American Pacemaker Lathe Arrival & Unloading
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Our 20x96 American Pacemaker has arrived! I hired Southway Crane & Rigging to help me with the unloading and also to get it set into position. I have been wanting this American lathe for a long time and the day has finally come! We still have much to do though. I plan to have a whole series of videos covering this machine from getting it wired up, testing, leveling, cleaning, and repairing any known issues we find.
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Ha, that grin you're wearing in the thumbnail says it all. Congrats!
A beaytiful, well-made, industrial machine gets a new hundred year lease on life instead of rusting to dust in a junk yard. It will be good to see this beauty, guided by skilled hands, back at work making useful things for people.
I love the art deco castings on the end of the headstock
I second that.
As a retired Truck Driver and Heavy Equipment Operator and did some part time work with a local rigging company. It makes me smile to see people do these type of jobs done by professionals. Yea, it may cost you a few $$, But in the end. Not is broken, bent. And not a drop of blood got spilled.
Man, The smile on everyone's face tells the story. And this old girl looks HUGE sitting there. Can't wait to see it making chips. And put threw its paces. Something tells me this thing is a BEAST when set up correctly and will get the job done. Not only fast, But accurately.
Adam worked on it's "much bigger brother" at another shop & that's where he fell in love with this machine.
That sheet metal tool tray is actually a brilliant idea!
We used to run 5 Mitsui CNCs that had nowhere to put an expensive torque wrench when adding component so we had to balance the wrench on side of machine and several times the wrenches slipped off into the screw chip conveyor and were destroyed. $300 a time but when I asked boss to get some bits of sheet metal bent to make a tool rest he just laughed.
Some bosses are idiots!
Not all bosses/supervisors are morons and actually like the ideas that come from line workers for "improvements"
@@andrewkoetz3933
I don't believe I ever met one in all the mills, factories and offices I worked in .
Second job as a teenager was working in time and motion office that quickly taught me how to get high production but that business closed due to cheap imports. After that in every job I was able to study the bottlenecks and time wasting and suggest or directly make improvements but usually the other workers or bosses resented it.
Ruining those expensive torque wrenches every few days for sake of a few bits of tin about as big as a sheet of paper is typical.
But in that same place we scrapped about 80% of production because boss had agreed all the parts woudl be checked with a CMM and bought one but the 5 Mitsuis made so many parts that the CMM could only check perhaps 20%. Other 80% went into the scrap dumpster.
Guess how long a business can survive when it scraps 80%?
It's neat to see a crane lift a lathe that could be used to repair many parts of the crane
You’re gonna have to make a hinged cover for that water fountain. Raise it when you need a drink but cover it for the chips and dust
Congrats on the first move-in step! Beautiful lathe, looking forward to seeing it cleaned up and running.
Great to see you appreciate this we have WW1 model of this lathe and several others my husband operates and renews every one of them. Abby nice to hear another woman besides myself call a fine beautiful machine pretty and wears flannel like myself.thanks for the video
It is allways nice to see skilled persons do their work.
Adam, it brought tears to my eyes to watch your arrival of your 20” Pacemaker. There was not a better machine made.
Well along with the American Uni-Turn, Zip Shift (Tracer Lathe), Hustler and Panther lathes.
I worked at American Tool from Nov 1972 to Jan 1977. My father worked there for 45 years. It may have been more. My dad was Journeyman Machinist.
My dad and uncle worked there. My uncle ran a planer mill. The day after Pearl Harbor my dad and uncle both enlisted. My dad served as ‘Machinist’s Mate First Class’ a board the USS Cincinnati. My dad returned to American Tool after the war where my dad was a General Foreman and later a QA foreman.
When a machine was finished, the customer generally came in to see the machine ran through its paces. The QA Foreman’s Initials along with the date and SN on the tail end of the bed. I am curious to know if my dads initials are stamped there. His initials would be HL (Huston Ludlum). It might also have the initials (EF - Ernie Fry.)
If it has my dads initials, could you send me a photo of it?
