WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY: Repairing the traverse guides and test fitting the STUG III G gun!

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  • With the main frame of the mount finished, Beau starts work on the traverse guide rollers for the StuG III G Gun Mount!
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  • @NSYresearch
    @NSYresearch 4 місяці тому +134

    Thanks chaps.... once again I'm fascinated by a bloke working on bits of metal that I had no idea existed until 20 or so minutes ago. The team make this so accessible and engaging... thanks all.

  • @chopper7352
    @chopper7352 4 місяці тому +83

    Beau is an artist...but instead of paintbrushes, his tools are a blowtorch, hammer & a multitude of other hand & power tools. ...& Kurt makes it a viewing masterpiece with his film work & narratives.
    Cheers Lads 👍

    • @davidkimmel4216
      @davidkimmel4216 4 місяці тому +1

      You guys are a step above all engineers. Thank You Thank you

    • @Chris-ev7xo
      @Chris-ev7xo 4 місяці тому

      I like the way they build the wrench into the mechanism to tighten the roller. Something I would have not seen at any military museum. Thank You

    • @waynespyker5731
      @waynespyker5731 4 місяці тому

      ❤@@davidkimmel4216

  • @Slaktrax
    @Slaktrax 4 місяці тому +50

    Professionals at turning complete scrap into valuable and often unique bits of history. 🙂

    • @twilightroach4274
      @twilightroach4274 4 місяці тому

      Saving what looks like pieces of complete scrap, and returning them to their rightful place in history.

  • @LyleHatch
    @LyleHatch 4 місяці тому +24

    The best thing I've learned from watching the WW videos is how effective heat from a torch is for loosening parts that have been rusted and stuck together for decades. What looks like unusable lumps of rusty metal are often saved and restored. Great stuff!

    • @laurisikio
      @laurisikio 4 місяці тому

      That could be said about VW as well :D

  • @gregedmand9939
    @gregedmand9939 4 місяці тому +18

    As usual, Aus Armour proves how entertaining taking apart rusted steel gizmos can be! Especially if they have historical provenence. Beau and Kurt also show us how a genuine friendship can make media content so much more pleasant to watch.

  • @earlatkins9559
    @earlatkins9559 4 місяці тому +10

    Patience makes perfect. Beau's patience at teasing the bolts loose, and re-assembling the parts so all of them move, is a credit to his years of experience. And for the most part using all the original bits, too.

  • @scottcrawford7310
    @scottcrawford7310 4 місяці тому +34

    Fantastic, Work shop Wednesday Well done guys.

  • @nachtsumhalbzwei
    @nachtsumhalbzwei 4 місяці тому +10

    Allways amazing watching this craftmanship.
    As a german craftman i allways smiley when you talk about how we craft our stuff.
    Kurt we hope all is fine, nice that you are back.

  • @Michael-he7xn
    @Michael-he7xn 4 місяці тому +10

    Holy Toledo!!! That’s awesome work that Beau is doing. Little parts are one thing but recreating the whole gun mount… gad zooks!
    Great job recording it all Kurt.

  • @ianmckay1780
    @ianmckay1780 4 місяці тому +6

    You guys show what Museum Restoration really involves. I applied for a job in the National Army Museum in the very early 70's in London. Unfortunately I was unsuccessful as I was just out of college, and not even semi-skilled at that stage. That is the reason I watch your videos. You show what I have been missing all this time. I did become an engineer/mechanic and got to work on some really interesting tractors and other equipment to not so high requirements as museum standard. I would love to help you guys out on a regular basis but I'm now 69yrs old, disabled by so long in rough engineering that I can't walk(back, knees and the rest) & stuck in rural England. I can watch and imagine myself taking on some of the tasks you get to play with, and love every minute of the videos. Keep up the excellent work, you are true Museum Class Restorers of the highest order. and should be lauded as such. Thanks for the work you do, and I look forward to watching your travails and triumphs in the future.

  • @paulorchard7960
    @paulorchard7960 4 місяці тому +5

    Its the thingy that holds the bit that makes the big piece move before it can go bang! Hope that helps!😅

    • @joey243win
      @joey243win 4 місяці тому +1

      To use the correct vernacular
      Es ist das Ding, das das Gebiss hält und das nächste große Stück bewegt, bevor es knallen kann 😂

  • @shaneblack4862
    @shaneblack4862 4 місяці тому +7

    Thank you so much for recording the history of how you blokes restore history. These videos are incredibly interesting, and so damn fascinating to watch. And I can't wait to see the video on the KV-1 that Kurt is standing in front of at the start of the video!

