Hi David, great to see some more of history being put back in action and taking care of what needs to be done in the present. Welcome to UA-cam and you have made a great intro video to start out a respectful collection to add to the community. ;{)-------
Keith Fenner Sorry I'm just getting around to replying to some of the comments. Thanks for the interest. I am always amazed at the "Keith Fenner how in the world would you fix that" channel. Thanks, .....Dave
David! Thanks for sending me an email with your link. Wow man! You have a totally cool shop! I love the old school steam power, and how you have everything running off the line shafts. The exhaust for the steam engine was super cool too. The way you indicated that plate in the 4 jaw, my dad used to to it that way also. That reminded me of him. Great job with the camera also. You did good showing all the proper angles so we could see all the action. I hope you continue to share more videos with us. There is so much there hiding out in your shop that we want to see more of. Come them coming bud! I'll be sure to hit the like, and share buttons for ya. Thanks David!! Adam
yep your grampas shop looks like it could have been set up for that Adam the main shop it pretty much a shot gun set up from to back machines set up end to end. by the way the new shop congratulations Adam I mean it may the world shower you with wealth, health and love. you'da man.
@@zuestoots5176 You absolute tool of a person. I know that you never did anything like machine work for a living, you'd be a lot less inept in your thinking...
Man, I think this is the only time I've felt really jealous of someone setup. I always see people's shops online and it's just a bunch of money spent on new big brand tools, yet here you've invested in major quality machines that we will never these days thanks to cheap import junk. And for being your first crack at UA-cam... Doing pretty damn good man, keep it up.
I subscribed right away. Steam should absolutely come back. I can imagine a steam shed driving a small turbine that powers a generator for direct electrical power or that charges a battery bank. The off-grid homeowner would have to feed the firebox...or...fill a hopper with wood pellets.
David, as a cocky know it all young adult, there isn't much that drops my jaw to the floor. This video had me in awe for the full 22 minutes. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing shop you've created. I can only imagine how much time, money, and work went into making it- not to mention passion. This is absolutely amazing and I can honestly say it's one of the coolest and most interesting things I've ever seen. Thanks so much for sharing it with the world and fantastic video!!!!!
almost makes you wonder why steam power is so rare these days eh? quiet, clean, reliable, versatile, and relatively safe with proper knowledge and common sense.
What a great shop! Best part is that it's a working shop and the tools get used. They aren't sitting and collecting dust. I think the people who made them would be proud of that. Seeing this has really helped me understand how things progressed from water/donkey wheels though to the days when electricity took over. Thanks David!
Years ago I gad a belt driven machine shop but it was run from an electric motor, my big lathe would swing 27 inches on 9 foot centers. Thank you for keeping the old school alive.
@@davidrichards5594 sad comment but I lost it all during my divorce in 86, sure miss the old shop i had several great pieces of equipment, to include a Cincinnati shaper mill, a drill press with a number 5 Morris Taper, with bits up to 6 inches, an old Horizontal mill with a 24 x 48 xyz bed, a gantry crane with a 1 inch cable on a single pulley at the hook sitting on 36" x 36" timbers 100 feet long, an all brass and copper still under the 2 foot thick concrete floor with piping that ran over to the 40 foot long pit, a 200 ton horizontal two stage hydraulic press with a floating yoke that would open up yo 25 feet, a wood stove you could chuck 1/4 of a cord of wood at a time (this way the shop was warm in the morning) and last but not least 18 foot double steel doors. The place originally belonged to a moon shiner in the 20's who also built steam donkeys for the logging industry back then.Again thank you for keeping the tradition alive Respectfully, Braun
WOW.......Being a machinist for 35 years and learning first hand from the old timers who knew how to feel the metal. And where we are today with cnc's . Its a breath of fresh air to see someone preserving the roots of machining. My hat is off to you sir, You have an incredible shop that should be preserved for all to see. Thank you so much for sharing this with the world !
Thank you Dave. We here appreciate your shout out to Keith Rucker and Adam Booth, bit proponents of conventional machining and what made the modern world possible. We too have some ancient steam operated equipment. and have also managed a collection of wooden laminated flat belt pulleys and about a half dozen machines: Lathes, camel back drill, air compressor, punch press, helve hammer, etc. from those good old days, when iron reigned over alloys. I like this, and many comments and.... I SUBSCRIBED. PS. Another flat belt and machines channel.mentioned your channel. This is the first.I've seen. Will see your others too. My bus. partner and I are both long time seniors but work in machine tools every day.
I didn't get algorithm'd here. A video that had been algorithm'd to me, however, did send me here, so **maybe** this was the Algorithm's doing after all. (// This guy is Sotha Sil's apostle on earth //)
Hmmm I assumed it was because I dug up some steam locomotive videos awhile back, maybe not, funny what youtube recommends. At least for me it seems to be interesting shit, not news/politics, so thats good :)
not only is it the first steam powered machine shop i have ever seen - i doubt there is a better one than yours, its just a beautiful collection of well maintained and loved tools, thank you for sharing this treasure with us.
