Odds and Ends 151: Viewer Mail, Planer Jacks, Literature, Tools

[@danielelse3914]

Julie is an angel for (a) giving Keith a loose rein in the shop, and (b) tolerating a hyper-organized agricultural scientist for 30 years.

[@robinmartin4464]

Happy Anniversary, Mr. Rucker and Mrs. Rucker!

[@michaelshinn162]

Congratulations Keith on 30 years together.

[@afpienaar4604]

Congratulations Keith and. Mrs Rucker

[@Hoaxer51]

I’ve got a 5 gallon bucket full of old and new pulleys and sprockets I picked up at an auction one time. There’s occasionally one that I need in there but usually something is usually just a little off. One of the things I find useful with them is if I need something to layout a radius with, I can usually find one that will work for larger radius’s ( 1” up to around 10”), so it’s been a good buy.

[@donmedford2563]

Thank you for your service. I was in the 101st from 73 till 76. I was in the 801st Maintenance Battalion.

[@Hoaxer51]

I was in the 2/11th Artillery 101st Airborne from January 1971-February 1972. I dealt with the 801st for parts on our 155 howitzers and other things along the way. I had a couple of good friends that served there in the 801st, one guy married a Vietnamese girl and left to live with her. He finally came back and they made him finish his tour there. That and I don’t think they paid him while he was gone, I don’t think that they could figure out a worse place to send him. lol. It was an honor to serve and thank you for your service also.

[@ydonl]

The intro was really great - the human side of orderliness, and your thankfulness for what (and who!) you have. Quite humanly relatable; very nice.

[@ritaloy8338]

As someone who was married for 33 years, happy anniversary Keith and Julie.

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

I have been married 31 years now.

[@bobb819]

First my congratulations to you and your wife. My wife and I were also married the day after Thanksgiving 56 years ago. likewise our first grandchild was born the day after Thanksgiving. Life is good! Happy anniversary and many more to come, B&G

[@alexguir903]

Congratulations to you and your wife for your anniversary. Have a great trip and happy thanksgiving day. I am very thankful for you I watch evry video since a couple of years back.

[@alberttreado3713]

We’re thankful for you guys too Keith!

[@alanchamberlin2384]

Happy anniversary and have a wonderful Thanksgiving

[@BronsonDorsey]

Happy Anniversary Keith & Julie and Happy Thanksgiving!

[@paulputnam2305]

Happy Anniversary Keith and Julie! Awesomeness Extreme!

[@roliver64111]

Happy Anniversary!!

[@mhansl]

We are thankful for you and your channel. Happy Tday, Keith.

[@stevem3413]

Happy anniversary. And some of the best work gets done in the most cluttered shop if you know where it is, that's all that matters

[@RayLautenschlager]

Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Anniversary to you and your wife.

[@PaulStaples-h2f]

Happy Anniversary, great video Keith, im sure we will see you using them in the future, top man, you are the best, have a great day.

[@petegraham1458]

Happy Anniversary to you both! Yes I have a workshop that gets out of hand too , I am a retired engineer so have a similar organizational obsession, I hate having to look for something that has a place but didn’t get back home!

[@e.scottdaugherty8291]

Have a great Turkey day & Happy Holidays too. Like your work,love your shop. It gets messy cause you are doing stuff, a vicious circle.

[@frankdoner8402]

Thank you Keith .l am extremely thankful for you and your channel.Happy thanksgiving and happy anniversary.

[@jackgreen412]

We are thankful for having you as a friend!

[@Lostmissionary]

The support from a wife/partner is so important in living our lives as couples and it's great that you reference her in facilitating your passion in what you do. Good on you Mrs Rucker. Sounds like Keith hooked himself a great prize in you. Thirty two years married I've to the same girl and it has been a rollercoaster ride all the way through the years but the love and friendship has never waivered or been stronger between us. Keep on keeping on guys :)

[@voodoochild1954]

Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Anniversary to you and your wife Keith! I love watching your videos.

[@frankerceg4349]

Thank you Keith!