  • @alecfraser1928
    @alecfraser1928 4 місяці тому +2

    WW is great! I think everyone who has worked on rusty old cars will identify with this one. I can smell the penetrating oil on hot metal

    • @cmck472
      @cmck472 4 місяці тому

      Exactly. I look at it and get flashbacks to my MG BGT. (I don't think it's PTSD!)

  • @garycharland3018
    @garycharland3018 4 місяці тому +4

    Beau's workmanship is just amazing. What a professional. Sign him up. The Herr would've taken him...

  • @georgehill6569
    @georgehill6569 4 місяці тому +8

    We need more content longer videos need more

    • @AdamWeber-pi1gs
      @AdamWeber-pi1gs 4 місяці тому +2

      Hour long episodes would be just about right, I agree.🙂

    • @georgehill6569
      @georgehill6569 4 місяці тому

      @@AdamWeber-pi1gs a complete job with details of what is going on

  • @mzimmerman1988
    @mzimmerman1988 4 місяці тому +3

    Impressive work!

  • @gazza124561
    @gazza124561 4 місяці тому +12

    Excellent , it's so nice to see the effort you guys go to to bring a machine of history back to life , Thank you

  • @sum12see
    @sum12see 5 днів тому

    Awesome mates!!!.Keep the history alive!! When y'all tackling the Tiger 1 resto to running order??.That would be the cats meow!!!

  • @tankgirl2074
    @tankgirl2074 4 місяці тому +10

    What a wonderful way to start a Wednesday! Thanks!!!

  • @danielhooke6115
    @danielhooke6115 4 місяці тому +4

    Great close-up camera work.

  • @johnsherborne3245
    @johnsherborne3245 4 місяці тому +1

    This is first class design analysis. Aus armour have a potential side line business stream here. Value analysis training films.

  • @dickdegraaff5452
    @dickdegraaff5452 4 місяці тому +7

    Dear Guys,
    For me it’s always amazing to see how even small parts of classic army vehicles are restored with a lot of eye for details as well as with love to work with metal. The more I watch your episodes the more I regret I never will be able to visit your museum and your fabulous restoration team. At the other hand I’m grateful that I can follow your vlogs so I look forward to your next vlog and send you love from the Netherlands

  • @georgenebitt124
    @georgenebitt124 4 місяці тому +6

    Love everything you guys do. I so look forward to every one of your videos.

  • @timothymilam732
    @timothymilam732 4 місяці тому +10

    Y'all are genuinely Blessed to have such a talented young man willing to apply his talents refurbishing whatever is thrown his way.
    Guard him close as others will want his talents for their own shops.
    Amazing what skills the engineers, and craftsmen the Germans had.
    Imagine if they had real leadership with the intelligence, and motivation the craftsmen, and all the others in manufacturing had how things might have changed.
    Probably wouldn't have had the madness that was the trademark of the one's following Hitler surely.
    Nor would they had aspersions to take over the world either i wouldn't think.

  • @dougstubbs9637
    @dougstubbs9637 4 місяці тому +5

    Rebuilding the Stug life.

  • @andrewwoods456
    @andrewwoods456 4 місяці тому +5

    Great to see you back Kurt. Hope all is well.

  • @frankgaletzka8477
    @frankgaletzka8477 4 місяці тому +1

    Very good work absolut amazing.
    I can imagine by the last shot of the Video how it feels when you stand at the wrong side of this gun.
    It is final

  • @Vosper385
    @Vosper385 4 місяці тому +1

    Got my Aussie Armour fix, well done lads, I'm definitely not a whinging pom now!

  • @VicNoel-fk5vg
    @VicNoel-fk5vg 4 місяці тому +3

    Thanks for another great video! You fellas make me feel like I'm there and involved. I swear, I can almost smell the rust, grease and oil!

