THIS & THAT #84 mrpete tubalcain south bend twins

[@scottjones7279]

Glad to hear you speaking of getting to 100 years old 😊

[@cyoung4290]

He who dies with the most toys WINS!… You are far ahead of all the rest of us… congratulations! LOL… Thanks for the many, many enjoyable hours of fabulous videos… first thing I do each morning in turn on UTUBE just to see if there’s a new Mr. Pete video!

[@mrpete222]

👍👍

[@peteengard9966]

Our dump has a hazardous material day several times a year. They'll take the mercury, batteries, lithium batteries, fluorescent lights and more. I remember when science was taught in school by real teachers who would love to have that mercury for simple experiments for the kids. Thank you Mr Pete.

[@orangetruckman]

I was going to say something similar about the dump.

[@ericcommarato7727]

I’m glad you’re optimistic about being 100…I think every subscriber hopes this happens. Good health and Happy New Year Mr. Pete.

[@mrpete222]

Thank you!

[@67L-88]

100 is the new 50!

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Lots of great gifts. Nice true bench top milling machine. HNY

[@kentuckytrapper780]

Great video Mr Pete, I've got a 1912 pratt&Whitney lathe,I restored it in 2019 they really built things in those days...

[@brianatbtacprod1989]

The mad hatter's problem came from breathing fumes with mercury in them, used to shape hats. If you don't have cuts on your hands/skin, and you don't get any mercury inside your body, it's difficult to have any ill effects. The big problem in the near past was having it in thermometers, if they broke, you now had broken glass, and mercury in your mouth. Others have suggested contacting your local officials, I would suggest do one of your short temporary videos and ask if there is a viewer in your area who knows a chemist, or other person who could use some mercury. Anyone who follow Cody's Lab knows you can still buy it, because he has gallons, so I suspect there must be someone close who not only wants it, but would put it to use. Thanks for all your good work.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@jeffreysanto]

Good Morning Mr. Pete... You may want to consider contacting your local fire department about the mercury. They should know how or where to dispose of hazardous materials in your community. Plus they are going to know the laws in your community regarding disposal. I myself live in Connecticut and what may be completely legal for me might violate laws in your area. Hope this helps. :)

[@johnfriend240]

I obtained a bunch of Moore & Wright tools in a home shop I bought some years ago (a high school buddy's dad had died and he had to sell). Very good tools.

[@johncloar1692]

Thanks for the video Mr. Pete. Enjoy seeing these almost as much as your machining video. Have a Doctor free 2025. I know that want happen just like me.

[@dannyl2598]

Thanks Mr Pete. I always enjoy seeing these videos. I hope you and your family have a great New Year.

[@warrenlee3113]

Good video Mr Pete, it’s always nice to receive some gifts in the mail. There is always something cool at lost creek.

[@jkyontz]

In today’s video I saw the cool table you made on your drill press. Very clever 😊

[@frankdoner8402]

As always, thank you Mr Pete 😊

[@terrycannon570]

Mr. Pete I went to Benco's channel with intentions to subscribe and what do you know I am already subscribed to his channel. He has been an excellent source for me when restoring my vintage repulsion induction motors. It's a small world ain't it.

[@johnmorris4753]

For the mercury, check with Johnstone supply. Illinois has several locations. The local Johnstone supply near me in Florence, SC, which sells heating and air conditioning supplies, has a recycling bin for old thermostats that contain mercury.

[@richardrogers567]

Mr. Pete, thank you for all your videos.

[@russpeck1320]

Love these odds and ends videos, Mr. Pete. That little tray is really something special. I knew that Pratt & Whitney made aircraft engines (I recently flew a PBY Catalina with a pair of them), but I had no idea that they made their own their own machines. Those were great times for our country! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your wonderful family!

[@MrShobar]

Lane Tech is the largest high school in Chicago with about 4,000 students. Edgar Bergen, Johnny Weismuller and Frankie Laine were graduates of Lane.

[@mrpete222]

Really, that’s very interesting

[@MrShobar]

I take all mercury containing articles to McLendon Hardware here in the Puget Sound area. Someone comes in periodically and collects them and recovers the mercury and sells it. It is still used to catalyze various chemical reactions, but has largely disappeared from consumer items.

