Steam Powered Machine Shop 81 Work goes on.
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Work done in my shop for hire to show how a small "job" machine shop under steam power might have looked in 1925. I also followed a cylinder head job for a vintage farm tractor in my modern engine "front shop". As always all comments , questions and discussion concerning old machine work, steam power or line shaft power are always welcome. You can check shop news and interesting posts on my "Community " tab, thanks for watching.....Dave
Hi Dave, thanks for showing the work on my Super C's head! It was fascinating, and I sure am glad I brought it to you to have it done right. You are a true craftsman.
HI Pete, Thanks for that. I was pleased to meet your Dad and friend the other day. I gave them the $.0.25 tour.....Dave
Nice collaboration of two of my favourite UA-cam channels!
Greets from the Netherlands!
Definitely 2 professionals in Dave and Pete. Great video because the backhoe parts are ours and being in the same video as Pete's head is great.
@@davidrichards5594 hi Dave, my name is don, I’m from New Hampshire. I found your channel from a link from Pete’s channel on the super c head. Your knowledge and craftsmanship are awesome and your shop is incredible. I love steam shops, everything from the sounds to the beautiful machinery. I would like to visit one someday but doubt there are more than a few out there. I did subscribe to your channel so that I can at least watch. That was a great video, thanks, don
You two should do more together on UA-cam for sure..
Always a good day when there is a new video from Dave and the Old Steam Powered Machine Shop. 😊 Thanks for your efforts to share this History
Now I understand the respect and fondness from Pete every time he refers to "Mr. Richards". It was a pleasure to stumble onto this true Craftsman.
Good to see Pete's head being done. Cannot beat old school grinding valve seats, it was how I was taught many many moons ago. Your "Chevy" driven blast cabinet is fantastic! More of the modern side of the shop is appreciated. Thanks for sharing. Regards/greg
Always a pleasure watching a true master at work. Thanks for letting us watch over your shoulder.
I'd love to own that old indicator.
Not that I'd ever need or use it, but just because it's cool as hell.
Awesome work as always. Just absolutely love the sound of the steam powered machine shop, the clicking of the belts, just pure music to the ears. Great video, cheers :)
You took the words right out of my mouth
Back in the day when the skill and experience of the machinist was the difference between a top, good or bad end product, hoping the machinist was having a good day and being paid for his true worth. I would let this machinist rebuild my old Jaguar Mark 2 engine knowing it would be a perfect job. Greetings from Tasmania Australia 👍😁🇦🇺🦘
I watch Pete religiously. When he mentioned your name, I hoped you would make a video on the head. Not disappointed. Thanks, Dave. Interesting that a "100 yr old shop" did a better job than the new stuff. Could it be the the skill of the guy running the machines?
Ditto on the 5th and 6 th sentence. Always a pleasure watching this shop in action.
Dave great to see the Super C getting a proper top end rebuild. First tractor I drove a little over 65 years ago, back when 40
"girls" was a small family farm.
Hello David,
You made my sunday afternoon.
I just came out of my hobby shop.
Now sit down, relax and enjoy your newest video .
Thank you. Greetings from Friesland in the Netherlands.
Thanks David, for the great shots of the belts and pulleys. Amazing how that all runs so smothly. Keep the videos of your machine shop comming.
Aloha Dave, I look forward to each of your videos, The valve job brought back many memories of doing the same thing, I agree with the grinding comment, much better job than a cutter in my opinion. Thanks for sharing.
I was hoping to see the work on one of Pete’s engine’s heads. It’s always a pleasure watching that engine and those belts. Thanks!
