Jay Miller
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Testing Vintage Jim Dandy Pecan Cracker - Will be used with Hit and Miss Engine
This is a quick test video! I am restoring this ca. 1942 pecan cracker. This video shows slow motion views of the "Rube Goldberg" mechanism as I figure out how it works and how to adjust the machine. The only documentation I found was the original patent papers which were not very helpful! It only cracks the pecan-- it does not shell it.
Made in San Antonio, Texas, I bought it at a tool sale in 2019.
"Theoretically" it is supposed to be automatically adjustable to crack (not shell) pecans.
Any constructive comments will be appreciated!
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Big Steam Engine Kit Build
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Overview of PM Research 1/4 HP steam engine kit build. Machining of cast iron and brass castings. Many jigs and fixtures. Watch it come together and run on compressed air! Powering an antique Crane piston water pump. Lathe work. Milling machine work. Based on Quinn Dunki's (@Blondihacks) UA-cam series.
2023 Colorado Narrow Gauge Adventure Part 1 of 3
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Join us in this 3 part video as we explore and ride the D&RGW narrow gauge steam railroad lines in Colorado and New Mexico. Come along on special extra trains on both the Durango and Silverton and the Cumbres and Toltec. Celebrate 100 years of the K-28 locomotive and a special photo excursion on the CATS. In part 1 we follow a special mixed train on the Durango and Silverton pulled by two K-28 ...
2023 Colorado Narrow Gauge Adventure Part 2 of 3
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Join us in this 3 part video as we explore and ride the D&RGW narrow gauge steam railroad lines in Colorado and New Mexico. Come along on special extra trains on both the Durango and Silverton and the Cumbres and Toltec. Celebrate 100 years of the K-28 locomotive and a special photo excursion on the CATS. In part 2 we explore the abandoned Denver and Rio Grand narrow gauge line between Durango,...
2023 Colorado Narrow Gauge Adventure Part 3 of 3
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Join us in this 3 part video as we explore and ride the D&RGW narrow gauge steam railroad lines in Colorado and New Mexico. Come along on special extra trains on both the Durango and Silverton and the Cumbres and Toltec. Celebrate 100 years of the K-28 locomotive and a special photo excursion on the CATS. In part 3 ride along on two Dak Dillon photo charters on the Cumbres and Toltec from Anton...
Restoring a WWII SCR-543 (BC-669) Radio Set with Generator
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All about restoring a BC-669-D from World War II. Part of the SCR-543-D radio set, the receiver/transmitter, power supply and 110 volt generator are explained and fully restored to operating condition. A medium power, medium distance AM/CW radio set that was designed for field use or in small trucks. Many found their way into amateur radio use after the war. I cover many of my cosmetic restorat...
Texas Early Day Tractor and Engine Assn. 52nd Annual Show 2023 (4K HD)
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Hit and miss engines! Tractors! Thrashing! Our club's 52nd annual show over the October 7, 2023 weekend in Temple, Texas. Acres and acres of outstanding vintage farm equipment and all kinds of old engines. Enjoy!
Us Old Guys Need a Third Hand to Start Big Hit and Miss Engines!
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Us Old Guys Need a Third Hand to Start Big Hit and Miss Engines!
Starting a Rare Fairbanks Morse 3hp 'Z' True Hit and Miss Engine with Buzz Coil Ignition
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Starting a Rare Fairbanks Morse 3hp 'Z' True Hit and Miss Engine with Buzz Coil Ignition
Another Lathe DRO Video! Install a 2 Axis DRO on a Rockwell 11" Metal Working Lathe
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Another Lathe DRO Video! Install a 2 Axis DRO on a Rockwell 11" Metal Working Lathe
