Monday Night Meatloaf 141 Country Style

The first meatloaf from the new shop. To commemorate the episode we will call it country style. In this episode we take a look at progress in the shop and test a new tool. Yam Lathe backsplash mount, machine placements, old engineering sketches, Cleveland drill guide, Makita cordless chainsaw test.

[@daviddauphin838]

There is a copy that can be downloaded from "The Internet Archive" website of cleveland drill !

[@jpsimon206]

I inherited my grandfather's shop. There is 3,000 ft², but he always kept the machine tools in a very tight galley type space. I never understood it as a kid, there was plenty of space in the shop but almost no room around the lathe, milling machine, and toolbox. When I moved in, I immediately rearranged according to my lights. I have rearranged several times since and just recently have come around to the exact same setup that he used. I could not see it from the outside looking in, but what he had developed was essentially the cockpit of a plane, without leaving his stool, he could swivel and grab anything and everything without straining. I remember being a small kid watching him and wondering how he remembered where everything was. Now that I have adopted the same setup, I'm quickly discovering that it becomes muscle memory. You don't even think about it, your hand just goes to the right spot. In fact, if I consciously think about it, I cannot remember where things are. If I just quickly think of what I want, my hand seems to automatically go to that location

[@stevecallachor]

The phenomenon you describe is known as “Proprioception”, an amazing feature of living things. You always know where your body extensions are, unless you are the type who sticks a hand in a whirling lawnmower, and thus you can always put your finger on the tip of your nose or your earlobe without looking. Of course some are better at things than others ………. I’m an untidy person who can never find anything, particularly if someone has moved it!!! Stavros

[@stevecallachor]

It’s also referred to as muscle memory

[@eulerizeit]

There is no way I could throw out work like your sketches. Even if they seem to currently have no use, to me, they would represent a HUGE amount of work in a way that isn't done anymore.

[@davidfickle2687]

Looking at your surface grinder positioning causes me to remember something. I worked as a electronic technician in an area that was just next to a machining area. The installation at the machining area had 6 surface grinders laid out in a row with the beds all in line. Looked really nice! Apparently the layout designer didn't take into account the the beds don't all move left and right in synchronous with each other, and soon two of the beds collided with quite a bang. Subsequently they were all rotated about 45 degrees so that they could no longer collide.

[@kennethelwell8574]

My college shop had the lathes in a row but set at an angle. If you forgot the chuck key, it would get thrown into the aisle instead of the operator behind you.

[@janvisser2223]

@@kennethelwell8574 Same in my nautical college workshop

[@geoffbackman6347]

So happy to have a meatloaf, and a country meatloaf to boot. Ive been craving it so badly!!! Thank you Sir!

[@davidhawthorne9637]

Its been too long since his last meatloaf..

[@matthewwest8689]

absolutely right on the insulation concerns. As a consumer, you have the right (and responsibility) to perform your own due diligence on vendors, including asking for itemized quotes, referrals, payment terms, etc. I'd also be concerned on the communication. If they are less than responsive while they are trying to sell you something, just think how it'll be after they have your money on hand.... I also saw a large etching press wheel in your previous video... I'm sure Mr. Renzetti will be glad it wasn't permanently retired in the old shop.. 😁

[@littlejackalo5326]

You have no right to an itemized quote. That basically devalues the time the contractor spends doing the estimate, which can take days/months of work, calling suppliers, finding pricing, finding distributors for certain products, making deals with the distributors, and it allows the customer receiving the bid to be able to take that itemized list to other contractors to be able to see what you are paying from a supplier, which is usually confidential. You have the right to ask, but not the right to obtain. It's none of the customer's business how much the contractor pays for materials, how much profit they make, or what they pay their laborers. Either you like the price, or you don't. You can go get other bids to see if you're being ripped off. If you do ask for an itemized quote, it'll just be a faked quote worked backwards to get to the number of their real quote.