Back again 6 years later, you were one of the first UA-cam videos I ever watched and my first subscription. I could watch this and listen to you all day. I’ve learned a lot, bought several old machines, although not as old as yours they are from the 40s and 50s, rebuilt them and they’re in service now because of watching your content.
Kevin, that is inspiring. We too love it when enthusiasts take an older machine and rescue it. New life is amazing, both human, animal . . . AND . . . old iron . . . 😉 and powering with steam, just like in last centuries, is so reflective and respectful of what came before, now living again.
I'm a little late.. but I wanna express how lucky I feel right now. Someone posted a link to this video in a random comment on Hand Tool Rescues channel. I sincerely enjoyed every minute of this. Thank you.
Not sure if you will see my comment or just Keith but for a first video you did great. You have an awesome steam powered shop there. I am very impressed.
+Keith Rucker - VintageMachinery.org Keith would be cool to see that Vance Planer Matcher you just got running again after God knows how long hooked up to a line shaft instead of that tractor PTO. As a side note I'm completely unsurprised that you would find a channel like this one.
As a kid and young man working on my uncles' farms, I had the opportunity to work in similar shops, even into the 1980s and 1990s. (This was in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, a heartland of throw-back tech in a lot of ways. My favorite was a 40-inch sawmill run by leather belts from the line shaft.) What an awesome video, especially for your first. What an amazing shop, and I love the fact that you have collected and maintained such a collection of working history. Well done.
David, I can't believe my eyes! You are doing great work keeping this shop alive. I had 2 years tech school training and another 8 years on the job working for munitions contractor. We had several lathes that had been driven by line shaft. They were converted to electric motor driven. I will subscribe and follow along with your little piece of heaven! Thank you
I can smell the wood burning, no place I would rather be. This is the first time I have subscribed to someones channel. I look forward to more! Thank you,Steve
This is how my grandfather worked in 1918. He finished his career in the roundhouse working for the L&N railroad. This is the first video that has shown me how he made his living even before my dad was born. I thank you very very much.
this is the greatest thing about youtube. people get to show off there work and showmanship to people who otherwise would never get to see it. you have an amazing shop thank you for sharing.
This is absolutely beautiful. You have the secret to a fulfilling life in that shop! Despite all the fancy technology in the world, available at the press of a button, you manage just fine with technology and machines a century old. Bully you, good sir! Absolutely beautiful.
What a fantastic sight.All the beautiful machines run on steam and all so wonderfully cared for.And i cant see a chip anywhere!Just hope you have someone to pass this onto In terms of your knowledge and experience and keeping your shop going.Keep up the good work with the videos.excellent
What a great thing, I am 65 years old and was one of the last people who worked on steam systems, nobody knows how to work on steam anymore. Most of what I worked on was steam heat, steam boilers used in milk pasteurizing. In the old days cities had central steam systems where the steam was generated through a steam plant and piped all through the city. I learned from a lot of old timers who really knew the trade. I still have people I don't know who call me when they get stuck on a steam system for advice, I am kind of proud of it and still think it is a good way to heat a home it is the quickest heat there is.
My grandfather was a blacksmith, I remember his shop. we weren't allowed as children, but your shop has the same kinda legacy and history, very well done sir
Static displays are eh. Moving displays are ok. Working displays are where it's at! Unless it's one of one or two left in the world, I feel like it out to be used as intended.
You're doing great! I have only been recently been introduced to steam machinery, and find it fascinating. I'm 50,I was raised in farming communities and never took the time to understand why the farming machinery looked so odd, had two exhausts, etc., until recently and I am in love with the machinery that I was raised with! I want even more knowledge of these machines now! And, I hope that you make many more videos concerning old time machinery. I, myself have a multitude of general tools that I use to work on my personal vehicles, as I am a retired mechanic, and find some of the tooling to be superior to the modern stuff, although they can be bulky!LOL! I'm very old school, and I for one appreciate your first, and (hopefully, not the last) attempt at making videos! Most immaculate shop I have ever seen! Other than how I used to keep my shops! LOL! The Arthritis got in the way of my keeping things in a perfect order, as you seem to be enjoying! God bless, and keep this thing going man! You did well!
Shawn Aloia Shawn: Thanks for the good words, If you check my "You tube Channel" at "David Richards" you will see my other shop videos listed, and if you find the small red g+, that leads to my page that has some photos and links of other things going on in the shop. Dave
That's kind of a distance for myself, at least! I live in rural Ohio, and thought there would be more steam machinery, etc. at the local Fairs that we have. Sadly, it's all 4H events!
Wonderful just wonderful .................. Great that you have preserved all that machinery and even better to have shared it on here.....................Thank you and subed
It's always a pleasure to see a master craftsman working with the old machines that built this country. My hat is off to you sir! Thank you for this video!! Steve
Richard, I thought that I would go back through and watch your videos and get a little feel of what it must of been like in the 1920’s, always enjoy your videos, thanks again for sharing your videos.!.!.!.
It's fantastic to see people dedicated enough to keep these old machines working and looking so good and well maintained. Keep the videos coming, I love these old machines. Best wishes.
