LOST CREEK MACHINE - Largest Tool Buy Ever, must see tubalcain starrett

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I recently visited LOST CREEK MACHINERY in Ottawa, IL. The owners had just recently made their largest buy ever of quality tools. These tools came from a collector that had an ENORMOUS accumulation of machinist tools. The showroom is so loaded with machines & tools, it is actually mind blowing & overwhelming.
Join me as I run the camera thru their shop in a frenzy of excitement . Lots of STARRETT tools.
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[@tindoortailgator]

Lyle, Thanks for the Roadtrip, Brings Back Many Memories as a Machine Tool Builder and Senior Fabricator 32+ Years...

[@michaelcerkez3895]

Coffee, breakfast, and Mr Pete. Continue on Sir. This is how I start my Saturday.

[@llapmsp]

What a haul. I was over whelmed just watching. Can't imagine being there. Thanks so much for sharing. Have a good turkey day with the family.

[@longcaster]

What a haul. Thanks for showing what you found. And, from one old man to another, pan slower and pause longer when viewing the good stuff.

[@strongandco]

Oh wow! Thanks for taking us along Mr Pete.

[@ammetalworks]

I’m so glad you got that mill!!

[@douglasr.c.5622]

I think that guys who are interested in machining,... like to accumulate as much stuff as they can, for as long as they can. Whether they ever use it or not, is irrelevant 😊.

[@mrpete222]

Yes

[@stevewilliams2498]

Do we have a problem ?

[@tonypewton5821]

Haha this is so so true, I can confirm that this is also totally accurate for us blacksmiths! Lolol However many workshops or sheds one may have, toolage always expands to overfill each one! 🤣

[@bigted1953]

@@stevewilliams2498 and guitar collectors? and model train guys?

[@TheAyrCaveShop]

Man oh man it’s overwhelming. A couple of replays will be required. Thanks for bringing us along. Enjoyed !!

[@toolbox-gua]

Mr. Pete, you always show us many interesting stuff. That was more than a truck load.

[@hickorysplitter9185]

Thanks for the tour Mr.Pete, and I can see that you are going to need a bigger truck. I really appreciate these road trips, from one of your Metamora fans !

[@jasonhull5712]

I can never seem to find these kinds of tool hauls. What an amazing tool collection ! Take my money !! Please !!

[@kennygee6627]

Thanks for the tour! Lots and lots of fun stuff there. In case you haven’t seen them, there is a “body mount” for your iPhone or GoPro. It’s straps around you like a backpack but it’s on the front side hanging the camera a few inches below your chin. This way you have both hands available (you could have shown us the inside of many more boxes 🤗), they’re pretty cool.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@railfan439]

I am fairly DROOLONG over all that swag! Thanks for the video. Jon

[@ddblairco]

those tool cabinets reminded me of my fathers, especially when i saw the metal Sucrets box.

[@Evan-e-cent]

I have adopted my father-in-laws favorite saying: "It will come in handy even if i never use it!" - I need all that stuff!

[@mrpete222]

😃

[@farmalltomf]

Mr. Pete, the office manager wanted you to visit with her so badly! LOL! 6:14 says it all! Nice walk through!

[@BrianEltherington]

Thanks Lyle. Feel like a kid in a candy store every time I visit there.

[@danbreyfogle8486]

We had snow the same day here in North Central Iowa, it was greeted with disdain! I loved looking through the "plunder" with hopes I would spot a woodworking machine but none to be seen. I have always wanted one of the big heavy duty wood lathes like we had in shop class back in the early 1960's. I think they were Rockwell but can't be sure. Instead I am stuck with a crappy Craftsman. Thanks for the ride along Mr. Pete.

[@jodydoakes8754]

"Kid in a candy store" comes to mind. Hope you have a big allowance to spend.

[@4SafetyTraining]

Drive safe and thanks for taking me I will on there website soon

[@AmateurRedneckWorkshop]

Nice trip to the tool crib. Thanks for the video.

[@Daledavispratt]

Thanks for taking us along. That place makes me salivate! :-)

[@deedeeindustrialsuperprecision]

Matt at Lost Creek, sold me one really good 10ee 20 yrs ago, highly recommended!

[@joshschutte7739]

Looking forward to the south bend mill videos! I can’t wait to get mine back together and running!

[@mrpete222]

👍

[@CraigLYoung]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@ohmbug10]

That was just...WOW!

[@tommccall7540]

Thanks for that interesting video. I did enjoy the tour. 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@elsdp-4560]

Thank you for sharing. WOW, like a big candy store.

[@rexmyers991]

Most interesting! Thanks, Mr, Pete

[@brianbutler3954]

Mr. Pete - I was there yesterday and bought a couple of items

[@phantom629]

I'm impressed you made it through all of that and didnt find a treasure you couldn't live without. Are you on a twelve step program for retired machinist? Did they start making a patch for auction buyers lols

[@oldschool6345]

There's a billion dollar Idea! An auction addiction patch! haha

[@Farm_fab]

I bought a 1" depth micrometer at the scrap yard. It needs a bit of oil, but it's all there, and it's a Starret. I also got a 0-1" micrometer that day as well, and it's also a Starret.