[@matthewwest8689]

@@littlejackalo5326 you’re right, I meant right to ask for… and itemized doesn’t always mean disclosing how much they are charging for using a rag or cost of gas etc. But they should be willing to show a basic breakdown of labor vs materials etc.

[@briantaylor9266]

Nice chainsaw. As a fellow city boy turned country boy, I've learned 2 things about chainsaws. (1) Gas, battery, or corded, they all need to have a sharp chain, so learn how to sharpen. And (b) if it can cut wood it can cut flesh even easier.

[@spaight711]

+1 Sharp chains are key. I keep my chains so sharp that they throw chunks of wood. Just like a drill, you want chips not powder.

[@xmachine7003]

That is right up Tom's alley,filing!!😉 I love filing my chains. Keep them sharp and just touch up during my break.

[@briantaylor9266]

@@xmachine7003 I've fallen in love with my Pferd 2-in-1 chainsaw sharpener. Stihl has one too, identical except it's orange.

[@kendog4570]

Welcome to the mountains. As a general rule, the further you get from big population areas, the more crackpot the “contractors” get. Hard to find one that isn’t on “mountain time”!

[@pkav8tor]

I kept hearing the 'Logger Wade' laugh in the back ground ...dang internet cross feed ...........😊

[@Smidge204]

I just had to take a moment to try and figure out what "winter-strained" meant. According to the Wikipedia article on sperm oil, the term refers to "matter" (stuff scraped out of the head of the sperm whale) that was allowed to congeal in the winter, then pressed through wool sacks. The oil extracted this way was particularly valuable since it remained liquid at winter temperatures. So I take "winter-strained lard" to mean the liquid fraction of rendered pig fat that can be extracted by pressing and filtering at cold temperatures. I wonder what machine shops of the day smelled like...

[@oxtoolco]

Awesome! Thanks for that. Makes perfect sense now as a temperature range fraction of a particular oil. Cheers, Tom

[@damienmiller]

@@oxtoolco I wonder if it's just a weird way of referring to glycerine?

[@trollforge]

Bacon...

[@joefalmo5528]

And next week on the new Lipton workshop we plow the north 40 and pull out some stumps. Good to see you back Tom nothing like a meatloaf sandwich for breakfast.

[@noelhenderson700]

Another advantage to long pants is your pull on boots don't fill up with sawdust.

[@oxtoolco]

You got me on that one! Cheers, Tom

[@jdmccorful]

@@oxtoolco Are they Danner pullons?

[@oxtoolco]

@@jdmccorful Redback boots. Made in Australia. They have a spider logo on them. Best steel toe boots I've ever worn and that is saying something. Cheers, Tom

[@BruceBoschek]

I use my electric chainsaw more than I have ever used my petrol saws. Just grab it, put in freshly charged cells and I'm off an running for at least a half hour of chain saw delight. Great for the homeowner. Thanks for another interesting video, Tom.

[@ashpalmer1365]

Those sketches are 100s of hour of CAD practice for us newbies! Absolute gold!

[@robertklein9190]

Tom, I believe a battery powered sawzall would be a better option for dismemberment, plus it's the primary tool to remove catalytic converters and also great for tree trimming. And in addition slicing meatloaf.

[@oxtoolco]

Yeah but I already have one of those.... Still trying to get the bits of meat and DNA out of the tool. Cheers, Tom

[@ke6gwf]

Sawzalls suck for cutting limbs compared to a chainsaw. Especially anything wood that's wet or pitchy, because the tiny teeth on the blade get clogged up. Also if you are cutting anything thicker than the stroke on your Sawzall, the teeth in the middle never clear out and just clog the cut up.

[@cobraframebuilding]

Love the sketches. I would buy a framed (or not framed) sketch for sure. Especially if you knew the story behind it.

[@davidhawthorne9637]

Yes!!I would buy one or maybe a few. Even better if their was a short story or description of what I was looking at either in a unused corner in the face or even on the back of the drawing.

[@davidhawthorne9637]

As we have seen him do in so many videos in the past buying un-used or un-wanted tools from past machinist they all have a story and a purpose. History must go on and not be forgotten.