[@EVILDR235]

Our local scrapmetal yard back in the 1980's use to buy it.

[@garthbutton699]

Thanks for another video sprinkled lightly with a hint of rant and do I have a Mercury story for you it dates back to the !ate 50's later on that.I think you should buy your Dad's old lathe and freshen it up a bit,thanks for your efforts 🤗😎🤗😎

[@emerycreek8016]

The mercury would still be perfect for a distance spitting contest!

[@steveforbes8287]

I firmly believe that we will be celebrating your 100th birthday together! I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas and that the New Year is the happiest yet.

[@mrpete222]

Thank you! You too!

[@fredflintstone8048]

I bought that 4" long pilot drill a week ago. Same one. I've used it on one project so far.

[@jimbennett1519]

Great video Mr. Pete Hope you and the family have a very happy and healthy New Year

[@mrpete222]

Thanks!

[@haroldadelman1130]

Another great series! It’s fun to watch the tools rain down upon you, Mr. Pete!

[@glennking8206]

Thank you Mr Pete

[@67L-88]

Some very nice items from some very generous people. I have had a few Moore & Wright metrology instruments. They are very high quality tools. Moore & Wright, is in my opinion is on par with Starrett, The new Brown & Sharpe, and all the rest. I must confess my disappointment in the treasures you showed us but two things were clearly missing! No Old Spice gift sets, no multi-purpose all-in-one tools. You've expressed you love for these gifts too. Maybe Santa forgot to drop them off and they will arrive late? Happy New Year!

[@ohmbug10]

The mercury reminds me of the best cut treatments ever made: Merthiolate and Mercurichrome. Does anyone else remember them?

[@mrpete222]

Yes, they painted me red many times

[@67L-88]

Mercurichrome or Iodine were the choices I had as a kid, no Iodine please, ye ouch! It hurt more than the wound.

[@jimfiles3307]

Rubbing alcohol was my mom’s wound care liquid of choice. No infections. Burned like hell.

[@ohmbug10]

@jimfiles3307 The merthiolate did too because it contained alcohol.

[@Radiotexas]

Very cool little mill. Probably setup and used for a single operation.

[@1320pass]

Around here the Dollar General stores grow like stink weed. It's like they pop up overnight. Probably would rather have the Wendy's. Hope Santa Claus treated your family well. Have a blessed day Mr Pete.

[@ruobe1]

I was thinking the same thing,here in eastern nc

[@dannyl2598]

DG is like glitter in the South, it ends up everywhere.

[@phooesnax]

Thank You Mr Pete! Merry Christmas

[@rickhand8228]

I definitely agree with you regarding the requirement of pecans in baked goods! That little P&W mill is really cute! I have a little Burke that I no longer use but it was my first mill and it removed metal a lot quicker and more accurately than my hack saw and files! Some people turn up their noses at smaller machines but they definitely have their place. Happy New Year!

[@bobmazzi7435]

You got me on that little mill. It may take 3c collets, but the model is a Pratt & Whitney 3C Miller. They apparently had a few versions, including ones that had a belt drive in the base as well as external belt drives. There's a web site that shows one with a range of accessories including a vertical head, dividing heads, and overarm and change gears ( for helical gear cutting? ) as well as the usual stuff. Looks like they made them in the first half of the 1900's so that one might be that early.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks for the information!

[@RalfyCustoms]

Howdy mr Pete, hope you're keeping well buddy

[@mrpete222]

All good

[@binbashbuddy]

That little Pratt and Whitney was pretty cool

[@donniee1934]

Good morning Mr. Pete. Thanks for the video. Wish you a Happy New Year.

[@bobhart1155]

Mr. Pete, with regard to what to do with your mercury, hopefully your town or county has "household hazardous waste drop-off days" like our county does here in central NJ. These days are free of charge and open to county residents, occurring on five separate Saturdays throughout the year. They specifically mention that they will collect "mercury and mercury switches." Hopefully there is such a program in your area. Thanks for a wonderful show and have a happy and healthy New Year!

[@mrpete222]

Thanks! That's a great idea.

