When There's A Mill There's a Way

[@WillStelterbladesmith]

I published the wrong version the first time around! This is the correct version 🔥

[@73FORGE]

🤙🏼👊🏼

[@jpkalishek4586]

oops

[@steelwood4824]

nice👍️

[@ronjones-6977]

You are so naturally funny. I probably watch you more often than Alex these days. Keep up the good work.

[@stvennelson7792]

I can see you are a man of many vises

[@jonadams4062]

I see that clip of the power hammer dropping, and my heart breaks for you every time. God Bless you, young man.

[@elijahfjerkenstad4422]

And they say men don’t cry. This is proof cause just like that power hammer a little bit of me breaks every time it falls

[@ItsBugtronic]

Honestly when I see that video I am instantly transformed to that time and what the power hammer meant and to see it smash like that its hard not to empathize with him in that moment. Speaking of in the moment, I am also glad that in the chaotic moment Will understood to step away and just let the thing fall and with how dangerous that moment was glad to see no one appeared to have been hurt.

[@TheLynxer]

I hope Will was able to sell off the remaining parts of that old power hammer to recoup some of the loss. But yeah, that was rough.

[@forkliftwizard]

Yeah, you can always feel the pain of his anguished cry as it succumbs to gravity.

[@Lightray110]

Agreed. It's so painful to watch.

[@davidconaway2830]

Will, you could make a video about rock collecting and I'd still watch it. I enjoy the shop setup videos and will enjoy the project videos when you get to that point. Be well and stay warm up there!

[@Scarodactyl]

Hey, rocks r cool >:(

[@martinm3474]

Hello from Show Me Rockhounds, KCMO. Christmas party Saturday at the Flea Market. Last Sunday cutting Brazilian agate at member's house. Next field trip should be March.

[@quarlow1215]

We know exactly what your channel is supposed to be, and we're here watching it. Don't get hung up on that kind of stuff. This is all part of the process of getting to where you want to be. I spent 8 years watching a guy build a sail boat that he can't get in the water but I'm still watching him. Damn it, I almost cry every time I see that machine fall over. Such a heartbreak.

[@rncande]

I just told my husband that I almost cry….sometimes do cry whenever I see that clip!

[@bjornthorgudmundsson2781]

You talking about the tally ho by any chance?

[@quarlow1215]

@@bjornthorgudmundsson2781 although Tally ho is a regular for me I'm referring to SV Seeker. Stuck at the port of Catoosa and can't get launched because of insurance for the ports protection.

[@Nathan_Whaley-g8m]

That pallet jack clip reminds me of when I knocked over the table with all the drill bits, reamers, gauge pins, and gauge blocks when I was learning to drive a forklift at my first machinist job. I was told by my boss the best way to learn is to just get in and go lol. Spent about a week straight standing there with a pair of calipers and micrometers sorting everything back out. Didn't even take any breaks because I felt so bad about costing the company so much money. Still surprised they didn't fire me. It's nice when can look back at it and laugh but at the time you think it's the end of your professional life.

[@dragonwing4ever]

i mean really that was on your boss for just sending you onto a forklift with no idea what to do, when i learnt i had someone standing close by giving me a bit of instruction, repeating a few tasks to get familiar with it

[@kkknotcool]

@@dragonwing4ever That's probably why he didn't get fired. His boss was just like, "well I guess I should probably re-think that just jump on it policy, SHIT!"

[@MLeoDaalder]

@@kkknotcool Also "Why fire him? We just spend a lot of time/money on training!"

[@jamesweaver9636]

Will, love how you show your mistakes as well as accomplishments. You’re not learning unless you’re making mistakes. Keep your vids coming. Love them!

[@MichaelACurtis]

Part of putting a functional workshop together is getting all the machines singing. Thank you for taking us along on the way to a fully running shop. I look forward to what you will produce after all the machines are up.

[@Techplex]

The first drawbar you had should have come with a spacer. If the threads get mangled, you can cut them off and use a shorter spacer.