I am a Jr. I worked for William Powell Valve in Cincinnati for a short while where I ran an Acme Turret Lathe. With that experience and without telling my dad, I applied for and hot a job running an American 16” Pacemaker. If I ever get down to Florida, is there any chance that I could visit your shop and hear your Pacemaker running?
There are so many stories I could tell you. I may even have a Uni-Turn and Pacemaker brochure. I also ran a 3220W NC UniTurn with a GE 102C NC control.
FYI: There is a company in Hamilton, OH that works on and calls themselves American Tool. They have no affiliation to the original American Tool.
Always exciting to watch professional riggers at work!
You and Abby have worked very hard to get where you are... enjoy the fruits of your labor!
Thank you!
Never knew what to do in high school. Worked at truck repair, railroad, body shop , Welding, I'm very good at. But I wish I had found machinist when I young. ABOM makes me wonder why I never went down that path. Just love it..
Love the art deco look of that Pacemaker. Great stuff!
What a beast of a lathe Adam old lathes are a thing of beauty for machinist , and the history they have created congrats on your new machine. From down under.
A chap I know works for Ingersoll Rand in Texas - he used to live in the UK.
He said that it is very rare to see a HIAB or knuckle boom crane in the USA. They are very common in Great Britain.
Makes life so much easier that having to order a separate crane in to unload.
Typically a lorry here would have a 12 or even 16 ton HIAB fitted.
Just what I was thinking, have worked today with a Hiab crane operator today. he could easy lift that lathe do the long haul and unload in the workshop on the spot.
The fact that your good lady is probably more excited than you are is awesome
Finally Abom79-sized equipment. The legend is back! Cannot wait for the first big project to be made on this lathe. Well done!
You just can't beat the style of an old lathe. They put so much work into the little things like smooth corners, sleek design, as well as functionality. You rarely get that craftsmanship these days without having to mortgage your house, trucks, shop, donate a kidney, and sell all your tools. You really made out like a bandit finding that jewel.
If you wanted to buy this machine back then thats what it would have cost you too.
That lathe does have a nice art deco look on the motor housing.
I was just going to say that!
Adam, I very much enjoyed this video. I had the privilege of operating an American Pacemaker in the maintenance shop for a phosphate company for many years. That machine was just a pleasure to run. Ours was 20 x 150, bought new in 1965, I was in the shop from 1970 until I retired in 2005. I know you have experience with these machines so you already know this but you won't be disappointed in your Pacemaker.
The most impressive machine move that I have experienced was the installation of 4 x 7T granite bed printed circuit board drilling machines. Each one was floated in on 4 compressed air mats that allowed very easy movement once the inertia was overcome, the mats allowed movement in all directions to precisely locate each unit with millimetre accuracy.
Abby should appreciate this, I helped move most of the "secure" machine tools (monster lathes, mills, saws, drill presses, shapers, shears, planers, multi ton presses, CNC machines, test stands, etc.) from the 300 acre Bannister Federal Complex (also known as the "Kansas City Plant") down to the new 1.5 million sq-ft facility on Botts Road in South Kansas City. I know that drayage costs for that kind of lift and move is by no means cheap, but the folks you engaged did an excellent job, and she's also right, that "American Pacemaker" is stunningly gorgeous. I hope you get decades of joy from using it.
Get Keith Fenner to help you paint it. Just talked to him last week and he said he's going to be in Florida for all of February. Get him a gallon or so of Rust-o-leum "Smoke Gray" paint, and turn him loose. Have (foam) roller...will travel.
All of February? He told me he’ll be attending the Flywheelers event.
In my opinion it would be cool to see Adam Keith R and Keith F playing with the lathe together
FINALLY! A high torque lathe for a high torque dude!!! Congratulations on you new American Pacemaker, it's really cool.
I will have to keep these guys in mind for my next machine added to my basement shop. They can just park in the street, lift the house, set it off to the side and drop whatever beast I find right into the basement. :)
When I and a friend went to pick up my August Mossner German bandsaw which is about a 5,000 lb machine, my friend asked me about the guys driveway. I said "why would I ask him about his driveway?" He said: "Because this crane truck breaks driveways." Thank goodness it was gravel all the way to the house. Still it was such an enormous machine, I wanted to walk away. But my friend said "Oh no, We have to get it...It is too cool! I have to admit it is a pretty cool machine to own. It really makes you appreciate German precision tools.
