Monarch Lathe 10 HP Motor Workover

[@kevinchamberlain7928]

So nice to see extremely high quality artefacts being restored and loved. Just looking at these things tells of a time when men were more capable. Yes, men and I'm not ashamed of mentioning 50% of all the genders that were alive when this lathe was built.

[@captainover-tighten6729]

No that’s a Jim Dandy video. Just stumbled across you. Really enjoyed it, no dumbass music and the narration was excellent and honest. Thanks for sharing. Looks amazing. Top shelf

[@johnfry9010]

That parts washer is amazing , WOW !

[@mattymcsplatty5440]

I know right? Ive never seen one like that. Does a fantastic job too

[@abbiezercoppe]

@@mattymcsplatty5440 here's the video where he picks it up. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGHUeayjYrF9as0

[@stevewinwood3674]

Clearly Ancient Alien technology.

[@Airtight215]

My dad was a machinist at the company that made and manufactured that black tape. When he retired we had 100’s of rolls. It was great for gripping baseball bats and hockey sticks. I still have boxes of it today, it’s amazing.

[@cliffordfender1159]

I've been doing this stuff for over 45 years, and I watch a lot of these kind of videos. I just found your channel and it's great to watch someone who "actually" knows what they are doing. Thanks for a great watch !!!

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Clifford, I really appreciate the kind words. Welcome to the channel. Gary

[@cliffordfender1159]

@@OldIronMachineWorks Just giving credit where credit is due. Thanks' for your efforts.

[@garrywright3566]

You should do this work for martin marietta and for hi Hierman and Nelson and compton CA. Love to see things like this done. that's a great lathe too.

[@wanlongepsmachine]

respectful， craftsman

[@benjaminmatte5225]

Damn that was a good vide, just an honest guy doing honest work and keeping old things still running, well done.

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thank You, I appreciate the kind words. Gary

[@paulhammond7489]

Good to see Gary working on the Monarch. Although I have to admit that I would never have thought the stator could survive a trip through a heated parts washer, but I respectfully bow to your superior knowledge. Sounds and looks good enough to run for another 65 years.

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thank you Paul. I don’t get a lot of time to work on the monarch, but a little progress is better than none.

[@asw19B100]

Me too- I was wondering whether the insulating material encasing the wire groups slotted into the stator were able to withstand washing?

[@sierraspecialtyauto7049]

Another nice job, Gary. I'm recovering from a hip replacement, so all I can do for a while is watch other people work. This was a treat.

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Joe, always appreciate when you stop by the channel. I hope the healing from the operation goes quickly. Gary

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

I hope your recovery is going well Joe.

[@BruceBoschek]

Wishing you a complete and speedy recovery. I've had the right hip replaced twice and the left once. At 81 I'm still running around (somewhat slower than in the past) and having fun. Best wishes from Germany.

[@davidminderman3179]

Very enjoyable; took me back to 1976 when I worked for Monarch as an engineer fresh out of school. Although I wanted to work on CNC tools, I wound up doing custom design work on the 1620 and similar lathes; boy they were beauties!

[@HaxbyShed]

I learnt a lot from that Gary. Amazed how light those end bells were. A hoist is an absolute must have with a 300lb motor. Great vid thanks.

[@RalfyCustoms]

Me too Paul, his ethic and knowledge are bob on

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thanks Paul. I’m sure they were trying to cut down on some weight. When the bells are in place they’re very strong, it’s just when you need to disassemble the motor is when things can go bad real quick. Always nice to have you stop by the channel. Gary

[@ELEKTROGOWK]

the stator looks like a freshly cooked grab Great job 😍👍

[@DanielPerez-bn9bi]

Man this Monarch is going to be amazing when you are done restoring it. I love your attention to detail.

[@ShadonHKW]

Good for another 70 years!

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thanks Stan, appreciate you stopping by the channel. Gary

[@garrywright3566]

As a person that did this job I would have to say that is purity Great Millright work right there.

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thank You Gary

[@Freetheworldnow]

I did not blink an eye for the whole forty minutes duration of your captivating video and out of the ordinary knowledge and craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing.

