The "Kooka Muller", a DIY Sand Muller for the Home Foundry Part 3

[@willywgb]

Hi Mark Really enjoying the build. I have one of those cheap Cement Mixers that I am planning to modify into a Sand Muller so always looking for ideas. Good plan on the Music. I don't understand why people make videos with music so loud that you can't hear them talking. Looking forward to your next video. Cheers Willy

[@Preso58]

Bill, I had an interesting comment from a viewer who has a hearing impairment and has to listen to videos using headphones. He outlined why the music tends to drown out important commentary and the sounds of the tools operating. I took to listening to my own videos using a good pair of Sennheiser headphones recently and I was surprised at the crap audio quality. I usually edit with a cheap pair of PC speakers and the volume is usually turned down. It was something of a revelation to hear it properly. Of course the other issue is that music appreciation is a very subjective thing. To be honest, at 61 years of age I listen to the local "youth" radio station and I am a big fan of hip hop and indie music. I developed an interest in these genres because my teenage son used to change the station of my shop radio and I got sick of changing it back to the more conservative station I used to listen to. Who doesn't like Eric Clapton and JJ Cale right? However I have broadened my tastes but I know that what I like would turn people off quicker than a fish milk shake. From now on you will only hear "shop sounds". Regards, Preso

[@opendstudio7141]

It's your video and you can do it anyway you like. We are just guest. Very nice progress so far... despite the problems old age creates for some of us. After the labeling and warning stickers are added I'm confident that finish product will be indistinguishable from a manufactured product. You do have a history of going the extra mile. :)

[@Preso58]

Thanks. I always say " If it's worth doing it's worth overdoing" Regards, Preso

[@dale9896]

Loved your comments, man glitter, and watch this hold my beer. Hilarious. Well done on the project so far mate.

[@MultiArrie]

With atleast 50 shops within a 100 Km radius that could provide me new materials I still prefer used material as you did. Always enjoy your videos. Jan from the netherlands.

[@insAneTunA]

Big thumbs up, it looks great and very sturdy. It will outlast all of us :-) It deserves a makers name on it, so that future generations can see that it was hand made.

[@Preso58]

I am just sitting at my desk now finishing off the artwork for the makers plate. It will be stamped with serial number 000001.😁

[@swdweeb]

Brilliant fix at the end there. That is going to be one really nice looking muller. It is amazing what people will uncork over. I get comments all the time telling me what I should and shouldn't do. Most times they are from people that have never tried to produce a video let alone a series of videos. Do what makes you happy mate. It's your bloody channel!

[@Preso58]

Thanks for that. I aim to please but it doesn't always turn out that way.

[@blfstk1]

Good job mate. I always look forward to your vids.

[@davidfe47]

Mark, Will watch Wed AM with much coffee. Sorry, no cuppa. Great series. Thank you Very Much. WOW, World Class DIY from Down Under, Light Saber on the Band Saw just needs proper Voice Over From Darth Vader, Storm Troopers, Luke et. al. Needs proper Down Under DECALS ~~ Country Flag, Region / State Flag, City Flag & PRESSER Family Crest. Sadly, The 'TRIM was mounted upside down. Missed the opportunity to slide ptoper LED into it to Focus attenrion on the Decals in many lighting sequences. i.e. Arduino control too. Boo Hoo. However, the cat can get a ride. Too much coffee made me do this.

[@rainydayrestorer5912]

Hey Mark, great job as usual, I must admit I'm not a big fan of music on these type of videos, I prefer to hear the machinery at work! Looking forward to the next video.

[@Preso58]

Thanks for the feedback. It seems that many people share your view. One person commented this morning that they regard the shop sounds as the best kind of music. I think I agree. Regards, Mark Presling

[@rainydayrestorer5912]

@@Preso58 It's a bit off topic but as I live in the UK I love to hear the sounds of the birds you have in the background as well! it all makes for a nice relaxing video.

