WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY: SdKfz 221 Armoured Car CHASSIS and WHEEL HUB restoration

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Al is working on one of the most difficult projects yet! An Sd.Kfz 221 Armoured Car!
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[@jaygiles3434]

Best way to start the Wednesday morning here in the UK 🇬🇧

[@AdamWeber-pi1gs]

Here in the States, too!

[@JL_modding_7930]

Yeah even Valentine’s Day 😂

[@CrusaderSports250]

​@@JL_modding_7930a whole day to celebrate a British tank, what could be better than that😊.

[@iainwilson4744]

Without a doubt. 😊

[@peterdammeliusosterode3424]

same here in Sweden. brightens up an unusually long and nasty winter.

[@bigmac60]

Even my wife is starting to appreciate the expertise of the team. Well at least she didn’t run out of the room this week 😂😂😂

[@babuzzard6470]

Now, THAT is a tradesman, all the blokes know their shit, no doubt! Thanks Al🇦🇺👍

[@user-ii8bz7mr8f]

The skills of Oz Armour never cease to amaze me. You are really a base workshop and more!

[@NSYresearch]

The years of knowledge and skill in that workshop must be massive.... a joy to watch.

[@Rusty_Gold85]

all the while in the Tropic Heat of far North Queensland

[@farmersboy]

I've had the privilege of listening to Hilary at the Weald Foundation, and I'm hoping to hear him again many more times.

[@chrischarman6479]

Wiss cutters…from the aviation world….red and green handles…port (left) and starboard (right). And yellow for straight…no light for that one!😂. Love the channel! SOP for Wednesday morning.

[@gerardhogan3]

Als come out of his shell. Bloody hell he can weld neatly. Nice one Al!

[@harlech2]

You know your welder is a damn BEAST when he sticks right into the welding and doesn't even bother with gloves! He stuck right into it like it was nothing. I can't even WATCH people weld without reaching for gloves.

[@simperous4308]

Beginners watching that will think it’s ok…

[@DavidSmith-ss1cg]

Actually, that welder is saving as much as 2/3(or MORE) of the time to align those small metal bits for welding in a complex, curved metal bird's nest of oddly angled fasteners, by skipping the gloves and the clamps. You'll notice that he's welding on a metal surface that he's certainly grounded(and checked and re-checked many times) to be able to do that. NOTHING can beat the hands that God has given us, for versatility and usefulness. One learns unconventional techniques like this in the military, or in self-employment. And also, he has probably gotten in trouble for doing it that way in the past. Imagine being at sea(or in battle) and some quick, effective welding HAS to be done - to save the day. And hundreds of people are waiting, watching you(or worse, YELLING at you) to save their lives. And he's probably been burned or bitten by thousands of volts in the past; but he's confident that he can do it. Notice, however, that he had most of one of those suspension arms recognizably finished by the show's end. And - of course, needless to say - DON'T try this at home, kids!

[@simperous4308]

Battle? You’re just spewing 💩. The Infrared and UV radiation cause skin cancer and burns. It’s wrong technique and, frankly, shouldn’t be shown on KZbin where beginners are watching. you don’t need to take dangerous shortcuts to do a good job. Period.

[@iangregory3719]

Maybe it just a force of habit, but every time I see a welder strike up, I automatically close and cover my eys and turn my head away.

[@tankgirl2074]

Always admire the skills of these gentlemen. On our farm in Canada, my brother is the fabricator / designer / welder, while I get the jobs of assembly. Knowing just how hard it is, these fellows make it look easy. Beautiful work!!!

[@chris-gh4bf]

Can you make the videos bit longer.I love the fantastic engineering that goes into keeping these historic war machines going for the next generation to see. Keeps history a live.

[@ai-d2121]

You know what, guys. I like the music. Normally I hate music in video’s unless they are about music. But this fits really well. Not to loud, nice. Kinda reinforces the fabrication-master-fabricator theme thing. Like !!

[@Rusty_Gold85]

WOW . Some one tell Al that is jaw open ,dont blink stuff watching his craftsmanship. I hope he has a coldy after work !

[@stephenwarhurst6615]

Even though it's a video on KZbin I still look away from the welding flash it's just a force of habit

[@causewaykayak]

Thought that was just me 😊

[@getinthevantim]

That was a pleasure to watch. Being on the arse end of the world's supply chain for most of the industrial age, subject to the tyranny of distance etc turns out to have been a blessing for Australia. If we couldn't get something we just made it and thankfully that tradition lives on.

