HAND WHEELS. A Collaboration Between Hand Tool Rescue and Windy Hill Foundry.

This is a collaboration with Hand Tool Rescue where Bronze cast hand wheels are made to replace cast iron wheels on one of HTR's many projects which can be seen here.
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[@HandToolRescue]

It's almost too good!

[@jeff1176]

Nicely done.

[@The_Kerensky]

anyone else see the giant spider when he’s sawing off the wheels?

[@terrencewalsh453]

Right at 19:18

[@Zerostar369]

Little wolf spider.

[@bwyseymail]

Glad that little guy is not tangled up or you would have had to call Joe Pie in. lol

[@aliceharvey1226]

Crazy little spider, another shop supervisor, comes in at about 12:30, night shift.

[@john90430]

Yep. I thought it was my imagination, but then I went back...

[@christophwjones]

Great video.

[@davidwood1923]

Thanks for Sharing... Sorry to hear about a Bum Holiday.

[@Mistertbones]

Always nice to see people collaborate.

[@Thundermuffin93]

Great work! Wonderful to see what you do so well. You know its gonna be good craftsmanship when its Eric's sourcing. Thanks for sharing and hope you are feeling better by now!

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Thanks Andrew, I feel much better now thanks👍

[@glenpeacock8597]

Hi just flocked over from Hand tool rescue look forward to more casting 👍👍👍

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Welcome Glenn👍

[@AmateurRedneckWorkshop]

Great job of casting.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Thank you👍

[@fatbackfitz]

I wish my dad lived to see your videos. He worked in the foundry industry for many years. Most of his career was with FOSECO.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

I'm sure he could have commented a lot on his experiences. I always enjoy hearing from these guys and I'm sure your dad has told you a lot so feel free to mention anything you can remember. We would love to hear it👍

[@fatbackfitz]

His client at a foundry in Pryor Oklahoma used to say the customers “wanted to shake out the sand and start the engine “ 😂

[@CraigLYoung]

Thanks for sharing! They turned out good.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Thank you Craig👍

[@RiotGearEpsilon]

It isn't easy spending so much time away from the people we love, but it's a sacrifice that matters and saves lives. Thanks for doing your part to protect yourself and others; I hope you get vaccinated soon!

[@ParsMaker]

nice work

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Thanks Clark....They turned out good.....Take care my friend....!

[@tsilfidis1996]

nice!

[@mkegadgets4380]

Beautiful job as always, can’t wait to see Eric put them on his machine.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Thank you👍

[@aaronsonger5582]

That spider almost got a close shave with that hacksaw.

[@69virgin1966]

I'm glad I'm the only one who saw it. I was beginning to think I was seeing things 😅.

[@aaronsonger5582]

@@69virgin1966 we are all having a collective hallucination.

[@rashidnaga]

Oh finaly you evolution.

[@donnywt3195]

Great work Clarke.Also a Hand Tool Rescue fan

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Thank you Donny👍

[@Saavik256]

Absolutely gorgeous castings :)

[@erich9244]

Clarke thanks again for bringing us along on the journey. Sorry yout Thanksgiving was so solitary, Hope the next one is 100 times better. Keep on keeping on!

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

👍

[@philipallard8026]

Thank you maintaining a vanishing trade. Thanks also for sharing it.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Thank you Phillip👍

[@davekimbler2308]

👍👍

[@bulletproofpepper2]

Awesome news, your well!!! I work in the oilfield and have to be extra careful. We quarantine and test every time before we go offshore. No work no play!!!

[@Mishn0]

Nice "Hand Tool Rescue" style intro. You nailed it!

[@jonathan1427]

Not enough trash on the floor.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Thank you👍

[@richardsolomon8076]

Nicely done ✔ 👏 hi $ ,,, mighty fine vintage 👌

[@DavoShed]

Nice Job Love the old lathe as well

[@benlund3905]

Nice job. Watch both your channels. Like your old lathe drill chuck.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Thanks Ben👍

[@larryschweitzer4904]

That's quite the lathe. Nice job, Thanks for the video.

[@Maadhawk]

Those are some really pretty hand wheels.

[@TheJagjr4450]

Nice job on moving the parting line to an area where it is much easier to dress. That was a great tip.