  • @richardphelan8414
    @richardphelan8414 4 місяці тому +1

    Beau is something else, he's awesome and what a hell of a asset he is to Australian Armour. I hope people watching this can understand the degree of difficulty it was in making this gun mount ,I sure appreciate it thank you Mates

  • @AW-Services
    @AW-Services 4 місяці тому

    Incredible job, gentleman. This, Stug will need a brass restoration plate mounted in it with the modern-day names of those who restored it

  • @Chris-ev7xo
    @Chris-ev7xo 4 місяці тому +1

    I liked the way the wrench is build into the mechanism to tighten the roller. Something i would have never seen or learned from a military museum. Thank You

  • @OTGBob
    @OTGBob 4 місяці тому

    3 things: 1. MIG pliers 😅. 2.dang roll pins! 3. Love the offset vice!

  • @roberthocking9138
    @roberthocking9138 4 місяці тому +1

    Beautiful work again Beau. I still can’t get over the brilliant engineering, all done while there’s a war going on and they weee under pressure to produce large numbers quickly .

  • @HenryMorgenthau-vw6tt
    @HenryMorgenthau-vw6tt 4 місяці тому +2

    Your Thumbnail reads "STÜÜÜG III".
    This is the invention of the:
    🤘☠️🤘 HEAVY METAL WÖRKSHOP UMLAUT☠️🤘☠️
    So Metal on, your are the Mötley Crüe of Armories. 👍

    • @bsf7007
      @bsf7007 4 місяці тому +2

      A Shop full of Mötörheads 🤘

  • @Dannon1111
    @Dannon1111 4 місяці тому +4

    its always nice when things come together

  • @garfield1415
    @garfield1415 4 місяці тому +1

    Congratulations guys on a BEAUTIFUL restoration and i love how you have all taken so much car of everything!
    One day i hope to come over from the UK and join Aus Armour fest, and hopefully meet all of you!!

  • @scottmclennan6114
    @scottmclennan6114 4 місяці тому +3

    Another beauty lads.

  • @user-oi2se7zx8f
    @user-oi2se7zx8f 3 місяці тому +1

    That was so impressive to watch. It was even more impressive to see the STUG III G's main gun traversing so smoothly. Well done to all.

  • @richardedkins8856
    @richardedkins8856 4 місяці тому +4

    Absolutely FANTASTIC!! Great video to watch. Well done.

  • @nunyabusiness7405
    @nunyabusiness7405 4 місяці тому +1

    as always, beau does impressive work.

  • @nevillegoddard4966
    @nevillegoddard4966 4 місяці тому +4

    Great work Beau & Kurt! 😃👍!

  • @bertoltb1358
    @bertoltb1358 4 місяці тому +1

    Another great video, thank for taking the time to explain what you are doing.

  • @eno.5796
    @eno.5796 4 місяці тому +1

    Just love watching this guy work.hypnotic😊

  • @CaptainCamperLP-CCLP
    @CaptainCamperLP-CCLP 4 місяці тому +1

    A lot of todays engineers couldn`t do such a clamp with 3D CAD and FEM and they did it with only on paper. Great work on this mount guys.

  • @MGB-learning
    @MGB-learning 4 місяці тому +4

    Always an Outstanding video and presentation buy the mechanics and Kurt!

  • @babuzzard6470
    @babuzzard6470 4 місяці тому +1

    What these blokes can’t do with metal and old parts just ain’t worth doing. Well done yet again.👍🇦🇺

  • @chriswaldron2617
    @chriswaldron2617 4 місяці тому +2

    One of my favourite tanks. My most favourite is the Jadgpanther.

  • @Powershift
    @Powershift 4 місяці тому +1

    I didn't even know the StuG's gun had horizontal movement. Very cool to see the workings of the assembly.

  • @bobvines00
    @bobvines00 4 місяці тому

    It's funny, but within the last week or so I watched a video on EngelsCoachShop where Dave used a smoke wrench and worried fasteners back & forth like Bo did to loosen them without destroying them. You guys are very lucky to have folks like Bo on your Team!