[@brentonoxenberry5570]

I love the machinery repair videos mate, along with everything else. Your style and sense of humour makes for awesome content no matter what it is

[@lordsirio5517]

Hello Will, as a fellow knifemaker and machinist, i'd like to give you a small pointer : You should try, as much as you can, to avoid "swallow cutting" That is to say, you should only ever cut from the right and from the front, never from the back or from the left. Reason why that is is because it will slowly eat away the threaded rods in your table, which at the end of the day might give float to your machine. Good day to you sir.

[@lennarthoek8392]

I never heard of that, a proper milling machine (like a Bridgeport) can cut from any side, without (more) negative effects then usual. Do you maybe mean "conventional" and "climb" milling?

[@lordsirio5517]

@@lennarthoek8392 especially with a proper milling machine, unless of course it is a cnc machine, because then the axis would run on bearings instead of threads. But no, i did mean to mean what meant (😆), which is that no, if you care about your machine, especially with a bridgeport, or any good conventional (non cnc) machine, you should not cut from the left and back... I am not absolutely able to explain how it would deteriorate the threads, but I know it would because of how the machine runs. Contrarily, if for some reason you have to run your machine reverse, well you should not cut from the front and right... If that matter really interests you, hit my DM, i'll ask Mr Choup, who taught me machining, and who is one of the best bloody machinists of the entire country. (the man machines Titanium and Maraging steel for the aerospace industry all by himself, among other things )

[@viscache1]

That is hilarious! I am part of the pallet jack gang! I had no idea…bringing in machinery to my shop for assembly and repairs..the metal lathe cam in on end on a pallet and I learned…quite unexpectedly…that the shipper did not belt it to the pallet but rather a brace board across the top…that lathe looked a lot like your machine and took 6 months to put right.

[@cyberwolf6667]

You should bring the band saw guild closer to the project piece, less chance of bowing the blade and your hand won't slip into the blade, I love watching you fix these tools--a craftsman in the making!

[@Attoparsec]

If it's like my DoAll (roughly equivalent vintage, looks like), the guide doesn't go any lower than that.

[@JeremySeifert]

There are only a few channels I subscribe to that I drop everything and watch each new video as soon as I see it. This is honestly one of them. Great stuff, keep it going, glad to be along for the ride.

[@sethzastrow8780]

Dude I love the machine maintenance videos! I actually had a machine maintenance job for like 2 years at The National Institute of Aviation Research (NIAR) in Wichita, KS. It's was freaking hella fulfilling. Glad to see the addiction spreads 😆. Also little tip, now adays the idea of milling is to use the full length of the flutes. Help disperse heat and wear over a larger surface area. Also you are using the fastest moving part of the endmill. Instead of stirring around the chips. But hey, ya know your machine the best. 👉😎👉

[@sethzastrow8780]

Oh it's also called a compound rest.

[@d3lsl0w]

Video/Sound quality has improved so much. Keep up the good work.

[@ashwestaway]

That still causes me physical pain every time I hear you scream as that hammer hits the ground. Keep doing what your doing, I'm loving every video

[@johnolver3217]

Great video. Fun fact about three phase. Swap any two of the three hot lines and it will reverse the motor in the simplest setups.

[@hpod3sx]

7:54 Single phase - ONE hot wire, no two

[@christiancarlock7570]

Hey Will! Glad to see the shop coming along! Love watching you work and making your own tools and components for your machines! Keep up the good work and stay safe!

[@MDobri-sy1ce]

I was just think the past week and a half, when is Will coming back? And here he is!

[@davidtomky7371]

I’m new to milling and I learning watching a machinist that keep a small shop vac next to the mill/lathe for chips, I did and it’s an easy way to keep clean. I will also be making a set of bed covers for my mill thanks to you

[@waynecostanza2280]

Time for a miter jig on that bandsaw! Video quality is way up👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Grandwigg]

So glad to see a new video from Will! Fixing machines can be a super rabbit hole. And wonderful to watch!

[@Jhon-on3ph]

The quality of the Videos is getting better and better, my favorite is the outro scene with the Mill and the names and the music. The angels of the other shots is also nice with nice atmospheric lighting and you always get shown what you want to see (at least in my case), of course the one or other shot is out of fokus (or maybe thats intentional?) anyway nice video nice mashine nice dog and a nice entertainer, just wanted to drop this since a like is not enough. I whish everyone a nice Christmas time and dont stress yourself too much Mr. Stelter even though seeing the Hammer drop still aches ones heart, you loosing a hand or a leg in that accident would have been the real tragedy

[@forkliftwizard]

The projects are awesome, but Will, the people come for your awesomeness.

