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[@kurtisworkman716]

The truth is that Alec is really doing this so that he can work in metric without all the harassment.

[@opendstudio7141]

To escape having your freedom and liberty eroded away one centimeter at a time is less painful v.s. stripping an inch at a time.

[@jonmurraymurray5512]

@@opendstudio7141 please do go on.

[@keithburns5707]

Old habits die hard.

[@hunters36forgingwoodworkin73]

@@keithburns5707 yes

[@billchesser1475]

My father was a carpenter and worked with fractions. I’m in the medical field and work in metric. Calculations in my field are soooo much easier.

[@chakathewolf]

Grinding on a mill is hard on the machine. The abrasive grit gets in the ways.

[@tombayliss1242]

Don't think he realised there's a tap on the back of the coolant pipe at the top by the adjustable hose :) Even when the pump is on the tap needs to be open before coolant will flow. Thought this was common on almost every machine

[@grzegorz5635]

The valve is not the only thing to open?

[@grzegorz5635]

The valve is not the only thing to open?

[@paolojorge]

Hes never used the coolant on a lathe before

[@galvidmar1247]

@@paolojorge watch older videos like when he made a wheel for his old belt grinder

[@daedulsworkshop]

Gotta have some sort of valve to let otherwise too much vacuum pressure. Applies to gas cans and dish soap bottles too.

[@DubiousChinchilla]

Old turtles in children's books wear those type of glasses.

[@kayaktraveler3838]

Franklins grandpa!

[@longleaf1217]

I feel like there was a certain children's book featuring a British wizard that wore those kind of glasses too.

[@DubiousChinchilla]

@@longleaf1217 Nope just old turtles and owls from children's books.

[@DH-xw6jp]

@@longleaf1217 he's a blacksmith, and a thumping good one i'd recon.

[@2512MaTHias]

There are so many fancy producers of glasses here in Europe. And he has to wear this ridiculous fantasyless rubbish from the states. Americans are afraid of european style glasses and thus wear this grandpa style diguises. But Alec gets money from them...

[@Zestypig-rg9rv]

Love the content! You and will’s positivity is infectious and you guys inspire HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS every video you post!!!! Keep doing what you do and may you and your family have an amazing holiday! Same goes for you will!

[@lacombar]

@Alec it would be nice if you had the guts to answer the criticism and avoid to just "like" positive comments. It only shows you characters weakness.

[@Zestypig-rg9rv]

@@lacombar bruh

[@KISSmyLUVgun]

@@lacombar mate, why should he need to waste energy responding to whatever gripe you have you Negative Nancy. His energy is completely positive and if he is to maintain this, YOU my friend, shall be ignored! Sorry, but the show must go on.

[@tobyroberts6571]

Actually really excited that videos about shop tools are back, I really enjoyed them back in the day, and fixing Will's hammer has been a fantastic rollercoaster

[@DevinHeaps]

Hagrid: "You're a Blacksmith, Alec" Alec: "I'm a what?" Hagrid: "A Blacksmith, and a thump'n good one, I'd wager."

[@honthirty_]

He used to be, now just a commercial executive.

[@samuelsneesby1771]

@@honthirty_ ????? you do know he has to make money right?

[@yannick1426]

"Lets take a nice heavy cut" Procedes with a teeny tiny 1mm cut

[@remiqaine]

Abom79 would be disappointed with such a small cut

[@RobertGracie]

Abom79 would use a plastic knife to make a cut that deep....a big cut is 250 thou plus!

[@DrMatt96]

it hurts when one man makes fun of another mans cut size, i think your cuts are a decent size Alec. Dont be ashamed

[@FireGodSpeed]

I WAS about to comment that lol. You forgot to mention that it was 1mm IN ALUMINUM.

[@matthewjones7935]

@@DrMatt96 not when time is money

[@brettblack9610]

This is not Alec, he is an imposter, he didn’t’t start with “ladies and gentlemen welcome back to the workshop”

[@coltadams45]

its just not the same without the intro.......

[@leovinoclavel6154]

Coz its not his usual workshop...

[@MortRotu]

@@leovinoclavel6154 but it is, he was in this workshop before moving to the states...