Build a Digital Oscillator and Complete Tube Transmitter for AM -- The R.A.N. Transmitter
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Build a Digital Oscillator and Complete Tube Transmitter for AM The R.A.N. Transmitter
Make a Starter Stick for Hit and Miss Engines
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Make a Starter Stick for Hit and Miss Engines
11th Annual Guy's Weekend - 2022 and Moving the McCormick 6HP Engine to the New Engine Shed
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11th Annual Guy's Weekend - 2022 and Moving the McCormick 6HP Engine to the New Engine Shed
Hit And Miss - Restoring a McCormick Deering 6 HP Type 'M' Engine - Part 5 Will it Start?
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Hit And Miss - Restoring a McCormick Deering 6 HP Type 'M' Engine - Part 5 Will it Start?
Hit and Miss - Restoring a McCormick Deering 6 HP Type 'M' Engine - Part 4
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Hit and Miss - Restoring a McCormick Deering 6 HP Type 'M' Engine - Part 4
Hit and Miss - Restoring a McCormick Deering 6 HP Type 'M' Engine - Part 3
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Hit and Miss - Restoring a McCormick Deering 6 HP Type 'M' Engine - Part 3
Hit and Miss - Restoring a McCormick Deering 6 HP Type 'M' Engine - Part 2
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Hit and Miss - Restoring a McCormick Deering 6 HP Type 'M' Engine - Part 2
Hit and Miss - Restoring a McCormick Deering 6 HP Type 'M' Engine - Part 1
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Hit and Miss - Restoring a McCormick Deering 6 HP Type 'M' Engine - Part 1
Texas Oil History - An Oral History of Oil Discovery and Life in the Panhandle Oil Fields
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Texas Oil History - An Oral History of Oil Discovery and Life in the Panhandle Oil Fields
Restoring a National Oil Well Pump Jack with a Hit-and-Miss Engine
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Restoring a National Oil Well Pump Jack with a Hit-and-Miss Engine
KK5IM 10th Annual Guy's Weekend 2021: Ham Radio, Hit and Miss Engines, Texas Bar-B-Que and More
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KK5IM 10th Annual Guy's Weekend 2021: Ham Radio, Hit and Miss Engines, Texas Bar-B-Que and More
Helium Operations on the Santa Fe Railway Part 2 of 4 - Helium Plants
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Helium Operations on the Santa Fe Railway Part 2 of 4 - Helium Plants
Helium Operations on the Santa Fe Railway Part 3 of 4 - The Helium Tank Cars
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Helium Operations on the Santa Fe Railway Part 3 of 4 - The Helium Tank Cars
Helium Operations on the Santa Fe Railway Part 1 of 4 - Natural Gas to Airships
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Helium Operations on the Santa Fe Railway Part 1 of 4 - Natural Gas to Airships
Helium Operations on the Santa Fe Railway Part 4 of 4 - Modeling the Helium Tank Cars
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Helium Operations on the Santa Fe Railway Part 4 of 4 - Modeling the Helium Tank Cars
Railroad Machine Shop Tour & History of Miller Machine Works & Miller Brothers: 1885 to the Present
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Railroad Machine Shop Tour & History of Miller Machine Works & Miller Brothers: 1885 to the Present
Darkrooms to Digital Imaging - 140 Year History of Professional Photography
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Darkrooms to Digital Imaging - 140 Year History of Professional Photography
KK5IM 2021 Shack Tour
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KK5IM 2021 Shack Tour
Sn3 Narrow Gauge Layout Tour and Construction Progress: February 2021
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Sn3 Narrow Gauge Layout Tour and Construction Progress: February 2021
Canon Camera Test on 7203 Net
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Canon Camera Test on 7203 Net