[@omarquintero1283]

Glad to hear from you, Thanks for your teaching

[@akfarmboy49]

I enjoyed seeing your hand sketch book. I always keep my sketches because of notes and jogs memory Good reference material

[@spaight711]

Even the tree guys are getting into the electric stuff a bit. Small, top handle saws from the big name power saw companies are favorable for climbing and nipping off limbs because you don’t have to pause to pull-start the saw again every time you move around. Gas is still king in any big wood, but battery technology is certainly going to keep pushing in a direction that the casual/ranch user will be favored.

[@calholli]

Yeah.. I feel like there's going to be a real battery breakthrough in the next 15 years and that's going to change everything. There's too much incentive now, and an entire generation is coming out of school pushing towards electric in every field. "Necessity is the mother of invention" --

[@warrenjones744]

I am a field welding guy. For twenty years I have used an Husqvarna electric plug-in saw to cut blocks or timber supports etc... I always have electricity due to the diesel welding generator on my truck. I hate messing around with gas on a welding service truck. This past year I purchased a Milwaukee brand battery powered saw to compliment my other tools in the Milwaukee line I own. and it lives in my pick up truck. Very handy to clear a fallen tree branch from the road or something. And yeah I still have a gas powered saw for the big work that needs done. But it get used a lot less now.

[@arimadx]

I get so excited with every new video! Hope things are coming along great for you!

[@polotecnic7816]

Good luck tom. Nice to see your back. A shop move, I'm dreading it.

[@marvincarvin1846]

Funny. Being a fifty plus year veteran of gas chainsaws, I recently bought a battery operated saw and immediately did what you did - I did not take my usual personal protection precautions. I too realized how stupid that is. I think it is because it seems like just a battery operated toy.

[@sp1nrx]

I think this happens with many tools and machine. I tell my employees the most dangerous machines in the shop are the quiet ones. When ground-pounding vibrations and noise come from out of a machine it's taken much more serious than, say, a properly maintained grinder. Quiet will bite just as bad but if you're not prepared it will be worse.

[@keithlane4343]

Definitely save your sketches. I used to draw detailed sketches, with notes, to show how to set up different difficult jobs and would keep a copy with the set up sheets. They came in handy when teaching new employees, and duplicating our methods of set ups and capabilities. Before they had programmable fourth axis, we made mechanical fourth axis driven by different diameter aluminum pulleys and piano wire attached to the machine so when the mill table moved, it would rotate and position an arbor set up between centers and machine O. D. features on the parts. I was very lucky to work with brilliant guys that I learned to think outside the machining box for the last forty years. I documented and illustrated their knowledge to use and share with other interested machinists in the future. Long story , long, you never know if you can use you drawings to teach down the road . Take care.

[@jdmccorful]

Yea, and let the Auction guy get rid of them after your gone.

[@tmurray1972]

I know it wasn’t possible, but it sure would’ve been great to get the building insulated before you moved all your equipment in. Same goes for house painting. You’ll get it done just more of a PITA.👍🏻

[@I2YANx]

I know of winterisation which is defined as: Winterization is a type of fractionation (also known as fractionate crystallization), the general process of separating the triglycerides found in fats and oils, using the difference in their melting points, solubility, and volatility. Winterization is an oil refinement technique commonly used in biotechnology.

[@alaspooryorick9946]

Something I'd add as a frequent chainsaw slinger is that it's ALWAYS worth the couple of minutes to put some gaiters on. Unlike other kinds of saw, they make proper respectable machinist chips which are magnetically attracted to the front of your boots and stay in your socks for years not revealing themselves 'til you're already 2 hours hike from the truck and wanting to tear your own skin off... make a grown man cry

[@richardellis3141]

Great meatloaf out there in the country,, Thanks..