[@schwabrichard9829]

Al is lucky to live today. His Wizardry could have gotten him into a lot of trouble once!!!!

[@garycharland3018]

I love this version of Australian arts and crafts! 😁

[@rickytrezise4674]

Al, thanks for explaining all the parts, looking forward to following how it all comes together!!

[@martinbather4835]

Bloody hell lads..😂....I was just getting into this episode .....when as usual.....'well,that's all we have time for this week,see you on the next one'....😂 The holistic interpretation from drawings,to understanding materials & components and remaking parts....never a dull moment....Great stuff...😊

[@mattdaugherty7865]

These 20 minute videos really do fly by! Love em!

[@glengrant3884]

Old welders never die!!!..they just move on to tanks!!!💥💪👍

[@andrewdowns3403]

and Al is doing all that welding freehand , no jigs . well done

[@stanlyqbrick1621]

yes, i think when you have done a specialized trade for 50 years your eye is perfect.

[@bryanduncan1640]

It’s a shame that Bovington don’t do this kind of video.

[@dickdegraaff5452]

Dear Guys, With every vlog showing your staff’s skills for restoring classic and heavy destroyed army materials you left me behind amazingly like never before in my life. I know a guy here in the Netherlands who restored the world wide only running and driving Nashorn WW2 track vehicle and he amazed me as well. I guess it’s quite a challenge for you to get a second one running and driving😊. I look forward to your next vlog and send you love from the Netherlands

[@RoFKillaBacon]

3:07 am in America , perfect timing lol

[@entropyachieved750]

Where abouts in the US

[@Tadwac]

It kills me that I stay up late enough to watch these videos right after they drop

[@williammaxwell1919]

LOL... are you a member of Insomniacs International? I'm a life member

[@babuzzard6470]

Greetings from Australia, it’s now 8.05 pm Brisbane time.2 hrs after you posted.🇦🇺

[@RoFKillaBacon]

@@entropyachieved750 Florida

[@---rz5th]

Even thought it may be a static armoured car would be loverly to get an engien and gearbox for it.

[@bolbarazvan]

I think it`s the first time i see the "Workshop Wednesday" without the wide arms opening gesture :)))))

[@CAPNMAC82]

Kurt, Aviation Tin Snips come in three styles, LH, RH, and Neutral. The Neutral ones are, in the parlance, a bugger to learn as they do not follow your hand's natural ergonomics. So, not only are they inclined to wander off the cut line, the cut piece comes back at your cutting hand attempting to slice same into a dog's breakfast.

[@sparkyprojects]

Surely the large locking ring on the hub should have an internal tab to key in with the shaft ? Otherwise there's nothing to stop the ring from spinning with the nut.

[@VicNoel-fk5vg]

Al be mig welding with no gloves like a boss!😆

[@keithgarland3404]

Amazing to see it coming together, from that pile of chassis sections, you have some very talented staff, Jon's got a funny Australian accent, he sounds English Lancashire, possibly Bolton.👍

[@tdb7992]

You would be amazed at how common English accents are here. At least 1 in every 20 people here were born in the UK. Very common to hear an accent from that part of the world :)

[@keithgarland3404]

@@tdb7992 Living the dream, working on all those military vehicles, best military vehicle channel by far 👍

[@scottmclennan6114]

The man’s a wizard.

[@danielgriffith7694]

May I suggest to Al that the bearing locking washer can be bought at any industrial bearing supplier. They are called bearing lock washers. Also bearing nuts can be had. They are sized by the last number of the bearing example 5208 bearing would use a W-8 lock washer 👍

[@Internutt2023]

Did you also notice that, he just made that locking washer with tabs to bend onto the nut, but nothing to grab the keyways cut into the threaded tube? It will still spin with the nut unless it grabs the tube as well

[@bwcdevices3028]

Love the Lancashire twang on Johnno...

[@Internutt2023]

Correct me if I am wrong, but @ 11:20 , won't that washer just spin with the nut? It has nothing pinning it to the shaft, so, if those 4 tabs are all bent up into the slots on the nut, it will just spin with it. There are multiple keyways in that threaded tube, that washer also needs some tabs that go into them to keep it from spinning.