[@nicd9997]

Great job Will! Good to see the shop coming along.

[@kingsleywray6632]

Will. I am happy to watch whatever you are doing. Thanks for sharing your journey with great music.

[@thesmallhermit7819]

Love this channel definitely one of my favorites on all of youtube

[@dementious]

I remember when the power hammer dropped. I felt so bad for you, man. The pain in your voice as you yelled NO gave me hella sad vibes for the longest time. Definitely gonna pick up a pallet jack gang shirt.

[@SaitoGray]

Don't worry, anything you release is entertaining. I really like your video restoring machinery.

[@armata6530]

I dig the pallet Jack shirt, kinda want one now

[@jasongardner8302]

The one downside to using a static phase converter vs a rotary phase converter is that the static converter will result in your machine not running at full power. As long as you don't need the full power of your machine, the static converter should suite you just fine. Love the channel, keep up the great content!

[@super_slo]

I thought they also break the high torque motor reversing you get with normal or rotary 3 phase. power tapping, for example.

[@mekiosan]

Will loving your workshop setup and repair videos. Can't wait till your next vid.

[@GruesomeJeans]

I do enjoy some solid machine work, and for some reason, cleaning up metal chips is very satisfying. In the shop I work at cleaning oil off of tools and dies is almost meditative. One thing I've always wanted to try was putting an endmill in my cheap HF drill press and seeing what it does to some wood.

[@SpookyGroovyPolitoCatMum]

Will, we were glad to see you make a lot of things when you worked with Alec Steele and occasionally got to see you repare something like the Little Giant. It's been fun this whole year Watching you collect and refurbish and bring back to life these fantastic machines. It's been an interesting journey and one that apart from an accident that you had a year ago we wouldn't have gotten to see. Count it all joy brother. I can't wait to see what you do next Once you have machines to work with! How my what will you do with machines that work LOL I can't wait!

[@Quaddragon]

I think you should have titled it "Where there's a Will there's a Way." Always nice to see more shop updates.

[@DreStyle]

Love the doggo watching like a student

[@tyrellgreiner4714]

"it will be spicy....wait, that means something different now..." Love this😂

[@jd.prestage]

The months since that accident, Will has shown "get up" and move forward. Keep it going young man!

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Will it is great to see a new video. Always interesting to see what you are up to in your shop. Looking good an looking forward to seeing more videos on how it is going. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work will. Forge on. Keep repairing. Keep restoratioing. Keep making. God bless.

[@mikeboone4425]

A little advice on your new tray set up I learned the hard way about 40 years ago. Remount your guides on the tray by counter boring your slide and screwing the guide from the bottom and plugging those screw holes . What happens with the holes chips will collect and with out thinking one day you will take your hand and wipe some chips of the tray and Wala 13 stitches . Stay safe happy Trails

[@daviddeupree7707]

Thanks for taking us along for the ride man great video I still cringe when I see that fall anyway all the best from Northern California

[@nobodynoone2500]

Between a Will and a mill, there are a plethora of ways to get things done.

[@dennisleadbetter7721]

Hi Will, A couple of little tips that may help you. When mounting your workpiece in the mill vice, instead of a steel or hard faced hammer or nylon hammer, put your workpiece in the vice, tighten the vice and one decent hit with a dead blow hammer, then complete tightening. Nylon, steel or brass face hammers bounce and rarely satisfactorily seat the workpiece. It's good to see you getting your workshop together. I'm sure you would much prefer to remove that catastrophic event from your memory. Pallet trucks are not the most stable items when on uneven or sloping surfaces, and the power hammer was rather top heavy and on a small base, so not terribly stable. Regards from Oz, Dennis

[@cheshillyard2870]

You never cease to amaze me young man. So happy for ya ,now you can really get to work. Your looking younger every video, Love you mate , keep them coming. Have a blessed Christmas and stay safe, Hugs

[@jeffhreid]

Will, wishing you a blessed Christmas and a happy new year.

