Road Trip 2024: Bar Z Summer Bash and Road Trip to California and the Southwestern US

Road Trip 2024: Bar Z Summer Bash and Road Trip to California and the Southwestern US
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[@danielelse3914]

Congratulations on your upcoming retirement, Keith! 🎉 Welcome to the professional pasture. Now, get to work in that shop! 😊

[@belatoth3763]

..and do it the first time!

[@bcbloc02]

I hope the production of peanuts doesn't take a hit with your retirement! 😀 A road trip with Mike and Clarke had to be a blast.

[@iDuckman]

Morton to Big Spring is a long damn day. People from other states, even big ones, just don't get how big Texas is. Happy birthday, America the beautiful !

[@TheAyrCaveShop]

Wow what an epic road trip! It was real nice meeting up with you guys at Rowe machinery. Good to hear all went smoothly 👍👍

[@ydonl]

I think the best part of your videos lately is that you seem more relaxed, content, peaceful. Less likely to be disturbed by those who get confused about their role in telling everybody the right way to do things. Less stressed about meeting imposed standards; just choosing your own after careful consideration. Having fun! Bless you in the days ahead!

[@NahNoThankYou]

You are a national treasure Keith❤ you are doing the work of a higher order than most humans.

[@kenny5174]

Sounded like a fun-filled trip. Gotta put a damper on your excitement about retiring. I retired and quickly found out that "our hobbies" still cost money! Keep the videos rollin!

[@Je.Suis.Flaneur]

Ahhhhh!!! Reitrement, the Real of Eternal Saturdays!!!

[@glencrandall7051]

An outstanding trip. Everyone in America should do something like it. I have been lucky to have made the cross country trip 4 times. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂 PS, I watched your USS Iowa machine shop video. It was outstanding.

[@organbuilder272]

Keith, you've lived a good life. Having machinery to play with and a solid job with the state has allowed you to be in both worlds. You have earned retirement without doubt. It is wonderful to look forward to that. On this end, we are pleased to watch your pursuit of perfection as you resolve problems and explain the solutions. Thanks fro years of postings and all the exciting things you have done. Let's see what you do in your new life as a gentleman machinist. Looking forward to some exciting work.

[@AlmostMachining]

Great video Keith. It was wonderful seeing you, Clark, and Mike at the Bash! Thank you very much!

[@BruceBoschek]

I just watched the capstan getting installed on Tally Ho and I want to express my appreciation for all the work that you did on that machine to make it possible. Those are some great videos and your dedication to the project is very commendable.

[@bluemalamute]

Sounds like an awesome road trip - well-deserved. Congratulations on your retirement!

[@oxtoolco]

Good to hear your arm and what's left of your leg are still working. Great to see you at the bash and find the best home for that Repeat meter. All the best, Tom

[@WreckDiver99]

Glad you had a great trip out west. Too bad you didn't have the time to head up there to see Tally Ho. Maybe that's a trip you can make next year...What would be really cool is if Tally Ho came down into the Florida area, then it's a closer trip to visit. :)

[@petegraham1458]

Happy to hear about your road trip , glad it was a safe one. Your going to enjoy retirement, I missed the people I worked with and the professional challenges of senior management but replaced it with gardening, grandchildren and my woodworking shop.

[@oldpup2182]

Again, congratulations on your retirement!!! I'll hit 70 on Aug 2, along with my fraternal twin brother, and have enjoied your channel emensly and look forward to seeing what projects you get involved with, and the videos.

[@christianmccollum1028]

Great finds, Keith. I wish you would, one day, take us into your office and show us your stuff on display. I have watched for many years - i don't remember ever seeing an office tour.

[@jameswillmore8249]

Great video! Talked with Clarke. Lots of stops. Gives real meaning to "Home sweet home ".

[@johncloar1692]

Thanks Keith for the video . Sound's like a wonderful trip.

[@harrymiller3986]

What a start to your retirement cross

[@markkrick8602]

I have followed the Tally Ho project from the beginning and it must be very satisfying to see yours and Clark's work come to fruition. The capstan is quite an amazing restoration and modernization. Congrats well done!

[@chichcnc]

WOW! What an epic trip.

[@paulputnam2305]

Thanks for sharing this cool video with us Keith. What a great time you guys had. Nice bunch of toys too. …it’s a girl my Lord, in a flatbed Ford, slow’n down to take a look at you three… “I can’t believe the USS IOWA wasn’t made in Iowa!”

