It's broken....FIXING THE MILL!!! Part 1
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My name is Alec Steele and I am a 20 year old blacksmith from Norfolk in the United Kingdom. I upload a vlog from my day at the workshop almost every single day. Lots of sparks, lots of making, lots of fantastic-ness. Great to have you here following along!
What do I make? LOTS of Damascus steel, knives, swords, axes and more and of course, I always love hearing your suggestions for future projects in the comments below!
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Only Alec and AvE can make tearing something apart, cleaning/fixing/improving it and putting it back together this entertaining! Keep up the great work!
Those magnets are going to be fun to clean chips off of.
Stronger magnet wrapped in paper or cloth. EZ PZ.
Or a zip loc bag
Great job on the gib adjustments Alec! Your mill is starting to breath a sigh of relief! Nice touch with the way covers too!
What I find so entertaining, as an old guy, Alex you started of so excited making things as a blacksmith, now you're fussing over thousands of an inch . . . if I were to be around to watch you in thirty years time, you'd be back to extolling the virtues, and beauty of rough handmade forging.
A complete restoration project of the old machines would be great! Completely tearing it apart and cleaning everything, some fresh paint etc.
Baggusch
And then you want a second mill to repair the individual components of the first.. always nice to have two of everything! 😀
Owen Sparks surface grinder will fix it
The money joke was the best! 😂 caught me totally off guard!
I already understand how backlash works and I dont think anyone could have explained that better...
It's all in the arms :)
I'm on my way.
Hand Tool Rescue, love your videos too, mate.
Fat Boo since HTR decided it was... Don't you ruin this for me!!! A collaboration between these two has been on my bucket list since I started watching them.
Well technically a car is a hand tool, since I use my hands to steer it, but it's also a foot tool...
Do You think 2 1st Class stamps will cover a mini ive mailed one to You ha..
Would be great to see a collaboration
It's just good common sense to throw on a rubber, especially when it's obvious that the mill's been around the block a few times already.
Yes, rubber is good for protection.
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Oh sorry, wrong movie! ^_^
I have no experience with the mill but I just wanted to say I really appreciate you demonstrating the importance of maintenance of your equipment and shop :D I'm enjoying these equipment videos :D
I've been watching you now for a couple of years now and I must say that as an engineer/machinist myself your engineering skills have improved dramatically. Many of the things you are now doing are things that some engineers I know would not be able to do or think of.
Keep up the good mechanical workings!
Hey Alec,
Love to see you working on the mill. If you keep up with a bit of maintenance you will find it gets better and better the more you use it.
If you want a tip. When you clean up at the end of the day move the x and y slides through the full length of their travel. It helps thing wear evenly and you don’t get those spots that never get used.
Three other words come to mind. Oil, oil, oil 😀 to much oil won’t wear it out!
Keep up the great videos!
Just a note to say thank you. I'm a disabled old guy that wishes he could do stuff but mostly can't. I vicariously do stuff through you and get a big smile every time. Keep up doing stuff and know you are putting a smile on an old dudes face..........
Used Bridgeports at collage for apprenticeship in the late 90's. Good to see being looked after. Great Vids Alec
Have no idea what your talking about Alec. But I can't turn away!
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This series shows up-and-comers how skilled metal workers/machinists are vitally important in our world. You have 'caught the bug' and I hope that many young men with your aptitudes will follow through on their interests.
Light the forge! Start throwing sparks again! I'd love to see more old school tool making and things like that.
This designs unbelievable! Cannot hide my anticipation to view the same as this. Great job.
The rubber guards look to be a great addition!
"...to save money I'm just gonna do this" *uses dosh to act as a wiper*
hahah :)
By far my favorite UA-camr
😊 thank you!
Definitely mine too! I look forward to it every day.
I don't know anything about most of that stuff, but still enjoy watching it!
Maybe a tad too subtle with the money way-wipe substitution. Hope everyone caught that little golden nugget. :)
I realized something was going on when he used the arm cover leather anyway and i went back in the video to see what he actually did haha
He used pounds (obviously), but if he used euro monopoly money everyone would have noticed right away.
These shop videos are a nice shift. Not permanent I hope, but a nice bit of diversity for the channel
Loving the journey! Thanks Alec
Hey! Great video, it's so nice to see you taking care of something you use every day... I feel like I personally know this mill... 😊 see you tomorrow I hope! Bisous de France 🇫🇷
Absolutely love how honest you are with your mistakes. Great videos!
Man, I have been loving these more 'technical' videos.
