Steam Powered Machine Shop 84 Shop Whistle

[@VictorKoblitz]

Hello, I've watched your entire series. Enjoyed all. I'm about your age, hope all is well with you and yours. Back in the 1920s my grampa Horner started a ford tractor sales and service. When the small farmers were in business. Growing up I enjoyed the "shop". It wasn't steam, but the old tools were ...cool. My grampa also made and sold about 15 golf course tractors from model T motors and frames. Small and light with wide iron tires with spuds for traction instead of ribs. They were used when not tearing up the grass was important. I'm also a private pilot. I guess you plane holds alot of fuel! Saw you take off ,but you never landed.😅 hope to see you around.

[@dawie641]

David, I enjoy your videos very much. A lot of people miss you. Hope you are OK.

[@ironcladranchandforge7292]

Hello Dave. Was thinking about you today. Hope everything is well with you and your family. It's been 7 months since your last video. Can't wait to see what you've been working on!!

[@tubeu28]

Dave your craftsmanship just blended with artistry! You just never stop amazing all of us!!!

[@johnalexander4356]

We're missing you Dave! Hope that all is well with you and you'll be in the shop again soon!

[@CaskStrength777]

I wish I had this whistle to piss off my neighbors, but I love that you just did this because its just cool

[@Warped65er]

Thx for letting us watch you simply Do what you Do very well. Look forward to hearing it sing out.

[@ODIS-bp1ks]

Always look forward to your content, Dave! Thanks so very much!

[@floridaflywheelersantiquee7578]

Thanks for promoting us

[@tomsing6384]

were waiting, we have nothing else to do, see how much responsibility you have to keep us entertained!!

[@christophercullen4889]

Your father will be proud of you hacksaw and file . Kit from Down Under

[@robertklein9190]

Dave, up here in the Hudson Valley it's been a mild winter, no snow to speak of. Now you've got a spare whistle you can start selling peanuts. Guess we'll have to wait a couple more weeks unless you take it to the show to power it up.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Dave, great to see you back, the whistle looks great, thanks for sharing mate, cheers

[@bcbloc02]

I don’t have a whistle so I guess I will have to settle for the even more vintage method and use my 1800s bell. 😎

[@nicks.4137]

Mr. Richards I enjoyed your latest excellent video. I see you had a successful landing in your beautiful airplane. I enjoy your machine shop videos greatly. Thank you sir

[@davidrichards5594]

Thanks for your comment Nick....Dave

[@rustybrake8310]

Dave, I have watched every single video you have created. By profession I'm a grain elevator millright, but you've sparked my interest in machining. The boss(wife) has allowed me to buy a newer lathe and build a shop behind the house. Keep up the good work and you have taught me more than you think!

[@skinnernormington]

David, you are a very talented man, I wished now I'd taken up engineering as a kid instead of chasing dreams of sport and girls.

[@Hoaxer51]

Or cars and girls! Lol

[@daveyork701]

Love the whistle! Had to replay the start of the video a dozen times! Dave, you have a rigid mount motor on the lathe, that equals a LOT of vibration. If you use a resilient mount like a 48 frame motor It'll take most of that vibration out of it. The 48 frame motors mount through rubber rings on the end bells. Love the whistle!

[@davidrichards5594]

I think you are right, but most of the vibration, it seems to me is torsional. If you put a long piece of bar stock in the chuck and touch it while it's running you can really feel it. I am going to try some rubber mounts too........Dave

[@georgestone1282]

Another great video, hope you are doing well. Sure miss the big shop project. George from Indiana

[@johnalexander4356]

Beautiful job! Especially, when you did so much with simple hand tools.

[@PALM311]

I would like to have a dollar for every time somebody in your town said “oh there goes Dave blowing is whistle again”!lol I can only imagine people have been hearing it for years and years and know exactly what it is and who’s doing it. I think it’s pretty cool that you do that.

[@johnparkerthegimpygardener]

Great to see another video . Always look forward to seeing them.

[@ablelock]

Great job on the whistle Dave. Look forward to more of your content.

[@Tinkybling1]

You got to have a whistle, and that’s that!

[@jesseblack0713]

You made my day putting out a video. Great job on the whistle hope to see you soon.

[@TheJdeft1]

Nice. Makes me want to post my little single chime whistle fix....

[@The_Smith]

nice lines to the handle and bracket.

[@Juha.R]

so beutifully restpred whistle. 👍👍👍👍😍

[@michaellenz9121]

You made winter more bearable up in norther Illinois. Thanks for posting. Interesting content.