This reminds me of my uncle Frank's shop. He set it up with his expeditionary money in 1919. I worked with him in 1979 to restore his Cincinatti Toolmaker's workcell #1. His shop had water wheel power in the spring , summer, and fall. In the winter, the pond froze up, and he switched to boiler or we burned the boiler when he had blacksmithing to do using his steam hammer. His shop went thru three incarnations, and he electrified his next shop next door, for Willy's Overland Corp work (he made forging dies for the crankshaft and connecting rods). His third shop was had an NC broach grinder made by his shop. Miss them dearly.
Thank you very much! These videos are amazing. I've been machining for 22 years. Most of it manually, C.N.C. for the past 5 years. I got my start on old manual machines like this that were converted to run on electricity. Brings back tons of memories! I love your shop! keep it up!
@@russelmurray9268 Russ, South Bend (lathe co.) put out a book called "How to run a lathe" . There were many editions of it through the years. I think it is the best manual for a beginner, and you will probably find one on ebay or amazon....Dave.
Thank you I appreciate your reply I'm going to track it down I'm actually a very creative boy at 70 n haven't used it yet but I'm fairly confident I can use it but I'm going to read the book due to lack of information. Thanks again I'm making tuning pegs for ukeleles out of dominoes (red ones) that I build but I bought an old small cannon that was never finished n needs some refining n a dozen other projects
18 years old and i was working on a railroad that had a steam shop and boiler repair department. the table top pit forge that i saw was the same one i worked with. the shop was built in the 1920's so most of the stuff in there was original. seeing this video has brought back memories of firing up that old forge and working iron. i know david may never see this comment, but you made an old man happy.
I watched all 8 of the videos in this series today. My background is electronics, but I do love those machine tools and the sounds of the steam engine! It's amazing what one man has been able to pull together in his shop.
A very nice video of how we did it to get where we are today. The steam powered shops were very efficient and reliable. Power outages never shut them down!
I am 28 years old and working as a civil engineer. I find myself helplessly attracted to vintage machinery and methods. I want to move in the direction of making, machining, fabricating. I love the idea of a steam powered shop and the self-reliance it entails. It is truly a sense of wealth, wonder, and capability that is absent from patterns of modern thought. Thanks so much for sharing. I'd really love to visit your shop one day. In the meantime keep up the work!
Hi Dominick: Fab shops and job machine shops have all but disappeared but are really busy in some areas of the country. MY advise is to work for one for awhile to learn what you need to know. Thanks for watching.....Dave
very awesome. thanks for doing what you do. ever since the vintage machine shop caught fire here in Chattanooga Tennessee its been hard not seeing or being able to use these beautiful machines that built this country. Thank you.
Your doing a great job, you are not too shy and not bragging, just a good older man with lots of experience in mechanics,,very similar to myself,,/Keep up the good work,,very educational,,thank you.
Hi mate. First attempt hey.... Bloody well done, being helped with an wonderful workshop, again bloody well done. I did not catch it, was this an existing workshop, or did you have a vision, and collected all these machines and tools? You should be very proud of what you got there. Marcel.
Marcel Timmers Marcel, Some of it was my father's personal shop, but never really set up well. The building is somewhat of a mystery, more on that later. Dave
I’m a 3rd class stationary steam engineer. I make steam, and repair stuff in between cleaning my boilers. I am so amazed with your shop… what a blessing to be able to create things with the steam you make
Hello Dave, I am a home shop fiddler in the UK with an Emco lathe with integral milling machine. I have been watch your more recent videos but I have now decided to go back to the beginning, just watched No 1 2015. I love the idea of your old style shop, being 89 years of age I remember the old style stem being used. I plan to go right through to the present day, I will catch up with you in the near future. I watch the others, Abom, Keith Rucker, Keith Fenner, Steve Summers among others and find it totally absorbing in my advancing years. Keep the good work up i look forward to every video, Thanks, Brian Hunt.
Very cool video. My machinist apprenticeship required me to use some really old equipment similar to this. Much of it was originally steam driven but later converted to hydraulic. Those old herdy gerdy machines just kept on going. I finally retired after 50 years of manual machine work. Loved most every minute of it.
Thank you, Sir! My Grandfather and Father were machinists, so I grew up around guys who looked and sounded a lot like you. I learned a lot from them, but ended up a mechanic in auto, marine, aircraft, agricultural, and motorcycles (long, varied career). Retired now, but still love seeing things done the old ways. A dear (departed) friend was (his words) "the last blacksmith in the U.S. Navy" and his old shop was full of similar machinery - how I miss him! Anyway, thanks for the tour - I'll be watching each and every of your videos.
@@davidrichards5594 I wish I had your level of knowledge about such things. I've had to educate a few automotive machinists in my time, but that was my field, and evidently not so much theirs.. ha! Things like offset grinding of crankshafts, notching of cylinders to accommodate larger valves, crankshaft balancing, etc. Was surprised at how many didn't know these skills. In your shop, I'd not be lost, but I'd certainly be a complete novice - wishing there were more time in this life to learn all that I'd like to learn!
I love the sound of your shop I think you are a really good man for saving all these machines and the best thing is that they are in a WORKING shop please keep making videos and educating us about those great tools you have well done indeed
Complimenti David...ti sei creato un angolo di paradiso per deliziare te e tutti noi giovani che possiamo rivivere quelle epoche con i tuoi macchinari...sei un vero artigiano che lavora con la testa con le mani e col cuore... Grazie... saluti dalla Sardegna...
