His presentation style has always been easy to watch and very educational.

[@garybrenner6236]

I wonder if the Stoker Engine is next.

[@scottnj2503]

Right!!! The whole evolution is epic. The camaraderie, the talents, the time and dedication. The inspiration in culture otherwise seemingly bereft of a since of community.

[@Pamudder]

Hear, hear!

[@MrKotBonifacy]

I just can't help but think original builders of Tally Ho, looking from above, are wetting their pants with laughter watching this overdoing of an overkill of over-engineering...

[@kendavis8046]

It's going to be very cool to see the finished product installed on Tally Ho. And be able to appreciate the amount of work that went into the restoration. Thanks, Keith.

[@peterhobson3262]

Progress is definitely being made.

[@garybrenner6236]

I wonder if we will see the Stoker Engine installed.

[@ifitsrusteditsmine]

Leo is very lucky to have Keith doing this. This man is pure art.

[@bestbehave]

Keith, this has been such a great subplot to the Tally Ho story. I'm watching your vids as avidly as TH at the monet

[@EvLuvsMinPins]

I love that you do not edit out the little miscues like forgetting the washer. Makes it so much more real world. Love your channel.

[@werner134897]

Hurry up, the boat is already in the water! 😉

[@owenskel4804]

And why build it in steel? Bronze would have looked way better

[@steinjonah660]

When the old capstan was brought into the shop and Keith and friends took it (breaking) apart, never in my wildest dream did I realize what a wonderful project this became. We all appreciate it so much to be on this journey. Salute

[@RogerHassol]

Can you address electrolysis?? Thanks for such an amazing set of videos.

[@djt4589]

Would love to see either Leo in Keith's workshop or even better Keith on the Tally Ho

[@plschwartzx]

Seeing you applying the bedding compound reminded of an artist with his palette. This capstan is a work of art. Practical art but art none the less. You are an artisan. You should sign and date it. Wherever Leo takes Tally-Ho this piece of Keith will be right in the front of the ship. Taking it all in.

[@robertharker]

If you want 6 evenly spaced bolt holes on a radius, once you have scribed the the radius, without changing your compass setting (trammel points), mark a starting point on the radius. Then start marking points on the circle with your compass. You will find that after marking the 6th location on the circle, the 7th point will align perfectly with your starting point. Something I learned as a kid playing with a compass waaaaay back in Elementary School back in the 1960's. Thanks for a great video and great project.

[@jbergenudd]

Came here to say that! Divide into six equal lengths on a circle is relatively easy!

[@royreynolds108]

What happens when laying out as you describe makes 6 equilateral triangles about a common point, the vertex, at the center line of the circle.

[@ColinWatters]

Last week I was struggling to work out how to do three equally spaced with compasses then realised 6 was easy so you just miss out alternate points.

[@NormanGnome11]

Basic geometry .... why make it more complicated ?

[@eXactModellbau]

​@@NormanGnome11 because he's not as smart as he pretends to be

[@robertgeorge8166]

Keith, really refreshing to watch a professional engineer perform his skills to the tally-ho project. Respect to all involved.

[@derschwartzadder]

Machinist. This is machining. If he were running the stress calculations, directing the drawings, signing off on the design, that's engineering.

[@krockpotbroccoli65]

​@derschwartzadder Yeah. While a good machinist has to sometimes think like an engineer, it is a decidedly different discipline. Also, I might go so far as to call Keith here a millwright. Not only is he a professional machinist, but he rebuilds, restores, and performs the maintenance on all the machines.

[@ellieprice363]

⁠@@derschwartzadderMachining, especially of this caliper, is “applied engineering”Professionally trained engineers always need practical engineers such as Keith to turn their ideas into reality. It’s extremely rare to find a university trained mechanical engineer who’s also a fully trained machinist.

[@tomstiel7576]

@@ellieprice363 truer words have never been spoken

[@johnnym1320]

The next guy that has to take it apart is going to hate Keith with all that loctite on the bolts

[@allenbryant9998]

Keith, I am blown away with the level of love for the craft that Tally Ho has brought out. Thank you for taking us along on this journey!

[@steinjonah660]

Amen

[@kseright9184]

I am happy to see that I am not the only one that forgets the washer. Really great work on this project. Thanks

[@TheGrakenverb]

Excellent video. I am looking forward to seeing Tally Ho weigh anchor using her original (but updated) capstan. I would like to see a short video of Dave Webster explaining the process of designing the plans that you are using.

[@cloudsculptor1]

Ditto

[@dwaynekoblitz6032]

Great progress! I know Leo is going to be very happy.