[@DarkRoomProductions_CZ]

I dunno, Brett Black kinda sus

[@Avatzar]

Cause the "workshop" is'nt ready yet. When he's done - hes "X gonna give it to u"

[@terrancejones9033]

Alec's one lightening scar away from Harry Potter with those Santanas.

[@WanderingLostMC]

I was gonna make a similar comment

[@sebastianolsson9063]

I have the forehead scar if he wants it.

[@zackeod1335]

I was just about to comment the same thing! Haha

[@Reman1975]

I looked down to the comments just to see if someone had mentioned this similarity........ Glad to see I'm not the only piss taking geek here. :D

[@bwood6337]

Harry Potter but buff & dirty

[@StuartdeHaro]

Hi Alec. Coolant lines can get plugged up, so I'd start there. If the coolant isn't used often it tends to congeal. Try blowing some air through the line to blow out any globs. You may have to disassemble the line into sections and run a stiff wire though it if they've solidified.

[@AbzRaz]

There's a tap ontop of that coolant pipe too. The knurled knob, make sure that's open. If not most likely the switch has stopped working. Common for switches to play up on these types of lathes

[@seanhaarhoff3726]

I love watching Alec set up new workshops , all the new equipment is awsome.

[@Icebreake]

I must say, as much as I like the Montana workshop videos, I even more like this content in the old/new workshop. Has a nice feel to it like at that time where I discovered your channel Alec. Keep it up!

[@Natefirethemagnets]

I would like him to delve even further back to the Barker Street forge.

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Awesome can't wait to see more videos on the shop builded out. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge on

[@gordonclass1]

Those facing cutters are called shell mills and I'd be extremely careful using any grinding attachments because it's hard to keep the grit form getting into places it shouldn't be. The rotary tables for the vices also take away from the ridgeability of the vice. Hope you have a strap wrench to use on the keyless chuck because at some point you will have a drill get too tight to remove by hand. 45 years as a Bridgeport machinist.

[@IsaacMeyerMN]

I've never used such a nice keyless chuck, but when you need a strap wrench you really need a strap wrench.

[@criswilson1140]

And when you need your strap wrench, you never can find it.

[@rogercrier]

Thats “Warren bracing” your doing there mate! Bridges use it a lot, and Barnes Wallace used something similar to make Wellington Bombers!!

[@tomfoolery1967]

I'm actually a mega fan of these types of videos. Improving a space and all the work that goes into doing the rest of your work is awesome!

[@laanadepina85]

I love these shop setup and fixing things videos! It’s a fun break from the norm.

[@fadiachkar1076]

Those are some clean welds ... Mr Steele, mes félicitations!

[@billchesser1475]

I love old Bridgeport’s. They are one of the most beautiful machines ever made. I wish I had one, knew how to use it and had a reason to use one.

[@scottharter1161]

Alec: "Let's make a nice heavy cut!" *makes an Abom finishing cut.

[@csavol]

I was thinking he need to contact Abomb to fix coolant and milling maching.

[@TheBarak5000]

love the frequent uploads. thanks Alec!!!

[@vladket1641]

Thanks for the vid. I'm really enjoying your machine shop is growing up. The lathe runs fantastic, but the Bridgeport needs some work. I assume that the tapered spindle tooling have a rust pitting, so they need a little help of some anti-rust solution. Speaking about the grinding attachment on the mill - it can be a good idea, but only with a way covers installed, so dust and chips won't damage the ways any further.

[@DonGordalia]

Been following for a long time and I've got to say, these shop setup always videos are some of my favorite

[@jensdavidsen4557]

I love how you pointed out the technique of Scraping...I did a series of videos on my own channel on applying that technique to getting the sole of a ca. 1926 Stanley#5 plane flat to within a "tenth" or 0.0001".

[@robert.brokaw3829]

Glad to see the UK shop is coming along. What to wish you, your new wife and both of your families a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Can't wait to see you back in the states - Stay safe young man.

[@ChatBot1337]

I hear This Old Tony has a dustpan you could use to clean up that shop. 😆

[@mhDarkWolf]

"I couldn't get it working" Incoming 17.4 part series of fixing the pump

[@lacombar]

Pretty lame from him...