[@gordoneckler4537]

I enjoy watching you carefully, patiently and expert recreate the parting lines in those little hand wheels. You do really nice work. Thanks expecially for showing the dog. For the first time in 40 years I'm without the pleasure of a best friend, my lab having passed away at only 12 years old. Now at 85 years old I don't have the stamina to properly train and care for another dog. So I appreciate even those very short visits with your pooch.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Gordon I'm sorry for your loss. I'll be sure to include Jake anytime he's around👍

[@dave_in_florida]

Nice job, that will add some bling to eric's tool

[@rodbennett4790]

G'day Clarke, I'm always amazed at how well you finish your products before you ship them.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

I always want to exceed expecations👍

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Very nice handwheels.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Thank you Randy👍. I have one more bronze video than it's back to cast iron

[@rustysteed8414]

And happy and safe new year!

[@Andrewausfa]

Fascinating to see how casting is done. You have some skills.

[@nashguy207]

They turned out beautiful. I like Eric's channel he restores some cool tools. Give Dog and Dollar a hug and rub for me. Hope your feeling better and keep up the great work and videos! God Bless!!

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Thanks Nashguy, I feel much better👍

[@aliceharvey1226]

Glad you are well, so happy it wasn’t the C word. Some in my family getting it, but recovering well. And your wheels turned out very nicely, beautiful.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Thanks Alice, what I had would have set into pneumonia in another day so i had to get to the doctor. I'm 99% sure they would have ruled it covid death if I hadn't done something about it 🙄

[@JonathanWalsh]

Who spotted the spider at 12:36?

[@patrickderp1044]

he had it in his hand and released it very slick

[@bcbloc02]

12:47 shop supervisor giving it the final inspection. :-)

[@jdmccorful]

Hanging with "dad".

[@dmadere1]

Awesome!

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Thank you👍

[@matspatpc]

Looks really nice! I think your explanation for what you can't explain is perfectly sensible - you get less turbulence so a smoother flow.

[@jonny555ive]

I was sent here from Hand Tool Rescue. Your work is beautiful in that episode, I decided to take a look at your channel and subscribed instantly. Great job sir 👍 I am looking forward to seeing more of your videos. Stay safe and healthy.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Thanks Jonny and welcome👍

[@bryanevans2500]

I have that same hacksaw lol, recognized it right away. Nice work as always.

[@wolfparty4234]

Your a funny guys my friend!!! I enjoyed watching your video with a little giggling...!!!🤣🤣 Even with the weird creepy heavy breathing 😳🥺🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️💪🏼👊🏼👍🏻

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

🤣 yes I had the mic too close and was congested to top it off

[@michaelseery5588]

They’re very pretty.

[@twg6669]

Man! The spider! WTF! Ha!

[@garygenerous8982]

Thanks for the video Clarke. Sorry you got sick over Thanksgiving but I’m glad it wasn’t serious.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Thanks Gary

[@mftmachining]

top job

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Thank you👍

[@mikeblocker5720]

Listening to you pulling in air during the sawing had me feeling anxious 🤣 being under the weather is no fun. You did an excellent job 👍

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

🤣 I should have edited that out. Sounded like Darth Vader that day from all the conjestion

[@mikeblocker5720]

@@windyhillfoundry5940 With all this quarantine half of us probably sound like that just walking to the mailbox 😂 atleast you have an excuse.

[@howardnielsen6220]

👍

[@hydranmenace]

I've worked at an iron foundry in Michigan for 11 years now. It's interesting seeing how the processes we use evolved from pouring by hand like that, and how similar a lot of the ideas still are.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Hey Chad, most of my techniques are as old as the turn of the century books I studied in. But yes, other than the automated Disa systems very little has changed. Did you work in Detroit? I was born in Lansing, the oldsmobile plant was there along with the REO plant.

[@hydranmenace]

@@windyhillfoundry5940 I was born in grand rapids and work at a foundry in a small town called Ravenna. I worked my way from the grind deck in final finishing, to quality, and now I'm a layout technician. We do automotive mainly but also some small engine, pump housings, and some other things. I like your channel here because i think we get it in our heads that we're so technologically advanced that must mean we're better. I'm many ways that's true, but we're standing on the shoulders of our forefathers who laid the foundation we walk on. Seeing what you do is a good reminder of that. Thanks

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

@@hydranmenace I couldn't agree more. I spent my early years as a machinist and then a cnc prog/operator then went to quality programming a cmm. My coworkers think I'm nuts for wanting to change my career, especially to this but I have never in my life taken on anything as challenging as foundry work. It takes tremendous patience, an endless knowledge(which I contain very little compared to the old school guys) and numerous failures to pull off a good casting.