[@jsteifel]

everytime I see you using your wash cabinet I want one. Now if I only had room. Always a professional job, no shortcuts on quality.

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Wash Cabinet‘s are definitely nice. Thank you for the kind words. Gary

[@patrickcolahan7499]

Great job Gary. I have rebuilt several motors and washed them as well. Luckily, like you, I lived in a warm part of the country at the time. Didn't take too long to dry every thing out. Fans and a heat lamp can be used to dry them out as well. The air movement really drys them out. Out of caution, I generally gave them about 5 days, longer if it was colder. So satisfying to see one of these motors run and run smoothly. There was a time when rebuilding, including rewinding motors was very common. Today, with the high cost of labor, we are a disposable society. What a shame. Thanks very much for sharing. Take care.

[@cryoine7194]

i bought a standard modern 10 inch utilathe and lovingly restoring it, the motor was fried(years of metal chips inside) I got it rewound and all that good stuff but its true most people would rather get a new lathe than learn to fix an old one with probably a few centuries more life left in them( that's how I got it lol so I'm not complaining too much)

[@evelynmurphy1800]

Great rebuild. I learned a few things, including using fusion tape. I liked how you fixed the wiring and included the wire numbers Jim

[@benjaminmatte5225]

I thought that stator was done for but it came out damn clean

[@johnfriend240]

Gary, I put a sheet over the BP, the Tormach and the lathe after each use. It's been wet in SoCal this year and no flash rust. Takes seconds to put on, seconds off. Plain sheet, not a motorcycle cover or any plastized or rubberized thing. Just an old bed sheet. Keeps dust and dirt off too.

[@jamiemacdonald436]

Your finished motor sounds like absolute silk. So well done.

[@cameronmccreary4758]

Years ago I had a shop. I had to have a motor serviced. I had thought of doing it myself but decided to take it to another shop that also rewound the motor. When the company had finished with their work they had rewound the motor, changed out the bearings, and repainted the motor while saving the etched legend plate. This was in the City of Sacramento, the company was Van Alstyne Electric and in some form they are still in business today but, I don't know if they rebuild motors. After they had finished rebuilding my motor it had been brought back up to its full horsepower rating where, when I had taken the motor in, it had lost about a quarter of a horsepower so; definitely rewinding motors makes a big difference. I put the motor back in the machine tool and clearly it made the machine look old.

[@toddwheeler1526]

Beautiful work sir. Good to go for the next few generations.

[@RRINTHESHOP]

I did notice one thing, if you had a longer extension you could of remove the end bell from across the street. Nice job.😊😊😊😊😊

[@oxtoolco]

I was thinking he was being polite and staying out of the shot with that long extension. A real pro move in video production.

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Randy, I wanted my longer extension but I couldn’t find it. Always nice to have you stop by the channel. Hope you’re having a great weekend. Gary

[@johnvitz310]

You bad😂😂😂

[@victoryfirst2878]

I like your way of marking the winding coils with numbers Sir. Job well done.

[@jankjensen222]

Very nice and instructional video. Thanks!!

[@3cl1]

Saturday morning, and I'm enjoying a nice cup of coffee while watching your video. Thank you! I've wrapped a large bearing in a moistened paper towel and microwaved for a slip on fit.

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

I have a induction bearing heater that works very well, but sometimes I like to just press them on. Gives me a better feel for what kind of fit they have. Thanks for watching. Gary

[@outsidescrewball]

Your standard…awesome video production/discussion/demonstration/build, certainly nice to have the commerical shop facilities but it still takes an experienced talented mechanic/machinist

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Chuck, you have always been a big support to not just my channel but to many other channels as well. I know I always appreciate it very much my friend. Gary

[@paulcaron-wm4tk]

Just wanted to mention about poplar lumber, if you’re talking about ‘tulip’ poplar, we are in North Carolina where the major early succession species is tulip poplar. We settled our village (Earthaven) on 320 acres of second growth forest populated by mostly juvenile poplar and red maple forest, with some southern yellow pine and hemlock. The topography is mixed with only about 40 acres flat agricultural land and several different areas of buildable south facing slopes. We wanted to leave at least two thirds of the land in forest in which to practice timber stand improvement logging, and build our infrastructure out of the timber removed for clearing. We didn’t have much choice but to use what we had. So we built the community center council hall and the first ten or so houses out of a lot of green poplar lumber. It’s fine. A little harder that the spruce and yellow pine that’s conventional around here, but not too much.