Dave, Pete's trust in your work is warranted. Your shop is amazing as is your work. Thanks so much for the post and thanks to Pete for sending us over from JAFA. Bob in Nevada
The Farmall Super C had some row crop features that overtook the Cockshut models in the market post WW2. This era saw the advance as 3 point hitch lift mechanism and the Super C was rated at about 22hp. (gasoline). *Speaking of the market as upper mid west and Canada. Various improvements to model development. Super C from 1951 to 1954 in Chicago. The cast head featured to the work bench is about 70 years old. Collectors and restorers have rather good specification pages and some parts availability via specialized inventory *on line sources. Builds as can approach "like new" condition. Interesting to see as durablity (surviving to a modern age) where maint and refit matched years of productive use. For machinists looking back to this time, South Bend has a curious photo collection that includes many production pictures recording those products in the realm where electrical power replaced the steam age. Advance in metals, methods...a correspondance to this history. Thanks Dave, for the look back to the power and sound of steam. M.
it's a good machine shop, biglike for this vedio
Gday Dave, I always enjoy seeing the work you do and truly appreciate you sharing your knowledge and skill with us all, cheers
The cylinder head owner is at "just a few acres farm" on UA-cam. Well worth watching.
Hi Dave, you are true artist and a wealth of knowledge. When I was there dropping off some of those parts I found myself stepping back in time. The boiler, the steam, the harmony emitted as the leather belts rolled along as they have for decades. I watched as you turned threads into that pin and imagined what life was like a century ago. If the machines could talk, a story they would tell. I’m
glad to have met you my friend, thanks again.
You turn out some great work out of that shop. You don't see many shops grinding valve seats in this day and time.
Dave, I have enjoyed all your videos in the steam shop as well as the front shop. Keep up the good work.👍👍
Despite the E-Z out almost never working we still try for the rare time that it does work. Usually we have to drill it out due to the rust bond anyway. At least the customer did not try to help you out by trying to get the busted stud out! Good stuff as always Dave.
Nice head rebuild! I liked that rocker dressing machine. Who made it?
Hi Brian, It's part of the SVS Quik-way valve grinder. It works off of the stem tip refacer....Dave
Hi Dave. Any video of work going on in any of your shops is always good. I really like seeing the old Racine Power Hacksaw doing it's thing 👍👍👍 Cheers, Alan.
My father-in-law had a valve grinding shop for Diesel tractor engines for years. Now you can get new heads with valve in them ready to bolt on. He sold most of the machines. Thank for the memories of working in the old shop.
Thank You Pete for sharing this link! What a treasure this man and his shop are.
This is the second watching of Mr. Pete's rebuild. I happily found this link. Fascinating work by a true craftsman- well done sir.
Well done Dave! Thank You! Always love to watch you do your thing! Care and pride in your work! 👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🍻
David, Where are you guys located? I am in Pennsylvania and am contemplating starting a similar venture. I would love to hear back from you. I am trying to find a suitable place though.
Bonjour David,
It is always a pleasure to watch your videos. Questions of the day, how do you maintain all your pulleys ? I guess they have oilers for example ? And which is the frequency of the bolts tension management, some of them seem loose ?
On your lathe, I see that you can modify the bolt position on top and bottom pulleys to change the speed I guess, do you often change the speed ? Depending on the metal you work on ?
Amicalement, Raphaël
Hi Raphael, The two main line shafts have three bearing hangars each, those require a couple squirts of oil each day at start up. Each machine has a speed reducing counter shaft each with two bearings that get daily oiling. The belt tension changes a little. With summer heat and humidity they loosen a little, in cold dry weather they tighten up a little but require very little attention generally. I just shortened the main drive belt on the engine about 3/4". That was the first time I've adjusted it in 2 years. I mostly use the two fastest pulley speeds on the lathe depending on the diameter of the work. The low range "back gear" is for very large diameter work or threading. Great questions......Dave
Thanks for another great video! That drill press is just amazing. The foot control is way cool. That machine and the horizontal mill are my favorites. Those beefy casting like they don't make anymore are sweet. 35:38 is that a cracked valve guide boss?
Pete from just afew acres farm brought me here. My grandfather worked as a machinist for Pettibone in Chicago. I think he's where I get what little mechanical ability from. Very interesting video.
Steam powered and Chevy powered. You can't beat that combination.
They don’t make guys like this anymore… 🤝
Love the dance of the aerosol cans while the shot-blaster was hummin’.
