Tour of a Model Engineers Workshop

[@seamusbolton215]

I have to say, I was expecting names like Hardinge, Bridgeport, Jones & Shipman with racks and racks of tooling It just goes to show what can be done on basic machines if you know what your doing Thank you for the tour

[@TheAlex11211]

What with him being the former head engineer at the railway museum I’m sure he had free Reign of the workshop tooling at lunchtime, we call them ‘homers’ or homer job in the uk

[@ronwilken5219]

So despite his earlier claims Mr Gibbons is an aficionado of CAD as in Cardboard Aided Design. Thanks for showing us around your workshop and thank you Mr C for doing the video.

[@retromechanicalengineer]

It was very generous of Richard to share his time and passion with us. Thank you Mr Crispin for making the video. I used to pass the Priestman crane factory in Hull on my way to work as an apprentice a good many years ago. The 'long face people' he refers to when talking about his charitable event are unfortunately quite typical nowadays. Trying to tell us what we can't do. Richard reminds us what we can achieve if we dedicate ourselves to our passion. Best wishes, Dean in Oxfordshire.

[@jonsworkshop]

Well done Crispin, a truly inspirational man who has lived and breathed his hobby/obsession since childhood. Fascinating. Cheers, Jon

[@steamsearcher]

I met another wonderful Man years ago at an Exhibition in Birmingham driving one of his designs. Many years later funds enabled me to buy a part built design by him. A JESSIE. Yes Ken Swan. The drawings are superb. And so very well thought out. We now have 9 lathes as people keep in 2 cases Giving us them??? Yes they need work. Raglan 5 and a Super 7 both with very rusty gearboxes. Superb Tour. What a Lovely Guy. David and Lily. Oh and 3 mills.

[@prasadvn524]

My sincere appreciation to Mr Richard.Thanks for the video

[@tunnel7]

Wow what a lovely lovely man Hats off to you, I just love making, and repairing anything too..Thanks both..

[@Downtheshed]

What a lovely man with a real passion. And a passion for passing the knowledge on.

[@MachiningandMicrowaves]

That crane is a tremendous piece of work.

[@robinflagg9207]

That man is always smiling , full of passion for his hobby , seem to be so many today that have no smile muscles , All the best to you both , and keep on doing stuff , till you can do no more👍

[@lorenlieder9789]

You have come a long way Crispin in your life so far as a young man! We are all proud of you World wide.

[@MrCrispinEnterprises]

Thanks very much

[@christianmccollum1028]

What an incredible craftsman!!! Thank you for the interview series, Crispin. Richard holds a wealth of knowledge and is an inspiration! Respect from Texas.

[@ElmerJFudd-oi9kj]

Fantastic locomotives and crane, Richard is a wonderful talented and kind man Thank you for introducing him and his work Chrispin, whenever I see models like this I wish it were possible to shrink to the proper size to run them.

[@andyZ3500s]

Richard is quite a gentleman. It must of been amazing for you to learn things from him when you were a teenager.

[@johnkinnane547]

G’day that was great and he is a wonderful man with great skilled and knowledge you we’re lucky Chrispin to have him as your mentor, thank you for filming this I really enjoyed it …..thanks again John

[@joseywales3789]

"Number 17" I feel very lazy, lying on the couch watching KZbin on my tablet, the Telly on in the background and a cuppa and some biscuits on the coffee table! Perhaps I should switch everything off, get off my backside and become industrious? Just one more chocolate hobnob while I think about it! Thanks for the tour, I felt envious of that beautiful shaper!

[@friendlypiranha774]

Ha ha ha, I relate😂😂😂

[@markfryer9880]

You weren't the only one feeling embarrassed by his level of achievement.

[@mwakelin]

Richard’s enthusiasm makes these videos a real joy to watch. Thanks to both of you for taking the time to make them. Truly inspirational!

[@petermcneill80]

Amazing what a guy ! I particularly liked the Leeds type steam crane

[@buckinthetree1233]

Richard is extremely intelligent and talented. His determination and dedication is very admirable.