10:12 may be one of the funniest thing I’ve ever seen you do Alec
Hahaha he gave that ole clapped out bridgeport. The solid "eh-eh-oh"
Well she's a good an Twight.
As AvE might say.
Giving that old machine (they don't make 'em like that anymore) some extra mileage, well done Alec. Great Vid.
Alec it is awesome of you to bring us along on so many things your doing in the workshop! Even with little things like cleaning and organizing of machines and the shop! Keep it up man!
Back when I had a real job, I repaired and rebuilt those for a living. Yours shows some wear, but certainly repairable. Not sure what your budget is, but taking out the leadscrews and nuts and replace with a ballscrews is the way to go. I saw in a previous comment that you had the ways ground. Good Job!! Can't wait to see how you proceed. You either have a good mechanical head or someone is giving you some advice.
Great, brilliant, fantastic to see you do a bit of refurb on your mill.
I think resurfacing the table would be a good first project for your new surface grinder, well, new for you anyway. You keep doing the projects and I'll keep watching your work, I'm learning a lot. Thanks for what you're doing.
Brilliant work!
Small suggestion,
Oak tanned leather is more rigid and maxes an extraordinarily effective wiper when soaked with oil. Much firmer than the thin glove leather.
Just came back home from my hobby blacksmithing shop and saw the notification that Alec uploaded a new video. Don't know how my day can get any better
An engineer that shows common sense. Bravo!
I've been hoping you would restore all your equipment. This is a great start.
I love all of the subtle jokes! "To save some money" (shoves money under the wiper) nice!
Very good presentation and I like the way that you don't "beat around the bush". Keep up the good videos and keep making chips!
Nice sailboat by the way!
Good luck my friend ! It doesn't help that the poor thing was covered in grinding dust in the old workshop
Attempting to DAB 3:03. LOL! You rock Alec. Love your channel, Buddy!
Stellar explanation of backlash, that is how I'll be explaining it from now on. Thank you!
This episode was so satisfying! Nothing better than clean machinery
something ive found very helpful to keep yours ways clean. a retractable way cover. very helpful on keeping the ways cleaner. plus, being retractable, you wouldn't have any lose rubber in the way. it would always stay tight between the two points you have it attached to.
Great job on those adjustments Alec, used to do the maintenance on my lathe and mill and you really summed it up like a pro!! Keep up the good work 👍🏻
Great video Alec. Keep up the good work.
I just done pretty much the same thing to my lathe. It's so nice when you give it a good clean and much needed maintenance
I have to say, I truly admire your foreword effort to fix and learn about your machines. I know quite a few machinist that don't put half the level of effort you do.
used bridgeports for 4 years in my last job, about same condition as that one, had to remove play quite often, i just dived in and tried stuff too, good learning process
G'day Alec
Great job in cleaning up a beautiful old mill, love to watch you vlogs, all the way from Down under. Cheers mate.
Loved this video... So informative and also for some reason I love these restoration type videos...
Nice vid Alex. I watch a lot of machining tool restoration videos, where some are brought back to "better-than-new" conditions. It's nice to see you making an attempt. To do it properly is probably out of your skill range (not that I doubt you could learn), but it's nice to see you taking the care you do, to get it working in a decent tolerance range for your needs. Just remember to keep them clean after any usage now and I'm sure you'll be happy with performance. Congrats on taking the time to make amends on these old machines. Loving this series on machining tools as well as your forging vids... warts and all, as you show. Great stuff, keep all types of vids coming, you're entertaining to watch and the editing is always brilliant and not dragged out until people lose interest... though I'd probably watch the long version anyway.
Loving the machining videos mate!
Thanks for being real and showing it. Please never change you are awesome
Great video Alec i like learning more about machines and you explained in a down to earth basic way I can understand think you.
Haha that sailing talk peeking through there
TheSlvrSurfer I thought I was going crazy seeing a boat!
Haha. No tips from me. I have the same model Bridgeport and it's still in bits waiting for me to nail it back together. I had my table reground by a company I can full heartedly recommend if you're interested. Steve
Had it done in the Uk? Who by?
Hey Alec, Stephan Gotteswinter has just made a video about refurbishing a crosstabel. It is quite important, that if you have your ways remade that both are ground or scraped flat. One of the ways has to be scraped, otherwise the sleds will bind on each other.
Greetings from Germany
Use Turcite or Rulon on that machine to scrape it in like new.
leather works for wipers, but felt holds and spreads oil better. use both with leather on outside.
Always loved a Bridgeport mill. So versatile.