[@fryreartechnology7611]

Make NTF art files out of you drawings they could be the next big thing lol🤣🥰

[@ronringel9132]

Just love that "Country Style Meatloaf". Thanks Tom

[@TheKnacklersWorkshop]

Hello Tom, An enjoyable meatloaf... thank you... Take care. Paul,,

[@joell439]

Country meat seems to be so much better….. this was a great episode all around. Thanks Tom. I learned a lot. 👍👍😎👍👍

[@bcbloc02]

The Stihl battery chainsaws cut pretty much the same as one tank of gas. Those drawings are pretty awesome. Love all the ortho prints.

[@christurley391]

Thanks for the video.

[@ScoutCrafter]

"If you got limbs to get rid of or bodies to dispose of this might be your friend" A whole new demographic! =D Awesome as always Tom!

[@paulpipitone8357]

Nothing Better Then Meatloaf monday..

[@dangerrangerlstc]

Mmm mmmm. Good meatloaf. I like the country style too. Kinda nice hearing the birds in the background. Especially right now in the midwest with below freezing temps. Can't wait to see final form of the shop.

[@stoparret]

17:02 - Until the pandemic started, I was working at a shop that STILL tried to build that way. It was incredibly frustrating to work that way, knowing that it was possible to AFFORDABLY mock-up assemblies in basic CAD programs to catch details and dimensions. Until you've gone mad doing stupid, needless backtracking, the old way has a nostalgic sheen to it. That said, I recently bought a Kennedy box that had a stack of old drawings lost under the bottom drawer. It was fun to flip through them to see what people were building in the 70s and 80s.

[@oxtoolco]

I still get fully mocked up CAD designs that don't work as intended all the time. There is no easy way to assure perfect out of the box performance unless you commit to a process. For simple machines and devices most shops can bang out a physical prototype faster than a CAD jockey can model and analyze then release to the shop. Both methods are valid and work to get to the finished article. Cheers, Tom

[@hardlyb]

I have one of those chainsaws - I became a country boy 2 years ago - and I like it, too. Maybe it's not as powerful as a gas saw, but it's close enough for me, and the convenience more than makes up for it.

[@elchuco00]

COUNTRY MEATLOAF!!!!! HECK YEA!!!!!! I've been hungry for meatloaf....

[@KimbrellBrad]

Glad to see things coming together at the new shop Tom. I turn wood and have that exact saw for trimming bowl blanks before mounting on the lathe. It's especially great at night as I would never crank up my gas chainsaw at midnight but the electric is fine even inside the shop. Yeah, I'm the night-owl with the Close Encounters-looking garage shop with light coming out of every window! Great tool and nice reivew.

[@thomashornerjr.6616]

Agree on the chainsaw! I’ve had the same saw for a couple years. As long as you don’t force it, it works quite well.

[@arfonjones7188]

Powerful ( and heavier ) petrol chainsaws with a wide chain churning out big chips like a big sharp drill versus narrow chained electrics; for me there is only one winner and it ain't the latter

[@AmateurRedneckWorkshop]

It is great to get a meatloaf again. That saw is obviously better than my horrible freight one but my saw still works.

[@repro7780]

Battery powered chainsaws may be cool and all, but there is something very satisfying about holding a rumbling, noisy, potentially injurious chainsaw in your hands!

[@williamsternberg8867]

Kevlar chain saw chaps are a good idea. I know four different guys who tangled with saws. Fortunately they all survived, one just barely. But the wounds took a long time to heel.

[@semlanik]

Looking forward to the video from the event!

[@RayLautenschlager]

Cleveland Twist made "vent drills" for the tire mold makers in NE Ohio and elsewhere. All of those were small diameters and extra-long lengths for their size.

[@jeremycable51]

New batteries have came along way they do allot better than you’ll expect when ya get one

[@chieft3357]

Hi Tom. I found something crazy. Winter Strained Lard Oil is a lubricity additive for metal working. It has a flashpoint of 450 degrees Fahrenheit. A 500ml bottle costs $118.20. I don't think you want any at that cost.

[@jacobpoucher]

Lol make a bet?