[@vincentdeville6010]

Merci Mr Crispin pour cette visite de l'atelier, et, nous faire partager la passion de Mr R.Gibbon.

[@friendlypiranha774]

Very impressive record Richard and his team set with that Kerr Stuart. And it was for charity, too. Absolutely love his models. Especially those bevel gears on that crane. Maybe, Mr C, you can do a video on cutting bevel gears in the home workshop. THAT will be interesting. Many thanks to you and Richard for this most enjoyable video.

[@somebodyelse6673]

It is a grand thing to bring some history of craftsmanship to a platform where anyone in the world can see it. Well done, sirs.

[@damienmilk3025]

Thanks, Richard is an absolute inspiration to anyone in the hobby. Small space, big results.

[@zJericho101z]

I not long ago got a similar lathe glad to hear after 45 yrs of use he still enjoys it.

[@jamesbell8749]

Thank you, Mr. Crispin, for your introduction to Sir Richard, Best wishes to you both, James

[@joell439]

Thanks for the tour - very inspiring 👍👍😎👍👍

[@ВикториоСавичолли]

Спасибо тебе MrCrispin за прекрасную экскурсию по мастерской Ричарда. Долгих творческих лет Ричарду. Прекрасный пример молодежи.

[@warrenjones744]

Excellent tour Mr C. Richard is such an interesting gentleman. You are fortunate to have such a mentor.

[@jerryleejohnsonjr1377]

Hello from Michigan and Thanks to you and Richard, what a great man to learn from, You have made Richard a proud man.

[@bostedtap8399]

Love the enthusiasm, you certainly can't deny his engineering prowess on his fully working engines and equipment, that must be a record for running a home built steam engine/ locomotive for 24 hours, fantastic achievement Sir. Thanks for sharing, and best regards.

[@paulcampbell5202]

Another lovely video. Wonderful to hear from Mr G again and see a selection of his models. I wonder if you could find enough model engineers to do workshop ( and engine) tours on a regular infrequent basis? I always learn something practical from these chats!

[@p.m3735]

What a fantastic and knowable guy Richard is , Amazing engines he built. Thanks to you both for the episode.

[@sloan0909]

What a knowledgeable humble gentleman, amazing to see, thank you both

[@emanuelmifsud6754]

How inspirational is that man. I started out as a Material Scientist, worked in 4 industries, retrained into teaching Science and Technology, in particular Metalwork. A hobby I have is building simple steam engines by Tubal Cain from scratch ( scrap materials). So in teaching students skills, I decide to get them to build a steam engine by Evans ( Scottish publication). Students learned drilling stainless steel, soldering, forming sheetmetal by bending and drilling. May I say again, this man is just amazing, what talent aand skills. Here in Australia Sydney we have steam society also building engines like this.

[@MrCrispinEnterprises]

Thanks

[@ChrisB257]

Richard has produced some wonderful work. Super loco's by a dedicated and talented machinist. :)

[@edpopelas2844]

Great show as always! Thanks to Richard for the tour and Crispin for the camera work.

[@pamelacoleman1048]

I say Mr Crispin old boy, very enjoyable to watch and what a talented man Richard is.

[@loadzofhobbies4219]

What a great Man and portfolio. A series documenting other small workshop's and people's work would no doubt be highly popular. But, of course very dependent on your time. ATB

[@FEStanley]

Hello Richard! Greetings from a former Science Museum Group colleague wonderful workshop and great models thank you Mr Crispin for producing and sharing this video

[@daveys]

Some beautiful machines in that workshop. Thanks for showing!

[@johnlladron735]

Supreme, what an inspirational character Richard is! Thank you for this video, Crispin.

[@CreaseysWorkshop]

Wonderful stuff. I would love to see that steam crane in action. It's Cherry Hill level stuff right there.

[@MrCrispinEnterprises]

I'll see what I can do! Cheers

[@sammyairlines9307]

@@MrCrispinEnterprises Thanks, that was going to be my post as well.