[@hydranmenace]

@@windyhillfoundry5940 Hah, interesting. I've been programming a CMM in layout for about a year and a half. Working with PCDMIS and just got an optical CMM from Keyence in this week. I really enjoy it even though I don't think I am very good at it yet. You might be crazy but I have noticed that most people who really enjoy what they do with any success are people who were told they were crazy for trying and decided to go ahead anyway.

[@ryangrimm9305]

Saw a great bumper sticker the other day: "Tell your dog I said hi"

[@sweetpeaz61]

Hi Imover in the UK..I have exactly the same tailstock chuck..never seen another till i saw this vid ! cool vid BTW :)

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Thanks and yes I prefer to use this chuck over the Jacob's. I need to look and see where it's made. It may very well be from England

[@sweetpeaz61]

@@windyhillfoundry5940 i think it was..ill go look at mine tomorrow and see

[@jimc4731]

I had one of the Standard drill chucks years ago. Never used it. Ended up giving it to a tool collector. JIM

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

This comes in handy with taps too👍

[@iispjhanna]

New sub and looking forward to watching more from the Windy Hill Foundry! beautiful castings !

[@freethought2296]

That's quite the antique lathe you have there.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Thanks, still works fine after a century

[@rustysteed8414]

You're gettin' pretty good at this stuff, ain't ya?

[@stevenwithanS]

Spider helping @12:33.

[@je-fq7ve]

Taking care of your health now and your future self will thank you. No one else will do it for you.

[@paulwoolner9047]

Love your lathe, that is so cool!

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Thank you👍, I bought that when I was 17, cut a lot of grass and hauled a lot if hay to get it

[@jean-paulmuller4230]

Thanks for this great video and your clear explanations. A long time ago, in a kitchen, somebody told me to wear my pants over my boots. Just in case... jp from France

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

And now it all makes sense👍

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

I just shipped some castings to Toulouse

[@OldIronShops]

I believe many of the square tapered holes you find are 1 degree or that looks like a spike so it seems like it was a standard and we're normal made with a core . Not to practical for a small run but the original ones were made in the hundreds. Lol you just mentioned it in the video.

[@emberklavins9567]

The “standard improved” is about the least standard drill chuck I’ve seen. I thought my Kawasaki was odd.

[@RustyGlovebox]

Very nice work

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Thank you👍

[@lance9101970]

That is cool and I like your old lathe

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

I bought this when I was 17, so I've had it 36 years. It used to be in much better condition.

[@lance9101970]

@@windyhillfoundry5940 it's got a lot of good parts left in it. I missed one last week that sold 5 min before I called the guy

[@vernabink2865]

So very interesting. This old grandma learns something new every day. First time watching you. Subbed. Hand Tool Rescue is a favorite channel. Looking forward to seeing more of your channel. Take care. Ear rubs for the dogs.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Welcome aboard Verna👍. I try to get a vid out no less than every two weeks

[@Preso58]

Nice job. I know you're a fan of iron but I like the bronze look.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Thanks Mark, as I was telling Randy I have one more bronze video and then it will be back to iron for a while👍

[@noelhenderson700]

That is one experienced lathe.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Had this since I was 17 or 18

[@BuildSomthingCool]

You used my favorite drill chuck :-)

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Dale it's amazing how accurate this thing is

[@WilliamTMusil]

Hiya Clark ... and ... er ... Eric. :-D

[@awizardalso]

I also watch Hand Tool Rescue. He does restore old hand tools he finds at places he goes to.

[@gregdawson1909]

be interesting to see more of your lathes, I have a 1917 Hardinge

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

That's really neat. I know the big lathe is a 1918 Southbend and uncertain of the small one.

[@Zappyguy111]

It makes sense to aim for the spokes, as the steel cools and warps, the runner is less likely to deform the rim as it cools and shrinks. At least at the spoke, it has material opposing the runner to counteract the shrinkage.

[@jasonsummit1885]

It would make sense that zinc vapor would get you better, the main ingredient of Zicam is zinc.😁

[@geohazelman7039]

Can never sub to too many casting channels.

[@harrywilson3396]

A lot of work for four wheels

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

There is nothing easy about foundry work

[@menji1975]

12:31 🕷

[@earlycuyler8719]

AVE would say "focus you fawk!!!"🤣😂🤣

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

🤣I know right. That's my favorite cussing Canadian

[@pauljohansson695]

Wow your dog is 17.

[@ASeekerOfLostSkills]

Did anyone else see that spider

[@michaelleblanc3363]

I did but he was hiding.

[@stephengile530]

Sure did

[@RambozoClown]

Maybe Dawg saw it.