[@randyshoquist7726]

Those little magnetic base gooseneck lamps are very nice task lights for applications where a short gooseneck is adequate. I have one on my drill press, and it's especially nice on a bandsaw because it illuminates both sides of the blade. I first saw them on Adam Savage's channel. Amazon sells them as sewing machine lamps.

[@scottjones7279]

Shine up some pennies with the mercury is what we used to do as a child 😊 the good old days

[@ellieprice363]

We made dimes out of pennies with Mercury also. Ignorance is bliss. Had no hint there was anything wrong with it. We also used pieces of broken glass to shave and shape wood to a smooth finish. Every boy had a slingshot and whatever happened to marbles that boys used to carry in their pockets to compete with other boys in a large ring on the ground. If you “played for keeps”, considered gambling by parents, you could“lose your marbles”. Video games are poor substitutes for those healthy lifestyles.

[@stime6472]

I love your this and that videos. Thanks Mr. Pete and Happy New Year!

[@justinbrewer8408]

Happy New Year Mr. Pete!

[@joemcgarry1106]

Pecans are definitely royalty in the nut world.

[@duron700r]

Great video, neat goodies and top it with the bench top mill. Sweet!

[@vernonland5987]

Your local waste disposal agency should have a place for you to take hazardous waste.

[@jasonhahn4470]

Happy New Year😊

[@1208bug]

Always interesting Mr. Pete!👍 and Happy New year!

[@floridaflywheelersantiquee7578]

Thanks for sharing Mrpete

[@JetIgniter2k2]

RE Mercury: You should have a hazardous waste disposal site in a major city near you. We have a place called ECO Park in Monroe County NY. It's run by Waste Management and subsidized by county taxes. Free disposal for county residents, sometimes requires appointment, and is NOT for commercial waste.

[@danbreyfogle8486]

Happy New Year Mr. Pete. 2025 needs to be a whole lot better than 2024.

[@robertjospeh1097]

Happy New Year to you and the family also!

[@fixitmakeit]

hope you and your family had a great christmas.

[@edl5074]

Hope you had a wonderful holiday!! And a happy new year !! 🎉

[@davelewis2174]

Some recycling yards will buy the mercury

[@zathenz1311]

😊

[@howardtoob]

Yet another great video!

[@mattomon1045]

Happy new year Mr Peat

[@kennystevenson5993]

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU LYLE from Hereford, MD.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks! Happy New Year.

[@aerogfs]

You can always send mercury and any other so called hazardous materials to Cody, from Cody's Lab... Like you, he also had and encounter with the FBI. Anyway, Happy Christmas and Merry New Year!!!

[@mikereisner3335]

Regarding the mercury, try contacting your local Extension Office they probably would have information on household hazardous waste collection. Another place to try would be calling the USDA Farm Service Agency and they may have that information also..

[@nottoday62]

Brian from Ma.Great video Wow mosses sandals what a beautiful luncker of a bass Thanks Besafe

[@RambozoClown]

Often your local fire dept. will take that mercury off your hands.

[@Dr._Spamy]

Maybe you can send the mercury to Cody from "Cody'sLab" ? He got so much of it that it possibly doesn't matter to have some more. 😊

[@Siskiyous6]

In the mountains of Del Norte County, California is an old mercury mine. They just walked away from it at one point. There are flasks full of it. A friend who I mine with said he's seen a similar one in the CA mother lode country.

[@dale1956ties]

G'mornin' Mr Pete! Hope you had a good Christmas. Happy New Year.

[@nomercadies]

Morning Lyle.

[@scottjones7279]

The world famous Pratt&Whitney

[@williamsheddan618]

morning & Merry Christmas Mr Pete 😊

[@CraigLYoung]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@67L-88]

The mercury, decades ago an older gentleman at work had a story of someone stealing his sandwich from the refrigerator every day. So he goes on to say that he had enough of it and decided to use an old Hungarian (?) trick on him. He then says he broke a thermometer and poured the mercury on the sandwich. He put the sandwich back in the refrigerator. At lunchtime, as usual, his sandwich is gone, he then hears someone yelling and running to the bathroom and not making it. He almost instantly filled the back of his boxers after swallowing the mercury-laced sandwich. The lunchtime larceny was exposed, and they lived happily ever after. Now this story was probably from the 40s or 50s and things may have been slightly different then... I think today if you even tried such a thing you'd wind up in prison... It was a funny tale told by an interesting storyteller his thick accent made it seem even more dramatic. Who knows if this has even a grain of truth to it?