[@markhelseth253]

@@MrCrispinEnterprises Same here - if not too much of a bother. I'd love to see the crane in action...with maybe more details of how the model came into being, it's operational controls and the history of the company. Also, it would be great to see his sketches - he has those. Another excellent interview and tour. You can hear the passion in his voice as he shares the engine's story and history. So cool!

[@rexmyers991]

Excellent interview / tour. Thank you Mr. Crispin!

[@jimmurphy6095]

Excellent tour. I wish Richard many, many more years of engine building.

[@anthonycash4609]

Wow these pieces need to be in a museum on consignment that way they always remain his so other people can see just how magnificent his builds is.

[@edwardtaylor7047]

Excellent shop tour, would like to see more video's featuring Richard..there's about 4 life-times worth of knowledge in that little work shop.

[@RB-yq7qv]

We need to see and hear more of Richard Gibbon, his workshop shows that model engineers do not require expensive equipment to produce wonderful working models. Also his rough drawings need to be turned into cad drawings so other modelers can build these great machines.

[@matts_shed]

very inspiring video, thankyou to your friend for sharing.

[@davidberlanny3308]

Thank you for this video, it reminds me of my Grandpa's garage where he had his lathe and where I made my first cuts. He had loads of tobacco tins for his bits and pieces as well!! Just seen a video of a steam crane on the Bury Bolton canal (Martin Zero), amazing models such dedication. Good luck from Spain!!

[@lewiswaite3007]

Same as my old pop :) he could literally make anything he would never buy anything 😂 times have changed

[@836dmar]

“Long may that continue.” Indeed! Very well done both of you! So motivating.

[@Mister_G]

21:18 Hear hear! That crane is stunning. These videos make me feel a little bit less like a wierdo - Thank you! :)

[@MattChiversWorkshop]

Richard seems such a humble gentleman of great talent. The Corpet I noticed in the last video and looks stunning!

[@geordienufc3132]

He's a very talented model engineer, thanks for sharing.

[@markfryer9880]

One Thumbs Up just doesn't cut it as a thank you for this video. Mark from Melbourne Australia

[@jrkorman]

After your last video I was hoping that we might have a look at Richard's shop! An excellent tour not only of his shop but some of his creations. Again, thank you Mr Gibbon for your time!

[@carlpalfreeman7031]

An outstanding video thank you both i will watch it several times and enjoy it each time

[@ChristopheD_]

That man is incredible... I'm no machinist (but I build a lot of boats and arplaines models). Could you transfer him a BIG "thank you"?

[@MrCrispinEnterprises]

I believe Richard is keeping an eye out in the comments so I dare say he will see your thanks.

[@TheDaf95xf]

Evening Crispin 🤠 What a fantastic video with some beautiful examples of miniature engineering 👍🏻 That 14xx GWR was absolutely awesome 👏

[@rmdobson01442]

Fantastic video, loved every second of it. It’s an inspiration to watch, if I ever become a tenth as good as that I’d be happy 👍🏻

[@SamEEE12]

That crane is awesome. Would love to see it running. Nice to see someone with a real passion for what they do, thanks for sharing this one. :)

[@colinlothlorian]

Lovely to see and hear from a real enthusiast, thanks for sharing this.

[@IronBridge1781]

I knew Ken Swan for the last 8 or so years of his life (at Beamish museum oddly enough) he was truly a master of his craft who firmly believed in the principle of function over style, he wanted his engines to be good reliable runners. A testament to his skill was managing to reverse engineer a design for a narrow gauge engine by the name of “Neptune” working off of only one photograph of the real loco (the only photo of it at that). His finest design in my opinion being his “Koppel” rack locomotive, which up until a few years ago could be found climbing up and down the 7-1/4” cog railway at Beamish. Sadly, the museum chose to shut the club we had there down, after almost 30 years. It’s only some small consolation that Ken didn’t have to see his creation treated in such a manner.

[@burlatsdemontaigne6147]

What a lovely gent.

[@mikemoore9757]

What a great old fellow! He apparantly has had a big impact on your life.

[@carlwilson1772]

What an absolutely wonderful video. Thank you for introducing us to this truly inspirational, unassuming man.