Nicely done. Oh, and don't think I didn't notice how nicely that cosine error has improved ;)
Those markings on the surfaces are called scales. Btw and the part that moves up and down is called the quill!
I've been watching your videos for some time and learn something new almost every time I watch. Once the snow is gone I'm going to try blacksmithing as a hobbie. Thank you for being an inspiration. Keep up the good work
I remember wondering a while back how you made time for all your project videos and the regular maintenance that your equipment would require. Now I know. Great work, Alec. As always, thanks for sharing.
Hey Alec, I was watching some previous episodes of you fixing your machines and noticed that when tightening your screws, nuts, and bolts that you weren’t using torque wrenches. I would suggest getting a very nice one for future fixes that way the highest amount of precision can be achieved. Love the channel and since I started watching, I’ve recently started trying to make my own knives. Keep up the good work.
Been a subscriber for a few months now and although most of the time your terminology is lost on me, I look forward to each episode as I love your enthusiasm, passion and honesty when you make mistakes. It's my daily dose of cathartic relaxation. Keep on trucking dude :-)
Thank you :)
Thanks Alec, I just added a Bridgeport to my "Got to have it" list.
This was insanely satisfying to watch, Alec.
The one situation where you need new parts, but you cannot make any because you are fixing the one thing you need to make new parts.
Mr Steel you have impressed me again great video thank you
This is fantastically fascinating, I love it!
Great video Alec!
Since you loved doing a folding knife! Why not trying to do a butterfly knife ✌🏻 loads of machining and tiny bits! Love your work Alec! Keep it up!
Great editing...maximum information in little time.
Thanks for posting this. Making it a lot easier to not start the search process. 😁
I dont know how i stumbled across you a while ago. But love watching the videos. No clue what you mean half the time, But i found myself talking about Damascus steel the other day and using the words okily dokly alot 😂 x
Brilliant video. You’re an amazing young man Alec. I’m fully impressed bro.
Good to see you taking care of the machinery Alex. I believe there are tutorials on youtube on how to strip down and replace the quill bearings (spindle).
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Great series mate, from Aust !
Great video. You inspired me to start up blacksmithing a few months ago
Love these maintenance videos!
Who else got Alec’s sailing reference?
He said jib! Not gib! XP
Got it. but I note that to some it is pronounced jib, as is joke, but to others it is pronounced with a g and is got. I further note that it is spelt with a g, and is pronounced as such. Don't know who is right.
This is the gif argument all over again, lol.
Watching this in august 2018. Love this guy.
You could glue magnets next to the leather wipers, so they would pick up chips before getting dragged along the ways.
The big scratch on the knee's vertical guide can be filled up with superglue and leveled out with a straight razor. I learned this when repairing a my motorbike's stanchion. Few months in, it holds as well as the original metal without fork oil leakage.
Hi Alex ,great job on the repair.I am an overhaul mechanic by trade,if I ever get back home to England I would love to re scrape the ways of your Bridgeport.
This was a lot of fun to watch. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the strip & rebuild :-)
Hey great job Alex. I have a similar mill. I found that moving the head out a bit so you will be less likely to hit the back dovetail when traming in the “x” axis!
Keep up the work and videos.
Loved the jib cutaway.
really love the new videos. Good job Alec!
loving the machining videos Alec, making me jealous!
As regular routine cleaning, get yourself a handheld air blower which is strong enough to clean up all the metal scratch you created from each project. :)
Hey Alec ! At 5:15 these are "oil grooves", to make sure the oil gets all the way across the dovetail ;) best regards from Austria
Great mill maintenance content.
Quality video as always, thanks!
Magnets can be useful in a machine shop but keep in mind they will attract chips. Sometimes big nests of them.
You need to do a series on restoring some of the tools in your workshop, as some of them are badly in need of it.
Your botched forging of the meteor also means you need an INDUCTION MELTING FORGE, as it would have worked if you had turned said meteor into an ingot of roiling steel goo.
you have one of the best milling machines worth investing to fix it
Great video Alec. I used to upkeep a Bridgeport years ago when I worked in engineering. It's amazing what you can learn from just using a machine every day and not being able to meet your tolerances. My boss always said if something isn't working properly take it apart but do it on your own time not mine. I spent many a lunch hour on the internet or with tools in hand learning about mills and presses ECT.
When your blacksmith channel turns into a machinist channel. Lol!
You've probably already seen it, but check out Tom Lipton (Oxtoolco)'s Mill Maintenance video.
And pump your oiler every time you walk up to the mill to do anything.
I love Tom's vids, he's a master of perfection though, not a novice.