[@PhilG999]

@12:43 Those are Morse "QD" hubs. I sold a LOT of them back in my job as a Sales Engineer for an Industrial Equipment House here in Atlanta (Fulton Supply Co.). Those and Dodge "Taper-Lock" pulleys and hubs were VERY popular at the time (early to mid '80s). Most preferred the Taper-Lock ones because they were a lower profile and would fit into tighter places. The principle is the same...

[@jimfiles3307]

Good morning Keith, Congratulations on your 30th anniversary. The best part about having your shop at home is the wife knows where you are and you’re not under her feet. Having time to do your own hobbies is important. Thanks for sharing the ladder I sent you. They are very stable and I encourage everyone to swing by Home Depot and try them out. I actually replaced my wood ladder and I like how little space it takes up. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.

[@johncloar1692]

Thanks Keith for the video nice stuff for the shop.

[@elsdp-4560]

Thank you for sharing. Happy Thanksgiving and 30th anniversary as well.👍

[@jeffreeder8184]

Thankful for your channel and you Keith!

[@CraigLYoung]

Thanks for sharing 👍 Congratulations on 30 years of marriage. Me and my wife just celebrated our 40th 😅

[@Ervan-l9v]

Always enjoy for videos. You need to get a D C Morison key seater made here presently in Cincinnati. Previously located in Coventing, KY.

[@53HOTROD]

Congratulations on 30 years. It only gets better from here. We just celebrated our 53rd anniversary.

[@hobbiesrus]

Happy Anniversary Keith!

[@bat116]

Happy Anniversary and Happy Thanksgiving.

[@donmedford2563]

I agree with you 100% about quality. I would rather pay double for something that will last than for something that needs to be replaced in a year or three. I would love to see a tour of your storage building. I do not expect it to be neat or organized, I know how storage buildings can be. I am just interested to see what all you have out there.

[@lawfulmeteor7104]

Always love your videos. Happy Thanksgiving, Keith, to you and your family.

[@bryansmant870]

Happy anniversary! Wishing you many more! Shop clean up and reset time is always key. My goal is to make future me not unhappy with current me.

[@wdhewson]

Keith sets a fine example of gratitude for the benefits we've widely enjoyed .

[@SciPunk215]

Those posters are beautiful!

[@richardbrobeck2384]

Keith thank you for all great videos and for the information on your site !

[@scottvolage1752]

Happy Thanksgiving Keith. Happy Happy to you and the Wife.

[@vicmiller7191]

Happy Anniversary, kids. LOL. That is a fabulous achievement.

[@billrotundo7814]

Have a Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. Also Happy Anniversary, we just celebrated our 51st anniversary.

[@walterplummer3808]

Good morning Keith! You and your family have a Happy Thanksgiving.

[@dl2122d]

good review

[@bernardwill7196]

Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Anniversary . Greetings from Germany.

[@jakobrebeki]

Dear Mr Rucker, happy anniversary from Jakob over in Plumstead, SE London in the UK. Never missed a posting....

[@davidhudson5452]

Nice Keith enjoy the trip

[@peteengard9966]

The 20 minute mark. Those 2 tools look to be Caterpillar timing pins. The small one would fit the Fuel pump while the larger fits in the flywheel. Should be 1/4 inch and 3/8 inch diameter. There are also 1/2 inch and 5/8 pins for the different engine models.

[@dagwood1327]

Happy anniversary. This was a milestone year for me and my wife too. On the cotton front. My grandfather was a machinist and inventor. He lived in the boot heel area of Missouri. He made the first cotton picker. Unfortunately he was very proud of his work and showed a friend. The friend made one too and put a patent on it. It was a wicked looking farm invention. I have a copy of a copy of a picture.

[@normanbott]

Happy Thanksgiving. It's mot something we celebrate here in the UK ; maybe we should, even though there's no historical reason. Happy Anniversary too !

[@jameswalshjr]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! Thank you for all you do for all of us out here on the interwebs, providing interesting, entertaining and informative content. Happy 30th Anniversary to you and your wife!

[@MarkThomas-k1b]

Happy Thanksgiving

[@rogertaylor1589]

Very thankful for you Keith. I use your vintagemachinery collection often and I am very thankful for that effort.