Do you ever put hardened seats in these older engines? When my dad has rebuilt several older engines including a C123. He had the machine shop put hard seats in the head. The hard seats make up for the removal of lead from the gas. Heavy seat wear is more noticeable in high load applications such as his C123 was on a baler which worked very hard with fire crater pistons.
I would rather see the customer put money into some better new valves. I don't think seats in an iron head are the problem. I don't recommend seats except for extreme wear, repair LP or Nat. gas power. Most intake seat wear comes from poor air filtration. Just my opinion.....Dave
I hopped over here from Just a few acres and am amazed at the obvious craftsmanship in your shop. I would be willing to eat right off your bench. That says everything necessary to see your dedication to the quality of your work. Thanks for bringing us along.
So nice to see you back in action, always enjoy and learn from your videos. Hope your place in Florida didn't suffer any damage.. Thanks for doing it......Al
thanks Al, We, thankfully came out of the hurricane in good shape.
Wait, are you in Florida too? Is it possible to come visit?
nice work Dave hope you are doing well. thanks again.
Great video for me. I am considering renewing the cylinder head of my Stover KE hit and miss engine with those valve guides.
Glad to see you again. Long awaited new episode!
Love your shop Dave. It is always a pleasure to watch you work. I owned an automotive machine shop back in the 80's and it was nice to see someone doing things like I did them back when. And it was cool to see the head work on Pete's tractor. I enjoy watching him rebuild his old tractors also... I guess I just like the old ways! Thanks for sharing Dave!!!!!
Dave, Thank you for showing the process of reworking the head of the Super C. This was a true look at what needs to be done to do it right. Thank you again. John in Missouri Valley Iowa
Thanks John, good to hear from Iowa...Dave
Great to see all the amazing tools to do all the jobs you do. I like this part of the shop just as well as the steam shop...
Great work Dave, now I see why Pete is so fond of your fantastic work! I love your shop too!
Great job! Nice to see that 'ol Chevy turn over so easy. She's timed just right!
Mister Richards, heaven exists! Thanks for your videos!
Great video as always. Thanks for sharing
Interesting to see the cylinder head job to match the rebuild project we are watching!
Have to love the belt driven machines! Getting it done! Ill be checking in on ya now.
Really really interesting to watch, have been with you from day one and always enjoy your videos👍
Happy to hear that!
Outstanding. Thanks for posting these vids. I'm also following the rebuild of the tractor.
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Made my day sir. Didn't know that piece of history about the Boulet indicator from Beverly. Its where I grew up and learned the machinist trade myself In the 80's
Thank you for the Video- Always check yours first ! I grew up in a belt driven factory !! Randy !
Your shop is a remarkable thing to see.
Damn good work there. Keep it up.
NiCe work, as usual 👍
Great video
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David this was a really good video my friend and it's always good to see you working away....Hope you are doing well....Thanks a lot...!
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The head is like it came out of Rock Island yesterday. I don't think I have ever succeeded with an "Easy-Out". I prefer to hammer the square tine of an old file into the drilled hole and then twist. Seems to work a lot better than the patent tool.
Dave, I assume you may be heading south soon, but has the recent Hurricane modified that planning any ? If you are going to be traveling, please travel safely !
Hi Gary, It was close, but no serious damage...Dave
Great job and both you and Pete are really down to earth people!
I didn't know you did cylinder heads man... That's a whole other level of skill.
Every upload's a treat, Dave. I found Pete's channel and subscribed. I let him know you sent me. Thanks! :-)
Awesome job.
drip oiler appears empty !
Dave, how’d your place in Englewood fare?
not too bad, we were lucky.....Dave
WOW! So amazing! Thanks Pete for the link. Definitely a must suscribe.
I was wondering if you were going to show the Super C head work.
I spent a lot of time in automotive machine shops as a kid. I enjoyed the trip down memory lane.
Pete from Just a few acres sent me! Love your channel! You put the "MAN" back in manufacturing!
Thanks Bob, Glad you are aboard......Dave
Hey Dave if you've answered this already I apologies, but where do you get your drive belts? I'm having difficulty where I'm at in finding and buying them.