[@billmeldrum2509]

As a non-engineer, I’m blown away by how much work is required to make this project successful. Well done sir. 🇨🇦

[@stephenparrish1933]

So cool to see this come together-- but the amount of work to get to this point is so very interesting and I appreciate all of this being shared. When mounted on Tally Ho it'll look cool but like the whole project behind the single deck mounted piece is a story and a person and their story. Awesome.

[@kentonyoderii3443]

The assembly of this piece of equipment is straight millwright work . While I have never assembled a capstan I have drilled and reamed and doweled thousands of holes and locktited millions of bolt and nuts , bedded lots of surfaces usually with bellzona. Having the holes aligned and everything ready is critical. Another great job by a master machinist. God bless you sir

[@4pul31u5]

I only came to your channel for this project but now you've got me hooked. Always a pleasure to watch someone confident with their skills and tools.

[@kiweekeith]

Greetings from Christchurch, NZ.... Thanks a Stack...... What an Absolute Pleasure watching these Vidclips .... Wonderful to see that the 'Craftmanship' is still alive. I am already 73 years old and This is the Very Background that I grew up with when I did my Toolmaking Apprecnticeship back in the Very Early 70's in Cape Town, ZA .... Very Best to ALL ....

[@KRRabbit1]

Outstanding, thanks so much for letting us watch you work!

[@s3b_Leney]

So cool to see this coming together!

[@d942yd42]

Big steps today - great job Keith!

[@tetreaulthank4068]

Hello Keith, Well ! This was an absolutely beautiful example of some of the most wonderful and extremely scary machine work which I will equate to when you’re walking on a freshly frozen pond or lake on your tippy toes and hearing the ice cracking 😳and something starts squeezing your lower “Cheeks” together ! It’s been said here before in several comments that few if any jobbing shops would have even remotely agreed to take this extremely irreplaceable and important historically Capstan restoration and reconfiguration job on in the first place. So to say you are certainly without any doubt deserving of the respect of everyone out there, yes indeed you do Keith !!! Thank you for having the guts and patience and of course the amazing talent for saving the Talky-Ho Capstan. This also goes the UK engineer who designed the power portion of this job which is an amazing feat in itself 👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻.

[@kandongeiro]

Great job Keith !!

[@VanskyAlleria]

I just looked and Keith only had 260K subscribers? Come on people, click that button! :D Just saying thanks Keith. I have especially enjoyed the Tally Ho content. I have followed and supported that project for a long time now. Keep it going. Thanks!

[@duncanfrere2656]

The quality of workmanship we see on the Tally Ho obviously extends to Keith Rucker's work on the capstan! It's going to be a beautiful addition to the deck of that gorgeous ship!

[@kenurquhart2061]

It is so good to see a true professional at work. Hope fully these skills can be imparted to the next GENERATION

[@mickeyfilmer5551]

It's been fascinating to watch the evolution of the repair of the Tally Ho Capstan- You've done a sterling job on it so far- I expect it gave you a great sense of satisfaction to see this assembly coming to fruition thus far. Well done Keith, I'm looking forward to seeing it completed very soon.

[@CapitalVideo]

I like your big radial arm drill, which is about the same size that I used to drill out the tube and flue holes for the front tube plate a steam loco boiler with around one hundred tubes and twelve flues. I'm sure that Leo will be absolutely thrilled with your excellent workmanship that matches with the quality of the rebuild he has done on his yacht.

[@brightworksdetailing9746]

Home stretch, Nice work Keith. Its great watching this whole capstan project

[@architection610]

It's good that there is so many people involved in completing the capstan but it seems to be taking too long and maybe the reason behind that is so many have their hands on the capstan.

[@j.r.millstone]

It's looking like a giant piece of jewelry with all that bling on it now.

[@jesstreloar7706]

As a Machinist once told me - "I just follow the print provided." You can't go wrong with doing it the way the customer wants.

[@junkname9983]

except if the drawing is wrong, then the outcome will be wrong. it's better to think about what the desired outcome is and ask questions to make sure the design's intent is actually carried out.

[@snappingbear]

@@junkname9983 Yes, Keith has said in previous videos he consults with both Leo and Dave for clarification when something is unclear or he spots a potential issue.

[@ChanTheman-fe3wf]

Keith, just thought id say i used to watch you around 9 years ago iirc, and ive just come back to re find your channel. Brilliant, get er done

[@talltimberswoodshop7552]

The radius of the circle is very close to 1/6 of the circumference. A compass set to the radius will step off the 6 points around the circle.