[@chieft3357]

@@jacobpoucher Nope. Not going to bet that Tom will or won't do something. I've watched him for years and he just might get some Lard oil just to try it.

[@chuxmix65]

"I believe they're pine." A true machinist! Maybe buy your wife some field guides that relate to your new property and you'll have a winner chicken dinner gift list. And you'll get to learn about what lives on your land through osmosis, lol! When you flipped through your notebook I said, in my head, stop on that one! For every page. Thanks for a great video!

[@d.jeffdionne]

A suggestion for your archival drawings. Maybe select a dozen or so, covering the progression of 3 or 4 concepts. Then make a video (series) on how to design simple and increasingly complex parts from a functional requirement. Not necessarily how to do the drawing itself, but that could also be an interesting video (series).

[@acraftman2823]

After many years of dealing with subs I have found the best solution is to write the contract out for them include everything you want and expect from: delivery / storage , expectations of precautions when working around equipment ( no climbing on your machines) , expectations of proper" to code minimum" installation and performance all the way to clean up and removal of debris. I then fax it along with dimensions to three or four companies , I like using the same people but you have to do due diligence the last job my previous fabricators that I had used twice where 35% higher than the next cheapest quote. Just my 2 cents.

[@prototype3a]

I used to run a machine where I regularly ran 0.012" solid carbide drills. A common problem is that you'll get a spotting drill that was ground off center which produces a TINY teet in the bottom of the spot. These tiny drills will hit that point, flex and drill "diagonally". I've seen these small drills, drill at 50,000rpm like a flex shaft for a minute or so before finally exploding. The simplest solution to this problem was to only use high quality (Kyocera or Harvey Tool) miniature spotting drills.

[@prototype3a]

BTW, the Makita electric chainsaws are FANTASTIC as they collaborated with Dolmar, who invented the chainsaw, to make them. The US Makita gas chainsaws are "teal" Dolmars.

[@davidvik1451]

Winter-strained lard oil, as I understand it, is more of a spec today than an actual process. The term came from the practice of straining out the longer chain molecules that would solidify in colder conditions to produce an oil that stayed liquid at lower temperatures. Now a days companies such as George Pfau's Sons will likely produce a product of similar quality through fractionation and blending. David Vik

[@AlmostMachining]

Great stuff Tom!

[@paulcooper2897]

Winter Strained Lard ... according to the notes in my great grandmothers recipe box, "extra white/winter lard" was used for baking pies and other pastries .. "regular Lard" was for any other purpose. A quick search on the Googles tells me the white/winter lard is a better cut of pork fat with more care in the melting and straining of it ... essentially a purer, cleaner lard. Thanks for the Meatloaf!🇨🇦

[@michaelweatherhead9470]

Nice video Tom.

[@jrucker2004]

I've been looking at one of those makita saws for a while now... Winter before last, a big ice storm blocked my driveway with about 15 trees. If I buy a gas saw, it's going to get used once every 2-3 years at most, and you know sitting really helps gas engines. Electric just makes a lot more sense

[@littlejackalo5326]

A gas engine can sit for years, and be started right back up, assuming you properly stored it. A battery tool needs new $300-600 batteries if they've been around for years (used or not).

[@37yearsofanythingisenough39]

If you use any gas powered equipment make sure you do not use gas with ethanol in it. In Wisconsin our premium fuels do not contain ethanol and that is what I buy for all small engines. The problem with ethanol and gas is that they do not truly mix, but rather form a loose emulsion. The ethanol is thus free to draw moisture from the atmosphere and there in lies the problem. If you use your engine frequently, as in an automobile, the ethanol gets burnt off before it gets a chance to collect moisture, but in most small engines the fuel sits, often for very long periods of time as you mentioned. Carburetors become gummed up and can no longer atomize the fuel. I have a 1986 Stihl chainsaw that was not run for at least 10 years, but I knew that it never saw ethanol. Last summer it started on the second pull! It also had a little fuel stabilizer in it as well in the form of a product called Seafoam. I also have Makita portable power equipment and like it a lot, but I also know that if you have a bunch of wood/ brush to cut up you are going to need way more than the two batteries Tom’s saw used. Battery technology is in it’s infancy in reality.

