OLD STEAM POWERED MACHINE SHOP 17

[@shanek6582]

God I love it when you put out a new video! This is about the coolest channel on KZbin.

[@OmegaMolecule]

Shane K I feel the same way. I can't stop watching, so fascinating.

[@ReignOterror]

Dont think I have seen any youtube machinists face and center drill at the same time, that was cool!

[@davidrichards5594]

Hi Joe, well when things move that slow, you sort of have to take advantage of it to get anything done.....Dave

[@FrBobLaceySD]

Cuppa Joe yeah, I thought the same!

[@yannkitson116]

Well it is probably because you don't see any videos of mass production in manual workshops. When I was an apprentice back in the day not only did we do multiple operations simultaneously if possible, but we also operated several machines simultaneously it was simply necessary when being on piece-rate pay if you want to take home a nice wage.

[@yannkitson116]

@Nicola Furlani: I agree and the difference was noticed in my comment :) By the way I consider David a professional it is not the size of the workshop that does it...

[@carbidegrd1]

If I used oil instead of coolant on a turning, the other guys would hang me from the rafters.

[@artemiasalina1860]

I love the idea that you're running an old machine shop on old wood from an old house! You can't get any more complete than that!

[@jefftaylor7511]

If I'd had a teacher like you in the fall of 1958 I would have ended up a machinist instead of career military (or a machinist in the military). You explain things so very well. Thanks for the videos.

[@zmxl1020]

My grandfather worked for Brewster and co. as a tool and die maker/machinist. Some of his work was cutting gears from scratch. On special order, he made a set of trans mission gears for a Mercedes SSK. You have the patience of a saint! Thanks for posting!

[@colliecandle]

Watching your videos is ALWAYS a positive experience.

[@davidrichards5594]

Thanks for that, always something educational on youtube if you look....Dave

[@1dnr91]

These old school techniques you use, are so awesome to watch.... Thank you

[@allenbishop7982]

Current engineering students should have a full machine shop training experience along with all the theoretical work in classrooms.classrooms

[@davidrichards5594]

Agreed......Dave

[@bobvines00]

Absolutely! When I was earning my Mechanical Engineering degree, Shop classes were no longer required. However, they still had the old (War Production Traing) Shops there and offered a Machine Shop class as an elective. I jumped on that one! ;) That Shop originally was line shaft-powered, by a diesel engine sitting outside the building, If I remember what the Instructor told us. But our machines had been retrofitted to electric motors, but still had the leather belts to the cone pulleys. One of my young co-workers, a double-degree (ME & Aerospace), was taught literally nothing about things as basic as mechanical fasteners and is still awed when I can look at a 1/4-20UNC bolt/screw and identify it. He really should have had that basic & practical training. And a Machine Shop class too!

[@TomChame]

Absolutely first class, thanks Dave!!!

[@chuckthebull]

I really appreciate the panning shots of the boiler and the line shaft in motion as you both work frame 1:00, I get the sens that the old timers had to be mindful of all the potentially dangerous whirling metal going on around you.. Men from the boys as they say... And i exclaimed "Man thats cool that gear you made"..Another great video...Thanks

[@cullenmiller8170]

Amazing work done in that shop. I really enjoy all the shop made tools that you build to do those gears.

[@tubeu28]

You are the best and never stop amazing us! Thanks for all of fine work that you do. Also for the bonus footage with the Amish in Ohio!

[@FrenchieFrench1555]

Wonderful and very instructive work,as always but I do not get tired of it. Thank you so much David.

[@davidrichards5594]

Thanks for watching, Google demolished it's G+ pages. I will probably start something up somewhere else as a "scrapbook"....Dave

[@llmauricelevy1933]

Brilliant work David ..So good to see it done the old way still.

[@phooesnax]

SUPER> Have not watched yet but thrilled to see this pop. Be right back....gotta watch! Jim

[@steveskouson9620]

Another great one, David! steve

[@toddcleckner2652]

Steam will rule again soon! You and Keith have inspired a few buddies and I to start collecting and restoring vintage steam, metal, and wood working equipment as part of our preparations for the next Carrington Event. The risk is increasing rapidly. Thanks! Keep it up.

[@davidrichards5594]

Thanks Todd, that is my intention, to get interest going whith historical methods, Thanks for watching, Dave

[@toddcleckner2652]

Since 13 years of age I have tried to follow an ideal of "If I want it in my life I need to know how to get it from the dirt without electricity." That's to say if I want a chair I need to know how to grow a tree. If I want a tool I need to know how to mine, process ore, and machine.

[@roleic7246]

impressive what these old machines can crank out.