[@davidrichards5594]

Good to hear from the frozen north Mike.....Dave

[@garthbutton699]

Nice job on the whistle I have a three chime that needs some attention and I think you've given me a reason to give it some love,thanks for the video🤗😎🤗😎

[@opendstudio7141]

In sixty years of junking at antique/ junk stores, flea markets, garage sales and swap meets, I've never ran across a steam whistle out in the wild.

[@madflatlander]

Haven't seen any new videos lately. Hope you are well, Dave.

[@johneverson2433]

Good to hear from you

[@raymiller9391]

Nice job on the whistle Dave, I enjoy watching your videos.

[@roybaker8111]

Eagerly awaiting another great video from a guy that has taught me so much and i have never met.

[@CRUZER1800]

Always a good day when I see a video from you, Dave.... Nice job on the whistle. Thanks, Russ

[@MrGeroth]

Glad you’re back.

[@rolliekelly6783]

Everyone is entitled to their on opinion in this great country of ours. However, I don't try to improve the appearance of the machine. I look at all the scratches, dings, and scrapes as the war map of all the battles the old girl fought. Keep the videos coming.

[@davidrichards5594]

Rollie, I would agree, but using a pipe wrench or vise grips on a beautifully made brass fitting is abuse.....Dave

[@Hoaxer51]

It seems like every steam whistle I’ve seen they used a pipe wrench on. Seems a little crude but I guess they used what they had.

[@TopperMachineLLC]

Nice one Dave. I did the same thing on my 3" Buckeye for my Baker Traction Engine. Next whistle is a little 3 chime so it isn't too loud under the canopy. Keep up the great videos.

[@ianlulham]

It's great to see another something old saved. You did a grand job on that lever and pivot, the brass paint looks brass! Thank you

[@rockytaub7028]

Dave, it is great to see you are doing well. I miss you videos.

[@TheTreegodfather]

Just checking in on you, and hoping you are ok.. it's been a minute.

[@jeffwilson1399]

Love the steam whistle repair/restore content! Thank you!!!!

[@alexmutimer3691]

A great start to my day, first day back at work after 5 months off through illness, thanks for video. Better go clock in. Alex norfolk uk

[@johnstewart7022]

Great to see you are still at it, Dave. Enjoy Florida, and I can't wait for next season in the big shop.

[@jakobrebeki]

thanks for posting....

[@craigspicer4296]

Hi Dave, thank you for the creation of this channel. I have been really enjoying watching your content back to back over last month. You really inspired me to get started down the track of getting into steam engine building. For me its only going to be small models, i really learned alot from this channel. This is such a great channel to stop on by and forget about life for a while and go back in time to a forgotten era of machining.

[@markf350s]

David thanks for another great video hope all is well look forward to the next one thank you for sharing

[@kellyfuller5818]

My grandfather was a machinist. I very much enjoy your videos and seeing what my grandfather may have done as well. Thanks!!

[@trevorhardisty6255]

Thanks Dave, Great restoration on the whistle, looking forward to hear it blowing.

[@steveshoemaker6347]

lt's always good to see one of your video's David....Thanks ever so much 👍 Shoe🇺🇸

[@tjt4036]

Another great video Dave. Thank you.

[@jrkorman]

Very nice Dave. I'll certainly be looking forward to hearing that whistle this Spring! I was thinking that you might remake that nut also, but I guess a little work it'll look good. The little town I'm from in Michigan sounded the siren at the fire station at Noon. My grandparent's farm was a ways out of town but the siren could be easily heard, telling us kids it was time to head to the house for lunch.

[@Jrod-si5hd]

Excellent work

[@martindever4387]

That is some fine file work Dave! Just goes to show it’s a poor craftsman that blames his tool!

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

Very nice! I always enjoy your videos. I hope you are enjoying the warm Florida sun. Wish I were there!

[@henrikjorgensen1614]

Very good work on this whistle I love all old things with their odd shapes and forms

[@mattthescrapwhisperer]

Boy, that turned out nice. Thanks Dave!

[@stevengrotte2987]

ARE THERE ANY EPISODES MORE RECENT? I REALLY ENJOY THIS SERIES AND REALLY WANT TO SEEANYTHING AFTER NUMBER 84-----PLEASE CONTINUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheMaddogT]

What you can do with a file, hammer, vise, saw and a little know how. Amazing Dave. Love the videos!

[@jackdawg4579]

Those old steam whistles have such an iconic sound!