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  • @tempestfugit64
    @tempestfugit64 2 дні тому

    Hi I have watched you restore this from the beginning can I ask were did you buy your reproduction badge plate thank you

    • @Radiotexas
      @Radiotexas 2 дні тому

      The McCormick-Deering "decals" came from Flywheel Supply. The reproduction aluminum "timing plate" or "badge plate" came from Hitandmiss2 on eBay.

    • @tempestfugit64
      @tempestfugit64 2 дні тому

      Thank you 👍👍👍

  • @chrisjarvis4449
    @chrisjarvis4449 3 дні тому

    real boat anchor radioman have cherry pickers to do the heavy lifting

  • @Iamtherodlight1453.
    @Iamtherodlight1453. 4 дні тому

    Amazing.

  • @John-mf6ky
    @John-mf6ky 16 днів тому

    I can't say I know anything about working in a machine shop, this was a great watch regardless though!

  • @9ball989
    @9ball989 20 днів тому

    Get some raw petroleum to put on it for smell effect.

  • @ironmaidenpantera1419
    @ironmaidenpantera1419 22 дні тому

    Chulada de locomotora 🚂 🚂 🚂 🚂

  • @peterjohntyers7924
    @peterjohntyers7924 26 днів тому

    Evening, im from England and have just purchased a 1 1/2 hp model dishpan

  • @bushbuster9703
    @bushbuster9703 27 днів тому

    Fantastic!

  • @cramersclassics
    @cramersclassics Місяць тому

    About 4:43 it looks like a screw with a nut coming out of the scale frame to the diagonal brace? How is that brace mounted to the scale?

  • @Andy2e0ree
    @Andy2e0ree Місяць тому

    Fantastic shack well done on all the hard work

  • @cramersclassics
    @cramersclassics Місяць тому

    Awesome. Looks like you may have removed the internal glass scale to drill the scale and add the support bracket? I need to do this for my Cincinnati 12x 42. Please advise. Subscribed.

    • @Radiotexas
      @Radiotexas Місяць тому

      We did not remove the glass scale. The mounting brackets are separate. Not sure if if this answers your question. The instructions that came with the kit were, actually, pretty good. Please email me if you need more info and I will try and help. Thanks for your comment!

  • @mariomorozinbajcic3408
    @mariomorozinbajcic3408 Місяць тому

    Muy bien !!!!!!! CE2RKL

  • @revolutionunderground
    @revolutionunderground Місяць тому

    2:38 The EE Finklea newspaper ad (left) is Cyd Charisse's father.

    • @Radiotexas
      @Radiotexas Місяць тому

      Indeed he was! Cyd graduated from Amarillo High School (as did I). Good catch!! Thanks for your comment.

  • @optimisticpessimist484
    @optimisticpessimist484 Місяць тому

    This guy isn't lucky. He's just plain blessed.

    • @Radiotexas
      @Radiotexas Місяць тому

      Indeed I am blessed. In many ways. Thank you.

  • @EI6DP
    @EI6DP Місяць тому

    WoW that's one very impressive installation. I congratulate you Sir for your skill and determination in restoring, manufacturing and running such a beautiful collection of *real* radio equipment. 73 de EI6DP

  • @Zasifras
    @Zasifras Місяць тому

    Super nifty

  • @CuriousEarthMan
    @CuriousEarthMan Місяць тому

    Very inspiring! Thank you!

  • @user-em7lp1sb4k
    @user-em7lp1sb4k Місяць тому

    Like your design I may email you for schematics I have two extra ART-13 mod transformers plus a power supply with 1800v, 425v, and 28v perfect for your design. Been looking for a good design for the one of the ART-13 mod transformers glad I found your video.

  • @gurjotsingh8934
    @gurjotsingh8934 Місяць тому

    Very very impressive!

  • @toddday8774
    @toddday8774 Місяць тому

    I've been looking for a good hit and miss engine, I have a idea for a good business that I can use one for

    • @Radiotexas
      @Radiotexas Місяць тому

      We use ours to run an oil pump jack, make home made ice cream, grind corn and this one will soon operate a pecan cracker! Watch for a new video on that this fall. Thanks for your comment!

  • @patrickwelch620
    @patrickwelch620 2 місяці тому

    Nice work. 73 N2XEV

  • @danielson101
    @danielson101 2 місяці тому

    She is a Beauty!

  • @scottturcotte1860
    @scottturcotte1860 2 місяці тому

    What a fantastic tribute to your father and grandfathers... I hope to pass my shop on to my grandson as well...