Hi Ron, Most of my belting is old leather from e-bay, engine flea markets, and viewer donations. Rubber /fabric round hay bailer belts work well from Tractor supply. The composite fabric (light tan color) belts like you can get from McMaster Carr called "power transmission belting" are just junk for line shaft . Leather is very good but is a gamble, it might have some weak spots which you can splice out. Good luck.....Dave
@@davidrichards5594 Thank you very much Dave for the info. By the way I have enjoyed your web channel for a while now, learned much from your cannel, thank you for that knowledge! Vary much appreciated.
Thank you Dave! I really enjoy your videos!
Thankfully you're still in NY but have you heard anything about your home in FL? Hopefully everything is well. Thanks for sharing 👍
Hi Craig, Our house in Englewood came through the hurricane with no damage except for a yard fence and some eves trough. We were lucky there....Dave
Thank you for the great videos. I am reminded of my time with my grandfather who was a machinist for Boeing during the early 40s thru the late 50s. he then had his own automotive shop. I have his Boeing top box and it has many of the tools you use in it. I miss him very much and you bring back many memories. Thank you again and I look forward to the next video.
Nice mix of old-timey and modern.
Please remember to mark your videos as being in English so the auto-captioning will work for us deaf folks.
Pete, It some times takes a day for you tube to process the video up to HD and captions.....Dave
An excellent video Dave. I look forward to all your videos.
Morning David
WOW Awesome😀
Something I always remembered from you "The key to getting on with it is getting started." Good to see you doing well.
Congratulations Mr. your machines are fantastic. I only Knew them by pictures! beautiful job.
Fantastic
Great work Dave on Pete's head you also did his head on his M series, first class work on that as well. I watch his channel Just a few acres farm and he couldn't talk more highly of you and the standard of workmanship. Cheers from Australia.
Hi Les, Great to hear from AU....where it's Springtime I guess.....Dave
Hi there, Dave, I came over from Pete's channel. I also Subscribed to your channel, really enjoy your work & your shop is Fenouminal looking. Great machinery you have, can't wait to watch some more videos of yours. Have A Blessed Merry Christmas Sir!!!
Wow didn't expect to see a machine shop like that not many left like that and the older gentleman that can run it nice
Amazing “old school” craftsmanship. Fascinating to watch. Thank you for sharing and teaching us. A true artisan.
Hey Dave! I've been watching" reruns" of the show. Hope you are well!
Thanks for the video. A lot of work, but done right. I've watched a lot of machining videos and thought that Abom79 and MrPete222 had some cool machines. Your steam powered shop is great!
Hey Dave, I need a refresher on cutting threads on the lathe. If you haven't done one specifically on that subject already perhaps others would appreciate it as well. Keep up the good work!!! God Bless!!! KW
I'm here from Pete's just a few acres. Nice video. I subscribed your channel.
Pete gave us a link to watch you rebuild his head. You have a fascinating shop and do amazing work. Thanks for the video. I'll be watching more.
Hello there. You have a nice setup with the steam power. We have a big center lathe that is powered off the PTO of a tractor. It works though a Bailer clutch. We can turn some sizeable lumps of steel like 3ft pipe flanges. It's a Swift lathe. What make is your drill press. Ours is a Herbert and very similar to that of yours.
A fan of Just A Few Acres Farm, now I'm a fan of yours..True Craftsman is right..well done.
Mmmmmm, centering a piece of stock in a 4 jaw. Brings back some memories. I worked on some big stuff and we'd start the centering with a piece of welding rod.
New sub here! Great work and a fantastic shop. Thanks for posting your videos and take care!
i use NEWAY , but true about "not as accurate" with Mira all in one style . worked with years ago and MUCH CARE or get chatter and end up hand cutting or grinding anyway . nice vid . when i retire and attempt start up for crack repairs and some head work , will keepp your ideas in mind . only too old to learn when one has "assumed room temperature"
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Merry Christmas 🎄
Btw: are the blueprints for all those machines preserved somewhere?
Always nice to see a new video from you Dave!