[@markfergerson2145]

Good video. Don't be shy about showing us how to fix stuff, because stuff always breaks.

[@entrepreneurlife649]

Don't worry about the content. Just be you and show us your days. I'd love to see more content even if the editing polish went down. Maybe a week of daily videos to wake up ye 'ol youtube algorithm.

[@entrepreneurlife649]

For some reason I enjoy watching other people working after I put in 12hr days.

[@connahjones8178]

Well done on your first machined part! Dont get hung up on little mistakes! As a 25 year old we all make them trying new things and it looked brill once it was finished!!

[@conservativeokie]

Merry Christmas Will!

[@BobC14617]

If you cut the profile of your mill vise on your covers it will keep the chips from collecting in the gap. I’ve been cranking Bridgeport handles for 40+ years hope this helps.

[@pcbart1]

Love what you do. I really appreciate your willingness to stretch yourself with building/fixing what you need in your shop. Definitely gives me hope when a 22 year old takes those challenges head on. Your content has been really enjoyable this whole year, I along with everyone else on here will enjoy it as well when you get to creating your stuff. Now we know what it takes to get to the point of creating that is more than a simply using a check book to get there. Bravo!

[@theprojectproject01]

Fix the things to fix the things in order to fix the things so we can make the things to fix the things. Story of my life, man.

[@billchesser1475]

That is the cleanest Bridgeport I’ve ever seen. I think they are the most beautiful machine ever. Sorry your files got corrupted, I would have loved to see the work.

[@kaceesavage]

That’s hilarious, my grandpa wired our mill with the on/off switch opposite. It’s still that way. We also have a rotary phase converter.

[@bawdydog176]

I'm enjoying the shop setup videos, just as I'll enjoy the project videos when you get there. And you are far from technically illiterate. You're just literate in older tech. Like hammers. Stay safe young man and keep up the good work!

[@Hamy3k]

As someone that knows nothing about how blacksmithing works, I find everything very interesting.

[@Spronkadunk]

Will I am here for the journey. I love the content. I love the machine repair work. I love the projects. It is all great.

[@pablofederico1978]

I said it several times, and I will say it every time you show a new vice, I love those old vice!

[@WiredWorkshop]

Wait your 22? Wow crazy amount of skill from all your projects on your channel and on Alec's, very inspiring.

[@kylesinnema1771]

Keep 'em coming

[@ScottRedstone]

I just bought a black (because I live in NYC) pallet jack shirt. You web site works great. Nice job Squarespace.

[@Logan.H.L]

I am excited to see you get all tooled up so you can make knives and swords again! And another Steele vs Stelter from across the pond would be very cool! I like the cut of your jib and your style! I am a new knife maker and some of the most satisfying parts of this process has been tooling up and setting up my small one car garage.

[@Rouverius]

It's all coming together. Looks great, man!

[@MawoDuffer]

I like the table covers. It will save time cleaning up. Way covers will make it easier to clean up and protect the machine as well.

[@yobladeyo]

I love the new camera setup goin on

[@robert.brokaw3829]

Keep up the great work on your videos and am looking forward to seeing some of your projects. A friend of mine has a son that is getting into forging and I turned them on to your KZbin channel. He is a young man but since you can do it I knew he would be inspired by someone of such a young age. Good luck to your future - stay safe and have a day.

[@archielaval8229]

love the passion on your work and making thing better hi from canada

[@BraxxJuventa]

Great progress Will! Thank you for this video. 👍😁

[@armageddontools]

13:57 -you are right ,its not your machining works -its the play ether in a cross nut ,aka backlash or the problem is in the bushings that hold the screw which moves cross nut back and forward.

[@breyghtonfilms4058]

Awesome Video Will! Keep it up

[@davidhguitarguru]

Hey man, just want to say that despite the issues, roadblocks, mistakes, and failures you experience, you are still learning and becoming the man God intended because you learn from them. You're not defined by them. Hang in there. Every time I see that clip it makes me wince and then chuckle, because at the end of the day it was just a piece of machinery, not your life. Love watching your channel and learning. Keep going, and keep carrying brother.