[@tosborn56]

Dave....Great episode. Thanks for letting us look over your shoulder. I've never seen anyone face and center drill at the same time. I guess that's steam-powered multi-tasking!

[@davidrichards5594]

There is a story about an interview with probably the last living person that worked in the machine shop at East Broad Top RR. Beginning as an apprentice, on the big drill (with power feed) "They weren't paying us to stand around and watch the drill go through the hole"......Dave

[@tosborn56]

That made me laugh out loud! Good one.

[@normanfeinberg9968]

On a lighter note ,I must reiterate how wonderful it is to view your videos and it has awakened an awareness in me to look at older machines here in Minnesota with a keen interest.Thank's

[@tomstrum6259]

That is a true Masterpiece in Steel !!

[@injun-gman6216]

Dave, great video! I love that your steam machine shop made the parts for another steam powered machine! Thanks for keeping the history alive! !!! Gman.

[@joemiller5110]

Keep'em coming Dave, I could watch this all day -n- night! Thanks

[@tom5256]

I couldn't wait to see the finished gear, it's amazing to watch someone do this.

[@stevengrotte2987]

Very eagerly awaiting number 19, have seen up through #18. Thank you.

[@davidrichards5594]

Steve you are definately a steam power fan...Dave

[@jdubs-56]

Impressive! That's a great looking gear.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Thanks Dave! Top to bottom, your stuff can't be beat!

[@mrkhokhar4895]

Beautiful piece of work , great great cutting by sheffer machine

[@davidrichards5594]

Thanks for the subscription Imran, Hope I can make it interesting...Dave

[@davidmicheletti6292]

I love watching the key way cutting.

[@alexsterling5186]

That gear is like a piece of art! Awesome job Dave!

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Very nice job on the gear David. Good to see Paul and friends there visiting.

[@re5pect80]

I like look your work . THX for your video , and all the best from your fan in Poland .

[@stevengrotte2987]

I am always amazed at how quiet your steam powered shop is.

[@douglasfleetney5031]

I have just watched all you films so far, The Boss Lady got a little neglected! How great to see some real Fitting still being done. Although I used more modern machinery (1960's vintage electric) this is the stuff I used to do when I was a Fitter/Driver on the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway. Keep it going David you are great to watch.

[@davidrichards5594]

Thanks Doug, was that in the UK?..Dave

[@douglasfleetney5031]

Yes my Friend. Deepest Darkest Kent, closer to France than London. I worked at the Romney for 6 years mainly on the fleet of 1920's steam locos. It was a pleasure. I still keep my hand in with a very private steam railway. You have a gift of explaining complex working simply, I wish I had that. These are great films please keep going.

[@davidrichards5594]

thanks Doug, good to have you as a regular viewer.....Dave

[@stevengrotte2987]

I didn't think you would be back from Florida until Spring-------------Thank you!!!!!!!!! Great to see your Vids!!!!!!!

[@steven87vlogs13]

Dave ..best wishes .

[@toddlfrank]

I was watching an episode of American Pickers this week and they picked up a drill press with a frame that looked just like yours. I immediately thought of your shop.

[@JohnBare747]

Nice gear job, had to gnaw out a lot of steel on that big old gear, well done with steam.

[@georgewocosky193]

Machining sure beats the hell out of 'chipping' then filing to fit :D I'm hoping to scrounge enough 'scrap' to create some home - crafted machinery in the next year or so . . . simple enough , starting with an iron engine block . . . * for the line bore accuracy / base BUT ; the tough part is going to be getting the combination SOLAR & 'multi - fuel' steamer 'tuned up' & functioning ! Always a treat to see your shop 'in action' ! Take care !

[@davidrichards5594]

I'm pretty sure you'll figure it out.....Thanks......Dave

[@ackgeezer]

Only word for it: Beautiful!

[@henkvanderwal2424]

Very good David. I have enjoyed this. Greetings from the Netherlands Henk

[@normanfeinberg9968]

I fixed the problem.Your right it was the Bushings.My work on the taper and drilling the tang was good.iI refaced the bushings,Had to use carbide as they were heat treated. One thing I wanted to mention,I saw on one of the other channels,the use of two keys opposite each other on the setting of the 4 jaw chuck.I don't know if this is quicker or not,I'll have to try it.You are a fine machinist and I hope to continue learning the craft from your expert workmanship.If you need specialty items I'll try looking on this end Thank's again Dave

[@julesf7816]

Thanks Dave for going to the effort of showing us all that fantastic machine shop of yours. At the shop I work in we still broach key ways the same way you did in that gear - just goes to show a lot of the old ways are still the best ways. Thanks again 👍.