  • @terencepriestman317
    @terencepriestman317 4 місяці тому +1

    A thing of beauty

  • @goosf5746
    @goosf5746 4 місяці тому +1

    Świetna robota 👍. Pozdrawiam całą ekipę z Polski 🇵🇱

  • @torben6137
    @torben6137 Місяць тому

    this is so awesome to watch.
    the craftmanship of you guys are simply mindblowing

  • @patchmack4469
    @patchmack4469 4 місяці тому

    that makes me smile, it doesn't just happen to me, i am forever frustrated at stupid jobs like this, and it never amazes me that such small parts play an important part in keeping larger things together
    i often find jobs such as this take several attempts, knocking pins out, getting drills stuck, punches, you drive a pin 7/8 the way out, just for the punch to get stuck, as you try to remove it breaks, the pin falls out, but the piece of punch or drill takes even more effort to remove
    amazing work boyz

  • @runningbird501
    @runningbird501 4 місяці тому

    Those rollers were a good size to throw into a bucket of used motor oil for 2-3 weeks before trying to free them. Works well if it's not a right now situation and you can plan ahead a bit.

  • @AngryQuokka
    @AngryQuokka 4 місяці тому +1

    There is just something so soothing to my soul watching a true craftsman perform their art. Beau is that craftsman. Perhaps James May could be convinced to visit for a guest appearance? His "Reassembler" series felt the same way.

  • @paulday-lh5mx
    @paulday-lh5mx 4 місяці тому +1

    That is some sick work on the mount.

  • @Bill53AD
    @Bill53AD 4 місяці тому

    Kurt Some of the Stug and Panzer designs were done in 1939 (listed as farm tractors). That would be prewar economy. Beau great craftsman work.

  • @BF5player
    @BF5player 4 місяці тому +2

    First yeah we have yet another great stug iii episode

  • @jerka7
    @jerka7 4 місяці тому +3

    Fantastic work. Love that Stug project.

  • @kingoftadpoles
    @kingoftadpoles 4 місяці тому

    Dealing with that roller reminds me of dealing with big golf mower rollers.

  • @danielcotnoir3363
    @danielcotnoir3363 4 місяці тому +1

    I'm so incredibly happy to see the Stug again! Beautiful work. Bonza mates. Cheers!

  • @peter9314
    @peter9314 3 місяці тому

    Amazing job. It's so cool to see how all this parts work together.

  • @andreamallory6981
    @andreamallory6981 4 місяці тому

    Absolutely amazing work ! Kind of makes me wish I had paid more attention in math class

  • @peterosmanski7466
    @peterosmanski7466 4 місяці тому +1

    The satisfaction that must come after all that work, and to have it work as you envisioned it must feel really good. Well done Beau.

  • @anthonywilson4873
    @anthonywilson4873 4 місяці тому

    I used to removed seized links by drilling them out nearly all the way and then using a punch. You have weakened the metal and driving it from the end you want out rather than turning it into rivet by splatting one end. Nice

  • @alessandrobientinesi2625
    @alessandrobientinesi2625 4 місяці тому

    È incredibile che dietro ogni singolo pezzo ci sia una così incredibile ricerca ingegneristica!!!! E tutto ciò più di ottant'anni fa!!!!!

  • @jessep3079
    @jessep3079 4 місяці тому

    I have a model stug iii b and it is fun to follow along with this projects and seeing the parts you repair and comparing to my tiny one

  • @neilpalandri-jones689
    @neilpalandri-jones689 4 місяці тому +2

    Brilliant, so good to see the Stug coming along. A credit to everyone involved.

  • @user-gn7rk9pe1g
    @user-gn7rk9pe1g 4 місяці тому +2

    Keep up the good work

  • @gunrunner35
    @gunrunner35 4 місяці тому +1

    Another great video showing the detail and hard work of those awesome lads working to restore this piece of history and of course, all the others as well. I binge watched the whole StuG build up to date a couple of days ago and appreciate this next piece on the StuG. One of my favorite German vehicles of WW2. Love watching these videos and this one was a great way to start my day. I ate my breakfast, kicked back in the chair and enjoyed this very much! As others have said, what a great way to start the day. Thank you! Keep up the invaluable work guys! You all are appreciated so much. Thanks Kurt for capturing all of this and editing it and getting it out there for us to all enjoy. Can't wait for the next WSW!

  • @iainwilson4744
    @iainwilson4744 4 місяці тому +3

    That was a great start to my Wednesday. Many thanks for another awesome resto video.