Grazie per le parole incoraggianti, mi sto divertendo molto a realizzare i video. Penso di essere nato con 75 anni di ritardo. È bello sapere che ci sono alcuni con interessi similari in Sardegna .... Dave
love all the machinist on youtube Adam is one of my favorites because he will take the time to explain what when where and why. and show you the old and smart way of doing things. i love Adam and we never met. and tubalcain I call him Sinsie because I have reverence for him in my heart he is the best sort of teacher . to know a Kraft you must know the history thereof. I'm ever so glad you have a line shaft shop that is SO cool. it ran the world at one time and gave us a grate deal and it may be that if the worst happened we could resort to it again to save lives and bring the world back from the brink, you're a wise man. yah I haven't forgot Keith lol and all the other OG's that started the big Machinist movement on the tubes they have SO much to offer. i learn so much when I watch. i hope for my sake and others they never stop teaching.
Hi David, great to see some more of history being put back in action and taking care of what needs to be done in the present. Welcome to UA-cam and you have made a great intro video to start out a respectful collection to add to the community. ;{)-------
Ditto to what Keith said. Look forward to many more videos.
Great show and nice bunch of machines. I could almost smell
The steam and fire. Thanks
Keith Fenner Sorry I'm just getting around to replying to some of the comments. Thanks for the interest. I am always amazed at the "Keith Fenner how in the world would you fix that" channel. Thanks, .....Dave
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Explain to me why this is just now in my recomended list when this is quite possibly the most entertaining video ive ever seen
ha relatable
Same question
i think the algorithm picked it up and started flinging it at people after a small spike in views
And it’s been out for 5 years.
Because YT algorithm only recommends video that make people stupid.
Just found this as of May 12, 2020 and this was absolutely fantastic.
Lisa b may 14 me too
I found it 12 days later
Me too, May 29, 2020
That’s my birthday yaay
David! Thanks for sending me an email with your link. Wow man! You have a totally cool shop! I love the old school steam power, and how you have everything running off the line shafts. The exhaust for the steam engine was super cool too. The way you indicated that plate in the 4 jaw, my dad used to to it that way also. That reminded me of him.
Great job with the camera also. You did good showing all the proper angles so we could see all the action. I hope you continue to share more videos with us. There is so much there hiding out in your shop that we want to see more of. Come them coming bud! I'll be sure to hit the like, and share buttons for ya.
Thanks David!!
Adam
yep your grampas shop looks like it could have been set up for that Adam the main shop it pretty much a shot gun set up from to back machines set up end to end. by the way the new shop congratulations Adam I mean it may the world shower you with wealth, health and love. you'da man.
This machine-shop will probably survive a nuclear war, with EMP and all. It's great that someone is keeping these things alive! Keep up the good work!
The shop that rebuilt the world...
So awesome! some people are just blessed with what they can do!
Let's hope we don't have to find out....Dave
@@zuestoots5176 You absolute tool of a person.
I know that you never did anything like machine work for a living, you'd be a lot less inept in your thinking...
Doubtful but maybe not much survives atomic bombs
Man, I think this is the only time I've felt really jealous of someone setup. I always see people's shops online and it's just a bunch of money spent on new big brand tools, yet here you've invested in major quality machines that we will never these days thanks to cheap import junk. And for being your first crack at UA-cam... Doing pretty damn good man, keep it up.
I subscribed right away. Steam should absolutely come back. I can imagine a steam shed driving a small turbine that powers a generator for direct electrical power or that charges a battery bank.
The off-grid homeowner would have to feed the firebox...or...fill a hopper with wood pellets.
David, as a cocky know it all young adult, there isn't much that drops my jaw to the floor. This video had me in awe for the full 22 minutes. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing shop you've created. I can only imagine how much time, money, and work went into making it- not to mention passion. This is absolutely amazing and I can honestly say it's one of the coolest and most interesting things I've ever seen. Thanks so much for sharing it with the world and fantastic video!!!!!
almost makes you wonder why steam power is so rare these days eh? quiet, clean, reliable, versatile, and relatively safe with proper knowledge and common sense.
Holly, you nailed on the head. Knowledge and common sense is in short supply these days.
What a great shop! Best part is that it's a working shop and the tools get used. They aren't sitting and collecting dust. I think the people who made them would be proud of that. Seeing this has really helped me understand how things progressed from water/donkey wheels though to the days when electricity took over. Thanks David!
Thanks for your comment Hugh, glad to have you along....Dave
Years ago I gad a belt driven machine shop but it was run from an electric motor, my big lathe would swing 27 inches on 9 foot centers. Thank you for keeping the old school alive.