Clean and oil, but no paint, beautiful machime.
The best part is that big smile on your face! It has been great watching you over time and all the progress you and you wife have made. Can't wait to see the machines go into the new shop.
10:06 Looks like one of the riggers is a plumber too.
I thought we all are
Your video series when you restore stuff have always been my favorites, can't wait for when you start digging in to this one. Please paint it :)
Cant wait to see this beauty running i would just clean it good and do the services that need done and not paint. It tells its life stories as it is
What impressed me most about the Southway guys is how well they balanced the load with such a small spread between the straps.
Same here.
Be retiring about the time crane gets done.
Skillful and smartpeople working for a living. A great source if pride.
Cannot wait to see it making chips!.
Awesome to watch. Without ears his smile would have reached round his head. Congratulations.
I cant wait to watch the restoration
I agree 100 %, one of the best looking lathes built. They have an Art Deco look that I think says " We build great product and we are proud enough to make them look good too". Congratulations!!!
That water fountain may need it's own chip guard. 😀
Abby is just what you, the channel, and the shop needed!
Absolutely!
Lol it took 6 guys to do something I literally have to do by myself every day. 🤣
Ooooh ! A giant brand-new used lathe in the shop with nothing getting scratched or scraped !
We fully understand the concern at 6:45 .
Yea the art deco from the 40's on that one. Anyone else notice that?
I have a 20" X 72" pacemaker and I love it, it is my favorite machine in the whole shop. Congratulations and I really like your shop as well.
Today I saw a sweet Monarch 18.5 x 78 with 16" 6 jaw, 12" 3 jaw , steady rest & Newall DRO go for $1,180.00...
This is so exciting, an entire series on the refurbishment of the Pacemaker.
Now that’s an abom-sized machine.
äh, what weight may he ähh she have ?
Holy mackerel that thing is gorgeous! It's always great seeing Abby, she's always so happy! Lol.. Painting is always a drag, but PLEASE spend the time to do it! It really would be a absolut stunner, and no doubt you'd love the extra pride running her! Who knows, you may even start to enjoy the down time of painting to relax a bit.. 😎 I can't wait to see it doing work!!
Holy crap what a beast
One of the best lathes I've ever used! Very nice Adom!
Thanks Chui 👍🏻
I have some big positioning plates and a big steady rest we pulled off a lathe last year. Ill check and see what steady rest it is.
Thanks Adam and Abby for sharing with us. That was definitely a chore for that equipment and manpower. Skillfully set exactly where YOU wanted it and well thought out what you want to do with the shop. Looking forward to the jib being set and working then the lathe in operation. Looking great around there. Fred.
Love USA, their trucks are cool, cranes are cool, it’s not so space age design, as we do here in Europe . I love it. I have several US made motorcycles, and they looks like motorcycles, not space ships. Respect for USA, going their own way, and being proud of it. 🔥💪🏻🤜🏻🤛🏻
If Tesla has his way, we will all be driving slab sided pickups. Have you seen them?
@@firesurfer the Tesla truck is called vaporware. Just like the Tesla roadster. It was one of the smartest business decisions of the 21st century. Conning 500k-1M people into giving Tesla an interest free influx of cash. Somewhere between $50M-100M of much needed cash. And no one can ask for it to be repayed.
@@littlejackalo5326 I could care less about pickups. One thing Tesla doesn't need is more cash. They have cash coming out of their ears. 100m is less than pocket change to them. They have 16 Billion in funding.
Lol! "Full of anxiety" was exactly what I was thinking too. Totally understand seeing your baby up in the air like that. Please don't let these guys drop it. 😁 Glad to see everything go well and looking forward to seeing the lathe refurbishment.
Thats the crane you need to put on your truck!!!!!!!!!
Hi Adam,
One place I worked at to setup new work areas, we went low tech and made cardboard footprints of all the equipment with handle and any other protrusions and laid them out on the floor.