[@mrpete222]

Lol

[@dennisemme2456]

Best Way To Dispose Of The Mercury. When Your Local City Has A City Wide Clean-up. They Usually Have A Area To Drop Off Hazardous Material. You Can Drop It Off There In A Leak Proof Container.

[@mrpete222]

Good idea!

[@MechanicMax]

Many thanks Mr Pete!! As always, love to see a new video from you. BTW, did you get the pics of the tap wrench; and the threading dial indicator I made for the little South Bend lathe???

[@mrpete222]

Yes I did

[@theseldomseenkid6251]

Around about 1800, Edward Charles Howard came up with a process to get rid of mercury. Do NOT do that. Take it to hazardous waste. ... except for a small amount if you do want to do something extremely stupid and dangerous, which as men occurs on a daily basis. ... I gotta have a mercury switch someplace .😅

[@Ed_Stoddard]

I'm waiting for the answers to your question about the mercury. My father as a maintenance mechanic for about 20 years and I inherited about a cup of mercury taken from various sources through his career. Short of melting gold and evaporating of the mercury, (not going to do that), I have not found a good use for it or way to get rid of it. Thanks for the great videos.

[@mrpete222]

👍👍

[@daviddauphin-f4p]

Happy New Year.

[@dabbetul_arz]

Greetings and salutations

[@takedeadaim8671]

Have you ever heard of Boys Technical High School, later known as Milwaukee Trade and Technical High School? My grandfather went there many years ago and I graduated with honors while it was still boys tech. You had to have at least. A B average in Jr High to get in. In addition to all the requirements for a HS diploma we had shop 3 periods a day plus drafting class. I rode a city bus 45 minutes each way and did at least a couple hours of homework every day to graduate with a 3.89 GPA. It was the best decision, other than marrying a fantastic and supportive woman,I made and I would advise any young person to go into one of the trades for a satisfying and secure career.

[@mrpete222]

Wonderful

[@pyromedichd1]

I'm in the same boat with the Mercury and I don't know how to dispose of it either.

[@LarryBlowers]

There's a bunch of chemistry guys who would gladly send you good money for all the mercury goodies you have, I'd love to have it just to add to my stash but mines just gathering dust.

[@ericcorse]

Nice Bass.

[@noneofabove5586]

Your local scrap yardmay pay you for the mercury.

[@billbaletka7426]

Thanks!🙂

[@tonyn3123]

I looked online and found a lot of info regarding disposal of mercury. I also was not knowledgeable how to properly dispose of mercury. Thanks.

[@mrpete222]

👍👍

[@chuckfischer7202]

Enjoyed.

[@christurley391]

Thanks again

[@bestfriendhank1424]

I’m perfectly content with the burned corners of a sheet of brownies, w/o nuts.

[@columjevens4612]

Best wishes for 2025 ☘️

[@bestfriendhank1424]

I would think that if the local landfills (in coordination with a ‘take-back’ program for agriculture pesticides, that you would be able to find a home there.

[@carlosgaspar8447]

how long did biblical tubalcain live.

[@noblsht]

14 minute video, I wish your videos were longer and more frequent

[@jondahl4394]

I would buy the mercury, i collect it and the switches. They are handy for controlling small motors and other circuits when you dont want an open spark when switching. I would send cash, or trade if you let me know what you want (if i have it...), and your mailing address.

[@richarddecoy4861]

Give it to your chemistry teacher at your high school.

[@dizzolve]

I love Pecans I Love Walnuts and Almonds ........ but keep em out of my cookies please

[@oleman]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Ccpumps]

👍🏻🎄🧑‍🎄

[@JamesP_TheShedShop]

☕️👍🏻

[@rustymachineshop9456]

Mr pete please go buy your dad's old lathe you're gonna wish you had if it comes up gone its only money i can tell the way you talk aboult him he ment a lot to you . go get the lathe

[@bestfriendhank1424]

I’m perfectly content with the burned corners of a sheet of brownies, w/o nuts.