[@mrpete222]

👌👍

[@phooesnax]

Love to know more about old truck in the thumbnail

[@jeremydoblinger3609]

Those red boxes are like xmas presents to a little boy!! Rare to see them in the wild!

[@tommyhanlon8012]

Salivating !

[@zedsforfun]

What a trip, just an awesome tool grab, and GREAT fun was had be all!!!

[@johnlee8231]

What a haul

[@angelramos-2005]

Excellent video.Thank you for all your work.

[@karlrussell6765]

Thanks for the tour. As I was watching I was talking to the screen "Oooh, I'll take one of those and one of those..." etc.

[@mrpete222]

Lol

[@christurley391]

Thanks for the video.

[@1607rosie]

Man o man it is like a kid in a candy store.

[@ronitsingh85]

always a pleasure to watch your vids, i feel i am right there with you!

[@garyjones2582]

Mr. P, I thoroughly enjoyed that video. Thx for taking us along for the ride even if it did ❄... God Bless and take care...

[@junkmannoparts9696]

Wow Mr Pete that was quite a tour I was drooling through part of the video would love to have some of that stuff can't afford it thanks Mr Pete . Thanks JM

[@BedsitBob]

5:24 That's nice. 😎

[@panaviaman]

Thank you I really enjoyed it, Regards: Rick from England👍👍👍👍👍

[@timeflysintheshop]

That was an amazing haul! The sheer tonnage of machine tools! I hope they paid pennies on the pound!

[@yorkazuna5934]

I always enjoy your Videos Mr. Pete

[@echoewest2685]

Thanks for sharing!

[@BedsitBob]

4:05 My father owned a Starrett combination set. Very nice piece of kit. 😎

[@machinistwanttobebrianfrom6887]

Brian from Ma.That was awsome THANKS for tag along Besafe

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Cool another machine in the shop. Lots of great tools.

[@jhawker2895]

Fun Video. 1 question ... Where are you going to put your "new" Mill? Thanks for sharing... Stay safe

[@leonardedgarsr2014]

Fantastic accumulation of toys...Temptation is great...must resist!!!!!

[@richardbrobeck2384]

Nice video love all the tools and that bridgeport is a keeper that is one tool that wish had for my own shop !

[@PeterWMeek]

It's just a good thing I'm a long way from Ottawa. I'd go nuts in that shop.

[@mrpete222]

Yes

[@heinstrydom864]

Good video good quality Bravo!!

[@johnthayjr4237]

Wow a lot of nice stuff

[@russelldold4827]

Some guys have lots of fun! I could have spent a week in there, walking with my hands behind my back like when I was a kid in a shop 😉

[@stevenfarrall3942]

What is truly staggering - and I have said this before - is the implication behind such a haul. Just imagine what's still out there? And how much stuff the USA (and others) have produced. An absolute monument to the centuries of success of US industrial production. And that this is all now considered to be unwanted!

[@mrpete222]

Very interesting comment that you made. And absolutely 100% true

[@jwagnermail]

All the unwanted industrial machinery is a testament to the end of American dominance in the production of industrial technology. This is not a good thing.

[@stevewilliams2498]

Kyle. You are becoming very accomplished at Left hand box open and closing 🤣

[@LarryBlowers]

Thanks for this I'll have to browse there site and see about a good deal on a old chuck for my lathe,

[@EvanLightner304]

I’m excited for you to have the south bend mill!!

[@jeffanderson1653]

Wow! A fortune if you priced out each piece. They have work to do!

[@bcbloc02]

That was a cute little rotary table! 😎

[@oldhick9047]

Thank you sir

[@aceroadholder2185]

Lost Creek = Good Stuff.

[@markkoons7488]

Never thought I'd wish to live in the Rockford/Madison area again but the used tool sources you routinely document makes me envious.

[@mrpete222]

👍

[@simpleman283]

I would not mind if someday things work out for me to purchase one of their machines.

[@kevinroach6461]

One word explains it for me, WOW!

[@mrpete222]

Yes

[@randydeboer832]

Thanks Mr Pete it will take weeks to sort through all that, or should I say months!!

[@stephenknisely3530]

I REALLY enjoyed the video. Wish that business wasn't so far from me. Illinois is about 5 hour drive. Saw lots of things that interested me but my 30x40 shop is pretty crowded now

[@williamparry9314]

Modern machining does not require so many tools, only specialists need them.