[@pgs8597]

G’day Presso, the top trim is sail track, Bunnings has it for shade cloth as explained elsewhere. Hey I’ve got that model router, can’t stop it. The build is progressing nicely, well done. Cheers Peter

[@Preso58]

Peter, my mate rang me later in the afternoon after I had finished the video and told me that the extrusion was used to make clear awnings at the Noosaville Yacht Club. When he gave it to me it had great gobs of clear silicone, paint and zillions of pop rivets in it. It took nearly an hour to clean it up and I was thinking it was never going to roll correctly but it did. I will check out Bunnings next time I am there although I hate shopping there. The staff aren't much help and the aisles are always full of crap and if you want four of anything they will only have three! 😖 We had those Makita routers at school and the kids couldn't break them so they must be good. The one I have belonged to my father! Regards, Mark

[@pgs8597]

G’day Mark look in the shade cloth isle not the aluminium extrusion isle:( Ah yes the packaging of bolts is a bug bear. When I was young hardwares would also stock pulleys, not Bunnings. Problem is they look at turnover so the odd bits and pieces are now specialty items. Speaking of pulleys, I can buy them cheaper at the local bearing house than eBay, try eBay for a shaft set screw collar $15, bearing house, $5 I bought 1 two days ago, what’s going on with eBay???ahhhhhh enough ranting, cheers

[@velwheel3135]

The extrusion is for a canvas rope hem, about 1/4 inch rope. This is popular for caravan awnings at the head of the awning.

[@Preso58]

My mate who gave me the extrusion is a bit of a hoarder but a nice guy. He scrounged the material from the local yacht club. It was indeed for the clear vinyl awnings that they put up on wet days. Regards, Mark Presling

[@charles1379]

mark, I beleive you will find that the Aluminium will erode quickly with teh sand being ground into it. Once you notice any wear I would recommend that a 0.6mm of Grade 350 sheet steel be glued over the aluminum as a wear sheet. great work

[@Preso58]

Charles, I wish I had purchased a couple of sheets of 4mm galvanised steel sheet that I saw at the local recycling centre. They were cheap and just the right size but at the time I had no intention of doing this project and I missed the opportunity. I expect there will be a lot of wear and tear on the aluminium but as you say I can re-skin in fairly easily. I might only use it about 8 times a year so it may outlast me!

[@ruperthartop7202]

Great video. Thanks for sharing

[@steveone]

That aluminium edging is used on caravans for attaching the annex . Would talcum powder be any use when fitting those rubber gloves ?

[@Preso58]

Steve, I do use powder sometimes. I just hate the feel of the things and the tips seem to get caught in everything. Regards, Preso

[@thisnicklldo]

Great stuff. As a non-caster I'm a bit puzzled - MrPete uses a muller, but he uses an oil-based sand, and I kind of thought that was why he used a muller. Myfordboy uses green sand, and he seems to mix with a drill in a bucket, but has automated the sieving with his own design of shaker. Maybe when you do your demonstration run, you can explain mulling vs sieving etc?

[@Preso58]

thisnickldo, my understanding is that the mulling process is not necessary but it just sort of automates the preparation of the sand. Prior to this I have had to get on my hands and knees and use my hands to break up the lumps of dry and compacted sand and add the water with a sprinkler, gradually. However, the action of the muller also improves the strength of the sand mould by fully coating each grain of sand with a coating of fine clay particles. Without mulling the bentonite clay (binder) is just distributed throughout the sand matrix. Some grains of sand may have no binder at all and some might be only partly coated. I have tried using a drill and a mixer like the one that Myfordboy uses but I end up losing a lot of sand as it gets flung everywhere. At the end of the day I am looking for a method that creates a more uniform blend of green sand. I have found in the past that after I do a hand mixing operation there will be pockets of really wet sand and some that is too dry. When you ram up sand with non uniform moisture content it leads to problems during the casting process. If you check out Luckygen1001 he shows how he mixes his green sand and it appears to be perfectly blended. I have seen Myfordboy's seiving tool but that was a fairly old video I think. Unfortunately it is a very complex topic and everyone seems to have their own favourite method. Regards, Preso

[@TgWags69]

@ 15:30....I always preferred C = πd....I always thought that 2πr was beating around the bush a bit. Quick and dirty estimating is 3xdiamter and round up :) You made me laugh...a true perfectionist worrying about scratches on the aluminum that's going to be ground into submission with mulling the sand lol. -Head smack at the end cutting the wedge at the top instead of the bottom lol...sigh I've had those days. But it's coming together nice great job so far.