[@bcbloc02]

"Can you just" the British version of Abom79 "Hey Man" It is the same the world over. LOL

[@TheEvertw]

Great tour. I love to see what men can do with the tools they have. (and I very much liked that unlike with so many, his shop looks like it is in use -- chips and all)

[@markamy357]

I love the crane and grab to bits, I would love to know how the grab works exactly

[@Colin399]

Absolutely fantastic, what an amazing amount of work

[@GGMann-qh4ui]

What a true delight. Thank you.

[@davidberndt6275]

Thank you both! just wonderful!!

[@peter.stimpel]

what a lovely chap, story, video. Nice!

[@rogercamp2910]

I have the same problem with the "Can you just" population popping in my workshop with bits and bobs for repair. I came to France a long time ago and this can you just from the locals got me known locally very quickly.

[@friendlypiranha774]

That Kerr Stuart Wren is lovely. So are all the others.

[@MicrobyteAlan]

Very interesting, thanks from another 70 year old computer engineer. MrCrispin I enjoy your humor.

[@GeetarGaz]

Great video, what an outstanding craftsman.

[@malcolmfoster2937]

Great video, and two great craftsmen. Keep up the good work guys 😁👍🏼

[@mallyuk1]

Morning Mr Crispin when i had boats they had one of them cranes at the boat yard i was at but it been converted with a electric motor, love the videos

[@toolbox-gua]

Not just interesting. A pleasure to watch and "get to know". Thank you.

[@johntenhave1]

loved it! Great to see the hat skills are becoming more wide spread - it is sort of like a blessing for the workshop. The high priest of locomotive building clearly approved!

[@Steviegtr52]

Brilliant video. Well done. Some serious man hours in that shop.

[@bastardthread1317]

Great video. Thanks Mr Crispin.

[@magnusklahr8190]

Wonderful episode!

[@christyglynn4684]

real pleasent gent great work a pleasure to look at.

[@bruceferrero8178]

Thank you and Richard, very much enjoyed!

[@timpringle6505]

I have a Denham as well, ex-military, possibly 2nd World War RAF . I also have improved the top slide. I had an extension professionally made. It is so nice to see what incredible work Richard has done on it. I really like mine. Very easy to use.

[@bclare2544]

Another exellent video Crispin.

[@caseyjones4982]

The model of Sutherland is beautiful. It's my favourite because it was the loco that the first locos for the Ballymena and Larne Railway were based on.

[@jdudb]

So inspiring, it makes my efforts pale into insignificance. I would have been very interested in his boiler making facilities.

[@MrCrispinEnterprises]

You saw them! He does them on that work bench

[@derekblake9385]

Great interview and great man

[@stevenlawrence1036]

Thank you Crispin and Richard and to see Richards workshop and where there’s been a lifetime of happy hours spent tinkering away .. An observation in comparison to your workshop Crispin which is very organised and well modern, where as Richards got every space with every nick nack you can imagine and I bet he knows where everything is ? Marvellous, maybe your workshop crispin will reach this level of intensity 🤓.. I was equally impressed with the finished locomotive ‘s and I’m curious what model your working on Crispin ? Only one criticism in my opinion is no workshop is complete without a mug of tea and earl grey at that. Thank you both 👌🏻

[@MrCrispinEnterprises]

Cheers Steve

[@kerrygleeson4409]

Wonderful what a great man so interesting thanks for sharing 👍

[@Tensquaremetreworkshop]

Lots of designs for keeping mill alignment on round column milling machine. I have one, and it works very well.

[@rogerprice5389]

10 out of 10. Brilliant.

[@robertstopford1016]

Excellent film. Thankyou! I would say though that a lanyard around the neck and machining aren't a good combination!

[@MrCrispinEnterprises]

Good job we didn't do any machining then!

[@richardwigley]

What a fantastic chap.

[@poetac15]

Thanks for the tour!

[@angelarichards3588]

Brilliant video.

[@alexmclennan3011]

What a talent!

[@theoldclockhouse]

Thanks for the video, really enjoyed it