[@dreamcat4]

i was aware that drilling metal with small drills requires a drill with more torque at lower speeds. however i had no idea why so thanks for explaining these finer details. it was a really useful insight! going beyond the recommended use a cutting fluid to reduce the friction etc. very helpful especially when switching between for example 1/32 and 1/16. which is half the diameter relatively speaking 👍

[@seanparker5737]

Nice video, I like the fact that you save all your sketches. I don't know the specific qualifiers on winter strained oil, but they are oils that stay liquid in colder temperatures and have higher flash points.

[@ROBRENZ]

Enjoyed Tom! ATB, Robin

[@haroldsprenkle4173]

Hey, I grew up on a farm, lard stand on north porch where it was cold. This wasn't store bought lard, rendered it ourselves when we butchered a hog. The light oils rise, colder it is the less oil on top. So winter strained would be the lightest you could get, most liquid. The store bought stuff is mixed up homogenized would probably need to be melted and put into a stand for the oils to separate. Dig down and get the stiffer stuff for pie crusts. Ha

[@yosmith1]

I was waiting for the hand drawing on a particle accelerator :)

[@ehamster]

Get a Fujitsu Scansnap, allows you to scan a pile of documents duplex fairly quickly. Scan the lot of your sketches into PDF. That’s history. If I lived closer, I’d volunteer to do it.

[@TrPrecisionMachining]

good new shop

[@meh583]

Don't throw them out, frame them! i'd put them on my wall for sure!

[@cnettrouer]

Maybe consider signing the sketches and selling to fund the shop insulation.

[@EverettWilson]

Books are like people: even the tedious ones often have gems buried in them.

[@googacct]

Two more electric tools that I have found useful for cleaning up branches on my property. I bought a 6 inch electric chainsaw last year and that has worked very nicely for trimming branches. I only need to bring out the gas saw when actually needing to fell a tree. The other is a set of electric pruning shears. They will cut through just about any branch up to 1 inch thick no problem. It makes breaking down branchs go very fast.

[@dermotkelly2971]

Interesting about the speeds and feeds. When I worked in a car factory in the u.k working out speeds and feeds were not always by the book if it looked o.k and the finish was alright that was o.k. lol. . the shop looks great and good luck for the future.

[@thebrokenbone]

i never break a quote into labor and materials but i always answer the non customer. i do the same when i shop at walmart. well you don´t seem shy about that makita trigger :D great to see you´re going ahead with the new shop. thanks for sharing

[@littlejackalo5326]

I was just telling another guy that the customer doesn't have any right to see an itemized quote. That would let every other contractor know what you're paying for materials, which is generally confidential deals worked out with suppliers. It's none of the customers business what the contractor pays for materials, labor, or profit. Either you like the price, or you go get another estimate. A contractor could charge $500 to replace a mailbox, and if the customer is happy with the price, that's all that matters. If the customer is to lazy to get other bids, that's their problem. A contractor may not want send a laborer to drive a hour out into the country, spend an hour of time and $150 worth of materials, and all the other costs associated with sending someone out (like wear and tear on the truck, insurance, workman's comp, etc), just to make a couple hundred bucks. If a contractor is super busy, and can't really spare the time or men, they may give a quote that is a cont refuse situation. They may pump it up 20-50%, and if they don't get it, it doesn't matter. If they do get it, they'll work out a way to get men on the job. And if the customer is fine with that price, that's all that matters. That is so common right now, with how busy contractors are. And since everyone is doing it, your bid that is 25% more than usual, may be right in line with everyone else's. People are crazy to think they have the right to know what a contractor is paying their men, what they're making in profit, and what they're paying in materials.

[@imanoleonardo6902]

You have some serious drawing skills Sir!