[@Preso58]

I thought about cutting the wedge from the bottom but I was worried about shortening the arm. It sort of has to be sized so the roller is on the centre line of the drum so it doesn't roll "crab wise" if you know what I mean. I can already see scuff marks and wear tracks in the aluminium just from the short running that it has done. Regards, Preso

[@TgWags69]

@@Preso58 oh, sorry. I thought that's what you were implying by the head smack graphic at the end that now you'd have to fill the cut. But you're right that would shorten the shaft the other way around. It didn't occur to me. Right on👍

[@askquestionstrythings]

I'm also a fan of C = Pi*d it's much easier and faster to measure a diameter than it is to measure a radius.

[@yvesdesrosiers2396]

Nice job. Looking like something now. I may steal that one from you. The idea I mean. You are a little far away would be able to build 6 or 7 for the price of the air fair. Lol. Thanks for sharing.

[@australiancustommetalworkd1721]

Hi Mark, great vids and I just subscribed, where are you located in Australia 🇦🇺?

[@Preso58]

Hi, I live in Tinbeerwah which is about halfway between Cooroy and Tewantin at the top end of the Sunshine Coast. I was just checking out your channel and I watched the brass rising sun build. I did not know you could MIG weld brass! That's really impressive. I badly want to build a CNC plasma cutter but I have absolutely no room left in my shop which is why the sand muller will have to be stored outside under the awning with the tractor for company. Regards, Mark Presling

[@australiancustommetalworkd1721]

Mark Presling gee your close mate. I’m 10 minutes north of GYMPIE, I mig brazed with silicon bronze/Argon back then but use silver solder now for most brass work. If you are ever after any brass scrap let me know and I’ll give you 5kg or so for your moulds. Also have other scrap if interested. I’ll have to start making vids again, I’ve been manly on Facebook,Instagram for most of my work with over 10k on FB page. Cheers Rick

[@australiancustommetalworkd1721]

Hi mark let me know if you want some scrap? I’d be more than happy to help out!!! Cheers Rick 🍻🇦🇺

[@garagemonkeysan]

Did you just invent aluminum plywood? : ) Great video. Interesting project. Namaste!

[@jrkorman]

So I know this is one of those "after the fact" things but... Why didn't you just drill your center holes in the center plate and use those to clamp the center area? Nice build and am waiting to see this thing running! BTW if you're missing the heat, here in Texas we're just shy of 40° C.

[@Preso58]

Jim, I was thinking about this comment all through breakfast. Here goes.... first up, I didn't think about that solution. Secondly, the glue film is relatively thick and it doesn't get absorbed by the materials so it stays as a sort of rubbery film between the wood and the aluminium (aluminum 😁) so, if you were to apply spot pressure by tightening up the six screws it (could) induce a localised downward force that would make the metal sheet cup in that area. The large kitchen countertop and caul are an attempt to create a uniform pressure over a large area. I can't say I am missing the heat but it has been unusually chilly here. Down to about 5C in the morning. We were getting days of 36 plus in the summer but it is the humidity we get with it that takes it's toll. I am guessing that it is dry in Texas? I would love to visit there. New Mexico too. I am a big fan of "Breaking Bad" The landscape they showed in the series looked fantastic. Maybe when our dollar crawls out of the toilet we can do another visit to the USA. Regards, Preso

[@josephmagedanz4070]

Like what sticks to a blanket?

[@Preso58]

Sticks like shit to a blanket. *Old jungle saying* 😂

[@mathewritchie]

A small amount of baby powder on your hands or in the glove gives helpfull lube.