[@OldIronShops]

On the subject of casting into the spokes what I've read is that it's done because it's a clear passage further into the casting and if it goes in where there's not a spoke the flow of the metal might be eroding on the opposite side of the ring and might cause problems in the castings with Sand inclusions and deformation of the parts

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Yes Chris, it would create turbulence hitting on the inside

[@The_HillPeople]

Spider!

[@paulmuff9883]

Lovely job but perhaps you could maybe give us more details like the temperatures that you’re pouring at and if you’ve added anything to the melt ? Many thanks for posting the video

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Hi Paul I believe I'm running at 1750 on bronze and I add 1 beer bottle

[@AJR2208]

Hi Clark, I've always liked shiny bronze - these look great. Would it be helpful when casting small parts, to have a cheek (third box) to simultaneously cast other larger parts? Mainly to keep the mold hot & reduce imperfections. What you cast in the cheek could be stock material for people to buy. There could be long round runners to make round turning stock, or larger flat sections to make lapping plates etc. I'm sure there'd be a market for people to buy these stock items. Stay safe and well :)

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Anthony if I'm understanding to correctly, to design runners to be sold also as rough stock, even though these should be fairly clean, it's possible to still have contaminants prior to the actual gates. As for cheeks, yes sometimes with iron castings that have a lot of mass, i do use an additional stage of sand for insulating properties

[@AJR2208]

@@windyhillfoundry5940 I said it wrong about the runners - not thinking of any trash. But otherwise yes, selling rough stock for people to do their own machining with. I was trying to figure out how you could kill two birds when making small parts. Thanks Clark :)

[@mikeking7470]

I couldn't find the Hand Tool Rescue video on his part of the project!

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Here you go kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2mWfZucnr-Wftk

[@markfryer9880]

@ 7.40, it sort of looks like a very early model car.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Never thought about that till now😁

[@MatthewRulla]

Hey Clark, I've machined a few of your iron castings and they've always been excellent. At home, I do aluminum castings and I use petrobond. Why do you prefer (bentonite clay?) green sand more than petrobond type oil sand for specific metals? Please consider doing a video of sands, heat, surface finish, time and cost for different metals.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Matthew, thanks for the complement. I use petrobon for fine finishes on non ferrous. Cast iron will burn the petrobon so I use green sand for those applications. If I were pouring small mass iron peices i could get away with petrobon but most of these castings hold heat a long time

[@gwharton68]

Great job as always, Good that you can help out a fellow Y-T. Was that a cricket I saw helping you clean the wheel. Suppose to bring you good luck.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Thabk you and That was a spider from what I can see

[@jameschippett2177]

I did not realise Hand Tool Rescue had an American accent.

[@gvet47]

I know this is a older video but wonder if there is at least a picture from your customer how he finished them.

[@ChirpysTinkerings]

hey clarke, that isnt bronze, Im almost positive that is probably naval brass. Silicon bronze like you thought of in the last video, it doesnt fume like that, most bronzes dont fume like that tbh unless it's very high in zinc like a brass. Based off of the color you had, either it was naval brass, or a yellow brass and you had it mixed with something else. Those fumes and flames coming off of the metal are zinc oxide fumes, you can tell by the gold/green flames that come off of it as your skimming and pouring, which sometimes is hard to see on camera. Also, I have the original version of the standard #1 chuck, it just doesnt have the front plate on it, and the V block style jaws makes it really handy for holding onto the square shanks of taps and reamers for tapping/reaming in the lathe.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Hey Chirpy, the certs say silicon bronze

[@ChirpysTinkerings]

@@windyhillfoundry5940 oh, ok, that seems pretty odd that it's fuming like that then. Ive never had silicon bronze (everdur alloy, and C655) fume on me like that.

[@standarsh3252]

umm... who knew dirt could be so productive🤔

[@itstallionman]

I think that lathe came over on the mayflower.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Yep, that's what sank it

[@ronwilken5219]

No. The one behind it did.😁🤔

[@charlesgause8224]

Nice job . did you get the bronze alright chuck g

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Yes👍

[@ericmorriscompany9648]

Nice work. I have a question about the parting dust you use. Is it talc? In my experience using talc with yellow brass, any talc left in the cavity results in a strange surface finish. Maybe it’s different with bronze.

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Eric I don't know what this stuff is. It is foundry grade but no mention on the container. A friend of mine in NY gave me some Duxbak and I prefer using but after trying to order it I gave up.

[@pipus4444]

@12:30 🕷 haha

[@johntoves9015]

Great video! Are you really over in Morton? Small world

[@windyhillfoundry5940]

Yes I'm about 8 miles south and thankyou