[@GegenscheinVRC]

The .4 is the last episode where it falls over and breaks in half 40% of the way into the video

[@Acrophobia2]

I like how the Montana workshop is full of big machinery and is all about production and building big projects, while the one in England is more about aesthetics and finesse

[@howardbartlett3419]

Triangular trusses are great because every link in the structure is a two force member, so each structural member experiences no bending force, which keeps everything nice and rigid. Definitely a good choice of structure if weight is a primary concern for the application.

[@theprogram3]

Hello Alec, nice to see your UK shop coming back in working order! I just came from a video of Adam Savage's one day builds where he used a collet and collet holder to mill some soft material, and it made me think of all the times you've had to fidget with something to make it stay in the mill vice. Not sure how it all works, but I just wanted to say something here in case you ever needed the information.

[@Mike__B]

I love it, move to Montana and every new tool you get "Gotta call the electrician up" back in England, and Alec is wiring everything up.

[@karl_alan]

Could partially be because everything is already 240v, whereas in Montana, most outlets on the wall would be 120 & need rewiring.

[@Mike__B]

@@karl_alan Could be, I although had a thought that he has experience wiring these plugs together but not necessarily American style plugs.

[@steves7994]

This was worth watching just to see Alec say Aluminium again 😁😁😁😁😁

[@nooneyouknowhere6148]

He is in england. It is actually spelled that way there. In America it is aluminum.

[@MrParcivous]

Don't forget to level your mill also. It will make your world a happier place, a level bed is a lovely thing.

[@ronkluwe4875]

Alec - Cool to see you getting the shop set up. One small correction on the type of flaking you have on the ways of your Bridgeport mill. These are not scraping marks from precision scraping of the ways to ensure flatness. Those types of marks are smaller and if you look at some of the precision scraping videos on KZbin, you will see the difference. I believe Bridgeport only did machining and grinding of the way surfaces followed by an oil retention hand scrape flaking to help with retaining oil on the ways. You can tell this by the "hook" shape of the scraping mark.

[@benclark1376]

This is fun. I'm not a blacksmith but I think I could set up a shop because of watching Alec set up his shops.

[@honthirty_]

Good thing brain surgery is NOT on U tube.

[@benclark1376]

They have books to read on how to do that. 😆

[@chrisferguson4949]

Is the Colin Furze colab back on the cards now that you're in the UK for a bit?

[@ryanwestgarth1835]

Nice to see you getting back into it all Alec. A workshop is not a proper workshop without having coolant go everywhere. Have you tried turning on the stop tap on your coolant arm. If it's not that then I would say it could be blocked with old chips or the impeller may be stuffed. They are the obvious fixes on a lathe.

[@sudo_nym]

It’s great to have him back in Blighty! 👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧

[@nexx3397]

I like This episode because it feels like his old ones

[@lacombar]

He wasn't then dumping £10k on new used equipment every videos to make crap... At least, he was making cool stuff.

[@stu-j]

Same lathe I done my apprenticeship on back in 89 and it was my job to clean it out and add the cooling milk. I mage the same mistake removing the catch pan and flooded the workshop! Dam stuff is slippy. Lathe work was one of my favourite things to do when I was younger.

[@Joelsfilmer]

I bet that grinding disc was used for basic tool grinding. It's absolutely not the ideal solution, grinding dust will wreck the ways of the machine, but i suppose it's a good trick to know.

[@ethanmiller231]

Love your videos keep up the good work

[@timothygraves1531]

I have used a squirt bottle for quite a while. For the lathe at least. Now for the connection I have used a pump not hooked up but very useful when I’m using spade bits which I may recommend for wholes over 1 inch

[@lotuselanplus2s]

That grinding disc reminds me of a time that i had to machine some very hard metal in my lathe and didn't have tungsten tools at the time , what i needed was in fact a tool post grinder and not having one i improvised, i made a fitting so that i could attach my angle grinder to the tool post and voila, tool post grinder, worked a treat and cut so smooth, still use when needed too.

[@lukeescamilla9386]

Hay Alec if you cut a notch out of the angle iron you can just bend it in to a square and do 4 beads instead of 8.