[@Preso58]

I do that sometimes but I bought a pack of gloves that were marked as "large" size. I have yet to find extra large. I actually tried today at my local hardware store. Ebay, next I guess. Regards, Mark

[@askquestionstrythings]

Wow, driving 100 km is a typical one-way trip that I wouldn't think twice about doing to get something. yep circumference of a circle is C = 2Pi*r but in rolling metal, the metal (especially aluminum) stretches and thins increasing the length for D = 720mm C = 2*Pi*D/2 = Pi*D = Pi*720 = 2261.95mm = 2.26m ~~ 2.3m thus the extra distance is in the stretching but that should be less than 10%... I think you have a measurement error (yep at 27:00 measurement error found)

[@Preso58]

My mate measured the length of the stock while I was on the phone to him. I am guessing he was trying to use the tape measure one handed. I will double check his work from now on. 😁

[@joell439]

👍👍😎👍👍

[@stanwooddave9758]

Your doing a great job. Stop being so hard on yourself. Just my 2 cents for what it's worth, I would have screwed & glue the aluminum panels down. On the outside panels four to six screws around the circumference, and just three or four in the field. The center panel three or four around the circumference, each end, and just four in the field, equally spaced. Can't wait to see this Kooka Muller chew some sand. Not for nothing, but I do believe you way over did the glue. I'm guessing that 1-1/2 tube(s) would have been more than enough.

[@Preso58]

Stanwood Dave, I had originally planned to screw the sheets down but I wanted to use stainless steel screws and I couldn't find any suitable. I had used that Sikaflex glue on a project where I had to glue down some galvanised steel anchor plates to some structural steel in an outdoor situation. It was also screwed down but I was told that the screws were just to hold things until the glue cured. I asked the consultant how easy it would be to lift the plates later if I had to do any maintenance and he said I would have to destroy the strips to do it. So far it is looking well bonded but only time will tell. Regards, Mark

[@MrPanchoak]

Your decision to not put music on your videos is WONDERFUL. ive actually unsubscribed from otherwise good stuff. Simply because i simply couldnt stand the ungodly racket which some seem to be unable to do without.

[@willywgb]

I agree 100%

[@Preso58]

I must say I am intrigued by the comments that have come out of this. I had never realised how divisive the whole musical accompaniment thing was to some viewers. I have had some feedback from people who find it really irritating. Who knew? I am glad I got this feedback though. I want everyone to be happy! 😀 Regards, Preso

[@CMAenergy]

For putting your gloves on, Use baby powder or talcum power

[@Anonymouspock]

Can you decrease the volume of the machinery sounds relative to your voice? Maybe an aggressive application of a compressor filter in editing will do that for you.

[@Preso58]

I have dug out my good pair of Sennheiser headphones to do my editing from now on. Having said that I rely on the 5.1 surround microphone in the Sony Handycam that I use for filming. It is a bit of a budget camera since my much better quality camera up and died last year. It had a lot more options for audio recording. I am still trying to work out better methods for dealing with the audio. I will have to do some research into the capabilities of the editing software that I use too. Regards, Preso

[@johnwhauserman]

At 720mm dia. you should need 2261.9467105846511316931032359612mm long.

[@pddpup7767]

thanks for no music ];)

[@yeagerxp]

Please stop being so bloody hard on yourself. You did an excellent job on that. Well done 👍👍👍. PS You should have a look at "The Bush Bee Man" KZbin channel. He is one of your countrymen. He gets the job done anyway he can.

[@Preso58]

Thanks, I will check that out. Regards, Preso

[@a0cdhd]

Thank God you don't drown out your videos with God awful repetitive head banging thumbsucker noise. Any half decent machinist will agree that listening to the sound that the tool makes is part and parcel of operating it correctly.... If you don't mind me asking, where did you get that 60:1 worm drive?

[@Preso58]

They are available on Ebay here in Australia. www.ebay.com.au/itm/60-1-Worm-Gear-Reducer-for-NEMA-34-Stepper-Motor-NMRV040-CNC-Milling-Lathe/273846058370?hash=item3fc27f3d82:g:HtQAAOSwWzBc1orQ&frcectupt=true $139 including shipping. No music from now on except for very exception circumstances. I can't go into details but you will find out in the next video. 😀

[@AmateurRedneckWorkshop]

That is shaping up to be a really nice muller. I came to that same musical decision a while back and I never have music in my videos. Of course some people do it very well I am just not one of them.