[@nickmasterson942]

Hi Gary. I really have enjoyed your videos. I just scored a 20x78 series 61 I’m super excited about it. I was nervous it would have a broke shifter fork but much to my relief everything is good in the headstock! I’m hoping you will have some more monarch content in the future. I’m going to go all the way though this thing and replace any worn or broken parts. My goal is to eventually make it like new. I would love to be able to compare notes, I know your monarch is very similar to the one I got. Thanks!

[@olronholleran1310]

Nice job, I worked for the Bulard Co back in the 60'ss as a service man, Gramps

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thank you.

[@oxtoolco]

Hey Gary. Check out Polaris connectors instead of split bolts. They are fully insulated and come in many sizes. The cats meow for splicing and tapping larger conductors. I hate wrapping split bolts. In particular in tight spaces like electrical enclosures. All the best, Tom

[@gregeconomeier1476]

Three are needed for this application. They are a good product but very pricey.

[@oxtoolco]

@@gregeconomeier1476 Mcmaster Carr. Home depot also carries them. The cost varies widely by the maximum conductor size and number of taps.

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Tom, I will definitely have to check them out. Always nice to have you stop by. Gary

[@rustbeltmachine]

Our electrical contractors al love these things. I did not know they were called Polaris thank you.

[@sparty94]

man that motor was running smooth. nice job, that has to be satisfying.

[@normsweet1710]

I agree with Bobb, that washer is worth it’s weight in elbow grease

[@wirenut003]

Great to watch some real old-school professionals, the wiring job you did was superb, that motor is going to be like from the factory. I used to do bigger motor jobs for a giant laundry and commercial wool-dying plant, they can be very heavy. Love the channel🤠

[@asw19B100]

Very well done video with great pacing answering most of my questions along the way.

[@mikerotschy2232]

great video, I have a soft spot for Monarchs. Hoppes #9 gun solvent works great on flash rust, really brightens bare steel.

[@RalfyCustoms]

Happy days Gary buddy, wonderful inspirational and educational as ever my friend, nice to see you working on that beautiful old Monarch 😀

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Ralfy, I just wish I had more time to spend on it. You definitely get your share of jumping around from project to project I bet. Your eye seems to be healing up nicely. Always nice when I see you stop by the channel, hope you’re having a great weekend. Gary

[@kevinchamberlain7928]

What an inspired method of splitting the casing by tapping those threads!!!

[@BruceBoschek]

Thanks very much for another excellent video. Since I am not an experienced machinist you videos are particularly valuable to me. I am always impressed by the clever ways that you do things and the assured manner in which you do them. I liked the way you threaded the holes to get the end bells off and the way you solved the problem of the old cloth-insulated wires. That big old motor is as good as new. Best wishes from Germany.

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thank you very much Bruce. Gary

[@darrenblattner2508]

Tom Lipson says Hi. Nice work on the motor. Keep smilin

[@tomgiorgini9154]

did you mean lipton

[@darrenblattner2508]

@@tomgiorgini9154 I did, Sorry Tom

[@hrxy1]

just found you, subbed. no pounding drums or swirling whooshing intrusive background shit noise just engineering at it's best. Good to see someone who knows how to tighten bolts diagonally not in a circular pattern. Great vid will be watching your back catalogue. thank you

[@قيسالعامري-ل8ع]

You deserve support, admiration, appreciation and respect for this most wonderful work ❤🌺🌺💞🌹

[@larryb451]

I'm quite sure Miss Mona Monarch Will be very happy when she gets her Spiffy newmotor Installed so she can show off her abilities. Great video I really enjoyed it

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thank you Larry

[@TERRYB0688]

So satisfying to see a machine part made 65 years ago restored to almost new and ready for work again, just makes me wonder in 20-30 years time will anybody still be doing this or will they have all gone to that machine shop in the sky

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thank you Terry, hopefully they’ll be young blood that continues on with some of the vintage machines. Thanks for watching. Gary

[@명환이-o7z]

여러가지 느끼는 점이 많이 있었던 훌륭한 작업입니다. 감사합니다.