[@rw9866]

To be next to Al and absorb his knowledge is priceless

[@greenhandle]

Good going Al. Would have loved to see that frame welded together.

[@dukwdriver2909]

German Military Vehicles of that era were known for being over engineered and over complicated with more grease nipples than you can count. To remanufacture from complicated components from scratch requires outstanding metal working skills. My admiration and respect to the guys.

[@mattcheshire2002ify]

Love it so when old blokes speak fluent metric. 😊

[@williammaxwell1919]

The length of a piece of string... is the distance from end to end.

[@roberthocking9138]

Wonderful work Al, you could certainly do with a plasma table in that museum, you could just dray it in CAD and let it rip, you guys could make so many parts it wouldn’t be funny

[@OgdenTunkRR]

My dad was a tin knocker I still have his right & left tin snips ❤

[@bulldogstrut1]

Awesome video, and thanks for sharing the word "schmick." That's a new one for me.

[@skunkworks2059]

Best way to start off a Wednesday morning here in Canada.

[@Maiko100876]

Al and Darry can make ANYTHING! Master fabricators. BEST SHOW ON KZbin!!!

[@Niinsa62]

My Wednesday fix! Appreciated! Kind of fun, one of my colleagues at work has begun his partial retirement just now, being retired on Wednesdays. And he has a lot of projects going on, in his workshop. I'll send him a link to this, Workshop Wednesday, that is him!

[@fastmoverfixer2089]

I wait every week to see what's up next!

[@jimrky6062]

I was surprised to see the retainer washers being hand-made. Does Aus Armor need a small plasma or laser table? Might be a nice Fund ME project ...

[@krissteel4074]

Double wishbone suspension, its practically a race car! :)

[@OgdenTunkRR]

I love Al, actually, I love the whole crew thanks for my weekly tank fix I was just thinking wouldn’t it be easier to get a giant 3-D printer? 🤔😆

[@1chish]

One more lesson in how good Old Skool engineering practices and years of skill makes things work again. As a Brit it was interesting to hear Johnno's Lancashire (?) accent in the middle of all the Aussie accents.... Interesting come The Ashes I bet ...🤣

[@Duffy3074]

Highlight of my KZbin week😊

[@paulbrigden484]

Certainly is the highlight, thank goodness for wednesdays

[@Socrates21stCentury]

The Craftsmanship is simply amazing !!!

[@QuillHyde]

Go Al go!

[@BF5player]

Ausarmour fans are in for a treat for yet another great episode of workshop Wednesday

[@davidkimmel4216]

You Guys are amazing. Thank You for saving such History.

[@roycarter6235]

Al is very methodical and quite skilled. He must have skin on his hands like an elephants arse.

[@stuartbromley5328]

Its an absolute joy to watch ,an engineer build up the suspension arms from scratch .......loved it.....

[@ericcorse]

You need the yellow handle straight cut snips too.

[@jcfly1]

Some amazingly talented people work there !

[@MatthewTinker-au-pont-blanc]

A small point, the tabs on a lock washer are staggered so that when the bearing is adjusted, one tab only lines up not all of them! This allows for correct adjustment! Cheers, Matthew

[@MostlyParked]

Your Correct. Maybe I missed (hole saw wouldn’t allow this) the addition of a inner tab that goes into the groove of the stub axle this makes the nut lock to the axle’s stationary position.

[@randyz1592]

The washer will just spin with the nut without a inner tab @@MostlyParked

[@mikewilson631]

@@MostlyParked Exactly. As it stands (from what I could see) the tab washer is doing nothing at the moment.

[@MatthewTinker-au-pont-blanc]

@@MostlyParked Your right about the inner tab!

[@brandons9398]

What tremendous skill he has!

[@gregedmand9939]

These are some fascinating skills on display here. A lifetime of experience, gives the confidence to assemble projects like this. Learning from these professionals brings on the next generation of technicians like Beau and the rest of the fabricators. I could watch hours of this and never get enough!

[@Th.G.M.]

Stunning work here! Thank you so much for restoring those artefacts! That vehicle is a puzzle for sure! Excited to watch more!

[@matthewpayne42]

Thought I was watching Yorkshire armour for while.

