this was the biggest lathe on YouTube

[@wjf0ne]

All I remember from our entry into what became the EU was one boss telling us they can buy the parts from Spain cheaper than we can buy the steel to make them, and then a career change. Someone screwed the small engineering companies in N.I. and the UK and now the places I used to earn a living in are Charity warehouses or Gyms.

[@TheRebelOne.]

Even Gerry Adams got a mention @5:26. Super engineering at another level.

[@crabmansteve6844]

When that big impact rotor was chucked up and spinning I couldn't help but picture a comically oversized dial indicator going on the tool post. That live center is a stud. Lol

[@jamesriordan3494]

Great video, wonderful and unexpected ending. Wow. Always a treat to see the big tooling at work. I greatly appreciated your framing the work relative to economic forces - never would have made the connection had you not shared this !

[@RalfyCustoms]

Fantastic again Allistair, I worked both welding quarry plant in the factory, and doing on site repair back in the 80's happy times

[@richo220665]

I worked for a company here in Australia that had the largest lathe in Southern hemisphere which used to be owned by the Vickers Cockatoo Island dockyard, it was used for turning ships prop shafts and power station generator armatures from all over Australia and south-east Asia I thoroughly enjoy your videos thanks for sharing 👍

[@allistairc123]

I was in NSW FOR 5 weeks in 2015 and I just discovered the lathe in cockatoo when I got home it's deffo on the bucket list. I hope they keep it preserved

[@richo220665]

@allistairc123 Don't know about that the last time I saw it was dismantled in the back of a shop in Smithfield NSW the company is Australian Winch and Haulage that owned it then forgive my spelling BTW 🙄

[@AbdulKhan-cy3vq]

Incredible big lathe. Thanks for sharing. Sometimes you just wonder how to tackle this job.

[@paulcooper2897]

Amazing! There are very few sources where we can see the Large Industrial side of machining. Lots of moderate size machine shop stuff, and a few larger machines like Brian Bloc's big Monarch lathe, but nothing on the scale you just showed!!! Incresible! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

[@hfdzl]

@ 5:00 Spent many hours in asphalt plant dryers like that one. Replacing and repairing flights. Just so cosy and homey !! Hello from the USA !

[@willtricks9432]

And a bit of welders lament. Tractors Lathes and poetry, a special channel. Cheers

[@robm3007]

I enjoy all these workshop vids so interesting and seeing your scale model collection great stuff appreciate your time sorting through and sharing a snippet of your content 👍

[@jimsvideos7201]

Thank you for taking the time to share these; it's a fascinating look at recent history.

[@samuelflynn5534]

Class, i was up quite a few years ago now to see if i could buy any offcuts of EN24, can’t remember who i got talking with but he showed me some of your machines, they are even more impressive in person. Engineering on a serious scale!

[@ypaulbrown]

go by a pint and take care of your ballmills......cheers, Paul

[@allistairc123]

Legend

[@davidrussell8689]

Fantastic footage . Big scale engineering. Impressive skills . What was the ending poetry ? Lovely touch btw . Guess that’s why young people shy away from our trade these days . Nobody under 45 in our shop .

[@Thefreakyfreek]

26 I live for this stuf

[@davidrussell8689]

@@Thefreakyfreek good to hear someone young still passionate about the trade . Wait until you’re 66 ( starting when you were 14 ) Your passion May have waned a little .

[@McNeillWelding]

Loving all your recent uploads

[@davesalzer3220]

That impact rotor was awesome.

[@ypaulbrown]

you have the biggest balls mills in Ireland I understand....great video Allistair....cheers from Florida, Paul

[@jacobbranker159]

what an outstanding treat to find on Sunday. Great Video

[@zx8401ztv]

Bloody hell, that's a big bugger!! Massive machines made by small humans always looks impressive. The power of humans working together.

[@ArcticBlues1]

I love the poem! Great vid too! Thank you :)

[@ramosel]

Jeez, the live center head on the tailstock of that lathe is bigger and the guns on some capital ships!!

[@phitsf5475]

Good stuff. You get all the fun jobs. Did you ever do any shipyard work?

[@allistairc123]

Yes sir many times!

[@abobymous]

How often do you go on-site vs customer bringing jobs to the shop?

[@djmips]

Does your shop still work on large mining equipment?

[@peterwoosey4020]

I I was working in southern Ireland working on all the new roads in the boom times

[@andrewjoyce7789]

Wow, what an amazing process!

[@chox2001]

Them were the days .

[@gregquinn6827]

Turning on a grand scale!

[@martinthemillwright]

Where was the gold mine (ball mill job) located?

[@magicmagnets4796]

Brilliant footage bud

[@mikeslayer5926]

AWESOME ! ,...LET THERE BE ROCK !,...and overtime Mike

[@JonDingle]

Very impressive stuff.

[@jjseibert]

This is a cool video, I ran a Churchill VTL with an 8' table/Chuck

[@eoghanhayes7699]

Flat cap in the workshop them were the days

[@randytravis3998]

now that is a big lathe ,, it will not fit in my garage it's 30 by 40 but it will fit in the barn it's 30 x 80 ft ,, neat to see the older footage of what went on back a few years ago .

[@bigbattenberg]

Don't you love how 'renewables' rely almost exclusively on geological oil?

[@kenwood8665]

brilliant video

[@TheChunky2010]

Amazing monsters, thanks for sharing

[@johndooley8988]

Super stuff

[@Nudnik1]

Awesome 👍

[@miketucker7466]

Drier lifters - horrible job! But Decent sized one to work in at least

[@Hey_Its_That_Guy]

Thank you sir, may I have another? 😂

[@HansFormerlyTraffer]

Gold mines in Ireland?

[@peters4067]

There’s one not far from me, but the locals have brought a stop to it unfortunately

[@RyJones]

Holy cow!

[@dukenukem8381]

I am tired just by watching

[@bonniedobkin6948]

I think only General Electric and General Dynamics in the US have as large and larger lathes ,but not on KZbin HaHa !

[@bcbloc02]

Republic Industries in Louisville, Ky had one bigger than that. Not sure what happened to it when they closed up shop. Atlas in Louisville has a 78"x275" lathe now. There is a 12ft x 54ft for sale in Cincinnati if you want to get a bigger one. 🙂

[@bonniedobkin6948]

@@bcbloc02 Hands down. We ALL KNOW BRIAN HAS THE BIGGEST HOME / Barn shop in continental USA 🇺🇸. ,,,,,,in his back yard Ha Ha ! Not a Hobby shop for sure ! 🚜💯%🏴‍☠️❤️🎥

[@davidmcknlght2700]

👍

[@fidakaadawudamdihun7933]

Hi

[@georgieliverpol]

That's not a big lathe there just small men lol sorry

[@onkcuf]

Tar plant drier ain't a lathe of Any size. Video FAIL.

[@jjseibert]

Working in one of them and welding, like being in hell

[@JamesCouch777]

Awesome 👍