[@mattymcsplatty5440]

Hi, Tom ftom Ox Tools pointed me your way. Great videos. I really like your parts cleaner, never seen one like that before. Very cool work.

[@kentuckytrapper780]

Great video Gary, I would love to find me one of those parts washers like yours..mine holds eighty gallon of cleaner but hand scrubbing sucks, lol..

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

A nice Wash Cabinet will definitely spoil you. The one I show in the videos is our smaller cabinet that holds 60 gallons. I also have the exact same cabinet at home. But at work we also have 160 gallon Wash Cabinet outside which I have not shown yet. We run much harsher chemicals in the big cabinet so it strips everything. Always nice to have you stop by and check out the videos. Gary

[@kurtarmbrust]

Came over from Oxtool. Great video!

[@lawrencejneuser8801]

You did a nice job, I used to work in a rewind Shop years ago. Sometimes companies would have us put in grease Xerx for the bearings and weep hole with a plug in the other hole. We would unshield the bearings on one side Then they could Add grease as needed. my understanding was it kept the inside from getting all greased up and extended the life of the bearings. When you regrease the bearings you would pull the plug and let the old grease pump out.

[@kensmedberg1130]

ya say there's still a chance for my ol' 4 HP ! Love them split bolt connectors for a secure connection ... ( and mainly 'cause I got a life-time supply of rubber wrapping tape to use up ). Congrats on hitting that 7K subscribers mark ! ... 70% of the way to that soon to come 10K mark !

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thank you Ken, and I’m sure there’s still hope for your 4 hp. Thanks for watching. Gary

[@paulsto6516]

That was very enjoyable to watch. Thanks for posting!

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thank you Paul

[@jameshollingsworth4714]

I might suggest the first thing after drying the stater, should have been a hi-pot test. Could save a lot of agony in the future, or even your life. Great video.

[@williejones5031]

I really enjoy watching your videos of you working on those old lathes. Great content, thanks for sharing Gary!!!

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thanks 👍

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Gary, back to new again, the parts wash is a brilliant machine to have handy, great job as always mate, Cheers

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thank you Matty, always nice to have you stop by the channel. By the way, your crane project came out great. Gary

[@the_hate_inside1085]

Those are some pretty fine bell castings, usually cast iron from this era is a bit thicker.

[@JourneymanRandy]

Those bearings look expensive but worth it. It should last another seventy years now Gary. Nice work🔧⚒🔩

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Randy, I forgot what I paid but they were pretty reasonable. They will definitely outlive me. Always nice to have you stop by the channel. Gary

[@jt9498]

Really nice job on the cleanup of that old workhorse of a motor! By the way...I'm impressed with that parts washer! :)

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thank you very much!

[@francisschweitzer8431]

You mentioned about how some people would be nervous about washing the windings. Getting a good dry on them is the key… BUT.. BUT… if you didn’t get a good dry…. You would find out very fast when the lacquer insulation paint went on.. it would pull that water to the surface… and give a good signal that more drying is needed.

[@ypaulbrown]

fantastic ideas you are sharing......sure love that cleaning cabinet ..........cheers from Orlando, Florida, Paul

[@mikebroszczak5767]

Very good camera placement

[@seldendaniel8819]

Threading the holes of the end bell is a great idea.

[@mikefromflorida8357]

Great video, and no music. Thank you.

[@richardfrisbie6069]

Great video, I like the way you get right after it, and I'm a big Monarch lather fan. Oh BTW OX sent me, now I owe him too!