Now that's a real lathe Braun, thanks for watching....Dave
@@davidrichards5594 sad comment but I lost it all during my divorce in 86, sure miss the old shop i had several great pieces of equipment, to include a Cincinnati shaper mill, a drill press with a number 5 Morris Taper, with bits up to 6 inches, an old Horizontal mill with a 24 x 48 xyz bed, a gantry crane with a 1 inch cable on a single pulley at the hook sitting on 36" x 36" timbers 100 feet long, an all brass and copper still under the 2 foot thick concrete floor with piping that ran over to the 40 foot long pit, a 200 ton horizontal two stage hydraulic press with a floating yoke that would open up yo 25 feet, a wood stove you could chuck 1/4 of a cord of wood at a time (this way the shop was warm in the morning) and last but not least 18 foot double steel doors. The place originally belonged to a moon shiner in the 20's who also built steam donkeys for the logging industry back then.Again thank you for keeping the tradition alive Respectfully, Braun
@@braunreinhold6020 Amazing story Braun. It's indeed sad, that some times the old iron is way more reliable than 'relationships'. 🤔
WOW.......Being a machinist for 35 years and learning first hand from the old timers who knew how to feel the metal. And where we are today with cnc's . Its a breath of fresh air to see someone preserving the roots of machining. My hat is off to you sir, You have an incredible shop that should be preserved for all to see. Thank you so much for sharing this with the world !
Thank you Dave. We here appreciate your shout out to Keith Rucker and Adam Booth, bit proponents of conventional machining and what made the modern world possible.
We too have some ancient steam operated equipment. and have also managed a collection of wooden laminated flat belt pulleys and about a half dozen machines: Lathes, camel back drill, air compressor, punch press, helve hammer, etc. from those good old days, when iron reigned over alloys.
I like this, and many comments and.... I SUBSCRIBED.
PS. Another flat belt and machines channel.mentioned your channel. This is the first.I've seen. Will see your others too.
My bus. partner and I are both long time seniors but work in machine tools every day.
No one:
UA-cam algorithm 5 years later: Would ya like some s t e a m ?
I didn't get algorithm'd here. A video that had been algorithm'd to me, however, did send me here, so **maybe** this was the Algorithm's doing after all.
(// This guy is Sotha Sil's apostle on earth //)
Hmmm I assumed it was because I dug up some steam locomotive videos awhile back, maybe not, funny what youtube recommends. At least for me it seems to be interesting shit, not news/politics, so thats good :)
I was looking up steam power that's how i got here
not only is it the first steam powered machine shop i have ever seen - i doubt there is a better one than yours, its just a beautiful collection of well maintained and loved tools, thank you for sharing this treasure with us.
Thanks for the kind words Wayne, hope you stop in again....Dave
Back again 6 years later, you were one of the first UA-cam videos I ever watched and my first subscription. I could watch this and listen to you all day. I’ve learned a lot, bought several old machines, although not as old as yours they are from the 40s and 50s, rebuilt them and they’re in service now because of watching your content.
Kevin, that is inspiring. We too love it when enthusiasts take an older machine and rescue it.
New life is amazing, both human, animal . . . AND . . . old iron . . . 😉
and powering with steam, just like in last centuries, is so reflective and respectful of what came before, now living again.
I'm a little late.. but I wanna express how lucky I feel right now. Someone posted a link to this video in a random comment on Hand Tool Rescues channel. I sincerely enjoyed every minute of this. Thank you.
Very cool video David! This stuff is right up my alley. I have subscribed and will be watching for what new you might have coming along! Keith Rucker
Not sure if you will see my comment or just Keith but for a first video you did great. You have an awesome steam powered shop there. I am very impressed.
+Keith Rucker - VintageMachinery.org
Keith would be cool to see that Vance Planer Matcher you just got running again after God knows how long hooked up to a line shaft instead of that tractor PTO.
As a side note I'm completely unsurprised that you would find a channel like this one.
I have died and went to heaven!!!
Thank you so much for showing us you shop.
+134scout Thanks, hope you are a "regular here". will be putting up more in April....Dave
As a kid and young man working on my uncles' farms, I had the opportunity to work in similar shops, even into the 1980s and 1990s. (This was in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, a heartland of throw-back tech in a lot of ways. My favorite was a 40-inch sawmill run by leather belts from the line shaft.) What an awesome video, especially for your first. What an amazing shop, and I love the fact that you have collected and maintained such a collection of working history. Well done.
Okemos Tech - very neat I’m up in the UP. There is certainly some interesting old stuff still around.
David, I can't believe my eyes! You are doing great work keeping this shop alive. I had 2 years tech school training and another 8 years on the job working for munitions contractor. We had several lathes that had been driven by line shaft. They were converted to electric motor driven.
I will subscribe and follow along with your little piece of heaven! Thank you
Thanks for the subscription...Dave
I can smell the wood burning, no place I would rather be. This is the first time I have subscribed to someones channel. I look forward to more! Thank you,Steve
Thanks, I sure appreciate your comment Steve, I am working on a new video that should be up in a week or so....Dave
This is how my grandfather worked in 1918. He finished his career in the roundhouse working for the L&N railroad. This is the first video that has shown me how he made his living even before my dad was born. I thank you very very much.
That's great Tom, hope you will be a regular here....Dave
+David Richards I will be here for sure.
this is absolutely incredible just the gearing and belt drive system alone is museum worthy
this is the greatest thing about youtube. people get to show off there work and showmanship to people who otherwise would never get to see it. you have an amazing shop thank you for sharing.