[@stumccabe]

Yes, that's how I would have laid out the six points. It's not the fact that the radius of a circle is approximately 1/6 of the circumference, it's that the length of each side of a hexagon set out on a circle is exactly the same length as the radius.

[@rushd45]

Keith - a much more precise and elegant way of laying out the 6 holes needed for the gear pins would have been to use the circle trammel you made and starting at your starting point for the first hole, swing the trammel until it intersects the layout circle, which becomes the 1st hole location. Then take the trammel, using the intersection point on the layout circle, swing an arc again to get the 2nd hole location and so forth until you get the 6 hole locations. If done correctly with the same radius as the layout circle, your holes should be exactly spaced evenly and 60 deg apart.

[@alanmahaffey3265]

I started watching here before I found the Tally Ho videos but somehow it warms my heart twice over when I can watch Keith help to transform the leaking hull that was Tally Ho into the sleek beauty she is today.

[@dannyvanstraelen3273]

Wonderfull work, love how you work, my deepest respect👍

[@danhogan1047]

Wonderful craftmanship.

[@janrust7464]

For a German the words "close enough" and "about right" gave me goose bumbs. But nice work and a ++ for using a "Reibahle". Good job Keith.

[@andiedenswithenbank2787]

Awesome project for an awesome boat! As a millwright / machinist myself its nice to see things being repaired instead of just being replaced. I was a little disappointed though to see all the hammer marks in that nice new gear ring. A hardwood block would have worked better for install instead of a brass hammer, or the dead blow hammer used after the brass one marked up the gear. Keep up the good work Keith, cheers

[@brianlouishaddock4551]

Keith.As ever a master in his shop, you make it look easy, but we know off camera, the extra effort that is required to pull this together, warts and all , great to hear you talk us through, sum of of the work as it comes together and the problems that you have over come.

[@thargy]

I love the details, you explain really clearly the steps which helps me realise how I can improve my own work. Thanks so much!

[@brightworksdetailing9746]

Nice work, what a big project with so many complexities

[@lancedaniels]

Thanks for posting and sharing, and taking such attention to getting it done correctly.

[@jacklav1]

Great video, very satisfying to watch. If you take a pair of dividers and set them to the radius and walk them round the circumference they will be a perfect pattern of 6.

[@eXactModellbau]

You can design a 6-hole pattern using the same compass you used to make the radius. The distance between the holes is the radius. Every child used to know that.

[@jofo7881]

I like how you stay totally calm while doing this "nerve-wrecking" job, so professional.

[@henrydorsetcase]

I loved "Well thats as far as that one goes" with the first pin

[@GordonjSmith1]

So wonderful to see your work.

[@TheDanielsherer]

Very satisfying to see these components come together!

[@alansvanes8479]

Thanks Keith for taking the time to make such great content.

[@MrDavidht]

Great job coming along nicely.

[@richardsears5297]

I suggest that you consider re-doing the 6 bolts as fitted bolts (of a larger diameter too) to carry the shear force betwixt the cap and the chain pulley.

[@railfan439]

I'm sure Leo will appreciate all your hard work. Thanks for the video, Keith.They are appreciated. Jon

[@kelvinwarburton2558]

In my youth I worked for Ford on gearing machines for a while and I was often amazed how the tool makers made the dies, I didn't know what sort of skills they needed but it was always nice to see them milling things out for car parts. some 45 years ago. now watching you Keith over the time you have been working on the Tally Ho Capstan I can see what skills you have and the prep work you do before hand this is why i continue to watch your channel I like to see a craftsmen work thanks for taking the time to video and explain what you do Keith.

[@abraxasracing]

Are there any concerns about galvanic corrosion between the stainless and the iron? It's not underwater, but it will certainly get plenty of salt water exposure

[@rdavisrock]

Dave, you didn't have any problems with putting it together because you're not only a professional but a real good one at that. I'm sure all of your fans had no doubt you would make it better than originally. Tally Ho, is a project that I've been enjoying and following since the beginning, and I've been following you almost as long. That's why I am so happy for you when you got this project. You tubers working to helping each other out. I love ❤️ it.

[@edricoddot]

His name is Keith, just saying.

[@moebeddah2288]

Dave's not here

[@jimbarchuk]

@@moebeddah2288 Dave?

[@johnopalko5223]

@@moebeddah2288 "Uhhh, Dave's not here, man..." "No, _I'm_ Dave!" Ah, fond memories of college.