  • @andrewsteele7663
    @andrewsteele7663 4 місяці тому +2

    Thank you, Beau & Glen, I absolutely love Workshop Wednesday. The attention to detail leaves me gob smacked. Looking forward to next week's episode. If I feel I need a fix, I do rewatch older episodes. Cheers

  • @lukeskywalker7566
    @lukeskywalker7566 4 місяці тому +4

    Excellent work, guys ❤

  • @NinjaKittyBonks
    @NinjaKittyBonks 4 місяці тому +1

    This is such a cool channel! Thanks, Mates 🦘

  • @monty81567
    @monty81567 4 місяці тому +2

    Ever since I started watching you guys last year when you started doing work on the tiger one I've been hooked ever since. And it's really cool how you try and save some old Parts if you can and then incorporate new parts into the build because some of them were too badly damaged.
    It's still amazes me that people still go out there and search for World War II parts from the battlefields of World War II.

  • @shaneharrison4775
    @shaneharrison4775 4 місяці тому

    Beautiful another nice little nugget in place well done fellas.

  • @josephkerley363
    @josephkerley363 4 місяці тому +1

    Your mechanical magicians did it again. Nicely done!

  • @MrFirsthour
    @MrFirsthour 4 місяці тому

    As always guys beautiful work! Great work on the cinematography Kurt!

  • @robertmorey4104
    @robertmorey4104 4 місяці тому

    Thats cool, the integrated handle on the stop block is amazing. German complex engineering. But in wartime, you'd loose adjusting wrench, so brilliant.

  • @thegewehrgaming
    @thegewehrgaming 4 місяці тому

    Nice I remember seeing this stug in pieces massive transformation

  • @blxtothis
    @blxtothis Місяць тому

    Flipping brilliant as usual guys!

  • @michaelreynolds1904
    @michaelreynolds1904 4 місяці тому +1

    You all continue to impress!Thank you for keeping history alive.

  • @10947792
    @10947792 4 місяці тому +1

    Fascinating. I could watch this disassembly and reassembly process all day long. I should be earning college credit for all the things I learn thru this channel. Best armor restoration channel on UA-cam!!

  • @daniellejones5981
    @daniellejones5981 4 місяці тому

    You guy's are Magician's!!!

  • @GERntleMAN
    @GERntleMAN 3 місяці тому

    So nice to see our old tech being restored as best as possible and the dedication from you guys.

  • @smileydave3907
    @smileydave3907 4 місяці тому +2

    Beautiful. My Fav project

  • @Soulessdeeds
    @Soulessdeeds 4 місяці тому

    There are some old artillery ranges on FT. Benning that have sunken tanks in the woods. I found a couple when I had to use a M88a1 to recover some vehicles from those woods. We kept finding dummy rounds all over the place. And what we thought were dirt mounds ended up being WW2 tanks and not just typical Shermans. Some smaller kinds from what I could tell. It's all just sitting out there in the mud and dirt hidden.

  • @MrJoeGarner
    @MrJoeGarner 3 місяці тому

    Another amazing, informative video. You guys are knocking it out of the park with your videos!

  • @barrywalker8790
    @barrywalker8790 4 місяці тому +1

    That was so interesting so much so that l have subscribed, what you guys do to get these bits of history back to working order is unbelievable 👍

  • @billyponsonby
    @billyponsonby 4 місяці тому +1

    Excellent

  • @tpkdm71
    @tpkdm71 4 місяці тому

    Y'all are magicians!

  • @roterakaten636
    @roterakaten636 Місяць тому

    These guys figured out the farmers tool box.
    Heat, leverage, brute force.
    Things become easier at a liquid or semi liquid state.

  • @SweIceMan
    @SweIceMan 4 місяці тому +1

    Masterful as always!
    Greetings from Sweden.

  • @eue073
    @eue073 4 місяці тому

    Wonderfull craftmanchip from those mechanics.

  • @richardwilmshurst9005
    @richardwilmshurst9005 4 місяці тому

    Excellent work as usual. Great too see.

  • @shanechaffey9050
    @shanechaffey9050 4 місяці тому

    Absolutely bloody brilliant work

  • @Nordosten
    @Nordosten 4 місяці тому

    Quite an intresting and really good video. Its very nice to see the progress on the Stug 3.

  • @Paulvanacker1
    @Paulvanacker1 4 місяці тому

    Amazing job guys. I love Wednesdays just for these videos and the Stug is a firm favourite of mine. You guys have the best job in the world. See you soon, hello from Brisbane.

  • @timothywood4402
    @timothywood4402 4 місяці тому

    Damn fine work as always guys.! So, a quality air power chisel would work super for you guys in some areas of your work.