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.

[@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!"

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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 )

[@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

[@JeffreyBuilds]

Consider getting a cheap coolant mister. You'll get better surface finishes and your cutters will last longer.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@MDobri-sy1ce]

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

[@d3lsl0w]

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

[@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 🇦🇺

[@markfergerson2145]

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

[@BecksArmory]

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...

[@JasonKnightMS]

I am a bit of a tech cro magnon. Okay a lot of a tech cro magnon

[@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!

[@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.

[@armata6530]

I dig the pallet Jack shirt, kinda want one now

[@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.

[@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

[@Utoxin]

Gah. That clip. I'm mostly glad that you didn't actually get /under/ it. I was TERRIFIED watching it originally, because I could see what was coming, and when you moved towards it, I stopped breathing.

[@waynecostanza2280]

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

[@seeza]

Remember that time you dropped a power hammer? Don't worry if you forget, we can help with that.

[@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.

[@hunterb412]

Please get some brighter white lights. I know you’re aware but it’s hard to see anything in your videos

[@jeffharrisii4598]

Need to work on lighting bro. Enjoy the vidz like always

[@randomrhec-ness6783]

did i hear someone say "shit" in the clip where the fairbanks fell??

[@frankierzucekjr]

Where do you get that micarta? Very cool bro. I love that your dog watches everything you do. Everything's coming together bro.

[@geecee4]

Wicked annoying. I luv it. 😊

[@thesmallhermit7819]

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

[@hpod3sx]

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

[@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.

[@docOld55]

Where there's a Will, there's an accident.

[@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.

[@thecerealcommie]

Will, I enjoy watching you over Alec. Your point of view is more in line with mine and I enjoy your occasional stories more. Take pride in your accomplishments young man.

[@ericepperson8409]

That video is still painful to watch. Can't wait to see what projects you do when the shop is put together.

[@honthirty_]

I jump every time. Hammer down.

[@tyleradams4]

If the motor was turning backwards in forward, and forward in backwards all you had to do was swap two leads on the motor. Usually L1 and L3 but any combo will work.

[@davidvalentine8251]

They are often labeled hi and low since the direction reverses when you change gears from low to high.

[@mekiosan]

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

[@slayerx4575]

Need more videos please!

[@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!

[@jeffhreid]

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

[@markroper9269]

Great video!!! Nice Fireball tool squares!! Hey....avoid corruption!! Just saying.... :P

[@WiredWorkshop]

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

[@jeffalessi]

Why not cut the old drawbar down in the lathe?

[@Hacksaw37]

Where there's a Will there's a Mill. No don't get the reference, sorry mate. 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

[@alexplatt3972]

Hi Will, great video! Shop's really coming together nicely, looking forward to seeing what you make in there. By the way, did you ever consider making a working replica Puckle Gun, it's a relatively small black powder cannon..on a swivel? Might get a couple of good videos out of a project like that. 💥😁

[@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

[@craigsudman4556]

I watched that happen and my heart broke with the power hammer, what a disaster! Don't throw that rotary phase converter away Will those electronic phase converters have a high fail rate. Great video Will thumbs up.

[@tyrellgreiner4714]

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

[@astang1072]

Again condolences for the dropping the hammer accident. Hurts me just watching.

[@Caughtitoutdoors]

Where do you get your Micarta? All I find is knife scale sizes.

[@jasonl2095]

"...probable use a hand file..." ::Electric file sounds::

[@JasonAguirre]

"Help me..." That's probably the earliest in a video I've snorted...

[@martinm3474]

Dropping the power hammer...watching still hurts. Keep the stiff upper lip and carry on.

[@edanpino5035]

14:44 that doesn't look like a hand file, Will

[@pinkerbot]

Nor does it sound like one 🙄

[@johnhobson9165]

I'm 73, and just today I showed my 45-year-old son how to do something on his laptop. I should probably mention that I have been working with computers since 1966.

[@heyletsplaythis]

Omg… are you my future child? I’d be so honored. Joking aside I’ll be 38/39 when I have my next child 😂

[@UncleManuel]

Using a thing to make things to fix things on that thingy you want to make things. Yeah, that's pretty much the standard procedure... 🤪😁😁😁

[@ScottRedstone]

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

[@Slikx666]

You're 22?! I thought you were 14. 😋👍 Just joking Will, I actually thought you were 25, 🤔

[@kingsleywray6632]

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

[@saginawdan]

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

[@krissy5445]

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

[@H3rmanHan01]

This video was very JARRING and it took me a while to figure out that Will's voice was coming out of a thoroughly brunette head. If you can sing harmony with yourself, you could start a boy band.