[@Preso58]

I agree. Nothing divides people more than music. I was told that "shop sounds" are the best music.

[@mikemichelizzi2023]

Now if you could put together an adjustable curved laser for the bandsaw it'll be perfect! I noticed the angle of that arm in the last video but assumed that either I was missing something or you had a trick up your sleeve to make it work. Oh well, I'm sure we've all been there.

[@Preso58]

Big face palm on that one. I also realise now that I have to modify the mountings for the ploughs so that they can be removed easily. The problem is that every build like this is a prototype. If you could build a second one you would most likely get everything right the first time but it is never like that. Regards, Mark Presling

[@mikemichelizzi2023]

@@Preso58 That's why it takes me so long to build anything. I plan it to death and then still run into problems when it comes time for assembly. Thanks for sharing the process!

[@andrew5792]

Wibbly Wobbly, is that a precision engineering term? The aluminium profile you used for the rim is used for shade cloth or canvas annexes where they are attached to a house/vehicle etc. The cloth has a rope stitched into the edge and it is the rope that slides through the channel. Looking good!

[@Preso58]

I looked up wibbly wobbly in the Machinists Handbook and it's right there alongside "Skookum" and "Schmoo" 😁

[@paulcurtis9852]

Mark, it was a thrill to see your video at first light, this morning! A great start to the day. Also, I'm pleased to see that I'm not the only one who dislikes wearing those disposable gloves. Love your close up shots, too, bro. :)

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Reminds me of the foundation to my earlier muller.i hope it will work well.for.you. I ended up placing a 3/8 steel ring on the bottom just where the wheel rolls but my floor of the muller was as thin as tin that was on a laminated MDF turn table which was bolt to a vehicle trailer axle

[@Preso58]

I think I tend to overthink things sometimes. The operation of a muller is very basic and as you have observed it doesn't need to be built like a Rolls Royce. Regards, Preso

[@tonytaylor4167]

Hi Mark. The aluminium extrusion used at top is sail track. Can be bought at most caravan dealers or any business making canvas/ vinyl goods. I used thousands of metres over the years as a canvas goods manufacturer installing caravan annexes/ awnings. Great video, I have been looking at ways to make a greensand muller for my future aluminium castings. Cheers, Tony

[@michelgrenier1878]

For the circumference of a circle try Diameter x 3.1416 Works for me . Cheers

[@paultrgnp]

2*pi*radius = pi * diameter. Which is what he said in the video. Please re-watch the video to find out what caused the error!!! 😢

[@ninetwenty]

Great build thanks for your music decision.

[@Preso58]

Yes, it is less work for me and I won't have to worry about copyright infringements. Still, This Old Tony gets away with it.....😁 Regards, Preso

[@JBFromOZ]

got some of the same extrusion, was used as a mounting strip for some cafe blinds, stitched over edge with rope in the seam, to allow mounting the zipper edges. looking great!

[@Preso58]

My donor mate later confirmed that it was used to make clear vinyl blinds for the local yacht club. His motto is "never throw anything away!"

[@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT]

Been waiting to see how you would trim the the base of the drum - good safe solution, but not as spectacular as the motorized router method - I'm a bit crazy and I would probably try it out first to see if it works :-) BTW, I prefer all the shop noises than any music background - shop noises are music to the discerning listener.

[@Preso58]

Jose, I like your observation...."shop noises are music" I agree... Ha ha.

[@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT]

@@Preso58 Thanks Mark :-)

[@charles1379]

Great use of jigs.

[@trollforge]

Mark, it's your channel, if you enjoy putting in music, do it, and don't worry about the whiney arses! There are just as many who will complain that the shots of work happening without explanation, or the awesome sight of a hard fought machine build actually running, are too boring... Screw them all and do what pleases you, because if you stop having fun doing it, you will eventually stop doing it, and that would be a shame. And you never know, you might be surprised. Mr.Pete asked in one of his videos if anyone had tried something. I replied that I had and left the name of my video, saying that he won't want to watch it as I had music in it. He commented on my video that he actually liked the music!