[@seabreezecoffeeroasters7994]

Puff Puff Pass Dave 🚬

[@Gwatson000]

Great job maintaining the high standards that exemplify Tally Ho! I love that it is all done manually and with such impressive machinery. I can understand the stress involved machining these priceless one-of-a-kind parts. Keith, to borrow from NASA lore, you are a steely eyed boating man now!

[@Hockeybik]

It is so cool to see this kind of thing being so well documented. Thanks Keith.

[@rollsandfloats]

Wow, it's all coming together really well Keith. Thanks for taking the time to put together this excellent content and share it with us.

[@bat116]

Great project and outstanding machining work.

[@davidanderson2915]

When I'm able I will gladly support your channel. Thank you for several years of educational videos Keith.

[@fredflintstone8048]

I have been enjoying the project. Thanks for sharing.

[@johncloar1692]

Another step along the way. Thanks Keith for the video!

[@user-rn8ej6jh3k]

Thanks again Keith for a very informative video using your well honed skills. Thanks

[@KenDay]

Brilliantly educating and entertaining Keith - thank you!

[@mikequinlan9585]

Keith, Great job you are nailing it!

[@paulelliott2861]

You Sir have done a fantastic job so far. I could hear it in your voice you was nervous. As Ken Davis wrote to see this project placed on Tally Ho. Be your crowning glory to which you deserve. Can’t wait for that day. God bless. 🇺🇸🇬🇧👏👏👏👏👏👏👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@stepheneurosailor1623]

Well produced and presented.

[@andyrobertson5270]

Fantastic, it's great to see a craftsman at work...

[@rogerkircher]

This project has been very enjoyable to watch. Thank you. 👍

[@zzota]

Great work, Keith. Looking forward to seeing it installed on Tally Ho.

[@korbendallas1038]

This project is challenging in so many ways!, Good Job!

[@georgelewisray]

Wonderful work, thanks for sharing !

[@TheEvertw]

"It has been fun" It has certainly been fun following it! Thanks, Keith!

[@christophercorner9526]

Great careful progress, beautiful!

[@alanvotta3847]

Thank You for your calm demeanor and your wonderful step by step patient explanations

[@jimc4731]

Brilliant work! JIM ❤

[@rexmyers991]

I found myself holding my breath with EVERY hole you drilled and reamed thinking please don’t jam or break. Yes VERY nerve racking. Well done, Sir!

[@ricksimpson1543]

A true craftsman/machinist. Thanks for sharing your expertise!

[@paulputnam2305]

It’s so exciting watching The Doctor of Machining in action! Great Job! Thanks for sharing this wonderful video with us.

[@RocketSailing]

Have watching your videos on and off, almost since the start of this chanel. Love the collab with Tally Ho project! Nice work as always.

[@richardsurber8226]

Congratulations Keith to get these two parts together and the video. That is a wonderful accomplishment

[@petegraham1458]

Nice to see it all come together as a single component, very nice work and I have enjoyed the whole process.

[@BigLapua]

Just love these videos. I learn so much!

[@davidzindman]

Woho almost done that should feel good thank you so much for sharing this video with us

[@davidc6510]

The capstan is coming along splendidly. Awesome work and a great video Keith. Thanks for sharing.

[@yoyopg123]

We are very "spoiled" these days to have the range of Loctite products available to us.

[@karlmckinnell2635]

It’s been a good journey Keith, enjoyed every minute. Thanks for your attention to the details. 😊

[@Shiryas]

"I like it" - We do too Kieth, job well done!

[@mikefriend7570]

Another fastidious application of skill technique and patience in the reconstruction of Talley-Ho’s capstan/windlass. Keith seems exactly the man to produce the high quality goods to the same standard that everything else has been done by the crew working on the boat itself.

[@jeremygibbens7392]

Great work, always interesting!

[@diggerddawg]

I can tell by the high degree of smarty-pantedness on display in many these comments, we have a highly learned group of fans here. LOL

[@josephmagedanz4070]

Another very interesting video, Keith...thanks for sharing!

[@user-ym4xy6us5e]

All of your careful preparation paid off. The installation of these components went smoothly.

[@markdamm7715]

Loving this project, thanks

[@dennisclapp7527]

Great job Keith!

[@johnarrington6292]

Excellent job on a complex and very high visibility job. You knocked it out of the park here.

[@Nant-y-Coy-Mill]

Can’t wait to see it in action. As a former owner of two 100ft schooners, I have always loved how older equipment / machinery can be improved / adapted to fit a modern day context. We used to have man powered capstans / windlasses but then not the number of crew to operate them, so moved to powered items but they looked out of place on a historic vessel. This is going to be great to see in operation.