[@JamesP_TheShedShop]

Wonderful video. Some neat items some I would never viewed or known about. Thank you.

[@darenscott1718]

I bought a 2x72 grinder thinking I was going to make knives. Well it was harder than I thought to make a sellable knife so that dream kinda died. But, I also do a lot of fabrication projects. There hasn't been a single project that I haven't used that grinder on. They are such a useful, versatile tool! I love the your channel, keep up the good work!

[@TomokosEnterprize]

Sounds like a great time Kieth.The big R is just around the corner coming your way. I am super glad you have a stay busy plan and you have all those new to you scores. A few of them would be great for my box. All quality pieces with fantastic deals indeed. A $5.00 lathe with $5K in tooling is ourstandard way eh, LOL. A really nice post and taking the time to meander away from the main track gives all kinds of bargins for you/us to win on.

[@christinahilton5120]

It's so fun to see the aftermath of your trip after meeting you.

[@EdwardEAnderson]

Keith, it was a blast getting to chat with you guys at the bash.

[@timothyhill4630]

I found you from the Tally Ho project, I’m happy to say I’m now a subscriber to your channel.

[@MartsGarage]

Hello Keith, despite being short on video content, this was a very interesting story to just listen to. I had the privilege to travel to many of those places driving test cars. Best job in the world. Nice to hear Mike being mentioned, I used to enjoy his videos and the opening tune popped into my head straight away. Hope he is well. Enjoy your retirement. I've been retired 5 years now. Only problem is you never get a day off! All the best, Mart in England.

[@billbeevers6864]

Clark and his restaurant tape measurer 😂

[@cpbethlehem6548]

Sounds like a great trip. Thank you for sharing your journey.

[@5x535]

I don't guess that I have ever been excited about another man's retirement before. Congratulations Keith. The saga of your trip was interesting. Might I suggest another stop next time you are in the central California area? The Knight Foundry in Sutter Creek is a one&only. This was the foundry and machine shop that supplied the gold rush. It became derelict for a period but is on the way to being preserved. One of the big old lathes came around the Horn. The water turbine that runs the entire enterprise is a true gem, if the state of commyfornia has not stolen the water yet. Mr Knight built the first "Pelton" wheel for the turbine. It will take an entire day to begin to get a grasp. The Empire Mine is another prize. And I could go on about curly Redwood, etc.

[@keithpitman7473]

Keith, I haven’t watched your videos for a while, but I was pleasantly surprised to see how good you look. You have obviously lost a few pounds. Keep it up and stay healthy! Also, get some smaller shirts to recognize your new dimensions!

[@davidvik1451]

Some where in the family we have a smaller version of tongues that you showed. My father who had at some time worked in a blacksmith shop in Seattle, said these were for soldering bandsaw blades. The large mass would be heated to near white hot In a forge, then clamped over a properly prepared solder joint, and allowed to cool. From a faithful viewer.

[@melshea2276]

Congratulations on your new job! Have fun!😊

[@Garth2011]

That lock back knife has the appearance of an LB7 Schrade knife. Nice one.

[@andycropley5486]

Congrats Keith! I have the same smile. Retiring July 19th after 37 years on the same job. I will have more free time to watch all the new additional content you will be producing in your retirement 😂

[@charlieromeo7663]

Congrats all around. I too am retiring after 36 years of preparing and launching shuttles and now rockets. It’s been a great ride. Looking forward to much more shop time and good tee times!

[@frankerceg4349]

Thank you Keith!

[@SkySkier]

This July will be three years of retirement for me. Probably that best thing I've ever done was to retire. I don't seem to have any problem keeping busy. Good luck in retirement Keith !!

[@elliottmarksy]

So glad you enjoyed your stay in the golden state : )

[@johnmetzger7185]

Hi Keith, Been watching your Channel for a while now. My wife's from Tucson and we've enjoyed many of the local destinations. You're right, Tombstone has become a T-Trap (Hate to say that - given it's history and contributions to the [Wild] west!) Been to Bisbee too! Hope you took time for the Queen mine - interesting history - and all the Copper mined from it! And you're about as close as you can be for Great Mexican cusine! As always, enjoyed your trip and channel!

[@Hoaxer51]

Sounds like a very successful trip! Standing in a corner in Winslow, Arizona, I’ll bet that was a fine sight to see! Sorry, I couldn’t help it, honest. I hope everyone is having a great 4th of July holiday, so be careful out there everyone!