[@Preso58]

It's such a contentious issue. I have had people take me to task about the inclusion of music. They don't comment on the genre, just that they don't like music in maker videos. I did have one gentleman comment that he is hearing impaired and the music can be very annoying because he has to turn the volume up to hear the commentary and then turn it down again during the music. I sort of get why that would be annoying. Personally, I just turn the volume down myself if I find the music not to my taste. At the end of the day it is easier for me since I don't have to find decent royalty free music, which is almost impossible, and I don't need to include the musicians credits in the description. I also had someone tell me that the best music was the "shop sounds". Regards, Mark Presling

[@trollforge]

@@Preso58, my point is for you to make sure that you enjoy making the videos, so that you keep making them! ;)

[@filopat67]

I don't know what kind of a sand you are going to mull with that, but what I use is beach sand mixed with bentonite and water - bentonite as a binder and water as solvent. Looking at your design if your sand mix is anything similar to mine, I think you will need couple of mixing blades for your muller to work. Problem with using just a roller and no mixing blades is that the roller will break only those clumps of sand that happens to be just underneath it's path and after those clumps are broken it will roll the sand in a thick and hard cake leaving the sand that's on the outer edge and in the center untouched and full of clumps. You need to have a center column on your muller that prevents a "dead zone" where sand is just rotating around the center axis and mixing blades that scoop the mulled sand from the bottom of the muller and feeds unmulled sand to under the roller. Another thing that worries me in your muller is the wear resistant (or the lack of) of the aluminium. I have a industrial muller and the drum is lined with plates made from wear resistant steel but the sand is still eating that away. Also the mixing blades of my muller are lined with wear plates similar what's used in ploughs and excavator scoops and like, and wear out ot those is horrid regardless. I don't mean to disharten you of bash your efforts by any mean though, just some pointers from my experiences. I wish you good luck with your muller and I'm curious to see how it turns out, for a light hobby duty it might be just adequate.

[@Preso58]

Hi, I am fitting the ploughs to the muller at the moment. Unfortunately I didn't get to it in the last video. It will definitely function the way you are describing. With regard to the aluminium base on the muller, I know it will wear but then I don't use it as much as an industrial muller would be. I might do 10 or so casting sessions per year so I am confident it will outlast me. Regards, Mark Presling

[@metalworksmachineshop]

Rubber gloves are for wousies, cut the tube at a angle and flip one piece over, on the roller. Music sucks in videos. The muller looks really good Mark

[@CapeCodCNC]

Don't forget the lightning bolts!

[@Preso58]

No lightning bolts this time but I am doing a nice retro style makers plate. Regards, Mark

[@sandspuracres5156]

Looks great preso, man glitter and hold my beer moments as well. As for the top, maybe a piece of rope could be stuffed in there like a boat bumper.

[@Preso58]

Yes, my OCD side gets the better of me sometimes. Having said that the groove will fill up with sand if I don't fill it with something.

[@gdavies6980]

That alloy extrusion is for a caravan or boat to hold an awning with a bolt rope. Just for your info. Great videos.

[@Preso58]

Thanks, I actually found some lengths of new extrusion down at our local hardware today. Quite frankly it would have been better to buy new stock since the stuff that was given to me was covered in great big gobs of silicone and lumpy paint. It took ages to clean it all. The only positive was that it had plenty of holes drilled in it already. Regards, Preso

[@charles1379]

Hi Mark, as a suggestion when you glue large flat areas together, spread the glue in straight lines. in this way when you press the pieces together the air has a path out and does not get trapped in between the glue lines. Criss crossing the lines of glue traps air so reduces the glue contact area but also the air acts like a spring that tends to separate the parts.

[@Preso58]

That sounds logical. Thanks for the tip.