    • @Radiotexas
      @Radiotexas 2 місяці тому

      Very much appreciate your comment! Thanks!!

  • @pauldent992
    @pauldent992 2 місяці тому

    Great job. Your understanding of the ignition system was incorrect. It is a high voltage ignition system and the low 180ohm resistance of the LED across the spark gap was effectively shorting it out.

  • @brianbranson2306
    @brianbranson2306 2 місяці тому

    still not sure what these were used for, catalogue says coast artillery, and AAA units, and was sposed to communicate with the SCR-593 warning set. but havent seen a TO&E, with those.

  • @daviddatteri7081
    @daviddatteri7081 2 місяці тому

    Your Z is a beautiful engine. I myself rebuilt a 1 1/2 1918 Z compression was not high due to pitting on the cylinder. I had a machine shop bore and sleeve it. The points were modified from original and now it’s a running machine.

    • @Radiotexas
      @Radiotexas 2 місяці тому

      Thank you! I'm getting ready to put this one a pecan cracker!

  • @dajoway
    @dajoway 2 місяці тому

    I love your engine! Great find !

  • @808TheDuck
    @808TheDuck 2 місяці тому

    Very interesting! I grew up in PA. We had lots of coal and heavy equipment. I never thought about the oil fields. This video is so cool!

  • @ropurser4902
    @ropurser4902 2 місяці тому

    It's so great to see this video!! I found [and still have] one exactly like this one in 1972. Way before the internet, which brought me to this. I haven't had mine running for years but am going to get it running again and hope to power a line shaft machine shop I put together many years ago. I use a big electric motor to run it all the time but I have a smaller throttle governed enclosed crank that I've used before. I just want to get this out and running again. Mine still has the tin box with the knife switch and a model T coil like this one. When I dragged it out of a junk yard in 1972 the rocker arm was broken and missing but I figured that I could make something to braze on that would work but it would be a lot of trouble and thought. Imagine my happiness and surprise when in cleaning out all the junk in the water hopper I found that whoever broke the rocker arm off in the past was thoughtful enough to put it the the water hopper to be found! I brazed it up and it worked great. I had it running for years [after much trouble without the help of the internet] and with a load on the flywheels it would keep certain RPMs pretty well. I need 250 RPMs on the main shaft so the spring trick I just learned will most likely to come in handy. That and a bunch of pulleys. I'm so grateful to see this! Mine also has the same [but weary and rusted out] gas tank too. I now see one can even buy a new gas tank! Who'da thought?

    • @Radiotexas
      @Radiotexas 2 місяці тому

      Thanks very much. Let me know if I can help!

  • @s.m.aggies7220
    @s.m.aggies7220 2 місяці тому

    So Heart Warming, Amazing Voice along with the artwork of video production the music was a blessing. :) Speaking of your history and sharing, with the grace of reaching out to family. Almost having a tear. Lots of love to all subjects. I'm up late not able to sleep, searching for Machine Shops History, I'm aware of a local antique belt machine shop, restore, open to public and just to educate others. A chance to support old small town. :)

  • @MountainMan7.62x39
    @MountainMan7.62x39 2 місяці тому

    That was absolutely incredible.

  • @SteamCrane
    @SteamCrane 3 місяці тому

    Great video, lots of detail! That is quite a find! We recently bought an engine that needs a buzz coil, nice to see the information. Weird Detroit Engine Works 3 Hp 2 stroke reversible vertical boat motor with a cooling water pump.

    • @Radiotexas
      @Radiotexas 2 місяці тому

      Glad it was helpful! I learned a lot working on it.

  • @slappomatthew
    @slappomatthew 3 місяці тому

    luckily the bands are coming around. hopefully you can use some of that awesome collection of military radio's.