[@patrickspencer4360]

Keith you'll find that you will sleep at night. No more worries about work. Enjoy

[@mikemciver2819]

Keith, First off, congratulations on the transition to full time youtuber! I am looking forward to the content! You and I are very close in age and the high school I went to did not have shop classes, so although I have a round column mill, a Southbend lathe and other tools in my shop that I use for tractor restoration. It is thru channels like yours that I know how to use them better:) Also, too bad I didn't know you were driving out, I might have come down to Bisbee to meet you for dinner. I am on the North end of Phoenix Arizona and it would have been a pleasure to meet you and your traveling companions! If you ever come thru Phoenix, let me know. I have a guest apartment and would be happy to put you up and visit in my small shop! Keep up the good work!

[@paulatkins894]

You were 'almost' near Port Townsend and the Tally Ho! Im sure Leo would have taken you for a sail!

[@MrChevelle83]

thanks for another great vid Keith!

[@MikeBaxterABC]

11:52 !!! Amazing!! What to see you check all your surface plats in a video now!!! :)

[@willemvantsant5105]

Drove from Vegas to visit my Uncle in Tucson, took me to the aircraft museum, stood under a B52 and went into president Kennedy's air force 1 Electra. I think I went to the same steakhouse back in 2000, had warning sign at the entrance, no concealed weapons. My Cousins used to ride their dirt bikes near the ICBM launch site, guards would chase them away. As an Aussie tourist it was certainly an interesting place.

[@s.m.aggies7220]

Great road trip story, I have the same thought to head east. :)

[@natwooding9394]

I hear that your new boss is going to be a real taskmaster :)

[@WayneT51]

You young blokes had a great trip. I enjoyed the pictures along the way. I may have to consider doing that trip next time I'm in the US.🦘

[@beornwhetstone2797]

What a surprise, I live in Bisbee. Wish I had known your plans, I would have shown you around

[@David_Best]

Great video: "Keith does Easy Rider."

[@melshea2519]

Happy Friday Keith! 😊

[@WildmanTech]

That bender is the accompaniment to the Roper Whitney Angle-iron notcher. The notcher allows you to notch angle iron and make frames. The trio is the notcher, the chopper, and this bender. I have two of the three and that bender is the only I haven’t been able to find. I made my own. I wish I’d known you were in the neighborhood. Would have been good to cross paths again. I was in Vancouver for a bicycle show or I would have been at the bash..

[@jockbeems4798]

It's really easy to spend 8 hours on a Battleship. Especially for an old navy guy.

[@williamhastings7182]

Was that Lil Abners Steakhouse in Tucson? If so, that is a wonderful place to eat.

[@johnlee8231]

Sounds like a great road trip. I too love my B&S calipers. Wish Mr Higgans still posted content miss seeing his shop upgrade.

[@floridaflywheelersantiquee7578]

Thanks for sharing enjoyed

[@ratdude747]

S7 tool steel is good stuff. My employer and I use it for gears and all sorts of things that need to be a bit hard but also tough and not brittle. Similar to 4140 only it heat-treats a lot more reliably.

[@donwilliams3626]

Glad to hear about your cross-country adventure.

[@alstonofalltrades3142]

Glad Keith and the other fellas got to do a fun road trip, especially since he mentioned he wanted to do some after retirement. I'm not the least bit sad that guy didn't get to see Hoover Damn, I know sounds bad but it's just gonna be an excuse to keep doing more road trips until your near enough to detour there. Win Win Win Win in my book hehe.

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Great seeing and having you, Clarke and Mike. Good trip and prizes.

[@elsdp-4560]

Thank you for sharing.👍

[@MyLilMule]

I need to get to the Bash one of these years.

[@TheAyrCaveShop]

Yes you do...

[@richardtaylor7199]

Great job

[@chesterfeenstra4619]

I saw the capstan install on the tally ho you did such a great job they really loved it good on you

[@harrymiller3986]

Sorry for the typo I must be the only one who didn’t celebrate the fourth with a fifth. Looking forward to seeing your loot haul in the future. I have great memories of a trip to the west coast as kid Flagstaff in particular we had a pop up camper and a monsoon rain storm came in the middle of the night not what you were expecting in the desert. Keep up the good work and enjoy your retirement and we thank you for all your efforts

[@Jeff-KN6UDG]

I’ve made that trip in the northern (I80) and central (I70) states, still hoping to do the southern route. You got out of Southern California at the right time. Our temps have been hot, hot, hot. I’m an hour east of Stan’s place and we hit 128 an hour ago. The Bash was hot but nothing near this past week’s temps.