[@jaunusender6166]

I love the videos, helps me planning a few things for when I get my own place and forge.

[@SCB1993]

What an excellent way to distract myself and accidentally burn my steel lol

[@TitsMcGeester]

Whatcha making tho?🤔

[@SCB1993]

@@TitsMcGeester I was working on a San Mai billet in my coke forge while I'm in the middle of ripping apart my gas forge to retrofit a ribbon burner I built. Burnt a couple inches of steel off the end, hopefully the rest is still fine

[@randy1john]

Hang in there Will, your doing great. Glad you have your dad for IT issues.

[@BuzzKillingtonism]

I enjoy all of the content even if it is not what you originally planned. Keep up the good work.

[@ponga782]

Great video Will! Go ahead and mix it up on the content.. a working shop sometimes requires multiple skills and equipment.. so yeah! Do it to it!

[@flol4570]

Yay, glad to see someone else use the same handheld chips collection system that i am used to :). The small shovel thingies made of tin keep disappearing.

[@AlbiesProductsOnline]

Mill a groove around the edges about 1/2” in on the side boards that will stop drill bits etc.. from rolling off

[@utahgeoff]

I love you Will.

[@MrYabbie]

:D fine work there Will. BTW loving the care you are taking for the viseo and audio quality - appreciated.

[@saginawdan]

Will, you're going to school. Everything you do adds up to a great education and I enjoy watching you learn. Thanks 😁

[@beatarcheologzt]

15:55 lol little homage to Alex 😆 🤣

[@25TheCaveMan]

Nice work Will, very nice 👍

[@JohnRoberts71]

Great content thanks for sharing

[@MoondyneJoe]

Will, you apologised for working on machinery Why mate? It is your channel and you are making a living from your skills, I would also like to think as well as traditionally a blacksmith was the go to bloke in a town or village to get metal work of all sorts done, that through evolution of the craft and having to keep up with the times that a blacksmith would look at the best, easiest, quickest way of getting it done and adding more skills he could offer to stay on top of the bills and to be the go to guy in the local area he or she found themselves in. So if you are willing to use a power hammer why not a propane powered furnace? As well as a coal fired, Or a mill or lathe It is just expanding your business model to serve your location. Keep up the good work I enjoy each of your videos Tony from Western Australia 🇦🇺

[@jbmike19]

Dude, you should totally surprise Alec Steele at his workshop when he comes back to Montana in January.

[@qwertyqwertysson9736]

Was thinking... Painting the wall black its gonna get dark in there BUT its darker in that workshop than My soul🤣🤣🤣

[@BeckTools]

yes but once you put it into low gear forwards will be reverse and reverse will be forward... They are normally wired to be correct in low gear...

[@ScottRedstone]

I love your Bridgeport. Really love pallet jack shirt. I remember that mess up. I’ll buy the shirt.

[@mikeyburr]

Hi Will, Great video. Please look up conventional cuts vs climb cuts. It will help save the tool life and help out on surface finishes in the future. Hope that helps

[@fredericrike5974]

Will, you learned and grew during your sojourn with Alec. Not only did you get into machine work but you learned to embrace mechanical complexity and trust your instincts better. The pallet jack thing was merely part of that education- just because it's iron doesn't mean it can't break beyond fixing. FR

[@Blazestation]

Keep up the hard work you legend!

[@blazehammer192]

Everytime I see that clip my heart just sinks... So painful to watch and I'm still so sorry you had to endure that Will.

[@theproblemis2158]

Make sure you are getting enough oil to all your ways. Each oil point might have a different resistance to oil flow, which may result in all or most of your oil going to one location. This Old Tony did a video of restoring an oiling system on an old mill he was converting to CNC.

[@shawnglover887]

Great video will!

[@PBRJOHN684]

I really felt for you that day the Power Hammer hit the floor! I know how it is when you lose an expensive piece of kit! 👍

[@martylawson1638]

Mill still needs some way covers for the Y-axis. Some bits of old rubber mat are sufficient, but I'm sure KZbin has plenty of examples of fancy way covers.

[@Twinhemlocks]

you are killing it my man!!

[@Dinnye01]

So... you are now This Young Tony. Which is AWESOME!