[@avonneave2131]

Merry Christmas "Steele Will" company and for your families. All the best for the Festive season and New year, looking forward to your future interesting series

[@enderw.1724]

That’s a lit grinding room 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jamesosullivan1669]

I enjoy watching your UK shop get set up again. Great content. Now fire up the forge, flip some tongs and hammer some steel!

[@motor2of7]

Alec, what you’ve learned about machining over the last few years is quite impressive. Nice equipment you’re collecting.

[@CalleMarlow]

There is usually a ball in the coolant system to prevent the water from going backwards in the tubes, if the lathe have been standing for a while it can become stuck. Or the phases could be wrong spinning the pumpmotor the wrong way! I have had both these problems haha

[@opendstudio7141]

And add to that check valve possibility, on many old impeller pumps, they sometimes need to be primed. And there is a possibility it's full of chips, a pin sheered or even broken impeller. It will require some mechanical forensics for sure. 😉

[@Tapio1966]

I thing tuhat phases are wrong. Even you turn tuhat red knop lever

[@Tapio1966]

..When you turn that red knop lever up, the lathe shoud turn right way, this Time it won't.

[@YungFairy]

Those glasses look rly good on you Alec!

[@tanavast4140]

Alec watches This Old Tony!!! A couple more of my favorite youtubers are aware of each other, this makes me very happy for no reason whatsoever:)

[@MrSoloun]

Really enjoying these, seeing all these new toys its like Christmas :) Good stuff.

[@chrisblack2366]

That lever you use to start the spindle on your lathe should work like a coupling. So you might be able to put it "on half" controling it by hand thus letting the coupling slip a bit. Comes in handy sometimes...

[@gavt1198]

Good to have you back in the UK Alec!

[@edwin4846]

such nostalgic feels, love this setting the old shop again vibe.

[@Isenmouthe]

That lathe is exactly the same as the ones that are at the trade school I'm attending. A simple and intuitive machine, and I love the gear selection on them.

[@aidenohrtman786]

I dream to be a blacksmith love you keep it up and you should make a Damascus glasses gram for your glass 🗿👍👍

[@kennethschaller377]

hey Alec I want to learn more about blacksmithing from you I've learned a lot over the years watching u and listening to everything u have told ur viewers and I know I'd to learn more from u. I can do almost everything with working with my hands. Like making knives I know electrical work fix cars tile work and plumbing and woodworking and carpentry all by code and bush crafting. Now I want to be good at blacksmithing.

[@rorynoel8448]

Look up lattice booms for cranes. Same style and concept as your grinder stand. Just a boxed truss basically, but, I think that may be a research you would be into! And by the way when you took your glasses off at the end, you dang near looked like Will! Maybe I need glasses or a second watch, but I'm convinced. Coincidence, I think so!

[@knifethrower9733]

Love watching alix setting up his work shops 👍

[@Zogg1281]

There's a great new place to get your grinder belts........ and I'm pritty sure they could have squeezed some into your crate before you shipped it to the UK! I mean, that crate was half empty, you could have squeezed Will in there before attaching the lid....... I'm glad you didn't because he wouldn't be looking very happy by the time it got to you...... er.... I think Will is probably ecstatic you didn't try to squeeze him in to the crate!!! 😁 Happy Christmas and New Year to you all 👍

[@georgeryalsiii3480]

If you use the grinding wheel arbor in your mill, be sure to cover the ways so wheel dust can’t get in/on them.

[@bludhaven86]

I miss "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WELCOME BACK TO THE WORKSHOP!" at the beginning of every show.

[@mattbettencourt6937]

your bridgeport series is how i got addicted into watching your videos

[@martenkerkhoff6600]

Hey Alec. Suggestion for your grinder stand. I would weld a cross bar between diagonal legs. You've taken out most of the twist, but even a single extra crossbar would give it a lot of rigidity.

[@russellbabcock1713]

The scraping is to help hold oil on the sliding surfaces. A bridgeport is chrome plated too.

[@saginawdan]

Merry Christmas Alec!🌲🌲🌲

[@Contherage]

Anyone else always look away when someone starts welding in these videos, or just me?