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Welcome aboard! I hope you find my videos interesting. Gary

[@jeffanderson4979]

That’s a proper job! Nicely done Gary

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thank you Jeff

[@richardklein6720]

Gary, what a treat, I have been waiting for this one since I saw the video of you and Mike at the auction site. It is such a pleasure to see the job done correctly and great idea on the wire numbering tags. Good job on the edit and story telling too. Best, Rich

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Rich, I just wish I had more time to dedicate to the Monarch. I just got too many irons in the fire, but making a little progress. Appreciate the kind words and you taking the time to check out the video. Gary

[@gasworker3042]

Glad Tom mentioned your channel! This content is right up my alley... I maintain nature gas compressors at a gas storage facility... we have three ingersoll rand SVG's and three KVG compressors, unfortunately they don't need the kvg's anymore so I am scrapping them... they ran great before we stopped using them about 2 years ago... Would you be interested in any parts?

[@1970chevelle396]

That parts washer sure makes it easy to clean parts. I still use a regular solvent parts washer.

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Ken, They definitely spoil you. Gary

[@rickhaass1133]

sounds great - didn't notice any vibrations.

[@Rustinox]

Nice job, Gary. That's indeed a heavy piece :)

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thank you Michael

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Man that parts wash cabinet is the cats meow when it comes to projects like these.

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Tom, once you have one you don’t want to go without. That’s why I bought the same cabinet for my home shop. Always nice to have you stop by. Gary

[@PrecisionMetalWorks-mk6it]

Nice work Gary, looks great!

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thank You, I appreciate it. Gary

[@dizzolve]

10:30 the magic washing machine ........ man wish I had one of those. Maybe you can do a segment on it someday

[@hotrodd4967]

Such as awesome and meticulous restoration sir!

[@sinisatrlin840]

I have Morando heavy duty lathe from 1982 with 25" swing and 15HP motor. It removes 5mm of mild steele in single pass withouth breaking a sweat. These old machines if not worn out are great and most of new kit can not compare in any way.

[@bchdsailor]

Nice work again, that cleaner was wort it's toll

[@mbs1234567]

You did a fantastic job. Looking forward to seeing that beast make chips. Cheers

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thank you Mike

[@kooldoozer]

Good video Gary. I had to do the exact thing to the 4hp/8hp Brooks motor on my Colchester 17. I got some SprayOn brand Glyptol paint from McMaster Carr. They seemed to be the cheapest. -----Doozer

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thank you Doozer. Always nice to have you stop by the channel. Gary

[@carlkulyk366]

Your video’s always impress me. What ever your employer pays you, it is not enough.

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Carl, I will show your comment to my boss. LOL Thank you for the kind words. Gary

[@scudinthemud]

Nice job. Might I suggest you fix an information label to the motor, detailing the work done and the date, for a future owner 20 years on who might be wondering why the old motor is running so sweetly.

[@tpobrienjr]

Super job, thanks for sharing.

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thank you Thomas

[@danhoag373]

A jacket on a 100 degree day!! Wow what a man lol

[@jackreed3445]

Having replaced bearings in hundreds of motors I disagree with using an impact to seat the end bells. I always used a rubber mallet to seat the end bells then using a regular ratchet or end wrench to tighten the bolts. I have seen many end bells cracked by using an impact to pull them up to the frame of the motor. The red insulating enamel was brand named Glyptol and it was said that it would cover a multitude of sins which I assumed meant nicked insulation or hot spots in the windings. Taking the time to clean and then primer and paint the motor shows pride in the work preformed. jack

[@georgetarabini6552]

Such a pleasure, thanks for posting

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Glad you enjoyed it. Gary

[@kevinbaird9763]

Great tip on the push bolts!

[@AlmostMachining]

This was awesome to watch Gary! Great job!!!

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Phil, appreciate the kind words. Thank you. Gary

[@jamestregler1584]

Great job 👍 need to do my motor for 3 phase thanks

[@robertpanter5576]

Great video thanks,I am redoing a 61 series lathe. When I rewired from 440 to 220 I found the relays were not heavy enough. I haven’t found a source for them.