[@James-fs4rn]

👍🏻glad y'all had a safe trip and big congrats on the retirement! You deserve it, Keith!

[@MikeBaxterABC]

9:18 I used to set up and operate a B7S Automatic 2G Screw machine, and love all things B&S !!! Some day in the next couple years or so if my health holds out! ... I' am going to buy a 2G, (there i always one of two on the market somewhere! :) ) ...And then set it up to run small jobs, mayb simple but high grade,bolts and nuts etc. Then see if I can scare up any work for it!

[@daveanderson2316]

Epic!

[@charleswelch249]

Glad to hear you had a good trip. You really missed out in Flagstaff. There's several train museums in town and I'm sure you would have had a great time, I really enjoyed it myself. Glad you made it home safely with your new items.

[@Hoaxer51]

It almost sounds like Keith could spend a week in Flagstaff as an upcoming (or bucket list) trip to be able to really enjoy all the museums there. That would be fun trip.

[@charleswelch249]

@Hoaxer51 not to mention that you can experience all 4 seasons in 1 day sometimes. I've stopped in the evening at 90 degree temp. In the morning, there is snow, and the afternoon is becoming 90 again. The weather is amazing year round. And it's not a tourist trap. People actually live and work there.

[@chuckm6592]

Shame you couldn't fit in a side trip up to Washington State to visit Leo and the Tally Ho when you were on the west coast.

[@componenx]

Never heard of Rowe Machinery, and I live the same distance away as Randy.

[@TMxl-w5t]

What a superb edition... Cheers 👍👌

[@hpda44]

Would’ve love to see some of the video. Interesting recap

[@redsnappa7837]

Best wishes for your retirement!

[@lawfulmeteor7104]

Congratulations on your retirement. While driving through Texas, did you wonder if you would ever get to the other side?

[@ianfiddes9871]

That’s one beautiful pocket knife

[@z06doc86]

Nice trip. Good memories with good friends!

[@bobh64]

Glad you had fun, Saw the video on the BB it was a great video.

[@masteruniverse3506]

Great Trip!

[@geneard639]

@17:08 Oh, look. Its the Great Great to Bender Bending Rodriguez, star of the hit show 'Futurama'.

[@MikeBaxterABC]

27:04 .. Actual working steam engines are SO versatile, there sno other engine that can operate with ANY fule source what so ever! .. I always wanted one hooked up to a Electricity generator :)

[@elrond12eleven]

That big tongs seem to me like tong-blank, out of which the blacksmith himself would forge and shape the jaws he needs.

[@bugkiller5293]

always a great vid. really enjoyed the battle ship tour. when I was in my 20's I did a lot of those tour's on the east coast. . I am currently restoring a Dake 75H, liked seeing that in the vid.

[@douglasr.c.5622]

I can't imagine how you keep track of your purchases and gifts ? You must have a machining museum.

[@needXC90]

Bisbee is amazing

[@neilmcgarry5784]

Little Abners was the Tucson Steak house. Best steak in town.

[@MikeBaxterABC]

29:44 I'd love to se a video on that sanding set up! ... I recently bought a tiny (almost pocket siae( motorized sanding belt for hnie sharpening and it really work!!

[@artkaufman595]

Congratulations in your pending retirement! Sounds like a great road trip. I'm in SoCal and wanted to meet up but couldn't make it out to the Bash; hope to catch you next year. I've got a couple of connections with USS Iowa: I was a sailor on the tall ships that escorted Iowa to her berth and used to sail with Marann Fengler, who you met (and showed up in your videos.)

[@mattomon1045]

cool road trip

[@afnDavid]

1:00 Many of us are still eagerly awaiting updates on/from Mike's Iron Doe metal shaper project.

[@woodintheblood4104]

Surely you stopped at a "Buccees" while you were in Texas??!!!!! ;-)

[@theharbinger2573]

Great tale. Did you get to Meteor crater? I liked it more than the painted desert, but then again I am a huge space nerd. Enjoy retirement, I am almost there myself.

[@MikeBaxterABC]

14:22 ...That bundle in the middle looks like .. 1/2" by 12" ?? ..... If it is they are for a small knife sharpener! .. Very popular.

[@LouJustlou]

I got to see the huge open pit copper mine at Bisbee as a child on a family vacation. Saw Tombstone too....yeah tourist trap. Glad to.see "retirement" is agreeing with you. 😊