[@leehenry1165]

I like the new design for the grinder stand!

[@spencervoisin7622]

Hey Alec if you have the tool holders I’d definitely recommend looking into aluminum turning carbide inserts, quite useful from my experience

[@cool199070]

Let's call it the "Eiffel-Grinder" :-P

[@nickiferinde9894]

Hey Alec I would not use the grinding disk on your mill. Because it is an abrasive the dust can get on your ways and increase the ware in them and reduce your machine’s overall precision. Surface grinders are build specially to take this into account but mills and lathes are not.

[@RumMonkeyable]

Alec, be sure to take a photo of your UK hair style created by your Norwich area stylist. Although we love having you here in the US, your Montana stylist just doesn't/didn't seem to get the Alec Steele look we've all come to love. LOVE the new glasses!!!! Happy Holidays! ❤️️🎁🎄

[@talonsteadward1024]

Bridgeport was founded in my state and the older ones where built here too I think it's cool to think they made it across the pond

[@marien3884]

Hi Alec and the rest of the team. I am not a blacksmith myself or have a workspace, but I enjoy seeing how these materials are transformed into concrete beautiful objects, a real pleasure to see. And notice that seeing this awakens something for me to think out and build something for myself. So thank you for feeding this desire. Maybe a tip or something to enjoy, I am now listening to this song "Mike Vass - Cold Iron" and could have been taken straight from one of these movies. Thanks, and with a smile, Marien

[@davekavanagh7599]

Really enjoyed this episode. It was classic Alec, takes me back a good few years now 👌👌

[@gordonclass1]

When you get the coolant working on the lathe I'd suggest making a shield to cover the jaws of the chuck as they like slinging the coolant everywhere. Learned that one the hard way.

[@gruntslayer3524]

Trusses and frames are actually really interesting. I have a textbook I could recommend if you wanted a resource to refer to or read about how they work, it’s actually pretty simple. A little bit of physics, and I mean just a hair, and you can calculate the force on any joint in a truss and see if what you’re going to build will stand up to an intended load

[@brianshelley88]

Plus the head tilts and nods.

[@Zirlikus]

Funily enough, i found you when trying to fix my mill all those years ago. Thanks for the journey.

[@Mr.Neko013]

Finally a sponsor I can benefit from! Time to see if I can find something I like more than these glasses! Btw, do most of the bigger machinists and blacksmiths on here know each other?

[@niklasludescher4854]

Love these kind of videos

[@TheMrWoodsman]

I am a time served engineer from Coventry, Bridgeport milling machines are in my blood. You can make anything on a Bridgeport.

[@ericmyrs]

Gotta love that trussing.

[@brandonfrancey5592]

Was gona say, should really watch every TOT video for great information. As a plus, it's also entertaining.

[@Frustratedfool]

Keep some cat litter to hand, to quickly contain liquid spills that you don’t want going everywhere. Workshop is looking great!

[@beautifulsmall]

I'll be in the Grinding room, cool. Its all coming together nicely. Best wishes.

[@robertogrady1321]

Check the rotation direction of your coolant pump. It may be running backwards and they are usually full of dirt and swarf as well. This stops them pumping too.

[@hudsey78]

Love the new design for the grinder stand. My question is why not put the legs and tack them to the inside of the top instead on below on the corners?

[@Hiroshidaisan]

Thank god you're back to Logi-meters and make-sense-heits ! 😄 But it would be nice if you could display "alternative" mesurements on screen for our friends across the pound.

[@Buchaven959]

That grinder blade is for using to wear in the ways faster... they love that abrasive dust!

[@johnfrancisco7601]

Some of those old coolant pumps loose prime. I use too take an air nozzle and blow across the tip of your coolant hose. It will pull the coolant through the hose and prime the pump.

[@mrrealpx3189]

English i learned today: The bee's knees - very very high quality. Thank you for continuous education.

[@farhs3133]

8:55 Lathe-chan was so nervous it peed on the floor. Poor lathe.

[@kaceesavage]

That grinding room is Lit Fam.

[@michaelrosenlind9846]

Looking forward to the next big sword build.

[@whome6764]

Wish I could get that much done 👍