[@tyb40]

That's a serious gear to cut, so cool!

[@jamesmullis6827]

I am impressed with your machine shop and engineering skills. You and your kind built this country. Keep up the good work. Thx. for the videos and sharing just a liittle of your knowledge.

[@juanrivero8]

Wonderful. Could watch these videos all day long. Steam will rise again. As to an arbor, I would suggest a ramble through E-bay. Seems like all of the old iron owners find arbors, cutters, whatever, there.

[@RPWLKR1]

Wow you made it look so easy. thanks.

[@jasonknight4906]

David keep them videos coming on

[@Oldvet1946]

I really enjoy your videos. Makes an old man happy to see steam power again. Mike

[@shjones27]

Very good match of music to video.... very, very interesting channel you've made. Thanks!

[@davidrichards5594]

Thanks Scott, I actually get complaints , but I like it...Dave

[@davidhaxton5050]

Dave, Thanks for the enjoyable video

[@steamgas100]

boy Dave just loved it

[@machinesmotorcycles5511]

Spectacular video very interesting .thanks

[@davidrichards5594]

Thanks very much..........Dave

[@petew5272]

Thank you, David, for another fascinating video. It was all interesting but there was an especially personal 'light-bulb moment' for me at about 20 minutes in when you applied the oilcan to the lathe oilers. I wondered why you didn't fill the oilers right to the top. Then I realised that there only needs to be oil in there while the lathe is actually turning. I've been filling my lathe drip-feed oilers full up but my hobby lathe is only run intermittently. The oilers don't shut completely tight when I turn them off and my lathe swarf tray is always swimming in oil - now I realise that most of that oil hasn't done me (or my lathe bearings) any good at all!!! In future, I'll just put in enough oil for the current session. Thank you.

[@davidrichards5594]

Pete, if you look close, those oilers don't have the shut-off valve on top, just an adjustment needle, so you have to re-set them every time if you close them off. They are a pain and need to get changed.....Dave

[@Daledavispratt]

What a wonderful channel you have created! I'm going to start at number one and work my way up. Thanks for these fascinating uploads, Dave.

[@bunkerhunter75]

Fantastico ☺️☺️greetings from Italy 🇮🇹 🇺🇸

[@davidrichards5594]

Hi Claudio, Great to hear from Italy!....Dave

[@mejinks1978]

I've just found another great channel! Between you, the two Keiths and Adam, I'm in nirvana!

[@auburnfolsom]

Thanks for All your videos !! I look forward to them after work in the evening. Better than prime time TV, cable or Netflix. Very relaxing to watch you at your skill. I've watched some of them several times. Glad to see this latest one ! Keep up the Great work !!

[@finalchapter24k]

These videos are so well done, It's almost sad when it finally ends.

[@davidrichards5594]

Thanks, I enjoy putting them together....Dave

[@johnkinnane547]

G'day Dave I found this video very interesting , good filming thank you regards John PS is there an art in using those style of callipers, it was great to see on your field trip the old machines still working and running on steam. A real step back in time.

[@Fixinthatupvideos]

Great Work Fellas

[@watermanone7567]

Great work as usual. Thanks

[@w056007568]

Terrific, what more can I say but congratulations on that achievement!

[@328DaveGTS]

Love Your shop David thank you for a great watch

[@oldpup4810]

Beautiful work there. I really enjoy your videos.

[@allannoyes4560]

Thanks for another great video. I think you are correct that we will rely on steam power again. Hopefully folks like you will still be around to run the engines an teach others. CNC and other computer controlled devices will be worthless if we have a crash. Nice work on the gear, two operations at once was a nice touch facing and drilling. I have gained a lot of knowledge watching your videos. Hope it is warm and dry in your shop looks like you folks had a lot of snow today 11/20. A.Noyes

[@davidrichards5594]

Thanks Allan, Very true, I think it's important for folks in their community, to perfect a skill. The weather went from 70 degrees and sunny to 16" of snow & 26 degrees in a matter of hours....such is upstate NY......Dave

[@imysteryman]

Excellent Job I sure enjoyed the video.

[@mackasack]

Thanks for another awesome video!

[@napalmv8356]

Mr. Richards, thank you for another awesome video!!

[@shortribs11]

Beautiful piece of work, thanks for sharing.

[@ludeman]

Wow its in such good shape

[@LarryBlowers]

Thanks fpr another great video! the Baker at the end sounded great! Keep up the good work!