+rebelbull14 Thanks, glad you liked it..Dave
This is real first class
There are not many you tube vids I watch twice
This one was watched 3 times
John
This is absolutely beautiful. You have the secret to a fulfilling life in that shop! Despite all the fancy technology in the world, available at the press of a button, you manage just fine with technology and machines a century old. Bully you, good sir! Absolutely beautiful.
Excellent! I like the old machines, they have a soul.
What a fantastic sight.All the beautiful machines run on steam and all so wonderfully cared for.And i cant see a chip anywhere!Just hope you have someone to pass this onto
In terms of your knowledge and experience and keeping your shop going.Keep up the good work with the videos.excellent
This is amazing, kudos to you to keeping this technology going strong into the 21st century.
What a great thing, I am 65 years old and was one of the last people who worked on steam systems, nobody knows how to work on steam anymore. Most of what I worked on was steam heat, steam boilers used in milk pasteurizing. In the old days cities had central steam systems where the steam was generated through a steam plant and piped all through the city. I learned from a lot of old timers who really knew the trade. I still have people I don't know who call me when they get stuck on a steam system for advice, I am kind of proud of it and still think it is a good way to heat a home it is the quickest heat there is.
My grandfather was a blacksmith, I remember his shop. we weren't allowed as children, but your shop has the same kinda legacy and history, very well done sir
Proper engineering , couldn't stop watching ,could almost smell the oil and steam.
That is such a wonderful shop. I would be tickled to death to spent time in a shop like yours.
Glad to see you are still in the game.
Beautiful history lesson, beautiful workshop. My grandfather once had a similar table drill, I don't even know where she is now ...
Holy cow just noticed the knob and tube wiring! Now that's authentic! Love the videos! Thank you! @13:08
It's exciting to see everything working. Static displays in museums just don't do justice.
That's what I always thought too.....Dave
Static displays are eh. Moving displays are ok. Working displays are where it's at! Unless it's one of one or two left in the world, I feel like it out to be used as intended.
Thank you for not only preserving history, but keeping the history and art of craftsmanship alive and well!
You're doing great! I have only been recently been introduced to steam machinery, and find it fascinating. I'm 50,I was raised in farming communities and never took the time to understand why the farming machinery looked so odd, had two exhausts, etc., until recently and I am in love with the machinery that I was raised with!
I want even more knowledge of these machines now! And, I hope that you make many more videos concerning old time machinery. I, myself have a multitude of general tools that I use to work on my personal vehicles, as I am a retired mechanic, and find some of the tooling to be superior to the modern stuff, although they can be bulky!LOL!
I'm very old school, and I for one appreciate your first, and (hopefully, not the last) attempt at making videos! Most immaculate shop I have ever seen! Other than how I used to keep my shops! LOL! The Arthritis got in the way of my keeping things in a perfect order, as you seem to be enjoying!
God bless, and keep this thing going man! You did well!
Shawn Aloia Shawn: Thanks for the good words, If you check my "You tube Channel" at "David Richards" you will see my other shop videos listed, and if you find the small red g+, that leads to my page that has some photos and links of other things going on in the shop. Dave
if you like steam power go to kent connecticut antique machinery show its cool
That's kind of a distance for myself, at least! I live in rural Ohio, and thought there would be more steam machinery, etc. at the local Fairs that we have. Sadly, it's all 4H events!
supernova36 Been there a few times, they have a great collection of running BIG stationary engines.
supernova36 Been there a few times, they have a great collection of running BIG stationary engines.
Excellent video for a first time, and a lot of beautiful old machines and tools.
Wonderful just wonderful .................. Great that you have preserved all that machinery and even better to have shared it on here.....................Thank you and subed
+thornwarbler Thanks, glad you found my channel.....Dave
this is good stuff, i hate seeing machines rot in a museum, its good to know someone out there is still using and maintaining them. thanks for sharing
That's the idea, Thanks....Dave
I hope you are training someone to follow along and that this shop and it's traditions can be preserved. Outstanding!
Watch for my friend Tom, trusty fireman, apprentice and No. 2 machinist in the shop.....Dave
What a beautiful workshop. The cleanliness, the detail in the machinery and the passion and spark in your voice and eye. Just pure beauty.
just when ya think a lathe cant be more dangerous... this shop is absolutely insane and so very fascinating
All the sounds are enjoyable like the dove cooing in the background, the steam hissing. Dave your vids are a real treasure!
What an awesome video, i love your shop!
thanks for keeping it 1925!
It's always a pleasure to see a master craftsman working with the old machines that built this country. My hat is off to you sir! Thank you for this video!!
Steve
Thanks Steve, still learning......Dave
Such beautiful shop. Thank you for sharing it!
Richard, I thought that I would go back through and watch your videos and get a little feel of what it must of been like in the 1920’s, always enjoy your videos, thanks again for sharing your videos.!.!.!.
I'm always glad to hear from someone with similar interests....Dave
Great job! You are a natural UA-camr. fun to watch!
It's fantastic to see people dedicated enough to keep these old machines working and looking so good and well maintained. Keep the videos coming, I love these old machines. Best wishes.