[@WrenagadeWorkshop]

That muller is looking awesome Mark, kudos 👍 Very much looking forward to seeing it in action :)

[@Tryin2FlyII]

Hi Mark I just had to comment on how GREAT a job you do on fabrication I found your Ch thru mrpete when you did the pull gear build I only wish I could turn out work as 1/2 as nice as you do ! TWO THUMBS UP Sir!! BTW you seem to be into EVERYTHING that I want to get into ( I still need to finish my furnace for my "want a be" home foundry lol)

[@johnwhauserman]

Is that a slug of lead that you are holding the plate down with?

[@Preso58]

John, yes it is a big chunk of lead. It belonged to my father and I recall using it as a kid to hold macadamia nuts so we could crack them with a hammer. I think he melted down about 10 lead acid batteries to make that chunk. I keep meaning to melt it and cast it into something a bit easier to move, like a brick shape with a cast in handle. Maybe when I have a sand muller I can tackle that task. Regards, Preso

[@zvonibab]

It looks absolutely sexy and I love it well done Mr Mark!

[@fixitmakeit]

so many think recycling is all about plastic bags and drink cans, your projects show that 'technical' makers / engineering types have excellent re-use , re-purpose skills. ingenuity driven by whats available and affordable . Great work.

[@garyskowbo3564]

Hi Mark, looking very nice. I have always been of the option that it’s hard to over do “ it “ because you don’t want to have to repair it right in the middle of some job. Hey you left us hanging about the “ man glitter “ did you get your ear twisted? 😆 I understand about the tourist thing and not having very much industrial activity, lived in Moab Utah most of my life. It’s a world wide tourist destination. I have wanted to visit Australia for a long time, just wondering where you live.if you wouldn’t mind sharing? Well thanks for sharing another great video. You can take as many as you want, because I enjoy watching your progression through the project. Also I appreciate your decision about the music 👍👍 have great day.

[@Preso58]

Gary, my wife is very understanding but having said that she took the time to "dust me off" when I came upstairs this evening. I often find bits of metal swarf in the rugs and do my best to get rid of them before she sees them. I live about 20 minutes west of Noosa on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. A place called Tinbeerwah. Noosa is a beautiful beach area which is bordered by two national parks. Noosa beach is the only north facing beach in Queensland and the Noosa River is the only river in Queensland that doesn't have it's source in the mountains of the Great Dividing Range. All of it's water drains out of the Great Sandy region inland of Fraser Island which is also the biggest sand Island in Australia. So, there is a lot to attract tourists but little in the way of industry. I get really jealous when I watch videos by Adam Booth and Keith Rucker. They seem to get into their trucks, drive a few miles and come home with a giant lathe or a radial drill or a ton of steel to play with. 🙄 We would love to go to Utah. There is so much of the USA that we want to see but our dollar is worth 70 US cents at the moment so it makes for a very expensive holiday. It'd be cheaper to go to Mars!

[@garyskowbo3564]

Thanks for taking the time to reply! I hear you about those who seem to have all kinds of stuff a there fingertips. Well take care and keep posting as often as you can, because I enjoy your videos a lot. From my point of view I feel like you are a good friend, see you next time!😃👍

[@bobolander]

glad to see this one post up - this is a great series Preso. well done sir! also "let's not faff about" - awesome. love the humor throughout AND support the no-music decision. no-one wants music.

[@bobvines00]

Mark, you keep making projects that I'll have to make too when I retire in a few years! This is a great series and I enjoy seeing how others like you overcome not having the perfect materials & tooling. I also like how you explain your thought processes as your builds go along. Now I have to find a book of George Thomas' designs so I can build a steel metal roll too. ;)

[@andregranum7896]

Lovely job, muller looking much better than necessary:-) Like most of the other things you build.

[@AtticusDraco]

"Hold my beer and watch this" :) Nice project, I've enjoyed the series thus far

[@jonnafry]

Nice bit of "laser" guidance on the bandy legged saw Preso!

[@sandrammer]

Looking great Mark. If you think you've had a hard time with some of the parts of your muller, just wait until you try to place the plows in just the right places to direct the sand into the path of the wheel.

[@Preso58]

Sandrammer, I just started that process today. The centre plough was giving me the most grief. I have decided to make them fully adjustable in all three axes. Regards, Preso

[@argee55]

Loving the band saw.