[@ydonl]

Flexures. Flexures are interesting. Flexures are very interesting. Got some of those in your books? I thought I saw one pass by... or just talk about them some more! I know you covered some basics with the repeat-o-gram, er, repeat-o-meter. But... you know... they're interesting! When you have a minute. :) Synchronized swimming by a pair of air cylinders clamping around bottles of explosive hazardous waste... uhm... that was interesting, too! And all the rest. I enjoy all that historical stuff. It's story time, which is always interesting! Best wishes in your new digs. Dwell on the positives.

[@calholli]

If you're referring to insulating the building, (at least in my area) there is usually a machine that you can rent at your local equipment rental store, that is basically like a little concrete mixer'- looking thing that allows you to drop in these pre-packaged chemicals/ which allows you to shoot spray foam yourself. As long as you have a large enough air compressor that pushes the required cfm-- then the rest is fairly easy. I've built custom homes and metal buildings for over a decade (in Oklahoma), and these jobs will typically start at $15k and go up from there; but you can do it yourself for probably less than 1/3 of that. You'll have to rent a little man- lift, unless you want to brave the ladders or build your own little scaffold. But once you are set up, it basically just paints on; You only have to spray it 2" thick and it has a crazy high R' value. That is how it is commonly done around here where I live. Everyone I've talked to seem to be glad that they did it themselves, since they saved so much money and it turned out to be a fairly straight forward job to learn.

[@be3373]

Love the new “country” meatloaf. I’d pay for a good Tom Lipton sketch! One more thing, and please take this in the sincerest way possible Tom. In as much as possible don’t allow the extended plane of bar to pass through any part of your body. If it kicks back, it travels in the plane of the bar. Looking down the bar into the cut is a great way to, at best, end up with some horrible scars. At worst, fatal bar/cranial impact. Always be cognizant of where the bar/moving chain will end up if it kicks back. Jealous of the shorts weather too. It’s -15c up here in Eastern Canada.

[@TomZelickman]

Looks like things are coming along nicely, sir. Hope all is well! - TZ

[@cozy_af2090]

21:42 Those old timey books are funny, but there's no better lube for running small taps in ss plate than lard. Especially form taps. I keep a bucket of lard under my box. 😄

[@seitenryu6844]

Gotta keep those drawings around. A historical look at your work will be a cool treasure someday. Maybe bring them into CAD and scan them. Having a crisp new drawing next to the old would be neat.

[@michaeldurling793]

Good to see you and progress is always a good thing. Spray foam is probably the most expensive insulation system, have you looked into the industrial bat type encapsulated insulation method and cost? Electric chainsaw on my to acquire list, great to throw in the back of the Jeep for those trees across the trail situations.

[@NekitaNet]

Seriously wondering why you're not going with solid foam board insulation. The walls seem straight enough for that to be used (even by yourself and a couple of helpers).

[@oxtoolco]

Its the roof that is a pain. Might have to look into that if the spray boys don't get it together. Cheers, Tom

[@jdmccorful]

@@oxtoolco use chicken wire for the ceilings.

[@simperous4308]

The armour plate info is interesting as it has applications for drilling safes

[@SnappyWasHere]

If you don’t want to keep those drawings give or sell them to your patrons. Would be a cool thing that no one else has one of.

[@John-gt5fm]

Your opening pic of the factory looks just like my place of work. We have an overhead crane with two hoist’s 5 ton and 15 ton . It’s sister in the machine shop is a15 ton single hoist .Our windows are bricked in to reduce the size of opening. Lots of broken windows just like your picture. The plant is still running. Large forge shop with a heat treat dept. other half is tool room, machine shop and shipping dept. Our place is a pig sty.

[@infoanorexic]

My niece got a Ryobi battery saw, I was rather impressed by it. You have to be very protective of the battery, though. Take it out any time you set the saw down and don't let it get wet. The cells will be fine, but the circuit board will take a leave of absence and never return. I've yet to find a fix/hack that will bring them back. A mid range alternative would be a weed-eater power head with a pole saw attachment. Easy enough to drain the gas out of those and run them dry for winter storage. Great for reaching into areas that you don't want to be close to what you are cutting.