[@Cydonius1701]

Mate, that's a Lancashire accent 😂. He must be from somewhere near Wigan and Bolton given how he said "there" as "thur". Don't mix those two up if you're in either area, there's a healthy rivalry between them!

[@cannon12pdr]

Back in 1970 my old airframe powerplant instructor went to a surplus outlet and bought seven radial tank engines from WWII for 180 bucks apiece and brought them back to practice disassemble and reassemble them. To make them aircraft engine was to change one barring from a roller to a ball barring.

[@doodskie999]

When this thing is done, its gonna be better and more reliable than the original!

[@johnbradshaw354]

Great work by Al considering a most of what he is doing is from scratch! Well done Al.

[@stephengostelow7925]

P and S. Patience and Skill. Fantastic. Well done everyone !

[@Rich77UK]

Criminally under subbed channel. Top stuff as always chaps.

[@krassandros3238]

You don't shy away from a challenge. How about the E-100 as your next project? 😁 ​

[@user-ey3st2qs5u]

Ahoj Ahoj 😊❤z České republiky ❤ dobrá práce

[@RLhole68]

Amazing work as always by the crew. Makes my Wednesday.

[@timwerner7771]

Al's welding @16:50! Look at the smooth consistent bead! TRuly A thing of beauty!

[@lukefriesenhahn8186]

Al has done it again! Great job all of you guys! This made my day with this episode.

[@ray.shoesmith]

Hi Kurt Fromausarmour!

[@LucaHulot]

7:00 those knees say a lot!

[@richardphelan8414]

You are so lucky to have so many talented fabricators working there ,Al and Beau are some of the best ,just awesome work from your shop

[@Mag_Aoidh]

Amazing work Al!

[@mickleblade]

I had no idea there were left handed tin snips! Every days a school day

[@AndreasGassner]

you have amazing people working there

[@Hauggyful]

The old timer doesn't care about burning himself or the rays xD Seriously wear protection guys.

[@damianbartkowiak8691]

You are the Panzer Magic.❤

[@JGHMAKINGTOYS]

I hope one day I can visit the museum😊

[@sethdunlap9868]

In a world where most men don't even know how to change a tire, this Gentleman is just casually building heavy duty suspension parts from bare flat stock... The older generation was just built better, I guess! ❤👍

[@fw1421]

Amazing the amount of corrosion on the parts….besides being cut into pieces. Putting them all together must have taken forever. What a craftsman.

[@Voss2120]

Man these guys are truly amazing.

[@shaneblack4862]

Another fantastic video where I get to watch some dedicated people putting their well earned skills into practice. Even better when those skills are being used to restore armoured vehicles!

[@EmDeeCee6147]

Superb video. Keep em coming!👍🏻🇬🇧

[@davidlawrencebanks4610]

Awesome work, great to watch, thanks guys 👍👍👍

[@gru_67]

Shouldn't the lockwasher with the bend up tabs have a tab on the inside that fits the groove on the threaded shaft, to prevent it from turning?

[@davedickinson822]

Agreed. Is it a static display? Might not be that big an issue. Edit: having watched to the end, it will be static.

[@CrusaderSports250]

​@@davedickinson822even if it wasn't the speeds and milage it would do as a museum exhibit would not be a problem, as someone versed in old Land Rovers I also noticed that but understand why they left it out.

[@davidorama6690]

Amazing work. As usual. I plan to drive up this year and visit.

[@brand_b719]

Perfect timing, Always nice to have a WW2 restoration video from y’all at 3:30 am while I’m dropping the Cosby kids off at the pool

[@peterhardy4517]

Hump day happiness! Workshop Wednesday!

[@causewaykayak]

Great watching skilled hands grow these things before our eyes. Nice to see these young U tubers not afraid to pick up a hand file. There's a fitter for you. 👍🏼

[@horrido666]

Fascinating stuff, bros.

[@provjaro]

Fascinating to see, look forward to the next vids

[@AngryQuokka]

Y'all should have a live cam set up in the shop. I mean, I'd never get anything accomplished while it was streaming, but still...

[@Ronaldl2350]

It still blows me away the amount of fabrication talent there!

[@ricko5098]

Amazing work and documentation. Keep it up!

[@jeroendewit2453]

Love to see this craftsman at work. All those things they can do 😮

[@dbenci2071]

Seeing stuff like this,makes me want to go to the hobby shop.