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Robert, I may end up having the same problem. Appreciate you watching. Gary

[@Honore262]

You do real nice work thanks for the link 🎉video

[@waynethomas3638]

Standard method for dismantling this type of motor( did my apprenticeship rewinding motors). solvents can dissolve the varnish so water is good if dried well

[@andrzej3511]

Two things surprised me a lot. 1. Washing the inside of the motor with water (and probably some detergents) ALONG WITH THE WINDINGS! 2. That you haven't recreated a junction board that no doubt once existed. You even have a diagram of the connections on the nameplate - so it would be easy. Mechanically, the work was done very well. Ad 1. I was always taught that water is a killer for an electric motor. I would not dare to take such a step as washing with water. I would wipe the windings only from the outside with extraction petrol and that of the highest purity. However, it is true that the first start of the engine after the bath did not result in gray smoke, but are you sure about the next ones? Ad 2. Although a large lathe is not a very mobile machine, there is no need to constantly change the connection, but full-fledged connectors are an elegant solution. Including the lid!

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

I will just let the video speak for itself. I have washed many motors this way with great results. Properly dry them out and had no issues. I will not tell somebody else how to do their motor, just showing the way I did it. But I do appreciate you checking out the video. Gary

[@andrzej3511]

@@OldIronMachineWorks It's true, the video is the best proof. Though my orthodox head still has doubts. :)))) Or maybe half a century ago, when materials and technology were decided by engineers and not accountants, materials that were easy to dry were used? Or were they just water resistant? Because today's engine of the same power is at least half the size and much lighter, the question is: is it as durable? I don't think so. And such a bath would be deadly. Anyway: all hydrophore engines that were flooded with water during the flood in my country, even after drying, were unusable, they burned one by one. Whatever is, you have the engine a superbly refurbished and it will probably work for decades.

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

@@andrzej3511 I do appreciate you watching and commenting. If the time comes where I do have issues with the motor, I’ve always wanted to give a try at rewinding a motor. So that would be a perfect candidate. Gary

[@ydonl]

I enjoyed seeing the cleaning cabinet change the color of the stator from black to red. :-) Nice work. Seeing the internals made me start thinking about the ratio of the radius to the length. It seems to me that a large diameter will give greater torque for the same amount of magnetic push. I'm guessing the trend has been toward smaller diameters, but longer, to get the same power. Just a guess!

[@jimenz6548]

I think a little anti-seize on the shaft would aid in the future, if the pulley needed to be serviced.

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

I purposely did not put Anti-seize on the shaft. I want the pulley to seize to the shaft. Do not want to rely on just a setscrew, and any kind of movement will cause wear. But in many applications I am a huge fan of anti-seize.

[@simonpaterson4429]

Fantastic work, your a real trademen

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thank you very much!

[@johnlocke9609]

You can tell it's a quality motor by the shaft, some newer motors say they are 10HP but shaft doesn't correspond to the actual force. Someone might say: well they are better materials and new shafts are stronger, there for smaller. But I doubt is the case.

[@joe74ta1]

Came up real nice Gary

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thanks Joe

[@bcbloc02]

13:58 that housing shows that bearings has been dancing in that bore. It would have been good to add a bit of loctite to that one to fill that extra clearance and make it last longer.

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Brian, on this particular motor the bearings press onto the shaft and have a slip fit in the bells. Anytime I see anything that has a slip fit it always leaves a weird pattern to it. Once cleaned the bearings fit the Bores in the bells like they were designed for. Being the bells were so thin I really did not want to put Loctite on them for fear of the next guy not being able to get them apart without breaking or cracking something. It’s always nice to have you stop by the channel Brian. Gary

[@bcbloc02]

@@OldIronMachineWorks Good point about the risk of breaking it on the next disassemble. One end has to be allowed to float anyway to allow for thermal expansion.

[@tjh44961]

Gary, we live on the Gulf Coast, and a friend of mine that has a shop that is not climate controlled told me that he keeps a couple of small fans moving the air in his shop during the winter. Apparently, condensation will only occur in still air, and I have found this to be true. Moving air in the shop = no rust from condensation.

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Tom, our biggest problem at work is the fact that the big bay doors get opened up year-round and it makes it very hard to keep moisture out of the shop.

[@dannywilsher4165]

Awesome job Gary!!!!!

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thank you Danny

[@melgross]

Looks great Gary. Interesting on how older motors look so different from new ones. I don’t think they would use that cooling style on a machine motor anymore, maybe not since the later 1960s.

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Thank You Mell. The fan definitely moves plenty of air, but it also brings in plenty of crud to. Appreciate you watching. Gary