[@johnlee8231]

Great to see your saving a another piece of history

[@swanvalleymachineshop]

That came up great . Cheers.

[@henkvanderwal2424]

Hello David, A good video as always. Greetings from Friesland in the Netherlands

[@dianemcewen8922]

I worked at Gleason works back in 1964,they would blow the whistle at noon and five every work day,it must have been a very large whistle.i enjoyed the video and nice job on whistle,hope to see you at the steam pageant this summer.mike

[@ivanparovozoff9836]

New long awaited episode!! Thanks!!

[@lawrencefoster2120]

That is a cool whistle man.

[@garyc5483]

Great job. Glad you are in the warm. ATB regards from the UK

[@MukYJ]

I have an unusually small (2” diameter, 5” long chamber) Buckeye 3-chime whistle that I inherited from my great uncle. Rumor has it that it was taken off a retired ferry boat that he used to live on. It has been polished to within an inch of its life but should still work fine - the valve action feels good and there isn’t much else that can go wrong with them. I’d love to get it hooked up to air or steam and see how it sounds.

[@enginecrzy]

slick as a whistle...

[@jimc4731]

Another good video! 🤩 I like the artistic design of the lever assembly and the way it was mostly hand made! Possibly a link belt on the lathe would help to smooth out the shaking/vibration?🤔 Also check if the pulley runs true. Keep up the good work! JIM 😀

[@bellowphone]

I enjoyed seeing you hacking away at that slot by hand, just the way I would do it in my own minimally equipped shop. Can't wait to hear the whistle!

[@CraigLYoung]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@noelspangenburg3675]

Can't wait to hear that one Dave.😀

[@justanothercanuckian]

Nice to see ya puttering around in your southern shop Dave. Might try and get across the river and visit your NY shop sometime this summer, if time permits. Always enjoy your videos!

[@pkav8tor]

Sweet fix Dave, simple tools and all. Stay warm in the hide out. By the way, the work on Pete's tractor turned out great. It seems to run like a watch. Take care. Regards/greg

[@MrChevelle83]

fine work there dave thanks for sharing!!!

[@marcellucassen8033]

I found that if you change out the T-pieces of your swivel vise for some regular bolts with a washer it works much better.

[@Hoaxer51]

Quite a few years ago I would find steam whistles on eBay and picked up a few, some in nice shape and some kinda rough, missing parts like on your whistle. I also got a couple oilers and valves, but you’re right about the cost going up and the quality of the whistles going down. After watching your video I’ll have to get mine out and hook up some air to them and see if they need anything, like I don’t have enough to do but this should be a worthwhile task.

[@Jameson4327]

Until next spring, I’ll be waiting.

[@donsipes]

@ David Richards I hope all is well with you. I have missed the weekly dose of stem this summer.

[@KitCullen-zn4id]

Nice Kit from down under

[@dansvec5411]

Thanks Dave, I always look forward to your videos. Great stuff!

[@rpm133]

Now I want a whistle.

[@rw3dog]

Nice work Dave, you truly are the master. I always wanted to go to Florida Flywheelers and New Smyrna speed weeks. Maybe some day when I am retired. It’s too far from Connecticut for a working guy :).

[@vdubjunkie]

Your work is always inspiring! Thanks for continuing to share, and help pass along your knowledge and experience.

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

WOW..👍👍.. NICE JOB DAVE !

[@98grand5point9]

Great whistle . I'm in Naples and hope to get to the Wheelers next Saturday.

[@hooter7003]

Good to see you in the shop David 😎

[@thepubliceye]

You better not disturb anyone with that whistle down there in Florida.

[@luiscoelho4151]

Nice Job 😉😁 and nice piece of collection too

[@jackgreen412]

Really enjoyed this one. Shows what you can do with limited tools. Must get small lathe now. See what you've done?

[@mh73020]

Thanks for sharing that video, I was wondering if you could run the “steam whistle “ on compressed air. If you get a chance could you show a video of one of your whistles running on compressed air? If you could I would appreciate it. I was going to make one from my shop love the sound of them!!! Thanks again

[@bjornbursell7681]

Nice little project! As allways, good to see your videos.

[@183charlesspiva]

Looks really good David👍!

[@jerryshrigley2902]

Thanks David. Love your channel.

[@Randysshop]

nice, detailed work Dave. thanks

[@richardbrobeck2384]

great video !

[@ron827]

Love the results on th whistle and very good videography work.

[@floridaflywheelersantiquee7578]

Thanks for sharing