[@theharbinger2573]

Happy Anniversary, Happy T Day and have a nice trip! The other side of the equation that you probably are not full aware is how much you give to us, the viewers - which is why I am thankful for you.

[@wadehines9971]

Happy Anniversary. I think the 30th is Cast Iron

[@lyonforge3077]

Congratulations, Happy Anniversary 30 yrs, awesome

[@donkultgen4643]

We got married the Saturday after thanksgiving as well. Happy anniversary!! 11 for us.

[@bobbyhamby4708]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

[@FantomsNephew]

Wohooo! Happy anniversary!

[@thefirstcalled]

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!! Odds and ends! I'll fit right in!

[@assessor1276]

Does that two hours of clean up include looking for 10 mm sockets? …and Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends and congratulations on your 30th anniversary!

[@amateurshooter6054]

Thanks Keith

[@paulkinzer7661]

Congratulations, and thanks for sharing! I know what it is to have a spouse who lets me be me, and I'm so thankful for her. I already knew your wife was the same, but it warmed my heart to hear you say it. I have a short step ladder almost exactly like the one you showed us near the end of the video, and it has been sooooo helpful! First, it's so light and small that shifting it around is no issue at all; and, second, having the legs go up to the top -- where they sort of become arms -- gives me something to grip when I'm on the lower, more often used, steps. For my aging, aching back, this added stability is great, especially when I'm reaching at odd angles.

[@melshea2519]

Happy 30th anniversary! 😊🚂👍👍👍👍✌️

[@IsaiahMalin]

On those Davis broaches, John at Howie's machine shop youtube channel did a few videos on I think 2 different Davis key seaters, one of which they use fairly regularly. He's mentioned before that he's always looking out for them. Just a thought 😊

[@2dividedby3equals666]

Happy Thanksgiving to you all, and congrats to you and your wife. Take care!!

[@thefirstcalled]

Confession is vital to the soul! Happy Thanksgiving! Us Canucks celebrated last month because we have a few feet of snow on the ground by this time of year! Brrrrrrrr!

[@truracer20]

Congratulations on 30 years. My wife and I hit that mark on labor day weekend. We celebrate every year and are well aware of how long we've been married but the 30th was the one that really hit us both. Our anniversary trip was during your last trip with Clark.

[@markelder1345]

Happy anniversary Keith!

[@deathblowhere]

Thank you Keith for your channel and valiant effort you put into it! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family from the UK! :)

[@Hastings38601]

Happy Anniversary. Be safe!

[@kimber1958]

Great video Keith. More people need to concentrate on the gratitude. The world will be a better place. I love you, brother happy holidays.

[@JASPACB750RR]

Not gonna lie in this comment, so here it comes. I’ve been following the Tally-Ho restoration since day one. And when it came time for the capstan project I was guided to a couple other channels. Watched Dave Clark make the form. Followed that over to Windy Hill foundry with the pouring of the cap, then it came to you Keith. Once the other two channels were done with their parts I tuned out, and I’m sure many others did as well based off their views pre and post tally ho involvement. But yours has kept me. Your channels are informative, engaging, and as a big part of it, have you in them. You make them more engaging and informative. You don’t repeat yourself over and over, have to make 30 attempts to get something done, and constantly have new content, whether it be the same project or not, it feels new and fresh each time.

[@anthonycollin8303]

I think it is more like us guys who have to be thankful to you Keith for allowing us to share your wealth of experience. Happy Thanksgiving from the UK.

[@andywithers592]

Congratulation Keith and Julie on your pearl anniversary. Hope you have a splendid day. Best wishes from Switzerland.

[@daviddial7010]

I have the same 2 step stool for in the house projects, very handy size. Also have a 5’ and a 7’ You need the right tool for the job. Your new Gorilla will be handy. Happy anniversary . We are at 43 years and counting.

[@dfye55]

Happy thanksgiving, and anniversary!

[@robinwright2300]

Happy Anniversary!

[@phillipharris6687]

Wishing you a very happy Thanksgiving!