It allowed everyone to visualize what the work area would look like and if it made sense to work flow to save motion.
Just a thought and it really does not take long to cut some cardboard and tape it together.
Looking good...
Congrats 👍👍
The shop looks like it had ghosts in it playing with lights in the beginning. 😂
Love how happy you are! I have been involved in many equipment lifting situations in work. You always have nerves regardless off the size and weight of the parts being lifted!
New shop, new machine, trailer and crane .. this must be getting a bit expensive! I hope you have some nice paying jobs lined up for the new lathe .. congrats!
Anythings possible when you work hard and save your money.
Good answer.
I've been on job sites with rigging crews, moving bank vault doors. Those guys are super-charged problem solvers. Every one of them has been a joy to work with.
and they don't rush, they take their time to think it out... which leads to a better result.
@@jsteifel absolutely!
Ask Steve Watkins he is on UA-cam he has a knack of tracking down steady rests he found one for Brian block.
Awesome. Can't wait for the videos cleaning it up and getting it working!
FYI large portions of your vids are only left audio channel.
Now it begins, the results of your hard work. Your reward for your work ethic!
You need a cover for the water fountain. That lathe is going to spray oil and chips all over it. Not healthy. You could change the hinges on the end cap for lift off style. I'm not sure how heavy it is.
A side issue, I noticed the light on the outside is in the way for lifting. Maybe it could be put to the side. You are going to have a bunch of cranes come in the future.
It will be just fine. You're not eating off the fountain. It's a big waste water drain.
I love your new lathe. There’s nothing like that new, to you, machine thrill.
That strobing - those round lights are running at a (low) frequency that causes strobing with your camera. You need to swap them out with something else or blow them out with more brighter light that isn't switching a low frequency.
I ran into this with an LED light swap at an office while we were trying to do high speed filming of some moving robot stuff. Fixed it for my application by blasting the target of interest with 10k lumens of DC powered LED flood lamps.
It's unfortunately the lights and swapping cameras or going higher frame rate will only exacerbate it.
I don't care about the light, this is not the Drama or theater department of the local junior college. If the lights work well for his machine tool operation then they are purfact. If they caus problems doing machine or welding work then it becomes an issue . PS one of my friends teachers Lighting and Lighting effects at the University level. He also does stage Lighting on the professional level.
I fail to see the relevance of your friend or his teacher
Greetings from Poland. I am setting up a small workshop for my farm. And I understand your joy.
Nice Jewelry and Watch making lathe what are you going to run off first wedding rings or engagement rings. I believe that rig is even Stout enough to do some watchmaking and clocks . Brass is a little gummy, it tends to bog machines down .😐😉
Abom you've got a great woman there. Any wife that says it's a beautiful machine instead of screaming about it, is a keeper. Good on ya sir, you got a damn good one.
Your Dad and Granpa would be proud of you.
Beautiful machine. I agree about checking the motor tag, wont be the first machine, that had a motor swap done, to fit local power supply.
Best wishes from the far North.
Is the audio off for anyone else? Seems like it comes and goes.
do not think i ever saw a more beautiful machine!! there torque must be AMAZING!! good luck Adam!!
This is so exciting Adam! I cannot wait to see this new lathe get put to work. You worked your ass off to get to this point and it's so amazing to see all of your hard work paying off and coming together. I am so happy for you and all of your success. Thank you so much for sharing your journey with all of us to enjoy. You're a real stand-up guy.
That last picture was the best one! I think Abby is claiming this one as her own.
What is the motor HP on that?
I have been watching your videos for years!!!! So happy for you and Abby toget this project started
Nice machine! Still got a fair way to go beat bcbloc02's big Monarch :)
Great to have your first machine in thie site in place. The rigging company seemed very well organised and professional. Brilliant to see Abby in the video, behind every great man is a great women!
Could've just used the new truck bed crane.
The sealed part of the floor looks really good. I think that finish was definitely the way to go
Thanks. It think it worked out well.
Good thing you let them take care of everything. You just needed to keep track of your wallet!
Right!!
Adam, it's awesome to see someone like yourself, get so excited when it comes to their craft and furthering their journey. You are a true professional in many ways and it comes through with your presentation. Congratulations on this beauty (beast). Looking forward to what's next!