[@bluehornet6752]

Great-looking box of Starrett mics there towards the end. Several years ago I found a box like that, full of 8-10 of the analog (ie; non-battery-powered) digital mics. I think it might even go up to 12". They had just been "certified" and the price was like $950...so I bought them. Still have them to this day, although I don't have much call for the ones over 6-7" in model engine making. But the deal was so good I couldn't pass it up--and I'm glad I didn't. I also bought a box with a metric mic kit a couple of years later, but it's much smaller--I think there are only 5-6 mics in it. But for the $350-400 it cost, I couldn't pass up the deal...especially when the mics look like they've never been used. Sometimes you find those incredible deals and have to move quickly. Looks like I need to call these fellow about stocking up on milling cutters and reamers.

[@mrpete222]

👍👍👍

[@glennbrown1961]

Impressive, can you send some to Australia he he!

[@carrollprice1213]

Mouth watering to a tool lover like me.

[@mrpete222]

👍

[@peteengard9966]

The thing in the Mitutoyo box was a dial bore gauge.

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Man some goodies there. I could spend some serious money if I was closer.

[@williamburdon6993]

What a great collection of tools , should be plenty of happy buyers for a lot of that stuff. I heard a little voice in the video, I think he wanted to start his career on You Tube! lol.

[@rogertaylor1589]

That is an overwhelming assortment of inventory. Great stuff but how do you organize and market it? I know there is a bunch of stuff I would like to buy but how to single it out. thanks Lyle

[@toolman7540]

I wish I had someone who can bless me with some tools,buying these in my country is an arm and a leg.

[@waynespyker5731]

Tool and die injection mold apprenticeship in 1962 all the journeymen tool chests contained many sturdy Surcret tins. In 1964 we produced an AISI-S7 hob to form the 8 cavity tooling for the bottom and cover molds to make them from plastic. I like the tin better.

[@mrpete222]

Yes, tin was much better

[@majorpayne5289]

👍A kid in a candy store comes to mind! 😂 Nice selection! On another note; I’d enjoy seeing your area(s) when you get a BIG snow. Good video Sir Lyle👍🇺🇸

[@mrpete222]

You may want to see it, but I sure don’t, LOL

[@DJPLAST2]

So sad to go through those tool boxes and see the lack of organization in them. We had a guy in the shop once that we offered to buy him a wheel barrow to put his tools in due to the fact of how he kept his “tool box” un-organized. He just would not buy into the fact that those tools were his present and future success/failure in the trade.

[@spnynorman5519]

I made my annual visit there earlier today and yes, I left with more than I’d planned on. As usual. I met you there a couple of years ago and got a signed picture. Regards -

[@mrpete222]

👍👍

[@user-rk4zm3nb5f]

I see some of their stuff is very reasonable. The expense is shipping it to Texas. But then again I love road trips, just not in the winter.

[@grntitan1]

Man, I “NEED” that tailstock chuck. Ugh

[@hbracerx]

Wow! I'd either leave there with more than I could fit in my truck or just get completely overwhelmed and leave with nothing. If it were the latter, I'd definitely return with my machinist buddy to help me narrow down my choices because I already want it all...

[@mrpete222]

lol

[@MoondyneJoe]

I appreciate all the tools and agree, "he who has all the tools... hasn't looked hard enough" but have you ever thought of the poor buggers who made all the wooden boxes that are made to hold all those tools over the years ? Now, most of the time, they are moulded plastics of some kind Good showing Lyle. Tony from Western Australia

[@mrpete222]

Actually, I have thought about that quite often. But I am sure they were made by an outside Supplier.

[@MoondyneJoe]

@@mrpete222 I agree, but a huge amount must have been made over the years.

[@pauldevey8628]

I am in Ottawa, Ontario. A little farther away but no less an enthusiast for machining.

[@mrpete222]

👍

[@scotthaddad563]

Mr. Pete, I noticed a Foredom Hand piece at (8.07) I would be curious of the price.. of course it is only a glimpse I saw.

[@bearsrodshop7067]

Darn, hate to leave but our sale starts in 1/2 hr here,,,be back to watch in deepth tonight,,Boy, what a great collection,,,thx Lye,,see you back in 6 + hrs (@@)! Bear

[@mrpete222]

Good luck with your sale

[@mrc1539]

I can only hope that when I pass away that Heaven will be like what I saw in this video 😉 ! Thanks for the ride along .

[@mrpete222]

Totally agree

[@Farm_fab]

Lyle, we had a defense contractor that relocated from Pennsylvania to Florida, and they scrapped around $5 million in carbide cutters, some of which were proprietary, but most weren't. I tried my best to point them in the direction of trade schools, but alas, they got junked. I probably could have bought some at the yard, but they were a bit far for me to travel that far.

[@ianbutler1983]

Mr. Pete, Do you get the happy tingles over Brown and Sharpe or only Starrett?

[@petediamond7263]

I want to get out of the burbs that surround Chicago and get some land like you have are there any good deals on houses out there?

[@trialnterror]

Morning sir

[@51-FS]

19:46 it has a eye bolt on it to lift it with you sky hook you built

[@SmallMartingale]

Precision machine tools in small wooden boxes make my heart beat faster

[@mrpete222]

Yes

[@toadjam12000]

I want the Blake indicator.