[@littlejackalo5326]

"Take the battery out any time you set the saw down"? That sounds absurd. The battery will be just fine while you set the saw down. Unless the Ryobi saws are trash, and the handling practices deviate from every other battery saw.

[@infoanorexic]

@@littlejackalo5326 Yup. Any time it gets set down so you can handle other tasks. Better to put it under cover, in case you get distracted from the job. Weather can be fickle where I'm at, getting called away and forgetting, leaving the saw battery in the weather or even overnight heavy dew can lead to a battery's demise. The saw itself works great, that is what impressed me. But there is little room for error in battery handling, and replacements are pricy, so ... engage overkill on protecting them.

[@jacobpoucher]

@@infoanorexic get real

[@calholli]

There are plenty machine head youtubers and toolwrights that would LOVE to have/ collect those books of your drawings. I definitely wouldn't throw them away.

[@TheMetalButcher]

Your isometric drawings are insane! I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to do that. Damn CAD has ruined us kids.

[@outsidescrewball]

Enjoyed…geez! I get no mention for the M/G/S…🤨😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@melgross]

I would hate to see these drawings thrown away. It’s history. Your history. I have kept most of mine too. That graph color is called non-reproducing blue. Copiers, unless they’re color, simply don’t see it. Some of my old books (Circa 1880-1910) state that milk is a good lubricant for copper. Some other weird recommendations in the days before the chemical industries understood enough to come up with modern coolants. Whatever happened to bell end center drills? I can’t find them anymore. They used to be more common when I was way younger, 50 years ago, or more. I really like them more. I bought a 12” DeWalt electric chainsaw a bit over a year ago. Brushless motor. Since I’m here in NYC, I don’t gave a heck of a lot of property, but enough for some trees and such. I was amazed at how well it cuts. It’s fairly small and light. The only negative is that it does seem to use a fair amount of chain oil. It’s great for cutting 2 x 4s and pallets too. I’ve even found that I can make a quick work of a 3/4” 4 x 8 plywood or MSB sheet. Pretty accurately if you use a guide. My wife makes great city meatloaf.

[@Journaling]

I would certainly love to purchase a signed sketch!!!

[@Totalis1989]

If you ever decide to throw out your sketches, I would gladly take them and make them into wall art. Yes I am serious. Love them. Glad to see the move is going well. :) Greg

[@summerforever6736]

Yes get more prices for sure Tom!!!

[@jjbode1]

@~9:10, yes grinding away from other tools, but not in a corner, please. I placed mine by door. Unless you have elaborate dust control caster them to move outdoors; I don't but my door's a roll-up. Those sketches are priceless; post images on ebay or wherever and sell by each.

[@user990077]

They make safety chaps where if the blade hits them a bunch of fibers are pulled out and stalls the chain saw right away.

[@erik61801]

Thanks, been hongry.

[@jeffanderson4979]

In California, gas engine tools will not be sold in a few years. This is the new normal in the great state of Kalifornia. Tom, you seem to be loving life!! That is a good thing. Be safe

[@minskmade]

instead of a tripod....maybe it it would be cool to drop a camera straight down from the ceiling...im going to make kind like a large naga arm fro my camera...love the new shop...congrats...

[@jpsimon206]

As someone who has cut and split a great deal of firewood, if you come across a bolt of oak in a cleared area like that, it is probably for a reason. Perhaps there is an old hammock eye hook in that section or more likely, the grain is wildly twisted and it is impossible to split. Wood is not so plentiful that you would simply leave a large round laying there, heating with firewood is surprisingly labor intensive, once you have split 25 cords or so, you don't drive past a pre-cut round of oak

[@omarquintero1283]

No need for Scan it go straight to the Cleveland Page and Download it.

[@jrkorman]

Love it - My morning coffee and Meatloaf. "The use and care of Twist Drills"; Nice addition to my literature.

[@dcraft1234]

In regards to your drawings, you have a lot more room now, so no harm in keeping them lol.