  • @jurgenstorch4130
    @jurgenstorch4130 3 місяці тому

    Hi Jay, Thank you for the tour through your shack. Very Impression station and shacktour! See you on the air. 73 Jürgen DL6NAV, WK6K

  • @MakerNoKY
    @MakerNoKY 3 місяці тому

    Thanks for sharing. Love this old stuff. We didn’t own anything like this, but my dad took me to local antique tractor shows and events. Ironically, we also had a Model N railroad layout we tinkered with.

  • @veejaybomjay8145
    @veejaybomjay8145 3 місяці тому

    Dude!!!!!

  • @Blondihacks
    @Blondihacks 3 місяці тому

    Wonderful! It’s such a terrific engine and you did a great job on it. Great to see your grandson interested in it as well. 😄 Also you’re too kind 😊😊😊

  • @skippybrand
    @skippybrand 3 місяці тому

    If you had a hill you could try build a central power. (Look it up, truly fascinating)

    • @Radiotexas
      @Radiotexas 3 місяці тому

      Seen several of those. Would be very cool to get one!

    • @skippybrand
      @skippybrand 3 місяці тому

      @@Radiotexas I used to tend gas wells in Titusville PA, very close to the "Drake Well". There was an old central power on one of my lease roads. It was all over grown but the turn table was visible. The engine was missing its cylinder. Way back at end of that lease was a small service rig with 1943 license plate. There was tree growing up inside the derrick and animals has chewed all the rubber of the tires. I spent 48 years in the oil field. I'm retired now, but work part time making fishing lures.

  • @danielpfaffe4914
    @danielpfaffe4914 3 місяці тому

    That was a wonderful video. Thank you!

    • @Radiotexas
      @Radiotexas 3 місяці тому

      Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you very much!

  • @frankjankovich3512
    @frankjankovich3512 3 місяці тому

    What a honour to receive a radio from Art Collin’s widow. Well deserved.

  • @kickassv8
    @kickassv8 3 місяці тому

    3 years too late, but……..DMAN! That looks AMAZING! I love those desks with the green tops. You could write a book about everything in that shack.

  • @KD6TKX1
    @KD6TKX1 3 місяці тому

    Very well done! Would be fun to attempt a 669 to 669 contact some time.

    • @Radiotexas
      @Radiotexas 3 місяці тому

      I really appreciated your help pal! If conditions every improve we'll give it a shot! Long haul from Texas to CA!

  • @yambo59
    @yambo59 3 місяці тому

    Im 64 and this is one of the best old school stories ive ever heard in my life. Your fathers career was just amazing, nothing stopped him no matter what bad times may have dished out he was educated, inventive, creative, a teacher and so much more. I SO enjoyed your fathers story, the kind of man America would be hard pressed to produce today, God bless him.

    • @Radiotexas
      @Radiotexas 3 місяці тому

      It was my grandfather. Thanks so much for your very thoughtful and kind comments!

  • @sondrayork6317
    @sondrayork6317 4 місяці тому

    You still have to take a written exam but now, the requirement to be proficient in the sending and receiving of code is no longer a requirement. I learned it through because you never know when I’m going to have to use it. I can copy upwards of 20 WPM if I’m ready concentrating and listening with headphones.

  • @frankschultz4170
    @frankschultz4170 4 місяці тому

    You need to insert an intro to this movie that says: WARNING! Nuts may have been harmed in making this video.

    • @Radiotexas
      @Radiotexas 4 місяці тому

      Guilty as charged! Many nuts were indeed hardmed! However, 5 # of Georgia pecans in the shell are on their way. I got it working but ran out of Texas natives!

  • @robertqueberg4612
    @robertqueberg4612 4 місяці тому

    I just love this type of machinery. It shows that six years of college are not necessary to improve the world.

  • @genefisher-iy6xd
    @genefisher-iy6xd 4 місяці тому

    I want one.

  • @wklinger79
    @wklinger79 4 місяці тому

    Very nice. Laynie will have no shortage of pecans to make pies with!

    • @Radiotexas
      @Radiotexas 4 місяці тому

      She loves it already!