[@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.

[@adamengland2519]

Love that you made a shirt from the pallet jack incident. I have seen it many times but it still makes me cringe. Glad to see you got the mill running so sweet. It may have taken a year to get your kit to where you are now, but in real terms that is quick. Some people spend a life time getting as far aa you have. Keep pushing on. Sending good vibes from England 🇬🇧👊. -Adam @Makebuildfix

[@ng-ht1vx]

Man. You can tell that this video was really sponsored by big micarta. 🤣😂 Also, try out spiral taps. And get a reversing tapping head. They will change your life.

[@jensdavidsen4557]

Will, do you still have the Fairbanks? I'll buy that shirt if proceeds go towards funding the redemption of that gorgeous old machine... because I deeply cherish the restoration of gorgeous old machines...

[@qwertyqwertysson9736]

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

[@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!

[@crappymachines7567]

Looks like the crossslide leadscrew nut is pretty worn down resulting in the play that we see when you installed the toolpost holddown. A little is fine but thats excessive! I'd recommend replacing/ adjusting if possible, otherwise you unfortunately won't have a well working lathe... I enjoy machinery videos anyway😉

[@TJForehand]

Yeah brother I'm okay with the shop upgrade videos, maybe just sprinkle in the fun projects here and there as you develop your new forging/crafting mecca

[@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

[@berniepalmer7068]

Hi Will, I was having CDO issues watching you push material across your band saw table making wiggles instead of straight cuts! I then noticed that you have parallel inverted T slots in the band saw table. With your skills you should be able to custom up a tool to push with in line with the table at all times. Just a thought. I enjoy watching you play. (CDO is OCD in alphabetical order)

[@paulpurpura191]

Will, greetings from Central Virginia. Please, don’t ever put yourself down, especially on social media. Everyone, and I mean everyone, makes costly mistakes during their lives. You dropped a power hammer, other people lose thousands, or millions, of dollars when an investment goes belly up. You are very talented young men with a set of skills that will last you a lifetime. Keep at it. I really enjoy watching your video’s. Cheers!

[@JBMetalShop]

Machinery repair may be difficult, but i really enjoy working on old equipment

[@robertwhitney2232]

Will, you asked for it. He, who knows not how to operate a pallet jack. Gets what he deserves. I have used them for 50+ years, just think of sitting on a tall 3 legged stool.🤔 Still I am sorry for your loss. 😥

[@ArieKieser]

I enjoed watching this milling based video. Do you have any plans for liquid cooling your cutting bits?

[@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.

[@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.

[@Wreckz_Tea]

I love how he changed "I did my math poorly" to "I did my thinking poorly" I swear if these words don't explain my whole life idk what does 😆

[@ThisTall]

Every man should be issued a milling machine @18… Is it just me or does that spray lube look really inefficient?

[@Grandwigg]

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

[@artor9175]

Will, you have a sliding table on your bandsaw, but you're freehanding straight 90 degree cuts. Why not clamp your material and use the sliding table like it was designed?

[@johnlloyd8000]

If it were easy, everyone would be doing it…. Keep persevering! And I’ll keep watching

[@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.

[@potatotr33]

The new quality of video and lighting is great, but the camera op needs to use a better tripod or be smoother with the pans. Jerky camera movement is worse than just being in thirds of the frame. Smooth is best, no movement is ok, but jerky/ re-centering constantly is brutal and unpleasant. It should be an easy fix and I hope I'm coming across as a kind but strongly opinionated suggestion/criticism

[@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.

[@jbmike19]

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

[@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!

[@stuart6973]

Don’t you what kind of oil spray. Use white water coolant. And get the rpm’s higher when milling. Keep it going young man, many years of learning still.

[@mikeh9395]

Will i thank you for being real Some can learn from a book Few can learn the hard way Most wont learn because they quit You r like few myself hard way And still passionate

[@seansullivan3795]

Your thumbnail made me think this was another new ToT video. Must be the dark filter? Either way I'm happy to see your new video

[@harlech2]

Love the slot covers and lamps, Will! Great job!!!!! Where did you get that much micarta without paying a kings ransom? Not sure that lube is the greatest to be using for that purpose. If it were me, I would get some regular cutting oil and put it into a lab-bottle with one of those long straws on it. The allow you to place a precise amount of liquid, right where you want it. Everything I have seen by CRC is great for what it's made for, but I am not sure breathing it after it has been heated to it's boiling point is great.

[@HDBrown-wc9xt]

He said” believe it or not I have a vise for that”. I believe it. That shirt should read: The day I made 1000s of grown men cry.