This reminds me of my uncle Frank's shop. He set it up with his expeditionary money in 1919. I worked with him in 1979 to restore his Cincinatti Toolmaker's workcell #1. His shop had water wheel power in the spring , summer, and fall. In the winter, the pond froze up, and he switched to boiler or we burned the boiler when he had blacksmithing to do using his steam hammer. His shop went thru three incarnations, and he electrified his next shop next door, for Willy's Overland Corp work (he made forging dies for the crankshaft and connecting rods). His third shop was had an NC broach grinder made by his shop. Miss them dearly.
That's a great family story. Pass on the traditions.
Machining is the what gave us the modern world
Thank you very much! These videos are amazing. I've been machining for 22 years. Most of it manually, C.N.C. for the past 5 years. I got my start on old manual machines like this that were converted to run on electricity. Brings back tons of memories! I love your shop! keep it up!
Thanks, you probably have a good feel for speeds, feeds, and tool configuration that CNC trained guys don't have...Dave
Thanks, hope you will be a regular here......Dave
Beautiful shop David, just love the moving wheels in the roof.
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I bought a small Chinese machinest lathe n now I have to use it n im counting on utube for instructions
@@russelmurray9268 Russ, South Bend (lathe co.) put out a book called "How to run a lathe" . There were many editions of it through the years. I think it is the best manual for a beginner, and you will probably find one on ebay or amazon....Dave.
Thank you I appreciate your reply I'm going to track it down I'm actually a very creative boy at 70 n haven't used it yet but I'm fairly confident I can use it but I'm going to read the book due to lack of information. Thanks again I'm making tuning pegs for ukeleles out of dominoes (red ones) that I build but I bought an old small cannon that was never finished n needs some refining n a dozen other projects
18 years old and i was working on a railroad that had a steam shop and boiler repair department. the table top pit forge that i saw was the same one i worked with. the shop was built in the 1920's so most of the stuff in there was original. seeing this video has brought back memories of firing up that old forge and working iron. i know david may never see this comment, but you made an old man happy.
sure did see it, thanks.....Dave
great first time video. Excellent intro to your shop. Abom sent me.
I watched all 8 of the videos in this series today. My background is electronics, but I do love those machine tools and the sounds of the steam engine! It's amazing what one man has been able to pull together in his shop.
Fascinating! Thank you, and well done on a great first video.
Interesting story and beautiful workshop!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
i love seeing these old machines still being used. can't wait to see whats in-store for the next vid
Lovely set-up. Everything to show that how things were done all that time ago is perfectly workable today.
Abom79 sent me over. That is just an awesome set up Ive seen steam wood shop's but never a machine shop run on steam.
+scottsinfl Thanks, Adam is an all right guy.....Dave
A very nice video of how we did it to get where we are today. The steam powered shops were very efficient and reliable. Power outages never shut them down!
Such a complex system to most moderns like myself! Amazing what can be done when you have no internet to waste your time on!
I loved the tour of the shop. The steam engine was wonderful. The love for your machines shows. Keep it up. Liked and subed!
I am 28 years old and working as a civil engineer. I find myself helplessly attracted to vintage machinery and methods. I want to move in the direction of making, machining, fabricating. I love the idea of a steam powered shop and the self-reliance it entails. It is truly a sense of wealth, wonder, and capability that is absent from patterns of modern thought. Thanks so much for sharing. I'd really love to visit your shop one day. In the meantime keep up the work!
Hi Dominick: Fab shops and job machine shops have all but disappeared but are really busy in some areas of the country. MY advise is to work for one for awhile to learn what you need to know. Thanks for watching.....Dave
very awesome. thanks for doing what you do. ever since the vintage machine shop caught fire here in Chattanooga Tennessee its been hard not seeing or being able to use these beautiful machines that built this country. Thank you.
Very nice shop David, I am a retired Steam Ship Engineer. Love Steam, Steam is Clean.
The sound is great.Chug,chug,clank clank
Cool! I'm 15 years old boy living in Brazil and I love to see Steam Machines working
Thanks Felipe: Steam power is great stuff. Steam and water power was about all there was before 1900 if you needed to power something...Dave
you could open a small museum with all this stuff all in working order
I would visit for sure
I would pay to watch you use them
Your doing a great job, you are not too shy and not bragging, just a good older man with lots of experience in mechanics,,very similar to myself,,/Keep up the good work,,very educational,,thank you.
WOW, it's like I just stepped back in time 100 years.
Beautiful shop! A true testament to the men and machines that helped build America. Thank you so much for posting. -Nick.
good quality high resolution, keep up those videos, alex
Awesome!
UA-cam finally got it right & suggested this video for me, May 18th 2020....yes!
New subscriber!👍😆
Thanks for the sub Ronnie, Glad to have you along...Dave
Hi mate.
First attempt hey.... Bloody well done, being helped with an wonderful workshop, again bloody well done. I did not catch it, was this an existing workshop, or did you have a vision, and collected all these machines and tools? You should be very proud of what you got there.
Marcel.