[@jimmn85]

David thank you for the vids. i never saw a gear get cut in my life . I grew up with steam traction engines all case my grandfather had 7 at one time . Case I found to like the 80 hp was the easy to run for me . we used coal when we would heat water for cooking corn at Cokato MN. those days are gone now . but i still hold a hobby boiler license i am making a steam engine from found things an rear wheels i made my self . but keep up the vids i like them Jim

[@georgesharkey6723]

At my company where we built packaging machinery at one time, we usually got our gears from Boston gear, but every once in a while we had to make one and we still had the old machinery to do so, but that was decades ago.

[@davidrichards5594]

Hardly heard of these days, but if you needed one in a hurry with a machine down, you could knock out a gear in a couple hours....Dave

[@mikedavis5397]

Thank you Dave,,,,outstanding.. Are you going south soon ? Safe travels.... Per my dad..." What do you call old people in retirement in Florida ?" Answer...Q-tips........white hair and white tennis shoes......took me a min...lol

[@docpedersen7582]

Realize that it isn't in keeping with period practice, but you might give Adam Booth (Abom79) a call about metal spraying and returning that mill arbor. Might solve problem faster than finding an adequate replacement.

[@Patriot1776]

Agreed. Adam Booth, Abom79 might just be able to salvage that arbor for you via metal spray welding.

[@randymckinney3390]

I just love to see old iron running!

[@onehot57]

Nice job Dave!

[@Tf9500]

I really enjoyed this video, I see what you mean by running the ol engines to capacity that was impressive

[@bombardier3qtrlbpsi]

Nice job well done.

[@mobiousenigma]

thanks for the video looking forward to the next

[@marc49lewis]

That had to be one expensive gear! Absolutely beautiful!

[@davidrichards5594]

Thanks Mark, We used up a lot of water on that one....Dave

[@robertklein9190]

Hi Dave, Steam will return, so will smog. Remember riding on the old N.Y.C.R.R. steamers, what a disaster, and the stations too. Come to think of it, the airlines are heading that way now. Waiting for more power steering progress.

[@noelhenderson700]

Steam is still useful in industrial situations where you need process heat as well as motive power. Pulp mills are the example I'm most familiar with.

[@paulveiga6439]

Really enjoy your videos. keep them coming.

[@keithnoneya]

Absolutely loved it David. Thanks for the great video and especially the short video on the Amish Saw Mill at the end. Wish I lived near you I'd be over at your shop daily turning stuff for you just to hear the steam engine run and all the spindles turning. Best Wishes n Blessings Keith

[@davidrichards5594]

Same to you my friend...Dave

[@MrGeroth]

Dave as usual your work is amazing. Can't wait for the next video and to see the steam engine done and running. Keep up the good work.

[@factionsvicious]

can't wait to see ya next year at and Canandaigua

[@kroghsmachineshop4708]

I got a notification on my phone about your video today when I was at work, I have been looking forward to watching it all day and I was not disappointed👍 I really really enjoyed watching it😊

[@terjegjerstad9692]

I like your video. I want to build a steam engine, but I need to find what size I want. I see you have a small nice machine. It is strong. I see what job he do.

[@RickRose]

I didn't know the Amish were allowed steam engines--thought that was too newfangled for them. Great video--Thanks!

[@mikemcewen2092]

Thanks Ken I will keep that in mind

[@nitro105]

great video, loved the sawing would like to have seen more

[@MalcOfLincoln]

Well Dave, another cracking good video. I'm sure you realize there are not many people around that can do work like that. Agree entirely with your comments re the clips at the end. Bet you enjoyed your day there :)

[@chrishagerty5467]

i might have some #10 arbors and a bunch of cutters for them as well i will have a look thru my storage stuff and let you know

[@ClassXIRoads]

Caught this one hot off the press .. way cool

[@davidrichards5594]

you're right on the switch James....Dave

[@roadwarrior692]

Awesome video!! Thanx again

[@rwf71]

Another great video Dave, Thanks for taking the time to bring them to us ! If I could make a request in a future video I would like to see how you sharpen your drill bits. Love to see those two beautiful curls coming off that perfectly sharpened bit. Same as was already said, got the notice on my phone, couldn't wait to watch and was not disappointed. Rick

[@davidrichards5594]

Perfectly sharpened drills? where? .......Thanks, Dave

[@chanceremmy1629]

I love your channel!! Thank you!!! Seeing how things were done 100 years ago is fascinating! This video here is the first time for me seeing how ANY gear is made. To see the process done with antique equipment is a real treat.

[@dillydallydollcomachineand8246]

The guys that thumbed down this go be a paper pusher . I could have said something else buttt . Mighty fine video Sir . My Best Tighe

[@robertkutz]

david very nice work.