[@plakor6133]

Those 3 step ladders are really handy. Safer, also.

[@plainnpretty]

Congratulations on 30 years. If your shop doesn’t get messy you aren’t doing anything . Thanks Keith

[@bigun447]

When welding, grinding, forge work, wearing 100% cotton is the safe thing to do. Polyester will turn you into a funeral pyre. Cotton will smolder or the fuzz will burn off and you are relatively safe. Happy Thanks Giving to you.

[@prototype3a]

Some of the best, inexpensive t-shirts I've found are to buy Gildan G200 or H400 from somewhere like Shirt Space. They're fairly heavy weight and I believe 100% cotton.

[@dannyvanstraelen3273]

We don't have Thanksgiving here in Belgium, but I like the idea, to at least stand stil once a year and be thankful to everyone dear to you and what you have. Perhaps it would be appropriate moment to give some moral support to those who are less fortunate. A big thanks anyway from me, to make these awesome video's, I enjoy them each time… Ps. Congratulations to Mrs. Mr Rucker for your 30th anniversary

[@bugkiller5293]

when watching your older video's I seen you made the decimal charts in tin. I would like you to start making those again

[@TheAyrCaveShop]

Happy anniversary and have a wonderful Thanksgiving...

[@MrSawdust]

Keith, seeing those prints arrive on your workbench, it's interesting to think just how much of the artwork I've been obsessing over... first had to find its way to you there in Georgia, across catalogs and brochures, old ink printed on worn paper - to be carefully scanned, and freely shared back into the world on Vintage Machinery - for me to someday comb through it, spending untold hours in Photoshop to bring back a bit of life and color... all to create new prints, fresh ink on crisp paper - that I've now shared back to the person and the place where so much of it started. There's just some sort of subtle poetry in all of that. Glad you enjoyed them, and appreciate you taking a minute to share them with everyone here. My grandfather Wallace (Mr. Sawdust, as he was best known) would be thrilled to know his story's still unfolding among those he once called "a very special breed of people" - fellow woodworkers, lifelong students, and craftsman of every sort. In the dedication of his book, he wrote something simple and profound, to his wife of 50 years: "To my wife - who understood me, and forgave me for it." - so much said, in so few words. Happy anniversary to you! - David

[@roycarlsen3335]

Happy 30th Anniversary!

[@noelhenderson7337]

Happy Thanksgiving. We in Canada had ours last month. It was delicious. Happy anniversary as well.

[@TheUncleRuckus]

_Happy Thankiversary Keith_ 👍👍

[@andrewdalgarno5322]

Congrats to Keith and Julie on 30 yrs. Happy Anniversary!

[@WreckDiver99]

Congratulations on 30 years. Next year is 24 for my wife and I. I remember the video she came out and helped you with. It was a bench if memory serves! My tiny shop is a MESS! I have no idea how to organize it all. I did get a free cabinet a few months ago (20 drawer Military card file really), but it's Pretty sweet now. I just printed a ton of grindfinity items for it, and I now have 2 drawers of router bits, a drawer for my dremel, another for all my Forstner bits and specialy drill bits, etc. Funny how a "free" cabinet can cost so much though. 8 rattle cans of primer and paint, a jug of 'citrus strip' to replace the strip-eze I was using... BTW: Citrus Strip is horrible in comparison to the Strip-Eze. Needed twice as much of that stuff to do the job as the stripeze...but yea...

[@tonyjones9715]

Happy Anniversary

[@stevenclaeys6252]

Thank you for another Great video. Cheers

[@ericbisco9587]

Happy Thanksgiving Keith!

[@robertrousseau5264]

Happy Thanksgiving to you. Keith and your wife and to all your family. I hope you have a great 1 and happy holidays. This is Bob from Vero Beach Florida. God bless, you say Save. Happy Anniversary too?Then I just heard that to you and your wife thirty years god helped you

[@robertharker]

My vote is for Hanes Beefy T's. Great heavyduty 100% cotton tshirts. Thanks for a nice video!

[@markwatters6875]

Happy Anniversary, Mr & Mrs Rucker. 👍🇦🇺