Marcel Timmers
Marcel,
Some of it was my father's personal shop, but never really set up well. The building is somewhat of a mystery, more on that later. Dave
I’m a 3rd class stationary steam engineer. I make steam, and repair stuff in between cleaning my boilers. I am so amazed with your shop… what a blessing to be able to create things with the steam you make
Where is the steam whistle, isn't that a required piece of equipment in a steam powered
building....
Gotta know when to come, have lunch, and go home...
One of the reason for the whisle was to warn everyone that the machinery was about to start, so they can stand clear of everything that move.
Beautiful machines, beautiful shop, beautiful setup! And above all, a beautiful steam powered setup. Love the boiler! well done!
+rohnerw Thanks for watching.
Theres an old museum located in Istanbul Turkey, they have a huge machine shop all ran on belts and coal/steam
Hello Dave,
I am a home shop fiddler in the UK with an Emco lathe with integral milling machine. I have been watch your more recent videos but I have now decided to go back to the beginning, just watched No 1 2015. I love the idea of your old style shop, being 89 years of age I remember the old style stem being used. I plan to go right through to the present day, I will catch up with you in the near future. I watch the others, Abom, Keith Rucker, Keith Fenner, Steve Summers among others and find it totally absorbing in my advancing years. Keep the good work up i look forward to every video, Thanks, Brian Hunt.
I subscribed i love your shop =)
Thanks for the subscription, hope I can make it worth your while....Dave
no problem i'm sure you will :)
I think it's really great what you've done there. The old ways need to be preserved. Great video!
+kcraig51 Thanks for watching.
Спасибо.
Thanks for the comment, glad you liked it.
David Richards you have a good steam workshop, like.
Very fun to see this working museum. Please continue to create videos!
People don't realize how much knowledge is lost in today's machines. The machines are getting smarter but the people are getting dumber.
Part of my school classes was what buttons to press on a calculator. Australia
very well put
John Romant Best comment on the entire web.
It takes smart people to make machines smarter.
@@lauraiss1027 True. But smart people are 1 in a million. The average person mainly learns to push buttons and use technical acronyms.
Awesome mate. My dream. I visited a woodworking shop powered by a waterwheel. The machines were amazing, built like tanks to survive.
Very cool video. My machinist apprenticeship required me to use some really old equipment similar to this. Much of it was originally steam driven but later converted to hydraulic. Those old herdy gerdy machines just kept on going. I finally retired after 50 years of manual machine work. Loved most every minute of it.
I'm a CNC programmer but I find this is way cooler. Thanks for sharing Mr Richards.
+D.S Saimi CNC is pretty cool though.....just impersonal. ....Dave
Thank you, Sir! My Grandfather and Father were machinists, so I grew up around guys who looked and sounded a lot like you. I learned a lot from them, but ended up a mechanic in auto, marine, aircraft, agricultural, and motorcycles (long, varied career). Retired now, but still love seeing things done the old ways. A dear (departed) friend was (his words) "the last blacksmith in the U.S. Navy" and his old shop was full of similar machinery - how I miss him! Anyway, thanks for the tour - I'll be watching each and every of your videos.
Thanks very much, glad you're aboard....Dave
@@davidrichards5594 I wish I had your level of knowledge about such things. I've had to educate a few automotive machinists in my time, but that was my field, and evidently not so much theirs.. ha! Things like offset grinding of crankshafts, notching of cylinders to accommodate larger valves, crankshaft balancing, etc. Was surprised at how many didn't know these skills. In your shop, I'd not be lost, but I'd certainly be a complete novice - wishing there were more time in this life to learn all that I'd like to learn!
What a treasure, I am about to watch all your videos in order!
I love the sound of your shop I think you are a really good man for saving all these machines and the best thing is that they are in a WORKING shop please keep making videos and educating us about those great tools you have
well done indeed
Amazing! You can also increase the system efficiency by using the exhausted steam to heat up the inlet water. Tks for upload it!!!
GREAT shop ! Great old machinery and in beautiful condition
Complimenti David...ti sei creato un angolo di paradiso per deliziare te e tutti noi giovani che possiamo rivivere quelle epoche con i tuoi macchinari...sei un vero artigiano che lavora con la testa con le mani e col cuore... Grazie... saluti dalla Sardegna...
Grazie per le parole incoraggianti, mi sto divertendo molto a realizzare i video. Penso di essere nato con 75 anni di ritardo. È bello sapere che ci sono alcuni con interessi similari in Sardegna .... Dave
awesome, I did not even know machine shops used to exist. Thanks for teaching me something I did not know.
Found this gem in May 2020. Very well done video. I love old machinery. Thanks for showing us around the shop!
love all the machinist on youtube Adam is one of my favorites because he will take the time to explain what when where and why. and show you the old and smart way of doing things. i love Adam and we never met. and tubalcain I call him Sinsie because I have reverence for him in my heart he is the best sort of teacher . to know a Kraft you must know the history thereof. I'm ever so glad you have a line shaft shop that is SO cool. it ran the world at one time and gave us a grate deal and it may be that if the worst happened we could resort to it again to save lives and bring the world back from the brink, you're a wise man. yah I haven't forgot Keith lol and all the other OG's that started the big Machinist movement on the tubes they have SO much to offer. i learn so much when I watch. i hope for my sake and others they never stop teaching.