Some of y'all need belts. Lol
I bought one of these a year ago to rebuild. Excited to watch you go through yours!
They did a good job but I wonder if you could have saved some cost by renting a large forklift
I'm sure it cost a bit to have a crane and crew there, but I think it was worth every penny.
New machine looks great in it's home!
Would it not have been cheaper/easyer to rent a fork lift unload it and drive it in to the shop
The difference between men & boys is the size of their toys. You are the Man! Congrats on the Pacemaker, I'm looking forward to a lot of great content made with it.
Nice! I'm excited not only for the future videos including this lathe, but also for this great milestone for you!
Is there enough room to slide the tailstock off the ways if required?
A very smart thing to hire these guys Adam. Good thinking.
What did they use as the lift point on the lathe? The slings were super close to the middle but damn if it wasn't perfectly balanced!
They found a great balance point using the center web of the bed and used the carriage and tailstock to counterbalance it.
Adam, regarding the motor data plate. My American Tool Works radial drill (same art deco flourishes, i.e. same era as your lathe) does not necessarily have the data plate on the motor. It seems American's idea was that if the motor was hard to reach or see they put the data plate on the machine, near the motor, but in a place where it would be easy to read. On my drill the spindle motor is exposed and easy to get to. The data plate is mounted on the motor. The arm elevating motor is buried inside the arm girdle and is not accessible without major disassembly. The data plate for that motor is mounted on the arm near the motor. The only issue will be if someone changed the motor out then the data plate may not be correct. It's a nice lathe. Ken
I agree with the nameplate being placed in a much easier to read location, I've seen that done many times.
Another clue is that the nameplate is "General Electric" which is obviously for the motor, nothing else on that machine would be made by GE except for other controls but that tag has the motor connections as well as motor current, number of phases, frequency, amperage, etc.
It's also a very safe bet that the motor is dual voltage (nominal 220/440) and 3 phase.
All 3 phase motors have 9 wires and there is a standard for the wiring connections for high or low voltage supplies.
I used to have trouble remembering how to wire them until I noticed how the numbers are arranged on the nameplates, then it was very easy to remember.
It goes like this:
4-5-6
7-8-9
1-2-3
*Notice how 4-5-6 are on top of 7-8-9, while 1-2-3 are on the bottom, this is on purpose*
For low voltage, connect 4, 5 & 6 together,
then connect 7 & 1 together along with line 1 from the power source,
then connect 8 & 2 together along with line 2 from the power source,
then connect 9 & 3 together along with line 3 from the power source,
For high voltage, connect:
4 & 7 together
5 & 8 together
6 & 9 together
then #1 to line 1 from the power source,
then #2 to line 2 from the power source,
then #3 to line 3 from the power source,
The way I remember it is as follows:
for high voltage, the middle and upper numbers are connected together.
for low voltage, the middle and lower numbers are connect together, then connect the remaining wires on top together (4, 5 & 6).
Here's a photo of a typical nameplate wiring diagram for high and low voltage on al standard 3 phase motors:
photos.app.goo.gl/DrttmDFtT2pKRz6p8
Maybe this little trick for remembering how 3 phase motors are wired will help someone else :-)
Best wishes,
Joe
Curios if anyone has an idea of how much it costs to rent a crane like that?
I was recently quoted $500 per hour with a 2 hour minimum for a crane lift. Most professional crane companies will probably be in that ballpark.
Everything is coming together. Congratulations
It would not take much to cut a trough in the slab to underground the conduit to power the machine. You don't want any trip hazards in that walkway.
It’s getting bolted to the floor. I’ll fab a steel ramp that goes over it, just like the rubber mats you see made for the sand thing.
It’s a rental.
At 2:55 Adam shows his work history, "big hydraulic cylinder right there." That new lathe is indeed a beauty. It will need some loving restoration work. It is luck that there is a Master Machinist available to work on it. I can't wait to see it in action. Of course that might be a year from now based on past experience with Adam refurbishing old machines. But he does get them done, and they work wonderfully well.